San Albino Knight. Basilica de San Albino. August Grand Knight s Message. Danny Duffin. Council # Council Officers

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1 August 2018 P.O. Box 26 Mesilla, NM Basilica de San Albino Council # New Mexico District 13 San Albino Knight Brothers, Ladies, Families & Friends, Just a quick but important update for this month. At our last council meeting the brothers unanimously passed a motion to move our council meetings to the THIRD WEDNESDAY of the month. We will keep the normal starting time of 6:00 pm for dinner and 6:30 pm to start the meeting. Since the council s primary purpose is to be in service to our parish, we felt it was critical to maintain closer contact with our pastor and chaplain, Father Christopher. Father Christopher s weekly day off is on Mondays, so it was important for the council to move its meeting day to support Father s availability. We hope this schedule change works well for most of you and hope to see a number of new faces at our council meetings. Please don t be shy to show up even periodically if that s all your schedule allows. For some of you, this schedule change may be burdensome and I urge you to keep in touch with the council, the brothers and the ladies, and our activities via alternate means such as our newsletter and s. This change will take place immediately so our next regular council meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 15th! I will send out reminders as we get closer as well. Viva Cristo Rey! Grand Knight s Message Danny Duffin A kindergarten teacher was walking around observing her classroom of children while they were drawing pictures. As she got to one girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute." Council Officers Grand Knight * SK Daniel Duffin Chaplain * Very Rev. Christopher Williams Deputy GK * SK Solomon Padilla Jr. Chancellor * Joseph Escarsiga Financial Secretary * SK Patrick Lujan Recorder * Jim Yankovic Treasurer * Howard Schmitt Advocate * Brandon Darrow Warden * Joe Loera Inside Guard * Geno Diaz Outside Guard * Jay O Neill Trustee 3rd * Dale Ellis Trustee 2nd * Richard Lohmeyer Trustee 1st * SK Jim Maes Lecturer * Richard Portillo Charity ~ Unity ~ Fraternity ~ Patriotism

2 Council Achievement July % Insurance Growth Knight of the Month TBD (June) Lady of the Month TBD (June) Family of the Month TBD (June) Altar Server of the Month Gabe Walter (June) Happy Birthday August Uriel Acosta Francisco Gurrola Patrick Lujan Sam Saenz John Paul Taylor Gilbert Vasquez Meeting Reminders Business Meetings Every Third 6:30 pm in Yannes Hall of The Basilica of San Albino Programs / Officers Meetings Every First 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm in Yannes Hall of The Basilica of San Albino Program Directors 2018/19 Programs Manuel Garcia Faith Howard Schmitt Community Richard Lohmeyer Family Richard Portillo Life Mark Cavaliere Vocations Jim Yankovic Membership Sol Padilla Jr. Recruiting Jim Maes Retention Sam Saenz

3 Knights of Columbus Insurance Corner The Value of Membership Referrals As your Field Agent, one of the things I appreciate most is when one of my brother Knights or his wife refers another member to me. This is a great endorsement of the service I provided. It tells me that you were so pleased with the value of what I helped you accomplish that you want me to help those close to you achieve the same level of financial safety and security. Similarly, there is no stronger membership recruiting tool than the referral. How many of us know an eligible Catholic male who is not a member of the Knights of Columbus? Do you have Catholic family or friends, local or not, who have yet to join? Most likely, they ve never been asked and don t know enough about the Order to seek out membership on their own. If you have names of potential members, please pass them along to me, your Chancellor, or your Grand Knight. Let us know if we can use your name when we contact the gentlemen in question. It s always more effective to tell a potential new member that he was recommended by a current member, especially someone he knows. Don t forget that often our best recruiters are right there in our own homes our wives! Many members I ve met with found their way into the Knights based on conversations their wives had with a KC member s wife. After all, what Catholic woman doesn t hope for her husband to be become a better man, a better father, a better Catholic, and a better husband? Don t worry if the candidate is outside the area I serve or beyond the district of the local councils, we can make sure we put these future members in touch with the right people in their communities.. Perhaps they d like to test drive membership through the e-membership program, available at It s a quick, low pressure way for them to join, it encourages them in their faith through regular content and provides an easy door into a local council as soon as they are ready. New members working hand in hand with current active members are the lifeblood of the Order. All the good deeds done by the Order are driven by the members. Over the past decade, Knights have given more than $1.65 billion to charity and provided in excess of 700 million hours of service. And our membership has merely scratched the surface in New Mexico. Imagine the potential! Matthew Seltzer 2017 New Mexico Agent of the Year (575) matthew.seltzer@kofc.com matthewseltzer.com

