Knights of Columbus Pope John Paul the Great Council LOVE GOD AND SERVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

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1 Knights in Action Newsletter February 2017 Volume 2, Issue 2 Knights of Columbus Pope John Paul the Great Council LOVE GOD AND SERVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (February 2nd) OUR PRINCIPLES Charity Unity Fraternity Patriotism INSIDE THIS ISSUE The feast was first observed in the Eastern Church as "The Encounter." In the sixth century, it began to be observed in the West: in Rome with a more penitential character and in Gaul (France) with solemn blessings and processions of candles, popularly known as "Candlemas." The Presentation of the Lord concludes the celebration of the Nativity and with the offerings of the Virgin Mother and the prophecy of Simeon, the events now point toward Easter. "In obedience to the Old Law, the Lord Jesus, the first-born, was presented in the Temple by his Blessed Mother and his foster father. This is another 'epiphany' celebration insofar as the Christ Child is revealed as the Messiah through the canticle and words of Simeon and the testimony of Anna the prophetess. Christ is the light of the nations, hence the blessing and procession of candles on this day. In the Middle Ages this feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or 'Candlemas,' was of great importance. "The specific liturgy of this Candlemas feast, the blessing of candles, is not as widely celebrated as it should be, except of course whenever February 2 falls on a Sunday and thus takes precedence. There are two ways of celebrating the ceremony, either the Procession, which begins at a 'gathering place' outside the church, or the Solemn Entrance, celebrated within the church." Website: 1 Council Officers 2 Family Prayer 2 Degree Schedule 2 Pictures of Knights Night Out and March for Life Event 3 Catholic Trivia 4 Need Help Notice 4 Grand Knight s Page 5 Monthly Reading Rec. 6 Council Events for February 6 Congratulations Note 6 Field Agent s Note 6 Our Shinning Stars 7 Talents of Brother Knights 8 MONTHLY MEETINGS Council First Wednesday Each Month 7:00pm - Rosary 7:30pm - Business Meeting Council Officer Meeting Third Wednesday Each Month 7:00pm Business Meeting Assembly 2588 Fourth Tuesday Each Month 7:00pm - Rosary 7:30pm - Business Meeting

2 COUNCIL OFFICERS GRAND KNIGHT SK Norman R. Wood, Jr. FAMILY PRAYER DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT SK John Burke CHAPLAIN REV. MSGR. Raphael Peprah WARDEN SK Christian Brousseau CHANCELLOR SK Stephen Kondzella FINANCIAL SECRETARY SK Art Fritz RECORDER James Moyer 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 FEBRUARY 28th (St John s) 16 th (Holy Family) None Scheduled None Scheduled O Lord Jesus, you lived in the home of Mary and Joseph in Nazareth. There you grew in age, wisdom and grace as you prepared to fulfill your mission as our Redeemer. We entrust our family to you. O Blessed Mary, you are the Mother of our Savior. At Nazareth you cared for Jesus and nurtured him in the peace and joy of your home. We entrust our family to you. O Saint Joseph, You provided a secure and loving home for Jesus and Mary, and gave us a model of fatherhood while showing us the dignity of work. We entrust our family to you. Holy Family, We consecrate ourselves and our family to you. May we be completely united in a love that is lasting, faithful and open to the gift of new life. Help us grow in virtue, to forgive one another from our hearts, and to live in peace all our days. Keep us strong in faith, persevering in prayer, diligent in our work, and generous toward those in need. May our home, O Holy Family, truly become a domestic church where we reflect your example in our daily life. Amen. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us! If you would like something posted in future newsletters, please contact the Grand Knight Norm Wood at nzmmrw@gmail.com 2

3 KNIGHTS NIGHT OUT JANUARY 2017 Pictures from January s Knights Night Out Bowling March for Life Event in Washington DC on January 27th 3

