Fr. McGinvey I need your help!

FrMcGivneysmallI carry rosary with me.  But I also carry a couple of other things with me, one is the Divine Mercy and the other is my love for Fr. McGivney.  When it comes to Fr. McGivney I’m all in.  I think that today would have been one of Fr. McGivney’s days; the Feast of the Good Shepherd.  I understand Fr. McGivney.  He was, is and always will be nothing but a simple parish priest.  What I think makes this man more remarkable is that he listened to the Holy Spirit.  He Shepherd his flock just as the Lord is the one true Shepherd of all the faithful.  Fr. McGivney gave all of himself.  He died from pneumonia at the early age of 38!  To this day, I believe with al my heart that he is still fill his role of Shepherd.  He wants to guide us to the Lord.  He is here for us.

Let me share a recent story about Fr. McGivney.  Marty, the Council and the staff at HNOJ had lost our rosaries that we give to the Passion Play kids.  With only one day to share Marty called me and said Dave is there anything you can do, we need 125 rosaries for the kids, and 125 of the “How to pray the Rosary cards“.  Marty was really concerned.  I said don’t worry about it.  I said I will take care of it.  Before I started my quest I simply said Fr. McGivney we need your help.  I can’t do this.  I’m going to need your help.  I made two phone calls.  The first was to Home Office and ordered the rosary cards and had them FedEx overnight to Marty.  Easy part done.  The next call I made was to a Brother Knight who is with the Franciscans Brothers of Peace in St. Paul.  I told him we, Good Samaritan Council needed 125 for the kids.  He said that’s all?  I thought this was going to be super hard.  Not a problem; stop on by and I will have them ready for you.

I drove over to the rectory, picked them up and drove them up to Marty’s so that he had them for the next day.

Guys, what looked like an impossible task Marty, for myself or for anyone was not a challenge for Fr. McGivney.  He did not take it as a challenge, he simply said anything I can do to Shepherd the children (or anyone else for that matter) to the Lord – is my delight.  Thank you for asking me for my help.

Brothers, next time you need someone to carry a request to our Lord, why not ask Fr. McGivney to present it to the Lord on your behalf.

Vivat Jesus,

David Novack

Your humble Field Agent

 

Council Meeting Agenda April 2016

April 12 Agenda

Communications

1)Thank you, Lauri Becker

  1. New Business:
  2. Mark Padote
  3. Officers for next year
  4. Pancake Breakfast Buffet
  5. RCIA Rosaries/Crosses April 19th
  6. Tootsie Roll Weekend April 30th/May 1st
  7. May Dinner Meeting May 10th.Unfinished Business
  8. Paypal/Marketing
  9. Food Shelf Donation
  10. Greg Wacek KC Grant
  11. KC Watchfire
  12. Passion Play Talk/Rosaries
  13. State Convention May 14th

 

 

KC Tootsie Roll Drive

The Knights of Columbus are holding their annual Tootsie Roll Drive for Special Olympics and other local charities that our Council  supports each year. This will happen on April 30th and May 1st after all the Masses.

Please sign up to help a great cause.

tootsierolldrive

 

 

Your Field Agent’s first attempt

Jason, asked for some help.  So I’m hoping I’m doing this right.

No one likes paying their premiums.  Who wants to spend money when their is a mortgage to pay, food to put on the table, children’s education to pay for, car payments; the list goes on and on.  But what is the lesson of the empty tomb!  Jesus became the new covenant with God.  Jesus Christ became the Paschal Lamb.  It is HIS blood on the wood of the cross that paid the premium.  He, Christ paid the premium for our salvation.

But what is His death without Easter?  If we don’t have the empty tomb what do we have, a man who paid a price but with nothing else. There is nothing.   It is the miracle of Easter, where we receive the joy.  It is the miracle of Easter where we fully receive His love.  It is after his death that we receive the fullness of His gift.

Brothers, I would say this…. life insurance is a gift that we give to our loved ones.  It is after our death that they receive an incredible gift.

The Tomb is empty!  He is Risen!!

 

 

Holy Week Live with Pope Francis

We pulled together links to all the live streams with Pope Francis throughout the upcoming Holy Week. These streams are live from the Vatican and powered by Radio Vatican. All of these can also be found on youtube.com/vatican. You can full screen these videos by clicking the little square icon in the bottom right corner of each video as they start to play.

 

Palm Sunday Celebration

Chrism Mass

Pope Francis celebrates the “In Coena Domini” Mass on Holy Thursday.

On Good Friday, Pope Francis presides over the Celebration of the Passion of our Lord.

The Holy Father presides over the Way of the Cross of Good Friday

On Good Friday, Pope Francis presides over the Celebration of the Passion of our Lord.

The Holy Father presides over the Easter Vigil

The Holy Father presides over the Holy Mass of Easter Day

Knights host their annual Free Throw Championship.

MEDINA , MN – The Good Samaritan Knights of Columbus Council 13096 hosted the District-Wide Free Throw Competition for kids ages 9 – 14 at Holy Name of Jesus on January 30th, 2016.  12 kids participated, and each competed in their own age group.  Each contestant got the chance to shoot 25 free throws, and those who made the most free throws in their bracket went on to regionals.  Many free throws were made and a good time was had by all!  Thank you to everyone who helped to make this event possible.

 

Our Condolence to the Vorderbruggen Family

Medina, MN – January 16, 2016 – The Good Samaritan Knights of Columbus Council 13096 sends their sincere condolences to Brother Knight Joe Vorderbruggen, Dan Vorderbruggen and all of the Vorderbruggen Family in the loss of Adrianna Vorderbruggen who passed serving our country and who’s memorial mass was celebrated at our home parish of Holy Name of Jesus earlier this morning. Our prayers are with your family!

Below is a video clip talking about Adrianna and the other 5 service members killed in the attacks.

Good Samaritan Council to Host Basketball Free Throw Championship

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Sign up to volunteer

Medina – MN The Good Samaritan Council 13096 will once again their annual Free Throw Championship on January 16, 2016 at 2pm which is an updated time from the previously announced. All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2016 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held January 16st, at 2:00PM in the Gym at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church which is located on County 24 one mile west of State Highway 101.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event.  Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant on January 1st, 2016. Parental/guardian consent is required. Download your entry forms or contact Earl Forrence for additional information. If you wish to volunteer at the event please sign up now!

About the Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with over 1.8 million members in 15,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated over 70 million volunteer hours and $167.5 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, culture of life, families and youth.

About Good Samaritan Council 13096

The HNOJ KC’s are a Catholic men’s service organization that supports our parish priests and church community with time, talent and treasure by hosting fundraising events, Wednesday fine dining and Sunday breakfast buffets for the benefit of worthy Catholic parish causes. Our members and their families volunteer hundreds of hours of service, annually, to a wide variety of HNOJ activities. For more details visit, www.hnojkc.com

Pope Francis Releases a Pop Rock Album

Rome Italy – November 27th, 2015 – The Holy See announced today the international release of Pope Francis new album “Wake Up!”. A 11-track pop-rock-infused album. This album is a compilation of  “…Pope Francis delivering hymns and excerpts from his speeches in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese, paired with different types of music,” Rolling Stone reported.

The album is also available for order on iTunes for $10.99 and you can purchase a cd for your car, stereo, or wherever else you wish to listen to our Pontifex. We have included below the iTunes page should you wish to preview the music.

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If you have any questions about our Council and would like to talk to someone, email us at kofc@hnoj.org and we’ll get back with you.

If you are ready to join, click here Join Here  and complete the form.  Be sure to enter our Council# 13096 when filling it out.