Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No. 6358 Mother Teresa Assembly No. 2523 509 Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX 78154-1927 August 2013 Newsletter Supreme Council Annual Convention August 6-8 MEETINGS: 1 st Thru 3 rd Degree 2 nd Wednesday (Business) at 7:45PM 4 th Degree 3rd Monday at 7:30 PM Mikulski Hall Phone: (210) 658-5926 GOOD SHEPHERD COUNCIL No. 6358, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 658-5926, SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154-1927 GRAND KNIGHT David Dumas....788-9502 DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Patrick Russell.....430-3658 CHAPLAIN Father Ed Pavlicek Jr..658-4350 FINANCIAL SECRETARY Jim Theisen.. 658-0632 DISTRICT DEPUTY Ray Davila..723-7984 CHANCELLOR Jim Lovering....806-535-6565 PROGRAM DIRECTOR Henry Torres.....290-3608 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR. Henry Torres. 290-3608 TREASURER Danny Stift.... 659-1145. RECORDER Mark Kirstein.......830-822-0675 ADVOCATE Rich Nielson...512-653-3356 WARDEN John Samson... 210-268-3399 OUTSIDE GUARD Roy Masterson.. 210-421-1969 INSIDE GUARD #1 Thomas Masterson..659-2362 INSIDE GUARD #2 Jack Sullivan.659-5077 NEWSLETTER Bill Daniels. 945-8522 INSURANCE Paul Maple.... 275-5458 LECTURER Deacon Elmer Fernandez. 240-273-2461 TRUSTEES: 1 Year Gerald Fey...210-601-3689 2 Year Mike Foxworth.380-7787 3 Year Gary Cabigon...854-0751
Grand Knights Report Dear Brother Knights and Families "We are men of Faith guided by our belief in God and the Catholic Church, but by our belief in each other and in ourselves. We are Knights of Columbus; an organization strengthened by the successes of the past, and driven by our goals for the future. We are dedicated to five key areas of service: faith, community, family, youth and fellowship" (excerpted from a Knights of Columbus recruitment pamphlet). Have any of you noticed that the first people to complain that we lost (money, time, recruits, or whatever); are the same ones who didn't buy a ticket or participate? Anyone who has a concern/complaint should bring it to myself as the Grand Knight or SK Jeff Heim as President of the Home Corporation; or stand up and present your own concern or complaint to the Council or the Home Corporation. PLEASE BUY A TICKET! Here is your chance to get the ticket and participate: Aug. 4, 5 to 8 pm Martin Troncoso II entering Seminary (Special Events Team 1) Sept. 2, 5 to 8 pm Labor Day Sock Hop (Special Events Team 2) Oct. 14, Columbus Day Senior Dinner (Special Events Team 3) Nov. 17, 8:00 am Memorial Mass for our deceased Brothers and Widow's Brunch Dec. 1, Good Shepard Christmas Party (Special Events Team 4) Dec. 13, Knights of Columbus Christmas Party (Special Events Team 1) Dec. 31, New Year Eve Dance (Special Events Team 2) GET A TICKET AND JOIN IN THE FUN! Join in Fraternity with your Brothers at the meetings, events, 1st Degrees, Friendship Sunday and Knights Mass. Become a member of a Special Events Team, Bar Team, Director, Event Chairman, Habitat Homes (both K of C and Good Shepherd), Devine Mercy or any other Ministry that peaks your fancy. We are talking with the Ladies about 14 Feb 2014 Valentine's Day Dinner. Fish Fry will begin 5 Mar 2014 through 18 Apr 2014. A Knight of Columbus Appreciation Dinner is set for Sat. 31 May 2014; with the Installation Dinner planed for Sun evening 22 Jun 2014. KNIGHTS JUST DO IT! LET'S GET BUSY! Our new District Deputy is Ray Davila (210-723-7984 cell or 210-656-0226 home) his new email address is (davilaray@att.net). District 43 Meeting will be 31 Jul 2014 From 6:30 to 9:00 at St. Thomas More 4411 Moana, SA, 78218. Persons who should attend are Grand Knight, Deputy Grand Knight, Chancellor, Financial Secretary, Program Director, Membership Director and Field Agent. Chapter Meeting is 21 Aug 2013 @ St. Marks. Vivant Jesus; David Dumas, Grand Knight -Council 6358 Service Awards There were no members that where eligible for the years of service award for the month of August. Council Email Address: GSKOC6358@sbcglobal.net. Council 6358 website: http://www.gskoc6358.org
