Mount Vernon Council #5998

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1 June 2018 December 2017 ikc Quote MARIAH Baby Shower see page 10. Council and Corporation Appreciation Dinner, see pages 8-9 Mount Vernon Council #5998 Mount Vernon Council #5998 Council Meetings - First and Third Thursday of the Month 8592 Richmond Highway - Alexandria, VA Richmond Telephone: Highway Alexandria, VA Council Meetings - First and Third Thursday of the Month Telephone:

2 Page 2 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 Chaplain Rev Thomas Ferguson Grand Knight SK Robert K. Reynolds grandknight@kofc5998.org Deputy Grand Knight SK PGK Leo McCormick deputygk@kofc5998.org Chancellor SK Joe Graf Financial Secretary SK FDD PFN PGK Paul Townsend Recorder PGK Kevin Moran Warden SK Maurice Chau Treasurer Carlos Hangarter Lecturer SK Paul Sonosky Advocate SK Richard Hayden Outside Guard SK Steve Higgins Inside Guard Daniel Walsh Trustees 3 Year SK PGK John J. Daly Year SK FDD PFN PGK Jim McCracken Year SK PGK Mike Murphy Insurance Field Agent SK Peter Lockard st Degree Team Captain SK John Michals Snack Bar Manager SK PGK Robert T. Reynolds Council Directory Program Director SK DGK Leo McCormick Church Director SK PFN PGK Steve Smith Good Shepherd Roundtable SK Steve Higgins/SK Tom Gibbons St. Louis Roundtable Andy Andersen/Daniel Walsh Community Director SK Dan Rinzel Council Director SK Danial Klug Family SK PFN PGK Thomas Fahey Youth Director Tim Kelly PRO-LIFE SK Richard Hayden KOVAR Lawrence Miller and Mike Sprung KCIC SK Joe Graf Vocations SK Joe Graf Publication& Public Relations KC Quote - SK Maurice Chau SK PFN PGK Jim Reilly, SK Carl Eifert, SK PFN PGK Herbert Ray Duff, Renee Duff Quote@k0fc5998.org Webmaster - SK Robert K. Reynolds Bar SK PGK Robert T. Reynolds Soccer - Tim Kelly Bowling Tim McCauley Membership Director SK PGK Robert T. Reynolds st to 3rd Committee SK Robert T Reynolds Memorials Director SK PGK John J. Daly Retention Director DGK SK PGK Leo McCormick The KC Quote is the Mount Vernon Council #5998, Knights of Columbus newsletter published 12 times a year for members, their families, and their friends.

3 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page 3 Mount Vernon Columbus Club, Inc. Officers & Directors CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD GK SK Robert K. Reynolds PRESIDENT SK John Dougherty VICE PRESIDENT SK Joe Graf SECRETARY SK Marvin Spychaj TREASURER SK FDD PFN PGK Jim McCracken ASST TREASURER Tim Kelly DIRECTORS SK Dr. Robert Botto SK Daniel Klug SK Robert T. Reynolds SK Steven Smith FACILITIES/BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Eve Dellett Phone: Ext 1 FAX: Committee Chairmen AUDIT SK PFN PGK Herbert Ray Duff BINGO SK Larry Dietrick BUDGET & FINANCE SK FDD PFN PGK Jim McCracken BY LAWS SK Robert T. Reynolds CHARITY SK Marvin Spychaj CREDENTIALS SK Robert Botto FACILITY MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS SK Daniel Klug LONG RANGE PLANNING SK Joe Graf NOMINATIONS TDB HOSPITALITY MANAGER/ SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR Tanti McCormick

4 Page 4 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 In this Issue... 2 Mount Vernon Council Directory 3 Mount Vernon Columbus Club, Inc. Directory 4 Table of Contents 5 Grand Knight s Message 6 Corporation Article Happy Father s Day 7 KOVAR Cookout and Silent Auction 8-9 Youth Activities Baby Shower 12 June Knight of the Month and Family of the Month 13 Degrees 14 Birthdays for June Prayer List Just Thinking by Carl Eifert, 17 Fourth Degree Activities 18 Council and Corporation Appreciation Flyer on June 30, Saturday 19 Ladies Corner, In Memoriam Dorothy Healy 20 July Activities 21 Altar Server Kickball & Picnic July 24, Sunday, 4-7pm 22 June Calendar

