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1 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 1 09 p;[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ddd KNIGHTLY NOTES ST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO WEST SAHARA AVENUE LAS VEGAS, NV Y2K PLUS X1X EDITION, ISSUE I JANUARY 2019 NOTE FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT Worthy Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Here we are already at a New Year! And the end of last year we were really busy with all of the Holiday activities and merriment. Sadly, though, before Christmas the Parish and the Council lost a very good man, Brother Stephen Corkins -whose sudden passing has left all of us, especially his wife Ginny and their family in shock, sadness, and mourning. I must say without a doubt- that Stephen had a beautiful send off with the December 27th Funeral Mass at St. Joseph, which was well attended and was followed by a social in the Hall. Afterwards, Stephen was taken to Bunker Cemetery for interment. I d like to thank everyone who had helped get this all together for Stephen and Ginny. Many thanks go out to Brother Ken for being with Ginny and assisting her with the painful details of getting the Funeral arranged. Let s keep Ginny and family in our thoughts and prayers. Upcoming in January: 1st New Years Day - The Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God which is a Holy day of Obligation 3rd Business meeting 7:30pm in the Hall 26th First degree exemplification St. Francis room 26th & 27th tickets for the Mardi Gras Dinner will be on sale after each Mass in the Plaza 26th Set up for the Pancake Breakfast and religious goods sale in the Hall and the St. Francis room 27th pancake breakfast and religious goods sale in the Hall and the St. Francis room 31st Planning meeting in the St. Francis Room I d also like to also congratulate Brother Mike Rinaldi our new District 9 District Deputy - Congratulations!!! In Closing I d like to wish that peace fill the hearts and homes of you and your loved ones this New Year and with that wish I send to everyone my thanks and appreciation for the many things that you all do to keep the Faith alive and well in this Council and this wonderful Parish of ours. Wishing all of you Healthy Holidays and a happy, prosperous Blessed New Year. God Bless. Yours in Christ, Ray Foster Grand Knight Council raf94403@gmail.com ********************************************************************************************

2 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 2 Council Calendar at a Glance ************************************************************************************** January 2019 Jan 3 - Jan 14- Jan 16 - Jan 21- Council Business Meeting/Ladies Auxiliary 730pm to 9pm Hall 2820 Officer Planning Meeting (630-8pm Emmaus Room) 2820 Business Meeting 730-9pm Hall Parish Closed (MLK Day) Jan 26 th First Degree Exemplification 7a-9a St Francis/Clair Rooms Jan 26/27 Mardi Gras Dinner Ticket Sales (Plaza after all Masses) Jan 26 Jan 27 Pancake Breakfast Kitchen Prep and Hall Setup Ladies Aux Religious Goods Sales Pancake Breakfast and Religious Goods Sales (6a -1pm) Kitchen/Hall Jan 31 Council Officers Planning Meeting 730-9pm St Francis Room **************************************************************************** february 2019 Feb 3 Superbowl Party off site Feb 7 Council Business Meeting/Ladies Auxiliary 730pm to 9pm Hall Feb 8 Mardi Gras Dinner Prep Kitchen and Hall 9a-5pm630 Feb 9 Mardi Gras Dinner 12-9pm Feb 11 Assembly 2820 Officer Planning Meeting (630-8pmEmmaus Room) Feb 20 Assembly 2820 Business Meeting 730-9pm Hall Feb 23 First Degree Exemplification 7-9 am St Francis and Claire Room Feb 23/24 St Pats Dinner Ticket Sales Plaza after all Masses Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 28 Pancake Breakfast Kitchen Prep and Hall setup Pancake Breakfast and Ladies Religious Goods Sales 6a-3pm Kitchen and Hall Council Officers Planning Meeting **********************************************************

