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Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No. 6358 Mother Teresa Assembly No.

7:00 PM Mikulski Hall Phone: (210) 658-5926 GOOD SHEPHERD COUNCIL No. 6358, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 658-5926, SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154-1927 GRAND KNIGHT David Dumas....788-9502 DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Jim Lovering.

1 Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No Mother Teresa Assembly No Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX December 2014 Newsletter MEETINGS: 1 st Thru 3 rd Degree 2 nd Wednesday (Business) at 7:30 PM, Rosary 7:15 PM 4 th Degree 3rd Monday at 7:30 PM, Rosary 7:00 PM Mikulski Hall Phone: (210) GOOD SHEPHERD COUNCIL No. 6358, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, , SCHERTZ, TEXAS GRAND KNIGHT David Dumas DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Jim Lovering CHAPLAIN Father Ed Pavlicek Jr FINANCIAL SECRETARY Jim Theisen DISTRICT DEPUTY Ray Davila CHANCELLOR Gerald Fey PROGRAM DIRECTOR Larry Gladu MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR. TBD TREASURER Danny Stift RECORDER Jerry Weaver ADVOCATE Rich Nielson WARDEN Bill Mueller OUTSIDE GUARD Roy Masterson INSIDE GUARD #1 Thomas Masterson INSIDE GUARD #2 Jack Sullivan NEWSLETTER Bill Daniels INSURANCE Patrick Russell LECTURER Deacon Elmer Fernandez TRUSTEES: 1 Year Mike Foxworth Year Gary Cabigon Year Al Mantor Sr

Grand Knights Report Dear Brother Knights and Families Brothers, 2014 is fast coming to an end. A lot of changes are taking place within our council.

2 Grand Knights Report Dear Brother Knights and Families Brothers, 2014 is fast coming to an end. A lot of changes are taking place within our council. As you know everyone in our council has been assigned an Event Team. This was done because neither I, nor anyone else in the council, know all 243 of you. We don't know your time, talents, health, individual situations, etc. ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT YOUR CAPITABLITIES ARE AND WHAT YOU CARE TO SHARE WITH YOUR BROTHERS. Please be kind to the Team Leads as they are in the process of contacting everyone on their list, updating your information and asking for your help. I only ask you give them your kindly consideration. Please don't feel bad if you have to say NO; all of us have experience times were we had to say no, did not have the time for anything else at that time. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you or your family to ease your Burden. As 2014 comes to end, let us Celebrate Faith, Family and Fraternity. Faith, Family and Fraternity make up the foundation upon which the Knights of Columbus stands. Our members belong to many races and cultures. As in any large group, our diversity is our strength and an asset in searching for ways to make every day better. One of the primary goals of the Knights of Columbus is helping the Catholic Church remain vigorous and undiminished. The Knights and their families work with the pastor and the Church community where ever needed. Through the involvement of local councils, the Knights of Columbus provide moral and financial support to individual seminarians and postulates. The family is paramount to the Knights of Columbus. Our programs and activities allow families to work and play together to benefit the Church, community and one another. Our commitment to family also includes protecting unborn children. Each year our council assists in pro-life activities and tries to raise public awareness to the countless lives of unborn children ended each year through abortion. Along with the camaraderie that comes with being part of a fraternal organization, our members enjoy working together to assist needy people in our community. Our council remains dedicated to fostering the bond between all brother Knights and their families. Our council does this by offering a wide variety social activities and athletic events throughout the year, all in an effort to strengthen our members - both physically and spiritually. With your involvement, 2015 could be our best year yet. Please be patient with us, offer your strengths and talents; and, allow your Brothers to bolster your weakness or needs. Come celebrate Christmas and the New Year with your Brothers and their families. Lend your talents and let's construct a New House together, as we move into May you and your family celebrate the season by: Making Christmas truly special by Keeping Christ in yours! May you and your family have a Blessed New Year! Your Brother in Christ, David Dumas, GK. Service Awards The following knights are eligible to receive the years of service award indicated. These awards will be presented at the regular meeting in the month of December. If you cannot be present for that meeting it will be your responsibility to contact the Grand Knight to make alternate arrangements. Eloy Esquivel Felix Figueroa Noel Hamilton 30 Years 20 Years 15 Years

Mother Teresa Assembly No. 2523 Message from the Faithful Navigator of Assembly 2523 Fourth Degree Exemplification: The Exemplification is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2015.

