Brother Knights,
Well here we are, the second week of Advent! Boy time flies. Soon it will be Christmas and the new year upon us. This coming Sunday is Candy Cane Sunday and we could use men to post the exits at church and collect donations/pass out candy canes. No verbal exchange is necessary (you don’t have to ask just hold the basket out and the money flies in!). Pass out the candy canes to anyone and everyone, we got plenty. We’ll have them in the ushers closet. Just come to the back of the church after Communion and volunteer, no sign up on this one. The money goes to purchase the remaining items on the Giving Wreaths so it’s a great cause.
Also along with that, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the church basement to meet and greet all the little ones after the 10am and 12pm Masses. Kids will get a small gift bag and the photos are free! Bring your kiddos down and get that off your list of to do items. 100 bags available until they are gone.
This has been a very productive year for the Council. We need to continue to grow and enlist new Knights and get more Knights helping out at all the activities we field throughout the year. If you aren’t growing, your dying. I read somewhere that there are only 2.1million Knights in the US. If that is correct, it seems mighty small. Let’s buck that trend and keep this Council thriving!
As we wait and reflect during this Advent season in anticipation of Christmas, I would like to
share the words of St. John Paul II: “In Advent we await an event which occurs in history and at the same
time transcends it. As it does every year, this event will take place on the night of the Lord’s Birth. The shepherds will hasten to the stable in Bethlehem; later the Magi will arrive from the East. Both the one and the other, in a certain sense, symbolize the entire human family.
Theresa and I want to wish all of you and your families a blessed Advent and Christmas season! May your families gather and give thanks to God for all that he has blessed you with, big and small. Thank you to all Knights for all you do for Council 833 and St. Teresa’s.
Vivat Jesus!
Matt Schafers
Grand Knight 833
