Volume 19 Issue 12 Published Monthly, Council Meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM June 2014 2013-2014 Officers GRAND KNIGHT Michael D. Tomsyck 608-837-9324 CHAPLAIN Msgr. Duane R. Moellenberndt 608-837-7381 DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Edward P. Murphy (608) 318-1679 CHANCELLOR Dave Foelker 608-834-3149 RECORDER Ronald J. Betz 608-837-3838 FINANCIAL SECRETARY Bret L. Clostermery 608-837-9375 TREASURER Kenneth Frassetto 608-825-2811 LECTURER Ryan Lee 712-579-2958 ADVOCATE Vaughn Blaeser 608-825-7005 WARDEN Mark Shingler 608-220-4189 INSIDE GUARD Michael Culbertson 608-825-2034 OUTSIDE GUARD Robert D. Haufschild 608-825-9274 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: IMMEDIATE PAST G.K. Gary T. St.Louis 608 837-2809 Lee W. Kopotic 608-220-2037 Michael L. Pertzborn 608-241-0946 KC INSURANCE Luke Meinholz Cottage Grove 608-445-7747 luke.meinholz@kofc.org Chaplain s Corner Dear Brother Knights, St. Catherine of Siena said, By how much the more a man dies to himself by so much more he lives to God. This quote of St. Catherine is a good one for us to reflect on in our contemporary age. There is not very much dying to self. In a very real way so many people today put themselves ahead of others. It is all about what I want. What will make me happy? What more can I accumulate? Thinking of self first has become the way so many people live. They look out for themselves before other people or the good of the community. We have become and we are raising the next generation to be self-centered. That does not bode well for the future. I believe it is very much different from the way things were a generation ago. Our faith is very clear we must die to self if we are going to really live. Certainly that is the way Jesus lived His life. This means we should be people of humility. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging our gifts and talents. However, we must always remember what we are able to accomplish in this life is by God s grace. On our own we could do nothing. With God s grace everything becomes possible. So since it is not about us, we use our gifts for the good of others. That is why God gave us these gifts. We are to use whatever we have not for our own personal benefit but rather for the good of other people. Living for others leads us to live for God. For our focus in life changes. When we put God and other people ahead of our self, it is then that we truly can do great things. We are living in the manner Jesus wants us to live. Let us ignore what society today says is important. May we die to self so that we can live for God. St. Catherine in her time established peace and concord between cities because she was on fire with the love of God. Perhaps if we heed Catherine s words dying to self and living for others, we will be on fire too with the love of God. God bless, Msgr. Duane Keep the Following in Your Prayers! Please Pray for : An increase in religious vocations, the unborn and KC members and their families. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Grand Knights Report Page 2 Insurance News Page 3 KC Kudos Page 5 Officer Nominations page 4 History Book!! Page 4 Columbus Corp Proxy Page 4 Standing Resolutions Page 6 &7 Tootsie Roll/Charity Raffle report Page 5 1
Right to Life PRO-LIFE MEDITATIONS ON THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY By Fr. Frank Pavone www.priestforlife.org/prayers.the Resurrection Christ is Risen! By his Resurrection, He has destroyed the power of death, and therefore the power of abortion. The outcome of the battle for Life has already been decided: Life is victorious! Let us pray that all pro-lifers will spread this victory to every segment of our society. The Ascension -By ascending to the Father's throne, Christ takes our human nature, given to us in the womb, to the heights of heaven. He shows us that human beings are made to be raised to heaven, not thrown in the garbage. Let us pray that the world may learn this truth and reject abortion. The Descent of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is the Advocate: He pleads our cause, for we cannot save ourselves. We pray that He will make us advocates for the babies, who cannot speak or write or vote or protest or even pray. The Assumption The Blessed Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heaven because she is the Mother of God. Mother and child are united. The Assumption reminds us that they belong together. We pray that society will see that it cannot love women while killing their children, and cannot save children without helping their