Chaplain s Corner. Keep the Following in Your Prayers! HOLY FAMILY COUNCIL

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HOLY FAMILY COUNCIL 4879 http://www.kofcsunprairie.org Volume 21 Issue 6 Published Monthly, Council Meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM February 2016 2015-2016 Officers GRAND KNIGHT Edward P.

Clostermery 608-837-9375 TREASURER Kenneth Frassetto 608-825-2811 LECTURER ADVOCATE Vaughn Blaeser 608-825-7005 WARDEN Mark Shingler 608-220-4189 INSIDE GUARD Ralph Weitzman 608-837-3135 OUTSIDE

Kopotic 608-220-2037 KC INSURANCE Luke Meinholz Cottage Grove 608-445-7747 luke.meinholz@kofc.

1 HOLY FAMILY COUNCIL Volume 21 Issue 6 Published Monthly, Council Meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM February Officers GRAND KNIGHT Edward P. Murphy (608) CHAPLAIN Msgr. Duane R. Moellenberndt DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT CHANCELLOR Dave Foelker RECORDER Allan J. Bloczynski FINANCIAL SECRETARY Bret L. Clostermery TREASURER Kenneth Frassetto LECTURER ADVOCATE Vaughn Blaeser WARDEN Mark Shingler INSIDE GUARD Ralph Weitzman OUTSIDE GUARD Robert D. Haufschild BOARD OF TRUSTEES: IMMEDIATE PAST G.K. Michael D. Tomsyck Gary T. St. Louis Lee W. Kopotic KC INSURANCE Luke Meinholz Cottage Grove luke.meinholz@kofc.org Dear Brother Knights, Chaplain s Corner Thomas 'a Kempis said, "You must be willing, for the love of God, to suffer all things, namely: labors and sorrows, temptations and vexations, anxieties, necessities, sickness, injuries, detractions, reprehensions, humiliations, confusion, correction, and contempt. These things help to obtain virtue; these try a novice of Christ; these procure a heavenly crown." This is a good reflection as we begin the Lenten Season with Ash Wednesday on February l0th. Once again the Church will ask us to unite with the sufferings of Christ during Lent. Each of us is encouraged to do penance so that we strengthen our will power thus being better able to say no to temptation. I remind you that we must each decide what is truly a penance for us. If I enjoy steak and go to a restaurant that doesn't serve steak, I'm not doing penance. If I go to a meal and give up dessert but there is no dessert there, I am not doing penance. Many people do give up something they enjoy for Lent. However, Lenten Penance may also be doing very positive things like visiting the sick, helping a neighbor, forgiving those who have wronged us. The list can go on and on. What we choose is especially good if it causes us to go out of our comfort zone. During this Holy Year I especially encourage you to practice the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy as wonderful ways to make the Lenten Season special and spiritually fruitful for you. Obviously, extra attendance at daily Mass, devotions and the sacrament of reconciliation greatly help us on our spiritual journey to unite ourselves more closely to Christ crucified. ( Please turn to page 4) Keep the Following in Your Prayers! Please Pray for : Brother Joe Skalitzky and his family; Health and healing for PGK Brother Gary St. Louis The unborn and all those we promised to pray for Persecuted Christians in the Middle East INSIDE THIS ISSUE Grand Knights Report Page 2 Insurance News Page 3 KC Kudos Page Meal Schedule Jesuit Retreat 2016 Page 5 Jesuit Retreat 2016 Page 7 Right to LIFE Page 2 1

