KNIGHTLY NOTES ST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO WEST SAHARA AVENUE LAS VEGAS, NV 89117

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1 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 1 ddd KNIGHTLY NOTES Y2K PLUS XV EDITION, ISSUE VIII AUGUST 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, NOTE FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT Fr. Marc s homily on Sunday, 12 July, started with children and what they aspired to when they grow up. Some wanted to be like Captain America, a hero who was brave while others wanted to be an astronaut, exploring outer space. It reminded me when I was a child I wanted to be a fire fighter. This homily also sparked a memory of when I worked for a living. I was scanning our bulletin board and saw a flyer that caught my eye. It read, Would you at 12 years old be proud of what you have accomplished today? That really got me thinking. I guess I would be proud of what I have accomplished over these many years. Married with two children, finished college, worked hard, and had a very respectable job. My biggest accomplishment that really makes my 12-year-old self really proud is my association with the Knights. This is where my life really has meaning. Helping to raise funds for charity, assisting the poor and destitute, working in the ministries at our Parish. The fraternal friendships I have made with the Knights and their wives. I am truly blessed. I am sure if all of you think back when you were 12 years old, would you be proud of what you are today? I believe you would be proud. May God Bless you and your family and keep you healthy and safe, Mike LaRiccia Grand Knight Council ST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO WEST SAHARA AVENUE LAS VEGAS, NV Fs10442@gmail.com *****************************************************************************************************

2 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 2 ********************* ************************************************************** AUGUST 2015 NOTE: In AUGUST the Planning and BUSINESS MEETINGS WILL START AT 7pm instead of 730pm. There will be a 6pm Potluck before each of the Business Meetings. Ladies are invited to join us. 6 th Business Meeting - 6 pm to 9 pm Hall 8 th 1 st Degree Exemplification -7am to 9 am St Francis/Clair Rooms 10 th Officer Planning Meeting 630 am to 8 pm Emmaus Room 19 th 4 th Degree 2820 Meeting (630 to 9 pm Corpus Christi Room) 27 th Officers Meeting (6 pm to 9 pm St Francis Room) th Ladies Auxiliary Religious Goods Sales 30 th Coffee and Donuts 7 am to 1 pm Hall SEPTEMBER rd - Business Meeting (730 9pm Hall) 5/6 th - BBQ Ticket sales (Plaza after all Masses) 12/13 th - BBQ Ticket sales (Plaza after all Masses) 14 th Assembly 2820 Officer Planning Meeting (630-8am) Emmaus Room 16 th Fourth Degree Meeting (730-9pm) in Corpus Christi 18 th 19 th BBQ Dinner Prep (1000 to 5 pm) Kitchen and Hall BBQ Dinner ( pm ) Kitchen and Hall 19/20 th Blood Drive Sign up (Plaza after all Masses) 24 th 26 th - Officers Planning Meeting (730-9pm St Francis Room) First Degree Exemplification 7-9 am St Francis and Clare Rooms 26/27th Pancake Breakfast 6 am 1 pm Pancake Breakfast and Ladies Auxiliary Religious Goods Sales Kitchen and Hall "If you become Christ's you will stumble upon wonder upon wonder, and every one of them true." St. Brendan of Birr

