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Father Thomas A. Judge Council 6893
   •   PO Box 1151   •    East Northport, NY 11731 •    631-262-1891   •
Council Hall located in Hewitt Square Larkfield Road, East Northport, New York.
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ST. ANTHONY’S FAMILY FEAST & FESTIVAL
“COME ONE … COME ALl!”

Our eighteenth annual St. Anthony’s Family Feast & Festival is all set for Wednesday June 24^ththrough Sunday June 28^that the Trinity Regional School grounds on Fifth Avenue in East Northport. This year’s feast is filled with entertainment & attractions everyday, new rides, games, international foods, and Las Vegas games in our cool air-conditioned casino. The excitement begins on Wednesday and every day with exciting live band performances on our food court stage. Wednesday and Saturday nights catch our spectacular fireworks display by BAY Fireworks at dusk. A special Magic Illusion Show for kids of all ages will commence the activities on Sunday afternoon. Also on Sunday beginning at 5:00 PM, there will be a special patriotic tribute by the ROMEOs Horn & Drum Ensemble playing their renditions of patriotic music and other all time favorites. Please be sure to take advantage of our special discount coupons for admission tickets on Thursday and Sunday. Finally, as a “Grand Finale”, $10,000 will be given away Sunday night in our “GRAND CA$$$H” raffle to support the renovation of St. Anthony’s Parish heating plant. All this, including general admission and unlimited free rides all the time, for the unbelievable Pay-One-Price of $11.00 ($5.00 for seniors and children under two are free)!

Hours of operation for the 2009 St. Anthony’s Family Feast & Festival are as follows:

Wednesday & Thursday 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Friday 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Saturday 5:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Sunday 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Volunteer Sign-up Meetings
There will be a meeting of all adult volunteer workers on Thursday, June 4 and also on Tuesday, June 9 beginning promptly at 7:30 pm. All parishioners and K. of C. members are invited to participate. In addition to signing up for specific committees and scheduling your hours, all 2008 feast ID cards will be validated for 2009. If you are interested in being a volunteer worker, you must attend at least one of these meetings. For more information please call (631) 262-1891. Thank you.

St. Anthony’s Family Feast & Festival GRAND CA$H Raffle

GRAND PRIZE - $7,500 CA$$$H!
2^nd Prize - $1,500 CA$$$H!
3^rd Prize - $1,000 CA$$$H!
A total of $10,000 in CA$$$H to be given away!

To help in the continuing renovation and repair at our parish, our council is running a raffle in conjunction with the 2009 St. Anthony’s Family Feast and Festival. All net proceeds will go toward the renovation. Raffle tickets will be sold through the last day of the feast on Sunday, June 28^th. The drawing for the winners of our GRAND CA$H raffle will be drawn and announced at the close of the Feast & Festival on June 28^th.

All council members and St. Anthony of Padua parishioners are being mailed an initial offering to purchase raffle tickets for only $20 each or six (6) for $100. Please fill out your raffle ticket stubs and return with your check made payable to “St. Anthony of Padua Parish” in the pre-addressed envelope as quickly as possible. Raffle tickets may also be sold to your friends and neighbors. Additional tickets may be purchased by sending in a check for the number of tickets you wish to purchase. Please write the number of tickets you wish to purchase on your check and we will fill out the stubs and return the raffle portion to you.

Feed the Hungry

The second Monday of each month is Feed the Hungry Night. Times continue to be tough for the poor of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish where over a thousand people depend to some degree on our Parish Outreach Food Pantry. In addition to our Memorial Mass, this evening gives us an opportunity to practice one of the Corporal Works of Mercy, Feed the Hungry . Please bring in a non perishable food product for the parish food pantry. Your act of charity will be appreciated. The success of this program has helped Parish Outreach ease the burden on the poorer families among us. Bob Mahon coordinates this program and will arrange delivery to the Parish Outreach pantry.

