CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY & PATRIOTISM. Father John Rossiter Council #9385 Holmen, Wisconsin.

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1 Father John Rossiter Council #9385 Holmen, Wisconsin Chartered July 13, 1986 Vol. 14 Issue 7 CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY & PATRIOTISM Council #9385 sends birthday wishes to Father John Paar (January 17th) and Monsignor Del Malin (January 19th). God bless you in a special way today for the love and concern with which you minister to all those entrusted to your care. May your life be filled with God s good gifts, abundant joy and heaven s peace.

2 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 8. Regular council meeting 7 p.m., teardown Nativity scene after 10:15 Mass Jan. 15, March for Life in Chicago Jan. Apr....State Charity Raffle tickets on sale Feb. 5.. Holmen KC Super Bowl Breakfast at St. Elizabeth s Feb State Bowling Tournament in Sparta and Tomah Feb. 18, St. Elizabeth s Huberters Sportsmen Night and Wild Game feed Mar. 19,. KofC Founders Day 1882 Apr. 16,. Easter Sunday Apr. 23,.tentative day for council Appreciation Banquet Apr. May?... Tootsie Roll drive for intellectually disadvantaged KC Free Throw Contest! The 2017 Free Throw Contest was held on Thursday night, Jan 4th. Results and pictures will be included in the February newsletter. January 8 is the eighth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days remaining until the end of the year (358 in leap years). Only 351 days until Christmas. Sunday, January 8th is our meeting date at St. Elizabeth s. In the Midst of Winter Lord: In the midst of Winter, when the days are cold and wind can pierce.. remind us of the warmth of your love. In the midst of Winter, when days are short, dawn comes late, and dusk arrives early.. remind us that in the darkness your light still shines. In the midst of Winter, when the flowers of spring still lie hidden in the earth, when leaves are off the trees, and the world can seem bleak.. remind us that Easter is but a short time away. And when in our lives we feel as if we are experiencing a season of winter, reach out to us with the power of your resurrection so that we may feel the warmth of your love and see your light that alone can take away the darkness of our soul. Amen COUNCIL MINUTES FROM OUR OFFICER S AND REGULAR MEETINGS ARE READ AT COUNCIL MEETINGS. NEWSLETTER CAN BE FOUND ONLINE ST. ELIZABETH S CHURCH WEBSITE. org/kc/kc-main.html Knights of Columbus Mission Statement: To provide a means by which Catholic Men could support the Catholic Church, To provide Financial Protection to Protect their Families and To engage in works of Charity to Benefit the Less Fortunate. COUNCIL #9385 OFFICERS Grand Knight David Hawes Deputy GK.. Jeff Hammes Chancellor Gary Dvoracek Recorder Jerry Glentz, Treasurer.. Jeff Reiter Advocate Tom Bertram, Warden.. Matt Englerth, Inside Guard - Greg Corcoran Outside Guard John Stubler, Financial Secretary... Anthony Villare, Lecturer Pat Stephens, Chaplain Father John Paar, Trustees.. Pat Barlow, Joe LaMere, and Mike Bruha, HOLMEN KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS Monthly meeting schedule : Officers meetings are held on the last Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the PIZZA CORRAL on Hwy 53. Regular Council meetings are held on the second Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. Elizabeth s Church in the gathering space at entrance of church. All Knights of Columbus members in good standing are invited to attend all regular meetings and officers meetings. HOLMEN KNIGHTS NEWSLETTER is published monthly. Editor: Fred Lanzel. Send submissions or corrections to: holmenknights@yahoo.com Advertisements are accepted at the discretion of the editor. Rate is $50 per year. HOLMEN KNIGHTS NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2017 PAGE 2

