CALENDAR OF EVENTS
REGINA COELI COUNCIL, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
NOTE: Officers’ Meetings (open to all Knights, free-flow discussion of initiatives, proposals, and programs) are normally on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Family Life Center… Membership Meetings (broader meetings, more formal, votes on proposals and appropriations, social hour afterwards) are normally the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Family Life Center.
Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – Men’s Day of Reflection/Religious Retreat in Sherwood led by Deacon Mike Piehler from California
Friday, April 28 – Announcement of Essay Contest related to patriotism and tied to Memorial Day with scholarships for 10th-grade Saints Peter and Paul High School students (“Discuss one day in American history when members of our military paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country and to preserve our way of life. What does it mean to you?”)
Friday, April 28 – Announcement of Essay Contest related to Christianity with scholarships for 9th-grade Saints Peter and Paul High School students (“Jesus expressed His command of charity to us, telling us “to love one another.” Explain how and why we should give of ourselves to others in this life.”)
Tuesday, May 9, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Friday, May 12 – Student essays are due to teachers at Saints Peter and Paul High School. A committee of teachers in theology score the 9th-grader essays and select the top seven for submission to the Knights of Columbus. A committee of teachers in social studies do the same for the essays of the 10th-graders.
Saturday, May 13, 5:30 p.m. – Mothers’ Day carnation distribution at SSPP and SM Masses
Saturday, May 13, 5:30 p.m. – Membership development presentation, Saint Michael Mission Church
Sunday, May 14, 8, 8:30, and 10:30 a.m. – Mothers’ Day carnation distribution at SSPP, SM, and SJ Masses
Sunday, May 14, 8 a.m. – Membership development presentation, Saint Joseph Mission Church
Sunday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. – Membership development presentation, Saint Michael Mission Church
Friday, May 19 – The top seven essays, with the names of the students redacted, for each of the two grades involved in the Essay Contest are submitted to the Knights of Columbus for judging.
Saturday, May 20, 5:30 p.m. -- Membership development presentation, Saints Peter & Paul
Sunday, May 21, 8:30 a.m. – Membership development presentation, Saints Peter & Paul
Sunday, May 21, 10:30 a.m. – Membership development presentation, Saints Peter & Paul
Week of May 21 -- Place American flags at the graves of American servicemen at various cemeteries
Tuesday, May 23 – A panel of Knights of Columbus judges completes the scoring and grading of essays and determines the three top essays for each of the two grades involved.
Monday, May 29 – Participate in Memorial Day services and ceremonies
Friday, June 2 -- Essay contest winners are announced at Saints Peter and Paul at a school assembly
Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4 – Little Sisters of the Poor collections at all masses of food and pantry items, and subsequent delivery of same
Monday, June 5, 5:30 p.m. -- SSPP High School Essay Contest awards ceremony/dinner for first, second, and third place winners at each grade level (tentative)
Tuesday, June 6, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights)
Tuesday, June 13, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Thursday, June 15, 7 p.m. – Exemplification Meeting for new Knights
Tuesday, July 11, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights) (no meeting July 4)
Tuesday, July 18, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. – Women’s Day of Reflection/Religious Retreat in Sherwood led by Amy de Bernardo of the Renaissance Montessori School in Nokesville, VA
Tuesday, August 1, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights)
Tuesday, August 8, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Saturday, September 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Men’s Day of Reflection/Religious Retreat in Sherwood led by Father William Ryan, American missionary in Togo, West Africa
Saturday, September 2, 5:30 p.m. – Sponsorship and introduction of Father Ryan as the guest celebrant and homilist at SSPP Mass
Sunday, September 3, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Sponsorship and introduction of Father Ryan as the guest celebrant and homilist at SSPP Masses
Tuesday, September 5, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights)
