The Knight-Lite

CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
The Knight-Lite
Volume 15, No. 1 September 2015 - November 2015
Knights of Columbus - Holy Redeemer Council 9544, 44 Rothesay Drive, Kanata, ON K2L 2X1
ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
IMPORTANT DATES
August 15
Assumption of The Virgin Mary
September 14 Triumph of the Cross
(Holy Redeemer Parish Feast)
November 1
All Saints Day
November 22 Feast of Christ the King
November 29 First Sunday of Advent
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
Welcome Back !
Inside This Issue:
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As Your New Grand Knight
S/K Carlos Oliveira
2014-2015 Annual Report
S/K Bryon Milliere PGK
“The Deadliest Sin”
S/K Deacon Paul Coderre
Our “Spiritual Works” Report Card
Br. Larry Carroll
The Power Of The Eucharist...
S/K Joe LeBlanc
Let Us Refocus Our Lives.......
S/K Joe LeBlanc
Protecting The Breadwinner’s Income
S/K David Gallagher, FIC
Knights In Action
8 Celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday
Br. Ed Olszewski
10 The Rita Maheral Charity Golf Tournament S/K Clarence Maheral
13 Fr. Pierre’s Year End BBQ
14 Blood Donor Clinic
S/K Brian Bastien
15 Pro-Life
Awards & Recognition
2015/2016 Council 9544 Executive
News & Events
Calendar
Editor’s Corner
Dear Brother Knights,
Welcome back! We’ve had a wonderful summer and I pray you all enjoyed it.
Thank you to all who contributed articles to this issue of the Knight-Lite. As you read them you
will find them very well written, very meaningful, and very appropriate.
A big thank you must go to the many, many Knights in Action who contributed through their
service and gave of their time so generously. I am honoured to be able to capture on these pages the
“service to others”, the “works of mercy” and the “spirituality” of my Brother Knights that bring to life
our guiding principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism.
We congratulate our past Grand Knight, S/K Bryon Milliere for his unwavering service and
leadership for the 2013-2015 Fraternal Years and we welcome our new Grand Knight S/K Carlos
Oliveira.
We are Knights, this is what we do!
Ed Olszewski, editor
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
Grand Knight’s Message
S/K Carlos Oliveira
Brother Knights,
as your new Grand
Knight
I
am
enthusiastic to start a
new Fraternal Year. I
believe, Holy
Redeemer Council has
all the tools to
continue with its
various programs and
remain a progressive
and successful council. It has a good variety
of members from different backgrounds.
I invite all Brother Knights to attend
the general meetings and bring your
comments, ideas, etc. I joined the Knights 18
years ago and have been part of the executive
in various positions, including GK, DGK,
Treasurer and Chancellor. I am a 4th degree
member and also a PFN (Past Faithful
Navigator). I hope to see all of you at the
meetings and our social events.
September is upon us and summer is
almost over. We are starting our year with a
Parish Breakfast on Sunday September 13,
2015. We will be serving the traditional
breakfast after all three masses therefore we
need as many volunteers as possible from
7a.m. to approximately 1p.m. This is a good
opportunity to expose the Knights to the
community and hopefully recruit new
members. I trust this will be a good event and
SEPTEMBER 2015
WELCOME TO OUR NEW
GRAND KNIGHT
hope that many can participate. If for some
reason you may not be able to help, please do
come and enjoy a breakfast with your family
or friends.
Our first General Meeting will be held
at the Church Hall at 7p.m. on Monday,
September 14, 2015. The budget and the
calendar of events for 2015-1016 will be
presented.
Your input will be greatly
appreciated. I believe participation and team
work is what will make this council
successful.
Vivat Jesus!
Carlos Oliveira, Grand Knight
Holy Redeemer Council 9544
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The cover: Assumption of the Virgin. GRANACCI, Francesco. 1517-19 Panel, 228X205 cm., Ringling Museum of
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
Past Grand Knight
S/K Bryon Milliere
As Grand Knight for
2014-15 I submitted the following
report to the parish's Annual
General Meeting. It is a testament to
our
council
9544’s
accomplishments of the year. My
Congratulations to all our
members!
The Knights of Council
#9544 grew to over 175 Catholic
men, many of whom are
parishioners at Holy Redeemer
Parish. We continued to be very active in the
parish community as Knights and also across the
many ministries. We are proud to contribute to the
parish in any way we can.
We continued our support of the Kitchen
Renovation Project with another $5,000. We
sponsored a bursary to a graduating student. We
are active supporters of youth ministry in the
diocese, Pro-Life, seminarians, foreign missionary
work and the clergy in general.