mothers. We pray that people will be touched by the pro-life question, "Why can't we love them both?" The Coronation Mary is the Queen of the Universe. The Church teaches that she is the greatest creature, second only to God Himself. The Church defends the dignity of women. We pray that people will understand that to be pro-life means to be pro-woman, and that to be pro-woman demands that we be pro-life. Grand Knight s Report Brother Knights, On April 25-27 I had the privilege to attend the Knights of Columbus State Convention in Appleton, WI as one of our Council delegates along with Deputy Grand Knight Ed Murphy. Our Council s 2013 History Book received a Gold rating. A special thanks to Past Grand Knight and Past District Deputy Paul Goretcke for all his work in putting the history book together. The biggest and longest day was Saturday which included the election of State officers followed by abanquet that evening. Brother Ron Foust of Cross Plains was elected State Deputy. He is a member and Fourth Degree Honor Guard of Assembly 1948 out of Waunakee. Congratulations to Brother Ron. I want to extend a Special Thanks to all who participated in the Welcome Home party at the Dane County Airport on Saturday, May 3 rd for our Badger Honor Flight recipient Brother Jim Kueffer. This same weekend was also the kick-off of our Council s Annual Tootsie Roll Drive. We especially want to remember Brother Chuck Orville in whose memory the new vests are embroidered and for Diane Orville s donation that made it possible for our Council to purchase these new vests. Pictures of the new vests are shown elsewhere in this newsletter. Please look at our Calendar of Events. There are three events that I would like to especially draw your attention to. The first is June 15 th (Father s Day). Our Council will be sponsoring Donut Sunday at St. Albert the Great Parish at all Sunday Masses. The Mass times are 8:00 and 10:30 AM. Please send me an e-mail (kc3dn4dknight@yahoo.com) if you can help at any of the Masses. The second one is June 23. Help is needed for the setup of the Sacred Hearts Rummage Sale. Please meet by the backdoor of the school gym at 6:00 PM on June 23rd. The third one is July 8 th, the installation of our Council Officers and Council Meeting. The July 8th meeting will be held at Sacred Hearts Church, not The Round Table, beginning with the installation of officers at 7:30 PM followed by a brief meeting and social in the Gathering Room. Some additional Council Standing Resolutions (17-22) are part of this newsletter. Please review them. These will be voted on at the June 10 th Council meeting, which is also the election of Council Officers for the 2014-2015 term. The list of officers being nominated is also part of this newsletter. Nominations can also be made from the floor at June 10 th meeting. I encourage more Brother Knights to attend our Council meetings and on a more regular basis. Just for your information our meetings are getting shorter, not longer. The May 13 th meeting was less than 1 hour, approximately 42 minutes. A social follows each meeting. Mike
Council News & Events Update Your Beneficiaries Sometimes it is easy to overlook the simplest of things. Take, for example, the beneficiaries on your life insurance policies. If your policy was applied for and issued several years ago, it may very well be that the person you originally selected as the beneficiary is no longer the person you would want to receive the policy proceeds. If you bought the policy when you were single, for example, you may have named your parents as beneficiaries. If you have since married, your policies should be updated to reflect your spouse as beneficiary. Maybe you ve had children since, who are not named on the policies. Most people list a primary beneficiary, who is specifically designated as the first in priority to receive policy proceeds. We also encourage the naming of a contingent beneficiary, an alternate person designated to receive policy proceeds, usually in the event that the original beneficiary pre-deceases the insured. I routinely call all of my policyholders for annual review appointments, usually near the anniversary date of your policy that is, the date it was originally issued. One of the matters that I ll discuss during this review is the status of your beneficiary designations. If they need updating, and they often do, I can complete the paperwork during that appointment. I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your family s needs. For more information or other benefits please call me: Luke Meinholz, Knights of Columbus Field