Please join us for our annual Council 9597 picnic on July 13^th at 6:00 (after the 5:00 Saturday mass) in the parish center.  All council members and their families are welcome.  Please bring a side dish if your last name ends in A-P and a dessert if your last name ends in Q-Z.

Hamburgers, hot dogs and brats as well as beer, wine and lemonade will be provided along with a celebration cake.

Help setting up and cleaning up is always welcome.   Set-up starts at 4:00 and cleanup after the food is gone.

Come support the Council and have a great time…

Cheers for Life – Oh Yea…its back Baby! The Knights of Columbus Council 9597 is pleased to announce that a Cheers for Life fundraising extravaganza will be held on Sunday, June 9th from 1-5 p.m. at Blind Faith Brewing Company in Littleton (2852 Bowles Ave.) to raise funds for an Ultrasound Machine and Pro-Life efforts.
There will be beer pairings with food and the opportunity to bid on great and unique items to raise money for this important cause.  Tickets will be limited to 100 at $50 each.  They will go on sale during the weekend masses starting on May 19th or advance for Knights.
We are looking for theme appropriate donations as listed below.  If you are interested in donating any gift to the cause, please contact Chris Mancinelli at 303-810-0617 or leave email at cmancinelli@msn.com.
Look for more information to follow 

Beverage Coolers / Sports Tickets / Case of home brew / Beverage Dispenser / Rare Beer Package Backpack & Speaker /  Beer-Themed Framed Picture / Gentleman’s Basket / Backpack & Headphone / Couples Basket / Backyard Cigar BBQ / Outdoor Handbag / Beer Signs / Christmas Stocking / Private Beer Pairing Party / Brewery Glass Rack / Beer Neon Light / Baby Blanket / Private Whiskey Tasting / Headphones and Goggles / Ladies Basket

All are invited to join our council in praying the attached prayer as a novena in preparation for the upcoming Lent.  Members of the council will be leading the congregation in this prayer before the 8:15 daily mass, and the 9 am mass on Sunday March 3rd.

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Just a quick note to let everyone know that they can get updates from Tom’s family by visiting https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tommartinez

If you are looking for an opportunity to help out Lynn and their children with meals, you can sign up at https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/olz5md

The GoFundMe page has been set up soon to help the family financially.   It is at https://gofundme.com/tom-martinez-family  There are also links available at the CaringBridge site, and our council webpage.

Most importantly, pray for Tom and his family!  St. Lucy is the patron saint for eyes and asking for the intercession of Fr. McGivney is always appropriate.

Our council’s annual KCIC dinner will be held after the 5 pm Mass on Saturday, December 5th.  We would love to see every member of our council there!

Brother knights are encouraged to bring a side or salad to share.  We already have volunteers bringing turkey, ham, and mashed potatoes with gravy.

I am assured that St. Nick will be making his annual appearance.  PLEASE NOTE: Unlike in previous years, St. Nick will NOT be distributing gifts from families to the children!  He will distribute traditional symbols of his ministry to every child present, and be available for photos.

Here is a nice story about how one of the organizations that is supported by our council is being recognized for their efforts to help some of the neediest among us.

http://arvadapress.com/stories/America-to-get-taste-of-Arvada-restaurant-on-ABCs-The-Chew,202930

Jack’s Restuarant and Steamers Coffeehouse have been beneficiaries of our work on the Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities for 2 years now.  Congratulations to them!

GREAT NEWS!  Life Choices in Westminster has met all requirements and the grant application has been completed and sent by the State Deputy to the Supreme Council for their action.  We are expecting to have a reply from Supreme before the end of the year.  The application was submitted listing Council #9597 as the sole sponsor of the ultrasound machine.  The requested ultrasound machine is an Alpinion E-CUBE-7.  More details will be announced at the November business meeting.

The state ultrasound initiative director, brother knight Michael Beiriger, thanks Council #9597 for their commitment to the preservation of the lives of God’s unborn children through their sponsorship of this ultrasound machine for Life Choices.  Thank you!

I just received word that our brothers at Council 3799 will be distributing coats (including those our council purchased) on Monday, Oct. 26th, after school (about 2:30) from the school kitchen.  Anyone who can be there to help will be welcome.

As we’ve been reminded many times, “Charity does not consist of gifts of money alone!” We are called to bring our faith and charity to life; to be the hands of Christ, doing His work, in our communities.  If you can be there, take some pictures, and I’ll send them along to the State Council people for posting on their Facebook page and in The Knights Call.

Thanks for all you do; your generous hearts never fail to lift me up!

Vivat Jesus!