Knights of Columbus. Council Wellington Street St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 2S6. Grand Knight s Message. Volume10 Issue06 June 2010

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1 Knights of Columbus Council Wellington Street St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 2S6 Volume10 Issue06 June 2010 Executive Grand Knight Tim Buchanan Chaplain Fr. Ernie Deslippe Deputy Grand Knight Mike Butler Chancellor Gerald Holden Recording Secretary John Nolan Financial Secretary Richard Beachey Treasurer Bill Ressler Lecturer Gord Smith Advocate Mike Lynch Warden Dan O Connor Inside Guard Forbes Smith Outside Guard Gil D Amour Al Baca Trustee for 3 yrs Jim Lumley Trustee for 2 yrs Jim Dewan Trustee for 1 yr John Thomas Ladies Auxiliary President Mary Ressler Columbus Club President Dave Vandenburg Fourth Degree Navigator Jim Coveny Squires Chief Councilor Peter Kuntz District Deputy, District #009 Robert Cloutier Fraternal Advisor Martin Evers Bulletin Editor Forbes Smith ruasmith2@gmail.com Web site Coordinator Martin Evers mevers@eversweb.on.ca Knights of Columbus Hall Manager - Roy Esbaugh Phone Grand Knight s Message My Brother Knights: Brothers this fiscal year is quickly coming to a close and summer is here. We have welcomed 19 new members to our council including new recruits, transferees and members reinstated. Again I would like to welcome our new members and thank the hard work of members that helped in recruiting and the ones that inspired members to join our ranks by living the example and exemplifying true acts of knighthood. Victoria Day weekend DGK Mike Butler and I had the privilege of attending the Ontario State Convention in Toronto, it was a very interesting and eye opening experience one that won t soon be forgotten by us or the many Brothers that attended from all across Ontario. Mike and I did have the honour of accepting three awards on council s behalf. The awards received were a trillium award, Best Council honourable mention in division 1, and best council project for Summerfest. Thank you to all members that helped and supported various functions and projects throughout the year. Be sure to Read your bulletin although we won t be having business meetings in July and August council will still be very busy. Our Annual General Meeting of the Columbus Club will be held on Monday July 26 th at 7:30pm. Make it a point to come out, the new Bylaws of the CC will be presented and voted on for approval by the membership. Congratulations to all the winners at the elimination draw. Hope to see you at Summerfest on June 12 th. Question: We all know when the Knights of Columbus was started and by whom; if you don t I suggest visiting What year was Fr McGivney ordained to the priesthood and where? Answer is printed in this edition of the bulletin. Tim Buchanan Grand Knight Council 1467 Chaplains Message Dear Brother Knights and Families A very busy, but Historical Fraternal year is about to come to an end. Our Centennial has been a very exciting and blessed event. With all four degrees taking place in the space of one year has made Council 1467, St. Thomas a very special and unique Council in Canada. As a result of these degrees many new brothers have joined our ranks. So my dear Brothers a sincere vote of thanks and appreciation must be given the members of our Centennial Committee under the direction of our General Chairman, S.K. Robert Gracey PGK, PFN, FDD. for the great work they did in preparing for all these events. Your work is greatly appreciated as is the work of any of the Brothers who helped in any way. You are all a credit to your Council. As our Fraternal year draws to a close, I hope that you and your families will enjoy the Summer and return to help your Council in the Fall. Enjoy your vacation and God Bless Father Ernie Deslippe Chaplain, Council 1467

