Grand Knight Message. May God Bless You ALL

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1 St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, Fr. Werner Council 7057 October 2017 Grand Knight Message Greetings my Brother Knights and Ladies!! I would like to welcome all new members to our council, and I would also like to welcome our new KC Benefit Information contact person. He is Pat Conn. He is well informed, on all of the issues facing KC Council He will be a great help to our council! Thanks to Allen McSherry for offering to be our council Advocate for this fraternal year. The month of October has many events. First off, this month is Respect Life month, and I hope and pray we can all show our respect for all human life, but I also hope we can also push for more laws for the Respect of all human life! On October 1, we will be having our first monthly KC Parish breakfast, and I hope we can all participate. Remember our council meeting on Mon Oct. 9 with the Rosary starting at 6:30 and the meeting starting at 6:45. On October 10, we have our annual Clergy Appreciation Dinner. It will be held at Sacred Heart Parish in Sauk Rapids. Refer to the info in this newsletter for info and to register. Please continue to pray for all Brother Knights, and also for our Bishop and Pope. Gods Blessings to all! Vivat Jesus Jeff Stang GK # 7057 District Deputy Message: Brother Knights and Ladies: Please look ahead to November; Ensure you have all of the materials needed for your councils activities and programs. Please pray one Rosary each day. We need prayer to change the hearts and minds of all who promote abortion and same sex marriage. Audio copies of the Rosary are available from Supreme. I encourage all Knights and their families to pray The Divine Mercy Chaplet, for All Souls. Remember the Family and Knight of the Month programs. Dates to remember are: Sept 27- Nov 5; 40 Days for Life; Contact Judy Haag: Judy4life@meltel.net: Oct 13; 100-year anniversary of The Fatima apparitions. Oct.20-22; Fall 4 th Degree Exemplification, Ramada Inn, Marshall MN Oct 28; Financial Secretary training in Brainerd. Go to: mnknights.org to register Nov. 9-12; Special Olympics Fall Classic bowling. Look at ALL of the members of your parish has anyone asked... That guy -- to be a knight..? New members of your parish. Who do YOU. think would be a good knight?? Go ahead Ask him!! Continue working toward.. Star Council!!!!! I asked Jesus, How much do you love me? This much, He answered. Then He stretched out his arms and died. May God Bless You ALL Vivat Jesus Chuck Haselkamp DD44 KC Benefit Information We have a new KC Benefit Information contact person serving the members of KC Council We welcome Pat Conn to our area. Pat can be reached at , leave a message and he will get back to you. Call him to visit about all the benefits available to you as a KC member. Please welcome Pat into your homes and be more informed. Prayer Corner: Please call Mark Glatzel at with names of members or their wives who are sick or in the hospital. Please notify Mark when a deceased members wife dies since we want to remember her as well, but don t always see the obituary. Please pray for military men and women and their families, workers and volunteers in foreign lands, and for the following: Bernie Imholte, Leo and Theresa Glatzel, Richard Manderfeld, Jerome Lodermeier, Laura Theisen, Ken Kuebelbeck, Don Hieserich, Arnie Lauer, Eileen Walz, Tom Schindler, Don Billadeau, Joe Zieglmeier, Marv Mastey, Fr. Jerome Tupa, Marcel Kosel, Vince De Vargas, and Cletus Bechtold

