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DECEMBER 2018 - JANUARY 2019

107 years of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism to our community!

Volume 91 Knights of Columbus Council 1453 WINDSOR ONTARIO Number 3

c/o Sts. Cyril & Methodius Slovak Centre. 1520 Chandler Road, Windsor ON N8Y 4P7

The Executive Officers of Council 1453, and of KADEC Building Corp. wish

all of our members, their families and loved ones a Very Holy and Sacred

Merry Christmas; and a Blessed, Healthy Happy New Year. May the

Peace and Joy of the newborn Christ Child be with all of us.

Grand Knight’s Column:

GK Michael Harrigan

Brothers:

I sit down on this American Thanksgiving pon-dering what to write. In the spirit of thanksgiving I would like to say that I am thankful for Bro. Roy and his fish fry team for their hard work that has resulted in such wonderful dinners. Our last fish fry was dedicated to our Coats for Kids pro-gram and raised enough money to pay for all the coats we donated this year. I would also like to thank Bro. Roy, Bro. Ray and his wife Linda for their handling of the Coats for Kids Program. This year we donated two boxes of coats to Im-maculate Conception school. We delivered the coats to-day and the principal and staff were truly grateful. It was a great experience to see the boys and girls get their coats and to see the joy on their faces. A special thanks to Ray and Linda for donating the toques that we gave out with the coats. Of course I am extremely grateful for my loving wife Gail who has stood by me through thick and thin. Now looking ahead to the next big season, that of the most holy Christmas time. I hope we will all remem-ber the reason for the season and keep Christ in Christ-mas. Christmas is a time for celebrating so many things: God’s gift of his only son for our salvation; family and fraternity. To help us with these KADEC is once again sponsoring our Christmas party December 12th at the Other Place, 1395 Walker Rd. Doors open at 6 pm. and dinner at 6:30. I am looking forward to seeing as many of my brother knights and their spouses as can make it. To see pictures from the kids with their new coats and to keep abreast of the happenings with Council 1453 visit our new website at http://www.kofcwindsor1453.com/. Thank you Bro Ray for such a great job setting it up.

“They who sing pray twice.”

St. Augustine

“The future of humanity, as Saint John Paul II often said, passes through the family. The future passes through the family. So protect your families! Protect your families! See in them your country’s greatest treasure and nourish them al-ways by prayer and the grace of the sacraments.” Pope Francis

Gail & my sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our members and their families.

Bro. Michael Harrigan GK.

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Deputy G. K. Notes:

DGK Albert Decaire, PGK

Brothers:

DGK Bert was unable to provide an article this month. I am certain he would want to remind everybody about the Members Appreciation and Awards Party, December 12th, it is a FREE dinner and refreshments and a fun time.

He also would like , I am sure, to thank his kitchen staff for the successful Fish Fry contribution to Coats for Kids.

I know that he wants to wish all of us seasonal greetings, a safe and healthy Christmas season, a Blessed and Holy Christmas and a Healthy, Holy, Happy 2019.

Thanks. Editor Bob

Merry CHRISTmas and Happy New Year, bring on 2019 !!

FREE DINNER MEETING

MEMBERS APPRECIATION PARTY

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12th

1395 Walker Rd. Just North of Seminole

Cocktails at 6:00 pm

Dinner at 6:30 pm

ALL MEMBERS and LADIES WELCOME

A Reservation is required !!

Call GK Mike Harrigan @ 519-739-1249

or FS Ray Dupuis @ 519-739-0034

to reserve a seat.

THANKS KADEC MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Editors Note: The GK heard back from D.D. he does not have ar-ticle for this issue. His wife had complications after her surgery and he has been busy with her. Mike ,GK So sorry to hear that, she will be added to our prayer list, and we wish both of them a better holiday sea-son. God help you, and a Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Burns, editor pgk

Greetings Brothers:

May I begin this message by expressing my total and complete disappointment with our Memorial Mass. First, with my inability to attend due to illness, but also with the lack of membership as well. If it was not for our GK and his wife and our FS and his wife, and Guard Bill Major we would have had no one there. Thanks to Mike and Ray and their good ladies, and Bill, we were represented. Apparently the whole District re-neged on their commitment . How sad to know how the members of an order built on fraternal support and fam-ily values so easily forget their deceased.

Enough of that bitching, now for some hopefully brighter thoughts.

I am preparing for our annual CHRISTmas gifting to our hospitalized, home bound and ill members. So far we have a few, on the list. If anyone thinks someone should be added let me know. Sometime before Dec. 15, I will purchase the plants required, I would appreci-ate some help delivering them, please call me.

Last month I took in a webinar on membership recruit-ment and retention, and came back with some new ide-as and support. If any of the executive want, I will share the information with you. I WANT TO WORK IT TOO.

Lin and I wish all of our members, families and friends a Very Holy and Merry Christmas, and a Happy

Healthy New Year. May 2019 bring you joy, peace and Love.

God Bless, Vivat Jesus

Bob

Chanc 1453

Council 1453 Meetings

December 12th

Dinner meeting only...free! Reserve now!!!

January 16th Executive meeting at 6:00pm General Meeting at 7:00 pm

St. Cyril’s Slovak Centre, Seminole Street at Chandler

All Members are welcomed!

From the Chancellor:

Chancellor Robert Burns PGK

District Report:

BJ Harrison DD # 115

More Christmas Party 2017 pics

Presenting coats for kids at Immaculate Conception Catholic Ele-mentary School. November 2018.

