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1 I l l i n o i s S t a t e C o u n c i l Volume 3, Issue 2 J Calendar of Events April 29th, 30th, May 1st, 2011 Knights of Columbus State Convention Crown Plaza Hotel Springfield Sandy Decker Editor 3 South 585 Haylett Ave. Warrenville, Il mabear1234@aol.com Deadline for next Publication is June 20, 2011Website: #1704 NEWTON We have begun a Cookbook Fundraiser. This cookbook will feature entries from all churches. Catholic Church members in our Auxiliary area may submit a recipe. Our goal is 1000 recipes. In April we will be preparing Easter Cookie Baskets for the shut-ins. We would also need to know if they have dietary restrictions. Those need to be presented at the March meeting so we have cookies on hand. In May we are planning a Mother, Daughter, Grandmother, Granddaughter, Mother-in-law, Step- Daughter...etc. Salad Nite. This will be at the May 9th meeting. Debbie Matson, President #4849 AURORA BELLARMINE LADIES The Bellarmine Ladies, the auxiliary to Cardinal Bellarmine Council 4849, has been growing this year! We now have approximately 25 members. We have hosted several free Ladies Night Out, where we played Bunco and other games, to encourage the wives to get to know each other. This has promoted and increased our membership and we had fun! For the 15th year, we continue to make and distribute free Rosaries to all the second graders in the seven Catholic grade schools in Aurora. The Knights will be hosting a Fish Fry on Fridays for six weeks of Lent at Holy Angels Church in Aurora. The Bellarmine Ladies will be providing the drinks and desserts for sale. We encourage all wives to join an auxiliary in order to help promote the family aspect of the Knights of Columbus; to help support our husbands and each other in order to promote the kingdom of God. Peace be with you. Laura Wright, Chair of Bellarmine Ladies April, 2011 #4977 PALATINE HOLY GHOST LADIES AUXILIARY Our auxiliary has kept its' 45 members very busy doing charitable works for our church and community. Besides the usual bake sales, membership drives, selling our fabulous cookbook, volunteering for numerous things, the list goes on. Recently we partnered with St. Theresa's St. Vincent de Paul conference to help with three services. Their annual Archdiocesan Council of Chicago annual fundraiser on April 3, 2011 (frieda@svdpchicago.org) needed raffle baskets for their silent auction. Our members set up a "kitchen theme" basket which contained our cookbook, Bless Us O Lord, baking utensils, apron, measuring cups, decorative serving bowls and many more items. Did I mention, the bottle of wine, too. The Chicago Council of St. Vincent de Paul also was given 50 pallets of dried soup mixes that serve 1/2 gallon servings each. Our ladies loaded two cars with 3 pallets of packaged soups that

