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1 Knights of Columbus ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL NO Milpitas, California DIVISION III MARCH 2018 GRAND KNIGHT CHAPLAIN GUILLERMO URIBE C REV. JOSEPH PAGE x21

2 IMPORTANT CALENDAR EVENTS SEE THE ENCLOSED CALENDAR - POST IT AND SHARE IT! FROM THE CHAPLAIN S DESK Our Journey of Lent After two months of Roman sojourn, I am truly grateful that I have more time To see and ponder carefully the beauty of Arts, Culture, and Church History through the magnificent basilicas, churches, sanctuaries, reliquaries and images within the grandeur of Rome, the eternal city. Now I understand fully the wisdom that priests come to this place not just to witness the universality of the Church but in this place we find the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul, both pillars of the Catholic Church. While being overwhelmed by the beauty of the sacred, there is one image here in Rome that I find it insignificant to many: the statue of a poor man right in front of the Ospidale di Santo Spirito in Sassia ( Holy Spirit Hospital in Sassia, Rome) and is behind a Fermata ( a bus stop). It is an ugly monument of a man lying on his back, his body is covered with blanket while his hand covers his head. This image is not just about a medical condition within the premise of a Hospital but a simple structure that signifies the misery of a person hiding in shame and burden. It is an image of a suffering Christ. It is paralleled to the cross that is veiled with a cloth during lent to be unveiled on Good Friday. We have 40 days of lent to journey with Jesus who went on hiding himself from the rejection of furious human beings which marks the real beginning of his passion. We journey with Christ who took on the burden of our sins in misery and shame. During Lent that will end with the unveiling of the Cross that shows the liberating power of the sufferings of Christ, may we uncover obstacles which keeps us from living our faith to the fullest. A Blessed Lent! Rev. Joseph A. Page, Chaplain 2 GRAND KNIGHT S MESSAGE My Brother Knights I just want to say welcome to the month of March and also welcome to our brothers who completed Formation (Second) Degree last month. I would like some fresh new ideas for this coming year, so please attend our meetings and share your thoughts with us. I would also like to remind you that I have still some Chapter Crab Feed tickets available. It is on Marsh 10 at Saint Lawrence the Martyr, 6:00 PM. Tickets are $50.00 per person. It s great, all you can eat crab, pasta and salad and great music from our DJ Andy Dyson, Knight Sounds. The silent auction is a great also. Hope to see you there. Don t forget our Quarterly Family Potluck and Recognition Social on March 19 at 7:00 PM. Please bring entrée or a desert to share. Your Grand Knight,, Guillermo Uribe Please pray for: The Soul of Brother Ludwig Indihar The Soul of Brother Timothy Reilly, PGK The Soul of Brother Theodore H. Nguyen Brother Bill Poehlman Brother Rev. Leonard Traverso Brother Bobby Baliza Brother Lam Nguyen Brother Richard Lai Brother Lyle Ambler Brother Todd Ferrand And all those listed in the Church Prayer List. PROGRAM DIRECTOR MESSAGE Dear Brother Knights, Two booklets in the KofC Catholic Information Service are especially informative during this season of Lent. The booklet Penance (#115) of the Luke E. Hart Series will assist you in overcoming your fears and misconceptions during your required Sacrament of confession preparations. Then the booklet Way of the Cross (#363) of the Veritas Series provides both traditional and modern meditations for your use in Way of the Cross sessions. These and other information booklets can be located and downloaded at cis/index.html. I want to remind our Brothers that Holy Week for this Lenten season begins on Palm Sunday March 25. Continue your acts of Charity during the year and I wish you and your family a Happy Easter on April 1. Please continue reflecting upon the information in the pamphlet released by Supreme entitled The Family Fully Alive, Building the Domestic Church. The term domestic church describes the identity and mission of a Christian family. Its roots are scriptural. Please visit the K of C initiative site at kofc.org/un/en/domestic-church/index.html and under the Family Fully Alive Program section in the center, download the Program PDF. This booklet explains the Family Fully Alive Program and is a wealth of instructions and prayers. Scripture Reading Psalm 34:5-11 A prayer for those who suffer to trust the Lord. I sought the LORD, and he answered me, delivered me from all my fears. Look to him and be radiant, and your faces may not blush for shame.

