Knights of Columbus Council 4442 37 Main St. Salem, NH 03079 www.kofc4442.org Officers 2018-2019 Grand Knight Deputy GK Chaplain Chancellor Recording Sec Warden Advocate Treasurer Financial Sec Lecturer Inside Guard Outside Guard Trustee 3 Year Trustee 2 Year Trustee 1 Year Ronald Bourque Enrico Casaletto Fr. Vincent Onunkwo Tom Campbell Peter Klecan Jay Cappello Dan Norris, Esq. Bob Fournier Charlie Walsh Ronald Bourque Richard Botti Ed Lynch David Thompson Bruce Silver Don Simmons Council 4442 Knightly News From the desk of the Grand Knight Worthy Brother Knights: Hopefully, you're enjoying our relatively mild New Hampshire winter. Yes, we've had a few storms, but Mother Nature has been taking it easy on us compared to other years. It's mid-february and many of the lakes aren't even frozen solidly enough to be considered safe. KnightlyNews@kofc4442.org I want to thank all of you who were concerned and/or prayed for me during my recent cardiac catheterization. I've been through this twice before, but this time they shipped me to Beth Israel in Boston with a problem too big for Lawrence General. Surprisingly, Beth Israel found no problem at all. I don't know if it was the result of better diagnostic equipment in Boston or if Almighty God fixed me on the way down. I figure either way our prayers were answered. Issue 2019-02 February 18, 2019 Our Council continues to provide help to so many people and organizations in need. You can be proud of the work we do and the results we are producing. (Editor: Paul St.Amand -ed) Please send articles to the editor: Bishop Peterson Council #4442 Bishop Peterson Assembly #0641 Insurance Agent: Solomon David Huss Field Agent 43 E. Otterson St, Nashua NH 03060 Cell: 818.314.1606; Office: 781.769.3277 Email: solomon.huss@kofc.org Highlights inside this issue: Old and New Bu$ine$$ - p4 District Deputy Report: - p4 Birthdays: p5 Lost and Found: p 6 Knight of the Month p6 Skip Lord - p8 Support our advertisers - p9 Get your partying in soon because Lent will be here before we know it! Vivat Jesus! Ron Bourque Corporation Election Results (Jan, 2019) The officers of the corporation (and members of the board) are: President, Michael W. Petrilli. Sr VP, Edward P. Lynch Treasurer, Donald W. Simmons Secretary, Richard E. Botti Alternate Treasurer, Rick Veilleux The remaining eleven members of the Board of Directors are: Ronald Bourque, Current GK Chanel Simard Albert Faucher Thomas C. Campbell Jay Cappello Gene Bryant Bruce Silver Henry Szymanski Stillman Butch Kealey* Paul David* George Masciarelli* David Thompson, J *(House committee 3) Meetings are held every first Tuesday of the month in the hall at 7:00 PM. Next meeting is March 6. All members of the council are also members of the corporation and are invited to attend.
