Joseph F. Lamb Assembly - 0665 Fourth Degree THE PATROIT JOSEPH F. LAMB ASSEMBLY, 61 GLEN AVE., MIDLAND PARK, NJ 07432 s 4TH Tuesday of the Month February 2018 Issue KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS One Nation Under God
THE PATRIOT February JOSEPH F. LAMB ASSEMBLY 2018 Serving the Following Councils of the 1 st New Jersey District Ridgewood #1736 Ridgewood - St. Thomas More #2188 Westwood - St. Ann s #2853 Fair Lawn - Rev. Patrick F. Pinder #3962 Ramsey - Our Lady of Fatima #4486 Park Ridge St. Luke s #5257 Waldwick - Mother Seton #5427 Township of Washington - Pope John XXIII #5498 Midland Park - Ramapo Valley #5846 Oakland Presentation #6033 Upper Saddle River - St. Gabriel s #11889 Saddle River - St. Elizabeth of Hungry #13678 Wyckoff Assembly Officers 2017-2108 Position Officer Phone Faithful Friar Rev Ray 201-396-0051 Rodrique Faithful Navigator Ken Schmitt 201-307-9637 Faithful Admiral Antonio Artola, 201-475-0970 Faithful Captain Mike Maione 201-666-2857 Faithful Pilot Peter Revie 201-307-1953 Faithful George E 201-445-9835 Comptroller Thompson, Jr, Faithful Purser Carl 201-286-2928 Schmidhauser Faithful Scribe James O Keefe 201-782-0093 Faithful Inner Nicola Loconsole 917-576-9820 Sentinel Faithful Outer Richard Riordan 201-236-5950 Sentinel Faithful Trustee (3 Yr) Sal La Rosa, 201-847-0018 Faithful Trustee (2 Yr) Jim Hans, 201-264-7749 Faithful Trustee (1 Yr) Giuseppe 973-427-2591 Color Corps Commander Soriano, PFM Lou Iozia 973-208-7989 LIAISON OFFICERS 2017 2018 Council # Town Liaison Phone 1736 Ridgewood Michael 201-612-3919 Dougherty 2188 Westwood James Sok 201-664-5467 2853 Fair Lawn Antonio Artola, 201-475-0970 3962 Ramsey Richard 201-236-2928 Riordan 4686 Park Ridge Ken Schmitt 201-307-9637 5257 Waldwick Charles Kelly 201-652-8116 5427 Washington Robert Hibler 201-666-2454 Twp 5498 Midland Park Geo 201-445-8446 Thompson, Sr 5846 Oakland Jim Hans, 201-264-7749 6033 Upper Saddle Edward 201-825-1342 River McCaffrey, 11889 Saddle River Mark Murray 201-574-5728 13678 Wyckoff Robert Ringley 201-891-2021 The position of Liaison Officer is important. Please let the Comptroller know of any changes at getjr.kofc@gmail.com FAITHFUL NAVIGATORS REPORT Ken Schmitt...201-307-9637 Sir Knights, It is certainly a busy time of the year! Our calendars are filled with Exemplifications, Council Events, Vacations during the Winter school break, and, most importantly, Parish events that help us to focus on our Lenten Journey to Holy Week and Easter.
I am a firm believer in Giving Up something for Lent something we truly enjoy in our daily life. Most of us can easily put our finger on something to avoid and it is probably in our best interest, for our physical well-being, to do so; but it also serves our spiritual well-being and this fact we have witnessed time and again in Lenten Seasons past. But I heard a phrase the other night at the Admissions Degree in Westwood (they put on an AMAZING degree on the second Tuesday of each month) Give UP or Give BACK. I thought this was quite poignant as it is so very much aligned with our guiding principle of CHARITY. If you are really struggling with giving something up for Lent, then focus on being charitable in everything you do, and give something back. Either way, I wish you all a good Lent! Our Assembly is not without our calendar events as well; and I invite you to PARTICIPATE!!!! Tuesday, February 27 th at 8pm February Business in Oakland. Please attend!!! Organize a car pool to the beautiful foothills of the Ramapo Mountains and join us. Liaisons should be prepared to report how many Candidates will be coming from their Council to the Exemplification on April 22 nd. Friday, March 16 th All paperwork and checks for the Spring 4 th Degree Exemplification (on April 22) are due to George or Ken. This includes: o Candidate s paperwork - Form 4, $70 Check, wife s name and if she is coming for dinner o List of Guests Sir Knights, Knights, wives, friends; we need all names and $60 per person o List of Color Corpsmen attending the dinner Keep in mind that Corpsmen must attend BOTH practices (April 12 th and 19 th at Fair Lawn Hall at 7:30pm); cost per Corpsman is $30 Sunday, April 22 4 th Degree Exemplification. You should already be inviting Brothers in your Council to become 4 th Degree Sir Knights and getting their Form 4 completed. This is a beautiful Exemplification so get your Brother Knights plugged in. Sunday, June 24 at 9:30am Joseph F. Lamb Assembly Annual Communion Breakfast. The details for our Communion Breakfast are set! Fr. Ray will celebrate 9:30 Mass at Our Lady of Good Council Church (Washington Twp). We will then adjourn to the Washington Twp Hall for the Communion Breakfast (11am 1pm). There will be more information regarding reservations in future emails so stay tuned. Other items to keep in mind Get Business Ads from members of your Council to George Thompson for posting in the Patriot. An ad costs $50 for the entire year! That is certainly a bargain from an advertising perspective and the circulation is County-wide to over 300 members! Stay in touch with what is happening in other Councils in our Assembly. Visit the Website regularly as many Councils post events there. The website is josephflamb.org, and our Captain, Mike Maione, has done an exemplary job in maintaining it. Pay your dues as soon as possible. This helps to fund the charitable donations we make. That is all for now, Brothers. I wish you a Blessed Lenten Season! Vivat Jesus! Peace, and God Bless you All. Ken Schmitt Faithful Navigator