5 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page 5 Grand Knight s Message Brothers, SK Robert K. Reynolds What a year it has been! All year we have gathered together for social dinners to learn and enjoy each other s company. In September we celebrated 50 years as a Council and said farewell to one of our Founders, Peter Butler. In October we had our ever-popular Oktoberfest and the Children s Halloween Party. In November we remembered those Brother Knights who have come before us and served our community by preparing Thanksgiving meals for hundreds of local families and individuals. In December we held a great big Christmas Party with our Brothers from the Fort Belvoir Council and celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus. In January we led hundreds of marchers to the March for Life in Washington DC to help defend the lives of unborn children. In March we had a lively St. Patrick s Day Party and held excellent Lenten Fish Fry dinners. April saw the return of our annual Wild Game Feed for Vocations. And in this past month of May, at our Cookout for KOVAR and Silent Auction, we raised over $3500 for KOVAR. Interspersed in all of this were numerous youth and church activities, and a record-setting Bingo Fundraising Operation. This month features our Annual Appreciation Dinner on Saturday, June 30 at the Council Hall. The listing of Council activities in the previous paragraph includes some of the highlights and special events from this past year, but the council benefited from the work of volunteers on an almost daily basis to move projects forward and support all of the great things we do as a Council. This Appreciation Dinner is to say thank-you for all of the great efforts put forward in support of Council activities this fraternal year. Everyone in the Council has been a part of this and is encouraged to attend. Finally, it has been my honor to lead the Council this year. I have been blessed to have such a supportive, enthusiastic, fun-loving group of Knights, Ladies, families, and friends to help make our events so successful, memorable, and fun. We as a Council Family did so much this year that has made a positive impact on each other, on our parishes, on the community, and on the world. Though my time as your Grand Knight is coming to a close, the great things we do as a Council will continue, and I humbly ask that you give our incoming Grand Knight, SK Leo McCormick, and the other Council officers your continued support and enthusiasm. Fraternally, Rob

6 Page 6 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 Mount Vernon Columbus Club, Inc. From the Board Room: June 1, 2018 Is this it? Three years already? Ah but it tis! The last three (almost) years are stacking up to be the fastest in my short 70 (almost) years! I wonder sometimes where the time goes but as Willie Nelson sang, Can t do anything about it now! Oh wait, yes I can! I can say that most of my time on the MVCCI Board of Directors was a great experience and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as President for the last two years. With tremendous help, cooperation and enthusiasm from many members and family members we have improved the appearance of our hall inside and out, made great strides documenting policies and procedures, updated and revised the Bylaws and most importantly made sizable contributions to numerous religious and charitable organizations. All of which could not have happened without the cooperation between the corporation and the council. Are some of you are thinking what? Sure there were times during events, projects, and meetings where one may have wondered about that. But in the end we accomplished the tasks at hand and improved operations only occasionally getting to where we agreed to disagree. A special word of thanks to our managers. Eve Dellett is the constant in the office for over eight years excelling at keeping business affairs in order and going above and beyond assisting the directors, members, family members and patrons. Tanti McCormick, already with the corporation for about 16 months, is keeping Spec Events well executed in spite of numerous requests for changes and special accommodations. One last plug for volunteers. We need you! If you are not already please consider committing to a volunteer slot at bingo, or the snack bar, one Friday a month and one Sunday a quarter. Your time can make a big difference and remember that at the end of the year each volunteer may select a charity to receive a donation resulting from their accumulated volunteer hours. This past year each hour equaled a bit over $19! Bingo Managers Larry Dietrick the $1,250,000 man, and Tim McCauley, and Debbie Dietrick where would we be without her! Thank each of you for your Over the Top commitments to the success of the bingo operation. Dan Klug. Only four years in our organizations but what a difference Dan made in countless efforts on both sides of the hall. No matter the task or project, always well done!! Thank you Dan and we all wish you the best in your well-deserved retirement. Be Safe! One of our Past Grand Knights, photo on the wall, coined the phrase Proud to be a Fort Belvoir Knight. If you know who he is a beer to the first one that tells me. I am borrowing from his phrase as I am Proud to be a Mount Vernon Knight! Thank you each and every volunteer for your support and hard work. This is not the part where the President Rides Away! That was Fr. Z the Padre and his favorite country singer, the Cowboy. I will around and pitching in where I can. So see you around the campus and Blessings for all you do! Thank you VOLUNTEERS! John Dougherty President, MVCC, Inc. Save the Dates: 14 June -- Annual Corporation Membership Meeting 30 June -- Annual Corporation and Council Appreciation Dinner

