HOLY FAMILY COUNCIL 4879 http://www.kofcsunprairie.org Volume 22 Issue 10 Published Monthly, Council Meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM MAY 2017 2016-2017 Officers GRAND KNIGHT Edward P. Murphy (608) 318-1679 Grandknight@kofcsunprairie.org CHAPLAIN Msgr. Duane R. Moellenberndt 608-837-7381 DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Joseph V. White 608-218-5312 onejvw@gmail.com CHANCELLOR Dave Foelker 608-834-3149 foelkerd@gmail.com RECORDER Allan J. Bloczynski 608-834-9269 alb@spwl.net FINANCIAL SECRETARY Bret L. Clostermery 608-837-9375 BretClosterery@gmail.com TREASURER Kenneth Frassetto 608-825-2811 kfrassetto@mge.com LECTURER ADVOCATE Vaughn Blaeser 608-825-7005 vb2175@att.com WARDEN Mark Shingler 608-220-4189 mgshingler@charter.net INSIDE GUARD Ralph Weitzman 608-837-3135 oldtimerhapp@charter,net OUTSIDE GUARD Benjamin Berry Berry_benjamin@hotmail.com BOARD OF TRUSTEES: IMMEDIATE PAST G.K. Michael D. Tomsyck 608-837-9324 Gary T. St. Louis 608 837-2809 Lee W. Kopotic 608-220-2037 KC INSURANCE Luke Meinholz 4702 Gordon Ave, Monona 608-445-7747 luke.meinholz@kofc.org Chaplain s Corner Dear Brother Knights, It was recently reported by surveys of Catholic families that the best indicator of whether or not children will be active in the faith and practice the faith later in their lives is if they have seen their father practicing the faith. Did they witness their father praying? Could they tell faith made a difference in their father s daily life? We know mothers play a vital part in their children s lives. I think we have often thought and rightly so that mothers have a great impact on the spiritual life of their children. However, these surveys really challenge fathers to take seriously the role of passing on the Catholic faith to their children. That is what fathers and mothers promise to do at the baptism of their child. Now we know how important it is for mothers and fathers to work in tandem to instill the Catholic beliefs in their children. I would also mention that I believe grandfathers and grandmothers can also do a great deal to support, guide and encourage the spiritual development of their grandchildren too. So I would ask you as Knights of Columbus as Catholic gentlemen how well are you doing to nurture the faith development of the next generation? Children are entrusted to your care. What kind of a daily witness are you giving to the importance of the faith and Catholic values in your life? (Please turn to page 5) Keep the Following in Your Prayers! Please Pray for : The unborn and all those we promised to pray for Peace and unity for our country. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Grand Knights Report Page 2 Insurance News Page 3 KC Kudos Page 6 Officer Nominatons P age 5 Right to LIFE Page 2 Fish Fries A Success! Page 6 New Members! Page 4 Themes and Meditations P age 7 1
Right to Life. PRO-LIFE MEDITATIONS ON THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY By Fr. Frank Pavone (priestsforrlife.org) Glorious Mysteries The Resurrection Our Lady, Queen of all Saints, we pray that Our Lord will bless and take to heaven the souls of the slaughtered unborn infants, that after their terrible suffering, they may see the wondrous face of your Son there awaiting them. The Ascension As we follow the example of Our Lord each day, we hear His words: "Know that I am with you always, even to the end of the world." We pray that we will always have the courage to be disciples of Jesus and show His love for all people by standing here in defense of life. We pray that all mothers feel the presence and strength of Our Lord each day. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Give us strength and courage, O Holy Spirit, to follow the example of the apostles. Though they were fearful, You filled them with faith and courage. Jesus, through Mary, the Spouse of the Holy Spirit, we pray for a New Pentecost today, that all mothers will be filled with the fire of Your love and the faith to accept Your Will. The Assumption Most chaste and gentle Mother, be always our model for purity and humility. Mary, most pure and gentle virgin, let us desire only the will of the Father. Help us not to seek rewards on this earth, for Heaven is the greatest reward. We seek only to dwell in the House of the Lord all the days of our life. The Coronation Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, we pray that all will come to honor your request to make daily reparation for the