Raleigh Knights Official Publication of Fr. Thomas Price Council 2546

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1 Raleigh Knights Official Publication of Fr. Thomas Price Council 2546 Volume 10 Issue 20 April 2008 Grotto Dedication & Blessing Completes Dream On a seasonally cool day, members of the Knights of Columbus, their families and their friends took part in the dedication ceremony and blessing of our beloved Grotto. Monsignor Jerry Sherba led the blessing, with Monsignor Thomas Hadden saying some inspirational words about Father P.B. Edelen to whom the Grotto was dedicated. Immediately following the blessing and dedication, our very own Chaplain, Deacon Steve Lewendowski, led the100 or more people attending the ceremony in praying the Rosary. As you all know, the Grotto was the dream of Brother Ken Growney, who 1st introduced the idea to the council in the fall of After Ken became ill and passed away, that dream was carried out and came to life through donations of money, time and talent from countless members and non members alike. Ken had stated that the Grotto be dedicated to Fr. P.B. Edelen. Fr. Edelen was a U.S. Army Chaplain who was killed in action while administering his priestly duties to soldiers on the beaches of Normandy on June 9-10, Fr. Edelen was the only Catholic priest from North Carolina to die in in action in WW II. Fr. Edelen was a member of Council 2546 and his father, Philip Edelen was Grand Knight of our council as well. Much can be said as to all of the talent of the all the people who worked on erecting the Grotto and landscaping and the love and support from all those who donated their time, ideas and money. The list of supporters is tremendous, from those who labored to those who donated funds to the actual structure or donated money for a commemorative brick and we thank you all. This list would (Continued on page 5) Inside this issue: OFFICERS/DIRECTORS 2 GRAND KNIGHT REPORT 3 CHAPLAINS REPORT 3 WW II FACTS 5 CALENDARS 4,6 PROGRAM REPORTS? GOOD OF THE ORDER 3

2 2 Raleigh Knights is published monthly for the members and families of Fr. Thomas Price Council The publication is meant to inform and entertain its readers as well as solicit Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. The officers, directors, contributors and editor hope you enjoy its contents. Here are your Council Officers and Directors for the year : Grand Knight Jim Humphrys 930 Wickett Circle Wendell, NC (919) Chaplain: Deacon Steve Lewendowski Deputy Grand Knight: Ed Rogosich Chancellor: Mark Palko Financial Secretary: Michael Ames Treasurer: Dave Bayard Recorder: Joe Ryan Warden: Tony Difede Inside Guard: Emmanuel Ezeobi Outside Guard: Mike Varvaro Advocate: Carmine Sacchitello PGK Lecturer: John Kilpatrick Trustees: 3rd Year Ron Duffy PGK 2nd Year Tim Whelan PGK 1st Year Rich Ferraro PGK Church Director: Tim Kilpatrick Community Director: Jay Taylor Council Director Mike Costanzo Family Director: Matt Leonhard Membership Director: Richard Scalise Youth Director: Tom Monck Jr. L.A.M.B. Director Jerry Santoro PGK Pro Life Director Ed Rogosich Sunshine Director Jim McGowen PGK 1st Degree Captain: Ron Duffy PGK 2nd Degree Team Captain: John Nussbaum PGK RDD District Deputy: Chris Podgurski PGK Historian: John Norkus PGK Photographer: Open To All Sacred Heart Representative: Rich Ferraro PG St. Joseph s Representative: Irvin Mativi Webmaster: Matt Leonhard Pond Manager: Tom Monck Newsletter: Rich Ferraro PGK webmaster@kofc2546.org rich0317kofc@bellsouth.net Columbus Club Officers President: Jerry Santoro PGK Vice President: Rich Ferraro PGK Secretary: Tony Infantino Treasurer: Ed Bartoszewski Directors: Jim Humphrys GK Vinny Sheehan Tom Monck Clothing is available for order with the "Fr. Thomas Price, Knights of Columbus Logo Knit Golf Shirt, White, size Sm. thru. XXlg, $25.00 Long Sleeve Dress Shirt, Button Down collar, White, Sm thru. XXlg, $30.00 Jacket, water repellent, cadet-style collar, Dark Blue, Sm thru. XXlg $45.00 Ball Caps, no profile design, White, adjustable size, $20.00 Contact Joe Ryan: or thegreatjjr@earthlink.net It s Here...It s Here Yes, the yearly State Raffle Tickets are here and they are on sale! GREAT prizes.alaskan cruise plus spending cash, Hawaiian vacation plus spending cash and additional cash winners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tickets are only $5.00 each Buy some for yourself and sell the rest to family and friends you might win a prize! Contact DGK Ed for details and how to get some tickets! DO IT NOW Don t forget The annual Columbus Club Chicken Barbeque on Friday, April 25th. Tickets are available from Jerry Santoro and we need help selling them. Guests are welcome to eat in or take out. If you have or know of a business or you work someplace that would like a great chicken lunch, you can help by pre selling some tickets..we even deliver larger orders! And if you can t sell some tickets, bring the family down for lunch or dinner.

