Insider s Perspective from the Inside Guard

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1 Council 9884 s 25 th Anniversary Celebration It is the Silver Anniversary for Council 9884 and we will be celebrating it on August 10 th. Distinguished guests have been invited and much planning has been done. Our Council has always been an active council and the leaders who formed our council are one reason why. Come and join us as we celebrate 25 years for service and prepare for the next 25 years. The tab is being picked up by the council. so please plan to attend. Oktoberfest and a Halloween Party Two events are coming back after a one year hiatus. Oktoberfest will be here on Saturday, October 19 th. We will have great food, music and fun. Our Halloween Party with the parking lot Trunk-r-Treat for the kids will be on Saturday, October 26th. This is a great time for the family with an adult party with dancing and spooky costumes to finish. SK Steven Robillard, Grand Knight, Council 9884 Insider s Perspective from the Inside Guard Charity, Unity, Fraternity; these are the first three principles of the Knights of Columbus. These are the principles that motivate a Knight into action. Webster s defines Fraternity as the quality or state of being brothers. Each month you read articles in this Newsletter that I publish about the fun and the work your brother Knights did and the graces and blessings of works of Charity, achieved by the Unity of teamwork. This Newsletter is distributed to 248 members of Council 9884 plus some dignitaries and many Lady Knights. On the first Thursday of each month we hold the Council Business Meeting. That meeting and the social gathering afterward is a wonderful example of Fraternity in action. As Inside Guard for the Council, I m assured of meeting and greeting all men attending the Council s Business Meetings. I look forward to meeting more of my brothers in the Council at a meeting. Please, consider attending a meeting sometime soon and enjoy the fraternal gathering of men to work in unity on acts of charity. Do as the motto of St. Philip the Apostle parish in Lewisville, TX invites us to do: PoC: LJ, Inside Guard, kofc9884@gmail.com Wood burning and photograph by LJ Council 9884 Calendar August 2013 September Rosary for Life Mary Garden 8:30am to 9:00 5 Council Business Meeting CLC 7:30pm 8 Council Planning Meeting CLC 7:30pm 7 Rosary for Life Mary Garden 8:30am to 9:00 8 Council Business Meeting after planning mtg 8 Pancake Breakfast 7:00am CLC Recruitment Drive After ALL Masses 8 SPY KICKOFF COOKOUT - CLC 5:00pm-9:00pm 11 Pancake Breakfast 7:00am CLC 12 ACTS Men s Retreat Lunch Briarwood 10 Council s 25 th Anniversary Dinner details inside 12 Assembly 2291 Meeting 7:30pm CLC Dinner 6:30 17 CCA Back to School Setup at Store 8am-11am 19 First Degree - RE3 6:00pm-7:30pm 23 Newsletter Articles Due by 9:00PM 19 Council Planning Meeting RE3 7:30pm 24 Casino Night - Bridlewood Golf Club 7-10pm 20 Newsletter Articles Due by 9:00PM 31 CCA Back to School Takedown Store 8-11am 28 4 th Degree Exemplification DFW Sheraton All day 31 Knights Connect TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL 28 Casino Night Sacred Heart, Muenster 6 11pm Attribution is given to those whose articles are published. The Editor is wholly responsible for the contents of the Newsletter. 1

2 I Admissions Committee We still are in need of THREE Knights to serve on this committee, which screens applications and interviews candidates. If any Brother is interested, PoC: Boyd Burris, Admissions Chairman or Brothers, we need a few good men to help at these upcoming events. I pray you will be able to answer the call to one or more PoC: Louis Hernandez, Community Activity Director August AM Back to School setup August AM Back to School teardown Say Thanks to the men and women of the Police, Fire & EMT at the First Responders Appreciation Lunch Saturday, September 14 in the CLC It is time to celebrate a significant milestone in Council 9884 s history. In the summer of 1988, an energetic and committed handful of men set out to found a Knights of Columbus council at St. Philip. Since that summer, the men of Council 9884 have accomplished an excellent history of charity, service, and fraternalism in our area and in the state of Texas. We will celebrate our proud 25-year history on Saturday, August 10, shortly after the conclusion of the 4:00PM Mass. The location where dinner will be held is still being worked out. Don Corleone made us an offer we couldn t refuse, so we re making last minute changes. So what else is new! Longtime members can reminisce about all we ve done as a council; newer members can gain a sense of the outstanding legacy of Council 9884 over the last 25 years; It will be a great time for all! Our evening of celebration will be filled with many surprises and festivities, special recognitions, past and present dignitaries including Past Grand Knights, a catered dinner, music, dancing, and entertainment. Childcare will be available. Dress up, bring your wife or girlfriend and enjoy this celebration, gratis! (in another word, free.) Please RSVP to Sean McIntyre at or to smcintyre@alumni.nd.edu PoC: Sean McIntyre, Council Activity Director. 2