4 You can help our Council raise funds to help support our Parish. It is easy and doesn t cost you anything. If you are a Amazon.com user, then we would ask that you access Amazon.com via our Council Website at. Once at our website, (located on the first page of this newsletter) you will find this logo. Just click on the logo and you will be taken to another screen which will provide another link in the center of the page, click that link and it will take you to Amazon s Home Page. All you have to do is shop (including Prime Members) and our Council makes money (10% on each purchase). Every time you buy from Amazon.com using this logo on our Council website, Amazon pays the Council. The money Amazon pays us, comes from Amazon s funds and has no bearing on the price you pay for the items you order. Please help us raise funds through the FREE way provided by Amazon.com. Thank you for your support! CATHOLIC TRIVIA LAST MONTH S QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 1. What fell from Elijah as he was carried into heaven? A: Mantle 2. What spoke to Moses at the beginning of his ministry? A: Burning Bush OUR SHINING 3. What was STARS King Solomon FOR known FRATERNAL for around the world? A: YEAR Wisdom What was the box that held the tablets containing the ten commandments called? A: Ark of the Covenant 5. What was the occupation of Peter, James, John, and Andrew before called to the Apostleship? A: Fishermen 6. What was Abraham asked to sacrifice to God instead of a lamb? A: His Son 7. What was the name of Moses' sister? A: Miriam 8. Which woman had her name changed by God to Sarah? A: Sarai 9. Who married Moses? A: Zipporah 10. Who saw the resurrected Jesus before He had ascended to the Father? A: Mary Magdalene THIS MONTH S QUESTIONS 1. Which two of the original 8 temptations were combined to become sloth? 2. What animal and color does the sin envy link to? 3. What did St. Thomas Aquinas use to keep himself from committing the sin of gluttony? 4. Which one of the Deadly Sins is linked to the color red? 5. Purity is a virtue for which sin? 6. What is a virtue for pride? 7. Who is the demon of 'Lust' and marital discord? 8. Getting thrown in snake pits is the punishment for which sin? 9. Which people can serve as Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at Mass? 10. At what age are Cardinals excluded from participating in the electoral process? Do you have a disability or are of an age where you cannot accomplish those things that you use to? Do you need your leaves raked and bagged or the shrubs cut back some? What about stuff inside the home need a picture hung, is the sink leaking, what about changing a light bulb? The Knights of Columbus may be able to help you. Give us a call and we will scope out what it is you need done and if we can do it, we will. There is no charge for labor, but if something needs to be obtained from the store, the cost would be your responsibility. Call the Grand Knight at or him at nzmmrw@gmail.com. (There is no cost for this service) 4

5 GRAND KNIGHT S PAGE As you all know, Rev. Msgr. Peprah is from Ghana, and they have a similar organization as the Knights of Columbus, so I thought I would highlight them for this month s writing. Monsignor s brother is a 4 th Degree in the Knights of Marshall. The Noble Order of the Knights of Marshall is a historical society founded along the lines of the Order of the Knights of Columbus of the United States of America. It is a Catholic Fraternal Organization in West Africa and London with its Supreme Headquarters in Sekondi, Ghana, and aims at bringing Catholic men (and women) together in the practice of Unity, Charity and Service. In the year 1925, some enthusiastic young men of St Paul s Catholic Church, Sekondi, rallied themselves together to plan the formation of a purely Catholic Friendly Society in West Africa for the purpose of bringing together Catholic men for effective lay apostolate and Catholic Action and provide that friendly social forum for Catholic men, who might otherwise be attracted into other non-catholic secret societies. These ardent young men made enquiries as regards the history of the Knights of Columbus. They found that whilst the Knights of Columbus exists as a fraternal organization, it also immortalizes the name of a layman, Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America. Inspired by a similar spirit, this band of Catholic young men, with their zealous leaders: Brothers J Brookman- Ammisah and JA Kwesi-Aaba decided to institute a fraternal society that would immortalize the memory of Sir James Marshall, who acting on the West African scene, championed and espoused the re-establishment of the Catholic Church in the Gold Coast (Ghana), West Africa in the year 1880, after nearly 250 years of the breakdown (1637) of the first Catholic Church established by the Portuguese in Their researches into the history of the Catholic Church in West Africa revealed that Sir James Marshall, MA, BL, CMG, KCSG, a Scotsman and a Catholic layman, working in the British Colonial Service in Lagos, Nigeria and accredited to the Gold Coast, Ghana, most persistently added his voice and the weight of his endeavour to the appeals and pressures that made Propaganda Fide assign the Gold Coast to the Society of African Missions (SMA). Following the assignment, the SMA transferred the pioneer Priests Rev Fathers Auguste Moreau and Eugene Murat, both French nationals, from their Island of St Helena Station (South Africa Mission), to establish the Catholic Mission in the Gold Coast (Ghana). The pioneer Priests arrived at Elmina, Gold Coast (Ghana) on 18th May 1880 soon after Sir James Marshall had been transferred from Lagos to Accra as Chief Justice. He gave the Priests every encouragement and assistance in establishing themselves and the faith in Elmina. Sir James Marshall was, for some time, a Chief Magistrate and Judicial Assessor at Cape Coast, Gold Coast (Ghana), Puisne Judge in Lagos (Nigeria) and finally, Chief Justice of the Gold Coast and Nigeria, and resident in Accra, Gold Coast. Sir James Marshall was also known to have played a significant role in enhancing the growth of the Catholic Church in Lagos, and was involved in the preparatory work that led to the establishment of the Catholic Church at Asaba, Southern Nigeria which actually occurred in 1888, long after he had retired from the Colonial service. It was to immortalize the name of such a great soul that the Founders named the Society after Sir James Marshall, hence the name Knights of Marshall. The First Council of the Knights of Marshall was inaugurated and consecrated in Sekondi on 18th November, There are presently 129 Councils spread throughout Ghana, Togo, Benin, Liberia, Serria-Leone, Burkina Faso and the United Kingdom. 5

