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1 Knights of Columbus Knightlife 7108 SAINT CLEMENT OF ROME Council #7018 Sept./Oct GRAND KNIGHT Jim Smiszek WARDEN John Cassidy DEPUTY GK Steve Betka INSIDE GUARD Marcel Van Daele CHANCELLOR S.K. Mitch Lenczewski OUTSIDE GUARD Andrew Russell/Mark DiPaola ADVOCATE Joe Martino TRUSTEE (1YR) Paul Wierbicki RECORDER Mike McKinnon TRUSTEE (2YR) Jim Burns TREASURER Les Ottenwalder TRUSTEE (3YR) Anthony Broeren FINANCIAL SECRETARY Brian Conlon Newsletter Editor Mike McKinnon District Deputy: Mike Mijia Benefits Representative: Kevin Patterson COUNCIL #7108 MONTHLY pm ON THE 3rd THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH Food and Refreshments are always served afterwords. Come in and get to know your fellow brother Knights! OFFICERS MEETINGS: All officers meetings are at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month Tootsie Roll Drive October 11, 12 and 13 Our fall Tootsie Roll Drive will be held from October 11th through October 13. We have secured five locations or the solicitation of donations. Volunteers are still needed to cover these locations during the drive. If you would like to help out, please contact John Cassidy at: as soon as possible. Special points of interest: Tootsie Roll Drive: Oct Schedule of Events Knight of the Month/Family of the Month. The Columbian Award Texas Hold em events threatened by new rules.

Schedule of Events 10/11/2013 Tootsie Roll Drive - Start 10/11 End 10/13 10/13/2013 District Blood Drive St. John Vianney 8a to 2p 10/26/2013 1st Degree Ceremony St.

2 Schedule of Events 10/11/2013 Tootsie Roll Drive - Start 10/11 End 10/13 10/13/2013 District Blood Drive St. John Vianney 8a to 2p 10/26/2013 1st Degree Ceremony St. Clement Reg:8:30am, Start 9:00am 11/ District Corp. Communion - St. Isidore - 9:30 am 1/12/2014 Distirct Corp. Communion--St. Clement--9:00am 1/19/2014 Free Throw Contest St. Clement Reg:8:00am, Start: 8:30pm 2/15/2014 Major Degree St. Clement Reg:7:30pm, Start 8:30pm 10/19/2013 Membership Drive -- 10/19-10/20- St. John & Paul 11/25/2013 1st Degree Ceremony St. Isidore Reg:7:00pm, Start 7:30pm 2/11/2014 District Benefits Night--St. Paul of Tarsus--7:00pm A word from Advocate Joe Martino on membership MEMBERSHIP; MEMBERSHIP; MEMBERSHIP. We just approved three Form100 member documents, so keep them coming. October 26, 2013 is a 1 st degree at St. Clements, so we need as many new prospects as possible. October 19, 20, 2013 Membership drive at St. John & Paul church, on 28 mile and campground, for all masses. Coffee and donuts will be available. Help is always welcome. A reminder to 1 st degree (old or new) knights. The Knights of Columbus will have a major degree at St. Clement church on February 15, 2014, so members can be promoted to 3 rd degree knights. VIVAT JESUS JOE

Knightlife Sept./Oct. 2013 Page 3 Congratulations to our Knights and families of the month for September. Sept. Knight of the Month: Don Smith Sept.

The Columbian Award is presented by the Supreme Council to the council that demostrates dedication to works of charity.

3 Knightlife Sept./Oct Page 3 Congratulations to our Knights and families of the month for September. Sept. Knight of the Month: Don Smith Sept. Family of the Month: Joe & Sue Suminski Congratulations!! Council 7108 receives the Columbian Award Council 7018 was awarded at the installation of officers at St. John Vianney. The Columbian Award is presented by the Supreme Council to the council that demostrates dedication to works of charity. This includes service to the church, Knights of Columbus and service to the community. Congratulations to all for their hard work! ACTIVITIES- Come get to know your fellow brothers! On Prayer and Devotions The raising of one's mind and heart to God in thanksgiving and in praise of his glory. It can also include the requesting of good things from God. It is an act by which one enters into awareness of a loving communion with God. "Prayer is the response of faith to the free promise of salvation and also a response of love to the thirst of the only Son of God" (CCC, no. 2561). From the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

