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McGivney Council 10441 has several important upcoming events that all members are invited to attend for an evening of fun and fraternity.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Deacon Raphael (Ray) Longpre Council 10441 Chartered July 3, 1990, Tucson, Arizona http://kofcknights.org/councilsite/index.asp?

1 I S S U E November 2018 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER The Desert Knightline This Issue Grand Knight s Corner P.2 Upcoming Events P.3 Deacon s Corner P.5 Chaplain s Corner P.8 Schedule of Events P.9 Schedule and Events Venerable Servant of God Father Michael J. McGivney Council has several important upcoming events that all members are invited to attend for an evening of fun and fraternity. Please contact the Brother Knight indicated to make your arrangements to attend these events. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Deacon Raphael (Ray) Longpre Council Chartered July 3, 1990, Tucson, Arizona Please try to attend at least one Council meeting during this fraternal year. Dress is Tucson Casual See Page 9 for Schedule Grand Knight ~ Bart Pemberton Deputy Grand Knight ~ Jim Hackett Chancellor ~ Jeff Vrabel Recorder ~ Larry Lewis Treasurer ~ Lou Attinasi Warden ~ John Paul Vyborny Inside Guard ~ Steve Sanchez Outside Guard ~ Lee Buzard Financial Secretary ~ Steve Marten Advocate ~ Tim Fantry Chaplain ~ Msgr. Al Schifano 1 st Year Trustee ~ PGK Patrick McMahon 2 nd Year Trustee ~ PGK Allan Reith 3 rd Year Trustee ~ PGK Bill Neer Newsletter Editor ~ Patrick McMahon Assistant to the Esteemed Editor ~ Edd Ruiz Meetings Second Thursday of the Month All Knights ~ 7:00 p.m. Insurance Field Agent Tony Lo Monaco

November ~ Knight s Birthday 2 nd Stephen R Staples 4 th Samuel Marquez ~ Grand Knight s 6 th Charles D Farnsworth Corner ~ 9 th Deacon Philip S Garcia 10 th James C Izlar ~grand Knight s Corner~ 10

Knight s Wives Birthdays Margaret Donovan Charlene Duffy Toni Farnsworth Jan Izlar Mary Juergens Beatrice Kopas Mary Monteodorisio Barbara Reith Julie Treanor Dear Brother Knights: We are now in the

This November has the added event of a mid-term election. As Knights, we have a civic responsibility to exercise our franchise at every opportunity.

2 November ~ Knight s Birthday 2 nd Stephen R Staples 4 th Samuel Marquez ~ Grand Knight s 6 th Charles D Farnsworth Corner ~ 9 th Deacon Philip S Garcia 10 th James C Izlar ~grand Knight s Corner~ 10 th Jeffrey S Vrabel 12 th David H Orr 14 th Dominick F Mattia 21 st Timothy J Lewis 23 rd Stephen A Villaescusa 27Vivat th Herman Jesus, Johannesmeyer 29 th Carl E Fletcher GK Allan Reith November ~ Knight s Wives Birthdays Margaret Donovan Charlene Duffy Toni Farnsworth Jan Izlar Mary Juergens Beatrice Kopas Mary Monteodorisio Barbara Reith Julie Treanor Dear Brother Knights: We are now in the month of November. We are soon approaching one our favorite times of year: our summer heat has finally faded until next May, Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. This November has the added event of a mid-term election. As Knights, we have a civic responsibility to exercise our franchise at every opportunity. A movie that opened within the last few weeks, Gosnell, centers on the murder trial of one of the largest serialkillers in U.S. history. He was a physician who ran an abortion clinic. How does this tie into an election? If we wish to combat the culture of death in the U.S., one of the ways to do so is to do our utmost to vote for and elect those who promise (and then fulfill that promise) to promote a culture of life. Let us remember to always promote the culture of life through our daily activities, and we will have that much more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Vivat Jesus, Bart Pemberton Grand Knight, Council Page 2

November ~ Wedding Anniversaries John R. & Linda Cross Randy & Karen Hannon James & Jan Izlar Jeff & Jill Kennedy Thomas K. & Laura Mohr Paul & Joan Ruble Prayers for the Sick & Distressed Fr.

