September 2024

Brothers,

September is here and on some mornings you feel the comfortable temperatures in the morning. 

Fall is on the way in and the end of summer is near. Change is here.

The kids are back in school and football has started.

Soon the leaves will start to change colors.

When I was a kid, all the leaves would be on the ground by Halloween.

I remember giant piles of leaves everywhere as we tackled each other into the piles.

Now the leaves don't all drop until after Thanksgiving.

Looking backwards, The First Annual Military Appreciation day was super hot and super successful.

Many thanks to Columbian Club President Tim Huddy, Past Columbian Club President Jimmy Opdyke Jr., and PGK Louis McGraw for organizing such a great event. 

The feeling of seeing and hearing as the helicopter approached our Council was unbelievable.

Make sure you are all there next year to experience the thrill.

Being able to talk with the crew and take pictures was an amazing experience.

Switching gears, We have our Annual Council picnic coming up on Saturday the 14th. 

Its a great day to celebrate another great year with your Brothers and their families.

Charity, unity, and Fraternity are on full display at our event.

This is what we are all about.

We donate thousands of dollars to each charity.

Come out and be proud of our efforts and our great council.

More on the picnic during our committee report.

Our upcoming events include an Ocean County KOC meeting on Monday 9/9,

The council will be hosting our Annual 9/11 ceremony next Wednesday.

And on Sunday 9/29 we will be hosting the Diocese of Trenton Motorcycle Run.

We need to focus on Membership and make it happen. I need to do a better job and we need results. So far we have zero new recruits since the start of July.

Please come out to the club to enjoy Sunday football, horseshoes, poker, cornhole, and enjoy the brotherhood.

Please keep an eye out for emails that are sent out and check the website for an up-to-date calendar of events.

Enjoy the season.

God Bless You, your families and God Bless America.

Vivat Jesus!

Mary Queen Of The Knights! Pray for us!

Blessed Michael McGivney! Pray for us!

Jeffrey Gawlowski

Grand Knight