Donations for Council Knights - Continuous
Food donations are being collected to help our Council’s Knights who are in need. There are several Brother Knights and their families who require our continued assistance.
Tom Galaida will accept your donations at his place of business, Tom’s Auto Repair Inc. at 151 O’Brian Road in Fern Park. Tom’s phone number is 407-831-8484. Please donate canned goods, cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, toiletries, paper products, cash or Publix gift cards and deliver them to Tom’s Auto Repair Inc.
Our Brother Knights and their families who are in need greatly appreciate your generosity.
Tom Galaida will accept your donations at his place of business, Tom’s Auto Repair Inc. at 151 O’Brian Road in Fern Park. Tom’s phone number is 407-831-8484. Please donate canned goods, cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, toiletries, paper products, cash or Publix gift cards and deliver them to Tom’s Auto Repair Inc.
Our Brother Knights and their families who are in need greatly appreciate your generosity.
Serve Saturday at the Sharing center - November 9
Our Council will participate with Serve Saturday at the Sharing center every 2nd Saturday of the month, serving from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Noon. Our next event is scheduled for November 9. Bring your family, especially teenagers who may need service hours.
Each month, our Council's volunteer group can have 6 – 21 people who will volunteer their time each Saturday. Volunteers will assist in the Distribution Center or the retail store. They will sort donations received and/or stock shelves with donations.
If you can attend on this date, please sign up using a new VolunteerSignup sheet. Please click on the following link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the Sign-up link: volunteer signup
It only takes a few seconds to sign-up. This provides me with the number and names of people who will be attending this month’s event. When it gets closer to the event date, I will send volunteers an email with a link for each volunteer to register with the Sharing Center.
(Click on the image if you would like to access the Sharing center's website)
The Sharing center is located at:
600 North Highway 17-92, Suite 130
Longwood, FL 32750
(Click on the link to open a Google map)
Each month, our Council's volunteer group can have 6 – 21 people who will volunteer their time each Saturday. Volunteers will assist in the Distribution Center or the retail store. They will sort donations received and/or stock shelves with donations.
If you can attend on this date, please sign up using a new VolunteerSignup sheet. Please click on the following link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the Sign-up link: volunteer signup
It only takes a few seconds to sign-up. This provides me with the number and names of people who will be attending this month’s event. When it gets closer to the event date, I will send volunteers an email with a link for each volunteer to register with the Sharing Center.
(Click on the image if you would like to access the Sharing center's website)
The Sharing center is located at:
600 North Highway 17-92, Suite 130
Longwood, FL 32750
(Click on the link to open a Google map)
Next Council Meeting - Tuesday November 12
Our next scheduled Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12 at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. An email will be sent several days before the meeting announcing these details. A Rosary will be recited starting at 6:00 pm in the Cafeteria.
Our Lecturer, Lou Elrose, will be preparing another delcious meal for after the meeting.
Our Council meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month. Please read last month’s Council meeting minutes before this meeting from this link: Meeting Minutes. (If you need the password to the Council’s minutes page, contact Tom Przybyla.)
Join us for our next Council meeting. We will be discussing our upcoming activities. As our beloved Father Ed Thompson used to say, “An active Knight is a happy Knight…and a holy Knight!”
Our Lecturer, Lou Elrose, will be preparing another delcious meal for after the meeting.
Our Council meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month. Please read last month’s Council meeting minutes before this meeting from this link: Meeting Minutes. (If you need the password to the Council’s minutes page, contact Tom Przybyla.)
Join us for our next Council meeting. We will be discussing our upcoming activities. As our beloved Father Ed Thompson used to say, “An active Knight is a happy Knight…and a holy Knight!”
Coalition for the Homeless Dinner - Wednesday November 27
Our Council serves dinner at the Coalition for the Homeless in downtown Orlando on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The next dinner is Wednesday, November 27. Arrival time is 4:30 pm. Tom Wenninger chairs these dinners. If you would like to volunteer for this dinner, please contact Tom at [email protected] or 407-421-4746.
All kitchen volunteers are required to wear a Hat or Hairnet, Closed-toe shoes, Gloves, Apron and Jeans or Long Pants.
