KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Father Michael P. Dowling, Assembly 594

March 2026

   
       Monday March 23,   Business Meeting @ CTK 7:00pm   
       Monday March 23,   Chalice Club Meeting @ CTK 6:00pm

FROM OUR FAITHFUL FRIAR

      FROM OUR FAITHFUL FRIAR March 19th The Solemnity of St. Joseph is a special landmark this month in which we will celebrate the great honor bestowed upon the foster father of Jesus. And if you are Irish (who isn't), St. Patrick's feast (March 17) is another cause for a joyful celebration.
During this month we will begin our journey to the cross with our acts of penitence. May our Lenten observance be a joyful journey. See that the season as preparation not penance, and make room for gratitude.
On March 25, we celebrate the Feast of the An-nunciation. This feast remembers one of the most incredible mysteries of our faith: the mo-ment the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and proclaimed that she would conceive and bear the Son of God. This day marks the very moment of the Incarnation when God him-self took on flesh within Mary’s womb.
This is a Solemnity, so when this feast falls during the Lenten season, our Lenten penance obligations are lifted. We should celebrate by some special food or dinner. This feast day forecasts the blessed event of Christmas, and illustrates how the liturgical year is an endless circle of days.

FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR NOTES

    Sir Knights

Sir Knights – In this Laetare week of Lent, we should redouble our efforts to the Lord in ap-preciation for Our Lords Passion and Death. Lent is a great time to reflect on all of the Love and Blessings that the Lord has given us and our loved ones during our lives. It is also pru-dent to reflect on the passing and misery of this life compared to the Heavenly Joys of the next life. A great book to read during following Lent is “True Devotion to Mary”, which helps us to draw closer to Our Blessed Mother. Another great devotion is to pray the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, especially on Fridays. Please also remember to offer your daily sufferings and setbacks as a sacrificial offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Please continue to Pray for President Trump and his administration and an end to the War in Iran and Ukraine. Please continue to pray for our service men and women who are in harms way that the Lord will protect them. Also pray for the Increase of Faith and Holiness in our Families. Please also remember your Brother Knights and Families in your daily prayers.
May the Lord continue to Bless You and your Families during this Holy Week and I wish you and your Families a Most Blessed Easter.
May God Bless you and your Families Always


        John Schanbacher FN
        Faithful Navigator

MEMENTO MORI


Dale Widhalm			Feb 15, 2026
Ronald L Nollette		          Dec 14, 2025
Past FN Dwight Justice		  	  2023
Don Schuneman			 Jan 27, 2025
Ron Sovereign			 Sept 7, 2024
Kenneth Kass			 July 5, 2024	
Joseph Schuster 			 Sept 5, 2023	
Therial Bynum			 July 23,2023
Phillip Signorile			 May 25,2023
John “Jack” Arkfeld		 Jan  18, 2023
Past FN Timothy Klien  	           Oct, 17, 2022
Past State Deputy John Carpenter July 13, 2022
Past FN Ray McMahon  		 July   9, 2022
Rod Mach				  June 8, 2022
Past FN George Vulje 		 Apr 30, 2022


May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.    
If you know of a brother knight that has passed and not on the list above, please contact    
SK Steve LaGreca (402 619-1525)

Newsletter Arrival Time

Our newsletter will be sent out earlier from now on.  Some of the information is dated.  This will give you time to read it before the event.  It will be sent during the second week of the month.
A reminder of the meeting will be sent on the Friday before the meeting.  Please try and attend our meetings, they are very important.  After the meeting we have a snack provided by a member and discuss various things with food and a cold drink.

Pray for our troops

Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Airman, prayer is the most powerful.
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.  Protect them as they protect us.  Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.   Amen.

Happy Birthday To These Sir Knights in March.


03/06	SK Paul Mcnally
03/06	SK Nathan Marx
03/11	Rev Michael D Schmitz
03/14	SK Deacon Tom Frankinfield
03/14	SK Richard Clark
03/18	SK Vincent Vigneri
03/21	SK Timothy Romero
03/23	SK George Klosterman
03/25 	SK Steve Schmit
03/27	SK Kevin Vaughan

Intention for March from our Holy Father

For disarmament and peace: Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.

Prayer for America

O Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy,
at this most critical time, we intrust the United
States of America to your loving care.

Most Holy Mother, we beg you to reclaim this
land for the glory of your Son.Overmhelmed with
the burden of the sins of our nation, we cry to you
from the depths of our hearts and seek refuge in
your motherly protection.

Look down with mercy upon us and touch the
hearts of our people.  Open our minds to the great
worth of human life and to the responsibilities
that accompany human freedom.

Free us from the falsehoods that lead to the evil of
abortion and threaten the sanctity of family life.
Grant our country the wisdom to proclaim that
God s law is the foundation on which this naion
was founded, and that he alone is the true
Source of our cherished rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.

O Merciful Mother, give us the courage to reject
the culture of death and the strength to build
A new culture of life.


FATHER MICHAEL P. DOWLING ASSEMBLY OFFICERS

 
FAITHFUL FRIAR Rev. John Pietramale	391-3606
FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR John Shanbacher 850-1385
FAITHFUL CAPITAIN  Jack Garcia      	812-2552
FATHFLUL PILOT     Kevin Vaughan   	669-3447
FAITHFUL ADNIRAL   Rob Anderson 	578-3804
FAITHFUL COMPTR    Jerry Duran 	393-5751
FATHFULL PURSER    Steve McGovern    677-3529
FAITHFUL ADMIRAL   Gordon Bennett	392-1744
FAITHFUL INSIDE SENTINEL 
    		   Ray Kurowski		614-6940
FAITHFUL OUTSIDE SENTINEL
	 	   Morgan Woodard		830-1846
ONE YEAR TRUSTEE   Gordon Bennett   558-0425
TWO YEAR TRUSTEE   Al Asherin     	896-0267
THREE YEAR TRUSTEE Claude Woodard 212-4299 
COMMANDER  John Shanbacher		850-1385

NEBRASKA STATE OFFICERS
STATE CHAPLAIN			        Rev. William Cremers
STATE DEPUTY			        Mike Schaeffer
STATE DISTRICT MASTER		        Mark Borytsky

An Irish Prayer

As I arise today,
may the strength of God pilot me,
the power of God uphold me,
the wisdom of God guide me.
May the eye of God look before me,
the ear of God hear me,
the word of God speak for me.
May the hand of God protect me,
the way of God lie before me,
the shield of God defend me,
the host of God save me.
May Christ shield me today.
Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit,
Christ when I stand,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Amen




The Rosary

"The Rosary is the 'weapon' for these times."
St Padre Pio




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