3 August 2013 Knight of the Month This month we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council For a quarter century, the council has been led by a man we respectfully acknowledge as our Grand Knight. According to the Grand Knight s handbook: The Grand Knight is the highest ranking officer of his council and is responsible for observing the laws of the Order and his council. The office of Grand Knight is one that is rich in opportunities to serve his fellow Knights and to lead his council in service to family, Church and community. Additionally, the Grand Knight must ensure the membership, insurance and programming growth of his council and the involvement of all its members. It is the Grand Knight s obligation to inspire mutual cooperation and voluntary service among the officers and members. That s quite a list of items to have on your to do list, for two years. Therefore, I would like to recognize our current Grand Knight, Steve Robillard, as well as all the Past Grand Knights who have led this council in the pursuit of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism as Council 9884 s Knight of the Month for August, On July 16, 1988, Leo Hanus took charge of the newly chartered Council Since then, the following men have committed themselves to fulfill the previously mentioned to do list. Leo Hanus Pete Keeley Ron Gourlie Michael A. McLaughlin Michael L. McLaughlin Boyd Burris Grant Beagles Joe Kuzio Mike McCardle Gary Osborne Bill Miller Joe Walker Bob LaCroix Steve Robillard 2012 Present I thank each and every one of these men for their service to our council and our parish and congratulate them on being our August 2013 Knight of the Month. SK Eddie Martinez Deputy Grand Knight Brother Knights First an important admin note so I don t bury it in this article the banks are getting very picky about checks to business accounts being written more exactly to the business name. We ve had some rejections of checks written to St. Philip, a generic KofC, and sometimes even KofC 9884 Financial Secretary. So, your new Financial Secretary, Mike McArdle, and I would appreciate all checks made payable to Knights of Columbus Council 9884 or KofC Council 9884 Now, on to new business. I wanted to give everyone an end of Fiscal Year/Fraternal Year update regarding our budget. Overall, we re in great shape financially. There are also a few events that have to be reconciled financially as well as a few payables (like scholarships) that we re committed to against last year s budget that I ve taken into account. So, for a general accounting in round numbers: Receivables (Dues, Casino Nights, Pancake Breakfasts, Knight Moves, CheerFests, etc.) $27,900 ($18,200 revenue + $9,700 dues) $33,000 budget Expenses (Supreme/State assessments/charity, other charity, Admin, Scholarship, our events) $24,500 $32,400 budget Net $ 3,400 And, just so you know our events referenced above included: 9/11 BBQ honoring our police, fire, and other emergency personnel, SPY kick-off cookout, Christmas Party, Valentines Dinner Dance, Fish Fry, Founder s Day, and Softball Team, as well as supporting 2 Seminarians and flags for Eagle Scouts; and this summary includes $2000 into the Hall Account How did we do this? Well, we did watch our money closely, but primarily we also were well under budget for Fun Stuff, Mother s Day Flowers, charitable giving was mostly limited to State Charities, and without an old U- Haul pulling the casino trailer, we saved there all in all making up for a little bit lower than budgeted expenses and putting us in a good position to start Final note, FYI, not in the budget, we did make a capital expenditure on a new trailer. We authorized $10,000 to come out of the Hall Account, actually spent about $7,000 of which $2,000 was in the budget...so we took out only $5,000 from the Hall Account. PoC: Bob Dubek, Worthy Treasurer 3

