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1 Pope John Paul II ASSEMBLY NEWS Volume 9, Issue 9 March 2018 Affiliated Councils: Monsignor James Corbett Warren Memorial Council 5073 St. Gabriel Council Conseil St. Antoine-Daniel Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Faithful Navigator s Message: Each year, Lent offers us a providential opportunity to deepen the meaning and value of our Christian lives, and it stimulates us to rediscover the mercy of God so that we, in turn, become more merciful toward our brothers and sisters. In the Lenten period, the Church makes it her duty to propose some specific tasks that accompany the faithful concretely in this process of interior renewal: these are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. GIVE TO CHARITY, GIVE TIME AND GIVE EXAMPLE. These are familiar practices that have been working for us as long as we have been members of the Knights, Ask yourself Are you one of the faithful few who come out regularly or are you one of the many who rarely come to meeting, charitable activities or Church services"? Upcoming Colour Guard Events: Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to the event start time. Confirmation: St. Paul the Apostle Parish Saturday March 3rd 10:30 am and 1:30 pm Special Olympics: Flag raising Wednesday March 7th 10:30 am Burlington City Hall. Our nominations for assembly executive fraternal year will be held at our April 4th general meeting. The result of the nominations will be published in the May newsletter. The nominations will be reopened at the May meeting followed by the elections. If you, or a Sir Knight you know is interested in standing for office, please confirm his interest and then put his name forward at our April meeting. From my family to your family(s) wishing all of you a Blessed Easter. Peace be with you, Pax Tecum. Kindest regards Frank SK Frank Miele Faithful Navigator frankmiele1948@gmail.com ~ 1 ~

2 Faithful Captain s Report MARCH BIRTHDAYS We are now approaching the holy season of Easter, the biggest feast day on the church calendar. We need to be especially attentive to the needs of others and help them as much as possible. During the next few weeks, the Special Olympic flags will be circuiting Ontario and will be at the various councils in our area. On March 7th our Colour Guard will participate in the flag raising at Burlington City Hall. On April 14th, the Hamilton South Zone will be meeting at St. Augustine for their semi-annual meeting and on May 5th, there will be a Master s meeting at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Stoney Creek. These meetings are open at all Sir Knights to attend. On June 3rd, there will be a Patriotism (4 th ) Degree exemplification in Waterdown and this is the time to start encouraging all members of the 3rd degree that have not taken the 4th degree to think very seriously of doing so. Remember the new uniform is not required to join the 4th degree but only if you wish to join the Honour Guard. SK Colin Pye SK Dennis Roy SK Frank Gallant SK Robert Brand SK John Rynn SK Harry Murphy Mar. 8 th Mar. 14 th Mar. 18 th Mar. 22 nd Mar. 22 nd Mar. 24 th Vivat Jesus David Stokes, GK Faithful Captain ~ 2 ~

3 Pope John Paul II Assembly Executive Faithful Friar Fr. Piotr Machnacki Faithful Navigator Frank Miele Faithful Captain David Stokes, GK Position still to be filled Please speak to Finlay Morrison, or any of the current or past executive if you are interested in taking on the position of Captain! Faithful Pilot George O Brien (905) Faithful Comptroller Vic LeFebvre, PGK, PFN, FM Faithful Scribe Jim Csordas Faithful Purser Ron Milne, PGK, PFN, FDD Faithful Inner Sentinel David Lord Faithful Outer Sentinel Tom Tilley Faithful Admiral Finlay Morrison, PGK, PFN Faithful Trustee 2018 Joe Milton Faithful Trustee 2019 Tom O Brien Faithful Trustee 2020 Rocco DeVito Commanders David Stokes Sam Cervoni ~ 3 ~

4 COMMANDER S CORNER: COMMANDER S CORNER: Please consider joining the Honour Guard. We have regalia available for you to try out and purchase. If you are interested, please call S.K. Vic Lefebvre at for a fitting. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS: 8:00 PM EVERY WEDNESDAY BAKED GOODS PICK-UP FROM COBS BREAD CORNER OF WALKERS LINE AND DUNDAS March 1 st General Meeting 7:00 Sword Practice 7:30 Holy Mass General Meeting follows Holy Mass Faithful Pilot s Report Please reminder the following in your prayers: SK Tom O Brien SK Rick Lomas SK John Schunk SK Andy Livingstone SK Joe Acosta SK Brian Legault, PGK Fr. Ron Hodara Evelyn Hurd, sister of SK Vic Lefebvre March 3 rd March 7 th Confirmation Mass St. Paul The Apostle Church 10:00 am for 10:30 am AND 1:00 pm for 1:30 pm Special Olympics Flag Raising, Burlington City Hall 10:00 am for 10:30 am Meet at St. Philippe Parish To be included in our prayer network, please contact me at (905) or by at ticbhoy@hotmail.com. George O Brien Faithful Pilot ~ 4 ~

