Category Archives: Community

Community, Council

Thanks!

On March 10th, the council hosted the St. Mary’s Second Sunday Social providing snacks and drinks for the parishioners following the morning masses.  Several council members helped out at this event and we would like to express our appreciation for their assistance. They are:  Matt Lucien, Kevin Simpson, Bryan Mckrell, John Bashore, Ricardo Saldana and Terry Corcoran.  Thanks brothers.

Co-chairs
Dominic Ielati
George Mills

Also, thanks to Dale Edwards and Kevin Simpson for assisting George Mills at the St. Mary’s Lenten Soup Meal on March 22nd.

Community, Council

Tootsie Roll Drive

On October 13th & 14th, the council held its annual Tootsie Roll Drive at St. Mary’s Church to raise funds for the support of intellectually disabled individuals and their families.  Council members who volunteered for the drive were Bryan Mckrell, Floyd Wells, Dominic Ielati, Terry Corcoran, Steve Mills, Patrick Bradley, Al Picardo and Darin Hunter.  A total of $549.00 was collected.  A similar drive was held the following weekend at Sacred Heart Church and was organized by Dick Cutting.  A total of $431.00 was collected at that event.
A sincere thanks to all who gave their time to make the combined event as success.

Community

Knights of Columbus Responds to Hurricane Sandy

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with local and state councils across the Northeast, is joining relief efforts.

The Supreme Council announced this morning that it is making an immediate $100,000 donation, giving $50,000 each to the state councils of New York and New Jersey to assist in local relief efforts in those hardest-hit jurisdictions.

In addition, the Supreme Council has launched an online donation drive, soliciting contributions from its members and the general public. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go directly to relief efforts in local communities.

“Knights have a long tradition of providing disaster relief,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, “and this is no exception. Our communities need our time, our help, and our financial assistance, and we are going to do all that we can – working closely with our local and state councils – to help those most in need as a result of this storm.” Join us with your commitment to DONATE NOW.

Church, Community

Public Square Rosary Crusade will take place on Oct. 13 at noon across U.S.

On Saturday, Oct. 13 at noon, the Public Square Rosary Crusade will be held in 8,000 public squares across the nation, where Catholics will be praying for our nation. This annual event is sponsored by “America Needs Fatima.”

The goal of the crusade is to counter the destructive secular agenda, asking God to guide every aspect of our society. As human efforts have failed to solve America’s key problems, we ask God’s immediate help for our nation’s leadership. He will hear our prayers, especially if we pray the rosary of his Blessed Mother. Without prayer, and specifically the rosary, we will not find solutions to our nation’s many problems. The location is the corner of Sacramento State University, in front of their sign, at the corner of “J”.

Parking will be in the Knights of Columbus Parking Lot (if we have permission–Need Dominic or Frank Phillips to get permission!) at 11:30 am. We will then proceed to the location on foot. We have to be “on time” for the 12:00 noon “start” time…

Community, Council

Tootsie Roll Drive

On Saturday and Sunday, October 13th and 14th, we will be holding our annual “Tootsie Roll Drive” at St. Mary’s Church following all the masses. On Saturday and Sunday, October 20th and 21st, we will be holding our annual “Tootsie Roll Drive” at Sacred Heart

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the event, this is a fundraiser, the proceeds of which go to local charities which provide support for individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families. Briefly, following each mass, members of the council are stationed outside the doors of the church with a supply of Tootsie Rolls. The Tootsie Rolls are handed out to any member of the congregation who would like one and voluntary donations are collected from those who wish to give. This event has been held at St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart Churches for many years and is well known to and enjoyed by the parishioners.

I am asking for volunteers to participate at one or more of the five masses at St. Mary’s. We ask that, if possible, you leave the church immediately or shortly after receiving communion to allow time to proceed to your assigned door and pick up your apron, donation can and a supply of Tootsie Rolls. Your time spent participating in this event should be no longer than 10-15 minutes after each mass.

Please email or telephone me at (916) 456-4345 if you can help out at this event.
George Mills

Community, Council

Zippy Bun Booth

Knights serving zippy buns at St. Mary's FestivalThe annual St. Mary’s Parish Festival was held August 19th and, as usual, the council turned out to operate the Zippy Bun Booth.  The volunteer turnout was the best I’ve seen in years with all the shifts completely filled.  The booth ran out of both bread and beef at about 6:30PM and would have shut down at that point except for the unbridled enthusiasm of Brother Dale Edwards who, in scraping the bottom of the barrel, so to speak, was still churning out zippy buns with what was probably last years aus jus fixin’s.  Anyway, the day was a success ( the take is not immediately available, but will be reported as soon as I have it) and I want to gratefully thank all the brothers who pitched in and churned out the sandwiches for hungry customers.
They are:  Floyd and Maureen Wells, Dick Cutting, Matt Lucien, Darin Hunter, Rupert Ventenilla, Terry Corcoran, Dale Walton, Dominic Ielati, Bill Sheean, Alex Kachmar, Rudy Nagle, Dale Edwards, Bill Renard, Al Piccardo, Fred Struck and Frank Phillips.  Special thanks goes to Fred and Matt who sat around for an extra hour and half Saturday morning waiting for the tables to show up, Darin who took three (!) shifts, Co-chair Terry who was there most of the day until his leg let him down and Dale, Bill Renard and Rudy who stayed after their shift to strike the booth.
Knights serving zippy buns at St. Mary's FestivalAnd then there’s Brother Dave Carboni who’s in the kitchen at 6:00AM cooking up our aus jus which makes the zippy buns what they are.
If I’ve missed anybody, please let me know and I’ll make sure your names are plastered all over the Knight Letter.
THANKS to all.  See you next year.
George Mills
Chairman
Zippy Bun Booth