Star of the Sea Council 7297

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Meetings: 2nd Tuesday - Business @ 6:30 pm
4th Tuesday - Social @ 6:30 pm (CANCELED )
Held in the hall of St. Edmond Catholic Church

Mass for the Second Sunday of Lent

CATHOLIC PRAYER BOOK
Latest Version 2/1/21
(Click smartphone to download)

This Catholic Prayer Book includes over 50 prayers for daily or devotional needs. It can replace or compliment your hard copy pamphlets (Pieta Prayer Book, Prayer Cards, etc.). It is free and text and images were sized to accommodate use on a smart phone. The Prayer Book is in PDF Read software and can be downloaded. Use the prayers you find appropriate. This is occasionally updated based on suggestions, research, etc.

FAITH IN ACTION – COMMUNITY – BREAKFAST FUND-RAISER

Come join the Knights March 7th for another community breakfast from 8AM-Noon. This breakfast will celebrate St. Patrick and all the Irish. In addition to the usual array of breakfast treats, we will be serving Irish breakfast tea, Irish oatmeal, homemade scones, and bangers. So, come one come all and show some green.

WAY OF THE CROSS

Franciscans in the Holy Land offer virtual Way of the Cross for Lent

RELIGIOUS CORNER

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FAITH IN ACTION – FAMILIY – "40 CANS FOR LENT " - 3 QUESTIONS

Question #1: How much food is used each month to feed the hungry?

Answer #1: 60,000 pounds! That is just the Pantries with whom we have partnered: Cape Henlopen Food Basket, Casa San Francisco, the Community Resource Center Food Rescue Program, and Just Soup. And they need more.

Question #2: How much food would be gathered if each family in the Parish donated just one can of food every day of Lent?

Answer #2: 40,000 pounds; more if our visitors help out too!

The Knights of Columbus Star of the Sea Council 7297, in affiliation with St. Edmond Church is conducting a “40 Cans for Lent” Food Drive running through Easter Sunday.

We will collect food after every Mass, every day. On the weekends, one of the four partner food pantries will have a vehicle to fill and be represented outside St. Edmond Church, together with members of the Knights. Please help “Stuff the Truck.”

Each pantry prefers donations of food, but monetary donations will also be accepted (cash or check payable to “KofC 7297”). There will be a donation box close to the altar.

Prayer, fasting and almsgiving have always been at the heart of Lent as we look joyfully toward Easter.

Question #3: How will your family impact the well-being of the working poor and homeless?

FAITH IN ACTION – LENTEN SUPPER

Every Friday during Lent (beginning February 19th) join the Knights of Columbus after Stations of the Cross for a simple Lenten supper. There is no cost for this meal of soup and grilled cheese.

WHAT IS THE SYMBOLISM EMBODIED IN THE KNIGHTS’ EMBLEM?

The emblem was designed in 1883 and reflects a shield mounted upon an artistic rendition of the Cross of Christ through which all graces of redemption are provided to al mankind. The cross has arms that are narrow at the center and expand in width as it expands outward, like our Catholic faith.
The shield is reminiscent of medieval knights. Mounted on the shield are three distinct objects: a fasces, an anchor and a short sword. A fasces is an ax symbolic of the authority that must exist in a tightly bound and efficient operating organization. The anchor is a mariner’s symbol for Columbus, the patron of our Order. The short sword is a weapon that was carried by a Knight when undertaking an errand of mercy. In other words, the shield represents Catholic Knighthood engaged in merciful action. The letters “K of C” proclaim our specific Order.
In addition to the patriotic symbolism of the red, white and blue colors, there is an ecclesiastical meaning. The red reflects Christ’s blood shed on Calvary, and martyrs’ blood, shed in defense of the faith. White is the color of the Eucharist, God’s love for mankind and Charity. Blue is the color of Our Lady’s mantle in which she wrapped her Son, a symbol of Hope.

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STAR OF THE SEA COUNCIL FAMILY OF THE MONTH 

Grand Knight Peter Polo Jr. (L) congratulates council member Bob Wolhar on being selected for the Family of the Month.

FAITH IN ACITON - FAMILY OF THE MONTH for FEBRUARY
Bob and Joanne Wolhar are the February 2021 Family of the Month for Star of the Sea Council 7297. They met here in Rehoboth Beach at a time when Joanne was interested in finding a welcoming, established church. Bob invited her to attend Mass with him, which she accepted. Some six years ago, Joanne participated in the RCIA program and became a practicing Catholic. They married at St. Edmond Church five years ago. A second marriage for both of them, they have an extended family of two sons and five grandchildren, one part in the US and the other in China. Even before COVID, they overcame distance to visit regularly with all their children and grandchildren, but for now, limited to zoom, and the like.
Bob and Joanne regularly attended the Council’s monthly socials (on hold due to COVID), and whenever Bob was working at Council dinners and breakfasts, Joanne was always there as well. They work together as part of a team to provide Sunday Communion services at a large local assisted living facility. In addition to their joint participation in the Parish Christmas Giving Tree program, the Good Samaritan ministry, and the Parish’s vocation support ministry, they have participated in the International Student Dinner program (now on hold due to COVID). They attend Mass together on the weekends, and as Joanne’s work schedule permits, sometimes at daily Mass. In addition, Bob is an altar server and Joanne is a member of the choir.
Bob has been able to recruit many new members to join the Knights, in no small measure due to his extensive involvement in Church activities and community outreach programs. He currently co-chairs the Parish 2021 Novena and March for Life, and will lead our “40 Cans for Lent” Food for Families Drive, and has led the sale of roses on Mothers’ Day to benefit Birthright of Delaware. In addition, Bob is active in the St. Vincent de Paul Ministry and the local Respect Life Ministry. Bob is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Community Resource Center for the Lewes Rehoboth Association of Churches, and previously worked with Catholic Charities, the March of Dimes, and others.
Together, Bob and Joanne serve as models of Catholic family values.