KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS St. Genevieve Council 13969 Las Cruces, NM. www.kofc13969.com August 2018 2014 Council Officers 2018-2019 Grand Knight Jose Tapia 649-6525 Tapcharlie1954@gmail.com Deputy Grand Knight Rich Archuleta 640-6659 rarchuleta88005@hotmail.com Chancellor Robert Ponzini 719-291-5665 rponzini@comcast.net Recorder Lucio Tellez 520-0691 telluc.64@gmail.com Financial Secretary Jaime Rivera 644-6942 jriverside57@gmail.com Treasurer Ruben Salcido 202-9133 deboyrps@yahoo.com Lecturer Vacant Advocate Fred Myers 228-5770 conroefred@gmail.com Warden Alberto Grijalva 571-5211 agrijalva190@gmail.com Inside Guard Luis Garcia 544-1142 lbgarcia45@gmail.com Outside Guard Andres Garcia 993-9643 GRAND KNIGHT S MESSAGE Dear Brothers, Ladies, and Families, One month has passed by and, I am very pleased with all the hard work and support from my Brothers, and the Ladies Auxiliary. I was very pleased with all the help we had for the benefit pancake breakfast for brother Tim Thomas and his family. It was a big success and it s all because of you, brothers and ladies. We need to continue growing in faith and trust. As we start the month of August, here are some our activities for this month. August 4, Eucharistic Congress 7:00 am to 5:00 pm @ Centennial High School August 5, Music and cookout at Young s Park starting at 6:00 pm August 8, Rosary/Business Meeting at 7:00 pm at the hall August 11, District Meeting 8:00 am 10:00 am at St Gen Conference room August 14, Admissions Degree at 7:00 pm at the parish hall August 15, Installation of Council Officers at 6:00 pm. All elected officers need to be in Business Attire. August 16 19 Men s Acts Retreat at IHM. August 22, Assembly 3330 Meeting, 7:00 pm at the parish hall (Continued on Page 7) Trustees Bill Klement 640-7881 Kerry Morley 386-8061 John Frye 318-789-0649 District Deputy Kerry Morley 386-8061 grandknightmorley@outlook.com Faith in Action Service Program Directors 2018-19 Program Director Jaime Flores 993-8634 jm-flores@hotmail.com Faith Director Deacon Louis Roman Roman976@q.com Community Director Joaquin Silva 496-6349 joaqsila@gmail.com Family Director Vacant Life Director Vacant Membership Director Alfred Lopez 635-3808 zepolal1130@yahoo.com Admissions Chairman Robert Ponzini rponzini@comcast.net Retention Chairman Richard Archuleta Rarchuleta88005@hotmail.com 1
Family Unity Night July 18th A welcome to our incoming Grand Knight, Jose Tapia: A council tradition that has grown in popularity recently is our monthly potluck dinner social that we call Family Unity Night or FUN. The number of families and individuals that attend has increased to an average monthly crowd of about fifty. Most families attending are members of the Knights of Columbus or Ladies Auxiliary, but some are Christians and Gentiles from the area, and just want to share a meal with us. ALL ARE WELCOME! Please spread the word. Some highlights this month: It was incoming Grand Knight Jose Tapia s first FUN evening as our leader. Past Grand Knight Jaime Flores was presented an award for twenty-five consecutive years of service to the Knights of Columbus. And finally, our new Deacon at St. Genevieve s, Brother Steve Apodaca, his wife Lady Amy, and his parents and sister joined us for the evening. It was a great night. Please enjoy the photos below. We always start the celebration with a prayer before the meal. The circle starts at the left with Richard & Rebecca Archuleta, Frank & Lydia Ibarra, Deacon Steve & Amy Apodaca,Steve s parents, Veronica Garcia, Matthew Ortiz & his mother, & Gilbert Perez. Then Greg Quinones, Jaime Rivera, Sammy Holguin and Friend, Lorraine Mickells, Virginia Rivera & her Mother. Mary Lou Perez, Colleen & Fred Myers, Adriana, Cecilia & Jaime Flores, GK Joe Tapia, John & Karen Frye, Martha & Andy Garcia, Delia Narvaez, Mary Tellez, Bob Mickells and Lucio Tellez. Bob and Moureen Ponzini are obsessed with taking the photo and are not pictured! Our new Deacon, Steve Apolaca, brought Our newest Knight, Matthew Ortiz, was Past GK Jaime Flores thanks all of the Knights his Mother & Father to join us there with his Mother, Helen for their help over the past 2 years FS Jaime Rivera announced he had an PGK Jaime Flores proudly brandishes The final event: PGK Jaime Flores turns award for our Past Grand Knight his 25-Year Membership Card the council leadership to new GK Jose Tapia 2