2 Congratulations! Knight of the Month Congratulations to Allen McSherry who was honored as our Sept. Knight of the Month. Family of the Month Congratulations to the David Waletzko family who were honored as our Sept. Family of the Month. Calendar of Events October 1: KC Breakfast in Heritage Hall, serving 8:30 am to 12 noon. Takeout available. October 9: Council meeting at the St. Joseph All Saints Academy basement; officers meet at 6:15 pm rosary at 6:30pm, meeting at 6:45pm. Enter through the East door by the elevator. October 10: Clergy appreciation banquet at Sacred Heart Church in Sauk Rapids, MN All are welcome. More info in this issue. October 20-21: Burger and Brat Sale at St. Joe Meat Market. Last one of the season. October 21: Join the 4th degree of the KC's at Marshall MN. Call FS Mark for more info. November 5: KC Breakfast in Heritage Hall. November 13: Council meeting at St. Joseph All Saints Academy basement; officers meet at 6:15 pm; rosary at 6:30 pm; meeting at 6:45 pm. Enter through the East door by the elevator. November 18: 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree ceremony in St. Cloud. Contact FS Mark for more info. December 11: Council meeting at the St. Joseph All Saints Academy basement; officers at 6:15, rosary at 6:30, meeting at 6:45 pm. Project Help Available. Charity, the first principle. We are offering to help any widows, older or physically challenged members who need help with projects around the house or yard. Please call our council director Chuck Kern at with your name and project. September Treasurers Report Balance as of September 11, $13, Income since August 14, $0.00 Expenses and Donations, Sept $ Fall Burger Sales Our last Burger Sale at the St. Joe meat market is Oct Call Alan Glatzel at to volunteer and plan to stop by for lunch. Let's make this the best of the season. KC sponsored Parish Breakfast. Sun. Oct. 1 Yes we are starting our KC breakfast again. Plan to bring your family and friends to enjoy a great meal including pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, caramel rolls and beverages. The all-youcare to-eat breakfast is served from 8:30am to noon in Heritage Hall. The cost is just $8 for adults and $4 for children ages There is no charge for children 5 and under. Takeout available. Call Mike Thell at to offer your help during the morning. All the profits stay in the parish and school. Join the 4th Degree! Are you a 3rd degree member looking to enhance your Knights of Columbus journey by joining the 4th degree of the order? On Saturday, October 21 at Marshall, MN, you can do so and join the other members of the 4th degree in our council. Registration is at 10:00 am, ceremony at Noon, Mass at 5:00 pm, and banquet at 6:30 pm. Call Mark Glatzel at for more information. The following is a brief explanation: Patriotism is the principle of this prestigious degree. Its ceremonials are orchestrated to exemplify our love of our country and Church. Therefore, the 4th Degree s primary purpose is to encourage active Catholic citizenship and foster the spirit of patriotism in its members and the community at large. To qualify, a member must be 18 years of age, a citizen of the country in which he resides, and a third degree member in good standing in the Knights of Columbus. Will you join us? Happy birthday to our brother Knights celebrating birthdays in October: Bruce Bechtold Michael Mc Donald Raymond Loehlein Richard Manderfeld Wayne Paquin Roger Faber Gerald Klaphake Craig Roob David Marquart Roger Drontle Casey Jansky Benedict Warnert Gilbert Stock Chris Yasgar Brian Hiltner Andrew Brixius Roger Henkemeyer Alex Hiltner Joseph Zieglmeier Jacob Reber and Steven Meyer. BROTHER KNIGHTS, SPOUSES, WIDOWS, AND FRIENDS You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Clergy, Deacon, and Religious Recognition Dinner. Tuesday October 10, 2017 at Sacred Heart Church in Sauk Rapids, MN Social begins at 5:15pm, Dinner begins at 6:00pm. There will be a delicious meal for all attendees to enjoy. A cash bar featuring wine, beer and soft drinks will be available during the evening. A Program honoring our Clergy, present and retired, including Deacons and Religious, will follow the meal. Mark your calendars and plan to attend. More details available in this council newsletter including registration information.