Quickie CALENDAR Council Meeting Notes Feb 13 UNOFFICIAL February Meeting Ash Wednesday March 6 Start of Lent (Your local parish) Granite Awards Banquet Saturday, March 9, Social 5:00PM Ste. Marie Parish Manchester (State KofC Event) (Taken from notes of the Worthy Recorder, Pete Klecan. All officers present except Dan Norris, Fr. Vincent, Richard Botti, and Rico Casaletto, all excused. Meeting was called to order at 7:30PM. There were 30 members attending. Minutes read and accepted. Chaplain's Time Fr. Vincent is away on a visit to Africa. GK Opening Remarks: Free Throw Challenge Sunday, March 10 1:00PM-3:00PM St. Joseph Regional School Gym (Mike Schwing) Blood Drive Thursday, Mar 21 1:00PM-7:00PM hall (Butch Kealey) Pro-Life Seminar Sunday, March 31PM 12:00-4:00 PM St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester, NH. (State KofC Event) Come Early to the Meeting! Enjoy fellowship and a pizza Wednesday, 7PM-ish (Your Council 4442) Dennis and Mark in the kitchen Thank you for all the prayers, concerns and good wishes on my cardiac catheterization! Rick Veilleux card (See Good of the Order -ed) Bridging the Horizons Dance Canobie Lake Park owner s quote (The owner will donate free admissions to as many kids as needed. ed) Saturday, April 6th, Founder s Day Bus Trip to New Haven -- $50 per person, Mass & KofC museum Steve Emanuelli, 434-4690 or stjelli@aol.com for his email. 19th Annual Catholic Men s Conference in Worcester on Saturday, April 6th (Ron has leaflets about the program. -ed) Invitation to the Ganley Luncheon on a Friday during Lent Granite Awards Banquet March 9th at 5:00 at Ste. Marie s -- $25 per person (Click here for info. -ed) March 1st is International Wheelchair Day -- $150, $16,500 for a container of 150. (This is a Supreme project. Our council will wait to see what is done at the District or State level. -ed) Activity Reports to Mike Banks Thank you cards received from: Salem Christmas Fund for $1,000 donation. Sister Mary Fatima for our gift of $500 a postulant we support. American Friends of Father Bash Foundation for $500. Salem Animal Rescue League for $100 donation. Rockingham Christian Church -- $250 for SalemFest 5K. Audrey Lord for honoring her husband Skip (see below -ed). Special Olympics NH for $250 for the Penguin Plunge. Autism Speaks for $100 for Northern New England Walk. Pregnancy Care Center for two gifts of $2,000 each. Veterans Administration thanking us for Rico s efforts. Ruth's House in Haverhill for our Coats for Kids donation. Tip of the Hat: Dick Collopy, Norm Comeau, Peter Klecan, Ed Lynch, and George Masciarelli for taking the manger down as well as to Mike Banks, Tom Campbell and Mike Petrilli who showed up later because of an error in scheduling. Dave Thompson, Don Simmons, Peter Klecan, Chanel Simard, Julian Roy and Steve Baretto for braving the weather for the Respect Life Mass at MQP in Salem. 2
Anyone who fasted on January 21st for the Right to Life. Al Cormier & Julian Roy for rebuilding the parish offices at MQP. Gene & Kelly Bryant, Don & Linda Simmons, Paul & Marlene St. Amand, Lou & Mary Anne Stella, and Joanne Colantone for attending the 14th Annual Mardi-Gras. The Gala brought in $186,000 to help elders, adults, and children in need. This is a 43% increase from last year. Treasurer's and Financial Secretary's Reports: Bob Fournier and Charlie Walsh Bob's report tonight was brief and to the point. He reviewed the current checkbook and balances in our accounts. The Schwab account has recovered some in January. Charlie reported on 25 checks written in January; our membership remains at 246. Both reports were approved by the members. Committee Reports GK Ron conducting in DGK Rico's absence: Membership/Admissions - Norm Comeau Currently we have 246 members no change in membership; Norm plans to incorporate Supreme's web page filing app to attempt to increase the membership with a simpler recruiting tool. GK Ron reminded everyone that while Norm is in charge of getting candidates through the degree process, it is our individual responsibility to make those initial contacts and get the candidate's name and info / Form 100 to Norm. Culture of Life - Dennis Groulx and Ron Bourque 40 days for Life program goes from March 6 to April 14. So far 15,256 lives have been saved, 186 abortion workers have been converted, and 99 abortion centers have closed with God's help and 23 coordinated campaigns. (from program flyer. - ed) Annual K of C Pro-Life Seminar Dinner will occur on Sunday, March 31st from 12:00 to 4:00 PM at St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester, NH. Lunch will be served. Bingo Ron Bourque: This was the best January ever for our