PANCAKE BREAKFAST FOR THE TIM THOMAS FAMILY JULY 22: There is nothing more important than assisting a Brother Knight and his family in times of hardship. Our council has committed to helping Brother Tim Thomas and his family with some of the unexpected medical expenses they have recently incurred. On Sunday, July 22 nd, we held a Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale to assist the Thomas Family. Tickets were sent to Brother Knights to sell to friends and family. We also appealed to Brothers to purchase extra tickets and donate the plates to the needy at El Caldito and Gospel Rescue Mission. An initial estimate is that a net profit of about $2100 was made from the pancakes and bake sale, and will be used to assist the Thomas Family. A good time was had by all, volunteers and pancake eaters as well! The Thomas Family: Son Brandon & Taking tickets at the door: Bros Rick Kocab, Working in the Kitchen: Bros Fred Myers, girlfriend Kristen, Tim & Michelle Ruben Salcido and Jaime Flores Big John Frye & Victor Montoya New Brother Knight Brandon Thomas & The Ladies manned their Desserts Table Brother Jaime Rivera prepares donated Kristen helped serving pancakes and helped with drinks and condiments breakfasts for the Soup Kitchen At the El Caldito Soup Kitchen, Bro Jaime The El Caldito Soup Kitchen workers Eating are Ruben Salcido, Matthew Ortiz, Rivera is thanked for the pancakes prepare to distribute the pancakes. the Archuletas, Cecilia Flores, & GK Tapia Guests Bro Robert Mickells & his wife Enjoying themselves with friends are A special guest is Monsignor Joseph Mukala, Lorraine enjoy breakfast with a friend PGK Jesus Frietze and Lady Toni Frietze with DD Gilbert and Lady Mary Lou Perez 3
Installation of Crosses in the San Jose Cemetery Saturday, July 28 th. Grand Knight Jose Tapia, his father Teofilo Tapia, and Brother Stephen Echlepp have been working with St. Genevieve Parish Historian Rosemary Leyva to improve and beautify the old San Jose Cemetery. Recently, they built and painted seventy-two crosses to be placed on the graves. On Saturday, July 28 th, a group of volunteers placed all of the crosses at the old cemetery. Fr. Kevin McDonald was there to give the Blessing and Rosemary Leyva assisted in identifying the graves. There is much work remaining to be done, so this project will continue into the future. The mission of Respect for the Dead is a cornerstone of the Knights of Columbus Organization. Brother Sammy Holguin & PGK Jaime Flores place a cross in the cemetery Parish Historial Rosemary Leyva and Bro Ruben Salcido were there to help Brother Luis Garcia is carefully working The entire crew: Joe Tapia, Rick Chavez, Jaime Flores, Guy Floyd, Ruben S. at placing one of the new crosses Fr Kevin, Sammy Holguin, Rbto Martinez Jr&Sr, Martin Tapia, & Luis Garcia MEGA BINGO REVIEW: A Mega Bingo Standing Committee is hard at work preparing for the October 6 th event. This will be our 10 th Anniversary, and we would like to make it special. We will have extra special door prizes and an expanded food menu. One of the door prizes this year will be a brand new 55 TV. Ticket sales are going well. Our Banner, announcing the Our Loyal Supporters, playing voraciously Our Council s Thank You for 2018 Mega Bingo on Sat Oct 6 th at last year s Mega Bingo game supporting us year-after-year! 4
