Volunteers needed for St. Joseph Table

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE ST JOSEPH TABLE AT ST THOMAS PARISH ON FRIDAY, MARCH 23 and SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012

The St. Joseph Table dinner will be held again this year at St Thomas Parish, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, on March 24, 2012. The dinner benefits the poor and homeless in the community. Knights (and their wives or significant others) are needed to volunteer for shifts on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 to help prepare and serve the dinner to members of the community. Donations raised at the dinner benefit the St Thomas Care Pantry and St Vincent DePaul.

Volunteers can sign up to assist at these times on the council’s web site for the St Joseph Table event. Click here or on the Volunteer Management System link on the right side of the council’s home page to volunteer. Should you have any questions or if you would like to volunteer without going to the web site, please contact Bob Merten at (630) 499-5122.

March 2nd, 2012 | By Bob Merten | Category: "Front Page", Community, Events, Featured, STA | Print This Post Print This Post

Volunteers needed to serve at St. Joseph Table!

The St. Joseph Table dinner will be held again this year on March 19, 2011 at St Thomas Parish, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. The dinner benefits the poor and homeless in the community. In 2010, the St. Joseph Table was a great success in large part to the assistance of Knights from Naperville Council 1369 and their wives. Dinner was served to over 400 guests and $2700 was donated to the community, half of which was given to the St Thomas Care Pantry and half to St. Vincent DePaul. The dinner also gave our council a lot of recognition and appreciation from St Thomas Parish and has lead to increased membership in our council from that parish. St Joseph Table is an Italian celebration that began in Sicily and led to Italians setting a beautiful table (called an altar) and inviting the poor of the community into their homes for dinner. It was celebrated on St Joseph Day as St Joseph was the earthly provider of food and necessities to Jesus and Mary.

Knights (and their wives or significant others) are needed for a shift on Friday, March 18, 2011, from 10 am to 3:00 pm to begin to prepare food for the dinner, set tables and the altar and decorate. Knights (and their wives or significant others) are also needed for two shifts on Saturday, March 19, 2011, from 12 noon to 4 pm and from 4 pm to 8 pm to finish preparing the dinner, running food to the tables, serving the food, acting as bartenders and washing dishes and cleaning up afterwards. Two dinner seatings will be held on March 19, at 4:30 pm and at 6:30 pm.

Volunteers are needed for the following dates and times (click on a slot below to sign up):

If your wife or significant other will be joining you to volunteer, please include their name as a separate volunteer so that we can get an accurate count of total volunteers. Please wear your Knights shirt to the dinner so the council will get recognition in the St Thomas parish for our efforts to assist them. Should you have any questions, please click here to contact Bob Merten.

March 2nd, 2011 | By Bob Merten | Category: "Front Page", Community, STA | Print This Post Print This Post

St Thomas Care Pantry

The Care Pantry has need for 4 able-bodied men to help pack and move food cartons for the Care Pantry families. Men are needed at 9 am for 1.5 hours on November 22 and 23 and December 20 and 21. The cartons to be moved will not weigh more than 25 lbs. The first day is for packing; the second day is for distributing.

You can volunteer to help with this important work by visiting the St Thomas Care Pantry signup page.  Click a green time slot link, provide your contact information and click the ‘Sign Up!’ button.

The St Thomas Care Pantry will greatly appreciate any assistance that the Knights can provide.   As with any event for which we volunteer, please wear your K of C shirt so that others recognize our contributions.

If you have any questions please contact me, Bob Merten, at 630-499-5122.


November 18th, 2010 | By Bob Merten | Category: "Front Page", Community, Family, STA | Print This Post Print This Post

St. Thomas Men’s Annual Prayer Breakfast

Please save the date for the Annual Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday April 24, 2010 per the attached!

For tickets, Knights of Columbus members can call Gerry at 630-357-6792.

Download the flyer here.

March 16th, 2010 | By Gerald Deneen | Category: "Front Page", Events, STA | Print This Post Print This Post

Knights Needed to Volunteer for St. Joseph Table at St. Thomas on March 18, 2010

St. Joseph's Table

On March 18, 2010, St. Thomas Parish in Naperville is hosting St. Joseph Table, a meal for the poor and homeless and others in the community. Our council has offered to assist St. Thomas by providing help in preparing food, serving meals, acting as bartenders, and cleaning up on both March 17 and March 18. A number of Knights have already volunteered for March 17, so we have that day covered. We need volunteers for Thursday, March 18.

