OFFICERS Chaplain Fr. Chux Okochi Grand Knight Philip Saglimbene 516-349-0120 Deputy Grand Knight Tony Pierno (516) 756-2709 Chancellor Ralph Plaisance, PGK 516-799 -1559 Recording Secretary Charles Josten, 516-935 - 6879 Warden Bill Bullwinkel, PGK 516 681-1468 Financial Secretary Anthony Corrente 516-390 - 8642 Treasurer Arnold Bendig 631-872-7734 Lecturer Eugene H. Robinson 516-681 - 7652 Advocate Jim Albert, PGK 516 293-4685 Inside Guard Ray Alexander Outside Guard Victor Orlando Trustees 3 Yr. Robert Jurik 2 Yr. Neil DeRosa, PGK 1 Yr. Sal Mascolo, PGK (2) Insurance Agent: Tom Sconzo 516-458-9525 Pius Knights The newsletter FOR ST. PIUS X COUNCIL #10332 PLAINVIEW, N.Y. 11803 MEETINGS 2 ND & 4 TH THURSDAYS 7:30 PM ROOM #1 *WATCH FOR CHANGES* 13 th DISTRICT NOVEMBER 2016 Editor-in-Chief James R. Albert, PGK, FDD Grand Knight s Message: Thank-You for choosing me as your Grand Knight at the October 13th business meeting. I am looking forward to serving our Council. November begins with All Saints Day, remember our founder the Venerable Servant of God Father Michael J. McGivney on this Day. Please say a prayer to speed his road to sainthood. November 2nd is All Souls Day take a moment to reflect upon all those who have touched your life and are now in God s kingdom. Especially those brother knights our Council has lost over the years. Our way of life and our country is in great jeopardy, our freedoms are being challenged. On November 8th you must get out there and VOTE! Vote for those who will respect out Catholic/Christian Way of Life. It is our moral & civil responsibility. The recruitment blitz on October 1st & 2nd followed by our open house was very successful. We had three candidates come forward. I would like to welcome George Dargelo, Billy Faggiano, and Francis McNamee into our ranks. On Thursday October 20th they received the 1st & 2nd Degrees of our order. The ceremonials took place at O Connell Council in Oceanside, N.Y. I would like to thank DGK Tony Pierno, and Jim Albert, PGK, FDD for attending and supporting our new council members. Membership is not just for the Blitz Weekend it is 24/7 365 every year. Please ask a relative, friend, neighbor or just the guy sitting next to you at Mass to consider joining our fraternal order. A big Thank-You go out to Lecturer Gene Robinson, Neil DeRosa, PGK, and Anthony Corrente for their assistance at the Bishop Kellenberg hospitality room. The 4th Degree Exemplification saw 18 new Bishop Kellenberg 4th Degree members. More thanks go to Jim Albert, PGK, FDD, Bill Bullwinkel, PGK, Anthony Corrente who attended the Sunday October 2nd Stand-Up for Life on route 110. Please make note of the following important dates. Sunday November 6th Memorial Mass 8:30AM, Distribution of Apples Nov. 24th Thanksgiving Day 10AM Mass, Christmas Tree and Manger set up 10:AM Saturday November 26th, Breakfast with Santa December 4th, and finally our Council Christmas Party Saturday December 10th. Connie and I want to thank all of those who expressed their concerns over my minor setback. I am on the mend and at this writing we are on a European Vacation Cruise. I look forward to returning refreshed and ready to finish out the rest of the Columbian year as your Grand Knight. Fraternally, Grand Knight Phil Saglimbene, PGK The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 1
New Haven CT. SUPREME NEWS www.kofc.org New Website! If you want to know more about your Fraternal order visit the K of C website. It has been updated and offers insight about where we came from, who we are, and where we are going. There is a gift shop and Scholarships are also available. State Deputy Robert Weitzman will be guest speaker at the Nassau Board of District Deputies Communion Breakfast. St. Pius X Council will host the event on November 13th In Madonna Hall. The Nassau Chapter Website is: http://www.nassauchapterkofc.org/ President Michael Galgano President Michael Galgano and the Nassau Chapter welcomed Tammy Severino of the Morgan Center to speak before the October 21st Meeting at Corpus Christi Council. They are the Honoree for this year s Nassau Chapter Ball. JOIN US UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS: November 1st All Saints Day November 2nd All Souls Day November 3rd Officer s Meeting THURSDAY 7:30PM Room#1 November 6th St. Pius X Council Memorial Mass November 8th ELECTION DAY - VOTE-VOTE-VOTE-VOTE November 10th Thursday Regular Council Business Meeting Room #1 7:30PM November 13th November 18th Chapter Meeting Friday 8:00PM Joseph Barry Council November 20th C & B Bowling November 24th HAPPY THANKSGIVING November 27th Advent First Day November 28th Nassau Conference Meeting Oceanside Council 8:00PM Nassau Board of District Deputies Communion Breakfast Madonna Hall The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 2
