Fr. Michael J. McGivney 1852-1890 Council 8919 2017 / 2018 Executive Pastor: Fr. Rob Rocheleau Grand Knight: Dave Orosz Deputy Grand Knight: Noah Berthiaume Chancellor: Keith Campbell Financial Secretary: Bob Cayea Treasurer: Dan Dumouchelle Advocate: Paul Ratko Recorder: Dan Pergolesi Warden: Frank Pellerin Trustee (1 Yr): Jerry Laforet (2 Yr): John Sabga (3 Yr): Vincent Buglisi Guards (Inside): Dave Hodgeson (Outside): Mike Agius Knights of Columbus Websites: Fr. Paul J.F. Wattson Council 8919 Our Lady of the Atonement Parish 2940 Forest Glade Dr., Windsor, ON, N8R 1L5 Fr. Paul J.F. Wattson 1863-1940 Our Directors and Chairmen for the 2017/2018 Fraternal Year Knights of Columbus Supreme: www.kofc.org Knights of Columbus State: www.ontariokofc.ca Knights of Columbus LWDA: www.lwda.ca Fr. Paul J.F. Wattson: www.kofc8919.org Fr. Paul J.F. Wattson : Council 8919 Our Lady of the Atonement Parish: www,atonement.dol.ca Meetings: 4 th Degree K of C 5 th Ontario District: General : 1 st Tuesday of each month www.kofc5thontdistrict.com Executive : 4 th Tuesday of each month Program Director / Directors / Chairmen / April 2, 2018 Steering Committee: (as scheduled) 1
A Message from FR. Rob. Dear Brother Knights, The Lord is Risen-He is Risen Indeed. This ancient Easter greeting is the way early Greek Christians greeted one another. It was a beautiful way to share the joy of the Resurrection with one another. That is the call of all disciples today. Each one of us because of our baptism is to be a witness to the power of the Resurrection. Like those early disciples, we too encounter the Risen Lord as He comes to us each day. May these Easter days be filled with many opportunities for you to grow as a witness to the Gospel. Many thanks for the hard work on the Lenten Fish Frys. Not only are they a wonderful parish activity but they also enable us to welcome many other members of the wider community to come and experience our Christian hospitality. As always the reviews were excellent and people enjoy coming to share the time. Well done. May the Risen Lord continue to inspire us to answer the call to serve in love. Happy Easter Fr. Rob Grand Knight Report Worthy Brother Knights: The last news article I had written to you was to wish you a Happy New Year! We are now entering our fourth month of the New Year and at the same time wrapping up the season of Lent, Good Friday and above all, Easter; the celebration of the risen Christ! I would like to take this time to reach out to you and your families and wish you a Happy Easter! Time keeps forging ahead and our council keeps forging ahead (with the help of God) with our charitable work. Our support and presence continues strong while serving at the Downtown Mission. We are at the bingos taking our turns at the sessions, and bringing in funds to our charity account which in turn, we spread out to our local charities. And; while all this is going on, we strive in making each of our six Lenten fish fries a phenomenal success! Keep up the good work Brother Knights! We have not done too badly, in obtaining new members either. Since the last news letter we have obtained three new members. Please welcome Mazin, Carmine and Davide to our council. Also, we have a potential of gaining an additional three new members shortly. Brothers, please wear your ASK ME buttons! We stand out when we do! From now until June, I do not anticipate holding any new membership drives. That does not mean our work is not done for the year. If you see an individual that has the potential and shows interest in the Knights, please invite him to one of our functions to help out. Let s show him what kind of fun we have doing charitable work. It is not a bad way to sway him towards us. I am also going to steel this little exert from my last article: As a (practicing Catholic) Knight, you are at different events and charities, and also doing good things for the parish; isn t it worth something to just reach out to somebody new sitting in the pews? Get to know him and maybe invite him to try us out before committing? It doesn t hurt to reach out and ask. You are advertising on behalf of the Knights. To those that did, thank you for putting your April 2, 2018 2
