SJYC Featured on Bishop's Hour

St. Joseph Youth Camp was recently featured on the Bishop's Hour on Catholic Radio, 1310 AM in Phoenix. Click here to listen.

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Peace Be With You (PBWY)

Rick Large II

St. Joseph's Youth Camp, Inc.

Executive Director/ Former President

Prayers for Firefighters

Two Boston Firefighters were killed today while battling a 9-alarm blaze in Boston. Please pray for the souls of these brave men and ask that God will take them into his kingdom and grant comfort to their grieving families and loved ones.

Holy Family Rummage Sale

Holy Family is having a rummage sale next Saturday, March 29th to raise funds for our cooling costs for the summer. We would greatly appreciate your help in getting the word out to the Knights of Columbus and their families. 

We are accepting donations of usable items on Friday, March 28th from 9 - 5. On Saturday, we'll have the rummage sale and have hot dogs, burgers, and brats as long as they last.  Please Download the flyer for details.

107th Annual Convention

The Registration packet for the upcoming 10th Annual Convention in Tucson, May 16-17 has been updated. The packet now includes PDF-fillable forms. To use them, click here to open the packet in Google Docs. Then click the download arrow to download the packet to your computer. Depending on which browser you are using, you may be able to either save the PDF file on your PC or open it at once using Adobe Reader. Scroll down to the form you want to fill out, fill in the data requested, then click the PRINT button. This will print only the form. You can then mail it in along with your payment. We will also place a copy of the packet on the chapter web site at www.tucsonknights.com.

Honor Guard Calloout for Archbishop luigi Bressan

Honor Guard,

Rosie Garcia, President of the Father Kino Heritage Society, requests the Honor Guard for the arrival of Archbishop Luigi Bressan from Trent, Italy. 

Archbishop Bressan arrives at the Tucson International Airport on Monday, April 21,  at 9:00pm.

Assemble 8:00pm in the airport parking lot.  Special arrangements will be made so we may carry swords, as well as be escorted with special access to greet the Archbishop.  There will be a film crew documenting the trip with the intent to show the movie to the Pope.   

We are honored to be invited once again to welcome Archbishop Bressan.

Additional details will be published prior to the callout.

Thank you.

Louis Centobene
Honor Guard Coordinator
520-744-1518  (H)
520-799-2870  (W)

State Convention Correction

Brothers,

The first page of the state convention package lists the Casino Del Sol's toll-free reservations line as (855) 765-2829 it should be corrected to read (855) 765-7829.

Pedro Nájera

Convention Chairman

Tucson 2nd & 3rd Degrees, Saturday March 15, 2014

St. Rita in the Desert Council #14230 is honored to host the upcoming 2^nd and 3^rd Degree Exemplification.  First Degree members should be encouraged to complete their journey to full Knighthood in our honored order.   Please contact the Grand Knight, Franklin Roznovsky no later than March 1, 2014 with the number of candidates and members expected to attend.

When:   Saturday, March 15, 2014

Where:  St. Rita In The Desert Parish
                            13260 E Colossal Cave Road, Vail, AZ 85641-0400

Time:      Registration:  9:00 AM to 9:45AM

                         2^nd Degree Begins promptly at 10:00AM

                         3^rd Degree follows the 2^nd Degree

                  Point of Contact:

                                    Financial Secretary:           Kim Penton

                                                                        Phone:  (504) 628-7018

                                                                        Email:  jpenton@cox.net

                                    Grand Knight:                  Franklin Roznovsky

                                                                        Phone:  (520) 981-7576

                                                                        Email:  gk14230@hotmail.com

                  Registration Fee:            $10.00 per candidate, payable at the door.

                  Lunch:                          $8.00 per person.  Lunch will be served after the 3^rd Degree

                  Coffee and doughnuts will be available to non-candidates before the 2^nd degree.

To aid the host council to properly prepare for the 2^nd and 3^rd degree exemplification, please contact the host council and provide the number of candidates and members who plan to attend.  This RSVP is requested by March 1, 2014.

At registration, all candidates must show a valid 1^st Degree Membership card and their registration fee will be collected.  Current members in the 3^rd Degree must also show a valid 3^rd degree membership prior to entry into the ceremony.  It is important that candidates be escorted by their sponsor or someone from their council. 

The exemplification of the 2^nd and 3^rd Degree is a special event, one that will be always remembered.  Therefore, proper dress is required of the candidates and members attending the degree.  The requested attire of collared shirts, slacks, and shoes are considered appropriate dress.  Shorts, tank tops, tee-shirts, and sandals are not considered acceptable dress for candidates and members.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and making this an Experience of a Lifetime for the candidates who are completing their journey to full knight hood, a SPIRITUAL JOURNEY.

Video of Garden of Gethsemane Blessing

Video courtesy of City of Tucson