Knights of Columbus East Multnomah Council # 3179 September 2014 Bulletin, Volume 9, No. 2

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1 - Knights of Columbus East Multnomah Council # 3179 September 2014 Bulletin, Volume 9, No. 2 Activities for September 2014 Sept. 4th, - Thursday at 7:30pm General Membership Meeting Sept. 6 th & 7 th Opportunity Weekend Sept. 13 th, Saturday Hotdogs, Burgers Dinner Sept. 25th, Thursday - Officers Agenda Meeting at the Columbus Hall Charlie and Sons Hauling Portland# Vancouver# Brothers, I will be looking for some help on Fri. Sept.5th to set up our tent for the Church to use on "Opportunity Weekend". We will meet about 4:00 pm. We will also need to take it down on Sunday afternoon time T.B.D. If you can help just show up. As we start to wind down summer we will start gearing up for more activities, let's all pitch in and make all our events successful. Remember Be Active It's Why You Joined. Vivat Jesus Charlie Marino Grand Knight s Report August 2014 Council Activities August 7 th, Thursday General Membership Meeting at 7:30pm at the Columbus Hall The following items were discussed during the membership meeting; St. Henry s would like the Knights to participate during the Opportunity Weekend on Sept. 6 th and 7 th. The Chancellor Bro. Larry Rose reported 125 members worked for a total of 123 man-hours. A motion was passed to use Boyd s coffee as a fund raising venue with 17 donated cases from Boyd s As reported by Bro. Bob Lienhard. Donations to go to Pennies for Heaven. Bro. Randy Paden brought up the new business with supreme regarding the use of the hall which required a vote from the membership. It is basically legal protection for Supreme to protect the Knights of Columbus brand. It solicited a lot of discussions from the members and will be voted on the September meeting. A motion by Bro. Joe Wiggins to do hotdogs and hamburgers for the Back to School lunch on August 23 rd to help Hispano El Programma s service supplying school supplies passed. Bro. Doug Klein will be heading a ministry in our Council to help Brothers and widows with yard work and other things necessary. District Deputy Bro. Randy Paden is introducing the Council to the prospect of getting involved with Habitat for Humanity projects which will support our Knights Communities Program. An incentive from the Supreme Council offers Councils the Columbian Award if it provides at least 200 volunteer hours of service and contributes a minimum of $1000 to Habitat for Humanity. Working for this project will show prospective members that there is a place for them in the Knights of Columbus by staying active. More details to follow. Any questions or volunteers, please refer to D.D. Randy Paden.

2 Insurance Agent Young Tran informed the Council about new Term Policy that goes up to age 85 as well as Long Term Care options. For the Good of the Order, Brother Rod Spring gave a wonderful talk about The Rosary. August 23 rd, Saturday During the El Programa/Catholic Charities Back-to-School event at the park, a small crew of 7 Brother Knights were very efficient in cooking 400 hamburgers, 400 hotdogs and 40 gallons of punch to about 500 to 600 people. Orowheat gave the Knights a very nice discount to help us with the event. Thank you Brother Knights who found time to help. August 24 th, Sunday Community Service Work was done at Bro. Dale Fraser s SE Bohna Park Rd., Boring, OR under the chairmanship of Bro. Doug Klein. 11 Brother Knights 4 kids and 2 parishioner adults brought tools and sweat and cleared out brushes on Brother Dale Fraser and his wife Jinny s property who were very thankful for the assistance. Thank you to all who helped. The project was a great success. See pictures last page. August 28 th, Thursday Agenda Meeting at First Degree Exemplifications. There will be a First degree exemplifications at 6:30pm before the Agenda meeting. Please come and join us to welcome the new Brothers to our order. September 2014 Council Activities Sept. 4th, - Thursday at 7:30pm - General Membership Meeting Sept. 6 th & 7 th, Saturday & Sunday Opportunity Weekend at St. Henry s Gymnasium Sept. 13 th, Saturday (Steak Dinner) Hotdog & Hamburger dinner at 5pm Sept. 25th, Thursday - Officers Agenda Meeting at the Columbus Hall September Birthday Celebrants Fred Asa Sept. 3 rd. Robert Stevens III Sept. 5 th John Owens Sept. 8 th Albert Olbrich Sept. 10 th Ronald Meier Sept. 13th William Price John Courtney Charles Jochim Marlowe Jayme Sept. 24 th Sept. 25 th Sept. 27 th Sept 28th Wishing these Brothers a Happy and Blessed Birthdays and many more to come! Council Prayer List Larry Comella Dante Petruzzelli Betty Paden Penny Comella Marty Petruzzelli Please include Bro. Randy Paden s mom Betty on your prayers as she is being moved to Hospice

3 Knight and Family of the Month of September 2014 Doug & Mitsumi Klein While the Final Gresham Action Plan was being planned in 1992, Doug Klein was in active duty with the US military in Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. It was then that Doug met his wife, Mutsumi, a full Okinawan who was born and raised in Okinawa, who like Doug says she is a very wonderful person. On 1993, son Jeffrey was born, followed by son Justin on 1994 in Okinawa also found Doug being sponsored by the Hood River KofC Council into their ranks while he was stationed in Okinawa. He joined Catholic Men of the Catholic Church in Okinawa as there was no Knights council there. In 1997, Brother Doug left active military duty and joined the Air National Guard in Portland, Oregon. He moved to Troutdale, Oregon with his family and eventually joined St. Therese parish and KofC in 1998 while his boys were at St. Therese catholic school. Daughters Yuki was born in 1999 and Miya was born in On 2008 the Kleins moved to Damascus, Oregon where they reside today and also joined the East Multnomah Council 3179 where Brother Doug and his family have a very active presence today, be it during the First Sunday Breakfasts, Parish picnics, Council socials, State Convention, Golf Tournament, food drives, Special Olympics for KofC, CCD or RCIA or hall cleanup crew when the Klein boys are always a helping hand s presence. Doug s main reason for being a Knight is He likes helping others and gives back whenever he can. His advice to new and old members alike Always make a difference, leave things better than when you received them! Brother Doug Klein has been Council 3179 s Chancellor for two terms and now holds the Deputy Grand Knight s position. We at Council 3179 feel blest to have Brother Doug Klein and his wonderful family in our order. Meeting Notice Postcard Upcoming Meeting Notice Knights of Columbus Council /04/14 at 7:30 pm At its next business meeting on Sept. 4 th, 2014 at 7:30pm, Council 3179 will hold a vote to adopt a written motion that authorizes its grand knight/deputy grand knight to enter into a Terms of Use Agreement and Charitable Distribution Agreement with Columbus Hall Association. Your attendance at this meeting is strongly encouraged. Phone: Address: jpwiggins@wigginsinc.com Council Web Address: www. KofC3179.org

4 Knights In Action - Community Service at Bro. Dale Fraser s Property - August 24, 2014

5 Community Service El Programa/Catholic Charities Back-to-School Event 8/23/2014