Join our council in conjuction with the Knights of Columbus and their families around the world as we pray the rosary for Our Lady’s intercession for unity and peace on Sept 8th; we will be celebrating at Annunciation BVM parish located at 401 Gray Street, Green Bay, WI beginning at 7:30pm.
For more information about this celebration visit http://kofc.org
Passing the word along from our State Program Directory:
Worthy State Officers, Chaplains, Coordinators, District Deputies, Grand Knights, Communicators and Brothers,
In the highly charged political world that we live in no one or no institution is above attack. The Catholic Church has been taking an increasingly more vocal approach to condemning the “culture of death” and the attacks upon the innocent from terrorists and drug lords. It follows therefore that it too will be attacked, in turn, as it continues to defend the vulnerable. Today, we are witnessing the most insidious of attacks against the Holy Father himself.
As faithful Catholics and brothers of reason and logic we must recognize the responsibility that we have to understand this issue so that we can best defend our Holy Catholic Church. The Holy Father has dealt with the issue of pedophilia in a manner that he felt was the best at the time. None of us can undo the past and so we pray that our actions are always the right ones. The judgment process of these grievous sins will take their course but the defense of the Church will always be ours. Brothers I pray that each of you will pray for the Holy Father as requested and not fear defense of our religion.
Vivat Jesus, Robert Halaska, State Program Director, Wisconsin Knights of Columbus
Links
Prayer Card – English Printable PDF version (6 per page) – English
Prayer Card – Spanish Printable PDF version (6 per page) – Spanish
Following email is passed along for your information:
Worthy District Deputies, Communicators and Brothers,
In our January issue of the Wisconsin Knights Notes, Father Cooper explains that the Knights of Columbus is partnering with The Great Adventure to bring our brother Knights of Wisconsin into deeper spiritual formation through Bible study and as such will be offering The Great Adventure: A Quick Journey Through the Bible. To assist you in organizing and implementing your Quick Journey study, we invite you to partake in one of the Quick Journey training sessions offered by The Great Adventure team.
The sessions will be held on two different days at two different locations:Jan. 26, 2010 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm St. Bronislava, Plover Jan. 28, 2010 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm St. Matthias, Milwaukee. The cost is $25 and includes the Quick Journey Leader’s Pack, which consists of: Leader’s Guide & Workbook, Bible Timeline Chart, Bookmark and Bible Memory Beads.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to gain key insights on implementing and maintaining a fruitful Bible study experience, and we strongly encourage those leading the studies and those assisting as core team members to attend. It will also be beneficial for interested Council Chaplains and others to attend as well.
Our brother Knight, Bob Yerkes, with The Great Adventure, will be there to assist and will have student materials on hand to purchase at a discounted rate.
To register, please see the attached flyer, fill it out and mail it in to the address provided. If you have any questions, please contact Corinne Murphy, Study Group Specialist for The Great Adventure at cmurphy@ascensionpress.com or 610-696-7795 ext 204.
I thank you for your time and commitment and truly believe that this formation offered to our councils is a strong foundation for the Knights as we prepare to go forward and live out our role as leaders in our homes and communities. The ideal Council Brother to lead this endeavor would be the Church Chairman. Please pass this along to that committee.
Esto Vir, a Catholic Men’s group here in Northeast Wisconsin, invites you to their monthly Men’s Mass Saturday morning, December 12, at 7 AM at Nativity Parish, 2270 S. Oneida St. For those who can stay, coffee and donuts immediately following and then a talk by Dr. Ray Guarendi who will discuss “Back to the Family & Catholic Apologetics”. You can leave after mass, after donuts and coffee, or after the speaker. Visit Esto Vir website at : http://www.esto-vir.org/
Been meaning to post this for couple of weeks now and wanted to share this story with you. I received this inspirational story couple of weeks ago from our Green Bay 40 Days for Life coordinator:
Hey Jim,
This is Ryan Lindner. On every Thursday night from around 11 till about 4 am my buddies and I have been going to pray at the abortion clinic. It started with just 3 of my buddies, but last night we were crowding the sidewalk with 10 people. We start out our night by going to the Saint Anthony of Padua Chapel out in the woods at UWGB and just pray together to prepare ourselves for the night. Last night we had the pleasure of walking with John Cavil right after midnight, and Monsignor Klister drove by and stopped to pray a decade of the rosary with us. (After all, it’s out of the norm to see 11 young adults walking in the rain, praying to end abortion at midnight).
Before we even finished the creed a lady crossed the street to come see what we were doing and read our signs and after she saw what we were doing she was on the verge of tears and told us that, many years ago she had an abortion. She told us all the emotional pain she went through after this abortion and how sorry she was that she had it and was so moved that we were out there in the pouring rain praying to end abortion. After this confession, Monsignor laid hands on her and prayed a prayer of forgiveness and absolution . There is no doubt in my mind that this was a miracle. To have a large enough group to call Monsignor’s attention to us and have him come pray just one decade of the rosary and for that lady to have come at that time and have the courage to reveal something so intimate. I know this was a miracle.
The first Thursday when my buddies and I started this routine I remember asking God to fill the Saint Anthony Chapel with people willing to come with us. Last night there were not enough chairs for us all. We were packed in that tiny Chapel and we prayed hard there and when we got to the clinic.
This was passed to me yeasterday; hope you enjoy it
This fun YouTube video features a 1980s pop classic. The rock band Toto scored their biggest hit with Africa in 1982. The song is instantly recognizable. But it has been reinvented.
Perpetuum Jazzile is an a cappella jazz choir from Slovenia. It’s hard to think of something further from an ‘80s rock band. But their version of Africa may best the original. The group has amazing voices.
But the beginning of this video is really striking. Group members simulate an African thunderstorm with their hands. It’s really something to see and hear.
Soon the Color Guard was back in line. The Order of the Mass was beginning. They marched toward the makeshift altar with their backs to the thick slab of polished black granite that stood upright, a little taller than a five year old, behind the last row of lawn chairs. ‘In loving memory of God’s aborted unborn children,’ the inscription read. Read the entire article here:
Former champion surfer, Mary Setterholm suffered sexual abuse and turned to prostitution before finding a new path. Next month, she’ll begin the master’s of divinity program at Columbia University’s Union Theological Seminary.
In keeping with the Order’s longstanding “In Solidarity With Our Priests” campaign, the Supreme Knight has called upon all Knights to actively participate in the “Year for Priests” declared by Pope Benedict XVI. The centerpiece of the Order’s program for this year long celebration (June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010) is a new holy card featuring a prayer for priests. The card features an icon, written by Marek Czarnecki (www.seraphicrestorations.com ), showing Christ in Mass vestments with a gold pelican over his heart, the ancient symbol of self-sacrifice. At the bottom of the icon is an altar prepared for Mass, and at the sides are Melchizedek, whose sacrifice of bread and wine prefigured the Eucharist, and St. John Vianney the patron of parish priests. The back of the card includes a prayer for priests.
Check out the musical tribute “Our Priests” at ourpriests.com. Song is English and Spanish. http://www.ourpriests.com/