The Knights participated in most parish
ministries including: ushers, Eucharistic ministers,
youth, lectors, St. Vincent de Paul, adult faith,
RCIA, Pro-Life, Cursillo and others. In addition,
individual members could be found organizing
retreats, fixing pews, decorating the church,
driving parishioners to mass, replacing ceiling
tiles, cleaning the parking lot and more. We were
pleased to provide honour guards for special
occasions, such as confirmation, funerals of
members, Divine Mercy Sunday, and the
rededication of the monument to the unborn.
The parish supported the Knights through
the use of the hall for meetings and events, as well
as through the purchase of Christmas trees,
Christmas cards, roses for life and raffle tickets.
SEPTEMBER 2015
2014 - 2015 Annual Report
Parishioners actively participated in our
parish breakfasts, Shrove Tuesday, the
Children’s Christmas Party, Pasta Night,
Parish Retreat, and the Rita Maheral
Memorial Golf Tournament. We were
delighted with the turnout for the retreat
in February on the theme of “Divine
Mercy.”
In the community, the Knights
played a year round role with the Food
Cupboard, coordinating Blood Donor
Clinics, and organizing and
participating in the Christmas parade with a float
carrying young parishioners arranged in a nativity
theme under the banner, “Keep Christ in
Christmas.” Our annual golf tournament raised
approximately $16,000 this year to support the
Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa Hospice and other
charitable objectives. Individual members showed
leadership in the community in such organizations
as Foster Parents, Cadets, Scouting, and Lions.
As Knights, we also had fun! We held a
number of social activities such as a New Year’s
Brunch and a Ladies’ Appreciation Dinner. At our
monthly meetings, we also took time socialize and
to be a witness to others through our service.
Council #9544 is an active group of faithfilled Catholic men of all ages, numbering over
175 members who are proud to serve the parish,
the community and even internationally. We are
very diverse in our age range as well as our
individual interests. We welcomed several new
members this year and seek to add more Catholic
gentlemen to our ranks.
Thank you for your continued support.
Vivat Jesus,
S/K Bryon Milliere PGK
Editor’s Note: If you want to share in a few moments of nostalgia during Bryon’s tenure you are
invited to view the following video https://youtu.be/2YLNrQyq-0Q .
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
“THE DEADLIEST SIN”
S/K Deacon Paul Coderre
When I was
a young boy I learned
about sin, not how to
sin, but rather the
names of sins.
I
learned about mortal
and venial sins, and
also about the Seven
Deadly Sins. Now I
use the Seven Deadly
Sins as a way of
helping people to
identify their flaws so
that they can bring those flaws to the Sacrament
of Reconciliation. The Deadliest Sin of all is
Pride and it is something that needs to be
countered in most of us.
I mean, who doesn’t want to be admired and
honoured by others? God, however, sees us truly
as we are, beggars and sinners in need of his
constant grace and mercy. Jesus scolded the
Scribes and the Pharisees for seeking the praise of
others by drawing attention to themselves through
their showy religious practices. You could say
that they just wanted to be good models of lawabiding Jews. “See how well we observe all the
ritual rules and regulations of our religion.” In
their misguided zeal for religion, they sought
respect and honour for themselves, rather than for
God. They made the practice of the faith a burden
rather than a joy for the people they were
supposed to serve.
True respect for God, and His ways, leads us
to humility and to simplicity of heart. True
humility creates a desire within our hearts to
please God alone. But, what is true humility
anyway? Why should we desire to be humble in
thought, word, and deed? Well, true humility is
not feeling bad about ourselves. It is not about
having a low opinion of ourselves. It is not about
thinking that we are inferior to others. It is true
humility that frees us from an unhealthy
preoccupation with ourselves, whereas, low selfesteem leads us to focus all our attention on
ourselves. Humility is truth in self-understanding
and truth in action. If we look at ourselves
truthfully, we will see ourselves as God sees us.
A humble person is realistic in his selfassessment. A humble person regards himself as
neither smaller nor larger that he, or she, really is.
A humble person never sees the need to put on a
mask or facade in order to look good for others.
Humility is the queen of all virtues and
counters the deadliest of all sins, Pride, because it
enables us to see and judge correctly. It lets us
see the way God sees. Humility helps us to
remain teachable and able to acquire true
knowledge, wisdom, and an honest view of
reality. It directs our zeal, our energy, and our
ambition and frees us to love and serve others
unconditionally. We should always include a
prayer for humility in our daily prayers.
Vivat Jesus
S/K Deacon Paul Codere
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OUR “SPIRITUAL WORKS” REPORT CARD
Br. Larry Carroll
Council 9544 is well
known within District 79 for its
many accomplishments in “Corporal
works” of Mercy. Our involvement
with the Sale of Christmas Trees, The
Rita Maheral Memorial Charity Golf
Tournament, The Kanata Food
Cupboard, the Sale of Raffle Tickets
at Hazeldean Mall in support of the
Canadian Arthritis Association, driving seniors to
church, etc… has contributed to making Council
9544 a unique Council. Our achievements have
been the result of much blood, sweat and sacrifice
on the part of Council leadership and Council
members. The accolades are well deserved and
demonstrate that Council 9544 has surpassed its
goals and objectives on nearly every occasion.
