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St. Francis of Assisi - Council #12480
"A Top Council Award Winner"
•  P.O. Box 1920, Frisco, Texas, 75034   •  972-712-2645 (ofc)  •  972-712-1087 (fax)  •

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Council #12480 is part of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic community located in Frisco, Texas. The Grand Knight for 2009-2010 is H. Mauricio Frye. The Grand Knights message, the Knight & Family of the month can be found below and in our newsletter.  Our current and future activities can be located by selecting one of the calendar views on the left.  If you would like to volunteer for an activity, click here.  Our roster grows almost every month, as does the number of man-hours volunteered.

For information on how to join, please read below or click here.  If you are a member of our council, you can provide information updates by clicking here.


For other questions, please contact us by clicking here.  Members can email the group using the Yahoo email list kofc12480_list@yahoogroups.com.

 Council Meetings 

General:
   Is every 2nd Thursday of the month @ 7:00pm, 8000 Eldorado Pkwy.
Officers:
   Is every 4th Thursday of the month @ 7:00pm, 8000 Eldorado Pkwy.

Spanish Round Table:
   Is every 2nd Sunday of the month @ 2:00pm, 8000 Eldorado Pkwy.

 About Our Council
St. Francis of Assisi Council was chartered on June 10th, 1999 through the efforts of Msgr. Duesman, Charlie Walter, Bob Buchheit and Larry Volz and is named after our local Church. The St. Francis of Assisi Council works closely with the St. Francis Parish, members being active participants in their Parish, Frisco community ...providing funds and labor for various projects.
We have accomplished a lot, since our inception and have been recognized by State and Supreme with various awards.  The quality of our council is reflected in our Hall of Fame and through our Ring of Honor.


A Ladies Auxiliary was formed in the Summer of 2001, to join with us in our volunteer efforts.  You can click here to go to their home page.


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The Knights of Columbus have a proud history and long heritage and have been called the "Strong Right Arm of the Church". The qualified Catholic man can share in this heritage and build for an even greater future by affiliating himself with this forceful & effective fraternal organization.  Finally, the Knights of Columbus address the temporal needs of Catholic families, through one of the most highly-rated insurance programs in the world.  For more specific information review our council's recruiting pamphlet.
     
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If you are interested in joining our council, please contact Roldan Diaz via email at roldandiaz@hotmail.com.  The membership team can contact each other using the Yahoo email group kofc12480_membership@yahoogroups.com.

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Father Michael J. McGivney - Founder
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Grand Knight's Message - November 2009

Past GK Messages

 

THE ROOT OF AMERICAN THANKSGIVING IS GOD

 
Today, it's food, family, friends and maybe some football, celebrated for tradition sake
...but for our forefathers,
the tradition of Thanksgiving was a time to focus on God and His blessings.
 
The Pilgrims set sail for America on September 6, 1620, and for two months braved the harsh elements of a storm-tossed sea.
After arriving at Plymouth Rock, they had a prayer service and began building crude shelters, but were unprepared for a harsh New England winter, with nearly half dying before spring.
  
Yet, persevering in prayer, and assisted by helpful Indians, they reaped a bountiful harvest the next summer.
The grateful Pilgrims then declared a three-day feast in December 1621 to Thank God and to celebrate with their Indian friends.
 
The first national Thanksgiving occurred in 1789 when a resolution was delivered to President George Washington, who heartily concurred with the congressional request, declaring:
"Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey HIS will, to be grateful for HIS benefits, and humbly to implore HIS protection and favor.   
Now, therefore, I do appoint Thursday, the 26th day of November 1789 ...that we may all unite to render unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for HIS kind care and protection".
 
Much of the credit for the adoption of an annual national Thanksgiving may be attributed to Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale.
For over twenty years, she promoted the idea of a national Thanksgiving Day, contacting President after President until Abraham Lincoln responded in 1863 by setting aside the last Thursday of November, declaring:
"We are prone to forget the Source from which the blessings of fruitful years and healthful skies come.
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things.
They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God. I do, therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States to observe the last Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father ...who dwelleth in the heavens".
 
For the next seventy-five years, Presidents followed Lincoln's precedent, annually declaring a national Thanksgiving Day. Then, in 1941, Congress permanently established the fourth Thursday of each November as a national holiday.

As you celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday this year, remember to retain the original gratefulness to God that has always been the spirit of this, the oldest of all American Holidays!
 

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Catholic Thanksgiving Prayer
 
Thank you God for all the wonderful blessings,
For our daily meals, for clean drinking water,
For sunlight and for the cool breeze.
I'm thankful for my family, my husband, my friends, and my health.
I'm thankful for my friends, to love and be loved and for freedom.
I'm thankful to be employed;
I'm thankful to be alive and praise you for all these wonders.
I'm thankful that you have been so gracious
To give your only Son to us
Who gave his life and bore the Unbearable
For us sinners.
On this Thanksgiving Day, I take the Opportunity to thanks for countless other
things you provide us with on a daily basis.
Amen.

I look forward to seeing all of our brothers at our next Council Meeting.

Fraternally Yours,

H. Mauricio Frye

2009-2010 Grand Knight, Council #12480, Frisco, Texas


 
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