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Knights at Work — The Lord's Prayer Signs.

11/11/2021

 
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KofC Team Members Bob Harmon, Dan Spielbusch Sr., Harry Venneman and Dave Diskin. Not Pictured (because he took it) Charles Schettler.
PictureDave Diskin Repairing the Bottom of a Sign Post
During the past weekend KofC Council 760 replaced the fourteen The Lord's Prayer signs, that stretch about 4/10th's of a mile east from Xavier Road, on the north side of highway 47.  A group of Knights took on the job of: removing the old signs; scraping and repainting the existing posts; and remounting a set of new 2' x 4' sign panels.  They also repaired a couple of posts and replaced a few of the trim strips finishing off the installation.
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The project actually started several weeks earlier when artwork from the earlier signs was located.  Those earlier images were enhanced to make the lettering more prominent on the backgrounds.  Then the new images were printed on vinyl covered aluminum plates mounted on a corrugated vinyl core.
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This Was the Third Iteration. 
We don't know the exact timing, but the new signs are the third set that have graced The Lord's Prayer along K47 during the past 25 or more years:
  1. Felix and Ruth O'Brien installed the first set about twenty-five years ago [1].  These original signs were hand painted and installed along the same 4/10th's mile stretch as the newer ones.
  2. About ten years ago, the Kroenke family had signs made and installed that were very similar to the new ones.  Over the past few years, those vinyl-on-aluminum sign panels began to crack and fade.
  3. Hopefully the new KofC versions of the signs will last another 10 years, or until the Council or someone else extends the tradition.
​The signs can be difficult to appreciate at 65 miles per hour.  Here is a slide-show gallery of each of the new panels.  Hover the mouse over the pictures to see the slide navigation controls.

Note:
  1. A Follow-up from the original post:  One of our followers, Misty O'Brien, informed us that Ruth O'Brien's sister, Margaret "Peggi" O'Brien painted the original set of signs.  Peggi recalls, they were done in the 1995 - 1996 time-frame; and she is still employed as an artist and sign painter.

Knights at Work - 2016—2017 Report

8/14/2017

 
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It Was a Busy Year!
Council 760 recently submitted their Annual History Report which summarizes activity for fiscal year 2016—2017 (July 1, 2016 — June 30, 2017).   We knew it was a busy year but when the activities were compiled it was, indeed, a very active period.  Most importantly, as a faith and charity-based fraternal organization, we provided valuable service for our area, state and national communities.

In total, Knights of Columbus Council 760 returned $36,780 to community in the form of financial aid to families in need, seminarian support and donations to local or other organizations.  A summary of some of the work is provided here and a link to our annual report is provided below:
  • Benefit Breakfasts for "in Need" Situations — The Knights dedicated seven breakfasts to local families with health-related issues.  These seven breakfasts produced a total of $32,423 in contributions.  We provided an instant $200 "Pennies from Heaven [1]" donation to a local family recovering from a house fire.  We also donated $500 to the state Pennies fund for future needs.
  • Catholic Youth Ministry — This year the council donated $2,100 in proceeds from our Lenten Fish Fry's to the St. Francis Catholic Youth Ministry to support their trip to the Steubenville Lone Star Conference at Dallas. 
  • Seminarian Support — We continued our support of Wichita Diocese seminarian James Schibi by providing a financial gift to assist with his studies at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmetsburg , Maryland.  On May 20, 2017, he was ordained as a Deacon at the Church of The Magdalen in Wichita.  This year our contribution to Deacon Schibi was $500
  • Local Organizations - We donated a total of $450 to our local 4H Club and Project Prom.
  • Better Choice - We gave a $356 donation to the A Better Choice pro-life ministry. 
  • Tootsie Rolls - Your participation in our annual Tootsie Roll Drive was passed on as a $250.50 donation in support of persons with intellectual disabilities.   
In addition to the direct donations noted above, Council 760 also sponsored two additional community breakfasts and our annual Smoked Ribs campaign to raise money for our emergency and general operating fund.  This money allows us to support other projects and causes during the year. Some of these include: The local and district basketball free-throw contests both of which were in St. Paul; punt pass and kick; autumn pro-life rosary and ice cream social and 4th Degree honor guards for our church or other area churches.  Open the link below for a copy of our annual history report.​
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Notes:
[1]  Pennies from Heaven is an EDAP (Emergency Disaster Aid Program).  Individual councils make an annual donation to sustain a state fund which, in turn, is made available to the councils to provide instant support for local emergencies.  For example, the $200 donation, noted above, was made quickly allowing the family to buy clothing, and other necessities destroyed by the fire.  Then, our council was reimbursed from the state Pennies fund.

Knights At Work - Road Signs

5/19/2017

 
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​They Do More Than Fry Eggs and Sausage:
Folks get accustomed to seeing Knights at the serving line at benefit breakfasts, or handing out Tootsie Rolls in the back of church.  These events are intended to raise money for local families in need or to support special church or civic projects.

But they do more than that — a lot more.  Over the past few years they have repaired some local homes, supported our altar servers and ran local youth sports events.  For those who have been up in the church tower, the metal stairways between the choir-loft and bells levels were lifted in place and installed by a team of KofC members.

In the photos above, Grand Knight Matt O'Hara is repairing one of the Lords Prayer signs a mile east of Beechwood Hill.  Nobody told him to do it.  He was just doing what Knights do!

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    • Stations of the Cross at St. Francis >
      • I - Jesus is Condemned to Death
      • II - Jesus Carries His Cross
      • III - Jesus Falls The First Time
      • IV — Jesus Meets His Mother
      • V — Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus To Carry His Cross
      • VI — Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
      • VII — Jesus Falls The Second Time
      • VIII — Jesus Meets The Women Of Jerusalem
      • IX — Jesus Falls The Third Time
      • X — Jesus Is Stripped Of His Garments
      • XI — Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross
      • XII — Jesus Dies On The Cross
      • XIII — Jesus Is Taken Down From The Cross
      • XIV — The Body Of Jesus Is Laid In The Tomb
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