3 Mother Teresa Assembly No Message from the Faithful Navigator of Assembly 2523 Fourth Degree Exemplification: The Exemplification is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, The Church is located at 6907 Kitchener in San Antonio, Texas The Cost is $70.00 (plus dues, Chalice Fee and other required expenses the total will be provided by the Faithful Comptroller when plans are finalized). Now is the time to contact the Third Degree Knights in your Council and encourage them to become a Sir Knight in our Assembly. The deadline to have ALL paperwork and Assembly Check to the District Master is Friday, January 16, Our January Meeting is scheduled for January 19, If you have a candidate that wants to attend the Exemplification, the application MUST be turned in by the December 15, 2014 meeting. Please give our Brother Knights the opportunity to plan for the event, don t wait until the last second to ask them to join. Reminder to pay and pick up your Assembly Shirts: If you have previously ordered a Mother Teresa Assembly shirt, please contact Sir Knight Melroy Brandt to arrange to pay and pick up your shirt.. The cost of the shirt is currently $26. The shirts have been on hand for an extended time, the project should be concluded before the end of this calendar year. If you can t pay for the shirt immediately, please contact Sir Knight Brandt, and let him know when he can expect to be reimbursed for your shirt. Our Next Assembly: Will be the third Monday of the Month, December 15, 2014, at 7:30 pm. We will continue meet to pray the Rosary before our meetings. The Rosary is scheduled for 7:00 pm. The Holy Rosary is open to anyone but, only a Sir Knight will be allowed to remain in the building during our business meeting. Refreshments for the November meeting: will be provided by the Sir Knights from Council 9291, St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Thank You, Sir Knights from St. Monica Council for providing the refreshment at the November 2014, meeting. Fallouts: We have no fallouts scheduled in December at this time. You will be notified, by either the Color Corps Commander (or the Navigator) as the situation changes. Our Sir Knights celebrating their birthday in December: Nick R. Ramos (1); William A. Henderson (8); David C. Young ( 9); Lucio P. Torres (13); Adolph Aggie Aguilar and Javier Rodriguez (16); Anthony J. Krasnai and James R. Smith (17); Clifford Krisak and Oscar B. Resendez (18); Eloy C. Esquival and Thomas F. Marantino (19); Joe L. Luera (20); Edward J. Adam (23); David T. Padden (28); Carl H. Sanders (29); Marc A. Almodvar (21). We wish all of our Sir Knights a very Happy and Blessed Birthday.and many more years. George H. Cheney Faithful Navigator, Mother Teresa Assembly Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX Phone: (210) gcheney@satx.rr.com Cell: (210) Home: (210) Council Address: GSKOC6358@sbcglobal.net Council 6358 website:

4 LADIES AUXILIARY Wow November is over and Christmas is just a few short weeks away. Our Arts and Crafts Show on Nov 8 th is not only our biggest money maker for the year, but it was also the best craft show money maker to date. Give or take a few dollars, our net profit was over $3,300. Thanks to all who baked goodies worked the bakery, were greeters and/or runners, served food, took food orders, kept the drinks flowing, and/or washed dishes, Bakery efforts contributed $438 to our net gain. The hard work of those in the kitchen added approximately $850 to our treasury. Volunteers were (in alphabetical order) Carol Bailey, her granddaughter Fatria Bailey, and her grandson Eric Bailey, Amanda Braden, Ann Dumas, Pat Foster, Patti Kirstein, JoAnn Lovering, Olga Munoz, Dora Otero, Nancy Paulson, Therese Quinn, Carol Schindler, Jean Smith, Christy Weaver, and Sue Young. Special thanks to Albert Mantor, Jr. our volunteer cook who filled orders quickly and was able to put up with six women in the kitchen! On Monday, Dec 1st the ladies will decorate the hall at 10:00 AM for Christmas dinner with the Sisters on Tues., Dec 2 nd. The decorations will also be used for the church and Knights Christmas parties on Sun, 7 th and 14 th respectively. Our dinner with the Sisters will be at 6:00 PM. We will exchange Christmas ornaments and play BUNCO after dinner. We won t have a formal meeting on Dec 2 nd due to hosting the dinner for the Sisters. Keep in mind items for the Jan meeting agenda should be submitted to me (pgm921@gmail.com) or Sue Young) the Tuesday before the meeting (Dec 30 th ). Hope many members will join our Christmas party with the Sisters. Pat Mantor, President; Lecturer s Corner Sacraments And Sacramentals Starting July 2014, we will feature Sacraments and Sacramentals from the USCCB website. There are seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. MATRIMONY Sacred Scripture begins with the creation and union of man and woman and ends with "the wedding feast of the Lamb" (Rev 19:7, 9). Scripture often refers to marriage, its origin and purpose, the meaning God gave to it, and its renewal in the covenant made by Jesus with his Church.God created man and woman out of love and commanded them to imitate his love in their relations with each other. Man and woman were created for each other. "It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.... The two of them become one body" (Gn 2:18; 24). Woman and man are equal in human dignity, and in marriage both are united in an unbreakable bond.jesus brought to full awareness the divine plan for marriage. In John s Gospel, Christ s first miracle occurs at the wedding in Cana. The Church attaches great importance to Jesus presence at the wedding at Cana. She sees in it the confirmation of the goodness of marriage and the proclamation that thenceforth marriage will be an efficacious sign of Christ s presence (CCC, no. 1613).By their marriage, the couple witnesses Christ's spousal love for the Church. One of the Nuptial Blessings in the liturgical celebration of marriage refers to this in saying, "Father, you have made the union of man and wife so holy a mystery that it symbolizes the marriage of Christ and his Church." The Sacrament of Marriage is a covenant, which is more than a contract. Covenant always expresses a relationship between persons. The marriage covenant refers to the relationship between the husband and wife, a permanent union of persons capable of knowing and loving each other and God. The celebration of marriage is also a liturgical act, appropriately held in a public liturgy at church. Catholics are urged to celebrate their marriage within the Eucharistic Liturgy.from and the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults Wishing you all a Blessed Merry Christmas and a Faith-filled Happy New Year! MERCY MOMENT: We look forward to our Lord s birth on Christmas. Through His birth, His sorrowful passion and death we have received salvation. Jesus made it possible for us to have our Lord s presence with us all the time in the Eucharist. St. Faustina was greatly devoted to our Lord in the Eucharist and in the following months we will share this yearning in her heart and how she can be a very good model for all of us. In her Diary 1337 she says, As I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament and greeting the five wounds of Jesus, at each salutation I felt a torrent of graces gushing into my soul, giving me a foretaste of heaven and absolute confidence in God s mercy, Diary 1404 All the strength of my soul flows from the Blessed Sacrament. I spend all my free moments in conversation with Him [Jesus]. He is my Master and Diary 1485, The mercy of God, hidden in the Blessed Sacrament, the voice of the Lord who speaks to us from the throne of mercy: Come to Me, all of you. DEPUTY'S DESK: Thank you for your participation in the Silver Rose Prayer service. Our council will host the Archdiocese Knights of Columbus Chapter Christmas Party on December 17 This is an all hands evolution which we shouldn't have to ask your assistance. You can even bring your wives and meet other Knights from around the Archdiocese! ALL 1ST degree members can receive their MAJOR DEGREES(2ND/3RD) on Jan 24, We will car pool to New Braunfels, attend mass and then work the degrees. Lunch will follow and should be back at hall by PM. Fellow 3rd degree members who want to travel with these candidates will have to bring $6.00 for lunch. NEXT there will be a 4 TH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION at ST BRIDGITS on the same day but the trip is in San Antonio. Unlike the Major degree, there is a $70 cost plus the candidate needs to have a tuxedo whether rented or personal and $35 ticket if wife comes for meal following the degree work. We would welcome other 4 TH degrees to join us in this opportunity celebrating fraternity and patriotism. LASTLY, on a more somber note, January 22 marks a sorry day in our national humanity-roe V WADE. We will symbolize with our Rose vase on the altar and further expressions of solidarity could be Archdiocese masses as well as march on state capital around this time frame. Please be attentive to upcoming announcements and further your points toward the ACE WINGS for YOU & WIFE. VIVAT JESUS Jim