Agent Phone: 608-445-7747 E-mail: luke.meinholz@kofc.org COUMBUS CORPORATION MEETING June 24 at 7:30 pm. All members welcome. CARD PARTY Card Party at The Round Table Every Wednesday at 1:00 PM, for men, women and guests who like to play Euchre or Sheep head for more information or reservations please call 825-6728 BINGO HELP!!! If you WOULD like to learn how to do short orders or are interested in working in the kitchen on Monday Nights we will train, please call Paul @ 837-7289 If we don t get a few members the Kitchen will not be open. If you can help setup on Monday Morning we could use your help the more help the faster setup goes. Please give Jim Kueffer an call @ 201-1376 CHANGE OF ADDRESS If you are moving please call our Grand Knight @ 608 837-9324for your new address or e-mail address. Also Bret Clostemery@837-9375 bretclostermery@charter.net or Joe White@354-8810 onejvw@gmail.com this will save the council $1.25 in postage for address correction. EMAIL ADDRESS Please email with your current email address or if you no longer have an email address please contact me. Email update- When your email address changes, please notify us with the up date. (onejvw@gmail.com) COUNCIL MEETING The Council Meeting time is 7:30 pm The second Tuesday of each Month. FACE BOOK Check us out on Face Book look up The Round Table on Face Book check like and write a comment. 3
Council News & Events Cont. Columbus Corporation Annual Meeting will be held immediately following the June 10 council meeting. A quorum of 10% of council members is required to conduct business. Members who can not attend are asked to give their proxy to someone that will be in attendance. COLUMBUS CORPORATION OF SUN PRAIRIE 1611 N. Bristol Street Sun Prairie, WI 5359 Assignment of Proxy I,, an active member of Holy Family Council 4879, of Sun Prairie do herewith assign my proxy vote for matters taken before the 2014 annual meeting of the Columbus Corporation of Sun Prairie to. HISTORY BOOK Please collect and bring the following items to the June Council meeting. Pictures taken from any Council Event. Also if you have the following please bring to meeting. Pictures, Newspaper articles, Birth announcements, Anniversaries, Obituaries, photos. Clippings from Church Bulletins, or anything that is newsworthy This is for Jan 2014 to Dec 2014. A Brother Knight (or wife together) is urgently needed to do the History Book! Office Council News & Events Cont. 2013-2014 Officer Nominations Candidate Grand Knight Chaplain(*) Deputy Grand Knight Chancellor Recorder Financial Secretary(**) Treasurer Lecturer(***) Advocate Warden Inside Guard Outside Guard Michael D. Tomsyck Msgr. Duane R. Moellenberndt Edward P. Murphy David J. Foelker Ronald J. Betz Bret L. Clostermery Kenneth G. Frassetto Ryan P. Lee Vaughn B. Blaeser Mark G. Shingler Michael J. Culbertson Robert D. Haufschild Immediate Past GK (3) Gary T. St. Louis (*) Appointed by the Bishop Trustee (2) Lee W. Kopotic (**) Appointed by Supreme Trustee (1) Michael L. Pertzborn (***) Appointed by Grand Knight 4
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS Jeremy D. Allen Keith M. Arnold Matthew C. Bookter John D. Culbertson Patrick J. Goerg Robert J. Janssen Jeffery M. Korab Charles W. Linder Florian J. Raichel Francis J. Renz Terrance J. Schaaf Thomas R. Seagren Douglas V. Suchomel Thomas G. Theisen James B. Tumpach Harold G. Valdez Gregory C. Wagner Robert W. Weisensel Harold T. Wendler Gerald J. Zaruba KC Kudos 2014 May Family of the Month James M. Kueffer We honor Brother Jim Kueffer for Family of the Month for May. Brother Jim is a Korean War Veteran and was part of the Badger Honor Flight on Saturday, May 3 rd. He has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 38 years (since 1976). Members of our Council who are also part of the Fourth Degree Honor Guard from Assembly 1948 were present to welcome Brother Jim home from his Honor Flight. Brother Jim is very active in our Council (Chairman of the Annual Ground Hog Ball), in our community as a supporter of Sun Prairie Little League and at Sacred Hearts Church as an usher. It is truly an honor to have Jim as a member of our Council. Thank you Brother Jim for your service to our Country, your parish (Sacred Hearts), our community and our Council. We are proud to have you as a Brother Knight! 