2 Right to Life. ) Pope Francis announced that priests would have the power to absolve the sin of abortion for the Year of Mercy in a Sept. 1 papal letter addressed to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. In his letter, Pope Francis reflected on the tragedy of abortion and recalled his meetings with women who bear in their hearts the scar of this agonizing and painful decision. The forgiveness of God cannot be denied to one who has repented, especially when that person approaches the sacrament of confession with a sincere heart in order to obtain reconciliation with the Father, he said. For this reason too, I have decided... to concede to all priests for the jubilee year the discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those who have procured it and who, with contrite heart, seek forgiveness for it. He directed that priests fulfill this great task by expressing words of genuine welcome, combined with a reflection that explains the gravity of the sin committed, besides indicating a path of authentic conversion. Grand Knight s Report (from ncregister.com) Brother Knights, Welcome to February! A mid-winter month, with the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, February 10, and many council activities. Join us on Sunday, February 7 for Corporate Communion at the 8:00 am Mass at St. Albert the Great church. Please wear your KC shirt or name tag and join your brother Knights as we celebrate the Eucharist as a council. We will have a reserved set of pews so we can sit together. Family is welcome to sit with us too! The Council meals program is in full swing this month with 3 dinners and 2 breakfasts planned. One of those dinners is the February 20 smelt, chicken and ham buffet with proceeds going towards council activities. Please spread the word to family and friends to come to the Round Table for a great meal. For more information, contact Brother Paul ( , pgorecktke@gmail.com) On February 21, for the second consecutive year, our council will host a Free Throw Competition. This event is open to boys and girls ages This is a great program for the youth of Sun Prairie. For more information contact Brother Dave Hockenberry ( , dhockenb@amfam.com). ( continued on page 6)

Council News & Events Think You Are Too Old for Coverage? Maybe Not You are never too young or too old to consider purchasing life insurance.

When you are young and presumably healthy, coverage will be very inexpensive when compared to purchasing the same policies when you are older.

In fact, in 2012, the issue age of our permanent life insurance products was extended to age 80.

But, the extension is a great blessing for me and it could be for you too. Now I can help members that I couldn t help before.

I look forward to discussing coverage with you. Contact me : Luke Meinholz, FICF Field Agent Office: (608) 230-6740 Cell: (608)445-7747 Email: luke.meinholz@kofc.

CARD PARTY Card Party at The Round Table Every Wednesday at 1:00 PM, for men, women and guests who like to play Euchre or Sheep head for more information or reservations

Please give Jim Kueffer an call @ 201-1376 CHANGE OF ADDRESS If you are moving please call our Grand Knight,Ed Murphy @ 608 318-1679 grandknight@kofcsunprairie,org with your

3 Council News & Events Think You Are Too Old for Coverage? Maybe Not You are never too young or too old to consider purchasing life insurance. If you have a financial need for coverage, or will in the future, a permanent life insurance policy can be just the thing you need. When you are young and presumably healthy, coverage will be very inexpensive when compared to purchasing the same policies when you are older. If you ve put off purchasing coverage, or you realize that you may need additional insurance, the Order may still be able to help you, even if other companies cannot. In fact, in 2012, the issue age of our permanent life insurance products was extended to age 80. Naturally, your health, and whether or not you smoke, will be taken into consideration, so underwriting standards for risk and age apply. But, the extension is a great blessing for me and it could be for you too. Now I can help members that I couldn t help before. Are you or one of your brother knights one of those members? Whether you re 18 or 80, the Knights of Columbus has products that will work for you and your family. I look forward to discussing coverage with you. Contact me : Luke Meinholz, FICF Field Agent Office: (608) Cell: (608) luke.meinholz@kofc.org COLUMBUS CORPORATION MEETING February 23 at 7:30 pm. All members welcome. CARD PARTY Card Party at The Round Table Every Wednesday at 1:00 PM, for men, women and guests who like to play Euchre or Sheep head for more information or reservations please call BINGO HELP!!! If you can help setup on Monday Morning be there at 8:30 AM we could use your help the more help the faster setup goes. Please give Jim Kueffer an CHANGE OF ADDRESS If you are moving please call our Grand Knight,Ed grandknight@kofcsunprairie,org with your new address or address. Also Bret Clostemery@ bretclostermery@charter.net or Joe White@ onejvw@gmail.com this will save the council $1.25 in postage for address correction. ADDRESS Please with your current address or if you no longer have an address please contact me. update- When your address changes, please notify us with the up date. (onejvw@gmail.com) COUNCIL MEETING The Council Meeting time is 7:30 pm The second Tuesday of each Month. FACEBOOK Check us out on Face Book look up The Round Table on Face Book check like and write a comment. 3