Saturday, September 9, 2-4:45 p.m. – Substance Abuse and Substance-Abuse-Prevention Symposium with three former DEA Demand Reduction Coordinators who also had been Special Agents in the field, tied in with Talbot Goes Purple Month in the Maria Mitchell Social Hall (tentative)
Week of September 11 – 70-minute Panel Presentations on Youth Impacts and Issues on Substance Abuse by former DEA Demand Reduction Coordinators to at SSPP high school and middle school assemblies tied into Talbot Goes Purple Month (tentative)
Tuesday, September 12, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Saturday, September 16, 1-5 p.m. – Knights Family Crab Feast
Week of October 1 – The Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest announced/commences at Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School
Tuesday, October 3, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights)
Monday, October 9 – Golfball Drop fundraiser at Talbot County Country Club in association with Saints Peter & Paul High School
Tuesday, October 10, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Saturday, October 14, 2:30 p.m.-4:45p.m. – Pro-Life Symposium hosted by Prudence Robertson, Anchorwoman of Pro-Life Weekly on EWTN, with guest panelists, in the Marie Mitchell Social Hall (tentative)
Friday, November 3, 7 p.m. – Catholic Family Movie Night, Marie Mitchell Social Hall – A Man for All Seasons (1966) (tentative)
Saturday, November 4 and Saturday, November 11 -- Oratorical Contest related to the U.S. Constitution (or Veterans Day) for 11th- and 12th-grade Saints Peter and Paul High School students (tentative)
Tuesday, November 7, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights)
Saturday, November 11 – Participate in Veterans Day parade and ceremonies
Saturday-Sunday, November 11-12 -- Distribution of Choices Pregnancy Center baby bottles at all masses with short presentation and advance church bulletin and website notices
Tuesday, November 14, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Saturday-Sunday, November 18-19 – Collection of Choices Pregnancy Center baby bottles at all masses
Saturday-Sunday, November 18-19 – Christmas card sales at all masses; Spanish-language Christmas cards at Saturday 7:30 mass
Saturday-Sunday, November25-26 – Collection of Choices Pregnancy Center baby bottles at all masses
Saturday-Sunday, November 25-26 – Christmas card sales at all masses; Spanish-language Christmas cards at Saturday 7:30 mass
Monday, November 27, 6 p.m. -- Saints Peter and Paul High School Oratorical Contest Awards Ceremony/Dinner (tentative)
Friday, December 1, 7 p.m. – Catholic Family Movie Night, Spanish-language edition, Marie Mitchell Social Hall – movie TBD
Friday, December 1-Friday, December 8 – The Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest posters are collected and judged at Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School
Saturday-Sunday, December 2-3 – Christmas card sales at all masses; Spanish-language Christmas cards at Saturday 7:30 mass
Sunday, December 3, 5:30 p.m. – Catholic Family Movie Night, children’s edition, Marie Mitchell Social Hall – Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962)
Monday, December 4-Saturday, December 9 – Knights of Columbus Christmas Festival in Easton (tentative)
Tuesday, December 5, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights)
Friday, December 8, 7 p.m. – Catholic Family Movie Night, Marie Mitchell Social Hall – A Christmas Carol (1951) (tentative)
Sunday, December 10, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. – Provide support and participate in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival, including but not limited to the sale of Spanish-language Christmas cards
Week of December 10 – Winners of the Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest are announced, and the winning SSPP posters are submitted to the State Contest
Tuesday, December 12, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Friday, December 15, 6 p.m. – Christmas Party (tentative)
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Monday, Janaury 1, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Pancake Breakfast, SSPP Family Life Center
Week of January 8 – Hoops Free-Throw-Shooting Contest, Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School (winners announced March 1 at school assembly prior to March 15 State Championship)
Tuesday, January 9, 7 p.m. – Officers’ Meeting (open to all Knights) (no meeting January 2)
Tuesday, January 16, 7 p.m. – Membership Meeting
Friday, January 19, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. – National March for Life, Washington, DC, SSPP attendees and buses sponsored by Regina Coeli Council