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1 Knights of Columbus Holy Rosary Council North Hickory Avenue Arlington Heights, Ill Click on image below with I-Phone or Android For immediate access to our website AUGUST, 2013 ACTIVITIES Day Date Time Event Thur 1 7:30 PM Business Meeting Thur 8 7:30 PM Sword & Baldric Wed 14 7:30 PM Pro Life Rosary Thur 15 7:30 PM Social Meeting Tues 20 7:30 PM Seton Assembly Sat 24 5:00 PM ID Kickoff Party Tues 27 7:15 PM Building Corp Thur 29 7:00 PM Charity Meeting Thur 29 7:30 PM Officer Meeting Deputy Grand Knight Report - Mike McNicholas Contact DGK: mikemac01@aol.com Intellectual Disabilities Drive 1) The ID Drive will be upon us soon. Volunteers are needed to assist the ID Committee with a number of items. Use above or call ) We will need lots of volunteers to work the corners and store fronts. Anyone over 18 can work a street corner. The more we raise, the more the organizations receive. 3) If your company has a matching program, please consider the ID drive as a recipient. We will provide you with the form. 4) If your company needs to donate to a worthy cause, ask them to consider the ID Drive. 1) Applications for requests are in the manila folder in the Deputy Grand Knight's mailbox. DO NOT place completed forms back in the folder. Leave them in the DGK mailbox. 2) The Charity Fund budget is currently less than half of what it was last year due to a decrease in the number of poker events from 4 to 2. Requests will be limited to the immediate area we serve. Thus, "our own back yard." Be realistic about the amount you request so we can stretch what we have. 3) Item two above is based on a phone request I recently received were the requester was looking for a huge donation which would have wiped out the entire fund and then some. Chancellor Report - Ray Cordell Contact Chancellor: scuba24@wideopenwest.com Brother Knights; Summer is in full swing and members of The Knights of Columbus Holy Rosary Council are taking full advantage of the warm weather and sunshine. We are at the beginning of our fraternal year, but have already hit the ground running. Brother Knights have attended meetings and events like the St. James BBQ. They have also given up their valuable holiday time to march in parades and at the Frontier Days Beer area selling tickets and checking IDs. Thank you all for your participation and dedication. Council activities are not slowing down anytime soon. On Saturday, August 24, the 2013 ID Drive kicks off with the annual BBQ. The Intellectual Disabilities drive is one of 1

