Grand Knight Notes November Hello Brother Knights, The holidays are looking us in the eye. Thanks to all of our Brother Knights who helped with our recruiting efforts on the 20th at the pancake breakfast. We also got a lot of interest in membership from our Fiesta efforts. Four new members joined 6016 on Tuesday, October 28th - Robert Reyes (Last name sound familiar??), Chris Bateman, Richard Boyle and Samuel Awiest (from Ghana). They were with 9 other brothers from St. Clare and Blessed Kateri for the rite of initiation into the Knights of Columbus. Welcome Brothers! There will be another First Degree Ceremony at Blessed Kateri the night of our next meeting November 10th. Candidates who missed October 28th can attend on November 10th. Time will be posted. Mike McSkane and the First Degree Team did another OUTSTANDING job! Jack O Shea is assembling a Second Degree Team which will be running soon. There will be a second degree ceremony in Lancaster the first part of 2010, stay tuned. There are a LOT of candidates who have been waiting for second Degree. Call me (255-2514) or Steve Surjaputra around the Christmas Holidays for the latest updates on the Second Degree schedules. The most important issue for the upcoming month is the Heads-Up fund raiser. Instead of selling Tootsie Rolls, Council 6016 needs alternative ideas to generate our yearly contribution. Give us some ideas to help us make a generous contribution to Heads Up this year. The most important issue for the upcoming month is the Heads-Up fund raiser. Instead of selling Tootsie Rolls, Council 6016 needs alternative ideas to generate our yearly contribution. Give us some ideas to help us make a generous contribution to Heads Up this year. Council 6016 Newhall, CA Volume 3, Issue 11 November 2009 Special points of interest: Grand Knight Notes Brothers in Business give them your support! Prayer Requests for our Brothers & Sisters Calendar Pancake Breakfast New Knights Inside this issue: Grand Knight Notes The next pancake breakfast will be for the CCD class members, their families and sponsors. We anticipate over 200 people will join us in the Parish Hall on NOVEMBER 29 th. Please help setup, cook, dispense food and clean up afterwards. Many of the brothers who regularly help at pancake breakfasts will NOT be available we need all the help we can get. The next week December 6 th will be a regularly-scheduled breakfast and we ll be asking for your help again. A BIG hit at the October breakfast was the breakfast (Continued on page 3) NOVEMBER MEETING ON Tuesday November 10th Please attend the K of C meeting in the Parish Hall at 7:15pm Brothers to Patronize pg. 2 Get Well wishes for Brother Knights and their families pg. 3 Calendar pg 3 Pancake Breakfast pg. 8 New Knights pg. 11
Page 2 PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR BROTHERS AT THEIR PLACE OF BUSINESS THEY GIVE GENEROUSLY TO COUNCIL 6016! IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR CARD DISPLAYED, PLEASE SEND IT TO US! For Information about Blood Drives please contact Tom Duggan or Warren Moses. We will announce dates in the newsletter as they are scheduled.
