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June 2008 Newsletter (Issue 8)

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Events scheduled for this fraternal year

2008	JULY	AUGUST	SEPTEMBER
	OCTOBER	NOVEMBER	DECEMBER
2009	JANUARY	FEBRUARY	MARCH
	APRIL	MAY	JUNE


Entire Fraternal Year (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009)


2008

JULY
10	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

24	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

AUGUST
14	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:00 PM (Brief meeting to allow for Social, afterward)

14	Social: Corn Roast and Euchre Tournament (and other games) after the General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, approx. 7:15 PM (Meeting at 7 PM to last about 15 minutes)

16	SOCCER CHALLENGE MOVED TO SPRING 2009
	Soccer Challenge	St. Gerald South Field, 10:00 AM

28	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

31	Family Communion Mass	St. Gerald Church, 12:00 PM

SEPTEMBER
11	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

24	Michigan State Council K of C Night	Comerica Park, 7:05 PM Tigers vs. Kansas City

25	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

28	Assist With Parish Blood Drive	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall (Additional details to follow)

OCTOBER
??	Detroit Tigers World Series Game Night	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall (Additional details to follow)

4 / 5	Membership Drive / Blitz	After All Masses At the entrances to the Church

9	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

11 / 12	Tootsie Roll Drive	After All Masses At the entrances to the Church

23	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

26	Pancake Breakfast with 50/50 drawing(s)	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall 9 - NOON

NOVEMBER
8	Spelling Bee	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, Noon

8	Poster Contest Begins	Announced at Spelling Bee

13	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

23	Family Communion Mass	St. Gerald Church, 8:30 AM Donut Sunday

27	HAPPY THANKSGIVING!	ANOTHER DATE TO BE DETERMINED FOR OFFICER'S MEETING

DECEMBER
7	Assist Parish Gift Program	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall (Additional details to follow)

11	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

14	Breakfast With St. Nicholas	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall ?? - ??

25	MERRY CHRISTMAS!	ANOTHER DATE TO BE DETERMINED FOR OFFICER'S MEETING

2009

JANUARY
8	Men's Game Night BCS Bowl	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall ?? - ??

8	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

22	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

25	Pancake Breakfast w/State Raffle Tickets	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall 9 - NOON

25	Poster Contest Judging	At Pancake Breakfast

FEBRUARY
??	DATE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED - COULD BE FEB / MAR / APRIL
	7th Annual Catholic Conference for Men Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Detroit Officially Supported by the Knights of Columbus	U of D Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit 8 AM (Meet at St. Gerald's at 6:30 AM)

12	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

15	Family Communion Mass	St. Gerald Church, 10:00 PM Donut Sunday

24	Staff kitchen, assist at Parish Pancake Dinner	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall

26	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

MARCH
12	General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

24	Assist at Parish Soup Supper	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall

26	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

APRIL
9	HOLY THURSDAY	ANOTHER DATE TO BE DETERMINED FOR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

18 / 19	Membership Drive Blitz	After All Masses Donut Sunday

23	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

26	Pancake Breakfast with 50/50 drawing(s)	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall 9 - NOON

MAY
3	Assist With Parish Blood Drive	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall (Additional details to follow)

14	OFFICER NOMINATIONS at General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

28	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

31	Family Communion Mass	St. Gerald Church, 12:00 PM

JUNE
7	Parish Picnic	St. Gerald Parish Grounds

11	OFFICER ELECTIONS at General Membership Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

25	Officer's Meeting	St. Gerald Parish Social Hall, 7:45 PM (Mass at 7:00 PM in Church)

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	Review the Book Club Discussion Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson held an online discussion on 'Salt of the Earth: The Church at the End of the Millennium' (Ignatius), a book based upon an interview that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) gave to journalist Peter Seewald in 2000. Review the Discussion

	126th Supreme Convention in Quebec The 126th Supreme Convention will be held at the Quebec Convention Centre in Quebec City Aug. 5-7. Delegates should arrive no later than Monday, Aug. 4.

	Knights Providing Tribute for Popeâ€™s Yankee Stadium Mass Pope Benedict XVI will have a lasting memorial of his April 20 Mass at Yankee Stadium, courtesy of the Knights of Columbus. The New York ballpark will permanently commemorate the occasion with a bronze plaque, commissioned by the Catholic fraternal organization, which is based in nearby New Haven, Conn.

	Vatican Approves Decree of 'Heroic Virtue' Pope Benedict XVI declared Father Michael J. McGivney venerable March 15, approving a decree of "Heroic Virtue" for the parish priest who founded the Knights of Columbus. This step significantly advances Father McGivney's cause for sainthood.

	Pastoral Solutions for Children of Divorce and Parents of Aborted Children Many children are harmed when their parents divorce, and women and men experience emotional pain and psychological effects as a result of abortion. That was the message of an international panel of experts meeting in Rome April 4-5 to discuss pastoral solutions for those affected.

	Fourth Degree Knights Raise Funds for Dome Fourth Degree Knights are raising funds to offset the cost of the Knights of Columbus Incarnation Dome at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Order committed $1 million to the dome, which was dedicated Nov. 17 and is challenging Fourth Degree assemblies to raise half of this amount.

	Order Underwrites Papal Essay Contest The Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., is sponsoring a nationwide essay contest to welcome Pope Benedict XVI to the United States April 15-20. The contest is open to students in grades nine through 12.

Special Insurance Offer Available to Knights
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson recently mailed a very special offer to all members in the United States and Canada between the ages of 18 and 65. The "new member plan," a low-cost permanent life insurance product, is normally available only to new members and their wives when they join the Order. For a limited time, in connection with the 125th anniversary of the Order, the plan is being made available to existing members as well.

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