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TODAY’s THE DAY!!!!!!: Charity Raffle Ticket Turn-In

Time to turn in those 2018 Knights of Columbus Ohio State Council Cash Bonanza Raffle tickets! The ticket and cash turn-in is before or during the Wednesday, April 4th 7:30 meeting at St Michael Church Hall.

You can also call Jim K at 330 507-7427 to turn in your ticket stubs and money. Or send a text!

And, you can place them in the K of C mailbox at church; it’s located in the small room across from the entrance to the St Michael offices.

If a Brother Knight needs more tickets, send an email.

See you Wednesday, April 4th, 2017, at St. Michael Church Hall where I hope we can make our goal of 850 tickets sold!

Last year, we sold 821 tickets.

This is a statewide raffle with 25 prizes. The drawing takes place on May 19th this year.

As has been a tradition for 70 years in Ohio with this ticket sale, all of the money remaining after prizes are awarded goes to charity.

We will have an update on ticket sales here on the website as soon as I send the tickets in.

2018 Cash Bonanza Charity Raffle Campaign Underway

It’s time to sell and buy those Cash Bonanza Charity Raffle tickets!

Brothers in our St Michael/St Paul Knights of Columbus council, #11369, have received their tickets for the 2018 campaign, with a goal of selling at least 850 tickets.

Last year, we sold 821 tickets.

Here are the complete results from the 2017 Cash Bonanza campaign.

This is a statewide raffle with 25 prizes. The drawing takes place on May 19th this year.

As has been a tradition for 70 years in Ohio with this ticket sale, all of the money remaining after prizes are awarded goes to charity.

Council 11369 had the highest return rate in the Diocese of Youngstown last year, getting an average 88.2% of the money back for our charitable purposes.

That’s $4.41 back from each $5 ticket, to buy over 200 Christmas hams for Canfield and Ellsworth Twp. families as well as for clients with the Dorothy Day House, Rescue Mission, St. Vincent de Paul, and other Youngstown-area non-profit organizations.

We support other non-profit organizations and charitable efforts as well, like our two churches and the Right to Life billboard on I-680.

The money also helped install the new interior lighting in St Michael Church.

Even the remaining 11.8% in money we hand over to the state K of C organization goes to charity, in part.

After paying out prize monies, there are funds at the state level left over for Christmas gifts for the nearly 200 Ohio seminarians.

There’s also money provided at the state level to the Matching Funds program, which provides money for educational materials available at the library facility at the diocese offices in downtown Youngstown.

These materials are also available for use in our Catholic churches and schools.

Plenty to be proud of here, plus there are CASH PRIZES!

If you are a 11369 brother and did not receive your tickets, please email us.

Or if you are visiting our site, please email us as well; we’ll send you as many tickets as you’d like!

(If clicking on the above does not work for you, please right click, “copy email address”, and paste into your email address line.)

Or call 330 507-7427.

If you need additional tickets, please call or email.

Brothers are responsible for selling or buying the tickets provided to them.

The ticket turn-in deadline the April 4th meeting at the St Michael Church Hall in Canfield at 7:30.

Before that, you can place sold tickets and cash in the K of C mailbox across from the main door to the offices at St Michael Parish.

Checks should be made out to “Knights of Columbus 11369” or “Knight of Columbus”.

Men: Are You Ready to Accept the Challenge?

Did you know you can now join the Knights of Columbus online?

Our communities need strong Catholic men to answer the call to lead with faith, protect our families, serve others and defend our values.

For over one hundred years, the Knights of Columbus has done exactly that, standing up for the Church, serving the least among us, and strengthening our parishes and families.

Eligible Catholic men can now join the Knights of Columbus online in a simple, streamlined process.

As a member, you join a worldwide community of nearly two million men who stand together.

Men have a duty to lead, protect, serve and defend.

The world needs more committed, unified Catholic men to answer the call.

Will you answer?

Visit the K of C fraternal membership page to learn more about the many benefits of membership in the Knights of Columbus.

Five from Canfield Participate in K of C Regional Free Throw

Council 11369 thanks all the young people who participated in the Knights of Columbus Regional Free Throw Championship in Garrettsville on February 24.

Caitlin Guy, Ava Milligan and Ryleigh Koren participated for the girls.

Ryleigh was the alternate for Kaylie Harmon.

And Michael Lefoer and Jake DeLisio competed for the boys.

The state championship is March 17 in Columbus.

Ryleigh and Jake may be there.

They are alternates for the winners in their respective age groups.

