December 2018 Knights of Columbus Newsletter Council 9096 Apple Valley, MN www.kcapplevalley.org Upcoming Events Poster Contest Christmas Card Sales 12/11 Monthly Meeting 12/16 Breakfast with Santa 12/22 Church Decorating 12/25 Christmas Day 12/30 Sunday Family Rosary Inside this Issue: 1. Grand Knight Report 2. Meeting Minutes 3. Breakfast with Santa 4. Meeting/Speaker notice 5. Anniversaries 6. Culture of Life 7. Christmas Light Display 8. Cap and Shirt orders 9. Help Wanted 10. Advertisers Knights of Columbus Council 9096: 2018-2019 Officers: Chaplain Fr. Tom Krenik 952-431-5222 Grand Knight Dave Peterson 952-233-8918 Deputy Grand Knight Todd Laubach 612-590-8631 Chancellor Gary Keller 952-431-2639 Financial Secretary Andy Howard 952-891-4971 Treasurer Mick Marxen Recording Secretary Steve Lorenz Warden Peter Sebastian 751-785-8856 Advocate Steve Dahl 952-892-0383 Inside Guard William Rabe 952-892-6467 Outside Guard Jerry Kamen 952-426-62607 Lecturer Dave Commerford 952-432-9398 Trustee #1 Dan Hindes 612-237-4794 Trustee #2 Jerry Kuennen 952-236-7523 Trustee #3 Richard Ehalt 952-432-5317 District Deputy Dan Hindes 612-237-4794 KC Insurance Field Representative: Michael Harrington 763-639-2773 michael.harrington@kofc.org Grand Knight Report by Dave Peterson Brother Knights, It seems that everywhere we go during the month of December, we are being reminded that it s a special season. Macy s tells us to Believe. Target s website says, bring on the holiday happy. Our car radios belt out songs like It s the Happiest Time of the Year. Our streets are all decorated in bright lights and holly, and of course, Santa made his big entrance in the Thanksgiving Day parade! This is all well and good, and makes us feel nice. But, doesn t it also feel like something is missing? What s it all for? It s easy to see that retailers are using the season to get us in the door to buy more products, or radio stations are selling advertising. Good for them. However, does this help point us to the birth of our Savior? I m not so sure. How did Jesus himself feel about people using a religious occasion for profit? I remember him getting pretty angry about it, and turning tables over. Perhaps it s time for us to use this time to humbly serve our fellow human beings, and think about what it truly means to Keep Christ in Christmas. It s a catchy phrase, and I like that. However, it should be more than that. It should be our number one priority each holiday season. Happy Holi---Er, I mean MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Vivat Jesus. Fraternally, Dave Peterson Grand Knight Apple Valley Council 9096
Page 2 KC Apple Valley Newsletter November 2018 Notes from the November 13, 2018 Meeting Grand Knight Call to Order Warden Member Card Check Opening Prayer and Pledge Roll Call of Officers by Recording Secretary The Minutes from the October Meeting - MSA Membership: Member recruitment is now in progress. Five or six potential new members have expressed interest. Knights will be at the Masses on Nov 18 & 19 and Nov 24 & 25. There is a K of C Retention and Involvement Webinar on the K of C Website Community: Pancake Breakfast 11/18 Turkey Bingo went well Cinnamon Roll Sale sold out after two masses, Sat. 5:00 PM and Sun 9:00 AM Our Gross Revenue was nearly $1,200 and our Net Income was nearly $600. Proceeds are designated toward the Good Father Program at the Pregnancy Choices Life Care Center. The proceeds will post to the Special Account for now. Treasurer Report: Mick Marxen has stepped down as Treasurer and Bob Brotzel will finish his term. Motion to Approve was Seconded and Approved. Balances read Financial Secretary Report: 150 Members 89 Active 55 Insured 6 Inactive MSA Program Director: A Bible Study program will be offered in Delano on Dec 15 th at 9:00 AM. It would benefit the Counsel if we had a couple of members attend. This counts toward reaching the Counsels goals. Major Degree Exemplification on Dec 1 st at Mary Mother of the Church Old Business: Thank You notes from the Sister Parish, Respect for Life, RCIA, Down Syndrome and Feed My Starving Children New Business: Keep Christ In Christmas and Christmas Card sales resumes. Jerry Kuennen is overseeing. Holy Family Sunday will be on Dec 29 & 30. Motion to adjourn MSA Closing Prayer followed by fellowship drinks and snacks.
