\u00a0\u00a0 Grand Knight\u2019s Message<\/u><\/p>\n
Thank you for attending our Council meetings and events. Continue to attend meetings and give a member a ride to the meeting. Meeting dates and times are listed in the Church bulletin.<\/p>\n
We had hurricane Irma on Sep 10th and 11th. Knights helped board up the Church buildings before the storm. Knights helped remove the boards and store the boards after the storm.
\nPeople lost power and some people lost their water supply also. We all shared our water and generator power with other people (our neighbors). We shared what we have, that is charity. Everybody has a story about someone who helped them, often this was a total stranger.<\/p>\n
The storm ended overnight on Monday the 11th. At 9 am in the morning a young boy knocked on my front door. He had a rake and wanted to rake my yard. This was early in the morning and I was happy for the offer. The boy started raking my yard debris into piles. I did not know this young boy. I got dressed and started raking the yard debris toward the edge of the road. We worked together and after a couple hours my front yard looked great. I thanked the young boy and he told me he was going to help somebody else in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Knights helped repair Carmen Quigley’s back and side fence. The fence sections were blown flat by the storm.<\/p>\n
We lost a good Knight in September. Joe Dischinger passed away. We all miss Joe. Joe was our Inside Guard and the Tootsie Roll drive chairman. The Tootsie Roll drive helps us collect donations. All the Tootsie roll money that is collected is donated to people with special needs.<\/p>\n
Knights cooked spaghetti and served spaghetti to Florida Institute of Technology students on Sep 20th. We estimate 100 students ate dinner that night.<\/p>\n
Some important upcoming dates and opportunities to volunteer:<\/p>\n
\u00a0Sep 20<\/u> – FIT spaghetti dinner.\u00a0 Meet at OLOG at 3:30pm to car pool.
\n\u00a0Oct <\/u>7 – – Third Degree at Fr. Gabriel Council, candidates in place by 12:15
\n\u00a0Oct 7<\/u> \u2013 Penny Social sponsored by St. Vincent DePaul.\u00a0 11am.\u00a0 \u00a0See Phil Rucki for details.
\n\u00a0Oct 14<\/u> \u2013 Yard Sale sponsored by St. Vincent DePaul.<\/p>\n
Oct 14<\/u> – Landscape day 9-11 am
\nOct 14<\/u> – Rosary in front of the Church, celebrating 100 year anniversary of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun
\nOct 15<\/u> – Pumpkin delivery 4:30pm tentative date and time.
\nOct <\/u>22 \u2013 Parish Picnic
\nNov 15<\/u> – – Second Degree at Fr. Gabriel Council, candidates in place by 6:30 pm
\nNov <\/u>– Tootsie Roll event date to be determined, we collect donations for people with disabilities
\nThe Hygiene Ministry desperately needs donations of Mens and Womens: underwear, tee shirts, socks, deodorant, bug spray, sunscreen, chapstick. These items can be dropped off at the hall on Fridays from 11-2 or at the Church office.
\nNote:<\/u> St. Vincent DePaul needs help every Wednesday at 8:15 am to unload food at the Battersea St. location. Help St. Vincent DePaul if you can.<\/p>\n
In Memorium<\/p>\n
Joseph Kenneth Dischinger<\/p>\n
Born: 1\/5\/1943<\/p>\n
Born to Eternal Life: 9\/10\/2017<\/p>\n
Our brother Sir Knight Joseph Dischinger, has been a Knight since 12\/04\/2009.\u00a0 He served as the Inside Guard of our council for @4 years and has been the Chairman of the Tootsie Roll Drive since the passing of our brother Willie Jenkins.\u00a0 Joe was a 4th<\/sup> degree Knight and a member in good standing, always volunteering to serve his council, his church and community.\u00a0 Joe will be missed but he is in the company of his wife Eddie and his good friends Ed and Jan Murphy.\u00a0 May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Raising Awareness About Life Insurance<\/u><\/p>\n Each September since 2003 has been designated as Life Insurance Awareness Month.<\/p>\n Like most awareness-raising campaigns, Life Insurance Awareness Month was created because there is an overwhelming lack of understanding of life insurance, its uses, its benefits, and its variations among the general public. Each year, the Life Insurance Market Research Association (LIMRA) puts out the<\/p>\n results from a recent survey, and unfortunately, the numbers they report continue to be discouraging. A recent survey found that more than 75 percent of people polled did not have a personal financial advisor, even though 68 percent of them said their opinion of the current economic conditions was somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable. In other words, a majority of those surveyed were uncomfortable with the economy and the uncertainty it brings, yet they did not seek professional assistance. Maybe they spoke with their friends and family. Maybe they hoped the instability would go away on its own. Maybe they did not know to whom to turn. If you fall into this category, please remember that as a member of the Knights of Columbus, you have a full-time, professional agent you can call your own. My primary responsibility is the care and service of your family\u2019s life insurance, retirement and long-term care needs. I\u2019ll answer your questions because I want your decisions to be informed ones. I want to help.<\/p>\n Another LIMRA statistic said 43 percent of people did not buy life insurance because they worry about \u201cmaking the wrong decision.