Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council No. 6358 Mother Teresa Assembly No. 2523 509 Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX 78154-1927 June 2015 Newsletter MEETINGS: 1 st Thru 3 rd Degree 2 nd Wednesday (Business) at 7:30 PM, Rosary 7:15 PM 4 th Degree 3rd Monday at 7:30 PM, Rosary 7:00 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 Jim Lovering.... 806-535-6565 CHAPLAIN Father Ed Pavlicek Jr..658-4350 FINANCIAL SECRETARY Jim Theisen.. 658-0632 DISTRICT DEPUTY Ray Davila..723-7984 CHANCELLOR Gerald Fey.....210-601-3689 PROGRAM DIRECTOR Larry Gladu.... 210-326-0675 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR. TBD TREASURER Danny Stift.... 659-1145. RECORDER Jerry Weaver.......878-9996 ADVOCATE Rich Nielson...512-653-3356 WARDEN Bill Mueller.... 210-290-3608 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 Patrick Russell. 210-430-3658 LECTURER Deacon Elmer Fernandez. 240-273-2461 TRUSTEES: 1 Year Mike Foxworth...380-7787 2 Year Gary Cabigon 854-0751 3 Year Al Mantor Sr...210-710-7338
Grand Knights Report Dear Brother Knights and Families Brothers, the next two meetings of the Knights of Columbus, will be the most important meetings of the year. Everyone should have received a postcard advising of a vote to allow the GK and the DGK to sign a lease agreement with the Good Shepherd Columbus Club on the leasing of Mikulski Hall. (If you wish to view the document, it is available on the Good Shepherd Council 6358 web site.) Resolution No. 340: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the Charter, Constitution, and Laws of the Knights of Columbus, the Supreme Councils is hereby adopting a policy that Subordinate Units using premises of Home Corporations for meetings and other functions must have a signed terms of use agreement and a charitable distribution agreement in place with the Home Corporations; and that the "Model Agreements" approved by the Board of Directors at its January 2014 Meeting are the model agreements authorized by the Supreme Council for Subordinate Units to sign with Home Corporations. Also, at the May and June Meeting, the budget for the 2014/2015 Fraternal Year, will be presented. Anything you wish to place on the budget or removed from the budget can be presented and voted upon. The final decision will be decided upon at the June meeting. June will be election of Officers who will lead the Council for the upcoming fraternal year. My congratulations to all of you; Thanks to our improved presence and visibility in our Church Communities and Ministries; we managed to have 35 new prospective member cards signed during our membership blitz at all Masses on April 18 & 19. We will sponsor a SUNDAE Open House @ 6:00 pm on Sunday, May 3. I would ask, if possible, that all Officers and Directors try to attend. This is a family event open to all who wish to attend as well. Your Brother in Christ. Service Awards The following members are eligible for the years of service award indicated. These awards will be presented at the regular meeting in the month of June. If you cannot be present for that meeting it will be your responsibility to contact the Grand Knight to make alternate arrangements. Fernando Delacruz Albert Flachbarth Thomas Hands William Mccormack Erick Tijerina Rodolfa Lopez Antonio Rodriguez 20 Years 10 Years 10 Years 10 Years 10 Years 5 Years 5 Years Council Email Address: GSKOC6358@sbcglobal.net Council 6358 website: http://www.gskoc6358.org 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 June 18, 2015.