2 the most visible and recognizable events that the Knights of Columbus participates in. Our summer BBQ sets the stage for another successful drive for our council and says thank you in advance for the efforts that will be put forth. Invite your family, friends and co-workers to attend this classic summer BBQ. There are also several volunteer opportunities the day of the BBQ. Signup sheets will be at all meetings. At our September 19 th social meeting, we will have a Special Olympics athlete as a guest speaker. Those that were fortunate enough to hear last year s athlete speak know the passion and dedication that these participants have. It is truly a inspirational and moving event that is not to be missed. On September 14 th and 15 th, we will be collecting for the ID drive before and after mass at our four churches Street corner and store entrance collections will be on September 20 th and 21 st. The signup sheets will be coming out shortly for all four of these dates. Please be generous with your time and efforts to make this year s ID drive the most successful we have ever had. On Sunday September 29th, the Bears are playing the Lions and the Holy Rosary Council is hosting a tailgate party to celebrate this fierce rivalry and to recruit new Knights. This is an open event so bring your family, friends and especially prospective Knights to cheer on the Bears and to show what the Knights of Columbus and Holy Rosary Council are all about. The festivities begin at noon. Have a safe and enjoyable summer. Chaplain Report - Joseph P. Yannotta Contact Chaplain: jyannotta@comcast.net August is typically the month for vacations. Many people in the world today love to travel, and whether by auto, boat or air they find new and exciting places to spend time. They enjoy going from destination to destination seeing one thing after another. I suppose that if I had the resources, traveling is one thing I would do as well. In scripture the most traveled individual was Paul who was probably the greatest missionary that has ever served the Lord. When he lists some of the things he endured for the sake of the Gospel, one of the things he mentions is the fact that he was "in journeying often", 2 Cor. 11:26. As this great man moved from location to location, he did not do so as a mere tourist. Although the cities through which he traveled contained some of the wonders of the ancient world, Paul wasn't looking for a t-shirt or a key chain, nor was he just trying to fill his scrapbook with snapshots of the temple of Diana, the coliseum in Rome or the Parthenon in Athens. No, Paul's plans and purposes in traveling were far greater than such earthly things. He traveled from place to place not as a sightseer, but as a winner of souls. While on vacation this summer we may not be undertaking such a mission as Paul but, that does not mean that while away from home, we can forget who we are as Catholic Christians. 2 Cor. 5: 9 Therefore, we aspire to please him, whether we are at home or away. Like Paul, each and every day of our lives is our earthly journey, a journey to grow closer and deeper in our relationship to God. Through our worship, praise and prayer, God is always with us. So as we take to the highways and by-ways this summer, as we visit and see the wonders of God s creation in the landscape and the people we encounter along the way; as we search for new and exotic places to visit; let us keep our hearts and minds on what is really important and share the love of Christ with our families and with all those we meet in our travels. What does our pilgrimage say about us? Is our love for the Lord and for one another? Paul was a man who traveled, but as he traveled, he was working for the Master, seeking to bring men to Jesus! Through the grace of God our Father, may we shine for all to see the Light of Christ, this day and all the days to follow. A safe and blessed summer to all, Deacon Joseph P. Yannotta Let's Keep In Our Prayers: John Bauer Ray Check Ed Cremerius Marilyn Dockus Al Eberhardt Joe Elsey Bob Gaudio Don Hecht Paul Schmidt Fred Sharkey Jim Sterns Bill Reinert Cathy Morrow Ken Miksta Carolyn Zitkus 2

3 Please pray for the thousands of innocent babies who will be killed in the US, this month, by abortions, for our United States Military troops in harm s way, the victims of natural disasters, peace and all deceased Knights and their families. TO BE ADDED OR DELETED FROM PRAYER LIST Contact Brother Deacon Joseph at jyannotta@comcast.net Or Our Church Director Brother Tarry Hospkins at hoskinstt@att.net Produce Mobile at Holy Family in August Contact Mark: stasmack@aol.com The Produce Mobile from the Chicago Food Depository will be at Holy Family Parish in Inverness on Thursday, August 8. To volunteer for this very worthy cause or to have your questions answered, contact Mark via or call Pray The Rosary With Us! Contact Jim: mpcpherrin1955@yahoo.com Please join us at the hall for our Pro-Life Rosary every second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM. For information contact our Pro-Life Couple, Jim & Sue McPherrin at Listen to the heartbeat a baby 6-7weeks after conception. SETON ASSEMBLY PROUDLY ANNOUNCES A FUND RAISER FOR DISABLED VETERANS ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AT ST JOSEPH THE WORKER IN WHEELING SIR KNIGHTS FROM ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, BUFFALO GROVE, MOUNT PROSPECT AND WHEELING, WILL PARTICIPATE. YOUR TIME & TALENT IS NEEDED: CONTACT BOB KOSCIELNIAK AT: mcsinc12@comcast.net LUCKY BUCK WINNERS IN JULY Scott Baxendale, Jim O Brian, and John Glueckert Sr. Consider participating in the remaining months of 2013 by ContactJoe: JKramer001@aol.com SWORD & BALDRIC CLUB Mark your calendar now to join us September 14 for our annual steak fry at John and Thelma Helminski's house. All 3rd degree members and their spouses are welcomed. VOCATION RAFFLE Holy Rosary is committed to supporting our own local seminarians. Vocation raffle tickets were recently mailed to everyone. Please take a few minutes and sent back your filled out ticket stubs along with your check payable to "Holy Rosary Council" $20,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Sword & Baldric Club presents a special "Italian Night" and fundraiser to benefit SALUTE (disabled veterans) Saturday, October 19, Doors Open: 4:30 PM Dinner Serving: 5:00-8:30 PM Cost: $10 per adult, $5 per child under 10 or $25 per family 3

