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K. OF C. EXECUTIVE 2004-05

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CHAPLAIN

Fr. Leo Lariviere. . . . . . . . .726-5127

DISTRICT DEPUTY

Gord (Cheryl) Edwards . . . ..737-6633

DISTRICT WARDEN

Ron (Rollande) Ducharme. . . . .776-7720

GRAND KNIGHT

Chuck (Marla) Roy. . . . . ..735-2825

DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT

Dave (Debbie) Taylor. . . . . . .737-8887

CHANCELLOR

Jim (Margaret) Biggs. . . . . . .735-5457

RECORDER

Paul (Angela) Sylvester . . . . . .726-6357

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Dale (Marcella) Martin. . . . . .776-8907

TREASURER

Ron Hamelin. . . . . . . . .733-6793

ADVOCATE

Murray (Madeline) Kirzinger. . . .776-9578

LECTURER

Gary (Penny) Gardin. . . . . . .726-5050

TRUSTEES

Gary (Penny) Gardin. . . . . . .726-5050

Larry (Laura Lee) Bezaire. . . . .736-5267

Kevin (Michelle) Langlois. . . . .726-5013

WARDEN

Chris (Kelly) Bergeron. . . . . .726-5383

OUTSIDE GUARD

Jeffrey Drouillard. . . . . . . .726-5326

Al O’Neil(Carol). . . . . . . .737-9475

INSIDE GUARD

Russ (Rose Marie) Dalpee. . . . .726-6531

PAST GRAND KNIGHT

Elie (Linda) Bertrand. . . . . . .776-5073

K. OF C. MEETING

SECOND WED. OF EVERY MONTH

DINNER 6:30 P.M. MEETING 7:30 PM

CHARITIES MEETING – SEE CALENDAR

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FOURTH WED. OF EVERY MONTH

MEETING 7:00 PM

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DEC. 5^TH – CWL

DEC. 12^TH – KC

DEC. 4^TH

MEMBERS ONLY

CHRISTMAS PARTY $10

DEC. 5^TH

BRUNCH WITH THE BISHOP

DEC. 10^TH FISH FRY

DEC. 12^TH

KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY

DEC. 19^TH TURKEY DINNER

DEC. 23^RD APPRECIATION NIGHT

DEC. 31^ST

NEW YEARS EVE PARTY

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COLUMBIAN CLUB

2004-05

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PRESIDENT

Gary Gardin. . . . . . . . . . 726-5050

VICE-PRESIDENT

Elie Bertrand. . . . . . . . . .776-5073

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chuck Roy. . . . . . . . . . .735-2825

Dale Martin. . . . . . . . . .776-8907

Frank Van der Pryt. . . . . . . .726-5182

Jim Biggs . . . . . . . . . . .735-5457

Murray Kirzinger. . . . . . . .776-9578

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MCGREGORETTES EXECUTIVE

2004-05

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PRESIDENT

Janet Moore. . . . . . . . . .776-5022

1ST VICE-PRESIDENT

Cindy Dislippe. . . . . . . . .736-1166

2ND VICE-PRESIDENT

Gisele Pidgeon. . . . . . . . . 726-5478

RECORDING SECRETARY

Angela Sylvester. . . . . . . . .726-6357

CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY

Mary Meloche. . . . . . . . .726-6582

TREASURER

Diane King. . . . . . . . . . .726-9670

PAST PRESIDENT

Deirdre Van der Pryt. . . . . . .726-5182

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For The Entire Family

CHAPLAINS REPORT

Brothers,

As we begin the New Year we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family . The Knights of Columbus in general, and our Council in particular is committed to promoting, encouraging and strengthening the Christian ideals of family life.

There is no question that in our time the Christian ideals of marriage and the Family are under attack as we see the increase of divorce and separation, the attacks against life in abortion and euthanasia, and the growing evidence of child abuse and domestic violence. These are disturbing and frightening events and they are so common that they touch all our lives in one way or another. The temptation is to throw up our hands in frustration and proclaim that we cannot do anything about it. But we can do something, in fact many things.

We must be convinced in our minds of the importance of these Christian values and pray for the courage to live them. The spirit of the world keeps hammering away at us to water down and weaken these values. We must hold up these ideals and values to young people by the example of our own lives.

We must support and encourage those who are having problems in whatever way we can. We must speak out against the evil of abortion and euthanasia or divorce and domestic violence.

It is not always going to be easy to live up to their Christian ideals and values , in fact often it is going to take a lot of courage. Jesus taught us that the very foundation of family life is love and that to love means to sacrifice ourselves for the good of the family.

During the New Year I hope and pray that we can renew our efforts to strengthen and promote Family Life.

Yours in the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph,

Yours in Christ

Fr. Leo Lariviere, Chaplain

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GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT

Brothers,

As the holiday season approaches, there are many events that will be taking place @ our hall.

