Our Lady of Joy Council Newsletter July 2018

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1 Council Officers Grand Knight Duane Cardamone Deputy Grand Knight Ken Wyland Chaplain Fr. Al Zapf Chancellor Rob Cecchetti Recorder Carl Vitalbo Financial Secretary Sal Altomare Treasurer Rich Wegrzyn Advocate Steve Winslow Lecturer Wally Barton Warden Bill Paiano Outside Guard Jon Creighan Inside Guard Ken Saybel Inside Guard Adam McLaughlin Trustee 1 Year Bob Carozza Trustee 2 Year Don Jackson Trustee 3 Year Bob Pembrooke Our Lady of Joy Council Newsletter July 2018 Charity Unity Random Thought & Observations FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT Looking back on my first year as your Grand Knight, I am proud, sad, anxious, a little bewildered and very unsure of the future. Our year saw younger Brothers joining our Council, raising the hopes of new thoughts, new excitement and commitment to our Ministries and Charitable works. In complete opposition to that, we had 5 Brothers decide to leave our Council; could that have been from apathy, personal situations or possibly from disenchantment for what we are doing and/or how we are doing it? I have thought about that and always remember The Man in the Mirror - I need to take stock of myself and my ability to lead and engage our members. I need to lead by example and not by mandate. Please tell me your thoughts and opinions as I try to grow into the Grand Knight position. It is an ongoing challenge and one I accepted when I was elected Grand Knight. Our Council continues to do fantastic charitable work from year to year and Fundraiser to Fundraiser. The one area that needs improving is that we need to get those younger Brothers & their Families active and involved. By doing this we will continue the great lineage that has been established by our older Brothers and those that have passed away. It has been said many times, we rely on the same Brothers and their Spouses/Families to do everything. Let s figure out a way to get at least 20 more Brothers involved and active. Send me some of your idea s - we ll bring those up for discussion during our Business Meeting. I am anxious to see what transpires with our Council since we are now in Region 101 and obviously we have Council #4242 in the region with us. DGK Ken Wyland and I have discussed going to an upcoming Business Meeting for #4242 in order to gauge the temperature of what they feel is coming. I don t know Father Kevin so I will grow to know him just as you will (some of you may already know him). I pray that he is fair and unbiased in terms of our Parish, it s people and in particular our Council. As discussed, the KoC Council s are an independent entity not part of the Church or run by the Parish. So we have the right to stay independent from # but will we be given that opportunity? So hopefully you will take these random thoughts of mine and create a solution or two that will help us to grow, maintain our course and stay vibrant and active for years to come. Don t be afraid to speak up and offer your suggestions, none of us has all of the answers. We are stronger as a group. VIVAT JESUS, Duane Cardamone, Grand Knight Fraternity Patriotism MISSSION STATEMENT Our Lady of Joy Parish, Knights of Columbus Council #12219, is a brotherhood of Catholic gentlemen. The Council provides an opportunity for fellowship with men who hold the same beliefs, values and priorities in life and in God. We are dedicated to the support of our brothers, their families, our parish, the community, our country and the Catholic Faith. Our charitable work, worship and devotion are unified as we focus on the four principles of our Order; Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism.