4 RECYCLE USED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT! We partner with Recycling Avenue to make a difference in the lives of physically challenged adults and to keep the environment clean. Find out the particulars at Contact recyling avenue: ra@avenuesonline.org Our hall is a designated drop off point. A bin is located in the office. CALLING ALL YOUNG MEN YEARS Our Squires program is designed to develop young men into leaders who will understand their Catholic religion, have a strong commitment to the Church and when ready, be willing and capable of patterning their lives after the Youth Christ. For more information contact Ed Smetana TIPUPED@aol.com or Ed Wendling Ed@wendlingfamily.com ANNUAL POOL PARTY AUGUST 13 The Holy Rosary Auxiliary invites you to join us for the Annual Past President s Pool Party Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Rosanna Glueckert s home 1222 N. Kennicott, Arlington Heights Bring your swimming suit & towel and join us at 5:30 pm for a cool dip in Rosanna s beautiful pool or to socialize. Dinner will be served at 6:30 compliments of the board. Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, August 9 th to one of the below Pat Sordyl Debbie Reed Brigid Devery Sue McMahon Reserve By ssrvs@aol.com Additional information available at President: Pat Sordyl KNIGHTS, SAVE THESE DATES and attend our meetings to learn more. We meet the 1st Thursday of each month. Saturday, August 17 - Poker Fund Raiser at Hall Saturday, August 24, ID Drive Kickoff BBQ Sunday, September 15 - Parish ID Drives Thursday, September 18 - Special Olympics Athlete to speak at the hall. Friday & Saturday, Sept 20 & 21 - Council ID Drives Saturday, Sept 28 - Knight of Patriotism Sunday, Sept 29- Corporate Communion at 9:30 AM Mass at St. Edna Sunday, Sept 29 - Tailgate Party at the Hall. Chicago Bears at Detroit. Open to all. Noon start. Wednesday, October 2 - First Degree Ceremony Friday, October 4 - Clearbrook Dinner Dance Saturday, October 12 - Poker Fund Raiser at the Hall Saturday, October 19 - Italian Night Fund Raiser to benefit Salute, Inc. NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? Link to our website for the following: Membership Requirements Newsletters - Present & past Officer Links - with s. Current Events with flyer information Council Shirts Rental of the hall 4

5 SUMMER BBQ FUND RAISER Saturday, August 24, :00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Intellectual Disabilities Tootsie Roll Drive Kick-off Fundraiser Proceeds to benefit organizations that support those with disabilities Featuring Hamburgers, Bratwurst, Hot Dogs and sides Admission $5.00 (includes dinner ticket, free soda) Cash Bar Two 50/50 Prize drawings Knights of Columbus Hall 15 North Hickory Arlington Heights, For information see our website or call Mike McNicholas ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HELPING, SERVING & GROWING?..then read on... If you are interested in helping those in need, serving your parish, growing in your faith or having exclusive access to top rated top rated insurance protection for your family, then the Knights of Columbus is the organization for you To learn more about about the Knights, click on the following link For more information about insurance contact: Edward Wendling Office: NEED A RIDE, GIVE A RIDE? If you are willing to provide a ride to a meeting or need a ride to a meeting, Contact: MikeMcMahon@wowway.com or call Mike at If this idea catches on, we will delegate this role to a brother knight who is willing to match rider to driver from the comfort of his home. Heads Up, Derek Rose! Since 1972, the Knights of Columbus has sponsored Free Throw Championship for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 14. The championship is set up to have the contestants compete within their own gender and age group. All competition starts at the local level. Winners move on to the district, regional, and state levels. We are seeking 4 brothers, with children in this age group, one each from Our Lady of the Wayside, St James, St Edna and St Colette to attend a meeting in October about participating in this event. Please Contact: MikeMcMahon@wowway.com or at one of our meetings. Additionally, we will need a "sage" to coordinate the activity which will occur in January, 2014 Join The Knights, Make A Difference Contact our Warden, Brian Marier, any officer or any member of Holy Rosary Council. Try us on for size with no obligation by attending any of our social events. Our members are active in the following parishes, Our Lady of the Wayside, St. James, St. Colette and St. Edna. Brian can be reached at mailto:bemarier@att.net Becoming a Knight of Columbus can transform your life. 5

