Knight Line Newsletter Knights of Columbus Council #6413 and Assembly #2781 Portland, Texas

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1 Knight Line Newsletter Knights of Columbus Council #6413 and Assembly #2781 Portland, Texas July 2016 OFFICER S COUNCIL #6413 MEETING Thursday 7th RE Bldg. Conference Room 7:15 p.m. Worthy Brother Knights, In service to One - In service to all MEETING REMINDERS MONTHLY COUNCIL #6413 MEETING Thursday 14th OLMC Parish Hall Meal 7:30 p.m. Open Meeting 8:15 p.m. As we enter into the fraternal year, I give thanks to outgoing Grand Knight Mathew Perales for a job well done in leading our council during a very successful fraternal year. I look forward to working with our council officers, program directors, and members as we strive to achieve goals and objectives in our program areas: Church, Council, Family, Community, Youth, and Culture of Life. Join me as we strive to give of time, talent, and treasure in our programs and in fulfillment of the four principles of our Order: Charity, Fraternity, Unity, and Patriotism. My goals as Grand Knight will be to recruit a minimum of 20 new members, make 100% contact of all inactive council #6413 Knights and invite them back to our council or disenroll them at their written request and to improve our council meeting attendance. I look forward and feel honored and very proud to be your council Grand Knight! Let s enjoy the rest of our fraternal year. Thank you for being a Knight. Your Brother in Christ, Ervey Martinez DiVivat Jesus!! Viva Cristo Rey! 4TH DEGREE COUNCIL #2781 MEETING Thursday 21st OLMC Parish Hall Meal 7:00 p.m. Meeting 8:00 p.m. KocF members are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings. You ll find out what s going on in our council and assembly and you will be able to take an active part by expressing your views and opinions on the issues. Grand Knights Comments Knights Chaplain's Message Brother Knights: July is the month that Msgr. Mark Chamberlin takes his vacation with close fellow priests. He usually provides information in the Church Bulletin regarding his anticipated and deserved yearly period of rest and recuperation from his duties as our Pastor. We wish him well in his vacation and thank him for all that he does for the parish and our KofC organizations. As you may know, Father Mark has been a Knight for many years, serves as our chaplain, and fully supports the programs, activities, and involvements that our Council and Assembly undertake within our church, family lives, and community. July is also a month when our council makes the bi-annual contribution to Father Mark s KofC retirement annuity, which the council started in What better way to further thank Fr. Mark, as this annuity is open to additional contributions from any interested member, parishioner, or organization. If you care to contribute, contact our Parish Secretary at Let s reward him for his dedicated pastoral leadership and goodness to our parish by contributing to his annuity. Message submitted by our council in Father s absent 2 NEW 4th DEGREE KNIGHTS!! OLMC KofC exemplefies two 4th degree Knights. See who they are!.. Continued on PG8

2 Sacred Heart burn within us Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 12 Birthdays! th of July! Officer's Meeting RE bldg. 7:15 p.m. Blood Drive 8:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Team C Greg Young 9:30 a.m. KC BBQ chicken & sausage sale Team A Alvin Saathoff Open Council Meeting Meal 7:30 p.m. Installation of Officers 8 p.m. Aurelio Garcia Jr.-51 Rev. John Vega-68 KC Vigil Practice 5:30 p.m. Mass 6 p.m. Ladies Night Out Exemplification: 1st Degree NONE THIS MONTH Eric Peterson-68 Teodoro Leal Jr.-54 4th Degree Assembly Meeting 7:00 p.m. OLMC Parish Hall Gene Broerman Jr.-61 Dempsy Rowe-56 Michael Tressider Jr.-50 Loyd Miller Jr.-54 MaJhew Heger-31 Eddie Rojas-70 John Panek-62 Paul Steen-50 Robert Rodriguez-42 James Shamess Benjamin Mumme-58 Wayne Stewart Michael Carter-64 Joshua Stevens-27 Vincent Rodriguez-29 Hewet Ruiz-29 Page 2