2 FROM THE CHAPLAIN Humility and Obedience are 2 virtues that are connected. It is in the act of humility that we are obedient. For instance, Though He was in the form of God, Jesus did not deem equality with God something to be grasped (at), but rather He emptied Himself, and took the form of a slave, being born of likeness of man. He humbled Himself becoming obedient to death, even death on the cross. Because of this God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name that is above every other name, so at the name of JESUS, every knee must bend, in the heavens and on the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the FATHER, (Phil. 2: 6-11). This quote from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians tells us that Jesus Himself was already God in Heaven (in the form of God). But He did not deem (make it important) that He grasp (at), or hold onto that glory by appearing to be equal with God, in all GLORY, but rather He emptied Himself (of the divine beauty and glory and brightness) that one would recognize ONE as BEING God, but instead became a human being, in the form of a slave (as one who works for others, as we do in serving God and others in this world). So Jesus emptied Himself, in HUMILITY, of the glory due to God, to become a human being. He accepted IN OBEDIENCE TO THE FATHER, even obedience to death, death on the cross. This was the divine plan that God the Father send the Son, to REDEEM mankind by offering up the only perfect sacrifice to the Father, His only Son, and God Himself in the Second person of the Blessed Trinity Jesus the Son). Because Jesus was always obedient to the Father (even in the Garden of Gethsemane, He prayed to the Father, Father if this cup can pass away from Me let it be done, but not My will but Your will be done.), the Father exalted His Son to the Glory due Him, and bestowed upon Him the NAME above every other name (the Name of Jesus, the Son of God), so that at the Name of Jesus, every knee must bend (as we genuflect and bow our heads) and every tongue profess (our CREED of Life I BELIEVE) that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD (accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior). Wow, Jesus humility, emptying of self, was carried out in His obedience to the will of the Father. We too are given so many gifts, and so many graces, and we too are invited to empty ourselves of I need this, for myself alone, but instead we should use things and talents for the Glory of God the Father, as Our Lord has done for us. And we will show OBEDIENCE, by loving one another as the Lord has called us to do. So as we enter August, let us all empty ourselves of ME ONLY attitudes, and take on the likeness of God, by being holy, loving and giving as Jesus the Son of God has shown us to do. GOD BLESS YOU, YOUR CHAPLAIN, FR. AL ZAPF+ HE S NOT HEAVY, HE S MY BROTHER Brother Jim Morris requests that some Brothers visit him at the Southwestern Veteran s Center on Highland Drive. His address is Southwestern Veterans Center, 7060 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA His phone number is Brother Jim welcomes visitors and cards and letters. Please let him know we are thinking of him. GOOD OF THE ORDER Please keep these Brothers in your prayers: Larry Howard, Jr. Lou & Rose Hribik Joe Joyce Lou MaFrice Jim Morris Phil Morrison Joe Olszewski Don Smith Angelo Tardio Ken Tronsberg UPCOMING EVENTS 08.02: Officer/Agenda Meeting, 7:00p, Church Hall 08.04: Pirate Game/Tailgate, 3:00p, Gold Lot : Parish Festival, 4:00p-10:00p, Church Grounds 08.12: Combined Mass, 10:00a 08.16: Business Meeting, 7:00p, Church Hall 09.01: Tootsie Roll Drive 1803, 9:00a-5:00p, Shop-N-Save 09.03: Labor Day 09.06: Officer/Agenda Meeting, 7:00p, Church Hall 09.08: Adopt-A-Highway, 10:00a-12:00p, Nesbit s Lanes 09.09: Combined Mass, 10:00a : Biscotti Sale after all Masses 09.15: Bus Trip to National Shrine, Washington, DC : Business Meeting, 7:00p, Church Hall 09.22: Fr. Al s Farewell Party, 7:00p, Church Hall 09.24: Men s Nite Out, 7:00p, Church Hall AUGUST BIRTHDAYS Chris Allman Angelo Tardio Bob Stempka Bernard Frazier Bob Marks Jim Pekor Frank Papciak Carl Vitalbo Ken Wyland Steve Harrity Len Manganello Mikey Catello Don Jackson Don Stanczak Ken Tronsberg Jeff Weisz Tim Samaroo COMBINED MASS Brother Knights joined the Holy Name Society and Ladies Guild for the Combined Mass on July 8. The Combined Mass takes place on the 2 nd Sunday of every month at the 10:00am Mass. Please join our Council brothers and their families sitting in the left-front pews.