7 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page 7 KOVAR Cookout and Silent Auction The KOVAR Cookout and Silent Auction was held on May 19th indoor due to the rain. The menu included hot dogs, hamburgers/cheese burgers, potato salad, baked beans, potato chips, and dessert. There were worthy items to place bids including Nationals baseball tickets, dinner at nice eating establishments, and baby sitting. Many thanks to the crew who made it happen...brothers Michael Sprung, Lawrence Miller, SK Joe Graf, SK Dan Klug, SK Leo and Tanti McCormick, SK Grand Knight Rob Reynolds, SK Robert Reynolds, SK Marvin Spychaj, SK Jim McCracken, SK Michael Murphy, SK John Dougherty, and all who attended. This was also an opportunity to wish SK Dan Klug farewell as he moves to North Dakota. We will miss him and all his great ideas and his dedication to the Council, Corporation, and 4th Degree.

8 Page 8 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council # Council Youth Programs June 2018 Report Two events remaining for the fraternal year: 1. The Saint Louis Spirit Award is to be presented during Graduation on Tuesday, June 12th at St Louis school at 8pm. The award recognizes the patron saint, Louis IX, born on April 25, At the young age of twelve, he was crowned King of France. Trained and guided by his devout mother, Blanche, he governed by holiness and justice. Amid the splendor of his office, his humility was profound, and his charity for God and neighbor was deep. He founded hospitals, visited the sick, and built libraries, orphanages, cathedrals, and churches, many of which are still standing. He would invite as many as nine poor people into the palace for the evening meal each day. The award is given to the one 8 th grade boy and the one 8th grade girl who best demonstrate the spirit and values of our patron St. Louis and who promote this spirit and these values throughout the school community. 2. The spring 2018 ALTAR SERVER RECOGNITION event will be convened June 24th (Sunday) at the Council Hall. Event Leader Brian Nienaber has planned a Kick-Ball game to be contested between parish servers in the parking lot! The Council is requested to attend and support our servers, meet their families, and participate in the game. We will grill hamburgers and hot dogs for the participants! The horse shoe pit will be open for competition also! Please plan to attend.

