April 23, 2024
Worthy Brothers,
In addition to our regularly scheduled meeting this Thursday at 7pm (rosary at 6:30) we have 2 calls out for help.
1. The Social Committee is planning on putting on their traditional First Communion Brunch after the 11am Mass this weekend for the communicants and their families. They are in desperate need of volunteers this year. I think one of the challenges is that quite a few families that normally help with this sort of thing have children receiving first communion this year and so are unable to help. If you are able to assist between 10 and 2 this Sunday I know it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Stewart at greatparts@hotmail.com or 616-540-0092.
2 Still no takers on the two fraternal benefit options (reposted below). Two men attending one of these events should be all that stands between us and Star Council again this year. If you haven't attended a fraternal event this year and can watch a 1 hour (or less) webinar please let me know.
We need a total of 14 unique individuals so while the 12 that have already participated are more than welcome to attend either, we need 2 new folks.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
Wednesday April 24th at 8PM eastern registration link
On Demand Webinar On the 2024 Economic Outlook by our Asset Advisors
April 20, 2024
Brother Knights,
If you read the note in the bulletin this weekend you'll see that we have two fraternal benefit night opportunities in April. As a council we need at least 2 individuals to attend one of them in order to qualify for Star Council. While hitting Star Council is a great way for our group to get some recognition for all the awesome work done throughout the year, that's not the main reason we should make an effort to learn about our order's fraternal benefits.
1. They allow us to continue carrying on Father McGiveny's legacy of caring for our families in the event we're called home to heaven.
2. The funds managed are what allows our organization to fund much of the charitable work we do.
3. There are some new offerings via the (relatively) recently established Asset Advisory arm. (see the second option below)
Below are the details on both events. One is a scheduled live event on April 24th at 8PM Eastern (registration may say 7 in spots as it's hosted by Wisconsin). And the other is on demand, meaning you can watch it at any time from the comfort of your own home. Please let me know if you need any assistance or are able to attend. I have a form I need to fill out with the attendees from our council.
Vivat Jesus
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
Wednesday April 24th at 8PM eastern registration link
On Demand Webinar On the 2024 Economic Outlook by our Asset Advisors
April 5, 2024
Brothers,
Thank you again to those that signed up for today and tomorrow. If you're going to Leppink's, the person before you will have everything you need so feel free to go straight there.
For those helping in Greenville, please stop by the St. Charles office to grab any supplies on your way out to either Walmart or Jorgi's.
We still have 6 spots left. Please signup below.
Sign up here
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
April 4, 2024
Brothers,
We went with a smaller number of locations in an attempt to have more coverage at the locations where we tend to raise more money. As you can see We're getting closer, but Walmart, our highest earner, is pretty empty on Saturday. Please grab a spot and help us raise money for Camp Optimist and the Special Olympics.
Sign up here
Thank you to everyone who has signed up. I know the form has been a little buggy so if you tried to sign up and you aren't on here please let me know and I'll get you penciled in right away.
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
April 1, 2024
Brother Knights,
Reminder that tomorrow from 4:30- 6:30pm we are hosting the Spaghetti Dinner to benefit Flat River Right to Life at St. Charles. If you can help please do so and let Bob Thompson, Stewart Smith, or myself know. If you aren't able to help please consider attending, enjoying the meal, and supporting the cause.
Also, Thank you to everyone who signed up so far to help with the MI drive this weekend. If you haven't signed up yet there is still plenty of time to do so. In my opinion it's one of the easiest things we do as Knights and people genuinely are happy to put their money in the cans for us. If you have signed up I encourage you to check out the page here. The form has been a little troublesome so feel free to email me the spots you want to confirm.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
March 31, 2024
Happy Easter to you and your families!
Some of you may have noticed the signup sheet for the MI Drive wasn't working, but it is now fixed. Please take a moment to sign up and grab a slot. Tootsie_signup.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
March 28, 2024
Brother Knights,
Looking forward to celebrating the Triduum and the Easter season with all of you.
