My Brother Knights, I hope this letter finds you faring well in 2003. January is half over and we still have no snow on the ground to speak of. I should be telling you what exciting new things I learned at the District Deputies meeting, but I can't, because I was ill and did not attend. However, I would like to tell about a couple things that happened at the last officers meeting. First we welcomed a new member into the council. His name is Joseph Ingebredtsen. Please introduce yourself to him at the meetings and make him feel welcome. The second event was that the new ovens for Loraine have been ordered. If you want to know more about them, come join us at our meetings and ask about it.
We are gearing up for the concertina party. With Dick Dols skilled hand at that event, I am sure all will run smooth. Please try and help him out. We are going to be selling anniversary pins. Can you believe this has been going on for 25 years? We also have the Fish Fry's starting in February. As always, lots of help is needed for this event, but the need for help seems more pressing this year. Please consider giving us a hand if you have not in the past.
Please remember Dick Dols and family in your prayers. His father passed away on January 19th.
Ken Resler
Grand Knight
''We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.'' - Aristotle
Winter has arrived! Well, at least the cold air has. This must mean it's January. The ladies do not meet in January, but we do have the opportunity to run the coat check at the Concertina Party at Brook Hall on January 25th. If you have not yet signed up for a shift to work, please contact Jan Dols. This year the proceeds will go to Our Lady of Good Council. I am looking forward to attending my first Concertina Party.
I am still waiting for volunteer hours for a few members. I will be calling soon, if I have not already, to get our final tally to submit to the State Auxiliary.
On Saturday February 5th, I will be joining Mary Hosford and a few others at the Ronald McDonald house. This will be my first time there also. I am very excited. Mary has chosen a meatloaf dinner with all the good fixing's.
The February meeting is our Birthright Shower. This is being held at my home. We will start with a potluck at 6:30, followed by some games, prizes, and collecting all the cute baby items. If you need directions, please call me at. I am looking forward to seeing everyone again.
Please keep Jane Nieland in your prayers as she recovers from injuries resulting from a fall. Also, please keep Mary Hosford and her family in your prayers as they continue to heal after the death of Mary's mother.
Keep safe and warm and we will see you soon!
Sandy Resler
President
A member of our council recently had an article written about him in the Sun Focus newspaper. Below is a reprint of what was written.
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On most Mondays you will find Dick Smith by the door at the Mary Ann Young Senior Center of Blaine, giving out breads, rolls and pastries to seniors. Last week was different, Smith, 64, brought dozens of baked goods to the center on Tuesday, New Year's Eve day, in time for an annual party. "The seniors call me the Bread Man of Blaine. Some even call me an angel - the Bread Angel," Smith said. Smith, a resident of Blaine, has been delivering baked goods on a voluntary basis to local senior centers, churches and homes for the disabled in the Twin Cities' northern suburbs for the last 20 years. Sometimes he travels as far as Grand Rapids, Minn. "I take it wherever it's needed," Smith said. He recalls the time years ago when he gave away 7,000 loaves of bread right after Christmas. That time, he contacted a church and food shelf, which sent trucks to help distribute the goods. But for the most part, Smith is a one-man show. "I don't work under anyone's umbrella," he said, lips turned up in an elfish smile. During the week, he wakes up at 5 a.m. An hour later, he is off to three Cub Foods stores in the northern metro area to gather dozens of donated muffins, doughnuts, cookies, cakes and cupcakes. He then drops them off at various centers. He continues this regimen five days a week, three hours a day. In a task that would normally take 15 minutes, Smith takes an hour to load his van. He is disabled from an injury he suffered while unloading a truck several years ago. And his newly replaced knees are giving him trouble, he said. But Smith persists on his mission. "It's just knowing that I'm helping someone who needs help. This is a staple to (some of) their food shelves at home, and I love doing what I do," said Smith, who came from a poor family. About eight years ago when he had a near-death experience while on an operating table, an inner voice told Smith he needed to help others. "Something said I had to do the bread run more than I was doing it," he said. Five vans later, the bread man is living up to his pledge. "I've hauled over 4 million pieces of food, and I've logged over 500,000 miles doing this," Smith said. A senior approaches him. "Did you bring in any glazed donuts today?" The man is asking for his disabled friend who loves the dipped delicacies, but is unable to attend the party. Smith rummages through piles of boxes. A big smile emerges on his face when he comes up with the prized pastries. "It makes my day when I can help someone," he said. Senior Center coordinator Shelley Johnson describes Smith as a "real staying power." He likes to spend time playing cards with the other seniors. "He really brightens their day a lot," she said. He also brings in cakes for their birthdays. Smith worries about what he will do when his van breaks down. He does not know how long he will continue to be the Bread Angel, but will, most likely, do it for a long time. "Someday, I'm going to have to stop this, and I'm going to be very sad, because I don't think there's anybody out there that does much of this," Smith said. "But as long as I'm alive and able, I'll do it." |
Fish Fries
HELP!! Lent is just around the corner and our first fish fry will be February 28th. This year we will need more help. We have more members who are snowbirds and we have had changes in peoples' work shifts. So if you are able to help, we can sure find a spot for you. We sure do appreciate it. There are many duties that can be met with a little help. Thank you and God Bless.
Larry Silverdahl
Every Friday During Lent
Except Good Friday
February 28th Thru April 11th
5:00 PM To 7:30 PM
St. Tim's Hospitality Center
ALL YOU CAN EAT
Menu
Fish-Baked and Deep Fried Bread
French Fries Beverage
Baked Beans Cole Slaw
Adult: $8.00
Seniors $6.50 (62 & over)
Children $4.50 (12 & under)
These errors were taken from actual church bulletins.
1. Announcement in a church bulletin for a national Prayer & Fasting Conference: "The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer conference includes meals."
2. "Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands."
3. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
4. A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
5. Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
6. Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.
TAKE TIME
Take time to work -
it is the price of success.
Take time to think -
it is the source of power.
Take time to play -
it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read -
it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to be friendly -
it is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream -
it is hitching your wagon to a star.
Take time to love and be loved -
it is the privilege of God.
Take time to look around - the day is too short to be selfish.
Take time to laugh -
it is the music of the soul.
- an old Irish prayer