Knightly News Holy Ghost Council # 4977 Preserving our Past ~ Forging our Future Centered on the Eucharist March, 2013 Officers Meeting: 1 st Tuesday of the Month 7:00 pm Treasurer: Rick Deyhle (847) 934-7824 Business Meeting: 2 nd Monday of the Month 7:30 pm Chancellor: Dave Tuegel (847) 934-0421 St. Theresa - Lower Dolan Center OR Warden: Bob Castaneda (847) 202-3907 St. Thomas - Meeting Room A & B (See calendar) Recording Secretary: Greg Korney (847) 359-1420 District Deputy: James Killigrew (847) 359-9951 Advocate: Bernie Bojarski: (847) 358-9363 Grand Knight: Deacon John Breit (847) 359-2870 Financial Secretary: Stewart Tesnow, Sr. (847) 358-0479 Deputy Grand Knight: Larry Ruff (847) 991-1176 Chaplain: Father Thomas Rzepiela Inside Guards: Jim Arns, Jr. (224) 612-0602 Outside Guards: Bruce Alesi (847) 394-2154 Tom Nicholas (847) 380-0220 Jim Arns, Sr (847) 934-9896 Bill Nix (847) 934-3798 Joe Raducka (847) 337-3847 Visit the Holy Ghost Council # 4977 website at: www.holyghostknights.webnode.com Visit the Ladies Auxiliary website at: www.holyghostauxiliary.webnode.com They said to them, Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised. - Luke, Chapter 24 May the Lord continue to bless you during this holy season of Easter. Page 1 of 8
1 st Degree Exemplification The Council held a 1 st Degree Exemplification and 5 new Brother Knights were welcomed into the Council: John Del Re Andrew McCurley Bob Novak Augie Schurke Michael Smithe Worthy Grand Knight John Breit also presented the new Knights with their First Degree Certificates and new membership cards. NOTE: Another 1st Degree Exemplification will be held on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm in the Lower Dolan Center. Degree team B will be officiating at this exemplification. Recording Secretary s Report Due to the 1 st Degree exemplification, the February minutes were dispensed with for this meeting. They will be read along with the March minutes at the April General meeting. Page 2 of 8
Admissions Committee Report Worthy Grand Knight reported that our Member Quota is 26 and Insurance Quota is 9 for the 2012-2013 Fraternal Year. To date we have net 5 new members. We have a total of 383 members, 149 Insurance Members, 13 Honorary, and 83 Honorary Life Members. One Member Per Council Per Month Richard Spada, Illinois State Deputy Grand Knight s Report Correspondence Worthy Grand Knight John Breit read correspondence from Clearbrook Center; a thank you note from St. Thomas for the $96 food pantry contribution; and Knights of Columbus Charities sent a thank you note for the $715 contribution we made to them for assistance with the storm victims in New England. Past Grand Knight s Dinner The Past Grand Knight s Dinner, honoring Jack Landers, will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2013 beginning at 5:00 pm at Gianni s Café in Palatine. Menu selections and pricing will be available shorty. Please contact Deacon John Breit with your attendance count and your menu selection. You must pay for your meal in advance with your reservation. Reservations must be in no later than Sunday, April 21, 2103. You can either give me your reservation and money at the General meeting on April 8 or mail them to me at: 756 E Carpenter Drive, Palatine, IL 60074. Certificates Presented No certificates were presented at the March meeting. Ultrasound Initiative No new update. Treasurer s Report Worthy Treasurer Rick Deyhle reported a checking account balance of $9465.26; liabilities of $3274.74 leaving an overall balance of $6,191.55. Various vouchers were presented to the Trustees for their review and approval tonight. Food Pantry Collection: Through the generosity of those Brothers present at the meeting, the Council collected $137 for the St. Thomas Food Pantry!! Many thanks for your continued generosity. Financial Secretary Report Worthy Financial Secretary Stewart Tesnow, read a thank you note from the family of Chris Fraser acknowledging our expression of sympathy through our Honor Guard and prayers. Stewart also read a thank you card from Phil Polizzi who has recently undergone heart surgery. He thanked the Council for the flowers and prayers. Stewart also mentioned that your 2013 dues are due. He thanked everyone who has paid their dues so far. He asked that when you are paying your dues that you include the bill sheet with your check. That makes it very easy to process your payment. Page 3 of 8