sin of abortion which so greatly offends your Immaculate Heart and the Sacred Heart of your Divine Son. ) Grand Knight s Report Brother Knights, With the arrival of May, the thought occurs to me that I only have another month as Grand Knight. As I reflect on the past couple of years, I am amazed at this council. There is so much good work done for the Sun Prairie community and for our parishes. My heartfelt thanks to all who donate their time, and talent, to our council. Our charitable activities shine as a clear example of the vision established by the Knights of Columbus founder, Fr. Michael McGivney. Our council hosted an Admission (1 st ) Degree on April 18 at The Round Table. We welcomed 6 new members to our council that night. There are several more men who are ready to join, but could not make it on the 18 th. Our membership efforts are paying off and achieving Star Council recognition is a real possibility. My sincere thanks to all you helped with the recent St. Albert s membership drive, and especially to the men on the Admission Degree Team. They all put in a ton of hours on other KC activities yet are willing to come make the ceremony to join the Knights a special occasion. We are holding the annual People With Intellectual Disabilities (P.W.I.D, aka tootsie roll) drive on May 5 7. This is a great event that supports Special Olympics and the Special Education programs at Sacred Hearts School and the Sun Prairie Area School District. Bring you children with you to make it a family service activity. Please use the Sign-Up Genius link in the email from David Foelker. Or contact David at dfoelker@charter.net, (608) 228-4602. Don t forget to get your baseball tickets. The annual Mallard s / Women s Care Center fundraiser tailgate and baseball game will take place on August 12, 2017 with a 6:35 pm game time. Once again our council purchased 20 tickets. Tickets cost $13/each, which includes the tailgate, and admission to the game. Please contact me (608-318-1679, grandknight@kofcsunprairie.org) if you would like to purchase tickets to the game. (continued on page 4)
Council News & Events Plan for this Tax Day and into the Future April 15 (tax day) is right around the corner. It s become popular this time of year to encourage the opening of an IRA or similar retirement plan, or the depositing of additional funds into an existing account, as a tax-savings vehicle. Or perhaps someone has tried to convince you to open an account, touting the rate of interest that money in one of these accounts can earn. There are many good reasons for doing the above, and many financial institutions are saying the same thing right now. But why not go with the Knights? Certainly, contributing money to a KC account will allow you to save some money on your income tax return. And our plans do pay a very competitive interest rate, consistent with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal. Opening or adding to an account for these reasons, however, strikes me as taking a short-term view of a product that is designed to provide long-term security. How much security? How does retirement income that you cannot outlive guaranteed sound to you? Here at the Knights of Columbus, you can open a plan for as little as $300. Funds can be moved from existing accounts, often for no cost. Consistent and disciplined savings placed into that K of C product over time can guarantee you an income at retirement that you cannot outlive. That guarantee along with the fact that no one has ever lost money left in a KC plan (remember absolute safety of principal) really will provide you with peace of mind. And you can also be assured that the Knights will invest with the highest moral and ethical standards in the industry. Your funds will never find their way into morally objectionable programs, or support areas that are in contrast to the teachings of the Church. I am happy to meet with you at your convenience and in your home to explain in detail the benefits of opening a Knights of Columbus account, along with the benefits of our top-rated life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance plans. Contact : Luke Meinholz, FICF Field Agent Office: (608) 230-6740 Cell: (608)445-7747 COLUMBUS CORPORATION MEETING Tuesday May 23 7:30 pm 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 can help setup on Monday Morning be there at 8:30 AM we could use your help the more help the faster setup goes. Please give Jim Kueffer a call @ 201-1376 CHANGE OF ADDRESS If you are moving please call our Grand Knight,Ed Murphy @ 608 318-1679 grandknight@kofcsunprairie,org with your new address or e-mail address. Also Bret Clostemery@837-9375 bretclostermery@charter.net or Joe White@218-5312 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. FACEBOOK Check us out on Face Book look up The Round Table on Face Book check like and write a comment. 3
Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly #1948, meets the 2nd Wednesday. Fourth Degree, Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly 1948 May 2017 5th, 6th, 7th Fri-Sun Tootsie Roll Drive( P.W.I.D.) 9th Tues Council Meeting 7:30 pm 14th-Sun Mothers Day 18th Thurs Council officers meeting 23rd-Tues Columbus Corp meeting-7:30 28th Sun Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 29th-Mon Memorial Day 31st-Weds Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Bingo Every Monday, Grill opens at 4:30pm Grand Knight Report Cont. 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@gmail.com NO LATER THAN THE 18TH PHONE: 608-218-5312 or 608-354-8810 Do you like to write? Then I ve got great news! We are searching for a new council newsletter editor. Deputy Grand Knight Joe White has done an amazing job with the newsletter for many years. As he prepares to take on the Grand Knight duties, he needs to find a replacement newsletter editor. This commitment does not require you to be away from home. Please contact Joe at onejvw@gmail.com, (608) 655-4666, to learn more about the opportunity. Vivat Jesus! Ed Murphy Welcome to our new members: Bradley Schafer Nick Ganz Andy Spatola Brad Grobbel Al Rohmeyer Thomas Keefe Bill Dorraance Council News & Events Cont. 4
Chaplain s Corner-Continued As we continue to celebrate the Easter Season, it is a good time to renew our commitment to the Mass, devotions, the rosary, the teachings of the Catholic Church and all the treasures our faith offers. Our faith has so much. If we are to be good witnesses for Jesus, it all begins with prayer. As one saint has said, We should have frequent recourse to prayer, and persevere a long time in it. God wishes to be solicited. He is not weary of hearing us. The treasure of his graces is infinite. Blessed Easter Season, Monsignor Duane Moellenberndt Council News & Events Cont. Council #4879 Officer Nominations 2017-2018 Fraternal year Officer nominations will be finalized at the May council meeting. Election will take place at the June Council meeting. A knight that has reached the third degree is eligible to become an officer Grand Knight Deputy Grand Knight Chancellor Recorder Treasurer Advocate Warden Inside Guard Outside Guard 3rd Year Trustee 2nd Year Trustee 1st Year Trustee Joseph V. White SK Paul R. Shepherd SK David J. Foelker Allan J. Bloczynski Kenneth G. Frassetto SK Vaughn B. Blaeser Mark G. Shingler SK Ralph E. Weitzman Benjamin E. Berry Gary T. St. Louis SK Michael D. Tomsyck SK Edward P. Murphy 5
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS 4th John Drake 9th Samuel D.Yakey 11th Michael L. Pertzborn 12th Phillip C. Reger 12th Stephen C. Sturm 15th-Gary A. Hebl 15th-Peter A. Schmitz 16th Donald E. Gmeinder 16th Nathan J. Smith 24th Marvin G. Derr 24th Lee W. Kopotic 26th Gary M. Hanson 28th George R. Gruetzmacher 29th Vernon F. Yelk 30th-Derek J. Acker 2017 April Family of the Month Mike Pertzborn and family Brother Mike and his wife Shirley are members of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church. Mike is a Bingo caller (currently our only one) and Shirley can often be found helping with Bingo while Mike is working as a caller. Mike and Shirley are also regular helpers at the annual Groundhog Ball. He is a member of our council s Admission (1 st ) Degree Team and is a Past Grand Knight. In the past he has chaired a number of programs such as the Memorial Mass, and Columbus Day Banquet. Outside of the Knights Mike is an Usher at Sacred Hearts. Thank you Mike and Shirley for all you do for our council! Bob Weisensel KC Kudos 2017 April Knight of the Month Brother Bob is a 54-year member of Council 4879. Bob is at The Round Table every Monday night supporting Bingo by working the food table (taking orders, delivering food, etc.). After he s done taking food orders Bob sticks around and provides further support for our charitable activities by playing Bingo. Bob also contributed to the past 12 Fish Fry s as a key member of the Wednesday night prep team. He is also one of the regulars that show up