GK Report

Knights’ NotesService to Parish & Community Since 1901 • Fr. John D. Ring Council #574Serving Holy Trinity, Historic St. Patrick’s, St. Mary’s parishes & St John Paul II Newman Center

January 2021 IssueBrothers and Sisters, happy holidays and merry Christmas to all! Hopefully our New Year will bring some cheer and some return to normalcy! This year, 2020 I hope fades away for 2021! Same things are available for 2021 January. Also I need to know if the burger crews are still interested and available. I’ll put a schedule together soon, and hopefully our great crews will return.

If your crew is on again for 2021 or if you want to get involved let me or Terry know, thanks! Nothing else to report yet! Hopefully COVID vaccine changes things!Have a happy holiday and a blessed new year! Hopefully COVID vaccine changes things!Have a happy holiday and a blessed new year!Your Grand Knight, Michael

CLUBROOM HOURS Sunday: Noon-9pm Monday: 3pm-10pm Tuesday: 3pm-10pm Wednesday: 3pm-10pm Thursday: 3pm-10pm Friday: 3pm-Midnight Saturday: 11am-Midnight Bartenders may stay open later if there is sufficient business.

A REMINDER...Because 0f Covid, NO CKN DINNERS OR TINKERS MEALS• Saturdays, Burgers are Tentative• Jan 7th, Laides Auxil, 6PM• Jan 7th, Council mtg & BCHA mtgs 6PM, Zoom• Jan 14th, 4tho mtg, 6PM Zoom• Jan 24th, Council Mtg, 6PM Zoom & Live

HOLD THE DATES• Jan 21st, 3rd Council Annual Open House POSTPONED

SICK OR IN DISTRESSDavid Tomlianovich, Joe FriesDenise Fries-Romack, Dennis' daughter, she was hospitalized for 9 days with a Ruptured Appendix ANYONE can let Dennis or an officer or Terry know of someoneSick or Deceased to have name put on the prayer list. As long as they are affiliated with the K of C, member, spouse, child or related to the member.

IN GOD'S CAREAloysius "AL" Killian

FOR THE MONTHHONORING ALL VOLUNTEERSBlood Drive volunteersTinker & Burger crewsVolunteer Bartenders and Terry KVisit us at : www.kofc574.com for our newsletter as well as other info, or visit our Facebook page; Next to KnightsClub Ph; 309-828-9671

A Season For GivingA Season For GivingThis is and has always been the season where it is greater to This is and has always been the season where it is greater to

Give than to Receive. WE would like to remind everyone that Give than to Receive. WE would like to remind everyone that CAN, to GIVE TO THE FOOD DRIVE the LadiesCAN, to GIVE TO THE FOOD DRIVE the Ladies

are hosting. The bin to deposit Food and Hygiene products is are hosting. The bin to deposit Food and Hygiene products is in the Clubroom. The Ladies are currently collecting for the in the Clubroom. The Ladies are currently collecting for the

PROMISE Council. When this deadline arrives, PROMISE Council. When this deadline arrives, we remind you that the Council has an Ongoing Drive for St we remind you that the Council has an Ongoing Drive for St

Vincent de Paul, Same products, Food and Hygiene. That Drive Vincent de Paul, Same products, Food and Hygiene. That Drive runs all year long.runs all year long.

PANDEMIC CHAOSThis pandemic scourge that has been on us since March, has caused

total chaos. Business' especially the SMALL businesses, their employees,the customers have all suffered. Small business will be the Heart of a Recovery. They will hopefully be the lifeblood of RESTARTING our

Economy. And of PUTTING people back to work. Let us Pray for them and their Employees, and Pray for the Nation and all of its people, and for an end

to this Pandemic.

Dates for ALL MEALS AN EVENTS ARE TENTATIVE

TO OUR BEING ABLE TO REOPEN

Ladies Auxiliary NewsHAPPY NEW YEAR. I HOPE that 2021 will bring a much better year for all of us. The Ladies will have a meeting on the first Thursday of the month, January 7th, at 6 PM as usual. UNLESS OTHERWISE communicated to you. Thank you and be SAFE.

