**Next General Meeting - Suspended
Until Further Notice
Due to the recent Coronavirus
outbreak, Supreme has suspended all KofC events
and meetings until further notice. Let's continue to pray for the
containment of this virus. St. Rocco, Pray for Us! Click Here to Read
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Congratulations!
Michael J. Brennan and Joseph Massaro
received their 3rd degree in our council's first online
exemplification on 5/14/2020. Congratulations brother Knights!
Into the Breach
Into the
Breach is a call to battle for Catholic men which urges them to
embrace wholeheartedly masculine virtues in a world in crisis.
It was great honoring our holy priests at our 20th annual padre
dinner. The padre dinner is an annual dinner organized by the
Knights of Columbus of Westfield, where Catholic men of our
parishes gather to honor the priests of our parishes; the men who
have given their lives to God for us, the men who help guide us
towards God, the men who bring us the Eucharist at all our Masses.
Friday, October 4, 2019 @
7:00pm
We had the largest turnout we've ever
had for our annual wine tasting. Thanks to all those who attended
this great event.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 @
7:30pm
Theology
on Tap
The Knights and
guests enjoyed another enlightening Theology on Tap with Fr.
Albert Holtz. We hope to have more exciting talks in September
after a summer hiatus.
Fr. Albert Holtz, OSB is a Benedictine monk of Newark Abbey,
Newark, NJ. He is a Newark native and teaches New Testament in
the monastery's inner-city prep school. He has served as master
of novices, retreat master for Benedictine communities around
the U.S. & is currently Oblate Director. He is the author of
Downtown Monks, Street Wisdom, Pilgrim Road, From Holidays to
Holy Days & Walking in Valleys of Darkness: A Benedictine
Journey through Troubled Times. He has been seen in the PBS
documentary The Rule.
Chili
Cook-Off Fundraiser for Persecuted Christians
Christians in the Middle East are facing genocide because of their faith,
and in many instances, being forced to flee their homes. The Knights of
Columbus responded with the Christian Refugee Relief Fund, which has
provided humanitarian assistance, primarily in Iraq, Syria and the
surrounding region. Christians in Iraq are at a tipping point and could
disappear without aid.
- The KofC partners with medical clinics to help persecuted
refugees.
- The KofC assists with food programs for persecuted
Christians.
- $2,000 can move a family displaced by ISIS back into their
home.
Thanks to all
those to attended and/or donated to this cause. We raised $2,205,
enough to rebuild a home for a Christian family in Iraq.
October
was Respect Life month. Between St. Helen's, Holy Trinity,
and Our Lady of Lourdes, we collected over $2,500 to protect
the lives of our children in the womb. "Before I formed you
in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you
apart..." - Jeremiah 1:5
Friday,
October 19th, 2018 @ 7:00PM to 9:30PM
Annual Wine & Cheese Tasting
We had a very successful annual
wine and cheese fundraiser on October 19th with a great turnout.
Proceeds from the event went to the council's welfare fund.
George Russo, PGK, did a fantastic job organizing.
Wednesday, Oct 17th, 2018
@7:30PM
Theology On Tap
Speaker: Fr. Thomas P. Quinn
Topic: St. Ignatius of Loyola and His
Spiritual Teachings
Bar Opens at 6:30PM, Theology on Tap at
7:30PM
Fr. Thomas P. Quinn is from Montclair, New Jersey, where he grew
up with his four younger sisters. From a young age he was heavily
involved at his home parish, most especially in assisting the
priests as an altar boy. Upon completion of his undergraduate
degree at Caldwell University, a local Dominican college,
Fr. Tom began historical studies on the graduate level at Rutgers
University. However, while undertaking graduate studies, and
experiencing a deeper conversion to the Lord, childhood desires
for the priesthood returned, and he entered Immaculate Conception
Seminary at Seton Hall University. Fr. Tom was ordained in 2015
and currently serves as a parochial vicar at Saint Michael’s
Parish in Cranford, NJ, where he leads the RCIA program, an
apostolate for young families, young adult activities, and adult
spiritual formation.
We had a great evening with John Coverdale. It was wonderful
getting first hand insight into the life of St. Josemaria
Escriva. He also dispelled the many myths surrounding Opus Dei
and thoroughly debunked the Da Vinci Code. A big thanks to
John and everyone who attended. Stay tuned to find out who our
next guest speaker will be for Theology on Tap on Oct 17th.
John Coverdale is a law professor at Seton Hall University
Law School in New Jersey and has been an Opus Dei numerary for
more than 50 years. He worked for Opus Dei in Rome from
1960-1968 and had regular contact with St. Josemaria Escriva,
the founder of Opus Dei.
Coverdale wrote Uncommon Faith: the Early Years of Opus
Dei, and is considered the leading American expert on
Escriva’s life and work. He was contacted for input for the
2011 film There Be Dragons, which he said offered a
“quite accurate” depiction of Escriva.
We had a great turnout for our
first KofC Council 1711 Theology on Tap. We were
honored to have Fr. John A. Perricone give the talk for the
evening on "What Is The Meaning of Theology?" It was a
great evening. We had a couple of cold ones with some great
company and learned a lot. We're in the process of planning
more Theology On Taps with a variety of great speakers and
hope you all will join us. We're also looking forward to
having Fr. Perricone return for another wonderful talk.
Fr. John A. Perricone, Ph.D., is
Professor of Philosophy at Iona College in New Rochelle, New
York. His articles have appeared in St. John’s Law Review,
The Latin Mass, New Oxford Review and The Journal of
Catholic Legal Studies.
April 29, 2018
Thank You for Helping Council 1711
Raise $2,207 for Persecuted
Christians in the Middle East
We raised
$2,207 at our brunch fundraiser to help persecuted Christians in the
Middle East. Thank you to everyone who attended and to everyone who sent
in their very generous donations to this worthy cause.
Christians
in the Middle East are facing genocide because of their faith, and in many
instances, being forced to flee their homes. The Knights of Columbus
responded with the Christian Refugee Relief Fund, which has provided
humanitarian assistance, primarily in Iraq, Syria and the surrounding
region. Christians in Iraq are at a tipping point and could disappear
without aid.
- The KofC partners with medical clinics to help persecuted
refugees.
- The KofC assists with food programs for persecuted
Christians.
- $2,000 can move a family displaced by ISIS back into their
home.
“We
must act and act quickly if Christianity is to survive in the Middle
East.”
- Supreme Knight Carl Anderson
"Without
the help of the Knights of Columbus, the Christians of Iraq would have
disappeared. Thank you for standing with us."
- Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil
April
22, 2018
Congratulations Sir Knights!
Congratulations to Benjamin Chiang SK, Guillermo
Perez-Santalla GK SK, Nicholas A. Perez-Santalla SK and Richard A.
Rader SK on their 4th Degree Exemplification.