3 This poor one cried out and the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he saves them. Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the stalwart one who takes refuge in him. Fear the LORD, you his holy ones; nothing is lacking to those who fear him. The rich grow poor and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. A synopsis of the month of February 2018 council events: February 5 the council held a 1st degree exemplification at 6:30 pm in the St. Christopher room followed by our General Business Meeting at 7:30 pm. February 10 our Knight Sounds, Brother Andy Dyson and Brother Tim Crews, provided the music and assistance for the St Elizabeth Seton School Crab Feed in Palo Alto. February 24 St. Victor Parish hosted a second degree exemplification at 12:30 pm in their Parish Hall. Check our Membership Notes section of this bulletin for information on our new members. February 24 Brother Julio Galvin, with the assistance of our Grand Knight, Brother Guillermo Uribe and Brother Andy Dyson, kicked off the St Elizabeth Lenten season food collection program. Please check the enclosed calendar of March 2018 for the events that will need the assistance of our council Brothers. Here is a summary of those events: March 2 our Knight Sounds, Brother Andy Dyson and Brother Tim Crews, will be DJing at the Milpitas Chamber of Commerce Crab Feed at 6:00 pm. March 6 Our council will have our Officers / Programs meeting at 7:00 pm followed by the Business Meeting at 7:30 pm in the St. Christopher room. March 10 will be the 14th Annual Crab Feed Dinner/ Dance hosted by the Councils of the San Jose Chapter Knights of Columbus. This event is held to assist in the funding of the San Jose Chapters Hospitality room at this year s California Convention in Sacramento and to support Bishop McGrath s special CCD fund. This event will begin at 5:30 pm at the Saint Lawrence the Martyr Community Center. Please see our bulletin flyer for more details and contact Brother Andy Dyson for tickets to the event. March 19 is our council Family Pot Luck & Recognition Social. Plan on attending and bring your favorite dish or desert to share with our other Brothers and family members. The event will begin at 7:00 pm in the St Christopher room. See you all there. March 26 Brother Julio Galvan will direct the sorting and packaging of the items received during the Lenten Food Collection campaign in the St. Christopher room from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm. March 27 Brother Julio Galvan will direct the distribution of the items packaged the evening before, in the St. Christopher room from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm. If you would like to share with me your ideas for the council or committees, have comments, suggestions, complaints or perhaps just need to talk, I can be reached by at cnhudson@sbcglobal.net or phone me at Home: (408) or on my Cell: (408) Fraternally, Charles Hudson, Program Director, MEMBERSHIP NOTES My Brothers, Congratulations to our newest members who received their First Degree at St. Elizabeth on Feb. 5. We had the best turnout of members ever. Thank you for your support. Also congratulations to our newest Formation (Second Degree) members, Angelbert Chikere, Richie Thu Le, Cyriac Parathara and Jesse Rodriguez who received their degree on February 24th. There will be a Knighthood (Third Degree) on April; 7 at Holy Family Community Center, 4848 Pearl Ave., San Jose. Registration is 12:30 to 1:10 PM and Degree begins at 1:25 PM. We have 9 members eligible for the Knighthood Degree. I hope you can all make it. Don t forget anytime is a perfect time for you to introduce us to a Catholic neighbor in Church or in the Parish Community that you have thought would make a good member of the Knights of Columbus. Unless YOU are willing to ask him, if he would like to become a member of the Knights of Columbus, he CANNOT join us. All you need to do is get the prospect s name and number to me. Then we will schedule the Admissions Committee with you to visit him and his family. Andy Dyson, Membership Director VOCATION PRAYER HOLY SPIRIT, YOU PREPARED JESUS FOR THE SCANDAL OF THE CROSS BY LEADING HIM INTO THE DESERT. MAY OUR LENTEN JOURNEY ENABLE US TO DRAW CLOSER TO GOD AND OTHERS. HELP US TO BE DISCIPLES TO A WORLD IN NEED OF REDEMPTION. MAY THOSE CALLED TO PRIESTHOOD AND THE CONSECRATED LIFE RESPOND WITH COURAGE, STRENGTH, AND GENEROSITY. AMEN CULTURE OF LIFE In the Interest of the Child by Richard Doerflinger July 27, 2007 One success story in government efforts for better health care is SCHIP (the State Children s Health Insurance Program). Since 1997 this federal program has helped states provide coverage for millions of children who fall between the cracks of the health care system children, for example, whose families are not lowincome enough for Medicaid but can t 3