9 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page Council Youth Programs Outstanding Young Men and Young Women Awards Men Javier Talavera (1 st ). Javier is a parishioner at St Louis church, and has been an altar server for 7 years. He has been active in Work Camp and as a has served as an instructor in St Louis's Vacation Bible school. In 2016 Javier and his sister organized yard sales to raise money to pay for their trip to Word Youth Day in Krakow. It was one of the most treasured experiences of his life. Javier attends Saint John Paul the Great high school where he maintains a 3.6 grade point average. He is president of John Paul's French National Honor Society, member of the varsity soccer team, and captain / MVP of the varsity swim team. Javier swims year round in addition to swimming in high school. Javier is also juggling college offers right now but he plans to make a decision soon. Ask him! Paolo Fermin (2 nd ). Paulo is a parishioner at St Louis church where he has served as an altar server for the past nine years and more recently as a Thurifer. Paolo attends West Potomac where he was a member of the varsity debate team, the chemistry club, and National Honor Society. Paolo is also president of the Engineering club and captain of the West Potomac "Its Academic" team. In 2016 Paolo was the winner of the Roger H Flagg Memorial award for technical innovation and secured first place in the West Potomac Science fair. Paulo also maintains a straight A grade point average in school and he is excited to study engineering this fall at Virginia Tech. Peter Lucas (3 rd ). Peter is the fifth of six children and recognizes his parents as his primary educators and responsible for his success. He is a parishioner at St Louis, and has served at Altar server in Ordinary form since His is a Life scout and volunteers in the CCD program as a 6th grad Religious Ed teacher, attended Workcamp, and assists with the Bread for our Brothers program. Peter will graduate from Bishop O'Connell High School and has been recognized Theology, Latin, and Men's chorus (4 year scholarship). Peter unfortunately could not be at the Youth Award Ceremony as he had a function at his school. In the fall, Peter will attend Thomas Aquinas College in California. Women Rebekah Klewicki (1 st ). Rebekah is a parishioner at St Louis church where she is active in the youth ministry program, the religious education program (where she is a lead teacher), the parish music ministry and parish drama productions. Rebekah will graduate this spring from Kolbe Academy where she maintains a straight A grade point average. Rebekah is part of Kolbe's Student Council and she is the lead designer for the student newsletter. In addition to earning near perfect scores on the SAT, Rebekah earned a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship program. She has won numerous awards for her knowledge of Latin and skills as a piano player. Rebekah will attend Virginia Tech in the fall where she plans to pursue a degree in human nutrition and exercise. Joanne Gemperline (2 nd ). Joanne is a parishioner at Good Shepherd where been active in Work Camp, the Hands of Christ Youth Leadership Team, and the Good Shepherd Youth Group. She is also a lead altar server. Joanne attends Saint John Paul the Great High School where she maintains a straight A grade point average and is a member of the varsity crew team and National Honor Society. In 2015 Joanne won the youth volunteer of the year award at Good Shepherd church and the Blessed Chiara Badano award from the Diocese of Arlington (2017). Joanne is currently juggling college offers but she promises to make a decision soon. Ask her! Jazlyn Galindo (3 rd ). Jazlyn is an active member of numerous charitable and religious clubs including the Spanish Honor Society, the Haitian Alliance Club, Best Buddies and the Beta Club. She has been a member of the Girl Scouts for the past 13 years. Jazlyn is a parishioner at St Louis and honor roll student at Bishop Ireton High School. In the fall she will be attending Penn State University.

10 Page 10 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 Baby Shower for the MARIH Center Dave and Cathy Bernero are volunteers at the MARIH Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Dave is a SK and is a member of Saint Mary of Sorrows Council, #8600 in Fairfax, Virginia. Both of them and the MARIH Center volunteers are very grateful for the Mount Vernon Council s generosity and support of the organization and our willingness to assist mothers in need. In his e- mail to the editor, he says God bless you and your Council brothers. These pictures are from the baby shower held in May It was a good gathering of the ladies and brother Knights. The last two pictures on the next page are helping load the baby gifts to transport them back to the center.

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12 Page 12 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 For the Month of June KNIGHT OF THE MONTH Knight of the Month of June SK Robert T. Reynolds I have chosen my father, SK Robert T. Reynolds as this month's Knight of the Month. This year my father broadened his contribution to the operations of the Council by taking on new responsibilities as a Director for the Corporation Board and as the Snack Bar Manager. Both of these are serious time commitments that he added to his role as Council Lounge Bar Manager and his full time job before he retired this year. He also has continuously used his insights as a Past Grand Knight to make suggestions and keep council programs moving forward. He s a great example of the Past Grand Knights who have remained involved in the Council after their term a trend that has led to the success of our council over the past half century. He has also been a great mentor for me this past year, and I couldn t have done this job without him. FAMILY OF THE MONTH Family of the Month of June SK Jim, JoAnn, and SK Joey McCracken I have chosen SK Jim, JoAnn, and SJ Joey McCracken as this month s Family of the Month. Jim, JoAnn, and Joey are longtime (Jim was Grand Knight 25 years ago) members of our Council family, and they had such an impact on our Council since they joined in our mission to promote Charity, Unity, and Fraternity. As previously mentioned, Jim has been a Pat Grand Knight and Trustee to the Council. He also works in the Snack Bar, with the St. Lucy project, serves on the Corporation Board as the Treasurer, and is involved in countless other aspects of Council Operations. JoAnn is a steadfast member of the Ladies group and actively helps support Council events and projects. Joey serves as the Banner Bearer on the degree team and in the Snack Bar. Together, they continue to donate their time to help make our council and its events successful and lively. We can t thank them enough for all their hard work.