2 VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 PAGE 2 amounted to approximately 3,600 packets. We delivered those to 17 different locations such as: Catholic Charity, Maryville Academy (children in need), food pantries at St. Thomas of Villanova, St. Theresa and Palatine Twp., Carmelite Monestary (for their needy families), CEDA, Pads Journey to Hope, Phd, Greencastle of Palatine and Appalacia...to name a few. Our upcoming event with SVdP will take place on June 14th. That is the day of our general meeting, so we have decided to combine our meeting with this project. After our brief 7:00 p.m. meeting, all who sign up will meet at a designated place to work with a total of 60 volunteers to package dried meals in plastic bags that will be shipped to third world countries through Feed My Starving Children. During the 8:00-9:30 p.m. work time, there will be a variety of jobs for those who want to sit or stand while doing the work. Our children and grandchildren are welcomed to work beside us for community hours or just the good feeling of helping those in need. Barbara Simeo, President #5574 CHICAGO MADONNA DELLA STRADA Our growing Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, Madonna della Strada Council #5574 (Chicago), has picked up five new active and eager members over the past two quarters and into Continuing successes of our regular flagship programs and our rapid response as on-call "first responders" have raised awareness of opportunities for service to our St. Thomas the Apostle (STA) parish and school and to our community in Chicago. ANNUAL PENNY DRIVE 2010: On January 13, 2011, our Ladies, coaches, teachers, students, Chicago Fire Department people, and friends and family flocked to the St. Thomas the Apostle School Gymnasium to dedicate a completed project underwritten by our Penny Drive--the Michael Gordon Basketball Scoreboard. The Ladies Auxiliary 2010 Penny Drive designated contributions to benefit the School, its students and athletes, and the whole parish family in honoring the late Sir Knight Michael Gordon (Financial Secretary), STA School Coach, and retired Chicago Fire Department Fire Marshal, who passed away November 17, Sir Michael was the beloved husband of Ladies President Worthy Lady Villa D. Perry Gordon; together they had served as a community outreach team for the Knights and the Ladies. The new scoreboard project sparked additional improvements to the School gym through shared contacts by the Parish, School, and the Ladies. ON-CALL SERVICE: 1. Several Ladies enlisted as volunteer judges in the STA School Science Fair November 18, Sharing our observations later, we marveled at the creative and carefully researched and tested science projects and applied some of the "take-away" conclusions from ecology-sensitive findings on additives in bottled water and plant fertilizer (which plants thrive, which don't?) to practical tips on boiling spaghetti with or without salt to make it cook faster and better. STA students presented their projects in person and answered questions from assigned judges, strengthening our Ladies bond to students and our appreciation of our unique STA School. 2. Our Ladies stepped up again this past December to donate toys and gifts to Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital (Child Life and Family Education Program) for its holiday program for hospitalized children. This carefully developed program provided guidelines for safe and appropriate toys and materials needed. President Worthy Lady Villa Perry Gordon was able to buy highly prized and needed items in bulk and Ladies turned over money contributions to her to deliver the goods to Comer on December 17th. Gifts were donated in memory of our late member, Penny Drive Chairlady, and Trustee Lady Wylola Cooper, who served 30 years on STA s hospital Ministry of Care (Communion ministers) at Comer Children s Hospital. Louise Kaegi, Secretary

3 PAGE 3 and desserts for our guests. We raised money with ticket sales, hand made FR. MCGIVNEY LADIES quilt raffle, 2 spa baskets raffles, $102 gas card raffle, and a table decorating AUXILAIRY contest. There were beautiful decorathe Ladies Auxiliary of Fr. McGivtion, treats and music and dancing; fun ney 8002, Winfield IL, held a St. Val- was had by all! entine's Day Dance on February 12, 2011 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Stella Howard, President Church. #8002 WINFIELD #11092 BOLINGBROOK LADY KNIGHTS OF ST. FRANCIS A New Chapter is Born October 2010 brought the birth of a new auxiliary chapter in Bolingbrook. The Lady Knights of St. Francis of the Knights of Columbus Council #11092 met for the first time. The group hit the ground running with ideas to fulfill their Mission Statement To serve the #9893 GLENDALE HEIGHTS Community with Charity and love in WOMEN 4 CHRIST conjunction with the Knights of CoWe are Women 4 Christ, we started our lumbus. Auxiliary in November with the help of Led by president Pam Vose, the Auxilour Grand Knight Ron Metty and State iary sponsored two fundraisers during Ladies Auxiliary Chairlady Sandy the holiday season. Cookie Dough and Decker. We are very excited to get eve- Poinsettia sales what could be more Proceeds from the dance were given rything started, we have a few ideas for festive or timely to ease the seasonal to Colleen McDonald, Director of fundraising, maybe a rummage sale for stress. In addition, the ingredients for Special Camps. Special Camps is a 1 everyone to do their spring cleaning. a festive Thanksgiving meal were proweek summer camp for kids and We are planning a membership drive vided to a parishioner in need. January adults with special needs. Campers first to have more ladies to have fun brought sponsorship of the First Anget to spend time horseback riding, with. We thank Sandy and Ron for giv- nual Taste of St. Francis and the possihiking, doing all the things campers ing us this opportunity to start helping bility of a monthly book table to be do. The LAFM 8002 raised just over the community and all Christian women manned one weekend per month after $ which will help send about who want to feel they belong. all the Masses. three campers and their volunteers to enjoy a fun filled weekend that will Our board members are: Although young, this chapter strives to raise their spirits and create an experibe one of commitment and action and President Lynda Kopacek ence that the volunteers just can't is dedicated to fulfilling their mission match anywhere! Vice President Norma Gaytan of service to others. Secretary Liz Zalewski Pam Vose, President Financial Secretary Linda Williams Trustees Sue Metty, Monica Roberts, Barb Green Lector Erin Thibodeau Many thanks go out to our Parish family who helped make this a successful event, to our members for decorating and providing appetizers Lynda Kopacek, President