\u201d Talk with me, your agent, and, afterwards, you\u2019ll understand that the only wrong decision was not purchasing sooner to protect your family\u2019s future.<\/p>\n The Miracle of the Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n 100th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong><\/p>\n Please join us in reciting the Rosary of Our Lady on Saturday, Oct. 14 at twelve noon at Our Lady of Grace Church in commemoration of this blessed event.<\/p>\n Beginning in the spring of 1917, three Catholic shepherd children living near Fatima reported apparitions of an Angel, and starting in May of 1917, apparitions of the\u00a0Virgin Mary<\/a>, whom the children described as the\u00a0Lady of F\u00e1tima<\/a>. The children reported a prophecy that prayer would lead to an end to the\u00a0Great War<\/a>, and that on October 13th of that year the Lady would reveal her identity and perform a miracle “so that all may believe.”[14]<\/sup><\/a>Newspapers reported the prophesies, and many pilgrims began visiting the area. The children’s accounts were deeply controversial, drawing intense criticism from both local secular and religious authorities. A provisional administrator briefly took the children into custody, believing the prophecies were politically motivated in opposition to the officially secular\u00a0First Portuguese Republic<\/a>\u00a0established in 1910.[15]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n The three children (L\u00facia dos Santos<\/a>\u00a0and her cousins\u00a0Jacinta and Francisco Marto<\/a>) who originally claimed to have seen\u00a0Our Lady of F\u00e1tima<\/a>\u00a0also reported seeing a panorama of visions, including those of\u00a0Jesus<\/a>,\u00a0Our Lady of Sorrows<\/a>,\u00a0Our Lady of Mt. Carmel<\/a>, and of\u00a0Saint Joseph<\/a>\u00a0blessing the people.[25]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0In the fourth edition of her memoirs, written in 1941, L\u00facia said that on the occasion of their third visit to the\u00a0Cova da Iria<\/a>, on July 13, 1917, she asked the lady to tell them who she was, and to perform a miracle so that everyone would believe. The lady told to her that they should continue to come to the Cova each month until October, when the requested miracle would occur.[19]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n Various claims have been made as to what actually happened during the event. According to many witnesses, after a period of rain, the dark clouds broke and the sun appeared as an opaque, spinning disc in the sky. It was said to be significantly duller than normal, and to cast multicolored lights across the landscape, the people, and the surrounding clouds. The sun was then reported to have careened towards the earth before zig-zagging back to its normal position.[19]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Witnesses reported that their previously wet clothes became “suddenly and completely dry, as well as the wet and muddy ground that had been previously soaked because of the rain that had been falling”.[20]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Not all witnesses reported seeing the sun “dance”. Some people only saw the radiant colors, and others, including some believers, saw nothing at all.[21]<\/sup><\/a>[22]<\/sup><\/a>[23]<\/sup><\/a>[24]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0The only known picture of the sun taken during the event doesn’t show anything unusual.[9]<\/sup><\/a>[10]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n The event was declared of \u201csupernatural character\u201d by the\u00a0Catholic Church<\/a>\u00a0in 1930. A shrine was erected near the site in Fatima, which has been attended by thousands of faithful.[34]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Pope Pius XII approved the “Fatima apparitions” in 1940. In 2008, a note was discovered which Pius XII wrote in 1950 that says that he saw the miracle while he walked in the Vatican Gardens at various times.[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n In 2017,\u00a0Pope Francis<\/a>\u00a0approved the recognition of a miracle involving two of the children, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, who were involved in the Fatima event of 1917, which paved the way for their\u00a0canonization<\/a>.[<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pumpkin Patch 2017<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Pumpkins are coming<\/p>\n Our 3rd<\/sup> Annual Pumpkin Patch will be held from\u00a0 Oct. 15 thru Oct. 31.\u00a0 The pumpkin truck is scheduled to arrive @4:30 PM on Sunday, Oct. 14.\u00a0 Please join in helping unload the truck and sign up to participate in selling the pumpkins.\u00a0 A sign-up sheet will be available at the next business meeting, Oct. 