Volume 19, Issue 10 April 2017

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1 Volume 19, Issue 10 April 2017 Wishing all of my Brother Knights and their families a most joyous Easter Season Peter or Judas? When we read the scriptures regarding the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus there are two characters who play an important part, Peter and Judas. Both knew the Lord, both saw the miracles He performed, both heard Him preach, both turned their back on Him, and both immediately regretted having done so. Judas tuned Jesus over to the authorities thus enabling what was written to continue on course; but he didn t have to. Judas had free will. It was not preordained that Judas should be the conduit through which Jesus would suffer. He chose to do so of his own free will. In much the same way, Peter denied knowing Jesus, not once but three times. He, too, chose to do so. So, what is the difference between these two men? I believe the difference is faith. Peter could have easily despaired and hung himself that night as did Judas. But Peter hung in there, through Good Friday and was able to experience the Resurrection on Sunday. Judas could not hang in there, could not believe that he could have been forgiven, could not see beyond wrong he had done, could not make it through Good Friday and, thus, did not experience the Resurrection. There s a lesson here, I think. Through our Good Fridays we can either hang in there, having faith enough to know that the suffering, pain, and death are not the end. We can have faith knowing that the resurrection always follows the Good Friday or we can despair, give up, lose what little faith we had, and never truly experience the Resurrection. I guess what I m trying to say here is we have to hold fast knowing that pain and suffering and death are not the end; That there will be a Resurrection if only we wait for it. For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint; If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late. (Hb 3:3) Wishing you a glorious Resurrection.

2 Volume 19, Issue 10, April 2017 (Mary Queen of Angels 12384) page 2 Dear Brother Knights, Our entire Faith centers around the Death and Resurrection, the Ascension and Pouring out of the Spirit we call the Paschal Mystery. We have a loving God Who would not leave us in our sinfulness and rebellion, but Who pursued His people when they followed false gods, brought them out of slavery and exile, and finally sent, at the end of a long line of prophets, His own Son to be our Redeemer. From our Chaplain So tremendous an even is Easter that we spend 40 days preparing to celebrate it, and in particular the renewal of our Baptismal Promises, and we celebrate Easter for 50 days, a week of weeks. Additionally, all through the year, whether it is July or Christmastide or Fall, every Sunday is a little Easter (although there is nothing little about Easter). May the New Life this Season brings us show itself in your personal life and the life of our Council and Order. May Mary, Queen of Angels, keep you and all those you love close to her heart. God bless you always, Father Al Masluk You can get the forms from Rich Konstance, FS; he will need to sign the Application Form and affix the seal to the form. Join us for the AFL Football League Game between our own Philadelphia Soul and the Baltimore Brigade. Game time 7:00 PM, April 29 th. Witness the unfurling of the Championship Banner and the awarding of rings to the Soul players, the 2016 Champs Call Frank Gonzon for more info Assistant Chaplain, Father Andy Golias presided over the 1 st Founder s Day Mass on March 26 th. Our two Deacons (Deacon Ray and Deacon Steve) were on the altar and served as Ministers of the Cup. Other Knights Served in the other Ministries while our new Insurance Agent (Bill Urban) and his lovely wife Lisa presented the gifts. Mass was closed wit a prayer for Father McGivney s Canonization. The congregation was invited to a Continental Breakfast afterward, hosted by the Choir

