FR. VICTOR C. COTE FR. VICTOR C. COTE COUNCIL 9671

Serving the Community of

Good Shepherd Parish

NEWS FOR KNIGHTS December2018

General Meeting: Tuesday, December 11th

Dinner at 5:45 PM

Mass at 6:30 PM

Meeting at 7:00 PM

Council 9671 Executive 2018 – 2019

Chaplain - Fr. Gary Goyeau - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 735-9517

Past G..K. – Dave Wilds (Alice)- - - - - - - - - - - - 915-6867

Grand Knight – Paul Lauzon (Gabrielle )- - - (226) 782-1241

Deputy G.K. - Fred Anderson (Orietta )- - - - - - - 979-8168

Chancellor – Alan Stewart (Yvonne) - - - - - - - - - 979-2121

Recorder – Ron Barnhard - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -735-3503

Financial Secretary–Mario Di Domenico(Louisa) - 735-1311

Treasurer – Mike Trepanier (Jeanne)- - -- - - - - - - 727-3596

Lecturer – Jean Chenier (Pauline) - - - - - - - - - - - - 727-5629

Advocate – Stan Rychel (Audrey) - - - - - - - - - - - -735-6854

Warden – Dave Pellizzari (Pamela) - - - - - - - - - - 981-7429

Guard – Rene Bedard (Melba) - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -979-6353

Guard – Jerry Deck (Yvonne) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 735-0999

Guard – Paul Loebach (Diane) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 979-0128

Trustee – Frank Renaud - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 739-3785

Trustee – Dennis Drew (Mary Anne) - - - - - - - - - 735-1068

Trustee – Jack Regnier (Penny) - - - - - - - - - -(226) 363-0831

District Deputy - Dave Monk- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 728-0306

Insurance Agent – Matthew Sylvester (Danielle) -- 567-9258

Newsletter Editor – Ron Barnhard - - - - -- - - - - - 735-3503

ron48barnhard@gmail.com

Page 2 - Chaplain / Chancellor Page 3 - Grand Knight/Coming Events Page 4 - Charities /Bingo , Hospice Page 5 - Wilds World Page 6 - Book Review Page 7 -Deputy Grand Knight/Chancellor Page 8 - Past Grand Knight Page 9 - Insurance Page 10 - Pro-Life Page 11 - Birth / Anniversary Dates Photo Galery Page 12 - Hall/ Room Required Dates

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Dear Brother Knights:

It is hard to believe that we are drawing closer to the great feast of Christmas.

At Christmas we honor the birth of Jesus Christ. At times our Savior is

forgotten in the commercialization of the season and the rush to get ready for

holiday festivities. Each year the Knights of Columbus takes a leading role in reminding society that

Christmas is first and foremost a holy day. One of the best ways to do this is participating in the Order’s

“Keep Christ in Christmas” campaign. I thank you for providing the sale of signs to our people each year.

The message in their yards, help people who pass by to remember the true meaning of Christmas. One

small sign can change someone’s heart.

Also Brothers, I want to remind you that The Best Presents Can’t Be Wrapped. This Christmas season give

the gift of yourself within your council, community and family. Give these or similar presents of friendship,

understanding, kindness, love and compassion:

*Serve or prepare meals at a soup kitchen.

*Bring presents to children or elderly people in the hospital nursing homes.

*Visit someone who’s shut-in.

*Send a Christmas card to someone you have not seen or talked to in years.

*Invite a friend or neighbor who will be alone to share your Christmas celebration.

*Reconcile with a friend or relative with whom you have quarreled.

*Apologize if you were wrong.

*Provide transportation to mass for someone who is now unable to drive.

*Wish people you meet a good day and a happy and holy Christmas.

*Get the family together to clean out all the closets and dressers. Donate usable clothing, shoes, blankets

and other items to a program for needy families.

*Sing Christmas carols at nursing homes or hospitals.

*Collect baby clothes, blankets, food, diapers or money and donate these items to an St. Vincent de Paul or

other organizations that helps needy people.

*Be a part of the holiday spirit by undertaking one or more of the items listed above and help make Christ-

mas merry for someone else and yourself.

With your help we will keep Christ in Christmas.

As your Chaplain I wish you and your family the blessings of this Holy Season. May Jesus, the gift to the

world, bless you and your home with peace, happiness and joy.

Merry Christmas.

Your Chaplain,

Father Gary Goyeau

Mark your calendar now, Wednesday, December 12th 7 pm we will be celebrating our Advent

Communal Penance Service. A number of priests will be available.

