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K. OF C. EXECUTIVE 2003-04

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CHAPLAIN

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

DISTRICT DEPUTY

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

DISTRICT WARDEN

Ron (Rolande) 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 (PennyY Gardin. . . . . . 726-5050

TRUSTEES

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

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

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

WARDEN

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

OUTSIDE GUARD

Bob Renaud. . . . . . . . . 726-6877

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

COLUMBIAN CLUB MEETING

FOURTH WED. OF EVERY MONTH

MEETING 7:00 PM

FAMILY

WEB SITE - www.kofcmcgregor2844.com

JAN. 14^TH

DINNER MEETING

DEC. 9^{TH AND 23RD}

FISH FRY

JAN. 16^TH

APPRECIATION NIGHT

JAN. 16^TH – 18^TH

OXLEY

RETREAT

JAN. 17^TH

ST. CLEMENTS

EUCHRE TOURNAMENT

JAN. 24^TH

CHURCH BBQ

JAN. 25^TH

SUPER BOWL

SUNDAY

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CONTACT THE GRAND KNIGHT OR ANYONE ON THE EXECUTIVE

PLEASE NOTE: SUNDAYS BAR OPEN 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM

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AT THE KC FUNCTIONS

YOUR SUPPORT

WILL HELP MAKE OUR

COUNCIL SUCCEED

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COLUMBIAN CLUB

2003-04

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PRESIDENT

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

VICE-PRESIDENT

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

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

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

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

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

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MCGREGORETTES EXECUTIVE

2003-04

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PRESIDENT

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

1ST VICE-PRESIDENT

Wendy Barron. . . . . . .. . 726-5071

2ND VICE-PRESIDENT

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

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 OR 726-6307 AT WORK

KNIGHTS – SUE DESCHAMPS AT 726-6494

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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 own 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 in divorce and separation, the attack against life in abortion and euthanasia and the growing evidence of child abuse and domestic violence. These are very 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 all our hands up 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 ideas and values to young people , by the examples of our lives.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Leo Lariviere

Chaplain

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GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT

Brothers;

We truly hope that every Brother and their family had a great Holiday Season, and a very Happy New Year. Now that 2004 has arrived there are many functions happening @ our council.

Please keep our Recorder Bro. Paul Sylvester & his wife Angela in your prayers. Angela’s Mother Clara Drouillard passed away December 1^st.

I would first like to apologize for not thanking & recognizing the St. Clements Choir for the wonderful music at our annual banquet. We appreciate their efforts year after year and truly value their talent.

There were two (2) basket bingos in December. Thanks to Bro. Ron Hamelin & the Squires for their help in sponsoring the CWL Bingo & to Bro. Phil Lefrancois for his organization & expertise with K of C Basket Bingo. Thanks go out to Bro. Ulric Renaud for organization of the back counter work for the bingos and all the helpers from the many organizations that helped out. Many charitable organizations will benefit from these bingos, which is what it is all about.

We also had our K of C Members Only Christmas Party on Saturday December 20^th. All who attended can attest to a great time. Special thanks go out to our Manager Sue Deschamps and cooks Anita Beaulieu & Janine Bissonette for such a great meal. Thanks to PGK Gary Gardin and his wife Penny for chairing this event year after year. They always make it very special every year. Thank you also to Penny for her excellent job on all the favours for the ladies and the beautiful afghan for the raffle. Thanks also to Bernice Dufour for the lovely doll she made & donated to the party for the raffle. Without the continuing support we get from members like these, we could not continue to have functions like this one.

The Squirettes & the Squires also co-hosted their Annual Free Community Turkey Dinner. Once again as always it was a great success and congratulations to both the Squirettes & the Squires for coordinating such a great event and helping the community.

In January there will be many functions @ our hall starting with the Columbian Club Appreciation night which will be held on Friday January 16^th. Tickets can be purchased in the Clubroom from the bartender. On Saturday December 17^th, the St. Clement Euchre Tournament will be held @ our hall. Thanks to Bro. Fred Dufour & PGK Vic Renaud for chairing this annual event.

Fish Fry(s) this month will be sponsored by the Squires this month. We appreciate the ongoing involvement from all groups that help run the Fish Fry(s) month after month.

A few other functions that will be coming up are the Annual Beach Party. It will be held on Saturday February 28^th. Tickets are $14.00 for choice of ½ Chicken or Steak. Please see anyone of our executive, our bartenders or our chairman DGK Dave Taylor, Bro. Jerry Drouillard or myself. Brothers, this is a fundraiser for the K of C to help us with the many charities we donate throughout the year. Please consider coming out, as your guaranteed to have a great time.

On Friday February 20^th, we will be having our Annual Chicken & Slider Night. Tickets will be available for $ 8.00 from anyone of our executive or the Bartenders in the Clubroom. Thanks to PGK Gord Renaud & his helpers for once again for preparing his World Famous Sliders!

At the January General Membership Meeting, the meal will be Chicken and Sliders. Thanks to PGK Gord Renaud for preparing the Sliders for our General Meeting. Please come out and get all the info on what is happening in YOUR COUNCIL!

In closing have a great month & PLEASE GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COUNCIL!

Fraternally Yours,

Chuck Roy

Grand Knight

BY-LAWS UPDATE FOR COUNCIL #2844

At a meeting of the By-laws committee on November 17, 2003 changes we proposed and then passed at the Knights of Columbus General Meeting on December 10, 2003. Following are the changes:

Section 1 i) Dues will be increased to $ 50.00 annually with a $5.00 discount if paid before December 31.

iii) That meetings be held the first Monday and second Wednesday of each month except July & August where one meeting per month will be held.