Knights Selling Lenten Soups at St. Michael

What to eat, now that it’s the Lenten season!

The Knights of Columbus council at St Michael Parish has the answer.

For those quick Friday dinners or a lunch treat at work, K of C 11369 is selling quarts of frozen soup on Ash Wednesday, Thursdays following Stations of the Cross, and on selected Sundays after Masses.

They are $8 and $10, with much of the money going for our charitable purposes.

And, of course, these are meatless soups, perfect for those Fridays or any day during Lent.

The soups are being made right here in the kitchen at St. Michael, using a quality restaurant-style stock used at Youngstown area restaurants.

Buy and enjoy!

Knights, Parishioners Update Lights at St Michael

Four Knights of Columbus Council 11369 members along with other parishioners from St Michael Parish updated the ceiling lights inside the church in the early part of November.

The council agreed to rent the equipment to reach the ceiling, while a generous parishioner who wished to remain anonymous donated the LED bulbs.

It took several days, but Father Tery Hazel wasa thrilled that the church is bright with light once again.

Some of the bulbs along the ceiling had been burned out for years, and one of the fixtures had recently fallen off the ceiling and was hanging by the electrical wires, necessitating an emergency repair.

All the fixtures were checked to be sure they’re safe.

The ceiling lighting is critical for the church during 4:30 Saturday Mass during the months of November, December and opart of January, when it’s dark after dismissal.

Council Gives Charity Monies to St Michael, St Paul

Council 11369 recently wrote two checks for $545 each to St Michael Parish and the Society of St Paul.

Each check represent approximately 15% of the net proceeds of Charity Raffle sales for 2017.

Above, Fr. Matthew Roehrig at St Paul’s accepts a check from GK Miros Maszczak and DGK Vic Buente.

Fr. Roehrig is a charter member of council 11369, just recently transferred back to Ellsworth.

Here are the final results from the 2017 ticket campaign:

11369 CASH BONANZA STATE RAFFLE RESULTS FOR 2017 (rev 1/18)
Goal: 700 tickets (10 per member)
Sold: 821 tickets!! (11.7 per member)
Gross Dollar Sales: $4105.00 ($5 per ticket)
Council share initially: $1970.40 (2.40 per ticket)
Rebate Check: $1608.50
Total Charitable Monies for Council: approx. $3578.90
Total per ticket for council: $4.36 of each $5 ticket. (87.18% return)
Remember, even a portion of the STATE money goes to charity. Matching Funds, Christmas gifts for local seminarians, etc.
Participation: 36 members! We reached another goal of having at least 35 salesmen. We’re up from 21 from last year.

60 Families Benefit from Knights Food Drive

Thanks to all the Knights of Columbus members who have participated in the annual Andy Skrobola Memorial Food Drive so far. We had great Knights participation when the food was handed out.

As a result of all our work, 60 local families had a nice Thanksgiving. The Canfield Lions Club and its associated LEOs organization based at Canfield High School, Knights of Columbus Council 11369, the Canfield Rotary Club, Canfield Community Care Net and the Cardinal Joint Fire District combine for this annual Thanksgiving and Christmas effort.

60 large boxes of food were handed out at St. Paul Monastery in Ellsworth Twp. on Nov. 18. Each box contained 40 items from canned goods to boxed food and paper products. 174 people were served.

60 frozen turkeys purchased by the Canfield Lions Club were also given to the families. The Canfield Rotary Club provided 40 coats to needy individuals. Canfield Community Care Net gave gift cards for food and clothing.

Families with children are also being taken to the mall to shop for clothes and toys. This is an effort by the Lions Club and Cardinal Joint Fire District.

Filled food bags can still be dropped off at any of the three Canfield fire stations for a similar Christmas campaign.

Andy Skrobola Food Drive Underway

The annual Andy Skrobola Memorial Food Drive is underway. Knights of Columbus Council 11369 along with the Canfield Lions Club and its associated Leos organization based at Canfield High School, the Canfield Rotary Club and Canfield Community CareNet combine for this annual Thanksgiving and Christmas effort.

Canfield city and township residents who received paper grocery bags on their doorsteps filled them with non-perishable food items. Our Leos members picked them up in the city on Saturday, November 4, while township residents brought the food to one of the three Cardinal Joint Fire District fire stations.

50 to 80 local families will benefit from the food drive, with the Lions Club providing Thanksgiving turkeys, the Knights supplying Christmas hams, Rotary with warm winter coats, and Community CareNet with grocery coupons for perishable food items.