early for each council meeting to pray the rosary. Bob and his wife Elaine are members of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church. Thank you Bob, for all you do for our council! Council News & Events Fish Fries a Great Success! A group of dedicated Knights conducted fish fries on every Friday for twelve weeks straight! The fish fries generated a total of $18941.00 for charity and youth groups in Sun Prairie. A total of 4267 meals were served averaging 356 meals each Friday. An astounding 2891 pounds of fish was served. Look for more detail in the June Newsletter. Thanks much to the community and all who patronized the fish fries to help us raise funds for so many. 6
Council News & Events Cont. MAY HOPE Because love is filled with hope when it is communicated, our family wants to promote hope and the life-giving spirit that flows from it to our families. Meditation From Pope Benedict XVI s Spe Salvi Whoever is moved by love begins to perceive what life really is. He begins to perceive the meaning of the word of hope that we encountered in the Baptismal Rite: from faith I await eternal life the true life which, whole and unthreatened, in all its fullness, is simply life. Jesus, who said that he had come so that we might have life and have it in its fullness, in abundance (cf. Jn 10:10), has also explained to us what life means: this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (Jn 17:3). Life in its true sense is not something we have exclusively in or from ourselves: it is a relationship. And life in its totality is a relationship with him who is the source of life. If we are in relation with him who does not die, who is Life itself and Love itself, then we are in life. Then we live. 1. How would our family life be different if we did not love at all? How would this affect our sense of hope? 2. In what ways has the Catholic faith and God s love shown us how to love? In what way does the faith shape our hopes? Why is having a relationship with God so important to really living and hoping? Scripture Reading - Psalm 139:13-18 A prayer to the all-knowing and ever-present God You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother s womb. I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works! My very self you know. My bones are not hidden from you, When I was being made in secret, fashioned in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw me unformed; in your book all are written down; my days were shaped, before one came to be. How precious to me are your designs, O God; how vast the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sands; when I complete them, still you are with me. Family Project Ask each person to choose something impossible to pray for this month, and choose one person in your family to pray for every day during the month. Also, to celebrate the life-giving spirit of your family, discuss times in your family s life when you grew together in faith or love. Discuss moments of your relationship, courtship, engagement and wedding celebrations that helped you grow as a couple. Share stories of your children s births, and discuss the gift that each of their lives has been to your family. Gather photos or various mementos of these events for a scrapbook or memory box that your family can cherish, or consider compiling them into a slideshow that can be shared with relatives. Taken from < http://www.kofc.org/en/resources/domestic-church/building-domestic-church.pdf > 7
Knights of Columbus Council 4879 1611 N. Bristol St Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1262 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID SUN PRAIRIE, WI PERMIT NO. 75 CALENDAR OF EVENTS May 2017 5th, 6th, 7th Fri-Sun Tootsie Roll Drive ( P.W.I.D.) 9th Tues Council Meeting 7:30 pm 14th-Sun Mothers Day 18th Thurs Council officers meeting 20th-Sat Armed Forces Day 23rd-Tues Columbus Corp meeting-7:30 28th Sun Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 29th-Mon Memorial Day 31st-Weds Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary June 2017 4th Sun Pentecost 11th-Sun Most Holy Trinity Sunday 13th Tues Council Meeting 7:30 pm 14th-Weds Flag Day 18th-Sun Corpus Christi Sunday 18th-Sun Fathers Day 22nd Thurs Council Officers meeting 27th Tues- Columbus Corp meeting-7:30 pm For latest news on progressive bingo go to: bingo@ www.kofcroundtable.com 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 @ 608 318-1679 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