4 PAGE 4 #13123 ROCKFORD #14553 OAK LAWN OF HOLY FAMILY THE WOMEN S AUXILIARY OF ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT The Holy Family K of C Auxiliary has been keeping active with many events. In June we held our Annual Garage Sale and not only had a great deal of fun and fellowship, we raised funds for a new funeral pall for the church. It was very meaningful to all of us when it was used this winter at the funeral of one of our beloved members. We also used money we raised to help fund the use of a mobile ultra sound machine, which offers free sonograms to educate moms about their unborn children, and to help them decide against having an abortion. VALENTINE JUMBO ANSWERS The Women s Auxiliary of St. Louis de Montfort #14553 sponsored a shoe drive for Share Your Soles. Two hundred pairs of shoes were received. They also helped collect gifts for a baby shower event which helped out two different organizations. The Auxiliary also assisted the Knights of Columbus with a Spaghetti Dinner and a Radio Music Show and in March there will be a Fish Bake fundraiser. 1. Valentine 2. Cupid 3. Heart A Bunco Party is being planned for May. A joint summer event with the 4. Girlfriend Knights is in the planning stages. Keep a watch for further details. 5. Arrow 6. Sweetheart In December we held our annual Christmas Social, and in January the Ladies and Knights had an enjoyable evening at our Snowflake Party. Everyone brought appetizers, salads or dessert, and one of the Knights again made his delicious pulled pork sandwiches. We had a great evening! In February many Knights and their Ladies attended a Valentine dinner at Altamore s Restaurant, and we were treated to a wonderful 7 course dinner Have a Blessed Easter. prepared especially for our group. How delicious! Bernadette Slesinski-Evans President We are now making plans for the St. Patrick/St. Joseph Dinner Dance put on by the Knights, as well as planning the annual May Crowning, which our Auxiliary started in the parish. Malia Hennessy, Past President 7. Candy 8. Flowers 9. Romance 10. Date 11. Honey 12. Lovebirds 13. Cutie 14. Boyfriend

5 PAGE 5 HOUSEHOLD HINTS-ONIONS In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died. case.. Whatever, what have you to lose? Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is Just a few bucks on onions!!!!!! the CEO. Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions: Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist. The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers Ed is a Thanks for the reminder. I don't know chemistry expert and is involved in about the farmers story... but, I do know developing most of the sauce formula. that I contacted pneumonia and needless He's even developed sauce formula for to say I was very ill.. I came across an McDonald's. article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then Keep in mind that Ed is a food place the forked end into an empty chemistry whiz. During the tour, jar...placing the jar next to the sick someone asked if we really needed to patient at night. It said the onion would worry about mayonnaise.. People are be black in the morning from the always worried that mayonnaise will germs.. sure enough it happened just spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed like that.. the onion was a mess and I said that all commercially- made Mayo began to feel better.. is completely safe. The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy. Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the Now, I heard this story from my room saved many from the black plague hairdresser in AZ. She said that years ago. They have powerful several years ago many of her antibacterial, antiseptic properties. employees were coming down with "It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the ph in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked about the the flu and so were many of her quaint essential picnic, with the bowl This is the other note. customers. The next year she placed of potato salad sitting on the table and several bowls with onions around in how everyone blames the mayonnaise her shop. To her surprise, none of her Lots of times when we have stomach when someone gets sick. problems we don't know what to blame. staff got sick. It must work.. (And no, Maybe it's the onions that are to blame. she is not in the onion business.) Ed says that! when food poisoning is Onions absorb bacteria is the reason they are so good at preventing us from reported, the first thing the The moral of the story is, buy some officials look for is when the 'victim' getting colds and flu's and is the very onions and place them in bowls last ate ONIONS and where those reason we shouldn't eat an onion that around your home. If you work at a onions came from (in the potato has been sitting for a time after it has desk, place one or two in your office salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise been cut open. or under your desk or even on top (as long as it's not homemade Mayo) somewhere. Try it and see what LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably happens. We did it last year and we POISONOUS the onions, and if not the onions, it's never got the flu. the POTATOES. I had the wonderful privilege of touring If this helps you and your loved ones Mullins Food Products, Makers from getting sick, all the better. If you of mayonnaise.. Mullins is huge, and is He explained, onions are a huge do get the flu, it just might be a mild owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should never

