Council Council 9884 Calendar August 2010

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1 Council 9884 St. Philip the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Lewisville, Texas August 2010 Council 9884 Calendar August Council Business Meeting 7:30pm CLC 7 Rosary For Life 8:30am Mary Garden 8 Pancake Breakfast 7:30AM CLC 11 Rosary For Life 7:30am Prayer Garden 12 4 th Degree Assembly Meeting 7:30pm CLC 19 Council Planning Meeting 7:30pm CLC 23 Newsletter Articles DUE! 25 Metroplex Meeting September Council Business Meeting 7:30pm CLC 4 Rosary For Life 8:30am Mary Garden 8 Rosary For Life 7:30am Prayer Garden 9 4 th Degree Assembly Meeting 7:30pm CLC 12 Pancake Breakfast 7:30AM CLC 16 Council Planning Meeting 7:30pm CLC 25 Newsletter Articles DUE! 29 Metroplex Meeting Dear Brothers: August!! It is time to start getting ready for 'Back to School' and time for our activities to ramp up. Again, we have Football Frenzy Sweepstake tickets on sale for State Charities. The CCA setup is first in line for major activities. That will be followed by first Casino Night of the year for a new client American Airlines Credit Union! We will have a lot going on so jump in and join in the fun. After all, that s why we all became Knights! The Chapter has a program, Pennies for Seminarians.It is to help with unexpected expenses such as car repair or emergency travel. I will place a container at the Guard's station. Please put any change you may have in it and I will take to the chapter meetings. Council 9884 Directory Officers Grand Knight Bob LaCroix Dep. Grand Knight Chuck Berneche Advocate Chris Gannon Chancellor Don Guzzardo Chaplain Fr. John Stasiowski Field Agent Kevin Pfister Fin. Secretary George Driscoll Inside Guard Lawrence Jermyn Lecturer Gary Osborne Outside Guard Ed McCluskey Recorder Bob Forsyth Treasurer Bob Dubek Trustee (1 year) Bill Miller Trustee (2 year) Steve Robillard Trustee (3 year) Joe Walker Warden Richard McNevin Directors and Program Chairs Admissions Ray Lamarre Casino Bus. Mgr. Bill Wilbur Casino Operations Bill Miller Ceremonials Grant Beagles Church Activity Eddie Martinez Community Activity Sean McIntyre Council Activity Marco Melara Family Activity Gary Osborne Membership Mike McArdle Newsletter Editor Lawrence Jermyn Photos/Scrapbook Sean McIntyre Programs Director Chuck Berneche Pro-Life Activity John Bowen Public Relations Sean McIntyre Retention Bill Miller Scouting Tom Moore Squires Pete Hatton Vocations Joseph Eskew Youth Activity **** Open Position **** State Council is offering a recruitment incentive for the month of August. For each new member brought in during August, we receive a $3.00 credit on our per capita. If you have a person that you believe is a good candidate, get his information to Mike McArdle as soon as possible. As always, if you have any ideas on new activities or new ways we can help the parish and community feel, free to contact me or one of the activity directors. Fraternally, Bob LaCroix, GK Archived at: Enter 9884 in the Search Box. Pictures and other activities and posts are at: Attribution is given to those whose articles are published. The Editor is wholly responsible for the contents of the Newsletter.

