Brother Knights, It was great to see so many mem-bers and their families attend the Corporate Communion Mass on March 22. The Knights per-formed many of the Mass minis-tries and Fr. Fabio‘s homily was

very supportive of the Knights. I want to welcome 3 new members who joined the Order this past month . They are Darren Patterson (Kristine), Mark Petrino (Diane) and Daniel Trick (Julie). They are pictured on the next page. Please welcome them to our council. Wilson Brown who was an active member in the past has decided to become active again.

Our council is on its way to becoming a Triple Star Council for the second year in a row thanks to the dedication and commitment of all of our members. Save the following dates. On May 9 the Knights will be participating in the Cinco De Mayo celebra-tion. We will be hosting another Silver Rose pro-gram to commemorate our Lady of Guadalupe on June 7. The icon travels throughout the Sate and we are honored for the 2nd year in a row to be selected to participate in the program. More details will be coming in the future. About each of these events. Vivat Jesus Ray Howard, Grand Knight

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Upcoming dates to remember*

Council meeting April 13

Pro Life Rosary April 14

Breakfast, Lunch, Divine Mercy April 12

*Check the Calendar on our website www.knightsofcolumbusoratorycouncil.org

April Birthdays

The regular monthly Council meeting will take place on Mon-day, April 13 at 7:00PM. in the St. John Center at the Oratory.

Robert Alders George Lourigan Vincent Morabit Thomas Giles Paul Teachout Geary Bradley Javier Sanchez Brian Garscadden Mark Eddie Hector Silva Carl Berger James Mathews

As the Pro-Life chair I wish to thank all of you Knights that showed up last month on Tues. night.

The next Pro Life rosary is scheduled for April 14. I hope to see everyone there.

Council Meeting KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PRO-LIFE COMMITTEE

Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen

The next Dorothy Soup Kitchen lunch is scheduled to be served by the Knights on April 18 beginning at about 10:30 AM. Tom Giles has agreed to be the coordi-nator beginning in April. Thanks to Mike Gastellum for his efforts over the last few years.

Charity Breakfast and Lunch

The next breakfast and lunch are scheduled for April 12. at the St. Anne Family Life Center. The breakfast is from 7:00AM ‘til noon and everyone’s help and sup-port is needed. The Mexican lunch will be served after the 12:30 Mass and everyone is invited. The proceeds will be used to help one of our members

Special Olympics

On Saturday, May 2, 2015 NE Columbia Council 6847 will be hosting a Third Degree Exemplifica-tion. Also on Saturday, May 16th, 2015, Council 7129 will host a Third Degree Exemplification at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church parish center located at 915 Mathis Road Greenwood, SC. All second degree Knights are encouraged to make one these degrees and current third degree Knights are welcome as guests. The candidates must be at both degrees by 11:15AM and lunch will be provided. The dress code is coat and tie. A carpool will be organized for those attending. Contact Geary Bradley at 803-367-2430 if you will be attending by April 15 so that he can prepare the required paperwork and notify the hosting Council.

Third Degree Exemplifications

40 cans for Lent

George Clark is organizing a collection drive of cans of food for the needy in support of the Knights “40 Cans for Lent” program. Save the cans now and bring them to our April meeting.

Divine Mercy Sunday

Come join the Council mem-bers who will be marching in the Come See Me parade on Thursday, April 16. We will be leading the St. Anne. School . The parade begins at 6:30PM. Watch your email for further details.

Divine Mercy Sunday will take place on Sunday April 12 beginning at 3PM. Check the bulletin for details

The special Olympics Games will be held on Friday, April 10 at Cherry Park. Volunteer regis-tration begins at 9:00AM. Yu should park at the Winthrop col-iseum parking lot and shuttles be running throughout the day. Last year a few of us helped and found this event to be very re-warding

Nomination of Officers

Any member who would like to run for an office should submit your name to one of the trustees (Joe Berger, Bill Rife or Bob Ficco) Elections will be in May. Contact any of the current officers if you have questions about their duties.

The April meeting of the Fr. Henry Tevlin Assembly #2108 will be held Thursday, April 16 about 7:30 PM after the Come-See-Me parade at the St. John XXIII Center at The Oratory. Snacks

and beverages will be provided. 3rd Degree Knights who are interested in becoming a 4

th Degree Sir Knight are encouraged to join us

with their spouse (or guest). Faithful Navigator, Bob Martin, will discuss the benefits and process of be-coming a 4th Degree Knight. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to con-

tact Bob Martin @ 803-448-0405 or rksmar-tin@comporium.net

ST . ANNE—ORAT ORY COU NCI L 6756

ST . ANNE PARISH AND THE ORATORY

c/o St. Anne Catholic Church 1694 Bird Street Rock Hill, SC 29730-3800 Email: TheOratoryCouncil@gmail.com Telephone: (803) 325-1086 GK Ray Howard

MOVING? CHANGING PHONE NUM-

BERS? If you are changing any of your contact information: address, telephone number, or email address, be sure to let Geary Bradley know at 803-367-2430 or email bradleygm2000@gmail.com. We don’t

want to lose you!

The Council recognizes Mike and Kristine Len-ti as Family of the month. Kristine is the Re-

spect for Life coordinator for the St. Anne par-ish. Mike supports her in many of the events

and activities such as Mira Via. They home school their children and the results of their

dedication to their family was apparent when this past month our Council recognized their Daughter, Natalie, as “Youth of the Year” for

her outstanding effort and commitment to the St. Anne Youth Group. Pictured is Kristine

along with son Michael who received a plague for winning the State “Keep Christ in Christ-

mas” poster contest

Keep saving cans so that we can continue to pur-chase goods for the children's at-tention home. There are only a handful of us saving aluminum cans for the benefit of the Children’s Attention Home. Last year we were able to buy $540.00 worth of goods for the Chil-dren’s Attention Home. Give your cans to Mike Radl or Geary Bradley.

Aluminum Cans

Knight of the Month

Assembly 2108 news

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Family of the Month

The Council recognizes Luis Lozano as Knight of the month. Luis has been an avid supporter of the

Knights since he joined the Order last May. He encouraged many others to join including his son,

Manny, who joined in September. Last week Luis showed his dedication to the Knights as he present-

ed the Third Degree Honoree certificate to Fr. Fa-bio as he recognized all of the Hispanic members in attendance and expressed his commitment to the

Knights.

Pictured is Fr. Fabio wearing one of two the rose Chasubles that the Council pur-chased with the proceeds from the Lenten fish frys. We will also purchase rose stoles for the deacons.

Fish Fry Proceeds

New Members

Welcome to new members Daniel Trick, Darren Patterson and Mark Petrino who joined the Order this past month

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Simon Del Pino for his help in printing a certificate and Peace and Loyalty Virtuous Students Gavin Edwards (K5) Elementary Alexa Bergin (2nd grade) and Madison Ne-vers (9th grade) were presented with awards this past month. They can be seen on our website at www.knightsofcolumbusoratorycouncil.org

Charity

Pictured are 2 of our members who 3 times eve-ry week collect food items from a local grocery store and bread outlet and distrib-ute the items to local charities such as the Doro-thy Day Soup Kitchen and the

Pilgrims Inn.

Youth Awards