Knights of Columbus - Fourth Degree - Marquette Assembly # Knights Knews. February, Most Reverend Robert J Banks

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1 Knights of Columbus - Fourth Degree - Marquette Assembly # 1197 Knights Knews February, 2016 Message from Most Reverend Robert J Banks Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Green Bay Faithful Friar SK Most Rev. Bishop Robert J. Banks Dear Brother Knights, As I prepare this letter, the Christmas tree is still standing in my living room, but when you receive this letter, Lent will be just around the corner. That is a short time between the joyful celebration of the Lord s birth and the serious remembering of His last days. For our Lord, there were probably about thirty or thirty-five years between Bethlehem and Calvary; all of them for us, from crib to cross. The few weeks of Lent offers us an opportunity to reflect on the Lord s life and to somehow share in all He went through for us. The Church uses the Season of Lent to bring us closer to the Lord, but ultimately each of us has to put our mind to that. We are helped by the Lenten liturgy and the observance of abstinence for Lenten Fridays, which we can so easily forget nowadays. It can also help to make our own personal decision to do something extra during Lent. So let s pray that this will be a good Season of Lent for all of us. Sincerely in Christ, Bishop Banks Faithful Navigator's Message Reminder that our four core principals need to be reflected in all the good works that we do. Charity - Our Catholic faith teaches us to "Love thy neighbor as thyself". Unity - None of us is as good as all of us. Fraternity - We watch out for and take care of one another. Patriotism - We are proud of our devotion to God and country, and believe in standing up for both. The Knights remind the world that Catholics support their nations and are amongst the greatest citizens. Thanks to all, 42 Sir Knights and Ladies, who attended our January Dinner/ Meeting at Riverside Ballroom. There were very interesting talks by SK Tom Mahoney and SK Jack Wrbanich. Deacon Tom also lead us in prayer before our great meal and at the closing of the event. Please be extra careful and safe, with the onset of the frigid weather. Also, whenever possible, check on your neighbor and those you know who live alone. Vivat Jesus! SK Charlie "B" Faithful Navigator SK Charles Bornemann (920) cbornemann@sbcglobal.net Faithful Captain SK Robert Reich (920) Faithful Admiral SK Rod Klingbeil Faithful Comptroller SK Jack Wrbanich (920) wrbanich@att.net Faithful Pilot SK Gary Janssen Faithful Scribe SK Jeffrey Janssen Faithful Inner Sentinel SK William Bishop Faithful Outer Sentinel SK Dr. Daryl Holdredge Trustees SK Gary Van Gheem SK Larry Solway SK Cliff Nelson HG Commander SK Larry Ziarnik (920) larryziarnik@aol.com

2 2 Upcoming Assembly Events February 9th, 2016 Rock Garden Supper Club 1951 Bond Street; Green Bay Chicken & Tenderloin Tips RSVP by February 1st SK Rod Klingbeil (920) March 8th, 2016 Karsten Hotel 122 Ellis Street; Kewaunee Guest Speaker: Atty Doug Messmann Corn Beef & Cabbage and Chicken RSVP by March1st SK Don Worachek April 12th, 2016 Crystal Springs Golf Course N8055 French Rd; Seymore Chicken and Cod RSVP by April 5th SK Pete Denissen (920) UpComing Honor Guard Events.... Sunday, February 21st, 2016 Saturday, March 5th, 2016 Honor Guard Certification Men for All Seasons Conference KI Convention Center; Green Bay 4:00 PM Mass with Bishop David Ricken Faithful Comptroller notes Membership cards have been sent out! Did you receive yours? Have you paid your dues? We still have over 60 members who have not paid your dues Second Notices will be sent out soon pay your dues today! We have reached 85% of our goal in raffle sales; please consider buying, selling or donating towards our raffle! This raffle is very important to the Eastern District and with the refund, it can also be of assistance to our Assembly. Last year we received a rebate of over $ which was used to support a local seminarian. Don t forget April Exemplification is coming up! Your Grand Knights should be receiving a letter and registration form from the Eastern District master. Please convey to your Grand Knight that these forms and the membership application Form 4 needs to be sent to the Assembly Comptroller, not the Master. You will find a FACT SHEET FOURTH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION insert in this month s newsletter, please share the information with your respective council and any THIRD DEGREE member you know. Save the date March 5 th, 2016 Men for All Seasons Green bay Men s Conference will be held this year at the K.I. Convention Center, Green Bay. Guest speakers include Couach Mike McCarthy, Jim VandHey, Fr. Peter Mitchell, Antonio Soave and Emcee Harry Sydney. For more information and to register go to: Members of the Knights of Columbus are encouraged to wear their KC apparel.

3 3 Prayer Requests Please keep Father Pete Renard, Don Bettine, Irene Solway and PSD Erv Jankowiak and his wife Helen in your thoughts and prayers. If you want to add someone to the prayer list contact Jack Wrbanich ( ) or Larry Ziarnik ( ), or go to the Marquette Assembly Website and add to the Prayer Request Site. Honor Guard Report 2015 In 2015 the joint Honor Guard for the Marquette and St Jude Assemblies participated in 44 events with an average of 10 men participating. On the high end we had 20 participants and on the low side we had 3 members present. We participated in 12 events with the Bishop present. We were present for 2 Anniversary Masses for priests, 3 Wake Services and Funeral masses for Priests and 2 Ordinations to the Priesthood and Diaconate. We attended 6 events at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help and attended Wake Services and Funerals for 9 members. The Honor Guard members attended 22 other Special Events. In March of 2015 we had 26 members of the Marquette Assembly and 5 members of St Jude Assembly certified for the Honor Guard. In all the events 32 members attended at least one event. Special recognition goes to the follow members of the Honor Guard who were consistently in attendance to the Honor Guard events: Marquette Assembly # 1197 Nelson and Richard Sharkey Don Babler, William Bishop, Charlie Bornemann, Chuck Burg, Ken Kinstetter, Cliff St Jude Assembly # 1724 Tom Basche, Fred Kaminski, Robert Rohr, William Walton Special Thanks to Don Worachek in the Kewaunee area and William Vanden Langenberg the commander of the St Jude Assembly who helped keep our Honor Guard functioning at a high level. Larry Ziarnik Marquette Assembly # 1197, Commander Thank You to the Honor Guard: Friday, January 16th, 2016 Right to Life Mass Sts Peter & Paul CC with Bishop David Ricken Attendees: Marquette Assembly #1197 Don Babler, Ron Frosch, Bob Wertel and Larry Ziarnik St Jude Assembly #1862 Tom Basche, Chris Thetreau, William Vanden Langenberg and William Walton Our Lady of Lourdes Assembly # 1210 Jim Zwicky and William Zwicky

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5 5 Following Fourth Degree Registration form needs to be sent to Faithful Comptroller Jack Wrbanich 3152 Barley Cir Green Bay, WI 54311