NEWSLETTER 52 SEPTEMBER 2016 Index

Fund raising for the Italian earthquake

Grand Chapter of Germany

Grand chapter of Canada

Convention in Malta 2017

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From the Grand MasterDear Confreres and friends of the Confraternity,

September was quite a busy month preparing for the Luncheon to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in central Italy.

On Sunday the 18 of September, our Confraternity was invited to take part in the celebration of the Annunciation of Our Lady at a small country town in Mount Evelyn, here in Melbourne.

Bishop Peter Elliott celebrated the Mass and was assisted by the local parish priest Rev Michel Corriveau.

On Sunday 25 September, we had the Luncheon. It took four whole days to set up the hall, prepare the food and clean afterwards, but the labour of love to the victims of the earthquake was worth it.

Many people donated food, money and things for the raffle.

The total of money raised was $15,000 Aust. dollars.

Well done to all those who contributed to the success of this event. Many thanks to all those involved in the preparation and setting of the hall, preparation of the food, cooking, sponsors, donors, performers, etc. . Thank you also to ICKA Club for

proving the hall and the facilities to have a bigger place for the event.

Dames of the Confraternity preparing the food for the luncheon.

Knights and Dames of the Confraternity at the opening of the luncheon waving the red and yellow flags of the Confraternity and the Italian flags.

Grand Master Peter Paul Portelli presented a certificate of appreciation to Italian singer Aurora Bruno of Trieste.

Fellow Knights and Dames

May I express my own congratulations to one and all on the absolutely amazing effort for the Italian Earthquake Appeal.

Working together produced an exemplary outcome both in social terms and promoting the good work of the Confraternity but also in raising funds for those in dire need.

The latter in particular is what I believe brings us all closer to the Lord, Jesus the Christ. Doing good things. Practising care and charity. Helping

those in need. 

But re the former, if it also attracts others to join us then that is another positive outcome as the more support we have the greater what we can achieve.

I thank the Grand Master for his leadership and I praise all of you who gave and did and achieved so much.

Chevalier Ange Kenos

Bravo, exemplary team effort! Congratulations to all the hard workers who made this event such a success. May those who worked the event and those who gave so generously be Blessed! "Whatever you do for the least of my brethren, you do unto Me"

Dame Rev. Deaconess Susan McDonald

Chapter of Pennsylvania

OTHER DONATIONSGrand Chapter of Cambridge, Canada. Donation $200 to the Earthquake victims.

Grand Prior The Most Rev. Archbishop Andrew McMenamin on behalf of the Grand Chapter of the US. Donation of $400 the Guardian ad Litem (CASA) program.

The Grand Chancellor and Private Secretary of the Grand Master Chevalier Joseph Coleiro is visiting Malta at this moment to meet with our knights and to prepare for the big event next June.

Grand Chancellor Coleiro met with Chevalier Eddie Vella Chancellor of the Grand Chapter of Malta and with Chevalier Carmel Saliba. He also inspected the Grand Hotel where most of our knights and dames will be staying during the convention.

Grand Chancellor Coleiro will give us a rapport on his trip to Malta in the October edition of the newsletter.

Picture from left: Grand Chancellor Chevalier Joseph Coleiro with Chevalier Carmel Saliba in Gozo.

The Portuguese contingent

From left Deputy Grand Master H.E. Jose M. Ferreira Coelho and the Chaplain and Prior Rev. Fr. Antonio Manuel Martins.

The Vice Grand Master of the Confraternity His Excellency Chevalier Professor Jose Ferreira Coelho and the Chaplain and Prior the Rev. Fr. Antonio Manuel Martins are organizing a tour to Malta for the convention. They are expecting to arrive in Malta on Monday 26 June and meet with us in our tour of the old city of Mdina.

The German group

The Grand Prior Chevalier Professor Dr. Lothar Gellert is expecting a group of about 10 knights and dames attending the convention.

The Grand Chapter of Melbourne Most of the knights and dames of the Supreme Council is expected to make it to Malta for this

historic event.

The Canadian Grand ChapterThe Grand Chapter of Canada is also expecting about 10 knights and family members to attend.

Picture from left: Grand Prior Chevalier Silvio Da Silva and Prior Chevalier Bob Westhaver.

The Italian representationThe Italian representation will consist of the Grand Prior Chevalier Dr. Nicola Mongelli and Chevalier Antonio Sorrento Sr.

From left: Grand Prior Chevalier Dr. Nicola Mongelli and Chevalier Antonio Sorrento Sr.

Chapter of Bulgaria

Chevalier Boyan Vladimirov is expecting that a group of 6 will join us in Malta.

If you have an intention to join us in Malta for the convention, please inform us, so we can publish it in the coming newsletter.

You can arrange your booking to Malta with your local travel agent.

All excursion to be paid by the members. The cost will be minimum.

Grand Hotel, Mgarr Gozo, GSM 9026, MaltaTel: (+356) 21563840 Fax: (+356) 21559744info@grandhotelmalta.comreservations@grandhotelmalta.com

Watch videos on Malta. Click on the links.Video on St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta: https://www.facebook.com/ricardo.f.hernandez.9/videos/10205134863913053/

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BIG EVENTS FOR THE FEAST OF ST. PETER PAUL NEXT YEAR

Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nadur 150 years Consecration (1867-2017)

50 Years Basilica (1967-2017)

50 Years of the founding of the Mnarja Philarmonic Society

20 Years of the founding of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul

The year 2017 is important for the parish of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nadur, because it will commemorate the 50 years since it was given the privilege of the Basilica and 150 years since the church was consecrated.