6 PHOTOS OF RECENT ACTIVITIES June 20 - Installation of Officers Mike McNicholas, Deputy Grand Knight & Helene Brother Knights, Fr Ed Fiakowski, Pastor of OLW Deacon John Bosco and Fr. Peter Mc Quinn Associate Pastor Catherine Cordell & Ray Cordell, our Chancellor. Bob Koscielniak, Mike McMahon, Chuck Tomasek, Deacon John Bosco & Tom Corcoran June 30 - Corporate Communion Held at Our Lady of Wayside where Brother knight, Deacon John Bosco Ssekkomo was honored. John returns home in August to Uganda for ordination and service to the Church as a priest. John Bosco with Irene & Tom Corcoran. Brother Tom is a Deacon at OLW 6

7 July 4th - Parade Respect Life & Stand Up for Religious Freedom Angelo Cozzarelli, Dean Sordyl and Don Barrett Sr Respect Religious Freedom Seton Assembly Stand Up For Religious Freedom Dave Klein, Don Barrett Sr & Jack Hyneman 7

8 July 11 - Business Meeting July 16 - Seton Assembly elects new officers Mike Harte, Recorder, accepts plaque from Supreme which recognized our participation in "40 Cans For Lent" in the spring. Fr. Denis Carnerio, Faithful Friar and Dennis Gawlik, Faithful Navigator. Dennis is the PGK of Mount Prospect Council July 18 - Social Meeting Brian Marier, our Warden, heads up a group stuffing envelopes for the Vocation Raffle. Brother Knight, Joe Yannotta explains the Deacon Formation Program. THANKS JOE FOR THE EXCELLENT PRESENTATION! 8

9 GRAND KNIGHT MESSAGE Greetings Brothers, Spouses and Friends of the Knights! This wraps up the August newsletter. On behalf of the council, my sincere thanks to all who volunteered their time on July 4 to work our booth at Frontier Days. It was an excellent mix of younger members and older members. Your collective spirit on July 4 was fodder for my message which appears below. The dictionary defines Unity the 2nd principle of our order as the state of being united or combined; a oneness of mind or feeling... and there is no question that the Knights of Columbus are a united band of brothers standing for certain values and with certain feelings. But how did that come to be? Our founder, Father Michael J. McGivney, struggled to ascertain how the Church might keep men from drifting away from the faith. How he might help men become better Catholics at the same time that they became better Americans. As a result, he chose UNITY as the second precept of the Knights. His vision for the Knights was based on the belief that Catholic men had an inherent dignity which would find its full flowering only as these men grew in holiness together through their vocation as husbands, fathers, providers and protectors. Knights are committed to the care of one another, to improve their communities and their church. When members cooperate with one another in any project for the good of others, they are implicitly acknowledging the worth of their brother. In every case, the beauty and dignity of our brothers are affirmed as we organize and share in the responsibility of every council project IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL. All Catholic men over the age of 18 along with their families are invited to learn more about the Knights by attending our social meetings held the 3rd Thursday of each month and other social events as they occur. Our business meetings, held the 1st Thursday of each month, are restricted to members. On behalf of your council officers, Vivat Jesus and Peace to All... Mike McMahon, Grand Knight, Holy Rosary Council 4483 Your Council Officers Grand Knight Mike McMahon Deputy GK Mike McNicholas Chancellor Ray Cordell Warden Brian Marier Recorder Mike Harte Financial Secr Chuck Tomasek Treasurer Ed Mann Advocate Tony Beaudette Inside Guard John Selzer Jr Outside Guard Joe Kramer Outside Guard Tom Read st Year Trustee Scott Baxendale nd Yr Trustee Randy Baker rd Year Trustee Ken Kudla Church Director Tarry Hoskins Chaplain Fr. Jerry Jacob Chaplain -Ad Hoc Deacon Joe Yannotta

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