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S/K Dale Erikson

Faithful Navigator's Report

JANUARY 2012

Sir Knights:

Marilynn and I sincerely hope that you and your family have had a blessed Christmas and your life was filled with the joy of the birth our Lord Jesus Christ. Christmas has always been a very special time for us. A time to rejoice and spend time with family and count the many blessing that we have been given.

It is wonderful to see people’s generosity and love during the Christmas season. Of special note is the response to the flood that happened in the gym at St Mary’s that destroyed much of the gifts and groceries, etc., that were meant for the needy in our community to help them enjoy Christmas. The response at the 11:30 mass of food, gifts, and the extra cash collection was overwhelming. And I am sure that it was similar at all other masses that weekend. It made me proud to be a Catholic and a parishioner at St Mary’s Church.

Something that is a bit concerning is that the need of those less fortunate than us goes on 12 months of the year. And as a brotherhood built on Charity, we must remember that. As an usher, very often during the year, I see many masses where there is not enough in the food donation box to send up to the altar. Please remember to be generous all year long!

A very successful Fourth Degree Christmas dinner in the chambers on Friday, December 2^ndwas attended by 41 SKs, wives and family members. A very delicious turkey dinner was enjoyed by all followed by a sing-a-long of Christmas carols to get everyone into the spirit of Christmas. A special thank you goes to my wife Lady Marilynn, who looked after the planning, organizing and a big part of the cooking.

I would also like to thank her helpers: Ladies Eileen Jensen, Dorothy Baxter, Georgette De Boer, and Susan Turenne who all helped make the meal complete. And to SK Jens who helped with the decorations and also to all who helped with the cleanup after. Many hands make the job light! I would also like to thank SK Rolly and Lady Jean for donating one of the turkeys that we enjoyed that night. We were also very happy to have both Fr. Nelson and Fr. Bryan join us for the dinner and thanks to Fr. Nelson for asking the blessing. Although we were a little disappointed that they didn’t stay and help us sing carols!

A couple of reminders: The next Pancake Breakfast to be held is on Sunday January 29^th, 2012, so please contact SK Jens Jensen or SK Blake Baxter if you can work for all three breakfasts or part of the time. They are trying to have enough people to create two groups to lessen everyone’s work time, so please come out and help. It is a very enjoyable time to visit with your Brothers and other members of St Mary’s Parish.

A reminder that a Fourth degree Exemplification will be held at St. Monica Parish Hall, 12011 Woodhead Road, Richmond, BC on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Anyone interested in attending, please contact the Faithful Navigator for details.

Our next meeting is at the chambers at 7:30 PM Wednesday, January 25^th 2012. See you there!

In closing, Marilynn and I would like to wish all of you and your families a very happy and healthy 2012. And I would like to close with one of my favorite quotes, which is from Mother Teresa, “The best sermon is a good example!” One we should always remember.

Dale Erikson, Faithful Navigator