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January 2015 Knightly Knews Knights of Columbus Council #11353 St. Vincent de Paul Church Fort Wayne, Indiana Volume 17, Issue 1 A Message from your Grand Knight.

..resolutions that are often never kept or only kept for a short period of time. It may be a commitment to losing those few extra pounds you put on during the holidays.

I would like you to consider making a resolution that perhaps is a little easier to keep. Can you commit to attending at least one council meeting?

More important than these resolutions, can you commit to giving an additional five minutes to the Lord each day? Some of you have already stepped up to the plate and help on a regular basis.

1 January 2015 Knightly Knews Knights of Columbus Council #11353 St. Vincent de Paul Church Fort Wayne, Indiana Volume 17, Issue 1 A Message from your Grand Knight... I trust that each of you, along with your families, have had a blessed Christmas and are now looking forward to the beginning of a New Year. This is the time when we tend to make resolutions...resolutions that are often never kept or only kept for a short period of time. It may be a commitment to losing those few extra pounds you put on during the holidays. Maybe it s going to the gym on a regular basis. We all know how easy it is to set aside these resolutions and continue with our life as we always have. I would like you to consider making a resolution that perhaps is a little easier to keep. Can you commit to attending at least one council meeting? Can you commit to participating in at least one activity during the upcoming year? Can you volunteer when the Council needs your help? More important than these resolutions, can you commit to giving an additional five minutes to the Lord each day? Some of you have already stepped up to the plate and help on a regular basis. Recently, however, we have struggled to fill volunteer slots for different activities. We only had a handful of members who completed the necessary background check and submitted the paperwork to be certified by the diocese under the safe environment program. This is a necessary step for any Knight and their family members who want ot assist with any of the youth programs we have throughout the year. The process is simple and once certified, you do not have to renew for five years. There is a link to the safe environment program on the parish website. We are always looking for additional volunteers to assist with traffic control during the Sunday Masses. We need help at our parish breakfasts and dinners. Assistance is also needed when we host the annual free throw contest in our gym. We are always looking for volunteers willing to donate blood during our quarterly blood drives. That being said, I want to thank all of your who stepped up to the plate and assisted with gifts for our two Christmas families. Your generosity helped bring the true spirit of the season to two young single mothers and their children. I know these families are extremely grateful for what you have done. Our intent is to continue supporting projects such as this as well as the annual turkey collection. The officers are open to other ideas you may have as to how we can reach out into the community and truly be Knights in Action. We do have a couple of opportunities coming up in January. The first will be the parish breakfast to benefit the school. This will be on Sunday, January 25th. We also have a Spaghetti Supper scheduled for Saturday, January 31st. Please consider volunteering when the call goes out. Vivat Jesus, Dennis Fech, Grand Knight "Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." "The most successful leaders are those who recognize the creative potential of everyone they meet." - Paul J. Meyer Inside this issue: What s Happening 2 Membership Report 2 Officers / Chairmen 2 Ladies Auxiliary News 3 Pastoral Council News 3 Bishop s Meet / RTF 3 Free Throw Contest 3 Field Agent s Report 4 Pro life Report / Breakfast 5 Spaghetti Dinner / C.O.L.A 5 Dues / Blood Drive 5 Calendar of Events 6 Meetings are the 2nd and 3rd Thursdays of the Month. Happy New Year! 2015