Mother Teresa Assembly No. 2523 Message from the Faithful Navigator of Assembly 2523 The next 4th Degree Exemplification will be at Holy Trinity Assembly 3191 (Huebner & Stone Oak Parkway). It will be held on Saturday September 21, 2013. I don't have all of the particulars; however, I have been told by the District Marshal that the candidates cost will be $70.00 for the exemplification (Master s Fee) and one complimentary banquet ticket. Additional banquet tickets for guests/spouses will be $30.00 per person. SK banquet tickets will also be $30.00. Prorated Assembly dues and Chalice fee will be $12.00 for the remainder of the calendar year. The deadline for the submission of Form 4s and monies to the Master will be September 10. All monies must be received by the assembly by September 5 th, 2013. Form 4 s need to be turned in during the August Meeting. The Assembly received a Thank-You letter from Fr. Ron Garry of McLaughlin, SD for the donation to his Parish of the Chalice and Paten in Honor of SK Pat Quinn. Fr. Garry serves 6 Parishes over an area of 220 square miles of territory; he is a Rapid City Diocesan Priest who was born in Gregory, SD. Our assembly s new Color Corps Commander is SK John (Jack) Sullivan. Our next scheduled meeting is Monday August 19, 2013. The Supreme Convention is August 6-8, 2013 For those Sir Knights that will be celebrating their Birthdays during the month of August, 2013, I wish you a very happy birthday. SK s Gabriel Puente, Edward Brangan, Richard Watson, William Bailey, Arturo Cruz, Larry Hidalgo, Emillo Rodriguez, Maynard Hamilton, Rafael Tovar, John Putalavage, Barry Aronson, JT Waggoner and Michael Trigueiro Your Assembly s new officers for the next Fraternal Year: Navigator - David Colton, Pilot - Howard Gilluly, Scribe - Carl Mangine, Comptroller - Denny Archibek, Outside Sentinel - Joe Marsh, 2-Yr Trustee - Rob Gentner, Captain-David Padden, Admiral - Melroy Brandt, Purser - Kerry Ledford, Inside Sentinel - Ruperto Rodriquez, 1-Yr Trustee - David Young, 3-Yr Trustee - Roger Moreau David Colton, Faithful Navigator, Mother Teresa Assembly 2523 509 Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX Phone: e-mail: dcolton@satx.rr.com Cell: 210-602-1928 Home: 210-656-4654 Ladies Auxiliary Lady Knights, Greetings Ladies! A big Thank You to everyone who helped through the months of June and July. We had several events and all the help was appreciated. Enjoy the rest of your summer and we will see you in September. Blessings, Therese Quinn President; Ladies Auxiliary To input general information, To submit an article to THE GOOD SHEPHERD COUNCIL NEWSLETTER, write to the Newsletter Editor, williamdaniels@sbcglobal.net or drop it by the office at 509 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, TX. To change your address you can email us at GSKOC6358@sbcglobal.net. The Newsletter is published monthly. Deadline input to the next issue is Thursday August 22, 2013
Lectors Corner-Deacon Elmer Fernandez Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15, 2013 On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII in his Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus declared: We pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory. The Church believes, that through Mary s obedience and fidelity to the will of God, she was rewarded with this special privilege of being united with God in such a special way. Her reception into heaven is seen as a sign to all believing Christians of the promise Jesus made that we too would be received into paradise. Mary is the Queen of Heaven and Earth and she will always be there if we turn to her for help. She is like we are... she is a human being who believed in God and lived her life by following His promises and His commandments. The Assumption of Mary gives us hope that one day, we, too, shall enjoy the glory of God in heaven. May Mary continue to guide us in this journey of faith and life. May she show us the true path that will lead us to God our loving Father. To Jesus through Mary. Amen. DIVINE MERCY MOMENT: Jesus encourages St. Faustina and we may follow with our Lord s instruction that was given to her, Encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given you. Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying. I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the Merciful Savior. Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy. Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will. (Diary 687, 1541 & 1731) Pamphlets to learn how to pray the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy are available in our Church Adoration Chapel. Membership Activities Knights Choir The Knights Choir will sing on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Good Shepherd Church at the 8AM Mass. Rehearsal is at 7:15AM. We are looking forward for more Knights to join us. Interested, Please contact Larry Gladu, PGK 210-659- 3187. 1 ST DEGREE Exemplification Admissions committee will meet at 7:30 PM after the Officers Meeting. Our next 1 ST Degree will be on the following Thursday August 15, 2013 at 7:30 PM. If we have any candidates they should be present at 7:00 PM. Knights Sunday Our Knights Mass at Good Shepherd will be on the third Sunday at 8:00 AM, coffee, orange juice and doughnuts will be served by the council. We need council officers and Brother Knights to support these events to help with recruiting new members. Knights Sunday, supported by our council, is scheduled for the fourth (4 th ) Sunday of every month at Immaculate Conception Church after the 9:45 A.M. Knight s Mass. Coffee, orange juice and doughnuts will be served by the council. We need council officers and Brother Knights to support these events to help with recruiting new members. Friendship Sunday Friendship Sunday, supported by our council, is scheduled for Sunday August 18, 2013 at Good Shepherd Church after the 8:00 AM Knight s Mass. Coffee, orange juice and doughnuts will be served by the council. We need council officers and Brother Knights to support these events to help with recruiting new member. Contact David Dumas 788-9502, Gerald Fey 658-1937, or Chris Tusko 658-4687 to volunteer to help with the recruiting of new members
Knights Shirts The new Knight that will be handling our Council Shirt orders is Hank Alves. There were a few shirts that were ordered and have not been picked up. Those who ordered and paid for shirts please come to one of the next regular meetings to pick them up. Orders will be accepted for shirts after each regular council meeting by Brother Hank Alves. The shirts cost $24.00 if it s a small, medium large or XL size. If you need a XXL its $25.00, 3XL is $27.00, 4XL is $28.00, 5XL is $30.00, and a 6XL is $31.00. The council will pay $10.00 of the cost of the first shirt that is ordered. The first shirt will be light blue short sleeves and any additional shirts can be any of several different colors. You also have a choice of long sleeve shirts for your second choice. Price of the shirts is needed at the time of order. Council News Pro-life Jim Lovering Saturday, September 7th. Annual SA Run for Life. 5k run/walk to benefit San Antonio coalition for Life, Guadalupe Home and Allied Women s Center; VIVAT JESUS; PRO LIFE CHAIRMAN Life Line Screening Life Line Screening will be here at the Knights of Columbus hall on Thursday, August 8, between 8:00am and 5:00pm, 2013 offering safe, painless, non-invasive preventive health screenings that are typically not a part of a routine physical. To be more proactive about your health and to live longer for yourself, your family and your community, please register for these potentially life-saving tests today. For only $149 (regularly $159) you can learn your risk of having stroke or vascular disease. There is no time like the present to take action! Learn more by watching this short video at the following web site. http://www.lifelinescreeningblog.com/introduction/ THE TESTS YOU CAN RECEIVE ARE THE FOLLOWING Carotid artery Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Atria Fibrillation Ankle-brachial Index (Peripheral Arterial