COUNCIL LIFE Pope Pius XII Council 4422, 18th District St. Raphael s Parish DECEMBER 2015 www.kofc4422.org GRAND KNIGHTS MESSAGE Dear Brother Knights, I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. I want to thank everyone who helped out on Saturday, November 28th in setting up the Nativity scene at Veteran s Memorial Park and the Keep Christ in Christmas sign in front of the old St. Raphael s Church. A special thanks to Tom Prykuta, Al Swiderski, Tom Donovan, Al Clancy, Joe Iannone, Don Hoeffner, Fred Schrotz. Christmas is a wonderful time of the year when we celebrate faith, family, and the tradition of giving gifts and sending greetings. A Christmas greeting is an easy way to reach friends, family, and even old acquaintances with the warmth and love of the Christmas spirit. Send a Christmas message to your friends and show them you care and that you are thinking of them during this time. May you always stay blessed in life and may the love and prosperity of Christ's birth bring peace in your life today and forever in time. Have a great holiday season. Merry Christmas! Vivat Jesus!!! Grand Knight
POPE PIUS XII KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PO Box 507 East Meadow, N.Y. 11554 www.kofc4422.org COUNCIL OFFICERS COLUMBIAN YEAR 2014/2015 Chaplain Father Robert Holz 785-0236 Grand Knight Doug Gondek 468-0812 Deputy Grand Knight Al Clancy, PGK (Louise) 781-5852 Chanellor John Pavlica (Teresa) 826-0215 Warden John Sarubbi (Joan) 778-0888 Advocate Don Hoeffner, PGK (Cathy) 794-1968 Financial Secretary Joseph Zink, PGK, FDD (Dorothy) 486-2071 Treasurer Al Swiderski, PGK (Jo) 822-8562 Recorder Tom Donovan, PGK, FDD (Arleen) 486-4828 Inside Guard Daniel McCarthy Inside Guard Outside Guard Joe Realmuto 794-6823 Outside Guard Lecturer Joe Iannone, PGK (Debbie) 565-6375 Trustee 3 years Alan Bacci, PGK Trustee 2 years John Devany (Jeannine) 794-2147 Trustee-1 years Thomas Prykuta (Cathy) 735-1308 Insurance Agent John M. Kenny 524-1061 john.kenny@kofc.org NASSAU CONFERENCE DELEGATES AND THE NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION Doug Gondek, GK Al Clancy, PGK Alternates John Pavlica John Sarubbi,PGK NASSAU CHAPTER DELEGATES Doug Gondek, GK Al Clancy, PGK Thomas J. Donovan, PGK, FDD Joe Iannone, PGK, FDD (Alt) DISTRICT DEPUTY District Deputy Martin J. Zafonte mzafont1@optonline.net Paul Cheswick Kyran Connolly Francis Fitzgerald, PGK Manuel Gouveia Stephen Haller Joseph Iannone, PGK, FDD Robert J. LoFrese Jr. Stephen Masucci Michael McGovern Frank Principe John Reardon Ottavio Sabatino Alexander Swiderski, PGK Nicholas Terzulli Leonard Volpe Jr. Jeffrey Weber FABULOUS FOURTH THIRD TIME WAS A CHARM After getting slammed, by Mother Nature, for the past two years, our Council was able to host the 4 th Degree Thanksgiving meeting. We were able to offer free cakes and cookies to all 4 th Degree members who attended. There was also a hot repast served by our famous food crew that contained five hot serving trays plus a large salad bowl with extra tomatoes and onions. This was topped off with various beverages and coffee. For those 4 th Degree members who did not attend, I can only say You missed a great meeting night. The Navigator held the meeting to less than an hour, so there was plenty of time for camaraderie. Thanks go out to SK John Devany for obtaining the cakes and cookies as well as to John Sarubbi and his food crew for a really great job. Because of an unexpected event at the church, the parking lot in the back was full and SK Al Swiderski acted as traffic director to get our Sir Knights to park in front of the school. We are fortunate to have Pope Pius XII members that volunteer their time and effort. Every Knight Should Be A Sir Knight. To learn about the Fourth Degree, you can come to one of our Council meetings, to get that information, or contact me. Joe Zink
The current Football pool winners are: FOOTBALL POOL W/E Name Number Amt For 11/23/15 Joann Balnis 100 $ 7.50 2 way 3rd High Carol Fitzgerald 74 $ 1.75 6 way Wkly Low These are the winners to date. As always thanks for your support. If you have any questions contact me via email swideze@verizon.net or phone call 516-822-8562. POLISH KNIGHT Save the date, Polish Knight this year will be on Jan 23, 2016. More info to follow in January. Al Swiderski, PGK Sing-a-Long Tuesday December 15, 2015 at 8:00 PM SICK AND VISITATION Please pray for the following members who are sick and distressed and can use our support: Ed Dolan Anthony Sequeira John Devany, PGK John Bonsignore, PGK Michael Fitzpatrick Al Koening Mark Pozarycki Chuck Griffiths Al Lusardi James O Brien Tom Prykuta, PGK James Taggert Selvaraj Anandan Francis Fitzgerald, PGK For our Deceased Brothers: Prayers for sick and distressed friends and relatives of Our Council: JoAnne Brazenor Patricia Skinner Dorothy Robert Gertrude Kennedy Carmen Garcia Rita Ryan Domenica Anzalone Trudy Maron Mary Pavlica-Lienhop Gerard Boettcher, PGK, For our deceased friends: Our Country, The United States of America, needs our prayers for leadership to deal with the many issues it faces. Also please keep in your prayers the men and women of our armed forces.
The Food Crew From the Fourth Degree Meeting held at Our Council. Our Friends find the lost Christmas Tree.
DECEMBER 2015 Schedule of Events 01 Tue Business Mtg 8 PM 07 Mon Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 08 Tue District Deputy s Mtg 7:30 PM 15 Tue Sing a long 8:00 PM 18 Fri Chapter Mtg 8 PM 20 Sun K of C Sunday 22 Tue Social Mtg 8 PM 23 Wed 4 th Degree Mtg 8 PM 25 Fri Christmas Day 29 Tue Officers Mtg 7:30 PM 31 Thu New Year s Eve Dear Brother Knight As Agents with the Knights of Columbus, it is our duty to meet with each member to cover all of the benefits in our Order. One of those primary benefits is entrance into a top rated insurance program, including life, annuities, long-term care, and disability. Each council has a personal field agent, available to you and your family to a do a free financial forecaster review. He will come to your home to perform this service, with absolutely no obligation on your part to purchase our products. Do yourself and your family a lifetime favor by contacting us. I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you. Charlie Lyon General Agent
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