Bingo! We are off to a great start for this new year. Thanks be to Almighty God for granting us these funds to use for charity. Check out the Face Book page at: Bingo at the Kiwanis Hall Blood Drive Butch Kealey Butch reported on the drive of January 24. We collected 54 pints and 8 double reds. The double red is a record for us; usually we collect only one or two at most on a drive. Next blood drive is March 21. Butch welcomes all the help he can get! Other drives at our hall are on May 16, July 25, Sept 19, and Nov 14. (You can see all events on our council Event Calendar - ed) Scholarship Committee - Joe Stafford reported: Joe is interested to hear from members regarding the community service ideas for the applications. The next committee meeting will occur on Tuesday, March 26. Joe will send out an email notice to the committee members. The annual family day picnic will occur on the last Sunday in July, the 28 th. 3
Relay for Life- Stan Gorgol: Stan reported this year s Relay for Life will occur on Saturday, June 1, from 11:00AM to 6:00PM, at the Salem High School athletic field. He will be looking for help with tables and chairs and tents on the event day. Stan also asked for ideas and ways to raise money for the cause, such as a breakfast or dinner. Free Throw - Michael Schwing The Free Throw tournament will occur at the gym at St Joseph Regional Catholic School on Sunday, March 10, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM, for children ages 9 to 14. There are competitions for each age group for boys and for girls. Mike will have posters in the school and the Boys and Girls Club. (I expect Mike will need help from council members with registration and scoring for the event. Contact Mike to volunteer. -ed) The state competition will occur on April 6. Corporate News- Mike Petrilli Nothing unusual to report tonight. We are doing our normal housekeeping chores. Old Business The following notices of motion were individually removed from the table, discussed, and approved unanimously. Notice of Motion -- $1,000 for Fr. Brian at St Matthew's Dominican Republic Mission trip. This trip it to install piping to get fresh water to the school from a remote well, because the local well has gone dry. Notice of Motion -- $1,000 for Fr. Flanagan s Boys Town. New Business Trustee requests: The East Africa Charitable Projects Fund (EACPF) was presented with $500.00 approved, to be donated to their projects that support Pro-Life work, requested by Ron Bourque. A military Friends Foundation - RUCK SAC Go RUCK was presented with $300.00 approved to go toward the fund, requested by Mike Petrilli. New Business continued from the floor - [None tonight] District Deputy Report Bill Richards Activity March and April are designated by Supreme as recruitment periods. I would challenge everyone in the council to make an effort to discuss membership with at least one or two members of the parish over the next two months. My challenge to the council is to welcome two or three new members into the council before the state convention at the end of April. The Granite State awards dinner is coming up on March 9 th Council 6902 in Pelham are now preparing to begin their baked fish dinners on Friday evenings of Lent. They plan to begin on Friday evening, March 8 th from 5:00 pm. Cost is reasonable, between $10 and $12 I believe. I will supply an updated cost after their next council meeting during the first week in March. Council 7572 of Windham is scheduling an Irish Night of Corned Beef and Cabbage on Saturday evening, March 16, 2019 beginning at 6:00 pm. I will have a cost figure within the next few weeks, if any of you are interested in attending. This is one of their biggest income dinners of the year. The Patriotic Degree (4th) is scheduling an exemplification on Saturday, June 15, 2019, and it is to be held at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester, NH. This is to be a special provincial-wide exemplification, where all the New England states will gather for one large degree, with the Bishop Labasci celebrating. I am encouraging all the councils in our district to make a special effort to encourage any of our members who have considered advancing to the 4th degree to make the degree now. 4