3 JULY 19 BUSINESS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Chaplain s Report: Nothing to report. GK Report: Prior to the start of the meeting, District Deputy Andrew Smith installed the Officers for the Fraternal Year. The GK acknowledged guest Ron Gratz, GK of Council Membership: The Council has 140 members; 93 Associate, 42 Insurance and 5 Inactive. Goals: 10 Members/-1 Actual; 3 Insurance/-1 Actual. The Council s 2017 Income Tax return has been submitted. The FS explained the revision history of the Council Bylaws. The original Bylaws were dated May 14, The Bylaws were revised on November 15, 2012, which is the current revision. Copies of the Bylaws will be available at the next Business Meeting. Chancellor Report: Copies of the latest issue of the One Bread/One Body pamphlet are available. The next meeting of the Men s Bible Study Group is scheduled for July 21 at 9:00a in the Church Hall. A bus trip to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC is scheduled for September 15. It will be a one-day trip, with Mass by Bishop Zubik and a tour of the Shrine. Church: The Parish Festival is scheduled for August Volunteers are needed to man the Funnel Cake and Chuck-A-Luck booths for both nights. A Chairman is needed for the Funnel Cake Booth. Interested volunteers should contact GK Duane Cardamone. Fr. Al s Farewell Party is scheduled for September 22. Brother Joe Dello Stritto acknowledged the efforts of Brother Jeff McCarrick for installing 24 Parish Festival signs around the area. Community: The AAH Litter Collection was conducted on July 14. Metrics for this year are 35 different volunteers, 85 total hours and 72 bags of trash. The next AAH Collections are scheduled for Saturday, September 8 and Friday, November 9. The Blood Drive is scheduled for July 22 from 8:00a-2:00p. Volunteers are needed to man the Canteen. Approximately 40 people have signed up to donate blood so far. Council: The next Combined Mass is scheduled for August 12 at 10:00am. All brothers in attendance are requested to sit in the left front pews. COAL Tickets are available for pick-up after the meeting. Each Brother is requested to take 2 books for sale or purchase. The Annual Pirate Game/Tailgate is scheduled for Saturday, August 4. For details, see article elsewhere in this newsletter. To date only 12 tickets have been sold. The next Biscotti Sale is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of September 8-9. A Men s Nite Out is tentatively scheduled for September 24. Family: Nothing to report. Youth: Two winners of the Scholarship Award have been selected. One Scholarship was awarded on July 5 to Leah Kuczinski, granddaughter of Brother Tim Kuczinski. The second Scholarship will be awarded after the meeting to Adam Renda, grandson of Brother Frank Popies. Respect for Life: The Tootsie Roll Drive on June 30 collected $623. Total for the year is $1,303. The next Tootsie Roll Drive is scheduled for September 1. Unfinished Business In accordance with the November 15, 2012 revision of the Bylaws, any unbudgeted donations greater than $500 must be voted on at 2 consecutive Business Meetings. At the last Business Meeting on June 21, the Council approved a motion to donate the proceeds from the Spring Golf Outing to Holly Davenport, the mother of Sabrina Davenport who was killed in a car accident on May 31. During the discussions, the subject of who the check should be made out to was discussed (i.e., her mother, the funeral home, her charge card, etc.). Also, the requirement for a valid receipt or charge card statement was discussed. It was decided that Brother John Creighan will discuss the subject with Holly Davenport and report back to the Council as to who should receive the payment. The Council approved the motion to donate the Golf Outing Proceeds of $1,225. New Business: The Budget for the Fiscal Year was presented. A recommendation was made to include a line item for the yearly Coats for Kids program. The Council approved the Budget. The Budget will be up for discussion & a second vote at the next Business Meeting on August 16. New DD Andrew Smith was introduced at the meeting. Andy is from New Kensington and has been a Knight for 16 years. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Prior to the Business Meeting on July 19, DD Andrew Smith installed the following Council Officers for the Fraternal Year: Grand Knight: Duane Cardamone Deputy Grand Knight: Ken Wyland Chancellor: Rob Cecchetti Treasurer: Rich Wegrzyn Recorder: Carl Vitalbo Advocate: Steve Winslow (in absentia) Warden: Bill Paiano Lecturer: Wally Barton Inside Guards: Adam McLaughlin & Ken Saybel Outside Guard: Jonathan Creighan (in absentia) Trustee 1 Year: Bob Carozza Trustee 2 Year: Don Jackson Trustee 3 Year: Bob Pembrooke (in absentia)