INSURANCE AGENT S MESSAGE The Value of Membership Referrals As your Field Agent, one of the things I appreciate most is when one of my brother Knights or his wife refers another member to me. This is a great endorsement of the service I provided. It tells me that you were so pleased with the value of what I helped you accomplish that you want me to help those close to you achieve the same level of financial safety and security. Similarly, there is no stronger membership recruiting tool than the referral. How many of us know an eligible Catholic male who is not a member of the Knights of Columbus? Do you have Catholic family or friends, local or not, who have yet to join? Most likely, they ve never been asked and don t know enough about the Order to seek out membership on their own. If you have names of potential members, please pass them along to me, your Chancellor, or your Grand Knight. Let us know if we can use your name when we contact the gentlemen in question. It s always more effective to tell a potential new member that he was recommended by a current member, especially someone he knows. Don t forget that often our best recruiters are right there in our own homes our wives! Many members I ve met with found their way into the Knights based on conversations their wives had with a KC member s wife. After all, what Catholic woman doesn t hope for her husband to be become a better man, a better father, a better Catholic, and a better husband? Don t worry if the candidate is outside the area I serve or beyond the district of the local councils, we can make sure we put these future members in touch with the right people in their communities.. Perhaps they d like to test drive membership through the e- membership program, available at www.knights.net. It s a quick, low pressure way for them to join, it encourages them in their faith through regular email content and provides an easy door into a local council as soon as they are ready. New members working hand in hand with current active members are the lifeblood of the Order. All the good deeds done by the Order are driven by the members. Over the past decade, Knights have given more than $1.65 billion to charity and provided in excess of 700 million hours of service. And our membership has merely scratched the surface in New Mexico. Imagine the potential! Matthew Seltzer (575)936-7181 matthewseltzer.com FIESTA REVIEW Our Council & Ladies Auxiliary has been assigned 6 activities (1) Kid s Games (2) Kid s Prize Booth (3) Ticket Booths (4) Selling Ads & coordinating the Fiesta Book (5) Cleaning of Pots & Pans (6) Grounds Maintenance. Grand Knight Jose Tapia and Program Director Jaime Flores are overseeing these tasks. The little kids always enjoy the fishing pond We had Brother Knights at the Ticket Booths last year The bigger children delight in breaking open the piñatas Delia Narvaez tidies up the Children s Prize Booth Martha Garcia scrubs the pots & pans clean! The cover of last year s fiesta book. We worked hard 5
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS We celebrate ten birthdays in August. They are: Deacon Steve Apodaca Aug 17, Frank Carril Aug 8, Ruben Dominguez Aug 26, Cecilia Flores Aug 24, Eugene Hernandez Aug 15, Monsignor Joseph Mukala Aug 19, John Nemesh Aug 3, Art Padilla Aug 19, Jon Padilla Aug 20, and Renaldo Ramos Aug 18. Happy Birthday to all of you! WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES August is the special month for two of the most active people in our Knights of Columbus family, Richard & Rebecca Archuleta. Richard loves cooking, and is the glue that keeps our kitchen together. Rebecca just loves people, and is always everywhere helping. We wish them a Happy Anniversary and many more to come! Deacon Steve Apodaca Frank Carril Happy 31st Anniversary Richard & Rebecca Ruben Dominguez Cecilia Flores We also want to honor Lady Delia Narvaez and her deceased husband Sir Knight Robert Narvaez. They were married 61 years ago in 1957. Delia is loyal to our Ladies Auxiliary and pitches in at all of our events. She was honored as the New Mexico State Lady of the Year in 2016-17. We wish you the best, Delia. Monsignor Joseph Mukala John Nemesh Robert & Delia Narvaez Art Padilla Jon Padilla Renaldo Ramos AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES There are three Brother Knights in our council who took their Entry (1 st ) Degrees in the month of August. They are: Sal Estrada 5 years of service, Eugene Hernandez 22 years, and Bill Klement 16years. Happy Anniversary to all of you loyal Brothers! Sal