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Pilot Point Council 2045, Chartered October 19, 1919

MSGR Paul Charcut Assembly 2042

Volume 22, Issue 9

February 2020

Council website: www.stthomaspilotpoint.org/kofc2045-council

Assembly website: stthomaspilotpoint.org/kofc2042-assembly

Texas State website: www.kofc.org

Grand Knight Message

Brothers; I think I touched on this subject last month, but I want to talk about traditions. Some we start our-selves, some are passed down from our older generations, and that's what makes them tradition. So, we all have certain things we do for Christmas, for example. My wife has made her version of fruit cake every year since we've been married, so now it's a tradition. We have certain traditions for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays. We have a holiday coming up that carries the tradition of giving candy and flowers. 4th of July we put flags out, Easter we hide eggs. To bring in the New Year we must have Black-eyed peas and cabbage. Schools, universities, fraternal organizations have tradi-tions. We practice them, and we pass them on. So, all of that leads me to this; Brothers I attended a K of C mid-year conference in January and got to watch the new Initiation ceremony on a video. This is one of the changes we have heard about and you can see it at https://videos.kofc.org/exemplification. I started thinking about tradition and I come to this; It would seem the Knights are giving up a lot of traditions. The ceremony has been streamlined to the point that now all the tradition is gone. There are no robes, no bones no mystery, none of that anymore. The ceremony has three speakers, they get about 10 minutes each to talk, candidates get a rosary, 30 minutes and done! I believe this has been done because candidates just don't have time for three separate ceremo-nies so they get one quick one and it's done but these guys are missing so much of the mystique and traditions that were a big part of the ceremonies from the past. But I guess this is progress, Personally, I kinda like traditions. Fraternally, Roland Jones GK

Congratulations

to Council 2045!

Pictured at Left:

District Deputy, Robert Daleo

is presenting a congratulatory

letter from Supreme Council

for the council’s 100th years

of Service., to Grand Knight

Roland Jones.

FEBRUARY ASSEMBLY NEWS

February 2020 is the Month of the Passion of our Lord! The Passion of Christ, from the Latin patior meaning "suffer," refers to those sufferings our Lord endured for our redemption from the agony in the garden until His death on Calvary. In an age where the "risen" Jesus appears on the cross and "suffering" and "sacrifice" have be-come unpopular terms, we must not lose sight of the reality of the passion. After the Last Supper, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane at the Mount of Olives. Our Lord prayed, "Father, if it is your will, take this cup from me; yet not my will but yours be done" (Lk 22:42). Jesus knew the sacrifice He faced. He prayed so intensely that "his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground" (Lk 22:44). I pray that we all look to our father in heaven for strength to endure our own daily personal struggles! I found the following prayer that I hope touches all of you as it did me.

A Prayer For a Family:

O dear Jesus, I humbly implore You to grant Your special graces to our family. May our home be the shrine of peace, purity, love, labor and faith. I beg You, dear Jesus, to protect and bless all of us, absent and present, living and dead. O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus, and our Mother, pray to Jesus for our family, for all the families of the world, to guard the cradle of the newborn, the schools of the young and their vocations. Blessed Saint Joseph, holy guardian of Jesus and Mary, assist us by your prayers in all the necessities of life. Ask of Jesus that special grace which He granted to you, to watch over our home at the pillow of the sick and the dy-ing, so that with Mary and with you, heaven may find our family unbroken in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Amen.

Joe Duran Faithful Navigator

ANNUAL CELEBRATION

Every year after Christmas,

Pilot Point Assembly #2042

has a Christmas party for the

Knights and their wives.

Pictured above are the at-

tendees from the celebration

on January 12th.

Pictured left is Brian

Heitzman, and below

are Kyle and Caleb

Holloway, just 3 of the

participants at the

Carter Blood Care,

Blood Drive at St.

Thomas, January 26th.

USE this link for more Infor-

mation to donate your vehicle:

http://careasy.org/nonprofit/knights-

of-columbus---council-2045

Feb. 2: Presentation of the Lord Feb. 2: Super Bowl Party Feb. 6: Assy and Council Meetings Feb. 14: St. Valentine’s Day Feb. 22: Annual Mardi Gras / Cook-off Celebration—following Mass Feb. 25: Shrove (Fat) Tuesday Feb. 26: Ash Wednesday

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First Name Last Name Birthday

Dennis Duesman 02-01

Edgar Evans 02-03

Harold Bridges 02-04

Brian Dwyer 02-06

David Powell 02-07

David Strittmatter 02-09

Robert Wright 02-10

Bradley Burger 02-14

Alois Pelzel 02-16

Joseph David 02-17

Michael Fritcher 02-18

Richard Blumberg 02-22

Brandon Dwyer 02-27

Annual Cook-off

Saturday, Feb. 22nd after 5:00 Mass New Trophies and an exciting NEW category

All your favorite contests (Chili / Gumbo, etc.) with the addition of a

new category “OPEN FOOD”

So….bring your best desert, brisket, homemade ice-cream, crab cakes,

potato soup….whatever!!!!

AND really cool new trophies - Customized cutting boards!!!

Pope Francis: Keep a Bible close to

you for daily inspiration Vatican City, Jan 26, 2020 / 04:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis preached Sunday about the life-changing power of God’s word in Scripture,

encouraging everyone to keep a Bible close for daily inspiration. “Let us make room in our lives for the word of God. Each day, let us read a verse or two of the Bible. Let us begin with the Gospel: let us keep it open on our table, carry it in our pocket, read it on our cell phones, and allow it to inspire us daily,” Pope Francis said in his homily Jan. 26. “The Lord gives you his word, so that you can receive it like a love letter he has written to you, to help you realize that he is at your side. His word consoles and encourages us. At the same time it challenges us, frees us from the bondage of our selfishness and summons us to conversion. Because his word has the power to change our lives and to lead us out of darkness into the light,” the pope said. More on this article can be found at: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-keep-a-bible-close-to-you-for-daily-inspiration-97656

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