As a reminder we do not have a meeting tonight. Next week however we have two events where we can use help.
1st, On Tues, April 2nd, from 4:30 to 6:30, We are putting on our spaghetti Dinner to benefit Flat River Right to Life. We could use some extra hands in the kitchen.
2nd, Friday and Sat Next week we are doing our Spring MI drive. Please sign up for a shift here, and this is a great event to bring little ones along too. People love to see kids helping.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
March 22, 2024
Brother Nights,
As you may know, due to the snow this morning the school and parish office closed today, however we are still having the fish fry tonight. Safety comes first, but if you were planning on helping or attending tonight and can still do so, we look forward to seeing you tonight.
Additionally as discussed at the meeting our next meeting would have been this coming Thursday but will be canceled so that we can participate in celebrating Holy Thursday instead.
Thank you,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
March 7, 2024
Brother Knights,
Tomorrow we host our first fish fry for lent from 5-7. As always we can use lots of help to make the work go quickly. If you are able to help and haven't already let us know, please let Ralph (cc'ed) or I know. One area we're typically light on help is toward the end for clean up.
Thank you and we're looking forward to a successful few weeks.
Vivat Jesus
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
March 6, 2024
Brother Knights,
As a reminder we are making the pies we have been selling on Saturday March 16th at St Joseph in Pewamo.
We could use a few more volunteers.
We will be meeting at 630am in the lower level parking lot at St Charles for anyone that wants to carpool or follow us over.
For anyone that wants to just meet us over there we will be starting right at 8am at St Joe's.
They always need help cleaning up afterwards too for anyone that wants to come around 1pm.
I would recommend wearing old shoes as things can get messy with the flour and dough.
Anyone with questions can call Mike Smith @ 616 835 3892
Vivat Jesus
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
February 28,2024
Brother Knights,
Reminder the Fraternal Benefit night is tonight Wednesday the 28th at 7pm via Zoom Linked Here.
We should of course always be considering attending these to learn about the opportunities being a Knight of Columbus offers us, but to hit our attendee goal for the year we need 4 more people to attend and I have two people who have shared they will be joining so far. If you are able to make it please let me know so I can document accordingly.
Also last night I met with the social committee as it relates to the Chili Cook Off coming up on St. Patrick's day, March 17th. They're excited about the event and hoping to make this a recurring event. I know that's a busy weekend for us with pie making the day before, but they are looking for people to sign up and compete (make chili). If you make a mean chili please let Bob Thompson, the social committee or me know. As an aside...being in the competition is probably a great way to avoid getting asked to help :) Otherwise please save the date to either come enjoy the event or volunteer to help with setup or tear down. Stay tuned.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
February 26,2024
Brother Knights,
Apologies. Thank you to our Worthy District Deputy who pointed out I was off by a day on the Fraternal Benefit night. It is actually Wednesday the 28th at 7pm via Zoom Linked Here.
In addition to learning about the insurance options available to us as Knights, the Most Reverend Bishop Donald J Hying of the Diocese of Madison, WI will be discussing "Authentic Leadership in Men". It starts at 7pm. If you are available to participate and or have any questions on how to login/register please let me know.
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
February 26,2024
Brother Knights,
Yesterday we welcomed 3 new brothers into our council, Daniel Rivera, Brian Murray, and William Rumney, along with a brother knight for council 8564. Here is a link to the post featuring our exemplification along with a nice picture. It was very well attended and we are thrilled to have the three of them join us.
Also we need a few more brothers to attend a fraternal benefits event this year and there is an upcoming opportunity this Thursday to attend one online via Zoom Linked Here. In addition to learning about the insurance options available to us as Knights, the Most Reverend Bishop Donald J Hying of the Diocese of Madison, WI will be discussing "Authentic Leadership in Men". It starts at 7pm. If you are available to participate and or have any questions on how to login/register please let me know.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
February 20,2024
Brother Knights,
Thank you for running a smooth meeting in my absence 2 weeks ago. One thing discussed that we need to do at our meeting this Thursday is select our 2 delegates for the State Convention.
