January 1, 2026
Happy New Year to my fellow Brothers,
We are grateful for the Blessings of the Christmas season with family and friends. On this date, we also celebrated the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Over the next eight days we reflect and honor Mary’s role as the mother of our Savior Jesus Christ.
While sitting at the New Years evening Mass, I had an opportunity to reflect on how many Knights were involved in the celebration of the Mass: Father Saji, who gave a beautiful sermon, the Sacristans, Ushers and Eucharistic ministers that are all Knights. I am sure there were many Knights at other Masses in these roles.
On a personal note, I am personally grateful for all the prayers, compassion and words of encouragement during my wife Lynn’s recovery. She has made remarkable progress, both physical and mental, since her accident on December 4th.
I am also grateful for the Knights participation in many activities that support the ministries at Our Lady of Lourdes and local charitable organizations. This includes the transformation of the monthly Knights Sunday Breakfast, the Knights and CCW rollout of the Our Lady of Lourdes Bingo; which exceeded our wildest expectations, record breaking Food Collections and Clothing Drives, prayerful support for Adoration on Fridays & the Fifth Sunday Rosary, running the largest CFA raffle at OLOL, the camaraderie that has been formed at Breakfast with Brothers. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive and does not reflect individual friendships and personal connections that have been established throughout 2025.
January 2026 Events
- January 4th Knights Sunday Breakfast Parish Hall after 8:00AM & 10:00AM Masses.
- January 5th Monday Our Lady of Lourdes Bingo 6:00PM Doors Open (Parish Hall)
- January 7th Wednesday KoC Officers Meeting in Parish Hall Library 1:00-2:00PM
- January 9th-10th Tootsie Roll Drive at Publix in Wellen Park
- January 14th General Meeting, Rosary 5:30PM, Dinner 6:00PM Meeting 6:45-8:00PM
- January 17th-18th Tootsie Roll Drive at OLOL after all Masses
- January 18th Exemplification, Sunday 2:00-3:30PM Parish Hall
- January 23rd-24th Tootsie Roll Drive at Publix in Venice Commons
- January 24th-25th Food Collection 40 minutes before all Masses
Please see our Events web page at What We Do for details on all upcoming events.
Fraternally yours, Eric Bisighini, Grand Knight Council 9924