Historic places in Valletta

The Palace of the Grand Master in Valletta

Grand Chapter of Cambridge. CanadaActivities of Chapter of Cambridge

On September 12th Gand Prior Silvio Da Silva and Prior Bob Westhaver met to plan the Cambridge Priory’s first dinner and fundraiser. We have tentatively scheduled a dinner with our Priory the evening of October 22nd . The goal of our fundraiser is to make a little to help with costs of establishing a legal charitable foundation.

Prior Chev. Bob Westhaver

Priory of Cambridge

FEAST OF THE APPARITION OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA

Melbourne - AustraliaThe Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul and the Maltese Cultural Centre are celebrating the Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima on Sunday, 16 October, 2016, at the Maltese Cultural Centre, 27 Talmage Street, Albion, next to the railway line.

PROGRAM

3.00pm Holy Rosary.

3.30 pm. Mass by Fr. Emmanuel Adami.

Accompanied by the Filipino Jubilee Choir.

This year we are commemorating the 99 anniversary since the Virgin Mary appeared to the three children in Fatima, Portugal.

Please spread the word around so we have a nice crowd of people joining us for this celebration. Especially spread the word at prayer groups to bring people to this event to honour Our Mother and Protector.

Grand Chapter of GermanyMonthly report September 2016

By Grand Prior Professor Dr. Lothar Gellert

An impressive highlight of the month of September was the participation of the German Chapter of the Confraternity of the Knights of St.Peter & St. Paul in the admission festivities of the Knightly Order of the Archangel St. Michael, Germany, into the parent organization of the German orders of knights, the Deutscher Ritterbund, and the official investiture of Prof. Dr. Horst-Achim Ehrenbrecht as its grandmaster.

In a solemn atmosphere this event took place on the premises of the knights castle “Landeskrone” in Görlitz, Silesia, on Saturday, September 3rd.

Most of the guests – friendly orders and confraternities – arrived already on September 1 st and so the evening of this day offered many opportunities to exchange experiences and memories and to establish new contacts.

On Friday, all knights and dames had the chance to visit the most interesting and historical places of Görlitz with a guide.

The evening was spent in a cheerful mood with a delicious meal, music and singing.

On Saturday morning the program started with a church service in the Cathedral of St. Jakobus in Görlitz; here the solemn entry of all the different orders with their banners was a very emotional moment.

In the afternoon the festivity continued in the titular castle of the Order of the Knights of St. Michael, the “Landeskrone”, and began with the traditional hoisting of the flags high above the city. The grandmasters and grand priors of all orders and confraternities were given a welcome with special honour in the knights’ hall before the investiture began. At the end of the ceremonies and before the banquet, all guests were asked for a little donation to support a children’s home in Görlitz or the organization “Ärzte ohne Grenzen” (Médecins sans frontiers).

Grand Prior Dr. Lothar Gellert with the participating Knights and Dames of St. Peter & St. Paul and the Grandmaster of the Order of St. Michael, Prof Dr. Horst-Achim Ehrenbrecht

During this weekend in the eastern part of Germany our confraternity experienced not only the hospitality of the knights of St. Peter and St. Paul, but also sincere friendship and acceptance among other German and Austrian orders and confraternities.

To stay in contact with our friendly Order of the Knights of St. Michael, Vienna, the German chapter of the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul will take part in the festivities of their patron’s Day on October 1st with six of its members.

Although we travel a lot to advance networking with other confraternities and orders, which pursue the same goals in their thinking and acting as we do, we also sharpen our awareness of charitable work, as the following example shows.

Touched by a mail about children suffering in Malawi, which the grand prior received from the Grand Prior of the Hosp. Order of St. Lazarus, he spread this sad news among the Knights and Dames of the confraternity of St. Peter & St. Paul and asked them to support the project of “Mary’s Meals” by a little donation, too. Some of them spend some money by private transfers, even on a regular basis and so helped to feed some children.

New banner for the ConfraternityA new banner has been ordered by the Supreme Council to be used in special occasions.

The banner will be made in Italy and hopefully ready for the Convention in June next year.

The cost is 800 Euros.

HISTORY OF THE CONFRATERNITYGrand Prior Chevalier Dr. Nicola Mongelli of Italy has accepted to organize and edit the book with the history of the Confraternity.

Grand Prior Dr. Mongelli has done a lot of wonderful work for the Confraternity.

He created the coat of arms of the Grand Master, the latest certificate of appreciation and he touched up on other pieces of artwork.

The Confraternity is very lucky to have such a wonderful person who never say no, when it comes to helping me and the Confraternity.

I will be honoured to meet him in person next year.

Peter Paul Portelli

Grand Master.

With this note I conclude the September 2016 Newsletter.

As always I hope that you have enjoyed reading our latest news.

Gog Bless you all.

IN NOMINE PATRIS ET FILII ET SPIRITUS SANCTI

Amen.

Our Lady of Fatima pray for us and our loved ones.

Yours faithfully.

Peter Paul Portelli

Grand Master

Confraternity of the Knights of St. Peter & St. Paul