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Chaplain - Fr. Gary Goyeau

Upcoming Events

December 8, 2018 (Saturday). . . . . . . . . . .K of C Christmas Party - (Good Shepherd Parish Hall)

December 11, 2018 (Tuesday) . . . . . . . . . .K of C General & Executive Meeting Combined

– (Good Shepherd Parish Hall)

January 8, 2019 (Tuesday) . . . . . . . . .K of C Executive Meeting– (Good Shepherd Parish Hall)

January 11, 2019 (Friday). . . . . . . . . . . .Bingo 9:30 A.M., 11:30 A.M., 1:30 P.M., 3:30 P.M.

January 22, 2019 (Tuesday). . . . . . . . . . .K of C General Meeting– (Good Shepherd Parish Hall)

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Dear Brother Knights,

Its that time of the year again. December has come and with it, all the signs of Christmas. But

what’s the real meaning of Christmas? Is it the gifts under the tree, the lights in the windows,

the cards in the mail, turkey dinner with the family and friends, or stockings hanging by the fireplace? Is this

really Christmas? For many people, Christmas is a time of sadness. The loss of a loved one, family abroad that

can’t come home or a shortage of money for gifts.

The story is told of a little girl who is passing out the presents to her family on Christmas morning. After

finding gifts for each member of her family, she was puzzled that there wasn’t a gift for the One whose birthday

was being commemorated. “I guess everyone forgot about Jesus” she said.

If you want a truly meaningful Christmas Season, it stands to reason you need to grasp the true meaning of

Christmas. Forget about Jesus and you’ve missed the entire, glorious point of the celebration. Always

remember to “Keep Christ in Christmas”.

On behalf of Gabrielle and myself, I wish all my Brother Knights and their families a safe and Holy Christmas

and a Joyous New Year.

“Vivat Jesus”

Paul Lauzon – Grand Knight.

Grand Knight - Paul Lauzon

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Charities and Bingo Chairman - Jack Regnier

2019 BI:GO DATES

FRI. JAN.11 DAYS 9.30 AM, 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.30 PM

SUN. FEB.10 NIGHTS 5.30 PM, 7,30 PM, 9.30 PM

SAT. MAR.16 DAYS 9.30 AM, 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.30 PM

FRI. APR.26 NIGHTS 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM

SUN. MAY 19 DAYS 9.30 AM, 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.30 PM

SAT. JUNE 22 NIGHTS 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM

FRI. JULY 26 DAYS 9.30 AM, 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.30 PM

SUN. AUG. 25 NIGHTS 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM

SAT. SEPT. 21 DAYS 9.30 AM, 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.30 PM

FRI. OCT. 25 NIGHTS 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM

SUN.NOV. 24 DAYS 9.30 AM, 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.30 PM

SUN. DEC, 29 NIGHTS 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM

Worthy Grand Knight Paul Lauzon presenting Carol Derbyshire from Hospice a cheque in the amount of $1000.00

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Wilds World…Did You Know ??..... From the Internet

• During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.

• Under the code of Hammurabi, bartenders who watered down beer were punished by execution.

• A Church in the Czech Republic has a chandelier made entirely of human bones.

• The population is expected to rise to 10.8 billion by the year 2080.

• To produce a single pound of honey, a bee would have to visit 2 million flowers.

• Scientists have tracked butterflies that travel over 3000 miles.

• Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

• It’s considered good luck in Japan if a sumo wrestler makes your baby cry.

• A man from Britain changed his name to Tim Ppppppppppice to make it harder for telemarketers

to pronounce.

• A woman from California once tried to sue the makers of Capt’n Crunch because the Crunch

Berries contained “no berries of any kind”.

• Donald Duck cartoons were banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.

• The chance of you dying on the way to get lottery tickets, if greater than the chance of winning .

• Cherophobia is the fear of fun.

• Pirates wore earrings because they believed that it improved their eyesight.

• A 10 gallon hat will only hold ¾ of a gallon.

• One fourth of the bones in your body are located in your feet.

• More people are allergic to cows’ milk than any other food.

• In New York it is illegal to sell a haunted house without telling the buyer.

• Lastly: The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime.

Now You Know ………Brother Dave Wilds PGK

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Dear Brother Knights

Another Christmas season is upon us! I want to take this opportunity to wish all my

fellow Knights and their families a very Happy and Holy Christmas Season. During this

Holy Season, I urge all my brothers to be true to the real meaning of Christmas. We keep

Christ in Christmas by sharing love, cheer, and hope with those less fortunate by sharing our good fortune.

Our annual Christmas party for the children is the weekend before our meeting, and we are all looking forward

to seeing Santa at this fun afternoon for the children. If you did not register, and have children, keep the party in

mind for next year.