3 JULY 2016 CALENDAR EVENTS: Prayer to Mary Queen of the Knights Our Lady, Queen of the Knights, bless all the activities of our order. Keep us true to the pledge to extend the kingship of thy Divine Son on earth. Through Thine intercession, win for us the grace ever to exemplify in our public and private lives, the virtues, which should characterize those specially dedicated to the service of the heavenly court. Make us always aware that as your Knights we are constantly observed, our faith judged and our order appreciated. Accept O Mary, this renewed pledge of fealty and devotion of thy servants, the Knights of Columbus. Amen. KofC BREAKFAST & BLOOD DRIVE (Sun. 10th) Come enjoy a variety of breakfast taquitos, pancakes, fruits, coffee, juice, etc. after 8:30 a.m. Mass. Greg Young, Team C hosting. Also as a faithful supporter of an important need, our council holds its Blood Drive from 8:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. for the benefit of members, families, and any parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel who may need blood in the future. Our thanks to the dedicated donors who support this Knights of Columbus initiative and to those of you who will certainly come forth to join the rank of contributors. Donors will be treated to free breakfast courtesy of your Council MONTHLY MEETING (Thurs. 14th) Brother Knights, join the officers and other members for our first meeting of the new fraternal year. This will be an OPEN MEETING (spouses and family invited) featuring the INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS and a RIB ROAST DINNER. Pre-meeting dinner at 7:30 p.m. KNIGHT'S CHOIR AND VIGIL MASS (Sat. 16th) The KofC choir will be singing at the Saturday evening (6:00 p.m.) Mass. Practice at the Daily Chapel at 5:30 p.m. All brother Knights are invited to participate. After Mass all are invited to re-group for Ladies Knight Out at La Iguana #4 Mexican Resturant in Portland. Invite a Catholic gentleman (and wife) who you might consider as a good candidate for membership in our council. CHICKEN & SAUSAGE SALE (Sun. 17th 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses) The monthly BBQ chicken and sausage is being offered at 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. noon. Cost: 1/2 chicken $4.00, whole chicken $8.00, sausage $6.00 per link. Team A Alvin Saathoff. 1st DEGREE (NONE) Due to summer and many going on vacation with their families, there will be NO 1st Degree Exemplification in July. PRAYER FOR THE SICK: KEEP IN PRAYER Holy Mary of God, pray for Fr. Jerry Zurovetz St. Mary Magdalene, pray for Joe Posas St. Joseph, pray for Olga Sutherland St. James, pray for Eusebio Munoz St. Peter, pray for Gilbert Hinojosa Dear Jesus, Devine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. O dearest Comforter of the Troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your entle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We ask that You restore Your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us. Amen. Page 3

4 COUNCIL OFFICERS FOR FRATERNAL YEAR GRAND KNIGHT: (Ervey Martinez) The Grand Knight is responsible for the welfare of the council. He presides over council meetings; acts as an ex-officio member of all committees, appoints a membership and programming director, convenes officers for a monthly meeting, and ensures all necessary reports are submitted to the state and Supreme Council. He should also be aware of the council s financial status and ensure that his signature appears on all checks drawn. CHAPLAIN: (Msgr. Mark Chamberlin) The Chaplain is the spiritual advisor of the council. He is expected to make a report at council meetings on religious matters. The Grand Knight appoints a priest in accordance with any rules established by the bishop of the diocese to serve as council chaplain. DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT: (Mario Solis) The Deputy Grand Knight is second in command. He assists the Grand Knight with council affairs and fulfills all duties assigned to him by the Grand Knight. Should the Grand Knight be absent from a council meeting, the Deputy Grand Knight will preside. He performs this function by appointing, training and delegating members, attending special functions, communicating council goals and directing, monitoring, and evaluating council activities. CHANCELLOR: (Dempsy Rowe) The Chancellor has a variety of responsibilities. Primarily, he assists the Grand Knight and the deputy grand knight in the execution of their duties and oversees the council in both their absences. He is charged with strengthening the members interests in council activities. The chancellor is chairman of the admission committee and a member of the Columbian Squires circle ceremonial team. RECORDER: (Daniel Estrada) The Recorder is similar to a court reporter or a secretary. He is responsible for maintaining a true record of all actions of the council and its correspondence. FINANCE SECRETARY: (Alvin Saathoff) The Financial Secretary is appointed by the Supreme Knight, upon recommendation of the council. His main area of responsibilities is maintaining all financial and membership records. He collects and receives all moneys from all sources, including annual dues from council members. He also handles supply orders for the council officers and members, filing the Report of Officer (#185), and submitting all membership transactions to the Supreme Council. TREASURER: (Brad Warner) The Treasurer is responsible for the safekeeping and maintaining records of all council funds and accounts. He is responsible for depositing money into the council s accounts and provides a certificate of such monies to the Grand Knight. He is also responsible for payment of all expenses. LECTURER: (Kyle Nohavitza) The Lecturer is appointed by the Grand Knight to provide both educational and entertaining programs to the council. He is responsible for the Good of the Order portion of council meetings. In order to provide members with informative and educational programs, he must be knowledgeable and aware of all council programming. ADVOCATE: (Bill Reeves) The Advocate is the legal representative of the council and serves as the council s attorney at trials and investigations of any interest to the council. While he does not need to be a member of the legal profession, he should be familiar with the council by-laws, the Order s Charter, Constitution and Laws, Methods of Conducting a Council Meeting, and Robert s Rules of Order. WARDEN: (Dalton Choniere) The Warden is the watchdog for council property and degree paraphernalia, except the property of the financial secretary, treasurer and recorder. He is also responsible for setting up the council chambers for meetings and ceremonial work. During ceremonial exemplifications, he will appoint and supervise guards. INSIDE GUARDS: (Al Argiojo) OUTSIDE GUARD: (Eddie Riojas) The guards have similar responsibilities, but distinct differences. The Outside Guard tends to the outer door admitting visitors and members to the inner door. Once at the inner door, the Inside Guard checks to make sure that their membership cards are current. TRUSTEES: (1st Year Matthew Perales, 2nd Year Edward Garcia and 3rd Year Thomas Sutherland) The Trustees consists of three members elected by the council and the Grand Knight, who serves as chairman of the board. They oversee the work of the Financial Secretary and Treasurer, and with the Deputy Grand Knight serve on the council s retention committee. During council elections, only the three-year trustee is voted on, with the others moving on to become two-and one-year trustees, respectively. Page 4

