The Knights Line. Immediate Past State Deputy Receives Governor s Point of Light Award Governor Crist Names Robert Read Of Ocala As Point Of Light

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1 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Holy Family Council 9236 Blessed Theodore G. Romzha Assembly 2279 P.O. Box 1391 Windermere, FL The Knights Line Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 26 Windermere, Florida MAIL TO: DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DO NOT DELAY THE HOLY FAMILY WEB SITE - VOLUME 13, No. 9 September 2007 Immediate Past State Deputy Receives Governor s Point of Light Award Governor Crist Names Robert Read Of Ocala As Point Of Light August 18, 2007 TALLAHASSEE Governor Charlie Crist today recognized Robert Read as this week s Point of Light for exemplary volunteerism. Robert Read has served the Knights of Columbus in the State of Florida for over 33 years and most recently served as its State Deputy, the Chief Executive of an organization that consists of over 300 individual councils and over 47,000 members statewide. While a business man, who works full time, Robert donates over 1,000 hours of volunteer service to the Knights of Columbus and the State of Florida each year. Robert s leadership has increased the number of councils by seven percent, and increased membership by over two and a half percent each year of his two-year tenure. He supervises key managers in many different areas, and is instrumental in providing assistance for hurricane, tornado and other natural disaster victims. Robert also provides support for our veterans, through the Veterans Affairs Volunteer Services program. Under his guidance, Knights of Columbus statewide members are responsible for distributing over $1,220,000 in charity assistance each year. Robert s programs distributed $820,000 in Handicapped Citizen assistance last year through the annual Tootsie Roll fundraiser that is held throughout the state. They also donated $185,000 to various charitable programs such as Special Olympics, Spouse Abuse Centers and Pregnancy Assistance & Support Groups. The organization also provides scholarship and direct financial support to young men and woman in formation for a religious vocation. The Governor s Points of Light Award, sponsored by Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, each week recognizes a Florida resident who demonstrates exemplary service to his or her community. A panel of judges composed of Florida volunteers evaluates all nominations and makes Immediate Past State Deputy Robert Read received the Governor s Point of Light award at a Knights of Columbus function in Coral Springs, Florida on Saturday, August 18, 2007 in front of an audience of his peers. Shown in the photo are Jenny and Bob Read and presenting the award, Knights of Columbus State Deputy James Schonefeld. recommendations to Governor Crist. Nonprofit Volunteer Florida Foundation manages this program. To nominate a Point of Light, go to To volunteer as a reviewer of nominations, contact Points of Light program director Alicia Joyner at Alicia.Joyner@vfffund.org. Established in February 2000, the Governor s Points of Light Award program recognizes those Florida residents and organizations that demonstrate exemplary volunteer service to their community. Recipients have ranged in age from 6 years to 101 years old. The common thread is their love of their community and their belief that through volunteering, they can make a positive impact. Their commitment is what Governor Crist wants to recognize through the Points of Light Award program. Council - council9236@mac.com Assembly - romzha@hotmail.com

2 Fourth Degree Master s Report Fourth Degree State of the State For The Florida District During the Columbian year of , there were a total of 794 new Sir Knights brought into the Florida District. The goal of new members set by Supreme was 985. We fell short of that goal by 191 new members. In looking over the Supreme Council Report on membership, it shows 26 Assemblies met their goal of a 10% increase in membership. Of special note is Juan Pablo II Assembly #2985, Miami, with the highest percentage of new membership at 566%. The second highest goes to Father Hugon Assembly #0170, Tallahassee, with a percentage of 409%. However, on the sad side of this Report, we had four Assemblies, #1706 Dunedin, #1727 Lehigh Acres, #2586 Sharpes and #2741 Land O Lakes, that showed 0% in new membership for the year. These Assemblies need to do a self audit of what they are doing or not doing. An Assembly that does not show any increase in membership