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Council #
6965 presents a new chalice
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June 01,
2010 by Tom Schultz
Council # 6965 presented a new
chalice set to 2nd degree KofC
member Rev. Allen Navarro on
Pentecost Sunday, St. Julie Billiart
Church. |
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3rd degree
exemplification ceremony on
June 6th at St. Lawrence the
Martyr Parish.
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June 11,
2009 by Tom Schultz
Council # 6965 volunteered as
the kitchen crew for the event ,
cooking, serving, and cleaning. |
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Brother Knight, Bishop
Salvatore Joseph Cordileone
Installed as Forth Bishop of
the Diocese of Oakland |
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OAKLAND,
Calif. – May 5, 2009
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In the formal Rite of
Installation at the
Cathedral of Christ the
Light today, the Fourth
Bishop of Oakland, Bishop
Salvatore J. Cordileone
began his service as
spiritual leader of the East
Bay’s 550,000 Catholics.
Bishop Cordileone previously
served as Auxiliary Bishop
in San Diego until his
March 23, 2009 appointment
as Bishop of Oakland by Pope
Benedict XVI.
In a centuries-old ceremony
at noon today in the
cathedral Archbishop Pietro
Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to
the United States, read the
Papal letter announcing
Bishop Cordileone’s
appointment and then seated
him in the formal chair
(cathedra) as the
Bishop of Oakland.
“I am grateful to the Holy
Father, Pope Benedict XVI,
as well as humbled and
honored, for the trust he
has placed in me in naming
me the Fourth Bishop of
Oakland,” said Bishop
Cordileone. “I ask for your
prayers especially at this
time, that I prove myself to
be worthy of this trust.”
In addition to Archbishop
Sambi, Bishop McGrath,
Bishop of San Jose, and 23
other U.S. bishops gathered
to witness Bishop
Cordileone’s installation.
These Catholic leaders
included Cardinal Roger
Mahony from Los Angeles, San
Francisco Archbishop George
Niederauer and the Second
and Third Bishops of
Oakland, respectively,
Bishop John Cummins and
Archbishop Allen Vigneron.
The Diocese of Oakland was
created in 1962,
encompassing Alameda and
Contra
Costa counties. The Diocese
is comprised of 84 parishes
and is also home to 11
pastoral centers, four
specialized service centers,
two homes for the aged, five
specialized homes, nine high
schools and 45 elementary
schools. The schools
enrolled over 18,000
students in 2008.
The Catholic Church is also
the largest private provider
of social services across
Alameda and Contra Costa
counties, offering shelter,
meals, counseling,
education, health care and
other critical services free
of charge to over 400,000
people of all faiths each
year. |
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Knights Receive Appreciation
Award |
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May 9. 2009 by Pedro
Ybarra
The Knights of Columbus
receives an appreciation award at the
May 9th, Spring Special Olympics Opening
Ceremonies.
There were several councils that showed
up to volunteer their time for this
special event. Kurt
Hogan, Council 9718 presented, the
Special Olympics Committee, a check for
$1,500 from a fund raiser the council
held.
The Special Olympics Silicon Valley
Spring Games were held on May 9 at San
Jose's Gunderson High School. Athletes
competed in tennis, swimming and track
and field with gold medal winners
advancing to the 2009 Summer Games on
June 26-28 at UC-Davis.
This was council 8747's
first year to participate in the Special Olympics and it was quite
and exciting and memorable event. They
were assigned to the aquatics as timers.
The aquatics are
one of Special Olympics' original
sports, and has been included in the
Special Olympics World Games since 1968.
Events are offered for all strokes, and
relay events mirror those offered in
other international swimming
competitions.
This event is such a
joyful event I will be a participant for
many years to come.
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Fr. John J.
Halloran
passes
away |
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May 5,
2009 by Fr. Willie Manrique
It is my sad
duty to inform you, in the
name of Bishop Larry Silva
of the Diocese of
Honolulu and of our own
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath,
that the Reverend John J.
