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Deadline for discount tickets Sept. 26

By Wayne Steffen

Enjoy an entertaining and delicious evening on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the Holy Rosary Church Dominican Hall at 1313 A St., Antioch, CA.  An Old West themed, murder mystery show will be presented by Caught in the Act Theater.  Dinner includes main dishes of BBQ chicken and pulled pork with appetizers, sides, and dessert.  Prizes will be awarded for the best detectives and best costumes.

Prices are $65 through September 26, 2021 and $75 beginning September 27, 2021.  Reservations are available on-line at:  https://knights-of-columbus-108281.square.site  or by calling Bill Fraser 925.822.5594

Council #3265 in Antioch, CA is one of 17,000 Knights of Columbus councils that make up the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in 1882 to assist working-class and immigrant Catholics in the United States, today the approximately two million members of the Knights put their faith into action through a broad range of charitable causes locally, nationally and internationally with financial contributions and hands-on service.

Come out to support our Sycamore Community in prayer.

Tuesday August 3, 2021

Prayer starts promptly at 4:45 pm

Align the Streets of Sycamore Drive from Auto Center Drive to L Street, Antioch.

See you then! Change starts with prayer.

Don’t think you need an emergency kit? Think again, say families who needed one.

Flashlights, jugs of bottled water, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat meal packs line the Soliz’s family’s living room floor. The family isn’t going camping—they’re preparing for disaster by putting together a “go bag.”

Preparing in advance with a disaster-ready kit has helped families nationwide through extreme and abnormal weather events, which experts warn are on the rise.

In Antioch, California, Boris Soliz and his family know what it’s like to live in an area where earthquakes can occur without warning. “We’ve lived in the East Bay for decades, anticipating ‘The Big One’ to hit. Being able to find up-to-date information on jw.org for disaster preparedness and go bags has really helped our family to be prepared, not only physically, but also emotionally.”

“Having a personal preparedness plan increases your chances of staying safe,” according to a training program from the Columbia University’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness.

Jolted awake by a neighbor’s urgent knocking, Aaron and Jacqueline Pate were horrified to see the encroaching flames of the fast-moving Woolsey fire that had been miles away when they went to bed. It burned to within 100 feet of their Westlake Village home in 2018 as part of California’s deadliest wildfire season on record.

“Because we had go bags, we weren’t running around trying to pack things at the last minute,” said Jacqueline. “We had the time we needed to comfort our kids and get everyone safely into the car.”

The Pates credited the disaster-preparedness help they received as Jehovah’s Witnesses, both through periodic reminders at their congregation meetings and from tips for putting together go bags on the organization’s website, www.jw.org.

“Life is precious, so we encourage all to heed the Bible’s advice to take practical steps to protect ourselves from danger,” said Robert Hendriks III, spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States.

Go bags also have proven useful in the opposite circumstances as “stay bags.”

Disaster-preparedness suggestions and tips for putting together a go bag are available from FEMA at ready.gov and from Jehovah’s Witnesses at https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/awake-no5-2017-october/disaster-steps-that-can-save-lives/.