Mother Teresa Assembly No. 2523 Message from the Faithful Navigator of Assembly 2523 Mother Teresa s Officers have been elected and the installation is scheduled for June 15, 2015 at 7:00 pm. The District Master has agreed to install our officer at our next stated meeting. The dress will be Member Dress (Social Regalia) for the officers (optional for members) and Sunday attire for quests and members. There will be a meal after the installation. The District Master has issued Executive Order #1 effective April 29, 2015 lasting until superseded by the Vice Supreme Master. The Executive Order was read at our May 17, 2015, a copy sent to all Sir Knights with an email address, and is published on our U Knight web site. The order two major changes to the executive order are: First the dress for all Turnouts and Fallouts is Official Regalia Dress (full regalia). You can still attend in Member Dress Regalia But, cannot participate in the Color Corps. Second, If you are entitled to wear the Pro Life wings, the can be worn in Texas on the Member Dress Regalia only. Wear instructions are provided in the Executive Order, please read and follow. Our Next Assembly: Will be the third Monday of the Month, June 15, 2015, at 7:30 pm. The Holy Rosary will begin as close to 7:00 p.m. as possible. The Holy Rosary is open to anyone but only Sir Knights will be allowed to remain in the building during our business meeting. Refreshments for May meeting: will be provided by the Sir Knights from Mother Teresa Assembly. The cost is $5.00 per person payable at the door. Please email the Faithful Comptroller your reservations before June 8, 2015 Our Sir Knights celebrating their birthday in June: Leonard J. Dauphinais (2); James S. Butts (3); Michael W. Foxworthy (4); David F. Boyle and Michael A. O Brien (6); Roberto C. Sibug (7); James G. Detry (10); Humberto L. Quintanilla (15); Martin L. Fracker and Peter P. Montera (17); Ronald C. Duffy (27); Frederick H. Hazelton (28); and Robert C. Rivera (30). We wish all of our Sir Knights a very Happy and Blessed Birthday. and many more year Our Sir Knights with a Fourth Degree Date (Re-entry Date) in June and continuous years of Service: Years of Service: 35 years: Kenneth J. Turner (1); 31 years: James R. Smith (1); 25 years: Jesse Rodriguez (1); 23 years: Thomas F. Marantino (1); 19 years: Thomas H. Korte (8); 14 years: Eloy C. Esquival, Jerome H. Kirstein, Carl H. Sanders, and Lino Trevino, Sr. (2); 8 years: Stephen E. Boswell, John J. Bulat, George H. Cheney, James E. Clifford, William F. Coad, David D. Colton, Anthony J. Krasnai, James R. Lovering, Joseph N. Marsh, Joseph C. O Sullivan, Rudy G. Padilla, Ramiro Rodriguez, and Wallace Chester Vaughn (23). Thank you for your continuous years of service to the Assembly. George H. Cheney Faithful Navigator, Mother Teresa Assembly 2523 509 Schertz Parkway Schertz, TX Phone: (210) 658-7905 E-mail: gcheney@satx.rr.com; Cell: (210) 373-7562; Home: (210) 566-9957
Ladies Auxiliary Although we won t be meeting as a group during the months of June, July, and August, the ladies will be selling sno-cones, sodas, and bottled water at the 4 th of July parade in front of Mikulski Hall. Marie Cabigon, Vice President will be heading the team for this event. Please email Maria at maria.cabigon@sbcglobal.net if you are willing to help. Your officers will be meeting in early summer to develop an agenda for the 2015-2016 year. We will discuss what charitable work projects will be presented to the general membership at our first meeting in September for a vote. We will also be brainstorming ideas for social events. If you wish to have your voice heard, we need your input. Let all of us be part of a rewarding year by sending your ideas and suggestions to me (pgm921@gmail.com) or to our Secretary, Olga Munoz (olgacmunozmunoz@gmail.com) by June 30 th. Have a safe and blessed summer! Pat Mantor, President945-9276 President; 945-9276 DEPUTY'S DESK: Well another fraternal year us upon us. We have grown as a council yet we still have potential to become the premier Catholic organization in the parish. Are you willing to fulfill the dream of VEN FR MICHAEL H MCGIVNEY? First we must elect a new slate of officers. There have been signup sheets to invest your name as a candidate for all of our elective positions. Please sign up by this coming meeting night so that the election will be completed. Our budget must also be voted on so that the council can continue charity, unity and fraternity obligations which we taken upon ourselves as KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Several items need to have a head count. Please come to the meeting with a commitment for instillation dinner so that we can have enough food for your family. Also I need a head count for the Mission Ball game on the 14th. Great recruiting tool to reach parish! Special Olympics is a Supreme Council dedicated charity. As such our council needs to put manpower into this endeavor. Can we count on you this next year. Father McGivney's canonization process needs your prayers and membership in the Guild would help ROME more receptive to our drive for his sainthood. Lastly, our freedom of religion is still threaten by pseudo-catholics and flaming liberals. Your support thru FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM will sent a message loud and clear. The web site is FORTNIGHT4FREEDOM.ORG please visit and pray and respond so that our voices can be heard through the clanging of the culture of Death apostles. VIVAT JESUS JIM DIVINE MERCY MOMENT: St. Faustina shares a few wise words on Prayer - A soul arms itself by prayer for all kinds of combat. In whatever state the soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which is striving after this purity must pray, or else it will never attain it; a soul which is newly converted must pray, or else it will fall again; a sinful soul, plunged in sins, must pray so that is might rise again. There is no soul which is not bound to pray, for every single grace comes to the soul through prayer. (Diary 146)