4 Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Heavenly beauty and splendor of the Father, You are the most valued Heavenly treasure. New Eve, immaculate in soul, spirit and body, Created of the godly seed by the Spirit of God, You are the spiritual Mother of mankind. Pure Virgin, full of grace then and now, Your whole being was raised Heavenly in full glory, To be elevated above all the hosts within the Kingdom of God. O Heavenly Mother, Queen of Heaven and earth, I recognize the glory of your highest title, The Immaculate Heart of Mary! Loving Mother, dispenser of endless blessings, You who continuously intercedes on our behalf, Please present my need before your loving Son Jesus. (In your own words, make your special request here) O Immaculate Heart of Mary, I know that you are now presenting my need before Jesus, For you have never turned away those in dire need. Mother dearest, I await your favorable answer, Submitting myself to the Divine will of the Lord, For all glories are His forever and ever. Amen. LET US PRAY... Holy Father Pope Francis Most Rev. Bishop Oscar Cantu Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop Emeritus Very Rev. Christopher Williams Very Rev. Richard Catanach Monsignor Bob Getz Monsignor John Anderson Father Ron Burke Father Ray Flores All Bishops, Priests, and Religious Venerable Fr. Michael McGivney s Cause Our Seminarians & Vocations Brother Daniel Rivas and Lady Emilie Brother Dennis Cherry and Family Brother Vicente Casas and Family Brother Richard Lohmeyer and Family Brother Santos Delgado and Family Brother Bob Stuth and Lady Pat Brother Joe Loera and Lady LaDonna Brother Solomon Padilla and Lady Emily Brother Sam Saenz Brother Howard Schmitt Brother Ralph Misquez Brother Tony Nieto Brother Tom MacGugan Brother Manuel Garcia Brother Geno Diaz & Alicia Diaz Brother Joe Escarsiga Brother Raul Rivera Lady Rebecca Duffin Maria Therese Seltzer and Family Virginia Ellis and Ellis Family Jasmine Escarsiga Wilma Apodaca Sophia Sanchez-Maes David Maes Virginia Sanchez Dean Alexander James Maes Sr. and the Maes Family Elisa Martinez and the NM Alliance for Life Johnny Gomez Petra Caro Ginger Franco Sidney Franco Margarita Alba Eloy Flores Garfield Salas Ray Young Jr Ignacio Prieto Mr. Cooper Enrique & his family The Sanctity of Life from Conception to Natural Death The Sanctity of Traditional Marriage All Knights of Columbus and our Families Amen

5 Upcoming Events July August 2018 September Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Notes: RMM Meal: TBD Family Gathering and Rosary: TBD 5 6 Programs & Officers Meeting 6 pm Yannes Hall Diocesan Eucharistic Congress 8:30am-5pm Centennial High (see flyer) 11 Men Under Construction Conference Albuquerque, NM (see flyer) Monthly Mtg & Food Drive 6:30 pm Yannes Hall Meal by TBD Possible Admission Degree Admissions Degree St. Gens Hall 6:30 pm 22 Assembly 3330 Meeting 7:00 pm St. Gen s Hall Dominican Sisters Fundraiser Chaparral, NM Details TBD

6 Upcoming Events August September 2018 October Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Notes: RMM Meal: TBD Family Gathering & Rosary: TBD Programs & Officers Meeting 6 pm Yannes Hall Monthly Mtg & Food Drive 6:30 pm Yannes Hall Meal by TBD Possible Admission Degree 23 Weekly Food 30 Drive Weekly Food Drive Admissions Degree St. Gens Hall 6:30 pm 26 Assembly 3330 Meeting 7:00 pm St. Gen s Hall

7 Dear Brother All: From the Brothers Twenty-three years ago, the President of the Coats for Kids, Karen Bailey started this program to help the less fortunate children in our community. Throughout the years she has had many sponsors help support her so that this program can succeed. As of last year, I have put in many efforts to help support this program by collecting all the used winter coats from the lost and found section from the schools in our community. Prior to me collecting these gently used coats the schools would dispose of them because they had no way of storing them. Last year our council collected 800 coats from five schools in our community. These coats were sorted and sent to Comet Cleaners, which is also a sponsor for this program. Comet Cleaners then cleaned these coats and sent them back to the storage for distribution to the needy children in our community. Our goal this year was to collect from twenty-two schools and transport these coats to the storage facility at U.S. Bank so that we can sort at a later date so that they are ready for distribution from this program. Another goal is to continue to support the Coats for Kids President and program so that we can continue this event for many years to come. We would like to expand our resources and unite all our brother knights from all the councils to engage in a joint effort in the collection and sorting of these items. In closing, I would like to thank you for your time, and hope that we could all come together for this important event to help the less fortunate children of our community. Thank you! Your Brother Knight, Narciso Holguin Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids Program Director Please contact me for further questions at: or nlholguin12@gmail.com

8 Picture This... Organizational Meeting Tucumcari, NM July 13-15, 2018 Pictured are the new State Deputy John Brault, Mrs. Brault, Sir Knight Solomon Padilla Jr., State Warden Samuel Serna at the recent organizational meeting which took place in Tucumcari N.M.

9 Picture This... San Albino Confessional Construction July 27, 2018 A handful of Knights, including Father Christopher Williams, Howard Schmitt, Joe Loera, and Guillermo Rivera, and other parishioners work on the construction of a new confessional for the Basilica.

10 Picture This... San Albino Roof Construction Not to be outdone...the spires of the bell towers at San Albino get a shiny new roof!

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