Knights of Columbus. ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL NO Milpitas, California DIVISION III

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1 Knights of Columbus ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL NO Milpitas, California DIVISION III JANUARY 2018 GRAND KNIGHT CHAPLAIN GUILLERMO URIBE C REV. JOSEPH PAGE x21

2 IMPORTANT CALENDAR EVENTS SEE THE ENCLOSED CALENDAR - POST IT AND SHARE IT! FROM THE CHAPLAIN S DESK Let Your Light Shine The Epiphany reveals that the Christ, the Jewish Messiah, had come not only for the Jews but for the whole world. This story of the Magi was an early signal that the Church of Christ would be universal. This is the feast of outsiders, of peoples of all races and colors. It is a feast to help us realize that God intended variety. The variety of races and colors on our earth is for enrichment and enjoyment and not a reason for hatred and division. Racism is the greatest kind of perversion, an insult to the creator who made us. Let your light shine, said Jesus. Maybe this is the feasts that asks us to guide others, possibly an outsider, to a meeting place with Christ. Blessings of New Year! Rev. Joseph A. Page, Chaplain GRAND KNIGHT S MESSAGE My Brother Knights I would like to say thank you for our successful 2017 year and looking forward to our upcoming 2018 year. We had such a great year in recruiting and new insurance members, we made Star Council. The Columbian Charities PWID check for $ arrived from Columbian Charities, so Gwan and I could can present it to the Milpitas High School Special Education Program at the School Board Meeting in January. Also we did very well in the Keep Christ in Christmas sales. Again many thanks to everyone who participated in all our events and hopefully we do great again in the upcoming new year. I would like for more members to attend our monthly meeting and present any input you have for improving the in Happy New Year. Your Grand Knight,, Guillermo Uribe Please pray for: The Soul of Brother Ludwig Indihar The Soul of Brother Timothy Reilly, PGK The Soul of Brother Theodore H. Nguyen Brother Bill Poehlman Brother Rev. Leonard Traverso Brother Bobby Baliza 2 Brother Lam Nguyen Brother Richard Lai Brother Lyle Ambler Brother Todd Ferrand And all those listed in the Church Prayer List. PROGRAM DIRECTOR MESSAGE Dear Brother Knights, I would like to take a few minutes to wish each of our Brothers and their family members a Very Happy New Year and remind everyone that we are still celebrating the Church s Christmas Season. The liturgical season of Christmas begins with the vigil Masses on Christmas Eve and concludes on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord; January 8. During this season, we celebrate the birth of Christ into our world and into our hearts, and reflect on the gift of salvation that is born with him including the fact that he was born to die for us. I would also like to extend my invitation to each of our Brother Knights and their family members to continue reflecting upon the information in the pamphlet released by Supreme entitled The Family Fully Alive, Building the Domestic Church. The term domestic church describes the identity and mission of a Christian family. Its roots are scriptural. Please visit the K of C initiative site at and under the Family Fully Alive Program section in the center, download the Program PDF. This booklet explains the Family Fully Alive Program and is a wealth of instructions and prayers. Scripture Reading Psalm 65:6-14 A prayer of gratitude for God s blessings. You answer us with awesome deeds of justice, O God our savior, The hope of all the ends of the earth and of those far off across the sea. You are robed in power, you set up the mountains by your might. You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples. Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels; the places of morning and evening you make resound with joy. You visit the earth and water it, make it abundantly fertile. God s stream is filled with water; you supply their grain. Thus do you prepare it: you drench its plowed furrows, and level its ridges. With showers you keep it soft, blessing its young

