Below is a gallery of photos I received from the Vigil Mass held at St. Michael’s Cathedral, Saturday, April 26, in memory of Pope Francis.
(Credit to: M J Tash & Denise Edinger)
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Patriotic degree of the Order
Meeting Reminder
NEXT BUSINESS MEETING – with Fundraiser**:
Council #5585 (JFK) – @ Sacred Heart Parish
Date: January 29, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. **
Location: 1061 Springfield St, Feeding Hills, MA 01030
**Council #5585 – JFK –Fundraiser at EB’s Restaurant at 5:30 pm, Meeting at 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart.
Tonight’s meeting – HG come early
Worthy Knights,
Tonight in Ware, District Marshal Ed Butler will be available to review out wearing of the uniforms. Please bring your berets, jackets, and swords. Try to arrive around 5:30 pm.
I sent this out before with the wrong address. We will be meeting at All Saints Parish 17 North St Ware MS 01082.
Any questions call me.
Vivat Jesus
Jack
Stanley Ciukaj reappointed District Master
Sir Knights, please congratulate Stanley Ciukaj on his reappointment to the position of Master of the Massachusetts District!
Click here to see the very nice letter from Supreme Master Michael R. McCusker announcing Stanley’s reappointment.
National Shrine of Devine Mercy – Polish Mass
Three Southwick Amigos at Devine Mercy Shrine for the Polish Mass. Tim Paige, Bill Edinger, Al Matos.
Honor Guard Uniform – warning!
Six Honor Guards attended the Festa event at Our Lady of Fatima in Ludlow Sunday, September 3. In attendance were: Stanley Ciukaj, Alberto Matos, John Hurley, Thomas Vyzga, Daniel Therrien and myself. It was a great event!
After the procession, when we were back at the “Police Station” to change out of our uniforms =, Danny let me know, “hey, I think a bird or something got you on the back.” I took my blazer off and I could see wax on the back. After further examination, I found much more on my pant leg.
When I got home, I consulted with Mr. Google and 
my mother-in-law. We followed the steps to clean wax off my uniform. First step was to scrape as much wax at you can with a plastic knife or one of the plastic clips you use to close a loaf of bread. I used the clip and it worked great without damaging the fabric; I highly recommend it.
The next step we had to iron the slacks using a cool iron (not hot) with a cloth or paper towel above and below the fabric. This removed 99% of the wax you see on the image directly above. Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of the post-ironing stage but I can tell you there were very faint black marks remaining where some of the wax spots were.
The next step was to have the uniform dry cleaned. I ran it over to Stanley Cleaners in Feeding Hills on Friday and they called Monday to say it was ready. I’m happy to say, I don’t see any evidence of wax on the blazer or slacks.
