Monsignor James S. Conlan Council #5329 – March 2019 Activities Summary
Lenten Dinner Meals – The liturgical season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday, which was March 6, 2019 this year. Once again this year our Council prepared and served Lenten dinner meals each Friday during the season. Each meal was meatless as is Catholic tradition for Lent.
Following up on the success of our first two Lenten Dinners for 2019 (as reported in last month’s summary) our third Lenten Dinner Meal was served on Friday; March 22, 2019. The menu was homemade baked ziti. Cost was $5 per serving. You can read more about the dinner here. Thank you to all who attended, as well as, to all Brother Knights who donated their time at the event!
Our fourth Lenten Dinner Meal was served on Friday; March 29, 2019. The menu was fresh clam chowder (your choice of New England or Manhattan style). Cost was $5 per serving. You can read more about the dinner here. Again, thank you to all who attended, as well as, to all Brother Knights who donated their time at the event!
Our fifth Lenten Dinner Meal was served on Friday; April 5, 2019. The menu was Pasta Fagioli. Cost was $5 per serving. You can read more about the dinner here. Yet again, thank you to all who attended, as well as, to all Brother Knights who donated their time at the event!
Our last Lenten Dinner Meal for 2019 was served on April 12, 2019 following the Stations of the Cross at the Church (around 6:50 pm). The event was a Pizza and a Movie Night Community Dinner. The event was take out or stay in. Those who stayed received free refreshments and a movie was shown at no extra charge. The movie was the critically acclaimed “Paul, Apostle of Christ”. More info about the event can be found here. Thank you to all who attended and to all the Brother Knights who donated time at this event!
This wraps up our 2019 Lenten Dinner program for 2019. We would like to thank Father Rodrigo for letting our Council use the Church Hall and Kitchen throughout the six dinners. We would also like to thank all the patrons who came out to each event and for your generous donations made by purchasing the meals. This money will allow us to continue our works of mercy, love, and faith throughout the year. We appreciate all of the Parish Community’s support and look forward to seeing you at next year’s Lenten Dinners events!
Bracelets for 2019 Infant Saviour Confirmandi Donation – Each year our Council donates a small religious gift to all the students in the Church of the Infant Saviour Religious Education Program (sometimes referred to as CCD or Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) that are making their Confirmation for the given program year. This year we donated bracelets to all the confirmandi who received the Sacrament of Confirmation in early March 2019 at the Church. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless all of this year’s confirmandi throughout the world. Please keep all the confirmandi for this year’s Infant Saviour Seventh Grade CCD class in your prayers. Thank you to all of you who support us throughout the year with your generous donations and support of our charity events that make programs like this possible.
2019 Annual College Scholarship Essay – Annually our Council offers a $500 scholarship for a graduating senior that lives in the Pine Bush School District. Essays are submitted on a topic chosen by the Scholarship Committee and then voted upon by that Committee. Essay submissions are due in by May 31, 2019. Our Essay Committee then reviews each essay and selects a winner. If you are interested in entering or might know somebody who would be interested in doing so you can find out more about how to enter, this year’s essay theme, and all the other details here.
Monsignor James S. Conlan Council #5329 – Looking Ahead
Council Yard Sale Fundraiser – On Saturday; May 25, 2019 our Council will be hosting a Yard Sale fundraiser to raise funds for our various works of mercy, charity, and faith done throughout the year. The Town of Crawford sponsors a yearly “Townwide Yard Sale” so there will be other yard sales throughout the area. A great opportunity for antique collectors, furniture finishers, and people looking for a good deal to come on down to see what we got for sale. Stay tuned for more info on location and event time early in May 2019– info will be posted to this web site at that time. Hope to see you there!
Good Friday Works of Mercy for the Poor – Our Council with be helping out St. Mary’s Outreach (180 South St.; Newburgh, NY) on Good Friday (4/19/19) to distribute food and clothing to needy in Newburgh throughout the morning. Any Brother Knight wishing to volunteer at the event should arrive by 8:30a that morning at the Church of the Infant Saviour (22 Holland Ave., Pine Bush, NY) parking lot. We will meetup there first and then coordinate ride sharing for the event in Newburgh. Pick up trucks are needed so please bring yours if you have one. Please contact us via email if you are interested in helping out so we get a count of Brother Knights ahead of the event. This should be a spiritually rewarding event and a wonderful way to spend the morning of Good Friday in service to the least among us.
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