However, when it comes to assessing our
“Spiritual Works” achievements, I believe that we
have fallen short and can do much better. While
we have had successes with involvement in such
areas as RCIA, Church ministries as regards
Sunday Mass Lectors, Extra-Ordination Ministers
of Communion and Ushers as well as the rosary
program at area catholic elementary schools, we
have done poorly in the following:
Stations of the Cross: Once a year the
Knights are asked to lead in the service of the
Stations of the Cross.
Invariably we cannot
muster 14 Knights to carry us through the prayer
service. We end up asking others in attendance to
help us out. And what makes it worse is the fact
the service is held at Holy Redeemer church. No
excuse for us Knights not to meet our
commitment. We obviously need to do better.
Wednesday evening recital of the Rosary.
Once a month Council 9544 takes the lead in
reciting the Rosary during Adoration prior to the
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Mass. Once again we have
great difficulty having 5 knights arrive in time to
lead in the recital of a decade of the
rosary.
Our effort is less than
commendable.
We ought to be
ashamed of ourselves. Can we do
better? You betcha!
Pro Life Vigil: Usually, once a year,
the Knights are asked to volunteer
their time to pray in front of the
abortion clinic on Bank street. A
commitment is made to “man” the 12 hours of
prayer. A roster of volunteers is drawn up seeking
Council members to fill slots to pray for one hour
in support of Pro Life. With a total membership
in excess of 175 Council 9544 is not able to meet
its commitment of having a minimum of 12
members go downtown to pray (one hour each) in
front of the abortion clinic. Can we do better?
Obviously! Must we do better? Absolutely!
Our Annual Retreat: The first year I joined
the Knights approximately 15 members attended
the David Farrell Retreat. In subsequent years the
number inched up ever so slowly. Only when
Council decided to open the retreat to all
parishioners and beyond did we see a noticeably
increase in attendees. Of the 240 plus people who
attended the February 14, 2015 only 24 were
members of Council 9544 (which represents only
10% of all attendees). And we were the host! We
surely could have done better. More Council
members ought to attend the yearly retreat. After
all, the retreat is hosted by our Council and held in
our own parish. The 24 knights from Council
9544 who attended this year represent less than
14% of our membership.
To ask Council
members to sacrifice one Saturday once a year to
come together to pray together isn’t asking much
especially when we know months ahead when the
retreat will be taking place. Can we do better?
Of course, we can! Will we do better? It remains
to be seen!
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SEPTEMBER 2015
THE POWER OF THE EUCHARISTIC LITURGY IS SUCH
THAT THE SAINTS SPENT HOURS THANKING GOD
S/K Joe LeBlanc
When we attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass there are angels and saints
all around us. Also present are the Blessed Virgin Mary and Joseph.
But above all, there is Jesus our Lord and Redeemer.
There have been saints who spent hours -- entire mornings -- just to thank
God for that day's Eucharist.
We don't need a miracle to know the Mass's value. We don't have to see
visions to appreciate the Eucharist (though visions help).
We feel it. We live it. We receive its graces.
Father Stefano Manelli, an Italian priest who wrote an invaluable little
booklet, "Jesus Our Eucharistic Love”, points out that Holy Communion "is of
much greater value than an ecstasy, a rapture, or a vision. Holy Communion transports the whole of
paradise into our poor hearts!"
Indeed, from the tabernacle comes the fragrance of Heaven.
Vivat Jesus,
S/K Joe Leblanc
--adapted from Michael Brown's Secrets of the Eucharist (click on this link to see the book)
LET US REFOCUS OUR LIVES BY PLACING MORE
EMPHASIS ON THE GOOD OF THE OTHER, RATHER
THAN OURSELVES
Each of our lives is like a play in which we
encounter many people. What is important in each
encounter is how that person felt upon exiting the
stage. Indeed the success or failure of our
performance in the play will be determined by
what we have accomplished for the sake of the
others, as opposed to what we did for ourselves.
When we depart from this world we will each
bring a script of our play with us, and this script
will be re-played on a different stage in the light
of God’s Truth. There will be no secrets here.
Everything about us will be known by everyone
there – but with total understanding and without
judgment.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI once described
heaven as “the dwelling place from which we
came” and that we return to this place after our
“test of love” on earth - where lessons are learned,
often the hard way.
Therefore, let us each start re-writing the
script of our play by focusing not so much on
ourselves, but on the good of those we encounter
during the rest of our lives.