The Coalition for the Homeless is located at 639 W. Central Blvd in Orlando (located between Terry Ave and Parramore Ave). For a map of their location, click on map.
All kitchen volunteers are required to wear a Hat or Hairnet, Closed-toe shoes, Gloves, Apron and Jeans or Long Pants.
The Coalition for the Homeless is located at 639 W. Central Blvd in Orlando (located between Terry Ave and Parramore Ave). For a map of their location, click on map.
Pinta Log Content Deadline - November 30 |
This is the Pinta Log content deadline for the next edition. Please send your information for articles to Tom Przybyla by this date. |
Officer Planning Meeting - December 3
Our Council's next Officer’s Planning meeting will occur on Tuesday, December 3. Meetings are normally held on the first Tuesday of the month. It will be a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. An email with the meeting link will be distributed a few days before the meeting.
The primary purpose of this meeting is to take care of details that don’t interest members, entertain new ideas, programs and initiatives, and agree upon agenda details for the next Council meeting.
All Knights are invited to participate with this meeting. All council officers, directors and chairpersons are expected to participate with these meetings to fulfill the responsibilities of their position. Financial reports will be presented and all new business requests must be presented at this meeting, discussed and if needed, voted on at the monthly Council meeting.
Please read last month’s Council meeting minutes before this meeting from this link: Meeting Minutes (if you need the password to the Council’s minutes page, contact Tom Przybyla).
The primary purpose of this meeting is to take care of details that don’t interest members, entertain new ideas, programs and initiatives, and agree upon agenda details for the next Council meeting.
All Knights are invited to participate with this meeting. All council officers, directors and chairpersons are expected to participate with these meetings to fulfill the responsibilities of their position. Financial reports will be presented and all new business requests must be presented at this meeting, discussed and if needed, voted on at the monthly Council meeting.
Please read last month’s Council meeting minutes before this meeting from this link: Meeting Minutes (if you need the password to the Council’s minutes page, contact Tom Przybyla).
Knights and Men's Club Joint Christmas Party - December 14
The Knights of Columbus and Men's Club Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 14 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. The party will take place in the SMM Cafeteria.
Our Council will provide a main meat dish of Cuban Pork, which will be prepared by Les and Lydia, and dessert. This event will be a potluck dinner with each person bringing a covered dish (suggestions are: appetizers, fruit platters, hot or cold platters of veggies and potato and rice dishes, but no desserts). BYOB
To cover the cost of the main meat dish and dessert, there will be a charge of:
To pay online, click here: Online payment
Select 'Christmas Party' in the Purpose drop-down box.
The deadline to RSVP and make your payment is Thursday, December 12.
Instructions:
Finally, we are asking for volunteers to help set up and decorate the room on Saturday before the event starts, help serving the pork and bringing dishes from the kitchen warming ovens, cleaning up the room afterwards and bringing supplies back to the Annex storage area. Volunteer by clicking on this Volunteer Link. (all times listed may change)
Our Council will provide a main meat dish of Cuban Pork, which will be prepared by Les and Lydia, and dessert. This event will be a potluck dinner with each person bringing a covered dish (suggestions are: appetizers, fruit platters, hot or cold platters of veggies and potato and rice dishes, but no desserts). BYOB
To cover the cost of the main meat dish and dessert, there will be a charge of:
- $5.00 per adult
- $3.00 for children 12 and under
- $20.00 for a larger family (mom, dad and 4 or more children)
To pay online, click here: Online payment
Select 'Christmas Party' in the Purpose drop-down box.
The deadline to RSVP and make your payment is Thursday, December 12.
Instructions:
- View the Christmas Party Attendance and Dish List page to view the details of the party and the list of dishes that people are bringing.
- Complete the Christmas Party Sign-up form to RSVP with your name, the total number of guests attending, the number of children attending, and the name of the dish you are bringing; then submit the form. Shortly after the form is received by me, the Christmas Party Attendance and Dish List page will be updated to show your information.
- RSVP and make your payment by Thursday, December 12.
Finally, we are asking for volunteers to help set up and decorate the room on Saturday before the event starts, help serving the pork and bringing dishes from the kitchen warming ovens, cleaning up the room afterwards and bringing supplies back to the Annex storage area. Volunteer by clicking on this Volunteer Link. (all times listed may change)