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 Site last updated on 02/01/2010

Merry Christmas from the officers, the members and families of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Council. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year. May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and heaven accept you.

Our next General Council Meeting is on Thursday, February 11th at St. Mary's social hall.  Meetings begin at 7:30pm sharp.    Refreshments are served at each meeting; along with some no pressure euchre games after the meeting.  Our capsule drawing jackpot was over $250 until we had a recent winner.  However, the jackpot is still over $100.  Remember, you must be present to win.  Please make it a point to attend because we hope to hear from you and see in person at the meeting.

Have you been thinking about making some New Year's resolutions?  How about getting involved in our Council. But what's that you say?  How do I get involved? How about attending our monthly Council Meetings?  Or how about donating an hour or two each month to any of our Council Fund Raisers.  They include the Pancake Breakfast, Lenten Fish Fry Dinners, Concerts in the Park, Texas Hold 'Em Tournaments, St. Jude Golf Outing, Christmas Tree Sales, Mentally Impaired Tootsie Roll Drive, 50/50 Raflle Ticket Sales, and Christmas Food Basket Program. Come and donate some time and muscle and help out your Brother Knights. We love to see you more often.

We will be having our annual Council free throw contest on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2:45pm in the old gym at Milford High School. To register or additional information, please call 248 887-4746. Volunteers are needed.

Our council will be having a Corporate Communion on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the 8:00am Mass. Please be sure to wear your red Knights attire. Please note the 8:00am Mass time.

Texas Hold 'Em Tournaments are scheduled from February 22 - 25 and April 27 - 30. Location is the Shark's Club on M59, just east of Hospital Road. Volunteers are needed for computer INPUT, cash in, chips-out and cash-out. This is a huge fund raiser for our council, which of course, is fro the benefit of the community. Please come out and make this a huge success. Contact Bob Minansian if you are interested.

Our second play for this faternal year will be "Gypsy". Gypsy is set during the vaudeville era and is about a relentless stage mtoher, Rose, who travels the country with her two daughters, June and Louse. In honor of Gypsy Rose Lee this musical features music like "Everthing's Coming Up Roses", "Let Me Entertain You", and "Small World". The day of ths play will be on May 2nd, 2010 at 2:00pm. The price of these tickets will be $16.00 per person. The play is at the Farmington Players Barn Theater.

The Knights of Columbus, the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen council 7444 like all other councils in Michigan and the United States and the world have major things in common, they work for Membership, to keep their councils viable with new members, new ideas, new help on the many council's projects that occur. Charity, all new members will find out that in 1882, Fr. Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights to do charitable workds and support widows and orphans. Vocations, did you know since 1980 when we were chartered as a council, we have helped some seventeen young men and seven young women searching their road to being a priest or sisters. There are many high school boys and girls that may be thinking of joining a religious order. If you as a parent who may haved a son or daughter with these thoughts, let us know-we can help. Vocations are everybody's job.

Are you a First Degree Member in our Council?  Would you like to become 2nd or 3rd Degree soon?  Please contact Phil Parker if you are interested in obtaining your degree or if you can help out.

Our Council has new field insurance agent.  His name is Phil Parker.  Please give Phil a call with our your questions about the wonderful insurance programs that the Knights of Columbus has to offer.  Welcome Phil.

Get caught up on all these activities plus many more in your monthly Sheen Scene publication.  Did you read it yet??? If you would like to receive a copy of it electronically, please let us know.

Our Council serves the immediate surrounding communities of Milford, Michigan and is located within Saint Mary, Our Lady of the Snows Parish located at 1955 E. Commerce Road, Milford, MI  48381.

Our Grand Knight for 2009-2010 is Mr. Bill Coznowski and our Deputy Grand Knight is Mr. Rob MacMain.  Our membership director is Mr. Phil Parker and can be reached at 248-363-0646 or by email at PhilP@milfordkofc.org

 
Council Officer's meetings are held the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm at St. Mary's Parish offices.

General Membership Business meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:30pm at St. Mary's Social Hall .

 
With the efforts of the John Rogers and many others, our Council was instituted on January 13, 1980 .  It is named after Archbishop Fulton J Sheen, who was also known as an educator, preacher, editor, columnist, author and had radio and television shows. Our Council was issued it's number 7444 on February 6, 1980.

Our Council works closely with the St Mary Our Lady of the Snows Parish and surounding communities in the Milford area.  Over the years, our Council has met at St. Mary's Church, above bank on Main Street, Bogie Lake Golf Course, old farm house on Milford road, new hall on Milford Road, Milford Senior Center, and now back at St. Mary's.

We provide generous support in terms of funds and volunteerism for various projects and charities.  Council members are very active participants in their parish and worthy causes . 

Did you know that our Council is one of four Councils in the area that belong to a 4th Degree Assembly?  Our 4th Degree Assembly is Assembly 3099 in District 1 in Michigan; Henneipan Providence.  Meetings are held at the American Legion Post 216, located on Commerce Road.  We are only a couple of months old but are activily involved in the community.  Approximatly nine Brother Knights from our council currently belong and we are looking for more to join.  If you are interested in joining the Patriotic Order of the Knights, please contact Phil Parker at (248) 363-0646.
  

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