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Hello Brothers,
Our December meeting will be held on Monday December 11th. Meal at 6:30. Meeting to follow. December work committee: Bradley Puetz, Cory Puetz, Robert Puetz, Patrick Puhl, Ricardo Ramirez, Randy Reardon, Charles Reuter, Douglas Reuter, Eric Reuter, Matthew Reuter, Terrance Reuter, Terry Roder, Eric Rohe, Thomas Rohe, Mark Rolfes, Timothy Rolfes, Bill Rosacker, Andrew Ruden, Eldon Ruden, Jacob Ruden, Larry Ruden, Brent Ruhland, Chad Ruhland, Curtis Ruhland, Glen Ruhland, Michael Ruhland, William Ruhland, Robert Rust, Daniel Ryan, Thomas Ryan, Robert Scheitler, William Scheitler, Keith Schiltz, Jeremy Schindler, Mark Schlesser, Robert Schlesser, Jim Schmitz, John Schmitz, Loren Schnepf Please volunteer if called upon. Items to discuss at our November meeting: Please come and let your voice be heard! State Bowling Tournament, Feb 24-25, March 2-3 & 9-10 in Pleasant Hill, IA. Dueling Guitars event, December 8th. 2024 KC Stag, February 3. Coats for Kids. Copper Coin Thrift store. District meeting recap. Breakfast with Santa recap. Back Pack packing event, December 18th. Hometown Christmas recap. January work Committee: Michael Schnepf, Cary Schoep, Joshua Schreiner, Thomas Schuch, Brian Schultz, Steve Schuster, Mark Schuttler, Michael Shea, Tom Shrader, Don Shull, James Sieverding Dates to Remember: January meeting, January 8th Back Pack packing event, December 18th. Fraternally Yours, John Peters, Grand Knight 712-540-7770 Japeters293@yahoo.com |
Fr Bruce’s Chaplain’s Message:
Being retired and not obliged to a morning full of Sunday Masses, it was nice to be able to attend "Breakfast with Santa" this year for the first time. Thanks to all who volunteered to make it a success! It is obviously well received by the Le Mars Community! Christmas is coming! But wait!!!! FIRST THERE IS ADVENT! Once upon a time (but not too long ago) the lights were put up on our houses (and our streets) close to Christmas, the Christmas tree was brought in on or close to Christmas Eve, the Christmas crib was set up but without the baby Jesus, and the presents sat unopened under the tree until Christmas Eve. (Perhaps the only part of that tradition that remains is the last!) For parents who want to teach their children the Advent virtues of patient and prayerful waiting, those traditions or something else might be restored in our Catholic homes. Besides teaching the above Advent virtues, such practices could reinforce our Catholic identity. Think what a teaching moment it would be when your children ask "Why can't we turn on our Christmas tree? Everybody else has!" and you explain that the evergreen tree, (a symbol of eternal life), and the lights on it, (saved until Christmas Eve) are symbols for the light of Christ and the everlasting life he offers us which is what we celebrate on Christmas!! The above lament notwithstanding, I hope you have a prayerful Advent and blessed Christmas, gathering with family and other loved ones. Fr Bruce |
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