5 PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST KNIGHTS! Dalton Choiniere The KofC welcomes Dalton and wife Allie. Randy Lauhoff The KofC welcomes Randy, an OLMC parishioner since Jerry Santellan The KofC welcomes Jerry that transfered form Gregory to OLMC. TEENS ACTS RETREAT As directors of the recent Teens ACTS Retreat, Adriana Lay, David Havelka and Abby Sacky wish to express their congratulations to the 52 local retreatants who participated and thanks to all ex-retreatants, the Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters, Guadalupanas, and to the preparers of a very enjoyable return meal, etc. for their help and involvement in a very successful retreat for our youth. And a big thanks to our pastor Msgr. Mark Chamberlin for promoting and supporting this ministry in our parish. TIME TO CONTRIBUTE TO FATHER MARK S ANNUITY January and July are the months of the year when the Council makes the bi-annual contribution to Father Mark Chamberlin s Knights of Columbus retirement annuity. Father Mark is an insured member of our Council and the Order. The annuity is open to additional contributions from any interested member, parishioner, or organization. If you care to contribute, contact our Parish Secretary at Father Mark is enjoying his annual vacation in July. Let s reward him for his dedicated pastoral leadership and goodness to our parish by contributing to his annuity. What is the Fortnight for Freedom? Each year dioceses around the country arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is from June 21 the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More to July 4, Independence Day. The 2016 Fortnight for Freedom, with the theme of "Freedom to Serve," will take place from Saturday, June 21, to Friday, July 4. The theme of this years Fortnight focuses on the freedom to serve the poor and vulnerable in accord with human dignity and the Church's teaching. Catholics nationwide will take part in the third annual "Fortnight for Freedom", a 14-day period of prayer, education, and action for the protection of our fundamental right to religious liberty. For information on this year's fortnight and suggestions on what you can do on behalf of our religious liberties, we encourage you to visit Page 5

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7 EVANGELII GUADIUM PLAQUE Knights Brother Greg and wife Andrea received the EVANGELII GUADIUM Plaque On Friday, May the 27th, a ceremony was held at the Cathedral where Bishop Mulvey recognized people from many parishes in the Diocese with the presentation of the Evangelii Guadium plaque for exceptional service to the Church in the local parishes. The name of the recognition plaque is translated as The Joy of The Gospel -the title of Pope Francis encyclical. Each parish was invited by the Bishop to present the name of one individual or one couple to be recognized in this ceremony. The recipients from our Lady of Mount Carmel this year were Greg and Andrea Young The Young s have been extraordinary volunteers in serving OLMC is ways too numerous to count, always willingly and always with a smile. They have never done anything to seek recognition or thanks they simply demonstrate the best in willingness to serve wherever and whenever they can. The Bishop emphasized in his talk at the ceremony of Friday that the presentation of the Evangelii Guadium plaque was a recognition, not an award. It is a means to recognize exemplary service given with joy to the building up of the local church community by example. As a community we are thankful to Greg and Andrea Young for their continued joyful service. Many congratulations!! Page 7