5 Membership Activities Knights Choir The Knights Choir will sing on Sunday December 21, 2014 at Good Shepherd Church at the 8AM Mass. Rehearsal is at 7:15AM. We are looking forward for more Knights to join us. Interested, Please contact Larry Gladu, PGK ST DEGREE Exemplification Admissions committee will meet at 7:30 PM after the Officers Meeting on December 8, Our next 1 ST Degree will be on Thursday December 11, 2014 at 7:30 PM. If we have any candidates they should be present at 7:00 PM. Knights Mass and Friendship Sunday Our Knights Mass at Good Shepherd and will be on the third Sunday December 21, 2014 at 8:00 AM, After Mass coffee, orange juice and doughnuts will be served by the council. We need council officers and Brother Knights to support these events to help with recruiting new members. Knights Sunday, supported by our council, is scheduled for the fourth (4 th ) Sunday of every month at Immaculate Conception Church after the 9:45 A.M. Knight s Mass. After Mass coffee, orange juice and doughnuts will be served. We need council officers and Brother Knights to support these events to help with recruiting new members. Contact David Dumas , Gerald Fey , or Chris Tusko to volunteer to help with the recruiting of new members Christmas Party 14 December 2014 Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council 6358, will have a Knights and Family Christmas Party 14 December 2014 at the Knights Hall from 6:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m. There will be Hors d'oeuvres, Happy Hour and a Meal at $5.00 per Adult and Children 13 and older. Children 12 and under are FREE, but they need a ticket for admission. Santa will be available to provide your gifts to your children; write the name of your child on the gift you bring for Santa to hand out. If you cannot afford a gift just let Jerry Weaver or GK David Dumas know and one will be provided. " We will also have a $10-$15 Gift Exchange Game; bring a gift if you would like to participate. Come join us for some fun and fellowship. New Year's Eve Dance 31 December 2014 Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council 6358, will ring in 2015 with a New Year's Eve Dance for the entire community. The dance will be from 8:00p.m. - 12:30a.m. with music provide by our District Deputy DJ Ray Davila. Tickets are on sale for $15 dollars a person and will include Party Favors, Table Snacks, Breakfast, B.Y.O.B. and a Champagne Toast at midnight. Please push ticket sales to you family and friends to ring in the New Year in a first class smoke free facility. Thanks, Jerry Weaver; Keep Christ in Christmas and One Nation under God magnets and decals are available for the hall $5.00 each during normal business hours (9:00 am till noon). Treasurer s Note Effective in December, monthly and quarterly financial reports will no longer be ed. You can view them on our web site ( around the 5 th of the month. The monthly Charity and General fund statements will be under Meeting Minutes and the quarterly budget status will be under Council Budget. Please review them prior to attending the monthly meeting. To input general information, to submit an article to THE GOOD SHEPHERD COUNCIL NEWSLETTER, write to the Newsletter Editor, williamdaniels@sbcglobal.net or drop it by the office at 509 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, TX. To change your address you can us at GSKOC6358@sbcglobal.net. The Newsletter is published monthly. Deadline input to the next issue is Monday December 15, 2014 INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY WORKSHEET This information will help us prepare our Fraternal Survey for Supreme Council office for 20. Please return to the form at our next meeting. 1. Number of visits you made to the sick Bereaved 2. Were you a blood donor? Yes No 3. Estimated hours of community service during the month: Church Activity (service in all Church related activities). Community Activity (service in all community related activities). Youth Activity (service in all youth related activities). Habitat for Humanity (sevice in all related projects). Culture of Life Activities (service in all related projects). Miscellaneous Activity (service in areas not outlined above). 4. Number of Hours of fraternal service (any service to our sick/disabled members and their families. 5. Number of hours in attendance or working at our council functions. Please include any hours your Family members might contribute as well. Thank you for all