3 Grand Knights Report I hope and pray everyone has had a blessed and joyous Christmas and a great start to the New Year! It was a surprisingly wet Christmas. A very gracious Thank You to those fellow knights and their families who were generous with their time to help out over the last month or so with both KC events and our parish during this busy Christmas season. These were all important activities that the Knights are involved within our local community and our parish. And to all those who have been able to help out or chair events throughout this past year. By our next meeting on the 8th, the rotary lights will have been torn down (with help from our council), the nativity set put away for the year (happening on the 8th after 10:15am Mass), and our free-throw contest completed (thanks to Brian Clements for keeping this going). We have several upcoming events/ opportunities for you to get involved: Super Bowl Breakfast- Sunday, Feb 5th, I, your Grand Knight, am trying to do double duty with running the breakfast again this year. I would be very grateful if someone (or several) came forward to volunteer some of their time to help co-chair this event and also the Kornfest Breakfast in August. Statewide Charity Raffle-Now through April. Danny Miles is making the move with his family, to Europe. Gregg Randall has stepped forward to take on this very important fundraiser. He can be contacted at Home Phone: if you would like to help him out. Annual Tootsie Roll Drive-tentatively late April/early May. Great awareness and assistance for people with special needs. Gregg Randall has taken this on as well, and I m sure he would appreciate having a co-chair for this event. He can be contacted at (Cell). Annual Appreciation Banquet-tentatively set for sometime in April. For those activities that you re interested in giving a hand, you can give me a call or and I can get you in touch with the right person in charge. dlhawes41@yahoo.com or (Cell). I think the above activities show just how active our Holmen council is with the parish and our community. Many of these events only require a couple of hours of your time and good, fraternal fun. These are all good ways to either stay involved or get more involved and make a difference! An additional note, if you have not been receiving our regular s on upcoming activities, please contact me with your updated s. I know there are approximately 44 members that we do not have addresses, therefore we would love to get you on the list. Again, thank you all for your help, generosity, and support for all that represents the Knight of Columbus and may we continue that even more through May you all have a wonderful new year. Vivat Jesus! David Hawes, Grand Knight 2016 KC Christmas Poster Contest Winners First Grade: 1st Place - Alayna Wood, 2nd Place - Chester Janke, 3rd Place - Lily Klock Second Grade: 1st Place Roman Bowe, 2nd Place Elise Rutta, 3rd Place Lydia Hubbard Third Grade: 1st Place Avary LaFleur, 2nd Place Morgan Haas, 3rd Place David Haskin Fourth Grade: 1st Place Erica Anne Fechner

4 In loving memory of George Hammes In Memory of Arthur & Marie Harebo The Hammes Family Tom & Roz We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Dr. Anthony D Villare. Beth H. Villare, Daniel & Sarah Holmen Knights of Columbus Super Bowl Sunday Breakfast- Feb 5th, 2015 I hope everyone had a Merry Chistmas and happy beginning to the new year. We once again are coming up on our 1st annual fundraiser of the new year our Super Bowl Breakfast. It lands on Sunday, February 5th, 2017 from 7:00 AM to Noon at the St. Elizabeth-Ann Seton Gathering Place. Included in the breakfast is Ham, Eggs, Potatoes, Toast, and Beverages (Coffee, Milk, Orange Juice). The breakfast will cost- $7.00 for 11 years and older, $3.00 for Children 6-10, and anyone 5 yrs and under is free. It s a hard price to beat!! Of course we will be looking for volunteers to help out, so any KC members and/or their family members, Youth Group members, or anyone just interested in helping out with this great event can again contact David Hawes at (cell) for sign-up. Typical shifts run 6:00am-9:15am or 9:00am-12:15pm. Your help is greatly appreciated. I am still in need for someone to step up as a co-chair for future breakfasts, so anyone interested, please give me a call. KNIGHTS IN ACTION The Holmen Knights helped sponsor a Keep Christ In Christmas billboard that was in La Crosse. And Joe and Hennesey La Mere rang the bells for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign during the Christmas Season. Happy Birthdays Issabelle and Meredith Fred & Cheryl Happy New Year! Pete Tabor

5 HAPPY JANUARY BIRTHDAYS BROTHER KNIGHTS Douglas D Burds Francis J Brown Richard M Cantlon William R Jaekel Timothy T Eimermann Dr Mark A Hein Dan J Mc Hugh Robert J Heiderscheit Christopher T Schaller Thomas R Bertram Terrence A Grossbach Rev John L Parr Msgr. Delbert J Malin Steven R Nelson Thomas J Tyler Cecil R Rochester Ronnie G Hanson Gregory P Corcoran Holmen CC.org Bob & Andrea Stupi If you have moved or changed your mailing address or address, please let us know so we can make the necessary corrections. holmenknights@yahoo.com You already know that the Knight of Columbus is here for all your personal and family financial protection needs, but did you know that the Order can help secure your business too? As your Knights of Columbus field agent, I can help you protect the continuity of your business for years to come. Business insurance is the term used in the insurance industry to describe the use of life insurance and disability income insurance to solve certain financial needs of businesses and their owners. The products offered through the Order can cover many needs, such as: Economic loss to the business when a key employee dies Disposition of a business owner s interest upon death or other separation from the business If you ve worked hard to establish a business, you owe it to yourself and your family to learn about the opportunities that the Knights of Columbus can offer. With protection for the family, the business, the farm, retirement, long term care and disability coverage, the Knight of Columbus truly is your shield for all the elements of your life. Dennis Tressic, Tel. (608) (If we have missed your birthday or have the wrong date please let us know at: Donate to the Holmen Area Community Center Protecting Your Family Business? Dennis.Tressic@kofc.org COUNCIL #9385 KNIGHT AND FAMILY OF THE MONTH DECEMBER 2016 Knight: Brenner Bertelsen is our December Knight of the Month for his help moving furniture in church for the Harvest Bazaar. Brenner also helped set up the outdoor Nativity scene for the Christmas season. Thank you Brenner may you have a Joyous New Year! Family: Congratulations to Francis and Delores Brown as our December KC Family of the Month. Delores put in many hours at all the Masses selling chances for the many Bazaar bucket raffles and conducted the raffles during the bazaar. Francis assisted her in these endeavors, along with mowing the parish lawn and serving on the parish council. Wishing you a Happy New Year and our warmest thanks! New Years In March Riddle In the Middle Ages most European countries observed New Year's Day on March 25th. What is the significance of this date?. March 25th is recognized as Annunciation Day, celebrating when Mary learns from the Archangel Gabriel that she will give birth to the Son of God. Page 5 JANUARY 2017

