bright if we can get our children to en-counter the Lord. The Eucharist is the place, but we must prepare for that en-counter. Confession is a huge preparation as it was at camp, where sin is stripped away and hearts are opened to the Lord. Pray for the future of the Church that they might have this encounter with the Lord.

In Christ, Fr. Michael Barsness

OSSEO/MAPLE GROVE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSST. VINCENT de PAUL PARISH

Vol. 28 No. 1 Osseo/Maple Grove Council 9139 July, 2016

Membership Meeting, 1st Tues., 7:00 p.m.West Meeting Room

Non-Profit Org.U.S. POSTAGEPAIDMaple Grove, MNPermit No. 67

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS6826 118th Avenue N.Champlin, MN 55316

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 9139 July, 2016

Business Meeting 1st Tuesday of MonthPlanning Meeting Last Tuesday of the Month

Paul Greninger, Grand Knight

Fr. Michael Barsness, Chaplain

Brother Knights and families,

I would like to reintroduce myself as Grand Knight. I have been a Knight

for the past 19 years, started the vehicle donation program and have run it since 2003 (please donate a vehicle). Member of St. Vincent’s for 34 years, married to Kim for 36 yrs. and have 2 children and 4 grandchildren.

I would like to welcome and thank the Knight members who committed to being an officer this coming year. Thank you to those officers and directors for all of their hard work this past year. As Grand Knight last year I got to know many of the members and I’m looking to get to know more. Please come to a membership meeting the first Tuesday of

Brother Knights and families,

As I write this, I just came back from Extreme Faith camp and was blown

away by the power and immensity of the experience. I was praying in the chapel and I had tears for the beauty of God's power in the week. It is a lot of fun, but it is also a powerful encounter with our Lord. It is so impressive how deeply spiritual it was for me as well as hundreds of campers, teens, young adults and adults. One thing is sure, the Eucharist is the center of all that went on at camp. Yes, it had great talks, great experiences, fun activities with laser tag, mountain scootering, beach volleyball, great praise music, etc., but the campers encountered Jesus in a very personal way which super naturalized their experience. Adoration was for most the best experience at camp despite the amazing fun they had otherwise. We need to support camps like this for the future of the Church. Those who encounter Jesus encounter someone who changes their whole lives and lives were changed at Extreme Faith camp.

I wanted to share that the future is

every month starting at 7:00 p.m. introduce yourself to me and the officers.

We also need all members to help out at our 2 largest fundraisers coming up. First is the Anoka County Fair starting July 26 – July 31, please plan on signing up for multiple shifts, or make it a family shift. Spouses and adult kids are encour-aged to work! Call Tom Clifford 763-420-5224 or Marty Carman 763-315-1803 to set up your shift. Second event is the Lion's Roar on Sept. 9th and 10th; more will be coming out on this event.

Jesus, teach me never to stop seeking you. Help me to seek you in every rela-tionship, place and situation.

Vivat Jesus

State Convention The 2016 Knights of Columbus

State Convention took place May 13 - 15 in St. Cloud. The convention was represented by GK Paul Greninger and Chancellor Kelvin Landeis from Council 9139 along with District Depu-ty Bill Peloquin and State Warden David Whatmuff. Much information was exchanged, including a summary of all the good deeds and activities contrib-uted by the brother Knights from the Councils and Districts in our state. The business meeting took place on Saturday afternoon in which many measures were voted on for the coming year by the council delegates. A couple items of note from the convention. Our Brother Knight David Whatmuff was elected to the office of State Treasurer for the upcoming year. The delegates approved a measure to increase the member dues to fund an upgrade for the MN Knights computer website. Next year's State Convention will be held at the Marriott NW in Brooklyn Park. Minnesota will be hosting the Supreme Convention in 2018.

MEETING CHANGE Due to National Night out on

August 2nd our Membership meeting will be on Wednesday, August 3rd.

HELPMarty and I have been making

calls to recruit volunteers for the ticket booths at the Anoka County Fair. As you know, this is our big-gest fund raiser of the year. We need your help to fill the shifts that we have open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July, 29, 30 and 31). Please return our calls even if it is to say that you can't take a shift. Better yet please give 4 or 5 hours of your time and stay to enjoy the entertainment in the Bandshell or the Grandstand events. The booths are air-condi-tioned for your comfort. We want to thank the many Knights and their wives that have already committed to working one or more shifts. To volunteer you can call Marty Car-man at 763-315-1803 or me at 763-420-5224. Tom Clifford

Walk For Life

Pictured at the WomenSource Walk for Life are left to right seated, Dave WIlhelm and Brian Baker. Standing are Jean and Tom Clifford, Julie Wilhelm, Tom Heltemes, Kelvin Landeis, Pat Farrelly and Don Berg. On page 4 is a pic-ture of all the partipants. Photo by Patty Landeis

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Grand Knight’s Message Paul Greninger, Grand Knight

Brother Knights please pray for the people on our prayer list: Chuck Lynde, Dorothy Olmstead (Tom's wife); Dorothy Stevenson (Robert's wife), Rich Scherber, Dan Spanier, Peter Crego, Wendy Thor-son (Gregg Johnson's daughter); Evan Steeves, son of Mark Steeves; Seminari-an Bryce Evans; Bob McCaffrey's sister, Anna Hoffman; Tony Jochim, Arlene Niles (Bob Fashing's daughter); Marty What-muff (Dave's wife); Rich Grugal, Bill Pel-oquin Sr., Frank & Leona Butina, (Russ Funk's mother-in-law & father-in-law); Bob Vogelpohl, Jim & Marlys Wishy, Bob Hazelton, Vincent Bazzani, Austin Loeffler, Joyce Kirscher (Jack’s wife), Don Kramer, Toy McGee (Larry’s wife), Chris-tine Munoz (Bob Clark’s daughter).

