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1 THE C MPASS The Digital Edition This DIGITAL version of the Compass Newsletter allows you to read the INDEX below about features inside. Just click on the page number,and go directly to that page that features that story or report. If you see a story/report that you want to read, just click on that story or report link and be taken DIRECTLY to it. The, (bottom right of each page) which when clicked on, will return you to this page. In order for the digital to work properly, you must FIRST Download the newsletter to your hard drive, THEN open it. If you open in your as an attachment, it will not take you to the pages from this page. Ken P Special Stories - Just click on any link to read the story or report. Grand Knight s Report; Knight and Family of the Month; Chaplains Museum Trip; in Need Students Story / Report Links Below Page Links Below Title Page, Council and Assembly Important Dates Page 1 Grand Knight s Letter and Regular Print Index Council Officers, Committees, and Knight and Family of the Month Announcements: Adoration; Birthdays; Good of the Order; Prayers Polish Night Dinner Dance Chaplain s Museum; Christmas Party Photos; Unity/Fraternity Mass/ Bkfst. Columbus HOPE Report; Help4Kids/Backpack Rpt.; Month of the Holy Name Assembly 2107 News & Corp Commander s Report Students in Need Program - Photos and Story Article: Why New Years Resolutions Do NOT Work Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10

2 The KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ST. MICHAEL S COUNCIL #8980 P.O. BOX SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C January 2018 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to: Knights of Columbus St. Michael Council #8980 P.O. Box Surfside Beach, SC T H E The Monthly Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus TO: PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID NON PROFIT ORG MYRTLE BEACH, SC PERMIT #344 VOLUME 33, ISSUE 7 CHARITY + UNITY + FRATERNITY + PATRIOTISM KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 8980 Events at a Glance Council Events Meeting - Thursday Jan. 4, PM (Officers meet at 5:30 PM) Assembly Events Assembly 2107 Meeting, Jan. 25, 2018, 7 pm (Officers meet at 6:00 PM) Assembly 2107 Trip to Chaplains Museum, Tue. March 13, 2018

3 Our Grand Knight s Report My Brother Knights, Brothers I hope you all had a very Merry and Blessed Christmas filled with joy, hope and love. Our December 10th Christmas party was wonderful, the food was great as well as the camaraderie and I am sure our Council put smiles on the faces of lots of children with all the many gifts collected from our generous Brother Knights, another great example of the Knights of Columbus working to help our community. A big thank you to brother Ken Hein for chairing this event and let s not forget a big thank you to Santa and Frosty for their visit. (Photos of the party are on pg. 6) As you may know Saint Michael s Parish has many small Christian communities. These groups meet weekly or bi weekly for there members to enter more fully into the Sunday Mass. The small Christian Community committee (SCCC) plans to initiate a Parish wide campaign to encourage and support new group formation as well as to strengthen existing groups. A gathering for all ministry representatives will be held on January 22, 2018 in PAC hall at 6:00 pm and all are welcome to attend. Remember Brothers our participation as well as the participation of our many parishioners in these ministries will allow us to more fully understand the Mass and to internalize Gods word more deeply. Before our January business meeting on January 4th, 2018, we will have a first Degree at 6 pm. This is one hour before our regularly scheduled meeting. I plan on having five candidates taking the First Degree, that will make over ten new members since October 5,2017. I would like to give a big thank you to our Membership Director Brother Rick Fox. As many of you Brothers know as we enter this new calendar year we need several Brothers to step up and fill some open chairs. The following are currently open for this fraternal year as well as for our next fraternal year; Youth Director, Magnet Chairman and Special Olympic chairman. I would like to have some brothers to step up and help prepare food for our meetings until Jack and Rosalie return. (Let s keep our Brother Jack in our prayers for a speedy return). Mark your calendars for a great night of fun and food and dance, Our Polish Night Dance will be held on Saturday January 27,2018 at the Duffy Center. All your favorites will be served, Kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, sauerkraut, dessert, beer, wine soft drinks and coffee. All for $ per person, reservations must be received no later than January 22nd. More info is on the flyer on pg. 5. Our Coats for Kids drive was great and a special thanks to Scott Jordan for a job well done, the total collected at this point is $ 12, May God bless you and may God bless this Country. Anthony Tony Carangelo INDEX OF CONTENTS Announcements: Adoration; Birthdays; Good of the Order; Prayers Polish Night Dinner Dance Chaplains Museum; Christmas Party Photos;Unity&Fraternity Mass/Breakfast Columbus Hope Report; Help 4 Kids/Backpack Buddies; Holy Name Month Assembly 2107 News & Corp Commander s Report Students in Need Photos and Story Why New Years Resolutions DO NOT Work (Article) Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10

