A farewell party for Fr. Jerome will be held Sunday May 29, 2022 from 1-3pm in McCready Hall. There will be Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Filipino food. All are welcome!
14th Annual Golf Tournament
Save the Date! June 4 – OLMC Knights of Columbus Annual Golf Tournament to be held at the Kokopelli Golf Club in Gilbert! Registration starts soon. Looking for hole sponsors and donations towards raffles and prizes. Contact this year’s Golf Tournament Director, Tom Donnelly at (480) 773-4888 tdonn1204(at)cox.net for more details and information. A downloadable flyer and registration form is available here.
Lenten Spiritual Retreat
Lenten Spiritu
al Retreat – Open to all Parishioners. Please join your fellow Parishioners in attending a Lenten Retreat on Saturday March 12th, in McCreedy Hall from 9 AM to 2 PM. Retreat will include Registrations starting at 9 AM, Lenten Retreat Topics, Breakfast, Lunch and Reconciliation (optional) for those wishing to attend. Additional Pot Luck dishes for Lunch are welcome but not required for participation. Please sign up via our site or email Tom Donnelly at [email protected] with your information and how many will be attending.
Lenten Fish Frys!
Lent is just around the corner and that means Easter is close by. The Knights will help begin the Lenten season with a tasty Fish Fry in McCready Hall beginning March 4, and every Friday during Lent (except Good Friday), from 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm. Help from Brother Knights is needed to prepare, serve and clean up. Setup begins at 3:30pm and cleanup is finished by about 8:30 pm. Bring the family. Your children and wife will hug you for your generosity. And, back by popular demand, FISH TACOS!!! Please join us.
Ultrasound Dinner Dance
The Knights of Columbus District 9 Annual Ultrasound Initiative Fundraiser is on February 5, 2022 at 6:00 pm. The dinner/dance fundraiser will be held in Hennessey Hall at St. Andrew the Apostle. Our Council 6627 along with Councils in the K of C District 9 will be participating and helping with the set up at the Fundraiser.
The Ultrasound Initiative’s theme is “Ultrasound means Life. Life mean Hope.” All the proceeds from this Initiative Fundraiser will go to purchasing an Ultrasound machine for the Aid to Women Centers.
“Save unborn lives by helping women choose life by giving them the opportunity to view their unborn children on ultrasound machines at pro-life pregnancy centers. This initiative is funded by Knights of Columbus state and local councils with matching grants from the Supreme Council’s Culture of Life Fund.” (Faith in Action – Life Programs “A Higher Purpose”, (https://www.kofc.org/en/what-we-do/faith-in-action-programs/life/ultrasound-program.html, accessed 14 Jan 2022.)
Tickets are $25. Tickets can be purchased by emailing or calling James Armstrong or Dominic Conn. District Deputy Dominic Conn and I ask you to please attend the dinner or donate to this wonderful benefit to help women with an unborn child who are in need.
Advent Spiritual Retreat
The OLMC Knights of Columbus Advent Spiritual Reflection is set to be led by Fr. Jerome on Saturday December 18th at 9 AM, in the OLMC Annex (Building to far south of Parish) Registration starts at 8:30 AM and the Reflection should end with Reconciliation available at 2 PM. Breakfast and lunch items being provided by the Knights of Columbus, however feel free to bring something you would like to share as well. Please bring a bible with you along with something to write with and on. More information on the theme of the Reflection and topics to be provided. Please come out and celebrate the season of Advent with us! All are welcome including other groups, wives, children and parishioners. Please contact Tom Donelley if you are thinking about coming so we know how many to plan for?