But first I would like to recap on a few events that have taken place over the last few weeks.

· Our 63^rd Annual Banquet was once again this year a complete success, thanks to the help of many of our Knights & their wives. I would first like to thank Bro. Paul Sylvester for chairing this event once again. To Father Leo & Father Bill for such an inspiring mass. To Bro. Gary Gardin for being the Master Of Ceremonies, always an excellent job. To Bro. Derek Renaud for putting the mass program together. To the Squires for their assistance in handing out the mass programs & being the ushers. Thank you to the St. Clements Choir for such a wonderful job. To the Faithful Navigator SK Reg Major & the Father Louis Boué 4^th Degree Colour Guard for being part of our celebration. Thank you Deirdre Van der Pryt & Angela Sylvester for the readings @ Mass. To Marcella Martin for the beautiful calligraphy writing on the awards. A big thank you to our Manager Sue Deschamps, Janice Brockman, and our entire staff for such a beautiful meal. To Bro. Gord Renaud & his wife Judy for all the hard work on the apple dumpling dessert that was enjoyed by all. Thanks to my wife Marla & Debbie Taylor for their help in putting all the ladies gifts together. Thanks to Bro. Jim Biggs for taking all the pictures. Thank you to the Squirettes of Mary for the beautiful fax machine & last but not least, to the McGregorettes Ladies Auxiliary for the beautiful floral centre pieces for the tables. As you can see there were many, many people that helped out, and I truly hope that I have not forgotten anybody. We have such a wonderful group of people, that are extremely talented & I thank you all for all your help with this very special day.

· Congratulations to all of the following Award Recipients:

25 Years Of Service - Alvin Grondin, Albert Colombe, Lawrence Jeffrey, Gord Kierl, Dennis Rousseau, Edmond Bissonette

Honorary Member – 25 Years Of Service with 65 Years Of Age - Alvin Grondin, Alfred Martin, Lawrence Jeffrey

Honorary Life Member 70 Years Of Age with 25 Years Of Service - Lawrence Girard, Don Renaud, Dave Gillan, Leroy MacDonald

Family Of The Year - Jerry & Becky Drouillard – Cory, Courtney & Jeffrey

Citizen Of The Year – Don Meloche

Knight Of The Year – Dale Martin

· The Spaghetti Dinner was held on Friday, November 19^th. Thanks to Bradley Roy, Gary Gardin, & Elie Bertrand for their assistance with this function.

· The Annual Squires Toy Bingo was held on Sunday November 28^th. Thanks to all the Squires, their councillors for such a great job.

· The one & only fish fry in December will be held on Friday, December 10^th. The McGregorettes will be sponsoring this months fish fry.

Upcoming Events for December:

· The Members Only Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 4^th. Thanks to Bro. Gary Gardin & his wife Penny for once again chairing this annual event. Tickets are $ 10.00 & are available @ the Clubroom Bar, or any of our executive. The meal is only $10.00, and as always you are guaranteed a great time. Please be sure to get your tickets in advance, as tickets cannot be sold @ the door.

· Brunch With The Bishop will be held on Sunday, December 5^th, immediately following the 10:00 am Mass. Tickets will only be sold in advance, and are available from our executive, the St. Clements Parish Hall Committee, and are sold at the back of the Church after every Mass. 100 % of the proceeds will go to the Bishops personal charity & the Parish Hall Committee. The meal will consist of eggs, ham, sausage, chicken, pasta, juice, & coffee. The cost of the tickets is $ 10.00 / adult, $ 5.00 for 10 and under. 2 and under are free.

· The Basket Bingos will be held on Sunday December 5^th & 12^th. Thanks to Bro. Phil Lefrancois for once again chairing these events, along with the help of Bro. Ulric Renaud, the Squires, Squirettes of Mary & all our Members & their wives.

· The Annual Kids Christmas Party will be held @ our hall on Sunday, December 12^th, immediately following the 10:00 am Mass. Thanks to our Squires for once again putting the party on for the kids.

· The Annual Community Turkey Dinner will be held on Sunday, December 19^th. Thanks to the Squirettes of Mary for chairing this very important dinner for our community. The Squirettes will be excepting donations, to aid them in the fine work they do in our community.

· The Annual Appreciation Night will be held in our hall on Thursday, December 23^rd. The cost is $ 5.00, and the tickets are available @ the Clubroom Bar. Get your family & friends together and come out for a very in expensive enjoyable evening from socializing with all your friends to getting up on stage to have fun singing karaoke. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

· New Years Eve tickets are available from the Clubroom bar. Tickets are $ 20.00 which includes a steak dinner & party favours. Come out & ring in the New Year with all your friends for a very fun filled evening.