hours into the Annual Survey of Fraternal Activities. Thank you Dan Pergolesi and Bob Cayea for tallying all the hours that were either entered or by going through the list and confirming the hours of members we knew were doing charitable work. Again, these hours are important to keep our charitable status with the Governments. As a reminder, it is easier to go on our web site and keep track of your hours after each event. That way you don t have to remember what you did throughout the entire year! Use the link on the web site. You can add as many entries as you like. Just make sure you enter the correct year and the correct date! Again, if you have any ideas and or comments, please feel free to contact me by either phoning and or texting me at 519 551-8061 (leave a message, if I don t pick up) or by e-mail at tbirdrules50@gmail.com. Hope to see you soon at our meetings, and support us at various events we do! Just an hour or two of your time does a whole lot of good! Peace to one and all. Vivat Jesus Dave Orosz GK 8919 Chancellor Report: Please keep all who are sick Again, I am requesting that all STATE or in distress in your COUNCIL SERVICE PROGRAM AWARDS thoughts and prayers. form #STSP, be filled out by ALL directors and chairmen at the end of each event. It Also, if you are aware of a makes it a lot easier to fill these out Brother Knight or family throughout the year as opposed to the very member who is in need of our prayers, please pass along their end. Please keep electronic copies and hard name(s) to me, so I may reach out to them. copies. We can sign scan and put in a binder. If need be, we can schedule another Thank you. information evening with Dan Pergolesi for Keith Campbell the completion of these forms. Chancellor. I would like to remind all brother Knights of our upcoming elections. Nominations will begin at our next general meeting being held on Tuesday April 3rd. Elections are held at the following general meeting in May. Please do attend! I will be staying on as promised, unless some else would like to stand. There are other positions in the council that will be coming up and will need to be filled. I also encourage all to seek out about the position you may be interested in and throw your hat in the ring. Also I am looking for someone to fill the appointed position of Financial Secretary. Please give it thought and contact me and or Bob Cayea. We need this position filled as requirements to be a functioning council. April 2, 2018 3
Financial Secretary Message: I would like to thank the majority of members who have paid there dues to date. It is greatly appreciated by the council. These are the funds that are used to operate the business of Fr. Paul J. F. Wattson. There are only 18 members who are left to pay their dues. If dues are not paid by March 31, an unpaid member cannot attend any meeting nor does he have a vote on any business or election in council. Some of those members who have dues outstanding are 3 years in arrears. If there is a problem with being able to pay, we can help you. We can make arrangement with you to pay them over a 3, 4 or 5 month period thus lessening the burden. If you are in financial straights, let us know and we can make some kind of other arrangement to keep you as a member. You are our most important asset, not because of the money but for what you are capable of bringing to the council ways and programs which can help our community, church, families and youth. You are most important to us. You are part of our K of C family. No one want to lose a family member not even the K of C. Call me (519-735-9251) and let me help you stay a member in good standing on our Catholic K of C family. Financial Secretary. Bob Cayea K of C Choir What better way to represent your council than by singing in our choir. We practice on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. (Not every Monday.), and we sing twice a month at the 10 a.m. mass. Furthermore, we have a good time doing it. JOIN US! Remember: He who sings prays twice. Bob Cayea Choir Director Family of the Month March 2018 Gavino and Dolores Seu and Family Gavino was born on the Italian island of Sardinia in 1952. He can expect a long life since the island is considered a Blue Zone ; an area where a large number of inhabitants live to 100 years of age and older. Many studies are being conducted in Sardinia to identify any genetic markers, lifestyle and/or diet to explain the extraordinary longevity of its citizens. In December 1953 the family (parents Leonardo and Francesca, Gavino and sister Nina) immigrated to Canada, making their home in Windsor. Gavino married his wife Dolores in 1978. Gavino graduated from the University of Windsor, hoping to become a teacher. However, at that time there were limited opportunities to teach in the elementary schools so Gavino accepted a sessional teaching contract at St. Clair College in the Adult Retraining Program. When the teaching contract expired two years later Gavino began employment at the General Motors Trim plant in Materials Management and Logistics and in Human Resources. He remained there through 3 sales of the plant to Peregrine, Jay Alex and Associates, and Lear Canada. He eventually had an opportunity to get rehired at the General Motors Transmission plant in Windsor, working as a Manufacturing Supervisor until his retirement in December 2010. Do you like to sing in the shower? Do you sing songs as they are being played on the radio? Have we got a spot for you! Your voice can help us to add beauty to our masses and function. April 2, 2018 Dolores, also of Italian heritage, was born 4
