Knights News. Knights of Columbus Council # 7773 Paradise, CA May What s Inside... CHAPLAIN S REPORT. Daughter of the Father

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1 Knights News Knights of Columbus Council # 7773 Paradise, CA May 2016 What s Inside... Chaplain s Report Page 1, 3, & 4 Chancellor s Report Page 2 Grand Knight s Notations Page 2 Calendar of Events Page 3 May Birthdays Page 3 Knights in Action Page 4 Officer s Contact List Page Officer s Nomination List Page 6 Officer s Contact List Page 6 CHAPLAIN S REPORT Daughter of the Father By Deacon Keith Fournier Like many holy men and women throughout Church history, Blessed John Paul II had a deep devotion to Mary. His Marian prayer of consecration has been taken up by many as their own, Totus Tuus ego sum et omnia mea tua sunt. Accipio Te in mea omnia. (I am all yours -and all I have is yours. I welcome you into all my affairs and concerns.) It is adapted from the Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary of St. Louis de Montfort's Way. On March 25, 1987, the Feast of the Annunciation, he released an Encyclical Letter for the faithful entitled Mother of the Redeemer. It was subtitled On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life of the Pilgrim Church. Here are a few excerpts: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" (Eph. 1:3). These words of the Letter to the Ephesians reveal the eternal design of God the Father, his plan of man's salvation in Christ. It is a universal plan, which concerns all men and women created in the image and likeness of God (cf. Gen. 1:26). Just as all are included in the creative work of God "in the beginning" so all are eternally included in the divine plan of salvation, which is to be completely revealed, in the "fullness of time," with the final coming of Christ. In fact the God who is the "Father of our Lord Jesus Christ"-these are the next words of the same Letter-"chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus. grace" (Eph. 1:4-7). Con t on Page 3

2 Knights News Page 2 May 2016 CHANCELLOR S REPORT Please pray for those on our sick list: Kathy DeCristofaro, Mark DeDuca, Kieran O Leary, Larry Campbell, Rich Jute, Chuck Thibault, Mark Fowler and Michelle, KR Johnson s wife. Also remember those who are serving our country. For additions, deletions, corrections, or current status reports, please call your Chancellor, Greg Wright at GRAND KNIGHT S NOTATIONS We all had a very busy month and I am happy to report that our council will be offering Admission s Degree formally known as 1 st Degree as follows: For the rest of June 8, August 10, and October 12, For 2017 we will have one for each of the following dates: February 8, April 12, June 14, August 9, and October 11. The Admission Degree will start at 6:00 pm followed by the Rosary, a short break and then our regular meeting. There will be no Officer s meetings on those dates. This will be advertised on the State, Northern California Chapter, and our Website. Thanks to all brothers that came to the funeral service of our Deacon Gary s wife Carol and for all that helped out in the hosting of Coffee and Doughnuts on April 10. Our Scholarship chairman, Larry Campbell, has identified 2 candidates that are being considered and will report the results at our next meeting. The Legacy Planning Dinner Event has been approved by Fr. Michael and the planning process has been started. This event will take place on June 29, Move info to follow soon. We will not have Potluck Dinners for both June and July but we will continue to have our regular meetings. We held our initial nominations for our Officers and our nominations will remain open until our May 11, 2016 meeting. Please have a look at our initial nominations published in this newsletter. At the May meeting we will call for the final nominees. It is my honor and privilege to Congratulate: George Gordus, Chuck Knecthell, Frank Salas, Bob Smith, and Cory Watson who became full Knights in the 3 rd Degree on April 23, Cory Watson is interested in growing within our Council and is being mentored by our FS, Chuck Thibault. Let s all show him our full support. It would be nice to see more of our senior officers take the time to identify and begin to mentor one of our brothers. This is a practice I will continue to encourage and look forward to this as we continue to grow and evolve. If anyone needs and help in getting this going or would like more info, then may I respectfully recommend that you contact me or anyone of our current officers. We can Make it Happen. To all our members, if you have an articles or subject that you want covered for our newsletter then please make a request or submit them in to Russ Neal and Ed Rundle and please cc: a copy to me. Yours in Christ, Lou Gervais INSURANCE INFO (SEE PAGE 5) Richard Reinero F.I.C.F Phone: richard.reinero@kofc.org (Continued on next column)