3 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 3 COUNCIL PRAYER LIST Please continue to help our brothers, families, and friends that are in need of our prayers. Prayers are our way of asking Jesus to help! Please remember the following in your prayers : Jeanne Kurvers, wife of Theo, who is a PGK and was a active member, is very ill and needs our prayers for recovery. Bob and Dee Zagby s daughter Jennifer Zagby has breast cancer and in need of prayers for a full recovery. Chuck McCloskey s father, Ronald McCloskey, is recovering from surgery. Please pray for his recovery. Please pray for Vince Garth who is a PGK. Pray for his health and that of the soul of his beloved wife Alice, who went to the Lord June 24 th. SK John Falzarano, our Brother Knight and an active member of the Council and the Assembly is now recovering from major surgery and can use our prayers. Ralph Vitello is in need of our prayers to stay well. Please pray for this friend. SK Bob Pinzl needs our prayers he has been hospitalized with an infection. Tony Donofrio needs our prayers for his health and eyesight issues. Please add Bill Allen to your prayers. Bill has been an active member of our Council and is hurting, Fran Kenny, wife of PGK Matt, has been suffering with pain and is in need of our prayers. Dorthy Mae Castronova, wife of Mike, has some recurring illness and needs prayers, please pray for her and Mike! Gerry Symanski, wife of deceased member Walter, is very ill and needs some prayers. Please pray for Peter Illardo, who will have a long recovery from hip surgery June 24 th. Also continue to pray for Sylvester Smith III, and his wife Marsha, as he continues to recover from illness. Please pray for Bill and Terry Gorman, who both are in need of prayers. Remember in your prayers Reynaldo Cadiz who is suffering with possible loss of his kidney. Prayers are also needed for the following Brothers and Sisters: Louis Lanza, Mrs Peries, Leon Fuselier, Kathy Fuselier. Remember our Blessed Mother has a direct line and it works! Please continue to help our brothers & families with prayers. I know they will be answered! Call or visit the sick. IF YOU AREN T PRAYING THE ROSARY OFTEN YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON HER HELP! We should be thankful for the responses we have received from Above. He certainly supports our prayers to His Mother Mary through the rosary. KEEP THEM COMING!!!!!!! Important notice: Please!!! When talking to your family members advise them that if any member of your family is a member of the Knights of Columbus Council or Assembly be sure and advise the Church Representative in case of death or serious illness. They cannot advise us if they are not aware. We do not want any funerals that go unattended or forget people in the hospital. Please let me know if we should add or remove any names from the list. All Members be a part of one of the best brotherhoods and add new life-long friends. Become committee chairman, call the new members and friends for help. Do not do it alone!! NEW MEMBERS: We have many activities coming up, we know you and your families cannot participate in everything. But please participate in as much as you can!!! God Bless, On line Rosary: comepraytherosary.org Nick Ciccone, Fraternal Chairman Phone (leave message) or luckynik@cox.net ***********************************************************************************************************************************************

4 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 4 Council Recognition ********************************************************************************************************************* Welcome New Brother The Council welcomes New Brother Kenneth Parnham, who made his First Degree July 1, ****************************************************************************************************** Council Honors New Honorary and Honorary Lifetime Members ********************************************************************************* We w0uld like to honor and congratulate the following Brothers who reached a milestone status in their years in serving to the Community as Members of the Knights of Columbus: Honorary Members recently honored were Paul Cross, and Bruce Jarzen, while the Honorary Lifetime Members include Phil SantaMaria, Theo Kurvers, Dean Sutherland, Joseph Karkala, Lloyd Curry, Charles Vincent, and Gerald Fransen. The Knights of Columbus and especially Council 10442, would like to offer our appreciation to these members for having 25 years of continuous service, which is the criteria for receiving this honor. At the recent Past Grand Knights BBQ a ceremony was held to honor these Knights. In attendance and so honored were Gerald Fransen and Theo Kurvers while the remaining honorees were in our thoughts and prayers. Past Grand Knight Mark Frasier and his Lady Barbara attended the party coming all the way from his home in Corona, CA. He wins the proverbial toaster for traveling the farthest. It was great seeing him and all of the honorees who attended. It was a great party with the best attendance at this event ever. Thanks to all who attended and made the event a success, and also Thanks to Don and Peg Thompson for once again sharing their lovely home. --Tony Donofrio, Financial Secretary ********************************************************************************************************************************* JuLY 2015 Honorees COUNCIL is proud to honor: KNIGHT OF THE MONTH ***********Nick Ciccone************ FAMILY OF THE MONTH ********Don and Peggy Thompson****** Knight of the Month is Nick Ciccone. Nick held the 1 st degree on July 11 th,missing half is team who were away for training. Rather Than cancel the Degree he scrambled around to get substitutes for the Missing members of his team. He also got all the ceremonial robes for The officer installation to the church in a timely manner. Thanks Nick! Nick also is the Fraternal chairman and keeps up the Prayer list. The Family of the Month for July are Don and Peggy Thompson. Council appreciates them graciously offering their home once again to hold the PGK BBQ Dinner as well as the Council s 25 th Anniversary party. Both are acolytes at the Parish and Peg is the Wedding Coordinator. Thanks Don and Peggy!!