Section 11 i) That a $.25 collection be taken and this amount given to the winning ticket holder at each General Meeting.

Section 19 That 10 copies of the bulletin be mailed or “emailed” to each member and deceased member’s widow.

I will have copies of the complete By-Laws as voted and passed for January 1, 2004 at the General meeting on January 14, 2004.

Fraternally,

Dale Martin F/S

2004 FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP

The Knights of Columbus Council # 2844 will be hosting it’s council level 2004 Free Throw Championship on Tuesday, January 13^th in the gymnasium of St. Ursula School . Registration will be open from 4:45PM until 5:15 PM with the competition starting at 5:15PM. Regisration forms will be available at the K. C. clubroom, St. Ursula School, Colchester North School, and Anderdon Public School. Any boys or girls between the ages of 10 to 14 are eligible to participate. I would also appreciate it if I could have 4 to 5 KC volunteers for score keeping. Stay tuned in the New Year for more information.

Derek Renaud

Free Throw Chairman

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DISTRICT DEPUTIES REPORT

Dear Brothers;

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season. It is time for us to get back to work again. The councils in the District are going to start concentrating on the free throw, poster contest, essay contest and the car raffle. The District Deputies received updates on all of these projects at our mid winter meeting so we can assist the councils in completing them. The councils will have to complete their level by the end of January so that I can judge the district level of the competition in February. The deadline for the Zone level is the end of February for all of the above. Please encourage the kids in the district to get involved with these worth while events. The poster contest may help them and their friends learn something about substance abuse. If their poster is picked by State, they may teach a lot of other kids about substance abuse. In the free throw contest they do not have to be a basketball star to shoot hoops. So if they get the chance to participate in the school or council level they maybe surprised what they can do. The car raffle tickets will take the entire brother knights working together to get the tickets sold. This is the main charity supported by State and we need to get behind this for it is a great cause. The Arthritis Society helps many people of all ages. At the mid winter meeting we met a young girl that would probably be bedridden if it was not for The Arthritis Society. The money we raise goes a long way in battling this terrible disease. So as you can see brothers we will have a busy couple of months ahead of us. I know that with all your great work this will get done with no problem and we will have fun doing it.

I thanked the brothers at the councils that I visited early in December but for some of you that I may have missed. I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank all the brother knights that supported my family after the death of my father. Your support was greatly appreciated and was very comforting to all of us. It is this type of support that makes this organization great.

Fraternally

Gordon Edwards

District Deputy, District 88

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COLUMBIAN CLUB

The Columbian Club Manager, Staff and Board members wish everyone a,

“Happy New Year”

THANK YOU

I wish to “Thank several members and patrons over the last month for building maintenance and property upgrades;

Thank you to Becky and the Squirettes for adorning the Clubroom and Main Hall with the Christmas decorations.

Thank you to “Gary Gardin” and “Leo Deschamp” for the new and improved Main hall’s bar. The guys changed the counter top, removed one of two sinks, repositioned the appliance to make them user friendly, amended the plumbing and drainage AND fixed the old leaks. The counter area now houses actual storage drawers.
Thank you once again Brother “Bernard Ducharme” and “Joe Maisonville” for your continued integrity to maintain and repair the fencing that houses our picnic area and horseshoe pits along the rear property line. Should any of our Squires hear rumors or know the responsible youths by name, we should would like to put a stop to the continuing damage. The cameras are now monitoring the area – so beware!
Thank you “Tiny Bissonnette” for repairing the pot-holes on the front parking lot.

AND HEY,

What about that fancy refurbished sign on the front lot. Thanks to Gary Gardin and Eli Bertrand for coordinating the repair upgrade. The changes were necessary to keep the lettering displays from blowing away and to captivate your attention. We almost don’t need the street lighting out front any longer - Sun glasses anyone?

CLUBROOM CLOSURES

Thursday January 1^st 2004 New Years Day

MONTHLY DINNER EVENTS

McGREGOR COUNCIL’S “Appreciation Night”

Friday January 16^th

St. CLEMENT’S CHURCH “Steak Bar-B-Q”

Saturday, January 24th

FISH FRYS and HOSTS (Squires for January)

Friday, January 9^th

Friday, January 23^rd

COLUMBIAN CLUBROOM’S “Super Bowl Sunday”

Sunday, January 25^th

Jim Biggs

Columbian Club

President

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CHARITIES REPORT

The following charities were supported during the month of September:

Optimist Club of McGregor and District.
Columbian Squires Provincial Board.
Windsor Essex Respite Services.
St. Peters Seminary: Partners Program.
Hiatus House.
St. Vincent De Paul, McGregor.
Alhambra.

Chancellor

Jim Biggs

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MCGREGORETTES LADIES AUXILIARY

Ladies:

Hope everyone has celebrated enjoyable holidays. Now it is time to settle down and get to whatever business 2004 brings us.

The McGregorettes Wine and Cheese Social held in December was a tremendous success with 188 ladies having a grand time. Many thanks to our talented Sister Act - The Order of the Bearded Sisters – A delightful group of Essex men whose entertainment brought us laughter and cheery spirits.

To all the members who brought in food and prizes, all those who worked in the kitchen, bar, door attendance, merchants table-THANK YOU! Also, to all the businesses and all the individual members of the McGregorettes who contributed, thanks for all your donations.

McGregorettes late dues are $12.00. Deadline is March 31^st, 2004.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO January election meeting. Elections will take place Feb.16, 2004. Nominations will be re-opened. If unable to attend election night, and you wish to run for an executive position, please submit a signed letter of intent indicating the position interested in.

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

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