A message from our Faithful Navigator F. Your Faithful Captain, SK Michael Brady

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The Manogue Helmsman Bishop Manogue Assembly (50) 5961 Newman Ct. Sacramento, CA 95819 www.bishop.manogue.org bishopmanogueassembly50@manogue.org 916.736.

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We are winding up this year with our annual FN Dinner on June 23 rd, starting at 6:30 PM, dinner at 7:30 PM, Lady Knights and families welcome.

1 The Manogue Helmsman Bishop Manogue Assembly (50) 5961 Newman Ct. Sacramento, CA (953 Hall) All personal information such as addresses, etc., is for the sole use of the Manogue Assembly # 50, Knights of Columbus and their spouses. All other use is prohibited without the specific consent of the individuals and the Assembly. A message from our Faithful Navigator F illing in for Worthy Faithful Navigator SK Rob Reavis is your Faithful Captain, as he is completing this years Ride to the Wall to honor our Viet Nam Veterans. We are winding up this year with our annual FN Dinner on June 23 rd, starting at 6:30 PM, dinner at 7:30 PM, Lady Knights and families welcome. WFN Rob is hosting the dinner as an enormous thank you to the officers, committee chairmen and Bishop Manogue SK s that made have made this Columbian Year very successful. The elections will be held on June 2 nd ; I congratulate, in advance, the newly elected officers and committee chairmen and look forward to planning the events for the Columbian year. Please note that the Installation of Officers will be held, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, August 16 th, Color Corps certification will start with the arrival of the SK s at 3:00 PM with Certification starting at 4:00 PM, Mass will start at 5:00 PM and our Installation ceremony starting at 6:30 with Bishop Gallegos and Christ the King Assemblies jointly participating in the ceremony. Please plan to attend Mass, if not participating in the Color Corps certification. The most exciting event is just around the corner, that is: Bishop Manogue Centennial Celebration, October 4, More information and event news will be announced as the planning has begun. Imagine hearing a farmer tell you how pleased he is with the buds on his apple trees and how he is planning on cutting the branches and putting them in water so that the apples can grow. You d think he was crazy, right? No branch can produce fruit once it is cut off from the tree! Just so, your heavenly Father doesn t want you to be separated from Jesus, the vine, the conduit of life. That s why Jesus urges us to remain in him. It s vital that we stay connected to Christ so that we can continue to grow and bear good fruit. The brotherhood of the Knights of Columbus is an excellent way to stay strongly connected to Christ through brotherly support, charitable services and goodwill to others. It s the foundation of our Brotherhood and the vision of our founder Venerable Michael J. McGivney. Remain in me. (John 15:1-8) Be sure to thank WFN SK Rob for his outstanding leadership this past Columbian year. Your Faithful Captain, SK Michael Brady Did you know: The patron Saint of poverty is St. Nickeless.

For the Men and Woman protecting our rights by serving in the Military, those in law enforcement, and for all of those who risk their lives every day to protect us We Pray to the Lord Lord, hear our

2 For the Men and Woman protecting our rights by serving in the Military, those in law enforcement, and for all of those who risk their lives every day to protect us We Pray to the Lord Lord, hear our prayer! For all of our dearly departed Brother Knights, family, friends, and benefactors Eternal rest, grant to them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through Thy mercy, rest in peace. Amen! Sir Knight Tom Loftus Eternal rest, grant to him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through Thy Mercy, rest in Peace. Amen! Please Remember in your prayers: SK John Condon and his wife Marty, SK Ron Bei, SK Charlie Popp, Lorraine Cutting, CMDR John Regelbrugge (USN) and family, Aurora Wallin wife of SK Loren Wallin, and for the peaceful repose of the souls of SK Tom Loftus, SK Kevin Simpson, SK George Donch, SK Arthur Munguia, and Muggs Zarate. Sick or in distress If you know of any Brother Knight, Lady of a Knight, and/or family member of a Knight who is ill or has recently deceased, please notify or our Faithful Navigator, SK Rob Reavis ( ). Helmsman June 2014 Page 2

Color Corps Report We are over the hump on confirmation season. After the few left in May, we have six to do in June as shown below, with one final confirmation in November at St. Philomene.

