On March 30th the St. Clare of Assisi Catholic School and Knights of Columbus Council 9708 hosted their 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Battleground Golf Club with a record number of 132 golfers. The weather was excellent, and much fun was had by all. Because of the hard work of the golf planning team and generosity of the sponsors, parish and participants, nearly $22,000 was raised to support St. Clare School and the many charitable organizations that the KofC sponsors. See Photo Album.
The Knights of Columbus 2019 Casino Night was a huge success, see the Photo Gallery and check out the fun. This is one of our largest fundraiser’s of the year and helps us support the many charities and parish activities that we support. Thank you.
We want to thank all of our Generous Sponsors, Donors, and Volunteers that make this such a great event each year. We especially want to thank our working spouses for their support and our Brother Knights from Mary Queen who volunteered their time to help with this event. Please Support Our Generous Sponsors, and Donors, that made this event possible:
Gold Sponsors $750:
Hidden Cove Outdoors
Bill & Mabel Hoff
Premier Dental
Dr. Tim & Pam Oppermann
MSD Building Corp.
Silver Sponsors $500:
Dependable Resuscitation Training (DRT)
Tony & Bo Ogden
Bronze Sponsors $250:
Jim & Patti Burn
Rich & Judy Butler
Andy & Shawn Kennedy
Frank & Michele DiGiuseppe
Dan McCarver; Better Homes & Garden
Table Sponsors $125:
| John & Bridget DeFlora Pat & Mary Alyce Hall Bill & Barb Cory Bay Oaks Country Club Luis & Brenda Zepeda Melvyn & Belen Hizon George & Kathye Parma Hidden Cove OutdoorsRichard Ray Paul & Nancy Kramer Gordon & Karen Ducote Terry & Jan Green Hidden Cove Outdoors |
Premier Dental Premier Dental Mark & Sandra Kradzinski Robert Kolakowski Jack & Danele Buehler Carl & Lynne Ogden Rand & Diana Pombier Dave & Meghan Harshman Dave & Karen Fronick Tom & Debbie Golden Pauli & Mary Kay Gaido Pauli & Mary Kay Gaido |
In Kind Donations $750 or More
| Roland Benavides Glenn & Kathy Galecki |
Mike & Veronica Hahn Bruce Williamson |
In Kind Donations $500 or More
| Saloon Door Brewing Cother A/C & Heating |
Ernest Davila |
In Kind Donations $250 or More
| Bridget Deflora Bob Kehoe |
Isle of Capri Stan & Cindy Lewis |
In Kind Donations $100 or More
| Sue Ann Goodwin Wes Howard Jerry & Gale Schexnayder Moch John & Darlene Selmarton Bay Oaks Country Club Beyond Beaute’ Spa Billiards Factory Boardroom Salon Chasin Tails Sports Bar Clearlake Auto Service Egg & I El Dorado Mexican Restaurant Grazia’s Italian Kitchen |
HEB J Henry’s / Craft 96 Lupe Totilla Mexican Restaurant Maggiano’s Little Italy Marco’s Pizza Mod Pizza Olive Garden Panera Bread PF Chang’s Ritter’s St. Arnold’s Brewery Star Cinema Yard House |
The St. Clare Knights volunteer at Houston Food Bank; this was a very rewarding experience where the Knights of Columbus, family and friends all participate in packaging food for Houston’s hungry. On Saturday, November 3, our group worked on the Backpack Buddy Program filling bags of food that are distributed to hungry children. Nutritious, kid-friendly food is provided for the weekend for at-risk children in schools grades K-12, as well as at summer meal program sites. See the Video of the day (click to enlarge).
National Vocations Awareness Week Events – Link to Flyer; Sign up on EventBrite
National Vocations Awareness Week is November 4-10. National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW) is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations.
St. Clare of Assisi is presenting Concert and Testimony with Deacon David Michael Moses on Sunday, Nov 4th at 7pm.
And a Panel: Who? Me? A Q&A session with Priests, Deacons and Special Guests about religious life.