6 PAGE 6 plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator. WANTED! PLEASE CALL OR ME IF YOU ARE It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!) SENDING AN ARTICLE Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than any PLEASE UNTIE THE KNOTS commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down. Please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my life. So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am going Remove the have nots, the can nots and the do nots, that I have in my mind. to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, I see a Erase the will nots, may nots, might lot of credibility coming from a nots that may find a home in my heart. chemist and a company that produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise Release me from the could nots would every year. nots and should nots that obstruct my life. Also, dogs should And most of all, never eat onions. Their stomachs Dear God, cannot metabolize onions. I ask that you remove from my mind, my heart, and my life all of the am nots that I have allowed to hold me Please remember it back especially the thought that I am not is dangerous to cut an onion and try to use it to cook the good enough. next day, it becomes highly poisonous Amen. for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause Submitted by Denisse Ochs VP adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food #1704 Newton Ladies Auxiliary poisoning. Thanks. BY THE DEADLINE. Only 1 or 2 paragraphs is needed. Sandy Decker 3 So. 585 Haylett Ave. Warrenville, Il mabear1234@aol.com PRESIDENTS Please make copies and distribute to your members, forward to them by or remind them they can view on the State KC Ladies Auxiliary Web Page. Thank you, Sandy

7 PAGE 7 ATTENTION PRESIDENTS! Has your auxiliary joined our team in presenting to that special lady a Lady of the Month and or Lady of the Year award certificate? You present these certificates at one of your auxiliary meetings. It is your choice of a special lady that is deserving of this honor. Get onboard and start this program. The certificates are free. Contact either the Illinois State KC office, IllinoisKC@illinoisknights.org or Sandy Decker, mabear1234@aol.com NEW HAPPY EASTER!

8 WHAT WORKS -TEAM WORK LET S GROW AS A TEAM! COPPER PENNIES 4 1/2 cups thinly sliced carrots 2 lge. onions sliced 2 green peppers (cut into strips) 1 can tomato soup HAWAIIAN FRUIT SALAD 2 large cans fruit cocktail (drained) 1 can mandarin oranges (drained) 1 pint sour cream 3/4 cup vinegar 1 pkg. miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup salad oil 2 tsp. lemon juice 1 cup sugar 1 cups cherries (cut up) 1 T. worchestershire sauce Cook carrots 6 to 8 minutes drain, cool. Combine soup, vinegar, oil, sugar and worchestershire sauce. Place over medium heat. Cool. Combine carrots, peppers and onions. Refrigerate. Patricia Kemp 3/4 cups pecans (optional) Mix together. Let set overnite if possible. Sandy Decker Ladies Auxiliary #6710, Warrenville Ladies Auxiliary #6710 Warrenville JAY S CORN PUFFS 1 (8oz.) bag Jay s O-Ke-Doke Corn Puffs 1/4 cup butter (or margarine) 3 oz. (1/4 cup plus 1/8 cup) Corn Syrup 1-1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 tsp. plus 1/8 tsp. baking soda Melt butter, brown sugar & corn syrup, simmer for 4 minutes. Add baking soda and simmer for 1 minute. Pour puffs into a large buttered roasting pan and pour caramel mixture over puffs and stir well until coated. 250 deg. for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. While cooling, stir once or twice, so they won t stick together. Colette Giacovelli Ladies Auxiliary #6710, Warrenville BARBECUE BEEF 3 # hamburger 1 small onion (chopped fine) 1 tsp. dry mustard 2 T. worchestershire sauce 3 T. brown sugar celery salt to taste. 1 to 2 bottles Heinz Ketchup (not hot) Brown hamburger in very small amount of fat. Before adding chopped onion pour off any excess fat after browning meat. Add ketchup and other ingredients and simmer 25 minutes stirring occasionally not to burn. Gurlie Swanson Ladies Auxiliary #6710 Warrenville