OPENING CEREMONY Members Present: 16 Call to Order at 7:00pm. Council recited opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance (Opening Ode was not sung)

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1 Knights of Columbus Council #14111 Prince of Peace Church Best in Division Norton, Ohio Best Council Newsletter Newsletter State of Ohio August Charity Unity Fraternity Patriotism Founded July 6, 2006 Meetings are 2 nd Tuesday of the month Council Chaplain: Father Robert Jackson GRAND KNIGHT Jeff Fry jfry4@neo.rr.com DEP. GRAND KNIGHT Ed Grasso exwxman95@ hotmail.com CHANCELLOR Sean Kelly dj3shades@gmail.com FINANCIAL SECRETARY Bill Forshey (H) (C) Shey4@aol.com TREASURER Frank Obreza fobreza@yahoo.com RECORDER Dennis Jacobs dmjacobs_1@ hotmail.com ADVOCATE Chuck Krause WARDEN Patrick Coffield IN: GUARDS Bob Champlin OUT: Mike Noe LECTURER Deacon Bob Youngblood TRUSTEES 3YR:: Ralph Conrad YR: Mike Breiding YR: Jim Maser Newsletter Editor: Ralph Conrad, PGK Send inquiries/comments to rfconrad@sbcglobal.net GRAND KNIGHT S COMMENTS Jeff Fry jfry4@neo.rr.com Trepidation and apprehension two perfectly good words which encapsulate my feelings right now. For some of us, the beginning of a new school year contains a fear of the unknown. As a member of our council, I am wrestling with some of these same feelings as we begin work on our year s program. We are trying to improve some of our past activities, implement some newly mandated ones, and are going to take some chances on a few activities that we haven t tried before. Luckily, we have new blood in our council, which equates to new ideas and challenges the norm. We are also trying to reach out to members who have not been active recently in our council activities. So to recap, we are an active council that has been recognized with Star status. We have incredible men and women who make sure that our program is carried out successfully. We have many new members, young and less-than-young, who are helping to challenge us to get better. And we are seeking the help of Knights (some of whom I have not even met) who could add tremendously to our council, in terms of experience, ideas, and service. In many aspects of my life, I am resistant to change, hence my trepidation. As a council (and for me as an individual), we need to embrace change and some of the anxiety that goes with it, in order to make our council stronger. Jeff Fry, GK 1

2 MEETING MINUTES: 8/13/ men in attendance P Grand Knight Jeff Fry E Chaplain Fr. Bob Jackson P Deputy Grand Knight Ed Grasso E Chancellor Sean Kelly (Substitute: Dick Linn) P Recorder Dennis Jacobs P Financial Secretary Bill Forshey P Treasurer Frank Obreza P Lecturer Deacon Bob P Advocate Mike Nichols P Warden Charles LeGuillon P Inside Guard John Kelly P Outside Guard Dick Linn P Trustee 3 yr Mike NoeRalph P Trustee 2 yr Ralph Conrad E Trustee 1 yr Mike Breiding OPENING CEREMONY Members Present: 16 Call to Order at 7:00pm. Council recited opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance (Opening Ode was not sung) CHAPLIN S REPORT Father Bob Jackson (Excused) No Report MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes from JULY MEETING had been published in the Newsletter Motion to accept (John Kohler) and Seconded (Ed Grasso) Motion passed by voice vote ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE Dick Linn reporting for Sean Kelly No Applications for membership tonight Brother Dick pointed out that when you want to recruit a man for the Knights of Columbus, tell him that you NEED him to join -- do not assume that he doesn t want to join or that he is too busy to join. Men s Night Out scheduled for August 29 th (social hour 6-7pm) o Guest is Frank Stams (of Sts. Vincent-Mary, Notre Dame, and Cleveland Browns o Houston Hall at 3068 Houston Road, Norton) o Men and sons of KofC and of the Prince of Peace Parish are invited. o Conclusion should be by 8:30pm o Please RSVP to Dick Linn or Jeff Fry GRAND KNIGHT S REPORT Jeff Fry GK Fry appreciates those who attend the Officers Planning Meetings. He extends his thanks to all those who have make suggestions and have offered ideas for the benefit of the Council. GK Fry wants to thank Mike and Diane Breiding for organizing the Councils trip to the Akron Zoo. It was a great event. FINANCIAL SECRETARY S REPORT Bill Forshey The State Council has sent us a $285 check for our Charity Campaign We still have not received a check for the Measure-Up Campaign Our Council's raffle ticket for THE FEST did not win. 2