13 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page 13 Upcoming Exemplifications First Degree exemplifications Admission Ceremonials July 5, 2018 September 6, 2018 Second Degree Exemplification Formation Ceremonial September 11, 2018 Third Degree Exemplification June 23, 2018 at George Brent Council, Manassas September 15, 2018 Fourth Degree Exemplification October 27, 2018, Dulles Hyatt, VA

14 Page 14 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 NAME JUNE BIRTHDAYS DATE NAME DATE Lothario E. Sonnekalb 1 Joseph P. Ferguson Jr. 3 Michael E. Winiarski 3 James L. Ridenour 5 Gustavo A. Galindo 6 Kevin S. Retcher 7 Donald A. Logeais 8 Levi Crews 9 John D. Altenburg 10 Anthony Amedome 11 Mark A. Busse 11 Thomas (TR) R. Buchanan 13 Rev. Wilhelm J. Ettner 14 Daniel J. Burke 15 James G. Devine 15 Alfred Rodriguez 15 Robert S. Stanescu 16 Charles A. Belanger Sr. 17 Jesus Rodriguez 17 Maurice R. St George 17 Paul J. Townsend III 17 Edward B. Alexander 21 Richard B. Emond 22 Joseph R. Hribar 22 F. Richard Begovich Jr. 24 Joseph T. Keohane 26 Arthur N. McCormick 27 Gerald D. Musarra 27 David E. Nosal 28 James E. Dallmann 29 John J. Ferguson 29 Robert G. Kopasz 29

15 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page 15 Prayer List The following Brothers, relatives and close friends are in need of your prayers. Please pray for them and the other personal intentions of our Brother Knights. SK Donald Rogan SK Randy Schlosser SK Vic Perez Peter Butler Jr. Brother-in-law of SK Pablo Ruiz-Rodriguez Father John Dorgan SK Jay Landreth and his continued recovery Marilyn Kempton grandmother to GK SK Robert Kopasz Prayers for Matulich family SK Dick Bowman and Lois Bowman Prayers for the Lockard family In thanksgiving for the improved health of SK PGK Tom Fahey Edna Lenz, grandmother to GK Nelly Verdosoto, mother of Brother Orly Verdosoto Father Hans Kung SK Bob Botto Pope Etermouris Benedict Dave Lane Sean Sansbury, grandson of SK John Dougherty Jim Krebs SK Ernie and Connie Graves Harriet and SK Christopher Moore Prayers for Pat Fahey Magda Holmes, wife of SK David Holmes SK Don Logeais SK Bud Powers Robert Vermont, father of Dave Vermont, who is the son-in-law of SK Bud Powers Cheryl Spychaj, wife of SK Marvin Spychaj, and her daughters Kristin and Jennifer Masitis Jim Winkler Richard Hammendel Brother Bishop Gassis Ron Barchkhoff Eleanor Dywer Brother Knight s niece with colon cancer SK Paul Mehler Patty Shanahan of GSCC and friend of Paul Sonosky Donald Rogan Jr., son of SK Donald Rogan Bob Schwenk s niece, and her daughter Ariel Father Ettner Father Stanley Krempa, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Winchester, Virginia Maria Malicki Gretchen Reilly, daughter of James Reilly Padama Reilly (7 yrs old) receiving chemo therapy for tumor on her optic nerve granddaughter of Jim Reilly Tofi Owen SK Carl Eifert, and Betti Jo Eifert SK Ray Duff and Renee Duff Alfredo C. Rodriguez, father of Alfred Rodriguez Alfonso C. Rodriguez, uncle of Alfred Rodriguez Joan Murphy, SK 2PGK Michael Murphy s mother Johanna Dietrick, SK Larry Dietrick s mother Prayers for Amy Snyder, Larry Dietrick s niece Repose of the soul of Eric McVicker Repose of the soul of Edna Lense Repose of the soul of James Wilson, grandfather of Peter Lucas Repose of the soul of Lisa Peterson, wife of Robert Peterson Repose of the soul of Mary Mag Repose of the soul of Father Gerry Creedon Repose of the sould of Pope John XXIII Repose of the soul of Robert Kennedy Repose of the soul of SK John Lennon Prayers for the Koslow Family and for the repose of the soul of Stephanie Koslow Prayers for the Healy Family and for the repose of the soul of Dorothy Healy Prayers for the Graf Family and for the repose of the soul of SK George Graf Prayers for the Zuberbueler family and for the repose of the soul of Stephen Zuberbueler Prayers for the Michals family and repose of the souls of Edward and Stella Michals, father and mother of SK John Michals To be placed on or taken off of the Prayer List, please contact the editor of the KC Quote, SK Maurice Chau at Quote@kofc5998.org. Thank you.