4 Program Director Community Director ST. MICHAEL S COUNCIL #8980 OFFICERS COMMITTEES Publicity Church & Vocation Compass Club Charity Referral Help4Kids/Bkpk Buddies Ways & Means Knights in Need Culinary Advisor Offerings Mentorship Compass Newsletter Coats for Kids Chmn Entertainment Devel. Father Edward Fitzgerald Anthony Carangelo Nick Mateo Thomas J Dellatore Dave Kriebel Bob Leewe Ed Petras John Carpenter Denny Laczo Gil Cushing, PGK-FDD Ken Pankowski Lawrence Simeon Garry Goodwin PGK-PFN Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Bob Leewe Gil Cushing PGK-FDD Denny Laczo PGK-PFN Garry Goodwin PGK-PFN Mike Butryn Ken Pankowski Jim Wood Ken Pankowski & Tom Dellatore # s above Magnets Recruitment Membership Pro-Life Director Youth Director Columbus HOPE Foundation Widows Care Family Director Patriotic Alliance Rep. Beverage Manager Veteran s Affairs Initiation Degree Team Aluminum Cans Golf Committee COMMITTEES Richard Rogers-PFN Michael Barry Garry Goodwin, PGK-PFN Frank Lovas Lawrence Simeon John Olsen Tim McGraw Gil Cushing, PGK-FDD Michael Allen John Luse PGK, PFN Don Maher Rick Fox Don Zaitz Alan Cox Mike Butryn Denny Laczo PGK-PFN Guy Fratini Denny Laczo, PGK-PFN Ken Hein, PGK Don Zaitz Vin Vecchio If a Brother Knight knows of anyone who is sick or in distress, please immediately contact Grand Knight Tony Carangelo at Business Meeting: 7:00 PM First Thursday of the month in PAC Hall (No July Meeting) Officer s Meeting: 5:30 PM First Thursday preceding Business Meeting in PAC Hall. Council Family Rosary 7:00 PM on the Third Thursday - Social in PAC Hall (ALL ARE WELCOME) No Rosary in June, July, August) The Compass Newsletter will not knowingly publish any advertisement or article that is fraudulent, harmful or misleading. The Compass Newsletter reserves the right to reject any advertising or article submitted for publication, or to edit and submission not meeting our standards of acceptance. The advertiser, not The Compass, is solely responsible for the truthful content of that which is submitted for publication. We are not responsible for omitted articles for any reason. Congratulations to: He has been a Knight for 12 years and is involved in a great number of Council activities. He donates his time for Backpack Buddies / Help for Kids at Pelican's games. He works the concession stand at basketball games and works with the Basketball Challenge and Soccer Shoot out as well as Columbus HOPE, Special Olympics and as the Assmbly 2107 Corp Commander for 4 years has led the Color Guard at so many occasions: Our January 2018 Knight of the Month is Don Maher Our Family of the Month for January shows what a Catholic family is by the example of how they live. He is a Past Faithful Navigator and a leader in our council. He works many events, and he has chaired a number of dances and worked on trips and outings and is an Usher at 7:00 Mass. His wife is a member of Catholic Daughters of America, is a Lector at Mass, is in Eucharistic Adoration and supports our council. The Family of the Month is Ken & Sandy Hein.