The convention is held on Mackinac Island at the Grand Hotel the Weds-Friday before Memorial weekend so the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th this year.
Anyone with questions or who would like to add their name to be considered as a delegate should please give me a call.
Thank you,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
January 31, 2024
Brother Knights,
Reminder that tonight we are hosting the Tri-District meeting at St. Charles. Doors open at 6 p.m., meal at 6:30 and meeting at 7 p.m., with plans to get you out by 8:30 at the latest. All are invited to attend.
Thank you,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
January 17, 2024
Brother Knights,
Due to the weather St. Charles is closed for the day and the Tri-District Meeting for tonight needs to be rescheduled. Please stay safe and warm. I will update you as soon as a new date is selected.
Also hate to sound like a broken record, but we still need 1-2 volunteers for Free Throw this Sunday, and 1 volunteer to judge the spelling contest 1/24, 12:30 at St. Charles School.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
January 16, 2024
Brother Knights.
Reminder that tomorrow the 17th at 6:30 we are hosting the Tri-District Meeting tomorrow in our gym. Details on what was covered at the Diocesan Meeting will be shared and a light meal will be served.
Please plan to attend if you are able. Doors open at 5:30 PM, Meal at 6:00 and Meeting at 6:30.
Also we could still use 1 or 2 volunteers for the rescheduled Free Throw Contest this Sunday at 1pm.
Thank You,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
January 14, 2024
Due to the weather and Faith Formation classes being canceled today, the Free Throw Contest is moving to next week Sunday at 1pm.
2 of the volunteers from today won't be available so if you are able to help out next weekend please let me know.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
January 12, 2024
Brother Knights,
Thank you to Michael Smith and John Taylor who knocked out the Creche takedown last night to get ahead of the snowfall. We no longer need volunteers for Saturday morning.
Weather permitting, the only thing I could still use a couple Knights for is scoring the free throws the kids make at the free throw contest on Sunday after the 11am Mass. It's a fun and easy one so please let me know if you can help.
Vivat Jesus
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
January 10, 2024
One of our brothers suggested that we could get work on getting the Creche down tomorrow before our meeting (5-5:30 start) and the coming storm on Friday. That makes two of us who could do it tomorrow, any others?
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
January 10, 2024
Brother Knights,
I survived the adventure getting to the diocesan meeting last night. Couple things.
1. This is the weekend we normally take down the Creche. If you are able to help this Saturday please let me know. We usually start tearing down between 8am and 9am and the more help we have the quicker it goes.
2. This Sunday at 1 pm we have our annual free throw contest for ages 9-14. Takes about 4 to 5 people to run super smoothly and it's always a fun one for the kids. Please let me know if you can help with this one as well.
3. Lastly just a reminder we have our normal business meeting tomorrow starting at 7pm with the Rosary at 6:30 in McKinney hall.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
December 22, 2023
Wishing each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and wonderful weekend.
We have 5 new brothers ready to be brought into the council (our worthy District Deputy has been very busy) It's been suggested to me (and I'm inclined to agree) that instead of our normal business meeting this coming Thursday the 28th we should have the exemplification and welcome the brother knights (they are all e-Members already) into our council along with sharing in some Pizza. I know it's the Holiday week (part of the reason a few of them are available) and some folks are going to be out of town, but if you are able please make an effort to show up in force to welcome this group into our amazing organization.
Currently the plan is to have the exemplification Thursday the 28th at St. Charles, in the church at 7pm with pizza to follow.
The only item that discussing on the 11th (our next meeting) would be a little late for is the free throw contest. We have that scheduled for Jan14th to give the schools time to get back in session and help us spread the word. In the past I have run that program and it doesn't take a large crew to pull off, but it's also a fun one the kids enjoy, so I'd be happy to work with anyone who would like to get involved or learn how to run point on this program. Let me know.