and raised in Windsor. She worked in administration at St. Clair College and Ford Motor Company, from which she retired in 2015. Gavino and Dolores have two daughters, Alexis and Vanessa. Alexis is an elementary teacher with the Catholic School Board. She is married to Dustin Mason and they have two sons; Gavin who is three and a half and Carmelo who is 7 weeks old. Vanessa is an occasional teacher (hoping for a full-time position), also with the Catholic School Board. She is engaged to Brandon Holland and will be married in our parish in May. Brandon had expressed a desire to become a Catholic so Gavino is sponsoring him in the current RCIA program. The Seu family moved to Forest Glade in 1982, becoming members of Our Lady of the Atonement Parish shortly after. Dolores is a member of the Catholic Women s League. Gavino is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He works bingos for both the Knights and the Parish and assists with the Knights cooking team for the weekly Lenten Fish Fries. For the St. Vincent de Paul Society Gavino sorts donated clothing, unloads the trailers that deliver mattresses and box springs, and delivers groceries to the needy. He was a member of the now disbanded Stewardship Committee and the Fundraising Committee. For the last three years Gavino has been volunteering twice a month to teach computer and internet basics and MS Office to retirees at the UNIFOR Local 1973 office on Somme Avenue. Report from the 4 th Degree Greetings Brother Knights, The Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus is the ceremonial arm of the Order, adhering to the principal of Patriotism. The Assembly of 4th Degree may be comprised of Knights from several councils in an area or from a single council. In 1900, the Order was expanding, but members felt that there should be an importance placed on a sense of patriotism. That year, the Order officially added Patriotism to the Knights principles and on February 22, 1900, the first Fourth Degree Exemplification took place in New York City, with 1,100 Knights participating. A similar event took place in Boston in May with another 750 candidates taking thepatriotic Degree. The importance of the Fourth Degree was then born. Generally, an Assembly is made up of Knights from more than one council in a city. As it applies to Council 8919, Fourth Degree members are part of the RT Rev Wilfrid J. Langlois Assembly 1789. We share the membership in the Assembly with members of other Windsor and Tecumseh councils: Bishop John T. Kidd (4924), Fr. Nicholas Point (4375), and Fr. Victor C. Cote (9671). Fourth Degree members are known as Sir Knights. While each council has a Grand Knight, the assembly s equivalent is the Faithful Navigator. I am the current Faithful Navigator of Assembly 1789. Council 8919 thanks the entire There is generally a Fourth Degree Seu Family and it is an honour Exemplification every year, though in years to name them as our Family of past we have sometimes held two. One in The Month for March 2018. the Toronto area in May or June, with a second held further south in the Essex area Dave Wilbur in the fall. Family Director April 2, 2018 5
Membership is open to any Third Degree Member in good-standing with his council. At present, Assembly 1789 meets in the hall of St. Anne s Parish on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M., each month of the year. Our next Exemplification will be held in St. Thomas in November, and we encourage any Brother 3 rd Degree Knight to join our ranks. If you are interested in learning more about the Fourth Degree, please contact myself or any other member of our Council, and we will gladly provide you with any information you may require. Vivat Jesus, Dan E. Pergolesi : Faithful Navigator RT. Rev. Wilfrid J. Langlois Assembly 1789. Father Patrick Peyton In the March 2016 Columbia the Editorial mentions Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton who was declared "Venerable " by Pope Francis in December. This peaked my interest immediately because as a youth I attended a rosary crusade with mama in Jackson Park when I was in grade two. He coined the phrase the family that prays together stays together. Later the editor states that studies have demonstrated that a father 's practice of the Catholic faith is the strongest