2 For These We Pray For the Sick: Father Ernie Deslippe Jim McCann Jim Kuhn Murray Beaudoin John Witlox Gerald Elford Bob Millman Roger Cyr Verne Sim Jim Flynn Malcolm Beckwith John Brown John & Bea Ambrose Joe and Ruth Moser Norm and Addie Mailhout Ted & Jean Burnham Pauline Morgan, wife of Patrick Morgan Jo Gibbons, widow of Jim Gibbons Maria Jach, wife of Zdzislaw Jach Marg Burger, widow of Jack Burger Margaret Ballantyne, widow of George Ballantyne Mary C Morgan, daughter of Patrick Morgan David Morgan, son of the deceased Gus Morgan Annie Vanderhyden, wife of John Vanderhyden John and Helma Evers, father and mother of Martin Evers Helen Bowen, wife of Bill Bowen Joan Laverty, wife of Bill Laverty Gisele Paquin, widow of Ray Paquin Mike & Ivana Brisson For The Deceased: Leo Beauchamp For all our Canadian Soldiers who have lost their lives while serving overseas. THE TIME IS CRITICAL, PLEASE PRAY FOR DEDICATED VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE, EVERYDAY, EVEN IF ONLY A SHORT PRAYER... SINCERELY JOHN LOEHNDORF We still have a few copies of the Centennial Booklet left. They can be obtained at the Hall for a minimal donation of $5.00. The monies raised will be used to offset the cost of printing the booklet. If there is anyone in your family in need of our prayer please call Bro. Art Beaudry There are many of our members having difficulties physical and otherwise. If you are aware of someone in need of attention please give them a call or a visit. Your thoughts and consideration are needed. June 6th - Squires Meeting - 1:30 pm at the Hall June 8th - Centennial Meeting - 7:00 pm at the Hall June 14th - Executive Meeting - 7:30 pm at the Hall June 12th - Summerfest at the Hall June 19th - 4th Degree Exemplification June 21st - Columbus Club Meeting - 7:30 pm. June 28th - Business Meeting 7:30 pm. at the Hall Upcoming: July 16, 17, 18 & July 23, 24, 25 Thomas the Tank July 26th - AGM for the Columbus Club (Eveyone welcome) After 4 Socials every Friday at the Hall 4-6pm. Darts every Wed. evening 7:30 pm starting back up in September Page 2 NAME BADGES and other supplies may be ordered through our Grand Knight - Tim Buchanan. Please enclose Your Name, Colour of Plastic, Pins (Third Degree, Fourth Degree or both), and send it to Grand Knight by: timbuchanan@rogers.com Hats, Golf Shirts and Jackets displaying our centennial logo are now available for purchase. Samples are on display at the hall and must be ordered and paid for by cash, cheque or credit card ( Mastercard or Visa only). Future events include the exemplification of all four degrees of the order throughout the year an undertaking we are told has never been accomplished in the history of the order. Make plans now to attend as many of the celebrations as possible. Bob Gracey, PGK, PFN, FDD Centennial Chairman Somewhere in the bulletin is hidden this Knight on a horse. Testing you to see if you read the bulletin each month. See if you can find it.

3 Council 1467 Program Information Church Programs: Malcolm Beckwith St Anne s Festival is coming up and this marks the 39th year. It starts June the 2nd through to the 5th come out and support the event. There is also a Vacation Bible School running from July 19th to July 23rd for children JK to Grade 7. Community Program: Bro. Tim Buchanan (timbuchanan@rogers.com) Thomas the Tank is coming to town again. This has been a good money raiser for our council. There will be someone calling for your help. This may include your spouse. Council Program: Bro. Gerry Holden (gerry_holden@acn.net) Summerfest 2010 will be held at the Hall on the 12th of June get your tickets in advance and save some $$$. Family Program: PGK Jim Flynn (jim.flynn@sympatico.ca) Anyone that wants to play Darts in the fall can contact Jim or Ivy at their address or by phone. Youth Program: Bro. Peter Kuntz (petegk@skynet.ca) We are still looking for new members for the Squires, so fathers and grandfather s talk to your young people. Circle 1282 is still looking for a uniform sponsor. If there is a Brother who owns his own business and would be interested in giving this support please contact Bro. Peter Kuntz. Page 3