For more information, contact Luis Zepeda.
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With the addition of many new members, we will place a logo shirt order. This time around, we will again have the short sleeve button down collar dress shirts and the long sleeve denim shirt. The Polo knit shirt choices will be a Nike dri-fit polyester shirt and a 60/40 cotton poly. Shirt. I am also including an alternative to the Nike Dri Fit for those not wanting to patronize Nike. Following are the choices for this order:
All shirts will have the Council 9708 logo on the left hand side and your name on the right side.
The cost is estimated because the shipping cost is allocated equally over the number of shirts ordered and may vary by a couple of dollars.
If you want to order a shirt(s) you need to send me an E-mail with your choice(s) and include your color choice and your size. You also need to designate exactly how you want your name to be embroidered on the shirt.
I will order the shirts ASAP and The Council will pay the invoice when the shirts are delivered. You will write your check to Council 9708 when you pick up your shirt order.
You should send orders to bill.cory@comcast.net . If you have any questions, you can call or text me at 832-259-7198 Your fast response will help to get the shirts delivered by Christmas.
Fraternally,
Bill Cory
The St. Clare Knights of Columbus hosted their Mass and a Meal – Aug 18, 2018. The dinner was hosted after the 4:30 pm Saturday Mass and included barbecue ribs, chicken, sausage, potato salad, beans, bread, and dessert. A great opportunity to take the evening off from cooking and mingle with family and friends.
The St. Clare Knights of Columbus received the following for their 2018 American Wheelchair Mission contributions, giving to the mission of delivering life changing wheelchairs to people and families in dire need of mobility. Since 2003, collectively the Knights of Columbus have funded the delivery of tens of thousands of wheelchairs around the world, and right here at home. Thousands of veterans and their families across the United States in need of wheelchairs have received new mobility, and honor the Knights with their thanks and prayers.
The American Wheelchair Mission is a non-profit organization with a goal to deliver brand new, free wheelchairs and mobility aids to physically disabled children, teens and adults throughout the world who are without mobility or the means to acquire a wheelchair. The American Wheelchair Mission will continue to change the lives of entire families with the gifts of hope, dignity, freedom and independence.
Thanks to the generosity of the parish, the Knights of Columbus and their hardworking spouses; the Knights Charity Donations for June totaled over $7,300 to 14 charitable causes. These charitable causes included: St. Clare Capital Support, ACTS Sponsorship, Deaconate Support, Teen Service Mission, Catechist Training, Seminarian/Noviate, Respect Life, Cristo Rey High School, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, Communities in Schools, Wheelchair Association, Christian Renewal Center, and Mideast Christian Relief. Thanks to everyone who helped to make these charity donations a reality; what a month!
The St. Clare Knight of Columbus held their Officer Installation ceremony on June 21st for the 2018-2019 calendar year. The spouses joined the new Officers for the ceremony in the Conference Center. Past Grand Knight, Jerry Moch passes the gavel to the New Grand Knight Dave Fronick. Please congratulate our new Grand Knight, Dave Fronick, and all the new Officers for the 2018-2019 calendar year.
The St. Clare Knights of Columbus presented the 2018 Scholarship Awards at the graduation dinner on May 20. The St Clare Knights began awarding scholarships to deserving high school graduates in 2012; since then, the Knights have funded scholarships totaling more than $34,000.
This year the St. Clare Knights awarded scholarships totaling $6,750 including the $3,000 Elizabeth Witten Scholarship. James Witten was a 4th degree Knight, and the funding of this scholarship is one of the many ways his family honors his and his wife’s memory. Grand Knight Jerry Moch presented this year’s Scholarship Awards to Michelle “Missy” Parma $3,000 (Witten Scholarship sponsored by Kathy and Grant Pitman); Rebecca Rupp $1,000; Elizabeth Saiz $1,000; and Juliana Judge $1,000; and Katherine Toerner $750. Scholarship awards are sent directly to the admitting school in August to be used for any expense posted by the school for the student. See more photos.