is certainly an Assembly in trouble. The Florida District has a total of four inactive Assemblies, #0163 Clearwater, #1726 New Smyrna Beach, #1931 Tampa and #2036 North Miami. Efforts are being taken to reactivate the Assemblies in Tampa and North Miami. The Florida District held a total of four Exemplifications during this Columbian year in Coral Springs, Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa. Eight new Assemblies were instituted in the Florida District. Ave Maria Assembly #3008, St. Johns, was the first Assembly of the year. This is also the home of our Faithful Friar. This was followed by St. William Assembly #3020, Naples, St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Assembly #3022, Springhill, Blessed Sacrament Assembly #3025, Clermont, St. Michael the Archangel Assembly #3026, Tampa, Holy Family Assembly #3035, Chipley, SSgt. Joseph F. Fuerst III Assembly #3036, Tampa, and Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy Assembly #3054, Western Broward County. I have every confidence that these new Assemblies will grow to be viable Assemblies in the District. These Assemblies were formed to provide growth and prosperity for our Order. I thank all who spearheaded the effort. The Fourth Degree is actively looking for volunteers to assist in our Veteran Hospitals throughout the Florida District. We not only have Federal VA Hospitals but there are also State retirement homes for our veterans. We need to show our support to all these facilities and to -ALL our veterans. Travel to the nearest VA Hospital or State retirement home and fill out the form to assist. The need is great for people who care whether it is assisting in the parking lot, visiting and talking with the patients, driving patients to other locations, or whatever is asked of you as a volunteer. Patients are not provided with personal hygiene products, i.e. toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, skin lotion, underwear, socks, t-shirts, lap blankets. All these items are wanted and needed. However, please note, the hospitals will not accept mouthwash with alcohol or used clothing. Books, soft and hard cover, videos, happy birthday! To all brother Knights who were born during the month of September some years ago: Donald R. Abate Norman Bartley Sam V. Dilello Andrew N. Duval Thomas J. Garret Peter M. Krochmalni Rev. Andrew E. Oreilly Thomas J. Prebee Frank M. Rizzi Robert J. Robiraille David C. Swiderski George R. Zens 2 puzzles, etc., are also welcomed. We now have a fund under the KC Charities umbrella that is tax exempt and audited by our CPA each year. Donations by check or money order should be made payable to KC Charities/VAVS and sent to Gary L. McLain, Master, 36 Currant Avenue, Middleburg, FL % of the donations go to assisting our veterans. No funds are spent for administrative costs. They have served us, now let s serve them. The VAVS Volunteers for the Columbian year in the Florida District were Robert and Carlotta Miller with Carlotta going on to win the Provincial level also. They reside in Pinellas Park and volunteer at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa. The award entitled To Be a Patriot Award for the Florida District was awarded to Charles Carroll of Carrollton Assembly #1500 in Winter Haven. I look forward to an increase in the number of Assemblies that participate in the To Be a Patriot Award and the Civic Award. I know that our Assemblies are doing patriotic activities, but many are not completing the paperwork necessary to compete for the District award. My thanks to our Degree Team and the Marshalls for their support and who always do an outstanding job. A special thank you to each and everyone who has shown various courtesies to me and Joan as we have traveled throughout the District. I am very proud to serve you as Master of the Florida District. Gary L. McLain, PSD Master, Florida District Brother Knights, District Deputy s Report On Saturday, September 15 both a Second and Third Degree Exemplification will be hosted by District #24. The location will be at St. Cloud-Kissimmee Council 6624 located at 2000 Neptune Road, Kissimmee. Second Degree: Candidates are to report by 8:00 a.m. with current 1st Degree membership card in order to be eligible to (Continued on Page 6) ASSEMBLY OFFICERS Faithful Navigator Marty Moore Faithful Captain Don Kahrer Faithful Admiral Robert Urrutia Faithful Pilot Ron Indelicato Faithful Comptroller Michael Krochmalni Faithful Purser Eugene Hawk Faithful Scribe Charles Leppert Faithful Friar Fr. Sal Pignato Yr Trustee John Long Yr Trustee Vincent Samosky Yr Trustee Michael Crawford COUNCIL OFFICERS Grand Knight Jeffrey Jones Deputy Grand Knight Charles Leppert Warden Edward Podugal Chancellor Joseph Chenette Financial Secretary Michael Krochmalni Treasurer Eugene Hawk Recorder Michael MacMenamin Advocate Alex Cooke Chaplain Fr. Sal Pignato Yr Trustee Norman Bartley Yr Trustee Donald Abate Yr Trustee Otis Hester Insurance Agent George Chandler District Deputy Don Kahrer