3 TREASURER S REPORT Frank Obreza BILLS None COMMUNICATIONS None PROGRAM DIRECTOR RALPH CONRAD o Ralph called on each Director (listed below) for a report AUDITORS/TRUSTEES Mike Noe No report CHURCH COMMITTEE Paul Wagner (Absent) Ralph Conrad reported Prince of Peace Parish Picnic August 19 (Brother Knights are needed to help we have 3 shifts to cover o 10:30 to noon First Shift covering the beer tent o Noon to 1pm cover beer dispensing during meal o 1pm to 2pm conclusion and clean-up Next Corporate Communion will be October 28 COMMUNITY COMMITTEE Mike Noe Our sandwich Project (we pack lunches which are distributed by the Community Kitchen) will be held on August 28 at 6:30pm in the school kitchen. COUNCIL COMMITTEE Ralph Conrad Again this year, the Council would like to recognize one of the parish groups o Recommendations are being sought o Mike Noe recommends that the Council might want to recognize the Parish s Youth Group for the past few years, these young people have packaged gifts at Christmas time. Mike invites any Council Member to join his at a planning meeting, Saturday, 1 pm, at Wadsworth Brewing Company On September 29 th, the Council will support the St. Vincent DePaul Friends of the Poor Walk at Richfield Heritage Park (4374 Broadview Rd, Richfield, OH ) o Wear Green Shirts o Exact start time TBD (possibly 9 or 10 am) o Participants will go to brunch afterwards at the Musketeers Restaurant (3027 Brecksville Rd, Richfield, OH 44286) o John Kohler made a motion to donate $50 for each participant up to 10 people ($500); Mike Noe seconded motion. Motion passed by voice vote Football CrazR Ed Grasso Tickets are available 15 tickets sold so far. This indicates that we will surpass last year s sales TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Ed Grasso No Report Cash Club We have been sold 233 tickets Tonight s regular drawing was won by Deacon Dale Youngblood of Sts. Peter and Paul in Doylestown (Ticket #87) 3

4 FAMILY COMMITTEE Mike Breiding (Ralph Conrad reporting for Mike): FAMILY PICNIC AT THE AKRON ZOO July 29 th was a success YOUTH COMMITTEE Jeff Fry Because the City will have Trick or Treat on Oct 27, Father Bob wants the Parish to have the Trunk or Treat a week earlier so it will not conflict. KofC members and wives will be needed Free Throw planning has begun CULTURE OF LIFE COMMITTEE Bill Forshey August 30 is another FIFTH SUNDAY. Again we will say the rosary before Mass beginning at 7:30 am. September 8 is National Day of Remembrance meet in Church on Saturday at 1pm. The U.S. bishops urge our participation each Friday in a nationwide Novena for the Legal Protection of Human Life, August 3 through September 28. Sign up at Participants will receive weekly or text reminders to pray and fast, along with little-known facts about Roe v. Wade to share with others. NEXT MONTH S REFRESHMENTS Jeff Fry FOURTH DEGREE REPORT Dennis Jacobs The monthly business meeting was held this past Thursday -- Planning of the Fraternal Year's activities is still progressing The Knights of Columbus has Four Degrees. All members should complete all the steps and become Full Degree Knights DISTRICT DEPUTY S REPORT Kevin Hogan (absent) No Report FIELD AGENT REPORT No Report OLD BUSINESS Last month, Dick Linn had suggested setting up a bowling team. GK Fry reports that only 1 person has expressed an interest in this activity. If anyone wants to join, let Jeff or Dick know. NEW BUSINESS On August 22, Katie Noe will be awarded a University of Akron honorary alumna award If you wish to attend, the ceremony will be a 6pm at Buchtel Hall On August 15, the Catholic Foresters (from Chicago) will be in town for a Lead by example" event. Katie Noe will be honored at this event too. LECTURER Deacon Bob Youngblood o Topic: Consent: I DO o Like the commitment expressed at a wedding ceremony, we also must consent in other matters such as our religion and our lives. PRAYER LIST: Lady Linda Jacobs Ralph Fox Jerry Fry Paul Mong Pat Mong 4

5 Bill Forshey Lady Linda Jacobs Mike Danemiller Bill McKinnon Richard Reese Jim Maser Bill Ranftl Larry Lauter Rich and Marylou Symanski Carla Grasso Klimczak family Chuck Cumming s grandnephew Jordan Bryan Basinger (son-in-law Ray Jacksits) Traci Peltz John Urbanski (son of Joe) Ralph Fox (brother-in-law of Chuck Krause) Judy Swigart (sister-in-law of Field Agent Dave Paternite) Susan Fox Tony Trenta SK Lowell Knight Millie Henderson Terry Snyder Dick Linn s sister Susan Swany CLOSING CEREMONY closing prayer said, closing ode was not sung. Meeting ended at 8:24 pm. Respectfully Submitted by Dennis Jacobs, Recorder 5