2 Calling all men ACTS Retreat Comes to St. Philip ACTS Retreat will be held for the men of St. Philip over the weekend of September 12, hosted by our brothers in Denton as a mission to initiate the ACTS ministry at St. Philip the Apostle. The retreat starts on Thursday, September 9 and runs through Sunday, September 12. The retreat will be held at Lake Sharon Christian Center, Corinth TX. There are only 40 slots available so if you missed signing up last weekend, be sure to get your act together and check it out! Come and see. PoC: Director Tom Bonfield, tjbonfield@verizon.net Or Greg Walterscheid gwalterscheid@conleygroup.com ACTS ACTS. What is it? Acts of Congress? Professional stage Acting? No. It is a religious retreat that will enrich your awareness of God in your daily life. Read more about ACTS and how it started at Our Lady of Perpetual Help outside of San Antonio, TX at PoC: Bob Dubek, family_of_7@msn.com JUDGE NOT I was shocked, confused, bewildered As I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven Who made me sputter and gasp-- The thieves, the liars, the sinners, The alcoholics and the trash. There stood the kid from seventh grade, Who swiped my lunch money twice. Next to him was my old neighbor, Who never said anything nice. Herb, who I always thought Was rotting away in hell, Was sitting pretty on cloud nine, Looking incredibly well. I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal? I would love to hear Your take. How'd all these sinners get up here? There must be some mistake. 'And why's everyone so quiet, So somber - give me a clue.' 'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock. No one thought they'd be seeing you.' The Date for Submitting Any Item for Publication in September's newsletter is a bit earlier than usual, Monday 8/23. Please help the editor to make YOUR newsletter worthy to report YOUR Council's charity work. Send in your activity reports, plans and updates. Whatever! Remember, just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car. Every saint has a PAST. Every sinner has a FUTURE! Let ACTS help light the way to YOUR future.

3 Membership Tenure for August 2010 Yrs Knight of Svc David W Centilli 29 Timothy S Monaghan 26 Michael A Crivello 22 Riley B Kimball, Jr. 22 Kenneth W Fuhrmann 20 Mariano L Yebra 17 Steven S Kline 14 Patrick K Quinn 14 Nicholas Crivello 10 David A Garner 10 Randall L Kuehn 10 James R Moore 10 William S Gregory 8 Justin W Dempsey 7 Patrick W Reinhart 6 Gregg L Schoenrade 6 James P Salanky, Sr. 5 Philip W Beagles 4 Come and Pray the Rosary to end Abortion First Saturday Mary 8:30am August Birthdays Knight B day James R Seastrom 1 Robert E La Croix 3 Joseph F Marincel 3 Matthew P Hergenrether 3 Wayne R Hill 4 Steven S Kline 5 Richard G Williams 6 Mark S Becker 11 Nicholas Crivello 11 Michael W Fontana 11 John J Bowen 12 Timothy J Pate 13 Eduardo Martinez 13 Chuck E Berneche 14 Frank S Beres 17 Robert C Edwards 18 Michael C Greco 18 Jeremy W Stephens 19 Richard Garza 22 Richard M Johnson 22 Mark A Nauman 23 Alan W Harris 25 David A Blevins 25 Neil M Huber 30 Charlie E Berneche 30 Dr. Timothy A Beste 31 Brother Knight Ed Kaminski Mildred Lakusta SK Eric Linton SK Deacon Ramiro Rodriguez SK Bob Franco SK Mark Miles SK Mike Connole SK Lawrence Jermyn Paula McCluskey The Kaminski Family Teresa Quinlan Jimmy Hill Debbie Muise Lillian Connole Karen Hillen Brandon Osborne Josephine Jacobs Viola Weimerskirch Eva Zawlocki Joan Murphy Patricia Friedrichs Stephen Friedrichs Lois Kinney Dorothy Jermyn David Jermyn Stephanie James Vera Driscoll Also, Second Wednesday meet in St. Philip lot near Prayer 7:30am & carpool to an abortion clinic for a peaceful Rosary Prayer Vigil. August 11, we'll 7:30am. Beat the heat PoC: John Bowen Come out to the CLC the second Sunday of each month and help make and serve delicious pancakes using a Knights' secret recipe. We start gathering at 7:15 AM but arrival anytime to help is good. We have two servings, one following the 7:30 Mass and one following the 9:30 Mass. POC: Chuck Berneche, Programs Director or cberneche14@verizon.net All US Military Personnel and their families return safely All Brother Knights and the millions of others seeking employment All victims of numerous earthquakes & storms End Abortion End the Death Penalty Catholic Politicians to lead as good Catholics

