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President - Joseph Stevens
VP - Brian Osbourne
Financial Secretary - Kevin Jenniges
Secretary - Bob Creamer
Treasurer - Wayne Gilbertson

Board:
John Schwartz
Bill Lynch
Dean Steinbrenner
Greg Arrigoni
Jim Jenniges

Jim Brengman

CONTACT:
Brian Osborne 651-230-1518
Tim Nowak 651-687-2850 days or
612-629-9471 evenings

Help needed for Cinco de Mayo! St Matthews is running two Coca Cola booths and a pay parking lot at the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta this coming Saturday May 3rd from 8 am to 6 pm. We are in need of volunteers to work at the booths and at the parking lot (you don’t have to work the whole day, just when you can). If you are available and would like to help out, call Brian Osborne at 651-230-1518.

Greetings fellow members and may there be a “spring” in your step. The next General meeting of our Club is Wednesday April 9, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. Please plan on attending and meeting up with your friends. Why not invite a friend or neighbor? A huge thank-you is in order for all who helped tirelessly at all or most of the Fish Fry’s and contributed to its’ success. A preliminary report should be ready in time for next weeks meeting. Thanks also to the Men’s Club Choir for their voices at early mass on Easter Sunday.

NEW BUSINESS:
A motion was made, 2nd’ and passed by the board to provide $120.00 for shirts to the St Matthew School Patrol who will march in a May 12th parade.

The Board also made and passed a motion to provide up to $100.00 to purchase a wireless router for on-line computer use in the social hall.

Wayne Gilbertson suggested a chair refurbishing/painting committee to help weed out and repair/paint the beat up social hall metal chairs.

Congratulations and best wishes to Ed Cassidy and St. Bernard’s Boys Basketball team who had an excellent season. Ted coached the team to a Semi-Final appearance in the State Basketball Tournament.

MEAT RAFFLES:
Tim Nowak and Wayne can use help at Gallagher’s on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons.

Peace be with you and see you at the meeting.

“And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds
of peace and reap a harvest of goodness” James 4-18

Greetings fellow members and May the Fish be with You! The next general meeting of our club is Wednesday, January 12, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. in the social hall. Our Financial Secretary, Kevin Jenniges reported that about 70 members have paid their dues. Thanks to all the members who have given of their time and have helped out at the Fish Fry’s thus far. The final two fish fries will require lots of help, especially March 14th. If you have not yet volunteered, please consider stepping up and taking your turn. The club does need your help. Besides, you may have a few laughs and meet some of your friends.

NEW BUSINESS:
Joe Stevens is back safely from his whirlwind world tour. Joe reported at the Board Meeting regarding the Romanian Dinner and Fundraiser to be held in June. Joe also requested a donation from the club on behalf of the Knights of Columbus for purchasing 2 tickets for the Wakota Life Care Center fundraiser.
This will be discussed at the general meeting.

MEAT RAFFLES:
Wayne Gilbertson has been doing it all for us at Gallagher’s Bar during the Fish Fry’s. If anyone would prefer to help out Wayne instead of helping at the social hall, Wayne could sure use the help. We have received and deposited another check from the February meat raffles.

IRISH SWEEPSTAKES: Harry Brady has been kind enough to again handle the duties of Master of Ceremonies. Come down to the March meeting and claim your horse.

EASTER SUNDAY 8:00 MASS, March 23rd – Men’s Club Choir. It’s time to dust off our vocal chords again. The parish choir director will be on hand at the general meeting to help us rehearse.

ANNUAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT-West St. Paul Days.
Tim Nowak has reserved the fields and taken care of the beer permits. Kevin will have a report on the May date at the general meeting.

Peace be with you and see you at the meeting. May the Fish be with You!
Faithfully yours, Jim Brengman

Save the club $$$$$ by letting me e-mail you your copy, contact me at bob.creamer@chsinc.com

Hello everyone, this is Bob Creamer pinch-hitting for Jim Brengman who is out traveling on business, hope all is well with you.

FISH FRIES:
Fish fries begin this Friday February 8th; the first week’s sponsor is Home and School. For those who receive this e-mail we can use your help this week and for those who get it via U.S. mail we can use your help in the coming weeks. This year we are looking to expand our delivery territory to include one more stop on the West Side and two in W.S.P. You know our boy Tim Nowak, he is always looking for new and better ways to generate business, what would we do with out him.

BIG GAME PARTY:
The big game party was a success this year. We had a good turn out, we generated a nice profit and the right team won, well at least for me. Thanks to those who organized and worked at the party.

MEAT RAFFLES:
Meat raffles are picking up slightly. Wayne Gilbertson will be doing them by himself on Fridays during Lent so if you aren’t doing anything (like helping at the fries) swing by Gallagher’s and give him a hand. Saturdays are always open for help, new faces might help sell more boards.