3 Christ: Lord and Savior BY FR. JOHN BAPTIST KU,O.P. PART 1 PART I. WHO IS JESUS CHRIST? From the Bible we know that Jesus mother was the virgin Mary and that his foster father was Joseph the carpenter (Mt 1:18 20, 13:55; Lk 1:26 35, 3:23). Jesus too was a carpenter (Mk 6:3). James, Joseph, Simon and Jude were close relatives, perhaps cousins (Mt 13:55). 1 Jesus, a speaker of Aramaic, could read the Old Testament in its original Hebrew (Lk 4:18). The public ministry of Jesus began after his baptism by his cousin John the Baptist (Lk 3:21 23, 36). Jesus taught in synagogues and in the streets; he debated with scribes and other experts in the Jewish Law (that is, the religion and words of the Old Testament). He gathered disciples, worked miracles, expelled demons, healed the sick, and announced the coming of the reign of God. Jesus associated with sinners, something which brought sharp disapproval from the scribes and Pharisees. The Gospels suggest that the public ministry of Jesus lasted three years. Since Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age (Lk 3:23), Christians estimate that he was crucified around age thirty-three. Hated by the scribes and Pharisees for his popularity, for exposing their hypocrisy, and for claiming to be the Son of God, Jesus was put to death when his enemies convinced the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, that Jesus was a threat to the Roman Empire. After three days in the tomb, Jesus rose from the dead and appeared first to Mary Magdalene and then to his apostles and disciples (cf. Mt 28:1 10, Mk 16:9 18, Jn 20:1 30, 1 Cor 15:5 8). After forty days spent teaching them (Acts 1:3), He ascended to heaven (cf. Mt 28:16 20, Mk 16:19, Lk 24:51, Acts 1:9 11). Heresies and the Development of Doctrine The facts about Jesus life would be of little interest were he not the Christ, the Savior of the world, God Himself appearing in human flesh. The key assertion we Catholics make about Christ is that he is truly God and truly man. He is not a mixture of divinity and humanity, or somewhat divine and somewhat human. Rather, the one and only Son and Word of God, who is truly and completely God from all eternity, has become one of us true man, born of the Virgin Mary. Christ is complete and perfect in his divinity as the Eternal Son of the Father, and he is complete and perfect in his humanity, in the manhood he took to himself for our sake. The divinity and humanity of Christ are so knit together that they are inseparable; they are perfectly united, and this union of divinity and manhood is the cause of our salvation. There are basically two ways to go wrong in speaking about who Christ is: one can deny his full divinity or one can deny his full humanity. The easiest way to grasp what the Church believes is to trace the history of the heresies that have confronted her over the centuries. By wrestling with questions and controversies, the Church has steadily clarified her teaching and has developed very accurate and careful ways of speaking about the mystery of the incarnation that is, about how Jesus is truly God and truly man. Heresies deviations from the truth of the Catholic faith arise not only out of malice or mischief. Often enough, heresies begin with innocent mistakes and well-intentioned but misguided judgments. In testing or pursuing an idea that, at first, may seem entirely faithful and reasonable, one can inadvertently wander off the 3 path of sound faith. Typically, heresies emerge when believers emphasize just one aspect of a teaching to the detriment of the whole truth. Making an innocent mistake is not heresy in the strict or formal sense strictly speaking, heresy only occurs when a Christian stubbornly clings to an error, despite the Church s correction and teaching to the contrary. In Christology the area of doctrine concerning Christ heresies and various inadequate ideas have given the Church reason to articulate what she believes about Jesus Christ more specifically and clearly. The main questions about the human and divine natures of Christ emerged in the first 500 years of Christian history. Debate was most heated for the two centuries between roughly A.D. 275 and A.D In this period, a series