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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

COLUMBIAN CLUB MEETING

FOURTH WED. OF EVERY MONTH

MEETING 7:00 PM

FAMILY

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JUNE 10^TH

FISH FRY

JUNE 8^TH

GENERAL MEETING

ELECTIONS FOR COLUMBIAN CLUB BOARD

BE ACTIVE – DO YOUR PART

JUNE 19^TH

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

JUNE 15^TH

SENIORS DAY

JUNE 18^TH

FATHER LEO’S BIRTHDAY

JUNE 25^TH

ST. CLEMENTS PARISH 125^TH ANNIVERSARY

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AT THE KC FUNCTIONS

YOUR SUPPORT

WILL HELP MAKE OUR

COUNCIL SUCCEED

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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 Deslippe. . . . . . . . .969-0569

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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MCGREGORETTES - BETTY DEBLOIS AT 726-6391 OR 726-6307 AT WORK

KNIGHTS – SUE DESCHAMPS AT 726-6494

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JEREMIE BORNAIS

519-736-7983 OR

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For The Entire Family

CHAPLAINS REPORT

Brothers,

Our modern world for the most part, does not consider marriage as a Holy Sacrament. It reduces it to the status of a merely human contract. The two evils which bring about this changed attitude are selfishness and pleasure-seeking. However, Christ’s presence at the marriage can point out the truth to all those who look for it.

That God is the author of marriage is clearly taught in the “Old Testament”. “Male and female, God created them.” Also, “You made Adam and gave him Eve for a helper.” The New Testament teaches the same. “What therefore God has joined together, let no one put asunder.” “A man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife.” The Catholic Church teaches the same.” “God is the creator of the society which is the family; (Pius the X11) and “Matrimony was not instituted by men, but by God.” The natural law points to God as the author of marriage. He created men and women with complimentary characteristics. He implanted in them an attraction that called for marriage. Our study of human history points to the belief that God is the author of marriage. It has been recognized as a sacred institution, even by the most primitive tribes and any other attitude taken by a group or race of people has led to the decay of that civilization.

To be continued.

Yours in Christ

Fr. Leo Lariviere, Chaplain

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GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT

Brothers,

As the our fraternal year comes to a close, I cannot thank the following individuals enough for their help over the past 2 years during my tenure as Grand Knight of this very fine Council. There have been many people who have been a huge part of the success of our Council. I would like to first thank my entire executive who have supported & helped me, especially my Deputy Grand Knight, & your new Grand Knight elect Brother Dave Taylor & his wife Debra. I would like to thank all of our Committee Chairs starting with our Bingo(s), Brother Ulric Renaud & his wife Mary-Ann. These two people along with all of their volunteers continue to raise money month after month. Next I would like to thank our Recreation Committee Chair, Brother Phil Lefrancois. Brother Phil has also worked very hard over the past 2 years as always with our meat draws, Robert Jones Events etc. Then we have are very successful Seniors Program which runs every month excluding July & August. Thanks to Rose Meloche who takes care of this monthly event, & does a fabulous job every month along with her helpers. To our Chicken n’ Slider King, PGK Gord Renaud. Thanks for your help with all the Chicken n’ Slider Functions. Next we have our Bulletin Chair, Brother Frank Van der Pryt. Thank you for all your hard work month after month. Thanks to Brother Murray Kirzinger who takes care of our Council Web Site month after month. To PGK Larry Bezaire who takes care of all the perpetual masses, and the prayers when we have had a member pass away. Thanks to Brother Claude Lognion who takes care of arranging the honour guard & the Brothers for the prayers for our deceased members. To Brother Paul Sylvester for his expertise in organizing the Annual Banquet, thank you.

As you can see there are many people that are very involved in our Council, that are a huge reason for the success of this great Council. I would also like to thank our Manager Sue Deschamp for her assistance along with Janice Brockman with the many events @ our Council over the last 2 years.

Thank you to our K of C family for their continued support of our Council. PGK Ron Hamelin Chief Councillor of the John Brazil Squires. Janet Moore, President McGregorettes Ladies Auxilliary. Rose Renaud, Chief Councillor for the Squirettes of Mary. Thanks to our Financial Secretary Brother Dale Martin, our Recruitment Director Brother Jim Biggs, & Bro. Jeremie Bornais, our Fraternal Benefits Advisor for their support with all the new members that went through their degrees. Thanks to Marcella Martin for her assistance every month with the Knight of the Month Certificates. To PGK Elie Bertrand & PGK Gary Gardin for their continued support & leadership. I would also like to thank & wish him a very Happy Birthday, Father Leo Lariviere our Council Chaplin for his spiritual leadership & guidance during my time as Grand Knight. I would hope that I did not forget anyone, & if I did, I truly apologize.

Brothers, as the year winds down, there will be many functions @ our council during the month of June. Please check your bulletin.