ICE FISHING:
Ice fishing went well, lots of fish were caught, Bob B and Greg A have pictures to prove it, check them out at the meeting. Thanks to Brian Osborne for organizing it.

KITCHEN NEWS:
The new stove and oven are up and running the dishwasher will be put in soon, I think next week. Thanks to Brian Osborn and David Rosas for the extra effort to get them installed. Also, Tim Nowak secured a couple of nice donations for the equipment. One donation came from the So Robert St Business Assn, the other from the WSP Commercial Club.

SICK and VIGIL:
Our friends Tom Maloney and Harry Brady along with Harry’s wife Char are experiencing some health problems, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

OTHER CLUB NEWS:
Greg Arigoni’s son Nate sent us a thank you from Iraq. He appreciated the treats that were sent and shared them with his friends. He said the temps around Christmas were 30 – 50 degrees and believe it or not he misses snow. Say a little prayer for Nate and for the others serving in the military.
We also got a thank you from the West 7th Community Center for our $200.00 dollar donation.

Save the club $$$$$ by letting me e-mail you your copy, contact me at bob.creamer@chsinc.com

Greetings fellow members and Happy New Year to all. The next general meeting of our club is Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. in the social hall. Our Financial Secretary, Kevin Jenniges says that 2008 dues are due, still only $15.00. A huge thanks goes out to all the members and their guests who supported our Christmas Auction and helped make it the best it’s ever been. About 750.00 were taken in which helped 40 families have a better Christmas.
Thanks to Santa, Harry, Tim and Dennis for all their help.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: re: Red Can
It has been recommended by the board because of the continuing increase in cost of supplies and gas in general for anything that has to be transported, that effective immediately, the suggested red can donation should be increased to at least $2.00. Some may have been giving more already and we thank you for that. But if we all put in at least 2 bucks it will help defray meal and mailing costs to the club. Give what you can afford to donate. -Thanks.

BIG GAME PARTY: (formerly known as the Super Bowl Party)
Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 4:30 in our social hall. Adults-$10.00, children 13 and under-$5.00. Good times and good treats are in order.

MEAT RAFFLES:
Tim Nowak reported that we had a very prosperous December and will have a final tally for us at the meeting. He still could use some help - 5:30 p.m. Friday nights and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. – Gallagher’s. Thanks to Tim, Wayne, Jimmy and Dean for all your help over the last year.

The manger scene will be taken down on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Refreshments will be served following. Dennis thanks you in advance.

Ice Fishing Party:
Brian and Kevin are organizing an ice-fishing derby to be held Saturday, January 26, at Bald Eagle Lake. 12:00 noon-cost- to be announced at the meeting.

Finally, a new range and oven has been ordered and is being shipped as I write this letter. We are also in need of a new dishwasher for the kitchen and that is also being priced and picked out.

To reduce the mailing cost for this letter, we would prefer to send it out via email, if you have an email address, please send it to Bob Creamer at the e-mail address in the Word document (click on Download link above).

Greetings fellow members and Happy Christmas season to all. The next general meeting of St. Matthew’s Men’s Club is Wednesday, December 12, 2007. We will forego all business that night and begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. with the Christmas Auction. Santa and his helpers will be there and John Del Vecchio will be serving gyros for our snack. Please bring any donated items (new or good usable items please no junk) for the auction down a little early so they can be displayed. If you can’t bring anything down to donate, bring your wallet down and help out with a worthy cause. Also, it is recommended that we also bring non-perishable food items, canned goods or toiletries for needy parishioners. Please invite a friend or neighbor to come with you.

Dennis Steele asks that volunteers arrive at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 15 for this annual event. Cocoa, schnapps and rolls will be served afterwards.

Fruit baskets to be given out to all St. Matthew employees will be put together on Sunday, December 16 in the social hall at noon. Snacks and beverages will be provided for helpers. A convection oven and a range have been priced for the kitchen. Char Brady is still recuperating and how is Eddy Meyer doing? We hope all is well with you Ed and hope to see you at the meeting.

Tim presented the Board with a healthy check to the club for the month of November. He can use some help on Friday nights at 5:00 and Saturday afternoons selling tip boards. Tim will also report on a very successful Wine Tasting party. Proceeds to the club totaled $ 1,022.00 after expenses.

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL:
Vikings vs. Bears on Monday night, December 17th, 7:30 pm in the social hall. Only $ 5.00 gets you a couple beverage tickets plus chilidogs, nachos. All parishioners and members and their guests are welcome.

To reduce mail costs for this letter, we will start sending it out via email to those who choose to participate, if you have an email address, please send it to Bob Creamer (address is in downloadable Word document. See link above.). Thanks for your help.

Greg Arrigoni’s son Nate has been sent back to serve in Iraq. If you would like to make some homemade treats for him Greg will see that they get shipped to him. You can send an email to Nate at address in downloadable Word document. See link above.)