4 FOOD for THOUGHT This inspirational poem, a rhyming poem, is also a motivational poem. Inspirational poetry should contain elements that everyone can relate to. I think we can all remember a time or two when we felt like this. Find Your Thankful Self Sometimes you feel you're nothing at all, And that's all you'll ever be. You study all your defects; An empty life is all you see. Instead of looking at what you haven't got, Seeing only what you lack, Focus on your blessings, And get right back on track. There are many good things about being you; Count them one by one. Your life has lots of comforts, While others, they have none. Many people have it much, much worse Yet they have happiness. They take joy in little things They're thankful, though they have less. Lift your spirits up right now; Get out of that depression. Find your thankful self, And give it full expression. Find the joy in little things; Focus on fun and laughter. See life's blessings all around, And live happily ever after! By Joanna Fuchs FIELD AGENTS REPORT The grass is rarely greener We all know the old adage, the grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence. When it comes to replacing your existing Knights of Columbus life insurance with coverage offered by another company, the adage holds true. Perceptions are deceiving. A move to the other side of the fence might seem like a good one, but it can leave you with less green in your wallet in some cases, a lot less. That s why it pays to remember another old saying, Read the fine print. There are many reasons to keep your existing coverage in force, whether that coverage is with the Knights of Columbus or with another company. There are two major potential pitfalls of replacing coverage. Be sure that any agent trying to convince you that the grass actually is greener covers these key factors. First, it s unlikely that you can obtain the same amount of coverage, for the same premium, that you were able to obtain with your existing contract. The two factors that determine how much you ll need to pay for life insurance coverage are age and health. Certainly, you re older now than you were when you took out your current coverage. There s no way around that one. And you have to ask yourself, has your health changed during that time? Is your blood pressure the same? Your cholesterol? Have you gained weight? All these factors affect the amount of coverage you ll get for your premium dollar. Second, all life insurance contracts contain a contestability period, which allows the insurer to contest claims made for a period (typically two years) after the contract is issued. Chances are this is no longer an issue with your current coverage. If someone encourages you to replace or worse, drop - your existing coverage with any insurer, please call me. I ll show you how your existing coverage is working for you and why replacement is rarely in your best interest. I m at or martin.evers@kofc.org. Call me let s talk. Martin Evers, PGK, PFN, FIC Field Agent Councils 1467, 3212, 4189, 4502, 6495, 11727, and Columbian Squires Circle # 1282, Bro. Jack Cryan May 2010 Unfortunately plans to attend the 2010 Provincial Conference were short circuited by a family death of one of the councilors. The lads will now focus their efforts on attending Squires Camp Weekend in September and the councilors focus on Councilors Workshop weekend in October. The young gentlemen are going to try there hand at fund-raising over the summer. They are happy to report a profit from the St. Patrick s Day event. A Circle needs support from it s Council in all areas, financial, supervision, event attendance and recruiting. Brother Knights please keep your eyes open for likely candidates where ever you might encounter them. Answer: 1877 in Baltimore at St. Mary's Seminary. Brother Greg and I would also appreciate any time Brother Knights would care to give in help counseling Circle Circle 1282 is still looking for a uniform sponsor, if any Brother Knights own your own business and would be interested in giving this support please contact Bro. Peter The circle meets on the first Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Hall. This makes the meeting Sunday June 6th. Brother Knights; help invest in the future of our council by helping to populate Circle #1282. The adventure of Knighthood starts with the adventure of Squirehood. Respectfully Submitted; Peter G. Kuntz Chief Squires Councilor. Esto Dignus Page 4