4 afford decent private health insurance. SCHIP s pending reauthorization by Congress offers an opportunity to reflect on what we want most for children in our society. Federal support for abortion in the program is prohibited except for the rare hard cases of danger to the mother s life or rape/incest, reflecting the policy that governs federal Medicaid funds. States may implement SCHIP by extending coverage under Medicaid, by setting up a distinct state children s health program, or by a combination of both. The distinct state program has the advantage of allowing a state to tailor its services to children s special health needs, while excluding controversial and morally problematic procedures like abortion and sterilization for minors (as Michigan and Pennsylvania have done). In 2002 the Bush administration improved the program further, by clarifying the word child in the legislation to include the unborn child. This allows states to use state and federal funds for prenatal care and other basic needs of these children and their mothers. Providing coverage in the name of the unborn child, of course, recognizes simple reality every obstetrician knows that when he provides care to a pregnant woman, he has two patients. But it also has two practical benefits. First, it does not have the effect of expanding abortions, since no sane person can claim to be aborting a child to promote his or her health. Second, care can be provided to needy mothers and children whatever the immigrant status of the mother. The unborn child is not deemed to be an immigrant (legal or otherwise), and when born will be a U.S. citizen a much healthier citizen, if the mother receives good prenatal care. This is a beautifully elegant way to provide lifeaffirming care to both women and children, and is already being implemented in 11 states. Therefore, of course, pro-abortion groups hate it. In recent years they have tried but failed to supplant the unborn child rule with legislation authorizing coverage in the name of the pregnant woman alone because they oppose any recognition of unborn children as children, and because they want to make it easy for pregnant women to get elective abortions in the 17 states that use their own funds for such abortions in Medicaid. In short, the adult pregnant woman is treated as a child to make it easier to kill the real child, in a program to promote children s health. Now a new Congress with less pro-life support is about to reauthorize this ten-year-old program, and these ideologues will try to get their way. But pro-life members of Congress will work to codify the unborn child rule, to keep this program focused on life-affirming care for vulnerable children and their mothers in need. Congress should reauthorize SCHIP -- and should try to get it right, in the interest of the child. Mr. Doerflinger is Deputy Director of the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. For more information on Culture of Life visit our Supreme Website at Vinh T. Nguyen, Culture of Life Chairman COMMUNITY NEWS Here it is! Community meetings: Milpitas City Council: Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. Broadcast on Community Channel 15 and webcast on city website: Milpitas Planning Commission: Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in City Hall. Broadcast on the Community Channel 15 and webcast on city website: MUSD School Board: Board meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in MUSD Boardroom. Broadcast on Community Channel 15. MUSD website: Community events: Friday, March 2 Milpitas Chamber s 25th Annual Auction and Crab Feed at Napredak Hall. Price $55 - $50 Early Bird. Enjoy a sumptuous meal of cold, freshly cracked crab, salad, pasta and french bread. Silent and live dessert auction and much more. Contact the Chamber office at or info@milpitaschamber. com for tickets Tuesday, March 13 The Milpitas Chamber s Business Breakfast 7:30 to 9:00 am at the Milpitas Senior Center Auditorium featuring our keynote speaker Milpitas Public Works Director, Tony Ndah.. A monthly meeting hosted by the Chamber on the second Tuesday of every month as an opportunity for local businesses and community members to meet and mingle with elected dignitaries, City and School Board officials and people who have influence on business from higher levels of government and law making. Each meeting will have opportunities for business exposure to the community; acknowledgment of upcoming events in the City of Milpitas; a relevant and interesting speaker; and the opportunity to spotlight one s business through sponsorship. Tickets - $15, $20 at the door. Contact the Chamber office at or info@milpitaschamber.com Thursday, March 22 Business After Hours Networking Mixer HSBC Bank, 603 E. Calaveras Blvd. In the Town Center, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Great Networking Opportunities! Mix and mingle with business leaders. Bring your business cards to promote your business or services. Bring your clients and co-workers. Awesome door prizes & 50/50 Drawing. Members Free, Non-Members $10. RVSP required by March 20. Afterward and at door - Members: $5, Non-Members: $15. RSVP to the Chamber office at or info@ milpitaschamber.com Tuesday, April Tuesday, April 10 The Milpitas Chamber s Business Breakfast 7:30 to 9:00 am at the Milpitas Senior Center Auditorium featuring our keynote speaker - To Be Announced. A monthly meeting hosted by the Chamber on the second Tuesday of every 4