Knights of Columbus Council #574

CLUB DRINK

SPECIALS$2 bottles 7 days a weekTuesday $1 off of Mixed DrinksWednesday $10 Bud Family BucketsFriday $10 Bud Family BucketsSaturday $3 Bloody Mary’s

ADVERTISERS NEEDEDAn inexpensive way to support the council newsletter. Do you know

someone with a business? Ask them. Call Dennis, 309-825-2589 for details. We

need to tell our advertisers that you saw their ad in our Newsletter, so they know

their ad is noticed. Thanks

Please Pay Your DuesDues are due January 1st, 2021

We hope that everyone will pay promptly and have their dues paid by Jan 31st. Dues

Notices were sent out Dec 15th,. If you have not paid your dues for last year, PLEASE do

so real soon. Supreme is a real stickler in requiring us to bill you and to report that you have not paid your dues for last year. We are required to start the DROP you from Mem-

bership if you have not paid after the 2nd bill-ing, The Council, Mike, does another billing

before starting the required Drop Process. But you can still STOP that by paying your LATE

dues soon. Dues should be mailed to Mike Tomlianovich, 1714 Tompkins Dr, Normal

61761-2432 Thank You.

QUEEN OF HEARTS Game: Still Delayed

When the club is truly open, we plan to restart this.

RReach out and ask someone

to join the K of C!

MEMBERSHIPDid you know that you can now get a prospective member to become a

Knight by having them join the K of C by going thru an ONLINE ceremony. They can also sign up online and then they would do the full ceremony with

us at a Council meeting. Much simpler and shorter than what each of us

has gone through to be a 3rd Degree member.

COVID-19Because of the latest rulings from the Governor about the Pandemic, we are "following the rules like we have been.

Please have your face mask with you and wear it. We will be 'Closed' just like we have

been so far". Thank You

This is YOUR NEWSLETTER Please feel free to make suggestions for content, please respond to our requests for input, if you know of someone that is sick or has had an

accident, or possibly someone who has died please let me know and we can list them on our prayer list in this newsletter and on the Board at the club. 309-825-2589. Please DO NOT assume that someone else will let us know, take it upon yourself to call with name and date of death. PLEASE remember that we are always looking for new members, ask your son, your brother, your neighbor, or co-worker, to join the K of C.

Remember, a lot of the time we hear this" Why aren't you a member of the K of C? Because NO ONE EVER ASKED ME TO JOIN". We have a good record going so far this year in getting new members, let's keep it going. Set a goal for yourself, ask men to join and ask until you have 3

new members for 2021.

Poster ContestThe Contest being held with St Mary's School kids was delayed by the Covid Pandemic but an update will be in the

February newsletter. Thank you for your patience.

Tinker Meals;Until we know that we

can actually DO TINKER

MEALS THIS INFO WILL

BE LEFT OUT

The Holiday season has come and is about gone. WE hope that everyone remained safe and healthy and that the New Year will bring better times for all of us. AS the December newsletter got so delayed and not ready to be sent out until so late in the

month, WE CHOSE to not PAY TO MAIL it. But we owe you all an explanation. James Bergeron and wife were TRANSFERRED out of state so James is not doing the newsletter any more. James did leave this message; "I would like to Thank ev-

eryone for the kindness they have shown me while I was part of the council. And to Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." The newsletter has a large

cost each month to pay for printing and postage and the mail prep. With these Pandemic times, the Council / Club has very little income. And add to that, the

newsletter would not have been delivered to you until Dec 21st. That didn't justify the cost. But we do need to consider that; WE NEED TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND we need to remember that our advertisers pay for advertising, so you need to get the newsletter. So, PLEASE HELP US by providing your email address, nearly

2/3rds of you have not given us your email. As our cost monthly is over $200 to print and mail and as we have NO INCOME now, it is imperative that we reduce

this expense. Thank you

VOCATION RAFFLE The Vocation Raffle is over, the drawing

was to be Dec 5th, while I do not have the final numbers from Mike

Tomlianovich, he is able to tell us that he sent 126 vocation raffle books to the

state. And we get $9 of each book, so that means that we get $1134 for your efforts.