2014 May Knight of the Month For the Month of May, I would to recognize all those Brother Knights that helped out in the kitchen for our Council s sponsored events from December through April. Mark Shingler, Joe Skalitky, Pete Yelk, Bret Clostermery, Jim Kueffer, Philip Kueffer, Stephen Kueffer, Jim Renz and a special thanks to Paul Gorectke for supervising these guys. (If I missed anyone, please accept my apologies.) Council News & Events The Council plans on holding a Membership Recruitment Breakfast on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at The Round Table. Members interested in planning and/or assisting with this event, please contact Brother Vaughn Blaeser at (608) 825-7005 or e-mail at vb2175@att.com. CHARITY RAFFLE/TOOTSIE ROLL CAMPAIGN A total of 380 raffle tickets were purchased this year resulting in $1900 in ticket sales. Compared to last year s sales we were down significantly when we collected $3300. Thank you to all the members that purchased or sold the charity raffle tickets this year. Also, a big thank you to Brother Stephan Kueffer who led the way with 92 sold tickets. This is the third consecutive year that he has led our council in ticket sales. A complete listing of the statewide raffle ticket winners may be viewed on the KC state website under the Wisconsin Programs section. Our council s Tootsie Roll Campaign to assist people with physical and intellectual disabilities took place on May 2, 3 & 4 at five business locations and also at Sacred Heart s and St. Albert s churches. The funds collected from the Tootsie Roll donations totaled $2890 which was down slightly from the previous year when we collected $3177. The proceeds from the Tootsie Roll Campaign will be used to help support the Special Education programs in the Sun Prairie School District, Sacred Heart s School and the Sun Prairie Special Olympics. Thank you to all the KC members and their families that participated in this year s Tootsie Roll Drive to support our charitable causes. Also, a special thanks to those members that spent all or part of the weekend at the Roundtable office counting and recording the donations. David Foelker, Charity Raffle/Tootsie 5
Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly #1948, meets the 2nd Wednesday. Fourth Degree, Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly 1948 June 2014 Calendar of Events 10-Tues-Council Meeting and Election of Officers-7:30 PM 15-Sun-(Father s Day)-St. Albert the Great Parish-Donut Sunday at all Sunday Masses-Council sponsored event 18-Wed-Council officer meeting-7:30 PM 23-Mon-Sacred Hearts Rummage Sale Setup-School Gym- 6:00 PM 24-Tue-Columbus Corporation Meeting-7:30 PM 27-Friday-Priest Ordination-St. Maria Goretti Parish-7:00 PM Bingo Every Monday, Grill opens at 4:30pm NEWSLETTER INFORMATION The Knightly Edition This is the official publication of Holy Family Council 4879 1611 N. Bristol St. Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1262 608-825-9195 Published Monthly Subscription is voluntary MAIL Materials to: JOSEPH WHITE 740 Clarkson Rd. Marshall, WI 53559-9325 E-mail: onejvw@frontier.com NO LATER THAN THE 18TH PHONE: 608-655-4666 or 608-354-8810 Grand Knight Report Cont. Proposed Standing Resolutions SR-017M All Reports In order to make the Council meetings more efficient BE IT RESOLVED that all reports to the Council, including those from the Officers, Directors and Committee Chairman shall be in writing. These written reports are to be e-mailed to the Council Recorder no later than the Friday before the next Council meeting. These reports will be distributed and published in the same manner as the current Council minutes. Any questions regarding those reports can be directed to the person submitting the report that the meeting for which the report is presented. It is understood that this Standing Resolution shall not apply to the Grand Knight s Report or to the Chaplain s Report. It shall be optional for the Grand Knight and Chaplain to comply with this Resolution. SR-018M Death of Member and Spouse As a Catholic fraternal organization, for members that are in good standing at the time of their death or (the death) of their spouse. BE IT RESOLVED that the Council shall pay for four (4) Masses, two Masses for each, at the parish that the member/ spouse belongs at the time of his/her death, regardless of who dies first. SR-019M KC State Convention-Council Chaplain To encourage the attendance of the Council Chaplain at the Knights of Columbus Annual State Convention BE IT RESOLVED that the Council shall pay in advance or reimburse the Council Chaplain those known cost such a lodging at the convention site if possible (for up to two (2) days), registration fees if any and banquet fees. Other costs such as meals shall be reimbursed to the Council Chaplain also. If the State Council does not pay for mileage, the Council shall pay the mileage rate that the State Council designates for itself. 6
