Fifth Sunday

Brother Knights,  we have a Fifth Sunday this weekend and as such we a supposed to take care of the Masses. Please help where you can as Ushers, Alter Servers, Lecturers, and Extraordinary Ministers. 

I hope you and your families all had a Merry Christmas and were able to spend some time thinking of our Lord. May each of you have a blessed and wonderful New Year. Please pray for each other, that 2024 will hold great things and lead us all to grow Holiness.

There has been a few of our members that have been sick lately please pray for thier healing and health. Annie Nehl tested positive for Covid before Christmas and Jerry was not feeling well. I asked her how they were doing a couple days ago, she said she is feeling much better but Jerry was not great yet. John Tieskotter messaged and asked for prayers as his wife Carmelita now has Covid. Please continue to pray for one another and help each other as we can. 

Deputy Grand Knight/

William Arehart

Remarks from William Arehart

Brother Knights, I have several pictures of recent events and a few updates to pass along. First off next Tuesday we have our monthly meeting, If you can please bring your 30 dollars for 2024 dues. There will be no Adoration or Mass at Holy Trinity that night as there will be a Penance service at 5pm. We are in Advent, which means it is time to do some housekeeping and get ready for Jesus. If you heard Fathers homily last weekend you know we need to be ready always. 

Second, John Tieskotter, during our last fish fry, texted me and said he hurt his right knee. He went to the hospital and had fluid taken off of it that day. I spoke to him a week or so ago and he said it was getting better, still sore when he was on it for a period of time. He had been at Wal-Mart ringing the Salvation Army Bell and was sore. He also installed a set of steps and did some other work around a house this last week. Steven Morcus and Steve Ciulla helped John with this project. Pictures are attached. 

Huge thank you to Gary and Russell for getting the float ready and up to Holy Trinity for the Christmas Parade it looked great. Thank you to Chuck for using his truck to pull it in the parade and providing power for the lights. Thank you to all the Knights that made it out, it is always a lot of fun. If you didn't make it to this parade, please consider coming to the Fourth of July Parade.  

We had a great fish fry on Nov. 17th, thank you to all that helped. 

If you didn't make it to Father Francis' father's memorial Mass, you missed something that was truly awesome. Father Francis spoke beautifully about his father with some great memories that he has. We all know when Father speaks from his heart it is great and this time was no different. There was also two Bishops and around 20 Priest around the Alter at Holy Trinity, it was very inspiring.

Jerry Nehl is home and doing better as of Sunday. 

My nephew, Aaron Sand is home and doing well, I spoke with my sister today and she said he is getting along with well. Thank you everyone that prayed for Aaron and his family. 

Brothers, I want to tell all of you thank you for being who you are. I am honored to be a Knight with you gentlemen and to be able to do what we do. There are so many good things that we have been involved with this last year it is remarkable. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. below are a few pics that I have taken or have been sent to me. Hope to see all of you next Tuesday. 

Christmas Parade marshfield

Brothers,

Here are three photos I took of our K of C float in the parade. Sorry for the fuzziness; it was rather dark where I was standing and hard to get good quality pictures.

Bob Schultheis 

Santa Maria KOC Boat for Parade

Brothers today is the day, please come and enjoy a fun time. I have attached pictures of the ship with lights, Gary and Russell did a great job. Meeting at the church at 5pm will head to line up shortly after then parade starts at 6pm. 

William Arehart/DGK

Christmas Parade

Brother Knights, at the last meeting we decided to participate in the Christmas parade in Marshfield. The parade is this tomorrow Dec. 22 at 6pm, line up is at Washington and Pine, just down from Holy Trinity. Line up starts at 5pm, we will head to the lineup close to 5:15. Those that want to attend the 5pm Mass first, since the parade doesn't start till 6pm you should be able to walk over and join us before we get to go but it will be close. I want to thank Gary Gray and Russell for getting the ship ready and stringing the lights. Also need to thank Chuck for offering to pull the ship with his truck. I hope all of you will come out and help have a good time. 

William Arehart/DGK

Prayer Request for Jerry Nehl

Brother Knights, Jerry Nehl is in the hospital with Pneumonia and needs our prayers. The hospital in Lebanon was going to transfer him to Springfield but they are letting him stay there for now.

Oh God, remember our friend who is sick. I commend him to Your compassionate regard that You would grant him healing and total recovery. Comfort him on their sickbed and take away his suffering.

I beg for Jerry healing and trust that no sickness is too difficult for You. I pray that You bless our friend with Your tender love, renew his strength and cure what afflicts him. 

In Your loving name, I pray, Amen.

Prayer Request

 

Brothers, my nephew Aaron Sand is in need of Prayers. He is the son of my sister Theresa and brother-in-law Sean, who is one of our council's founding members. Aaron is one of my nephews that lives in Alaska, with Battens Disease that I have added to the good of the order at our meetings. Last Thursday he underwent an operation to have a G-tube put in as a result of the progression of the Battens. He has been recovering at home when he got a fever bad enough that my sister took him to the ER last night. The doctors found that he has appendicitis and the surgeon had him admitted to the hospital and plans on taking the appendix out today.  Please pray for Aaron, the surgeon and the whole Sand family, 

We praise you, oh Lord, with your healing power and your loving touch.  We thank you for your continual work in our hearts, minds, emotions, and physical bodies.  We ask you to touch Aaron and bring every cell, every system in his body into perfect alignment. We ask for complete healing in his body and full recovery with no adverse effects, no obstacles and no problems.  Please minimize pain and discomfort and maximize faith and hope. God, we ask and trust that you’ll surround him and provide the protection, peace, and patience needed for recovery and healing. 

Lord, you have been called Almighty Healer and Master Physician, so please guide the hands of the surgeon and those of the medical staff. Help comfort and guide the Sand family as they enter the next step with Aaron on recovery.  I know that  all things are possible if it is Your will, Lord so I ask these things in your mighty name, Jesus Christ. 

Amen.

William Arehart/DGK

Thanksgiving Greeting

 Wishing you and your Family the best of the Thanksgiving Holiday

Prayer Request

Brother Knights, tonight was our last fish fry of 2023. Thank you to everyone that has helped out with those this year. 

One of our brothers that always helps out where he can is in need of prayers tonight. John Tieskotter contacted me earlier today with the following text. 

"I missed the last step yesterday going to the basement and sprained or tore a ligament in my right knee. I went to ER last night in Waterloo. No broken bones but they removed 1 1/2 tubes of liquid from knee. On crutches and pain killer. Carmelita daughter and husband Aaron taking us to Palmyra,MO on Sunday then Carmelitas sister Connie and Gary are bringing us home. I need prayers."

Dear Lord,

Please extend Your healing hand upon our dear friend, restoring their health and strength. May Your love surround them, comforting their spirit in this time of need. Guide the hearts and hands of those providing care so that Your wisdom is reflected in their work.

As their body heals, let their faith in You grow stronger, ever trusting in Your divine plan. In Jesus’ name, we pray.

Amen.

Prayer Request for John Tieskotter's sister

My sister had a pig valve put in for her aorta and at the moment it is doing what it is supposed to. Her myocardial has been working overtime to do what the aortic valve was supposed to do and is weak. The doctor hopes it heals itself with the aortic valve working now. Keep Rita Gullord in your prayers. Thank you in advance if you're praying for her.