4 Brother Knights and Fellow Golfers, The 39th Annual Johnny Lopez Knights of Columbus State Golf Tournament is being hosted by the Texas State Council and the Poth, Floresville and Pleasanton Knights of Columbus Councils. The tournament this year will be held the weekend of September 27, 28 & 29, 2013 at two different golf courses, one being River Bend Golf Club in Floresville, TX and the second being Pleasanton Country Club in Pleasanton, TX. River Bend Golf Club will host the Friday scramble tournament, which has a 1:00pm shotgun start. The Saturday and Sunday individual tournament play will be played at both the River Bend course and the Pleasanton C. C. course, with an 8:00 Am., shotgun start both mornings. Within you will find a link to the tournament entry form. Be sure to complete all the information requested, including council and membership numbers. Incomplete forms will delay your entry. For those of you who may have not ever played or have not played in one of K of C State Golf Tournaments within the past five (5) years, to establish a handicap for our tournament you will need to submit a copy of your club handicap card or two score cards from two separate rounds of golf on a 18-hole golf course. For those of you who have played within the past five years we will have a handicap on record for you. The entry fee for the scramble is $70.00 per golfer and the entry fee for the individual two day tournament is $ per golfer, and if you sign up to play all three days your entry fee will be $ Your entry fee must accompany the registration form. Please make checks payable to: K of C State Athletic Fund Player registration will be held at the River Bend Golf Course in Floresville, and starts at 9:00am Friday morning continuing until 6:00pm Friday evening. Late registration will be held at both Golf Courses on Saturday morning starting at 7:00am until 7:30am. Being a smaller community, hotel/motel rooms are not as plentiful. However we have a small block of rooms at the locations found in the link below. (So you will need to book your rooms as soon as possible!) Click for Lodging Info off KofC Website: ts_of_columbus_state_golf_tournament_hotel_information.pdf I have great expectations of thrilling times coming up for Council here are five weekends this August, so we will celebrate that special fifth Saturday with a trip to the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for game against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, August 31 st, with a scheduled 7:05PM start, (subject to change by Rangers management.) We plan to hold a tailgate party both prior to and after the game. We will sit in the first 3 rows of Section 206, shown in blue in the plan below. Tickets are $30/person. They will be for sale at the Council Meetings on August 8 and at the Pancake Breakfast on August 11. We ll keep track of who s going, and when the tickets are gone, we ll let all know who is going. Make your own transportation arrangements with each other. Next, as our Grand Knight mentioned in his report, we are bringing back Oktoberfest on October 19. Look for the first annual Oktoberfest Raffle. This will be a parish wide event and should be a great time! Keep an eye out for details to follow! The last event I want to announce is our Council s first Art Auction, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 7. This event has the possibility of growing to a parishcommunity wide event. Full details are being worked out right now! Call to mind that promise you made, many years ago, about sharing your time, talent and treasure. Be fraternal and share some time. God Bless. Dan Jacobs, Chancellor Click for Tournament Form off KofC Website: For additional questions, entry forms and hotel information, use the old fashioned method, ask. PofC: Boyd Burris, burrispb1549@att.net (C) , (H)

5 Tempus fugit Memento mori Recruitment Drive Weekends After ALL Masses each weekend: August 10 & 11, 2013 November 9 & 10, 2013 January 11 & 12, 2014 March 8 & 9, 2014 May 17 & 18, 2014 First Degree Exemplifications Thursday Sep 19 6:30 pm CLC Sunday Dec 15 after 11:30 Mass CLC Thursday Feb 20, :30 pm CLC Thursday Apr 24, :30 pm CLC Thursday Jun 20, :30 pm CLC Casino Nights August 24, 2013 Bridlewood Golf ClubFlower Mound Setup 6 pm Deal from 7 to 10 pm Small event requires 9-dealers 3 for craps, 1-Texas Hold em 2-BJ 1-roulette1-slots No meal; just water, so come after you ve eaten The Advocate is the Chief Legal Officer of the Council, resolving procedural matters, acting as parliamentarian, and otherwise handling all legal activities. The Advocate is the legal representative of the council and serves as the council s attorney at trials and in 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. The Advocate s emblem is the Scroll with Crossed Sword hung from a yellow ribbon. The Scroll is emblematic of legal literature and law, while the Sword indicates the power to defend and enforce the law. The Advocate's robe is black with golden yellow trim and yellow cincture with silver fringe. Our Council s Advocate is Mike Crivello. PoC: LJ, Newsletter Editor, KofC9884@gmail.com Editor s Note: Last month, the description of the Inside and Outside Guards neglected to note who these men are. The Outside Guard had been for many years, Ed McCluskey. Starting this fraternal year, the Outside Guard will be Wayne LaMothe. The Inside Guard continues to be Lawrence LJ Jermyn, who also is your Newsletter Editor. September 28, 2013 Sacred Heart Parish, Muenster 28 Dealers; 2-Texas Hold ems, 18-BJ, 2-Craps, Roulette and slots Setup 5:00 pm, deal 6:30 to 9:30 pm we can eat off their buffet November, 9, 2013 St Matthew s Ladies Guild, Arlington Details to come December 7, 2013 Illes Seasoning Really small event Details to come PoC: Bill Miller, Membership Director, Casino Ops Mgr , wmj2582@verizon.net The Pancake Breakfast for August will be served on Sunday August 11 in the CLC. We are there all morning. Come on over and help out at any time; we do start at 7AM if you re an early bird! Enjoy the brotherhood and some of the best pancakes you ll ever have. 5

