THE EXPLORER

March 2012 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Official Publication of Kingsway Council #3387 4202C Dundas Street West Etobicoke, Ontario M8X 1Y6 Published the 15th day of each month www.kingsway3387.ca Volume 51 Issue 7

WORK HARD - PLAY HARD - PRAY HARD CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CHURCH AND COMMUNITY

MEETING DATES Here is the complete list for the fraternal year. Meetings will be held in our hall at 4202C Dundas Street West @ 8:00 p.m.
2011-2012 MEETING SCHEDULE
DATE MARCH 27 APRIL 10 APRIL 24 MAY 8 MAY 22 JUNE 12 JUNE 26 MEETING TYPE EXECUTIVE MEETING GENERAL MEETING EXECUTIVE MEETING GENERAL MEETING EXECUTIVE MEETING GENERAL MEETING EXECUTIVE MEETING

What follows is a list of council events. We understand if you can not make it out to all of the events, but we encourage you to attend as many events a possible.
DATE Saturday April 14, 2012 April 21, 22 2012 Tuesday April 24, 2012 Saturday April 28, 7:00pm May 12, 13 May 19, 20, 21 May 26, 27 EVENT Holy Angels Garage Sale (Council Kitchen) Rose Sunday at St. Clement after all Masses Clergy Appreciation Night at Nativity of Our Lord April Blues Dance In support of St. Francis Table at Holy Angels Hall Rose Sunday at Our Lady of Sorrows after all Masses Ontario State Convention Double Tree Hotel Toronto Rose Sunday at St. Gregorys after all Masses

May we suggest you copy and place this list on the refrigerator or on your desk so you dont forget when there is a meeting. All members are welcomed to attend both types of meetings.

Kingsway Council 2010-2011 Executive

CHAPLAIN Fr. Leo Burns C.S.B GRAND KNIGHT Paul Bryce DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Michael Doerig PAST GRAND KNIGHT Denis Tisdel CHANCELLOR WARDEN Chris Tisdel FINANCIAL SECRETARY Danny Franchi TREASURER Rodger Bodrug ADVOCATE Joe Wosik RECORDER Ron Craddock LECTURER TRUSTEE 1 YR Vince Conforzi TRUSTEE 2 YRS Joe Magalhaes TRUSTEE 3 YRS Frank Ficker GUARDS INSIDE Chris Columbus David Young
GUARDS OUTSIDE

Kingsway Council General Meetings

The 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 8:00 P.M. sharp (except July & August) at the Council Chambers, 4202C Dundas St. W., Etobicoke. The second Tuesday meeting is a general members meeting and the fourth Tuesday is an executive business meeting.

416-847-6131 416-799-0445

Grand Knights of Kingsway Council

James Armstrong Wally Evans Jack Dunn Vince Colgan Jack Harnett Furgus Walsh Paul Grace Gilford Leinster Wally Bedolfe John Quinn Maurice OKelly Thomas Keating Jack Wallace E. Paul Butler Enio Biason Daniel McKeon Leslie Karnac Philip Catalano Herbert Hunter Carl Nuss Larry Zinkel William Greaves Charlie Brochu Victor Castrucci Steve Harvey Maurice OKelly Stanley Leonard John Bothello John Feeley J. Paul Balog Placido Natale Peter Flanagan Michael Breton Thomas Troke John Lametti Chester Sitarz Joe Wosik Sam Tassone John Chiappetta Tom Potocnik Stefan Horodeckyj Danny Solomon Danny Franchi Denis Tisdel Paul Bryce 1951/52 1952/53 1953/54 1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1963/64 1964/65 1965/66 1966/68 1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 1971/73 1973/74 1974/76 1976/78 1978/80 1980/------/81 1981/82 1982/84 1984/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/90 1990/92 1992/93 1993/95 1995/96 1996/98 1998/00 2000/02 2002/04 2004/06 2006/08 2008/10 2010/11 2011/.