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
December 13, 2023
Brothers,
Still looking for at least 2 folks to assist tomorrow night with Christmas Angel pickup. Time has been shortened to 6 pm - 8:15pm. Making a family's Christmas happen is a pretty awesome thing to be a part of and I can't think of too many more rewarding things than being on the front lines of this one. Please let me know if you are able to help so I can ensure we have coverage.
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
December 12, 2023
Brother Knights,
Sarah Moore has once again graciously managed the majority of our Christmas Angels program this year. This Friday, December 15th she is receiving donations and drop off from 5:45pm - 9:15pm and then distributing on Saturday from 9am-11am. She could use a couple of helpers each day to assist. My family can assist Saturday (though I'm sure the more the merrier) but we could use at least 2 volunteers to help Friday night. Please let me know if you are able to help.
Also we have our normal meeting this week Thursday. Looking forward to sharing a few updates and starting to chat about the programs we have as we move into January.
Thank you,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
November 24, 2023
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
For those of you who can help us cut up the branches tomorrow please meet us at the Gym at 10am. If you have clippers those would be helpful too.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
November 21, 2023
Brother Knights,
This weekend we host one of our most original events, our Family Focus on Jesus Advent wreath making event. Each year we co-sponsor the event with the school and help families prepare for advent and focus on what truly matters this season by making natural homemade Advent wreaths and a prayer service.
First, I would like to officially invite you and your family to join us this Sunday the 26th at 12:30, we'd love to see you there.
Each year we also need helpers for a few hours Saturday morning to unload and trim the pieces of the greenery for the wreaths. More to come on when the greenery will get there for a start time (most likely 9 or 10am), but if you are able to help please let me know and or plan on swinging by to help make the event a success.
Thanksgiving update
With Thanksgiving just a few days away I want to express how thankful I am for all of you. We also have a lot to be thankful for in the outpouring of support we had from the parish and you all for our food drive and our Thanksgiving baskets.
On the food drive front we had over 135 bags of food donated (plus numerous monetary donations) which the pantry was incredibly grateful for. I saw their shelves at the drop off and it was very timely.
On the basket side, we had a large increase of requests this year. As a council we made the decision to take care of as many families as we could and I'm proud to say we were able to say yes to everyone from our area that reached out to us. As of this moment we have provided a meal to 49 families. Big thank you to Charlie Smith for spearheading the program these past few years, Ron Woycehoski and his son (a future knight) for running the program with him, Mike Smith, Stewart Smith, Gene Hahnenberg, Jennifer for fielding all the calls, and all of you who for helping make it happen. We should be incredibly proud!
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
November 8, 2023
Brothers,
As a reminder, tomorrow we have our meeting. We have quite a few things happening in the next month or so.
This weekend we collect the bags full of donations at each of the Masses. If you are able to help at the one you plan on attending please let me know. Distribution seemed to go well with several people asking for more than one bag.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
November 2, 2023
Brothers,
This weekend we hand out bags for our annual food drive. Help handing them out will be needed after each Mass. If you could, please let me know if you are able to help out and which Mass you plan on attending so I can make sure we have coverage at all 4.
For anyone wondering, yes we did just do a drive a few months ago, but that was an emergency drive due to the pantries running critically low. We put it to a vote at the last meeting, and due to the increased need, feedback we got from parishioners, and the holiday season, we decided to still move forward with our regularly scheduled annual drive. Father will be making an announcement for us.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
October 25, 2023
I forgot to mention in my note this week that this Friday is the Flat River Right to Life benefit dinner. Details and Registration can be found at https://rtl.org/event/flat-river-right-to-life-benefit-dinner/.
At a previous meeting the Knights voted to purchase a table and I know they would appreciate seeing us show up and support the cause.
Also attached are the minutes from our previous meeting. Please take a look under the "Minutes" tab and let us know at the council meeting tomorrow if we need to make any corrections or additions.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
October 23, 2023
Brother Knights,
This week Thursday we are having an abbreviated meeting (attendees from our last meeting will vouch that we can do it) and at 7:30 kick off a "watch party" of the Fraternal Benefit webinar happening that night. Please see the details below, but it will be on Aligning Financial Decisions with your Catholic Values, a slightly different topic than ones I've attended before.
