The St. Patrick K.C. Ladies Auxiliary is an organization which assists the Knights of Columbus Council 8601 and promotes good fellowship through religious and social activities. The Auxiliary meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month (the same date as the KC Council) in the St. Patrick Parish Family Center beginning with a potluck supper followed by the general meeting. Membership is open to all females, Catholic or non-Catholic, age 18 or older, with a willingness to support the endeavors of Council 8601. It is not necessary that a Ladies Auxiliary member be married to a Knights of Columbus member. For more information or to join the Auxiliary, contact Amy Lawler at 225-288-30558 mamylawler@aol.com or Lorraine Lauret at 225-223-6742.
Auxiliary Monthly News
Hey Ladies!
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the next KC & Ladies Auxiliary joint meeting on Thur Nov 3rd after our 6:30pm potluck supper! We have an exciting agenda so please BE THERE! I have recovered quite well from this last surgery thanks to each of you for prayers, cards, texts and Masses for me. Your love and support has helped me heal so much faster!
November 3rd Meeting VIP Points:
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Our MAINfocus at this Ladies Auxiliary meeting is our annual –
“Thanks-4-Giving” Bake Sale
to be held the weekend before Thanksgiving on Sat Nov 19th and Sun Nov 20th after EVERY Mass. (Family Center Drop-off items to sell begins Fri Nov 18th from 12-6pm) ALL proceeds benefit our St Patrick St Vincent de Paul ministry. Please plan to attend this very important meeting to sign-up for positions to serve at the Bake Sale (are you a food mgr or a show girl? 😉) as well as what baked items you plan to donate for sale after each Mass. Our Bake Sale Planning Committee met and did a great job! Thanks to Geri Blazek, Grace Cazes, Eretta Perrien, Lorraine Lauret, Mary Godeaux, Lynn and Lester Hitchcock for being willing to serve with me on this committee. We will have more tables, more food & more people this time so plan to enjoy! The Knights will help us set up & take down. This is a prime time for recruiting Ladies & Knights so more on that too!
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The Memorial Ceremony on Sat Nov 5th from 3-4pm at St Patrick Catholic Churchfor those Knights and Ladies in the District who passed away during the past 12 months will be held Sat Nov 5th beginning at 3:00pm and ending before the 4pm Mass. We lost our own Roseclaire Wiebelt this past year so please plan to attend this hour of prayer before Mass.
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COOKING HELP NEEDED!
If you can help with Metanoia House cooking on Nov 7th, please contact Marty Mumphry marty.mumphrey1954@gmail.com
BORN TO RUN On Sat Nov 12th help is needed to feed the BORN TO RUN participants. Sausage Po-boys for 250 will be served at the town square downtown Baton Rouge. Be sure to let Marty know if you can participate & give him your phone # to call you if the time/location change. Cooks meet at 7:00 am to take equipment to North Blvd. Servers and additional cooks meet at the KC 8601 booth at North Blvd around 9:00am. Wear your Green St Patrick shirts or your Ladies Auxiliary red aprons! Show who we are! Will give you pamphlets to hand out to interested ladies too!
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White Oak Residents Service: Thu Nov 17th at 10:00 AM a service will be held for the Residents of White Oak Post Critical Care facility (instead of 4th Thursday). Please plan to arrive at 9:30 AM to help with setup and getting the residents to the Mass. Contact Mary Lynn Segalla with questions.
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LSU STUDENTS FEAST Oct 20th: Thanks to everyone who turned out to feed the 250+ LSU students who showed on Oct 20th at CTK! K.C. Ladies Ildi Gajda, Renee Lindsey, Grace Cazes, Andreal St Cyr, Pat Maus as well as parishioners: Beverly & Malcolm Jordan. All enjoyed the event. The food was great and the kids are always so polite and grateful!
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Meeting Minutes will be emailed or snail-mailedto each of you beginning with this issue. As of our October meeting, the vote was to send out the previous meeting minutes to the membership to read and only vote to accept of adjust at the next meeting. So, please read the meeting minutes to bring you up to speed. They will no longer be read in entirety at the meetings. More good things to discuss at our meeting! Hope to see you there!
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Check out the UPDATED KC website with more photos from events that include the Ladies Auxiliary Members as well. https://mykc8601.com
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Ideas for something fun we can do together! Renee & Andreal are working on a visit to a beautiful place of prayer during this cooler month before the hectic holidays ensue so show up to find out more at the meeting.
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The 50/50 Game Winner for the October meeting was Margaret Mannino! This could be you this month! Be sure to bring your $1 bills!!! The remaining donated 50% is used to help a needy charity.