5 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 5 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 priest Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and the lead the 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 ************************************************************************************** MASS FOR OUR SEMINARIANS Bishop Joseph A. Pepe invites the parishioners of the Diocese of Las Vegas to celebrate the Mass of Sending Forth forth our seminarians as they prepare to depart for this year s studies. The Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church, 3050 Alta Drive, Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM. A reception will follow in the parish hall where you will have an opportunity to meet our seminarians and wish them well in the coming year. At present we have six men studying for the priesthood: Luke Burgis, Miguel Corral, Neil Guan, Daniel Monroe and our newest seminarian Maurico Espino. Felipe Jimenez will serve his pastoral year at St. Christopher Catholic Church for the school year. Let s all turnout and support them!!! ***************************************************************************************************************************************** AUGUST BIRTHDAYS --- Happy Birthday to all Robert Pinzl Aug 2 Wade Brasuell Aug 17 Daniel Wasilevich Aug 5 Miguel Navarro Aug 18 William Slatsky Aug 6 Louis Tortorella Aug 19 Serafin Imperial Aug 7 Thomas Theisen Aug 20 Raymond Foster Aug 8 Matthew Soria Aug 20 Richard Shaffer Aug 9 Victor Palovcha Aug 21 Donald Des Aug 10 Don K Thompson Aug 23 Carlo Sampaga Aug 14 Dan M Thompson Aug 24 Armando Osorio Aug 17 Mark Nichols Aug 30 Larry Eisenzime Aug 17 ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************** NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Brothers, Father Adam s homily really impressed me last Sunday. He talked about how we need to appreciate what we have and be grateful for it and not focus on what we don t have. Thankfulness for our blessings and concentrating on that can really make a difference in your attitude! I know I can use that in my own life. I am grateful for all my brothers and all their hard work. Working together and supporting our officers we will have a really good year. Please consider helping the team by serving on a committee or chairman we have lots of openings and it is a good way to get involved. Please contact Mike if you are interested or have any questions about any of them! As always, any input or suggestions to the newsletter is always welcome. Please call or jpinzl@hotmail.com ********************************************************************************************************

6 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 6 COUNCIL NEWS AND NOTES ********************************************************************************************************************************* EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONY Zachariah Trebaol Clark, a Boy Scout in troop 700, has earned all his badges and will be honored as an Eagle Scout, Thursday, August 13th, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Corpus Christi Room at St Joseph, Husband of Mary Church. One of the badges earned by Zachariah was accomplished with assistance from Council In appreciation for our help he is inviting our Council to witness the honor of Eagle Scout. There will be a dinner following the event. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to ******************************************************************************************************************** UPCOMING VOTE NEEDED Brothers, We Need approval for an expenditure of $850 for a deposit for the upcoming Golf tournament. A Vote will be taken at the September meeting for approval of the expenditure. -- GK Mike LaRiccia ***************************************************************************************************************** Schedule for First Degree The Schedule for Council First Degrees, presently scheduled for the First Saturday after the business meeting are now scheduled for the last Saturday of the Month, effective August There will be no First Degrees scheduled for December due to Christmas, and none for March due to Holy Week and Easter. *************************************************************************************************************************

7 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 7 Pictures from the July Meeting Potluck! Before the July 2 nd Business Meetings, the Knights and the Ladies gathered for a potluck. Here are some pics from the evening. (photos by Ken Sawyer) Chuck and Mark grilled the meat, and everyone brought side dishes to go with. Ken Sawyer presenting PGK Chuck with his PGK ring Mark and Rosemary Martinez received a bible from the Council in congrats of the reaffirmation of their marriage in The Church Another lovely new couple, Tim and Alana Russo, received a Bible In Congrats of their marriage June 13 th and a welcome to the Brotherhood! A Good Time was had by all! Crowd at the Potluck with Ken Sawyer ******************************************************************************************************************

8 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 8 Joseph Husband of Mary Roman Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council West Sahara Avenue Las Vegas, NV Phone: Or Contact: Grand Knight: Mike LaRiccia, Deputy Grand Knight: Bill Koss, Fraternal Chairman: Nick Ciccone, Financial Secretary, Tony Donofrio, Newsletter Editor -Robert Pinzl, Membership Director: Bob Zagby,, communications: Frank Davis, SUPREME WEBSITE: Nevada State Website Council Website: ************************************************************************************* SJHOM IS IN GREAT NEED OF USHERS! If you are interested in becoming an Usher, please contact the Head Usher: Lino Loyola at or lino.loyola@yahoo.com Responsibilities of Ushers: Hospitality - Meet, greet and seat Parishioners before the mass. Collection - each usher will be assigned to their respective sections to pass the collection baskets before the Homily. Communion - each usher will be standing by next to an Eucharistic Minister, Priest, or Deacon to make sure that Parishioners will consume the Host - and NOT walk away with it. Please consider helping and contact Brother Lino Loyola if you can help. ***************************************************************************************************