I encourage all to attend and invite their fellow brothers who may not be as diligent at reading these notes. Also fraternal benefit nights and the investments/ resources shared in them are for any Catholic man so, as always, feel free to invite any men of the parish.
As I'm sure most of you already knew, but I as a newer Knight more recently learned, the fraternal benefits side of our organization does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to the financial contributions the Knights are able to make.
FYI based on the invite I would expect it to go to about 8:30pm
Aligning Financial Decisions with your Catholic Values
Thursday, October 26, 2023 7:30 PM EDT
Join us to learn more about insurance, investment and charitable solutions that align with your Catholic values.
Presented by Anthony Minopoli, President & Chief Investment Officer, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors.
Hope to see you there,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
October 12, 2023
Appreciate everyone who's signed up so far to help with the MI Drive. We still have slots left, especially in the afternoon each day.
Still time to sign up or swing by the church office the next two days and see where we could use the help.
stcharleskofc.org/tootsie_signup.html
We were able to hand out one of the two checks from our spring drive today to Camp Optimist for $942. They were very appreciative and wanted to make sure we all knew they couldn't do the work they do without support like ours.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
October 9, 2023
Brothers,
There are still a lot of open slots for the drive this Friday and Saturday. Please pick one and help us raise money for the Special Olympics and Camp Optimist. I promise the time will go quicker than you think and you'll be pleasantly surprised with how many donations you receive just by being there and smiling.
Really the only limiting factor to how much money we can raise is how many of the spots are covered.
stcharleskofc.org/tootsie_signup.htm
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
October 2, 2023
Brother Knights,
Twice a year we stand in front of local businesses handing out Tootsie Rolls and collecting donations for the Special Olympics and Optimist Club-Camp Wah Wah Tay See, a local summer camp for individuals with special needs. Last time we did the drive we were able to raise over $2,000.
This event takes a lot of Knights to make it successful. Please pick one (or more...we're not picky) slots that you could help out via this link or call me at 616-916-0143
If you've never done it before or it's been a little bit since you participated I have to say this is one of the most surprising events we do each year. The businesses look forward to us being there (or else they are really good at pretending). Kids' faces light up at getting free candy. People donate with a smile. And people you've never met talk to you about how much they respect the Knights, that their grandfather was a Knight, or maybe they have a family member who attends the Special Olympics. Mother nature doesn't always cooperate but if that's the hardest part I'll take it.
Side note if you have children, this is a fun way to show them how we can give back and as anyone who has brought their children will tell you, people are even more generous when they see kids out there putting in the effort for a cause.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
September 16, 2023
Brother Knights,
Thank you again to all who helped hand out bags last week. This week we collect the donations. If possible please plan to get to the mass you are attending early and offer to help people bring the bags in from people's cars and collect everything in one place. The carts are very helpful.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
September 13, 2023
Brother Knights,
Looking forward to our meeting tomorrow please see the attached minutes from the previous meeting.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
Knights of Columbus Meeting Minutes 8-24-2023
September 9, 2023
Brother Knights,
Our brother Frank Rademacher let me know he is in the hospital and could use our prayers. Please keep him in your prayers this weekend.
Also wanted to remind you that Monday the 11th at 6:30pm at St. Charles we are hosting the World Day for Peace prayer service for the parish. All are welcome and we picked the time to encourage families with children to attend.
Thank you
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
September 6, 2023
Brother Knights,
Short version: We need a few volunteers to hand out brown bags this weekend at Mass, particularly St. Joseph and St Mary. Please let me know if you can assist after Mass.
A short while ago we were asked by the parish to do another food drive for the two local food pantries. Due to food prices they are running very low. Thank you to Dave Mendrea and Bob Thompson for scrambling with me at the last minute to make this happen since the sooner we get the bags out the sooner we can get the food to the pantries in need.