3 Volume 19, Issue 10 April 2017 (Mary Queen of Angels 12384) Page 3 April Gene McFadden CALENDAR April (No Baptisms during Lent) 1-2 Food Drive 3 Rosary/Siwinski 9 Palm Sunday/St. John s Hospice HOLY WEEK 10 Rosary/Markowski 12 General Meeting 16 Easter Sunday 17 Rosary/Clark 24 Rosary/Konstance 26 Officers Meeting 3 rd Annual Awards Banquet Sunday June 11, :00 9:00 PM GREAT FOOD GREAT FRATERNITY Please Pray For Jerry Kean, Pat Angstadt Eileen McGranaghan Ed & Ann Markowski Charlie Bojarski, Rich Salamone Rosemary Finnegan, Tom Frey Frank Wallace, Joe Murray Bill Fidler, John Carroll, Susan Wixted, Russ Riegel (dec) Tom Glaccum (dec) Knights Special Intentions Please notify the Financial Secretary of any change of address or other contact information 1545 Street Rd Bensalem PA Grand Knight Arthur Calvo csrwfas@aol.com Chaplain Fr. Al Masluk, Financial Secretary Newsletter Editor Rich Konstance, PGK, FDD rkonstance@aol.com Have dinner at the Texas Roadhouse on Street Road on April 4 th and 18 th and earn 10 % for St. Martha School Parish Communion Breakfast and Hall Parish of Fame Communion Induction Ceremony 8:00 Mass, Breakfast in Gym April 23, 2017 $30.00 per Person Call Ed Clark DEDICATION OF MILITARY PEW Join us on Armed Forces Day (May 20) Saturday 5 PM Mass for the blessing and dedication of our Parish Pew, set aside for our Military personnel and awaits, prayerfully, for their safe return Children, Grandchildren, Neighbors in school? Why not give a helping hand for next year s uniforms. Raffle tickets are on sale for $5.00 each with three prizes: $ gift certificate to Flynn & O Hara $ gift certificate to Flynn & O Hara $ gift certificate to Flynn & O Hara ONLY 300 Tickets SOLD. Help our Council Charities

4 Volume 19, Issue 10, April 2017 (Mary Queen of Angels page 4 Rose and Rosary Program. Help us celebrate the Choice of LIFE. 1 st & 3 rd Sundays at 1:15PM. Families of newly Baptized given a rose, rosary and certificate. This is a FAMILY celebration. Wives more than welcome to participate. Call Ed Markowski Rosary Monday Night 7:00 PM Pray the Rosary or Help Lead the Rosary St. Johns Hospice April 9th 2017 Council Food Drive April 1 st & 2 nd 2017 Parish Parking Lot Other Activities Baby items supporting Bl. Margaret of Castello Home for Crisis Pregnancies, Support for Keep Christ in Christmas (KCIC) billboards Needy Children's Picnic at Clementon, Children's Free Throw Competition, Grade School Graduation Awards, KCIC Card Sale, Blue Mass, Blood Drives, US Flag retirement program and many more Would you like to join us in one/some of our activities? Do you have an idea about other possible Activities? We need your help! We need your ideas? Make your membership more fulfilled by Giving ONLY as much time as fits YOUR priorities. Experience the wonderful feeling of Giving Back Our Principles & Values All of the good works that we do in the Knights of Columbus are centered around the four core principles that make our Brotherhood the strong and respected fraternal organization that is world renown for doing good deeds for others. The 4 principles we live by are: Charity Unity Fraternity Patriotism

5 Volume 19, Issue 10, April 2017 (Mary Queen of Angels 12384) page 4a GLACCUM, THOMAS A., On Friday March 24, 2017 at the age of 84. Beloved husband for 55 years to Sarah J. (nee DiPasquale) Glaccum (Toby).. Tom proudly served in the US Army during both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Tom is a former Member of the Council and was very active in its formative years He will be missed. Tom Glaccum circa 2000 You have probably received labels from the State Council. Your support of this program is helpful because: Your support for the Labels Program directly benefits Pennsylvania Special Olympics, promotes vocations awareness in our 10 state Dioceses and provides a rebate to those qualifying councils attending the State Convention. The information on your labels is based on your record at Supreme as of January 1, If there is a discrepancy have your Financial Secretary correct your record at Supreme and contact Labels Chairman Mike Conroy conroy1603@gmail.com ( ) for new labels. Please use your Labels to let others know you are a proud member of the K of C. William J. Urban Kirby Drive Suite B Phila., PA Cell William.urban@kofc.org You and your family are invited! The North East Region would like to take a moment to extend the invitaton to join us in May 2017 for the 119th Pennsylvania State Convention for the Knights of Columbus. The convention will be held May 19-21, 2017 at the Kalahari Resort located in Mount Pocono, PA. The hotel complex is only about a year old at this time and will double in size by the time of our convention and will be the largest indoor waterpark in North America. Get the family ready to join you for this FAMILY FRIENDLY convention! Contact Rich Konstance, PGK, FDD for further information

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