Tony Federico Clyde Fujimoto Stephen Fujimoto Deacon Phil Garcia Lynn Glassby Reb Guillot Lenore Haack Colleen Jorgenson Kathie Kye BK Michael Lebreck Diane Steinberg Lewis Victor Lewis SK Deacon R.

We welcome any Knights who wish to volunteer to help serve after the 07:30 and 9:00 AM masses - cooking starts earlier.

3 November ~ Wedding Anniversaries John R. & Linda Cross Randy & Karen Hannon James & Jan Izlar Jeff & Jill Kennedy Thomas K. & Laura Mohr Paul & Joan Ruble Prayers for the Sick & Distressed Fr. Gregg Adolph Cathy Adelman Bennett Baer Collin Baer Diane Boughton John Buston Joanna Christensen Jean Coleman Rudy Contreras Deb Crawford Deborah Dimenna Bernice Donahue Lou Donahue David Esquivel Tony Federico Clyde Fujimoto Stephen Fujimoto Deacon Phil Garcia Lynn Glassby Reb Guillot Lenore Haack Colleen Jorgenson Kathie Kye BK Michael Lebreck Diane Steinberg Lewis Victor Lewis SK Deacon R. Luebbering ~ Upcoming Events ~ Pancake Breakfast ~ Our next pancake breakfast will be November 3rd. We welcome any Knights who wish to volunteer to help serve after the 07:30 and 9:00 AM masses - cooking starts earlier. This is our Veteran s Day Pancake Breakfast where we provide free breakfast to all parishioners who served. Please contact Chairman, SK Lloyd LaComb, llacomb456@comcast.net, to volunteer. Jim Click Car Raffle ~ SK John Paul Vyborny SK Jim Hackett will be our car captains for the Nov 3rd/4th weekend. All proceeds from raffle ticket sales go completely to our Knights of Columbus designated charities, because Jim Click is donating this car to the winner. Please volunteer to sell raffle tickets after Sunday s masses; we only have two dates remaining. Please contact SK Larry, Lewis larryklewis@gmail.com, to volunteer. Roundtable ~ The Roundtable discussions will return on Saturday, November 10 th, after the 8AM Mass. BK Ludwig Deppisch is our new chairman. The group will continue to be moderated and guided by Fr. Chris Corbally and Fr. Paul Gabor. Information on topics will be posted on the website. The discussion for November: The Catholic Church in China: Its History, Suppression and Hopes for Its Future. Memorial Mass ~ The Mass to remember our Brother Knights who have passed away will take place on November 13 th at 6:00 P.M. in the St. Thomas Chapel. This annual event shows their widows our appreciation of their service. Msgr. Al Schifano will be the celebrant. Mass will be followed by dinner in the Parish Hall and catered by Trattoria Pina. The cost of the dinner will be $20 per person. The cost will cover the caterer, beverages and meals for the widows and honored guests. Reservations are required. Please contact GK Bart Pemberton or SK Patrick McMahon to RSVP for the event. Coffee & Doughnuts ~ Our K of C Coffee and Doughnuts service will resume on Sunday, November 18th after the 7:30 & 9 A.M. Masses. Contact Chairman SK Lou Attinasi, petera309a@hotmail.com, if you would like to participate and extend some warmth to the St. Thomas community. Blood Drive ~ Our next Red Cross Blood Drive will take place on November 25 th from 7:30 A.M. until noon. The location for this month s blood donation will be O Leary Hall. Council Christmas Dinner ~ Council #10441 Annual Christmas Party ~ Our council Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, December 9 th at Skyline Country Club. Social Hour begins at 5:00 P.M. Dinner is at 6:00 P.M. There will be a steak or fish option for dinner. Final details will be available mid-november. We will again collect Christmas gifts for the boys and girls of Santa Cruz Parish and will limit our raffle activity to a raffle. SK Patrick McMahon ( ) patrick48@comcast.net is the chairman of this year s event.. PWID Drive ~ Our PWID Tootsie Roll drive is complete for the fraternal year. Thanks to all who took two-hour shifts at Safeway passing out Tootsie Rolls. Special thanks to Brother Knight Gabe Guerrero for chairing the event. Page 3 Page 3

Oktoberfest 2018 Parishioners were greatly entertained by the singing performances of the Kids Unlimited group for Oktoberfest 2018.