4 God calls each of us to holiness. Lent is a six week opportunity to make greater effort to be a holy person. This is the time prior to Lent for each of us to decide what Lent 2016 will be for each of us. In this busy and complex world it is so important for us to daily set our heart at rest. There is so much rushing around that Lent should be an opportunity for us to slow our lives a bit and daily come more into the Presence of Christ. One way to do that is simply to look at the crucifix in our home spending a couple of minutes thanking the Lord for what he did for us. Blessed Lent, Chaplain s Corner-Continued Msgr. Duane Council News & Events Cont Meal Schedule February 12 Mission Trip Fish Fry Dinner 5:30-8:00 pm February 14 Jr. Bowling Scholarship Fund Breakfast 7:30 Noon February 20 Chicken and Smelt Fry Dinner 5:30-8:00 pm February 26 Mission Trip Fish Fry Dinner 5:30-8:00 pm February 28 Rotary Breakfast Breakfast 7:00 Noon March 6 Sun Prairie Band Boosters Breakfast 7:30 Noon March 11 Mission Trip Fish Fry Dinner 5:30-8:00 pm March 19 Chicken and Smelt Fry Dinner 5:30-8:00 pm March 25 Mission Trip Fish Fry Dinner 5:30-8:00 pm 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS Frank J. Anding Otto C Annen David B. Bennett Thomas B. Bowen Fred C. Craig Stephen R. De Witt William Z Dziadosz Thomas J. Fonfara Joseph R. Gavin Richard R.

5 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS Frank J. Anding Otto C Annen David B. Bennett Thomas B. Bowen Fred C. Craig Stephen R. De Witt William Z Dziadosz Thomas J. Fonfara Joseph R. Gavin Richard R. Gotzion Michael E. Holman Andy J. Johnson John R. Krebs Jordan A. Kreitinger Stephen W. Kueffer Marlin G. Marohl Todd D. Mc Mahon Ernesto R. Monge Matthew J. Morrell John C. Weber Terry A. Weisensel Joseph V. White Robert L. Wopat 2016 January Family of the Month Paul Gorectke and family Sir Knight and Brother Paul is a 27-year member of our council. He is a Past Grand Knight and Past District Deputy. He is our Program Chairman and is responsible for all aspects of planning and directing our council s meals program. Paul, along with his wife Cindy, put in long hours for each of the meals. Additionally, they prepare the meal each year for the evening that our council hosts Sunshine Supper. Paul has also put together our Council History Book for the last several years. The books are always well done and are awarded many points by the judges. The Gorectke family are members of St. Albert the Great Parish. Thank you for all you do for our Council and the Sun Prairie community Brother Paul! Mark Shingler KC Kudos 2016 January Knight of the Month Brother Mark is a 35-year member of our council. He is currently serving as our Warden. Mark routinely helps with Bingo on Monday nights and is a regular in the kitchen during the Mission Trip Fish Fries. On the second Monday of every month he stays after Bingo is done to make sure the council chambers are setup and ready to go for council meetings. Additionally, Mark recently agreed to take over the History Book responsibilities. The History Book is an important tool for illustrating Council accomplishments to prospective new members and is necessary to win the Complete Council award. I am very grateful for Mark s willingness to put together our 2015 History Book. Mark is a member of St. Albert the Great Parish where he serves as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Outside of the Knights, Mark is a high school football referee in the Madison area. Thank you for all you do for our Council and the Sun Prairie community Brother Mark! Council News & Events Jesuit Retreat 2016 SEEKING TO SEE JESUS BETTER? Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. Luke 19:2-4 We, like Zacchaeus, seek to know Jesus. All the hubbub of our lives, our anxieties, our daily struggles becomes our crowd. We too seek to get above the crowd to see Jesus. Join us on our annual trip to the Jesuit Retreat House, a place of peace and tranquility that will let us see above our crowd. You may not be radically transformed like Zacchaeus, but you will be forever changed by the experience. Come, receive him with joy (Luke 19:6) (turn to page 7) 5

