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Our Lady of Mercy Council #10504, Winston Salem, North Carolina--- Our 19^th Year In Service to One. In Service to All

January - April, 2008

Visit us on the web at: http://kc10504.tripod.com/

Tim McCulloch. PGK, Editor

From the Grand Knight:

(Belated) Happy New Year!!!

May the blessings and peace of Christ be with you and your families.

Over the Christmas holiday, I had the opportunity to speak with many of our Brother Knights, whether at Christmas Day Mass, New Year’s Day Mass for the feast of Mary the Mother of God, during the Live Nativity at OLM, working at Tanglewood and over the phone. Thank you all for your Christmas wishes, greeting cards, emails, and calls.

Our Knights of Columbus Fraternal year is half over, and we have many events and activities behind us now. We have had a wonderful Op LAMB effort, another terrific BBQ, and a successful go at the Tanglewood Festival of Lights. We have also had six Brothers join our Council, hosted seven monthly Rosaries, assisted with another successful Mercy Five Miler, and begun encouraging members and their families to spend time in silent adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Our Brother Knights have worked cleaning the grounds of our Church, spreading mulch on the Kindergarten playground, and assisted with the Live Nativity.

Thank you for your involvement with our Knights of Columbus Council, 10504.

There will be many opportunities to continue the wonderful work that our Council is doing in the upcoming months. Of course there will be monthly business meetings, and I encourage you to attend whenever possible; but there are also other monthly events that we as Knights should support whenever we are able. There will be a Rosary hosted by our council every 4^th Saturday, as well as Adoration on the First Friday of every month.  I ask you, my Brother Knights, to support our Council and parish by participating in these events. There are also youth activities scheduled, as well as Stations of the Cross during Lent. Plans for a Wives Appreciation dinner are being finalized (March 8^th),our First Founder’s Day Pot Luck dinner on March 29^th, and a Council Awards event following the incoming officers’ installation is scheduled to be held on Saturday June 14th. 7-9pm

Please refer to our Council website (kc10504.tripod.com) for information on meeting dates and times, as well as other Council activities. Please remember that our February business meeting has been moved to the 13th since Ash Wednesday falls on the first Wednesday of the month, February 6th.

Please consider spending half an hour to an hour in silent adoration. There is a sign up sheet in the church, or you may let Dave Bowe , Tim McCulloch or me, know via email if you will be able to spend time as a “Watchkeeper” on First Fridays.

God Bless You, and Peace be with You,

         Vivat Jesus!!!

         Vince

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U Upcoming Events

3 3 - SUPER BOWL WINGS SALE, OLM CAFETERIA

6 –Ash WEDNESDAY (monthly meeting changed to Feb 13)

8- FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 9am-5pm; Stations of the Cross, 7pm

9- St Valentine’s Dance 7-11pm , St Leo’s $20/person

13 – Monthly Meeting, 7pm OLM School Media Center

15 - FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 9am-5pm

15- Stations of the Cross, 7pm

22 - FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 9am-5pm; Stations of the Cross,7pm

23- Monthly Rosary, 430pm, OLM Chapel

29 - FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 9am-5pm; Stations of the Cross, 7pm

Date To Be Announced – State Basketball Tournament, St Leo’s

March

5 – Monthly Meeting, 7pm, OLM School Media Center

7- FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 9am-5pm; Stations of the Cross, 7pm

8- Wives’ Appreciation Dinner 7PM at Big Schotz (Old Lucky 32)

14- Stations of the Cross, 7pm

21- GOOD FRIDAY

22- Monthly Rosary, 430pm, OLM Chapel

23- EASTER SUNDAY, Children’s Easter Egg Hunt,

right after 11am Mass

29 – FOUNDER’S DAY POT LUCK DINNER

APRIL

2- Monthly meeting, 7pm, OLM School Media Center

4 – First Friday Adoration 9am - 9pm

19- Third Degree at Clemmons 9499

Birthdays - February

3^rd-Jason Slechta, 4^th PGK Jerry Speciale,7^th Bud Martin,9^th Michael Wharton,10^th Joe Brannan,11^th BJ Smith,

13^th, Mike McCulloch, 16^th Jay Waller,19^th Charles Almond,20^th John Martin, 21^st Ernie Hellinger,24^th Richard Munson

Birthdays - March

1^st Joe Hellinger, 4^th Chris Washington, 7^th Cliff Perrault, Matt Yetter, 11^th PGK Felipe Villalon, 14^th PGK Gary Bogunia

17^th PGK Gene Rossitch, 18^th PGK Bailey Cobbs, 22^nd Jim Higgins, Tom Perfetti, 23^rd, Scott Saffer, 24^th Tom Siegle,

25^th PGK Dan McConnell, Ed Sopp, Brian McNeill, 28^th Clark Ayala

10504 Hall of Fame Award

Presented to Brother B.J Smith for his 17 year support and sustaining lead benefactor for our annual Barbecue Fundraiser, now 17 years running. Brother B.J. a former shortstop on our original 10504 Slammers softball team

And his wife Thuy have been great supporters of the Council since its inception.

Special Service Award

Presented to Brother Mike Patrick for his own work on the annual Barbecue Fundraiser on the non-food organization especially promoting and preparing the ticket mailing and coordinating all the donation collections. Mike and Cindy

continue to support 10504 and their children Drew and Lee have attended many functions over the years.