Disease) Hs-Crp (elevated C-reactive protein Complete lipid panel (total cholesterol, LDL and HDL; Glucose screening Elevated mineral density enzymes (ALT-AST) Columbus Club Corner - Bill Bailey Annual Hall Clean-up Yep it's just around the corner. It is tentatively scheduled for Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th of September that currently have not been reserved. Please check the September newsletter for updates. The tentative cleaning schedule is Friday clean equipment (tables, chairs, bathrooms, kitchen etc.). Saturday hall floors and outside areas (canopy floor, outside cooking area, parking lot etc.). As you can see this will require a number of workers so please put these dated on your calendar. Annual hall cleanup is scheduled for Friday 13 Sep and Saturday 14 Sep. Of course there will be food and refreshments either before and or after each cleaning event. More information in the September newsletter. INSURANCE AGENT- PAUL MAPLE How long has the Knights of Columbus been in the insurance business? The Knights of Columbus has provided insurance benefits since its inception in 1882. From very humble beginnings, the Knight of Columbus has evolved into a Fortune 1000 company, ( Currently rated 909 as a non-profit company in the mix of other for profit companies, marketing life insurance, retirement products, disability and long-term care insurance to its members and their families. How is the safety of the funds in Knights of Columbus insurance plans and annuity retirement funds assured? The safety of funds in the Knights of Columbus insurance plans and annuity retirement funds is best gauged by the financial strength of the Knights of Columbus. Our financial strength ratings are consistently among the highest in the nation. We have earned A.M. Best s highest financial strength rating (A++, Superior) for 36 consecutive years. National Underwriter ranks us in the top 4 percent of the approximately 2,000 insurance companies in North America bases on total value.
Growth is a key for maintaining financial strength. Our life insurance in force has grown from $38 billion in January 2000 to $90 billion at mid-year 2013 and continues to grow. Because we are a fraternal benefit society, we have no stockholders. Our owners are our members and we return our good experience in the form of dividends* to our policyholders. From 2002 to 2013, the Knights of Columbus paid $3.33 billion in dividends* to insured s. In 2011 alone, we distributed $ 353 million in dividends. Our dividends* would have to drop to zero, before any value in your contract was impaired. * Dividends are not guaranteed. In 2011, our reserves exceeded the minimum required under the State of Connecticut (NAIC SAP valuation basis) by $181,163,951. This additional cushion to guard the value of your protection. As of December 31, 2012, our surplus was $1.95 billion; Surplus is an amount insurer s hold to protect contract owners against the possibility of bad experience. Ours is one of the strongest solvency ratios in the insurance industry. We have a simple, time tested portfolio of products. These products have been around for a long time; both here at the Knights and in the insurance industry generally. The inherent risks of our products are therefore relatively low and well understood. How does the Knights of Columbus invest the money of its Insurance and Annuity certificate holders? The Knights of Columbus has a conservative investment philosophy. Our assets are predominantly invested in highquality, liquid investments and are well-diversified. Our investment department follows very strict rules regarding the quality of our investments. We regularly monitor our assets against our liabilities to ensure that the expected cash flows of our investment assets reasonably match the benefits we expect to pay. This practice provides further protection against losses due to changes in market conditions. Overall, as of 12/31/2011 the Knights of Columbus General Account Invested assets were distributed as follows: Bonds 87.46%, Preferred Stock 2.74%, Common