From the President...
 What an amazing last round, last weekend. Knox Park was indeed buzzing in the afternoon and for those that ventured out and supported our senior teams there were ice-creams handed out by Little Sugar Ice Cream Cart - one never knows what surprises await at Knox Park.
Tomorrow is the VCFA Presentations and Cup Finals @ Knox Park - complete with food trucks and fun activities, and while all are welcome to attend the following teams should be in attendance:
JUNIOR PRESENTATION - 12pm - 1pm
- U14 Force (Premiers)
- U15 Force (Premiers)
- U18 Force (Premiers)
- U18 Strikers (Runners-Up)
There are also Individual members who have been emailed as they are in the running for the Association Best & Fairest in their respective age divisions.
CUP FINALS - 3pm Gwen Wright Shield: KCSC Ladies Force vs Berwick United Women.. would love to see lots of KCSC supporters at Knox Park
SENIOR PRESENTATION - 6.45pm - 8pm
- KCSC Mens Fury (Premiers Mens Division 3)
- KCSC Mens Glory (Runners-Up MensDivision 1)
- KCSC Mens Strikers (Runners-Up Mens Premier League 2)
- KCSC Ladies Strikers (Runners-Up Womens Division 1)
- KCSC Mens Pride (Runners-Up Mens Premier League 1 Reserves)
- KCSC Mens Force (Runners-Up Mens Premier League 1)
There are also Individual members who have been emailed as they are in the running for the Association Best & Fairest in their respective divisions..
THEN on SATURDAY 17 September is our VERY OWN Presentation Events which will begin at 9am SHARP and end by 12.30pm. We will have jumping castles, a petting zoo, free food and coffee/drinks for purchase. Please do all you can to be there for all of the morning it would be good to have plenty of people to cheer on the first teams that get presented as well as the last teams. ALL Kickstart members and ALL Junior players from U8 - U18 will be awarded trophies/medals. I hope to see you all there.
In the evening of Saturday 17 September will be our Senior Presentation which is a ticketed event for all our senior men's and women's teams. If you haven't booked - PLEASE DO SO ASAP.
Our AGM is scheduled for Wednesday 9 November and we would love to see many of you there at our clubrooms... also please consider if you would like to join our committee.. you would be most welcomed.
LOST PROPERTY - last chance is on Saturday 17 September - it all then goes to charity!
 I would also like to acknowledge the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - she was a monarch who displayed a true servant heart and spirit for people above politics and she will be missed. Her impact across the world was significant and may she rest in peace and rise in glory.
See you soon.
Blessings
Johann Poppenbeck - President
0439 620 882
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Bendigo Bank - Boronia Branch is a valued club supporter and part of the KCSC Team - they are available and ready to assist with all your banking needs. Contact them today at 109 Boronia Road, Boronia or phone 9762 6499
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It is a great time to return the support and have a Stanley Burger - many of our senior players will attest to the goodness.
The entire menu is available as takeaway or pickup (from Scoresby) - why not have one TONIGHT! Call (03) 9764 9999 or ORDER ONLINE✌🏼
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One Hope Community Church is a strong and foundational supporter of our club, and a Christian church passionate about moving people in following Christ. You are all invited to join this wonderful community for worship, biblical teaching and prayer each Sunday at 10.000am in the Student Centre of Scoresby Secondary College, Cavell Street, Scoresby... www.ohcc.com.au
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To Thine Own Self Be True
We at Knox Churches SC are in a way, are an entity within very small minority. So many clubs will profess to “Stand for Something” but if you question them closely – or multiple people within that club; you’ll get many different – and sometimes contradictory answers.
Many clubs will state an honourable tenet as their club’s ethos; others will have a “win at all costs” one.
I tend to believe that most of the clubs involved with the VCFA are in the that first group, I KNOW Knox is as I was a member of the club when it set down our VALUES and made a pledge to stick by them – and it is why you will hear our President voice those values at every opportunity – it is something we have brought upon the club and it is something we cherish; and to be honest, as past player and coach and now as Chaplain, I honestly believe I have seen the evidence of these values embed themselves in our culture and grow as season by season has passed.
But one Value I hold dear (and not because it was one I voted on) is that of integrity. As a person I’ve had a chequered past; a little of which some know well. However, at a point in my life when I could have gone a long way off the grid I was, at the time, being forced to read Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. Dragging myself through that Elizabethan language was excruciating – especially with a teacher who felt bound to interpret and explain every ‘difficult to understand’ line in tedious length and with a capacity to bore one to tears with personal class rating of about 15/10!*
However one line struck true at the time I mentioned: my life was in the balance and this moment arrived “in God’s Time” one might say.
A major character; Polonius (an even more tedious and boring character than our teacher) was giving his son, Laertes a bit of advice before shipping off to University in Paris – most of it very sound advice indeed – though long-winded! His final words but a few were “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
This is embodied in the Value of Integrity
I remember reading those words and recalling an old story (Here we go again)
On a time far distant, war broke out between the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. The bat, having the qualities of both decided to remain apart The birds invited him to join them; to which he replied “I am a beast – do I not look like a mouse? Later the beasts likewise attempted to lure him to their side to which he replied: “Alas, I cannot, I have wings and fly, therefore – I am a bird!”
At last a truce was declared between the two sides and the bat flew off to partake of the rejoicing. When he joined in with the birds joyously celebrating, he was driven off because, as he had told them: he “was not a bird”. Thus he tried to join in the merriment of the beasts he received the same treatment: “You told us you were a bird, leave!”
Condemned by both sides, he skulked away, never to show his face except in darkness.
This is, of course, one of the famed Fables of Aesop and its moral runs: “He winds up friendless who plays both sides against the middle”; or in short – to thine own self be true.
In the Book of Acts, Peter and John were arrested and the Supreme Court of Israel ordered them not to speak publicly about Jesus. Peter and John, however, went from the courts and obeyed God instead, knowing they would suffer the consequences. Acts 4:19 says, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you (man) rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free!” (John 8:31-32)
To Thine Own Self Be True: or in another word Integrity!
* BTW – I ended up having that the teacher for 3 periods a day for 2 years and he actually turned out to be an in bloke with a very dry and dusty wit. He was also one of the most honourable and understanding men I have ever met.
God Bless
Ineke (0409 160 558), Andrew F (0425 262 091) & John (0405 153 726)
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THANK YOU
Thanks so much for supporting us and trusting us with your physio needs this season. We hope you all enjoy the rest and break in the off-season, but always remember to keep up the exercise, so that you are in good shape for the upcoming pre-season and the new 2023 season.
We are always here for any advice or consultation.
Be well! Stay Safe. Stay Healthy! Go KCSC 
Mohsin Khan - Sports Physiotherapist
Back In Motion - Wantirna South
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