3 KC Insurance Agent Message: Retirement income you can t outlive People are living longer today than in any other time in history. While this is certainly a good problem to have, it creates a new worry for those facing retirement: what if I outlive my savings? How does a retirement income that you cannot outlive sound to you? This sounds pretty good to most members and this can be true if you open a Knights of Columbus annuity, which is designed to provide guaranteed long-term security. As a knight, you can open a retirement annuity for as little as $300. Consistent and disciplined savings placed into this annuity over time can guarantee you an income at retirement that you cannot outlive. Couple that guarantee with the fact that no one has ever lost money put in a Knights of Columbus annuity (remember, absolute safety of principal) and you will have peace of mind. Don t forget contributing money an annuity will allow you to save some money on your income tax return. And our annuities offer a very competitive interest rate, consistent with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal. These benefits are similar to those of an IRA or similar product, but ours is backed by the strength and financial stability of the Knights of Columbus. At your convenience, I will happily to meet with you to explain in detail the benefits of selecting our annuity, along with the benefits of our top-rated life insurance and long term care insurance plans. As you consider options as you proceed toward retirement, think about one thing guaranteed to help you and open a Knights of Columbus annuity. My is patrick.conn@kofc.org My cell phone is Call me let s talk. Pat Conn Agent for St Joseph Council Wheelchair available for use by KC members and their families. Our council has purchased an adult size wheelchair that is available for temporary use by members or their adult family members. This can be used if you are in need of mobility while recovering after a procedure. Contact Mark at for more info Newsletter Editor We are looking for a new editor for our monthly council newsletter. The job entails gathering the various articles and the highlights from the monthly meetings and doing the layout of the newsletter. I will help get you started and guide you during the first few issues. Call me for more info or to offer your talents. Mark G. FS Preparing the council newsletter for mailing. Preparing the newsletter for mailing consists of folding each page in half, placing tape or a seal to the top of each corner to keep the newsletter closed during processing at the mail facility. Then a mailing label is attached to the front page. They are then sorted by zipcode. We do this to 210 newsletters. The ladies at the St. Joseph Apartments have been doing this for years, they are no longer able to do this for us. So, we are looking for a single member, or a family, or another group to do this for us. I have been doing this for the last 2 issues and it takes one person about 2-3 hours for the entire process. I supply the mailing labels and other supplies. Please consider helping with this for our council. Call FS Mark at for more details. Our council is looking at getting more members to receive the newsletter via , this could reduce the number that we mail down to around 100 copies. If that happens, then we would also need to add a postage stamp to each copy, now it goes bulk mail. Council Program Directors. As you read on the front page of our newsletter, we have directors for the various program catagories that our council participates in during the year. We are looking for a new Community Activities Director. FS Mark can send you more details on what this and the other directors duties are incase you are interested in being involved in one of the other positions. Call GK Jeff at to volunteer. Special Olympics Bowling Tournament. The area Knights of Columbus are taking a bus to Brooklyn Park to help at the annual KC sponsored Special Olympics Bowling state tournament on Nov 11 or 12. This is a great opportunity to support this great program, meet some awesome athletes, and have a wonderful afternoon cheering on the bowlers. If you are interested in helping, call Ron Fink at or Mark Glatzel at

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5 Fr. Werner Council 7057 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PO Box 155 St. Joseph, MN Non-Profit Organization US POSTAGE PAID St. Joseph, MN Permit #12 Return Service Requested St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, Fr. Werner Council 7057 October Council Officers Chaplain: Fr. Jerome Tupa OSB Grand Knight: Jeff Stang Deputy Grand Knight: Allen Gill Financial Secretary: Mark Glatzel Chancellor: John Watry Recorder: Bernie Imholte Treasurer: Norm Hansen Advocate: Allen McSherry Warden: Vince DeVargas Inside Guard: Marv Mastey Outside Guard: Steve Walz Trustee 3 year: John Stang Trustee 2 year: Mark Berg-Arnold Trustee 1 year: Lloyd Bruemmer Council Directors General: Allen Gill Church: Tom Klecker Council: Chuck Kern Community: Open Family: Allen Gill Youth: Mark Berg-Arnold Membership: Alan Glatzel Retention: John Stang Lector: Marv Mastey District Deputy: Chuck Haselkamp Benefits Info: Pat Conn Council stjoekcs@gmail.com Newsletter Coordinator: Mark Glatzel Newsletter Layout: Mark Glatzel Next Monthly Meeting: Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 Meetings are held in the All Saints Academy basement. New Starting Times: Rosary at 6:30pm; with the meeting starting at 6:45 pm. Enter the school by the elevator. Please call a fellow Knight, offer to pick him up and take him along to the meeting. Web sites: Regional Councils: Minnesota State Council: