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November 2024
A Veteran's Day Poem by Brother Emmanuel Ngwainmbi
Celebrating Our War Veterans
By Brother Emmanuel Ngwainmbi, author of A Gun and a Rose.
We will never forget that
you were in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Gulf Coast, elsewhere.
You sailed out on June 17, 1917, to protect freedom.
The USS Battleship, Air force One dazzling with the Red, White and Blue took you to
communities far, unknown to you and others.
You met comrades
You freed people in bondage.
Lying in bunkers, rough turf, you fired, returned fire.
You swallowed sleepless nights under hot desert sands breathing vapor, eating ants for dinner.
You plodded through deep dismal swamps, thick dark forests dodging booby traps.
You came home with the red, white and blue flag unstained.
This November 11, we welcome you with fluttering flags, hot dogs, a cake and a beer.
We recognize the epaulets on your shoulders, the wrinkles on your face, the fatigues you
proudly wear.
Because of you, because you sacrificed your life me,
we now breathe freedom.
Robert Graves, Van Dyke, Foster, Herbert, Owen, America, and the Knights of Columbus salute
you today.
Veteran, Fellow Knight, Brother,
Stand with Lincoln,
Stand with Truman,
Stand with Roosevelt, Nixon, JFK, Washington, JFK, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama, Biden,Trump
Stand with America.
Stand with the world!
Stay up for justice!
America loves you!
Make America shine … again!
Foreground: Father Davis (left) and Grand Knight Norm Smith (right) hold the winning raffle tickets.
Winners of the 2024 Car Raffle Announced!
Winners of the 2024 Car Raffle Announced!
On Sunday, November 10 at 1 p.m. in St. Matthew's New Life Center Banquet Room, under the watchful eyes of our referees, Father Davis picked the lucky winners from approximately 2,500 tickets!
The winners are:
1st prize - $25,000 car from Keffer Hyundai -or- $15,000: Joe Farrell
2nd prize - $1,000: Peter Fleck
3rd prize - $500: Ana Bravo
Thank you for supporting our Council and the charities we assist! Thank you to Keffer Hyundai for its continued support of our Council.
Knights of Columbus Bingo
If you have questions or want to help, please contact Brother Joe Corso at (703) 340-4099. Bingo is held every Monday evening so volunteers are always appreciated!
For The Good of the Order
For The Good of the Order
Please pray for your Brother Knights, their families, and friends, those who have died, are sick, or in distress.
Especially remember:
Brother John Gove is having foot surgery on 11/20/2024. Please pray he has a speedy recovery. 11/19/2024.
Please keep Brother George Banks in your prayers as he may be battling cancer. 11/19/2024.
Cathy Gollatz, longtime friend of Brother Tony D'Angelo and Myrtle Palmisano, passed away on 11/2/24 from Alzheimer's. Requiescat in pace.
Please keep PGK Chuck Elgin in your prayers as he is having eye surgery on Wednesday, 10/16/2024.
Margaret Breaux, a relation of Brother Tony D'Angelo's extended family, passed away on 10/12/2024. Requiescat in pace.
The wife of Brother Steve Nogy asked for prayers for the repose of his soul. He passed away 9/24/2024. The family had a private service for Brother Steve. 10/1/2024. Requiescat in pace.
Brother Frank Mifsud asked for prayers for his wife, Diane, who is recovering from a fractured ankle. 10/1/2024.
Brother John Olynick's wife, Andrea, has passed away. Her funeral will be at St. Matthew was Tuesday, 10/1 at 11:00 a.m. Requiescat in pace.
We ask that in His mercy God may bless them, watch over them, and fill them and their families with the presence and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Mary, Queen of Knights Pray for us!
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