5 month as an opportunity for local businesses and community members to meet and mingle with elected dignitaries, City and School Board officials and people who have influence on business from higher levels of government and law making. Each meeting will have opportunities for business exposure to the community; acknowledgment of upcoming events in the City of Milpitas; a relevant and interesting speaker; and the opportunity to spotlight one s business through sponsorship. Tickets - $15, $20 at the door. Contact the Chamber office at or info@ milpitaschamber.com Thursday, April 19 Business After Hours Networking Mixer Larkspur Landing Hotel, 40 Ranch Drive from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Great Networking Opportunities! Mix and mingle with business leaders. Bring your business cards to promote your business or services. Bring your clients and co-workers. Awesome door prizes. Members Free, Non-Members $10. RVSP required by April 17, Afterward and at door - Members: $5, Non-Members: $15. Contact the Chamber office at or or info@ milpitaschamber.com For more information on what s happening in Milpitas? Go to: The Milpitas Post CALENDAR in their print edition, and The Milpitas Chamber Calendar at There it is! Frank De Smidt, Community Dir YOU RE INVITED We are inviting those 3rd Degree Knights to become 4th Degree Sir Knights and join the ranks of Color Corps actively involved in religious, civic ceremonies, KofC functions and school events. The Color Corps in colorful regalia may look pompous, but deep inside there is humility, patriotism and self fulfillment. For more information, please call Faithful Comptroller, SK Ed Blake, (408) , ebacal@sbcglobal.net or Faithful Navigator, SK Leonardo Garcia-Ariza, (408) , lrga1947@gmail.com FIELD AGENTS REPORT Don t Assume You Can t Afford Disability Income Insurance One of the biggest mistakes you can make regarding disability insurance is to assume you can t afford it or you won t qualify. Before you make that assumption, do some basic research and apply for coverage through the Knights of Columbus. The Order s Income Armor product gives you options that can help you fit this critical protection into your risk management budget. Here are two ways you can reduce your premium: 1. Choose a two-year or five-year maximum benefit period. Depending on your age, the best option is probably a policy that pays benefits until you reach age 67. But a two-year or five-year duration benefit period would cover disabilities you might encounter in your working life. 2. Choose a longer elimination period. An elimination period is the number of days a total disability must exist before benefits begin to accrue. Typical elimination periods are 30, 90, or 180 days. Choosing a longer elimination period lowers the policy s premium. But be sure you have enough set aside in your contingency fund to account for the longer gap. As your professional insurance agent, risk management is my specialty. Let s talk about how to protect your income, your retirement needs, and your family s financial future. Contact me today to learn more about our products. SK Jeffrey Carvahlo FJC MDRT 2603 Camino Ramon Suite 426 Sam Ramon, CA (510) jeffrey.carvalho@koc.org Lic #

