In the month of November we celebrate the lives of all who have passed on to eternal life. This year the Msgr. Clement H. Kern Council 8284 will remember our brothers during the mass at 10:00 AM on Sunday, November 15, 2020 as we pray for our brothers and their families.
Rev Timothy F. Babcock
Donald S. Bledowski
John F. Brady
Wayne A. Buchanec
Nicholas M. Coluccelli
Alfred J. Dembeck
August R. Difazio
Stanley F. Dziuba
Floyd I. Ertman
Alfredo Fernandes
Robert G. Flynn
Francis F. Glentzer
John A. Haas
Julian T. Kozlowski
Carl J. Krawczyk
Robert E. McGovern, Jr
Charles J. Mayfield
Brian K. Metzger
James Minton
Thaddeus M. Plaz
Rev Ernest M. Porcari
Paul P. Pucci, Jr
Lionel F. Radofski
Eugene W. Rakoczy
Gerald J. Ross
Henry J. Sacha
Horst J. Schmid
Marvin L. Schulz
Bernard S. Schwartz
Raymond J. Selewski
Earl E. Simpson
Chester F. Sobell
Robert Sultana
Steven S. Titus
Dear friends, shortly before his own Passion, our Lord Jesus wept tears with Mary and Martha upon the death of Lazarus. In the midst of this sorrow, he told Martha: "I am the Resurrection and the Life: whoever believes in Me, though he should die, will come to life" (Jn 11 :25-26). Jesus raised Lazarus from the tomb to teach us that death is not the end for those who believe, but rather a glorious beginning. Upon leaving this world, the faithfully departed begin their journey toward a heavenly dwelling place, prepared for them by Christ who rose from the dead (cf., Jn14:2-3). The passing away of our earthly life, therefore, is a transition to a new life, in which “every tear is wiped from our faces” (cf., Is 25:8) and sickness, pain and suffering are no more.
Every Knight of Columbus is entrusted to the care of Mary, the Mother of God. We carry the Rosary as the sign of our dedication to her and to her Son. Confident in her motherly love for us all, we entrust the soul of our Brother Knights to her, so that she may present them to her Son. Amen