Blessed Sacrament Council Knights of Columbus, Alexandria, VA

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Diocesan Picnic for Priests: 1-2 September 2007

Help needed on both dates. Knights were asked to help prepare food, setup chairs, tables, and assist in serving. Cooking began on Saturday night with the picnic beginning at 6:30 PM on Sunday. Clean-up on Sunday night was also provided.

Past Summer 2007 BBQ Events:

28 July after 5:00 pm mass join the Knights in celebrating with our priests to raise funds for vocations!
18 August after 5:00 pm mass to raise funds for scholarships
22 September after 5:00 pm mass to raise funds for scholarships

Past Degree Schedule:

2007
Oct. 20. 4th Degree in Richmond. Specific information for candidates is available here
Sept. 29. Combined 2nd and 3rd Degree at the Mt. Vernon Council in Alexandria. Contact PGK Joe Bush at rojoe87@verizon.net if you are going. Dress is jacket and tie. Start times: 9:35AM for 2nd degree and 11:15 AM for 3rd degree.
Sept. 22. 2nd Degree at Blessed Sacrament – Candidates report to Quinn Hall by 8:40 AM . Dress is business casual.
Sept. 10. Meeting, including a 1st Degree. Candidates report to Quinn Hall by 7:00 PM for a 7:30 PM start time. Dress is business casual.
2008
Jan. 19 – Third Degree at St. Leo, just outside the beltway. You must email or call Joe Bush if you plan to attend.
1 March - Combo 1st & 2nd Degrees – notify Joe Bush there are candidates.
9 March - 3rd Degree in North Arlington . Please notify Joe Bush if you are going.
22 April - 1st Degree at Our Lady of Lourdes. Come witness the birth of a new council!
Monday, May 26, 6:30 PM , Commodore John Barry Assembly, 4th Degree, meets briefly for elections of officers at EDW.
Next Meeting: 2 June at 7:30 PM Election of Officers and for other business. Please come.
Wednesday, June 4, a Second Degree will be conducted at the EDW Council home in North Arlington . Candidates report by 7:10 PM . Please email Joe Bush if you wish to go. Dress is business casual.
Saturday, June 14, a Third Degree will be conducted in Manassas . Candidates report by 11:15 AM . You must contact Joe Bush if you are going. Dress is coat and tie.
Thursday, June 19, a 1st Degree will be conducted at the EDW Council home in North Arlington . This is the last 1st Degree before September. Please recruit. If you know of candidates, please contact Joe Bush.
Monday, July 14th, will be a Council meeting. Our new Grand Knight (Christopher Yurasko) will take over.
Saturday, July 19th, Installation of Officers after 5:00 PM Mass
Monday, August 4th, will be a Council meeting.
Tuesday, August 12th, Burial service for Father Edward Richarson, Virginia State Chaplin at Arlington National Cemetery, 12:01 PM
Thursday, August 14th, Diocese Altar Server Picnic. Approximately 350 people expected and help will be needed at the picnic sies. Email Joe Bush if you can help.
Help is needed at the Picnic sponsored by the Diocese of Arlington on Thursday, August 14. The picnic location is Lake Fairfax Park near Reston . Contact FS Joe Bush for more information.
August 24th, Ministries Sunday at Blessed Sacrament. Please help out in recruiting after each Mass.
Aug. 27, Wednesday – Mixed open bowling at USA Bowling, 100 South Pickett Street , Alexandria VA 22304 at 7:00 PM . Email Grand Knight Yurasko at cyurasko@yahoo.com if you can come. This is a family social event. All are invited.
Sept. 08, Monday – Meeting and 1st Degree. The meeting will be at the Parish Center , the building to the right of the school. Refreshments will be served afterwards so all can get to know our new members.
3rd Degree Exemplification is scheduled for Sunday, September 28th at the Mount Vernon Council home in Alexandria . Candidates report between 11:05 and 11:20 AM . More details will come. Before going to any degree, please notify FS Joe Bush at rojoe87@verizon.net.
Oct 3, Friday – Crab Feast for Knights and their ladies at the EDW Council home
Oct. 4, Saturday - State meeting in Fredricksberg. PGK received the "Star Council" award.

