Bishop Kucera General Assembly Knights of Columbus #595 Lincoln, NE Kevin Ostdiek, Faithful Navigator 402-438-2114 402-613-1381 Manny Gallardo, Faithful Comp. 402-423-0250 May Newsletter 2015 Happy Easter, to everyone. I pray that everyone is enjoying this most wonderful time of the year. It is a time of year to marvel at the love of power of our Risen Lord. It is a time of year to enjoy the wonder of God s creation as spring brings forth new life. It is a time of year to plan for big life events like upcoming graduations and celebrating Mother s Day. And it is time to enjoy the start of a new baseball season. Hopefully, you can plan a couple of other events in your spring plans, as there are some very important dates that are coming up: April 24 26 th : The State Knights of Columbus Convention in Kearney. The Assembly, along with the help of the Lincoln councils will once again be providing a Hospitality Room during the Convention. This year, we are moving over to the Wingate so that we are closer to the other activities. Be sure to let all of the delegates from you council know where we will be located this year. And, if you are going to the Convention this year, let me or Manny Gallardo know and we will get you a flier so that you know so that we can get you a flier. May 3 rd : We will be hosting a 4 th Degree Exemplification at North American Martyrs. Hopefully, you ve invited some 3 rd Degree Knights to enjoy the benefits of the 4 th Degree. And, hopefully, you ll be able to join us at the degree to welcome the new Sir Knights into our Assembly. Be sure to see the details of Exemplification elsewhere in this newsletter. Also on May 3 rd : We will be holding elections for the officers of the Assembly for the next Fraternal Year. The election will take place at the business meeting that precedes the Exemplification. This year, we will need to fill two positions, so please take a look at the slate of officers that is located elsewhere in this newsletter. If you are interested in serving as an officer, talk to one of the Trustees of the Assembly, and, of course, be sure to attend the meeting to help us choose our new leaders. I hope that, as you continue to celebrate the Easter Season, you will enjoy the grace of the Risen Christ, and that you will be able to join us at these events. God Bless, Kevin M Ostdiek Faithful Navigator Thank you. Kevin Ostdiek, Faithful Navigator (2014-2015) NEXT OFFICER S MEETING: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Kevin s home; 1320 W. Ryons St. at 7 PM. From Your Faithful Friar, Rev. Kenneth Borowiak, Mary, Mother of God Jesus holds up His mother, Mary, as an example for each of us as to what a true Christian mother should be. A mother should raise her children to follow God to love them, train them and empower them to be disciples of Christ through prayer and discipline. Christian maternity must keep children from the harm of the world and equip them for life as courageous, committed Christians in the world. If she accomplishes this she has greatly contributed to the kingdom of God. Through her intercession and example, Mary fulfills each of these tasks for us. May we honor and thank our own human mothers (living and deceased) and the mother of God this month of May. God Bless! Rev. Kenneth Borowiak, Faithful Friar
Sunday May 3, 2015 4 th Degree Exemplification North American Martyrs (School Gym) 1101 Isaac Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska 11:30 AM Setup (Officers and Team) 12:30 PM General Meeting and election of Officers 1:30 PM Candidates register 2:00 PM Degree Starts 2:00 PM Ladies Program 4:30 PM Mass North American Martyrs 5:30 PM Social 6:00 PM Dinner $15.00 each Dress Code: Candidates will wear Black Tuxedo, black cumber bund, black bow, Black socks & shoes, white turn down tuxedo shirt, and white gloves. Military may wear their dress uniform respectively Religious will wear their clerical garbs, seminarian may wear black suits, white shirt, black tie, black socks, black shoes. Candidate fee is $75.00 Cost includes meal for the new Sir Knight and his Lady. Priests and Seminarians are guests of the Assembly. Form 4 required to be mailed to Manny Gallardo, Faithful Comptroller no later than Friday, April 24, 2015. Form #4 s must be signed by the Financial Secretary of the council attesting candidate is 3rd Degree in good standing. 