6 CURRENT & UPCOMING COUNCIL ACTIVITIES We Are an Active Council: Join Us! Cash Club Our Cash Club winner for August is #87, Dale Youngblood Sr. Congratulations and Thank You for supporting our council! Football Crazr Football Crazr Tickets are sold to provide money for council projects. Tickets are $20 and are good for games in October through December. Each ticket has 23 chances per week to win money! Help your council by selling only TWO tickets! PARISH PICNIC Members are asked to help with the Parish Picnic this Sunday (August 19 th )! Men are asked to work the beer tent and help clean up. Women are asked to set out desserts. Wear your green shirts; ladies, your pink shirts! First Volunteers should arrive by 10:30. Clean-up at around 1:00. 5 th Sunday Rosary The next 5 th Sunday Rosary is September 30 th at 7:30 sharp. Please try to attend. The : August 28 th at 6:30 PM in the Kitchen. CHARITY St. Vincent depaul Walk for the Poor For the last 7 years our council has participated in the St. Vincent DePaul (SVDP) Walk for the Poor. This walk raises money for the individual SVDP Conferences such as the one at Prince of Peace. All money pledged to a local conference remains at that conference. This year we will again participate and the council has pledged $50 per man (up to 10 men). Please make plans to walk with us on September 29 th at Richfield Woods Park at 9:00 AM. Please contact Larry Lauter for details. We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become. Clare of Assisi 6

7 PAST COUNCIL ACTIVITIES Officers Officers Installation Installation of officers was July 15 th after 8:00 Mass. Members and families went out for breakfast at Fa-Ray s after the installation to welcome the new officers and honor Past Grand Knights of the council. corporate Communion July 22 nd at 8:00 Mass we had Corporate Communion. We had a really great turnout for this. 43 people went out for breakfast after! Fifth Sunday Rosary Fifth Sunday Rosary was July 29 th. Thanks to all who attended this Rosary. The council and all parishioners are invited to attend our next 5 th Sunday Rosary on September 30 th at 7:30 AM. Sit anywhere in the church for the Rosary. 7

8 Family Day at the Zoo It was Family Day at the Akron Zoo on Sunday, July 29. This event began at noon with a picnic under a pavilion which was reserved just for us. The Council provided the main course of fried chicken, JoJo potatoes, and sub sandwiches, plus assorted beverages. Families brought a covered dish. Thanks, Diane & Mike! FAMILY You can learn a lot about yourself with what you re doing and who you re with on a Sunday Reese Witherspoon, Actress. Producer 8

9 DEEPENING OUR FAITH Deacon Bob Highlights from the meeting Summer is the season for weddings, so let's recall what we promised at our weddings. The big moment is when we said "I do" I do. These two small words, with just three letters stands as an icon in our society for a lifelong commitment and a consent to that commitment. The mystery of the consent within the sacrament of marriage allows and encourages our being conformed into one body. That consent is at the heart of married love, family life, church life, and all of salvation. When we humble ourselves before another and for the sake of love we are shaped according to God s will. Jesus Christ is the model for all of the I do s of this life. His submission to the will of the father and his self-sacrifice for the sake of the love of humanity allowed and enabled him to be the savior of the world. He was most humble, most sacrificing, most consenting and he was most radically conformed by resurrection. Jesus Christ lives at the heart of Christian marriage. I do unleashed the mystery of Christ s dying and rising in the lives of married people today. In relying upon God and loving each other, married couples are transformed into a new and living sign of God s kingdom. The two shall become one is a mystery, but it is no secret. Marriage is denying one's self for the good of the other. Married life is a life time commitment. So, this month, let us be especially attentive to our wives. Celebrate your marriage. Help them with the chores. Take them out for dinner, or surprise them with a special gift. And let us again say to them "I do". IMPORTANT DATES MARK THESE DATES DOWN NOW! August 19 Parish Picnic 28 Sandwich Project 6:30 Kitchen 30 State Per Capita Due September 3 Labor Day 4 Officer s Meeting 7:00 St Francis Room 8 National Day of Remembrance 1:00 PM 11 Patriot Day 11 Business Meeting 7:00 St Francis Room Next OFFICER S Meeting: September 4 th Next REGULAR Meeting: September 11 th Refreshments: Jeff Fry Prayer List: Our Brothers: Br. Mike Dannemiller; Br. Bill Forshey; Br. Jerry Fry; Br. Jack Kilroy; Br. Lowell Knight, PDD; Br. Jim Maser; Br. Bill McKinnon; Br. Mike Nichols Sr.; Br. Bill Ranftl; Br. Richard Reese; Br. Rich Symanski; Our Family: Ralph Fox; Lady Linda Jacobs; Lady Rebecca Coffield; Susan Fox; Millie Henderson; Pat Williams, sister of Br. Ed Arnold; John Urbanski; Pat Williams; Our Friends: Terri Snyder; Mary Zinkovich and for all members of the armed forces of the United States. Please also pray for those in need who choose not to be listed. 9

