Knights of Columbus Pope John Paul the Great Council 13784

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1 Knights in Action Newsletter July 2016 Volume 1, Issue 5 Knights of Columbus Pope John Paul the Great Council ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA OUR PRINCIPLES Charity Unity Fraternity Patriotism St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a Saint by the Catholic Church. She was born in 1656, in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon. Her mother was an Algonquin, who was captured by the Mohawks and who took a Mohawk chief for her husband. She contracted smallpox as a four-year-old child which scarred her skin. The scars were a source of humiliation in her youth. She was commonly seen wearing a blanket to hide her face. Worse, her entire family died during the outbreak. Kateri Tekakwitha was subsequently raised by her uncle, who was the chief of a Mohawk clan. Kateri was known as a skilled worker, who was diligent and patient. However, she refused to marry. When her adoptive parents proposed a suitor to her, she refused to entertain the proposal. They punished her by giving her more work to do, but she did not give in. Instead, she remained quiet and diligent. Eventually they were forced to relent and accept that she had no interest in marriage. (Continued on Page 2) Website: 1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Council Officers 2 Shining Stars 2 Degree Schedule 2 Knights Night Out 2 Saint Kateri (continued) 2 Grand Knight s Note 3 Hope 4 Life Info 3 Roman Catholic Trivia 4 State Council Info 5 Knight of the Year 6 Family of the Year 6 Young Man of the Year 7 Young Woman of the Year7 Talents of Br. Knights 8 MONTHLY MEETINGS Council First Wednesday Each Month 7:00pm - Rosary 7:30pm - Business Meeting Assembly 2588 Last Tuesday Each Month 7:00pm - Rosary 7:30pm - Business Meeting

2 COUNCIL OFFICERS GRAND KNIGHT SK Norman R. Wood, Jr. DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Vacant CHAPLAIN SK Rev Rodrigo C Mingollo WARDEN SK Christian Brousseau CHANCELLOR SK Stephen Kondzella FINANCIAL SECRETARY SK Art Fritz RECORDER SK John Burke TREASURER SK Salvadore Costa INSIDE GUARD SK Basil Orciga OUTSIDE GUARD Robert A. Wood, Sr. 3 YEAR TRUSTEE SK Ivol Sexton 2 YEAR TRUSTEE SK Kenn White 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Albino M De Castro DEGREE SCHEDULE FOR DISTRICT 3 Due to the new Fraternal Year getting underway, there are no Degrees scheduled at this time. JULY S KNIGHT S NIGHT OUT The next Knight s Night Out will be July 22 th at Yukai Japanese Buffet, located at 1952 Laskin Road Ste 511, Virginia Beach, starting at 6:30pm. Please don t miss it! ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA (Continued from page 1) At age 19, Kateri Tekakwitha converted to Catholicism, taking a vow of chastity and pledging to marry only Jesus Christ. Her decision was very unpopular with her adoptive parents and their neighbors. Some of her neighbors started rumors of sorcery. To avoid persecution, she traveled to a Christian native community south of Montreal. According to legend, Kateri was very devout and would put thorns on her sleeping mat. She often prayed for the conversion of her fellow Mohawks. According to the Jesuit missionaries that served the community where Kateri lived, she often fasted and when she would eat, she would taint her food to diminish its flavor. On at least one occasion, she burned herself. Such selfmortification was common among the Mohawk. Kateri was very devout and was known for her steadfast devotion. She was also very sickly. Her practices of selfmortification and denial may not have helped her health. Sadly, just five years after her conversion to Catholicism, she became ill and passed away at age 24, on April 17, Her name, Kateri, is the Mohawk form of Catherine, which she took from St. Catherine of Siena. St. Kateri Tekakwitha was beatified in 1980 by Pope John Paul II and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, She is the patroness of ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans. OUR SHINNING STARS KNIGHT OF THE MONTH May 2016 SK Mars Marcelo FAMILY OF THE MONTH May 2016 SK Mars Marcelo & Family KNIGHT OF THE YEAR SK Christian Brousseau FAMILY OF THE YEAR SK Art Fritz & Family 2