5 4. Announcements: Adoration; Birthdays; Good of the Order; Prayers Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration When St. Faustina was praying before Jesus in the Holy Eucharist He showed her a vision. Each time a person entered the chapel and visited Jesus exposed in a monstrance, she saw His Divine Rays of Love and Mercy burst forth and encircle the world and everyone in it with graces and blessings! Through Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Jesus unleashes His rays of healing upon us, our families and the whole world. The St. Michael Adoration Chapel is open to all. Please consider joining us in Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. If you have questions, you may reach us at or at leasalmel@gmail.com. In God s Love, Bob & Leasa Leewe -Adoration Administrators St. Michael Adoration Chapel The Members and Friends of our Council wish the following Brothers a Very Happy Birthday During the Month of January. Don t forget to wish them a Happy Birthday when you see them! 1 Robert E Tanfield 16 Christopher J Quade 3 Mark E Lewis 17 Walter Dombroski, Jr; Andres G Falcon; 5 Thomas J Dellatore Richard W Reilly 6 Dennis R Marcis; Cyril J Schmader, Jr; 18 James W Jewell Robert M Shoup 25 Matthew J Karpenko, MD 7 Michael E Baugher; Thomas P Keller 26 Nicholas L Mateo; Lawrence R Stengel 8 Christopher Crabb 27 John S Baldea; Jerome R Ruzbacki 9 Lawrence M Fitzgerald; Robert G Iversen 28 Darrell F Chapman; John E McGuckin, Jr 10 Peter J Croffey 30 Anthony F Belda; John W Harshbarger 12 David A Gatti 31 Ronald F Bellonio; Stanley B Roberts 14 Frederick P Matichak A Christmas Prayer Lord, in this holy season of prayer and song and laughter, we praise you for the great wonders you have sent us: for shining star and angel's song, for infant's cry in lowly manger. We praise you for the Word made flesh in a little Child. We behold his glory, and are bathed in its radiance. Be with us as we sing the ironies of Christmas, the incomprehensible comprehended, the poetry made hard fact, the helpless Babe who cracks the world asunder. We kneel before you shepherds, innkeepers, Wise Men. Help us to rise bigger than we are. Amen. Tess Minnick Michele Rios Ray St. Michel Barbara Brookes Anthony D. Carangelo Kathy Maddon Bob Shoup Sylvia Proctor Joyce Ralston Anna Belle McCauley Kevin Farrell Mark Bertelsen Jeanne Schmader Debbie Witzen Phyllis Petras Mark Saraceni Emil Silvoy Mike Urso Char Kriebel Jack Drust

6 5. Polish Night Dinner Dance Council 8980 Presents its Annual When: Saturday January 27, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. Where: Duffy Center at St. Michael Parish Dinner will include Kielbasa (Polish Sausage), Goła bki (Stuffed Cabbage), Pierogi, Sauerkraut, dessert, beer, wine, soft drinks and coffee. All for only $20.00 per person Pierogi (Polish Dumplings) Kielbasa (Polish Sausage) Music by: Duane Farmer Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage) Reservations must be received no later than January 22, 2018 Remember Reservations are taken as we receive them for up to 275 people. Sign up early. Please complete this portion of the form and mail it with you check payable to St. Michael Council K of C for $20.00 per person to: Scott Jordan,1034 Johnston Drive, Myrtle Beach SC Name Phone Number Number of People I / We would like to sit with

7 6. Chaplains Museum; Christmas Party Photos; Unity/Fraternity Mass Info GRAND STRAND ASSEMBLY #2107 TRIP TO THE CHAPLAINS MUSEUM Assembly #2107 has put together a great day trip to Columbia SC on Tuesday March 13, This day will be complete with a luxury GrayLine Coach from St. Michael parking lot to Columbia where we will visit the Military Museum and the State House. We will then go to Vista Room at the Blue Marlin for a nice lunch. Following lunch we will go to Ft. Jackson and tour the Military Chaplain s Museum. The cost for the day long trip is just $70.00 per person, all inclusive. This is for you, your wife and friends. Checks should be payable to: K of C Assembly #2107. A full flyer will be available at the January meeting. Mark your calendar now and be prepared to sign up at the meeting. March is just two months away, and it will be here before we know it. This invitation is for all members of the Assembly and Council as well as your family and friends. You will want to sign up quickly as the bus only holds 55 people. We are holding this to members and friends of the Assembly and Council. In a week or two we will be opening this up to members of the Parish, so secure you place by signing up now. If you have questions, feel free to call Ken Hein at or Tony McKenzie at UNITY FRATERNITY We had well over 100 at our party as can be seen in the 2 photos on the left. But, one big reason we were there was to get Christmas Toys for the unfortunate children of the area. Mass & Breakfast It will soon be time once again for our 4 Annual Unity & Fraternity Mass & Breakfast. This year it will be held on the Presidents Day Weekend, Sunday, February 18, At the 7:00 a.m. Mass, the Men & their Families can sit together in a reserved area after the Knights process in behind our Banner Bearers. Breakfast to follow at the Plantation Pancake House just 3 miles north on Bus. 17N. The owners give St. Michael s parishioners a 20% discount. They have over 70 omelets plus a large menu, and they will seat us as a group. This has been a favorite for a few years, so keep the tradition alive and call Ken Pankowski at or him at: knights.kenpankowski@gmail.com with the number in your group. Let s show our Unity & Fraternity by going to Mass and receiving the Sacraments and ending it with a great breakfast.