3 3 Grand Knight s Report for April Wow, we had a great group in attendance at the Blessing and Dedication of the Grotto of our Blessed Mother Mary. A special thank you to Msgr. Jerry Sherba and Msgr. Thomas Hadden for blessing of the Grotto, Deacon Steven Lewandowski did a wonderful job with the rosary to complete the blessing of the grotto. Thank you Jerry Ryan and all who helped make it happen. I believe Brother Ken is happy with the results, the Grotto is absolutely beautiful. He believed our council grounds should have something to show outsiders that we are a Catholic Organization and also thought that we should dedicate it to Father Phillip B. Edelen S.J. [Jesuit Priest] whom was the only Priest to die on the shores of Normandy while giving last rites to a fallen solder. Who was also the son of a Past Grand Knight of our council! I hope to have a section added to the website to give more details about Fr. Edelen for all to read. The St. Patrick s dinner and dance was very well attended, the room was packed. The Hibernians sure know how to throw a party. The food was great and the kegs cold. Remember to come out to the 9:00 AM mass on March 15 th at The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Bishop Burbidge will be saying mass, please all attend!!! The Parade is scheduled to begin at noon, so be there a bit early. See the Official Raleigh web site for parade details. Parade Assembly Area; The parade assembly will begin at 10:00am at the parking lot at the corner of Wilmington and Lenoir Streets adjacent to the Raleigh Convention Center. See the "Parade Route" link to view the assembly area. [copied in part from the raleighstpats.org site] Special Olympics; Late April we will have the opportunity to work with and help the Special Olympics, see our website for more details. On Tuesday March 4 th I met with Brian Philpot of the Special Olympics and his boss Chris Frelke to present them with a check from the LAMB foundation. Great group of people!!! I meant to keep this short, so look in on our website for updates, buy for now, God Bless All, Jim Humphrys GK Council 2546 GOOD OF THE ORDER Certificate of Appreciation: N/A Foodlion, MVP reward program, register Lamb Foundation Council State Athletic Trophy, 1st Place Basketball. St Pat¹s Dinner Dance, March 8th, Trip to Ireland Raffle, a few tickets still available. April 26th, State Soft Ball Tournament. Eric Goldman presented a film, Bike For Life, This Years Trip Aug 8 thru 16th. Clothing available with Council Logo, jackets, shirts, hats. Contact Joe Ryan, see add in the newsletter. Please pray for those who are sick: Pat Scalise, Deacon Steve, his son Mark, Ed Rogosich sister in law, Jim McGowan¹s son David, Bill Scott, GK Jim¹s Parents, Despard & Margaret Humphrys, Irvin Mattivi, at Rex Rehab, Rich Ferraro brother in law, Artie. Please pray for those who have died: Bro. Al Ruocchio, Bro. Ken Growney., Ann Norkus, Bro. Earnie Major, Bro. Jim Kepple, Marie Bates, Bro. Jerry Keas, Angelo Costanzo, Teresa Martire, 101 years young.. Pray for all our Armed Forces Personnel. Knight of the Month Jerry Ryan The March knight of the month goes to a man who has consistently stayed the course to make a Dream become a Reality... Yes I m talking about the Grotto that Brother Ken Growney envisioned and with help of his brother Knights, Hibernians and friends made real. I m pleased to announce this months Knight of the month Brother Jerry Ryan. Family of the Month Eric Goldman The March Family of the Month goes to a man whom whether it s at the Right to Life March, Ash Wednesday mass or fish fries he is with his family. Showing family unity and support, providing a strong religious upbringing and teaching the values of life. He and his wife worked hard on the Bike for Life Pilgrimage and founded the Sacred Heartbeats. They work with children and host retreats on a regular basis teaching Christian values. I m pleased to announce this months Family of the Month Brother Eric Goldman Congratulations Gentlemen, Great Job! Clothing is available for order with the "Fr. Thomas Price, Knights of Columbus Logo Knit Golf Shirt, White, size Sm. thru. XXlg, $25.00 Long Sleeve Dress Shirt, Button Down collar, White, Sm thru. XXlg, $30.00 Jacket, water repellent, cadet-style collar, Dark Blue, Sm thru. XXlg $45.00 Ball Caps, no profile design, White, adjustable size, $20.00 Contact Joe Ryan: or thegreatjjr@earthlink.net

