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G o o d Sh e p h e rd C ou n c il 1 16 7 2 Vol ume XXII, Issue II F eb r uary 20 1 8 S HEPHERD S WATCH Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council 11672. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: GK Message 1 Special Prayers 2 Calendar Looking Ahead 2 KofC Insurance 2 Birthdays 3 December Knight of the Month 3 December Family of the Month 3 January Knight of the Month 4 January Family of the Month 4 Awards & Recognition 5 Council Activities 6 Fin Secy Report 6 Christmas Party 7 Short Story 8 Questions of the Mind 9 Feb & March Calendars 10 Membership Form 100 11 Application for Relief from Dues 13 USEFUL WEBSITES Knights of Columbus Council: http://council11672.weebly.com Knights of Columbus Insurance: www.kofc.org/un/en/insurance/ index.html Assembly 004 website: http://assembly0004.weebly.com Good Shepherd Catholic Church: www.goodshephsv.org G R A N D K N I G H T S ME S S A G E Brother Knights, Catholic Gentlemen, Some would say we are heading into our busiest season. If not the busiest, we are surely close to it. The Christmas season takes a break and we all begin to focus on Lent and our personal challenges. Often we ask ourselves to give-up or stop doing something. How about instead of stopping, we start doing - something? Volunteer with an organization, serve a meal, help a citizen, extend a hand. It s not always about donating the dollar, it is often about extending kindness to another human being. Life may be easier than it was 50 years ago but it truly seems way more complicated. If you are good at something, make that gift available to others. We have Knights with skills in auto maintenance, computers, basic and advance home repair. If you need something or are willing to assist somebody let your voice be heard. A document was send out covering what is needed for members with 100% disability to get relief from annual dues. If you believe this applies to you, contact the Financial Secretary (Ben Cumbie) or the Grand Knight and we will discuss your options. On that same note, continue to send in your dues for 2018. If there is a financial reason why submission is difficult at this time, contact the Financial Secretary. I want to thank our Family of the Month (Sir Knight Steve Laws and Lee Laws) and Knight of the Month (Knight Ben Cumbie) for continuing to be rudders that steady the ship. Having so many members who are fine husbands, brothers, and sons really makes our organization a strong pillar to the church. I thank each and every one of you for all your efforts to right each of your own ships. Keep up the good work. Lastly, we have the Mardi Gras family pot luck on the 13 th at the Parish Hall. Take a moment with your families and stop into the Happiest Tuesday on the calendar - participate. Friday the 16 th begins our Fish Fry-days and Father Phil has asked that we empty the Parish Hall by 7 PM to allow for all the Fish Fry-day patrons to attend Stations of the Cross - participate. Dinner will begin at 4:45 and we will end serving at 6:30. The Fish Fry-days will run well into March volunteer. Trina and the Office Staff are looking for a few good Catholic Men to assist with the Rummage Sale and coordinating the collections - volunteer. Additionally, we can expect a 2 nd and 3 rd Degree exemplification in March as well as a 4 th Degree Exemplification in Madison County in April and the State Convention in Orange Beach, May 4-6. Check your calendars; volunteer and participate as needed where needed. Get out and join in, make a difference. So in closing, the winter may be on the downhill slide (Olympics pun) but please stay well, stay at home if you are not well and call or contact a Brother Knight or the Council 11672 Officers for assistance as needed GO USA! God Bless You All, Vivat Jesus, Mike Weist Grand Knight, Council 11672

