Charlebois Council 2704
• P.O. Box 158 • The Pas,
MB, R9A 1K4 • Ph: (204)
623-2938 •Fax: (204)
623-2364 •
Regular meetings are held once a month, September to June, on the 2nd Tuesday,
at 7:30 pm in the KC Clubroom, Guy Hall basement, 28 First Street West in The Pas,
MB. Our Council is involved in various projects.
See a graph of Charlebois Council's volunteer hours (2003-10, 2013-18) here.
See the names of Knight of the Month Award recipients here.
See a slideshow of Charlebois Council projects here.
Monthly activities:
Assistance with church services as readers, greeters, Eucharist ministry, taking up the
collection, church and hall maintenance and cleaning, lay ministry, etc.
Annual activities:
First
Communion and Confirmation
appreciation, Operation Red Nose, food kitchen breakfasts,
"Keep Christ in Christmas" buttons, and Christmas
Nativity scene display,
assistance with
Christmas Feast or food hampers, Lenten rosary, assistance to Knights, serving on
various
parish administration committees, etc.
A periodic electronic newsletter,
Charlebois Chatter and this web site keep our members
and others informed about our Council's activities.
State Activities: ICCD 2020 Early
Bird Draw, held on January 25, 2020 in Winnipeg
ICCD
2020 Major Draw:
April 27, 2020 in Winnipeg
The
2019-20 ICCD draw winners are
listed HERE.
Service Program Personnel: See the list of programs and directors here.
Charlebois Council Foundation Fund
The Council operates a
Foundation to fund its projects. Details are available
here.
2020-21
EVENTS CALENDAR
updated 2020 November 20
| July - August | Provide ministry assistance at masses |
| September - February September 7, 2020 September 15, 2020 September 20, 2020 September 26, 2020 |
Sale of ICCD tickets; proceeds
for charitable works Council Trustees first meeting - Guy Hall KC Clubroom (not held) Regular Council meeting (moved due to parish workshop) First Communion mass at 2:00 pm - must register to attend Parish yard maintenance |
| October 1, 2020 October 13, 2020 |
Membership drive begins Regular Council meeting |
| November, 2020 November 10, 2020 November 11, 2020 November 28, 2020 |
Coats for Kids &
Food For Families donations Regular Council meeting - cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions Remembrance Day Service |
|
December 2, 2020 December 8, 2020 |
91st
Anniversary of Charlebois Council Regular Council meeting - cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions |
| January 7, 2021 January 12, 2021 January 17, 2021 January 25, 2021 |
Council Trustees 2nd
meeting? - Guy Hall KC Clubroom Regular Council meeting ? Work bee to take down Christmas nativity display ICCD Early Bird Draw: |
| February 9, 2021 February ?, 2021 |
Regular Council meeting
? St. Paul's Personal Care Home birthday party |
| March, 2021 March ?, 2021 March 9, 2021 March 29, 2021 |
Meals on Wheels delivery Lenten Way of the Cross begin on Fridays Regular Council Meeting ? Founder's Day - 136th anniversary of the Knights of Columbus |
|
April 1, 2021 April 4, 2021 April 13, 2021 April ??, 2021 April ??, 2021 |
Deadline for Mb
State Post-Secondary Bursary Easter bread sharing Regular Council meeting ? ICCD Major Draw: 11th & 12th Annual RPS Challenge at Scott Bateman Middle School |
| May 5?, 2021 May 9, 2021 May 11, 2021 May 15, 2021 May ??, 2021 May 29, 2021 |
Council Trustees 3rd
meeting - Guy Hall KC Clubroom Rose Sunday - Mother's Day Regular Council meeting, 2021-22 officer nominations Parish yard clean up Annual Manitoba State Conference - Winnipeg Planting flowers at KC monument. |
| June 8, 2021 | Regular Council meeting; Election of Officers for 2021-22; budget report |
PROJECTS 2004-2020
Charlebois Council's projects since 2004 (recent/current year
items highlighted) are:
Indoor Planter - St. Paul's Personal Care Home.
Memorial to Children - Monument, walk
and bench at OLSH Cathedral.
Charlebois Log Chapel Preservation Phases 1, 2,
3 and Framed Photo donation.
Habitat for Humanity - donation & participants.
Special Wheel Chair - donated for KC member or public use at St. Paul's
Care Home.
Wheelchair Foundation - donation for a wheelchair-
2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Trappers' Festival Pancake Breakfasts - 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017.
Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival
- 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 sponsorships.
