KNIGHTLINE. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PO Box 42, Hudson, NH REV. ROBERT FAUCHER COUNCIL STAR COUNCIL

Transcription

1 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PO Box 42, Hudson, NH KNIGHTLINE 2015 STAR COUNCIL 2015 NH STATE COUNCIL NEWSLETTER, 2ND PLACE RECOGNITION REV. ROBERT FAUCHER COUNCIL 5162 For Brother Knights By Brother Knights How to get a new member? ASK HIM 1

2 KNIGHTLINE KNIGHTLINE is published monthly by K of C Council #5162, meeting at 4 Dracut Road, Hudson, NH The 1 st Wednesday of each month, 7:30PM. Chaplain Fr. Joseph Cooper Grand Knight Paul Dumont Dep. Grand Knight Richard St. Onge Fin. Secretary Paul Roy TABLE OF CONTENTS Contacts 2 The Lighter Side 2 Grand Knight s Message 3 Minutes of previous meeting Club; 6 Knight of the Month, Kidney Fund, Cut-A-Thon, Lead the Rosary, 7 Baseball Calendars of events Prop. Budget See insert CONTACTS STATE DEPUTY:...Wayne Griffin, Tel STATE ADVOCATE:...Jordan Ulery, Tel DISTRICT DEPUTY:..Richard Collopy, Tel INSURANCE AGENT :.James Gill, Cell , James.Gill@KofC.org GRAND KNIGHT:..Paul Dumont, Tel , p6dumont@comcast.net DEP.GRAND KNIGHT.Richard St. Onge, Tel , dick.st@comcast.net FINANCIAL SECRETARY:..Paul Roy, Tel , prrofficer@yahoo.com KNIGHTLINE EDITOR: Ralph Parker, Tel , ralfparker@comcast.net COUNCIL WEB SITE -- STATE COUNCIL WEB SITE.. SUPREME COUNCIL WEB SITE. The one constant among all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down, we ALL believe we are above average drivers. Quote from Dave Barry. If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him.is he still wrong? Quote from George Carlin. 2

3 GRAND KNIGHT S MESSAGE G reetings, brothers. The month of August is dedicated to The Immaculate Heart of Mary. All of August falls within the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. It is used in the offices and Masses of Ordinary Time. The last portion of the liturgical year represents the time of our pilgrimage to heaven during which we hope for reward. We are at the height of Summer. As I write this, we have three First Degree Brothers about to take their Second and Third Degrees, on Saturday July 25th. Usually summer is a time when our new membership takes a pause as we vacation or do family activities. This year we have several new Brothers join us and we welcome them. Since January we have welcomed at least seven, and we must take the time to get to know each one. God has given each of them (and us) unique talents and we must find out how they would like to get involved in the activities we do. On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception August 15 th we will gather in Manchester for our annual Fisher Cats Baseball game. I bought two tickets and plan on being there. Paul Dumont, GK MINUTES OF BUSINESS MEETING July 1, 2015 Opening Prayer: 7:35PM by Grand Knight. OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE Chaplain E Advocate P GK P Warden P DGK P Inside Guard P Chancellor E Outside Guard E Recorder P Trustee (3 rd Yr) P Financial Secretary P Trustee (2 nd Yr) P Treasurer P Trustee (1 st Yr) P Lecturer E 3

4 Correction or approval of Previous Meeting Minutes: Minutes accepted as posted. Applications For Membership: One Form 100 (Christopher Gleason) motion made, seconded, and passed; 1 st Degree Certs to Angelo Anziano, John Bigelow, and Philip Proulx. Grand Knight Report: Honorary Life Membership presented to Adam F; Certs of Merit were presented to Officers; Knight of the Month: Adam Florczak; Family of Month: Peter and Chris Tekin; New GK (Paul Dumont) reported that he attended a seminar for new GK s. Chaplain Report: n/a. Treasurer Report: Treasurer reported on General, Charitable, Grotto Maintenance, and Billboard Funds. Bills & Communications: Bills: $ for cookout (Mike Amorelli); $29.00 (US flag) and $96.55 (new Officer badges) to Paul Roy; $49.00 (postage) and $80.40 (printing Knightline) to Ralph Parker. Communications: No communications. Financial Secretary Report: Deposits = receipts. Trustees Report: Approved the bills. Motion to pay. Carried. Program and Activity Reports: Community: Next movie night will be in October; Blood Drive was a success (33 people donated); next drive will be 12/15; Parish cookout will be after Labor Day. Youth: n/a. Council: Wayne noted the following birthdays Chuck Savio and Bob McCarthy; anniversaries Rick Wickham and Scott Wozniakowski; tonight is last night for Fisher Cat game tickets for 8/15; Mike Amorel- 4

