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Exemplification, Fall Advertisement Letter, And More!
Greetings all! We will be having an Exemplification of Charity, Unity, AND Fraternity this upcoming Sunday, which is OCTOBER 11TH. Per usual, it will be held at the Saint Thomas More Parish Hall, and will be at 2:00pm. Degree membefrs should try to get there at least half an hour early. Candidates have been contacted, and between the three councils, it seems there will be six new Third Degree Members! This weeked, we are also having our annual recruitment drive at BOTH parish

Eric
Oct 72 min read


Weekend Brisket Fundraiser
There will be a Brisket fundraising event this Saturday. Fr. Edward S. Finn Honesdale Council 363 is hosting a Beef Brisket Dinner package to include a tender Brisket Sandwich, Hobo Beans, tasty Coleslaw, and delicious Cookies! Saturday, September 19th 11:30am-2:00pm Catholic Family Community Center (St. Dominic's Academy) 329 Cliff Street Honesdale, PA Donation is $16.00 per meal. IF YOU HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED YOUR BRISKET DINNER TICKET, COME DOWN ANYWAY! YOU CAN PURC

Eric
Sep 171 min read


4th Degree Dinner & Mid-Week Madness
Good morning everyone! Hope the wonderful Fall weather is treating you well. A few things I wanted to bring attention / reminders to: We will be having our 4th Degree Dinner NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, at Elegante in Honesdale (851 Main St, Honesdale, PA 18431) at 6:00PM Dinner will be buffet style, includes dessert, and will be $28. We will also be running a 50/50. Tickets will be 1 FOR $2 OR 3 FOR $5. I will have some sort of door prize or runner up to the 50/50 as we

Eric
Sep 162 min read


Be A Catholic Man Sponsorship
We are sponsoring (paying for) two men from our parish to attend the B.A.C.M. conference this year. The tickets are usually $40, and cover the entire day's event, including food. Anyone wishing to enter, should use the CONTACT US part of this page. Winners will be announced / contacted SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th. For more information about the event, please see the official website. https://beacatholicman.com/ Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026 The conference will run from 8:00 a.m

Eric
Sep 131 min read


Early September Update
Good evening everyone! Friendly reminder that next TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, we will be having our next business meeting. Social hour is at 6:00PM and the meeting starts at 7:00PM. I have been told by many individuals that I will get some sort of commendation if the meeting goes under one hour. Unfortunately I have no plans to do so! We will have our speaker(s) from OPTIONS Women's Center talking to us before the business meeting starts, so please try to be there by 6:30PM! We

Eric
Sep 22 min read


Field Day With Jesus (09/27/26) Information
Forwarded is an email from Ivet from Queen Of Peace. This will detail what is planned and our respective roles in this event. We will discuss this heavily our next business meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning! We are so excited to move forward on our Field Day with Jesus on September 27, 2026 after the 11AM Mass at St. Thomas More (until 3PM). We don’t have a rain d

Eric
Sep 23 min read


Passing of Brother Mark Durdach
Good evening all. I write to inform you that today Mark Durdach has passed from this life into the next. News about services and masses will be sent out as they are made known. Please keep Mark and his family in your continued prayers. My family has procured a mass for him Saturday - Decemeber 12th, 2026 - 8:15am - St. Marys Please try to attend this date if possible! Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Your perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the soul

Eric
Aug 311 min read


08/23 KOFC Update
Good morning all, and happy Sunday! Just a few reminders and updates on things pertaining to our council! I have placed an order through Knights Online for council supplies. Included items are: Various prayer cards, including McGivney ones for our meetings Candidate packs and certificates for new members Various kits to align with liturgical events for our parish Posters and promotionals to be displayed and used during recruitment drives, and to hopefully catch the attention

Eric
Aug 232 min read


AUGUST UPDATES
Hello all! Quick updates and things to expect for our next meeting: As noted before, we have secured advertising in this month's Catholic Light publishing. An ad for our Golf Outing will be featured in it. Spots are still available, and you do not need to be a Knight to join! We just finished our 3rd week of football raffle tickets, with one more to go. Anyone wishing to help out on September 5th, please see the volunteer section at the top of this site, or reach out to mysel

Eric
Aug 51 min read


Signage and Advertising
Greetings all! We've submitted for an advertising spot in Catholic Light and after acceptance, it will be in the August issue. We have also submitted for signs to be made for our football raffle tickets, and they will be available for the remainder of this year's selling dates. The information was left vague enough that we will be able to use them in subsequent years as well. Reminder: if you wish to join in selling tickets, please use the unison sign up. You only need to inp