16 Page 16 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 Just thinking... Stick Out Your Tongue? Corpus Christi, the Feast of the Body of Christ celebrated June 3 this year, is timely for considering how Catholics receive the Eucharist. Some pastors encourage communicants to genuflect or bow then receive Holy Communion on their tongues. Contemporary Catholics generally prefer to receive Common on a hand and then place the sacred Host in their mouths with their fingers. American priests accept that way. So does the pope. Time was when the believer -- feeling confident he or she was in the state of grace -- would kneel at the altar railing, place folded hands under a large cloth running the length of the rail, and receive the Eucharist on his or her tongue. Back then, a new contingent of communicants would replace those who had received the Sacrament as the priest moved down the railing. Balustrades remain in a few older churches for architectural reasons. Vatican II permitted extending the left hand with the right beneath so that the Sacrament may be placed on the left palm and removed to the mouth with one s right thumb and forefinger. (Lefties may do the opposite.) All done while standing, after waiting in line. The Vatican s Congregation for Divine Sacraments in 1969 permitted that method in the United States. And it still is the position of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which does not rank the two methods. The bishops do say that when Christ s Blood is offered, carrying and then dipping the Host into the chalice is not permitted. A amen is required when receiving each species. Observation shows nearly all congregants now receive Communion whereas a half century ago, when churches generally were more crowded, quite a few remained in their pews at Communion time. Christ becomes our spiritual food at each Mass offered throughout the world each day. That did not change when the Vatican changed rubrics for receiving Communion. Neither did the inability to judge the state of the souls of persons observed in church, for only God knows that. Contending that more solemnity -- perhaps reverting to altar rail, railing cloth, kneeling position, reception on the tongue -- might encourage more righteous Communions is legitimate speculation. But only speculation. Reaching for an extreme example: those clandestine Masses in Nazi and Communist concentration camps and gulags celebrated by imprisoned priests using hoarded stale bread and smuggled wine were as valid as is the pope s Mass with pomp, ceremony and splendor in St. Peter s Basilica.

17 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page 17 Just thinking... Continued Individual Catholics are charged with self-grading of their adherence to Church teaching. Catholics, with rare exception, police themselves. A good confession returns a sinful soul to a state of sanctifying grace. Receiving Jesus on one s hand or on one s tongue is a matter for each Catholic to decide for him- or herself. The bishops make that point clearly. One commentator, perceiving the reception on the tongue as more reverent, likened that method as being fed the Body of Christ. He hearkened to Jesus telling Peter that if he loved him, to feed my sheep. Jesus was emphatic. He asked Peter three times and instructed him three times (Jesus may have been reminding Peter about his three denials) to take care of his followers. The Apostle assented. Jesus thus appointed Peter his vicar on earth. Hand or tongue, the practising Catholic believes in and reveres the Body of Christ. Worshipful Catholics adore the Sacrament with awe, deference, devotion, praise, humility. Carl Eifert 4th Degree, Potomac Assembly 2204 Worthy SKs of Potomac Assembly, The next Assembly meeting will be a business meeting on June 25 starting at 7:30 pm. Officers meet at 7PM. Patriotism, Buck Coates Faithful Navigator Potomac Assembly buck.coates@aol.com, (703) JUNE 2 PATRIOTIC ROSARY AT 11:00 AM AT COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AT 7:30 PM, OFFICERS 7:00 PM JULY 7 PATRIOTIC ROSARY AT 11:00 AM AT COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AT 7:30 PM, OFFICERS 7:00 PM AUGUST 4 PATRIOTIC ROSARY AT 12:30 PM AT COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AT 7:30 PM, OFFICERS 7:00 PM