3 sprouts. You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain. The meadows of the wilderness also drip; the hills are robed with joy. The pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys blanketed with grain; they cheer and sing for joy. A synopsis of the month of December 2017 council events: December 4 our council held the Officers/Programs meeting at 7:00 pm followed by the Business Meeting at 7:30 pm in the St. Christopher room. December 9 our council participated in the Knighthood Degree, (3rd degree) at Holy Family parish where four of our Second Degree Brothers where advanced to Full Knighthood of the Third Degree. Our council congratulates Brothers Joseph Huynh, Allen Shroyer, Angel Arzaga and William (Dan) Manassau who are now 3rd Degree Brothers of the Knights of Columbus council December 16 our council Knight Sounds, (Brothers Andy Dyson and Tim Crews) assisted with the Wreaths Across America at Gate of Heaven Cemetery at 9:00 am with wind gust up to 45 mph. December 18 we celebrated our St Elizabeth Council 8747 and St Joseph Assembly 2246 combined Christmas Party at 7:00 pm in the St Elizabeth room. All the families in attendance brought some very delicious food selections for sharing while Brother Andy supplied some great Christmas tunes with his latest Mini Knight sound system. After dinner our Grand Knight awarded certificates to his choices for Knight of the Month and Family of the Month for the previous months. I would like to thank all of our Brothers and their families who participated. This was a very impressive showing. If you were unable to attend this great function, we do have a Pot Luck each quarter so plan to attend the one in March December 20 Brother Julio Galvin conducted the Christmas Food Basket sorting from 3:30 pm until 6:30 pm in the St Christopher room. December 21 Brother Julio Galvin monitored the Christmas Food Basket distribution from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm in the St Christopher room. Please check the enclosed calendar of January 2018 for the events that will need the assistance of our council Brothers. Here is a summary of those events: January 8 our council will hold the Officers/Programs meeting at 7:00 pm followed by the Business Meeting at 7:30 pm in the St. Christopher room. All our council Brothers are invited to attend and give us your input for our programs. January 13 & 14 is our next weekend Knights of Columbus Recruitment Drive, after all masses, for this Columbian Year. Please volunteer your assistance after the mass you attend for that weekend. This event will allow you to meet and greet the parish gentlemen and usually takes no more than a half hour of your time. January 17 all prospective members and their wives are invited to a Infomation Night at 7:00 PM in the St. Christopher Room. January 22 this year s Pro-Life Mass of Reparation will be held at St Justin Church, Santa Clara, CA, from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. January 27 this year s 14th Annual Walk for Life West Coast events will began at the Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco at 10:45 am with the walk taking place at 1:30 pm. Buss transportation provided at $20 each. Also, if you would like to sponsor teen to walk for you or someone of your choice. Contact Parish Office at and ask for Mary Ruiz, Christi Bradford or Sr.Thi to register. If you would like to share with me your ideas for the council or committees, have comments, suggestions, complaints or perhaps just need to talk, I can be reached by at cnhudson@sbcglobal.net or phone me at Home: (408) or on my Cell: (408) Fraternally, Charles Hudson, Program Director, St. Elizabeth Council #8747. MEMBERSHIP NOTES My Brothers, Congratulations to our Brothers for their advancement to Full Knighthood of the Third Degree, Brothers Joseph Huynh, Allen Shroyer, Angel Arzaga and William (Dan) Manassau. We will be conducting a Recruitment Drive January 13 and 14. We will also have an Information Night on January 17 at 7:00 PM in the St. Christopher Room. This would be a perfect time for you to introduce us to a Catholic neighbor in Church or in the Parish Community that you have thought would make a good member of the Knights of Columbus. Unless YOU are willing to ask him, if he would like to become a member of the Knights of Columbus, he CANNOT join us. All you need to do is get the prospect s name and number to me. Then we will schedule the Admissions Committee with you to visit him and his family. Andy Dyson, Membership Director VOCATION PRAYER LOVING FATHER, YOUR WORD, JESUS CHRIST, REVEALED YOUR SAVING LOVE TO THE NA- TIONS. DEEPEN OUR COMMITMENT TO THE GOSPEL AND MAKE US CREDIBLE WITNESSES IN THE WORLD. INSPIRE MORE OF YOUR BELOVED CHILDREN TO SERVE YOU AND THE CHURCH AS PRIESTS, DEACONS SISTERS, AND BROTHERS. AMEN 3