Estrada Bill Klement Photos of most of the Brother Knights in St. Genevieve Council 13969 can be found in the ABOUT OUR COUNCIL section of our website www.kofc13969.com FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Please pray for our special intentions For the repose of the soul of William C. Klement Sr, father of Bill Klement For the health of Fr. Rogelio Martinez For Father Ricardo Brother Tim Thomas and his Family Brother Francisco Ibarra Roberto Sanchez, son-in-law of Bro Elias Bernal Brother Sammy Holguin s brother, who recently passed away The brothers and sisters of Brother Ruben Corona Olegario Campos, father-in-law of Brother Lucio Tellez Hector Frietze, and all men & women serving in the military All those who are sick or in distress Lord, guide our Council in all our activities Father, send the Wisdom of the Holy Spirit to our leaders We always include the intentions from the last Council Meeting Please take a moment to post your own special intentions on our Council website www.kofc13969.com 6
In Memoriam Albino Carlos (Charlie) Castillo We are sad over the loss of Brother Albino Carlos (Charlie) Castillo on May 15 th of this year. Brother Charlie served his country honorably in the United States Navy and retired as an Electrical Engineer from White Sands Missile Range. He was an active parishioner at St. Genevieve Church and a member of the St. Genevieve Knights of Columbus Council 13969. Grand Knight s Message (from Pg 1) I am also looking for two Brothers to fulfill the positions of Family and Life Directors for our council. If any of you brothers are interested, please contact Jaime Flores or myself ASAP. Once again Brothers, and Ladies let s continue working together and stay focused on our Faith. Vivat Jesus, Viva Cristo Rey Jose Tapia, Grand Knight SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Brother Charlie Castillo, next to the picture of our patron, St. Genevieve BREAKFAST AT ROSIE S CAFE: This is our favorite breakfast photo because it includes Monsignor Joseph Mukala, Fr. Rogelio, and Deacon Lou Roman. All of them are members of our council. Please don t forget the Parish Fiesta on the weekend of September 8-9. Our Council and Ladies Auxiliary have been assigned to lead the following seven tasks: (1) Selling ads for the Fiesta Book; (2) Coordinating with the parish and printer to put together the Fiesta Book: (3) Ticket Booths; (4) Kids Games; (5) Kids Prize Booth Ladies Auxiliary; (6) Ground Keeping of the fiesta grounds; and (7) Pots and Pans in the kitchen. If you can help, please contact Grand Knight Jose Tapia (575-649-6525) Please mark your calendars for our 2018 Mega Bingo Fundraiser on Saturday October 6 th. This is our 10 th Anniversary, and we will have a Grand Door Prize of a 55 Big Screen TV with Stand. Please try to sell tickets to your family and friends. Contact Al Lopez (575-635-3808) or Bob Ponzini (719-291-5665) for tickets. Installation of Officers will be done at the parish hall at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, August 15 th. We have not been informed of any 2 nd, 3 rd, or 4 th Degree Exemplifications to be held in the month of August 2018. Welcome back Monsignor Mukala! A favorite picture of our weekly breakfast. From the left: Al Lopez, Jaime Flores, Elias Bernal, Monsignor Mukala, Fr. Rogelio, Deacon Lou Roman, and Bob Ponzini 7
August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 First Saturday Rosary 10AM 5 6 7 8 Council MTG 7PM Parish Hall 9 No Ladies Auxiliary Bake Sale this month 10 11 Services for William C. Klement, Sr Deming 9:30 AM 12 13 14 15 Feast of the Assumption Install Officers Parish Hall 7:30 PM 16 17 18 19 Corporate Communion 9:30 AM Mass St. Genevieve 20 21 1 st Degree Team 22 4 th Degree Assembly 7 PM Hall 23 24 25 26 27 28St Augustine 29 30 31 ROMEO s The Retired Old Men Eating Out are still at it. We meet every Wednesday morning 8:30 AM at Rosie s Café on Main St. near the Post Office. Join us if you enjoy a hearty breakfast, and some very intellectual discussions. You need not be old, retired, or a man to join us all are welcome! 8