6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR MARCH 2018 (date), TO: LUCAS DOMIAN (04) JOSE SALAZAR (19) ANGELBERT CHIKERE (26) HAI V. VU (30) ADVOCATE S COLLECTION UPDATE THE ADVOCATE S COLLECTION AT LAST MONTH S MEETING WAS $ COLLECTED FOR JUAN DIEGO SOCIETY THIS MONTH AT OUR REGULAR MEETING WILL BE FOR RELAY FOR LIFE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL OFFICERS OFFICE MEMBER Grand Knight Guillermo Uribe Chaplain Rev. Joseph A. Page X21 Deputy Grand Knight----Gwan Ali-Santosa Chancellor Bill Henzel Lecturer Greg Dessel Advocate Dave Zentner Recorder Joel Paulsen Financial Secretary Andy Dyson Treasurer Charlie Hudson Warden Jorge Robles Inside Guard----Marciano (Rocky) Navarro Outside Guard Manuel Mallabo, III st Year Trustee Khai Phan nd Year Trustee Tim Crews rd Year Trustee Skipper Yenchik, Sr SPECIAL PROGRAM S MEMBERS PROGRAM MEMBER Director Charlie Hudson Public Relations Chairman Andy Dyson Church Director Manuel Mallabo III Vocations Chairman Eric Piczon *5654 Community Director Frank DeSmidt Culture of Life Chairman---Vinh Nguyen Health Services Federico Gomez, III Council Director Guillermo Uribe Family Director Julio Galvan Youth Director Khai Phan Membership Director Andy Dyson Recruitment Chairman Gwan Ali-Santosa Retention Chairman Gwan Ali-Santosa Insurance Promotion SK Jeffrey Carvalho Admissions Chairman Andy Dyson Memorial Committee Skipper Yenchik Council WebMaster Allen Shroyer Columbian Retirement Home Chairman Bill Poehlman Newsletter Editor Andy Dyson Council Fund Raiser Chairman Per Event PWID Chairman Gwan Ali-Santosa St. Elizabeth Knight Sounds DJ Andy Dyson 6

7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Feb 2018 S M T W T F S MARCH 2018 St. Elizabeth Council #8747 Apr 2018 S M T W T F S Knight Sounds At Milpitas Chamber of Commerce Crab Feed :00 PM Officers/ Programs 7:30 PM Members Business Meeting Knight Sounds At San Jose Chapter Crab Feed at St. Lawrence the Martyr :00 PM Assembly Officers 7:30 PM Business Meeting St. Patrick's Day :00 PM Council Family Pot Luck & Recognition Social Palm Sunday 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sort & Package Easter Food Collection 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Distribute Easter Food Packages Good Friday 7

8 1 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY April Fool's Day APRIL 2018 St. Elizabeth Council # Easter KNIGHTHOOD DEGREE AT HOLY FAMILY 8 9 7:00 PM Officers/ Programs 7:30 PM Members Business Meeting :00 PM Assembly Officers 7:30 PM Business Meeting Recruitment Drive After All Masses 22 Recruitment Drive After All Masses Mar 2018 S M T W T F S May 2018 S M T W T F S

9 KNIGHTS OF THE MONTH COLUMBIAN YEAR JULY AUGUST Skipper Yenchik Charles Hudson SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Gwan Ali-Santosa Timothy Crews NOVEMBER DECEMBER Allen Shroyer Julio Ganvan JANUARY FEBRUARY TBA l MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE FAMILY OF THE MONTH COLUMBIAN YEAR JULY Andrew & Sharon Dyson Family AUGUST Charles &Salve Hudson Family SEPTEMBER William & Annie Henzel Family OCTOBER Gwan & Susi Ali-Santosa NOVEMBER William & Annie Henzel Family DECEMBER William & Annie Henzel Family JANUARY TBA FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE KNIGHT OF THE YEAR Julio Galvan FAMILY OF THE YEAR Bill & Annie Henzel Family YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE CONTACT ANDY DYSON (408) YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE CONTACT ANDY DYSON (408) YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE CONTACT ANDY DYSON (408) ST. ELIZABETH KNIGHT SOUNDS ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL #8747 MOBILE DJ - ANDY DYSON (408) H C adysonjr@comcast.net 9

10 Knights of Columbus St. Elizabeth Council No Andrew B. Dyson, Jr. Financial Secretary 1662 Grand Teton Dr. Milpitas, CA ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Knights of Columbus. ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL NO Milpitas, California DIVISION III

Knights of Columbus. ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL NO Milpitas, California DIVISION III Knights of Columbus ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL NO. 8747 Milpitas, California http://www.kofc8747.org/ DIVISION III JANUARY 2018 GRAND KNIGHT CHAPLAIN GUILLERMO URIBE C 1-408-332-7556 REV. JOSEPH PAGE 1-408-262-8100