3 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 3 ********************************************************************* Council news and activities. **************************************************************************************************** Good of the Order We have a new Brother who is doing the cards and calls for the sick and bereaved and is taking over the reins from Nick Ciccone who has done this for the Council for many years. If you are in need of prayers or know someone who is, please contact Brother Peter Johan Wagonleitner who joined our Council this last April. His contact info is: Mobile Hikealongpete@yahoo.com or p_wagenleitner@yahoo.com ************************************************************************* First Degree Exemplification Don t forget Help recruit Members! There is a First Degree Exemplification at SJHOM the last Saturday of the Month! Form 100s are in the Church Office! Pictured here is the First Degree Team. (photo by Vilma Koss) ****************************************************************************** Tuesdays Lunch Bunch Get Togethers as several members have indicated a desire to get out of the house, and socialize, and have a relaxed gathering with fellow Brothers, Chuck McCloskey has arranged for a room at New York Pizza located at Sahara and Jones. It will be every Tuesday from 11a 1pm for an informal Gathering. Open to all members by come by for lunch and fellowship. We will order based on who is present at 11:15. Enjoy Lunch conversation and then split the bill. Feel free to come by and join the fun and fellowship! ************************************************************************************************************************************** A LITTLE HUMOR. "Somebody has said there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good morning, Lord," and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good Lord, it's morning." There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the country. "Is there anything breakable in here?" asked the postal clerk. Only the Ten commandments, the lady said sweetly.

4 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 4 January Birthdays HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!!!! Jose Domingo Jan 2 Francis Giancola Jan 20 Paul Fleming Jan 24 Stanley Blaske Jan 3 Ralph Vitello Jan 20 Fidel Diaz Jan 25 Michael Santos Jan 8 Edward San Nicolas Jan 20 Daniel Hill Jan 26 Jeffrey Hermoso Jan 10 Kenneth Sewell Jan 21 John Calsada Jan 27 Marino Penaflor Jan 14 Steven Hamp Jan 22 Wendell Lum Jan 30 Joseph Cortese Jan 18 Lance Spiotto Jan 23 Ira Pringle Jan 30 Peter Russo Jan 18 Edward Reyes Jan 24 **************************************************************************************************************************** Financial Secretary s Blotter- Notes from your Financial Secretary Happy New Year Brothers of SJHOM #10442, I cannot believe we are already into a New Year and half way through the Fraternal year! This month has been flying! As you are aware (or should have received) the invoices for this year s dues were mailed out Please respond as soon as you are able. You will also notice that we have included a request for support of the Seminarians. You can add 3.00, 5.00, or more to your check for council dues and we will add your name to the Seminarian Raffle. Each additional $1.00 received will add 1 raffle ticket in your name. I am pleased to inform everyone that over 50% of those who have already sent in their checks have made an additional donation to the Seminarian Raffle. Thank you to those who have supported this effort! IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN INVOICE FOR YOUR DUES PLEASE call or ME at Rick.singer48@yahoo.com. I have received 4 invoices back with bad addresses. I will be following up on those address between now and January 15, 2019 when we send out the second notices for dues. Membership cards: for those who have mailed their checks to my address your new membership cards are going into the mail on 1/3/2019. Audit Time: Along with everything else that is included in the December responsibilities comes the Audit in January. By establishing QuickBooks on the Financial Secretary s Laptop and with some minor accounting tweaking I anticipate this audit will go smoothly. This is not to say that I have completed everything perfectly (I never claimed to be perfect), but we should have an easy audit. Lastly, I want to add my thoughts on the loss of our Brother Steve Corkins. Steve was a tremendous asset to our Council. I always enjoyed his smiling face and quick quip at the Pancake Breakfasts or during the Fundraising Dinners. He will truly be missed by all. I hope to see you all at the next Council Meeting on Thursday January 3rd, As always, it is pleasure to serve you, the Council and the Church God Bless you all. Yours in Christ, SK Rick Senninger, Financial Secretary Rick.singer48@yahoo.com

5 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 5 ************************************************************************************* Please keep the following Brothers and Sisters in your prayers Please pray for the repose of the soul of Brother Steve Corkins, who recently went to the Lord. Please keep his family in your prayers as well. Please keep Brother Horace Dube in your thoughts and prayers. Please also keep Juliet Fritz, mother of Joe Fritz, in your prayers. Pray also for Tony and Karen Ruivivar. Online Rosary: comepraytherosary.org If you or someone you know would like to be on the prayer list, please contact Peter Wagenleitner at hikealongpete@yahoo.com or ********************************************************************************* PRAYER FOR THE CANONIZATION OF FATHER MCGIVNEY Founder of the Knights of Columbus in 1882 ***************************************************************************************** God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue may we follow your Son Jesus Christ more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your venerable servant Father Michael J McGivney on earth according to the design of Your Holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (make your request) Through Christ our Lord. Amen Please report all favors received to: The Fr McGivney Guild 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven CT ********************************************************************************************************** Please PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS OF THE DIOCESE *********************************************************************************** Editors Note: I would like to wish everyone a Healthy, happy, peaceful and blessed Happy New Year. Prayers for a Happy 2019 and may God Bless all of us. Jolyn Pinzl, Editor **************************************************************************************

