Knights of Columbus Council #14111

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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 April 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 Let s Rock & Roll!! This expression encapsulates the entire month of April heading into May and June. As a teenager who grew up with Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, and The Cars, I am excited to attend and work at the Rock & Roll Reverse Raffle! It will be a great time jamming with DJ Sean Kelly to You Give Love a Bad Name, Money for Nothing, Good Times Roll, and other great hall of fame music while hopefully winning $1000!!! The Council is also rockin after an awesome time at the parish Easter Egg Hunt! The excitement will continue with the Council s Awards Dinner and election of officers for We have been celebrating our Star Council award this year and will honor a Knight, Family, and Youth of the Year. Hope to see you there! New officers will be elected next month, and, like every successful organization, new blood is vital to making our council even better. We have benefited from the ideas and hard work of our new members and are excited to hear new ideas and work with experienced members. Just as Progressive Field was rockin after a come-from-behind walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday and the CAVS are rockin toward the playoffs, Knights is rockin its way into a new fraternal year Be a part of it! Jeff Fry, GK 1

2 MEETING MINUTES: 4/10/ men in attendance P Grand Knight Jeff Fry P Chaplain Fr. Bob Jackson P Deputy Grand Knight Ed Grasso E Chancellor Sean Kelly - (Substitute: Joe Urbanski) P Recorder Dennis Jacobs P Financial Secretary Bill Forshey E Treasurer Frank Obreza P Lecturer Deacon Bob P Advocate Charlie Krause A Warden Patrick Coffield P Inside Guard Bob Champlin P Outside Guard Mike Noe P Trustee 3 yr Ralph Conrad E Trustee 2 yr Mike Breiding P Trustee 1 yr Jim Maser OPENING CEREMONY Members Present: 23 Call to Order at 7:07 pm. Council recited opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance (Opening Ode was not sung) CHAPLIN S REPORT Father Bob Jackson - No Report MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes from March had been published in the Newsletter Motion to accept presented and Seconded Motion passed by voice vote ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE Sean Kelly (excused) - No Report GRAND KNIGHT S REPORT Jeff Fry Grand Knight points out that Fraternal Year is ending o Trustees will make the first announcement of the slate of OFFICER NOMINATIONS for at the May Business Meeting o Any member who wants to serve as one of the 8 Program Directors(or Assistant Director) should make his intentions known to GK Fry or PGK Conrad before the new Fraternal Year begins Grand Knight reports that the following events are scheduled o Award Banquet is coming up at Houston Hall, Monday, April 23 rd o Casino Bus trip is sold out (May 11) o Measure-up coming up on May 4 & 5 FINANCIAL SECRETARY S REPORT Bill Forshey The FS reminds us that if the Council is to win the STAR COUNCIL AWARD, we need 2 members to sign up for either an insurance policy or for an annuity. Contact our agent: DAVID J. PATERNITE 66 W Fairlawn Blvd Akron, OH Bus. Phone: (330) David.paternite@kofc.org 2