P a ge 2 Albert Dillman Glenn Anderson Benito Concepcion Greg Goro Fr. Josh Altonji Bill Boden SPECIAL PRAYERS Knights Family and Friends Father of Zeina and Joseph Jeries Skippy Concepcion Hilda Concepcion Ted Matos Marie Pentecost Sharon Rivette Juan Perez Peyton Chipman Mary Parker Clarence Phinney Phil Doster Richard Sanchez Robert Miranatez Ronda Simon Dave Bestos William Probst John Michael Tan Blanka Allgood Mary Ann Bodden Lauren Mosely Ellen Mosely Leam Maher George Sloan Bill Schultz Kim Harris Brother John Mary Harry O'Beirne All our brothers in distress Rod Chavez Linda Johnston Lee Sandler Darlene Fout Mary Dinneen Wanda Nelson Jennifer Corass Shane Roof Jane Geoffroy Darryl Pate Lynn Hall Cathy Kulas Lisa Schultz Christopher Dollman Barbara Hills Nichole O'Brien James Rivette Andrea Ely Fr. Kevin and his parish in Anapra, MX Our Members of the Armed Forces Our First Responders Pope Francis LOOKING AHEAD February 2018 Calendar Highlights Feb 5 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. Feb 8-4 th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. (Holy Spirit Catholic Church) Feb 11 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:15 a.m. Feb 13 - Mardi Gras (pot luck) Feb 14 - Ash Wednesday Feb 16 - Lenten Fish Fry (Council) Feb 21 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. Feb 23 - Lenten Fish Fry (Assembly) March 2018 Calendar Highlights Mar 2 - Lenten Fish Fry (Council) Mar 5 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. Mar 8-4 th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. (Holy Spirit Catholic Church) Mar 9 - Lenten Fish Fry (Assembly) Mar 11 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:15 a.m. Mar 16 - Lenten Fish Fry (Council) Mar 21 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. Mar 23 - Lenten Fish Fry (Assembly) Mar 25 - Palm Sunday April 2018 Calendar Highlights Apr 1 - Easter Apr 2 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. Apr 8 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:15 a.m. Apr 12-4 th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. (Holy Spirit Catholic Church) Apr 18 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. May 2018 Calendar Highlights May 7 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. May 10-4 th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. (Holy Spirit Catholic Church) May 13 - Mother's Day & Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:15 a.m May 16 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. Visit our website at: http://council11672.weebly.com

P a ge 3 Family of the Month December 2017 MEMBER RECOGNITION The December 2017 Family of the Month is the Rodolfo Chavez family. The Chavez family help us understand the meaning of giving, sharing, and loving. Staying connected to the community and giving back as a way of life, the Chavez family can be seen in many church activities and ministries. Outside of Good Shepherd, community involvement at the Arc of Madison County, Catholic The Knight of the Month for December 2017 is Jim Johnston. Center for concern, St Vincent DePaul Society, and Chamber of Commerce for Madison County, places Rudy squarely in the line of fire, where the efforts exerted answer the calls of so many in the Huntsville Area. Whether at his side or out on her own Bonnie Chavez is also an appreciated performer in the Chavez family. Lending her ear and voice to the Music Ministry and co-piloting with her husband Rudy, Bonnie is a the other half of this dynamic duo and onehalf of our Family of the Month. So as we close up this year, we want to thank our December 2017 Family of the Month, the Chavez Family, and wish you both the best for 2018. Knight of the Month December 2017 Jim joined the Knights in 2017 and made a great impact, participating in the Council Breakfasts, taking on the responsibility of a council committee as the Health Director as well as establishing the Cancer and Rare Diseases group which meets twice monthly at Good Shepherd. Jim completed his 2 nd and 3 rd Degrees in December and looks forward to continuing to support the church and Knights of Columbus. Thank you Jim for your service to our Church and North Alabama. We look forward to watching your programs flourish. Let us congratulate Jim for work well received and appreciated. The officers and members of Council 11672 wish a Happy Birthday to the following members having birthdays in January and February: Deacon Paul Keil... January 10 David Lawson... January 10 Kerry Doughty... January 16 Allen Nguyen... January 19 Russell Stephens... January 19 Thomas Barthel... January 20 Jose Arriaga Sr.... January 27 Michael Sosebee... January 28 John Hickman... January 31 James Mosley... January 31 Ulysses Yee... February 03 Donald Hamblett... February 08 Daniel Nelson... February 08 Paul Rainosek... February 09 Thomas Geoffroy... February 10 John Sloan... February 14 John Arthur... February 18 Gary Taylor... February 19 Rev. Joshua Altonji... February 21 Frank Tomasella... February 21 Douglas Fees... February 22 Frederick Bisch... February 25 Alex Roman... February 25 Glendon Anderson... February 27 Michael Weist... February 27 Any member who is disabled by bodily injuries or disease and is thereby prevented from engaging in any occupation or employment for remuneration or profit and shall have been so prevented for a period of no less than six consecutive months may, on due request in writing to the Supreme Council and upon certification by evidence satisfactory to the Supreme Council of such disability, be relieved from the payment of all council dues and Supreme and state per capita taxes as of the date of approval of said request and any suspension of such member for non-payment of such dues and tax shall cease as of the date of such approval. (See Form in the back of the Newsletter.)