3 Knights News Page 3 May 2016 Calendar of Events May / June May 8 -- Mother s Day Pancake Breakfast, May Officers Meeting, 5:30pm, Rosary, 6:30pm -- Business Meeting, 7:00pm May Potluck and farewell to the Rundles at 6:00 pm in large hall May Corporate Communion & Feast of Corpus Christi; altar setup at 10:30 am Mass May Memorial Day Flags on Skyway June 8 Admissions Degree, 6:00pm, Rosary, 6:45 pm -- Business Meeting, 7:00 pm June 14 Flag Day, Fly It Proudly! MAY BIRTHDAYS: Anthony Gerspacher 1 st Michael Gerspacher 1 st Prim Incerty 5 th Richard Hartnett 10 th Russ Neal 10 th Edward Jimenez 13 th Matt Gerspacher 17 th Al Potthast 19 th Ezra Downer 22 nd Gregory Foreman 25 th CHAPLAIN S REPORT (CON T) The divine plan of salvation-which was fully revealed to us with the coming of Christ-is eternal. And according to the teaching contained in the Letter just quoted and in other Pauline Letters (cf. Col. 1:12-14; Rom. 3:24; Gal. 3:13; 2 Cor. 5:18-29), it is also eternally linked to Christ. It includes everyone, but it reserves a special place for the "woman" who is the Mother of him to whom the Father has entrusted the work of salvation... Mary is definitively introduced into the mystery of Christ through this event: The Annunciation by the angel. This takes place at Nazareth, within the concrete circumstances of the history of Israel, the people which first received God's promises. The divine messenger says to the Virgin: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk. 1:28). Mary "was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be" (Lk. 1:29): what could those extraordinary words mean, and in particular the expression "full of grace"... When we read that the messenger addresses Mary as "full of grace," the Gospel context, which mingles revelations and ancient promises, enables us to understand that among all the "spiritual blessings in Christ" this is a special "blessing." In the mystery of Christ, she is present even "before the creation of the world," as the one whom the Father "has chosen" as Mother of his Son in the Incarnation. Con t on Page 4

4 Knights News Page 4 May 2016 Knights in Action Brother Knights, it is with great pride that we had such a good turnout for Carol Zellmer s funeral. We honored our Deacon Gary and our Bishop Jaime Soto. Thank you for your support in helping the Ladies Guild with put on the reception. Thank you also to our own assembly members who participated in the Color Corp honoring our Bishop Soto. Also many thanks for hosting coffee and donuts on April 10 th. Next month we will be having our annual Mother s Day Pancake Breakfast on May 8 th. Mark Fowler will be taking the lead for this event. Thank you for your turn out and support for our April potluck. The Knights of Columbus Assembly 67, Council 7773, Ladies Guild, and Paradise VIPS invites all of our parishioners, members of Assembly 67, and the Paradise VIPs organization to join us on May 25th at 6 pm in the parish hall for our monthly potluck dinner. We will be featuring a farewell to our beloved Rundle family who will be leaving our area on June 13 to relocated to Minnesota. Our guest speaker for this evening will be Stephanie Gregorio. Stephanie is the director of SHORE. She will be talking to us about SHORE s new, year around program and the addition of counseling and guidance programs. Please bring your favorite hot dish, salad or desert to share with your fellow parishioners. The Knights will be supplying a large cake, beer, wine & soft drinks. We will also setup a Money Tree and basket for cards. For further information, please call Lou Gervais, Council 7773 Grand Knight at The next meeting will be May 11 th with the Rosary at 6:30 and the business meeting at 7pm. In His Service, Greg DeCristofaro Chaplain s Report (con t) The divine messenger says to her: "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High" (Lk. 1:30-32). And when the Virgin, disturbed by that extraordinary greeting, asks: "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" she receives from the angel the confirmation and explanation of the preceding words. Gabriel says to her: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore, the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God" (Lk. 1:35). The Annunciation, therefore, is the revelation of the mystery of the Incarnation at the very beginning of its fulfillment on earth. God's salvific giving of himself and his life, in some way to all creation but directly to man, reaches one of its high points in the mystery of the Incarnation. This is indeed a high point among all the gifts of grace conferred in the history of man and of the universe: Mary is "full of grace," because it is precisely in her that the Incarnation of the Word, the hypostatic union of the Son of God with human nature, is accomplished and fulfilled. As the (Second Vatican) Council says, Mary is "the Mother of the Son of God. As a result, she is also the favorite daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit. Because of this gift of sublime grace, she far surpasses all other creatures, both in heaven and on earth."

