With Jesus and my son in the Garden of Gethsemane
Bryan Dickerson, Past Grand Knight, a former member of Our Lady of Lourdes Assembly, has written an article expressing his feelings on the death of his new born son, Brendan. In his own words, Bryan's "intention was to 1) remember my son, 2) thank God for His help, and 3) hopefully, inspire people that God will not abandon them even in the worst of times".
Bryan, who recently moved to South Jersey, says, "God is the reason why I was able to write that story and why I can get out of bed in the morning in spite of the great sorrow of Brendan's death." He continues, "My Brother Knights, even if not mentioned specifically by name, are an important part of Brendan's story".
Pleas read the article, published in a Pro-Life magazine titled Celebrate Life.
The article can be viewed by using this LINK.
APDF version of the printed article is available by clicking a link on the top of the page that appears when using the link above.
January Business Meeting
The next Business meeting will be held at the Church of St Martha, 3800 Herbertsville Road, Pt Pleasant and is scheduled for Monday, January 23, 2011 at 8 p.m. Officers will not be required to wear tuxedos, but should be appropriately dressed for a business meeting.
The monthly business meetings will now be held on the 3rd Monday of the month. If the 3rd Monday is a Holiday and the Church is closed, the meeting will be canceled.
Prayer for Traditional Marriage
Rev. Msgr Michael Mannion, Auxiliary State Chaplain, has composed a prayer in support of traditional 1 man - 1 woman marriage. Please pray this prayer and contact your elected officials expressing your concerns on this issue:
O Lord, Creator of life and lover of your children, We give you thanks that you have blessed us with the sacred gift and vision of marriage and the human family, through which children are supported and strengthened, nurtured and nourished, with the love of Father and mother, throughout human history.
We pray for the gift of your Spirit, O Lord, to enlighten the minds and hearts of our judges, legislators and officials, that together we may safeguard the dignity and rights of all your people with compassion as well as proclaim with conviction the bond of father and mother as uniquely sacred and worthy of protection.
We ask this with the intercession of Venerable Michael McGivney, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Brother. Amen
Lenten Meals
Our Lady of Lourdes Assembly will once again host Friday night Fish Dinners during Lent. The dinners will be served at the Church of St Martha on Friday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
There will be Stations of the Cross in the Worship Area of the Church at 7p.m., this is a great way to spend early evening hours on Fridays during Lent
Polar Bear Plunge
As he has done the last 3 years, Faithful Navigator John Gazis will take the "Plunge" for Special Olympics on February 25, 2012, as part of the NJ Polar Penguins team led by Team Captain Past State Deputy Thomas Ciborski. Please support the NJ Polar Penguins again this year.
Come join the team and Plunge for the kids. Click JOIN
To donate to the team or a specific Polar Penguin, click DONATE
Pictures of the event are available at the State website, or by clicking: Polar Bear Plunge
Welcome
Welcome to the website for Our Lady of Lourdes Assembly #2143. We are a small but growing, and highly active, Assembly. Some members of our Assembly are active on the District and State level.
The Color Corps of our Assembly is growing, honors requests for callouts by any Council, and will assist any Assembly when asked. We are honored to have among our members the Color Guard Commander of the Second NJ District.
Our Faithful Navigator this Columbian year is John A Gazis, PFN. We have many exciting events planned for this Columbian year, and we invite one and all to come and experience Our Lady of Lourdes Assembly.
In order to access certain areas, you must be registered. Click on Contact and include your membership number in your request.
Happy Birthday
The following Sir Knights will be celebrating birthdays this month:
| Anthony J Castellano | January 19 |
| Mario J Pontecorvo | January 19 |
| John A Rentschler | January 19 |
| Lionel J Coty | January 24 |
| Thomas J Lorenc | January 25 |
Prayers Requested
Please pray for those on our Sick and Distressed List.
The list is available on our Prayer Requests page.