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Our Lady of Mercy Council #10504, Winston Salem, North Carolina ---Our 18^th Year In Service to One. In Service to All

August- September-October 2007

Visit us on the web at: http://kc10504.tripod.com/

Tim McCulloch. PGK, Editor

From the Grand Knight:

         Brother Knights,

         Here we are 6 weeks into the Fraternal Year and thank you’s need to abound everywhere.The 10504

effort on our OP LAMP Kick-off Weekend was spectacular. Here’s where my thanks go for the best ever weekend of helping those less fortunate, in our 18 year history:

Shift    Captains:     Friday – Mike Michel ; Saturday – Marc Turkaly; Sunday - Dan Crookshank

Shift    Workers:   Jim Ortman, Tim and Staples Kute, Ray Hellinger, Mike McCulloch, Pat Michel, Joe McConnell, Joe and Patrick Kronner, Matt Yetter, Danny and Alana Malechuk, Tom Siegle, John Martin, Byron West, Stan Gordon, Frannie Brannon, David Almond, Tom Vogl, Bailey Cobbs, Gary Bogunia, Bruce McKenna, Dave Bowe, Pete Murphy, Randy Modrow, Bill Graban, Tom Perfetti, Bill and Debbie Dillard, Dave and Kathy Raab

          Money Counters:    Ann Michel, Beverly Turkaly, Liz Crookshank

          Other Contributors: Felipe Villalon, Ralph D'Agostino                                                 My Sincerest thank you!

       Communications: Tim McCulloch                                                                                 Your very humbled GK.

                                                                                                               Vince

Upcoming Events

August, 2007

25 - OLM Parish Picnic

September, 2007

5 - Monthly Meeting, 700pm, OLM School Media Center

7- FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION - OLM 9AM - 9PM contact Dave Bowe to schedule your watch hour: <mbowe@triad.rr.com>

11- FIRST DEGREE at Council 9499, Clemmons

22 - Monthly Rosary, 4:30pm, OLM Chapel

Arnold Cortez, Chairman

October, 2007

3 - Monthly Meeting, 700pm, OLM School Media Center

5 - FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION - OLM 9AM - 9PM

contact Dave Bowe to schedule your watch hour: <mbowe@triad.rr.com>

13- 17th ANNUAL BARBECUE FUNDRAISER

4PM-8PM OLM SCHOOL CAFETERIA

RECENT HAPPENINGS:

Operation LAMB Kick-off weekend Aug 3,4,5 … members of the 10504 family worked at the newest Wal-Mart on Peters Creek Pkwy on “NC Tax Free Weekend”. Top Leadership from PGK Mike Michel and his crew raised our highest one weekend total ever of $3,291.81 (also an anonymous $100 Shift Match, PLUS, a $500 Matching Donation from an anonymous Knight and his spouse toward our 2007-08. Council goal of $10,000 this FY). Highest 3-hour shift totaled by Alana and Danny Malechuk of $426.

1^st Weekend total = $3,891.81. Please Watch and Sign-up for our Future weekends.

Pool Party and Cookout Aug 12… Family Director Bruce McKenna and wife Tanya hosted the gathering at the Clemmons West pool. About 50 members of the “10504 clan” attended and reported a great time…even the cooking was pretty good!!

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Birthdays

August 9-Rosemarie Murphy; 14-Jahala Almond;

23-Patrick Michel; 27-Janice McConnell;

27- PGK Marc Turkaly; 28-PGK Tim McCulloch, FS

September 9-Shirley Shaw; 15-Byron West;

17-Dave Bowe; 21-Anne Modrow; 23-JoAnn West;

28-Joe Kronner; 28-PGK Jeff Konczal DD;

30-Kathy Raab

October 2- Ken Butler; Dave Raab; 10-Jeanne McCulloch;

30-Stan Gordon

November 19 – Bonnie Cobbs

Anniversaries

August 1- Shirley/Bill Shaw; 1- Suzanne/Frank Cachia;

11- Rosemarie/Pete Murphy; 15 – Karen/JerryGaliger;

16- Patti/Tom Perfetti; 21- Staples/Tim Kute;

27 – Mayra/Felipe Villalon

October 1 - Ann & Randy Modrow

October 8- Diane/Clark Ayala; 13-Bonnie/Bailey Cobbs

November 22 – Lavern & Dave Bowe

Did we miss your August, September, October or November Birthday or Anniversary? Let

Knightly News editor Tim McCulloch know what the dates are: tmcculloch@triad.rr.com

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Can you help? (We need specific volunteers here):

· BBQ – Oct 13^th Contact GK Vince Higgins or Mike Patrick

· 4 Operation LAMB Pancake Breakfasts Contact Community Director Danny Malechuk

· Operation LAMB Contact PGK Bill Dillard, PGK Jeff Konczal, PGK Mike Michel

· TANGLEWOOD LIGHTS Contact PGK Gary Bogunia

· CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY contact PGK Tim Kute

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July Knight of the Month – Treasurer Tommy Barnhart

July Family of the Month- Pro Life Couple Kathy & Ray Hellinger

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Special Thanks to these Knights and their families:

Ernie and Betty Hellinger for 45+ years as faithful and dedicated parishioners of OLM and to Ernie for his 35 Years of Service as an Usher. We were able to honor them both at the 5pm Mass at OLM on July 21^st with a presentation by GK Vince Higgins. Needless to say, they received a long overdue standing ovation.

Ernie and Betty are moving to Maryfield assisted living in High Point soon.