Halloran, a retired priest
of the Diocese of Honolulu
who has been in residence in
our Diocese since 2001, died
in the peace of the Lord on
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in San
Jose, California at the age
of 87.
The Services
for Father Halloran, to
which you are cordially
invited, are as follows:
Visitation - 5 p.m. to 6:30
p.m., Thursday, May 7, 2009
Funeral Mass - 7 p.m.,
Thursday, May 7, 2009
All services will be held at
St. Elizabeth Parish
750 Sequoia Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
Burial will be on Friday,
May 8, 2009 at 10 a.m.
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Los
Altos |
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Fran
Letcher wife of Former
Master Jim Letcher
passed away 5/2/2009 |
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May
2,2009 by Romeo
Quevedo, Master
Let us
offer our prayers for
the repose of her soul
and that God grant her
eternal peace. Let us
also offer our
condolences to FM Jim
and his family and that
God grant them strength
and comfort at this time
of sorrows. Condolences
and Mass cards can be
sent to:
James D. Letcher
2701 Newcastle Rd.
Newcastle, CA 95658-9320
email:
jletcher@cwnet.com
The
rosary for Fran Letcher
will be held at the "Lassila
Funeral Home" on
Thursday evening at 7:00
PM.
It
is located at 551 Grass
Valley Hwy. in Auburn.
That street is also
known as Hwy. 49.
The
funeral home is about 1
mile north of Interstate
80, on the left side of
Hwy 49.
The
funeral Mass will be
held at
"St. Joseph Church" on
Friday morning at 10:00
AM.
It is located at 1162
Lincoln Way in Auburn.
That is at the corner of
Hwy 49 and Lincoln Way.
It is one block south of
Interstate 80, off Hwy
49.
There will be a
reception at the
"Woodside Mobile Home
Park" after the funeral.
It is located at 12155
Luther Rd. in Auburn.
Take Hwy 49 (or Grass
Valley Hwy) north from
Interstate 80, about 2
miles. Luther Rd.
intersects Hwy. 49
adjacent to the Ford
dealership in Auburn. Go
east about 2 blocks, the
"mobile home park" is on
the left side. |
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Silent Retreat, Mar 18 - 20, 2011
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By Tim Crews, , Silent Retreat Captain
What is a silent retreat? A silent retreat provides time to get away from the often hectic pace of daily life and give undivided attention to reflection and prayer. Retreatants enter into silence at the start of their retreat and remain silent (including meals) throughout their stay, except during conferences with their spiritual director and their participation in the celebration of the Eucharist.
The Silent Retreat weekend is usually scheduled the first weekend in March each year. However, the Northern California Bishops hold a retreat the weekend prior to Ash Wednesday each liturgical year and in 2011 that is the first weekend in March. Thus “Bishop Takes Knight” and we will defer to the Bishops and move our Silent Retreat to the third weekend of March in 2011. This date is coordinated throughout the state of California, and state officers and chapter members living in the Northern California area attend the retreat at the Il Retiro San Iñigo, the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos (JRC Los Altos). As the San Jose Chapter is the host location, the 19 councils in the Chapter are usually well represented at the retreat.
Each Grand Knight should consider signing up for this spiritual event. Please encourage members of your Council to attend this weekend with you. Many will say they are too busy with appointments, business, work, and family. It is exactly for those men that this retreat is an appealing item. Make an appointment to give yourself the gift of a retreat. Make it an appointment with God.
The cost of the weekend at El Retiro is $240. Accommodations are private rooms with private bath. Sign in begins at 5 PM on Friday, the cost includes a reception Friday evening, and all meals including dinner Friday, breakfast lunch and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Each day has Mass, lectures and time for silent meditations. In additions Retreatants can meet privately with staff members for counseling, confession, and directed prayers.
This is one in a continuing series of articles on the K of C Silent Retreat Weekend. For more information, visit the retreat website at www.elretiro.org. No one will be turned away from attending. For scholarship support please contact Tim Crews (408/934-0874). |
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