March for Life 2008: 35th Anniversary

Tuesday January 22 is the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. including rally at the Mall, the March to the Supreme Court, and arrangements for meeting with state representatives on Capitol Hill

The Knights will be supporting the effort by providing boarding to approximately 200 students, 40 brothers, and 20 sisters. Please support the Knights in preparing meals for those that are attending the event in order to defray the cost, and engage in fellowship.

http://www.marchforlife.org/event/index.cfm

Past Dinner Schedule:

12 January 2008 - Council Spaghetti Dinner in Quinn Hall; set-up starts at 3:00 PM
9 February 2008 - Spaghetti & Chicken Parmesian dinner at 6:00 pm in Quinn Hall.
8 March 2008 - Young Adult Ministry Charity Dinner
26 April - Spaghetti and Chicken Parmesan dinner after Mass
17 May - Spaghetti and Chicken Parmesan dinner after Mass
Saturday, June 14, your Council will hold a family cook-out after the 5:00 PM Mass. Set-up begins at 3:00 PM in Quinn Hall. Please come and volunteer.
Wednesday, June 18th, council will hold a picnic on the lawn by the Church for new and current Arlington Diocese Seminarians, Bishop Loverde, and a number of Priests (~75 total). Setup at 2:20 PM with service at 4:30 PM
Saturday, June 21, a dinner will be held to raise funds for various Spanish charities, including those in Nicaragua . (Recall that Bishop Herrera of Jinotega , Nicaragua , is a member of our Council.) Mt Vernon Council is hosting the dinner at their fine home on Rt. 1. Cost is $25 per person, which includes free babysitting. Contact Joe Bush by June 15th if you wish to go.
Aug. 30, Saturday – Your Council is hosting the 70-80 poor and 5/6 Sisters Missionaries of Charity, Mother Theresa’s Order volunteers at a lunch. volunteers for a total of 100. Set-up begins at 8:30 AM , the group arrives at 10:00 AM for coffee; Mass at 10:30 AM in Quinn Hall; lunch at 11:30 AM ; entertainment at about 1:00 PM (DJ, singing group); and desert at conclusion of show. Of course there is clean-up. You do not have to be there for the entire time. Please notify FS Joe Bush at rojoe87@verizon.net if you and your family can help.
Sept. 06, Saturday - Cook-out after the 5:00 PM Mass. Help begins at 2:00 PM . At least 3 of the regulars will not be there and so help is really needed. Please volunteer. We will need more help for this event than the lunch for the poor.
Saturday, Oct. 4 - Dinner after 5:00 PM Mass in Quinn Hall. Setup starts at 3:00 PM with after dinner clean-up.

Image from GE Healthcare

Support Life Activities:

On Saturday, November 3, there will be a Respect Life Mass, celebrated by Bishop Loverde, at St. Rita Parish, Alexandria , at 8:00 a.m., followed by the praying of the Rosary outside the abortion clinic on Duke St. , Alexandria . If you can not make the Mass, join us for the Rosary, about 9:25 AM .
In a letter to Congress, Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activites, highlighted the origins and purpose of the Mexico City Policy and made four observations: first, abortion does not plan a family but kills a member of the family; second, studies show that promoting contraceptives does not necessarily reduce abortions; third, when made available alongside preventive methods, abortion replaces prevention; and fourth, it is contrary to logic and common sense to say that we can reduce abortions by supporting groups dedicated to promoting abortion. Click here for the full text of Cardinal Rigali's letter.
On Saturday, December 8th - 9 AM at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More a Mass to Support Life is to be held by Bishop Loverde [3901 Cathedral Ln. Arlington, VA 22203]. Following Mass will be a group "prayer-in" vigil at Church Healthcare Center , S. Washington St. , Falls Church . Please wear your K of C outerwear. This is a family event.
26 January - Respect Life Mass with Bishop Loverde will be at 8:45 a.m. at St. Louis
23 February - Respect Life Mass with Bishop Loverde will be at 9:00 a.m. at Holy Spirit Parish
22 March - Join Bishop Loverde on Holy Saturday to pray the Rosary at the abortion facility on 900 S. Washington St. , Falls Church.
12 April - Respect Life Mass with Bishop Loverde will be at 8:30 a.m. at St. Michael Parish

Thanksgiving 2007 Basketball Tournament News

6 August - Program sponsors needed, begin asking companies for advertisements
21 October - One of the biggest and labor-intensive events held by your Council is the Thanksgiving basketball tournament for CYO youths. Please save time on your calendar for the Friday through Sunday after Thanksgiving. Teams from all over the Diocese come to Blessed Sacrament
7 December - Tournament was again a success with the Knights raising over $3000 for scholarships.

