Council News. Council in Action. Parish Fun Day. Good Luck to Our Two Seminarians. Mission Bar B Q. Up Coming Events:

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1 Council News September 2011 Council 8919 at Our Lady of the Atonement Windsor ON Council in Action Mission Bar B Q Members of our Council put on a Bar B Q to treat executive members and clients of the Down Town Mission. The Council has served meals over the past two years at the Mission itself, but this time entertained them following their scenic tour of the County. Pictured are the chefs for the BBQ Parish Fun Day Members of our Council volunteered their time to run games, cook and register families for a day of fun at our Parish. Good Luck to Our Two Seminarians We wish Brian Metcalfe (2 nd Theology) and James Murphy (1 st year Philosophy) a good year and successful studies at St Peters Seminary. Both men are members of our Council. Up Coming Events: 1. Parish 40 Year Celebration 2. 3 rd Sunday of each month Down Town Mission 3. Sept Meetings (General Sept 6) (Executive Sept 27) 4. Installation of Officers Sept 6 th 5. Pasta Fund Raiser (Seminarians) TBA 6. Council Christmas Dinner Dec 10th 1

2 Chaplain s Message Dear brothers in Christ, As we gather at our September meeting, we will be installing the new executive, giving thanks and praise to God for their many and varied gifts and for the gift of their leadership. We also ask the Holy Spirit to richly bless them as they begin to serve Council 8919 in these roles. These good and faithful leaders can depend on the support of all of the members of Council Our Lady of the Atonement Parish will gather on September 17 to celebrate forty years of God s blessings as a faith community. The Atonement Friars, in the early 70 s, joyfully gathered a large and vibrant community under the patronage of Our Lady of the Atonement. Fifteen years later, the Fr. Paul Wattson Council 8919 was born and has served the parish in a substantial way ever since, through significant financial and volunteer support. In many ways, Council 8919 members have given shape to the present-day vibrant parish, along with their counterparts, the members of the Catholic Women s League. Needless to say, Our Lady of the Atonement Parish owes a debt of gratitude to Council 8919 for its enormous contribution over the past 25 years, and we look forward to enjoying the same kind of life-giving, big-hearted relationship in the years to come. On the diocesan level, Bishop Fabbro has invited all parishes into a process of spiritual renewal. Responding to that call, our parish pastoral council has taken up that challenge by committing our parish to a process entitled, ARISE Together in Christ. This process was developed by Renew, a program of spiritual renewal that our parish participated in some twenty years ago. It is my fervent hope that the members of Council 8919 will not only endorse this renewal process, but will choose to participate in it beginning this coming October. I look forward to personally encouraging each member to seriously consider this renewal opportunity. In Christ, Fr. Bob 2

3 Grand Knight s Message Brother Knights Grand Knight Arthur Huggins leads a crew to clean up a fallen tree in the yard of one of our Council s widows. Chief foreman on the job was Mike McLellan September Birthdays: Alex Andrian Chad Bertrand As I write this, my very first column as Grand Knight of Council 8919, I want to take this opportunity to thank you, for this opportunity to serve the Council and the Parish in this position. I believe that this year will be one of great activity and learning for all of us. I would like to acknowledge and thank the Brother Knights who have served as Grand Knights of this Council. Their help and guidance has been invaluable, as Br. Sam and I have assumed our positions. I know that they will continue to be terrific mentors! I also look forward to working with our outstanding Chaplain, Fr. Bob. We have been blessed with a great group of men who have stepped forward to serve as Executive Officers and Program Directors, and I know that Bro. Sam and I look forward to working with them this year. With the support of all our members, will be a year to make us proud to be Knights of Columbus! Denis Boivin William Foris Terry Lauwers James Murphy Dan Pergolesi Guy Deschenes Terry Killen Bill McKay Ed O Donnell Clayton Willie Finally, I challenge each Brother Knight to recruit at least one new member to strengthen and grow our Council. There are many good Catholic men in our parish just waiting to be asked. Don t delay, ask someone today! Vivat Jesus Art Huggins GK 3