P a ge 4 MEMBER RECOGNITION Knight of the Month January 2018 The January 2018 Knight of the Month is Ben Cumbie. Family of the Month January 2018 The Knights of Columbus January 2018 Family of the Month is the Steven Laws family. Crunching numbers and herding cats is not a job for everyone but Ben is the ultimate good guy. Unable to say it cannot get done, Ben is always willing to support the Council Officers and the Council in all endeavors. After falling and breaking his leg, which required surgery, Ben was back on his feet supporting the Knights Breakfast and Council Audit. His skills with the pen and unique understanding of our council history allows all documentation to be submitted on time and on target. The Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity will again be sent in on time highlighting the top tier members of Council 11672. Ben is both a component of that success and the reason for it. To all who read this, let it be known, Ben Cumbie is Council 11672 s Knight of the Month. Council 11672 Committee Chairmen For 2017 2018 Council Program Chairman... DGK Thomas Geoffroy Committee Chairmen: Church... Deacon Paul Keil Vocations... Tim Sullivan Community... Brian Moran Culture of Life... Frank Tomasella Health... Jim Johnston Council... Merv Eberhardt Public Relations... Mike Rose Family... Joseph Jeries Youth... Adam Batrich Membership... Bill Schultz Membership Retention... Thomas Geoffroy Insurance Promotion... Merv Eberhardt Newsletter... Albert Dillman Photographer... Benny Concepcion The Laws family are well connected to the church and the achievements we as Knights call our own. January represents the average month for the Laws. Steven serves in both Council 11672 and the 4 th Degree Assembly 004 exemplification teams and as a Trustee to each organization. He is a member of the 4 th Degree Assembly Color Corps/ Honor Guard and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer for the Knights of Columbus Breakfast at Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Steven also supervised the Reconciliation Breakfast in January and has set his sights on the six up and coming fish fries for the Lenten season. Lee Laws is a proud mother, grandmother and really great grandmother, engaged in raising three generations of Laws. Lee supports Girl Scouts activities, Lecturer at the weekend mass and a teacher of CCD to our children. Lee s life revolves around the most vulnerable and their education as good catholic citizens. On a high note, we start 2018 with a great family well representing the Knights of Columbus and Good Shepherd as our Family of the Month When: Feb 13, parade 5:30, celebration 6:00 Where: Parish Hall Type: Family potluck How: Sign up genius, or email pepere@otelco.net, or call/text Tom Geoffroy at 256-426-3494

P a ge 5 MEMBER RECOGNITION Honorary Membership New 3rd Degree Member The above photos are of Grand Knight Mike Weist presenting an Honorary Membership pin and certificate to Mike Wolk for achieving Honorary Membership. Young Mr. Wolk can expect his Honorary Life membership card a couple more years from now when he becomes 70 years old. Until then his dues are reduced to the honorary level. Honorary Membership is at least 65 years old and 25 consecutive years in the Knights of Columbus. Honorary Life is at least 25 consecutive years of membership and at least 70 years of age. Congratulations Sir. Grand Knight Mike Weist presents Jim Johnston his 2nd and 3rd degree certificates. Joey Aiello (right) receives the Family of the Month Award for November from Grand Knight Mike Weist. Paul Rivette (right) receiving the November Knight of the Month Award from Grand Knight Mike Weist. Jim Johnston (right) receiving the December Knight of the Month Award from Grand Knight Mike Weist. Rodolfo Chavez (right) receiving the December Family of the Month Award from Grand Knight Mike Weist.

P a ge 6 COUNCIL ACTIVITIES & NEWS of INTEREST Monthly Parish Breakfast The following is a summary of our 2018 breakfast activity as of January: Yearly Profit to Date $ 315 Number Meals Served 125 Avg. Profit per Breakfast $315 Avg. Meals Served per Month 125 January Activities Report by Ben Cumbie the Financial Secretary for Council 11672 Our charitable donations were: AL State Council KofC disaster relief fund $ 250 Puerto Rica disaster relief $ 250 ARC of Madison County $1,829 We had two new members join the Council in December: Tony Cardoso and James Fugitt, Jr. We had one transfer in January: Bob Joffrion COUNCIL 11672 OFFICERS (2017 2018) Grand Knight... Mike Weist Deputy Grand Knight... Thomas Geoffroy Financial Secretary... Ben Cumbie Treasurer... Lane Mousel Recorder... Brian Moran Warden... Mike Wolk Chancellor... Rodolfo Chavez Chaplain... Father Phil O'Kennedy Assistant Chaplain... Deacon Paul Keil Advocate... Mike Lenz Inside Guard... Danny Nelson Outside Guard... Mike Sosebee 1 Year Trustee... Mike Rose 2 Year Trustee... Steve Laws 3 Year Trustee... Steve Gentz Lecturer... Unassigned Council Meeting Can Drive for the Good Shepherd Pantry Don t forget those canned goods. Each Knight is asked to bring two canned or non-perishable foodstuff items to the monthly Council business meeting.. Dollars donated no longer equate to pounds as of July this year. Below is a summary of our donations for the 2017-2018 fraternal year as of the December meeting. Number of Cans or Non-Perishable food Items 358 Total Pounds Food Items Donated 340 Dollars Donated $604 Paul Rivette (right) was presented a 30th Wedding Anniversary Award from Grand Knight Mike Weist. Our 2018 complementary membership went to Steve Laws. Steve Laws was one of 5 members who were at all 6 meetings between Jul and Dec. The other members were Mike Wolk, Thomas Geoffroy, Brian Moran, and Jim Johnston. The key to winning is to sign in at the meeting.