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Happy Birthday<\/u><\/p>\n 10\/03 \u2013 Sixto Ortiz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/04 \u2013 Francis Phillip\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/07 –\u00a0 Andre Franco\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/07 \u2013 Kenneth Gilbert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/14 \u2013 Timothy Lubbering\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/17 \u2013 David Jacques\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/25 \u2013 John Lacey\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/29 \u2013 William Cox\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/30 \u2013 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Akalue<\/p>\n First Degree Anniversaries<\/u><\/p>\n 10\/01\/76 \u2013 Thomas Duffy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/01\/86 \u2013 Steven Kremer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/06\/94 \u2013 Kenneth Lulewicz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/21\/97 \u2013 Richard Bourne\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/27\/03 \u2013 Richard Seeberger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/30\/03 \u2013 Mark Stephenson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/06\/04 \u2013 Thomas Dean\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/16\/08 \u2013 Michael Fornataro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/21\/08 \u2013 Angel Andujar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/28\/09 \u2013 Misael Velasquez<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Building the Domestic Church<\/p>\n By understanding its mission, the family can more fully embrace God\u2019s plan for the fullness of divine life and love that he wishes to share with the family.<\/em><\/p>\n Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n From Carl Anderson and Father Jos\u00e9 Granados\u2019 Called to Love<\/em><\/p>\n Jesus said to the disciples: \u201cYou are the light of the world\u201d (Matt 5:14). The Lord\u2019s words apply in a special way to the family. Light, after all, fulfills its \u201cmission\u201d of bestowing warmth and visibility not by some extra activity added to its nature, but simply by being what it is. Similarly, just as the mission of the sun is nothing other than to shine, the mission of the family is just to be itself. John Paul II was calling the family to this essential mission when he exclaimed: \u201cFamily, become what you are!\u201d What happens when the family becomes what it is? Here is John Paul II\u2019s answer:<\/p>\n … the family has the mission to become more and more what it is, that is to say, a community of life and love. … The family has the mission to guard, reveal and communicate love, and this is a living reflection of and a real sharing in God\u2019s love for humanity and the love of Christ the Lord for the Church His bride. (Familiaris Consortio, 17)<\/p>\n … The family, we said, is the hearth from which the light of love spreads out to vivify the structures of society. … Significantly, the mission of the Church can be described in similar terms. The Church exists, after all, to radiate God\u2019s love into the world. The Church is the sacrament of love that both shows forth and effects man\u2019s union with God and man\u2019s union with man (see LG [Lumen Gentium], 1).<\/p>\n Scripture Reading \u2013 Psalm 144:1-3; 9-15<\/strong><\/p>\n A prayer of thanksgiving for God\u2019s faithfulness<\/em><\/p>\n Blessed be the LORD, my rock, May our sons be like plants Family Project<\/strong><\/p>\n Set aside a Sunday afternoon this month to pray the rosary together as a family. Consider having a family brunch before praying, and talk to your children about the rosary and how it is prayed. Pray especially for peace in your family and for the healing of family wounds.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 Grand Knight\u2019s Message<\/u><\/p>\n Thank you for attending our Council meetings and events. Continue to attend meetings and give a member a ride to the meeting. Meeting dates and times are listed in the Church bulletin.<\/p>\n We had hurricane Irma on Sep 10th and 11th. Knights helped board up the Church buildings before the storm. Knights helped remove the boards and store the boards after the storm. The storm ended overnight on Monday the 11th. At 9 am in the morning a young boy knocked on my front door. He had a rake and wanted to rake my yard. This was early in the morning and I was happy for the offer. The boy started raking my yard debris into piles. I did not know this young boy. I got dressed and started raking the yard debris toward the edge of the road. We worked together and after a couple hours my front yard looked great. I thanked the young boy and he told me he was going to help somebody else in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n Knights helped repair Carmen Quigley’s back and side fence. The fence sections were blown flat by the storm.<\/p>\n We lost a good Knight in September. Joe Dischinger passed away. We all miss Joe. Joe was our Inside Guard and the Tootsie Roll drive chairman. The Tootsie Roll drive helps us collect donations. All the Tootsie roll money that is collected is donated to people with special needs.<\/p>\n Knights cooked spaghetti and served spaghetti to Florida Institute of Technology students on Sep 20th. We estimate 100 students ate dinner that night.<\/p>\n Some important upcoming dates and opportunities to volunteer:<\/p>\n \u00a0Sep 20<\/u> – FIT spaghetti dinner.\u00a0 Meet at OLOG at 3:30pm to car pool. Oct 14<\/u> – Landscape day 9-11 am In Memorium<\/p>\n Joseph Kenneth Dischinger<\/p>\n Born: 1\/5\/1943<\/p>\n Born to Eternal Life: 9\/10\/2017<\/p>\n Our brother Sir Knight Joseph Dischinger, has been a Knight since 12\/04\/2009.\u00a0 He served as the Inside Guard of our council for @4 years and has been the Chairman of the Tootsie Roll Drive since the passing of our brother Willie Jenkins.\u00a0 Joe was a 4th<\/sup> degree Knight and a member in good standing, always volunteering to serve his council, his church and community.