4 Deputy Grand Knight s Message.Hello Brother Knights My name is Sam DeRose, your newly elected Deputy Grand Knight. I would like to thank you for electing me for this position. It is an honour and a privilege to serve on this council. I look forward to working with each and everyone of you along, with the new Grand Knight, Arthur Huggins and the Executive Committee. As you are aware, there is much to be done with all the different charities and functions we support. As in the past, we will ensure to continue to strive forward. It would be most beneficial that our fellow Brother Knights come forward and provide any assistance and/or suggestions in order that this goal is achieved. We are an organization of Catholic men who work together, who aid one another to strengthen our faith, to be a strong pillar for our community and Church and help those in need. I would like to thank you in advance for all your time and efforts. Learning the faith, living the faith. Sam DeRose DGK Executive 2011 Chaplain Fr Bob Remark Grand Knight Art Huggins Past GK Dan Dumouchelle Dep Gr Knight Sam DeRose Chancellor George Lewsaw Financial Sec Tom Deane Treasurer David Wilbur Lecturer Paul Gervais Recorder Phil Berthiaume Advocate Frank Cicchello Warden Vern Gannon Trustees Bruce Mackie Paul Ratko Jerry Laforet Guards Brian Metcalfe Leo Benedet Tom Becksmith Dist Deputy Allen Topliffe Dist Warden Gerry Fairlie Directors: Church Tom Becksmith Community Gary Major Council Keith Campbell Family Walter Friedl Membership Mike McLellan Youth Eduardo Aguilar Membership Mike McLellan Charities Jerry Laforet Choir Stan Burke Vocations George Lewsaw Bingo Paul Ratko Editors Note: In the future the Knight of the Month and Family of the Month will be printed the month following their announcements. This will allow for more flexibility in the release of the newsletter. Grand Knight Art Huggins serving meals at the Down Town Mission. This is a charity that we have taken on for one Sunday a Month. Volunteers from our Council are always needed. Call Earl Fontaine to help. 4

5 Knights of Columbus 8919 List of Charities 2011 These are the Charities that we are supporting in 2011 Aids Society of Windsor Arthritis Society Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities Autism Windsor Chapter Catholic Central High School Canadian Red Cross Crisis Pregnancy Center Easter Seals Goodfellows Forest Glade Baseball Sponsorship H. J. Lassaline School Heart and Stroke Foundation Hiatus House High School Graduation Bursaries Hospice of Windsor Kidney Foundation Liver Foundation Ontario March of Dimes Safety Patrol Association St. Joseph s High School St. Vincent De Paul Society Iris Association L. A. Desmarais School Lung Association Our Lady of the Atonement Parish Salvation Army of Windsor and Essex St. Peters Seminary Foundation Windsor Downtown Mission 5

6 Report Report on Supreme Convention My Dear Brother Knights.It was an extreme pleasure and privilege to represent the Knights of Columbus, London West Diocesan Association, at the 129 th Supreme Convention. This event is an opportunity for Knights from all over the world to come together and share successes and challenges from the past year. Here are some of my experiences: Seven delegates represented Ontario along with Arthur Peters, Past State Deputy, Joe Salini, State Deputy, and Kevin Daudlin, State Secretary. Bob Cayea, Supreme Director, and Bishop Simard, State Chaplain were also present. Sunday, July 31, an introduction session was held to get to know the other Ontario representatives. Monday began with a Canadian Delegates Meeting. Presentations were made about Chalice a Catholic International Child Support Program based in Nova Scotia which is similar to World Vision, Martyr s Shrine in Midland and the Wheelchair Program. Afterward, a membership seminar was held which emphasized the need for new members and the reasons to join the Knights. These include the moral obligation to offer membership to all eligible Catholic men, the chance to share in the good works we do and the availability to protect yourself and your family through the insurance program. During the late afternoon a Pin Exchange took place where everyone trades pins from their respective home states in an effort to get to know each other. Penny and I collected many beautiful pins from all over the world. On Tuesday, a Concelebrated Mass by 11 Cardinals, 80 Bishops and many Priests inspired all present. A business session was held in the afternoon where Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight gave a State of the Union address covering all aspects of the Knights of Columbus. He talked about membership, the good works accomplished, insurance status and the future. The talk was most informative and I m sure we ll be seeing highlights in upcoming Columbia Magazines and other news releases. Tuesday evening brought the Supreme Dinner, a fancy gala attended by approximately 2,500 delegates and their families. All men in attendance wore white jackets and it was something to see! This was followed at 10:30 p.m. by a meeting of delegates to prepare for the elections to take place the next day. Wednesday morning started with a Concelebrated Mass followed by a business session that included a talk by the Archbishop of Los Angeles about the Church s view of Immigration and one by an Archbishop of Quebec on behalf of the Association of Canadian Bishops. Elections for the Supreme Board and the Supreme Board of Directors took place with 503 delegates voting. Eight of 27 Board of Directors were elected. One note Bob Cayea s run as Supreme Director ends next year after nine years. After witnessing what happens at this convention and all the things that go on behind the scenes in running the Knights of Columbus, I respect what a huge commitment this represents! Past Supreme Knight Virgil Dechant gave a great talk about the New Evangelization, something will we all be hearing much more about in future. Thursday again began with Mass followed by the business session to deal with the 325 resolutions brought to the delegates. All were reviewed, grouped together or rewritten. Most were approved, some declined and others forwarded to the Board for further review. Later, a talk was given by the bishop of the Philippines about divorce and preservation of life in that country. This was followed by the Archbishop of Texas speaking about a movie soon to be released about the persecution of Catholics in Mexico in the 1850 s. In summary, these were the themes throughout the Convention: Overall theme So That the World May Know New Hope. Our Lady of Guadeloupe. Canonization of Fr. Michael J. McGivney. Pope John Paul II. The Knights are building a Shrine dedicated to him in Washington, D.C. New Evangelization. Truly, this was a wonderful experience in the life of this humble Knight! Vivat Jesus, Dan Dumouchelle, PGK. 6