Deputy Grand Knight s Report Communion Breakfast All Brother Knights are invited to a Communion Breakfast on Sunday, March 24, 2103. We will begin with mass at St. Theresa s at 8:30am, followed by breakfast at Holy Family in Inverness at the Knights Café. Prices are $9 for adults; $7 for seniors and $5 for children. Easter Egg Hunt The Knights will be sponsoring the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, 2103 at St. Theresa. Volunteers are needed to help set up and to hide the eggs. Please come between 11:30 and 11:45 if you can help. The Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 1PM. The Easter Bunny has indicated that he will be there as well. Please invite your children and grandchildren to participate in this great event. Free Throw Contest The Council winners are listed below. Girls Boys Age 10 Olivia Radtke Connor Aikman & Tommy Swanson Age 11 Angela Killigrew Timmy Carlisle Age 12 Sophia Youman Andrew Yankee Age 13 Grace Killigrew Karl Burws Age 14 none Matthew Weltzien The District winners are listed below: 10 year old girl: Olivia Radtke (Holy Ghost, #4977) 11 year old girl: Angela Killigrew (Holy Ghost, #4977) 12 year old girl: Ashley Elenz (Mt. Prospect, #6481) 13 year old girl: Caroline Stiefbold (Mt. Prospect, #6481) 14 year old girl: no entry 10 year old boy: Cade Zalewski (Mt. Prospect, #6481) 11 year old boy: Timmy Carlisle (Holy Ghost, #4977) 12 year old boy: Richard Rinka (Mt. Prospect, #6481) 13 year old boy: Karl Burius (Holy Ghost, #4977) 14 year old boy: Matthew Weltzien (Holy Ghost, #4977) Right to Life/Eucharistic Adoration Jim Baur invited everyone to attend a Right To Life meeting to see what great work they do and how everyone needs to get involved. Brother Bill Nicholson talked about the Women s Center baby Bottle drive that will be held in April; date yet to be determined. He also spoke about the 40 days for Life that Begins February 13 and goes through March 24. You can learn more about the daily efforts at: www.40daysforlife.com. I was on the website this morning and they showed that through day 35, 451 babies have been saved as a result of these efforts. Finally he also mentioned about the Miles Christy retreat being held on Saturday, March 23 rd, from 1 to 5 PM at St. Joseph s Home in Palatine. Page 4 of 8
Chefs Report Fish Fries: Brian reported that we have cleared aver $3,300 on the first three fish fries this year. WOW!! There are two more fish fires remaining, March 15 th, sponsored by the Right to Life Committee from St. Thomas and St. Theresa and March 22 nd which will be the final for this Lenten Season. Brian and Grand Knight John Breit encouraged all Brother Knights to participate in these last two Fish Fries. We can use help beginning at 1:00 pm on the day of the Fish Fry. Grand Knight s Note: As mentioned in the last Knightly News, Brian announced that he is stepping down as the head of the spaghetti dinner and asked for another Brother to step up to take the lead on all future spaghetti dinners. Please see Grand Knight John Breit if you are interested. Pancake Breakfast: Past Grand Knight George Tibus encouraged everyone to sign up and participate in the upcoming Spring Pancake Breakfast Extravaganza that will be held at St. Thomas on Sunday, March 17 th. In keeping with past tradition we will be serving green pancakes. Please contact George if you can help. George can be reached at 847-991-0738. ID Drive: Worthy Advocate Bernie Bojarski asked that everyone mark their calendars for ID Drive Dinner that will be held on Friday, May 10, 2103 at St. Thomas. More information will be coming at our next General Meeting. Bernie also reminded everyone that the 2013 ID Drive weekend will be held September 20th and 21 st. Please mark your calendars for this important event. Newman Fund No report. Ladies Auxiliary Past Grand Knight Joe Simeo reported that the Ladies Auxiliary will hold their St. Pat s/st. Joe party on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in the Pauline Center at 7:00 pm. The party is open to all women who are interested in joining the Auxiliary. Vocations Update No report this month. 