4 4 1. When WW II started, the U.s. Navy had 18 heavy cruisers, 9 light cruisers and 10 old (WW I) scout cruisers. When the war ended, the Navy had over 70 cruisers. The last cruiser sunk was the U.S.S. Indianapolis, which was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on July 30th, During WW II there were almost 8 million displaced persons. They were people who were driven outside of their countries by war. Refuges who were homeless in their own country due to war. 3. In 1941 U.S. automakers produced 3 million autos. From December, 1941 to August, 1945(the 3 year, 8 months the U.S. was at war) only 139 autos were produced. 4. For the Normandy invasion, in one night and day 175,000 men and 50,000 vehicles of all types were sailed across the 60 to 110 miles of open water to the beaches of Normandy. It was as if the cities of Green Bay, Racine and Kenosha Wisconsin were moved with every man, woman and child along with every car and truck to the other side of Lake Michigan in one night. 5. In 1933 when Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, there were 9 million Jews in Europe. By 1945, 2 out of every 3 were dead. 6. In February, ,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Germany. That was almost as much dropped in the previous 3 years. 7. In February, 1945 during the invasion of Iwo Jima, 2,500 marines were killed in the first 2 days of combat.6,725 died in the entire battle which lasted 38 days. 8. If a U.S. serviceman spent 240 hours in combat, he a good chance of going mad. 9. General Robert Hasbrouck commanded the 7th armored division during the Battle of the Bulge he holds the distinction of being relieved of command and being reinstated in the same day. 10. In November, 1944 the life expectancy of a Junior Officer (called 90 day wonders) in Europe was about 17 days. April 2008 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Mar 30 Founders Day Mass (Tentative 1 April Fools Day 2 Business Meeting 8:00 PM Columbus Club Meeting 7:30 PM Adopt-A- Highway 13 Mudcats Game Family Outing Tax Returns Due th Degree Meeting 2:00 PM Earth Day 23 Administrative Professionals Day Chicken Barbeque 26 State Softball Tournament Officers/ Directors Meeting 30

5 5 Brother Knights and Families: With spring just around the corner, we are excited to announce our 2008 State Athletic Schedule, which is listed below. Please support our State Athletics and we encourage you to participate in these great upcoming events. Special thanks to the Host Councils that have stepped up this year. If your Council may be interested in hosting an event this year or in 2009, please feel free to contact me State Softball Tournament April 26, 2008 Host: Fr. Thomas Price Council #2546 Field: PGK Ken Growney Council # 2546 Home 10 Man Team Bracket, SSA Rules, Double Elimination Council, Combined Councils, or District Teams Invited Cost: $225 Team Includes: Famous Traditional Chicken Barbeque 1830 New Hope Rd. Raleigh, NC Chairman: Brother Dick Pollard Phone: "The Neely Cup" State Golf Tournament September 20-21, 2008 Host: Sacred Heart Council #11103 Course: Country Club of Whispering Pines 2 Day 36 Holes Stroke Play w/handicapped Flights Mass: Saturday after 1st Round Cost: $130 or $500 Team Includes: Green fees, cart, lunch Saturday and Sunday and Banquet Dinner on Saturday Evening Pinehurst, NC Chairman: Brother Ray Gatti regatt@earthlink.net Phone: (Continued from page 1) take up an entire newsletter. However, a few names do need be mentioned: First, we need to say thank you to all of the organizations, including The Knights of Columbus (numerous councils), The State Council, Bishop McGuinness Assembly, The 4th Degree Honor Guard, The Ancient Order of Hibernians, TIAHA, Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Joseph