Vivat Jesus,
S/K Joe Leblanc
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SEPTEMBER 2015
Message from your Fraternal Counselor
S/K David Gallagher
A FOUNDING NOTION: PROTECTING
THE BREADWINNER’S INCOME
While jobs may be safer in
2015, accidents, injuries, and
illnesses that can impact your
ability to work still happen. Most,
in fact, do not happen on the job
site or place of employment. Did
you know that a 2011 study
revealed that more than 95 percent
of the long-term disability claims
on file were not work related?
The Knights have always
sought to protect members’ families from the
“loss” of a breadwinner. I’m sure you know all
about Father McGivney’s vision for our
insurance program. But, you may not know that
Father McGivney also wanted to find a way to
help members who couldn’t work because of an
illness. After all, the “loss” of the breadwinner
does not have to mean that person’s death; it can
also mean the loss of the breadwinner’s income.
Consider that loss for a moment. How
would your family fare if a source of income
suddenly stopped? Could a dual-income family
manage on one income stream? What about
young families with a working father and a
mother who cares for the children? What if his
income halted due to an accident or illness?
I’ve heard some people
say they have coverage at work,
but too many aren’t sure what this
coverage entails, how much
income it would provide or for
how long. Having this protection
counts for something, certainly,
but it isn’t “yours”; it’s provided
by the company for which you
work at their discretion. It could
be eliminated tomorrow!
That’s where a personally-owned
disability income insurance product, like Income
Armor, comes into play. It can offer valuable
income replacement in the event of an injury or
illness. If you have a job, you must know about
this coverage.
May God Bless you and keep your family safe.
Fraternally yours,
S/K David Gallagher FIC
Fraternal Counselor
Holy Redeemer Council #9544
Office: (613) 422-3117
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kofc.org
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SEPTEMBER 2015
KNIGHTS IN ACTION
CELEBRATION OF DIVINE MERCY
SUNDAY & MORE !
In the April 2014
issue of "Columbia" our
Supreme Knight reflected
on a past private meeting
with Pope John Paul II. At
this meeting, Carl A.
Anderson was given a
painting of the Divine
Mercy and he stated the
following: "He (Pope JPII),
wanted very much to spread this devotion
throughout the world, and we (the KofC) wanted
to be more closely united with him in this prayer”.
With these words as inspiration, and
realizing our need to trust Our Lord in these times
of extreme secularization, Holy Redeemer
Council 9544 decided to support this activity by
dedicating our annual Spiritual Retreat to
promoting the devotion to Divine Mercy.
As a followup to the retreat, two months
later, our council, with the leadership and full
participation of our clergy, organized the first ever
celebration at Holy Redeemer of the Feast of
Divine Mercy on the second Sunday of Easter.
Our Honour Guard piously carried the Divine
Mercy Image to its place of veneration and over
300 persons participated in the celebration!
The floodgates of graces that were
outpoured on these occasions are only known to
Our Lord, but His promise is that they are
“unfathomable”!
To continue our growth in spiritual
strength the Men of the Eucharist, who by the way
consist almost entirely of Knights, are offering us
two opportunities:
"
Br. Edward Olszewski
“Early Bird Special” First Friday Mass 6:00am
We as Knights need to be vigilant and to
be nourished by the Holy Eucharist to prepare for
the spiritual battles that confront us and our
priests. Fr. Matthew & The Men of the Eucharist
(Divine Mercy Cenacle) invite our council to each
First Friday of the Month Mass at Holy Redeemer.
Rosary and confession at 5:30am followed by
mass at 6:00am.
Men of the Eucharist Divine Mercy Cenacle
The next is to come together as men in
prayer and study of the gift of Divine Mercy every
Friday morning at 5:30am - 7:00am. We pray the
rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, discuss the
Diary of St. Faustina, and offer prayers of
thanksgiving and petition.
!
!
Vivat Jesus
Br. Ed Olszewski
Holy Redeemer Council Honour Guard
carrying the Image of Divine Mercy.
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KNIGHTS IN ACTION
CELEBRATION OF DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
S/K Wayne Watts & S/K Joseph LeBlanc place the “Divine Mercy Image” in the place of honour for
veneration at the first Holy Redeemer celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. Our Lord said to St.
Faustina: “I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. I also promise victory
over [its] enemies already here on earth, especially at the hour of death. I Myself will defend it as My
own glory.” (Diary, 48)
Our Pastor Fr. Pierre Champoux
explains the importance of accepting the
gift of mercy available to us on this
special Sunday. This free gift of Divine
Mercy is especially important to us
during these times of extreme
secularization.
Br. D’Arcy Grant leads us in songs of
worship as we celebrate Divine Mercy
Sunday
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SEPTEMBER 2015
KNIGHTS IN ACTION
THE RITA MAHERAL MEMORIAL
CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
This is a short
report on the 2015 Rita
Maheral Memorial
Charity Golf Tournament
held on May 26, 2015 at
the Glen Mar Golf and
Country Club.