5 A well-deserved treat after the 4 th degree honour guard! (pictured L to R: Scott Harrison, Jude Malone, David Stokes and Ron Milne) Ten things to Fast from in Lent Fast from hurting words. Instead say kind words. Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude for what you have. Fast from anger and be filled with patience. Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope. Fast from worries and have trust in God. Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy. Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others. Fast from being angry with someone and be reconciled with them again. Fast from an over busy life style so that you can find time in prayer. Fast from words and be silent so that you can listen. Submitted by Jere Hartnett - Courtesy of Brother Deacon John Girolami St. Francis Xavier Hamilton ~ 5 ~

6 Knights of Columbus 8 th Ontario District FOURTH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION Sunday, June 03, 2018 LOCATION: St. Thomas the Apostle Parish 715 Centre Road Waterdown, ON L0R 2H0 ELIGIBILITY: Third Degree Member in good standing. FEES: Includes - 4th Degree Pin, Baldric and 1 Banquet Ticket Lay Candidates $ Ladies Program $25.00 Clergy $70.00 Banquet ticket only - $50.00 CANDIDATES OFFICIAL DRESS: Business Dress Jacket & Tie (Preferably Dark), Plain White Shirt, Black Dress Shoes and Black Socks. New Uniform (Knights Gear), outgoing uniform (tux) also accepted. Members of the Clergy and Deacons should wear their clerical garb. Members of the Armed Forces, Police Officers and Firefighters dressed in Class A dress uniform shall be considered in proper attire for all Exemplification events. EXEMPLIFICATION SCHEDULE 12:30 to 1:00 pm - Registration of Candidates (in Parish Centre) 1:30 pm - Degree commences 3:15 pm - Degree is finished 3:30 to 4:00 pm - Parade 4:30 pm - Mass (in Church) 5:50 pm - Banquet commences (in Parish Centre) 8:30 approximately Evening ends Thank you for all that you do, Dan Lohin PGK PFN FDD TMW Master 8 th Ontario District Cardinal McGuigan Province ~ 6 ~

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8 Christopher Columbus Born: 31-October-1451 Birthplace: Genoa, Italy Died: 20-May-1506 Father: Domenico Colombo (weaver and wool merchant) Mother: Suzanna Fontanarossa Brother: Bartolomeo (younger) Brother: Giovanni Pellegrino (younger) Brother: Giacomo (younger) Sister: Bianchinetta Wife: Filipa Perestello e Moniz (m. 1479, d. Jan-1485 after childbirth) Son: Diego Colon (b. 1480) Girlfriend: Beatriz Enriquez (after the death of Filipa) Son: Ferdinand (b. 1488, with Enriquez) Columbus was the eldest son of Domenico Colombo and Suzanna Fontanarossa, and was born at Genoa either about 1446 or in 1451, the exact date being uncertain. His father was a wool-comber, of some small means, who lived until According to the life of Columbus by his son Ferdinand (a statement supported by Las Casas), young Christopher was sent to the university of Pavia, where he devoted himself to astronomy, geometry and cosmography. Yet, according to the admiral's own statement, he became a sailor at fourteen. Evidently this statement, however, cannot mean the abandonment of all other employment, for in 1470, 1472, and 1473 we find him engaged in trade at Genoa, following the family business of weaving, and (in 1473) residing at the neighbouring Savona. In he appears to have visited Chios, where he may have resided some time, returning to Genoa perhaps early in From there he seems to have again set out on a voyage in the summer of 1476, perhaps bound for England; on the 13th of August 1476, the four Genoese vessels he accompanied were attacked off Cape St. Vincent by a privateer, one Guillaume de Casenove, surnamed Coullon or Colombo ("Columbus"); two of the four ships escaped, with Christopher, to Lisbon. In December 1476, the latter resumed their voyage to England, probably carrying with them Columbus, who, after a short stay in England, claims to have made a voyage in the northern seas, and even to have visited Iceland about February This last pretension is gravely disputed, but it is perhaps not to be rejected, and we may also trace the Genoese about this time at Bristol, at Galway, and probably among the islands west and north of Scotland. Soon after this he returned to Portugal, where (probably in 1478) he married a lady of some rank, Felipa Moñiz de Perestrello, daughter of Bartholomew Perestrello, a captain in the service of Henry the Navigator, and one of the early colonists and first governor of Porto Santo. Felipa was also a cousin of the archbishop of Lisbon at this time (1478). ~ 8 ~

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10 WEBSITES We encourage all Knight of Columbus members to keep up to-date on current activities. To assist, we list below a directory of some of the main Websites. All SK can log on to the assembly website to send e- mails to fellow SKs. Pope John Paul II Assembly Monsignor James Corbett Warren Memorial Council Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Council ~ 10 ~