of Ecumenical ( Universal ) Councils were held by the Popes and bishops to resolve controversies and defend the Church s faith against error. Among early heresies, we can recognize a whole family of mistakes that deny Christ s true humanity. Perhaps the simplest form in this family was the heresy called docetism named from the Greek verb dokeo, meaning to seem. The docetists were of the opinion that Christ only seemed to have a body, only seemed to suffer, and only seemed to die. In reality, the docetists said, Jesus was only an apparition or an illusion, and not a physical being. Docetism was motivated by a desire to affirm the divinity of Christ the docetists were, in effect, afraid that by admitting to Christ s real body and real suffering they would be left unable to maintain that he is divine. The Church certainly needed to maintain faith in Christ s divinity, but she recognized that it would be a great mistake to argue this point by denying his humanity! This early crisis led the Church to see that she had to affirm both the divinity and humanity of Christ at the same time. Closely related to docetism was the more complicated (and influential) heresy called gnosticism. (Gnosticism gets its name from the Greek word gnosis, meaning knowledge.) Gnostics did not all agree with each other, but on the whole they did agree that the saving work of Christ was mainly a work of enlightenment that is, of imparting secret knowledge (gnosis). This secret enlightenment, it was supposed, would purify and lift the mind up to a divine life. The body, however, was to be despised and abandoned. Now while God does enlighten us with a knowledge of himself, the gnostic movement effectively denied the importance of Christ s (and our own) physical humanity. The suffering and death of Christ, certainly, had no useful place in the gnostic scheme. Moreover, gnosticism tended to reinterpret the sacraments as merely symbolic actions (instead of really effective ones), to reduce the Church to the enlightened (i.e., the gnostic cliques), setting up in place of bishops a curious elite judged superior for their possession of secret knowledge. Naturally, the Church had little patience with gnosticism Christ had come, after all, not for an elite group of insiders but for all. Moreover, he did not want his followers to keep his teachings secret, but to preach them to the ends of the earth. Finally, it was important for the Church to hold fast to the fact that we are saved through incorporation into Christ a change that involves the conversion and transformation of one s whole life and character. Salvation is not only about knowledge. A third heresy in this family, non-christian in origin, was Manichaeism, named for its founder Mani. The Manichaeans imagined there were two gods,one good and the other evil.the evil (Continued on Page 4)

4 (Continued from Page 3) god, they thought, was responsible for the creation of matter and for As an alternative, Nestorius proposed the title Christotokos, the imprisonment of souls within bodies. Thus the Manichaeans, Mother of Christ, stressing that Mary only became the Son s mother in time that is, when the Son became man. Unfortunately, the amidst many other mistakes, dismissed the suggestion that God (the good god) could save us by sending Christ in the flesh to suffer and die. Since they considered matter and bodies evil, they had ent persons (one born of Mary, the other not). Since Christ is truly Nestorian approach treats Christ and God the Son as two differ- little interest in doctrines about Christ s real humanity, his death, God, it is impossible to say that Mary gave birth to Christ without or his resurrection. While Christians appreciated that the soul and giving birth to God. To avoid Nestorius confusion, we need only spiritual things are more important than material concerns, they recall that Christ is eternally God, the Son of the Father, while he saw that the Manichaean solution was sacrificing the whole truth became Mary s son only in time. Since Christ remains forever true in overemphasizing just one aspect. God and true man, Mary is rightly called Theotokos for she bore None of these heresies proved as dangerous or divisive for the the one, permanent person, God the Son, who became man in her Church as did Arianism, the heresy authored by a priest named womb. Arius (A.D ). The teachings of Arius were rather sophisticated. He claimed that Christ was divine, but not quite so divine Ephesus (in modern Turkey) in A.D.431.This was the third ecumen- Nestorianism was condemned at the Ecumenical Council of as God the Father. The Son, he