The Knights of Columbus will be holding its annual “Keep Christ in Christmas” celebration dinner on Saturday, December 7, 2019 after the 5:00 mass.  Come celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with stockings for the kids, good food and a program that celebrates the true meaning of Christmas.  We are asking that A-M to bring a dessert and N-Z to bring a side dish. To get an estimate on the number of kids attending, please RSVP to Chris Mancinelli @ 303-810-0617 (leave message) or cmancinelli@msn.com with how many kiddos will be attending.

We also need your assistance in order to make this a great celebration.  Please see the sign-up genius on the Knights web site to sign up for where you can assist (SIGN UP COMING SOON)

We now have all of November covered! Thank you to the brother Knights who signed up to take the Elijah Chalice home to pray for vocations. Now if we could just get a few more Knights to cover December it would send a wonderful message of support to our clergy and to all discerning if a vocation is right for them. Here is a link to the sign up: https://kofc9597.org/for-members/volunteer-signup/
John Pickard, GK

This Saturday, Oct. 19th, the council will have a team to clean up on 15th Place between Miller St. and Kipling. Activities will start at 8 am and are expected to take less than an hour.  Brother Knight Norbert Boeckman will have all the supplies you might need.  This program is one of the ways we serve our larger community outside the parish, and is part of our “Helping Hands” required program.  If you have a few minutes to help with our chores before getting going on your own honey-do list, we’d be happy to see you!

Brother Knights, We have the opportunity to welcome several new members to our Council Tuesday night the 22nd of October. We will be holding an Exemplification at 6:00 pm followed by a social to welcome our new members in the Parish Hall. It would be very impressive if we could have a good showing of members to welcome our new Brother Knights into our Council.
The Council will provide a variety of drinks. If you can make it we ask that you bring a nice hors d’oeuvre or snack to share. The Social will begin at about 6:45, or when we are done with the Exemplification.

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.

novenaforlifeprayer

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.