Remember family members & friends who are sick or are having surgery, men and women serving in the military and those men studying for the priesthood or deaconate. If you know of any Knight or family member who you would like to be included on our prayer list please call Dave Wilhelm, 763-425-7754 or Tom Heltemes, 763-425-2314 or e-mail: tom@heltemes.com

Every Sat. at 10 a.m. the rosary is prayed at the Robbinsdale Abor-tion Center, 3819 West Broadway, Robbinsdale.July 4, Independence DayJuly 5, Membership meet., 7 p.m.July 26 - July 31st, Anoka County

FairJuly 26, Planning meet., 7 p.m.Aug. 15, Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

Calendarof Events

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Protecting Your Paycheck

Only Having Insurance “Through Work” Doesn’t Work

Do you know anyone whose life or career has drastically changed during these years of economic downturn? It’s very likely that some-one in your immediate or extended family or group of friends is facing financial uncertainty. If you have been attending council meetings you have certainly heard of Brother Knights struggling with employment issues. Maybe there’s a possibili-ty that you (or your spouse) could change employers, or even lose your job.

Too many people have often relied on group term life insurance as their only safety net. Often, this insurance is an employee benefit provided at low or no cost. The existence of this coverage might convince someone that personally-owned life insurance is not necessary.

But only having “through work” insurance can leave you and your family vulnerable. Most group life insurance policies are limited in amount, which may be tied to salary or some other benchmark. These numbers are often capped, and this cap may be dangerously low when compared to your family’s actual needs. In fact, a detailed needs anal-ysis that evaluates your specific sit-uation, will likely show that any employer-provided coverage falls short.

In addition, the amount of group insurance offered is almost always reduced, sometimes dramatically, when you retire. You could one day find yourself without coverage, and if your health has changed (which it will as you age), you might also find yourself unable to secure individual protection. At the very least, it will definitely be more expensive.

While group life insurance can help, it does not replace the need for individually owned life insurance. I’ll be happy to meet with you and provide a no-cost needs analysis, so you’ll know exactly where you stand.

Dan Falstad 612 310 5254Dan.Falstad@kofc.org

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: Pictured left to right above are: GK Paul Greninger, Taylor, Payton & Shannon Hanson. Pictured left to right below are: GK Paul Greninger, Autumn, Trey, Ashlyn & Missy Hoffmann.

Photos by Patty Landeis

THANK YOU FROM ST. VINCENT'S STUDENTS -- Pictured above is a signed thank you from the 7th grade students for a table for their class to do their Lego robots. Council 9139 bought the wood and a few knights built the table.

2015-2016 CounCiloffiCers & DireCtorsGr. Knight, Paul Greninger ...... 425-7316 prg1958@yahoo.com Deputy GK, Kelvin Landeis ....... 391-5700 kelvinll@comcast.netChancellor, Ken Smith ................420-6794 mplssmiths@comcast.net Chaplain, Fr. Michael BarsnessTreasurer, Tom Clifford............. 420-5224 Jaclifford@aol.comRecorder, Jerome Walalee, Sr. .. 323-8433 jeromewlalee@gmail.comWarden, Paxton Casimir ..... 952-454-8009 pcasimir@gmail.comAdvocate, Tom Hanson ............ 416-2043 tomjhanson@comcast.netIn. Guard, Mark Bergeron ........ 503-7341 mark.bergeron@brooklynpark.orgOut. Guard, Ryan JohnsonFinancial Sec., Sean Olmstead 712-5457 kc.finsec9139@gmail.comTrustees:(3-year) Kevin Ahlers ............... 427-2330 kaahlers@comcast.net(2-year) Russ Funk .................... 420-5527 funkx012@umn.edu(1-year) Tom Heltemes 425-2314 tom@heltemes.comLecturer, Don Pfau .................... 425-7543 donpfau@comcast.netMembership, Recruitment & Retention: Robert Moreland.................. 557-0874 Bob Clark .............................. 424-5509Program Director Ken Smith .....420-6794 mplssmiths@comcast.net Church Act. Directors: Randy Hollingsworth ........... 232-1931Pro-Life Act. Directors Mark Bergeron ...................... 503-7341 Duane Crosland .................. 442-1033Ga mbling Director, Tim Ryan .. 783-2490 Leaflet Editor, Tom Heltemes ... 425-2314 tom@heltemes.comDist. Dep., Bill Peloquin ............ 424-1824 Wlpeloquinsr@aol.com> Dist. Warden, Mike Brekke .. 763-425-1658 heymikey@aol.comKC Ins.--Dan Falsted ............. 612-310-5254

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ATTENTION:Brothers Knights and Families, hope you are all doing well as our year is com-ing to an end. I would like to thank all of you for the hard work that you have put forward this past year. We as a dis-trict have done a lot of great things in projects this year. To show my appreci-ation for the work everyone has done, I will be hosting a District 52 picnic on Sunday July, 17th at St.Gerard from 3 pm to 6 pm. It will be a pot-luck picnic, so bring your favorite summer dish or dessert. I will provide the meat, we will start to eat around 4 o'clock. There will be a meeting sometime during the after-noon. I hope that you and your families can come. Thanks You All and God Bless, DD Bill Peloquin Sr. My e-mail is: wlpeloquinsr@aol.com if you have any questions.