6 He called the princess and told her to walk to him and to touch his hand. The 2017 State Charity Raffle Tickets Are Here! Father John Rossiter Council 9385 and the Wisconsin State Council of the Knights of Columbus are currently selling raffle tickets for the 2017 Charity Raffle. The prize list consists of $115,000 being paid to thirty winners with a first prize of $50,000! The second prize is $25,000 or a Street Glide Harley. The third prize is $15,000, the fourth and fifth prize is $5,000 each, the sixth through tenth prize is $1,000 each, and the eleventh through thirtieth prize is $500 each. This is the largest raffle in the State of Wisconsin for a $5.00 price. The drawing will take place at the State Convention on Saturday, April 29, The proceeds from this raffle are used to help support your brother Knights and their families, along with other members of our community, to alleviate sorrow, ease financial burdens and restore hope to victims and families of accidents and illness. Over the years, this raffle has allowed our Council to distribute tens of thousands of dollars to local families in need. You should be receiving your tickets very soon. I would appreciate your best efforts to buy or sell at least 10 tickets. If you need more tickets, please contact me. Please return your completed ticket stubs in the enclosed envelope, bring them to the next meeting, or drop them off in the Knight s mailbox in the parish office. If you have any questions, please call or . Thank you for supporting this fantastic program. Remember Charity is a virtue that gladdens the heart of the giver! Gregg A. Randall State Raffle Chairman (Home) (Cell) gardar970@gmail.com SIGN UP - JANUARY 11, 2017 / U.S. OPEN JUNE 12-18, 2017 For the 1st time in USGA history the US Open will be held in Erin Wisconsin. With the help of a new Knight, Mike Berendes, we have been asked to be the volunteer group of choice, for the Trophy Club, at the entrance to Erin Hills. Holy Hill is approximately six miles from Erin Hills. Next to the Main Admission entrance, is The Trophy Club which is an air conditioned pavilion offering comfortable seating, live network coverage of the championship, in a sports bar like setting, access to executive restroom facilities and a wide variety of food and beverages. Each volunteer will receive a meal, breaks and a pass for the day to the event. Tickets for the Trophy Club and the event are going from $75 to $200 depending on the day. Now the good news, we need Brother Knights, families and friends to volunteer for one or more of the 460 shifts. This is a chance for each Knight to bring invite a friend, a church member or someone from work to help at the event. This person will become the next Brother Knight. More information will be sent out in the coming months on how to sign up, for the day and shift of choice. Any questions please District Deputy R.J. "Dick" Jacunski, Three princes were in love with a princess. the king said the prince who could win a made-up game would marry the princess. The rules were simple: the princes were to stand on boxes in different corners of a room while the princess was in the middle. They were not allowed to use ANYTHING and were not allowed to walk on the carpet. The game was won by touching the princess' hand. One of princes found out how to touch the princess' hand and married her. How did he do it? Our Holmen Council #9385 website is located through the following address. knights-of-columbus.html Happy New Year! MIKE BRUHA In Loving Memory of John K. McHugh HOLMEN KNIGHTS NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2017 PAGE 6

