Fr. Riehl Council # 934
2250 Lanier Dr.
Madison, IN. 47250
ph.
812-273-1537
In Solidarity with our priests
February, 2012 newsletter
Coming Events
Feb. 22—State Hospital party
Feb. 25—End of Month Meals
Mar 7—Business Meeting
Changes
This will be the last monthly printed edition of the newsletter until May. We are shifting to a quarterly mailing to help save the costs of printing, folding, and mailing. However, we will continue to have a monthly newsletter, it will be published on the Prince of Peace website. Go to this url: http://www.popeace.org/ go to the menu "organizations" then click on Knights of Columbus. That will be published monthly. It is also on my personal website, http://pixdw.net/kc934.html.
It will also be sent to all members who have given us a viable email address. If you have not done so yet, please send me an email to enroll your address. My email address is pixdw@pixdw.net. If you call me with the address, there is a possibility that I will write it wrong resulting in a problem of communication.
This is your last printed newsletter until May. GK Fry has estimated that this will save the council nearly $1000 per year. Also please remember that if you move you should notify us of your new address. The meeting times and other important activities will be in the parish bulletin.
Honored
The Knight of the Month is Jim Tatera.
Family of the Month is John and Jean Zubaty.
We have also named our candidate for Outstanding Catholic Youth of the Year, Kaitlyn Kelly.
Brian Cole has been elected to membership and was brought into the council at the with the appropriate 1st. Degree ceremony at the February meeting. If you know someone who would like to join, there are plenty of the Form 100 applications behind the bar at the club. Ask the bartender for them.
End of the Month Meals
This activity will be on the 25th at the Salvation Army kitchen. We provide the drivers and deliver more than 200 meals to the people for whom the government check doesn’t quite stretch far enough. We also deliver to the sick and shut-ins. For further information on your volunteering for this pleasant activity of Charity, contact David Craft, 273-5664 or Donn Lorton, 265-4433.
State Hospital Visit
The State Hospital visit is scheduled for Feb. 22nd, for further information about this service, call Pat Berry, 273-6607 or Paul Bird at 265-3056, either one will be glad to help you by giving further details.
Lenten meals
Please remember that during the Lenten season there will be a meal sponsored by different organizations for a fund-raiser. Mike is also planning to have a prime-rib dinner either before the season begins or immediately after.
Pray
Pray for the return to health of Lou Knoble, John Lee, Larry Wykoff, Jim McKenna, Rick Burress, Rosie Kelly, Tom Woodburn, Mike Dattilo, Charles Requet, Jr., John Kaltenbacher, Dr. Stucker, Margaret Schaum, Bob Bolton, Bill Jackson and Sister Alice Marie.
Also please pray for the well-being of all those who are serving in the Armed Forces, and for our boys and girls in the Gibault Home in Terre Haute, this facility is our state charity effort.
Dues
The 2nd notices have been sent out. Please remit as soon as possible. Each time I send out a notice it costs us 45 cents. If we are trying to save money, it is not helpful if we have to send out other notices. So please send in your dues, remember the year starts Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31, not from the time you send in your dues to the next year.
Right to Life March
There is a possibility that next year this commissioning ceremony will be held during school hours at Shawe instead of on a Sunday. We gave each of the participants a sweatshirt with our name on the back to wear in the March.
Stations
We will be presenting the Stations of the Cross at St. Patrick’s Chapel during the Fridays of Lent. tHE Stations will also be held on Tuesdays at the Prince of Peace Church.
Take Action for Religious Freedom
The Knights of Columbus stands with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in opposition to the recent decision by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to force Catholic employers including hospitals, universities, and charities to provide health insurance that covers contraception and sterilization.
The new rule from HHS gives Catholic institutions until August of 2013 before it begins forcing insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptive methods and sterilization procedures, including several drugs that induce abortion. The mandate will force individuals and groups with religious or moral objections to purchase and provide such coverage. More information is available on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website.
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan of New York, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, "never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience. This shouldn’t happen in a land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the Bill of Rights."
The U.S. bishops are urging all Catholics to let their elected leaders know they want religious liberty and rights of conscience restored and the administration’s contraceptive mandate rescinded. Answering the call, the Knights of Columbus is asking every member and his family to take immediate action.
Please send a message to your elected representatives in Congress by visiting the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment Action Alert. Urge them to co-sponsor the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act (H.R. 1179 / S. 1467), bi-partisan legislation would ensure that federal mandates do not violate the deeply-held moral and religious convictions of our citizens.
Religious freedom is, as Pope Benedict XVI has said, the “most cherished of American freedoms,” and the "first of human rights." No persons or institutions should ever be forced to act in a manner contrary to their moral and religious beliefs.
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Editor’s note. As of this writing the President may reverse himself.
The website of the McGivney Guild is McGivney Guild. He has been elevated to the title of Venerable so he is one step closer to Sainthood.
New Websites
The Knights of Columbus has established an Internet-based news and information service for Catholics - Headline Bistro,Headline Bistro. The new Web site provides a digest of daily news of interest to Catholics. You'll also find video clips, detailed state-by-state information about voting and public policy, and recommended books.
The Supreme Council website is at Supreme Council website
The Indiana State Council website is at Indiana State Council website.
McGiveny Prayer
God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, You called your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your servant Fr. Michael J. McGivney on earth according to the design of Your Holy Will. Through his Intercession, grant the request I now ask for help (mention your request.) Through Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Continue with and finish the prayer with an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be.
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Field Agent
Matt Ernstes (Ernie)
1433 Monroe Dr.
Madison, IN. 47250
Land ph. 812-273-1250
Cell ph. 765-760-8913
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Jasper, IN. 47546
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McGivney Prayer
God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, You called your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your servant Fr. Michael J. McGivney on earth according to the design of Your Holy Will. Through his Intercession, grant the request I now make (mention your request.) Through Christ, our Lord, Amen.
Continue with and finish the prayer with an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be.
The website of the McGivney Guild is McGivney Guild. He has been elevated to the title of Venerable so he is one step closer to Sainthood.
New Websites
The Knights of Columbus has established an Internet-based news and information service for Catholics - Headline Bistro,Headline Bistro. The new Web site provides a digest of daily news of interest to Catholics. You'll also find video clips, detailed state-by-state information about voting and public policy, and recommended books.
The Supreme Council website is at Supreme Council website
The Indiana State Council website is at Indiana State Council website.
Please help us through your prayers and donations as we endeavor to build a Culture of Life.
Also, please consider donating a Knights of Columbus life insurance policy for the benefit of United in Charity, after your family’s insurance needs are met. Your Knights of Columbus insurance agent can supply you with a brochure and information on several different ways to provide such a gift.
Prince of Peace Parish is located in historic Madison, IN. Visit our parish website, then click on the organizations menu, and choose Knights of Columbus, you will be transported to our newsletter
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