Congratulations to the newly elected executive for the K of C. Congratulations to the following for being elected to new positions. Bro. Dave Taylor – Grand Knight, Bro. Dale Martin – Deputy Grand Knight, PGK Gord Renaud – 3^rd Year Trustee, Bro. Claude Lognoin – Outside Guard. All other positions were retained by the incumbents. Thank you to all the members that ran for the positions, & thank you to Bro. Larry Bezaire & Bro. Jeff Drouillard for their service in the past year who decided not to run. The McGregor Columbian Club will hold elections @ this months Dinner Meeting on June 8^th. Nominations will re-open before the election is held.

In Closing, I would like to thank all the Members for their support over the last 2 years. It has been an honour to serve as your Grand Knight & I truly wish each & every one of you along with your families a very safe & happy summer. As a reminder, the General Dinner Meetings are suspended for the summer vacation, but will resume starting in September every 2^nd Wednesday of the month.

Brothers, please keep the following Brothers & there families in your prayers, Bro. Dale Martin & wife Marcella on the loss of Dales Mother, Bro. Phil Lefrancois & wife Shelly on the loss of Phil’s Mother, & PGK Elie Bertrand & wife Linda on the loss of Linda’s Mother. Please keep them in your prayers.

And last but not least, I would like to thank my wife Marla & my children Shantal & Bradley for their support & understanding during my tenure as Grand Knight.

Have a great summer & PLEASE GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COUNCIL!!!

Fraternally Yours,

Chuck Roy

Charles Roy

Grand Knight

COLUMBIAN CLUB REPORT

Dear Brother Knights,

COLUMBIAN CLUB REPORT

JUNE 2005

Where has the last 12 months gone? It seems like yesterday that I sat down to prepare my first report as president of the Columbian Club. It certainly has been an eye opening experience. Being involved with the affairs of the club on a daily basis is quite different than what I was used to when I sat as a director. Signing the cheques to pay for things like hydro and gas makes my household bills pale in comparison. It certainly costs a lot of money to keep our hall up and running. Having said that, I am happy that the actions of the Columbian Club board has resulted in a substantial increase in our revenue stream to pay all these bills. The biggest reason for this increase in revenue has been the introduction of broasted chicken in our clubroom and for special events in our main hall. Since the number of weddings has been way down for the last few months the chicken has made up for the shortfall.

The best thing about the past 12 months has been the caliber of people on the board of directors. Each one of them brings something special to the table and all of our meetings have been productive. A big thanks to the membership for electing such a great team. It has been my pleasure to work with them for the past year.

Fraternally Yours,

Gary Gardin

Columbian Club President

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ELECTION RESULTS FOR THE KC EXECUTIVE

GRAND KNIGHT

Dave Taylor

DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT

Dale Martin

CHANCELLOR

Jim Biggs

TREASURER

Ron Hamelin

RECORDER

Paul Sylvester

WARDEN

Chris Bergeron

ADVOCATE

Murray Kirzinger

TRUSTEE

Gord Renaud

GUARDS

Al O’Neill (inside)

Russ Dalpee (outside)

Claude Loignon (outside)

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NOMINATION RESULTS FOR THE COLUMBIAN CLUB BOARD

Nominations will be re-opened and elections held at the June meeting.

PRESIDENT

Gary Gardin

Gord Renaud

VICE PRESIDENT

Chuck Roy

ULric Renaud

DIRECTORS

Chuck Roy

Elie Bertrand

Jim Biggs

Claude Loignon

Dale Martin

Murray Kirzinger

Frank Van der Pryt

Gord Renaud

Larry Bezaire

Ulric Renaud

CHARITIES REPORT

The following charities were supported during the month of March:

(1) Hospice of Windsor & Essex Cty.

(2) Colchester North Firefighters Assoc.

(3) School Bursaries.

POSTPONED!!!!

16^th ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL – CO-AN PARK, MCGREGOR

Plans are not being made for the Music Festival at Co-An Park, McGregor, normally held in June in support of the Windsor-Essex Cty Cancer Foundation. There has been a change in committee members and we have had to cancel this year’s event. We are however preparing for the 2006 Music Festival.

This event has been held over many years and has raised just over $45,000 in support of the purchase of equipment for the Cancer Centre, for the cancer patients of Windsor and Essex County. All of the proceeds from this day’s event go to the Cancer Centre Foundation (Registration #890493562RR0001).

The number of cancer patients in Windsor and Essex County increases each year and the funds raised from this event next year will go towards the purchase of a MRI machine that will be up and operating in February of 2006, located at the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre.

We will be in touch with you next year and will ask for your support, thank you for your many years of support and dedication to this event. Talk to you beginning 2006.

If you require further information please feel free to contact the Chair of this event, Terry Renaud at 726-4979.