2 What's Happening in Council * 1st Degree Exemplification - The next degree is: held in the Sp. Center A. Date: Thurs., Feb. 5th. Sign in at 7 pm, with degree at 7:30pm. * Next Membership Meeting- Our next meeting is scheduled for Thur, Jan 15th. We start out with a Pot- Luck dinner with the Ladies Auxiliary at 6:30 followed by the Rosary and then our respective meetings. We will meet in the Sp.Center A & B. * Next Officers / Directors Meeting is: Thur, Jan 8th, 7 pm. In the Spiritual Center B. * K of C Blood Drive Next drive is set for Sat, Jan 24th. It s from 7:30-11am in the Parish Hall. Contact Ed Koehl /Jeff Schafer for appointment. * Next K of C Family Breakfast is Sun. January 25th, held in the Parish hall. Come and enjoy a great breakfast with your family. 8-11am. * Rosary For the Unborn before 8 am Mass in Church, 7:40 am.. First Saturday of Every Month! * Future Events- We are going to have many events and projects coming up in the future. If possible, please help, if available, when you are called! Even a little helps a lot. * Send a request to Dennis at dgf1950@gmail.com if you want to receive upcoming information about the council. Bishop's Franciscan Brothers Seminary Education Fund... You recently received a letter from your Grand Knight asking you to consider making a minimum donation of $20 to the Bishop's Franciscan Brothers Seminary Education fund. We will be presenting our council's check to the Bishop on January 7th. If you haven't sent in your check yet, please do so as soon as possible. As mentioned in the letter, if aren't able to make a donation at this time but would like to make a pledge payable by February 1st you may do so by ing me the amount. We certainly understand if you are not able to contribute to this program at this time. God Bless! Bruce Cadwell Membership Report... "The challenge facing every brother Knight today is to ensure that the Order and every one of our councils are places whose doors are open and whose members invite their fellow Catholics to a life of fraternal communion and charity. It is also the responsibility of every Knight to deepen his fraternal communion with true charity and unity, so that whoever encounters the Knights of Columbus will encounter a community of brothers motivated by The Joy of the Gospel." -Excerpt from Knightline Help our Council grow by 30 new members between now and June This will help us to meet our council goals for the membership year... OUR NEXT 1ST DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH, 2015 AT 7:00PM!!! YOU CAN HELP! When is the last time you asked someone to join the Knights of Columbus? YOU can make an immediate impact on the effectiveness of our council by getting just 1 or 2 catholic men involved as a member of the K of C. Don't forget, don't be afraid, and don't delay! ASK when you attend events, ASK before and after church, and ASK by making a few phone calls. If you have any questions about recruiting new members, please contact Darryl Smith, Buddy Weihe, Mike McCarthy, John Becker, Dan Nix, or Dennis Fech. We need to work hard to boost members prior to June 2015 Thanks for all your dedication to growing our Council! 2014/2015 Officers... Service Program Directors / Chairmen Chaplain Fr. Polycarp Fernando Grand Knight Dennis Fech Deputy Grand Knight Dan Nix Chancellor Mike Pranger Financial Secretary Ken Bloom Recorder Mike McMillen Treasurer Rob Green Lecturer Darryl Smith Advocate Andy Tauzin Warden Mark Sorich Inside Guard Walt Voigt Outside Guard Nick Dawson yr trustee John Becker yr trustee Mike McCarthy yr trustee Bruce Cadwell District Deputy Ed Waldschmidt Past Grand Knight Bruce Cadwell Insurance Program Keith Praski Program Director Rick Stier Church Director Dave Thomas Community Director Mike McCarthy * Council Director Steve Lybrook Family Director Youth Director Culture of Life Director Bob Gensheimer Membership Chairman Darryl Smith Membership Chairman Buddy Weihe Retention Committee Dana Achor/Mike McCarthy - Admission Committee Mike PrangerJohn Becker Vocations Chairrman Scott St. Louis Memorial Chairman Jim Cox RTF Liason Dana Achor Scouting Liaison John Faylor th Degree Liaison Brent Mosley / Mike Pranger Newsletter Editor Rick Stier Gibault Envoy Bruce Cadwell Blood Drive Chairman Ed Koehl /Jeff Schafer Ladies Auxiliary Connie Dailey Food Chairman Andy Dailey Food Committee: Rob Green/Tom Dailey/Josh Burkhardt Page 2

