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or nearly 40 years, Dan Krousey of the Rosary, and you’re leading the has been a member of St. Paul’s Rosary,” he says. Church in Sauk Centre, and he can’t He also attends adoration several say enough good things about the hours each week, with plans to give area he calls home. more time, and he has been praying “What I love is that everybody the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. is friendly and willing to help out,” Being a member of the Knights of he says. “I see it firsthand, as Grand Columbus means that Dan is witness Knight of Council 4863, Knights of to the many attributes that his felColumbus. Whenever we need help, low Knights have in common — all the businesses are always willing to are pro-life and pro-Christ. Charity help. They’ve never said ‘no.’” is their main focus, and this takes the Dan lists as examples the requests form of volunteering. Each time the of businesses for small donations for Knights are asked to volunteer, they the Knights’ golf outing for seniors. do so willingly because they believe So much was donated that the council they are volunteering for Christ. was able to hold a raffle with the items. “When you are asked to do someThe Coats for Kids project also thing, it’s like you feel you want to brought in generous cash donations say ‘yes’ because Christ is the one from local businesses so the Knights asking you to volunteer,” Dan says. were able to purchase coats for chilActivities for which Dan has voldren in need. unteered include chairing the blood Dan attributes his becoming acdrive in October and helping with the tive in the Knights to his ability to annual food drive. grow in his faith. He retired five Dan Krousey and his wife, Lori, enjoy spending “When you’re Grand Knight, time in our outdoors. Since his retirement five years ago after working for 35 years you’re always planning for the next years ago, Dan has become involved in many at the Jennie-O Foods plant. He had event,” he says. “We have a Mass for projects with the Knights of Columbus, and more time to become involved in his deceased Knights coming up, so we serves as Grand Knight of Council 4863. community and as a result, joined the will be notifying the families and arKnights of Columbus. ranging for the saying of the Rosary.” “When I became Grand Knight, it started to really Each month of the year includes activities sponsored strengthen my faith because you have to — you have to by the Council, such as the Free Throw Contest in January, really get involved, such as in the Divine Mercy Rosary, and the fundraising Breakfast for Vocations in February, and you memorize those prayers and all the Mysteries with proceeds going to priests, deacons, and seminarians. continued on page 5
If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, please call Dan Krousey at 320-429-4628. 4
