March/April 2015 Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 2 Upcoming Events: Date Day Time Where Event 4/28 Tue SFC Church 8 th Grade Confirmation 5/03 Sun 4 pm SFC Church Filipino Apostolate mass 5/04 Mon 7 pm Church Hall Council officers 5/09 Sat SFC Church 1 st Communion 5/10 Sun 9 am SFC Church Mother s Day 5/11 Mon 7 pm Church Hall Council general 5/14 Thu Ascension of the Lord 5/16 Sun Armed Forces Day 5/17 Sun 8-12 SFC Café Knights Breakfast 5/25 Mon Memorial Day 5/31 Sun Deadline for Council officers nominations 6/01 Mon 7 pm Church Hall Council officers 6/07 Sun 4 pm SFC Church Filipino Apostolate mass 6/08 Mon 7 pm Church Hall Council general and elections A MuSical Sunday Afternoon in Broadway A SuCCess! Our first major fund raising event on April 12, A MuSical, was a big success! 6/12 Deadline for Deacon O Neill Scholarship applications 6/21 Sun Father s Day Around the parish: 8 th Grade Confirmation The Knights will be providing refreshments to the candidates and their families 1 st Communion The Knights will be giving each communicant a Children Bible with his/her name on the first page Blazers Did we look good on those blazers? We did stand out on the crowd last Sunday. Thanks so much Dave Losey for soliciting corporate sponsors to pay for them. Mother s Day We will be giving out carnations to honor all Mothers at the 9 AM Sunday mass. We sold 200 tickets and about ~150 guests attended. After all expenses, we raised about $3400 for the event which will go to The Beez and The Melanoma Cancer Research Foundations. We would like to thank Joe and James for a wonderful Sunday Afternoon on Broadway. Special thanks to all the volunteers, Boy Scouts and Brother Knights who made this event a successful one.
We would like to thank the following donors, sponsors and supporters of our A MuSical event: Dr. Brandon M. Zuklie Paul Spera, Agent for State Farm American Legion Post 261 Kathy at Custom Corner Adam's Television and Appliance ICE-Industrial Conditioning Equipment LLC Guzman Properties Cedar Grove Cafe and Catering Company The Law Office of Jennifer Marshall Terra Next TracyTech, LLC Office NJ Jozanna's Casual Italian Heigths Pharmacy Heights HairCutters JC2VRA Mobile DJ Harmony Jewelers Shoprite Plymouth Rock Assurance Bob McFadden La Bonbonniere Bakery Retro Fitness Target Somerset Patriots First Tee
It is time again to select our officers for the 2015-2016 term. Please nominate someone or yourself to any of the open positions. You can go to our web site. Click on Members only (enter member ID and birthday). Click on the Nominate Officers. Below are the duties and responsibilities of Council Officers Council Officers Duties and Responsibilities Chaplain Serves as spiritual advisor to the brother Knights and families of that council Grand Knight Presides over all s Deputy Grand Knight Appoints program and membership directors Appoints committees as needed Countersigns checks and orders for payment Responsible for the council's First Degree Team Assists the Grand Knight with operation of the council and any other duties assigned to him by the Grand Knight In the absence of the Grand Knight, presides at council s Recommended to serve on the council s Retention Committee Chancellor Has the duty of strengthening the members interest in council activities Financial Secretary Recorder Assists the Grand Knight and Deputy Grand Knight with their duties as assigned Recommended to serve on the council's Admission Committee Upon recommendation of the Grand Knight and the trustees, the financial secretary is appointed for a three-year term that is approved by the Supreme Knight The prospective financial secretary must also complete and submit the Application for Appointment as Financial Secretary (#FS101) Under Section 130 of the Laws of the Order, the financial secretary is automatically bonded in the amount of $5,000. Additional bonding may be provided at a cost of $7 per thousand by contacting the supreme secretary s office Responsible for keeping and maintaining a true and permanent record of all actions of the council and maintains all correspondence of the council Treasurer Charged with handling council funds Receives money from financial secretary and deposits it in the proper council accounts Responsible for paying all council expenses, including assessments from the Supreme Council Under Section 130 of the Laws of the Order, the treasurer is automatically bonded in the amount of $5,000. Additional bonding may be provided at a cost of $7 per thousand by contacting the supreme secretary s office Lecturer Appointed by the Grand Knight Responsible for providing suitable educational and entertaining programs under the Good of the Order section of council s Advocate Acts as parliamentarian for the council Should have a working knowledge of Robert s Rules of Order and Methods of Conducting a Council Meeting (#1937) When needed, will seek legal assistance from the state advocate Warden Responsible for supervising and maintaining all council property Sets up council chambers for s and degree exemplifications Oversees inside and outside guards Inside/Outside Guards Attend the doors of the council chamber, checking for current membership cards and allowing entrance Board of Trustees Consists of Grand Knight and three other elected members Supervises all financial business of the council and conducts the semi-annual audits
Council was chartered on Jan. 5, 1993 Council Website : www.piscatawaykofc.org Council officers meet 1 st Monday of each month General Council meets 2 nd Monday of each month Meeting Location SFC Church Hall 208 Bound Brook Ave Piscataway, NJ 08854 Piscataway Council 11017 Current Officers Position Chaplain Grand Knight Deputy Grand Knight Chancellor Recorder Financial Secretary Treasurer Lecturer Warden Advocate Inside Guard Outside Guard 3yr Trustee 2yr Trustee 1yr Trustee Member Name Fr. Jim Considine Greg Varga Phil Armstrong Pablo S. Bautista Angelo Bariso John Suiter Tony Danielovits Glenn Morgan Dave Losey April/May Birthday Celebrants: 04/07 Richard D Mumber 04/13 Rick B Mcnally 04/21 Ian Supardi 04/23 Brandon M Zuklie 05/01 Reynaldo M De Los Reyes 05/04 Celso G Rodriguez 05/06 Paul G Byrne 05/07 Rolando Franco 05/11 Dave Losey 05/13 Carlo Oliver 05/14 Bashar Salloum 05/20 Frank Livera 05/28 Anthony Danielovits 05/28 Bryan Shamy 05/30 Pete Cabalfin 05/31 John Suiter Bob Barton (PGK) Charlie Armstrong (PGK) Vinnie Covino (FDD, PGK) Piscataway Council 11017 Past Grand Knights Year Grand Knights 1993-1994 Antonio Pagkalinawan 1994-1995 John Nolan 1995-1996 Fred Quimson 1996-1997 Lawrence Smedley 1997-1998 Celso Rodriguez 1998-2000 Joseph Marron 2000-2001 Charles Armstrong 2001-2002 Nestor Averia 2002-2003 Paul Mattner 2003-2004 Vincent Covino Jr 2004-2005 Deacon James O'Neill 2005-2006 Vincent Covino Jr 2006-2007 Kyle Knoell 2007-2008 John Hogan 2008-2009 Carmelo Giannino 2009-2011 Vincent Covino Jr 2011-2014 Robert Barton Interested in joining the Knights? Please reach out to anyone of the Knights or visit our web site - www.piscatawaykofc.org