Service Program Reports The State Program Director is asking that councils only submit three or four well documented reports via the online report program; each should be well documented and contain an array of photographs to assist in evaluating the magnitude of the program, which is to be considered for any state award. The remaining programs performed during the fraternal year are reportable to Supreme on the annual SP7 form in June. Council officers can use the new individual program report forms being supplied on-line from Supreme. Recruitment Combination 2nd/3rd Degree Exemplification Mar. 9 1 East Union St.; Goffstown, NH 2nd:10:00am contact info. Apr. 13 Immaculate Conception: Nashua, NH 3rd: 12:00pm Lunch: $8 See state newsletter for Initiation (1st) Degree Exemplification Hudson St John the Evangelist; Hudson 2 nd Friday evening Bedford St Elizabeth Seton; Bedford, NH 3rd Monday evening Derry St Thomas Aquinas; Derry, NH Last Saturday morning Veterans Activities 2019 Rico Casaletto Rico's schedule for our council's activities for 2019 in support of the Veterans. As each event date approaches, he will give the details. These events are also on the Council web site EVENT CALENDAR. < Click here. White Clover Drive - May 10 & May 11 VAMC Bingo - May 30 Cook Out at Tilton VA Home - June 01 Veterans' Breakfast - Woodbury - Nov? VAMC Christmas Visits - Dec 8 Tilton VA Home Christmas Visits - Dec? We thank Rico for organizing these events. Birthday Wishes Happy Birthday to all our members getting another year older during these days of February: 02.03 02.05 02.07 02.07 02.08 02.10 02.11 02.12 02.13 02.14 Jose L Moreno Stephen M Persichetti Brian A Grady Christopher 0 Messineo Roy R Houde Guy A Vittorioso John F Campo Bertrand H Duvernay Michael S Shiepe David J Carney 02.15 02.15 02.16 02.17 02.18 02.19 02.22 02.23 02.26 02.28 Joseph F David C Richard J Jean P Gregg F George J Albert A Richard F Eugene P Frank S Bourque Thompson O Shaughnessy Lavoie Buscanera Masciarelli Cormier O Keefe Conlon Posluszny 5
GOOD OF THE ORDER Please keep Rick Veilleux and his family in your prayers. Rick was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. He was operated upon Tuesday, Feb 12. Chanel Simard reported on the Bamford family. Son Chris had a recent back operation and Wil continues along with his dementia. Wife Gertrude fell and hurt her hip. So mobility is a real problem at Alta Avenue. Keep the family in your prayers. Gene Bryant reported on a potential request to use the hall for a fund raiser for Isaiah 58, the home / shelter building program in Salem. We have supported this fund in the past with substantial donations. However, the fund raiser as proposed would include giving away wine and beer to patrons and be a casino night with prizes. The members expressed serious concern with the council's liability for both the alcohol and gambling. We voted to reject the request for the hall; no member present wanted to be the sponsoring Knight in charge. Mike Petrilli reported that a wheel chair ramp has been installed for Roland Theberge at his house. Mike reminded the members that it was Rollie who build the very first wheel chair ramp that the council provided for a needy person. Mike conveyed Rollie's sincere thanks to the council for the use of the ramp. Dennis, our calendar phenom, told the meeting that Dave Thomspon's birthday was in two days. Dave was serenaded by the lusty voices of the council. WANTED: LOST but FOUND: We found member Richard E. Tiner! Thank you for the response to last month's newsletter. (Richard is now in assisted living in Londonderry.) If you change your address, phone number, or email, please contact Charlie Walsh, 603.894.0048, or email to Moderator of this website. We don't want you to miss your copy of the newsletter! February Knight of the Month: Julian Roy Julian has been a quiet helper at many council events since joining us this past year. Ron saw him and Al Cormier busy at MQP building the new office space. Attendance Drawing - The $50 prize in February was won by a repeat winner, Dr. Stan Gorgol. Closing Prayer: led by GK Ron. Meeting adjourned at 8:56 PM. 6
Corporation Hall Rental Policy For hall rental call George Masciarelli at 603-893-3035. Or, go to the council web site and contact him through email. George will match your needs with available dates and send you a rental agreement for your signature and deposit. You must be a member of Council 4442 and/or Assembly 0641 to rent the Corporation Hall, and, you must remain at the hall during the rental period. Full details of fees and policies are available on the web site: Corporation Hall Rental. (Any charity wishing to use the hall must have a sponsoring Knight sign for it.) George can also arrange for members to get a personal key to the corporation hall. Some Contact Information for our Council Members' quick access: If you have a question and need to talk, but don't have email, one of us should be able to get you an answer! Email links for GK, Trustees, Hall Rental Manager, Corporation President, and more are on the web site. Grand Knight Chancellor Admissions