3 GRAND KNIGHT S NOTE As the new Fraternal Year starts, I would like to reflect on all the great things you accomplished last year and to thank each of you for your involvement, guidance, and hard work. Sometimes we don t realize just how much we do, but looking back it was a very busy year. Here are just a few of the things you did, starting with the Installation, which was followed by the Soccer Challenge, Basketball Free Throw, Parish Picnic in July, Faith Formation Registration, Feast Day, Polar Plunge, Special Olympics, Pancake Dinner, Lenten Soup Supper, Simbang Gabi, Church Clean-up, Parking for Church Events, Spring Bazaar, 40 Cans for Lent Drive, Fraternal Benefits Night, Knights Night Out Events, Foundation Day Picnic, Baby Bottle Drive and all the Monthly Meetings and Exemplifications that you made happen! It was a very busy year, compounded by many different stumbling blocks which you cleared to make every event run smoothly! With all the busy and great times we enjoyed, we cannot forget a very sad time in our Council, as we lost a dear friend and Brother Knight, Remi, whose unselfish giving to the Church and his fellow Brothers will never be forgotten. May he rest in peace in Heaven with our Holy Family. Looking ahead to the coming year it doesn t appear to have any braking action in it. Right out of the gate will be the Installation on July 6th, followed by a repeat of many of the things we did last year. However, I hope we can add some new and exciting events to our schedule. If you have ideas of things we can get involved with to help the community or the Church, let s talk about them, as it would be great to get some publicity out there for us. I always see street signs that advertise a group who has partnered with the city to clean a certain section of a street, so maybe we could venture into that. I would like to hold another bazaar in October, as we did very well this last time and I think with earlier and better planning we can make it a huge successful event. On the downside of the year s events, is we will sadly start off by dropping about 30+ members who have failed to be an active member of the Council. This is a disturbing fact, but the truth of the matter is, we cannot continue to carry forward those who don t wish to be a member of this great fraternity. It is not only a financial burden, but an administrative one as well. I look forward to serving you and hope that we can invigorate the Council a little more with new ideas, new events, and greater involvement in the many opportunities available to us. HOPE 4 LIFE BABY BOTTLE DRIVE The Hope 4 Life Baby Bottle Drive will continue through July 17 th since we got a late start in June. During the weekend of July 17 th the Hope 4 Life Mobile will be parked in the St. Luke parking lot for each of the 4 Masses so that parishioners can tour the inside and see what this great organization really does for the women from the Tidewater area. Please help in this worthy cause and donate Anything Baby in the box located in St. Luke common area. 3

4 ROMAN CATHOLIC TRIVIA (last month s answers) What was the chief gift that God bestowed on Adam and Eve? Sanctifying Grace Who is the first Bishop and Archbishop of the United States? John Carroll How many kinds of actual sin are there? 2 Mortal & Venial When is Pentecost celebrated? 50 days after Easter Who is the founder of the Order of Preachers? St. Dominic When does the Church celebrate the Baptism of the Lord? 1 st Sunday after Epiphany What is the most important virtue? Prudence What are the four Cardinal Virtues? Prudence, Justice, Fortitude & Temperance (There is no Trivia for this Month) 4

5 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS VIRGINIA STATE COUNCIL INFORMATION FOR THE NEW FRATERNAL YEAR Michael J. Gasper Stephen J. Kehoe Kelly J. Mortensen State Deputy State Secretary Executive Secretary DATES TO REMEMBER STATE MEETINGS Organizational July 9-10, 2016 Richmond October October 1, 2016 Fredericksburg Mid-Year January 7-8, 2017 Richmond March March 11, 2017 Charlottesville Annual May 5-7, 2017 Williamsburg MAJOR EVENTS Supreme Convention August 1-4, 2016 Toronto, Canada KCIC Card Sales Oct-Dec 2016 All Councils Columbus Day at Union Station October 10, 2016 Washington DC Soccer Challenge October 22, 2016 Bishop Ireton HS, Alexandria Soccer Challenge October 22, 2016 Bishop Sullivan HS, VA Beach Soccer Challenge October 22, 2016 Roanoke 4th Degree Exemplification November 5, 2016 Richmond Special Olympics Fall Games November 5-6, 2016 Virginia Beach Religious Freedom Day January 8, 2017 Fredericksburg Right to Life March January 27, 2017 Washington, DC Special Olympics Polar Plunge February 4, 2017 Virginia Beach State Bowling Tournament March 4, 2017 Newport News State Free Throw Competition March 18, 2017 St. Gertrude HS, Richmond KOVAR Fund Drive April 2017 All Councils 4th Degree Exemplification April 1, 2017 TBD MAJOR REPORT DATES Form 185* July 1, 2016 Supreme/SS Form 365* August 1, 2016 Supreme/SS Semi-Annual Audit August 15, 2016 Supreme /SS District Nominator September 30, 2016 State Deputy (VSS-8) Council (990-E) Filing November 15, 2016 IRS Fraternal Survey January 17, 2017 Supreme/SS Partnership Profile January 17, 2017 Supreme/SS Semi-Annual Audit February 15, 2017 Supreme/SS Columbian Award February 28, 2017 General Prgm Dir Service Program Entry Sep 2015-Mar 2017 General Prgm Dir KOY, FOY, YMY, YWY Entries Sep 2015-Mar 2017 General Prgm Dir Newsletter Entry (3 submissions) Sep 2015-Mar 2017 General Prgm Dir Website Entry February 28, 2017 General Prgm Dir Scrapbook Submission April 30, 2017 General Prgm Dir VSS-4 No later than June 15, 2017 SS (elect) VSS-6 No later than June 15, 2017 SA (elect) Family of the Month 15th of each month Supreme/GP Dir College Knight of the Month 15th of each month General Prgm Dir 5

