Held at Schertz Senior Center Across from the KOC Hall. 5-8:30 PM Easter Sunday is March 31

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1 Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No Mother Teresa Assembly No Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX March 2013 Newsletter March 1 Fish fry to be Held at Schertz Senior Center Across from the KOC Hall. 5-8:30 PM Easter Sunday is March 31 MEETINGS: 1 st Thru 3 rd Degree 2 nd Wednesday (Business) at 7:45PM 4 th Degree 3rd Monday at 7:30 PM Mikulski Hall Phone: (210) GOOD SHEPHERD COUNCIL No. 6358, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, , SCHERTZ, TEXAS GRAND KNIGHT Gary Cabigon DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Bill Bailey CHAPLAIN Father Ed Pavlicek Jr FINANCIAL SECRETARY Jim Theisen DISTRICT DEPUTY Mike Niemietz CHANCELLOR Patrick Russell PROGRAM DIRECTOR Henry Torres MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Bill Mueller TREASURER Danny Stift RECORDER David Dumas ADVOCATE Rich Nielson WARDEN Jim Lovering INSIDE GUARD Henry Torres OUTSIDE GUARD Thomas Masterson OUTSIDE GUARD Jack Sullivan NEWSLETTER Bill Daniels INSURANCE Paul Maple LECTURER Deacon Elmer Fernandez TRUSTEES: 1 Year Tony Krasnai Year Ramiro Rodriquez Year Mike Foxworth

2 Grand Knights Report Dear Brother Knights and Families THANKS go out to the council Knights that found the time to come out to support by attending the Knight s Mass this past Sunday. The turnout was more than expected and our Choir did a superb job! This is how we show our support of our churches, Pastor and communities Be PROUD as member of the Knights of Columbus. There will NOT be a Knight s Social during LENT since the Fridays have been all booked for our Council Program Charities fund raiser LENT FISH FRYs. Please come support and enjoy some fellowship with your Brother Knights and their wives along with our parish s families. So far, it has been slow but I believe it will pick up as more and more of you start spreading the word about the Fish Fry. 40 CANS FOR LENT A PROGRAM TO FEED THE HUNGRY has started so bring your food items to the hall and churches and put them in the containers - Good Shepherd and Immaculate Conception church s. Our council''s collection is behind so we all need to get pushing on this charity program. I have appointed our Deputy Grand Knight as the Nominating Committee Chair for our upcoming Officer elections. The information on all positions had been sent out via to all members, but if you need a hard copy please stop by the Hall Office and the DGK will provide you a copy. Please contact the Nominating Committee Chair if you desire to run for any of the upcoming open Officer positions (have to be a 3 rd Degree Knight). If you want changes then STEP-UP and take part on leading to make the changes. Archdiocese San Antonio Chapter meeting had the pleasure of having Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller speak at the meeting. Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller is also the State Knights of Columbus Chaplin. His main points was to express his gratitude to all Knights of Columbus council members for the great works in Charity, Volunteerism, support of our churches ministries, and communities. He asked that all Knights make the extra effort in prayer daily and to pray the Rosary and to carry a Bible and reading it daily. Archbishop Gustavo pushed the continued Fraternalism and Social events of each council for he feels that this not only unites our council Knights but also strengthens our Order. PRAYER-READING THE BIBLE-PRAYING THE ROSARY-KINGHT S SOCIALS-FRATERNALISM-UNITY-CHARITY We will be hosting the Archdiocese Chapter meeting in April at the hall, so be prepared to support this effort, more to come as time draws nearer. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY for our fellow Knights and their families as they deal with the medical problems, family issues, self-issues, and spiritual concerns. May the Lord heal their bodies and minds, grant them all the strength, guidance, and endurance to continue on. WE cannot help if we do not know you have an issue or problem, so let us know if you need any type of assistance. PAYMENT OF COUNCIL DUES: Need to pay your dues so as soon as possible or come by to make arrangements for payments, if needed. There are too many brother Knights that are past due on their payment. Again to those Knights that have service awards and were not present at the council s business meetings, you can pick-up the Service award certificates in the folder located in the hall office. You can also make arrangements to pick up your pin with the Financial Secretary. Your Brother In Christ, Gary Cabigon, Grand Knight or garykoc@sbcglobal.net Service Awards The following members are eligible for the years of service award indicated. These awards will be presented at the regular meeting in the month of February. If you cannot be present for that meeting it will be your responsibility to contact the Grand Knight to make alternate arrangements. Serafin Marty Martinez 35 Years Lino Trevino 30 Years Jaime Martinez 10 Years Jochen Welch 10 Years

