Catholic Men's Conference Saturday March 5, 2011

Rise up, O Man of God! – The Archdiocese of Newark is sponsoring a Catholic Men’s Conference on Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. The event will be offering a structure of fellowship and support to deepen men’s faith and relationships with Jesus Christ, their families and society. The day begins at 8:00 AM and ending around 5:00 PM. Mass will be celebrated by Most Reverend Archbishop John J. Myers along with our local Bishops and Priests con-celebrating. Confession will be available through out the event, as well as public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

A dynamic line-up of speakers is scheduled for this day!

Fr. Mariusz Koch, CFR
Darrell Miller, Former MLB Player
Steve Wood, Family Life Center
Chris Godfrey, NY Giants
Chris Bell, Good Counsel Homes

Ticket price is $20 for adults, $15 for students and senior citizens and priests & religious free including breakfast and lunch.

To register please follow the link to the Archdiocese of Newark website and reference St. Joseph or Ascension as your parish

www.rcan.org/menscommission

Beef Steak Dinner (Click on Image)

Grand Knight Message February 2011 (Click Here)

2011 K of C Annual Youth Free Throw Contest

2011 K of C Annual Youth Free Throw Contest was held Saturday January 15th at 3pm at St. Joseph's School Gym in Oradell, NJ. The event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 3814 to help support our youth in our community and parish. A total of 19 participants attended this event. The winners who will advance to the District competition later in the year are:

Boys
Age 10 Group - Alex Rivera
Age 11 Group - Matthew Sezvaggi
Age 12 Group - Michael Keating
Age 13 Group - Peter Berkanish
Age 14 Group - Donny Gherardi

Girls
Age 10 Group - No entries
Age 11 Group - Justine Umali
Age 12 Group - Natalie Miller
Age 13 Group - Allison Klein
Age 14 Group - No entries

In addition and compliments from the West Point Army Athletics, we were able to give 10 four ticket packages to the Colgate vs West Point Men's Basketball game on Saturday Feb 5th, 2011 at West Point, NY These tickets were distributed to those who entered and participated. We hope you enjoy the game with your family and friends! Go Knights!

Congratulations to all the winners and good luck to all of them on the next stage of the competition. We invite all to come back and participate next year.

Special thanks to Robert Osterlof who spear headed this competition and who continues to do so year after year. Also, to all the members who came out and volunteered. Your efforts were much appreciated.

Grand Knight Message January 2011 (Click Here)

Annual Youth Free Throw Championship

The K.of.C is sponsoring its annual "Free Throw" championship on Sat. Jan 15th at St. Joseph's Gym @ 3:00pm. All boys/girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate. All participants will be recognized for their participation. Each respective age division winner will proceed to the District competition later in the year. Last year's boy's 14 years old winner, Troy Hughes, went on to win the NJ State Championship! Participants are required to provide proof of age. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of Jan 1, 2011. Participants will be in the running for a total of ten four ticket packages to be raffled off for the Colgate versus Army game on Feb 5th at West Point. For additional info please contact Bob Osterlof at 201-370-3404 or email the council at kofc3814@gmail.com