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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 (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

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

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SUMMER IS UPON US - ENJOY

JUNE 9^TH

DINNER MEETING AND ELECTIONS FOR 2005 KC COLUMBIAN CLUB BOARD

JUNE 11^TH

FISH FRY

JUNE 18^TH

FATHER LEO’S BIRTHDAY

JUNE 20^TH

FATHER’S ADY

BREAKFAST

JUST A REMINDER THAT YOU CAN SAVE THE KC SOME $ BY EITHER GETTING YOUR BULLETIN THROUGH EMAIL OR OFF THE WEB. CONTACT MURRAY

KIRZINGER 776-9578 FOR MORE INFO.

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

ATTEND AND HELP OUT

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

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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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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KC INSURANCE - YOUR AGENT

JEREMIE BORNAIS

519-736-7983 OR

1-866-683-1355

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For The Entire Family

CHAPLAINS REPORT

Brothers,

What is a practicing Catholic? In the application form to become a Knight of Columbus, a priest has to affirm as to the candidate being a “practicing Catholic”. It is the same for someone applying for the position of teacher in the Separate School system. Just producing a baptismal certificate is certainly not sufficient. The minimum requirement is that the applicant is faithful to Sunday Mass and regular at the sacraments. That of course is fundamental; but if one’s Catholicity does not go beyond this expression of faith, he or she can hardly be called a practicing Catholic.

Fr. Ted Colleton, author of the book “Yes I’m a Radical” gives an amusing anecdote. “I remember a country parish in Ireland where a big dog used to sit quietly at his master’s feet all during Mass. The hound was physically present but he could scarcely be rated a practicing Catholic…..he didn’t even contribute to the collection.

Some of our politicians consider themselves to be practicing Catholics but in matters of life and death {the abortion issue} will sit on the fence. The teaching of Christ and the Church on abortion is very clear……it is called an unspeakable crime at any time from the moment of conception. Can you call them practicing Catholics?

Some Catholics will say that they do not believe in the sacrament of confession which Jesus Christ gave to his Church for the forgiveness of sin.

To pick and choose the teachings of Christ and His church according to one’s whim, rejecting the ones that are not in keeping with one’s fancy and style of life are certainly not the criteria of being a practicing Catholic. A practicing Catholic accepts the totality of what the Church believes and teaches. Our faith is not an easy one…but our Lord made it clear when He said “Unless you take up your cross daily, you cannot be my follower”. There is no such thing as faith without the cross.

Yours in Christ

Fr. Leo Lariviere, Chaplain

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GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT

Brothers,

I cannot believe how fast my 1^st year as Grand Knight has gone by. We have had a very successful year at our Council. The many fundraisers, barbecues, the many charities we have donated to, and the many new members who have went through their degrees over the last year and joined our council. To accomplish all the above, it would have been impossible on my own. I must thank the tremendous amount of hard work of my executive. We have a very vibrant Council and it shows each and every year when we look at our accomplishments. It does not stop there. We have a tremendous amount of help from other members who are not specifically on the executive, however they are a major part of our team. Thanks to Bro. Ulric Renaud & his wife Mary-Ann for their continued hard work as our Bingo Chairman. Brother Phil Lefrancois who takes care of our Recreational functions and our meat draw every month. Rose Meloche who takes care of our seniors program every month. To Bro. Jeremie Bornais, our Fraternal Benefits Advisor & our Financial Secretary Dale Martin for their hard work help us get many members through their degree’s over the past year. I would also like to thank our PGK. Eli Bertrand for his continued support, his guidance and his leadership in supporting me in my 1^st year as Grand Knight. And finally thanks to our Manager Sue Deschamp, who helped me tremendously with all the many K of C functions over the past year.

At our May General Dinner Meeting we held our elections for the 2004 – 2005 Executive. Thank you to all who ran for positions. I would also like to thank our outgoing executive. Thanks to Bro. Frank Van der Pryt for his many years on our executive. Frank has decided to take a break from the executive as his term for trustee has expired, but has agreed to remain our bulletin chairman which is very much appreciated. I would also like to thank Bro. Robert Renaud for his help over the last year as our outside guard.

Congratulations to the following Brothers who were elected to the 2004 -2005 Executive. 3^rd – Year Trustee – Bro. Gary Gardin, Outside Guards – Bro. Al O’Neil & Bro. Jeff Drouillard.

Well, the month of June is traditionally busy for our hall, however not to busy for the K of C. Please remember that we have upcoming elections for our Columbian Club @ the June 9^th, dinner meeting. Please come out to the meeting and help elect the executive of the Columbian Club for 2004 – 2005.

