May He Rest in Peace
Brother Knight Michael A. Jacobson died on August 30th. Mike joined the Knights on March 9, 2004 and was a 15 year member of our council. Mike practiced law for 23 years, and was an associate businesss law professor at UW-River Falls. He was always willing to pitch in for smelt/fish frys, and other council events. Mike's father, Mark, is a Knight of Columbus, as is his honorary son, Sam Charbonneau. His extended family include the Pat & Louann Becker family. Please keep Michael, his wife Tracy, and their daughters Reese, Tessa, and Shaye in your prayers.
Attention KC members, spouses and family members!
There is a need within the parishes for additional ushers at all the masses. If you or family members are interested, please contact Ed Zimmerman at 715-821-6555 or email at [email protected].
Catholic Formation Raffle Tickets are available now for your chance to win from $250.00 to $10,000.00. Tickets are available after Mass and during the weekdays at St. Mary's or at the immaculate Conception Church office and also me (Al Lingen) for your chance to win. The tickets are $100.00 each and they are only selling 750 of them.
Membership News:
Congratulations to Honorary Knight Mark E. Casey. Mark joined the KC's on 4/11/89, is a Fourth Degree member, and he has 30 years of service to our Council. Mark is the Warden of our Council, our Roundtable chairman, and a very active member of the Cathedral - St. Patrick's of Erin. Keep up the good work Mark.
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday September 10 Meeting 7:00 pm
Saturday September 7th- Rice Lake Diocesan meeting
Sunday September 8th BINGO starts
Saturday October 19th Columbus Day Dinner
Insurance: If you have any questions about Knights of Columbus Insurance, please contact our field agent: [email protected] 651-324-1209
Food Drive: Ed Zimmerman can always use help on the 2nd Monday of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Wal-Mart -- to help load food and deliver it to the food shelf.
BINGO-It is that time of year once again that KC Bingo starts. The first session starts Sunday 09/08/2019. Volunteers are needed to run the bar,call numbers, 50/50 raffle and general helping out. Please use the link below to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4baaa72fd0-bingo
If you have not helped out in the past please consider helping out. This is by far our councils largest fund raiser and the money we raise goes to fund the many procects we are involved in.
Keep them in your prayers:
Charles "Pat" Donahue, Louis Dabruzzi
Knight of the Month: William "Bill" Johnson
Family of the Month: Michael A. Jacobson
Jackpot: Dean Mergen
Pot of Gold: Mike Peterson, present
All past and present newsletters can be accessed through our council web site.www.newrichmondkc.com
Fraternally yours,
Alan Lingen, Grand Knight