6 OUR SHINING STARS KNIGHT OF THE YEAR SK Christian Brousseau Our Knight of the Year exemplifies what a Knight should be. He is a dedicated Catholic gentleman. Young men his age are normally involved with other less desirable things like drinking, drugs, etc., but our Knight of the Year is matured beyond the normal 19-year old and generates enthusiasm within the Council and within any group he is associated with. He is eager to gain more knowledge and is always volunteering for whatever comes up and normally ends up taking charge. SK Christian is certainly deserving of the title as Council Knight of the Year! FAMILY OF THE YEAR The Fritz Family The Fritz family is our Family of the Year based on their holistic dedication to the Church, the Knights and the community. They selfishly give day in and day out and never run out of energy. Both, Art and Hazel, are Extra-Ordinary Eucharistic Ministers for the Church and Hazel is actually the coordinator for this Ministry. She is also President of the Ladies Auxiliary as well as a Life Teen Core Team Member. Art is an active member of the Knights of Columbus and has served as Treasurer, Grand Knight, Trustee and recently stepped up as the Financial Secretary due to the Council s Financial Secretary stepping down un-expectantly. Their grandson, Christian, is also a very active member of the Knights and became a Sir Knight within 14 months of joining the Council, a huge accomplishment. Christian is as active as his grandparents as he is one of the leaders of the Church Youth Group, Life Teen Core Team Member and is the Warden in our Council. This family is active in the community as well as the Special Olympics. As the Grand Knight last year, Art s leadership lead the Council to reach Star Council (which is an achievement not reached by many Councils). Truly a stand-out family, well deserving of recognition as Family of the Year! 6

7 OUR SHINING STARS YOUNG MAN OF THE YEAR Nestor Guardado Our Young Man of the Year is a very active member of St. Luke s Church, his school and the community. He serves as a Lecturer, cleans the Church, is a Life Teen Core Member and fills in where asked for other Church activities, including the food and clothing drive for the migrant workers on the Eastern Shore, and teaches religious class for children. He assists the homeless and helps at the Judao-Christian Outreach Center to feed the hungry. He volunteers wherever he can because it is his desire to improve the lives of others. He plays soccer in his off-time and maintains a 3.0 average at school. Truly an active and mature young man well deserving of the title Young Man of the Year! YOUNG WOMAN OF THE YEAR Maria Meza Our Young Woman of the Year manages her time very well, even though she maintains a full schedule of activities. She teaches children s religious classes, serves as an Altar Server, Life Teen Member, and helps with the cleaning of the Church. She is a volunteer at the city Aquarium, attended the 2016 Mount 2000 Retreat, as well as traveled to Pennsylvania during Pope Frances visit to the United States. She participates at her school in the Spanish Club, Math Club, Haiti, Latin and French Clubs as well as the Prom Committee. She has been recognized by receiving the Sheriff s Award, Attendance Award, Star Student as well as recognition from Father Rod for her activities at St. Luke s Church. She provided face-painting during the Parish Picnic, takes part in feeding the hungry and participated in the Salud Campaign. A busy young woman who places others above herself and strives to live God s teachings. 7

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