3 Ladies Auxiliary News... Dear Ladies, God Bless You and Thank you for all of your hard work on the COLA kids project. We made 73 kid s Christmas a little brighter! I wish you could have seen all the smiles and oohs and ahhhs as the children chose their blankets, hats, mittens and scarves. It was truly amazing to see! Remember we will be having a Jan meeting and Baby Shower. There is a special need for diapers of all sizes. We will play cards and games and make it a Shower atmosphere! Please plan on coming and Celebrate the new year and New Life. Phone a friend pick up a friend! Looking forward to seeing many of you! Happy New Year! Connie Dailey Pastoral Council News... Father Dan has asked that I share with our membership some of the upcoming projects that may interest you. This is an extension of his recently published five-year plan for the parish. Sometime this month, the parish will send out a request for individuals interested is serving on one of three ad hoc committees. These include: Repurposing of the old rectory - individuals with a background in architecture or the building trades are especially needed to serve on this committee. Nursery/Daycare/Pre-school: what should be the scope, purpose, and location for this program. Tabernacle/adoration chapel/future perpetual adoration chapel: This committee will look at adding a second tabernacle in the sanctuary as well as reconfiguring the seating in the existing reservation chapel. Longer term is addressing the future construction of a perpetual adoration chapel in the old cemetery. Please consider whether you have something to offer as the parish moves forward with its long-range plan. Our Annual Meeting with Bishop Rhoades... The annual meeting with Bishop Rhoades and the Franciscan Brothers Minor will take place on Wednesday, January 7th from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The meeting is held at the friary located at 2610 New Haven Ave. We begin the evening with prayer in the church followed by a light meal. We then have a brief program after which we present the bishop with our donation to assist with the Franciscans Seminary Fund. If you are interested in attending, please let me know by January 3rd. You may dgf1950@gmail.com. Rekindle The Fire Men s Conference...What is it?... Meetings are scheduled every third Sunday evening 7 PM. in the Parish Hall. This is for all men in the parish wanting to increase their spiritual life, to live as Catholic men filled with the spirit of Christ. All men are welcome. Schedule in your calendar the Men's conference Saturday Feb 7th in South Bend. We are planning on scheduling one or two buses leaving Fort Wayne going to South Bend. We are all called to be men of prayer, to become more like Christ. This means more than doing the minimum of just attending mass on Sunday. We need to know Jesus in a very personal way, as a very close friend. This comes about by reading and reflecting on the bible, by spending time in prayer, frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament, praying the daily rosary, and spiritual reading. Consider setting your alarm early to say the rosary every Friday morning in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at 6 AM or the men's prayer breakfast every third Friday at 6 AM in the spiritual center. If any men are interested in forming a men's Bible study, contact Roy Coolman or Dana Achor St.Vincent Council KC Free-Throw Contest Here are the dates and times for the upcoming Free Throw Contests at St.Vincent School, 1720 East Wallen Road, enter Door 6. St.Vincent Council Free Throw... Sunday Jan 25th 12 St.Vincent Gym District 14 Free Throw... Sunday Feb 8th 12 St.Vincent Gym NE Regional Free Throw... Sunday Feb 22nd St.Vincent Gym Indiana State Free Throw...Sunday March 8th St.Theodore Guerin High School, Noblesville, IN We will need a lot of help with the three events at St.Vincents, please let Bruce Cadwell know if you would like to participate! Volume 17, Issue 1 Page 3