Oktoberfest Chairs Lou Attinasi (left) and John Mulholland (right) served on the planning committee for Oktoberfest 2018 and took tickets for the event.

Steve has been doing yeoman s work as our Worthy Financial Secretary.

4 Oktoberfest 2018 Parishioners were greatly entertained by the singing performances of the Kids Unlimited group for Oktoberfest Our Worthy Chaplain, Msgr Al Schifano, and other parishioners look on. Oktoberfest Chairs Lou Attinasi (left) and John Mulholland (right) served on the planning committee for Oktoberfest 2018 and took tickets for the event. John also mustered some very nice door prizes. Thanks Lou and John! Knight of the Month Steve Marten is our council's Knight of the Month for November Steve has been doing yeoman s work as our Worthy Financial Secretary. He has put many hours into ensuring the smooth flow and accounting of monies received and distributed by the Council, participated in long audits, and in addition to all that he recently chaired a very successful Oktoberfest event (in conjunction with the Marian Club). And he has only been a member of our Council and a Knight for two years! Thanks Steve!

Kingdom Come Deacon Ed Sheffer Our youth group was recently on a three day retreat on Mt Lemmon. While on this retreat we explored some questions that Jesus poses in Scripture.

5 Kingdom Come Deacon Ed Sheffer Our youth group was recently on a three day retreat on Mt Lemmon. While on this retreat we explored some questions that Jesus poses in Scripture. And we did this in an incredibly creative and engaging way. We used Disney and many of their characters as a back-drop. Disney really is the master at creating a magical world. There is nobody better at putting art in motion, offering well-crafted story lines and characters, and providing plenty of human emotion mixed with a sound life message. Take for instance the movie Tangled and how it reveals that sometimes the people we think care about us do not actually have our best interest in mind and one does need to go deep and outside their comfort zone to find ultimate truth and love. The movie Brave teaches family is very important and having the ability to really care and listen to each other is at the heart of being family. Aladdin tells us that you are created to be yourself. Cinderella paints a picture that being unkind gets you nowhere. And despite the odds appearing to be against you, you are meant to choose what s right. Keep your eye on the ultimate prize. The Lion King makes it clear that the destructiveness of envy and the poison of betrayal have fatal consequences. We are taught about loss, regret, and that love in the end is what conquers fear. Moana points to the fact that we will fail at something. So, get over yourself! Mistakes are a part of what will shape you. My favorite Disney movie is Beauty & the Beast. Beauty enters into the troubled world of Beast, not because he was so loveable, not because he deserved her, but because she loved her father. But the world of Beast does not change in one quick moment just because Beauty enters into the picture. Beast s servants (the ones turned into a teapot, time clock & candlestick) tell the angry and mean Beast that Beauty just might be the one they are waiting for to change everything. As much as Beast desires to be rescued, he can t control the darker side of himself, and so, he ends up ignoring their counsel and in a fit of rage, he dismisses Beauty. Wolves then attack Beauty, but Beast for some unknown internal reason won t allow himself to stand by without risking his life for her cause. He incurs injury as a result. In his time of injury though, Beauty doesn t abandon him. Beauty offers him the comfort and healing he needs. Soon though, he gravitates back to his lowness, until in one beautiful moment, Beauty truly enters into the heart of the ugly Beast. It is in that moment Beast begins to change slowly. And, he finally realizes that he loves Beauty. In an amazing display of his new found love, making the hardest choice he has ever had to make, he allows love for another to prevail over selfishness. The choice leads to his immediate loss, but it reveals a capacity for greater love to be received. His decision also allows Beauty to reveal the depth of her love. After responding to her need to save another first, Beauty chooses to return to the ugly world where the Beast still lives. Beauty returns in an effort to lead Beast away from the evil that awaits him. The return does not prevent Beast from being wounded to the point of death though, and all does seem lost, but it is only then that Beauty reveals the depth of her love for Beast. It is then that Beast is completely transformed, transformed by the power of Beauty s love. The final scene reveals this profound mystery about God s love. Beauty entered into the world Beast made ugly, and as a result Beast is changed little by little. In the end he is transformed into something more beautiful than he could have ever imagined. Saving love did enter into our world. And one must choose whether to be transformed by it or not. God s love, made manifest in Jesus is the only thing that can save you and I. Your and my entire identity rests in him and the community you and I choose to hang with will either help to lead us closer to him or it will lead us from him. Page 5