4 th Degree Sir Knights will wear their formal tux encouraged to bring their regalia. Questions, RSVP Manny Gallardo, Faithful Comptroller 402-423-0250 or e-mail mgallardo@windstream.net ANNUAL DUES: ANNUAL DUES: 187 Sir Knights have paid their dues (THANK YOU), however there are 33 that have not. If you do not have your 4th Degree 2015 membership card, please pay your dues as soon as possible. Feel free to contact Manny Gallardo, Faithful Comptroller at 402-525-5817 or by e-mail at mgallardo@windstream.net. BLUE MASS: Due to Bishop Conley being out of town in September, the Blue Mass will be at 9:45 am on May 15, 2015 at St Mary s church 14th & K Street. Please pencil in your calendar and if available, plan to help. An Honor Guard will again be a part of the Blue Mass. Invite your friends, relatives, and retirees, friends in Fire, Rescue, and Law Enforcement so we can have a great showing and participation of the Blue Mass. Fr Thomlinson is planning more for this year s Blue Mass. CHALICE CLUB: Effective January 1, 2015 (new & final date) the total cost to anyone joining the Chalice Club will be increased to $300 due to the increase cost of the Chalice or Ciborium. Mass offerings will continue at $200. All prior to January 1, 2015 members of the Chalice Club will be grandfathered in and the paid up amount will continue at $200. If you have a question about the Chalice Club, contact Manny Gallardo at 402-525-5817 or by e-mail at mgallardo@windstream.net. He can help you join, check your balance, tell you if you are paid up or not, answer any questions regarding the increase. OUT OF STATE MEMBER: If you are receiving this newsletter and live out of state or in an area than the Lincoln/Crete/Denton area, consider transferring your membership to a local assembly. Just to go www.kofc.org click on the search engine Find an Assembly click on Find a Council. Or contact Manny Gallardo, Faithful Comptroller and he will help you find an assembly in your area. RSVP: The assembly received $200 refund from Supreme for the RSVP support of the two seminarians listed below. The $200 was credited to the Ron LeDuc Seminarian Fund. The assembly supports two seminarians listed below, One from OLGS seminary in Denton and one from Mt. St. Mary s in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Please keep them in your prayers and consider mailing cards to them for holidays. Aaron Liebert James Winter OLGS Mt. St. Mary s Seminary PO Box 147 16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd. Denton, NE 68339 Emmitsburg, MD 21727- aeliebert@gmail.com. 6122
USED TUXEDO S USED TUXEDOS ON HAND AT MANNY GALLARDO 1. COAT 44 R, TROUSER 38x40, normal length sleeves 2. COAT 46R, TROUSER 39 X 41 (adjustable waist) SHIRTS 1. 2XL (15 15 ½ neck, 34-35 sleeve) USED TUXEDOS AVAILABLE AT ST LOUIS (CSS) (Contact Stan Kuta for this information at 402-525-5443) 1. 44 Long, Coat & Pants, Cummerbund, Bow Tie $49.00 2. 46 Regular, Coat & Pants $39.00 3. 48 Regular, Coat & Pants, Cummerbund, Bow Tie $79.00 4. 50 Regular, Coat & Pants, Cummerbund $79.00 5. 40 short, Coat & Pants, Cummerbund $29.00 6. 40 waist slacks $6.00 Contact Manny Gallardo 402-525-5817 or by e-mail mgallardo@windstream.net to make arrangements to try these on. SAVVI Formalwear in Gateway Mall, 6100 O Street, Suite 310, (402-434-7428) has entered the requirements for tux, shirt, cummerbund, etc. Tell them you are with the Knights of Columbus. Andrew Shannon is the owner/operator. DRESS CODE FOR SIR KNIGHTS: Remember when you are in formal attire, you are representing the Knights of Columbus. There is a dress code along with grooming criteria. If you need more information, feel free to contact one of the Commanders, the Faithful Navigator, or any of the other officers. The Commanders will exclude any Sir Knight from an Honor Guard if he does not meet the dress code or grooming criteria. Best suggestion is to look in the mirror and ask yourself, are you properly representing the Knights of Columbus. Have I properly groomed myself? If sporting a beard, have I properly trimmed it? If my hair is longer than usual, have I properly trimmed it and will it look proper