Council 11369 will join in and work the Feast of St Paul Cookout and Potluck Picnic on the grounds of St Paul Monastery on Sunday July 2.

The event will take place after the regular 10 a.m. Mass.

Those attending should bring a covered dish based on the first letter of their last name:

A-I: side dish

J-Q: salad dish

R-Z: dessert

The Society of St Paul and Friends of St Paul will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and sausage sandwiches, as well as beverages.

There will be games, tours, and the presentation of the Rosary Garden.

Knights will help set up tables and chairs on Saturday and assist where needed on Sunday.

Our final turn-in of tickets and money for the 2023 Cash Bonanza Charity Raffle was May 12, and Council 11369 turned in 563 tickets.

The council immediately benefits by making $1351.20, or $2.40 for each $5 ticket.

And selling 4 tickets per member and other incentives that were made means a rebate check as well.

Winning tickets are being drawn the weekend of May 19-21 at the state convention in downtown Columbus.

Thanks all brother Knights who sold tickets.

And thanks to Fr Lavelle and Fr Matthew for letting us sell at St Michael and St Paul.

Council 11369 has moved into its new meeting room at the St Paul Monastery in Ellsworth Twp.

As seen above, this room behind the St Paul Bookstore is the perfect size for our meetings, with a capacity of 35.

Great thanks goes to Brother Dan Coulter for redoing the room from ceiling to floor, including new chairs and even a small refrigerator for those after-meeting refreshments.

Thanks too to those Brother Knights who assisted in his efforts.

And thanks especially to Father Matthew, Brother Joshua and everyone at St Paul, where the room can be used for any Knights or St Paul purpose.

There are three new 3rd degree members of the Knights of Columbus because of a 3rd Degree Exemplification held at the St Paul Monastery chapel on February 26.

Eric Barrett of Canfield has joined the Knights and is now a member of Council 11369.

Albert Lotz III is joining Salem council 1818 as a brand new Knight.

And Dan Coulter was a 2nd Degree 11369 member who has now advanced to the 3rd Degree.

We thank Father Matthew for allowing us to use the chapel, participating as our Chaplain, and giving the exemplification great promotion during the 10 a.m. Mass, preceding the program.

I believe it was the first exemplification at St Paul since 2004, and the team performed well.

Our K of C insurance representative Dave Roberts has been a real blessing for Council 11369.

In addition to regularly attending meetings and other activities of the council, did you know he writes a monthly column for our website under “Insurance Corner”?

You’ll find valuable information there designed to give your family peace of mind, when it comes to financial matters.

Thanks and God bless Dave for being such a great insurance guy, and keep the monthly columns coming!

About 35 Knights, their wives and several Pauline Brothers attended the annual Christmas dinner of Council 11369.

This year it was held during the true season of Christmas on January 4.

Members paid $15 per person with pasta, chicken. fish, and more cooked up by Lariccias.

Thanks to GK Vic Buente and Treasurer Miros Maszczak and their wives Holly and Theresa respectively for providing for the salad, cake and snacks.

GK Buente gave a report on the council’s 2022 activities, thanking everyone for their hard work.It was an enjoyable night for all.

And Father Matthew gave the blessing and regaled us in Christmas song for the holiday.

in the above picture, GK Vic Buente is seen handing a $500 check from K of C Council 11369 to Dorothy Day House of Youngstown volunteer Mary Grace Manning.

It’s part of a $2000 annual effort by the council to continue our long tradition of feeding the needy that began with our Holidays for the Hungry campaign.

The mission behind the Dorothy Day House is a more personable outreach to those needing food and shelter, especially homeless families.

Brother Mike Vince recently delivered checks to Ursuline and Cardinal Mooney High Schools.

These checks were destined for each school’s scholarship fund.

It’s Council 11369’s first effort at properly distributing the funds brought in with our merger with the Fr Gallagher council.

Pictured above is Bro Mike turning over a check to Administrative Secretary Ms Korenic at Ursuline.

Next to the headline, Mike is seen handing a check to Mrs Kalasky at Mooney.

Council 11369 Grand Knight Vic Buente recently presented a check for $200 to the Superintendent of the Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Bill Whitaker.

Bill told us the funds would go to building a new playground at the Leonard Kirtz School.

This was part of the proceeds from our $500 participation in Measure Up for 2022.

Though we did not have a particular fundraising event, we took other charitable money fropm ticket sales, etc. to participate.

Another $200 check will go to the Down Syndrome Association of the Mahoning Valley.

The state takes 20% for our participation in Special Olympics.

We congratulate Brother Jim DeCenso for getting his 3rd degree at Council 3930 recently.

We look forward to Jim taking on the new role of Financial Secretary of Council 11369.

Good luck Jim!