Spaghetti Dinner Set for July 17 -- Everyone Welcome

It was decided at the June director’s meeting that we needed to do another spaghetti dinner since it has been way too long since our last one.
After some discussion of possible dates it was ultimately decided that we will hold the spaghetti dinner on July 17, which is the date for the July meeting. Families are encouraged to attend the event, which will get under way at 7:30 p.m. We will have a short (10-15 minute) program which will talk about what the Harvester Knight’s do as a council and we will also be presenting the Knight of the Year award at the dinner. If you have nominations for the KoY award you can bring them to the July director’s meeting. Please make sure you invite your family to this event. We will have a short business meeting at 6:45 to discuss any matters that need to be raised at the regular meeting and then adjourn to join our families for the spaghetti dinner at 7:30. All events will take place at the Cottleville KofC hall.
Please do your best to attend the meeting and please invite your wife or significant other and any other family members, this will be a family-friendly event. We have a First Degree scheduled for June but if you know of any possible future Knights that can’t make the June meeting the July spaghetti dinner would be an ideal time to invite them to have fellowship with the council and families.
Hope to see everyone and their families at this wonderful event.

Council T-Shirts Ordered

The council is in the process of ordering 40 t-shirts for the two teams playing in the state softball tournament, to be held June 24-25, teh shirts will cost $10 and even if you aren't a softball player you can get one by letting Dan Breneman or Kevin Smith know, thanks to Sue Young for helping out in getting the order fullfilled.

Bob Sage Back at Home

Bob Sage is back at home as of Sunday June 11, but he has to go back in to the hospital in a few weeks for some more procedures. Pease keep Bob and Rose in your prayers and feel free to give Bob a call at home to see how he is doing.

4th Degree Assembly Has Busy Sumer Scheduled

Our Assembly has many events planned for the next four months.

On Sunday June 18 we will have the Honor Guard at the Corpus Christi Procession at 6:30 beginning at St Peters Parish in St Charles.

Our June meeting, 6/20, will be a social gathering at St Charles Hall, while the 4th of July Parade in St Charles, St Peters Old Time Picnic and Parade on 7/15.

KofC Family night at TR Hughes ballpark in O’Fallon on 8/10 for a Rascals game with the Honor Guard presenting the Flag. Tickets for this are $6.50 each and you can get yours from Mike Narkawicz (636)978-6381.

We will have an Installation Dinner at Fr. Wm. Pezold Banquet Center on 8/11. Contact Don Allen (636)978-1006 or Harry Schellenger (636)441-5894 for reservations.

And our Annual Golf Tournament at Mid Rivers Golf Center on 9/15, get your entry in early as we expect interest to be high.

Bob Sage Update

Update on my Dad...he is still in the ICU but is doing much better.

The doctors took him off of the oxygen and the heart monitors and are still giving him antibiotics and inhalers to battle the pneumonia. He was able to get into regular clothes today (Sunday 5/14) and get up to take walks around ICU. They still don't know yet why he doesn't have much energy and he still has a test scheduled for Monday at Noon. Hopefully after the test or early Tuesday they'll release him to come home.

Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes, we've passed them onto Dad and he appreciates them all.

I will keep you posted on his progress.

Again, on behalf of Dad and Mom and the rest of the family...thank you for your prayers.

Donna, John and Shawn Chaffee

Blood Drive Date Set

The blood drive will be June 25.

Community Blood Services will be the service provider.

Contact Gene Heist for more information or to sign up. Remember this is also the weekend of the state softball tournament so many of the workers and donors will be in Columbia so any extra help would be greatly appreciated.

Family Camp-out Canceled

Gentlemen,
It is with much regret, that this years camp-out has to be canceled! I have relatives coming in from out of town on that week end.

Unfortunately, I can not work my schedule to accommodate both. Family is the corner stone of the Knights and as with all families, family comes first. I hope to keep you abreast of any further activities I am planing.

Thanks for your help and understanding.

Sincerely,
Glenn Korando

Bob Sage Hospitalized

Brothers,Please pass the word along that we may keep Bob Sagein our prayers.
He went into the hospital Thursday with pneumonia. He is currrently still in ICU and they are runningseveral tests to see if he has any internal bleedingdue to him appearing anemic.
I have been asked to let you know that he is not readyfor visitors but they will keep us posted on hiscondition.Please keep the Sage family in your prayers!!!!!
Thank You
Dan BrenemanGK

Corr Returns from New Orleans

Denny Corr and wife Bard recently returned from a trip to New Orleans where work continues on homes that were devastated by hurricane Katrina.

The Corr's were part of a group assembled trough St. Joe Cottelville and part of the trip was subsidized by donation from the Harvester Knights of Columbus.

If anyone would be interested in forming a group fo Knights and others to head down for some time to spend in helping with the re-hab effort of the city, let Kevin Smith know.

To view some photos taken by Denny during his trip, click on the headline above.

Easter Carnival Pics Posted

Click on the link below to checkout an online photo album from the 2006 Easter Carnival at Sts. J&A. You can order pictures directly from the link to your nearest Target store photo center (see details on link).

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/harvesterknights/album?.dir=/c269&.src=ph

Easter Carnival Smashing Success

I would like to extend my extreme gratitude to all of you, your wonderful family members and friends, which helped put on one of our most successful Easter Carnivals to date. With out the generous help provided by you, the event would be nonexistent!

Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I heard from a multitude of parents as they were leaving, just how wonderful this year’s event was, and its all thanks to you. I hope that I can count on each and every one of you for next year’s event.

Please keep in mind that suggestions are always welcome and that I am currently looking for an assistant. As this event continues to grow it is becoming harder and harder to do alone. Please, anyone interested in assisting with the family directorship, contact me at 636-928-9144 or 314-570-8139 anytime. God bless you all!

My greatest respect and admirations goes out to you all,
Sincerely,
Glenn Korando

EDITOR'S NOTE: A special note of thanks goes out to Glenn Korando for all the hard work and organizing efforts he put into not only this year's Easter Carnival but all of the last three or four that he has done. Glenn does a wonderful job of making sure all the advanced details are taken care of and rounding up volunteers to make sure the event goes off without a hitch, which it certainly did this year. Good job once again Glenn, and we thank you so much for spearheading this event, photos will be updated soon from the Easter Carnival.

Easter Carnival Approaching Fast

Its down to the wire, our annual J&A Easter Carnival is just a few days away!

I am still looking for volunteers to help with various duties. If you can possibly make it to J&A between 9:00am and 1:00pm, this Saturday, April the 8th, your help will be greatly appreciated.

I'm also in need of snacks for the Carnival. Anyone interested in bringing small cakes, cookies, donuts, etc. please have them to the J&A cafeteria by 9:00am Saturday morning. A special thanks to all the guys that have helped out, thus for, with preparation and advanced ticket sales,

I hope to see all my brother Knights very soon.

Sincerely, Glenn Korando

Blodd Drive Dates Set

The next three blood drives for Sts. J &A have been set. The next three blood drives will be:
June 11 - Cafeteria
Aug 27 - Parish Center
Nov 5 - Parish center
Make sure you mark the dates down in your calendar to give blood and/or help work the event.

Special Fundraiser Scheduled, Help Needed

The Harvester Knights have been approached by officials at Clients Services Inc. in St. Charles to provide fish and chicken for its employee recognition lunch on Friday, April 14.
This has the potential to be a huge fund raiser for the council and we are asking for as many volunteers as possible to help cook and serve the meal. The first serving will take place at 11 a.m. with the last group taking their lunch at noon, so anyone that can work that day between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. would be greatly appreacited.
If you think you can help, contact Kevin Smith for more information (smittyk@charter.net) or (314.623.2744).
Peace out

March meeting is Open House

Sir Knights, please remember that we are asking each Knight to bring a prospective new member to the meeting on March 20. We will have a short business meeting with no program reports. Following the business meeting we will open the meeting room up to our guests. At this time, each program director will give a report and/or an explanation about his program. This is a golden opportunity to recruit new members for our council. Please take advantage of this and BRING AT LEAST 1 PROSPECT!!!

Council Sponsors NCAA Bracket Contest

Thanks to Tony Dickherber for organizing a NCAA Tournament Pick Em contest through Yahoo. You can find the information regarding the rules and entry fee below, half of the pot will go to the prize pool while the other half will go to help the KofC Charities. If you have any questions get with Tony. Make sure you invite as many of your friends or co-workers to join the contest as well, the more the merrier!

In order to join the group, just go to the game front page and click on the "Sign Up" button to create a team. After completing registration, or if you already have a team, click the "Create or Join Group" button and follow the path to join an existing private group. Then, when prompted, enter the following information...
Group ID#: 4854
Password: 9625

The entry fee is $10. 50% to the winner and 50% to the Harvester Knights and their Charities. All brackets must be paid for by the March 20th meeting night. Payments can be mailed to Tony Dickherber, 1 Celestial Ridge, St. Peters,MO,63376. Checks need to be made payable to Harvester KofC. Any questions call me at 636-926-7580 or cell 314-744-1969. Everyone is invited including non-Knights. Thanks.

Family Arena Dates Set for March

Here are the two dates we have for March. Please check your schedules and let Dave Meglio know if you can help. You guys did a great job at INXS in February! Thanks for all the help!!!!!
Dave Meglio
Cell: 314-610-7139
Friday March 17th 5:30-9:30pm Otters
Wednesday March 22nd 5-9:30pm Fall out Boy

Easter Carnival Upcoming

A reminder that the Easter Carnival is upcoming, scheduled for April 8 at the school cafeteria. A reminder that not only do we still need prizes for the kids, but volunteers are needed to sell advnaced tickets for the event after Masses on April 1 and 2.
We are set for attendance prizes, the gum ball count and the raffle item. We could use bags of candy for the lollie pop tree, as long as Glenn Korando can receive them well before the event. If he can't get them at least 2 weeks before, the council will have to buy them. It's to difficult to set up on a moments notice, and he needs to know how many pops to mark.
If you can help out by selling tickets, getting candy or other prizes, please let Glenn know.

Fasting Key Part of Lenten Rituals for Catholics

For an indepth look at why Catholics fast during lent, and some ideas to help you renew your faith during the Lent season, click on the headline above.

Late Dues Noticing Going Out

Reminder to those members who have yet to pay their 2006 dues, please get your dues to Gene Stark as soon as possible, as late notices will be sent and phone calls will have to start being made soon. Save the council money and Gene the time of having to make those phone calls by getting your dues paid and up-to-date.