\u00a0 Joe will be missed but he is in the company of his wife Eddie and his good friends Ed and Jan Murphy.\u00a0 May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Raising Awareness About Life Insurance<\/u><\/p>\n Each September since 2003 has been designated as Life Insurance Awareness Month.<\/p>\n Like most awareness-raising campaigns, Life Insurance Awareness Month was created because there is an overwhelming lack of understanding of life insurance, its uses, its benefits, and its variations among the general public. Each year, the Life Insurance Market Research Association (LIMRA) puts out the<\/p>\n results from a recent survey, and unfortunately, the numbers they report continue to be discouraging. A recent survey found that more than 75 percent of people polled did not have a personal financial advisor, even though 68 percent of them said their opinion of the current economic conditions was somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable. In other words, a majority of those surveyed were uncomfortable with the economy and the uncertainty it brings, yet they did not seek professional assistance. Maybe they spoke with their friends and family. Maybe they hoped the instability would go away on its own. Maybe they did not know to whom to turn. If you fall into this category, please remember that as a member of the Knights of Columbus, you have a full-time, professional agent you can call your own. My primary responsibility is the care and service of your family\u2019s life insurance, retirement and long-term care needs. I\u2019ll answer your questions because I want your decisions to be informed ones. I want to help.<\/p>\n Another LIMRA statistic said 43 percent of people did not buy life insurance because they worry about \u201cmaking the wrong decision.\u201d Talk with me, your agent, and, afterwards, you\u2019ll understand that the only wrong decision was not purchasing sooner to protect your family\u2019s future.<\/p>\n The Miracle of the Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n 100th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong><\/p>\n Please join us in reciting the Rosary of Our Lady on Saturday, Oct. 14 at twelve noon at Our Lady of Grace Church in commemoration of this blessed event.<\/p>\n Beginning in the spring of 1917, three Catholic shepherd children living near Fatima reported apparitions of an Angel, and starting in May of 1917, apparitions of the\u00a0Virgin Mary<\/a>, whom the children described as the\u00a0Lady of F\u00e1tima<\/a>. The children reported a prophecy that prayer would lead to an end to the\u00a0Great War<\/a>, and that on October 13th of that year the Lady would reveal her identity and perform a miracle “so that all may believe.”[14]<\/sup><\/a>Newspapers reported the prophesies, and many pilgrims began visiting the area. The children’s accounts were deeply controversial, drawing intense criticism from both local secular and religious authorities. A provisional administrator briefly took the children into custody, believing the prophecies were politically motivated in opposition to the officially secular\u00a0First Portuguese Republic<\/a>\u00a0established in 1910.[15]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n The three children (L\u00facia dos Santos<\/a>\u00a0and her cousins\u00a0Jacinta and Francisco Marto<\/a>) who originally claimed to have seen\u00a0Our Lady of F\u00e1tima<\/a>\u00a0also reported seeing a panorama of visions, including those of\u00a0Jesus<\/a>,\u00a0Our Lady of Sorrows<\/a>,\u00a0Our Lady of Mt. Carmel<\/a>, and of\u00a0Saint Joseph<\/a>\u00a0blessing the people.[25]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0In the fourth edition of her memoirs, written in 1941, L\u00facia said that on the occasion of their third visit to the\u00a0Cova da Iria<\/a>, on July 13, 1917, she asked the lady to tell them who she was, and to perform a miracle so that everyone would believe. The lady told to her that they should continue to come to the Cova each month until October, when the requested miracle would occur.[19]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n Various claims have been made as to what actually happened during the event. According to many witnesses, after a period of rain, the dark clouds broke and the sun appeared as an opaque, spinning disc in the sky. It was said to be significantly duller than normal, and to cast multicolored lights across the landscape, the people, and the surrounding clouds. The sun was then reported to have careened towards the earth before zig-zagging back to its normal position.[19]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Witnesses reported that their previously wet clothes became “suddenly and completely dry, as well as the wet and muddy ground that had been previously soaked because of the rain that had been falling”.[20]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Not all witnesses reported seeing the sun “dance”. Some people only saw the radiant colors, and others, including some believers, saw nothing at all.[21]<\/sup><\/a>[22]<\/sup><\/a>[23]<\/sup><\/a>[24]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0The only known picture of the sun taken during the event doesn’t show anything unusual.[9]<\/sup><\/a>[10]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n The event was declared of \u201csupernatural character\u201d by the\u00a0Catholic Church<\/a>\u00a0in 1930. A shrine was erected near the site in Fatima, which has been attended by thousands of faithful.