6 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 6 Council and Assembly 2820 mourn the loss of a great Brother Sir Knight. Stephen Corkins was called home to the Lord on Dec 20. Stephen exemplified the spirit of the Knights and Christian values in the way he lived his life. He was always there to help whether it was pancake breakfast, selling tickets, co chairing the golf tournament and/or the blood drive, or helping at the bar at the dinner dances, he was always there doing what needed to be done. Our prayers are with the repose of his soul and that of his beautiful family. ************************************************************************************ Thought for the Month Everybody can make a difference, and everyone should try. John F Kennedy

7 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 7 ************************************************************************* COUNCIL RECOGNITION ************************************************************************* Council is proud to honor: ************************************************************************************************************************************************ KNIGHT OF THE MONTH- December 2018 Danny Iliscupidez Our Knight of the Month is Danny Iliscupidez. Danny is being honored for his excellent support and help in the kitchen. He has been a great help with the Food prep in the kitchen, and helping to serve as well. His cheerful and dedicated attitude is infectious to those he serves with. He has been helping in the kitchen for months now and the Council totally appreciates his efforts. He has also helped in the kitchen and committee for the Parish Volunteer pic. The Council is proud to honor this hardworking Knight. Thank you Danny for all you do! **************************************************************************************************************** FAMILY OF THE MONTH- December 2018 Dave and Krista Richardson Our Family of the Month is Krista and Dave Richardson. This couple is being honored for all the work that they do for the Council and the Parish. They have taken on the transporting of the items from the Shed for both the Council and the Ladies Auxiliary, and are there to help set up tables and whatever else is needed for the Pancake Breakfasts, dinner dances, and the meetings. Krista serves as Secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary, and David is serving as Warden for the Council. In addition, they are both are Ushers for the Parish. The Council totally appreciates this hardworking couple. Thanks Dave and Krista! ********************************************************************************

8 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 8 Knights of Columbus Council St Joseph Husband of Mary Roman Catholic Church 7260 West Sahara Avenue Las Vegas, NV Phone: Or Contact: Grand Knight: Ray Foster, Deputy Grand Knight: Lino Loyola Fraternal Chairman: Peter Wagenleitner, Financial Secretary: Rick Senninger, Newsletter Editor -Jolyn Pinzl, Membership Director: Bob Zagby, Supreme Website: Nevada State Council Website: ******************************************************************************** Our Council is in urgent need of two Brothers interested in learning and assuming some of the cooking and kitchen management responsibilities for our events. If you have cooking experience, or just have an interest in learning more about cooking, this is an opportunity for you to serve us and your Parish. You will work alongside our current cook and learn our systems with the intent that you would assist with food planning, food purchasing, food prep, and health code compliance. The long term plan would be that you would alternate with the others and take over an event and make it your own. Last update was that Brother Danny Iliscupidez has stepped up and become a regular great helper in the prep/cooking part of the kitchen, which we totally appreciate. Chuck is having some physical issues and it is hard for him to do all of this right now. So we still need someone to learn/assist/backup PGK Chuck in the buying of the supplies and getting them to the kitchen. Most are purchases at either Restaurant Depot or Smart and Final, or wherever has the best prices at the time of what we need for the Breakfast/Dinner in question. We also are in desperate need of Knights to help each dinner in Transporting items to and from the Shed. As you can see, the scope and breadth of our activities has gotten way too much for one individual to manage. Please prayerfully consider serving the Knights in this capacity. Contact GK Ray Foster, at ****************************************************************************************************************************** Faith is a gift, but also, at the same time, an achievement. - Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi ***************************************************************************************************************************