Prayers for the Sick & Distressed (cont.

This year Mary was honored under her title Our Lady of Czestochowa. The Annual Rosary celebration is a spirit filled event that is held each October and is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

Todd O Leary Eileen Peach Elizabeth Pemberton Kirk Perini Babs Ronstadt SK Marty Ronstadt Carl Sayer Gene Santarelli Anna Schissler Stevie Schissler Steven Sharp SK Tom Shelby Nita Smith Jim Wifall

6 Prayers for the Sick & Distressed (cont.) Karen Marks Rosary Celebration On Saturday October 20, Past GKs Allan Reith and Tom Metzger represented our Council at the 43rd Annual Rosary celebration held at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. This year Mary was honored under her title Our Lady of Czestochowa. The Annual Rosary celebration is a spirit filled event that is held each October and is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus." Aiden Marten Jim McDivitt SK Bill Neer BK Jim Neihart Rocky Ochoa Msgr. Todd O Leary Eileen Peach Elizabeth Pemberton Kirk Perini Babs Ronstadt SK Marty Ronstadt Carl Sayer Gene Santarelli Anna Schissler Stevie Schissler Steven Sharp SK Tom Shelby Nita Smith Jim Wifall Page 7 Family of the Month Gabriel and Marcela Guerrero are the Council #10441 Family of the Month for November Gabriel was chairman for this year s PWID drive. He and Marcela are the proud parents of five children. They, of course, are extremely busy between family and work. With Marcela s full support, Gabriel took charge of the PWID and led a very successful event. Gabe and his family were our parish and council Family Rep at the Diocesan Rosary Celebration Many thanks to the wonderful Guerrero Family! Pray for the Repose of the Souls of ~ Rosemary Bacon Joanna Bovo Alie Defriese Bob Haack Adalia Hernandez Mary M. Lewis SK John Lochert Lt. Gen. SK John Myers Jo Neihart Andy Nielsen Dorothy Pekarcik SK Judge Mike Quigley Phillip Rylance Joe Schifano, Sr. Curt Setz Charles Silvius Dorothy Swanson BK Bob Wenzel

7 ~ Field Agent ~ Think You Are Too Old for Coverage? Maybe Not You are never too young or too old to consider purchasing life insurance. If you have a financial need for coverage, or will in the future, a permanent life insurance policy can be just the thing you need. When you are young and presumably healthy, coverage will be very inexpensive when compared to purchasing the same policies when you are older. If you ve put off purchasing coverage, or you realize that you may need additional insurance, the Order may still be able to help you, even if other companies cannot. In fact, in 2012, the issue age of our permanent life insurance products was extended to age 80. Naturally, your health, and whether or not you smoke, will be taken into consideration, so underwriting standards for risk and age apply, but, the extension is a great blessing for me and it could be for you too. Now I can help members that I couldn t help before. Are you or one of your brother knights one of those members? Whether you re 18 or 80, the Knights of Columbus has products that will work for you and your family. I look forward to discussing coverage with you. Tony LoMonaco, FICF Page 7