taught, was a creature who was neither eternal nor the true God. (The point which Arius exagger- Close on the heels of Nestorius came another opinion, commonical council in the Church s history. ated here is that Christ has his origin in God the Father.) Besides denying Christ s true and full divinity, Arius also claimed that Christ Eutyches refused to speak of two natures in Christ, though at the ly called monophysitism and associated with the abbot Eutyches. had no human soul; he argued instead that Christ s human body, same time he seems to have wanted to affirm that Christ was true though real, was animated by a semi-divine spirit and that Christ God and true man. Condemned along with Eutyches were a number lacked a human mind and will. Arius guiding principle, however, of bishops who held to a doctrinal formula composed many years was that only the Father was really God (since only the Father is not earlier by St. Cyril of Alexandria. Tarred as monophysites (not a from anyone else). name they accepted!), these bishops and theologians argued that In response to the Arian crisis, a meeting of bishops from throughout the Church was held in Nicea (modern northwest Turkey) in and united in such a way that they could no longer be spoken of in the Incarnation two natures, human and divine, were combined A.D.325.This first Ecumenical Council affirmed that Christ is truly as two. Thus they spoke of one nature after the Incarnation (mia and perfectly divine, even though he is from the Father indeed, physis, in Greek) the unique nature of the Incarnate Word and precisely because he is from the Father. The bishops at Nicea composed a creed, a precisely articulated expression of the Church s The view of Eutyches and the monophysites was rejected at the refused the creed adopted by the larger Church. faith, which is the basis of the creed all Catholics still sing or recite when celebrating the Holy Eucharist. The Nicene Creed con- Church articulated her most ample confession of faith concerning Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon in A.D At this Council, this fesses belief in God the Almighty Father and in our one Lord Jesus the reality of the Incarnation. Christ the Son of God, the only-begotten born of the Father, that Following the holy Fathers, we unanimously teach and is, of the substance of the Father, God of God, light of light, true confess one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: the God of true God, born, not made. Here we can see the clear affirmation of the Son s equality with the Father the Son is not a same perfect in divinity and perfect in humanity, the same truly God and truly man, composed of rational soul and lesser God or a creature. Jesus, the Son, is of the same substance of body; consubstantial with the Father as to his divinity and the Father. Jesus, the Son, is God from God, light from light, true consubstantial with us as to his humanity; like us in all God from true God. The Son is not less than the Father and was things but sin. He was begotten from the Father before all not created in time. The Son was begotten, not made that is, he ages as to his divinity and in these last days, for us and for originates from the Father, but is not a creature (separate from the our salvation, was born as to his humanity of the Virgin Father s substance). Mary, the Mother of God. After the Council of Nicea rejected Arianism, a bishop named We confess that one and the same Christ, Lord, and Apollinaris (A.D ) erred in the opposite direction by denying only-begotten Son, is to be acknowledged in two natures Christ s true and perfect humanity. Although Apollinaris thought without confusion, change, division, or separation. The Christ must have had an animal soul to enliven his body, he held distinction between the natures was never abolished by that for the incarnation to take place the eternal Son of God must their union, but rather the character proper to each of the have taken the place of the human soul of Jesus. Apollinarianism two natures was preserved as they came together in one was rejected as heretical by the second Ecumenical Council, namely the First Council of Constantinople, in A.D In opposing 3 person (prosopon) and one hypostasis. Apollinaris, the Church insisted that the Son of God really had become a true man Christ was not just God using a body. Council of Constantinople met in A.D. 553 and (among other proj- Finally, after the Council of Chalcedon, the Second Ecumenical An exceptionally important fifth century heresy was eventually ects) tried to extend the olive branch to the monophysite Churches. called