) Saturday 6/7 5:00 pm Cathedral Sunday 6/8 11:00 am Cathedral Sunday 6/15 11:00 am St. Jeong-Hae Elizabeth Korean Catholic Church (9354 Kiefer Blvd.

3 Color Corps Report We are over the hump on confirmation season. After the few left in May, we have six to do in June as shown below, with one final confirmation in November at St. Philomene. Date Time Parish Tuesday 6/3 6:30 pm Holy Cross (800 Todhunter Ave., West Sacramento) Thursday 6/5 5:30 pm St. Rose (5961 Franklin Blvd.) Friday 6/6 6:30 pm St. Paul (8720 Florin Rd.) Saturday 6/7 5:00 pm Cathedral Sunday 6/8 11:00 am Cathedral Sunday 6/15 11:00 am St. Jeong-Hae Elizabeth Korean Catholic Church (9354 Kiefer Blvd.) I will do individual call outs for these confirmations. Please try to show up approximately one hour early to dress and receive instructions. It is helpful for me to know who to expect at each of the confirmations, so please try to give me a call or a day or two prior to the event to let me know you plan to attend. It is always best if at least two of us are present. I very much appreciate the support from those of you that have come out to confirmations thus far. The color corps is a very important part of the 4th Degree, and it is incumbent on all members of the color corps to participate in as many events as possible during the year. There is always a great deal of appreciation for our presence at confirmations and other events. If you haven't been to a confirmation in a while, and your schedule permits, please come out and join us at one of the upcoming events, especially if you have not met or heard Bishop Cotta. Vivat Jesus SK Dale, Color Corps Commander Proposed Slate of Officers for the Columbian Year Faithful Navigator Faithful Friar Faithful Admiral Faithful Captain Faithful Pilot Faithful Comptroller Faithful Scribe Faithful Purser Faithful Inner Sentinel Faithful Outer Sentinel Faithful 3 Year Trustee Faithful 2 Year Trustee Faithful 1 Year Trustee Faithful Advocate Color Corps Commander SK Michael Brady (Linda) SK Rev. Patrick Lee SK Robert Reavis (Teresa) SK Ricardo Saldana (Monica) SK Lewis Munoz (Irma) SK Garrett Thomas (Ashley) SK Patrick Dolan SK Eric Givens SK Charles Mudd (Rebecca) SK Mario Mejia (Cynthia) SK Dale Edwards, PFN (Cindy) SK John Cox (Kathy) SK Larry Rositani, PFN (Robin) SK Joe Galipeau (Linda) SK Dale Edwards, PFN (Cindy) Helmsman June 2014 Page 3

4 ASSEMBLY EVENTS Date/Function Time Chairperson/Location June 2 FN 7:30 PM RBM/Election of Officers (T) 953 Hall June 3 6:30 PM Holy Cross June 5 5:30 PM St. Rose (Sac) June 6 6:30 PM St. Paul June 7 Cathedral of the Blessed 5:00 PM Sacrament June 8 Cathedral of the Blessed 11:00 AM Sacrament June 15 11:00 AM St. Jeong-Hae Elizabeth June 23 RBM/FN Dinner (T/S) 7:00 PM RBM 7:30 PM Dinner FN 953 Hall June xx Planning Meeting Yr 2014/15 TBD FN Elect (T Tuxedo for Officers; C Casual Attire; S Spouses Welcome!, * Unknown at this time) CatholicDefinitions Patriotism vs. Nationalism As I leave work, I drive up a steep hill. Below me on the right are rooftops. Towering above one is a flagpole that rises a few feet above the street I use. The flagpole sports two flags, the Stars and Stripes and the first Navy jack. The latter has 13 red and white stripes, a stretchedout timber rattlesnake, and the words Don t Tread on Me. Sometimes I m tempted to drive down the hill, find the owner of the flagpole, and puckishly ask him why he flies these flags so prominently. I expect him to answer, Because I want to show my patriotism. But are you really showing your patriotism or is it your nationalism? They re the same thing. No, they re not. They re different, and one is good while the other isn t. At this point in my fantasy he guffaws and tells me to get lost. But it s a point worth making, particularly as we approach elections and can expect to see a superfluity of flags and bunting. There is a difference between patriotism and nationalism, and it s one that eludes many Catholics. Patriotism is the love of one s native or adopted place, simply for what it is not because it is the best in the world (whatever that means), not because it is the richest, not because it is the most powerful. All such considerations are irrelevant to patriotism. Someone living in a politically backward country that is poor and that projects no power beyond its own borders Helmsman June 2014 Page 4

