March 2024
Greetings Brothers!
We are heavy into the Lenten season, hopefully whatever you have given up, is still being given up. Of course, instead of giving something up, you can always add something. It’s not too late to start either. March 21st at 7:00pm, there will be a COR Meeting at St Monica Church in Jackson. We have joined up with the St Monica Council 11529 for this program. It is well worth the one hour a month. This one will focus more on Lent and give us the extra preparation leading into Holy Week. COR Occurs every third Thursday at 7:00pm at St Monica Church.
What a great time we had with this year’s Race For Life. The final numbers are not in yet, but we will know by the Business meeting on March 15th where it will be reported. A good time was had by all who attended and great prizes were raffled off, we had a lot of food, nobody went home hungry.
The Polar Bear Plunge was a success with PGK Louis McGraw and his son Danny taking the plunge for Special Olympics. Their NJ Polar Penguins, raised over $65,000 with a total of over $2,000,000 raised for all those that participated that day.
The Catholic Men for Jesus Christ Conference was outstanding. Joe Klecko gave a great talk about our Faith and how it applies in his life and how it should in our own lives. This is a must attend event, be on the lookout for it next year.
We held two CUF Ceremonies in February which brought in two new Brothers as well as an online CUF with one new Brother. We have hit our quota for membership this year. Thanks to those who sponsored the new Brothers.
Leading up to our Good Friday Fish Fry, we will be selling Palm Crosses to support local families with Easter food baskets. Please help sell some of these crosses when we set up at St Aloysius and St Veronica. The Club will be closed on Good Friday, March 29th. More information on all these events will be discussed at our Social and Business meetings.
Who was St Patrick? St Patrick, Apostle and Patron of Ireland, was born in Scotland in 387. Pope St Celestine commissioned him to evangelize Ireland, and in the thirty-three years of his apostolate, he succeeded in converting the whole country, in which, in the Middle Ages, was known as the “Island of Saints,” resplendent with churches and monasteries. St Patrick died in the year 464.
As always, keep an eye out for emails and check the website often for more information.
I’d like to close with the Collect from the Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent:
Keep your family O Lord, schooled always in good works, and so comfort them with your protection here as to lead them graciously to gifts on high. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
New Brothers for February:
Louis Soto
David Tarnowski
Alex Cavalli
February Knight of the Month: Lou Femiano
February Family of the Month: Arcilla Family
March 1st – Family Rosary 7:30pm
March 1st – Social Meeting 8:00pm
March 3rd – St Katharine Drexel
March 4th – St Casimir
March 7th – Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
March 8th – St John of God
March 9th – St Frances of Rome
March 15th – Business Meeting
March 16th – St Patrick’s Day Party
March 17th – St Patrick’s Day
March 16th/17th – Palm Cross sale at St Aloysius
March 18th – St Cyril of Jerusalem
March 19th – Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary March23rd – St Turibius of Mogrovejo
March 23rd/24th – Palm Cross Sales at St Veronica
March 25th – The Annunciation of the Lord
March 29th – Good Friday, (Club Closed) Fish Fry
March 30th – Family Easter Baskets (Holy Saturday)
March 31st – Easter Sunday
As always keep an eye out for emails and check the website often, or attend a meeting.
Mary Queen of the Knights, Pray for us!
Blessed Michael McGivney, Pray for us!
Vivat Jesus!
GK Frank Schear