Knights of Columbus Town Hall Event

Knights of Columbus Town Hall Event
For all members of the Knights of Columbus, I took notes via telephone from about 10:30 - 10:45 A.M. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012

THIS IS GARY NOLAN - “OUR NON-PARTISAN GET OUT THE VOTE EVENT”

THIS TELEPHONE MESSAGE FROM MOST REVEREND WILLIAM LORI, AD HOC COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

“RELIGION IS OFTEN NOT WELCOMED IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE. THIS IS THE YEAR OF FAITH WHICH OPENS OUR EYES TO HUMAN LIFE. CHOOSE TO STAND WITH THE LORD. CAST OUR VOTES AND WAYS THAT SUPPORT THE CORE TEACHINGS OF OUR FAITH.

“FORM OUR CONSCIENCE FROM FAIHFUL CITIZENSHIP, AND ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH AND VOTE CATHOLIC. BRING OUR BELIEFS INTO THE VOTING BOOTH.

“BE TRUE TO OUR FAITH AS KNIGHTS AND FOR OURCOUNTRY. GET FELLOW PARISHIONERS TO THE POLLS. OUR ORDER HAS BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL IN PFEVIOUS ELECTIONS. DO LIKEWISE.

“PLEASE KEEP THE ELECTION AND OUR COUNTRY IN YOUR PRAYERS.”

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TELEPHONE MESSAGE FROM THE SUPREME KNIGHT CARL ANDERSON FROM ROME. HE WAS DOING SOME AUDITOR WORK THERE.

“I WAS WITH THE HOLY FATHER THIS MORNING. HE THANKS THE KNIGHTS FOR OUR STRONG WITNESS TO OUR FAITH AND FOR THE WORK WE DO IN SO MANY PLACES AROUND THE WORLD.

“WE FACE AN HISTORIC ELECTION. - RELIGIOUS LIBERTY - OUR CHURCH AND BUILDING A CULTURE OF LIFE. VOTE BASED ON OUR CATHOLIC VALUES. ENCOURAGE ALL FAITHFUL CATHOLICS TO VOTE.

“OUR FOUNDER VENERABLE FATHER MCGIVNEY SAID VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE NOT PARTISANSHIP. WE STOOD FOR THAT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

“BE FAITHFUL TO VENERABLE FATHER MCGIVNEY - 130 YEARS AGO

VIVAT JESUS”

George H. Kubeck, Knights of Columbus, Cypress Council 8599 and Mission San Juan Capistrano Assembly 62.