Eric
Jul 201 min read


Football Raffle Tickets
Hello all! We will be selling fundraiser tickets the following Saturdays at Dutch's Market, from 10am - 2pm 6/27 7/11 8/01 9/05 Anyone wishing to participate, please contact Dan Baron, myself, or preferably click the button and sign up below! Thank you very much for your continued support and engagement! -Eric

Eric
Jun 241 min read


Eucharist Procession This Sunday And More
Hello all! Just a reminder that this Sunday, June 7th, there will be a Eucharistic Procession following the 11:00 mass at STM. At our last meeting, a small amount of people signed up to help assist, so we're still looking for other members to help with the Procession! If you are planning on attending the mass and can stick around after, please do so! These events help spread adoration and love for Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar. The official KOFC site has a

Eric
Jun 41 min read
March 26 4th Degree Meeting
Forwarded from GK Bill Wagner: Worthy brothers: The 4th degree dinner is scheduled for Thursday, March 26th at 6:00 PM at Elegante restaurant in Honesdale. The meal will be the same as it was for the last meeting, including coffee, soda & dessert. The cost will be $28. Please contact myself or Dan Barron by next Thursday if you plan to attend so we can give the restaurant an accurate head count. I will be out of town that day and unable to attend. Bill Wagner, GK

Eric
Mar 141 min read


MARCH UPDATE / PRAYER LIST
Hey howdy ho! So this upcoming Tuesday (10th), we'll be having our monthly officer / council meeting. We'll definitely be discussing our upcoming St. Patrick's Dinner (14th), but also events we're going to host and some new things we're going to tackle! Special Events Committee is being reworked at our parish, and it looks like we'll be taking over the Lake Ariel Derby event. Other ministries will be picking up some re-occuring events as well. The idea is that we can spread

Eric
Mar 72 min read
March Holy Hour At STM
Forwarded message from Allan Raffy SCRANTON DIOCESAN COLOR CORPS MEMBERS Worthy Color Corps Members, Next week on Monday March 2nd at 7 :00PM Bishop Bambera will celebrate Holy Hours at St. Thomas More Church, Lake Ariel, PA. I am hopeful that your schedule permits you to participate in the Color Corps for this event. For more information contact District Marshal Allan Raffay at (570) 224 - 9909 x3 or email @ marshal@4kofc.org . St. Thomas More, Lake Ariel, Scranton

Eric
Feb 251 min read
On the Passing of Rocky Santa Maria
Worthy brothers: Our brother Rocky Santa Maria has gone to his eternal reward. There will be visiting hours at the Vanston & James Funeral Home located at 1401 Ash Street in Scranton on Saturday, February 28th from 10AM-1PM. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial following the wake, at 2PM at Divine Mercy Parish located at 312 Davis Street in Scranton. Cremation will take place after the Mass. Rocky’s son Dominick is asking for a Knights send off. Please contact your Co

Eric
Feb 251 min read
Forwarded Message From GK
Good evening worthy brothers: SK Bill Bell has obtained the tickets for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance, scheduled for March 14th at St. Thomas More Parish Center. Tickets are $35 per person, and include food and all refreshments including beer, wine & soda. Bill & SK Ralph Danise will be at the masses this coming Sunday for you to purchase tickets. You can also reach out to them via phone or email. Tickets will also be available at our next scheduled Counc

Eric
Feb 11 min read


Light Up For Christ - Rescheduled (12/05)
Heya everyone! So tomorrow was the original date for our L.U.F.C. event, buuuuuuuut the weather is looking fairly bad. As of now, AccuWeather has Tuesday listed as about 4" of snow, which in Lake Ariel terms, means anywhere from 2-12 inches. I emailed Father, and messaged a good handful of you all, and it seems that this Friday, at 6:00pm, following adoration (feel free to attend that, hint hint wink wink nudge nudge ) we will be doing our creche light up. There will be c

Eric
Dec 1, 20251 min read


Forwarded Message From Our GK
Good morning worthy brothers: After a discussion with our PGK, I would like to request that we have a very brief Officers meeting at 4:30, prior to our Christmas party (12/09/25). Since I had to cancel our November meeting due to bad weather, we did not vote on our usual Christmas donations. Aside from that, there are a few bills to be paid. I’m going to request that our Financial Secretary and Treasurer be present in order to write donation checks and pay bills. Hop

Eric
Dec 1, 20251 min read


2025 Golf Outing
It's baaaaaaack ! Once again, we are pleased to announce Council 7403's golf outing event: Twelfth Anniversary Edition. This year's...

Eric
Aug 4, 20251 min read
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