s Church. Thanks to Grand Knight Jim Humphries, Faithful Navigator Tom Dupree, DD Haden Ware (coordinated the Honor Guard), Monsignor Jerry Sherba, Monsignor Thomas Hadden, Deacon Steve Lewendowski, and of course a very big thank you to Brother Jerry Ryan, our project coordinator. Jerry was gracious enough to oversee the entire project after Ken became ill and passed away. His dedication along with Kens should be an inspiration to us all! Thank you also to all of you who attended the dedication and blessing ceremony as it was a momentous occasion for Council A very special thank you also to Kens family for joining us on this day that their father would have been so proud of. Please remember why Ken originally suggested we erect the statue of Mary; so that we may show our love and devotion to her and our Lord, Jesus Christ through prayer and remembrance. Please visit the Grotto regularly and pray. Faithfully submitted, Rich Ferraro PGK Pictured below is a stone depicting one of the five mysteries. Just below it is the brick In Memory Of Ken Growney. For more on the Grotto, see page State Bocce Ball Tournament September 27, 2008 Host: Bishop Greco Council #9499, Clemmons Our Lady of Mercy Council #10504, Winston-Salem Santa Maria Council #2829, Winston-Salem Event: Miller Park, Queen St. Winston-Salem 4 Player Teams Double Elimination Cost: $10 per Player or $40 Team Includes: Picnic Lunch Winston-Salem, NC Chairmen: Brothers Bob Smith & DGK Greg Harrison Cechief26@Alltel.net Phone: Vivat Jesus! Tim Whelan State Athletics Chairman Tim.Whelan@Yahoo.com

6 6 May 2008 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 May Day 2 Holocaust Remembrance Day 3 State Convention 4 5 National Day of Prayer 6 7 Business Meeting 8:00 PM Nominations O Berry Centre Picnic 11 Mothers Day Columbus Club Meeting 7:30 PM Armed Forces Day 18 4th Degree Meeting 2:00 PM Pig Pickin Festival 2:00 PM Memorial Day 27 Officers/ Directors Meeting June 2008 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Business Meeting 8:00 PM Elections Officers/ Directors Meeting Flag Day 15 Fathers Day th Degree Meeting 2:00 PM Columbus Club Meeting 7:30 PM

7 7 WISH THESE BROTHERS A HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN APRIL MICHAEL TIGHE, THOMAS GIBBONS, EUGENE GALLAGHER, MICHAEL FOLEY,CARMINE SAC- CHITELLO, MICHAEL STROTHER, CHARLES WATSON, ALIX CASSAGNOL, ALLEN BIZUB, EDWIN SCHANDEL, JOHN DONNELLY, MICHAEL FREDENBURG, MATTHEW HOUSE,FRANCIS HALE, MARK PALKO, SCOTT SHARP, FRANCIS CASEY, DANIEL PICCIOTTI, CHRISTOPHER LIZAK, ROBERT VETRANO, DAVID WILLIAMS, KYLE BRADEN, FRANK POTOCHAR, J. POLLARD, SEAN HALLORAN, KENNETH KOSCAL, WILLIAM DOWLING,THOMAS MONCK, JOHN TAYLOR, JOHN NORKUS, JERRY KEAS, JOHN HIGGINS, SAMUEL GEIS SR, DANIEL BAYLEY, ANTHONY GLASSON, PATRICK BROWN, VICTOR LUCENTE, THOMAS MONCK The Diary Of Anne Frank In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death." This is a new adaptation for a new generation. Showdates:April11-13,18-20,25-27 Show Times: Friday and Saturday Evenings at 8:00PM, Sunday Matinee at 3:00PM Tickets are $12 for Adults and $10 for Students and Sr. Citizens at the evening performances - $8 all seats at matinees. Where: Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre, located in the Saw Mill Shopping Center (corner of Leadmine & Sawmill), Raleigh Tom McKelvey is a member of 2546 and has been a thespian for some time, performing in many plays throughout the years in and around Raleigh. Tom invites all of us to come and enjoy this play. If you have any information about an event or newsworthy item you would like posted in the newsletter, such as the one above, please contact me via or postal letter. All postings will be considered as long as they are in line with the principles of our order, (Charity, Unity, Fraternity & Patriotism) or one of our programs, ( Church, Community, Council, Family, Youth or Membership). When sending s, please try to send a Word document, using the font, Times New Roman size 11. This is what I use mostly in the newsletter and it makes it easier to copy & paste. ( I despise typing). Pictures are also welcomed as long as they are not too big in size ( bytes that is). Please remember that there is still room to advertise in the newsletter as well. Yearly ads, like the two listed below, are available at the low cost of $ per year. It s a great way to economically get the word out about your business and help to defer the cost of the newsletters. One more note. If you have access to s and are not receiving this newsletter electronically and wish to, please let me know. Thank you Rich Ferraro, Editor

