KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

ST. CLEMENT COUNCIL #2844

9560 WALKER ROAD, MCGREGOR, ONTARIO NORIJO--PHONE 726-6494 FAX 726-5616 JAN. 2002

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K. OF C. EXECUTIVE 2001-02

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CHAPLAIN

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

DISTRICT DEPUTY

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

DISTRICT WARDEN

GRAND KNIGHT

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

DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT

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

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

Pete (Helen) Petrimouix. . . . . 726-5255

TRUSTEES

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

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

Frank (Deirdre) Van der Pryt. . . 726-5182

WARDEN

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

OUTSIDE GUARD

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

INSIDE GUARD

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

PAST GRAND KNIGHT

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

K. OF C. MEETING

SECOND WED. OF EVERY MONTH

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

CHARITIES MEETING – SEE CALENDAR

COLUMBIAN CLUB MEETING

FOURTH WED. OF EVERY MONTH

MEETING 7:00 PM

FAMILY

WEB SITE - www.kofcmcgregor2844.com

THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

3.HONOUR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.

FISH FRY

JAN. 10 th &24^th

SPAGHETTI DINNER

JAN. 17^th

EUCHRE TOURNAMENT

JAN. 18^th

ST. CLEMENT’S BBQ

RAISE THE HALL

JAN.25^th

SUPER BOWL

JAN. 26^th

INTERESTED IN A BLOOD DRIVE

CONTACT THE GRAND KNIGHT OR ANYONE ON THE EXECUTIVE

ATTEND AND HELP OUT

AT THE KC FUNCTIONS

YOUR SUPPORT

WILL HELP MAKE OUR

COUNCIL SUCCEED

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COLUMBIAN CLUB

2001-02

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PRESIDENT

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

VICE-PRESIDENT

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

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

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

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

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

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MCGREGORETTES EXECUTIVE

2002-03

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PRESIDENT

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

1ST VICE-PRESIDENT

Pauline Leclair. . . . . . . . 726-5197

2ND VICE-PRESIDENT

Rose Girard. . . . . . . . . . 726-6904

RECORDING SECRETARY

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

CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY

Margaret Biggs. . . . . . . . 735-5457

TREASURER

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

PAST PRESIDENT

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

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IN CASE OF ILLNESS OR DEATH IN THE FAMILY PLEASE NOTIFY:

MCGREGORETTES - BETTY DEBLOIS AT 726-6391

KNIGHTS – SUE DESCHAMPS AT 726-6494

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KC INSURANCE - YOUR AGENT

JEREMIE BORNAIS

519-736-7983 OR

1-866-683-1355

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COLUMBIAN SQUIRES TRAINING TOMORROWS LEADERS TODAY!

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For The Entire Family

CHAPLAINS REPORT

Brothers,

To you and to the members of your family I wish a holy, happy and prosperous New Year filled with God’s choicest blessings! That will be my prayer and wish for you at Mass on New Year’s Day.

On New Year’s day, family, relatives and friends will extend greetings to people near and far. We will hear and speak best wishes for peace and for joy and for happiness. Today, at the start of the year the Lord comes to offer us His best wishes: “Peace to men of good will.” Christ’s wishes are not like those of others nor does He present them in the same way. Human beings can only give of what they have. And when everything is said and done, that boils down to an exchange of human things. But the Lord gives us things of God and He gives them to us in His own divine way. His gifts to us are so great; Christ gives us Himself as our daily bread. That is His first and most wonderful gift. Mary is His mother and He does not keep her to himself. When she became His Mother it was so that she became our Mother. She is the protector of all those who believe in her Son.

May all this remind us of what we are in God’s plan and what He is doing to help us achieve our eternal happiness, May this double gift of God (Christ and His Mother) fill us with peace and hope at the beginning of this New Year. That way we will go through the whole year with joy in our hearts knowing the treasures we possess. That, my brothers, will be our greatest consolation in this valley of tears.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Leo Lariviere

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GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT

Brothers,

The busy month of December is over and I hope that everyone had a joyous Christmas Holiday. It was a time to renew our faith, enjoy our friends and embrace our families.