4 Tower Tower Investment Services Kevin T. Noll First Vice President, Investment Advisor 116 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, IN Phone: Fax: Cell: Cox Chiropractic Medicine, Inc. James M. Cox, DC, DACBR James M. Cox, II, DC, L.Ac FIAMA Phone: Fax: Hobson Road Fort Wayne, IN Gensheimer Construction Bob & Patt Gensheimer Father & Son Decks - Roofs - Siding Bob: or Room Additions Patt: Free Estimates Down And Dirty Gardeners, LLC Tom Hensinger 6234 Goshen Road Fort Wayne, IN Thensinger@comcast.net Cell: Fax: Patio Paver Installation, Garden Refurbishing, Plant, Trim, Edge and Mulch, mulch more... Phone: Bus keith.praski@kofc.org Regional Office : Knights of Columbus Keith C. Praski, FICF Member MDRT - Field Agent 795 Ln 275 Jimerson Lake Angola, IN Insurance for Brother Knights, by Brother Knights Available Field Agent Report... Gentlemen, I hope all of you and your families had a Happy and Blessed Holiday Season! As we begin the New Year, I would like to thank all of you who participated in the insurance program and helped the Knights of Columbus with its 15 th year of CONSECUTIVE growth!! I look forward to working with you all again this year to help achieve our 15 th year of consecutive growth in 2015! Vivat Jesus!! Keith C. Praski, FICF/MDRt Phone: (260) keith.praski@kofc.org Page 4

5 Pro life Report... Fort Wayne March for Life SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, :00 PM University of St. Francis Performing Arts Center 421 West Berry Street Fort Wayne This year s keynote, Mike Spencer, served as a pastor for 23 years before joining Life Training Institute as Midwest Director of Training. Mike is a gifted and much sought-after communicator who brings a pastor s heart to the often emotional and divisive issue of abortion in a way that is both gracious and kind. After the rally, attendees will march through downtown Fort Wayne to the Federal Building. ==================================================================================================== Membership Dues The 2015 Knights of Columbus membership dues statements have been sent out. If you did not receive one please contact the Financial Secretary right away. Please submit your dues as soon as possible. If you are having trouble paying your dues please contact the Financial Secretary or the Grand Knight we have a Brother Knight fund established to help those that may be in unemployed or under-employed. Don t be afraid to ask. Also, please don t forget to return the Gibault raffle tickets that were included with your dues statement as well. ==================================================================================================== Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for our Seminarians Jan 31st Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit our St. Vincent Seminarians. We will be having our Annual Seminarian Spaghetti dinner on Saturday January 31st in the Parish Hall. We will need volunteers to help setup, serve and cook. We will start set up at 2:00 with hanging lights. Cooking will start at 3:00 pm and serve from 4:30 pm till 7:30 pm and be cleaned up and out of the parish hall by 9:00. Ladies, we are looking for dessert donations, precut if possible, to be dropped at the cafeteria between 2 and 4:30pm. Catholic Schools Week Breakfast... Jan 25th St.Vincents Catholic Schools Week Open House Breakfast Sunday January 25th 7am till 12:00 noon, we will need 3 shifts as this is an extended hours breakfast and we normally do twice the volume of our regular breakfast. Watch for the sign-up coming before the breakfast. Please consider being on the cleanup crew, all you have to do is come in and sweep and mop, it won t take much time but is very much appreciated by those who worked earlier. Proceeds from this breakfast go to our own St. Vincent school. Please contact Bruce Cadwell at beecad@aol.com to sign up. =========================================================================================== 4th Degree News... January's meeting will be at Mother Theodore Guerin chapel, next to the Cathedral, on Tuesday, January 13, Rosary to start at 7:15 p.m. Again, all 4th degree members are invited. ================================================================================================== Our Next Blood Drive... Sat. January 24, 2015, K of C Blood Drive Please plan to offer your gift to save lives through participating in our quarterly Blood Drive at the Parish Hall Between 7:30-11:30 AM. Please contact Ed Koehl at orjeff Schafer at for an appointment time. ======================================================================================== C.O.L.A Christmas Party in December... A Thank you! May the Lord give you His Peace! I sincerely appreciate all of the efforts of everyone involved in making the Christmas party for the COLA children a success! Truly was the best party thus far. Seems as if the "glitches" have been worked out from previous years, and it was very enjoyable for all the children. The food was fantastic too! Much better than many of them had on Thanksgiving, I'm sure! I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for helping uplift the hearts of 73 children this Christmas season!! God Bless, Angie Herber - Michael P. McCarthy The Indiana Knights of Columbus State Council is Going Green!!! We need your help and participation in order to improve our communications and hold down the costs of our mailings. We are collecting address information of Knights all around Indiana. Signup Today!!! Go to: then click on Signup for enewsletter Volume 17, Issue 1 Page 5