4 Sponsored by August 28, 2010 At the Texas Star Golf Club 1400 Texas Star Pkwy Euless, TX Deal: Deal 7:00 to 10:00 pm Set up: 5:00 pm Food availability TBD 18-Black Jack 2-Craps Tables 3-Texas Hold em Roulette 2-sides 200 players expected 30-Dealers needed Please support your Council and call or Bill Miller either way (deal or no deal) This is the first time in over 20 years the tournament has been held in our area and a lot of people have been lobbying a long time to get the tournament in our backyard. All play will be held at Pecan Valley Golf Course (River and Hills). There is an open division and a senior division. Both divisions are flighted and gift cards are presented for gross and net winners in each flight. There are team and individual awards so it would be nice to have a couple of teams to represent Find the Invitation cover letter from Daryl Entrop, Texas State Athletic Chairman at the URL listed. Included with the letter is info regarding changes to the State Golf Tournament: _Info_on_2010_State_Golf_Tourn ament.pdf Find the Tournament Entry form at this URL: _2010_Texas_State_Golf_Entry_F orm.xls PoC: Boyd Burris, burrisbp@verizon.net, or Council 9884 seeks a volunteer for the Youth Activity Chair. PoC: Chuck Berneche DGK Programs Director The result of the drive was positive! Twelve donors rolled up their sleeves on July 11 and donated their precious blood. The Blood Drive was a HUGE success thanks to the efforts of SK Bill Miller who took over the event in my absence. Thank you Bill! PoC: Chris Gannon, Advocate cjig106@yahoo.com PoC: Bill Miller, Casino Ops Mgr wmj2582@verizon.net CCA Tear Down is scheduled for Saturday, 8/28 at 8AM PoC: Sean M. McIntyre mcintyre@alumni.nd.edu Community Activities Director

5 The Respect for Life Corner This month, I ll recap the past six months and project our direction for the next six. In addition to the 1 st Saturday Rosary in the Mary Garden, we have also had enough support to participate in six prayer vigils at Dallas abortion clinics. At each visit we have had the joyful experience of learning that 1 or more young women have decided not to go through with their planned abortions. To be clear, our group does not talk to or counsel the women; there are trained counselors present for that purpose. We are there to support the counselors in praying the rosary and other prayers. But it is always gratifying to hear that our prayers are having some effect. So thank you to our Saturday morning and Wednesday vigil Prayer Warriors ; your efforts are fruitful. Due to scheduling, our next vigil will move from the 1 st Wed of Aug to the 2 nd Wed, Aug 11. Since we will be more flexible with scheduling now, we will not always meet on the 1 st Wed. For this reason, I ll ask that if you think you may want to stay informed of our vigils, send me an and I ll put you on our addressee list. Being on the list in no way commits you to joining us, but it does show us your support and if someday you are able to join us for even one visit, you will know the particulars; even if you cannot join us, you can join us in prayer no matter where you are In July, we expanded our ministry with a second monthly event by visiting the Loreto House in Denton (which happens to be one of the charities to which St Philip s tithes!!) They provide pregnancy counseling and have the most high-tech 4D sonogram equipment in TX, which was purchased with a matching grant from the KofC. This equipment is so sensitive it can detect a 4-week-old baby s heartbeat and once a woman sees that, 90% change their mind about having an abortion. They also have a thrift store to support the center. The center and the thrift store are looking for volunteers to help the project. Loreto house was started 2 years ago by Randy & Laurie Bollig, St Mark s parishioners, and still not self-supporting. This is a golden opportunity to put your faith into action and we will continue our support. To read about this amazing effort, see: They are located in the Carriage Shopping Center, just off the McCormick exit, I- 35E in Denton. Read more about them in this newsletter. Look for our fund-raising support for the Loreto House at an upcoming Sunday morning pancake breakfast. Your Brother Knight in Christ, John Bowen, , jbowen76@verizon.net. Loreto House Loreto House is a Catholic Life Center and a Sanctuary of Hope for any woman, of any faith, who is dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. Loreto House is a Sanctuary of Hope for families who have questions about end of life issues and the ethical care of the infirmed, sick, or dying. Loreto House does not provide physical shelter at this time, however will refer as best as able. Loreto House services are offered without regard to race, faith, or marital status and our services are not contingent upon you converting", or taking spiritual training. Loreto House is openly Catholic but does not force faith on any person whom God brings to us. Loreto House is totally dependent upon revenue from Holy Family Thrift Store and benefactors like you, for our support. Loreto House can help the terminally ill Yes, a very important part of our apostolate is counseling in End of Life issues. Volunteers will assist you and your family with information, prayer, and referrals. Provided free of charge are documents from the Catholic Bio ethics Center on a variety of subjects including: Suffering and Compassion, Organ Donation and Brain Death, Advance Medical Directives, Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide, Nutrition and Hydration for the Persistent Vegetative State, and Bio ethics. If a woman you know thinks they are pregnant, call our 24 Hour Help Line and we will arrange a free pregnancy test as well as our other services. Loreto House volunteers are ready to listen Support is tax deductible Loreto House is a qualified 501 (c) (3) charity, and your donation is deductible to the full extent allowed by the IRS. Loreto House is not a medical clinic. Volunteers are not licensed physicians and do not diagnose or treat medical conditions. Only referrals are provided for those needs. PoC: John Bowen, , jbowen76@verizon.net.