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P a ge 8 SHORT STORY CORNER Submitted by Mike Rose PECANS IN THE CEMETERY On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. 'One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me,' said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence. Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, 'One for you, one for me, one for you, One for me...' He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. 'Come here quick,' said the boy, 'you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls!' The man said, 'Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk.' When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, 'One for you, one for me. One for you, One for me.' The old man whispered, 'Boy, you've been telling' me the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord... Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord. At last they heard, 'One for you, one for me. That's all.. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done. They say the old man had the lead for a good half-mile before the kid on the bike passed him. PRAYER FOR PRIESTS PRAYER Jesus, Eternal Priest, protect all our priests, Your servants, from all dangers and keep them safe in your sacred heart. They are yours and their life is offered in sacrifice at Your altar. Keep them pure of heart and aflame with the love of God and neighbor. Strengthen Your priests by living constantly in them, with them, and through them, especially in times of loneliness and afflictions, and when their life of sacrifice seems meaningless. Bless all their labors with abundant fruit. May they persevere in their vocation until the end. Mary, our Blessed Mother, wrap them under your mantle and save them from all worldly distractions. May the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation in this world and in Heaven, their beautiful and everlasting crown. AMEN. Mary, Queen of Priests, pray for us. St. John Vianney, pray for all Priests. St. Stephen, pray for all Deacons.

P a ge 9 QUESTIONS OF THE MIND Submitted by Mike Rose December Questions and Answers: 1. What was the pay of Hessian soldiers hired by the British to fight the American colonists during the Revolutionary War? They were paid 25 cents a day. 2. What was the original purpose of the Yo-Yo? It originated as a weapon in the Philippines Islands in the sixteenth century. It weighed 4 pounds and had a 20-foot cord. Louis Marx, the toymaker, introduced it to America in 1929. 3. How many pounds of meteor dust fall to earth everyday? There is approximately 1000 tons of meteor dust falls to earth every day. 4. When do clouds fly the highest? Clouds fly their highest during the daylight hours. 5. What two things can a skunk not do at the same time? A skunk cannot bite and throw its scent at the same time. 6. What is the distance a human being can be from a skunk and still detect its scent? They are approximately one mile away. 7. How often does a lemon shark grow a new set of teeth? Lemon sharks grow a new set of teeth every two weeks, and they grow more than 24,000 new teeth every year. 8. How many different varieties of rice are there? There are 15,000 different varieties of rice. 9. If the Nile River was stretched across Untied States, what two cities would the river run between? It would run between New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California. 10. In England, when people are eating treacle, what are they eating? They are eating molasses. QUESTIONS OF THE MIND Submitted by Mike Rose February Questions 1. How often is the word salt mentioned in the Bible? 2. Which continent is the only one, that does not have a land mass below sea level? 3. What does three numbers of your Social Security represent? 4. What does the custom of a Christmas wreath represent? 5. How does an earthworm breathe? 6. What is unusual about spider s blood? 7. Who invented wax paper and the three pronged wiring system? 8. If one are in England and you purchase suspenders, what is one purchasing? 9. If one is a colporteur, what does one do? 10. Mary Pickford was America s Sweetheart. Where was she born?

P a ge 10 FEBRUARY 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m 6 7 8 Assembly 0004 Business meeting @ Holy Spirit @ 7:00 p.m. 9 10 11 Monthly Parish Breakfast 8:30-10:15 a.m.. 12 13 GSCC Parish Mardi Gras 5:30 p.m. Parish Hall, parade and potluck 14 15 16 17 Fish Fry 18 19 20 21 Council Officer's Meeting @ 7 p.m. 22 23 24 Fish Fry 25 26 27 28 MARCH 2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 Fish Fry 4 5 Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m 6 7 8 Assembly 0004 Business meeting @ Holy Spirit @ 7:00 p.m. 9 10 Fish Fry 11 Monthly Parish Breakfast 8:30-10:15 a.m. 12 13 14 15 16 17 Fish Fry 18 19 20 21 Council Officer's Meeting @ 7 p.m. 22 23 24 Fish Fry 25 Palm Sunday 26 27 28 29 30 31

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