5 li was thanked for running the cookout and he in turn thanked Adam, Pete, Bob, and Chuck. 4 th Degree will be held here at St Kathryn s on 11/21/15. Pro Life & Investments: Ron did not have financial numbers with him tonight; He reported on the 7 scholarships that were awarded to Alvirne and Litchfield students; 40 Days for Life will again take place in the Fall; Ron reported on successful Silver Rose St John s. Family: n/a. Church: n/a. Membership: one Form Club: Dick St. Onge announced final winners. Lecturer Report: n/a. Unfinished Business: n/a. New Business: Adam made motion for $ for Nun s Appreciation dinner motion seconded and passed; Ron D said that we raised $ for Birthrite of So NH and made motion to donate $300 to them it passed; Mike A made motion that Council pay for next year s cookout and have members leave a suggested donation tabled until Officer s meeting; $1, check for St. Kathryn s was presented to Deacon Ray; $1, check for St. John s was accepted by Ron D. to present to Fr. Pierre; Paul Roy mentioned 2 nd and 3 rd degrees in Laconia on 7/25. Fr. Pierre accepting check from Ron DiStasio. State Deputy: New State Deputy, Wayne Griffin, spoke about District Deputy seminar on Radisson followed by Mass and dinner; Also, Quarterly Meeting on St Matthew s (Windham) lunch at noon and meeting at 1PM; 8/15 Returning GK Seminar; He congratulated #5162 on achieving Star Council reached 145% of membership goal and 100% of insurance goal; Also, Rich McDermott, past State Deputy, thanked our Council for everything; Rich is now the State Ceremonials Director; He noted that NH K of C has had 600 new members in the past two years. Field Agent Report: Jim Gill congratulated #5162 on its successes; updated various insurance matters; gave beautiful insights into courageous Catholics throughout history standing up to evil forces. 4 th Degree: Wayne spoke about how 4 th Degrees support the Councils; he also said that six 4 th degree application packets have been handed out; application and check are due at September meeting. 5

6 120 CLUB RESULTS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS FINAL DRAWING WINNERS 120 CLUB: $ WINNER: BILL REILLY $ WINNER: RON DISTASIO $ WINNER: LINDA HALL Thank you to all who helped support another successful year for our Council. Dick St. Onge, 120 Club Chairman WELCOME NEW MEMBER OF COUNCIL John Bigelow John recently took his 1st Degree and at the conclusion was presented with a scholarship check as a Columbianite winner. With him are Council Chaplain Fr. Joe Cooper, and degree team members Ron DiStasio, Dan Viens and Pete Deschenes. 6

7 Each month we recognize a Knight s family for their faith in action. Our Grand Knight will present a certificate of recognition during the regular meeting. You can nominate a Knight/ Family just send Mike Mosher your recommendation by the last day of the month. (mmosher1950@yahoo.com). It s a nice way to show our admiration for knights and families living their faith. Our GK has asked that we provide as many brothers as possible the opportunity to lead the rosary. If you d like to lead the rosary before the Wednesday meeting, please contact Mike Mosher at Mike will show you where Fr. Joe has asked us to store the prayer guides. The kidney fund has helped many New Hampshire citizens to defray prescription drug costs associated with dialysis and kidney failure. The Council monthly 50/50 drawing tickets are sold for $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and profits from this raffle go to the state kidney fund. I hope you will support efforts to increase our councils contribution to this very worthwhile state project. Vivat Jesus -- PDGK Peter Cantara DON T FORGET THE BASEBALL GAME DATE: August 15th; TIME: Game starts at 7:05PM; PLACE: Northeast Delta Stadium; LOCATION: Manchester, NH; TEAMS: Fisher Cats vs Erie Seawolves; FIREWORKS: YES. (HAIRCUTS FOR CHARITY) PGK Peter Deschenes will be cutting hair the 1st Monday of every month at Matibos Salon next to St. Kathryn s church. The monies raised will help support seminarians from St. Kathryn s and support Knights of Columbus charitable work. Monies will also go to the Nashua Children s Home and St. Kathryn s Youth Camp. For an appointment call Matibos at

8 August 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat CUT-A- THON 4 5 BUS MTG BB NITE OFF MTG K-L IN DUE September 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 BUS MTG ST DEGREE ST. K S PNK OFF MTG K-L IN DUE

9 MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS FROM THE ST. PATRICK S DINNER 9 We walk by FAITH not by SIGHT. II Corinthians 5:7

10 MORE PHOTOS FROM THE ST. PATRICK S DINNER 10 We walk by FAITH not by SIGHT. II Corinthians 5:7