8 7. Columbus Hope Report; Help4Kids/Backpack Buddies; Month of the Holy Name Knights of Columbus Council 8980 Columbus HOPE Foundation November 2017 Update We have put together a schedule for the 2018 drive. The number of stores has been reduced to 11 and we feel that will allow us to meet our goal and give us a reasonable chance to exceed it. Early in 2018 the Captains from last year will be contacted to arrange their assigned store. The chefs for the 2017 Doo Wop have graciously agreed to do it again this year and we are already working on a date in October. We are also planning a book sale, hopefully sometime in August so if you or anyone you know is a reader please see about donating their used books to us. Just a reminder that we will be presenting the CHF checks to the recipients on February 22nd after rosary. Please consider attending. Many of you worked very hard collecting this money and you should see where it goes. May God Continue to Bless St. Michael s Council 8980 and our Special Children K of C Council 8980 Help 4 Kids / Backpack Buddies Wal-Mart Food Drive It was nice to have a little rest in December but it s time to go back to work. The schedule for the January 20th food drive is filling up. The 9:30-12:00 shift is already full. The sign up sheet will be at the January meeting or you can call me at # to get on board. Help4Kids is increasing the food provided to the kids starting in January so our work is even more important. Next Food Drive 01/20/18 Anyone interested in participating in this opportunity to serve the less fortunate children of Horry County should call Alan # Brother Knights, your prayers, dedication and hard work are truly blessings and appreciated. The Hungry Children of Help 4 Kids and Backpack Buddies thank you all!!! January - Month of the Holy Name The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. "In the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth and under the earth" (Phil 2:10). Christ's name is chosen in heaven, and the Angel Gabriel announces it when he informs the Blessed Virgin of the incarnation: "Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus". It is a name that has marvelous implications, for it means "savior." The very name bespeaks the magnitude of His mission, His infinite love, a love that will cause Him to offer Himself up for us. The name of Jesus is the sweetest of all names, and He who bears it is most worthy of all love. He who calls Jesus his friend can be assured that this friend is the most devoted and unselfish of all friends. Jesus is our all. In His name we may pray to the Father with assurance of being heard. In His name the Church administers all her sacraments. In His name she offers all her prayers and blesses homes, the fields, and the sick. In the name of Jesus she casts out evil spirits, and at the hour of our death bids us, "Go forth, Christian soul." She assures us that whoever shall call upon this name will be saved. When our soul has departed this life to seek its eternal home, the Church asks in the name of Jesus, "Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord."

9 8. Grand Strand Assembly #2107 News & Corp Commander s Report FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR: LARRY BERRY FAITHFUL CAPTAIN: JIM ADEE FAITHFUL PILOT: SK GIL CUSHING FAITHFUL ADMIRAL: SK KEN HEIN FAITHFUL OUTER SENTINEL -MICHAEL BARRY FAITHFUL INNER SENTINEL: SK DAVID KENNEDY REGIONAL MARSHAL:SK CHARLES VANDEMARK Brother Sir Knights; ASSEMBLY 2107 OFFICERS 2016 FAITHFUL FRIAR: REV. EDWARD FITZGERALD FAITHFUL COMPTROLLER: SK DAVE KRIEBEL FAITHFUL SCRIBE: SK WALT MEIER FAITHFUL PURSER: SK RAY ST. MICHEL YEAR TRUSTEE: SK JOHN KOKOSKA YEAR TRUSTEE:JOHN AVERELLA YEAR TRUSTEE: SK DENNY LACZO CORP COMMANDER: SK DON MAHER I would like to take this time to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. And, with the new year our assembly has a great many things planned and will need a lot of help to make sure we succeed. I would like to THANK John Averella (Sgt. Major retired) for working so hard to have this Quilts of Valor presentation at PAC Hall. It is scheduled for 2/5/2018 at 10 A.M., and it looks as if we will have 14 veterans receiving their quilts. Please attend if possible to show support for these worthy veterans. If you have never attended one of these events, I urge you to take time and see what this means to people that are deserving of all our respect. Please remember that each and every veteran signed a contract with the U.S. Government that included everything he/she had including their lives. The Assembly is also planing a day trip to Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. on 3/13/2018, this will include a Fort Jackson tour, S.C. Military Museum tour, S.C. state house tour, and a luncheon in Columbia. Registration forms are available and have to be turned in prior to 1/13/2018. Please note that we will be going onto a military base and I.D will be required for everyone attending the trip. (Info and contact numbers are on page 6.) Our annual diner is scheduled for 4/7/2018 at the American Legion in Murrells Inlet. The price will be close to last years but is not known at this time. There will be a choice of meals, either prime rib or chicken, we are also, exploring the possibility of having a third choice. This is still being worked on and more information will follow. Please remember that there are a couple of great parties coming up ( Polish dance in January and the event of the year the Irish dance in March) so get your volunteer shoes on and help with any of the above mentioned events. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Corps Commander Report for January - by Don Maher Fraternally Yours, Larry Berry Vivat Jesus There is no Honor Guard or Color Guard activity to report on this month.