p.s. During these Winter months, please keep an eye on the elderly in your neighborhood. They can use our help. Color Corps Report Lou Iozia 973-208-7989 Saturday, March 10, 2018 Regimental Call Out Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Men s Conference Seton Hall University 400 South Orange Ave South Orange, NJ More info to follow Full Regalia Sunday, March 11, 2018 San Giuseppe Santa Croce Camarena Society St Gerard s Church 501 West Broadway Paterson, NJ Muster Time: 10:30am Start Time: 11:00am Mass Time: 12:00 Full Regalia Thursday, March 29, 2018 Bergen Federation Bishops Night Details to Follow Attention Sir Knights, especially newer members. Many of the Color Corps members have aged out and can no longer carry out the duties of the Color Corps. All of you have seen the admiration and respect engendered when the corps perform a ritual. Faithful Comptroller Report: George E Thompson Jr. 201-445-9835 Getjr.kofc@gmail.com Keep sending in your dues monies promptly if you didn t get a bill send me a email Patriot Ad monies are coming in slow Please submit February will be the switch over Mass At Paramus Veterans There are many Catholic Veterans in residence at the Paramus Veterans Home. Several of them are disabled and need assistance in getting from their quarters to the location where the Mass is celebrated and after the Mass to return to their quarters. Members of councils and assemblies in the Bergen Federation have been providing this assistance at 10:00 a.m. on the 2 nd and 4 th Saturday of each month. More Knights are needed to provide this assistance, since the health and physical capabilities of many of the long-timers precludes them from providing this act of charity. This is an informal process, just show up at the Paramus Veterans Home and lend a hand pushing a wheelchair. Eucharistic ministers are also urgently needed. If you are physically able to consider becoming a member of the corps. Contact Color Corps commander Lou Iozia at 973-208-7989 or iozia15@optonline.net to join or if you have questions. Think about it!
Sometimes, we forget the way that we should conduct ourselves during a meeting. Birthdays Congratulations to the Brother Sir Knights who celebrate their birth days during the month of February: Joseph Appio Joseph Carey Scott Deas James Dunay Oligario Fernandez Richard Iannacone Martin Kenney Anthony La Bate Michael Marotta Glenn McCarthy John O Connell Terrence Picone Alexander Stecyna Edward Walter Membership Faithful Admiral Antonio Artola 201-475-0970 Michael Begala John Dalton Authur Doyle Nicholas Felice Daniel Gillen Dennis Kaser Michael Kohler Roberto Liwang Edward Mc Caffery Wallace Nowosielecki Bruce Peoples Robert Ruffini John Turcott 1 st New Jersey District Exemplification of the 4 th Degree/Military Ball Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 12:00 PM The Faithful Navigator is the presiding officer during the meeting and he must keep control of the meeting. With the cooperation of the membership, the meetings can flow quickly and efficiently. If a member wishes to speak, he does so by rising from his seat, addressing the chair with Faithful Navigator and saluting at the same time. The Faithful Navigator will return the salute and acknowledge the member. All questions and speech are directed through the chair. There may be other situations that arise that are not covered by a rule. But by applying common courtesy to each other, we cannot go wrong. Finally, we should show proper consideration for the office represented by the person. Navigators Club Rick Hodgman 201-615-7505 Its still not to late to get into the Navigators Club - $10.00 gets you a chance to win 10 weekly drawings based on the NJ lottery pick 4 on Fridays. l Address for February 27, 2018 Oakland Council Hall 7 Court House Place Oakland, NJ 07436 Publishing Notice If any member wishes to publish an item in The Patriot, We are always looking for human-interest items for publication. Any item you would like to pass on to the Brotherhood just email me: getjr.kofc@gmail.com Sheraton Tara - Parsippany Teams are being formed to visit the Councils All forms are due back to the Faithful Comptroller for March 16, 2018. Candidates Fee $70.00 Dinner Guest Fee $60.00 PROTOCOL One of the things that sets the Knights of Columbus apart from other organizations is our Protocol. Many of the Rules of Protocol that we follow were explained when we took our First Degree. GOOD OF THE ORDER Remember our Deceased Sir Knight SK Stephen Adams 3962 Ramsey August 2017 SK Caesar Isidori 2188 Westwood Nov. 2017 SK George P Foley, Sr 5427 Twp of Washington Nov. 2017 SK Frank M Sylvester 2853 Fair Lawn January 2018
CALENDAR of EVENTS Date Day Time Event Location February 27 Tuesday 8:00 Business March 16 Friday Exemplification paperwork due back March 20 Tuesday 7:30 Officers March 27 Tuesday 8:00 Business April 17 Tuesday 7:30 Officers April 22 Sunday 11:00 Registration Begins Exemplification 1:00 PM Degree Starts April 24 Tuesday 8:00 Business Nomination of Officers May 22 Tuesday 8:00 Business Election of Officers June 24 Sunday 9:30am Mass and Communion Breakfast June 26 Tuesday 8:00 Business Oakland Council Hall 7 Court House Place Oakland, NJ 07436 Park Ridge Park Ridge Park Ridge Sheraton Tara, Parsippany 199 Smith Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 Westwood St Thomas More Council Hall 40 Crest Street Westwood, NJ 07675 Wyckoff St Elizabeth s Church 700 Wyckoff Ave Wyckoff, NJ 07481 Our Lady of Good Counsel Washington Twp Mother Seton Council Saddle River St Gabriel Church 88 East Saddle River Road Saddle River, NJ
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