[34]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Pope Pius XII approved the “Fatima apparitions” in 1940. In 2008, a note was discovered which Pius XII wrote in 1950 that says that he saw the miracle while he walked in the Vatican Gardens at various times.[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n In 2017,\u00a0Pope Francis<\/a>\u00a0approved the recognition of a miracle involving two of the children, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, who were involved in the Fatima event of 1917, which paved the way for their\u00a0canonization<\/a>.[<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pumpkin Patch 2017<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Pumpkins are coming<\/p>\n Our 3rd<\/sup> Annual Pumpkin Patch will be held from\u00a0 Oct. 15 thru Oct. 31.\u00a0 The pumpkin truck is scheduled to arrive @4:30 PM on Sunday, Oct. 14.\u00a0 Please join in helping unload the truck and sign up to participate in selling the pumpkins.\u00a0 A sign-up sheet will be available at the next business meeting, Oct. 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Happy Birthday<\/u><\/p>\n 10\/03 \u2013 Sixto Ortiz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010\/04 \u2013 Francis Phillip\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/07 –\u00a0 Andre Franco\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/07 \u2013 Kenneth Gilbert\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/14 \u2013 Timothy Lubbering\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/17 \u2013 David Jacques\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/25 \u2013 John Lacey\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/29 \u2013 William Cox\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/30 \u2013 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Akalue<\/p>\n First Degree Anniversaries<\/u><\/p>\n 10\/01\/76 \u2013 Thomas Duffy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/01\/86 \u2013 Steven Kremer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/06\/94 \u2013 Kenneth Lulewicz\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/21\/97 \u2013 Richard Bourne\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/27\/03 \u2013 Richard Seeberger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/30\/03 \u2013 Mark Stephenson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/06\/04 \u2013 Thomas Dean\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/16\/08 \u2013 Michael Fornataro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/21\/08 \u2013 Angel Andujar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\/28\/09 \u2013 Misael Velasquez<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Building the Domestic Church<\/p>\n By understanding its mission, the family can more fully embrace God\u2019s plan for the fullness of divine life and love that he wishes to share with the family.<\/em><\/p>\n Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n From Carl Anderson and Father Jos\u00e9 Granados\u2019 Called to Love<\/em><\/p>\n Jesus said to the disciples: \u201cYou are the light of the world\u201d (Matt 5:14). The Lord\u2019s words apply in a special way to the family. Light, after all, fulfills its \u201cmission\u201d of bestowing warmth and visibility not by some extra activity added to its nature, but simply by being what it is. Similarly, just as the mission of the sun is nothing other than to shine, the mission of the family is just to be itself. John Paul II was calling the family to this essential mission when he exclaimed: \u201cFamily, become what you are!\u201d What happens when the family becomes what it is? Here is John Paul II\u2019s answer:<\/p>\n … the family has the mission to become more and more what it is, that is to say, a community of life and love. … The family has the mission to guard, reveal and communicate love, and this is a living reflection of and a real sharing in God\u2019s love for humanity and the love of Christ the Lord for the Church His bride. (Familiaris Consortio, 17)<\/p>\n … The family, we said, is the hearth from which the light of love spreads out to vivify the structures of society. … Significantly, the mission of the Church can be described in similar terms. The Church exists, after all, to radiate God\u2019s love into the world. The Church is the sacrament of love that both shows forth and effects man\u2019s union with God and man\u2019s union with man (see LG [Lumen Gentium], 1).<\/p>\n Scripture Reading \u2013 Psalm 144:1-3; 9-15<\/strong><\/p>\n A prayer of thanksgiving for God\u2019s faithfulness<\/em><\/p>\n Blessed be the LORD, my rock, May our sons be like plants Family Project<\/strong><\/p>\n Set aside a Sunday afternoon this month to pray the rosary together as a family. Consider having a family brunch before praying, and talk to your children about the rosary and how it is prayed. Pray especially for peace in your family and for the healing of family wounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0 Grand Knight\u2019s Message Thank you for attending our Council meetings and events. 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he FAMILY fully alive !\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h1>\n
\n
\nwho trains my hands for battle,
\nmy fingers for war;
\nMy safeguard and my fortress,
\nmy stronghold, my deliverer,
\nMy shield, in whom I take refuge,
\nwho subdues peoples under me.
