Bishop William R. Johnson Council 9487

Grand Knight's Report

Iron is sharpened by iron;
one person sharpens another.

Brothers,

March was another busy month, thank you to all who Lent a hand… Activities in March included the Men’s Renewal, which is a wonderful way to bring male parishioners closer to Jesus Christ and His Church. Not coincidentally, it has become a great avenue for turning those parishioners into brother Knights. Coffee & Donuts went well as usual, and our annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner was a hit (we ran out of corned beef!). Earlier in the day of our St. Pat’s dinner, the Knights provided drinks and refreshments for those attending the Gospel of Matthew seminar put on by Fr. Timothy Peters, Professor of Biblical Theology at Saint John’s Seminary. Thank you brothers John Teeter, Mark Angel and Dave Atkins for your hard work on that. The Exemplification on the16th was done exceptionally well and was a moving experience for me personally, and for a lot of our new brother Knights. Heartfelt thanks to our wonderful Exemplification Committee. Our Campus Cleanup on the 21st really spiffed out the church grounds for the fast-approaching Easter. Saturday Recycling on the 28th was well attended by brother Knights, but our parishioners have still not got back in the habit of coming to the church in full force.

A full list of our April activities in order for a useful reference for you:

Wednesday April 1st: 7:00pm in the Santiago Room, a Fraternal Benefits seminar by our Worthy Financial Advisor Mark Yubeta.

Wednesday, April 1st: Our council meeting at 7:30pm. For those not attending the seminar, we will say a decade of the rosary at 7:20. Rooms C&D, not A.

Friday, April 3rd: First Friday Adoration postponed until 4/10.

Friday, April 3rd: Good Friday Lenten Dinner, sponsored by the Knights.

Sunday, April 5th: Easter Sunday. He is Risen!

Friday, April 10th: First Friday Adoration observed.

Saturday, April 11th: Car Wash Fundraiser.

Sunday, April 12th: Breakfast Burrito Fundraiser.

Saturday, April 18th: Day of Sharing, Buena Park.

Saturday, April 25th: Council Field Trip to Mission San Juan Capistrano. 9:30 arrival, 10:00 tour start time.

Sunday, April 26, Corporate Communion (postponed from March 29).

Our “Saint of the Month” for April is St. Teresa of Calcutta. Most of us older Knights know her simply as Mother Teresa. She was born Anjezë Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910 in what was then the Ottoman Empire.

She chose the name Teresa, inspired by St. Thérèse de Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 to serve the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta, India. Her order grew to over 5000 nuns, serving the poor in 138 countries. For her work among the poorest, she received the Nobel Peace Prize. She was beatified by St. Pope John Paul the Great in 2003 and was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016.

Jesus’s words from the cross on Good Friday, “I THIRST”, are written next to the crucifix in every Missionaries of Charity chapel. “We have these words in every chapel of the Missionaries of Charity to remind us what a Missionary of Charity is here for: to quench the thirst of Jesus for souls, for love, for kindness, for compassion, for delicate love…The General End of the Missionaries of Charity is to satiate the thirst of Jesus Christ on the Cross for Love and Souls” -Mother Teresa

May almighty God Bless and protect us and our families. St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us! Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!