3 Mother Teresa Assembly No Message from the Faithful Navigator of Assembly 2523 On Saturday, February 9 th, the 2 nd District of Texas sponsored an Exemplification in Boerne where 102 Brother Knights advanced to the 4 th Degree and became Sir Knights. Seven of those exemplified will be members in the Mother Teresa Assembly Those Sir Knights that are now members of our Assembly are: SK Donald Runyen, SK Juan Rivera, SK William Henderson, SK Albert Mantor, SK Michael Niemietz, SK Glenn Barrett, and SK Henry Torres. Please let these newly exemplified Sir Knights know how proud you are of them attaining the rank of the 4 th Degree in the Order -The List below indicates which Council will secure the Meeting Refreshments: March St John Neuman n ; May Good Shepherd Church April Our Lady of Perpetual Help; June 2013 St Monica Direct all questions concerning the Assembly Refreshments to SK Gary Cabigon, F. Captain at (210) It is with a very heavy heart that I must inform the Assembly Membership that we have lost another one of our Sir Knights, Patrick Dale Quinn, who has gone to his rewards to live with Him in His Eternal Kingdom. SK Quinn passed away at about 4:30P.M. on February 19, As of March 31, 2013, any unpaid Membership Dues subjects the Sir Knight to possible Suspension. Any Sir Knight having difficulty in meeting the Annual Dues, please call the F. Comptroller or the F. Navigator to discuss a solution to the problem. Dues for Regular Membership are $27.00, for those of you that have Honorary Membership or Honorary Life Membership, please contact SK Richard Watson at (210) for the amount of dues owed for these special Membership Classes. On March 3 rd, the Assembly Sir Knights with their wives and family will be attending their annual Communion Mass at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Selma at the Noon Mass. Dress will be the Tux with Social Baldric or Church Appropriate Dress, with your Assembly Name Badge. Mark your calendar for the Knights of Columbus National Convention in San Antonio during the first full week of August The K of C 4th Degree will be playing a large part in the Ceremonials of the Convention Center in San Antonio.. The following Sir Knights are celebrating their Birthdays in the month of March 2013: Michael Brown, Joseph De Rouen, Sam Garcia, Howard Gilluly, Nello Rosania, Francisco Calderon, Rick Erck, Jerry Walsh, Chris Medina, Longino Martinez, Michael Gladu, Bill Hatfield, John, Bulat, Larry Gladu, Deacon Harvey Balcer, Richard Nielson, Jerry Rochen, Robert Sorrell, Carl Mangine, and Roger E. Moore. To these Sir Knights, we wish them a very happy day to celebrate their birth and that they look forward to having many more. The Mother Teresa Assembly 2523 officers for the Fraternal Year are: Office Officer Office Officer Frair Fr. Mauriclo Lopez Captain Gary Cabigon Navigator Roger Moore Admiral Melroy Brandt\t Pilot Bill Bailey Scribe Carl Mangine Purser Kerry Ledford Comptroller Richard Watson Inside Sentinel Ruperto Rodriquez Outside Sentinel Joe Marsh Trusteees: 1-Yr.- David Colton 2 Yr.- Dave Young 3 Yr.- Rob Gentner Roger E. Moore, Phone: (210) Faithful Navigator, Mother Teresa Assembly 2523; Schertz, Tx MOORE10@SATX.RR.COM

4 Ladies Auxiliary Lady Knights, Thanks to those who continue to support our Ladies Auxiliary by bringing in baked goods for us to sell. The bake sales during the first week of the Fish Fry was a little slow but I believe it will pick up in the coming weeks. We still have about 7 more weeks to go so please continue to support us with baked goods. Remember if your husband is on a Special Events team you also are on that team so come and help in the serving line or help us with the bake sale. Another important item is that our elections for Officer positions is fast approaching so continue to pray for guidance and consider running for office. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Blessing, YSIC; Maria Cabigon Ladies Auxiliary President; Lectors Corner-Deacon Elmer Fernandez Year of Faith: Oct. 11, 2012-Nov. 24, 2013 Veneration of the Holy Cross On the afternoon of Good Friday, the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord takes place which consist of three parts, namely the Liturgy of the Word, the Adoration of the Cross and Holy Communion. Since the beginnings of our faith we Christians have recognized the fundamental importance of the Passion and Death of Our Lord in the salvation history of humanity. That is why the adoration of the Holy Cross is at the heart of the Rite that we celebrate on Good Friday. We should remember that as we celebrate the liturgy of the adoration of the Holy Cross, we adore and show our gratitude not only to Jesus, but to the Holy