6 MONTHLY READING RECOMMENDATION SILENCE By Shusaku Endo Seventeenth-century Japan: Two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to a country hostile to their religion, where feudal lords force the faithful to publicly renounce their beliefs. Eventually captured and forced to watch their Japanese Christian brothers lay down their lives for their faith, the priests bear witness to unimaginable cruelties that test their own beliefs. COUNCIL EVENTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 5 th Super Bowl at Brother Art s Home 5:30pm (please bring a dish to share & drink of your choice) 28 th Pancake Dinner at St. Luke to celebrate Shrove Tuesday (this is sponsored by the Council) CONGRATULATIONS The following Knights have advanced in January: Rev. Msgr. Raphael Peprah 2 nd Degree Br. Ryan Holland 1 st & 2 nd Degree Br. Jojo Camano 3 rd Degree Br. Jim Moyer 3 rd Degree FROM OUR WORTHY FIELD AGENT Long-Term Care Is an Important Piece of the Puzzle There are many financial consultants and retirement authorities who emphasize the need for a long-term care (LTC) product for estate preservation and family protection. While many commercial life insurance companies have gotten out of the long-term care business, the Knights of Columbus considers LTC a very important piece of the family protection puzzle. The Order has been actively offering our members this product for nearly 15 years without a premium increase on current policyholders. Members who wisely purchased an LTC plan from the Knights in 2000 are still paying the same premiums today. Even better, our LTC coverage is backed by the full strength of the Order, which remains rooted in our strong Catholic values. Talk about stability when it counts. If we have not spoken about your need for LTC coverage in your family portfolio, please take some time out of your schedule to meet with me. Remember, long-term care policies are underwritten based on your health, and you most likely will never be any healthier than you are today. Our agency is having 3 seminars in the month of February where we will be speaking about Long Term Care. If you are interested, please give me a call. We will be providing more information in the bulletin in coming weeks!! Adam Tumminelli (757) Cell adam.tumminelli@kofc.org 6

7 OUR SHINING STARS FOR FRATERNAL YEAR KNIGHT OF THE YEAR SK Christian Brousseau FAMILY OF THE YEAR The Fritz Family YOUNG MAN OF THE YEAR Nestor Guardado YOUNG WOMAN OF THE YEAR Maria Meza FAMILY OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER 2016 Brother Toby Kondzella & Family 7

8 THE MANY TALENTS OF BROTHER KNIGHTS (Need a real estate agent, plumber, photographer a Brother Knight may be what you need) This page is reserved for free advertising for any Knights of Columbus who owns a business. The Knights of Columbus only provide these business card as a favor to our Brother Knights, we do not endorse their business, but support their endeavors. 8