Our committee
started organizing this
tournament on January 6,
2015 with one meeting
per week at Holy Redeemer Church Hall.
Meetings during the months of January
and February were quite a challenge with many of
our volunteers being away on holidays.
Our committee consists of about eight to
ten regular members and this is a major
undertaking to put a tournament of this size
together, we collect prizes, sponsors, sell
advertising and obtain pricing for a venue,
S/K Clarence Maheral
keeping in mind that this is a charity golf
tournament to raise as much money as we can for
our charities.
This year’s tournament was again very
successful raising approximately $17,000.00 to
distribute to The Royal Ottawa Hospital, Hospice
Care Ottawa-The Ruddy Shenkman Hospice, and
Council 9544 Knights Charities.
We are very thankful for the help we
received during our planning stages, and
especially to the ladies and members that took
time to help out on the day itself, and I
particularly want to thank my committee for all
the help they supplied all through the organizing
of the tournament.
If you would like to serve on the
committee please contact Clarence , Larry Carroll
or Stephan Dulude
Vivat Jesus,
S/K Clarence Maheral Co. Chair
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!!!
Brian Bastien, Paul Bessuille, Gil Bois, Rene Brunet, Linda & Harold Buccino, Larry Carroll, Karen &
Steve Dulude, Terry Flood , Russ Graham, Finley Kavanagh, Tom Kavanagh, Terri Lawlor, Clarence
Maheral, Karen Maheral, Frances & Bryon Milliere, Phyllis Moore, Dan Mullin, Gib & Hazel
O’Connor, Paulette O’Connor, Nancy Payette, Tom Quinn, Carolyn Roy, Maureen Walsh,Vince Viau Continued from page 5
Our “Spiritual Works” Report Card
Role of Council “Lecturer”: Over the years
Council has responded in lukewarm fashion to the
efforts of “Lecturers”. A recent shift appears to be
taking place as regards the role and importance of
what our “Lecturer” has to say and share with
Council members on a monthly basis. That’s a
good sign. We ought all to pay more attention to
what our Lecturer has to offer and what he has to
say.
We can never have enough spiritual
guidance.
In his book “Rediscover Catholicism”,
Matthew Kelly writes of the Seven Pillars of
Catholic Spirituality: Confession, Daily Prayer,
The Mass, The Bible, Fasting, Spiritual Reading,
and The Rosary. Incorporating these seven pillars
in our lives will help us achieve greater
spirituality. From the examples cited above we
have a way to go before Council 9544 can be as
proud of its Spiritual works of Mercy as we are of
our Corporal works of Mercy.
God bless you all,
Br. Larry Carroll
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KNIGHTS IN ACTION
THE RITA MAHERAL MEMORIAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
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SEPTEMBER 2015
KNIGHTS IN ACTION
THE RITA MAHERAL MEMORIAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
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SEPTEMBER 2015
KNIGHTS IN ACTION
FR. PIERRE’S YEAR END BBQ
A big THANK YOU to Fr. Pierre for hosting the council’s year end BBQ and to Fr. Matthew
for his assortment of HOT SAUCES !!!!!
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SEPTEMBER 2015
KNIGHTS IN ACTION
BLOOD DONOR CLINIC
S/K Brian Bastien
Dear Brother Knights,
Usually twice a year our Council 9544 co-sponsors Blood Donor
Clinics with the Canadian Blood Services and each year I am very pleased
and proud to say they have been extremely successful. The majority of the
time we have either met or exceeded the quota that CBS has set. Bravo and
kudos to our community of Kanata for supporting our Council each and
every time that we send out the call for their help.
If you are able to assist, please contact me, Brother Brian Bastien
and volunteer your time to this worthwhile event. A message via our
TeamSnap is sent out listing all the shifts that need to be covered plus how
you can contact me if you are able to participate.
In putting together an effective clinic there are so many people that
are unsung heroes. The volunteers that help year after year, clinic after
clinic, are vital in the continuous success of our clinics. I would like to name
them individually, but I fear I would miss one of these important people, but let it be known, their help is
priceless and selfless. But the most important giver, of course, is our donors. Without them there is no
clinic and no help to the many from their gift. To them we are eternally grateful.
Vivat Jesus
S\K Brian Bastien
"
Shift A: left to right: Mike O’Leary, Mark
McKenna, Finley Kavanagh, Vince Viau,
Tom Kavanagh, Brian Bastien.
Shift B: left to right: Leo Klump, Brian
Bastien, Rene Brunet, Gib O’Connor, Delfin
Montuno.