We usually put these dollars towards our Seminarian support, where we give promising seminarians a helping hand with checks at Christmas and /or Easter to help them with their expenses. Mike

also says that there were some Donations marked for this cause. A final Report

will be in the February newsletter.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Dec 27 28 29NO CHICKEN DINNER

30NO TINKERS MEAL

31 Tentative Jan 1Happy HourNew Years dayCLUB CLOSED*Christopher Hamaker* James Shipley

Tentative 211:30-1:30 Burgers & Corn DogsTO COME

*Mark Witte*James Gore

3

*Larry Jenkins* Deacon Loren Keim* Quintin Sullivan

4

* Todd Kunze* Matthew Strupp

5NO CHICKEN DINNER

6NO TINKERS MEAL

7Council mtg 6PM Zoom & LiveBCHA mtg After Council mtg, Zoom

*Robert Mardis

Tentative 8Happy Hour

* Stephen Kanski

Tentative 911:30-1:30 Burgers & Corn DogsTO COME

10

* Larry Greenwald

11 12NO CHICKEN DINNER

*Ronald Williams

13NO TINKERS MEAL

144th Degree mtg 6 PM Zoom Only* Paul O Brien

Tentative 15Happy Hour

Tentative 1611:30-1:30 Burgers & Corn DogsTO COME

*John Mc Intyre

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*Paul Ottis

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* Kenneth Clothier*Robert Dobski* Jeffrey Feid

19NO CHICKEN DINNER

20NO TINKERS MEAL

*Ronald Fowler

21 Council mtg 6 PMBCHA mtg After Council mtg, Zoom & Live

Tentative 22Happy Hour

*Phillip Mikalik* Daniel Miller

Tentative 2311:30-1:30 Burgers & Corn DogsTO COME

24 25 26NO CHICKEN DINNER

27NO TINKERS MEAL

* Francis Hoffman* Francis Hoffman

28 Tentative 29Happy Hour

Tentative 30 11:30 - 1:30 Burgers & Corn DogsTO COME

31

Feb 1 2NO CHICKEN DINNER

3NO TINKERS MEAL

We would like to publish Tinker menus in the newsletter. Tinker Meal cooking captains please contact Dennis by the 15th of the

month before you are to cook, so we can publish your menu. Thank you.

*Happy Birthday!

January events are now PENDING,

some may happen.

Knights’ Notes January 2021 Issue

News & Upcoming Events• Face to Face Council meetings are cautiously happening now, but we are still also doing them ONLINE at the same time. • Look for your name somewhere in this newsletter to win a free Tinker’s meal. The winning paid up council member name will appear in

an out-of-place location. Read your Knight’s Notes; look for your name; win a free Tinker’s meal. Not this Month. • We are ever hopeful that things will begin to change for the better and we can start to make plans for future events, getting back to a

somewhat normal life.Still hoping for the GK Report and Ladies Auxil piece soon. I guess leave similar spaces, to what we have in the Dec newsletter for their reports

"Our souls waiteth for the Lord: He is our help and our shield. For our hearts shal l rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His Holy name" Psalm 33:20 -21

and ".. .I wil l see you again, and your heart shal l rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you." John 16:22

Knights of Columbus 1706 R.T. Dunn Dr. Bloomington, IL 61701

Return service requested

Knight of the month Brian Buttice

Senior of the month Dave Kraft

Family of the month The Tjadens

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For These We Pray: Mike Chalmers In God’s Care: Terry McReynolds

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