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19 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 KC Quote June 2018 Page 19 Ladies Corner +JMJ+ Though summer officially begins on Thursday, June 21 st, didn t it feel as though we skipped Spring and dove straight into summer this year? That being said, we ought to be thankful to God for every little blessing. Speaking of thankful, our deepest gratitude to everyone for supporting and attending our council s annual KOVAR event. For the first time this year, we held a KOVAR cookout, or rather a cook-in due to rainy weather. In spite of the rain, our council raised about $3500! Deo gratias! This would not have been possible without your generosity and compassion. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: June s Ladies Lunch will be on the 2 nd Tuesday, June 12 th, 12:30pm, at House of Dynasty Restaurant, 7550 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria VA Council and Corporation Appreciation Dinner, Saturday, June 30 th at 6:00pm. More details available in the Quote. We are truly thankful for your volunteer hours and would like to show that we APPRECIATE you! Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed summer season! AMDG, Tanti McCormick IN MEMORIAM DOROTHY HEALY Dorothy Healy passed away in North Carolina. A wake will be held at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on Monday, June 11, 2018 from 10 to 11am. The funeral mass will be held at 11am with a service at Mount Comfort Cemetery. A gathering will be held at Creedon Hall, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Dorothy Healy s husband was SK William A. Healy who passed away in The Fourth Degree Honor Guard will be present at the funeral mass. At the time of this newsletter publication there was not an official obituary.

20 Page 20 KC Quote June 2018 Mt. Vernon Council #5998 July 2018 A LOOK AHEAD AT THE ACTIVITIES OF JULY 2018 The Precious Blood 4 Wednesday 12:00pm July 4th Bingo Bingo Chairman 5 Thursday 6:30pm Officer s Meeting Officers 5 Thursday 8:00pm 7 Saturday 11:00am 12 Thursday 6:00pm Rosary (7:30pm); Council Business Meeting (8:00pm); First Degree First Saturday-Patriotic Rosary at 5998 Council Orientation Meeting/Plan for fundraising GK Council/PGK Duff Officers/Directors 14 Saturday TBD State Organization Meeting GK 19 Thursday 7:00am Social Is He Worthy GK 22 Sunday 9:00am Engage GS RCC RE on KCIC contest Church Committee 29 Sunday 5:00pm Family Movie Evening Potluck Family Committee Grand Knight SK PGK Leo McCormick Financial Secretary SK FDD PFN PGK Paul Townsend OFFICERS for Fraternal Year Deputy Grand Knight: SK Joe Graf Recorder: Eugene Maggioncalda Treasurer: Carlos Hangarter Advocate: Appointed Inside Guard: Alex Amari Trustee 2: John Daly Chancellor: SK Maurice Chau Warden: SK Steve Higgins Lecturer: Appointed Outside Guard: Alfred Rodriguez Jr. Trustee 3: Robert K. Reynolds Trustee 1: Michael Murphy

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22 June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 BINGO 2 First Saturday Patriotic Rosary 11:00 am at Fort Belvoir, Blessed Sacrament Chapel within the Woodlawn Chapel 3 Sunday BINGO 2pm 10 St. Louis Pancake Breakfast 8am 17 Father s Day 24 Good Shepherd and Saint Louis Altar Server Kickball Game and Picnic, Kof C Council Hall 4-7pm Officers Meeting, 6:30pm; Rosary, 7:30; Council Business Meeting, 8pm 11Dorothy Healy Wake at Good Shepherd, 10-11am, Funeral Mass 11am 18 Installation of New Officer s, 7pm, Officer s arrive by 6:15pm (attire coat and tie) Annual Corporation Membership Meeting, 7pm KC Quote Newsletter Articles DUE 8 BINGO 15 BINGO BINGO BINGO Council & Corporation Appreciation Dinner 6pm

23 Mt.Vernon Council #5998 Address Correction Requested 8592 Richmond Hwy Alexandria, VA 22309