4 CULTURE OF LIFE The Death of Pro-Choice By Richard Doerflinger January 17, 2014 Ever since Congress first approved the Hyde amendment in 1976, a nation divided on abortion has generally been able to agree on at least one thing: The government should not force Americans to fund or promote abortion against their will. Such coercion would violate both life and choice, the paramount values on both sides of this dispute. So for 37 years, Congress has approved (and, in many cases, annually reaffirmed) numerous provisions to prevent federal funding of abortion and abortion coverage in all but the rarest circumstances. At a recent subcommittee hearing in Congress, a bill to establish this policy more firmly and consistently in federal law drew hostile reactions that suggest this truce is over. The legislation is the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (HR 7, S. 946). It would apply the policy of the Hyde amendment across all government programs, including the new Affordable Care Act (ACA), whose implementation has produced serious evasions and violations of that policy. The Hyde policy has long enjoyed broad support among Americans, including American women. In one poll taken during Congress s consideration of the ACA, most respondents opposed measures to make Americans pay for abortion coverage with their taxes or health premiums, and over two-thirds opposed abortion in their own health coverage and on each question, women were more opposed than men. So one might think a law reflecting that consensus should sail through Congress. Instead, HR 7 was the subject of loud protests and gross misrepresentations. Supporters of taxfunded abortion in the District of Columbia held a press conference to condemn the hearing, and protested outside the hearing room when the bill was approved because it simply continues the current ban on publicly funded abortions in DC. Protesters shouted Where are the women? to protest the subcommittee s all-male membership although one of two pro-life witnesses, Helen Alvare, is a female law professor, and all subcommittee members opposing the bill were male. A witness against HR 7, Susan Wood of George Washington University, called it a mean-spirited attempt to interfere and meddle in women s lives. She and other opponents were simply not interested in the difference between prohibiting something and declining to pay for it. An abortion movement that once trumpeted privacy the right to be let alone to make one s own choices now wants to inject abortion into all our lives as a public good demanding our support. But it is the height of hypocrisy to cry Let me alone! as you pick your neighbor s pocket. Abraham Lincoln faced a similar problem, as he tried without success to avoid civil war by compromising with those supporting slavery. The slave states rejected his offer to prevent slavery s expansion, while leaving it alone where it was legal. He asked: What would satisfy his opponents? This, and this only: cease to call slavery wrong, and join them in calling it right. And this must be done thoroughly done in acts as well as in words. Silence will not be tolerated we must place ourselves avowedly with them. Holding, as they do, that slavery is morally right, and socially elevating, they cannot cease to demand a full national recognition of it, as a legal right, and a social blessing. Substitute abortion for slavery and you have a sketch of today s abortion rights agenda. Countering that agenda won t take a civil war just pro-life citizens who inform themselves on the issue, and make their voices heard in Congress. For more information on Culture of Life visit our Supreme Website at liberty-life-family/culture-of-life.html. Vinh T. Nguyen, Culture of Life Chairman COMMUNITY NEWS Here it is! Community meetings: Milpitas City Council: Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. Broadcast on Community Channel 15 and webcast on city website: Milpitas Planning Commission: Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in City Hall. Broadcast on the Community Channel 15 and webcast on city website: MUSD School Board: Board meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in MUSD Boardroom. Broadcast on Community Channel 15. MUSD website: Community events: Tuesday, January 9 The Milpitas Chamber s Business Breakfast 7:30 to 9:00 am at the Milpitas Senior Center Auditorium featuring John Supp of Silicon Valley Clean Energy on New Energy Choices For The City Of Milpitas. A monthly meeting hosted by the Chamber on the second Tuesday of every month as an opportunity for local businesses and community members to meet and mingle with elected dignitaries, City and School Board officials and people who have influence on business from higher levels of government and law making. Each meeting will have opportunities for business exposure to the 4