Nestorianism, acquiring its name from Nestorius, Patriarch To emphasize the reality of the union of divinity and humanity in (Bishop) of Constantinople, who was its most famous proponent. Christ, Constantinople II expressly confirmed that Jesus Christ is Nestorius wanted to affirm that Christ is both God and man, but the Second Person of the Holy Trinity he is not merely the embodiment of the Eternal Son. As the Catechism of the Catholic found himself confused by questions about the unity of these two natures. Church explains, this means that everything in Christ s human nature is to be attributed to his divine person as its proper subject, not Trouble began when Nestorius rejected the title Theotokos (God- Bearer or Mother of God), which Christians traditionally ascribe only his miracles but also his sufferings and even his death: He who to the Virgin Mary. Nestorius would admit that Christ is God, and was crucified in the flesh, our Lord Jesus Christ, is true God, Lord of that Mary is Christ s mother, but he found himself uneasy with the glory, and one of the Holy Trinity (Catechism n. 468). title Theotokos. Nestorius resisted because he thought that calling The twists and turns of this early history are not easy to follow, Mary Mother of God suggested that the Son of God did not exist especially since modern readers may not see the importance of all before being born of Mary, or that somehow the Son s existence as the fine points which the Ecumenical Councils needed to make. We eternal God depended on her. (Continued on Page 5) 4

5 (Continued from Page 4) can summarize the importance of this history by stressing that: 1. Jesus is a real, physical man: not an angel or a person who only appeared to be born, to suffer, die, and rise from the dead. (No Docetism!) 2. Jesus saves us, body and soul: physical reality, his and ours, is inseparable from spiritual salvation. Thus the Church, sacraments, bodily resurrection, and all of earthly life are intimately part of Christ s saving work. (No gnosticism, no Manichaeism!) 3. The Son of God is truly God, equal to the Father in divinity. (No Arianism!) 4. Jesus has a human soul he is not just God using a body. (No Apollinarianism!) 5. Christ our God is one individual, truly God and truly man there is no person Jesus except the Second Person of the Holy Trinity; in the Incarnation humanity and divinity are truly united, yet neither nature is compromised. (No Nestorianism or monophysitism!) Footnotes: 1. In most English translations, James and the others are called the brothers or brethren of Jesus. The Greek word adelphoi doen not denote only full blood brothers, but is like our word relatives or kinsfolk - Christ s brethren belonged to his family in a broad sense. 2. Tragically, the result was a schism (a division in the Church) that continues to the present day. The oriental Orthodox or non-chalcedonian Orthodox - those who refused to accept the judgement of the Council of Chalcedon-were seperated from the rest of the Church. In modern times, Catholic and Oriental Orthodox bishops and theologians, including Pope John Paul II, have agreed that this ancient argument is more a matter of doctrinal custom or phasing than any substantial difference in faith. The Oriental Orthodox include the Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, Syrian, and Malankara Indian Orthodox Churches, all of which continue in the Apostolic Tradition but are not in complete union with the Catholic Church. 3. Council of Chalcedon, DS Cf. Cathechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 467. The scriptural quotation in the first paragraph is from Heb 4:15. The word hypostasis is somewhat ambiguous, and should here be understood as individual (rather than substance ). Next Month - Christ: Lord and Savior- Part 2 Christmas Pageant Report We are about 4 months away from Christmas so it is time to start preparing for the next Christmas Pageant season. Any council that wishes to have the pageant at their parish should submit in writing the dates and times they would like the pageant. Submit more than one date if possible. The following dates are not available Decmeber 24, 25 and January 5. Once we receive a request we will forward a confirmation letter with instructions; therefore, we must have an address of the person requesting the pageant. All written requests must be in by November 5, We have openings in our cast this year, so if anyone is interested in being part of the pageant, please contact Michael MacMenamin at The pageant is a family event so we encourage families to participate. Fraternally, Michael Krochmalni Pageant producer Fifth Annual Father-Daughter Dance Sponsored and Hosted by Knights of Columbus Holy Family Council 9236 Friday September 14, :00 PM to 10:00 PM at St. Andrew s Parish Hall 801 Hastings St Orlando, Florida *DJ PROVIDED* *FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS* *Wrist corsages* *8x10 photos* AVAILABLE Adults $15.00 Youngsters $5.00 Proceeds go to St. Andrew s School Pre-Sale of tickets available Tickets will be sold at the door Make Checks payable to K of C Council 9236 For Reservations and tickets contact: Michael MacMenamin at Council9236@mac.com 5