predictor of whether or not children will continue their parents faith as adults. Fr. Peyton popularized saying the family rosary through 50 years of ministry until his death in 1992. When he was 19 he journeyed from Ireland to the University of Notre Dame and later entered Holy Cross Seminary in September 1929. April 2, 2018 He almost died in 1938 when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis and his doctors did not think he would survive. He prayed to the Virgin Mary asking her to intercede for his recovery. He survived and his doctors were lost for words. After his ordination in June 1941 he began an independent apostolate based on family prayer and the rosary. He later started a national radio broadcast with Bing Crosby as host. He secured the service of many, many stars, including, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart to mention a few. He then inaugurated the first Family Rosary Crusade which made him internationally known in 1948. Guess where? London Ontario. But as I said earlier he eventually came to Windsor, (I guess the buck doesn't stop in London). He traversed the globe numerous times after that. He spoke to massive crowds some in excess of 2 million people. He died peacefully on June 3,1992, with a rosary in his hand. That year our Order sent rosaries to nations formerly part of the Soviet bloc where Catholicism had suffered suppression under communism. Respectfully submitted, Brother Paul De Ruyter. 6
Admissions Committee Report Dear brother Knights, All of you are aware that our council welcome new members at anytime throughout the year. As a member of our council admission committee I always look forward to interview new catholic gentlemen to join us. I would like to encourage all our members to help keep our admission team busy by asking another catholic gentlemen like you to join us. Those prospects catholic gentlemen could be one of your own family members. Also might be a parishioner, a friend or maybe someone from your neighbourhood. There are many good catholic gentlemen like you are waiting to be asked to join us, go for it. If in the next 10 days you ask one or two catholic gentlemen to join us it would help our council tremendously. I m sure you agree that reaching out and asking another catholic gentlemen to join us is a small and simple favour. Our council needs new members and new ideas to help our council grow. Thanks Peace to all Admission committee member Michael Agius P.S. Brothers attend our meetings be visible and make your voice heard. To those that have been Missing in Action, now is the time to get re-involved. Your Council needs your participation, support and ideas we love to see you at our next general meeting. April 2, 2018 Degree Team Upcoming degree dates: May 3rd and June 7 th, both are a Thursday night. Candidates for 6:00 PM, doors will be locked at 6:40 Pm. Both are at Fr. Belanger Council located at Immaculate Heart Parish on Parkwood just South of Tecumseh Rd. East. Please reach out and encourage potential Candidates and to come to one of these events. There will also be a 3 rd Degree on Thursday May 17 th, at Our Lady of the Atonement Paris Family Center. Candidates for 6:00 PM, Doors locked at 6:40 PM. If any one is interested in joining the degree teams, I have a couple of spots would like to fill. Please contact myself or Alan Sims or Greg Macdonald. Paul Ratko : Degree Team Captain: Bingo s Bingo deposit for the month of February is $2,334.78. Upcoming Bingo Dates: April: Thursday April 05 @ 12:45am; Saturday April 14 @ 8.45 am; Sunday April 29 @ 6:45 pm May: Sunday May 13 @ 6.45 pm; Monday May 28 @ 6.45pm Brothers a reminder it is imperative that you attend your scheduled assignment. If you cannot, please contact me well in advance so we can find a replacement. Still looking for a couple of volunteers to help out with bingos. You can call me at 519-971-7555 or e-mail me at paparatko69@outlook.com. Paul Ratko Bingo Chairman 7
Hospice a place like no other Support Educate - Empower Hospice of Windsor is truly a symbol of hope love and peaceful place The Hospice of Windsor homes & village Is much more then well structured walls And beyond those walls that everyone see when they drive by, Hospice stands a symbol of hope for all. Through the welcome doors of Hospice Many entered and found an amazing compassionate place That supports, Educates, and empowers Patients and families During a challenging time in their lives. The staff members and volunteers alike are always attentive Knowing that the work they do Profoundly impacts those families they work with. They deliver the power of understanding And the wisdom to act with those who are not able to help themselves They provide