4th Degree Worthy District Secretary, Jack McCarthy mentioned that the 4 th Degree will be participating in the St. Patrick s Day Parade in Chicago on March 16 th. You will meet in Glen Ellyn at St. James Parish where a bus will take you to and from the parade. $5 fee will be needed for the bus fare. Also there is an upcoming 4 th Degree to be held on April 13, 2013 in Lincolnshire. At least 3 members from out Council will be making their 4 th Degree on the 13 th. Jack further stated that the 6 month restriction has been removed. That is, you do NOT have to wait 6 months from the date of your 1 st Degree to become a 4 th Degree. He encourages all 3 rd Degree members to give due consideration to becoming a 4 th Degree Knight. There are currently two 3 rd Degree members who will be taking their 4 th Degree. Please contact Jack if you are interested in attending one of the upcoming 4 th Degree ceremonies. Jack can be reached at (847) 934-7487. Monsignor Richard has requested an Honor Guard for Cardinal George on Saturday, March 30, 2013 for the Blessing of the Easter Food Baskets. The blessing will start at 11:00 am, but all Sir Knights are asked to be at the church no later than 10:30 am. Page 5 of 8
We have also been asked to provide an Honor Guard for the Confirmations at St. Theresa. There will be two masses, one at 1:30 PM and the other at 5:00 PM on Sunday, April 21 st. Please arrive at the church at least 30 minutes before. You will not have to stay for the entire mass, only to process in and then you can leave. Website Development Update No report. Retreats Brother Jim Hoffman invited all Brothers to attend a weekend retreat at Bellarmine retreat center the first weekend in April (April 5-7). Starts on Friday at the evening meal and ends on Sunday at noon. Please contact Jim (847-359-5213) or Lou Akins (847-358-7492) if interested. Kairos Prison Ministry Worthy Guard Bruce Alesi spoke on the upcoming Kairos Prison retreat being held at the Stateville Correction Facility on April 11 14 th. 4 members of our Council will be on the team. Bruce asked that all Brother Knights pray for the team and the residence of Stateville during this time. Also, Bruce has asked us once again to provide cookies for the weekend. Please bring your cookies to our April meeting on April 8, 2013. Instructions and cookie recipes can be found at http://kairosofillinois.org/documents/kairos%20cookies%20with%20pb.pdf. Please follow the instructions and recipes carefully. Yellow Ribbon Support Group Worthy Deputy Grand Knight Larry Ruff reported that a number of members of our Council and their wives along with the Holy Family Council packed boxes for an upcoming Yellow Ribbon Support drive. Larry mentioned that St. Theresa will be having their annual event in the Fall. St. Thomas Update No report. District Deputy Report Worthy District Deputy Jim Killigrew welcomed the 5 new Knights telling them that they are part of a 1.8 million member world-wide organization. He said that our Council is part of District 3 which in turn is part of the Archdiocese of Chicago Jurisdiction which is one of 72 Jurisdictions that make up the world-wide Knights of Columbus Organization. Jim also mentioned about the success of the Council and District Free-Throw Contests and congratulated the winners. Finally, he asked for our prayers that the Holy Spirit guide the Cardinals in their selection of the next successor of St. Peter. Field Agent s Report Worthy Field Agent Dave Peterson passed out an information page that indicated how much the Knights of Columbus has paid out in Free Family Benefits; over $12,000,000 for accidental death, still bon children and infants that have died right after birth. All Insurance members and their wives are covered by this free accidental death benefit. Dave further stated that profits from the insurance business are given to charity; one of Fr. McGivney s founding principles of the order. He also said that the members receive some very attractive dividend rates on their investments with the Knights of Columbus Insurance program. Please contact Dave to have him sit down with you and your wife to review and discuss your insurance needs. He can be reached at: 847-691-1625 (M) & 847-394-0049 (H) Page 6 of 8