Council News & Events Cont. SR-020M KC State Convention-Delegates To encourage the attendance of the Council s two (2) authorized delegate to the Knights of Columbus Annual State Convention BE IT RESOLVED that the Council shall pay as a grant in the amount of $100 to each of the Council s two delegates to offset the cost of attending the convention. The designated delegates are: Grand Knight and Immediate Past Grand Knight. In the event that either one or both of the designated delegates cannot attend, the following shall be the succession order: Any Past Grand Knight; Deputy Grand Knight; Chancellor; other KC officers; any Council member. Effective Date of this Resolution shall be 01/01/2016. SR-021 Member Incentives In order to increase attendance at Council meeting and Council sponsored events, the Council as part of its budget will pay the costs of these incentives. BE IT RESOLVED that the following member incentives are hereby established. 1. $1.00 off coupon of the purchase of a drink at The Round Table printed in the Council newsletter. This coupon can be used at bingo and will good for the month that it is published in the Council s newsletter unless otherwise specified. 2. Drawings at select Council Meetings for drink coupons as described in #1. (One coupon will be given away for every 5 members that are in attendance at a Council meeting. This will be accomplished by a drawing of a member s name that is in attendance at the meeting.) 3. Drawings at select Council Meetings for a coupon good for a free meal at a specified event/function that the Council is sponsoring. Cost to participate in each drawing requires a $1.00 payment. A minimum of 10 members must participate, otherwise no drawing and money will be returned. For every 10 members that participate, 1 coupon will be given away. [Example: 10-19 participants =1 coupon; 20-29 participants=2 coupons et cetera.] 4. In the month that a member has his name published under birthdays in the Council newsletter, he shall be entitled to any domestic tap beer, or pop free at The Round Table only during the month of his birthday. He will need to sign and complete a small form/log at the bar indicating that he got his free drink. For coupons described in numbers 1 and 2, each coupon will be event and date specific. The coupon can only be used by the member. When redeeming the coupon, the member must print and sign his name where indicated on the coupon and turn it in at the bar in order to receive his discount. Limit of one coupon per event/function per member. It will be at the sole discretion of the Grand Knight as to what type of coupon is published in the newsletter and the frequency. SR-022 Council Meeting Snacks To encourage the attendance at regular Council meeting BE IT RESOLVED that the Council shall pay up to $20 per meeting for food. Officers will be assigned various months to purchase the food and bring it to each meeting and shall be reimbursed up to $20 to offset for the food they purchased. There shall be a donation container near the food with donations being used to help offset the cost of the food. The donation money collected shall go to the Council to help offset future meeting food costs. 7
Knights of Columbus Council 4879 1611 N. Bristol St Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1262 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID SUN PRAIRIE, WI PERMIT NO. 75 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 June 8th Sun Pentecost 10th Tues Council Meeting and election of officers 7:30 PM 15th-Sun-(Father s Day)-St. Albert the Great Parish -Donut Sunday at all Sunday Masses-Council sponsored event 15th - Most Holy Trinity Sunday 18th Weds Council Officers Meeting 23-Mon-Sacred Hearts Rummage Sale Setup-School Gym- 6:00 PM 22nd Corpus Christi Sunday 24th Tues Columbus Corp Meeting-7:30 PM 27th Fri Feast of the Sacred Heart World Priest Day 27th-Friday-Priest Ordination-St. Maria Goretti Parish-7:00 PM Sick or In Distress If you know of any member who is sick, injured, in the hospital or has passed away please call Grand Knight @ 608 837-9324 as soon as possible so the appropriate card or plaque can be mailed or displayed to our Brother Knight or their family members. Thank You! 8 July 4th Thurs Independence Day 8th-Tue- Council meeting and installation of officer- Sacred Hearts -7:30 PM [A brief meeting and social will follow in the Gathering Room] 16th Weds Council Officers Meeting 22nd Tues Columbus Corp Meeting-7:30 PM For latest news on progressive bingo go to: bingo@ www.kofcroundtable.com