sympathy while delivering quality of life for all, And their kindness is sent from one compassionate soul to another. Hospice is the ultimate place that offers kindness and peace to Every patient throughout his or her journey With dignity and compassionate Hospice is and always will be A symbol of hope love and peace for all mankind Proud friend of Hospice Michael Agius December 2017 Maternity and Baby Shower: On February 10 th & 11 th, our Council in conjunction with the Women s Catholic League of Our Lady of the Atonement Parish, held our Annual Maternity and Baby Shower. Thank you to everyone who donated either maternity items or monetarily. Thank you to Fr. Rob for placing notifications in the bulletins and in the parish and Family Center. Thank you also to PGK Bob Cayea for advertising this event in the many media outlets he does so diligently with each and every one of our Council events. This year I was able to deliver a car load of items as well as a cheque for $395.00 to Birthright Windsor. Finally a special thank you to Mary Berthiaume who delivered a cheque for $715.00 of donations to Guadalupe House. 40 Days for Life The Annual 40 Days for Life Campaign wrapped up on Sunday March 25 th. Thank you to all our Brother Knights, CWL and parishioners who came out to hold vigil around Metropolitan Hospital on Tecumseh Rd., as we continue to promote the end of abortion. A reminder of the Mother s Day Walk and silent vigil on May 13 th, starting at 2:15 PM, at Immaculate Heart Hall. There will be a guest speaker and refreshments following the march; and the local Annual Walk for Life at the Capri Pizzeria Recreation Center on June 2 nd starting at 9:30 AM Will you stand to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves? Tom Becksmith, Pro-Life Chairman April 2, 2018 8
Youth Directors Report: Substance Abuse and Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest. Congratulations to our Council Winners for this years Poster Contest: Franchesca Marie Eduvala (Drugs 8-11) Desmarais Theresia Hady (Alcohol 8-11) Desmarais Kayleigh Crichton (Alcohol 12-14) Desmarais Joyce Villegas (Drugs 12-14) Lassaline. Each of these students moved on the District Level. We are proud to announce each of these students were then selected by our Worthy District Deputy as the District Level winners in each of their respective categories and age groups. Soccer Penalty Kick Challenge This year one of the students from L.A. Desmarais excelled at the both the Regional and State Level Competitions to be named the overall winner in the Boys 13 Yr Old Category. In an earlier edition of the State Newsletter the names of the State Soccer Challenge winners was published. At that time it was identified that another student had been named as the overall State Champion for this age group. Our Worthy Grand Knight Dave Orosz submitted a letter to the State Youth Director asking for additional information as to why our local student had been overlooked, and a correction was then released identifying Paolo Davia as the winner in the gender and age category. I would like to thank Grand Knight David for his tenacity in pursuing this and allowing this deserving student the ability to be recognized. Eduardo Aguillar What s Cookin with the Cooking Team WOW what a fantastic six weeks this has been for our councils Lenten Fish Fry s. We have experienced large number of crowds for all six weeks and as a result served a total number of 1195 meals, resulting in the best year of the Fish Fry s so far. We have been blessed with such fantastic brothers who help each and every Friday, working tirelessly ensuring that everything goes smoothly. By doing so you can see why we have had the crowds that we have had. Again thanks to all brothers who gave up their Saturday mornings to clean and scrub the kitchen to ensure it was ready for the following Friday. I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to each and every one of my brothers as without you this would not happen. I am very proud to say that council #8919 has the best cooking team anywhere. Many thanks to the students for their great job on clean up, doing it for community service hours. A special shout-out and thank you to Maureen and Joe Comartin, Vicky Laporte, Terry Rutherford, Cheryl De Ruyter and Gloria Campbell for coming out and lending a hand. Also thank you Gloria for the fantastic desserts that were quickly consumed by the end of every Friday night. Thank you. Keith Campbell Council Director, Lenten Fish Fry Chairman, (Mike Charbonneau, Leo Viselli, Tim Law and Dave Orosz, Cooking Team Co-Captains.) Youth Director April 2, 2018 9