6 (Continued from Page 2) take the 2nd degree. The degree will start promptly at 09:00 a.m. Third Degree: Candidates are to report by 11:00 A.M. with current 2nd Degree membership card in order to be eligible to take the 3rd degree. The degree will start promptly at 12:00 p.m. On Saturday November 24, during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, a 4th Degree Ceremony will take place at the Marriott World Center here in Orlando.π Encourage Brother Knights to take advantage of these opportunities and to advance in their journey to full Knighthood. The Degree Ceremonials teach the lessons of our Order s principals of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. District 23 is now forming a 2nd Degree Team. We are asking Brother Knights from every Council to join the 2nd Degree Team. There are both speaking and non- speaking parts available. Please call me if you are interested in becoming part of the Team that teaches the lesson of Unity. Upcoming Programs and events that we must now prepare for include, the October Membership Blitz, Soccer Challenge, Substance Abuse Poster Contest, and Special Olympics. Vivat Jesus, Don Kahrer, District Deputy #23 Youth Activities Director Report Worthy District Deputies, Grand Knights and Council Youth Directors, Words for this year s Spelling Bee will be mailed out the first week in September. Our worthy State Deputy will also announce the Regional Chairmen for the Spelling Bee. Regional Chairmen for the upcoming Soccer Challenge, and Basketball Free Throw Championships will also be announced in the near future. We are happy to see your support and input in our youth Programs! Let us know if there is anything we can do to support and assist your programs! Vivat Jesus, Mark F. Gervia, Youth Activities Director A Girl Named Guadalupe Fr. Frank Pavone National Director, Priests for Life I recently received a letter from my young friend, Guadalupe. I first met her only a couple of months after she was conceived. Her mom Helene was in the waiting room of an abortion mill in Orlando, Florida, and Guadalupe was about to become one of the 4000 children who are put to death each day in America by abortion. This was Helene s third child, and though she did not want an abortion, her boyfriend and her friends told her she could not keep the baby. (This is par for the course for how freedom of choice is exercised in regard to abortion.) When she walked into the abortion mill on November 12, 1994, the sidewalk counselors approached her, but she was not persuaded. She describes, however, what happened Baby Gaudalupe and Fr. Frank while sitting in the waiting room. Suddenly, I felt like I had to look out the window. I thought about the offer of help that the pro-lifers were making. I saw the priest out there, too, and it made me think. I finally asked myself, What am I doing in here? I have to get out! I came out and went over to the pro-lifers and accepted their offer of help. I felt so sorry for having even gone inside! Helene said that once she came out, sidewalk counselor Caroline Routson was like an angel, helping her get the assistance she needed. Helene and I talked and I told her that the main thing to think about now was how to be a good mother. On August 6, 1995, I baptized baby Guadalupe before a full Sunday Mass congregation. Rev. Ed Martin of Rescue America, who was also present at the abortion mill, said, It s important to emphasize why Helene came out of the abortion mill. It was because someone was there to help. Thank God, these saves happen continuously. But we usually don t get letters from those who were saved. Guadalupe wrote this one, however, so that she could thank us all. Dear Fr. Frank and Priests for Life: Guadalupe s Baptism on I wanted to say thank you for all you August 6, 1995 have done. Because of Fr. Frank and Priest for Life for coming to Florida, they were able to save my Mom s life and mine. I feel that I m glad you were there, because if you were not there I probably would have been aborted. Now I m here in Poinciana living great and I wanted to say thank you! And that s why I wanted to add we need more priests out in every abortion clinic and on Television. Also we need more priests in action, and ready to save babies at an abortion clinic. So if you get up and do something about these women who don t want to do this but thinks she does. There are millions of babies killed by abortions. We should do some thing about abortions! Love, Guadalupe Aurora Lovera 6 THANK YOU FR. FRANK AND PROLIFERS! Fr. Frank with Guadalupe s mom, Helene