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KNIGHTS IN ACTION
PRO-LIFE
Every Mother’s Day our Honour Guard supports Fr. Pierre and our clergy in re-dedicating our Pro-Life
Monument on the Holy Redeemer front lawn.
Br. Tom Flood, one of our council’s Knights shown here
“defending life” . As Knights we are proud to stand up for our
deeply held beliefs.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
FAMILY OF THE MONTH
February 2014 - Marc and Christal Leahy
For Marc's immediate involvement in council
activities as a new member, and for Crystal’s
presentation and assistance with our Council's Retreat
in February 2014.
February 2015 Brother John Conroy and
his wife Jo-Anne and their four teenagers
For their dedication to Church functions,
including the Cursillo movement, their generous
support of those in need, and their support of the
Christmas tree sales campaign.
March 2015 - John and Inge Kelly
For John’s ongoing and unstinting support of our major
Council projects, including the food bank, breakfasts,
Christmas tree sales and the Charities Raffle sales; and for
Inge’s unrelenting volunteering work with Hospice Care
Ottawa.
April 2015 Brother Ron and Shirley Sarrazin
For their unstinting devotion to their sacristan duties during
weekly Masses. This includes preparing the altar and incense
for the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, preparing the altar
for the Mass that follows and the vessels (chalice,
unconsecrated hosts, wine & water, etc), and cleansing of all
vessels after each Mass.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
KNIGHT OF THE YEAR
2014-2015 Knight of the Year - Brother Ed Olszewski
For his unstinting effort and accomplishment in organizing the 2015
Divine Mercy Retreat.
PAST GRAND KNIGHT
2013 - 2015 Fraternal Period - SK Bryon Milliere
Our Worthy Grand Knight Bryon Milliere was presented a PGK
certificate and PGK lapel pin for his dedicated work and
accomplishments as Grand Knight for our Council during the fraternal
period 2013 to 2015.
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
KNIGHTS OF THE MONTH
March 2015 - SK Jamie Jamieson For his role and initiative in helping to organize a very
successful membership recruiting drive in the 2015
fraternal year, resulting in several new candidates.
March 2015 - Br. David Dupius For helping to organize a very successful
membership recruiting drive this year, resulting in
several new candidates.
April 2015 - SK Gil Bois
For generously volunteering his time and effort to the
Kanata food-bank, the breakfasts and the Christmas trees,
as well as helping Holy Redeemer Church in fixing the
pews.
May 2015 - Br. Larry Carroll
For his on-going and unstinting time and effort in helping
to organize the Rita Maheral Charities Golf Tournament as
well as the breakfasts.
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
2014 - 2015 All the Clergy at Holy Redeemer For their gracious guidance and support for our Council’s Divine Mercy Retreat
in February 2015 and for their overall spiritual support to our parish. Our Pastor
Fr. Pierre Champoux accepting on behalf of all Holy Redeemer Clergy.
2014 - 2015 Br. Tavis Goski
For his dedicated support and service to our Holy Redeemer parish during
his seminarian internship with us.
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
BEST BULLETIN AWARD
GRANTED TO COUNCIL # 9544
Worthy Grand Knight, S/K Bryon Milliere, receiving the 2014-2015 Knights of Columbus
Ontario State Council “Best Bulletin Award” from State Deputy Kevin O. Daudlin at the
2015 Ontario State Convention.
A big thank you goes to the many, many volunteers who contributed through their service and
gave of their time so generously to provide articles, photos and accomplish all the activities reported in
the bulletin. We are proud to be able to capture on these pages the “service to others”, the “works of
mercy” and the “spirituality” of our Brother Knights that bring to life our guiding principles of Charity,
Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. CONGRATULATIONS!!
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
2015/2016 COUNCIL 9544 EXECUTIVE
Below you will find the new 2015/2016 council executive lineup as elected at the June 1
Annual General Meeting along with the roster of responsibilities.
Back Row (left to right): David Dupuis, Brian Sutherland, Leo St. Jean, Mark McKenna, Brian Bastien,
Vincent Viau, James Moore.
Front Row (left to right): Lee Marchand, Fernando Lourenco, Bryon Milliere, Carlos Oliveira, Joe Southall,
Joe LeBlanc, Wayne Smith. (missing are S/K Jamie Jamieson, S/K Rev. Fr. Pierre Champoux)
Position
Name
Phone
Grand Knight
Deputy GK
Chaplain
Chancellor
Financial Secretary
Treasurer
Advocate
Recorder
3rd Term Trustee
2nd Term Trustee
1st Term Trustee
Lecturer
Outside Guard
Inside Guard
Warden
Carlos Oliveira
David Dupuis
Fr. Pierre Champoux
Leo St Jean
Joe Leblanc
Brian Sutherland
Lee Marchand
Fernando Lourenco
Brian Bastien
Jim Moore
Joe Southall
Jamie Jamieson
Mark McKenna
Vincent Viau
Wayne Smith
599-8451
709-5065
836-1764
591-9140
592-4600
599-1446
271-8558
599-7999
831-7354
256-5375
599-6537
836-5920
831-3638
829-4750
591-3762
e-Mail
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
2015/2016 COUNCIL 9544 EXECUTIVE
Below you will find the new 2015/2016 Service Program Roster:
Service Programs
Service Program Director
Council Director
Health Services
Church Director
Family & Pro-Life Director
Youth Director
Community Director
Membership Director
Recruitment Committee
Recruitment Committee
Recruitment Committee
Retention Committee Chair
Fraternal & Family Care
Coordinator (FFCC)
Public Relations
Parish Council Rep.