Stock -2.09%, Real Estate 1.35%, Others (primarily policy loans) 6.36%. The Flexible Premium Annuity and Single Premium Annuity portfolio were 100% invested in Fixed Income Securities as of 12/31/2011. The Fixed Income Securities are corporate bonds, mortgage backed securities and government and agency issues. A small but growing percentage of fixed income assets are invested in mortgage loans to the Catholic community for development of Parish Churches, schools and hospitals and other facilities. The quality ratings for the Fixed Income Securities are as follow: AAA 40%, AA 9%, A 28%, BBB 20%, <BBB 3%. Additionally, the Knights of Columbus uses a set of criteria to screen all investments for compliance with catholic principles. For example, we do not invest in companies whose business activities include abortion, pornography, contraceptives, fetal cell research, etc. Since 1882, we have been committed to protecting the financial futures of our Knights and their families. Prudent leadership and management have led to the rapid growth of our assets, providing an adequate foundation for our member s protection and securing our obligations to insured s and their beneficiaries. Paul Maple, FA, Kufic; 210-275-5458; Paul.Maple@KofC.org
AUGUST 2013 HAPPY BIRTHDAY David Cunningham on the 3rd Mike De Buysere on the 6th Richard Watson on the 8th Michael Niemietz on the 10th Dick Olson on the 11th Benjamin Nunez on the 13th Ryan Detry on the 15th Elmer Fernandez on the 18th Sean Jaeger on the 19th Gonzalo Aparicio, Jr. on the 20th Eric Arellano on the 23rd Carmen Guglielmo on the 25th Robert Lapinski on the 26th Michael Trigueiro on the 28th Rex Lee on the 4th Edward Brangan on the 7th William "Bill" Bailey on the 10th Erick Tijerina on the 10th Arthur "Pete" Young, Jr. on the 11th Arturo "Art" Cruz on the 14th Emilio Rodriquez on the 15th John Gorman on the 18th Ruben Alaniz on the 20th Daniel Rocha, Jr. on the 20th Ed Pavlicek, Jr. on the 23rd Terry Dowd on the 26th Gregory Ellison on the 28th Ramon Nerio on the 31st HAPPY ANNIVERSARY John "Jack" and Vique Perry, their 58th on the 1st Kenneth and Jeannette Truitt, their 21st on the 1st Michael and Beth Burton, their 22nd on the 3rd James and Nam Clifford, their 35th on the 4th Lino and Margaret Trevino, Sr., their 47th on the 5th Alan and Diane Funke, their 20th on the 6th Anthony (Tony) and Patricia Krasnai, their 48th on the 6th Adolph "Aggie" and Mary Aguilar, their 66th on the 17th John and Sharon Samson, their 45th on the 19th Harvey and Janice Balcer, their 47th on the 20th Phillip and Nancy Gladu, their 15th on the 20th Alexander and Gloria Tsang, MD, their 20th on the 21st Pedro "Pete" and Frances Perez, Sr., their 57th on the 25th Scott and Laura Krbec, their 20th on the 26th Raymond and Aurora Hernandez, their 42nd on the 28th Petter "Pete" and Betty Lee, their 60th on the 31st REMEMBERENCE Joseph John August 6, 1979 John C Arnaud August 29, 2003 Richard H Henke August 22, 2011
AUGUST 2013 Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No. 6358 509 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas 78154-1927 Phone: (210) 658-5926 Fax: (210) 566-9826 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 Eucharist 3 Benediction Good Shepherd WEDO - Jeff Heim Bar Team 1 Jeff Heim 7 PM 4 WEDO - 8:45 AM Gerald Fey 5 6. 7 Columbus Club Board Meeting 7:00 PM 8 9 10 WEDO Bill Bailey Team 2 Phil Smith <Supreme Council Annual Convention-- -- ------------------ 11 WEDO 8:45 AM Jim Lovering 12 Officers Meeting 7 PM Admissions Committee Mtg 7:30 PM 13 14 Regular Business Meeting 8 PM Rosary 7:45PM 15 1 st Degree Exemplification 7:30 PM Candidates 7:00 PM 16 17 WEDO Patrick Russell Bar Team 3 - Jerry Trahan 18 WEDO 8:45 AM Robert Russell K of C Mass Good Shepherd 8AM; Knights Choir- 7:15 AM 19 4 th Degree Business Meeting 7:30 P.M. 20 21 Chapter Meeting 22 Last Day for August Newsletter Input 23 24 WEDO Jerry Kirstein Bar Team 4 - Pete Perez Sr. 25 WEDO 8:45 AM TBD K of C Mass Immaculate Conception 9:45 AM 26 27 28 29 30 31 WEDO Mike Torres Bar Team 1 - Jeff Heim