Grand Knight’s Report

Brother Knights, we are blessed to have such a great Council of Catholic Men who are willing to step up and make a difference. This past month of March was shrouded in the Lenten Spirit. Along with our participation in the Stations of the Cross, members joined together to pray the rosary in defense of the unborn and in protection of our expectant mothers.

The Council also stepped up to laying out over 400 white wooden crosses to build the Memorial of the Unborn. It was built to remind all Christians of our abdication as Knights, and not merely during Holy Week, to defend the lives of the unborn.

A very special mention goes to Brothers Michael Garrido and Miguel Molina for a very successful Tootsie Roll Campaign. They had a group of dedicated Knights that carried the workload and they deserve our gratitude for making $950 available to distribute to the benefit of the handicapped children and adults of Florida – Special Olympics players.

Please congratulate our new 2nd Degree Knight, Al Doyle, and 3rd Degree Knights: Pierre Mathelier, Alex Cuesta, José Quintas, and Angel Alvarez. We are farewelling Brother Michael Massi (Treasurer) who is transferring to a great corporate job in London, UK in late April.

This month of April is also filled with spectacular service to our community and Priests. Help is always needed for the KofC Feed the Needy on the last Wednesday; our next event specifically set for 28 April. We are also going to need helpers to set-up, tear down, run the libation ‘watering hole’ table, and keeping order at the 30 April “Year of the Priest/Clergy” Recognition Potluck Dinner. We are conducting this event in cooperation with the Women’s’ Guild. Please make sure to participate in honoring our clergy. Finally, remember we are about to kick-off the Breakfast ticket sales for our Mothers’ Day celebration.

In the charity of your prayers, please remember Brother Tim Manning (our State Public Affairs Representative and Past District Deputy) when you pray for our ‘sick’. Brother Tim needs our prayers for a speedy recovery.

A new schedule/calendar of events has been published for these last months. If you have not yet received, please it let me know. Remember, in order to keep up to date on Council announcements and upcoming events, you need to visit our Blog (http://kofc14278.blogspot.com/), read our Newsletter, and attend our monthly meetings. I hope that you will make very effort to participate in these next published events.