Please join us for our next State-Wide Fraternal Benefit Night on January 19^th, 2021 at 7pm with Joe Jordan on Retirement Planning.  Use this ZOOM LINK to pre-register.  The event is limited to the first 1,000 statewide that pre-register.  Joe Jordan is a Brother Knight, and best selling author of “Living a Life of Significance”. His message will be geared towards retirement, and sharing a message of generational wealth. He will also share why he think it is important to have your finances driven by your faith.

Joe has lead insurance operations at Paine Webber and held senior VP role MetLife, working in the product development dept. He also was a founder of the Insured Retirement Institute. Has been named “Top 50 Irish Americans on Wall Street” for the past 3 years.

This webinar is open to everyone.  Please join us for this great speaker, please pre-register, show up on time, put it on your calendar, and feel free to share the link above.  We ask that you stay on for the entire call and complete a short survey at the end so the Knights can continue to bring you meaningful webinars (Indicate our Council 9708).

The St. Clare Knights of Columbus held their first ever Thanksgiving Turkey Fry on Tuesday, November 24, 2020.  The cooking event was hosted by Dave and Karen Fronick off Parish grounds due to Covid-19 restrictions.  The Council sold 33 turkeys with all proceeds being donated to the St. Clare of Assisi Church HVAC Project.  Father Vincent was presented with a check for $1,000 on December 19 after the 4:30 pm Mass.

The 2020 Knights Volunteer at Houston Food Bank in Dec; this is the 3rd visit to the Houston Food Bank this year for the St. Clare Knights of Columbus with 24 volunteers attending – our largest event of the year!  Congratulations to all volunteers for a very successful event.

The St. Clare Knights Blood Drive was hosted on Saturday November 14, 9am-2pm.  Blood continues to be rationed as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise this fall, and the situation is expected to worsen.  This event was hosted in Jan Green’s name, wife of Brother Terry Green, who continues to fight Leukemia at MD Anderson.  Thanks to everyone gave, or attempted to give, the gift of life during this critical time.  Thank you!

 

The 2020 Knights Volunteer at Houston Food Bank in Nov; this is the 2nd visit for the St. Clare Knights of Columbus this year with 13 in attendance (all giving air hugs).  A very successful event.

The St. Clare Knights of Columbus will be selling Deep Fried Turkeys for $39 on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 for the Thanksgiving Season.  Each Turkey is approximately 14 lb and you have the option of ordering Traditional or Cajun Seasoned. Download our Flyer.

Pre-Paid orders only accepted online at: Store.StClareKofC.com  Delivery is available within 5 mile radius of St. Clare Church; MUST have someone to receive turkey.  MUST include name, phone no, address, and email at checkout.  Questions: Call Dave Fronick 832-298-1351.

The St. Clare Knights are hosting a Blood Drive, Saturday November 14.  Blood continues to be rationed due to low inventory levels resulting from COVID-19, and if another COVID-19 spike hits this fall, the situation is expected to worsen.  Please consider giving the gift of life during this critical time.  We are hosting this event in Jan Green’s name, who continues to need blood as she fights Leukemia at MD Anderson Hospital.  Jan is the spouse of Brother Knight Terry Green and longtime active parishioner.

Two MD Anderson Donor Coach Vans will be in the church parking lot. This is open to the public but you must register for an appointment. No walk-ins are allowed.  Time slots are available from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.  MD Anderson Registration (MUST Register): https://tinyurl.com/stclare1120

Donation Requirements:

1. Be in generally good health
2. Feeling well
3. Be at least 17 years old
4. Weigh at least 110 lbs
5. Not be pregnant
6. Have eaten a good meal
7. Photo ID required

Download Flyer: An Appreciation Item, Snacks and Refreshments will be provided to all Donors.

Blood bank supplies in the Houston area continue to be critically low, you can others in our area, through your participation and prayers.  To those who have already signed up to give blood, we thank you.

The Texas Knights of Columbus Field Agents are sponsoring a FREE webinar by Tom Hegna on Retirement Planning, Wednesday October 28 at 7:00 pm.   Please register at this ZOOM LINK.  This is a statewide webinar and is limited to the first 1000 that register.

Tom Hegna is an economist, author, and retirement expert. He has been an incredibly popular industry speaker for many years and is considered by many to be THE Retirement Income Expert!.

As a former First Vice President at New York Life, retired Lieutenant Colonel, and economist, Tom has delivered over 5,000 seminars on his signature “Paychecks and Playchecks” retirement approach, helping Baby Boomers and seniors retire the “optimal” way. He has condensed a large chunk of his considerable knowledge into 5 books.

The St. Clare Knights gathered more Hurricane Laura Donations on Saturday Sep 19, 2020.  The Knights coordinated donations from both the Knights and the Parish. One extremely full pickup truck was then driven to the Shrine of the True Cross Knights in Dickenson who were driving to the Lake Charles area later that evening.  In total the Knights gathered 2 completely full pickup trucks, 1 SUV, and made a cash donation of $300 to the Hurricane Relief.

The St. Clare Knights gathered Hurricane Laura Donations on Friday Sep 11, 2020, and met up with Brittmoore Rescue in Kemah, TX.  After loading the donated supplies Brittmoore Rescue drove to Lake Charles later that afternoon.  The St. Clare Knights also made a cash donation of $300 to Brittmoore Rescue to provide additional items to the Hurricane Victims.