Issues And Action (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) Americans share many blessings and strengths, including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. However, as a people, we face serious challenges that are clearly political and also profoundly moral in nature. We are a nation founded on "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," but the right to life itself is not fully protected, especially for unborn children, the most vulnerable members of the American family. We are called to be peacemakers in a nation at war. We are a country pledged to pursue "liberty and justice for all," but we are too often divided across lines of race, ethnicity, and economic inequality. We are a nation of immigrants, struggling to address the challenges of many new immigrants in our midst. We are a society built on the strength of our families, called to defend marriage and offer moral and economic supports for family life. We are a powerful nation in a violent world, confronting terror and trying to build a safer, more just, more peaceful world. We are an affluent society where too many live in poverty and lack health care and other necessities of life. We are part of a global community facing urgent threats to the environment that must sustain us. These challenges are at the heart of public life and at the center of the pursuit of the common good. As Catholics, we are part of a community with a rich heritage that helps us consider the challenges in public life and contribute to greater justice and peace for all people. Part of that rich heritage on faithful citizenship is the teaching of Vatican Council II's Declaration on Religious Liberty (Dignitatis Humanae). It says that "society itself may enjoy the benefits of justice and peace, which result from [people's] faithfulness to God and his holy will" (no. 6). The work for justice requires that the mind and the heart of Catholics be educated and formed to know and practice the whole faith. In this section of USCCB website, you will find information and resources that highlight the role of the Church in the formation of conscience, and the corresponding moral responsibility of each Catholic to hear, receive, and act upon the Church's teaching in the lifelong task of forming his or her own conscience. With this foundation, Catholics are better able to evaluate policy positions, party platforms, and candidates' promises and actions in light of the Gospel and the moral and social teaching of the Church in order to help build a better world. ---excerpted from "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship:A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops." Attention Council Brother Knights All Knights please wear your Knight of Columbus name tag to all Church or Knights activities. There have been way too many Knights not wearing their name tags during Mass or other activities. Our name tags are a great recruiting tool. Membership Activities Knights Choir The Knights Choir will sing on Sunday June 21, 2015 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 on June 8,. Our Next 1 st Degree is scheduled for Thursday June 11, 2015
Knights Mass and Friendship Sunday Our Knights Mass at Good Shepherd and will be on the third Sunday June 21, 2015 at 8:00 AM, After 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. 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. After Mass coffee, orange juice and doughnuts will be served. We need council 8officers and Brother Knights to support these events to help with recruiting new members. Contact David Dumas 788-9502, Gerald Fey 658-1937, or Chris Tusko 658-4687 to volunteer to help with the recruiting of new members KOC State Golf Tournament The 2015 tournament will be in Glen Rose, Texas and will follow the same format as previous years. Dates are August 28, 29 and 30th. Cost is $70 for scramble on Friday and $130 for the next two days. Play all three days and cost is $165. Some of the golf cost may be subsidized by the council. Cutoff date is 1 July. Contact Jack Sullivan at Insurance Agent As a Knights of Columbus field agent, I hear about group life insurance every week. If you have it, it s certainly not a bad thing, but it can be a misleading security blanket. Most times, the amount offered is far from what you need, and the only way to determine what you need is with a comprehensive needs analysis. Your group coverage is not based on any analysis. Instead, they apply a formula: you make X amount in salary and the group life is either a flat amount ($15,000 seems popular) or a multiple of your salary (somewhere between 1.5 and 2.5 is common). Either way, it has nothing to do with the number of children you have, the mortgage balance you carry, or the amount of money your wife would need if you die. It s a completely random number. It can also disappear at any time. All of us know people friends, family members, neighbors who have lost their jobs. When the job is lost, so is the group life insurance coverage. If the company experiences difficulty and budgets need to be cut, group life can be reduced or eliminated. And that decision could be made at the worst possible time for you. Most group life insurance coverage reduces or disappears when you retire. Many times it can be converted, but at a very expensive premium (remember, you re no kid anymore when you retire, and premiums do rise as you get older). Just because you turn 65 doesn t mean you no longer need life insurance or need less coverage. Actually, the opposite is true. Recently this year, some of our products have been extended to those in between the ages of 75-80. Do you still own just group life insurance? It must be supplemented with a personally owned portfolio. I can tell you exactly how to blend your group benefit with your K of C life insurance so things can be in your control. Don t let the feeling of security that group life provides distract you from the real issue: taking control of your family s financial future!