3 BILLS None COMMUNICATIONS The Council took part in the recent Parish Ministry Fair; and we provided coffee and donuts during one of the sessions. Although the Council was not responsible for the entire event, an anonymous parishioner wrote us a letter in which he/she pointed out some good points and some deficiencies of the event. Grand Knight Fry accepted the letter and read it to the Council. Our Council will do its best to take appropriate action before the next year s Ministry Sunday. PROGRAM DIRECTOR RALPH CONRAD o Ralph called on each Director (listed below) for a report AUDITORS/TRUSTEES Mike Noe The Trustee will recommend a slate of officers at out next meeting (1 st reading). This slate will be published in the May Newsletter (2 nd reading). The final presentation will take place before voting at the June meeting. Any third degree who wants to self-nominate should do so at the May or June meeting CHURCH COMMITTEE Chuck Krause Our Council had a well attended Corporate Communion at 8am Mass on March 25, 2018 We did not, however, have too many people at the breakfast. Since the breakfast serves as a time for socializing, we need to encourage all the members and wives to attend future breakfasts. COMMUNITY COMMITTEE Patrick Coffield: Our April sandwich Project (lunches which are distributed by the Community Kitchen) will be held on April 24 th at 6:30pm in the school kitchen. COUNCIL COMMITTEE Ralph Conrad MEASURE UP (May 4 and 5) The Acme Store is undergoing remodeling. We cannot collect there this year. We have gotten permission from ACE Hardware to collect at their store. Sign up sheets are being passed around now. To volunteer, contact Ralph Conrad at rfconrad@sbcglobal.net or Ralph Conrad is placing another order for Council Shirts this week. Get in touch with Ralph if you want to order a shirt. Money collected for the Save our Seminarians Program (SOS) are due this week. o $46 has been collected in the can (In the past few years, we have been sending $150) o A Motion to send $150 (Mike Noe) and a Second (Paul Wagner) was approved by voice vote. The Parish is having a Reverse Raffle on April 14 TICKETS: $45 for 1 player / 1 dinner $60 for 1 player / 2 dinners $10 Buy Back An amendment to our Funeral Practices & Procedures was enacted at lasts week s Officers Meeting It was decided that the Funeral Committee will contact the Ladies Auxiliary. The Ladies will then be able to prepare food for the memorial luncheon. Father Bob has approved our having the annual collection for the Veterans Clinic after Masses on Memorial Weekend Awards Banquet on April 23 rd will be at Houston Hall 3

4 Ohio State KofC Convention will be weekend before Memorial weekend. GK Jeff Fry and DGK Ed Grasso have made their reservations Cash Bonanza Ed Grasso We have sold 225 tickets so far ($1125 for the Developmentally Disabled) for out first turn in (April 15) We are at 3 tickets per member now If we can sell more (4 tickets per member) by the second turn in, we will earn an additional 60 plus a bonus of 20 TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Ed Grasso - No Report Cash Club Tickets are on sale for those who want to renew their number We have a table set up in the Church for ticket sales to the parishioners Tonight s regular drawing was won by Margaret Genet-- ticket #148 FAMILY COMMITTEE Mike Breiding (Ralph Conrad reporting for Mike): Mike and Diane Breiding have set up a bus trip to 2 casinos and a winery for May 11 th SOLD OUT The Council held a successful SNOWBOWL. on St. Patrick s Day Saturday, March 17 from 7pm to 9pm at Charger Bowling Lanes (1213 Norton Avenue). Baseball with the Rubber Ducks is being planned MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW o o Current options for the Baseball game are as follows: $25 Ticket plus unlimited buffet at the Ducks Picnic Area $13 - $18 Ticket plus selected food $8 Ticket only Current discussion during the meeting seemed to indicate that the unlimited buffet was the best choice, but no decision was made yet. If we have enough people sign up, we might be able to make use of 2 options (but this would divide the group and hinder the social nature of the event) YOUTH COMMITTEE Jeff Fry Easter Egg hunt was successful. (Special thanks to for the work done by Nichol Schroeder) Jeff thanks Ralph and Francene Conrad for putting together the finger rosaries for the children CULTURE OF LIFE COMMITTEE Bill Forshey On March 23 the rosary was said in the west wing of the Church 11 Knights attended We again have a Fifth Sunday of the Month on April 29. We will meet in the Church at 7:30am to say the rosary before the 8:00am Mass MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Sean Kelly Excused - No Report Food for after our Meeting Bill Forshey tonight / No one assigned for May yet FOURTH DEGREE REPORT Dennis Jacobs 4