Part 2 In A 1882: The Knights of Columbus is born on Feb. 6, 1882, when the first members choose Columbus as their patron. Immediately after the Order s March 29 incorporation, Father McGivney sends the first diocesan-wide appeal for new members to his fellow priests. 1886: By the end of his four-year tenure as supreme knight, James T. Mullen personally presides at the institution of 22 of the first 38 councils. John J. Phelan is elected to succeed him and is the first supreme knight to sense the Order s destiny as a national society. 1890: Father McGivney dies Aug. 14, 1890. His funeral Mass is celebrated in Thomaston, Conn., four days later. 1892: The Order passes laws allowing noninsurance or associate members to join. 1892: 6,000 Knights march in the New Haven Columbus Day parade to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus discovery of the New World. 1895: The Vatican s first acknowledgment of the Knights comes when Archbishop Francesco Satolli, apostolic delegate to the United States, writes a letter extolling the merits of this splendid Catholic organization and giving the Order his apostolic blessing. 1897: On Nov. 25, 1897, Canada s first council Montreal Council 284 is chartered. The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 3
Veterans Day is November 11th Thank a Veteran for his service to our Country and preserving our many freedoms. VOTE! Louis Gallo November 24 th, 1997 Anthony Marchessano November 9, 1998 William Tebo November 3 rd, 2000 Robert Laibach November 30 th 2002 Richard Stewart November 5 th 2003 Frank Bud Reynolds November 7 th 2003 John T. Mulry November 4 th 2010 Frank T. Motta November 28 th 2010 Mario L. Saraceno November 5, 2015 Sal Mascolo, Pgk (2),,Larry Herbst, Gene Robinson, Ray Ludwig,Pgk John Heilig, Artie Venezia,Pgk Frank LaBarbera, DonDickinson. John Mazzolla, Jim Reilly. Phil Roeske, James C. Doran, GK Philip Saglimbene, PGK Happy Birthday to: Bill Bullwinkel 11/9, Tom Hoefling 11/11, Larry Herbst 11/16, Josephine La Barbera 11/17, Salvatore Mascolo 11/21, Tom Reilly 11/20, Michael Pastier 11/22 The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 4
Knights of Columbus ORDER - WIDE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY LIGHT UP FOR CHRIST TUESDAY DECEMBER 6th ST. PIUS X CHURCH PARKING LOT 7:45PM* Christmas Tree Chairman Trustee Robert Jurik *Weather Permitting times may change! NOVEMBER 26th 10:AM COME DOWN TO PERFORM THE CLEAN-UP AND PREP FOR THE LIGHTING Thank-You SK Neil DeRosa, PGK, F.S. SK Anthony Corrente, Lecturer SK Gene Robinson for assisting in the set-up of the Bishop Kellenberg Hospitality Room /Suite at the 4th Degree Exemplification on October 9th at the Marriott Melville. Kellenberg Memorial Mass November 13th 5:00PM Holy Family Church 17 Fordham Avenue Hicksville, N.Y. 11801 SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6TH TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK! The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 5
THANKS TO ALL WHO SHOWED UP FOR THE STAND-UP FOR LIFE ON ROUTE 110 AND JERICHO TURNPIKE. WARDEN BILL BULLWINKEL, PGK F.S. ANTHONY CORRENTE, JIM ALBERT, PGK, FDD WERE IN ATTENDANCE. We have a new Insurance Agent (again) He is Tom Sconzo (516)-458-9525 CONGRATULATIONS LADIES ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE GIRLS CALL President: MaryLou Mascolo 516-433-0868 The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 6
JOIN US FOR A MORNING OF REFLECTION AND PRAYER Sunday November 6TH 8:30AM Repast To follow in: Madonna Hall Don t forget to have fun! THE NEXT NASSAU CONFERENCE MEETING WILL BE MONDAY NOVEMBER 28TH AT OCEANSIDE S JOSEPH O CONNELL COUNCIL 8:00PM The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 7
St. Pius X Council #10332 will host the NBDD Communion Breakfast in Madonna Hall on November 13th. The price of a ticket is $17.50. Baskets to be Raffled! On October 20th at Oceanside Council a 1st & 2nd Degree of our order ceremonial was performed. 33 new members were brought into the order. Our Council had three candidates. Francis McNamee, George Dargelo, and Billy Faggiano all received their 1st & 2nd Degree. DGK Tony Pierno and Jim Albert PGK,FDD were in attendance for sideline support The Nassau County Chapter Ball will be held on Sunday March 26th 2017 Chateu Briand Caterers Carle Place, N.Y. SUPPORT YOUR CHAPTER Tickets to the Ball $80.00 per person. Available through Jim Albert, PGK, FDD The Pius Knights Newsletter has been Crowned Best in Nassau for five consecutive years Page 8
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