The cold month of January is upon us and our council is still as active as ever. This month’s Fish Fries are on the 10^th and 24^th. The K of C Dinner Meeting is scheduled for the 8^th - Chicken and Sliders are guaranteed unless the chicken gets hit trying to cross the road. The seniors party (for those of you that are young at heart) is on the 15^th. Next on our agenda is Spaghetti Night on the 17^th with the Euchre Tournament being played out on the 18^th. On the 25^th we will have the St. Clement Church BBQ and I hope that we will have a sell out crowd. The month is finished off with the Super Bowl Sunday bash on the 26^th.

There are many activities this month and I hope that you will come out and show your support. I certainly look forward to seeing you.

Thought for the month: “Youth is , after all, just a moment, but it is the moment, the spark that you always carry in your heart.” - Risa Gorbachev

Fraternally,

Elie Bertrand

Grand Knight

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DISTRICT DEPUTIES REPORT

Dear Brothers,

I trust that everyone had a great Christmas and a safe New Year. On December sixth and seventh I attended the State District Deputies meeting in Toronto. I brought the changes in some of the form structures as well as the changes in the car raffle ticket returns to the District eighty-eight meeting in McGregor on December sixteenth. During the weekend in Toronto the State Deputies in one of his reports made the statement that he loved being our State Deputy. After he made that statement I began to reflect on my own feeling about being your District Deputy. I came to the conclusion that my feelings mirrored that of the State Deputy’s I really enjoy being your District Deputy. At the District meeting your executives showed their confidence in me by electing me to represent our District as the Zone six representatives for the Supreme convention in August. I will up date the councils on this event as more details become available to me.

We are beginning a new year and the next half of our fraternal year. The State Board is concerned that we need to work harder at retention. It is up to all our members to try to spread the word and to get the members out to the meetings. Getting more members active can help your councils get new ideas for council programs. Councils that have a large variety of different programs tend to have more active members. These activities help keep members involved and makes your presence known in your church and community. What better way to attract new members than by spreading the good word of the knights through your actions in the community? Try to get your young members involved; do not discourage them if they bring forth ideas at a meeting. Many times I hear we tried doing that ten years ago and it did not work. Maybe it was an idea ahead of its time and will work well now or needed a little tweaking to make it a fantastic program. Rather than let the cold weather keep you in the house with nothing to do join your brothers at your monthly meeting. Just remember that no matter if you are a first or third degree member it is your meeting. It is not just up to the executive to make a council great it is up to all the membership. So make it a New Years resolution to get out to your council meetings, try to get other members to go with you and bring in at least one new member this year. I am looking forward to meeting more new members as I visit the councils in District Eighty-eight this year.

Fraternally

Gordon Edwards

District Deputy

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COLUMBIAN CLUB REPORT

Brothers:

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Columbian Club Board and our employee staff wish to extend a very Happy New Year to all our members and patrons. Our employee staff wishes to thank the patrons for the generous stocking stuffer gifts last month. Your generosity was most appreciated.

FOOD DROP-OFF: Each year the Squires have hosted a drop-box site in the Clubroom’s lobby entrance. This has been so successful that Councilor Ron Hamlin arranged for a ‘permanent box’ to be established. The box is a beautiful piece oak furniture and we welcome any donations throughout the year. Thanks to Ron and the Squires.

FISH FRYS: A Special “Thank you” to the Ladies Auxiliary Fish Fry volunteers for December: Gary Dufour, Russ Dalpee, Frank & Deirdre Van der Pryt, Jim & Margaret Biggs, Kevin Langlois, Al & Marlene Sartori, Gary Gardin, Chris Bergeron & Frank & Gisele Pigeon Diane King, Pauline LeClair, Anne Meloche and Therese Gillan. Anyone interested in helping out at these events are always welcome - Sue Deschamps (726-6494) or Jim Biggs (735-5457).

REMINDER: January Fish Fry dates - Jan 10th & Jan 24th.

AND, Don’t forget the Parish Hall Fundraiser on Saturday Jan.25th

CHANGING FACES: In December we experienced further employee changes. We would like to welcome Debbie Bastien as a Columbian club bartender. Thank you and Good Luck to Pam Kirschner for helping out during our short staffing times.

SUNDAY OPENINGS: Effective on Jan. 26^th, ‘Super Bowl Sunday’ the Columbian Club are announcing the seven-day week grand opening, inclusive of Sundays. While still in the planning stages, we hope to open after Church Mass and would like to provide a Family breakfast menu.