7 Chancellors Report LORRAINE MACDONALD: Lorraine went to London for a consultation and while there she was given a special shot in hopes that this would help her condition. It did help somewhat and she is presently at home. Her condition is still serious but at least she is at home with Greg which gives her much comfort. Please continue to keep Lorraine and Greg in your prayers. LEO LAFORET: Leo is still in a healing stage and doing very well. He is anxiously awaiting the time when they will reverse his lower colostomy. This should happen soon. Please continue to keep Leo and Eileen in your prayers. ELY GARCIA: Ely is getting stronger every day and is doing very well as she continues with her therapy. She is beginning to walk with a cane and the Doctors are very pleased with her progress. Please keep Ely and Ray in your prayers. PAUL REMARK: Father Bob s brother Paul has now completed his chemo treatments and is recuperating at home. He appears to be making good progress so far. We pray that the treatments he had will be successful in healing him. Please keep Paul and his family in your prayers. LUCY PANEK: Don Panek s mother Lucy, is doing very well following her chemo treatments for lymphatic cancer. The therapy is showing positive results so far and Lucy is in good spirits and has a very positive attitude. We pray that she may experience a full recovery. Please keep Lucy and her family in your prayers. PAUL RATKO: Brother Paul is in Hotel Dieu Hospital, room 708B. He went into hospital last Saturday and is suffering from a severe leg infection. He is receiving treatment to kill the infection but, progress is slow. He hopes to be out of hospital by Thursday or Friday of this week. We must keep Paul in our prayers. FR. MIKE GRAHAM: Father's problems with his kidneys is getting much more serious. He may be looking at going on dialysis soon. With this he may be forced to retire and move to a nursing home. If this happens his needs will be many not to mention financial assistance. Please keep Fr. Mike in your prayers. I regret to inform you that since our last meeting several of our families have experienced the death of a loved one. They are as follows: - Ilde Zonanone, sister of Rosanna Campagnoni passed away in Italy on July 9, John Agius, brother of Mike Agius passed away in Malta on July 10, Ronald Goyeau, father-in-law of Paul DeRuyter passed away on July 10, Grace LoDuca, mother of Vito (Bill) LoDuca passed away on July 26, Yousif Algudady, father of Dave Algudady passed away in Iraq on August 9, We extend our deepest sympathy to each of these families for their loss and I paid the proper respect to each of these families on behalf of the Knights. Also, we were sorry to hear of the passing of State Chaplain Emeritus, Bishop Paul Marchand, on July 24, He was quite an incredible and dedicated man and he certainly will be missed. Please keep Bishop Marchand and his familiy in your prayers. I sent an to State Deputy, Joe Salini expressing sympathies on behalf of our Council. Please remember to keep in your prayers all those who are healing but, are still in need of our prayers, (Virginia Barron, Gord Gervais, Paul Bellis, Teresa Charbonneau, Dorothy Clement and Katie Deane. George Lewsaw Chancellor 7

8 Bursary Awards 2011 The selection committee consisted of Father Bob Remark, Gerry Clement, Peter Fitzgerald, Earl Fontaine and John Barron Six applications were received; each one was worthy of a bursary. Three votes were required. After due deliberations, three names were submitted to Grand Knight Dan Dumouchelle for his approval. Bursary winners of $500 are: Vanessa Bellemore Holger Jarsohn Brian White Respectfully submitted John Barron 8