Culture of Life Director
Culture of Life Chair
Insurance Promotion
Vocations Chairman
Knight-Lite Editor
Directors
Phone
David Dupuis
Abdallah Abi-Aad
709-5065
592-1485
[email protected]
[email protected]
Michael O’Leary
591-3461
[email protected]
David Dupuis
Tom Quinn
831-1047
836-4386
[email protected]
[email protected]
Brian Bastien
Jim Moore
Joe Southall
Carlos Oliveira
831-7354
256-5375
599-6537
599-8451
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Harold Buccino
836-5920
Stephen Dulude
831-8331
Bob Near
599-5295
Joe Leblanc
592-4600
Joe & Jeannine Leblanc 592-4600
Joe Leblanc
592-4600
Joe Leblanc
592-4600
Ed Olszewski
592-6927
e-Mail
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
KNIGHTS IN ACTION (CONTINUED)
Knights of Columbus Raffle
S/K Ray Kerrigan and John Kelly man the
booth along with many other Council 9544
members in support of The Arthritis car Raffle.
That beautiful Mustang was graciously lent to
us courtesy Jim Hoddinott owner of Kanata
Ford!
THANK YOU JIM!!!!!
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
NEWS AND EVENTS
Our Pilgrimage to Poland
As many of you may know, my wife
Mary and I were on our second Pilgrimage to
Poland this past May. Our journey was aptly
named “Journey into the Mercy of God” and as
such we discovered an ever deepening
experience of the Mercy of God found in Jesus
and for the whole world to know. The journey
begins in Ottawa, flying overnight to Warsaw and
then traveling by motor coach to visit the key
Shrines and Churches of Poland related to Divine
Mercy and the Polish Saints; St. Maximillian
Kolbe, St. Faustina, St. John Paul II, and Blessed
Jerzy Popieluszko.
One of our visits was to Vilnius,
Lithuania, which used to be a part of Poland
before WWII. Here we visited The Shrine of
Divine Mercy. It is a very special shrine in the
centre of Vilnius because it displays the original
Image of Divine Mercy. This original Image of
Divine Mercy was painted by Eugene
Kazimirowski under the direction of St. Faustina
and Blessed Fr. Sopocko in Fr. Sopocko’s parish
house in Vilnius.
On our pilgrimage, we also visited the
convent where St. Faustina received the Chaplet
of Divine Mercy from Our Lord and where Jesus
explained the Image of Divine Mercy and
instructed her on how it was to be painted and
very importantly instructed her to have the
painting signed with the words “Jesus I Trust In
You” .
There is an interesting history associated
with the Image. As a result of WWII and the
annexing Lithuania into the USSR, the image of
Merciful Jesus became inaccessible to pilgrims
for dozens of years. Despite numerous dangers;
being hidden in an attic, rolled up many times,
stored in terrible conditions of dampness and
freezing, and even the victim of terrible
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Br. Ed Olszewski
restoration attempts, the
painting miraculously
survived the era of
communism and is now
displayed 24/7 in a
beautiful shrine.
I have to admit that
being born in Canada and
never really identifying
with Poland I was
extremely humbled to
discover the genuine piety, reverence for Our
Lord and His Blessed Mother, and the faith that
exists within the hearts of the Polish people. This
is a people that suffered much but persevered
with a bold faith which ultimately significantly
contributed to the fall of communism. I was filled
with extreme respect and pride as well as a
shower of grace. The message of Divine Mercy
was indeed a message that Poland needed and is
now needed all over the world!
I have placed some of the slides from our
Pilgrimage on YouTube and hope that they can
convey some of the feeling Mary and I
experienced on our journey. So if you have a
chance have a look at these and experience a
little bit of our Pilgrimage for yourself.
https://youtu.be/8BwgJTyC-C4
https://youtu.be/Ipfpw7zwNlo
https://youtu.be/oUUyZnKRQGo
https://youtu.be/_EsPz3U1tmk
“Jezu Ufam Tobie” (Jesus I Trust in You)
Ed Olszewski
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CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, PATRIOTISM
SEPTEMBER 2015
NEWS AND EVENTS
Welcome to Our New Members
Holy Redeemer Council 9544 extends its
welcome to the following new members:
Liam Conroy
Pierce Conroy
Macario Cordovez
John Evans
Chris Smith
John Smith
Cory Moore
Jim Carew *
Marc McGrath *
David Lauzon *
Ronald Bose *
* Reactivations/Transfers
The Council encourages their active
participation in its many works of charity,
programs, parish and community events.