7 Worthy Brother Knights: I pray that you all are having a wonderful Christmas Season and that the love of Christ in His incarnation may be permeating through all of your hearts. This semester has come to a close. It seems every year the years just fly by faster and faster. All of my finals are done and I am now enjoying my Christmas break. I am not done with Latin: thanks be to God!! That was by far my most difficult class. I really do enjoy the language, however, I did not like the professors teaching style. It is a subject that I have definitely learned the importance of. I also finished my catechism class. I have never had a class that I have enjoyed as much as I loved that class. We read the entire catechism and talked about the whole of the Catholic faith. I learned so much in that class. It is a class that I would love to offer to teach others in a parish if, God willing, I become a priest. It went above and beyond all of my faith formation that I had received previously. I also finished my ethics and Ancient Philosophy classes as well. It is quite amazing how much the Church influences ethics and how much it is influenced by the Ancient Philosophers Plato and Aristotle (St. Augustine was a Neo-Platonist and St. Thomas was an Aristotelian). Many of the Church dogmas are backed by these philosophies for the truth found in these philosophies is found in the Church. I had to write a 12 page final for my Ancient Philosophy class as well. It was one of the best classes that I took as well. I have been teaching 6th grade CCD at Nativity Parish in St. Paul. The children are crazy and amazing. I am amazed by the questions that are asked by the students and am puzzled by the amount of energy that they seem to always have. The other catechists are amazing as well. A few weeks ago, we were able to just sit down and talk to each other and I found that they have a wonderfully strong faith that they teach their children. During this break, I will be going on a trip throughout the diocese of La Crosse to all the Catholic High Schools giving talks on vocations to all the students. We leave on January 4th and return January 11th. It is a time where we can really bond as Diocesan Seminarians and to really help promote vocations for our diocese. It takes time and money for us to be able to do this and any support that we can get helps us to do this again and again. We would very much appreciate any support that you could give us. I thank you for all of your support. You are family to me and really help allow me to follow the call that God is asking me to peruse. I pray that you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! iviva Cristo Ray! Jared Clements Seminarian for the Diocese of La Crosse P.S. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Suzy Meeham who died on Christmas day. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and May perpetual light shine upon them. And may the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. TEACHER: Why are you late? STUDENT: Class started before I got here. TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L' TEACHER: No, that's wrong. GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it. TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O. The Very First New Year. Who established January 1 as the start of the New Year? Julius Caesar declared January 1 the start of the new year when he established the Julian Calendar. January was named for Janus, the twofaced god who looked both ahead to the new year and back to the previous year. Beauty of Winter: God of creation, thank you for the beauty of winter- for snow, icy window panes, evergreen trees, warm coats, sledding, and hot cocoa. Let us enjoy Your creation in all its glory, this winter and always. Amen.

8 FAITHFUL FRIAR S REPORT Sir Knights, It is hard to believe the new year 2017 is upon us, what really happened to last year?? How well did we do with our resolutions? Instead of making up new ones might I suggest to continue to work on what our Holy Father suggested for 2016.: 1. Take care of your Spiritual life, your relationship with God 2. Take care of your family, give them your time, attention and love. 3. Take care of your relationship with others, transform your faith into life. 4. Be careful how you speak, purify your tongue of offensive and abusive words. 5. Heal wounds of the heart with the oil of forgiveness. 6. Look after your work, doing it with enthusiasm, competence, humility and passion, with a spirit that knows how to thank the Lord. 7. Be careful of envy, lust, hatred and negative feelings. 8. Watch out for anger that leads to vengeance, laziness, pointing the fingers at others which leads to pride, and complaining continually which leads to desperation. 9. Take care of our brother and sisters who are weaker, the sick, the elderly, the poor, homeless, the stranger, for we will be judged on this. Happy May God's blessings be upon you. SK Msgr Steven Kachel Riddle me this : A man drove to a hotel and as soon as he got there he was bankrupt. Explain. Solution: The man was playing Monopoly and when he rolled the dice he landed on a property he could not afford to pay the rent on. FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR S REPORT. Happy New Year fellow Sir Knights: The dinner with Cardinal Burke went very well, I'm sorry about the mike not working, every event always has a detail that gets overlooked, in this case it was the fact the mike and unit was there but no one could get it to work. I have talked to people at the Shrine about it and they will make sure this wili not happen again. I would really like to hear some input about holding a social at the Shrine every now and then, I do know we would need at least 30 people to hold something there and get a limited menu to choose from. Just me or give me a call. (rlepschahoo.com) ( ). Take time to pray for a peaceful transition of power that will happen this month. On January 22 we mark the 44th year of one of the worst rulings of the Supreme Court of United States. I would encourage you to take some time to watch some of the events that EWTN will broadcast that day. I usually like to watch the Mass from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. it is a very moving service. I went one year to the march in DC and was impressed by the number of young people that were there, and being part of something that is very meaningful, I felt the movement would always be in good hands with these up and coming adults. There is a video called The Spark of Life and can be found by just typing it in a search bar. It is something that will give you some pause to think, and reflect about the miracle of life. Have you gotten your Annual Fraternal Survey in? If not, now is the time. Upcoming meetings: January 19 meeting at St Pats, February 16 meeting at St Pats. Take care and enjoy the winter season, spring is not that far way. Kind Regards; Richard Lepsch, FN DISTRICT DEPUTY S REPORT. Sir Knights...hopefully you have received a request for your Annual Report of Fraternal Activity...Please complete the report and return to me no later than January 10, Thanks & Happy New Year..Bill Jaekel p.s. Assembly dues are due. God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts!"