4 SECOND SUCCESSFUL TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE Our 2 ND Tootsie Roll Drive of the 2018 campaign occurred on Saturday, June 30. The following Brothers volunteered to brave the heat and humidity to collect donations in front of Shop-N-Save on Rt. 286: Jeff McCarrick, Frank Popies, Ed Novosel, Chris Allman, Rich Wegrzyn, Duane Cardamone, Jim Cummings, and Carl Vitalbo. We collected a total of $623, bringing our total for 2018 to $1,303. We are well on our way toward achieving our goal of $2,500 for this years campaign. This is due to the dedication & cooperative spirit of the Brothers who volunteer their time and energy for a worthy cause. All proceeds benefit St. Anthony School for Exceptional Children and the McGuire Home. ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY Chairman Frank Papciak conducted the 2 nd Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup of the 2018 season on Saturday, July 14. The Pre-Job Brief opened with a prayer for our Chaplain Father Al. A review was provided on safety and hazards along with a general overview of our mission to cleanup the highway. Our crew split up into groups so that we can divide and conquer our assignment. A special thank you to all Volunteers pictured below: Rob Cecchetti, Frank Papciak, Duane Cardamone, Bob Olesak, Ed Novosel, Brian Caughey, Ken Saybel and Jim Kelly. Future Adopt-A-Highway Collections are scheduled for Saturday, 09/08/18 and Friday, 11/09/18. BLOOD DRIVE Our Council sponsored a Blood Drive on Sunday, July 22 nd. Chairman Bob Parker hoped that our summer blood drive would be as successful as our drive in January when we had 55 donors. There weren t as many, primarily due to the number of possible donors who were on vacation. Either they weren t home during our contact period or they were away on the actual donation date. My initial report to the Central Blood Bank was that we were going to be way below January and not to expect a good turn-out. At that time we only had nine donors committed. Through the efforts of our fantastic group of fellow Knights, advertising, word of mouth, etc. we were able to surpass our goal of 35 for a total of 41 (according to the Central Blood Bank records). With last-minute walk-ins there may have been more. Chairman Bob Parker thanks all the Knights and, in one case, the wife of Brother Don Strong (Sandy Strong) for all of their help including calling prior donors, after-mass sign-up and canteen attendants (I am not going to list the names of the volunteers in case I miss someone). To the volunteers: Just know that for each pint of blood donated there are three people who have benefitted from that donation. So you have helped over 120 people live better lives. I thank you, the patients thank you, and God thanks you. Susan Kear feeling really good after donating blood. Joe Dello Stritto, with Susan, was not able to give but feeling good because he tried.

5 The annual Parish Festival is coming up August 10-11, & once again the Knights are manning the Funnel Cake Booth and, new this year, the Chuck-A-Luck Wheel. As always, volunteers are needed to man both booths for two shifts each night. While all of the brothers work hard each night, we also have a lot of fun. Whether you re an old pro or haven t worked a booth before, please consider volunteering this year. Volunteers should contact Len DiGirolamo at pghracer@gmail.com or call/text Len at Shifts for both Booths are Friday from 4:30p 7:15p & 7:15p 10:00p, and on Saturday from 4:00p 7:00p and 7:00p 10:00p. A Chairman is needed for the Funnel Cake Booth Project. Please contact GK Duane Cardamone if interested. Brother Frank Popies needs to fill 10 vacancies in his Parking shifts for Friday and Saturday nights. He wants anyone who can volunteer some time to contact him directly - ASAP. Reach Frank at or by at popies@windstream.net SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS This year our Council awarded two $1,000 scholarships to a child or grandchild of any member in good standing who is pursuing a post high school course of study at an accredited institution or trade school. The