6 Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly #1948, meets the 2nd Wednesday. Fourth Degree, Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly 1948 February th Tues- Council Meeting 7:30 PM 10th Weds Ash Wednesday Lent begins 15th Mon-Presidents Day 18th Thurs- Council Officers Meeting 20th Sat-Smelt Fry Buffet- 5:30 8:30 PM 23rd Tues- Columbus Corp Meeting 7:30 PM Bingo Every Monday, Grill opens at 4:30pm NEWSLETTER INFORMATION The Knightly Edition This is the official publication of Holy Family Council N. Bristol St. Sun Prairie, WI Published Monthly Subscription is voluntary MAIL Materials to: JOSEPH WHITE 740 Clarkson Rd. Marshall, WI NO LATER THAN THE 18TH PHONE: or Grand Knight Report Cont. Our council will host a 1 st Degree Exemplification before the monthly council meeting on March 8. Now is the time to ask your Catholic friends and neighbors if they want to learn more about the Knights. Being member of the Knights of Columbus is a great way for Catholic men to be better fathers and husbands thus strengthening the foundation of our society, the family. We need 11 new members to achieve the McGivney Award. If each Holy Family council member asked 2 men, we could easily reach that goal! Finally, I want to hear from you. What can we be doing better? How can we help more people? Let me know, me at grandknight@kofcsunprairie.org or call me at home (608) Vivat Jesus! Ed Murphy Council News & Events Cont. Thank you for donations to the Ground Hog Ball: James Kueffer Paul Maly Mike Pertzborn James Riley Eugene Schey Honor Flights If anyone knows of a Brother Knight that will be participating in the Honor Flight let us know so we can be there to greet them at the airport on their return. 6

7 Council News & Events Cont. Jesuit Retreat 2016 Join us for a long weekend with the Lord. You are invited to attend a men s silent retreat at the beautiful Jesuit Retreat House on Lake Winnebago near Oshkosh, WI. You will begin on Thursday evening March 3, with dinner and end Sunday, March 6, after lunch. Delicious meals prepared by the retreat house staff will be provided. All sleeping rooms are private. Reservations are accepted with a $50 room deposit and are on a first-come-first served basis. A suggested weekend offering of $340 (which includes the $50 deposit) covers the costs of lodging, meals, and retreat conferences. Do not let financial stresses keep you from attending; scholarships are available to help defray expenses. The Manressa dormitory has been completely reconstructed. All rooms have their own bathrooms and showers. The Retreat Director will be Father Peter Etzel, SJ. At present Fr. Peter is director of the Sioux Spiritual Center in western South Dakota. Fr. Peter, a Milwaukee native, worked in the Milwaukee Journal sports department before joining the Jesuits. Much of his ministry after ordination in 1994 was in parishes, including seven years as pastor at Gesu in Milwaukee. If you are a past retreatant, come back home with us. If you are a new retreatant make this a place for homecoming. Mark your calendars now and prepare yourself for a peaceful and stress-free retreat weekend. This experience will bring you closer to the love, peace and joy of Christ. For further information or to request registration materials Call Joe White at onejvw@frontier.com.you can also register online, obtain registration,and find more information on the Web at: Jesuit Retreat House 4800 Fahrnwald Road Oshkosh, WI Voice: (920) Fax: (920) office@jesuitretreathouse.org 7

8 Knights of Columbus Council N. Bristol St Sun Prairie, WI ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID SUN PRAIRIE, WI PERMIT NO. 75 February th Tues- Council Meeting 7:30 PM 10th Weds Ash Wednesday Lent begins 15th Mon-Presidents Day 18th Thurs- Council Officers Meeting 20th Sat-Smelt Fry Buffet- 5:30 8:30 PM 23rd Tues- Columbus Corp Meeting 7:30 PM March th Tues- Council Meeting 7:30 PM 17th Thurs- Council Officers Meeting 20th Sun Palm Sunday 22th Tues- Columbus Corp Meeting 7:30 PM 25th Fri Good Friday 27th Sun Easter CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sick or In Distress If you know of any member who is sick, injured, in the hospital or has passed away please call Grand as soon as possible so the appropriate card or plaque can be mailed or displayed to our Brother Knight or their family members. Thank You! 8 April th Tues- Council Meeting 7:30 PM 21st Thurs- Council Officers Meeting 26th Tues- Columbus Corp Meeting 7:30 PM 29th Fri and 30th Sat Wisconsin State KC Convention For latest news on progressive bingo go to: bingo@

Chaplain s Corner. Keep the Following in Your Prayers! Dear Brother Knights, HOLY FAMILY COUNCIL

Chaplain s Corner. Keep the Following in Your Prayers! Dear Brother Knights, HOLY FAMILY COUNCIL HOLY FAMILY COUNCIL 4879 http://www.kofcsunprairie.org Volume 21 Issue 10 Published Monthly, Council Meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM June 2016 2015-2016 Officers GRAND KNIGHT Edward P. Murphy