Page 3 November 10th Regular Meeting OLPH Hall 7:15 P.M. November 10th 1st Degree Exemplification Blessed Kateri 7:00pm November 24th Officers Meeting OLPH Hall 7:00 pm November 29th Pancake Breakfast OLPH Hall 7:00 am 12:00 pm (Continued from page 1) burritos. Isaac and company have promised they will repeat this menu for December 6 th! (CCD will just have pancakes, sausages, eggs, etc. on November 29th) A big thanks to the Columbiettes who contributed nearly $200 for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul by selling bake goods at the last pancake breakfast. Council 6016 received a very kind letter from Hilmar Rosenast (President of Society of St. Vincent de Paul) which thanked the Knights and Columbiettes for a donation over $600.00!! Support the Society for St. Vincent de Paul during Christmas! Rosary recital before the next General Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:15 p.m. so do your best to attend. We have several issues to discuss and your input is important to all of us. I wish all Brother Knights and their families a happy Thanksgiving and best wishes for the Holidays. Vivat Jesu Jim Brush Prayers and Thoughts for Our Brothers and Spouses: Father in Heaven bless Hazel Dombroski, Barb Spykerman, Violeta Aquino, Dorothy Kelly, Al Fortune, Rose Fese, Jane Daniels and Aurora Gaor who are experiencing health problems. Father, we come to ask You, in Jesus name to be with Hazel, Barb, Vi, Aurora. We know that, if it is Your Will, You will grant all our brothers and sisters in Christ the blessings they need. We pray that You, Our Lord and Savior, will answer our petition for Your help and mercy. Father, we offer the following prayers as our petition to hear and grant these requests. Suggested Prayers: Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Special Prayers Email Roster Update Please contact Steve Surjaputra with your current email address at stephen0118@att.net Prayer Updates Please contact Robert Stojkovic with your Prayer Requests at robert_stojkovic@pacbell.net
Page 4 Reflection for the month of November Give Thanks to the Lord for He is good! The month of November is heavily focused on Thanksgiving Weekend and the ensuing rush on Christmas shopping. For the brief moment we dedicate to giving thanks for all the blessings we received throughout the year, we quickly shift gears towards the preparation for Christmas. But more on this in December. Right now let s focus on the events of November. We commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrims and members of the Wampanoag people at Plymouth in 1621. Jointly, they expressed their gratitude to God for all the blessings they enjoyed. This great tradition continues today and is generally celebrated in the circle of an enlarged family gathering. It is also a day in the year when communities share the celebration with the homeless and less fortunate in our society by providing thousands of the traditional meals of turkey and stuffing. 2009 has been a year of challenges for many. Our unemployment level has reached a figure that has not been experienced for decades. Families are struggling to keep a roof over their head and their utilities connected. We read of Food Pantries and Charities who run short of resources due to the increasing demand for help. Our community of Santa Clarita has experienced the same challenge. There are many families in Santa Clarita who fall into this category. Our neighbor is closer to us than we realize. Thanksgiving Day serves not only as a celebration to give thanks to God for all our blessings but is also a strong reminder of the call to love our neighbor and to share the gifts which we have been generously endowed with throughout the year. Thanksgiving is good time for all of us to look at ourselves and to focus on our activities and generosity towards those who have fallen on hard times. Thanksgiving Day is but one day out of 365 days that people need help. While it is most commendable that communities come together on that day and share their bounty, we need to think also of the remaining 364 days when the attention to the poor and less fortunate is limited to organizations and agencies who struggle to keep pace with the needs. We need to remember that our neighbor lives through all 365 days, not just on Thanksgiving! Jesus call is meant for every day of the year!
Page 5 Phil Toledo Manuel Santana Timothy McKinney John Byun Steve Grotsky Manuel Espejo November 2nd November 2nd November 5th November 10th November 12th November 15th Fr. Nicolas Sanchez Anthony Cota Alfredo Bertulfo Robert Messina Jeff Willis Archibald Sia Gary Gutierrez Roy Remigio Harold Geiger November 16th November 16th November 17th November 17th November 17th November 19th November 23rd November 24th November 25th
2nd ANNUAL LIFE CHAIN DEMONSTRATION October 4th, 2009 Page 6 Just slightly over 100 people attended the Life Chain demonstration on the intersection of Lyons and Old Orchard Village Road. The Knights of Columbus were represented with nine members. The number of attendants at the demonstration was less than in 2008 and was disappointing. One of the Knights of Columbus major focus is on supporting the dignity and respect for human life and it is important that we are more visible in our commitment to this cause. We thank the Knights who participated
Page 7 Columbiettes presenting their Yum Yum Goodies at the Pancake Breakfast on October 18th. Sandy Brush Vera McSkane Toni Franklin Only a picture in color could do justice to the beautiful pres- Thank You to all the Columbiettes for baking the goods and selling them at the Breakfast! Thank You to all brothers Knights who regularly work at this Parish event which has become a real tradition. Scott Msgr. Ed Bob Franklin Renehan Messina Scott Isaac Joe Bill Bob Invisible: Steve, Jim, Bob, Ray et al.