Page 3 KC Apple Valley Newsletter December 2018 Knights of Columbus December 16 Pancake Breakfast with Santa The Risen Savior Knights of Columbus are having a Pancake, Sausage and Fruit Breakfast on December 16 (Sunday) from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM in the Risen Savior Resurrection Hall. Treat your family to a delicious breakfast and some Christmas Cheer. After the 9:00 and 11:00 Masses, Santa will be there to visit and hand out candy canes to your children and grandchildren. In addition, your favorite Christmas Carols will be played on the piano. If you are interested in volunteering for a short shift at the Pancake Breakfast, please contact Steve Dahl at (952) 892-0383 or at jsdahl@comcast.net. Monthly Meeting Tuesday, December 11 th 7:00PM Guest Speaker this month is Brother Knight Gerald Krosnowski, founder & chairman of Risen Savior Missions, a nonprofit Christian charity he started in 2006. Risen Savior Missions distributes the nutritious meals hand-pack by volunteers @ Feed My Starving Children & transports those meals to the children in need in the Philippines including emergency disaster relief food shipments. Gerald will give further info on this mission. His presentation starts @ 7pm. Please come and join to participate in the meeting, and enjoy the fellowship and socializing following the meeting.
Page 4 KC Apple Valley Newsletter November 2018 Anniversaries The Knights of Columbus Apple Valley Council 9096 would like to recognize the following significant membership anniversaries that occurred during the previous month. Thank you for your membership and service to our great organization! Douglas Vetter - 5 years Mike Durand - 5 years Vincent Byrne - 55 years Culture of Life Corner By Terry McCall Knightly News recently listed the programs to focus on this next year. They include Faith, Community, Family, and Life. The point for us is to use these action areas in order to attract men. KC s, Join to put Catholic social teaching into practice with other men... Men, join to DO stuff! Let your programs, activities, and your ACTIONS evangelize! A friend, a long-time parish member, and inactive brother Knight, marveled the other day at all the good things that the KC s do for our community, and for the church. I invited him to re-join us at our meetings. He is now retired but still active at Risen Savior. It is the life of Christian action in the KC s, along with an invite, that may bring him back. From a Life perspective I m humbled by our Council s commitment to the Good Father program at Pregnancy Choices. Someone from the Center will give us an update in January. Supporting this need fits well with the new KC Pregnancy Center Support initiative. It is distinct and separate from the Ultra Sound program in which our Council was the key to orchestrating statewide support for a new machine. Special thank you s to Steve Dahl for coordinating the Ultrasound initiative several years ago. Ditto s to Dan Hines for coordinating the already successful Cinnamon Roll sales to support the Good Father Program, and as always, to Dave Commerford for his friendship, and continued commitment to Life. Here is a list of other Life initiatives suggested by State and Supreme for 2019. Christian Refugee Relief March for Life (featured) Mass for People with Special Needs (new) Novena for Life (completed Nov. 4) Pregnancy Center Support (new) Special Olympics (featured) Ultrasound (featured) Here s a link for more information: https://www.kofc.org/en/programs/life/index.html Regards, Terry McCall
Page 5 KC Apple Valley Newsletter November 2018 B. J. and Patty Bertram Christmas Light Display Enjoy a 25,000 Christmas Light Display that features a 5-foot star on the house that has lights cascading to a 15-foot ground star that contains the Stable with Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus. The children will enjoy seeing Santa counting down the number of days to Christmas. Rudolph, Blitzen, the Sleigh and 42 snowflakes are on the garage roof. For your listening pleasure, the Crab Tree Lights are synchronized to Christmas Music. The display has won the several Burnsville Christmas Lighting Contests. The lights are turned on from 5:00 to 10:00 PM through January 6 (Sunday). Our address is 15113 Stevens Avenue in Burnsville. Knights of Columbus 2019 Cap and Shirt Order Our Knights of Columbus Council is in the process of ordering caps, sweatshirts, hoodies, dress shirts, short & long shelve T-shirts, short & long sleeve Polo Shirts. Everything will be the same maroon color as our current Caps and Shirts. An ordering form will be mailed to you along with your Knights of Columbus 2019 Membership Fees Notice. The ordering deadline is March 15, 2019 and you will be contacted in April telling you when and where to pick up your order. You may also receive an ordering form by emailing B. J. Bertram at bertram60@msn.com or by calling him at (952) 435-8461.
Page 6 KC Apple Valley Newsletter November 2018 Help Wanted! The District Deputy's term will be ending June 30th. If so desired, the position could be available sooner. Please consider this great position in our order. Of course, there is no pay, but the expenses for you and your wife for the State Convention (in Alexandria this year), and also 2 all District Deputy conferences, are covered by State. You do get a mileage reimbursement of $.30/mile for attending council meetings (except for your own council). You must be a current or past Grand Knight (and therefore at least 3rd degree). This is a great opportunity to learn more about our order and to coach other councils to their success! Interested/Questions? Contact Dan Hindes, danh1225@gmail.com or 612-237-4794.
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