Monsignor James S. Conlan Council #5329 – June 2018 Activities Summary
New Church Bookshare Books Added – We put three new books in the Church of the Infant Saviour Parish Bookshare in the Church Atrium. Remember these books are to be returned after you are done reading them so others can enjoy them as well. The three new books are:
The Four Last Things – Available for purchase here.
Everyman Today Called Rome -Available for purchase here.
The Triumph, the Power, and the Glory of the Catholic Church – Available for purchase here.
We also ask if you still have one of our older Bookshare books to please return them to the Church Atrium so other can enjoy them as well. More info can be found here.
Preschool Playground Swing Sets Removal – Clean up of the old Church of the Infant Saviour Preschool Playground continued in June. With the metal swings removed in May 2018 we focused on beginning to tear down the deteriorating wooden playground set. The project will require more work, but about half of the set has been removed as of the time of this post.
Building the Domestic Church Evangelization Booklet Giveaway – Our Council has purchased 250 booklets that we are distributing at no cost to parishioners of the Church of the Infant Saviour. The booklet is called “The Family Fully Alive”. This booklet is part of the Knights of Columbus’ larger “Building the Domestic Church” evangelization efforts for 2018. The booklet is aimed at helping all of us to live out the Church’s mission and vision for our families. You can find an online preview of the book here. The booklet is now available in the Church Atrium and does not have to be returned– it’s your to keep for free! You can find out more info here.
2018 Council Officer Elections – We had no candidates volunteer for our Council Officer positions so all current Officer will be installed again for the 2018-2019 term. You can see the list of current Council Officers here.
Annual Pine Bush Central School District Scholarship Winner –Our Council announced that the winner of the 2018 Annual Pine Bush Central School District Scholarship was Shawn Burgos Jr. on 6/28/18. The Scholarship committee blindly reviewed a number of submissions and Mr. Burgos’ essay was chosen the winner by the comittee. You can read his essay and find out more info about the award here.
RSVP Seminarian Ordained a Priest in NY Archdiocese – The Knights of Columbus Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP) allows a local Council to “adopt” a seminarian each year to help that seminary candidate both financially and morally so that they can work towards ordination. Our Council “adopted” seminarian Kareem Smith these last year three years (2016-2018) as part of the RSVP program. On 5/26/18 Kareem was ordained a Priest by Cardinal Dolan. You can find out more about Father Kareem here. We’ll be choosing a new seminarian to adopt next year with hopes to repeat our efforts and help another seminarian work his way towards the Priesthood successfully.
Monsignor James S. Conlan Council #5329 – Looking Ahead for 2018
Summer Social Activity – We are going to be holding a Summer Social Hour for all active Council members over the Summer at the Council Hall. The Council is also working on setting up an off site Social Activity for Knights and their spouses. More info to follow as plans are firmed up– watch your email for more info!
Religious Education Support Donation – Last year we donated money to the Church of the Infant Saviour Catechism Religious Education Program. This program educates children in school grades first through seventh grade in Catholic belief and faith. The curriculum works each child towards the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation. Our Council will once again be making a donation this year to the program. An announcement will be made as we draw closer towards the donation. Our Council has decided to make this donation part of our Annual Charitable Giving plan and is yet another way our Council helps the local Catholic community through charitable giving, as well as, volunteer work. Currently three of our Council Brother Knights are Catechists in the program and have been for several years.
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