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VISIT OUR COUNCIL WEB PAGE @

http://www.kofcwindsor1453.com/

Read your Knight Life there

Windsor Council 1453

Charity Pickerel Fish Fry

November 30th

January 18th

St. Cyril’s Slovak Centre,

Seminole Street at Chandler

5 to 7 pm $15 a meal Cash Bar Proceeds to Knights of Columbus Council 1453 Charities

Call P.G.K. Bob Bezaire @ 519-254-8431 to reserve tickets.

Hope to see you all there !!

From the desk of the Financial Secretary

Dues notices for 2019 will be sent out by the

end of November. I ask that you please pay

your dues promptly. Dues are still $40.00 for

members and $23.52 for honorary members.

For those who want to pay their dues by Inter-

act e-mail transfer can do so by sending their

request to raydupuis65@gmail.com.

(FS Ray Dupuis and GK Michael Harrigan picking up coats from Insurance Agent Andrew Despins November 10, 2018 to be dis-

tributed at Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School.

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CELEBRATIONS Congratulations and Best Wishes to ALL

December Anniversaries December Birthdays

Yvan Gauvin PGK Gerald N. Bondy Adrian Boufford Joseph Passa Tom Soulliere John Jedlinski Ronald Grassi

James & Arlene Cassey

Good of the Order Winners Good of the order November . . Treas. Larry Tremblay

January Birthdays January Anniversaries

Robert Bezaire PGK Irene Bezaire Paul Chesnik Gary Garant Bernadette Trudell Rev. Eugene Halinski

Jackie Meloche Judy Blain Florence Fortune Madeleine Drouillard-Mike Mackenzie Peter Delisle Tony Lawrence Ron Tousignant

Howard Levis PGK Beverly Wagner Patricia Gagne

Bill & Marilyn Major

Remembering Our Ill and Recovering Brothers

Please pray for PGK Bob Bezaire, Bro. Bernard Chevalier, Bro.

Ron Tousignant and Bro. Roland Turpin who is at Banwell

Gardens and wants visitors, and Lady Lillian Valvasori and

any members or family suffering but not included here. The

DDs wife has had complications following surgery, remember

them in our prayers also.

Knights of Columbus International Bowling Tournament

Next year the Central Division bowling tournament will be held in Indianapolis Indiana. We are going March 9

th & 10

th, 2019. We are trying to get more than the

2 teams we had this year. The cost for bowling is $75.00 US. The deadline will be January 21, 2019. Contact Ray Dupuis 519-739-0034 or Roy Renaud 519-825-8078 if interested in going to the tournament.

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You Can Make It “A Wonderful Life”

Unlike the character ‘George Bailey’ in the famous holiday movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life”,

none of us will have the opportunity of seeing our lives played out as though we had

never been born. However, like George Bailey, we cannot underestimate the powerful

impact we have in the lives of our families, friends and the community.

Our impact will be felt by others through our membership in the Knights of Columbus -

by volunteering as we are able - AND by making sure we have enough life insurance to

meet the needs of our loved ones.

Life insurance allows our families to remain in their homes and maintain their lifestyles.

It guarantees a college education for our children, and perhaps our grandchildren. It en-

sures for us a comfortable retirement. It can even help our favourite charities continue

their humanitarian work.

This holiday season consider becoming an insured member of the Knights of Columbus.

Give your family the gift of life insurance, and make it a “wonderful life” for those you

love.

A Blessed Christmas Season to you and your family.

Don’t forget to LIKE me on Facebook: AndrewDespinsKofC

Life Matters…

Andrew J. Despins, Knights of Columbus Insurance

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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

The 12 Days of Christmas" is in a sense an allegory. Each of the items in the song represents some-

thing significant to the teachings of the Catholic faith. The hidden meaning of each gift was designed to

help Catholic children learn their faith. The song goes, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave

to me…" The "true love" mentioned in the song refers to God Himself. The "me" who receives the pre-

sents refers to every baptized person. i.e. the Church.

1st Day: The partridge in a pear tree is Christ Jesus upon the Cross.

2nd Day: The "two turtle doves" refers to the Old and New Testaments.

3rd Day: The "three French hens" stand for faith, hope and love.

4th Day: The "four calling birds" refers to the four evangelists who wrote the

Gospels-Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

5th Day: The "five golden rings" represents the first five books of the Bible, also called the Jewish Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

6th Day: The "six geese a-laying" is the six days of creation.

7th Day: The "seven swans a-swimming" refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, under-standing, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.

8th Day: The "eight maids a milking " reminded children of the eight beatitudes listed in the Sermon on the Mount.

9th Day: The "nine ladies dancing" were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit found in Galatians: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.

10th Day: The "ten lords a-leaping" represents the Ten Commandments.

11th Day: The "eleven pipers piping" refers to the eleven faithful apostles.

12th Day: The 'twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of belief expressed in the Apostles' Creed: belief in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, made man, crucified, died and arose on the third day, that he sits at the right hand of the father and will come again, the resurrection of the dead and life everlasting.

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PHOTOS OF SOME PAST CHRISTMAS MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION DINNERS

2018 - 2019 Executive Officers Council 1453

Chaplain Vacant to be appointed by GK

Grand Knight Michael Harrigan 519-739-1249

Deputy G K Bert Decaire, PGK 226-348-2824

Chancellor Bob Burns PGK 519-253-5465

Lecturer Vacant to be appointed by GK

Warden Fredrick Littlejohns 519-974-7159

Financial Secretary Ray Dupuis 519-739-0034

Treasurer Larry Tremblay 519-839-4805

Recorder Roy Renaud, PGK 519-825-8078

Trustees 1 year Howard Levis, PGK

2 year J. P. Rivard 1-519-691-0905

3 year Paul Chesnik 519-977-5053

Guard I Bill Major

O James Zacher

Advocate Rene Trudell, PGK 519-735-8096