On Saturday June 19^th, our 4^th Degree Assembly with hold a banquet at the Amherstburg K of C in celebration of 10 years as an assembly. Please see Bro. Jeremie Bornais for tickets. Tickets are going very fast as they are expecting a full house.

On Saturday August 14^th, we are holding our Annual Soft Ball game with our sister council from Lincoln Park Michigan “Robert Jones Council“. It is our turn to host this year, and everything will kick off at Co-An Park in McGregor around 11:00am.

I would also like to report on the 101^st Ontario State Convention that many executive attended on May 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, & 24^th at the Double Tree International Hotel in Toronto. It was an excellent weekend & thanks to all the members in attendance for their help with all the work with the hospitality room. Thanks once again to Bro. Ron Hamelin for all his organization with all the details with the hotel.

In closing, I would like to wish each and every Brother Knight & there families a very safe & happy summer. As a reminder, there will be no General Dinner meetings held in the summer months of July & August, but they will resume on the 2^nd Wednesday of September.

And lastly, I would like to thank my Deputy Grand Knight, Bro. Dave Taylor and his wife Debbie for there support and continued hard work over the last year and especially my wife Marla for her support, understanding and patience during my tenure as Grand Knight of your Council!

Have a great summer and please GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COUNCIL!!!

Fraternally Yours,

Chuck Roy

Charles Roy

Grand Knight

ELECTION RESULTS FOR KC EXECUTIVE 2005 ELECTIONS HELD IN MAY

Grand Knight

Chuck Roy

Deputy Grand Knight

Dave Taylor

Chancellor

Jm Biggs

Recorder

Paul Sylvester

Treasurer

Ron Hamelin

Advocate

Murray Kirzinger

Trustee

Gary Gardin

Warden

Chris Bergeron

Outside Guard (2)

Al O’Neil

Jeffrey Drouillard

Inside Guard

Russ Dalpee

NOMINATIONS FOR THE COLUMBIAN CLUB BOARD FOR 2005

President

Jim Biggs

Gary Gardin

Elie Bertrand

Vice-President

Elie Bertrand

Directors

Dale Martin Larry Bezaire

\Murray Kirzinger

Jim Biggs

Frank Van der Pryt

Bob Renaud

COLUMBIAN CLUB REPORT

FAIRWELL

I just wanted to take this final moment to say farewell as your Columbian Club President for the past two years. WOW. What a learning experience and an adventure. It helps to be a part of a TEAM that is lead by a very supportive ‘Management Board’ and by ‘You’ the Membership who through your patronage and volunteering incorporates the Espirt de Corps in the big picture of TEAM Experience. I hope that the pending elections will reward me to stay active as a Director and your Security Manager. Until then, see you at our special events.

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

Thank you for your assistance. We have been very busy tidying up loose ends before the summer-months siesta time.

· Thank you to all the ‘Host Teams’ and their membership who actively volunteer through out the year to work at the monthly Fish Fries and the spring Smelt Fry Events.

· Thanks to Grand Knight Chuck Roy, and the following Brothers, Leo Deschamp, Gary Gardin and Eli Bertrand for the additional food preparation sink recently installed in the kitchen.

· A Special Thank you is extended to the “Dusty Dozen” for coming out on Sunday morning (May 16^th) to remove the old AND install the new ceiling tiles in the Main Hall Banquet Room. We can sincerely say that the entire K of C building is ‘smoke free’. Thank you Chuck Roy, Dave Taylor, Gary Gardin, Eli Bertrand, Leo Deschamp, Dale Martin, Murray Kirzinger, Kevin Langlois, Corey Drouillard, Jeff Drouillard, Russ Dalpee, and Jim Biggs.

INTERNATIONAL GOLF TOUNAMENT

FINAL REMINDER: Bishop Kidd Council are host of the 36^th Annual International Amateur Golf tournament that is scheduled for June 13^th through June 18^th in the Windsor & Essex County area. Interested players should see Jim Biggs for an entry package asap.

DISTRICT & ZONE GOLF TOUNAMENT

No information has been received to date. As this is the final Bulletin preceding the summer months, please patronize your Columbian Club AND watch the bulletin board postings. Entry forms will become available through Jim Biggs and at the bar.

“DINNER EVENTS”

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

Sunday, June 20^th (Squires)

FISH FRYS & HOSTS (Reminder – Only one Fry during the Summer months)

Friday, June 11^th (Knights)

Friday, July 9^th (Squirettes)

Friday, August 13^th (Ladies Auxiliary)

10^TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER (Fr. Louis Boue’ 4^th Degree)

Saturday, June 19^th

Fraternally Yours,

Jim Biggs

Columbian Club President

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