4 Knightlife Sept./Oct Page 4 Texas Hold em Charity Games in Crisis Larry Foltran passed along the following message from Lisa Barrata at the River Poker House: Hi Everyone, I wanted to contact everyone to provide an update of the current state of affairs. The Michigan Gaming Control Board is attempting to shut all charity poker locations down. They are attempting to introduce new rules that appear like they are keeping millionaire parties but we will be forced to close. For example, they want to limit us to one charity per day and only 30 days of operation per year. It s really hard to believe. We are continuing the lawsuit and going to try to get the bill passed that Representative Farrington has sponsored. It s not over but we have a very tough road ahead of us. I will be contacting you frequently and requesting your assistance in different ways. To start, I need you get all of your members to contact their representatives, senators and Governor Snyder. Contact them via phone, or letter and express how important this fundraising is to your causes. Please contact me if your charity assists handicapped or blind children or battered women. Thank you so much for your anticipated cooperation. Lisa Note: The next Texas Hold em will be Nov. 2-5 at the River. Please sign up at the Oct. meeting. Additionally, the following news appeared recently in Crain s Detroit Business: State Rep. Jeff Farrington, R-Utica, last week introduced legislation that would effectively reverse recent changes enacted by the Michigan Gaming Control Board to the way charitable poker games can operate in the state. Among other changes, Farrington's House Bill 4960 seeks to allow the poker rooms where the charity games take place to operate until 2 a.m. and allow five charities to hold an event concurrently at the same location. Farrington said the bill also proposes "common sense" licensing standards, requirements and fees. "Nonprofit organizations can use the money from these charitable gaming events to support many great causes across the state," said Farrington, chairman of the House Tax Policy Committee, in a release. (Continued on page 5)

Knightlife Sept./Oct. 2013 Page 5 Texas Hold em Charity Games in Crisis (Cont.

of over 70 percent in authorized licenses. "Charitable organizations should have rules in place that allow them to participate in charitable gaming without facing unnecessary bureaucratic red tape.

5 Knightlife Sept./Oct Page 5 Texas Hold em Charity Games in Crisis (Cont.) (Continued from page 4) "However, recent rules enacted by the Michigan Gaming Control Board have put a heavy burden on organizations and charities operating these games and have led to a decrease of over 70 percent in authorized licenses. "Charitable organizations should have rules in place that allow them to participate in charitable gaming without facing unnecessary bureaucratic red tape." Farrington said he has been working with the Michigan Charitable Gaming Association for the past several months on the bill. The association, which represents nearly 400 for-profit charity poker room owners and charities, said in early August that it was seeking a legislative sponsor to introduce changes it's proposing to the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman Bingo Act of 1972, which governs charity poker games, among other things. The changes issued by the gaming control board July 29, many of which were to take effect on Sept. 1, were put on hold in late August after Ingham County Circuit Judge Clinton Canady signed a temporary restraining order against the gaming control board and its executive director, Rick Kalm, to block the set of licensing and regulation updates. (Excerpt from S. Welch, House bill would reverse recent changes to charitable gaming rules, Crain s Detroit Business, September 9, 2013, p. 18) The following URL leads to a petition on Change.Org which supports the effort to keep Texas Hold em under the old rules. Texas Hold em is a huge source of income for the Congrats to all of Council 7018 on the Columbian Award for ! Please pray for the speedy recovery of our council brothers and family of our brothers who are grieving, ill or recovering from illness or surgery, especially: Jackie Gunst, Bruni Bucci, Don Brown, Sr., Barbara Croke, Larry Moderi, Shannon Esper, Fr. Breck, Andy Zundel, Jay Cooper, Eric Stolz, Minnie Bacon, Tom Gardziola, Jerry Neault, Dale Matz, John Houbeck s daughter, Sandy Barla, John Cassidy Sr., Russ Morgan's wife, Sol James, Walt Hoenle, Ace Cudillo, Dawn Hribar, Gary Thomas, Nancy Gaspari, Jill Gapczynski, Dick Kabel, Annette Griffee, Chris Gamrat, Sharon McPhee, Don Spanske, Irene Jordan, Diane Masko, Larry Rinke, Mitch Jabczenski, Gordon McBride, Howard Weiler, Frank Berloski, Larry Odomen, Natalie McLaughlin, Terry Goode, Jamir Perkins, Rocco Tenaglia, Pete Burns, Dolores Dumas, Robert Scheib, Ron Burns, Lori Labuode, Maria Conlin, Ron DiPaola, Mary Colton

SAINT CLEMENT OF ROME Council #7018 343 South Main Romeo, MI 48065 Editor: Mike McKinnon Phone: 586-752-4746 Email: durgrim100@yahoo.

6 SAINT CLEMENT OF ROME Council # South Main Romeo, MI Editor: Mike McKinnon Phone: In Service to One In Service to All Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary s Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity. The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works. The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities. The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.

Knights of Columbus Knightlife 7108

Knights of Columbus Knightlife 7108 SAINT CLEMENT OF ROME Council #7018 Nov./Dec. 2013 GRAND KNIGHT Jim Smiszek 752-2856 WARDEN John Cassidy 336-9107 DEPUTY GK Steve Betka 784-8612 INSIDE GUARD Marcel