416-231-8469

416-559-0085

Father Gregory Kelly Assembly General Meetings

416-233-8363 The 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:00P.M. St. Gregorys Parish Hall. (Except July, August and December) For more information contact: Brother Frank Ficker @ 416720-8663.

416-732-4648 416-247-5491 416-622-7735 416-997-6707

Kingsway Columbus Club

416-233-3712 416-537-0485 416-720-8663 416-239-9109 416-899-8036 416-523-9733 647-351-2879
PRESIDENT Paul Bryce VICE-PRESIDENT Michael Doerig SECRETARY Frank Ficker TREASURER Joe Wosik DIRECTORS Danny Franchi David Young 416-732-4648 416-899-8036 416-247-5491 416-622-7735 416-720-8663 416-231-8469 416-799-0445

Tom Potocnik Cesar Fernandez Stoll

ONTARIO STATE COUNCIL State Deputy Joe S DISTRICT DEPUTY DIST. # 106 Sam Tassone 647-225-2020

Rodger Bodrug

DISTRICTWARDEN DIST. # 106 Danny Franchi Archie Lobo 461-732-4648 905-567-1698

Deceased

FRATERNAL ADVISOR

CHAPLAINS CORNER
Dear Guardian of Mary Dear Nurse of her Child These beautiful words of a hymn to St. Joseph that was popular before you were born, remind us as Knights of Columbus that St. Joseph is an excellent model for us as Catholic gentlemen. St. Joseph was a quiet, humble, gentle person who is famous for his love for Jesus and His Mother Mary. Joseph devoted his entire life to the service of Christ and His Church. Just as St. Joseph spent several anxious days searching for Jesus, whom he found in the Temple, we as Christians have dedicated our lives to the search for Christ whom we find every Sunday at Mass and Holy Communion in our parish churches. We have heeded Christs invitation to follow Him and proclaim publically our faith in Him, as St. Joseph listened to the voice of God and married Our Lady and took her and Jesus to safety in Egypt. He spent his entire life working to support Our Lady and her Son.

for all Canadians as all of us or our families have come to Canada in search of a happier, safer and more comfortable life. St. Joseph emigrated with the Holy Family to Egypt in search of safety for his family. Moreover, St. Joseph should be a special model and patron for all Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. If you have ever been to the Holy Land, you know its a long walk from Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem in Judea. St. Joseph made that long and difficult journey with his pregnant wife Mary in order to show his loyalty to his identification with and his pride in his people by registering with his people with the census authorities. Hence we Knights of Columbus should show special love and devotion and honour to St. Joseph this March 19 as he is the patron saint of husbands, fathers, families, a happy and holy death, the patron saint of Canada, of our Catholic Church and so a special patron saint for us Knights of Columbus.

In his 1989 apostolic letter Guardian of the Redeemer Blessed Pope John Paul II, held us St. Joseph as a model of the Christian life for all believers. Religion was important to St. Joseph and so he He wrote St. Josephs example transcends all individbrought Jesus and Mary to the temple in Jerusalem to ual states of life and serves as a model for the entire dedicate himself and his family to the service of God. Christian community whatever the condition and duSt. Joseph was the ideal family man. He gave up his ties of its members may be. job, his home and his country when it was necessary to do so for the safety of his family. All Josephs life Happy St. Josephs Day! was devoted to serving and working hard for his family. Married life was his vocation and he spent all his days and energies protecting and working for his loved ones. Rev. L.D. Burns, C.S.B. St. Joseph is thus a model for all working men as he laboured long and hard to support his family. As a carpenter and thus a small businessman, Joseph is a model and patron for all businessmen. St. Joseph is also a special patron and model Chaplain, Kingsway Council

GRAND KNIGHTS MESSAGE

April 24th: Clergy Appreciation at Nativity of Our Lord. I still have tickets available, we have already sold 9, Brother Knights, and it would be nice if we had a good showing of our council this year. Cost is only $25 and it will be a wonderful We are a busy bunch arent we? evening. Keep in mind that this event is only open to We all have our personal, social, and spiritual commitments and yet Brother Knights. we still manage to give more of April 28th: April Blues Dinner Dance at Holy ourselves to our council, our Angels Parish Hall. This is one of our big fundraising church and our community. And, events for St. Francis Table. We will be cooking lasagna as always, the cycle continues. dinner. It promises to be a spectacular evening, and is an The pancake breakfast that we cooked at St. Gregorys Parish was a resounding success. Huge thanks to David Young for spearheading this day. It was also nice to see our Past Grand Knight, Denis Tisdel, come out and help, along with all the other busy Brother Knights who showed up. It was a great turnout, one of the best I have seen in a long time. Many thanks to each of you for making the day a success. A number of upcoming events need mentioned for those of you who were not at our last meeting. We are once again going to be selling cases of Certified Angus Beef striploin steaks to raise money for the Hope for Children Foundation. The price is the same as last year, $60 per case, and each case will contain ten 8 oz. steaks. That means you will be getting a mouthwatering, tender steak at a unit cost of only 6 dollars! Most of the proceeds will be going to Hope for Children, but our council will also get some of the proceeds which will go into our charity account. We must have our orders in no later than March 30th, and expected delivery will be May 26th. Start selling now and let me know how many cases you want. April is going to be busy for us, and I would like to invite anyone that can help with any of the events to get in touch with me and let me know which event or events you can help with. April 14th: Garage Sale at Holy Angels. We are cooking hot dogs and sausages. All proceeds to our council. April 21/22: Rose Sunday at St. Clements Church. Proceeds to support Right to Life programs in Toronto open event for the community. Set this night aside and bring your wife or significant other, enjoy some good food, dancing, and help us help St. Francis Table. In May, the Hope for Children committee is also organizing a dinner theatre event at Famous People Players on Evans Avenue. It is planned for May 12th, the day before Mothers Day. Cost is $75 which includes your meal, and the performance by the Famous People Players. It is well worth the price, and what a wonderful way to show your wife or mother (or both) how much you appreciate them. Let us all remember at this time the love that Christ showed us by the sacrifice He made for us. Let us also be proud that the sacrifices we make as Knights of Columbus are helping to bring Christs message of love and servitude out into our community. I can always be contacted at paulbryce63@yahoo.ca or 416-799-0445. Vivat Jesus Paul Bryce Grand Knight

Holy Week Schedule at our Parishes

OUR LADY OF SORROWS Holy Thursday 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lords Supper Good Friday 12:30 p.m. The Lords Passion 7:30 p.m. Way of the Cross Holy Saturday 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Regular Mass Times OUR LADY OF PEACE Holy Thursday 8:00 p.m. Mass of the Lords Supper Good Friday 3:00 p.m. The Lords Passion 7:00 p.m. Way of the Cross Holy Saturday 10:30 a.m. Blessing of Easter Foods 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Regular Mass Times ST. CLEMENT Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lords Supper Good Friday 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. The Lords Passion 7:00 p.m. Way of the Cross Holy Saturday 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Regular Mass Times HOLY ANGELS Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Bilingual Mass of the Lords Supper Good Friday 2:00 p.m. EnglishThe Lords Passion 4:00 p.m. ItalianPassione Del Signore 7:00 p.m. Way of the Cross Holy Saturday 12:00 p.m. PolishBlessing of Easter Foods 7:00 p.m. Bilingual Easter Vigil Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Regular Mass Times PLEASE NOTE: NO MASS AT 7:00 P.M. ON EASTER SUNDAY ST. GREGORY Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lords Supper Good Friday 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The Lords Passion 4:30 p.m. Way of the Cross Holy Saturday 7:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Regular Mass Times RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Please contact the office for schedule. 416-533-7247

HAPPY EASTER...

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