Our final meeting of the calendar year will be a combined executive and general meeting on Tuesday

December 11. I urge everyone to join us for dinner at 5:45 with the meeting to follow 6:30 mass.

I am told by Ontario State that the provincial lottery tickets will be issued before Christmas ( but not likely by

our meeting date). Keep this in mind, as the tickets make great stocking stuffers. When they arrive, I will send

out an email to everyone so that they can pick up a book or two before Christmas.

Your Council continues to look for help with the many programs and activities we have ongoing, including

bingo, the provincial lottery, soccer challenge, and the basketball challenge to name a few. Consider making it

your new year's resolution to get involved - then do it.

"Vivat Jesus"

Fred Anderson - DGK

Deputy Grand Knight - Fred Anderson

Chancellor - Alan Stewart

The Meaning Of Christmas

Far away in Bethlehem, a Baby Boy was born; Born with neither riches nor with fame, Yet Wise Men came from all around to bring to Him their gifts, And peace was felt by all who heard His name.

Angels watched Him as He slept, and gently rocked His bed; Their voices singing softly in His ear; His Mother and His Father both gave thanks to God above For the greatest gift of all, their Son, so dear

They knew His life upon this earth would not be filled with wealth, They also knew He would encounter strife; But most of all, they knew that He would be a loving Child, And teach the love of God throughout His life.

At Christmas, as we celebrate this Birth of Jesus Christ, Let's keep in mind the truth of Christmas Day;

Hello My Brothers and Families:

On behalf of my wife Alice and I, we would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas

and the Happiest of the New Year to you all.

I would like to say a very special thank you to our Children’s Christmas Party committee

Worthy Grand Knight Paul and his wife Gabrielle as well as Worthy Deputy Grand Knight Fred and his wife

Orietta .

Thanks to the many volunteers that came out to assist with our extremely important bingos this month and all

previous bingo’s as well. As you know this is our main source of income for our local charities.

Well our Ontario State submissions are piling up and we will be sending off approximately 80 submissions.

Our deadline for getting them all to Ontario State Board is March 15th.

Please keep our deceased Brothers & Sisters in your daily thoughts and prayers.

Vivat Jesus…….Brother Dave Wilds PGK

Council 2356 – Monsignor A.J. McNabb….Tilbury

Council 2775 – St. Simon & St. Jude Parish…Belle River

Council 4553 – St. John the Evangelist….Woodsley

Council 8783 – Visitation Parish…..Comber

Council 9671 – Good Shepherd Fr. Victor C. Cote…..Lakeshore

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Past Grand Knight - Dave Wilds

District 23 Councils

District Deputy – Dave Monk

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Prayer from Pro Life Poems Internet

Loving God, creator of all human life, we

adore You and worship You.

You create all human beings in your image.

May we, Your people, dedicate ourselves to defending the preborn and all those threatened by

the culture of death.

We ask You to touch the hearts of all mothers considering abortion, the abortionists, and those

who support killing preborn babies.

Please keep the Mother’s of the unborn in your thoughts and prayers that they will choose LIFE.

K of C Council Pro Life Family…………

Dave & Alice Wilds

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Birth and Anniversary Dates

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November Anniversaries

Dave & Alice Wilds 24

Todd & Denise Legault 24

December Anniversaries

Gary & Marianne Goudreau 12

Paul & Diane Loebach 17

Vukasin & Iva Babic 25

Stephen & Kelly Greff 27

John & Pauline Chenier 31

Paul & Gabrielle Lauzon 31

November Birthdays

Jerry Jasin 2

Shawn Wilds 2

Bob Sylvester 4

Stephan Bosco 8

Gerry Farmer 8

Stan Lovecky 8

Michael Vettese 9

Gerald Wilder 10

Jim Silvestro 11

Harry Campeau 14

Joe Hinschberger 14

Mike Wilder 14

Louis Paquette 18

Bill Craig 20

John Chenier 21

Ted Kummer 24

Alan Stewart 26

Don Seguin 27

December Birthdays

David Fortin 5

Paul Boglitch 8

Mark Managham 8

Lionel Rivait 9

Daniel St. Pierre 9

Ryan Hooft 16

Richard Kennedy 16

Leo Laforet 20

Tim Eansor 26

Michael Greff 29

Photos From Our :ovember General Meeting

Fr. Danny Santos Receiving Honorary Life

Membership Card Gerald Moynahan From Tilbury Council

Presenting Cheques To Grand Knight Paul

Lauzon For Draw Our Council Won On Dinner

Tickets Purchased

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