Nancy Gibbons

Administrator

Jim Biggs

DISTRICT DEPUTIES REPORT

Dear Brother Knights,

June is the final month for this fraternal year. The elections are complete and the new executive will be standing in the wings waiting to take over. At the time of the writing of this article all but two of the council elections in District 88 will be complete. There will be a new Grand Knight in McGregor with very little change in Windsor, Essex, Maidstone and LaSalle. The councils still have a couple of weeks to make that last ditch effort to get their quotes for insurance or membership. There will be one more degree in Windsor on June 26^th if we get the new members form 100’s passed through the membership. I would like to thank the executives and the membership in all the councils in the District it has been a pleasure working with you over the past year. All the councils have done an excellent job of recruiting and retention. For the executives not returning next year, you can be proud of the work that you have done to help your councils grow and improve. Thank you all. For the returning executives of the councils, I offer you this challenge. Continue to take that leadership role and help the new members of the executive learn the way the council should be run. Let them know that their ideas are valuable and their position is important. To the new members of the executive please get involved right away. Do not be afraid to offer up your ideas in the executive meetings. You may be surprised how open the other members are to new projects. Your new project may be the one that helps the council get an award at the 2006 convention or bring in the members that puts the council over the top for membership and insurance. It will be up to the new executives with the help of the council membership to make the coming fraternal year another banner year. Well, it starts again in July - are you up to the challenge?

I would ask that all the members of the councils in District 88 keep the family of Brother Brian Carr in your prayers. Brother Brian was a long standing Treasurer of St. Mary’s Council 9226. Brother Brian passed away on May 14^th 2005. He will be greatly missed.

Fraternally Yours,

Gordon Edwards

District Deputy, District 88

SENIORS COMPLEX

NOTHING NEW TO REPORT.

Phil Lefrancois

President

McGregor Seniors Complex Inc.

726-5777

RECREATION REPORT

NO REPORT.

McGREGORETTES LADIES AUXILIARY

Ladies:

38 ladies enjoyed pizza and “Fun Night” at the May 16^th meeting. To Marie Morand, thank you for the great job in organizing the games for the evening.

McGREGORETTES KITTY: $9.50 won by Noella Gauthier

ATTENDANCE KITTY: $9.50 forfeit by Bernice Dufour

RAFFLES:

(1) $25.00 “The Keg” certificate – Eve Charette

(2) Flower planter – Pauline Leclair

(3) Flower planter – Doreen Grondin

(4) Flower planter – Nora Galipeau

265 meals were served at the Mother’s Day breakfast held on May/8/05. Winners of the raffles were:

(1) Fruit basket – Doris Coyle

(2) Girl planter – W. Churchill

(3) Boy Planter – Gaeten Therrien

(4) Child’s game combo – Vange Stephens

Revised by-law booklets 2005 were handed out to the members at the meeting.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

JUNE 19/05 – Happy Father’s Day

JUNE 20/05 – McGregorettes meeting & Pot Luck Dinner at 6:30PM. Members are asked to bring a main dish or dessert for the buffet table.

JUNE 21/05 – Invitation by River Canard Chumettes Auxiliary to attend their “Hats Off to Summer” party. Doors open at 6:30PM. Dinner at 7:00PM Car pooling from KC Hall at 6:15PM. Wear a hat, win a prize.

Sincere sympathy is extended to June Gignac & family on the loss of her husband Clement (Pete). Also sincere sympathy is extended to the family of Bernadette Lefrancoise, wife of Ray Lefrancoise who also passed away. Bernadette’s name will be added to our McGregorettes deceased member’s plaque.

Happy June Birthdays – Margaret Beneteau, Margaret Bystryk, Eve Charette, June Gignac, Rose Girard, Janet Paquette, Marie Anne Renaud, Marie Rocheleau.

Happy July Birthdays – Wendy Barron, Doris Bissonnette, Doris Coyle, Nora Galipeau, Theresa Hamelin, Gisele Pidgeon, Theresa Quimby, Margaret Vandaele.

Happy August Birthdays _ Becky Drouillard.

Wishing all Dad’s a fun filled and relaxing Father’s Day!.

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NOTICE OF MOTION

(1) Charities committee has made a Notice of Motion that St. Clement Council #2844 donate up to $2,500.00 to St. Clement’s Church for Church Activities.

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Our sympathy goes to the family of brother Clement (Pete) Gignac on his passing, to brother Dale Martin and wife Marcella on the loss of Dales Mother, to brother Phil LeFrancois and wife Shelly on the loss of Phil’s Mother, to brother Elie Bertrand and wife Linda on the loss of Linda’s Mother and to any other member who has suffered a loss that we have not been informed about. We pray for all their souls.

DINNER MEETING

The meeting will be held June 8^th. Dinner will start at 6:30 PM. The dinner will be Chinese. Please take a minute to call the Hall at 726-6494 and give your name. This is important so that the cooks can ensure that there is enough food for all that show up.

WAY TO GO!!!!!!

KNIGHT OF THE MONTH!!

MAY – DAVE TAYLOR

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