5 Knights News Page 5 May 2016 INSURANCE INFO Knights of Columbus Named a 2016 World s Most Ethical Company The Knights of Columbus has been recognized as a 2016 World s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute, for the third consecutive year. The World s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes companies that align principle with action, work tirelessly to make trust a part of their corporate DNA, and help shape future industry standards by introducing tomorrow s best practices today. The Knights of Columbus is one of only two in the life insurance category, underscoring the Knights commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices. The Knights of Columbus was founded on providing financial security to our members and their families in keeping with Catholic values, said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. Those principles continued to guide our company as we grew into a top-rated insurer with the same ethical commitment in every aspect of our business, our corporate governance, our professional agency force, our investments and our day-to-day business operations. It is this commitment to our Catholic principles that is the key to our ethical, sustainable and successful business model. Those that demonstrate leadership in areas like citizenship, integrity and transparency create more value for their investors, communities, customers and employees, thus solidifying a sustainable business advantage," said Ethisphere CEO Timothy Erblich. Congratulations to everyone at the Knights of Columbus for being recognized as a World's Most Ethical Company. The World's Most Ethical Company assessment is based on the Ethisphere Institute s Ethics Quotient (EQ) framework, developed over years of research and vetted and refined by the expert advice from Ethisphere s World s Most Ethical Company Methodology Advisory Panel. The EQ offers a quantitative way to assess a company s performance in an objective, consistent and standardized way. Our Ethical Commitment -- The Knights of Columbus remains steadfastly committed to providing ethical service to members and their families in three important ways: Ethical Selling -- We professionally train our agents, and hold them to the highest ethical standards. Each agent, when contracted, must sign a Code of Ethics, which is modeled after the Ten Commandments. Among its commandments is: Thou shall present, honestly and accurately, all the facts necessary to enable a member to make an informed decision... Our fraternal ties to our members, the code states, make it more incumbent on us, in our dealings with them, to assure that their interests are utmost in our minds as we provide solutions to their financial needs. Ethical Business -- As indicated by our recognition as a World s Most Ethical company, the Knights of Columbus is committed to ethical business practices. We firmly believe that these practices have helped propel us to the successes we ve enjoyed, and have helped us to be consistently awarded the highest possible rating for financial strength from ratings agency A.M. Best. We also make guarantees to our members and their families, so they don t have to wonder about the decision to do business with us. We guarantee the cash value in our whole life insurance products. We guarantee the rates on our level term insurance. And, we guarantee a minimum interest rate on our retirement annuities. Ethical Investing -- Our investment strategy is both safe and Catholic-based. We will not purchase junk bonds. We will not purchase derivatives. We will not invest in companies that deal in: abortions, contraception, human cloning, embryonic stem cell research, for-profit healthcare that pays for any of the aforementioned, and pornography. We are honored that the Ethisphere Institute has yet again acknowledged our ethical commitment. It is what makes doing business with the Knights of Columbus truly different. Richard Reinero F.I.C.F Phone: richard.reinero@kofc.org

6 Knights News Page 6 May FRATERNAL YEAR PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS OFFICE NAME Grand Knight Lou Gervais Chaplain To be Appointed by new GK Dep. Grand Knight Mark Di Duca Chancellor Greg DeCristofaro Financial Secretary Chuck Thibault Recorder Open Treasurer Mark Fowler Lecturer To be Appointed by new GK Advocate Al Potthast Warden Leo Benedetti Inside Guard Chuck Knechtel Outside Guard Dave Porter 1 Year Trustee Greg Wright 2 Year Trustee Greg Kidder 3 Year Trustee Jim Nokleby Officer s Contact List Officers Name Phone Grand Knight Lou Gervais (Lois) (530) Loug@stmparadise.org Chaplain Fr. Michael Baricuatro (530) Fr.Michael@stmparadise.org Dep. Grand Knight Mark Di Duca (Lillian) (530) Lad355@comcast.net Chancellor Greg Wright (530) thewrightplace@att.net Membership Chair Larry Campbell (530) lawrencecampbell8@comcast.net Recorder Kieran O'Leary (Diane) (530) nierak@aol.com Financial Secretary Chuck Thibault (530) Tebo13@comcast.net Treasurer Dan Young (Gayle) (530) Dngyoung@comcast.net Lecturer OPEN Advocate Al Potthast (Helen) (530) potthast@digitalpath.net Warden Leo Benedetti (Beverly) (530) Inside Guard Larry Campbell (Kittya) (530) lawrencecampbell8@comcast.net Outside Guard Ron Martin (Susan) (530) rckoharry@sbcglobal.net 1 Year Trustee Greg DeCristofaro (Kathy) (530) Gregdec@att.net 2 Year Trustee Jim Nokleby (Elsa) (530) Chinajim99@aol.com 3 Year Trustee Greg Kidder (Yvonne) (530) Two_saints@sbcglobal.net District Deputy David J. Mulqueeney (530) davemulqueeney@sbcglobal.net Insur. Gen. Agent Todd Cabral (916) Todd.cabral@kofc.org Insurance Rep. Richard J. Reinero (Cathy) (530) Richard.reinero@kofc.org Newsletter Editor Russ Neal (Mary Ann) (530) Rustynail68@att.net