Christmas Card Sales:

21, 28 October - After regular scheduled Mass times
10 November - During Blessed Sacrament's Annual Christmas Bazaar
4, 11,18,25 November - After regular scheduled Mass times
2,9 December - After regular scheduled Mass times
New-to-the Council Brother Donn Grover has kindly donated Crucifixes to the Council for sale. Thanks Donn. Only a few small ones are unsold.

Basketball Free Throw Contest:

Come support the Knights of Columbus in the 2008 Free Throw Contest! Skilled winners shoot 15 free-throws to achieve foul-line perfection at the Council competition and 25 at the District and State level competitions

24 February - Blessed Sacrament Free Throw Contest Winners Announced! Click for Images
9 March - Virginia District 15 Finals at Blessed Sacrament
29 March - State Tournament in Richmond

Ushers Needed Christmas Midnight Mass:

If you are not traveling this holiday season and are able to make the midnight Mass; we will need approximately six Knights to assist with the distribution of votive candles before the Mass, take up the collection, and direct the congregation during Communion. You may sit with your families during the Mass as there will be plenty of seats available.

The Midnight Mass celebration begins at 11:30 pm on December 24th with Christmas Carols and Readings before the Mass begins at Midnight. Mass will be over around 1 am. Please report around 11:15 pm to the gathering space outside of the Chapel wearing Coat and Tie. Wives and other family members are welcome to assist us. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks and Merry Christmas! Contact Vincent Piperini for further details.

Alexandria Health and Human Services Support

Please support the effort of donating gifts to the less fortunate children of Alexandria this Christmas with a donation or volunteering to help out 17 December from 9 to 11 AM. Contact Joe Bush for further details.

http://www.ci.alexandria.va.us/city/kyc/health.html


	Football Frenzy Buy a ticket today for a chance to win $1000 - proceeds benefit Virginia Knights of Columbus Charity, Inc. Contact one of our officers for details.

	2007 End of Year Donations: At this time of year, your employer may have a charities drive using payroll deduction. Please consider KOVAR. Reporting codes for some of the drives are: CFC : #42569; Virginia State Campaign - State Employees - #735; and United Way Campaigns in the Greater D.C. Area - #8838. Your Council can get credit if you provide us with the giving slip or other documentation. You can block out your name, SS #, and all personal identification. All your Council needs is the amount. (Info on KOVAR is located at http://www.kovarva.net/default.htm.)
	Ushers Needed Easter Vigil & Holy Thursday Masses: Holy Thursday – Knights requested to usher and possibility being Eucharistic Ministers. Report at 7:00 PM for this bilingual service. Considering going to the Easter Vigil this year (22 March)? We will need approximately six Knights to assist with the 'crowd control' bonfire activities for the beginning portion of the Mass, take up the collection, and direct the congregation during Communion. You may sit with your families during the Mass as there will be plenty of seats available. If you just helped for the processions, you duty would be over at 9:45 PM Please report early to the gathering space outside of the Chapel wearing Coat and Tie at 8:00 PM .. Wives and other family members are welcome to assist us. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thanks and Happy Easter! Contact Vincent Piperini for further details.

Prayer for Vocations:

Starting 10:00 PM on Saturday, May 31, and concluding 6:00 AM on June 1, there will be an extended all-night prayer service for vocations at Blessed Sacrament. The entire service will be in Spanish. There are signals that vocations are growing in the Spanish community. All in this Diocese will be blessed by this upsurge. Please say a prayer for the success of this initiative. All invited!!! Hopefully, there will be a similar English service, as part of the “World Movement of Prayer for Priests,” which was begun by Cardinal Hummes of the Vatican .

Parish Feast Day 2008:

Starting this Wednesday (May 21) through Saturday (May 24), there will be 40 hours devotion in preparation for the Parish Feast Day. (See below for more information.) Father Cregan will give a talk each evening during our Forty Hours Adoration at 8 p.m. It would be great if the Knights and their families made a good showing.

April 2008 Donations:

KOVAR is looking for volunteeers again this year to support fund raising activites outside local supermarkets. This year's goal is $5387. Contact John Boyd for futher details. (Info on KOVAR is located at http://www.kovarva.net/default.htm.)

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Knights of Columbus Council 11947
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community
1427 West Braddock Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22302

10/06/2008