8 Page 9 ~ Chaplain s Corner ~ Msgr. Al Schifano The month of November holds several keys of our faith: All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Thanksgiving and the beginning of Advent, the start of the new liturgical year. Our focus begins with our looking to those who have gone before us. We pray to the Saints in Heaven, celebrating their lofty achievement of eternal presence with God and looking at their lives for help, inspiration and guidance that we might one day join them. We pray for the Souls in Purgatory, asking God to release them and elevate them to Sainthood, recognizing that most likely we will make that journey through Purgatory for what I call The Spiritual Car Wash to scrub away the residue of our forgiven sins and make us ready to see God. We then turn introspectively with the celebration of Thanksgiving calling to mind the many people, gifts, opportunities and blessings we have received in our lifetime, making sure to say Thank You, first and foremost to God and then to anyone and everyone who make us who we are and share in our life s experiences. Lastly, we look forward, as the First Sunday of Advent awakens anew the most amazing event known to all humanity, the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, born as a Child of the Virgin Mary, entering into the humble estate of humanity to love us, teach us, heals us, forgive our sins, die for us and show us the way to eternal life. As we contemplate the wonders of the month of November, take a few minutes to reflect upon and pray Psalm 100, concentrate particularly on the action words highlighted in the Psalm. Let us seek to live those words every day of November and the rest of our lives. PSALM 100 Page 8 A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before him with joyful song. Know that the LORD is God, he made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the flock he shepherds. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name; good indeed is the LORD, His mercy endures forever, his faithfulness lasts through every generation.

9 ~ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~ Date Day Event NOVEMBER Thursday All Saints Day 3/4 Sat/Sun Car Raffle Courtyard after all Masses 4 Sunday Pancake Breakfast 7:30AM- 10:30AM 8 Thursday Council #10441 Meeting Hall 7:00PM 10 Saturday Roundtable Discussion 8:30-10:AM O'Leary Hall 11 Sunday Veteran's Day 12 Monday Chief Judge John Roll Chapter Holy Family Church 7:00PM 13 Tuesday Memorial Mass & Dinner 6PM 15 Thursday Assembly 2392 Meeting 7:00 PM 17 Saturday Tour de Tucson 17/18 Sat/Sun St. Thomas Thanksgiving Day Drive 18 Sunday K of C Coffee & Doughnuts 7:30-10:30AM 22 Thursday Thanksgiving - Lots to be thankful for! 25 Sunday Blood Drive 7:30AM - Noon Date Day Event DECEMBER Sat/Sun Car Raffle Courtyard after all Masses 2 Sunday Pancake Breakfast O'Leary Hall 7:30AM- 10:30AM 7 Friday Pearl Harbor // Vigil Mass 8 Saturday The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 8 Saturday Roundtable Discussion 8:30-10:AM O'Leary Hall 9 Sunday Council #10441 Christmas Party Skyline Country Club 5PM 10 Monday Chief Judge John Roll Chapter Holy Family Church 7:00PM 12 Wed Our Lady of Guadalupe 13 Thursday Council #10441 Meeting Parish Hall 7:00PM 16 Sunday K of C Coffee & Doughnuts 7:30-10:30AM Parish Hall 20 Thursday Assembly 2392 Meeting 7:00 PM 25 Tuesday Christmas for unto you this day is born a Savior Date Day Event JANUARY Sunday Pancake Breakfast Parish Hall 7:30AM- 10:30AM 10 Thursday Council #10441 Meeting 7:00 PM 14 Monday Chief Judge John Roll Chapter Holy Family Church 7:00PM 17 Thursday Assembly 2392 Meeting 7:00 PM 19 Saturday March for Life 20 Sunday K of C Coffee & Doughnuts 7:30-10:30AM 20 Sunday Mass & Dinner W/Bishop 3:30 PM Mass & St. Thomas 26 Saturday K of C Free-throw Contest 8 AM Church Parking lot 27 Sunday Blood Drive Parish Hall 7:30 AM - Noon

10 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Deacon Raphael (Ray) Longpre Council # N. Valley View Road Tucson, Arizona Page 12

THE DESERT KNIGHTLINE

ISSUE September 2018 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THE DESERT KNIGHTLINE This Issue Grand Knight s Corner P.2 Upcoming Events P.3 Deacon s Corner P.5 Chaplain s Corner P.8 Schedule of Events P.9 Schedule and Events