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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

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

DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT

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

CHANCELLOR

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

RECORDER

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

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

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

TREASURER

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

ADVOCATE

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

LECTURER

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

TRUSTEES

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

Gord (Judy) Renaud. . . . . . .

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

WARDEN

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

OUTSIDE GUARD

Claude Loignon. . . . . . .

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

INSIDE GUARD

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

PAST GRAND KNIGHT

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

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

SEPT. 6^TH

SCHOOL STARTS

SEPT.11^TH

2 HOUR CRUISE WITH

ROBERT JONES IN THE US

SEPT. 9^TH AND 23^RD

FISH FRY

SEPT.16^TH

SPAGHETTI DINNER

SEPT. 21^ST

SENIORS DAY

SEPT. 22^ND

FIRST DAY OF FALL

SEPT. 24^TH

INSTALLATION OF OFFICIERS

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 – 7:30 PM

ATTEND AND HELP OUT

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

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dave Taylor. . . . . . .737-8887

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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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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COLUMBIAN SQUIRES TRAINING TOMORROWS LEADERS TODAY!

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For The Entire Family

CHAPLAINS REPORT

Brothers,

Welcome back to our Council.

It has been a hot and humid summer – but we survived – so far!

This is my first attempt at writing for our KC Bulletin. Fr. Leo Lariviere is usually at the pen doing this – but he is under medical care these days.

We continue to pray for our chaplain – that God will grant Fr. Leo good health, more years of life and

continued example in the faith that unites us.

Our FAITH.

That is what really brings us together.

No, it’s not the socials, the bar, nor the bbq's – it’s our wonderful faith in Christ that is at the centre of all we do.

If it were not for our catholic faith – our Council nor St. Clements Church would be standing today.

We salute those moms and dads who have passed on this gift of faith to us long ago. We thank our former priests here in McGregor

who spent their lives working for the faith.

We are hopeful today for the young people of our community that they too will know Christ through our families and the good work

of our Council. God bless our Squirettes and Squires who help to build up the spirit of our community.

Your generosity, your witness and your prayers this new KC year add to the fraternity and community of our local Council.

Thank you, Fr. Leo for praying for us – in your time of healing.

We have begun again. We are blessed to work together!

Yours in Christ

Fr. Bill Kornacker

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GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT

Brothers,

Grand Knight’s Report

Welcome back Brothers ,

I would first like to start by thanking all the people who have helped with our Spaghetti Dinners & Fish fry’s throughout the summer. These events are only successful due the dedicated members & spouses who volunteer their time to keep our council strong.

A special thanks goes to Gary Gardin, Chuck Roy, and Frank Van der Pryt who have spent many hours keeping things rolling in the manager’s absence.

On behalf of the council I would like to extend our condolences to Brother Al O’Niel and his family on the passing of his brother.

The annual baseball tournament against Robert Jones Council is Aug 20 over on the U.S. side. Hard to believe it has been twenty–five years since the first game. I bet the knights who first started this event never thought it would still be going strong 25 years later. Always a fun filled day with good friends and brother knights. Lets hope this year we bring the trophy back home with us. Ha ha.

Looking forward to seeing all of you at the first general membership meeting Sept. 14, 2005 and please remember get active in you council.

Fraternally Yours

Dave Taylor

Grand Knight

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COLUMBIAN CLUB REPORT

As summer is winding down and autumn is on the horizon the calendar is quickly filling up with events for our banquet hall and clubroom. The broasted chicken continues to provide a good revenue stream. In response to all of the phone calls asking for chicken on Thursday nights, we will consider adding availability. The lunch business has been excellent. So much so that we have added a second cook, and on Mondays and Fridays we have added a student server. We will continue to adjust staff to requirements.

The biggest thing that happened during the summer was the retirement of our manager. Even though we had a “heads up” about 2 years ago of a tentative retirement date of August 2005, it was still a surprise when it happened. We placed ads in the Windsor Star and 3 local papers for a replacement and received close to 30 applicants. We studied the resumes and narrowed the list down to 9 candidates. A HUGE thank you to Bro. Chuck Roy for helping me with the interview process on August 3^rd and August 5^th. As a result of those interviews we short-listed 4 candidates. They will be interviewed in random order by the entire board on August 24^th. At that point we will try to settle on our 1^st and 2^nd choice. We will then try to negotiate salary etc. with those candidates. Assuming the final candidate will have to give notice to his/her employer, it is not likely that we will have a new General Manager in place before early September.

In the interim we have divided the management duties amongst several people. Bro. Frank Van der Pryt has been doing the computer data input. Bros. Dale Martin, Chuck Roy and I have been preparing the bank deposits. I have enlisted the aid of Janice Brockman to put out the fires on a daily basis and she has performed above and beyond the call of duty. She has been indispensable and I am very grateful for her efforts as well as all the brother knights who have stepped up to the plate during this period.

The entire Columbian Club Board wishes Sue a long and happy retirement.

Gary Gardin

President

ELECTION RESULTS FOR THE COLUMBIAN CLUB BOARD

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

PRESIDENT

Gary Gardin

VICE PRESIDENT

Chuck Roy

DIRECTORS

Jim Biggs

Dale Martin

Murray Kirzinger

Frank Van der Pryt

CHARITIES REPORT

The following charities were supported during the months of July-Aug-Sept:

Epilepsy for Windsor & Essex Cty Essex Division Girl Guides Association
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Lung Association
Hospice c/o Rotary Club of Harrow
The Catholic Women's League

Jim Biggs

DISTRICT DEPUTIES REPORT

Dear Brother Knights,