Trinity who is God. The Most Holy Cross is the gate that takes us to true life, to eternal life. The Cross of Christ reminds us that we too must carry our own cross every day. That cross, well carried and offered to Our God, purifies and sanctifies us. And it is through the Cross that we can attain personal holiness since it is through the Cross that we receive the grace and love of God. Our Lord asks us to carry our daily cross with fortitude and with faith, He asks us to try to make a visible effort to make vital changes in our lives. In this Good Friday Rite Christ reveals to us the real meaning of the Holy Cross. Christ has died, yes. But it is through His death that He conquered death. The Cross, an instrument of cruelty and hate, has been changed into an instrument of peace and love. It is through the Cross that our life gains meaning. We are gather together on Good Friday in community. Even though we recognize that we are sinners; we come to adore the crucified Christ, to ask Him to pardon our poor, sinful ways and to ask for His mercy. After the Cross comes RESURRECTION. ALLELUIA! CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA! I would like to invite my brother Knights and their families to join us on March 1 st at 7:00 in the evening for the First Friday Holy Hour and Benediction in support of our bishops during the Year of Faith for The Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty at Good Shepherd Church. We will also pray the Stations of the Cross. DIVINE MERCY MOMENT: Our Lord Jesus of Divine Mercy in St. Faustina s Diary, says that few of us contemplate our Lord s Passion with true feeling however, for all who do meditate devoutly on His Passion He gives great graces. Our Lord further says that through His Passion is where we must seek light and strength. (Diary 737, 654) It is a strength that helps us bear all our daily sufferings and we can also help convert sinners. How can we contemplate and devoutly meditate on His Passion? We can pray the Stations of Cross, the rosary & the Divine Mercy Chaplet sorrowful mysteries and/or silent meditation. Can we spend some time with our Lord on His Passion especially during this Lent? Membership Activities Knights Choir The Knights Choir will sing on Sunday, March 17, 2013 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 on Monday March 11, 2013 after the Officers Meeting at 7:00 PM. Our next 1 ST Degree will be on Tuesday February 19, 2013 at 7:30 PM. Candidates must be there at 7:00 PM.

5 Friendship Sunday Friendship Sunday, supported by our council, is scheduled for Sunday March 17, 2013 at Good Shepherd Church after the 8:00 AM Knight s 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 member. Contact David Dumas , Gerald Fey , or Chris Tusko to volunteer to help with the recruiting of new members. Knights Sunday Our Knights Mass at Good Shepherd will be on the third Sunday at 8:00 AM, 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. 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. KC Bowling Tournament Council News - Bill Bailey The 49th Annual Joe Padilla Knights of Columbus Bowling Tournament is just around the corner to be held in College Station, Texas. The two day handicap tournament is being held on two weekends May 4th and 5th and 18 and 19. This includes a four man team event, a two man doubles event and a singles event. Some of the requirements are: A paid up KC travel card 1) A current United States Bowling Congress (USBC) card $ ) An established average after 21 games (Entrants with no current league or K of C tournament average must use an average of 165. Fees: Team $20.00 per bowler - Team only paid for by the council Doubles $20.00 per bowler Singles $20.00 per bowler All events $5.00 per bowler In addition the Ladies group is holding a nine pin no tap tournament ($20.00 a bowler) the Friday night before each event weekend. Both tournaments are a blast. I have the application forms for both events at the hall office. Come see me. Receipt Submission Policy The following statement is to establish a policy for the submission of receipts to the Good Shepherd Council 6358 Treasurer. All receipts are to be turned in to Treasurer within (10) working days upon completion of projects that require an outlay of funds to ensure the successful conclusion of any project authorized by Council This is to ensure that the Treasurer can facilitate the bookkeeping and Trustees auditing of authorized projects. Council Shirts- Br. Patrick Russell There are a few shirts that were ordered and have not been picked up. Those who ordered and paid for shirts please come to one of the next regular meetings to pick them up. Orders will be accepted for shirts after each regular council meeting by Brother Patrick Russell. The shirts cost $24.00 if it s a small, medium large or XL size. If you need a XXL its $25.00, 3XL is $27.00, 4XL is $28.00, 5XL is $30.00, and a 6XL is $ The council will