May 2022 Newsletter

Brother Knights,

As the weather gets warmer, hopefully at a faster rate in the near future, and things start a new season of growing.  I recommend that you stop and look around at what God has created and be amazed at all the beauty around us.  In today’s world of modern technology, with all the news feeds and information at our fingertips, it is hard not to see past the bad.  I encourage you to look at the good in people and see the positives in them and share with them these positives.  There are so many examples and many of them can be found right down at the Knights of Columbus 706.  So many people doing good things for others, with a happy heart.  Keep up the good work and enjoy spring.

The First Congregational Church is planning to re-start the Saturday breakfast in May, so if you have volunteered in the past or would like to start, please consider helping out for a good cause.  The tentative plan is to do one breakfast a month with the potential dates of: May 21, June 18, August 20, September 24, October 15^th, November 19 and December 17^th.  More information to follow. 

I would like to thank everybody that came out in support of the building association fish fry dinners throughout the Lenten Season.  It takes a village to make those dinners a success, and we continue to have success, so I would say that we have a pretty awesome village.  I continue to be impressed with the support that our membership and our community offer, with so many people donating their time or making donations at the dinners.  Please thank our volunteers if you come down to the club for dinner or see them in the community.  We are making a difference in the community as an organization.  We will be having some events coming up in the next couple of months to generate money for an Ultra Sound Unit for the Muskegon Pregnancy Services.  Please watch your emails for these events.  Please be generous and help the Knights of Columbus make a difference in the lives of others that are not as fortunate.  That’s why we are Knights. Remember our guiding principles: Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism.

Our Tootsie Roll Drive we had scheduled, did not take place due to lack of candy.  It was ordered, but hasn’t arrived yet.  We will reschedule once we get the Tootsie Rolls.

I would ask that you add into your prayers, that God may guide our leaders and all of us to make the place we live in better than the day before.  I believe that all of us can make a difference, especially in our own community, it starts with each one of us.       

Council meetings will be the second Thursday of each month and everybody is welcome and encourage to join us for our monthly meeting.  This month our council meeting will be on May 12^th @ 7 pm.

I hope all Brother Knights and their families are doing well, but for those that are going through tough times, please pray for them.  See the members in need on the website and keep them in your prayers. 

Ushering at St. Francis:

• May 22^nd
• Jume 12^th
• June 2^nd

Vivat Jesus,
Matt Carlton, Grand Knight
Phone: 231-740-4651 – Email: carlton29@frontier.com