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Council Directors Report: 115 th Ontario State Convention: The Knights of Columbus Ontario State Convention will take place April 20 to 22 this year. Grand Knight Dave Orosz and PGK Dan Pergolesi will be representing our Council. In preparation, a special meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday April 10 th at 7:30 to review the Resolutions which will be presented and voted on at the convention. You are encouraged to attend and have your say as to how our delegates cast their vote on behalf of the council. Dave Orosz, Grand Knight Roses for Life: Brothers, We will be offering the lapel Roses for Life for a monetary donation the weekend of April 28 th / 29 th. I will need assistance of at least 2 Brother Knights before and after each mass. Please let me know if you can help. My phone number is 519-972-1045. All monies raised go to assist Birthright of Windsor / Essex County. Council 8919 Executive Elections: Brothers, Elections for the 2018/2019 Executive for our Council will take place at our General Meeting on Tuesday May 1 st, 2018. Anyone interested in holding a position on our Executive should look to submit their name or have a Brother Knight nominate them at our General Meeting on April 3 rd. Also, if you know you will not be able to attend our elections in May and are interested in running, you must submit a Letter of Intent stating you are interested and what position you are interested in being considered for. Information on each position will be available at the April meeting, or you are welcome to speak to any member of our Executive to learn more of the various positions and what responsibilities each holds. Those elected to the incoming Executive will begin their duties on July 1 st, 2018. Please consider lending your voice and talents to strengthen our Council and continue to move us forward. Allen Topliffe, PGK, FDD Council Election Chairman Mothers day Carnations: Once again this year we will be providing Carnations to all Mothers, Motherin-law, Grandmothers and Mothers to be at the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday May 12 th and the 10:00 am Mass on Sunday May 13th. See you there to HELP hand out the flowers and honour these ladies. Allen Topliffe, PGK, FDD Vivat Jesus Chairman Pro-Life Roses April 2, 2018 Paul Ratko 11
Be Careful What You Ask For. Just prior to Sunday Service collection, a Pastor stood, looked out upon his congregation, and asked, If today someone is willing to give $100, I will let them pick the next three Hymn s. There was a quite among the worshippers, until from the middle of the church, a little older lady stood up and said, I will Father. The Pastor surprised and a little content with himself in what he was able to able to achieve, replied, Well thank you my dear. Now which Hymn s would you like? The little lady, with a slight grin looked around the church, and pointing replied, I ll take him, and him, and him. She then sat back down not so surprised and very content with what she was able to achieve. Life Matters Andrew J. Despins, Knights of Columbus Insurance Are you paying too much for your mortgage insurance? You may have taken out the insurance that your bank or credit union offered you when you applied for a mortgage. If you did, that was good thinking. What you owe on your home is probably the single biggest debt you'll ever incur, so it makes sense to have it fully insured. But, like many other people, you may not have known that you can obtain better coverage at a lower rate by buying your own individual insurance policy! Generally speaking, the insurance offered by the bank is a "one size fits all" product. Individual insurance, on the other hand, is based on your own medical condition. If you're in good health, why would you want to pay the same rate as someone who smokes a pack a day? Should you change banks when your mortgage renews, you may lose your bank insurance coverage and have to reapply at your new lender. With an individual policy, you can take your insurance coverage with you without ever having to submit new medical information. The financial institution is named as beneficiary on insurance from the bank. You pay the premiums, but they'll get the money should something happen to you. An individual policy, however, allows you to name your own beneficiary meaning your loved ones can decide when (or if) they want to pay off the mortgage or if they'd rather invest the proceeds instead. If you're interested in getting a comparison quote or learning more about how an individual mortgage insurance policy could work for you, please don't hesitate to contact me. Don t forget to LIKE me on Facebook: AndrewDespinsKofC April 2, 2018 12
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