Fraternally Yours,

Jim Biggs & The Columbian Club

CHARITIES REPORT

The following charities were supported during the month of November:

(1) Alhambra Garcia Caravan 230

(2) Provincial Squires

Chancellor

Jim Biggs

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McGREGOR SENIORS COMPLEX

The McGregor Seniors Complex Committee has worked very hard over the past 3 years to design a world class facility for the seniors in the McGregor area. This complex will have all of the amenities of our competition and more. Seniors that have attended our monthly meetings gave us enormous input into what they would like to see in this facility.

This last year has been the biggest challenge since we started. We tried getting the proper information to you by advertising in the local newspapers but we got a poor response. So now we did a direct mailing to each member’s home last month.

The “McGregor Seniors Complex Inc.” is a non profit corporation. It has a 7-member board of directors that meet at least once a month. It’s main objective is to build affordable housing for seniors aged 55 years or older and offer them care in their golden years.

We took the “condo” and the “rest home” concepts and put them together under one roof. This allows you to live as independently as you would in your own home, but as you grow older and you need more care, all of the services of a rest home would be readily available to you. Sounds too good to be true!! The reason you don’t see other places like this is that they are very difficult to build since “non-profit” corporations don’t have the cash flow like big “for profit” corporations which means the money has to come from the people buying the units.

The majority of the people we have talked to say they are not ready to leave their homes yet. While that may be true, you have to plan ahead in life. If you were to become ill, where would you go? Maybe you would be lucky enough to have a family to care of you or maybe you would be forced to go to our competition and pay $1600 to $2200 per month per person. Why not look at purchasing a unit now, and the board will help you to find someone to rent it until you are ready to move in. If you buy it now and rent it out you can make 10% return on your investment, and the people renting it are still going to save $600 a month. Then when you are ready to move in your unit will be there, like money in the bank!

The pre-construction price of these units was set over a year ago. At that time we took into consideration increases in material and labour, but no one would have thought it would increase as drastically as it has in the last 6 months. We are committed to hold the price for these units for the time being however once construction starts these prices will no longer be available. Prices will be going up! So if you want the best price now is the time to put down your $1000 deposit.

If you want more information or have any questions please give us a call.

Sincerely,

Phil Lefrancois

President

McGregor Seniors Complex Inc.

726-5777

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS INSURANCE

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Jeremie R. Bornais

Fraternal Advisor

736-7983

McGREGORETTES LADIES AUXILIARY

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday celebrations. Welcome to 2003!

Even though attendance was low due to inclement weather, the Christmas spirit at the McGregorettes Dec. 2/02 Wine and Cheese Social was abundant. Fun entertainment was provided by the “Bearded Sisters”, a delightful volunteer group of K. of C. men from the Essex Council . Their “Sister Act” talents delighted all present.

“Thank You” to the area merchants and to the McGregorettes Members for their many door prize donations which were raffled. Food was plentiful thanks to all who contributed to the buffet share table. Also thanks to all the ladies who helped organize the event, who helped with the punch and wine, the raffle and attendance tables and setting up and cleaning up. Could not have done it without all of you!

PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO McGregorettes meeting in January 2003 due to lack of quorum of executive members.

Nominations for the 2003 executive will be re-opened at the February meeting. Anyone wishing to run for a position on the executive but is unable to attend the February meeting must submit a letter of intent. A steak or chicken dinner will be served to all PAID-UP MEMBERS February 17,2003 before the elections.

Late dues for the McGregorettes auxiliary are $12.00 and must be paid by cheque only to Becky Drouillard before March 31,2003.

January 25,2003 – St. Clement Parish B.B.Q. Fundraiser for new Parish hall. Contact Caroline Annett for tickets (726-6997).

February 17/2003-McGregorettes ELECTION DINNER MEETING – 6:30pm.

Happy January birthdays to: AGNES GIRARD, DOREEN GRONDIN, JEANNETTE HAMELIN, PAULINE LECLAIR, ETHEL PILLON, DEIRDRE VAN DER PRYT.

Mary Ann Renaud

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FATHER LOUIS BOUE ASSEMBLY NO. 2355

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Take the next step of Knighthood.....

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Contact the Assembly’s Recruitment Chairman, Reg Major at 736-8508.

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