Worthy Brothers,
The council is pleased to announce that our September Mexican Night dinner was a resounding success. The event helped raise $1,640 for Clara’s House to aid in their mission of providing basic health care services to the under insured in Sacramento. This year featured a live mariachi singer, Veronica Esparza, who provided wonderful live entertainment along with the traditional piñata for the kids. Thank you to all the brother Knights who volunteered to help make this night possible with a special thanks to Brother Greg Wolfe for chairing this event. Make sure to mark your calendars for our fun-filled German Night on Saturday, October 26th. We will have live German music to accompany the brats and beer! Additionally, our council is helping the Newman Center with their Tri-Tip fundraising dinner on October 19th. Attending this dinner is a great way to help support our neighbors across the street.
As detailed in last month’s Knight Letter, the St Mary Parish rectory has been painted with the exception of 3 metal screen doors. We need a few volunteers to help complete this project. The planned work day is October 14th. If you would like to spend a couple hours of your Columbus Day morning volunteering to serve the church, please e-mail me at gk@kofc953.org. Let’s continue to put our faith in action by helping to serve our communities and parishes together as Brother Knights. Our next Habitat for Humanity Build for Unity project will be November 2nd at 5125 Stoner Drive Sacramento, CA 95820. Please e-mail me if you would like to volunteer to help build a home for a deserving family and help fight the California affordable housing crisis.
We also have a great opportunity to participate in a Knights of Columbus retreat on Saturday, November 23rd. Come join your brother Knights from Council 953 and across Northern California for this one day reflection at Christ the King Retreat Center. Our Faith Director, PGK Fred Struck, will be sending out more information in the coming weeks. Finally, the council is planning to open the hall for our brother Knights to watch the World Series on the new TV’s that have been installed above the bar. Stay tuned for more details, but we hope to see you there!
Thank You,
Shane Clark
Grand Knight, Council 953