scholarship awards can be used to defray the expenses of any post high school course of study. One half of the scholarship is paid at the beginning of each semester of the freshman school year. The scholarship award is based upon the evaluation of high school grades, honors, activities etc., and a 500 word essay. Our scholarship award winners for the 2018/2019 school year are Leah Kuczinski and Adam Renda. Leah is the daughter of Tony & Tara Kuczinski and the granddaughter of Brother Tim Kuczinski. She is a graduate of Plum High School. Leah will continue her education at CCAC, training to become an Ultra-Sound Technician. Leah is pictured below with her father Tony and the Scholarship Committee. Adam is the son of Raymond & Lori Renda and the grandson of Brother Frank Popies. He is a graduate of Franklin Regional High School. Adam will be attending Penn State University Main Campus, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Adam is pictured below with his mother Lori, grandfather Frank and Scholarship Committee Chairman Bob Carozza. Both winners thanked our Council and were honored to receive the scholarships. The Scholarship Committee members include Sal Altomare, Bob Carozza and Len Manganello. PIRATE GAME/TAILGATE Our annual Pirate Game/Tailgate outing is on Saturday, August 4. The Pirates play the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:05p & there will be a tailgate before the game starting at 3:00pm in Gold Lot tickets are available. Total price, including the tailgate, is $35 each and that covers your ticket to the game, food (hamburgers, hot dogs) & refreshments (beer, pop, wine). Each Knight is requested to bring either a covered dish, salad, tailgate snack, or dessert to the event. Member Knights & immediate family (spouse or significant other, parents, children, in-laws) have first dibs on tickets on a first-come first-serve basis. If after July 19 there are still tickets available, we will open it up so that you can bring outside friends. Tickets go on sale June 21. Please contact GK Duane Cardamone by July 19 via at duanecardamone@gmail.com (no verbal requests so your response is documented) with how many tickets you need. We hope to see many of you there.

6 ACTIVITY PLANNING SCHEDULE We have a very active Council. When too many activities and events occur in the same month, it strains our manpower and resources. To better coordinate our events and minimize the impact of too many activities, we follow an Activity Planning Schedule. The chart below lists the events, the Chairman and target week of occurrence. An exact date is not required for planning purposes. The planning schedule is updated yearly at the Officer/Director meeting. Please provide any corrections, recommendations, comments, suggestions or concerns to the Deputy Grand Knight Ken Wyland ACTIVITY PLANNING SCHEDULE CODE EVENT Chairman JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC COM Adopt A Highway F. Papciak WK2 WK1 WK2 WK2 CH Angel Tree Grand Knight WK1 COU Biscotti Sales* M. Tierno WK2 WK2 COU Bishops Project Dinner Grand Knight WK2 COM Blood Drive B. Parker COU Chapter Meeting Grand Knight CH Christmas Church Decoration L. DiGirolamo WK3 FAM Christmas Party J. DelloStritto WK2 COU COAL Tickets* M.Tierno COM Coat Drive Grand Knight COU Combined Communion Mass Grand Knight WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 WK2 YOU Easter Bunny Lunch B. Carozza WK1 CH Easter Church Decoration L. DiGirolamo WK1 COU Fish Bake* Winslow/DelloStritto WK3-4 WK1-4 WK1-2 COU Football Sweeps* M. Tierno COM Golf Outing* B. Pembrooke WK2 WK2 CH Ground Maintenance OLOJ M. Tierno WK3 COU Installation of Officers/PGK Dinner Grand Knight WK2 YOU Lunch with Santa B. Carozza WK2 COU Membership/Mens Nite Out D. Stanczak WK2 COM Night at the Races* M. Tierno WK1 CH Parish Festival DiGirolamo/Allman WK2 RFL Penny Collection* K. Wyland WK1 WK1 COU Pirate Game/Tailgate Grand Knight WK4 COM Plum Community Days* Winslow/Allman WK4 YOU Scholarship Award B. Carozza WK1 WK1 YOU Seminarian Dinner B. Carozza WK3 FAM Soup Night J. DelloStritto WK2 RFL Tootsie Roll Drive* C. Vitalbo WK4 WK1 WK1 WK3 FAM Wives Appreciation Dinner J. DelloStritto WK1 * Indicates Fund Raisers Day/Week Code 1-7 WK WK WK WK4 Please forward any articles, corrections, comments or suggestions to the Editor Carl Vitalbo at 70flyer@gmail.com Would you like to find out more about becoming a Knight? Contact our Council s Membership Director, Don (724)