Knights of Columbus Suffolk Chapter (recently revised)

Please read the April 2009 Knight Light

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Announcements

Upcoming Events - Mark your calendar

Albany Prayer Rally May 12^thAlbany NY

Memorial Day parade May 25^th, Larkfield Road

Family Feast and Festival (See top of page) June 24^th through June 28^th

Annual Picnic July 26^th Crab Meadow Park

Nocturnal Adoration
Father Judge Council Nocturnal Adoration at St. Anthony's parish is scheduled for Friday Evening April 3 at 11:00 PM . Nocturnal Adoration is a good way to take time to relax and pray before the Blessed Sacrament in the solitude of our Church. The Nocturnal Adoration schedule for the next three months is shown below. Please call Bob Slingo at 486-2875 for more information.

Fourth Degree (Patriotism)
The Fourth Degree liaison for our Council is Rich Fitzgerald. Call Rich at 631-368-7584. Fourth Degree Brothers assemble on the third Wednesday of each month as indicated on our calendar (page 5). On April 15, Our Lady of Fatima Assembly will meet at Council 4757, the Shrine of Saint Anne Council at 8:00 PM.

Family Dinner Night - April 3^rdFriday, April 3^rd is Seafood Night!!! $5.00 per person; $15.00 per family covers it. Join us for a good time. The Seafood Dinner includes fish, pasta, potatoes, coffee and desert!

Memorial Mass April 20.
Once again, our Annual Memorial Mass for deceased Brothers and members of our Auxiliaries will be held at our Council on Monday, April 20. This is also Feed the Hungry night. Please see the page heading for more information.

Membership Committee
If you have a potential member and want a little help to bring him in, contact Ed Perillo at 754 8606 or email Jerry Dano at jeromedano@yahoo.com If you email Jerry, enter “KofC membership” on the subject line. If interested in doing more for membership, please notify Ed or Jerry.

Columbiettes
Dear Sisters,

Saturday, March 7 was our day of Recollection at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington. We all had a wonderful time. Please follow our messages for next years day
of recollection as you won’t want to miss it.

On March 16th we hosted the Suffolk Chapter meeting for the Columbiettes of Suffolk County at the Council Hall. Thanks to all our volunteers. The meeting was a great success.

APRIL’S MONTHLY MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 16th @ 7:30.

Our Fashion show scheduled for Sunday March 29th is cancelled

Unfortunately we do not have the public support needed to continue with this event. Hopefully we can organize an event with better success in the near future.

On March 14^th the Knights graciously shared their membership drive with us. Grand Knight Ed Schnepf spoke on our behalf from the alter to the entire congregation at each mass. He mentioned who we are, what we do and even plugged our fashion show! Many thanks to all the Knights.

For anyone who did not receive a flyer about the Columbiettes, but would like more information about how to join our organization, please contact me directly (379-2655).

In Christ,

Theresa Lofaro, President

Father Judge Hall—Talk it up
We are very fortunate to have a beautiful hall that is well-managed and well-maintained. These are difficult times for many and hall rental is falling off. The rates are reasonable and it is a great venue for almost any event from a children's party to a wedding reception. Be ready to recommend our hall for any occasion. For details, go to the Council Hall webpage, http://www.frjudge.org/hall.htm or call 2621891.

For the Good of the Order
One of the responsibilities of the Chancellor of our Council is to make arrangements for a plant, flowers, a basket of fruit, a mass card or a donation to a charity in the name of a member who is hospitalized or deceased. The Chancellor will make a decision on what is appropriate according to information provided him. Contact: Ron Smith, Chancellor. His telephone number is 269-4575.

Columbian Squires

Young men of high school age, interested in joining the Brother Dawson Squires Circle should contact Ray Mascolo at 368-8617.

Saint Anthony’s Family Feast and Festival

The 18^th Annual Saint Anthony’s Family Feast and Festival will be held from June 24^th through June 28^th. Feast Chairpersons’ meetings are as follows at Father Judge Hall:

April 27^th 7:30 PM (Last Monday) of April

May 26^th 7:30 PM (Last Tuesday) of May

For more information, eMail fredl@ElectronixSystems.com

Website

We continue to make the website current. If you have a page, go there and send suggestions to bobspera@optonline.net. Attention should be given to the pages for the Columbiettes, Little Knights, Squires, Pro-Life, Insurance and Council Hall. We need a webmaster to maintain and improve the Father Judge Council website. It is well organized but could use updated content. If you can volunteer, call Bob at 499-1544.

