Holy Cross Knights of Columbus

From the Grand Knight: [Tonight, Monday, June 22nd], Due to cancelled Squires meeting, the council will be closed.

Happy Father’s Day to all of the Brother Knights out there… Let’s also remember all of the fathers (and Brother Knights) who went before us.
Take a few minutes and check out this site especially for fathers: http://www.fathersforgood.org/en/index.html

Here is the latest newsletter. Read it with your favorite PDF reader.

The Cross Newsletter - June July Aug 2009

You can check out who’s golfing this year and what hole they will be starting on for this year’s 2009 Golf Reunion. (You will need a PDF reader to view this document.)

2009golfouting_golfers_page1of2.pdf
2009golfouting_golfers_page2of2.pdf

Rosary for Jean Hamilton - Mother of Brother Knights Gary and Mark Hamilton
Jarzembowski Funeral Home, 18957 W Warren Ave, Detroit, MI
Wednesday, June 3rd at 7PM
Mass is 9:30AM Thursday at St Hedwig Church

“May her Soul and the Souls of All the Faithful Departed Through the Mercy of God Rest in Peace. Amen”

This edition of The Cross newsletter contains the Brother Knights running for 3rd Degree office and the Sir Knights running for 4th Degree office in the 2009-10 fraternal year. Download it now to view with your favorite PDF viewer.

The Cross newsletter - Special Edition - May 2009

Here is The Cross newsletter for December 2008 - January 2009. In order to read it, you must have a PDF reader installed on your computer. (Our preferred viewer is Sumatra PDF, although Adobe Acrobat Reader will work also.)

The Cross - Dec 2008 to Jan 2009 (PDF)

If you have any comments, corrections or would like to submit something for the next newsletter, please contact us at newsletter@holycrosskofc.org.

Letter from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

Dear Brother Knight:

It is probably fair to say that no other single activity has defined the Knights of Columbus over the past half century as much as the pro-life movement.

Following the shock of the Supreme Court’s decision to preempt all state and federal laws regulating abortion in Roe v. Wade in 1973, we launched a long-term battle to fight legalized abortion. While achieving the ultimate goal of overturning Roe remains somewhere in the future, we have been able to achieve many small successes along the way:

• the Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal funding for abortions;
• the federal law banning partial birth abortions, which was finally upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2007;
• the “Mexico City Policy,” which has barred the use of federal taxpayers’ money to pay for abortions in other countries;
• laws in 44 states that preserve a parental role when children under 18 seek abortions;
• laws in 40 states that restrict late-term abortions;
• laws in 46 states that protect the right of conscience for individual health care providers;
• laws in 27 states that protect the right of conscience for institutions;
• laws in 38 states that ban partial birth abortions;
• laws in 33 states that require counseling before having an abortion;
• and laws in 16 states that provide for ultrasounds before an abortion.

All of these restrictions on abortion - all of the progress we’ve made over the past 35 years in trying to limit and reduce abortions in the United States - would be invalidated with the stroke of a pen if the next Congress passes, and the next president signs, the so-called “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA).

Before you cast your vote on Tuesday, please take the time and effort necessary to learn whether candidates for whom you might vote favor or oppose FOCA.

The House sponsors of FOCA are listed here

The Senate sponsors of FOCA are listed here

Obviously, if a candidate in your area is not listed among the sponsors, you may have to ask his or her campaign for their position on FOCA.

We have gathered much additional information about the Freedom of Choice Act, including links to material from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and on life issues generally on a special Knights of Columbus web page:

Remember, all that we’ve done together since Roe to save the lives of the unborn is at stake. Please pass on this message to your pro-life friends.

Congratulations to the following students who have won the Council level competition of the State Spelling Bee:

Grades 4 - 6

1st Place: Stephanie Fordum (from Hope of Detroit Academy)
2nd Place: Carissa Chacón (from Holy Redeemer)
3rd Place: Daniela Hernandez (from Holy Redeemer)

Grades 7 - 8

1st Place: Diana Diaz (from Holy Redeemer)
2nd Place: Armando Rodriguez (from Holy Redeemer)
3rd Place: Karla Flores (from Our Lady of Guadalupe)

Congratulations to all of the students who participated at this level, and we wish the best of luck to our representatives at the Diocesan level competition.

Nationwide survey of Catholic voters to be released Tuesday

Supreme Knight Anderson unveils poll in live webcast from Rome

The Knights of Columbus will release the results of a nationwide survey of Catholic voters at a news conference at the National Press Club on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson will describe the results via a live satellite hookup from Rome, where he is serving as an auditor for the World Synod of Bishops being held at the Vatican this month.

The poll provides insights into the ways in which Catholic voters differ from the voting public at large, as well as information about differences and similarities between practicing and non-practicing Catholics. It also provides an unusually detailed look at which kinds of abortion restrictions are favored by Catholics and the population at large. And it examines attitudes on a wide range of issues, including the economy, the Iraq war, abortion, embryonic stem cell research, the death penalty, global warming, and school choice.

The survey of 1,733 adults was conducted between September 24 and October 3 by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. An oversample of American Catholics was done to provide statistically significant data on Catholic attitudes during this election year.

Watch the news conference live on the web!

Tuesday’s news conference will be webcast live beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, October 14. You can view it either by going to the Knights of Columbus website, www.kofc.org, or at a special URL, www.visualwebcaster.com/catholic-vote-101408

Pass the word to your brother Knights!