8 JULY 2016 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Each degree of the Knights of Columbus is associated with a particular virtue, the fourth being Patriotism. Consequently, the 4th Degree is often known as The Patriotic Degree. The Fourth Degree is frequently regarded as an honorary title with it s regalia of tuxedos, capes, chapeaux and swords but should rather be thought of in terms of service to church and country, and the goals of the Fourth Degree may be summarized as the promotion of the ideals of Catholicism and Patriotism side by side. In June OLMC had two Knights that received 4th Degree exemplification. Ervey Martinez (Grand Knight) and Eddie Rojas (Outside Guard). Your fellow Sir Knights welcome you to the 4th degree as well as all colleague brother Knights! DiVivat Jesus!! Ervey Martinez Eddie Rojas View all Council Event pictures and more on: OLMC Flicker: OLMC Facebook: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Portland, TX Page 8

9 Name: Mario Solis Eric Peterson Teodoro Leal Jr. Gene Broerman Jr. Aurelio Garcia Jr. Rev john Michael Vega Dempsy Rowe Michael Tressider Loyd Miller Jr. Matthew Heger Eddie Rojas John Panek Paul Steen Robert Rodriguez James Shamess Benjamin Mumme Wayne Stewart Michael Carter Joshua Stevens Vincent Rodriguez Hewet Ruiz Birthday - Age: 5th th th th th th th th th th st nd nd rd rd th th th th th th - 29 TOTAL YEARS OF KNIGHT WISDOM: 1,056 YEARS!! "Brother Knights" JULY 2016 BIRTHDAYS Birthday Prayer: Thank you, God, for giving me another year of life. Thank you for all the people who remembered me today by sending me cards, and letters, gifts and good wishes. Thank you for all the experience of this past year; for times of success which will always be happy memories, for times of failure which reminded me of my own weakness and of my need for you, for times of joy when the sun was shining, for times of sadness which drove me to you. Forgive me for the hours I wasted, for the chances I failed to take, for the opportunities I missed this past year. Help me in the days ahead to make this the best year yet, and through it to bring good credit to myself, happiness and pride to my loved ones, and joy to you. Amen. RESOURCEFUL LINKS RELATED TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Corpus Christi Area Chapter Knights of Columbus: Corpus Christi Area Chapter Knights of Columbus Flicker : Knights of Columbus Texas Sate Council: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Flicker: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Facebook: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Portland, TX KNIGHT LINE SUBMISSION: If you would like to submit an input to the Knight Line Newsletter please submit to erveyjm@gmail.com no later than the 20th of the month. Requirements for submitting pictures: -All pictures MUST be at least 1MB or larger in file size. -Pictures must be be related to Knights of Columbus event(s). -A caption of the picture being submitted must be included. -Only exception to cell phone pictures is, if your cell phone takes pictures in HD of 1MB or larger. Page 9

10 KofC YEARLY EVENTS-TEAMS 2017 Brother Knight s, please review the monthly yearly calendars for your planning purpose(s). If you change with someone, it is your responsibility for the month you have been assigned in ensuring your event is covered. Swapping assigned day(s) requires prior approval from Grand Knight or Deputy Grand Knight. Page 10

11 OLMC Knights of Columbus Msgr. Mark Chamberlin Council No Austin Portland, TX AFFIX S T A M P HERE Return Service Requested Scan with your smart phone to visit OLMC Council #6413 Website COUNCIL/CONTACT INFORMATION Physical Address / Mailing Address: COUNCIL OFFICERS 1008 Austin Portland, TX Grand Knight Ervey Martinez Deputy Grand Knight.. Mario Solis Chaplain Msgr. Mark Chamberlin kofc@olmcportland.com Chancellor David Krebs Recorder... Daniel Estrada Regular Officer Meetings: Treasure... Donald Warner 1st Thursday of the month at 7:15 p.m. OLMC Financial Secretary. Alvin Saathoff Religious Ed building. Advocate.. William Reeves Warden.. Dalton Choiniere Regular Business Meetings: Faithful Friar.. Greg Young 2nd Thursday of the month at 8:15 p.m. OLMC Inside Guard Al Arguijo parish hall. Outside Guard. Eddie Rojas Trustee for 1 year... Mathew Perales Newsletter Editor: Trustee for 2 years.. Edward Garcia Ervey Martinez: kofc@olmcportland.com Trustee for 3 years.. Thomas Sutherland Lecturer.. Kyle Nohavitza Assistant Editors: Al Saathoff: Alvin.Saathoff@elementis-na.com Leo Farias: leofar@earthlink.net Page 11