5 FS Chat from Richard Beachey: June 2010 DUES Seven Brother s were issued Notices of Intent to Suspend for non payment of dues. Dues that remain unpaid after June 30, 2010 will result in suspension for non payment. Happy Birthday JUNE John Ambrose, Malcolm Beckwith, George Burge, Randall Clifton, Roger, Depoorter, Greg Dyson, Roy Ewart, Malcolm Gooding, Joe Hicknell, John Jakobi Sr, John Jakobi Jr, Gregory Ladd, Dave Lamond, Jim McAnulty, David McCarthy, Steve Miloloza, Peter Ostojic, Mario Sajias, Joseph Santiago, Kenneth Saunders, Gary Steer, Jan Sumera, Sean Thomas, and John Vanderheyden JULY Harold Berger, Richard Borecki, Gibert Damour, Italo Di Filippo, Dave Elford, Roman Kuchmak, Ron Kunz, Jim McGuigan, Daniel Muill, Gerry O Brien, David O Connor, Dave Regan, Vince Sheridan, Ed Steer and John Witlox. AUGUST Jim Antaya, Steve Bailey, Gary Beckwith, Ron Buchanan, Bill Bynsdorp, Dennis Collins, Ken Couchman, Wayne Elliott, Joe Filipovic, Robert Grindon, Bill Hall, Mike Keogh, Cliff Maxwell, Ron Mc Cormick, Mike McLaughlin, Andrew O Connor, Orio Ortins, Harald Schraeder, Mike Sunderland and Aluis Van Hodydonk. Hello Ladies, We had a great turnout for our mass and pot luck. It was a friendship filled evening with forty people who enjoyed sharing a mass together and also some fabulous food. We also had a successful lunch and outing to the Port Stanley Theatre. Another sharing of good food and fun. A big Thank You to all those who worked so hard on these events and also those who participated. A reminder to the Fourth Degree Ladies about the luncheon door prizes..the ladies committee for the Exemplification are asking all ladies, singly or in small groups, to prepare a gift bag to be used as a door prizes for the luncheon. For more information please contact me, Mary Ressler. Our next meeting will be September 7 at 2pm at the KofC Hall. I will put a reminder in the August Bulletin. Mary Ressler Ladies Auxiliary President Listed below are the bingo dates for the first 6 months of 2010 Bingo Report June 8th - Tuesday - 4:00 and 7:00 (only double) June 14th - Monday - 12:30 Volunteers are needed to assist our new Chairman and cochairman. The more names they have will make their job easier. Remember, Bingos provide approx. 60% of our charities money for our Council. G.K. Tim Buchanan (right) is presenting Bro. Dan O Connor with a certificate congratulating him on introducing five new Brothers into our Council 1467 this year. Knights of Columbus Holy Angels Parish Roundtable: The Knights of Columbus Roundtable at Holy Angels Parish, along with other men of the parish, will be holding its regular Sunday breakfast starting again in September after the 9:00 and 11:00 AM masses. Proceeds go to support the parish s restoration debt repayment. Sample menu includes: juice, fruit cup, eggs, sausage, back bacon or ham, potatoes, muffins, toast and coffee, all for only $6.00 adults, $3.00 children under 12, and $20.00 for families [2 adults and 3 or more children under 12]. Come out, support your Brother Knights, and enjoy a great breakfast and fellowship in our church hall. THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE Thomas is coming back to St. Thomas July 16, 17, 18 and July 23, 24, 25. Knights of Columbus Council 1467 will again be helping out with this Event which is sponsored by The Elgin County Railroad Museum. Please note these dates in your calendar. We will be responsible again this year for the Boarding and Hosting on the train. Many Knights and their Ladies assisted with this event last year. Brothers Jim Lumley and Ron McCormick will be calling you in the next couple of weeks to request your assistance for the two weekends in July. If you are not physically able to assist with Boarding and Hosting you are most welcome to assist with other areas at the Thomas the Tank Engine Event. Please indicate this to Jim or Ron when they contact you. Your Assistance at this Event is most appreciated. You will have fun as you contribute to our Community!! Page 5

6 Sports and Extras NOTE from Bulletin Editor Bulletin Deadline - August 20th - 25th Thank you for submitting your reports by the deadline. Those who can, please submit your reports electronically to the bulletin editor. - Forbes Smith at: ruasmith2@gmail.com. Those who are submitting in writing please make sure they get it to Henry Poirier by the deadline. Please ensure that you include place, date, time for any coming events you may wish to submit. I would ask that submitted reports or events be related to a Knight s activity. Submitters, due to the volume of reports, I would ask that your reports be kept short and concise. Bulletin goes to publisher shortly after deadline on GK s approval. IMPORTANT CHANGE -- Please send all correspondence concerning the bulletin to this address: ruasmith2@gmail.com. Bro. Forbes Smith View Bulletin at: for update notification apply to mevers@eversweb.on.ca Page 6

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