Knights of Columbus Council 14485

As the summer has now come to an end, St. John Paul II School is back open and so is our Council with dinners, monthly pancake breakfasts, raffles and a car show Oct 8. Our officers for our Council year 2022-2023 were installed on Aug 3. 

I mentioned our monthly pancake breakfast starting on September 18 from 8:30-10:30. Our first dinner will be held on Oct 1 which will have an Oktoberfest theme. Our Christmas parish dinner dance will be held on December 3. Mark your calendars for an enjoyable evening with great food and music. Other dinners are planned for 2023 stay tuned. Our raffle ticket sales will begin shortly benefitting the Good Counsel Camp, Fr. Johnson’s pride and joy for so many years. Raffle ticket holders will have the chance to win $25.00 each day in November with a $100.00 prize on Thanksgiving. If your ticket is drawn it will go right back in the pot for a possible additional drawing. Last year we had a person win three times.

With our many K of C Council activities we are always open to new members to help with the church and community projects that we assist with. We recently delivered a check to the Pregnancy and Family Life Center for $7,458.05 from our baby bottle campaign. Thank you to all that contributed to this worthy cause. Our food drive to benefit Daystar is up coming. Our soccer challenge for St. John Paul students, essay contest and basketball free throw contest are again planned for the coming year.

The Knights of Columbus offers and outstanding life insurance and annuity program with a AAA rating. The annuities are paying 3.5% on your investment.  If you have a family or are single I would ask you to consider joining our fraternal organization. In all Councils there are three degrees Unity, Charity and Fraternity which we practice on a daily basis.  There is a fourth degree with the principle of Patriotism that all third degree members may join.

I hope all men in the parish would consider joining our Council. We meet the first Wednesday of each month. Please contact me Jim Horan contact info in the bulletin or our membership director Bill Rohlfing at 417-230-2865.

Jim Horan

Grand Knight Council 14485