Trustee (3 yr) District Deputy Corporation Ron Bourque Tom Campbell Norm Comeau Dave Thompson Bill Richards Mike Petrilli 603.898.1871 603.548.9088 603-893-4791 603.898.1217 603.893.1836 603.893.4784 Deputy GK Financial Sec. Treasurer Insurance State Deputy Hall Rental Rico Casaletto 603.898.1150 Charlie Walsh 603.894.0048 Bob Fournier 603.893.8940 Solomon D. Huss 818.314.1606 Glen P. Camley 603.682.5318 George Masciarelli 603.893.3035 Lecturer s Reflections Ron Bourque In a humorous telling of his recent cardiac catheterization, Ron reflected on hospitals, ambulances rides, stress tests, and our morality. Citing Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs, which starts with the basic need of I want to live! and ends with the altruistic Self-actualization I want to give back, Ron reflected that when he was on the stress test table, having difficulty breathing and fearing he was having a fatal heart attack (Yeah, that could be stressful! -ed) he could only think about struggling to breathe and didn't have time to think about saying a good act of contrition, as the nuns taught him to do in times of danger. His advice: stay in a state of grace... you never know when you might be called home and you might not have time to say that last Act of Contrition. In Past Months... in Future Months... Respect Life Mass On a sleeting and snowy Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the 9:30AM Mass at Mary, Queen of Peace, about twenty brave souls attended Mass. For the Knights, we had in tux and baldric Dave Thompson and Don and Linda Simmons. Also attending were GK Ron Bourque, Peter and Kristen Klecan, Chanel Simard in his snow blowing outfit, and Julian Roy and his wife and Steve and Kay Baretto. Father Vincent thanked the few souls attending profusely for "braving the weather." No pictures are available. The lens caps were frozen in place. 7
Baby Basket Care Donations Dave Thompson reporting From January 13 thru the 20th, we held a Baby Basket Drive at Saints Mary and Joseph Parish. Empty baskets were placed in the entrances of both St. Joseph Church and Mary, Queen of Peace Church. We were at the Council hall on Saturday the 19th to gather all the items. We were able to collect 22 boxes filled with clothes of different baby sizes, wipes, diapers, powder, lotions, etc. Two laundry baskets were filled with socks and hats, baby bottles, powder, oils, lotions, and many other baby items. Three members brought all the items to Allenstown, NH for the annual Birthright dinner on Sunday, January 20. From there, our community's donations were combined with other councils, all to be distributed to the fifteen or so pregnancy care centers throughout New Hampshire. Thank you to all who donated to this effort to care for the babies of these families in need. Fraternal Visit George Masciarelli and Chanel Simard called upon Ralph Skip Lord while he was at his weekly visit to Silverthorne, the adult day care facility in Salem. (Skip is suffering memory issues.) The guys brought him fraternal greetings from the council, a recognition plaque for Skip's contributions in the past, and a certificate listing some of the many projects Skip did for the council. To list a few, Skip built the podium the GK uses at our meetings, built the butcher block preparation table in the kitchen, rebuilt the front entry stairs of the hall, made the coffee station table near the hall entrance, and built the regalia display case in the upper bar area of the hall. The photo was taken by a staff member at Silverthorne; the staff and Skip's wife Audrey were very appreciative of the visit. Skip has 47 years of service with the Knights. Knights News Brief - Happenings in our State Click here to access the State Council's News Brief Ash Wednesday is March 6. Fr. John Michalowski passed along some thoughts for Lent and Easter. Folding the Hands. Why do we fold our hands when we pray? Jews and Eastern Christians pray with their hands open and raised. Early mosaics and icons show Mary, the Mother of God, praying in that position, the orans or praying position. The practice of folding one s hands in prayer is related to medieval times when a vassal would fold his hands and the overlord, perhaps a king or a duke or earl, would place his hands over those of the vassal, and the vassal would swear allegiance to his lord, and the lord would swear to protect the vassal from robbers and during war. When we fold our hands in prayer, we are acknowledging our dependence on God and promising to be faithful to the Lord, our God. God, in turn, acknowledges that we need his protection and care, and the Lord will lead us. 8
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