9 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 9 ************************************************************************ Ladies Auxiliary *********************************************************************** Dear Ladies, We had a great month of July with installation of officers on July 18 th, followed by the Council Officers, then the PGK Potluck BBQ Party at the Thompsons. Thanks again to Peggy and Don for having us to their lovely home once again. On July 25 and July 26, it was our Religious Goods sales weekend. Thanks to all of those who turned out to help. Our new religious goods committee appreciates all who came out to help. It was a great turnout of helpers and it is appreciated very much. We have a great group who always comes through. Also that weekend, many of us enjoyed the Show at the Suncoast, Society of Seven, featuring Tony Ruivivar. It was a great show and so much fun. Thanks to all who came and showed support for our Brother Tony! Our next meeting is Aug 6 th. We will have a potluck again, at 6pm, with the Knights, and start our meeting after that. So all those that would like to, please feel free to bring your favorite side dish or dessert. Instead of the 50/50 the preference was to do the Nickel Social that we did a couple of months ago. So all those who would like to, please bring a couple of items/treasures to the meeting that we will raffle off/put in raffle tickets for. It was a lot of fun and a good activity fundraiser for the Auxiliary. We have a lot to cover at the meeting. We will be installing our newest members, Alana Russo and Rosemary Martinez, as members. We will be discussing preliminary plans for our spring event, An afternoon of Treasurers and Fellowship. We have been asked to help with the Fourth Degree Installation of Officers that is at our Parish on Aug 22 nd so we will be discussing plans for that as well. We also will be discussing ideas for a retreat in the spring and also a Christmas party. Our next Religious goods sales is Aug th. Please continue to support this, for now, our only fundraiser. Just wanted to leave you with a thought Prayer is powerful and it works. "For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God." St. Teresa of Avila I pray that we and our families keep safe and healthy and guided by the Holy Spirit God Bless, my Sisters! Jolyn Pinzl President, Ladies Auxiliary KOC Council ****************************************************************************************************** MEDITATION OF THE DAY "God cannot cease to love me. That is the most startling fact that our doctrine reveals. Sinner or saint He loves and cannot well help Himself. Magdalen in her sin, Magdalen in her sainthood, was loved by God. The difference between her position made some difference also in the effect of that love on her, but the love was the same, since it was the Holy Spirit who is the love of the Father and the Son. Whatever I do, I am loved. But then, if I sin, am I unworthy of love? Yes, but I am unworthy always. Nor can God love me for what I am, since, in that case, I would compel His love, force His will by something external to Himself. In fact, really if I came to consider, I would find that I was not loved by God because I was good, but that I was good because God loved me. My improvement does not cause God to love me, but is the effect of God's having loved me." Fr. Bede Jarrett

10 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 10 Live On or Leave On Money As your working life progresses, your priorities will likely shift. Many major life events (weddings, births, education costs for children, etc.) are probably behind you. Your focus shifts to those golden retirement years when you can enjoy your hobbies, grandchildren, travel or simply relax at home. During my career as a field agent, I ve had members ask me what they should do with a sum of money they are looking to dump somewhere for safe keeping. First, I tell them that there is no safer place to put their money than with the Knights of Columbus. No one has ever lost money using our retirement products. There are no risks assumed by you, the members. Second, I ask the member a question: Is this money to live on or leave on? I ask this because the answer makes all the difference. If you want a guaranteed flow of cash in retirement, one of our annuity options might meet your needs. If this money is intended as a gift for grandchildren, to assist your wife in the event of your passing or to give to your favorite charity, a Single Premium Whole Life policy might be the best product. When it comes to decisions about your finances and your family s future, don t leave things to chance. Discuss the options with a brother Knight who knows how to help. Someone who s helped many other Catholic families not too different from yours. Someone who can offer you life insurance, long-term care, disability income and retirement products backed by the strength and security of an insurance provider rated among the top in the industry. Call me today to set up a time to meet. You ll only regret that you didn t call sooner. Agent Name : Neil Peters Phone : (702) Neil.peters@kofc.org ********************************************* NOTE: All members are encouraged to look into the annuity and insurance programs offered by the Knights. The annuities start at 100 and are a great long term investment. Go to the Supreme Council s website or Contact field agent Neil Peters above for more info or to sign up. With over $92 million in insurance and Annuities in force and 1400 service agents, the Knights are proudly fulfilling Father McGivney s vision of protecting the widows and orphans of deceased Knights. You can also plan and save for your financial security and future retirement. Please take advantage of this special fraternal service. As a Knights of Columbus member, this is a free insurance, annuity and estate planning service for you and your family. *********************************************************************************************