Former Supreme Secretary Former Supreme Secretary, Charlie Foos, talked to the new members about Fr. McGivney and the Fr. McGivney Guild. He said that Fr. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882 with just 10 members to protect the Catholic immigrants in his parish from discrimination that was being waged on the Catholics. Today, there are 1.8 million members of the Knights. As a result, the Knights of Columbus have taken up the cause for Fr. McGivney to be named a saint. Three steps in the process to become a saint. The first step is to determine the holiness of the individual and Fr. McGivney has been declared Venerable. The next step is Blessed, where a miracle directly attributable to the individual is needed. The Knights have presented a miracle to Rome and we are waiting to see how the ruling goes. Once Fr. McGivney is declared blessed, a second miracle is needed for him to be declared a saint. No U.S. native born parish priest has ever been declared a saint. Charlie urged all the new members as well as everyone in the Council to join the Fr. McGivney Guild and be part of history as Fr. McGivney s cause progresses. Pray to Fr. McGivney to intercede on your behalf. Trustee s Report Worthy Trustee Jack Landers, speaking for the Trustees said that the Trustees had examined all the vouchers that were presented and found them to be in order; they were signed and passed back to the Treasurer for payment. Unfinished Business This was no unfinished business to report. New Business No new business. Chaplain s Report There is no report this meeting. Prayer Intensions: Please remember to keep the following in your prayers: Fr. Ray Yadron, Ron Sowizrol, Bob Heimlich, Bob Shonta, Paul Pasko, Jim Borowick, Ernie Favaro, Phil Polizzi, John Englbrecth, Deacon Tom Maloney. Calendar of Events The Calendar of Events has been finalized for the year. It will be published at the end of the Knightly News and will be updated every month as events occur or change or we add new events. Please let the Grand Knight of any additions or corrections. Directory Please send all corrections (Addresses, email addresses, phone #s, etc.) to Deacon John Breit so that we can keep the directory as accurate as we can. Our next Business Meeting is Monday April 8, 2013 @ 7:30pm At St. Theresa Lower Dolan Center. Please join us. Page 7 of 8
Calendar of events (Please note location for all events) Business Meetings & Officer Meetings Date Day Event Start End Location Time Time 04/08/13 (Mon) Monthly Business Meeting 7:30PM 10:00PM Dolan Center Lower 05/13/13 (Mon) Monthly Business Meeting 7:30PM 10:00PM St. Thomas - MR A & B 06/10/13 (Mon) Monthly Business Meeting 7:30PM 10:00PM Dolan Center Lower 04/02/13 (Tue) Monthly Officers Meeting 7:00PM 10:00PM Festle Board Room 05/07/13 (Tue) Monthly Officers Meeting 7:00PM 10:00PM St. Thomas - MR C 06/04/13 (Tue) Monthly Officers Meeting 7:00PM 10:00PM Festle Board Room Events: Date Day Event Start End Location Time Time 03/22/13 (Fri) Lenten Fish Fry 4:00PM 7:00PM Kitchen & RAC: St. Thomas 03/24/13 (Sun) Communion Breakfast 8:30 AM Mass followed by breakfast at Holy Family. 03/30/13 (Sat) Cardinal George Honor Guard 11:00 AM St. Theresa Easter Baskets 03/30/13 (Sat) Children s Easter Egg Hunt 1:00PM 3:00PM Softball Fields: St. Theresa 04/21/13 (Sun) Confirmation Honor Guard 1:30 & 5:00 PM St. Theresa Church 04/22/13 (Mon) 1 st Degree Exemplification 7:30 PM 9:00PM Dolan Center - Lower 04/28/13 (Sun) Past Grand Knight s Dinner 5:00 pm TBD 05/10/13 (Fri) ID Dinner 3:00PM 9:00PM Kitchen & RAC: St. Thomas 06/14/13 (Fri) New Officer Installation 6:00PM 9:00PM Dolan Center Lower Page 8 of 8