8 8 Membership: We had one new member and 1 transfer into our council at our last business meeting. Please welcome Paul Plumbo as a transfer and Paul Abbe as a new member to Paul Plumbo is originally from New York and has transferred from the Wendell council and Paul Abbe is a parishioner at St. Joseph s. There is also a correction from last months report. I listed our new members name as Dan Dandorf. Dan has informed me that his name is actually Dan Danford. My apologies to Dan as this job will give you temporary dyslexia at times. Family/Youth: One of our most fun events is the annual Mudcats baseball game outing, usually held in August. Well, the directors are rescheduling the event for April, when it is a little cooler. The date is: April 13th, a Sunday afternoon game against Montgomery at 2:00 PM. Those of us who have participated in this event in the past, know what a great day it is. If you haven t joined us before, make a point to do so this year. Adult tickets are usually $6.00 to $7.00 each and the council takes care of the kids tickets, no matter how many you have up to age 12. Please contact Family Director, Matt Leonhard at: mattel@nc.rr.com, (919) or via the website as soon as possible as we will need a head count to purchase tickets prior to the game. More information will be available at the April business meeting. Play Ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Community: Our next Adopt-A-Highway will be on Saturday, April 12th starting at 9:00 AM. Our section of New Hope Rd. runs from New Bern Av. to Buffaloe Rd. and the more people we have to help, the faster it goes. Contact our Community Director, Jay Taylor at marlise@nc.rr.com for more information and to sign up to help. The O Berry Center Picnic will be on the 2nd Saturday in May this year, May 10th. Council: The State Softball Tournament will be once again hosted by Council 2546 on April 26th. We will probably field two teams again this year and registration is open to all members in good standing, (this means your dues must be up to date), there will be no exceptions. In addition to players, we also need members help to set up, cook, tend bar and clean up. We are the host council and have won the past tournament the past 3 years. Please contact the tournament chairman, Dick Pollard, smffsol@bellsouth.net, , or the State Athletic Director, Tim Whelan PGK, twhelan@us.ibm.com, (919) Op L.A.M.B.: Please remember that Op L.A.M.B. is not just about Tootsie Rolls and our street drive, It runs all year. One way you can help without reaching into your own pocket is to shop at Food Lion and register your Food Lion card on their website to have donations made to Op L.A.M.B. It s easy! Just go to and under community, click on fundraising. Next click on register MVP card, click on select organization, select the state city and then scroll and select LAMB Foundation Council 2546, then add your MVP card. It s just that easy. A portion of your sale will go directly to our council s fund raiser and we receive checks every quarter. This runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 and you need to re-register every year. Church: This years fund raiser to support St. Joseph s Church will be a good ole fashioned pig pic n instead of the annual spaghetti dinner. The date is Saturday, May 24th at 2:00 PM held on our Council grounds. This will be a Church/Family type event as we will have some games and attractions for the kids as we sell barbeque plates. All proceeds will be donated to St. Joseph s. St. Joseph s is rebuilding their church