pay $10.00 of the cost of the first shirt that is ordered. The first shirt will be light blue short sleeves and any additional shirts can be any of several different colors. You also have a choice of long sleeve shirts for your second choice. Price of the shirts is needed at the time of order. Brother Russell still has shirts that need to be picked up and he would appreciate it if you would go to a meeting or contact him to pick up your shirt. Lenten Fish Fries -The council will be sponsoring fish fries on Fridays during Lent on Good Friday, March 29. The Fish Fry on March 1, 2013 will be held at the Schertz Senior Center across the street from the KOC Hall. The normal location for the Fish Fry is the Knights of Columbus Hall on 509 Schertz Parkway. The cost of the delicious seafood meal is only $8.00 for adult and $5.00 for a child's plate which includes deep fried fish, French fries, hush puppies, coleslaw and ice tea. We will also be offering the 8 meal muti-ticket this year for $56.00 which equals to buying 7 meals and getting your 8 th meal free. There will be take out for those of you on the run or a nice friendly place at the hall where you can enjoy a meal with family and friends. The serving times are 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Additional announcements will be made at the Council business meetings, in the newsletter and in the Good Shepherd bulletin.

6 Pro-life Jim Lovering Thursday, January 13- March 24, 2013 Spring 40 days for Life. Kickoff Rally Feb 12th 7pm. Sunday, March 4, 2012 San Antonio Coalition for Life Get Real profile youth conference. More information will be coming soon. Friday April 26 th. San Antonio Coalition for Life 6 th Annual Banquet. More information will be coming soon. Saturday, September 7th. Annual SA run for Life. 5k run/walk to benefit San Antonio coalition for Life, Guadalupe Home and Allied Women s Center VIVAT JESUS; PRO LIFE CHAIR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament will be held at Canyon Springs Golf Course on April 9th, If you have not already signed up, please do so at the February Council meeting. Contact is Jack Sullivan, DIVINE MERCY MOMENT: Our Lord Jesus of Divine Mercy in St. Faustina s Diary, says that few of us contemplate our Lord s Passion with true feeling however, for all who do meditate devoutly on His Passion He gives great graces. Our Lord further says that through His Passion is where we must seek light and strength. (Diary 737, 654) It is a strength that helps us bear all our daily sufferings and we can also help convert sinners. How can we contemplate and devoutly meditate on His Passion? We can pray the Stations of Cross, the rosary & the Divine Mercy Chaplet sorrowful mysteries and/or silent meditation. Can we spend some time with our Lord on His Passion especially during this Lent? To input general information, To submit an article to THE GOOD SHEPHERD COUNCIL NEWSLETTER, write to the Newsletter Editor, williamdaniels@sbcglobal.net or drop 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 Friday March 22, Only having through work insurance doesn t work INSURANCE AGENT- PAUL MAPEL Do you know anyone whose life has been drastically changed by the recent recession and economic downturn? With unemployment numbers rising, (the jobless rate was 8.1 percent in Feb. 2009, the highest since 1983), it s very likely that someone in your immediate or extended family or group of friends is facing financial uncertain now. With this uncertainty, there is a real possibility that you (or your spouse) could lose your job or change employers. Too many people have often relied on group term life insurance as their only safety net. Often, this insurance is an employee benefit provided at low or no cost. The existence of this coverage might convince someone that a personally owned life insurance policy is not necessary. Only having through work insurance doesn t work. This way of thinking should be a thing of the past for many reasons. Most forms of group life insurance are limited in amount, which may be tied to salary or some other benchmark. These numbers are often capped, and this cap may be dangerously low for your family s actual needs. In fact, without a detailed needs analysis, any employer-provided coverage may be completely unrelated to needs at death. In addition, the amount of group insurance offered is almost always reduced, sometimes dramatically, when you retire. With the possibility of these changes on the horizon, you could one day find yourself without coverage, and if your health has changed (which it has and will as you age), you might also find yourself unable to secure individual protection. While group life insurance can help, it does not replace the need for individually owned life insurance. I ll be happy to meet with you and provide a no-cost needs analysis, so you ll know exactly where you stand. I m at or Paul.Maple@KofC.org. Call me let s talk.