10 9. Coats for High School Kids/Students in Need photos Students in Need Program #2 #3 #1 #4 Photos - #1 St. James HS students with Mr. Armstrong and Louis Falcone & coats. #2 - Socastee HS and Ms Gaddy and Louis with coats and a $200 check. #3 - Louis with big, thirsty towels for students. #4 - Some of the personal care items for Students in Need. #5 - Bags of personal care items for Students. #6 - Louis and Mr. Armstrong and a $200 check. The Knights of Columbus #8980 and Catholic Daughters Court St. Michaels #2356 work hand in hand to help these Students in Need. Donations came from the KofC, The Catholic Daughters of America and from St. Michael Parishioners. Each student got $20-$25 in gift cards, a bag of toiletries and a towel. Each gift card went in an envelop labeled boy or girl tied on with pink or blue ribbon on each bag. These were delivered to Mr. Armstrong at St. James HS and Ms Gaddy at Socastee HS, along with a check for $200 for each school. #5 #6 The Unseen and Unheard Our goal is to help students living on their own, often on the streets, in cars, or with friends who are actively trying to stay in school. They need our help. They need your help. Help today, by donating basic living necessities to make life just a little easier for these special kids who are just trying to better their lives by staying in school.

11 10. The Psychology of why New Year s Resolutions DO NOT WORK. From an article in How many New Year's resolutions have you made in your life? How many have you successfully accomplished? The estimate is that less than 10% of New Year's resolutions are actually achieved. The science of habits. A lot of New Year's resolutions have to do with making new habits or changing existing ones. If your resolutions are around things like eating healthier, exercising more, drinking less, quitting smoking, texting less, spending more time "unplugged" or any number of other "automatic" behaviors then we are talking about changing existing habits or making new habits. Habits are automatic, "conditioned" responses. You get up in the morning and stop at Starbucks for a pastry and a latte. You go home at the end of work and plop down in front of the TV. Here's what you need to know about the science of changing existing habits or making new ones: Contrary to popular opinion, it's not hard to change habits IF you do so based on science. To change a new habit you essentially have to create a new one, so whether you are changing an existing habit or creating a new one, the "scientific" method for doing so is the same. You have already created literally HUNDREDS of habits that you have now, and you don't even remember how they got started, so creating habits can't be that hard or you wouldn't have so many of them! To create a new habit you have to follow these three steps: 1. You MUST pick a small action. "Get more exercise" is not small. "Eat healthier" is not small. This is a big reason why New Year's resolutions don't work. If it's a habit and you want a new one it MUST be something really small. For example, instead of "Get more exercise" choose "Walk 1/3 more than I usually do" or "Take the stairs each morning to get to my office, not the elevator", or "Have a smoothie every morning with kale in it". These are relatively small actions. 2. You MUST attach the new action to a previous habit. Figure out a habit you already have that is well established, for example, if you already go for a brisk walk 3 times a week, then adding on 10 more minutes to the existing walk connects the new habit to an existing one. The existing habit "Go for walk" now becomes the "cue" for the new habit: "Walk 10 more minutes." Your new "stimulus-response" is Go For Walk (Stimulus) followed by "Add 10 minutes." Your existing habit of "walk through door at office" can now become the "cue" or stimulus for the new habit of "walk up a flight of stairs." Your existing habit of "Walk into the kitchen in the morning" can now be the stimulus for the new habit of "Make a kale smoothie." 3. You MUST make the new action EASY to do for at least the first week. Because you are trying to establish a conditioned response, you need to practice the new habit from the existing stimulus from 3 to 7 times before it will "stick" on its own. To help you through this 3 to 7 times phase make it as EASY as possible. Write a note and stick it in your walking shoe that says "Total time today for walk is 30 minutes". Write a note and put it where you put your keys that says: "Today use the stairs." Put the kale in the blender and have all your smoothie ingredients ready to go in one spot in the refrigerator. If you take these three steps and you practice them 3 to 7 days in a row your new habit will be established.

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