6 Membership Tenure as of August 2013 Yrs Knight of Svc David Centilli 32 SK Timothy Monaghan 29 SK Michael Crivello 25 Riley Kimball, Jr. 25 Kenneth Fuhrmann 23 Mariano Yebra 20 Steven Kline 17 SK Patrick Quinn 17 Nicholas Crivello 13 SK David Garner 13 Randall Kuehn 13 Justin Dempsey 10 Gregg Schoenrade 9 James Salanky, Sr. 8 SK Philip Beagles 7 Wayne LaMothe 5 There are 1440 minutes in a day. It takes fewer than 20 of them to pray a Rosary. Spend that time with God every day and the remaining 1420 are all yours the repose of the soul of Michele Dare the repose of the souls of James & Bridget Hartnett the repose of the soul of Josh Logan The repose of the soul of Florence McArdle, the mother of SK Mike McArdle the repose of the soul of the brother Knight Norm Urban the repose of the soul of brother Knight Tom Pidcock Membership Birthdays for August Knight B day James Seastrom 1 SK Robert LaCroix 3 Joseph Marincel 3 Matthew Hergenrether 3 Wayne Hill 4 Steven Kline 5 SK Richard Williams 6 Robert Vannuccini 9 Mark Becker 11 SK Dennis Bozimowski 11 Nicholas Crivello 11 Michael Fontana 11 SK Scott Peterson 13 Eduardo Martinez 13 SK Chuck Berneche 14 Frank Beres 17 SK John Grabitz 17 Michael Greco 18 SK Jeremy Stephens 19 Richard Johnson 22 Mark Nauman 23 Omar Flores 23 Wayne LaMothe 24 SK Alan Harris 25 David Blevins 25 Tony Ernst 27 Rolando Castillo 28 Neil Huber 30 Charlie Berneche 30 Dr. Timothy Beste 31 ALL the unborn, that they may be born into the life He has prepared ALL US Military Personnel and their families to return home safely ALL Brother Knights and all people searching for employment that they find the work they seek ALL victims of disasters, that they receive needed aid ALL Catholic politicians, that they govern as faithful Catholics An End to the Death Penalty, that He alone stands in final judgment ALL the silent intentions in our hearts SK Tommie Dodd SK Ken Groh SK Lawrence Jermyn SK Pete Keeley SK Deacon Ray Lamarre SK Eric Linton SK Mike McArdle SK Ed McCluskey SK Richard McNevin SK George Patterson SK Louis Potier SK Fr. John Stasiowski brother Knight Denis Bedard brother Knight Mike Boland brother Knight Louis Hernandez 2 nd LT. Sean Bowen, US Army Paul Espinosa Patricia Friedrichs Cathy Gelzleichter Sydney Hicke Irene Hoceuar Dorothy Jermyn Margie Jermyn Claudia Jones Jim Keith and family Lucie and Sadie Keys Kathie LaCroix Byron Lashard Alfred Liggins Amy Martinez Lettie Martinez Evelyn Mata Paula McCluskey Fr. Raymond McDaniel, new pastor for St. Philip the Apostle Soledad Melara Sylvia Michnya Sara, Debby & Tim Moore Carol Ruchard Juan Sandoval & family Jack Sims Steve Stein Kelly Swafford Jennifer Tarves Olen Trenary Rudy Vela Phil Witt Julian & JoAn Zawlocki Vincent Zawlocki IV & family 6

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8 Officers Grand Knight Steve Robillard Deputy Grand Knight Eddie Martinez Advocate Mike Crivello Chancellor Dan Jacobs Chaplain Fr. John Stasiowski General Insurance Agent John Regan Financial Secretary Mike McArdle Inside Guard Lawrence Jermyn Lecturer Vince Zawlocki Outside Guard Wayne LaMothe Past Grand Knight Bob LaCroix Recorder Tommy Meyer Treasurer Bob Dubek Trustee (1 year) Tom Moore Trustee (2 year) Bill Miller Trustee (3 year) Alan Harris Warden Gary Marco Council 9884 Directory (972) x architects.com Directors and Program Chairs Admissions Boyd Burris Casino Bus. Mgr. Bill Wilbur Casino Ops. Mgr. Bill Miller Church Activity Mark Seidenberger Color Corps - 4 th Degree Jerry Crumly (7099) Community Activity Louis Hernandez Council Activity Sean McIntyre Faithful Navigator - 4 th Degree George Patterson(7099) Family Activity David Jones First Degree Captain Grant Beagles Membership Bill Miller Newsletter Editor LJ Photos/Scrapbook LJ Programs Director Eddie Martinez Respect for Life Tom Mazur Public Relations Sean McIntyre Retention Bill Miller Scouting Tom Moore Vocations LJ Youth Activity Matt Walker burrispb1549@att.net bwilbur1@verizon.net wmj2582@verizon.net sberger5@yahoo.com jerry.crumly@att.net hernandez.louie@verizon.net smcintyre@alumni.nd.edu popepaul@gmail.com davidejones@verizon.net gbeagles@verizon.net wmj2582@verizon.net KofC9884@gmail.com KofC9884@gmail.com rpls5274@yahoo.com themaz1@verizon.net smcintyre@alumni.nd.edu wmj2582@verizon.net tommyjoe2@verizon.net KofC9884@gmail.com mewalke@gmail.com 8