June 2014 was our busiest month since last summer. Knights Donuts helped parishioners celebrate Pentecost, Father’s Day, and First Communion for 40 children. Brothers Matt Maranto, Neil Pugh and I were in charge one Sunday each. Neil served 23dozen donuts on First Communion Sunday, a non-Easter record. We’ve added bananas as a donut alternative. All members of the Donut Crew – Brothers Neil, Matt, Larry Call and I, and our constant companion, Brother Art Myers – have been recognized as Knights or Families of the Month for our Donut service.

We had our first Beer & Brats on June 14. Despite the threat of inclement weather, we were able to set up outside. We only served about 150 portions, due to a combination of monster-sized bratwurst and low church attendance all weekend. Kudos to Grand Knight Joe Musso, Deputy Grand Knight Gary Mayfield, Brothers John Starke, Tony Yarosh, Dave Martz, John Hilton, Nereus Lobo, Matt Yeagle, Dennis Cullen, Ford Fay, Max Gramly, Chris Kennedy, David Petteys, Tim Pimmel, Joe Regnery, and all those whose names I’ve missed, for your hard work .

The Knights were pivotal to the success of the Pax Christi Block Party Picnic on June 28. Brother Chris Kennedy was co-chair for the Parish with Jane Pipich. Grand Knight Joe Musso set up the Knights Beer Garden, featuring Coors and Blue Spruce, donated by each brewery, and other selections. Over 400 parishioners, families, and neighbors feasted on roast pork and other delicacies.   Children enjoyed the inflated castle and other bouncy attractions, and the game arcade. The parish grossed over $1,560 in donations for just the food.

For the rest of the year, we’re scheduled to serve donuts on 19 Sundays. We hope other brothers can step up and volunteer to run Donuts with us. If interested, please stop by the kitchen on any Sunday we’re serving. We’ll continue with our Beer & Brats, scheduled on July 12, August 16, and 13.