\nO God, a new song I will sing to you;
\non a ten-stringed lyre I will play for you.
\nYou give victory to kings;
\nyou delivered David your servant.
\nFrom the menacing sword deliver me;
\nrescue me from the hands of foreign foes.
\nTheir mouths speak untruth;
\ntheir right hands are raised in lying oaths.<\/p>\n
\nwell nurtured from their youth,
\nOur daughters, like carved columns,
\nshapely as those of the temple.
\nMay our barns be full
\nwith every kind of store.
\nMay our sheep increase by thousands,
\nby tens of thousands in our fields;
\nmay our oxen be well fattened.
\nMay there be no breach in the walls,
\nno exile, no outcry in our streets.
\nBlessed the people so fortunate;
\nblessed the people whose God is the LORD.<\/p>\n
\nPeople lost power and some people lost their water supply also. We all shared our water and generator power with other people (our neighbors). We shared what we have, that is charity. Everybody has a story about someone who helped them, often this was a total stranger.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Oct <\/u>7 – – Third Degree at Fr. Gabriel Council, candidates in place by 12:15
\n\u00a0Oct 7<\/u> \u2013 Penny Social sponsored by St. Vincent DePaul.\u00a0 11am.\u00a0 \u00a0See Phil Rucki for details.
\n\u00a0Oct 14<\/u> \u2013 Yard Sale sponsored by St. Vincent DePaul.<\/p>\n
\nOct 14<\/u> – Rosary in front of the Church, celebrating 100 year anniversary of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun
\nOct 15<\/u> – Pumpkin delivery 4:30pm tentative date and time.
\nOct <\/u>22 \u2013 Parish Picnic
\nNov 15<\/u> – – Second Degree at Fr. Gabriel Council, candidates in place by 6:30 pm
\nNov <\/u>– Tootsie Roll event date to be determined, we collect donations for people with disabilities
\nThe Hygiene Ministry desperately needs donations of Mens and Womens: underwear, tee shirts, socks, deodorant, bug spray, sunscreen, chapstick. These items can be dropped off at the hall on Fridays from 11-2 or at the Church office.
\nNote:<\/u> St. Vincent DePaul needs help every Wednesday at 8:15 am to unload food at the Battersea St. location. Help St. Vincent DePaul if you can.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n
he FAMILY fully alive !\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h1>\n
\n
\nwho trains my hands for battle,
\nmy fingers for war;
\nMy safeguard and my fortress,
\nmy stronghold, my deliverer,
\nMy shield, in whom I take refuge,
\nwho subdues peoples under me.
\nO God, a new song I will sing to you;
\non a ten-stringed lyre I will play for you.
\nYou give victory to kings;
\nyou delivered David your servant.
\nFrom the menacing sword deliver me;
\nrescue me from the hands of foreign foes.
\nTheir mouths speak untruth;
\ntheir right hands are raised in lying oaths.<\/p>\n
\nwell nurtured from their youth,
\nOur daughters, like carved columns,
\nshapely as those of the temple.
\nMay our barns be full
\nwith every kind of store.
\nMay our sheep increase by thousands,
\nby tens of thousands in our fields;
\nmay our oxen be well fattened.
\nMay there be no breach in the walls,
\nno exile, no outcry in our streets.
\nBlessed the people so fortunate;
\nblessed the people whose God is the LORD.<\/p>\n