Pictures at Council and Auxiliary events

If you want pictures for the Knight Light for an event you are running, the best way is to ask someone to take them; you will usually be too busy. You will need a digital camera. Ask your photographer to take pictures of people in action and having fun. Don’t try to get everyone unless you can get everyone in one picture. Don’t send ones you don’t want used and recommend those that you really like! If you want Bob Spera to take the pictures, ask Bob in advance (499-1544 or better bobspera@optonline.net) If possible he will come.

Sponsorship Rates
Ads in the in Knight Light are $60.00 for 11 issues. A double ad is $100.00. Free ads are provided to significant sponsors ($250 or more) of any Father Judge Council event. Events include the Annual Feast, the Sam Russo Golf Classic, the Squires Outback Steak dinner, and any event run by the Columbiettes, Ladies Auxiliary or Little Knights. A significant sponsorship is $250.00 or more. A total annual sponsorship of over $1,000 earns a logo on our home page.

Knight Light Cost Reduction
Please accept the PDF version of the Knight Light. If you are not getting the Knight Light by email, send your address to bobspera@optonline.net. You can also download from www.frjudge.org or pick up at the first meeting of the month.

Little Knights
The next meeting will be April 25 at 10:00 AM in Father Judge Hall. At the March 21^st meeting, the Little Knights prepared 15 Easter baskets to be donated to Parish Outreach for the children of the parish. Look for pictures in the May Knight Light.

The Little Knights collect toiletry kit items (soap, shampoo, conditioner, hand lotion, tooth paste, etc) for making kits for the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative. The Little Knights assembled and delivered 80 toiletry kits as well as specific toiletry items to Parish Outreach for further delivery to the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative. The kits were assembled at the January Little Knights meeting.

Boys and girls, 5-12 years old, meet on the 3^rd or (more often) on the 4^th Saturday of each month. For information on joining us, call John Mahon at 631 368-0872.

Freedom Of Choice Act (FOCA)
Cardinal George, President of the National Council of Bishops outlined the Church’s position against FOCA, a law intended to expand and protect abortion.
You can read Cardinal George’s statement at

http://www.lifenews.com/nat4568.html

FOCA’s proponents hope to eliminate barriers to abortion established by the states or hospitals. FOCA could wipe away all restrictions to abortion. You can fight this law by going to the website of Americans United for Life and sign their petition. http://www.FightFOCA.com

Sponsorship Manager needed

This duty includes the billing of sponsors and coordinating with the Feast and Golf program managers. We must develop a cohesive program that is fair to our supporters and improves sponsorship income. The basic processes are in place.

General Information

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council information
The Father Judge Council is located in the Hewitt Shopping Center On Larkfield Road in East Northport. (Directions) The Grand Knight for 2003-2004 is Rocco Morro. You can contact the Knights by phone at 262 1891, or by email. If you are interested in joining us, go to the membership page by clicking on the one of the following: Knights, 4th Degree, Columbiettes, Ladies Auxiliary, Squires or Little Knights.

council meetings
The Father Judge Council meets At 8:00 pm on the first and third Mondays at its hall in the Hewitt shopping center (Directions). The first meeting of the month is primarily a business meeting. The second meeting each month is more socially oriented but will address necessary business. Click on one of the buttons to the left to find out about the specific meeting times of our family of components. To see a combined schedule of all meetings and activities, go to our calendar.

about our Council
Father Judge Council is named after Fr. Thomas A. Judge who was the second Pastor at St. Anthony of Padua Church. He was very well liked by all parishioners especially little children who anxiously awaited at mass on Sundays to see what he had in his "little brown bag" to preach about! He had a great sense of humor which helped him get through a long but heroic bout with stomach cancer to which he finally succumbed in the mid 1970s. The Father Judge Council works closely with the St. Anthony's Parish in East Northport, NY.

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