5 The OHIO DISTRICT ONE (OD1) biennial meeting was held on March 18 at Immaculate Conception Parish 409 W. Main Street, Ravenna FN DaveSelby and FS Dennis Jacobs went as Assembly Delegates o Dennis Jacobs asked the Faithful Deputy Supreme Master of the Province (who was a guest at the meeting) to clarify the new dress code that is being phased in. o The sword, baldric, and white gloves will continue to be part of the new 4th Degree Uniform. New members can buby new regalia if they wish to be part of the honor guard otherwise new members will need to make the following choices: 1. wear a dark business suit (blue or dark gray) for social affairs or wear the tuxedo, social baldric, and gloves that other older knights wear for all social affairs. The Diocesan Fourth Degree Exemplification Ceremony was held April 6 7 at Crocker Park (west side of Cleveland). Two new members joined the Assembly -- Cedric Gurski and Leo Angus An Honor Guard Turn-out was held on Sunday April 8 in Seville for Divine Mercy Sunday The Honor Guard will have a Turnout tomorrow April 11, at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Wadsworth for Bishop Gries 6:30 assembly for 7pm Confirmation. DISTRICT DEPUTY S REPORT Kevin Hogan (absent) - No Report FIELD AGENT REPORT Dave Paternite (absent) - No Report OLD BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS John Kohler stated that local people need clothing throughout the year. He proposed that we make the annual Coats of Kids a year round project. o THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED: Agreed that we should consider providing more than coats and doing so through out the year. Agreed (since the Coats for Kids Program has clear goals & that the Community understands this project) any change might diminish the success of Coats for Kids Agreed that a year round program which is completely separate for Coats for Kids is better alternative. o Grand Knight Fry said he would take this idea to the Officers Meeting for planning Dick Linn announced a BUS TRIP to Washington DC. (see attachment) o Baron Bus Line o Lodging o 6 meals o White House Tour o Immaculate Conception Basilica Mass and TOUR LECTURER Deacon Bob Youngblood Topic: Martyrs Martyrs are Saints who laid down their lives for their faith. Some saints were martyred early in Church history. Others have died recently for example: Father Jacques Hamel (30 November July 2016) was a French Catholic priest....on 26 July 2016, Hamel was murdered...by two Muslim men pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq... while he celebrated Mass in his church. The circumstances of his death have led him to be called a martyr by Christians, including Pope Francis, non- Christians, and the press. 5

6 PRAYER LIST: Jerry Fry Paul Mong Bill Forshey Lady Linda Jacobs Mike Danemiller Bill McKinnon Richard Reese Jim Maser Bill Ranftl Dianne 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 Our Friends o Marie Decola o Charlotte Hutchinson CLOSING CEREMONY closing prayer said, closing ode was not sung. Meeting ended at 8:19 pm. Respectfully Submitted by Dennis Jacobs, Recorder 6

7 CURRENT & UPCOMING COUNCIL ACTIVITIES We Are an Active Council: Join Us! Cash Club The March Cash Club winning ticket is #148, Margaret Genet. Congratulations and Thank You for supporting our council! Parish Reverse Raffle Mark your calendars for April 14 th, That s the date for the Parish Rock & Roll Reverse Raffle. Every year the council pitches in to help Father Bob raise money for parish projects with this annual fund raiser. We again ask that Knights and wives volunteer to help with this event to support the parish. Wear your council shirts! Annual Council Awards Dinner The annual Council Awards Dinner will be held at Houston Hall on April 23 rd. This event, where we recognize knights and others from the community, is always well-attended. Awards nominations are in and award recipients have been selected. Tickets are $21 per person. See menu below. Contact Bill Forshey or Ralph Conrad (see contact info in header above). Measure Up Our annual Measure Up campaign will be May 4 th and 5 th at the Norton Ace Hardware. Measure Up is a program to raise money to support the developmentally disabled persons in our area and is the flagship charity of the Ohio State Council. If you can help for 2 hours please call Patrick Coffield The : April 24 th at 6:30 PM in the Kitchen. CHARITY. SHIRTS A shirt order is ready to send in. If you or your wife wants a new shirt, notify Ralph Conrad ASAP at rfconrad@sbcglobal.net. Include letter size (S, M, L, XL, XXL, etc.) and, for men, the color. If you want a name embroidered on the shirt there is an extra cost. Super Cash Bonanza We have a good Super Cash Bonanza sales program this year thanks to all of you who are selling tickets. The Super Cash 1 st prize is $49,680 paid over 10 years! All proceeds benefit our Charity fund! Our Charity fund provides money for 501(c)3 designated charities. See more information about Cash Bonanza below. 7