Guy Hall Refurbishment - donated funds to refinish
wood flooring.
Christmas Nativity Set - 2008 donated funds to
assist purchase.
Liver Transplant Support - 2008 donation.
St. Maria Gorretti Parish - 2008 donation.
Riverside Catholic Cemetery Cleanup - 2008.
Friendship Centre Christmas Day Feast/Hampers
- 2008-2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, donations .
Northern Pregnancy Care Centre - 2008 donation.
NAPH Foster Care Christmas Dinner - 2008 donation.
St. Paul's Care Home February Birthday Party: 2009,
2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 .
Youth Mass Servers & Religious Education assistants
- gift certificates 2009, 2010, 2011
World Vision - 2009 donation at community event.
1st Communion & Confirmation:
2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020 - rosaries given
Diocese Yard Spring/Fall Cleanup - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
The Pas 2012 Centennial - 2009 donation to fund
organizing committee; rep on planning.
Guy Hall Refurbishment - 2009 donation to replace
rectangular tables.
Sacred Heart Parish:
2007 Hymn Books grant $400, 2009 donations to office exterior
repainting; booklet production; 2010 donation of 2 hearing units for cathedral sound system;
new furnace, cash grants: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
OLSH Automatic External Defibrillator 2013 (AED) for OLSH
cathedral.
OLSH Cathedral ceiling repairs:
$23,000 total donation over 2015 - 2017.
OLSH Cathedral flooring replacement:
2017 a $10,000
donation.
OLSH Easter Bread sharing; 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019.
OLSH Parish Children's Christmas Party:
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
Philippines Disaster Relief: 2009,
2013 donations made.
Ukraine Medical Aid: 2014 $100 donation.
RPS Challenge at Scott Bateman Middle School: 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, (2020 postponed) with certificates, cash awards, and plaques.
Cathedral West Wall Restoration Project: 2012
fundraiser.
Riverside Catholic Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Fund:
$23,900 since 2011.
Riverside Catholic Cemetery: Fencing
2012-13 $4,000; 2013 $1,500; Crucifix refurbishment.
and grounds cleanup 2017-19.
Subscription for Seminarian: 2011-14.
Sacred Heart Parish/School 2012 Reunion: Grant for
historical displays.
St. Anthony's Hospital: 2012 Grant for historical story
boards about founding Grey Nuns.
Remembrance Day Wreath: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Good of the Order Donations:
2x$100,
2x$250 donations to families in need;
$50 to a new
Council, masses said for deceased members or their families; fruit baskets to ailing members;
$500 to Inuit training; mass for former member's widow; supplied
wheelchair for aged member.
Litter cleanup of First St. W. recycle drop off site: 2013
High school hovercraft team 2014 $250 sponsorship in
provincial competition.
Food For Families donations: $600 donations in 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18,
2018-19,
2019-20. In 2020 an additional $250 donation to each Early
Years School's food hamper project.
RCMP Foundation: 2014 a $200
donation to "Fund for Fallen RCMP Members" of Moncton, NB.
Youth Group Support: 2015
provided a pancake breakfast; 2018 NET Team support,
2019 pizza party.
KRC Community Disc Golf:
2016 a $500 donation to initiate the project; $75 for tournament.
KCS: Grant to replace music
instruments: 2016 a $2,000 donation to an early years school.
Guy Hall custodial support:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Coats for Kids: in 2016 a
$520 donation; in 2017 a $523 donation; in 2018 a $285.00 donation,
in 2019 a $418 donation, 2020 pending.
Uptown Day Care: 2017 a $1,000
donation towards a new van.
Diocese Study Days: 2016,
2017, 2018
prepared/served or sponsored a meal to participants .
Christian Refugee Relief:
2017 donation.
Serena Manitoba Inc.:
2017 donation.
CWL Diocesan Convention
breakfast: 2005, 2006, 2017.
Community Outdoor Skating Rink:
2017 a $2,000 donation.
The Pas Handivan: $200
donation in 2018 to operating fund.
Support to clergy: $750
donation in 2018 towards vestments for new Deacon, a cash gift to
each departing Council Chaplains.
Community Spray Park: Donation
Community Wellness Challenge:
$250 sponsorship 2019.
Keep Christ in Christmas:
Nativity scene display, Christmas hampers, buttons handed out
The Pas Handivan: 2020
$200 donation
Survival Gardens Project
- Klerksdorp Catholic Diocese, S. D. Africa 2020 $500 donation
Check the
Gallery for
photos. See our Bulletin
for details.