9 Named Catholic of the Year: Carl Anderson Supreme Knight advocates for Middle East Christians. By Michelle Martin In order to gain awareness and help for Christians whose presence has diminished from the Middle East at an astounding rate, Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has expanded the charitable efforts of the world's largest Catholic fraternal organization. "Our interest in the issue of genocide comes from our humanitarian concern for those suffering people and for their spiritual and physical wellbeing," Anderson said in a March 10 statement at the National Press CIub. The comments followed the release of a nearly 300-page report compiled by the Knights of Columbus and an organization named In Defense of Christians, which called on the U.S. Department of State to designate the activities of ISIS against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities as a genocide. The Christian population of Iraq is estimated to have dropped by 80 percent from the more than 1.4 million who lived there before the U.S. invasion in In Syria, the Christian population has dropped from an estimated 1.25 million in 2011 to less than 500,000 this year, according to ADF International. Many of the Christians remaining in those countries have been forced from their homes to other regions. The report documents murders, torture, kidnapping, rape and mass deportation of Christians and others carried out by members of the Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and Libya. That designation of genocide made by Secretary of State John Kerry on March 17 was the first such U.S. declaration since Sudanese actions in Darfur in It allows the possibility of but does not require greater resources for the genocide victims. Under Anderson's leadership, the Knights of Columbus have raised more than $11 million since 2014 to aid refugees in the Middle East, both those internally displaced and those who have fled to neighboring countries. Anderson personally has testified about the plight of Christians in the Middle East in front of a congressional subcommittee. Anderson, 65, has a history of public service, working at the White House under Ronald Reagan and then as a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. But it is for his work on behalf of persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East that he has been honored as a 2016 Catholic of the Year. NEW DEPUTY SUPREME KNIGHT APPOINTED 12/16/2016 Patrick E. Kelly, a Past State Deputy of the District of Columbia, was appointed Deputy Supreme Knight by the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors on December 13. A Knight for 33 years, Kelly became the Order s Vice President for Public Policy in 2006 and since 2011 has also served as Executive Director of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. He was elected to the Order s Board of Directors in Earlier this year, he retired with the rank of Captain from the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General s (JAG) Corps Reserve, where he specialized in international and operational law and served as the Commanding Officer of the international law unit at the United States Naval War College. Previously, Kelly had a long career of public service that included advisory roles to Congress and the Department of Justice. Kelly also served as Senior Advisor to the Ambassadorat-Large for International Religious Freedom at the State Department. His responsibilities included serving as the Department s principal interlocutor with the Holy See and other nations on religious freedom issues. He succeeds Logan T. Ludwig, who is retiring at age 70 after serving as Deputy Supreme Knight since Ludwig served previously for two years as Supreme Treasurer and has been a member of the Board of Directors since Kelly has served as the first Executive Director of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, which is adjacent to The Catholic University of America. He has overseen the renewal of that facility, previously known as the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, which was purchased by the Supreme Council in During his tenure, the Shrine has developed a world-class permanent exhibit, called A Gift of Love: The Life of Saint John Paul II, and created two new worship spaces that feature the mosaic artwork of Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik the Redemptor Hominis Church and the Luminous Mysteries Chapel, which enshrines a first- class blood relic of St. John Paul II. As Deputy Supreme Knight, Kelly will continue to oversee the Shrine s operations. He holds a law degree from Marquette University Law School and a master s in theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University of America. He and his wife, Vanessa, have three young daughters. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. - Dave Barry IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM and EMMA DVORACEK Gary Dvoracek MONSIGNOR DELBERT J. MALIN our priest is someone s son. Your son could be someone s priest. HOLMEN KNIGHTS NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2017 PAGE 9

10 THE HOLMEN KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS FATHER JOHN ROSSITER COUNCIL # N. MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 492 HOLMEN, WISCONSIN ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED HOLMEN KNIGHTS NEWSLETTER JANUARY Last second additions to the January newsletter / Holmen KCs helping Rotarty Lights in La Crosse teardown. The next Council meeting of the Holmen Knights of Columbus is Sunday, January 8th, at St. Elizabeth s Church starting at 7 P.M. Ode To January 'Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.