Knights of Columbus

St. Damien of Molokai Council 2600

Monongahela, PA
Established in 1926

Newsletter May 2018

Grand Knight’s Message: Knights Line:

Happy Birthday to the following Brother Knights in the
Brother Knights, month of May: SK Charles A. Brooks, Regis Leach III, Joseph
I hope to see you all at our regular month- Reale, Richard Ripepi. Dr. William F. Ryckman and John
ly meeting on Tuesday, May 8th. Vuono.
Congratulations to our Brothers who made
their Third Degree on Saturday, April 14th at Knights in Action
St. Katharine Drexel Parish - Chris Buckley,
Tim Buckley, Mike Fusco, Dick Geiser and
John Robinson. Also, May is the month of
The Rosary. We will be praying the Rosary
with the Holy Name Society before the 8:30
a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 13th. Hope you
can make it. Vivat Jesus,
Chuck Brooks, GK

Please Pray for our

Sick and Deceased
Brothers & Sisters.

Calendar of Events:
The 120th Annual State Convention of the
PA Knights of Columbus will take place from
May 4-6, 2018. The convention will be held at the
Hilton Harrisburg, 1 North Second Street,
Harrisburg, PA.
Our Council Meetings are held on the second
Tuesday of the month. Our May meeting is
Tuesday, May 8th at 7:30 p.m. in Fr. Abbate Hall,
Park Ave, Monongahela PA. Nominations/
Elections will take place.
The State Warden Testimonial Dinner honoring
Frank Rozzo will be held Sunday, May 20th at
the Greentree Doubletree.
The Mon Valley Chapter Meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 29th in Carmichaels - Refreshments
7:15 p.m. & Meeting at 8 p.m.
The Bishop Phelan Fourth Degree Assembly
Meeting this month will be on Thursday, May 31st
Rosary at 7:15 p.m.; meeting at 8 p.m. at Our Lady On April 21st & 22nd, Joe Smith from our Council spoke at all Masses explaining
Of The Valley, Donora. the Mission of the Knights of Columbus and Columbiettes. An Open House was
held after the Masses in FLH for anyone interested. Pictured above are our
Our BBQ Fundraiser at the Spring Fleatique on Brother Knights who attended the Socials.
the Mon is Saturday, June 2nd - Can YOU Help??
This year’s Fourth Degree Exemplification will On Friday, April 27th the
be at the Doubletree at the Meadow Lands on Bishop Phelan Fourth
Sunday, June 3rd. Our Brother John Robinson Degree Assembly present-
will be making his 4th Degree this year. ed a check, Backpacks
and school supplies to
Our Council will be holding our Annual Kathy Miller, Lead Admin-
Father’s Day Collection benefitting the Bishop’s istrator of MCRS after the
Project after all Masses on June 16th and 17th - School Mass. Pictured at
Volunteers are needed! Anyone able to help left with Kathy are Jim
please contact Bishop’s Project Chairman, Bahr, Faithful Navigator,
Chris Buckley at 724-797-2589. and Frank Kovscek, Faith-
ful Comptroller.
The Harrisburg Diocesan Chapter
invites you to participate in the
39th Annual Pennsylvania Knights
of Columbus State Golf Tourna-
ment on Saturday, August 18, 2018.
There will be an 8:00 AM shotgun start at the
Armitage Golf Club, 800 Orr's Bridge Road, Me-
chanicsburg, PA 17050. See Chuck for more details
if interested.

NEXT MEETING — TUESDAY, MAY 8TH AT 7:30 P.M. — FR ABBATE HALL