9 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 9 Knights of Columbus St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Council #10442 Ladies Auxiliary Greetings and Happy New Year Ladies! Our December events were packed into just two weeks for the end of the 2018 year! They included our meeting on December 6 th, Religious Goods sale combined with Breakfast with St. Nick in the St. Joseph Center, and then our Annual Christmas party with the Council and Assembly. Nothing much just a few little gatherings Our meeting on the 6 th began with special recognition of our longest guest member, Sandy D Agostino. She has been such an active part of our membership for many years and highly valued for her knowledge and the spirituality she has graciously shared with us. Immediately after this part of the agenda Sandy D Agostino, Anita Palladino-Durazo and Ann Young are honored for their support of the Auxiliary and the Council. The impromptu ceremony required borrowing some poinsettias from a floral arrangement and candles from an Advent wreath in the room. Afterwards the ladies rose and celebrated honoring these members with applause and much love!! After Committee reports from Ann, Barbara, Donna and Nenita -- We discussed our annual Christmas Charity donations which included a large donation to our parish of $5,000, Catholic Charities $300, St. Therese Center $300, Youth Ministry Stuebenville scholarship of $300, and another $300 for a check-out CD library for our elementary Faith Formation Children. Our outstanding Religious Goods Sales and Bundt Cake sale have given us a wonderful Charity total this year! Great work Ladies!!! Continued next page Photos by Vilma Koss ********************************************************************************************************

10 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 10 LADIES AUXILIARY, continued Next up was Religious Goods and Breakfast with St. Nick. Jolyn had the set up for Breakfast all ready to go and organized a quick, beautiful layout for pictures and gifts. The table decorations included darling trees she made from Styrofoam forms and Hersey Kisses for each table and more. Ann and Becki set up the Religious Goods area in a new layout to mimic our Inspirational Gift Shoppe layout in the St Francis and Clare rooms. The sale also included many new items to our assortment. It was beautiful and proved to really encourage more enjoyable shopping again. Vice President Becki and I presented Fr. Marc with the $5,000 check for the parish at the Breakfast with St. Nick. He was very appreciative and thanked our group for all our hard work. After packing up the Decorations for the Breakfast he came to visit with the ladies and collected the tree and ornaments he purchased at our Religious Goods sale. We all shared our holiday spirit with him and let him know how much our group enjoys each other s company. The following Friday we had our Annual Christmas party at the Siena Golf Bistro. It was a lovely affair and a nice celebration for our members. Donna Urso-Vuolo did a wonderful job arranging, decorating and hosting the event. Good company, good food such a lovely evening! Many blessings to you all for Happy, Healthy New Year, Paula Donofrio, President Pd10442@cox.net

11 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 11 Council presents Breakfast with St Nick Dec 9 Thanks to all who helped!

12 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 12 Recap of December from GK Ray December 1st & 2nd -Keep Christ in Christmas buttons in the Plaza. Almost all of the buttons were distributed = only had left over & 2, was earned. 6 th - Business meeting was held in the Hall. 7th- 8th Mid Year meeting Sparks, NV. 9th Breakfast with St. Nick 15th -Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Party held at the Siena Bistro which went really well good Job Ladies!!! 19th -Assembly Christmas party held at New York Pizza and Pasta 24th -Christmas Eve Masses were held in the Church and the Hall till Midnight. 25 th - Christmas Day Masses held in the Church. 26th -Viewing for Steve Corkins at Affordable Crematory 27th -Funeral mass for Steve Corkins was held at St. Joseph HOM 27th =Planning meeting (canceled) December 31 st New Years Eve Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. 6:00pm Prayer of the Month Prayer for a Happy New Year May the Lord make my New Year a happy one Not by shielding me from sorrow and pain, but by strengthening me to bear it if it comes. Not by making my path easy, but by making me sturdy enough to tread any path. Not by taking hardship from me, but by taking all cowardice and fear from my heart as I meet hardships. Not by granting me unbroken sunshine, but by keeping my face bright even in the shadows. Not by making my life always pleasant, but by showing me where men and His cause need me most and by making me zealous to be there and to help God, make my year a happy one. Guideposts magazine (January 1973) ********************************************************************************************************************************** We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty. Blessed Theresa of Calcutta ***********************************************************************************************************************************

13 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 13 Council Celebrates Christmas Together Dec Party at Sienna GK Ray Foster, PGK Bill Koss, and DGK Lino Loyola The Buttells and the Donofrios The Room looked beautiful Some of the beautiful ladies that were there Donna Urso Vuolo who organized the party Thanks Donna! GK Ray with Joyce and Bill Paxson Photo credit to Vilma Koss