St Joseph Table is an Italian celebration that began in Sicily many years ago during a famine. Townspeople brought bread to the church to be blessed and distributed to the poor. Later, townspeople set a beautiful table (called an altar) and invited the poor to their homes for dinner. St. Thomas is continuing this tradition and served 650 people last year.

Dinners will be served at St. Thomas on 3/18/10 at 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm. The Knights will have two shifts on that day and need to get 12-15 Knights to volunteer for each shift:

12 pm to 4 pm
4 pm to 8 pm

St Thomas is located at 1500 Brookdale Road in Naperville. The event will be held in the gymnasium off the gathering area.

Please contact Bob Merten at (630) 499-5122 or at bobmerten@att.net to volunteer to help St Thomas with the St. Joseph Table.

March 5th, 2010 | By Bob Merten | Category: "Front Page", Community, STA | Print This Post Print This Post

Knights to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

This year’s celebration of St. Patrick’s Day will begin with an Irish Mass at Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, Naperville on Thursday, March 11th, 2010. After the Mass, there will be a reception at the Church for everyone, with tea, Irish soda bread, and cookies. Dancers from McNulty Irish Dancers and Trinity Irish Dancers will perform. The prelude will begin at 6:30pm with music and Irish readings followed by the Mass at 7:00 pm. Pipes and drums, Irish dancers, and a Knights honor guard will all participate in the ceremony. This is typically a beautiful Mass, and something Knights and their entire family will surely enjoy.

Naperville Knights and their families will once again march in Naperville’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 13. The parade will line up between 9:15 and 9:30 am in Naperville North’s parking lot on the south side of the school. Parking will be available in the parking lot on the west side of the school. Access to the lot will be off Ogden Ave. from the east bound lane only. The parade will step off at 10:00 AM and proceed through downtown ending on Water St. on the east side of the Municipal Parking Garage. The upper level of the parking garage will be available for parade parking. A limited number of rides will be available from the end of the parade back to NNHS. Marchers are encouraged to car pool and/or plan their own transportation from the end of the parade back to NNHS. The marching unit will be led by a 4th degree color guard followed by Sir Knights in regalia. A car will be available for Knights that wish to participate, but can’t walk the parade route. Please let Paul O’Donoghue, (815) 715-3945, know if you wish to ride ASAP. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree Knights and their families dressed in “holiday green” will follow handing out Tootsie Rolls. This is a fun family activity Knights and their families are encouraged to march to show Naperville the strength and vitality of the Knights of Columbus.

Following the parade, beginning at noon, council 1369 will be serving corned beef sandwiches and hot dogs with all the trimmings, and beverages at their hall at 615 E. Ogden Ave. Stop by after the parade for some warmth, refreshments, Irish music, a bit of Blarney, and fellowship. If you plan to attend, please advise Paul O’Donoghue (815) 715-3945 by Monday, March 8th, so enough food can be prepared.

Sláinte

February 24th, 2010 | By Dan Parker | Category: "Front Page", Parade, STA | Print This Post Print This Post

Explore Your Faith with ALPHA

ALPHA - is there more to life? If you are interested in exploring Christianity, deepening your faith and growing in community, enroll in the next session of ALPHA.

  • Are you interested in having a weeknight out where you can be fed a good meal and meet some new people?
  • Would you like to join others in thought-provoking discussions of life issues in a casual and relaxed atmosphere?
  • After a lifetime of habit, would you like a chance to go back and revisit the roots of your faith?
  • Do you have long-standing, faith-related questions that you have never been quite sure where to go for answers?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, then ALPHA is for you. ALPHA is a 12-week program that covers the basics of the Christian faith. Guests (that’s you) socialize over a meal, witness a presentation and join others for small-group discussions. ALPHA will stretch your mind, stir your conscience, touch your heart and engage your will.

The next session begins on September 2 for 12 weeks from 6:30 to 9pm

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For more information please contact: Chari Rosales at 630-355-8980 or Sean Moriarty.

THE ALPHA COURSE: explore the meaning of life

August 13th, 2009 | By Bob Merten | Category: "Front Page", STA | Print This Post Print This Post
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