11 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 11 INSTALLATION OF COUNCIL and LADIES AUXILIARY OFFICERS July July 18 th Council Officers were installed by new District Deputy Roy Troik. (photos by Vilma Koss and Jolyn Pinzl) Council would like to extend a special thank you to the Thompsons for once again sharing their lovely home! Worthy Grand Knight Mike LaRiccia, Worthy Deputy Grand Knight Bill Koss, Worthy Chancellor Ric Reyes, with Worth Financial Secretary Tony Donofrio. The New Officers and their Wives with Father Marc and District Deputy After the ceremony. The Ladies Auxiliary Officers were installed before the Knights Officers By State Auxiliary President Sue Culver. Post Installation PGK BBQ at the Thompsons. PGK Ken Sawyer presenting award to Don Thompson.

12 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 12 PGK Potluck BBQ at the Thompson s, continued Worthy Grand Knight, Worthy Deputy Grand Knight and Worthy Chancellor presenting honorary awards Crowd enjoying the party Quite a collection of Past Grand Knights

13 KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 13 Knights of Columbus to Expand Humanitarian Assistance to Suffering Middle Eastern Christians 7/24/2015 K of C Christian Refugee Relief Fund provides desperately needed aid Having already donated more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus will expand its efforts even further with a national campaign to raise funds and foster awareness of the terrible suffering of Christians and others in the Middle East. As part of the K of C effort, a new commercial on the issue will be airing nationally beginning this weekend.. The Knights will also announce additional details of its program to aid Christian refugees at its international convention being held August 4-6 in Philadelphia. In attendance will be archbishops from Iraq and Syria, where the violence against Christians has been particularly severe. An exposé on the deafening silence of the international community on this issue was published in the July 26 edition of The New York Times Magazine: Is This the End of Christianity in the Middle East? It reported that extremist groups are enslaving, killing and uprooting Christians, with no aid in sight. In the article, which was featured on the magazine s cover, author Eliza Griswold reported that, according to a Pew study, more Christians are now faced with religious persecution than at any time since their early history. The Knights began its Christian Refugee Relief Fund in August 2014 with $1 million in matching funds that was quickly met and exceeded by its members and the public. The humanitarian assistance provided has included new housing for those who have had to flee their homes, as well as support for medical facilities in areas flooded with Christian and other refugees. Christians in the Middle East are facing a dire situation and even extinction while the response from the international community has woefully inadequate, said Knights of Columbus CEO Carl Anderson. Pope Francis has urged the international community to take action to help Christians in the Middle East, and, as an organization that has long supported victims of religious persecution, the Knights of Columbus is responding by asking our own members, and the public at large, to help us save the lives of people who are being persecuted simply because of their Christian faith. Those wishing to assist with the relief efforts can donate by visiting or by sending checks or money orders payable to Knights of Columbus Charities at P.O. Box 1966, New Haven, CT The memo portion should indicate that the check is for Christian Refugee Relief. One hundred percent of all donations directly supports humanitarian assistance and raising awareness for persecuted Christians and other religious minorities, especially in the Middle East. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc., is recognized by the IRS as a charitable organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. The K of C has a long history of providing humanitarian relief and has done so following the 9/11 terrorist attacks; the 2013 typhoons in the Philippines; hurricanes Katrina and Sandy; nationwide tornadoes; flooding in Mexico; and tsunamis in Indonesia and Japan. In the area of support for victims of religious persecution, the Knights provided humanitarian assistance and created international awareness of the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico throughout the 1920s. The Knights of Columbus is the world s largest Catholic fraternal organization with nearly 1.9 million members worldwide. One of the most active charitable organizations in the United States, the Knights of Columbus donated more than $173.5 million and 71.5 million hours of service in For more information visit #ChristiansAtRisk--