5 can be every bit as patriotic as an American. He can love his place and his people as much as Americans love theirs. We tend to think of patriotism as being only a country-level thing: Someone s a patriotic American, and that s the end of it. But patriotism which stems from the Latin patria, meaning fatherland or homeland starts at home. The virtue of patriotism (and it is a virtue) begins at home and works outward: neighborhood, town, county, state, region, country. You can t very well say you love the place that is America without first loving particular places within America. It s as though you say you love Americans in general but not any American in particular. Patriotism, being a species of love, is a good thing. It needs to be contrasted with nationalism, which arises not out of love but out of pride. We know that pride is a sin the chief of the Seven Deadlies but colloquially we use the word pride in positive senses: I have pride in my child s educational attainments; I have pride in my favorite sports teams; I have pride in what my co-workers accomplish at the office. The pride that underlies nationalism is not this harmless sort. The nationalist thinks America is the best, that Americans are the best, that American politics and culture are of universal applicability. His fundamental attitude is not one of gratitude and satisfaction but of expansion and even imposition. There is no room for foreigners to be equally nationalistic because their countries and their people are not the best. They are inferior in history or constitution or military power or table manners. Woodrow Wilson said, The world must be made safe for democracy another way of saying, The world needs to be remade in our own image, even if this remaking needs to be imposed upon it. In its extreme form, this idea inspired Napoleon and Hitler and Stalin, each of whom, out of ideology mixed with nationalism, sought to remake the world. In its mild form, this idea is still subversive. This should not surprise a Catholic. Just as pride differs from love, so nationalism differs from patriotism. Just as a Catholic should avoid pride and foster love, so he should avoid nationalism and foster patriotism Karl Keating PP SSJohn XXIII & John Paul II PRAY FOR US! Helmsman June 2014 Page 5

6 Bishop Manogue Assembly 50 - Officers for Faithful Navigator Faithful Friar Faithful Captain Faithful Pilot Faithful Comptroller Faithful Purser Faithful Scribe SK Robert Reavis Fr. Patrick Lee SK Michael Brady SK Ricardo Saldana SK Luis Munoz SK Thomas Simms SK Patrick Dolan Color Corps Commander Faithful Admiral SK Dale Edwards Faithful Inner Sentinel SK Charles Mudd Faithful Outer Sentinel * Faithful 3 rd Year Trustee SK Bill Hancock, PFN Faithful 2 nd Year Trustee SK Larry Rositani Faithful 1 st Year Trustee SK John Cox, PFN SK Dale Edwards, PFN Knights of Columbus, Bishop Manogue Assembly (50) 5961 Newman Ct. Sacramento, CA ADDRESS SERVICES REQUESTED Postage Here Helmsman June 2014 Page 6

A message from our Faithful Navigator. Proposed Slate of Officers for the Columbian Year. Your Brother in Christ, SK Robert Reavis, FN

A message from our Faithful Navigator. Proposed Slate of Officers for the Columbian Year. Your Brother in Christ, SK Robert Reavis, FN The Manogue Helmsman Bishop Manogue Assembly (50) 5961 Newman Ct. Sacramento, CA 95819 www.bishop.manogue.org bishopmanogueassembly50@manogue.org 916.736.0953 (953 Hall) All personal information such as