7 REPORT FROM OUR INSUR ANCE AGENT DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR YOUR FAMILY S PROTECTION? Even if you know that you need additional family protection, there is no simple answer to the question of how much is enough. Most people obtain family protection to replace income that would be lost with the death of the breadwinner. It would provide funds to help replace the deceased s paycheck and may also provide income for long-term needs, such as retirement, college costs or estate taxes. Family protection also provides money for immediate needs, such as expenses for final illness or burial. And some people use family protection for readjustment money - temporary funds for family members who will need time to make important decisions about moving or looking for a job. Some experts say that family protection should equal five times your total annual take home pay. Some say eight times and others say ten times. However, no two families are alike and these rules might not apply. The Knights of Columbus provides its Field Agents professional financial planning software that will assist them in planning your future financial security, prioritize your needs and provide a plan that will meet your financial goals. Call George Chandler at or for his assistance in setting up a plan that will protect your wife and family. ( - georgepchandler3@aol.com) n Please become a newsletter sponsor to help offset the cost of this newsletter. The cost of sponsorship is as follows: Sponsors name displayed for 6 months - $ 6.00 Sponsors name displayed for 1 year - $12.00 Business card section for one year - $25.00 Contact: Michael P. Krochmalni at or by at council9236@mac.com CONGRATULATIONS! KNIGHT of the MONTH for August Michael Krochmalni FAMILY of the MONTH for August Family of Jeffrey Jones SPONSORS CORNER William Busk George & Michele Fencik Edgar and Josie Johnson Nancy & Robert Robitaille Michael & Karen MacMenamin Gene & Shirley Hawk Thomas & Gerri Prebee Joe & Helen Obuch Donald & Bobbie Abate Steve Gauthier Ralph & Jeanne Zens John & Joyce Cheney Jane & Jeffrey Jones John Robertson John & Marie Long Robert & Lucille Urrutia Janet & Vincent S. Samosky Robert & Mary Jane Spencer Vincent P. Samosky James Loesch Thomas Bradwell Peter Shine William D. Browne Edward Fitzgerald Victor J. Prezioso Thomas J. Garrett 7

8 Dates to Remember SEPTEMBER 2007 Monday 3 LABOR DAY Saturday 8 FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Monday 10 7:30 P.M. Assembly business meeting Friday 14 Fifth Annual Father-Daughter dance at St. Andrew s Friday 14 FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS Thursday 20 All articles and reports due for next month s newsletter OCTOBER 2007 Monday 8 7:30 P.M. Assembly business meeting Friday 14 COLUMBUS DAY Saturday 20 All articles and reports due for next month s newsletter Monday 22 7:30 P.M. Council business meeting Wednesday 31 HALLOWEEN NOVEMBER 2007 Thursday 8 FEAST OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL Sunday 11 VETERAN S DAY Monday 12 7:30 P.M. Assembly business meeting Tuesday 20 All articles and reports due for next month s newsletter Wednesday 21 FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF MARY Thursday 22 THANKSGIVING Saturday 24 Fourth Decree Exemplification - Orlando Monday 26 7:30 P.M. Council business meeting Exaltation of the Cross Presentation of Mary If anyone knows of a member or family member that should be listed in our Pray For column please contact Michael P. Krochmalni at so that we can add their names. You can send this information by mail to: Michael P. Krochmalni 2207 Viento St. Orlando, FL or to: council9236@mac.com 8 Nativity of the Mother of God Pray For Mike DeStio Jeanne Zens Stan & Dale Zgurzynski Joe & Helen Obuch Henry Dugan Minnie Gates Jack & Doris Bryant Mary Jane Spencer Lois Swirderski Thomas Prebee Vincent Samosky Edgar & Josie Johnson Anna Kocur Eugene & Shirley Hawk Maybel Bryant Charles Murray Dennis Forza SK Donald Whiting Winnie Satallante Norman Bartley Juanita Ortega Lorrie Sigfried Greg Siegfried