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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Today, December 1st is a day of Prayer and Fasting offered for out NJ State Legislators.
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Special Note: Officers Meeting Date Changed
2017/12/11 Officers Meeting at BSC Conf. Room at 8 PM
Agenda is to discuss the Scholarship Program, all officers are urged to attend.
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Happy Birthday Monsignor!
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This weekend we are celebrating Monsignor Eugene Prus' 80th Birthday! Monsignor will con-celebrate the 12 Noon Mass on Sunday December 3rd and we are sure the church will be standing room only.
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Monsignor, as he is affectionately known, joined the Knights of Columbus precisely 50 years ago today, on December 1st, 1967. Besides being our Parish Pastor for 27 years, he server our Council Chaplain.
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Retirement did not slow him down, he is currently busy Celebrating Masses as needed at our church as well as the neighboring parishes. Along with all his other activities, Monsignor is the Faithful Friar for the KofC 4th Degree at the George Washington Assembly. He writes for the Chapeau, his latest article (from the thanksgiving edition of the Chapeau) is featured below.
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The following is a reprint of an article by DD Stan Serafin (Past Grand Knight of our Council), originally published on the occasion of Monsignor's retirement in the July 2012 issue of the Wind O' the Hills
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Our Council’s Chaplain Retires
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(Reprinted from the July 2012 Issue of the Wind O' the Hills)
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On June 10, 2012, Our Lady of the Hills, Knights of Columbus Council #5959, hosted a retirement party for Monsignor Prus, our Council’s Chaplain for 27 years. Hundreds of Parishioners filled Blessed Sacrament’s Parish Hall to give thanks, say their goodbyes, and listen to two dozen presenters pay tribute to a great Priest. Parish Hall was filled with mixed emotions, we were happy for Monsignor Prus that he was retiring and we were sad that he was leaving.
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Many Parishioners attending the party were married by Monsignor Prus. He gave our children the Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation. He kept us in his prayers when we were ill and somehow, someway, he reached down to the very bottom of his soul to find the words that allowed us to carry on after the loss of a loved one. Yes, we were sad that he was leaving.
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For more than 40 years Monsignor Prus has been a Brother Knight. From the Pulpit he would promote our Council’s membership drives, bake sales, spaghetti and ziti dinners, communion breakfasts, art auctions, and all events the Knights were championing. Few of us can remember what was said on that historic day, June 12, 2012, but none of us will ever forget the difference Monsignor Prus made in our lives.
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Our assembly's newsletter for November is now available, click here to download it in full. I have also selected Monsignor Prus' article to reprint below.
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I'm sure that all of us read with great interest and perhaps some surprise the announcement in last month's Columbia magazine about the change in uniform for the Fourth Degree Knights. All of us have grown up with the plumes, the chapeau, and the cape which made such a distinctive statement about our identity as Fourth Degree Knights. The regalia certainly made every one stop and take notice. Whenever anyone mentioned the Knights of Columbus, most people immediately called to mind the Fourth Degree Knights in their regalia. It certainly created a stirring image of a Catholic gentleman for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Yet when I read the reasons for the change, I had to agree that it is time to let go of the past and embrace the future. The article mentioned the undeniable fact that our membership is aging. We certainly need to attract a lot more of our young Knights. It may well be that the old regalia spoke to the men of ages past and it needed to be changed and brought up the date. I was also shocked to learn that fewer than 20% of Knights join the Fourth Degree and only a fraction of that number serve as honor guards. The article also mentioned that the old regalia presented a barrier to membership for many knights.
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It's time for all of us to embrace the new regalia. It offers Fourth Degree members a very modern, up-to-date look. I was especially impressed by the use of the beret which has also been adopted by the United States military. It is my hope that the new regalia will attract a lot of our younger Knights to the Fourth Degree. But remember that they are not going to come knocking on our doors. We need to invite them in and encourage them to join our ranks.
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I also take this opportunity to wish all you and your families a very happy Thanksgiving!
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The Honorable Daniel Hayes Mayor of Bridgewater, Past Grand Knight or our council poses for a photo-op with Monsignor.
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There will be two membership meetings in December, in January there will be only one! See below for December meeting schedule.
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| 2017/12/04 Council Meeting at BSC CR 1&2, Holy Rosary Starts at 7:10, meeting at 7:30 PM |
| 2017/12/18 Council Meeting at BSC CR 1&2, Holy Rosary Starts at 7:10, meeting at 7:30 PM |
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| 2017/12/04 Council Meeting at BSC CR 1 and 2, Holy Rosary Starts at 7:10, meeting at 7:30 PM |
2017/12/17 Christmas Pageant Santa and Toys at BSC Hall (Date Corrected - Finally, thanks Br. Dave Martin)
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| 2017/12/18 Council Meeting at BSC CR 1&2, Holy Rosary Starts at 7:10, meeting at 7:30 PM |
| 2017/12/24 (Christmas Eve) Lyons VA Mass Arrive by 9:50 AM at Lyons Bldg. 143 |
| 2017/12/25 (Christmas Day) Lyons VA Mass Arrive by 9:50 AM at Lyons Bldg. 143 |
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Become An active Participant
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Are you an active member, the kind that would be missed,
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or are you just contented, that your name is on the list?
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Do you attend the meetings, and mingle with the flock,
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or do you always stay at home, and criticize and knock?
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Do you work on the committees, to see there is no trick,
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or leave the work to just a few, and talk about the clique?
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So come to the meetings often as much as you can, and help with hand and heart,
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don't be just a member, but take an active part.
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And if you have just a little time, that a meeting is not for you
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please, participate with us, in just one event or two!
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Council meetings are held every 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, except as announced due to holidays and summer months. All Knights of Columbus members in good-standing are invited to attend, please arrive no later than start time.
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Meeting Time: 7:30 PM for the meeting, or 7:10 PM to pray the Holy Rosary
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Meeting Location: We meet at Blessed Sacrament Parish, in rooms 1&2 (off the church lobby).
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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Publisher: Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of the Hills Martinsville Council No. 5959
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