We will, of course, need some help collecting the food the following weekend at Mass as well.
Lastly I could use a few strong Knights to help me move a bookshelf out of the Knights Library and over to Father's house. I tried to do it with my sister last week and I think it's a 2-4 Knight job. Thinking either after Mass this Sunday, after our meeting the 14th, or maybe some time during the day next week depending on schedules.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
August 23, 2023
Brother Knights,
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into the Danish Festival this year. I know a lot of people worked long hours and extra shifts and it definitely paid off. I spent most of the time in the kitchen, but from what I heard Friday was very busy and Saturday we had a line across the street for the whole day! Thank you!
Reminder that tomorrow night we have our meeting at 7:00pm and Rosary at 6:30. Looking forward to it.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
August 17, 2023
Brother Knights,
Looking forward to a successful few days with the Danish Festival. For anyone planning on or able to help with setting up the booth tonight, we are planning on starting at 4:30 today instead of 5pm.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
August 15, 2023
Thank you to everyone who's signed up to work at the Danish festival this weekend. We still have lots of open slots, particularly in the afternoon and the kitchen. If you haven't done so please go to http://www.stcharleskofc.org/danish_signup.html and sign up for a slot of a few.
Thank you,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
August 9, 2023
Brother Knights. Thank you to all of you who signed up to help with the Danish Festival so far. For those of you who haven't, we now have a signup form on the website at http://www.stcharleskofc.org/danish_signup.html .
Also attached are the minutes from our last meeting. Please take a look. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting this Thursday.
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
Last Minutes
August 8, 2023
Brother Knights,
This upcoming week we have a few events to note. First, Monday starting at around 4:30pm at Ralph's house, we will be getting the Danish Festival Booth out and cleaning it to prepare for the festival. His address is 14198 MacClain St. NE. It's a family event, and the more people we have show up to help the less work we all have to do. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided, please bring a dish to pass.
On that note Knights are at all masses this weekend and next with signup sheets for the festival. It takes a lot of people to run both the booth and kitchen both days. Please sign up to help.
On Thursday the 10th we have our council meeting. Due to some maintenance in McKinney Hall we will be in the gym (means we'll have plenty of seating available). Rosary will be at 6:30, meeting starting at 7pm. At this meeting we will be doing an installation of officers. If you are an officer please plan on attending if you are able and dress to be photographed for the website. This will also be our last meeting before the Danish festival.
Next weekend, on Sunday the 13th, we will also be celebrating a prayer service for the canonization of Blessed Fr. McGivney. Service will begin at 2pm at St. Charles. If you haven't attended this in the past, it's a great way to show respect and learn about the founder of our order while being a part of an American's path to sainthood.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
July 31, 2023
Hi All,
Apologies for the late notice, but Kris, Ralph, and I will be meeting at Ralph's house this Wednesday at 5:30 to start coordinating the remaining things needed for the Festival. If you'd like to help in planning and are able to attend the meeting please let me know.
For the rest of us planning on helping at the actual event in a few weeks, feel free to start letting us know where and when you would like to help. A more detailed signup sheet will be coming soon.
Thank you,
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
(616) 916-0143
July 5, 2023
Brother Knights,
Hopefully everyone had a wonderful 4th of July.
I wanted to remind everyone of the End of the Year Council Picnic. This year we have a lot to celebrate winning Star Council. It is a family event so please bring your family. I know my children love playing on the outdoor equipment at Ralph's.
When: 1pm Sunday, July 9th
Where: Ralph VanOcker's place, 14198 MacClain St. NE
Directions: Go north of M-57 on Montcalm Avenue or south of Wise Road to MacClain. On MacClain, travel about half a mile west of Montcalm Avenue. Look for the "VanOcker Drive" sign, and head up the hill to the house.
What to bring: Lawn chairs, plates, utensils and drinks for yourselves, and a dish or chips to pass.
Provided: Hamburgers, condiments, and buns will be provided by the council.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Kevin Norton
Grand Knight
St. Charles Council 2084
616-916-0143