Council 11369 at our last meeting voted to give a thousand dollars in assistance to Christians living in Lebanon.

Pastor of the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine in North Jackson Msgr. Bill Bonczewski spoke to our members about the need there.

The basilica will even park a truck in the parking lot in October, looking for canned food, powdered milk, and other items.

Above, below the image of our founder Fr. Michael McGivney, GK Vic Buente hands a check for a thousand dollars to Msgr. Bill Bonczewski from the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine in North Jackson.

This, as FS Tom Moran looks on.

The rain and thunder stayed away from the 2021 Council 11369 picnic.

And COVID-19 was at a safe enough distance.

So about a dozen members and their families enjoyed sausage sandwiches on the grill, burgers and Molnar’s corn on the cob at our annual picnic at Mill Creek Park.

We hit our usual pavilion at Chestnut Hill.

What a beautiful evening!

Thanks to our families for bringing desserts and side dishes.

And thanks Fr Matthew for the musical entertainment!

Bring your wives, children, grandchildren and more!

It’s the annual Knights of Columbus 11369 Picnic on Friday August 6 at 5 p.m. at the Chestnut Hill Pavilion at Mill Creek Park.

(It’s the same place we’ve been going to for a few years)

Each family, please bring a side dish or a dessert.

The council will provide sausage sandwiches, hamburgers and corn on the cob, as well as refreshments.

Father Matthew will provide a little sing-along entertainment too!

Please text Jim K if you can make it at 330 507-7427. (We need to have a count for the food, thanks)

The last stop for the Silver Rose in the Diocese of Youngstown was at the St Paul Monastery chapel on July 14.

K of C Council 11369 hosted a night of prayers and readings.

The prayer service is designed to promote the dignity of life, and the unity of the U.S., Canada and Mexico to that objective.

Worthy Grand Knight Vic Buente picked up the Silver Rose from Geneva Council 5286 and Ed Kurzanski along Route 87 in Ashtabula County.

Next it goes to the Diocese of Steubenville.

In the spirit of our late FS Andy Skrobola, K of c Council 11369 continues to provide for the hunger needs of our community.

Brother Mike Vince has established a relationship with the Emmanuel Community Care Center in downtown Girard.

Emmanuel provides food, clothing and assistance with rent and utilities to those in need in Girard.

Mike brings food and other items to the center regularly.

In the photo, he is seen with volunteers bringing in food items from Gleaner’s Foodbank in Youngstown.

Thanks Mike for your continued great work!

With the May turn-in of 583 sold tickets, Council 11369 surpassed its goal of selling 1130 tickets for the annual Cash Bonanza statewide raffle.

Total tickets sold was 1157.

45 Brother Knights with the council sold tickets.

Brother Chris Brocius led the way with an amazing 167 sales.

Miros Maszczak was next at 129, with Pete Rich at 83.

Miros and Pete served as ticket sales co-chairmen, and we appreciate all the work they put into this campaign.

This makes 17 years in a row that the council surpassed its goal, which is set at ten tickets per member.

Great job Brother Knights!

It means more funding for another year’s worth of the charity work that we do.

Council 11369 decided at its last meeting to send $1500 to the American Wheelchair Mission as part of the K of C Wheelchair Sunday program.

The American Wheelchair Mission is a non-profit organization with a goal to deliver brand new, free wheelchairs and mobility aids to physically disabled children, teens and adults throughout the world who are without mobility or the means to acquire a wheelchair.

The American Wheelchair Mission continues to change the lives of entire families with the gifts of hope, dignity, freedom and independence.

If you have Cash Bonanza raffle tickets to sell, please buy or sell them and get them to Brother Miros Maszczak or Brother Pete Rich by May 10.

Our first turn-in was 574 tickets, which is about half of our goal of 1130 tickets, or ten tickets per member.

Please refer to this previous article on how to get tickets, where to send the stubs and money, etc.

K of C Council 11369 matched a donation by one of our Brothers, giving assistance to the fish dinners that the Our Lady of Lebanon National Shrine in North Jackson has been providing for our front line COVID workers.

FS Tom Moran challenged the council at the March 3 Zoom meeting to match his $500 donation, and the council responded with a unanimous ‘yes”!

Shrine Rector Chorbishop Anthony S Spinoza thanked the council for the contribution.

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Sunday, April 10th is the date to have sold raffle ticket stubs and money into Miros.

That goal of 1130 tickets seems large, but this council has reached that goal of 10 tickets per member for the last 16 years.

You can also call Miros at 330 540-0383.

Or send him an email.

His address is:

Miros Maszczak

1520 Fox Den Ct.

Canfield, OH 44406

And thanks for selling those tickets!