6 December 2014 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nick Ramos on the 1st Jay Jones on the 4th David Young on the 9th Lucio "Mike" Torres on the 13th Adolph "Aggie" Aguilar on the 16th William Burns, Jr. on the 19th George Rodriguez on the 19th Edward Adam on the 23rd David Wissmann on the 26th Jeffrey Johnson on the 29th Joseph Svoboda on the 29th Peter Guillemette on the 4th Kenneth Truitt on the 6th Eric Dapilmoto on the 12th Frederic Wicker on the 14th Nicolas Moreno on the 17th Eloy Esquivel on the 19th Ralph De La Rosa on the 22nd Cedrick Quinene on the 23rd Manuel Aguilar on the 29th Carl Sanders on the 29th HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Jerry and Leslie Trahan, their 35th on the 1st Robert and Loretta Bilderback, their 9th on the 10th Edward and Yvette De La Rosa, their 32nd on the 11th Ralph and Mary Alice De La Rosa, their 32nd on the 11th Emilio and Carmen Rodriquez, their 28th on the 12th Jesse and Rita Del Toro, their 28th on the 13th Elmer and Lilia Fernandez, their 33rd on the 19th Mark and Patrica Kirstein, their 39th on the 20th Mark and Sandy Lindhorst, their 29th on the 21st Lawrence and Laura Ann Perovich, their 24th on the 22nd Ricardo "Richard" and Olivia Hinojosa, their 52nd on the 23rd Roberto and Nellie Vasquez, their 33rd on the 26th William and Patricia Boisvert, their 34th on the 27th Robert "Bob" and Bertha Weigold, their 46th on the 28th Gregory and Tracey Ellison, their 25th on the 30th Troy and Stephanie Doane, their 27th on the 31st REMEMBRANCE Fred K Thomas December 1, 1975 Lee R Stout December 29, 1987 Joe Vocke December 1, 1988 Benjamin Tortorici December 22, 1994 Joseph M Moore December 19, 2012

8 December 2014 Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas Phone: (210) Fax: (210) SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Columbus Club Board Meeting 7:00 PM 4 5 Eucharist Benediction Good Shepherd 7 PM 6 WEDO Gerald fey 7 Good Shepherd Church Christmas Party Event Team 4 Kitchen and Bar 8 Officers Meeting 6 PM Admissions Committee Mtg 7:30 PM 9 Ladies Auxiliary 7 :00 PM 10 Regular Business Dinner 6:30 PM Meeting 7:30PM Rosary 7:15PM Event Team st Degree Exemplification 7:30 PM Candidates 7:00 PM 12 WEDO- John Samson 13 WEDO Terry Dowd Bar team 5 Bar only 14 Knights of Columbus Christmas Party Event Team 5 Kitchen only 15 4 th Degree Business Meeting 7:30 P.M Rosary 7:00 PM Last day for Newsletter Input Chapter Christmas Party Event Team 6 Kitchen and Bar WEDO-Lee Perovich Bar Team 8 Bar only K of C Mass Good Shepherd 8AM; Knights Choir- 7:15 AM 22 4 th Degree Business Meeting 7:30 P.M Rosary 7:00 PM Christmas Day K of C Mass Immaculate Conception 9:45 AM News Years Eve Party Event team 7 Kitchen and Bar 1 News Year Day 2 3

December There will be no 4 th degree and regular Business meetings in December. Knights of Columbus

December There will be no 4 th degree and regular Business meetings in December. Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No. 6358 Mother Teresa Assembly No. 2523 509 Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX 78154-1927 December 2018 MEETINGS: 1 st Thru 3 rd Degree 2 nd Wednesday (Business) at