July Newsletter

Abortion Mandate in Health Bill

Urgent Pro-Life Alert

July 22, 2009

Abortion mandate in health bill

The healthcare reform legislation currently before Congress contains an abortion mandate that is a grave threat to human life. The bill's language will result in federally mandated abortion coverage by nearly all health plans, recruitment of abortion doctors into local health networks, and the nullification of many state laws that place reasonable limits on abortion.

The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) has called this legislation the "largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade."

We urge you to write to your senators and congressman today. Click here where you can learn more about the health legislation and send a message to your two senators and congressman.

To read a letter from 19 House Democrats who insist they will not support a health bill unless it explicitly excludes abortion, click here .

Time is of the essence as congressional leaders want to pass the bill in the Senate and House by the end of July.

A coalition of prominent pro-life leaders have arranged a Stop The Abortion Mandate live webcast for the public this Thursday, July 23rd, 2009, at 9 PM Eastern (8PM Central, 7 PM Mountain, 6 PM Pacific).

Please go to www.stoptheabortionmandate.com to register.

Good of the Order

• Gary Elias died in auto accident,
• Father-In-Law of Phil, District Deputy, had hip surgery,
• Ed Cathcart – heart condition,
•  Dorothy Miller, State Treasurer’s wife, going through ChemoTherapy,
• Colleen Young, Tommy Young’s wife (retired Deacon from Ss Peter and Paul) – her health is deteriorating, COPD.
• Fr. Boniface T. Copelin, O.S.B. celebrates the anniversary of his ordination on the Feast of St. Pius X.

Knight and Family of the Month

Mike Buckendorf – Knight of the Month

Family of the Month – Bill and Cheryl Hull, Mike Hull

District Deputy's Report - and Happenings

District Deputy’s Report – Phil has been around the different councils. He is looking forward to being at the Officers’ Installation festivities on August 16th at 5:00 PM. He will install the Ladies Auxiliary at the same time. Looking forward to having a First Degree. Looks like we have plenty of candidates, just need the team.

September 19th at 8 to 4 – East District Officers’ Workshop at Pius X.

We will have the 1st Degree Team practice after the next Officer’s Meeting.

Bowling League starts about Labor Day (Wednesday before) - 7:30 on Wednesday nights at Sheridan Lanes.

4th Degree News

4th Degree – We will have an Exemplification of the 4th Degree on November 7th in Moore, OK – Initiation fee is $90. New District Master may change the cost of Exemplification. News will be forthcoming. Starts at Noon.

From the Program Director, Bob Caruso

Blood Drive
Our blood drive on July 19 at St Pius X was a great success! We set a new standard of donors (24) which was 33% more than our previous high.

Eleven Knights (J. Arroyo, Mike Canfield, Bob Caruso, Scott Collier, Bill Hull, Pat McAuliff, Tom Metzler, Jim Miller, Matt Soerries, Mike Soerries and Jim Williamson) donated as well as three Knight family members (Cheryl and Mike Hull and Susan Stackler).

We plan to build on this success and have an even better turnout at our next drive on September 27th.

Thank you all for your gift of life.

Veterans' Mass

Each month, a handful of 4721 Knights (Lon Unsell, Leroy Weismann, Paul Dudley and Bob Caruso) travel to Claremore to join several other council Knights and ladies to accompany VA Hospital Catholic veterans to mass.

Fr. Eichhoff of St. Cecilia is the celebrant and holds the service in the hospital’s chapel. The service is held at 9:30 on the second Thursday of each month. Some of these veterans have few outside visitors and are very appreciative of our visits. Contact any of the above members to join our carpool to Claremore.

Bob Caruso

Grand Knight's Report

The Knights of Council 4721 are rather busy this month.

Sunday the 16th of August, is 3rd Degree Officer and Ladies Auxilliary Installationat the Hall, followed by a "potluck" dinner..

Friday the 21st, we will cook bratwurst for a party in honor of St Pius X Principal, Vereecke and his new wife Elizabeth.

The next morning, Saturday the 22nd, we will set up tables and chairs for the Feast of St. Pius X.

Sunday after lunch, we will take the tables and chairs down then the officers will go to the Knights Hall for a District Officer's meeting.

On August 30, we will have our frist Pancake Breakfast at St. Pius X after the 8 and 10 A. M. Masses

Lon Unsell, Grand Knight