10 Council Mass Servers for September: John & Pam Kelly Birthdays September 2 John Kohler 9 Mike Dannemiller 14 Charles Krause 19 John Kilroy 22 Mike Drab Fourth Degree SK Dennis Jacobs Joseph Bender Assembly # North Lyman Street, Wadsworth, OH Meetings are the second Thursday of the month. Faithful Navigator: SK Dennis Jacobs LADIES AUXILIARY Helping the Knights Help Church & Community If you know of someone in need of a Prayer Shawl, please contact Francene Conrad or Irene Forshey. Ladies: remember we need ladies to work at the Parish Picnic to handle the desserts. Wear your pink shirt! Birthdays August 8 Judi Struckel OUR YOUTH Our Youth: Our Future 10

11 OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION & LOCAL EVENTS Dave Bugajski missed out on the drawing. Congratulations, Dennis Jacobs on becoming Faithful Navigator of the Joseph Bender Assembly, 4 th Degree!! Dennis is our worthy Recorder. MEMBERSHIP DEALS!! Br. Dick Linn has volunteered to serve on the Membership committee. He has issued a challenge to all council members: The first council member to bring in 5 new members will get $100. Dick is putting up the money for this challenge because he believes with a little effort, we can bring in 50 new members this year! If you are interested in helping Sean and Dick with the membership program this year, please contact Sean Kelly (contact information in the header of this newsletter). But Wait, there s more! August 14 marks the 129th anniversary of the passing of our founder, Father Michael McGivney. Supreme Council will send you a $50 KnightsGear gift card* if you recruit 5 new members between July 1 and Sept. 30. *To be eligible for the gift card, you ll have to have recruited five members between July 1 and Sept. 30. Simply include your membership number as the proposer on a Form 100 and you'll get the credit. Happy Anniversary! Jerry and Kathy Fry celebrated their anniversary with family on June 17 th at Mass. 11

12 First Aid, CPR, AED Training to be offered Prince of Peace Parish is offering Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training to parishioners. The training will be on August 18 th from 9:00 to 4:00 in the St Francis room. Training is highly recommended for ushers. Pre-registration IS REQUIRED. Call the rectory at We have a new Field Agent! Arnold Paskay arnold.paskay@kofc.org WE ARE AN ACTIVE COUNCIL! BE PART OF IT! GET INVOLVED! GET YOUR WIFE INVOLVED! STAR Council Award winner Vivat Jesus Microsoft Office Clipart is "used with permission from Microsoft." 12

13 V isit Washington, DC! This tour is for Knights of Columbus, their families and friends, including children 8 years old and older the weekend of October 19 th 21 st, HIGHLIGHTS: The White House (Your Reservation must have been be made by 7/1/18 for this tour) Noon Mass followed by a Guided tour of the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Guided tour of the Capitol building Guided tour of the Arlington National Cemetery Guided tour of the Monuments Guided tour of the City of Washington DC Self-guided tour of Mount Vernon home of George Washington The Smithsonian (time permitting) All buildings are handicap accessible. Walkers and wheelchairs are permitted. Considerable walking is required!! You must pass through security checks at all buildings no knives, scissors, etc. on tours. Travel by Barron s deluxe motor coach Lodging at Chantilly Springhill Suites (indoor pool) Six meals (2 breakfasts, box lunch at Basilica, 3 dinners) All admissions & gratuities Fall foliage Rates per person: Single: $435 Double: $320 Triple: $280 Quad: $260 Payment schedule: $50 pp with reservation Make Checks Payable to: RBL Agency, Inc. 50% of balance by 8/15/ Laurel Lane Balance by 9/30/18 Wadsworth, OH You will be given a number when you make your reservation. Bus loading & seating will be by that number. 13