Our Prayer Line: Please keep the following members and their families, who are sick, in distress or in harms way (serving in military) in your prayers. Take a moment to enliven one's heart. - Msgr.

6 Our Prayer Line: Please keep the following members and their families, who are sick, in distress or in harms way (serving in military) in your prayers. Take a moment to enliven one's heart. - Msgr. John Kuzmich - Dr. Jim Cox - Deacon Bob Deck - Tom Hensinger - Mike Koch - Jim Lane - Tony Turner - Coach Coonan - Linda Falater - For the departed souls of Bob Cowan, Dolly Coonan - Jerry Borros - Don Getts - and for all of the aborted babies - The elderly and/or sick members of our council that we have missed... Please take a moment and ask God for his healing power upon these people in their time of need. Calendar of Events Jan 1 Happy New Year! Jan 8 7:00 pm K of C Officers/Directors - Meeting (Sp.Center B) Jan 13 7:15 pm 4th Degree Meeting-@ Cathedral - (St. Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel) Jan 15 6:30 / 7 Rosary/7:30 K of C Membership Meeting - (Sp.Center A & B) Jan 17 NOON March for Life USF Performing Ctr w/mike Spencer Jan pm Rekindle the Fire - (Parish Hall) Jan 19 Martin Luther Day! Jan 24 7:30-11am K of C Blood Drive (Parrish Hall) Jan am K of C Family Breakfast (P.H.) Catholic Schools Week Jan pm K of C Council Free Throw Contest - Gym Jan 31 TBA K of C Spaghetti Dinner (Parrish Hall)- for the Seminarians - Feb 5 7sign in /7:30 1st Degree Admissions Ceremony (Sp.Ctr. A) Feb pm K of C District Free Throw Contest - Gym Feb 10 7:15 pm 4th Degree Meeting-@ Cathedral - (St. Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel) Feb 12 7:00 pm K of C Officers/Directors Meeting (Sp.Center B) Feb pm Rekindle the Fire - (Parish Hall) Feb 16 President s Day! Feb 19 6:30 / 7 Rosary/7:30 K of C Membership Meeting - (Sp.Center A & B) Feb pm K of C N.E. Regional Free Throw Contest - Gym Anyone wanting to put something in the newsletter send it to Rick at rastier@aol.com Publisher and Contacts: Council #11353 Knights of Columbus c/o Bruce Cadwell 1536 Tulip Tree Rd. Ft. Wayne, IN New Web Link to St.Vincent Council Knights of Columbus Website: - click on Community Life - Men s Organizations - Knights of Columbus Grand Knight: Dennis Fech Deputy Grand Knight: Dan Nix Financial Secretary: Ken Bloom Newsletter Editor: Rick Stier Published monthly and sent to all K of C Council #11353 Members. Redeemer Radio Catholic Radio, NOW on FM! 24 Hour Catholic Broadcasting Now listen to our broadcast live over the Internet! IN GOD WE TRUST To contact us or to provide financial support: or Redeemer Catholic Radio, PO Box 5636, Ft. Wayne, IN Council #11353 Knights of Columbus c/o Kenneth Bloom, FS 429 E. Dupont Rd. #267 Fort Wayne, IN The basis for a vibrant Knights of Columbus organization is steady growth and commitment to the values of the Knights of Columbus. Next Meeting: Thurs. Jan 15th in Spiritual Center B Dinner 6:30, Rosary 7, Meeting 7:30 PM

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