June 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Erasmo Vasquez on the 2nd Michael "Mike" Foxworth on the 4th Roberto Sibug on the 7th James Detry on the 10th Matthew Jasek on the 11th Lawrence Perovich on the 14th Anthony Paulson on the 17th Brian Hinsvark on the 20th Thomas Masterson on the 24th Frederick Hazelton on the 28th Benito Mendoza on the 3rd Jaime Martinez on the 6th John Hoswell on the 8th William Zahn on the 10th Antonio Ubina on the 13th Albert Mantor, Jr. on the 15th Ferdy Ameh on the 18th Alexander Tsang, MD on the 21st John Kochart on the 26th Serafin "Marty" Martinez on the 30th HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Jose and Anne Castro, their 51st on the 1st Edward and Harriett Higgs, their 55th on the 1st Nicolas and Monica Hernandez, Jr., their 3rd on the 2nd David and Lucy Cunningham, their 30th on the 3rd Roberto and Virtudes Sibug, their 40th on the 12th Richard and Doris King, their 13th on the 13th Frederic and Anne Wicker, their 45th on the 13th Benjamin and Theresa Del Mar, their 15th on the 17th Roy "Joe" and Gertrude Masterson, their 46th on the 21st Matthew and Susan Jasek, their 30th on the 22nd Edward and Doris Adam, their 20th on the 24th Daniel and Rebecca Rocha, Jr., their 53rd on the 27th Christopher and Lynn Young, their 18th on the 28th REMEMBERANCE William F Baca June 1, 1987 Alberto Rodriquez June 12, 1991 Serafin Garcia June 19, 1996 Suzano M Vasquez, Jr. June 4, 2001 Juan D Del Toro June 13, 2007 Joe T Morales June 3, 2009 Jim E Tarrillion June 18, 2012 Venerado De Los Santos June 28, 2014
June 2015 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 3 Columbus 4 5 Eucharist 6 WEDO Terry Dowd Club Board Meeting 7:00 PM Benediction 7 PM Bar Team 3 Hank Alves 7 8 Officers Meeting 7 PM Admissions Committee Mtg 7:30 PM 9 10 Regular Business Dinner 6:30 PM Meeting 7:30PM Rosary 7:15PM Event Team Meeting Meal 8 11 12 13 WEDO David Wissmann Bar Team 4 John Samson 14 15 4 th Degree Business Meeting 7:30 PM Rosary 7:00 PM 16 17 Chapter Meeting 18 Last Day for Newsletter Input 19 WEDO Hank Alves 20 Bar Team 1 Jeff Heim 21 K of C Mass Good Shepherd 8AM; Knights Choir- 7:15 AM 22 23 24 25 26 27 WEDO Patrick Russell Bar Team 2 Mark Kirstein Fathers Day 28 K of C Mass Immaculate Conception 9:45 AM 29 30 1 July 2 3 4 WEDO TBD Bar Team 3 Hank Alves