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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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If you are not already a member, scroll down for a new way to join, on-line!
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Active Our Lady of the Hills, Council 5959 members ONLY scholarship applications for high school graduating children or grand children are now available.
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St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance is your next opportunity to become "active". Come, join the fun, see schedule of qualifying activities below.
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Monday March 5, 2018 - Council meeting
Holy Rosary at 7:10 PM Meeting at 7:30 PM
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1. Register for the KofC Council 5959 Blood Drive
March 4th 8 am 'til 1 PM at Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall
3. St Patrick's Day Dinner Dance Next week, members who actively participate in the event will be eligible for the Scholarship Program.
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We need your Basket / Basket Items
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Bring them to the church for wrapping on Saturday afternoon, March 10, 2018
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before the 5 O'clock Mass - Brother Ron and Vicki have offered to wrap them!
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Everyone that brings us a complete basket, or enough items to make a complete basket will be eligible for a $25 Gift Card with the receipt below!
Basket values will be approx. $50 each, but you can bring basket items to complete other baskets
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Clip the coupon below and be sure it makes it to the drawing bucket at the event!
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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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2018/03/04 Blood Drive at BSC Hall Starting at 8:00 AM - Click to Register
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| 2018/03/05 General Membership Meeting at BSC CR1 Starting at 7:30 PM |
| 2018/03/11 Coffee and Donuts at BSC CR1 Starting at 9:00 AM |
| 2018/03/12 Officers Meeting at BSC CR Starting at 8:00 PM |
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2018/03/17 St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance Fundraiser at BSC 6:30 PM
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| 2018/03/19 General Membership Meeting at BSC CR15 Starting at 7:30 PM (Tentative) |
| 2018/03/31 Easter Egg Hunt - Holy Saturday at BSC Back Lot Starting at 10:00 AM |
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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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