7 Happy Birthday Joseph De Rouen on the 3rd Arturo "Art" Garcia on the 3rd Alfredo "Sam" Garcia on the 3rd Nicolas Hernandez, Jr. on the 7th José Perales, Jr. on the 7th William Mueller on the 8th Phillip Smith on the 9th Ralph De Leon on the 10th David Esparza on the 10th Gregory Nevlud on the 10th Lee Boswell on the 11th John Foster on the 12th James Griffin, Sr. on the 12th Lino Trevino, Jr. on the 13th Roger Moore on the 16th Victor Wehman on the 16th John De Bolt on the 17th William Hatfield on the 18th John Bulat on the 19th Lawrence "Larry" Gladu on the 19th Arnulfo "Arnold" Rendon, Jr. on the 19 th Roberto Martinez on the 20th Fredrick Mehaffey on the 22nd Harvey Balcer on the 23rd Richard Nielson on the 23rd Fred Contreras on the 24th Oscar Munoz on the 26th Eric Wicker on the 26th Jerry Rochen on the 30th Robert Sorrell on the 30th Carl Mangine on the 31st HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Larry and Melissa Logan, Jr., their 16th on the 8th Louis and Dorothy Chartier, their 7th on the 11th Randy and Donna Coronado, their 25th on the 12th Michael and Brenda Elbel, their 37th on the 13th Erick and Amanda Tijerina, their 11th on the 16th Christopher and Esther Tusko, their 20th on the 16th Dean and Angie Delvalle, their 34th on the 17th Noel and Mary Edith "Edie" Hamilton, their 23rd on the 17th Arnulfo "Arnold" and Bertie Rendon, Jr., their 10th on the 17th Venerado and Alcira De Los Santos, their 46th on the 18th William and Rosemary Hatfield, their 18th on the 18th Ernest and Irene Trevino, their 46th on the 18th Francis "Frank" and Debbie Crosby, Jr., their 38th on the 22nd John and Bobbie De Bolt, their 58th on the 26th Roger and Kathleen Moore, their 32nd on the 28th Remembrance Albert Lessard March 1, 1986 Roger C Behne March 17, 2005 Thomas B Mertz March 1, 2009 Lawrence "Larry" J Brady March 31, 2010

8 March 2013 Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas Phone: (210) Fax: (210) SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 Eucharist Benediction Good Shepherd-7 PM Fish Fry at Schertz Senor Center 5-8:30 PM Special Event Team 2 WEDO-Richard Mantor 2 WEDO - Lee Perovich No Bar Team 3 WEDO - Mike Torres 4. 5 Ladies Auxiliary 6:30 PM 6 Columbus Club Board Meeting 7:00 PM 7 8 Fish Fry 5-8:30 PM Special Event Team 3 9 WEDO Mike Foxworth Bar Team 4- Pete Perez 10 WEDO Jeff Heim 11 Officers Meeting 7 PM Admissions Committee 7:30 PM Regular Business Meeting 8PM; Rosary 7:45PM 14 1 st Degree Exemplification 7:30 PM Candidates - 7:00 PM 15 Fish Fry 5-8:30 PM Special Event Team 4 16 WEDO Gerald Fey Bar Team - 1 Jeff Heim Squires Officers Meeting -4:30 PM ; Mass 5:30 PM 17 WEDO John Samson K of C Mass Good Shepherd 8AM; Knights Choir- 7:15 AM 18 4 th Degree Business meeting - 7:30 PM Chapter Meeting Fish Fry 5 8:30 PM Special Event Team 1 23 WEDO Gary Cabigon Bar Team 2- Phil Smith Squires Autumn Winds Bingo 3:00 PM 24 WEDO David Dumas K of C Mass Immaculate Conception 9:45 AM 31 Easter Sunday Good Friday Fish Fry 5-8:30 PM Special Event Team 2 Council Address: GSKOC6358@sbcglobal.net. Council 6358 website: 30 WEDO Bill Bailey Bar Team 3 - Jerry Trahan