and if you have not been there in a while, you owe it to yourself to pay a visit and see the wonderful work they are doing. Please contact Tim Kilpatrick; tim1002@earthlink.net, (919) or Rich Ferraro; rich0317kofc@bellsouth.net, to find out how you can help with the days activities. Columbus Club: As you read in last months newsletter, the no smoking in the building will start April 1st. One of our next projects will be repairing and patching the parking lot. With spring just around the corner, we will be having a spring cleaning day on Saturday, April 19th, the weekend before the chicken barbeque and the State Softball Tournament. The Council grounds clean up always goes quicker when we have a lot of members out here helping. Remember, this is your Columbus Club and we all need to help maintain it and not just for ourselves, but for possible clients who may wish to rent our facilities.

9 9 The Grotto for Our Lady of Lourdes is located on the property of the Knights of Columbus, Father Thomas Price Council 2546, at 4301 Columbus Club Dr., Raleigh NC. The dedication of the Grotto took place on Sunday Feb. 24, at 4:00 PM. Monsignor Jerry Sherba, from Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh, along with Msgr. Thomas Hadden and Deacon Steve Lewendowski blessed the statues of Our Lady of Lourdes and Bernadette and dedicated the Grotto. Our Lady of Lourdes first appeared to Bernadette 150 years ago on February 11, 1858 in Lourdes, France. The idea for building the Grotto began in late 2006 when Ken Growney, a member of Father Thomas Price Council suggested it to the membership. His intentions were two-fold. The first was to honor Mary, the Mother of Jesus, who is very important to the Knights of Columbus. Ken s second intention was to dedicate the Grotto to Father P. B. Edelen, Chaplain, U.S Army Chaplain Edelen landed on the shores of Normandy June 6 th 1944 dispensing his priestly services to the dead and dying on the beaches of Normandy. On June 9 th Chaplain Edelen was struck by shellfire and died the following day. Father Edelen was from North Carolina and was the only priest from North Carolina to die in WWII. In May 2007, Ken Growney passed away but his efforts to build the Grotto continued. Donations began coming in from over one hundred people and organizations, Catholics and non-catholics alike. Ken was a member of two Catholic fraternal organizations, the Knights of Columbus, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Catholic men of Irish heritage). Both organizations contributed mightily to the effort by donating time, talent, money and material. Almost all work on the Grotto was donated. Ground breaking for the Grotto began in September 2007 and steadily progressed. It was completed on February 23, one day before the dedication. The term grotto is defined as a cave or cavern, especially one that is picturesque or one that forms an agreeable retreat or an artificial cave... The Grotto stands over ten feet high with an opening to shelter the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. Landscaping has been planted that, in years to come, will further shelter the area. The idea for the design of the Grotto came from a photo of a similar shrine in Donegal, Ireland, that Ken Growney showed the Knights of Columbus when he first suggested the idea. Faithfully submitted by Brother Gerry Ryan From that first day in September, 2007 when we first broke ground, to the laying of the foundation, to erecting the Grotto and placement of the statues, this project was a labor of love by all those involved.

10 10 Timothy G. Kilpatrick, Field Agent Business: (919) Residence: (919) Knights of Columbus Raleigh Knights N. Radner Way Raleigh, NC Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Raleigh, NC. Permit No. 845 April 2008 Newsletter Raleigh Knights is published monthly for the members of the Knights of Columbus, Father Thomas F. Price Council #2546. Editor: Rich Ferraro, PGK Council Phone (919) Columbus Club Drive Raleigh, NC Council Council Website: State website: Supreme website: Address Service Requested