Masses for the Unborn
Masses for the unborn will be said at Holy
Redeemer every month as follows: Sept.16, Oct.
21, Nov. 18, Dec.16. Please arrive at 6:15 pm since
Council 9544 leads the rosary on these evenings.
Happy Birthdays (5X & 80+)
The following Council members will celebrate
their milestone birthdays in the last few months of
2015.
50th Br. Terence Brannon
Br. Ted Hurley
55th Br. John Conroy
Br. Lawrence Fernandes
65th Br. Delfin Montuno
Br. Robert Near
S/K Tom Quinn
75th
Rev. Oliver Rich
81st S/K Raymond Kerrigan
83rd S/K Joseph LeBlanc
Br. Roger Provost
85th S/K Conrad Baker
90th Br. George Dunn
Upcoming Events
We have added two new events : Celebration of First Friday Mass at 6:00am (Rosary &
Confessions at 5:30am) and an invitation to attend the Men of the Eucharist Divine Mercy Cenacle
every Friday morning at 5:30am except for the First Friday as noted above. See page 8 for more detail.
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Please note that the Pro-Life Kick-Off Rally is on Sept. 20 and the Pro-Life Campaign runs
from Sept. 23 - Nov. 1.
Of Special note are our upcoming Parish Breakfasts in September & November and our
Pasta Night on November 7th.
See the calendar on the next page for more dates and events of importance.
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COUNCIL 9544 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015-2016
OCTOBER 2015
SEPTEMBER 2015
13 Breakfast - all morning Masses.
Parish Feast (Honour Guard)
20 Forty Days for Life Kickoff
30 Order Christmas cards
NOVEMBER 2015
1-31 Forty Days for Life
04 Life Chain
23 Order Christmas Trees
TBD Membership recruitment at all Masses
DECEMBER 2015
01 Forty Days for Life Ends
01 Breakfast - all morning Masses.
07 Pasta Night
11 Remembrance Day at Cenotaph
TBD Christmas Parade
Christmas Cards and Signs
18 The KnightLite 15:2 deadline
TBD Set-up Christmas Tree corral
TBD Christmas Tree Delivery
30 Christmas Tree Sales (HR Lot)
JANUARY 2016
TBD Christmas Tree Sales (HR Lot)
Christmas Cards and Signs after all
Masses
05 Children’s Christmas Party
21 Christmas Tree Cleanup
FEBRUARY 2016
TBD Per Capita Tax Levy due to Supreme
and State
TBD Raffle sales
10 New Year’s Breakfast Brunch
TBD Submission of Annual Fraternal
Survey
MARCH 2016
07 Breakfast - all morning Masses.
09 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
10 Ash Wednesday
17 The KnightLite 14:3 deadline
TBD Stations of the Cross
TBD Semi-annual audit report due
20 Lenten Mission
APRIL 2016
06 Breakfast - all morning Masses.
TBD Blood Donor Clinic
TBD Shamrock Sales (HR)
12 Irish Night
TBD Raffle Sales
TBD Membership Blitz, Men’s Breakfast
TBD Founders Day Mass
25 Good Friday
25 Divine Mercy Novena starts
27 Easter Sunday
MAY 2016
02 Divine Mercy Novena finishes
TBD Raffle Sales
03 Divine Mercy Sunday
TBD Hike for Life
TBD State Convention
JUNE 2016
TBD Raffle Sales
TBD March for Life
07 1st & 2nd Degrees at Holy Redeemer
08 Sale of Roses
Rededication of Monument for Unborn
(Honour Guard)
14 Knights Annual Retreat
24 Rita Maheral Memorial Golf Tournament
Ladies Night (TBD)
JULY 2016
06 AGM Meeting Church Hall 7:00pm
(Election of Officers)
30 Columbian awards to Supreme
30 Report of Officers to Supreme
Holy Trinity Bursary Award (TBD)
30 RSVP Report
AUGUST 2016
01 Per Capita Levy to Supreme
TBD Budget & Planning Meeting
29 Service Program Report
12 (1852) Birthday of Father McGivney
TBD Semi-Annual Audit
24 The KnightLite 15:1 deadline
Recurring Events (every month as noted)
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First Friday Mass 6:00 am (rosary 5:30am)
Men of Eucharist /Divine Mercy 5:30am
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General Meeting 7:00pm
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