5 community; acknowledgment of upcoming events in the City of Milpitas; a relevant and interesting speaker; and the opportunity to spotlight one s business through sponsorship. Tickets - $15, $20 at the door. Contact the Chamber office at or info@milpitaschamber.com Friday, January 12, 2018 Ribbon Cutting at Gulu Gulu Learning Academy 27 East Carlo St. from 4:00 to 4:30 PM. Join the Chamber and Mayor Tran as they open a new location. Monday, January 15, The Milpitas Chamber of Commerce will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Thursday, January 25 Business After Hours Holiday Mixer Chamber of Commerce Open House, 828 N. Hillview Drive, Milpitas, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Great Networking Opportunities! Mix and mingle with business leaders. Bring your business cards to promote your business or services. Bring your clients and co-workers. Awesome door prizes & 50/50 Drawing. Members Free, Non-Members $10. RVSP required by January 23. Afterward and at door - Members: $5, Non-Members: $15. RSVP to the Chamber office at or info@milpitaschamber.com. Monday, February 19, 2018, The Milpitas Chamber of Commerce will be closed in observance of President s Day. Thursday, February 22 Business After Hours Networking Mixer Lyon Living The Fields, 1350 McCandless Drive, Milpitas, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Great Networking Opportunities! Mix and mingle with business leaders. Bring your business cards to promote your business or services. Bring your clients and co-workers. Awesome door prizes & 50/50 Drawing. Members Free, Non-Members $10. RVSP required by February 20. Afterward and at door - Members: $5, Non-Members: $15. RSVP to the Chamber office at or info@milpitaschamber.com. For more information on what s happening in Milpitas? Go to: The Milpitas Post CALENDAR in their print edition, and The Milpitas Chamber Calendar at There it is! Frank De Smidt, Community Director FIELD AGENTS REPORT Insurance Check-Up for 2018 Where did 2017 go? It seems like it was summer yesterday and Easter was last week. I hope you and your family had a great finish to Now, the first quarter of 2018 will be flying by. Hopefully, you ve established a few goals for this year. I ve learned a great tip regarding resolutions. First, write them down. It s not too late if you haven t already done this. Commit your goals to paper and post it someplace you will see it often. Writing down a goal is the first step towards achieving it. It may not make sense at first, but I m sure you have heard stories of the success this simple task can bring. Whether your goal is to exercise more, give more to charity, read more or watch less television, you re more likely to accomplish it if you write it down. Second, resolve to have an expert look at your finances. I recommend that you have a team of experts help you, and I would love to be the first you sit with. Let s schedule some time to meet together, and I, your professional Knights of Columbus insurance agent, will provide an insurance check-up (at no cost!) that will evaluate any gaps in your family s life insurance protection. Now might be the perfect time to fill those gaps, not later. Keep in mind that unlike many other products, you don t just need money to obtain life insurance; you also need good health, and no one knows when your health could change. Did I mention my check-up is free of charge? When was the last time you received something for free that could provide value to you and your family for generations? Call me today. Contact me today to learn more about our products. SK Jeffrey Carvahlo FJC MDRT 2603 Camino Ramon Suite 426 Sam Ramon, CA (510) jeffrey.carvalho@koc.org Lic # YOU RE INVITED We are inviting those 3rd Degree Knights to become 4th Degree Sir Knights and join the ranks of Color Corps actively involved in religious, civic ceremonies, KofC functions and school events. The Color Corps in colorful regalia may look pompous, but deep inside there is humility, patriotism and self fulfillment. For more information, please call Faithful Comptroller, SK Ed Blake, (408) , ebacal@sbcglobal.net or Faithful Navigator, SK Leonardo Garcia-Ariza, (408) , lrga1947@gmail.com 5

