Slovenian Days in Cleveland, OH
2023-09-24 - 2023-10-04 | IL
A week long event of fun and celebration! St. Clair, Cleveland. More details will be posted on our KSKJ Life Facebook Activities Page HERE.

Matching Funds event for Greenwood Fire Dept. Lodge #136
2023-10-09 16:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | IL
Pork Feed and silent auction at Greenwood Fire Dept. to help raise money for new equipment.

St. Veronica Lodge #115 Officers Meeting (October 10, 2023)
2023-10-10 18:00 - 19:00 | IL
Bi-Monthly St. Veronica Lodge Officers Meeting. Meeting location to be determined.

Lodge #25 Meeting- Cleveland, OH
2023-11-12 11:30 - 13:30 | IL
Cleveland area Lodge #25 meeting will be held on November 12th at 11:30 at the Village.

Annual Meeting and Christmas Party Lodge #63-Cleveland, OH
2023-12-03 12:00 - 15:00 | Slovenian East 80th Lanes, 3563 East 80th Street, Cleveland, OH, 44105, United States
Meeting with election of officer, Christmas party to follow with bowling, Santa, food and fun.

Lodge 29 Meeting and Election of officers for 2024
2023-12-03 13:00 - 15:00 | St. Joseph Park Hall, 1500 N Raynor AV, Joliet, IL, 60403, United States
Our meeting and election of officers for 2024. Bring canned goods

St. Joseph Lodge #2 Annual Meeting
2023-12-03 13:30 - 16:00 | St. Joseph’s Church & Ferdinand Hall, 416 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL, 60432, United States
Conduct Annual Meeting to conduct normal business as well as year end business. Additionally, the lodge will conduct nominations of officers for 2024. Subsequent to nominations, elections will be held, and new 2024 officers will be installed. The Lodge Person of the Year will be recognized. A luncheon will be served at the conclusion of the meeting. St. Joseph Ferdinand Hall

St. Veronica Lodge #115 Officers Meeting & Election of 2024 Lodge Officers (December 5, 2023)
2023-12-05 18:00 - 19:30 | IL
Bi-Monthly St. Veronica Lodge Officers Meeting and election of Lodge Officers for 2024. Meeting location to be determined.

St. John's #65 KSKJ Life Christmas Party
2023-12-09 12:00 - 15:00 | IL
St. John’s #65 KSKJ Life Christmas Party. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Pizza, soda & tap beer provided. Cash Bar
When: Saturday, December 9,2023
Where: Gas-Lite West
4305 S 84th St. Greenfield, WI 53228
Time: 12pm-3pm

2023 Family Christmas Party
2023-12-10 12:00 - 14:00 | IL
St. Mary #79 and St. Joseph #53 is bringing back their annual “Family Christmas Party” . The party will include making crafts, pizza and pop, a visit from Santa, and more.

Lodge Election Meeting Lodge #143-Joliet, IL
2023-12-12 19:30 | IL
Lodge Election Meeting -Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
As the year comes to an end, it’s time for our annual lodge election. Join our meeting to vote for 2024 lodge leaders – or run for a position yourself! We will also discuss our holiday bowling party and charitable giving donations.
Tuesday, December 12 – 7:30 p.m.
ZOOM LINK: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/93989879158
If you cannot attend but would still like to run for an officer position, please email KSKJLodge143@gmail.com.

2023 Holiday Luncheon-Lodge 29
2024-01-07 12:00 - 15:00 | Merichka’s Restaurant, 604 Theodore St, Crest Hill, Illinois, 60403
Our annual Holiday Luncheon for 2023 will be held at Merichka’s Restaurant . Cocktails (cash bar) Noon. Lunch 12:30- 3pm. Cost is $20.00 members and $25.00 guest. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY DECEMBER 30TH. RSVP to Judy Corum 815-545-9105. Make checks payable to KSKJ 29 and mail to Judy Corum 117 N Reed St Joliet IL 60435. NO PAYMENTS TAKEN THE DAY THE LUNCHEON.
We will be collecting can goods.

Lodge #2 Luncheon Honoring Our 50 Year Members
2024-01-11 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Merichka’s Restaurant, 604 Theodore St, Crest Hill, Illinois, 60403
The lodge will host a luncheon to honor 50 year members.

Matching Funds - Yoga for Breast Cancer-Lodge #29
2024-02-17 11:30 - 15:30 | Croatian Cultural Club, 1503 Clement Street, Joliet, IL, 60435, United States
Event is a yoga class and fund raiser for breast cancer. There will be raffle baskets etc. More details to follow.

St. Joseph Lodge #2 and St. Genevieve's Lodge #29 Inaugural Chili Cookoff
2024-03-10 13:00 - 16:00 | St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street, Joliet, IL
A social gathering will be held with both lodges in attendance. A chili cookoff between members of both lodges is planned, and a winner determined. Mostly just for fun and to allow our lodges to interact together. Non members will be encouraged to attend. Hoping to continue as an annual event and invite additional participation.

Good Friday St. Joseph Church Fish Fry Set Up
2024-03-28 08:30 - 13:00 | St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street, Joliet, IL
St. Joe’s Lodge #2 will partner with St. Genevieve Lodge #29 to participate in this matching fund event. Our member volunteers, along with Lodge #29 volunteer members, will assist in the preparation and set up of St. Joe’s Park Hall on Thursday before Good Friday for the fish fry. On Good Friday, member volunteers will assist in food preparation and serving of food and refreshments. This will be followed with the hall clean up.
Net proceeds from this event will be matched by the KSKJ Home Office and donated to St. Joseph Church.

Good Friday St. Joseph Church Fish Fry
2024-03-29 11:00 - 14:00 | St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street, Joliet, IL

2024 Bowling Tournament
2024-04-12 - 2024-04-14 | IL
Cleveland is please to host the 2024 Bowling tournament. The tournament will take place the weekend of April 12 with socials at the Slovenian Home on East 80th and bowling at Roll House Lanes in Parma, team event Saturday morning and double and single Sunday morning. The link for hotel reservations is below. The hotel is offering queens suites (2 queens) and king suites (king with a with a pull-out sofa), breakfast is included (please note last day for group rate is March 12, 2024). Final details are in the work and applications should be out in the next few weeks. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.
Event Summary:
KSKJ Bowling Tournament
Start Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
End Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Last Day to Book: Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: SpringHill Suites Cleveland Independence for 149 USD – 159 USD per night
Book your group rate for KSKJ Bowling Tournament

Spring Social and Dance
2024-04-27 18:00 - 21:00 | IL
Saturday April 27, 2024
St Jerome Lodge #153
KSKJ HALL
261 ALEXANDER AVE
STRABANE PA 15363
Evening of Music Featuring Frank and Darryl Valencic and Dave Pendel

KSKJ Days Lodge #2 – Join Hands Day
2024-05-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Sunny Hill Nursing Home, 421 Doris Ave., Joliet, IL, 60433, United States
St. Joseph Lodge #2 volunteers will meet at Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet, IL, to assist in Spring vegetation clean up and new flower planting. Our volunteers interact and work with residents to beautify the immediate grounds for outdoor summer enjoyment of residents and their family members visiting. Volunteers are encouraged to bring gloves and gardening tools.

Marija Pomagaj Mass & Reception
2024-05-22 18:30 - 20:30 | St. Joseph’s Church & Ferdinand Hall, 416 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL, 60432, United States
A mass will be held at St. Joseph Church in honor of our patron saint Marija Pomagaj, and a reception will follow with snacks and refreshments. Traditional Slovenian music will be played – dancing optional! Mike Vidmar has been arranging this event since 1996 and is attended by Lodge Numbers 2 (St. Joseph), 29 (St. Francis) and 143 (St. John).

St. Joe's Lodge #2 Meeting and Steak Fry
2024-06-14 17:00 - 20:00 | St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street, Joliet, IL
The Lodge will conduct an business meeting followed by our annual steak fry. Members and non members will be welcome to attend the steak fry.

Golf Outing 2024
2024-06-22 | Bonnie Brook Golf Course, Waukegan, IL, United States
Golf Outing and hole sponsor event at Bonnie Brook Golf Course on June 22, 1 pm shotgun start. Cost for golf is $100 per person / $400 per team.
Includes: golf, cart, goody bag, contests, prizes, and a buffet dinner in the banquet room afterwards
Hole Sponsorships available:
$75.00 for new sponsors
$50.00 for past sponsors (with existing signs)

Lodge #29 meeting and Steak Fry
2024-07-26 17:00 - 20:00 | St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street, Joliet, IL
It’s our annual steak fry to be held after our Lodge meeting. Stay tuned for further information on the steak fry and cost.

Minnesota Federation of KSKJ Life Lodges Picnic
2024-08-04 14:00 - 17:00 | IL
Join us at Fayal Township Hall Grounds, 4375 Shady Lane Eveleth, from 2 PM to 5 PM. RSVP to Karl Oberstar Jr. at 218-404-1010.

Lodge #115, Kansas City, KS-"Summer Time" Picnic
2024-08-10 16:00 - 20:00 | IL
Erfurt Park – Large Shelter House on Sunday 8/10 from 4 PM to 8 PM. Mass at 4 PM followed by dinner at 5 PM. RSVP to Julie Schneller at 816-767-8623.

Slovenian Culture Center Annual Mass, Picnic & Raffle
2024-08-11 11:00 - 17:00 | IL
Sunday, August 11th, 2024, at St. Mary’s in Lemont! Enjoy a fun-filled day with activities, delicious food, and the chance to win big in the $10,000 Grand Prize Raffle.
11:00 a.m. Mass at Grotto (weather permitting)
12:00 p.m. Picnic “on the Hill”
1:00 p.m. Slomšek Slovenian School Project
4:00 p.m. $1 Dollar Raffle
5:00 p.m. $10,000 Grand Prize Raffle Drawing

Lodge #29 meeting and wine tasting after meeting with Lodge #2
2024-09-15 13:00 - 17:00 | St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street, Joliet, IL
Lodge #29 meeting and afterwards will we join Lodge #2 for wine tasting!

Lodge #29 meeting and election of officers for 2025
2024-12-01 13:00 - 15:00 | St. Joe’s Park, Theodore Street, Joliet, IL
Lodge meeting and election of officers for 2025.