6 Get Security! Don t wait. Act today! When your family is hungry, you see that this need is taken care of quickly. You don t put it off until tomorrow. You act immediately to the best of your ability. As a provider to your wife and children, your responsibilities are great and your time is spread thin. It is easy to forget important tasks or let them slip to the backburner for later. Everything, including your health, can change in the blink of an eye. Don t put off today what can t wait until tomorrow. As your professional Knights of Columbus agent, I urge you to make securing life insurance for you and your family a top priority. It is my fraternal obligation to make sure that every member has the opportunity to protect his family with the Order s top-rated insurance products. I ll work with you to put a plan in place that will help your family when that help is what they need the most. Your Knights of Columbus insurance program is second to none. As the premier safety net for Catholic families for more than 128 years, our insurance program makes me proud. But I m also concerned that too many of our brother Knights have not yet looked into the needs of their family. I suspect that, for many of them, life insurance has drifted to the backburner until tomorrow. Do not be one of them; move your insurance needs to the forefront today. I m Kevin Pfister. Call or kevin.pfister@kofc.org. Let s talk. Pray Your Holy Rosary Daily. Brother Boyd Burris attended the 42 nd annual Knights of Columbus International Golf Tournament in Fort Wayne, Indiana June Boyd had to withdraw from the tournament due to a back injury but Texas was well represented. Byron Richard from Vidor won $65 in the scramble and Don Sheehan from Houston won first place net score in his flight. This is the first time in 10 years that someone from Council 9884 has come home empty. David Slavik won his flight in Texas, Arizona and South Carolina. Carl Montagna won his flight in South Carolina and Boyd has won his flight in Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Florida. Next year the tournament will be in Lafayette, Louisiana June Any Knight who is in good standing and their Council is not under suspension can participate. Players are placed in groups of twelve according to handicap and the handicaps range from 7 to 62. Cash prizes are awarded to teams from the scramble to closest to the pin. All that is required is three scorecards from rounds before the current tournament and must be witnessed and signed by a PGA professional. There is a one-day ladies tournament and tours and activities for those ladies who don t play golf. Start making plans for next year and share in the fraternity with Brothers from all of the lower 48 States and Canada. Contact Boyd Burris for hotel details in Lafayette. burrisbp@verizon.net, (home) , (cell)

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