6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR JANUARY 2018 (date), TO: SKIPPER YENCHIK, SR (02) TOAN Q. PHAM (03) REV. DANIEL C. URCIA (03) FILOMENO LUCATERO (05) TONY BASTIAN (09) GERALD PHILIP (12) TRI THANH PHAN (15) GENE BRICKEY (16) TAN T. PHAN (19) WILLIAM (DAN) MANASSAU (25) ADVOCATE S COLLECTION UPDATE THE ADVOCATE S COLLECTION AT LAST MONTH S MEETING WAS $80.00 COLLECTED FOR RELAY FOR LIFE THIS MONTH AT OUR REGULAR MEETING WILL BE FOR COLUMBIAN CHARITIES KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL OFFICERS OFFICE MEMBER Grand Knight Guillermo Uribe Chaplain Rev. Joseph A. Page X21 Deputy Grand Knight----Gwan Ali-Santosa Chancellor Bill Henzel Lecturer Greg Dessel Advocate Dave Zentner Recorder Joel Paulsen Financial Secretary Andy Dyson Treasurer Charlie Hudson Warden Jorge Robles Inside Guard----Marciano (Rocky) Navarro Outside Guard Manuel Mallabo, III st Year Trustee Khai Phan nd Year Trustee Tim Crews rd Year Trustee Skipper Yenchik, Sr SPECIAL PROGRAM S MEMBERS PROGRAM MEMBER Director Charlie Hudson Public Relations Chairman Andy Dyson Church Director Manuel Mallabo III Vocations Chairman Eric Piczon *5654 Community Director Frank DeSmidt Culture of Life Chairman---Vinh Nguyen Health Services Federico Gomez, III Council Director Guillermo Uribe Family Director Julio Galvan Youth Director Khai Phan Membership Director Andy Dyson Recruitment Chairman Gwan Ali-Santosa Retention Chairman Gwan Ali-Santosa Insurance Promotion SK Jeffrey Carvalho Admissions Chairman Andy Dyson Memorial Committee Skipper Yenchik Council WebMaster Allen Shroyer Columbian Retirement Home Chairman Bill Poehlman Newsletter Editor Andy Dyson Council Fund Raiser Chairman Per Event PWID Chairman Gwan Ali-Santosa St. Elizabeth Knight Sounds DJ Andy Dyson 6

7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 New Year's Day JANUARY 2018 St. Elizabeth Council # Epiphany (traditional) 7 Baptism of our Lord (traditional) Epiphany 8 7:00 PM Officers/ Programs 7:30 PM Members Business Meeting Recruitment Drive After All Masses Baptism of our Lord (United States) Recruitment Drive After All Masses 7:00 PM Assembly Officers 7:30 PM Business Meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus Information Night In St. Christopher Room Pro-Life Mass of Reparation will be held at St Justin Church, Santa Clara, CA, from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm Walk F or L ife In San Francisco Dec 2017 S M T W T F S Feb 2018 S M T W T F S

8 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Jan 2018 S M T W T F S FEBRUARY 2018 St. Elizabeth Council #8747 Mar 2018 S M T W T F S Groundhog Day First Degree: Candidates 6:00 PM Degree 6:30 PM Followed by Business Meeting 7:30 PM :00 PM Assembly Officers 7:30 PM Business Meeting Lincoln's Birthday Ash Wednesday Valentine's Day President's Day Washington's Birthday

9 KNIGHTS OF THE MONTH COLUMBIAN YEAR JULY AUGUST Skipper Yenchik Charles Hudson SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Gwan Ali-Santosa Timothy Crews NOVEMBER DECEMBER Allen Shroyer Julio Ganvan JANUARY FEBRUARY l MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE FAMILY OF THE MONTH COLUMBIAN YEAR JULY Andrew & Sharon Dyson Family AUGUST Charles &Salve Hudson Family SEPTEMBER William & Annie Henzel Family OCTOBER Gwan & Susi Ali-Santosa NOVEMBER William & Annie Henzel Family DECEMBER William & Annie Henzel Family JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE KNIGHT OF THE YEAR Julio Galvan FAMILY OF THE YEAR Bill & Annie Henzel Family YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE CONTACT ANDY DYSON (408) YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE CONTACT ANDY DYSON (408) YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE CONTACT ANDY DYSON (408) ST. ELIZABETH KNIGHT SOUNDS ST. ELIZABETH COUNCIL #8747 MOBILE DJ - ANDY DYSON (408) H C adysonjr@comcast.net 9

10 Knights of Columbus St. Elizabeth Council No Andrew B. Dyson, Jr. Financial Secretary 1662 Grand Teton Dr. Milpitas, CA ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED