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May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith, and may charity be the root
and foundation of our life. (Eph 3: 17)
Upcoming Council Events & Activities
- Tuesday Oct 11: Council Business Meeting
- Wednesday Oct 12: 1st Degree Ceremony, St. Michael's, Woodstock
- Saturday Oct 15: Taste Of America
- Tuesday Oct 18: 1st Degree Team Practice
- Wednesday Oct 22: Health Fair 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Tuesday Oct 25: Meet, Greet and Gather TACO Tuesday!! Officer's Meeting 7:30, Library
- Saturday Oct 29: Fall Fest sponsered by Men's Club 11:30 am ...
- November: Memorial Mass For Our Departed Brother Knights
- Nov/Dec: Keep Christ In Christmas Card Sales
- Saturday Dec 10: Christmas Social
Meditation - The Making of a Holy Family
The family, the precious pearl which is the richness of every human being, is being corrupted at this
time of agitation, confusion, fear, and rebellion...
Each of us has a desire in his heart to become a family, because only within the family can our greatest
needs be expressed; a dialogue not only with words but with our feelings, our affections, our gaze, in a reciprocal gift of self
and in concrete gestures of love. The family flows from a Trinitarian reality, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is an
essential and fundamental need, natural to us, which each one of us has inside, a need to see ourselves in the gaze, smile,
and reception of another person. It begins with a true friendship, rooted in purity, without hidden intentions. Slowly, it is
transformed into attraction and dialogue, developing into a selfless, gratuitous love, and then it becomes a spousal love. A true
vocation to matrimony is formed by the truth of a peaceful and loving dialogue with God, which is extended to and developed in
the couple.
Spouses have to give life to each other, sacrificing the many small and big acts of self-interest. Only then can they conceive a
child or ten children in joy, in hope, and in true love. While looking into each other's eyes, the first thing that two Christian
spouses need to say is, "I need you. You are important to me!" Even if the journey is an uphill climb at the beginning, we know
it can be done if we know how to stay on our knees facing the One who speaks to us, who comforts us, who reproaches us, who welcomes
us, who lifts us up and who is in the voice of our conscience. If we let Christ dwell in us, He can heal our wounds, transform our
fragility, and illuminate our hearts and minds with the light of His truth. He will melt the deepest "me" to recreate our new "us",
original, unique, and unrepeatable. This, then, is the Christian family. We will then find that inner balance and harmony, which will
help to draw out the paternity and maternity in each one of us. If this does not happen, we risk failure.
At His Word, we will continue to "cast our nets" faithful to Him, because everything is possible to those who believe. We are certain
that, as the Holy Father says, "The Christian family is the center and heart of the civilization of love."
- Mother Elvira Petrozzi

Knights of Columbus Prayer
Our lady, Queen of the Knights, bless all the activities of our order.
Keep us true to our pledge to extend the Kingship of thy Divine Son on earth.
Through thine intercession, win for us the grace ever to exemplify, in our public and private lives,
the virtues which should characterize those specially dedicated to the service of the heavenly court.
Make us always aware that as your Knights we are constantly observed, our faith judged, and our order appreciated.
Accept, O Mary, this renewed pledge of fealty and devotion of thy servants, the Knights of Columbus. -
Amen
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