Page 8 OCTOBER 18th WAS A TRUE MISSION SUNDAY! Mission Sunday means the annual collection for the Propagation of the Faith and our call to be Missionaries. Missionaries here and throughout the World. The Sunday is celebrated with a collection for the Church for distribution to the poor areas of our five continents. However, as our Chaplain Fr. Ekenachi has mentioned on many occasions, all our work, all our service to the Church and to our neighbor is missionary work. The many ministries at our parish offering services to the community provide that vital missionary work locally. The Knights of Columbus have been in the forefront of this missionary work in our parish for almost 50 years. Many of the Knights efforts and events are organized for the benefit of other groups serving those in need. It was fitting that the Pancake Breakfast on Mission Sunday was dedicated for the benefit of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul which has been assisting the poor and needy in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1983. The Knights have donated the proceeds from Breakfasts on previous occasions to St. Vincent de Paul. St. Vincent de Paul is the largest Catholic Lay Charitable Organization in the World. The Knights of Columbus are the largest Lay Catholic Fraternal Organization of the World. Overall, the Knights of Columbus are the largest in terms of numbers with St. Vincent de Paul following right behind. St. Vincent de Paul is active in 133 countries of the world. It was founded in 1833 in Paris, France by Blessed Frederic Ozanam. It has been active in the United States since 1845 and in Los Angeles, since 1908. There are over 100 Conferences in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles serving thousands of people every year. The Santa Clarita Conference served 240 people during their last fiscal year, helping families from eviction and disconnection of utility services. Their annual report will be Conference of Santa Clarita St. Vincent de Paul, Apostle to the Poor 1581-1660 Frederic Ozanam 1813-1852 Founder of the Society Thank you to all the missionaries of the Knights of Columbus who have dedicated their time and effort for the benefit of their neighbor! May God bless them all for their generosity and hard work! Scott, Isaac, Joe, Bill, Bob, Steve, Jim, Ray E, Jay, Don, Tony, Michael, Millan, Jack and Ray D. Thank you! The poor and needy of Santa Clarita Thank you!
Page 9 Knight Flyer and Council 6016 goes Digital We have launched a new website for our council. The website address is http://kofc6016.org If you would like to receive a notice to download the newsletter instead of getting a copy in the mail, please go to the Newsletter page and sign up. We will be posting upcoming events and other Council information on the site. Let us know what you think. Send your comments to Jim Brush at jscrubrush@aol.com or Robert Stojkovic at robert_stojkovic@pacbell.net. Congratulations to our newest 4th Degree members of Council 6016: Neil McAuliffe and Robert Stojkovic were inducted at the ceremony on October 4th, at the Marriott Hotel in Irvine! Both Neil and Bob are officers of Council 6016. Neil McAuliffe Robert Stojkovic
Page 10 Sandy Brush Columbiettes selling their Yum Yum Goodies for the Charity Work of St. Vincent de Paul Vera Toni Franklin Only a picture in color could do justice to the beautiful presentation the ladies put on. Thank You to all the Columbiettes for baking the goods and selling them at the Pancake Breakfast! God bless you for your generosity and kindness to all who benefit from your volunteer work!
Page 11 Welcome to our newest Knights joining Council 6016! 1st Degree Ceremony, held on October 27th, 2009: from left to right: Samuel Collins Kwadwu Awusi, Robert Reyes, Chris Bateman and Patrick Boyle. Welcome, a great experience awaits you! Our first Degree Team, First in Performance and Dedication The most accomplished team to lead a First Degree Ceremony: From left to right: Flaviano Pagador, Mike McSkane, Brian Rodgers, Cirilo Gatilao, Paul Boog, Fr. Donatus Ekenachi, Pete Aquino and Roy Remigio. Thank you all for the many years you have served in your respective capacity in providing our Council with this vital service.
K of C Council 6016 WHERE? OLPH Church Hall For more information contact Jim Brush Phone: (661) 255-2514 E-mail: jscrubrush@aol.com Officers of K of C Council 6016 Grand Knight James Brush Deputy Grand Knight Bill Ryan Chancellor Don Daniels Recorder Neal McAuliffe Treasurer Scott Franklin Advocate Flavy Pagador Warden Ray Dombroski Editors in Chief-Hilmar Rosenast/Bob Stojkovic