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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Monday April 2, 2018 - Council meeting
Holy Rosary at 7:10 PM Meeting at 7:30 PM
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In This Issue
- It is my sad duty to report the PGK Charles Fitzgerald has been called home to the Lord
- Blessed Easter and Holy Saturday Easter Egg Hunt for Parish Children
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Past Grand Knight Charles Fitzgerald
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It is with sadness, and great memories, that I report the news the our Council PGK Charles Fitzgerald has Passed Away. May God rest his soul. His body will be in repose at Sheenan Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Ave. Dunellen, NJ 08812 Tel: 1-732-968-4227 email: Tom@sheenanfh.com toward the end of next week.
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Prayers are requested for Vince Harmon, who had a stroke on Saturday, but is now doing well but still needs hour prayers.
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You are all invited to attend tomorrow Easter Egg Hunt, if you have children, please come spend some time with us.2
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If you are not already a member of our great council, and would like to join, please read below.
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Grand Knight's Message
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
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We, as Knights in Martinsville, want to see everyone find a solution that works best for them. Now there is a faster way to becoming a Knight of Columbus, Joining the Knights now Online.
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Eligible Catholic men can now join the Knights of Columbus in two ways:
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- Our preferred method is to reply to this email or Contact our Council’s Membership Director, John Arcoleo at 908-964-0006 john@jdassoc.com
- Online in a simple, streamlined process, visit http://www.kofc.org/joinus
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If asked for a parish name, please enter: Blessed Sacrament Church, Martinsville NJ
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If asked for a council number, please enter: 5959 – Our Lady of the Hills Council
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In just the next 2 months, we have many parish events such as: Blood Drive, Coffee and Donuts, Easter Egg Hunt, St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, East Egg Hunt, Spring Plant Sale and Children with Disabilities Fund Drive. If you want to be part of group of Catholic gentlemen whose primary tenet is charity and that has fun raising funds for charity together consider joining our council at Blessed Sacrament.
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The Knights of Columbus, the largest Catholic fraternal order in the world, has announced a membership initiative that allows eligible Catholic men to join the organization online. The K of C was founded in 1882 by Venerable Father Michael McGivney, a parish priest, in New Haven, Connecticut. The organization was formed to provide charitable outreach and care for the financial well-being of Catholic families, focusing on the protection of widows and orphans, and on strengthening the faith of its members. It has grown to include almost two million members worldwide.
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We have restructured or Scholarship Program. If you are an *Active Member in Good Standing and have a child or grand child graduating from High-School and perusing further education of any type, he or she may be eligible to apply for our council's scholarship program.
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Applicants must be a child or grandchild of a member of Our Lady of the Hills Council 5959. Member must be in-good-standing*, active* and knighted (3rd degree) as of the application date.
* Check with Financial Secretary for current qualifying activities, membership status and degree.
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
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2018/03/31 Easter Egg Hunt - Holy Saturday at BSC Back Lot Starting at 10:00
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2018/04/14 Sr. Maria Lourdes Cerisola, Perpetual Vows, Blessed Sacrament Church 11:30
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| 2018/04/21 PGK Ron Christensen Honor Dinner, Indigo Hotel starting at 6:30 PM |
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council 5959 JACKETS
PGK Sal Longo, will be placing an order for Knights of Columbus jackets for interested Council Members. The jackets are microfiber material, “KofC blue” with the KofC logo and “Council 5959” over the left breast and your name over the right breast.
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It has been 7 years since our last order of the KofC Jackets. We are fortunate that this same style jacket is till available, this is the same style most of us are wearing today. If you want to purchase a jacket order it now, we probably will not be ordering jackets again for a while.
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Prices and sizes are as follows:
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- $46 for XS (32-34), S (35-37), M (38-40), L (41-43), XL (44-46)
- $49 for 2XL (47 - 49)
- $50 for 3XL (50 - 53)
- $51 for 4XL (54 - 57)
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To place your order, please call Sal at the Talk of the Town Barbershop in Martinsville at
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732-271-1987 or come to our next meeting on Monday, April 02, 2018 7:00 PM in classroom 1 – this is the last day to place an order. If you are a Grand Knight and already have a Jacket, you can add PGK to it for $5.
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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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