8 PAST COUNCIL ACTIVITIES Parents, kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, aunts, uncles all had a great time at Charger Lanes! Families brought a dessert or an appetizer and the council provided pizza. Special THANKS to Marcie & Frank Obreza for chairing this event. 8

9 A 3 rd Degree Exemplification was held on March 18 th at St Hilary Church. John Kelly and Charles LeGuillon were accompanied by GK Jeff Fry to this degree. Congratulations, men. Rosary for Unborn Children The Knights Council and the Prince of Peace Rosary Group gathered to say the Rosary for unborn children on March 23 rd. We had a good turnout for an afternoon Rosary: eleven men and seven wives from the council participated. DEEPENING OUR FAITH Deacon Bob Highlights from the meeting Last month we talked about saints. Did anyone get a chance to read about a saint? Today we will talk about martyrs. Who knows the difference between a saint and a martyr? Martyrs are Christians who laid down their lives for the faith. Can you think of any martyrs? Any apostles? Any patron saints? On March 10 we remembered the 40 martyrs of Sebaste. The 40 martyrs were soldiers quartered at Sebaste in Armenia in the year 320. When their legion was ordered to offer sacrifice to a false god, they separated themselves from the rest and formed a company of martyrs. After they had been torn by scourges and iron hooks, they were chained together and led to a lingering death. It was a rough winter, and they were condemned to lie naked on the icy surface of a pond in the open air till they were frozen to death. They went joyfully to their deaths, saying grant that 40 may be crowned. Among the 40 there was a young soldier who held out longest against the cold, and when the officers came to cart away the dead bodies, they found him still breathing. They were moved with pity, and wanted to leave him alive in the hope that he would still change his mind. But his mother stood by and this valiant woman could not bear to see her son separated from the band of martyrs. She lifted his cold body onto the cart. He was just able to give a sign of recognition before he was carried away to be thrown into the flames with the dead bodies of his brethren. Now, for a look at the life of a recent martyr. Father Jacques Hamel, an 85 yr old French priest whose throat was slit on July 26, 2016 by assassins professing loyalty to Isis in Normandy while he was celebrating morning mass. He is now a candidate for sainthood. If you want to see what Christ looks like, look at those who participate in him in the most dramatic way. There is no more intense express of God s love than martyrdom. It is showing for the heart of God, showing forth the cross, which is where that heart is most clearly on display. All who live the life of grace are one in Christ. But besides this, there are many specialties of theology, community life, prayer, and pious works. Thank God if he has bound you to others by these spiritual ties and pray that the bond which unites you here may last for eternity. 9

10 IMPORTANT DATES MARK THESE DATES DOWN NOW! April 14 Parish Reverse Raffle 15 SOS Turn-in due 23 Awards Dinner 6:00 - Houston Hall 28 Parish Women s Retreat 29 5 th Sunday Rosary (last) 7:30 before 8:00 Mass May 1 Officers Meeting 7:00 St Francis Room 4-5 Measure Up Campaign Ace Hardware 8 Business Meeting - 7:00 St Francis Room Next OFFICER S Meeting: May 1 st Next REGULAR Meeting: May 8 th Refreshments: Mike Dannemiller Prayer List: Our Brothers: Br. Lowell Knight, PDD; Br. Paul Mong; Br. Mike Nichols Sr.; Br. Bill Forshey; Br. Mike Dannemiller; Br. Bill McKinnon; Br. Richard Reese; Br. Jim Maser; Br. Bill Ranftl; Br. Larry Lauter; Br. Rich Symanski; Our Family: Pat Williams, sister of Br. Ed Arnold; Linda Jacobs, wife of Br. Dennis; Susan Fox; Matt Klimczak family, son of Br. Ted; Bryan Basinger, son-in-law of Br. Ray Jacksits; Dianne Ranftl, wife of Br. Bill; Mary Lou Symanski wife of Br. Rich; Traci Peltz, wife of Br. Ed Peltz; John Urbanski, son of Br. Joe Urbanski; Judy Swigart, sister-in-law of SK Dave Paternite; Our Friends: Marie DiCola; for all members of the armed forces of the United States and all the forgotten souls in purgatory. Please also pray for those in need who choose not to be listed here. pray for the repose of the soul of Anna Collins, mother of PSD Robert Collins. Eternal rest, grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. A note about the Prayer List: There will be a change in the way we handle the Prayer List. New entries will remain on the list until the sponsor indicates that the person on the list has recovered sufficiently to be removed OR the person has been on the list 6 months, whichever comes first. No person will be taken off the list, however, as long as the sponsor requests that the person should remain on the list. This request must be made at least once every 6 months at a Council meeting OR by contacting an officer by mail, , or phone call. This change will ensure that the council is kept up-to-date on all who are on the list. Thanks for your understanding. If you know of someone who could use a prayer shawl please notify Francene Conrad. Council Mass Servers for April: TBA 10