14 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 14 Text of Pope Francis' Christmas message Updated 10:16 AM ET, Tue December 25, 2018 (CNN)Here's the official English translation of the text of Pope Francis' Christmas message released by the Vatican. (The speech was delivered in Italian, and it was obtained by CNN's Nicola Ruotolo in Rome.) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas! To you, the faithful of Rome, to you, the pilgrims, and to all who are linked to us from every part of the world, I renew the joyous proclamation of Bethlehem: "Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace among those whom he favors" (Luke 2:14). Like the shepherds who first went with haste to the stable, let us halt in wonder before the sign that God has given us: "A baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger" (Luke 2:12). In silence, let us fall to our knees and worship. What does that Child, born for us of the Virgin Mary, have to tell us? What is the universal message of Christmas? It is that God is a good Father and we are all brothers and sisters? This truth is the basis of the Christian vision of humanity. Without the fraternity that Jesus Christ has bestowed on us, our efforts for a more just world fall short, and even our best plans and projects risk being soulless and empty. For this reason, my wish for a happy Christmas is a wish for fraternity. Fraternity among individuals of every nation and culture. Fraternity among people with different ideas, yet capable of respecting and listening to one another. Fraternity among persons of different religions. Jesus came to reveal the face of God to all those who seek him. The face of God has been revealed in a human face. It did not appear in an angel, but in one man, born in a specific time and place. By his incarnation, the Son of God tells us that salvation comes through love, acceptance, respect for this poor humanity of ours, which we all share in a great variety of races, languages, and cultures. Yet all of us are brothers and sisters in humanity! Our differences, then, are not a detriment or a danger; they are a source of richness. As when an artist is about to make a mosaic, it is better to have tiles of many colors available, rather than just a few! The experience of families teaches us this: As brothers and sisters, we are all different from each other. We do not always agree, but there is an unbreakable bond uniting us, and the love of our parents helps us to love one another. The same is true for the larger human family, but here, God is our "parent," the foundation and strength of our fraternity. May this Christmas help us to rediscover the bonds of fraternity linking us together as individuals and joining all peoples. May it enable Israelis and Palestinians to resume dialogue and undertake a journey of peace that can put an end to a conflict that for over 70 years has rent the land chosen by the Lord to show his face of love. May the child Jesus allow the beloved and beleaguered country of Syria once again to find fraternity after these long years of war. May the international community work decisively for a political solution that can put aside divisions and partisan interests, so that the Syrian people, especially all those who were forced to leave their own lands and seek refuge elsewhere, can return to live in peace in their own country. My thoughts turn to Yemen, in the hope that the truce brokered by the international community may finally bring relief to all those children and people exhausted by war and famine. I think too of Africa, where millions of persons are refugees or displaced and in need of humanitarian assistance and food security. May the Holy Child, the King of Peace, silence the clash of arms and allow a new dawn of fraternity to rise over the entire continent, blessing the efforts of all those who work to promote paths of reconciliation in political and social life.

15 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 15 POPE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE continued May Christmas consolidate the bonds of fraternity uniting the Korean Peninsula and help the path of rapprochement recently undertaken to continue and to reach agreed solutions capable of ensuring the development and well-being of all. May this blessed season allow Venezuela once more to recover social harmony and enable all the members of society to work fraternally for the country's development and to aid the most vulnerable sectors of the population. May the newborn Lord bring relief to the beloved land of Ukraine, yearning to regain a lasting peace that is slow to come. Only with a peace respectful of the rights of every nation can the country recover from the sufferings it has endured and restore dignified living conditions for its citizens. I am close to the Christian communities of the region, and I pray that they may develop relationships of fraternity and friendship. Before the child Jesus, may the inhabitants of beloved Nicaragua see themselves once more as brothers and sisters, so that divisions and discord will not prevail, but all may work to promote reconciliation and to build together the future of the country. I want to mention, too, all those peoples that experience ideological, cultural and economic forms of colonization and see their freedom and identity compromised, as well as those suffering from hunger and the lack of educational and health care services. A particular thought goes to our brothers and sisters who celebrate the birth of the Lord in difficult, if not hostile situations, especially where the Christian community is a minority, often vulnerable or not taken into account. May the Lord grant that they, and all minorities, may live in peace and see their rights recognized, especially the right to religious freedom. May the little child whom we contemplate today in the manger, in the cold of the night, watch over all the children of the world, and every frail, vulnerable and discarded person. May all of us receive peace and consolation from the birth of the Savior and, in the knowledge that we are loved by the one heavenly Father, realize anew that we are brothers and sisters and come to live as such! CNN News ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************