11 Birthdays May 4 Charles LeGuillon 20 Brian Hallett 27 James Darnell 28 Daniel Turner 31 Matt Reed Member Spotlight This month: No Spotlight this month. Fourth Degree SK Dennis Jacobs Joseph Bender Assembly # North Lyman Street, Wadsworth, OH Meetings are the second Thursday of the month. Faithful Navigator: SK Dave Selby Super Cash Bonanza The 2018 We are Family Cash Bonanza Charity Campaign 1 st Prize: $49, 680 (payable $414 per month for 10 years) 2 nd Prize: $18,780 (payable $313 per month for 5 years) 3 rd Prize: $12,720 (payable $212 per month for 5 years) 4 th Prize: $4,000 5 th Prize: $3,000 6 th 9 th Prizes: $1, th 13 th Prizes: $1, th 17 th Prizes: $1, th 21 st Prizes: $ nd 25 th Prizes: $500 11

12 LADIES AUXILIARY Helping the Knights Help Church & Community Due to the Parish Reverse Raffle and Council Awards Dinner the Ladies Tea has been put on hold until the schedule clears. Ladies helped serve the light luncheon at the Easter Egg Hunt on Holy Saturday. Ladies attending the Reverse Raffle who would like to volunteer, please wear your pink shirt and help serve the meal before the raffle starts. Thank you! Birthdays May 10 Carla Grasso OUR YOUTH Our Youth: Our Future Rosary Rings This year the council again purchased Rosary rings for each Confirmation student. This has been a gesture we have extended to students for a number of years to encourage young people to pray daily. 12

13 On Holy Saturday, after enjoying hot dogs and assorted treats, the kids enjoyed hunting for plastic Easter eggs stuffed with candy or certificates for prizes. Skillfully chaired by Nichole Schroeder, the council men and ladies provided crews to hide the eggs and serve the food. It was a sunny, beautiful day! There was lots of good food! Nichole Schroeder, Chairperson Kitchen Crew (r) Egg Crew (left) 13

14 OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION & LOCAL EVENTS Jeff Ogden was not present to collect! WOW!! Win a Trip to Dublin Ireland!! Supreme Council is running a membership campaign during this fraternal year with chances to win an all-expense paid trip to the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland next August for you and your wife! For each new man you recruit you will get one entry in the drawing. The more men you recruit, the more chances you will have to win. Ten Knights will be selected for this trip. Anyone who has proposed a new member this fraternal year is eligible! The drawing will take place on July 1 st. See an officer if you need a F100. Remember that F100s are kept in the Usher s closet in the vestibule. Ask an Usher if you need one. Another travel option is to visit 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 be made by 7/1/18 for this) 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. 14

15 DAVID J. PATERNITE 66 W Fairlawn Blvd Akron, OH Bus. Phone: (330) David.paternite@kofc.org Annual Awards Dinner Houston Hall - April 23 rd, :00 PM Social 7:00 PM Dinner Awards following Dinner Buffet Style Menu Italian Marinated Chicken Roast Beef Parsley Potatoes Seasoned Butter Noodles Tossed Salad Pie Coffee Pop Cost: $21 Per Person Tickets on sale now! 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." 15