when I remove my Chapeau. Look yourself over before a mirror and save yourself the embarrassment of being confronted by a Commander. Feel free to check out the following guidelines at Supreme Website: Manual Sword Honor Guard and Color Corps Drill Manual. These are both available in pdf version. It is recommended all Sir Knights download the pdf version to their computer and become familiar with these manuals. District Master Information: James N Haiar (Linda) 20177 C Street Omaha, NE 68130 H (402) 33-5899 C (402) 203-6073 E-mail: <districtmaster@nebraskakofc.org> Home Assembly: Home Council 10909, Omaha WEB: <fourthdegree.nebraskakofc.org> District Directors: Pat Mancini for Omaha Diocesan Director Leland Weber for Lincoln Diocesan Director Robert Wolfe for Grand Island Diocesan Director 4 th Degree Information: 1) Future newsletters and all important Assembly information will be posted on the Bishop Kucera Assembly 595 website http://www.nebraskakofc.org/kc4th595/ and notification will be sent via email that the newsletter can be viewed before meetings. Thanks Rod Middagh!! 2) Support the New Squires Circle!! Call Gary Taylor(402-465-0727) or Craig Sehnert(402-438- 1699) 3) Assembly waived the $9 fee for Honorary members of the Assembly(65 years old and a member of the 4 th degree for 25 years) 4) Name Badges: Need a name badge? See Bill Bradley to order a name badge for you and your spouse at our next event. Thanks, Bill Bradley. 5) Bishop Conley sent Kevin a note thanking the Assembly for the $500 donation to him. 6) If the family requests, the Assembly will provide an Honor Guard for the wife of a Sir Knight rosary and funeral. 7) Here is a link for the Trappist Monks web site. They make caskets for Knights. http://www.trappistcaskets.com/ ***Newsletter Reminder: If you receive this newsletter by USPS (mail), then Manny does not have your e- mail address. Manny Gallardo sends out the notification of the newsletter, so please send him confirmation of your email addresses, so you can continue to receive this newsletter and other important messages by email. Please email Manny Gallardo @ mgallardo@windstream.net this will save the Assembly $50 in postage for the 120 newsletters mailed out. Thanks!!
NEW MEMBERS: Please welcome these Sir Knights that took their 4 th Degree in Beatrice, November 23, 2014. Patrick Maly (St Peter s), Donald L McKee (St John s), William Chapman (St. Mary s Denton). HONORARY MEMBER (Continuous membership for 25 years, age 65) Robert D McPhillips Robin D Anderson HONORARY LIFE MEMBER (Continuous membership for 25 years, age 70) John Nelson Daniel T Rotherham When you see these Sir Knights, congratulate them on their achievements. Honor Guard Requests If you need help with a Parish Honor guard, please volunteer with your parish contact to help with these beautiful ceremonies. Please arrive a half hour early for instructions. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Commander: or Co-Commander Mike Wernke mwernke@windstream.net or phone at (402) 466-2648 or 402-438-6082 or Kenneth Dill papatoy.dill@gmail.com or 402-467-1953. Contact one of the commanders to borrow regalia. Thanks. Honor Guards: Bishop Conley: (Su)April 19 2:00 P.M. Boy and Girl Scout Awards Mass (F)May 22 7:00 P.M. Diaconate Ordinations (Sa)May 23 11:00 A.M. Priesthood Ordinations (M) May 25 10:00 A.M. Memorial Day(Calvary) Bishop Bruskewitz: (M)April 20 7:00 PM at Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Lincoln (Su)April 26 10:00 AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lincoln If you are standing Honor Guard for a rosary, please try to arrive 1 hour before the scheduled start time, if possible. This allows the commanders to change guards every 5 10 minutes. Thanks Mike Wernke (466-2648) and Kenneth Dill (467-1953). For the Good of the Order: Special prayers section Keep our Service men and women in your Keep Fr. Borowiak in your Isaac Pfeifer, Field Agent Neil Pfeifer s son!! Keep Kevin Ostdiek s mother in your Keep Joann Clare in your Keep Willard Frey s family in your prayers, his wife Regina passed away this week!!! Keep June Piccolo s family in your prayers because she passed away recently!!! Keep Charles Beardslee and family in your prayers. Muriel Beardslee passed away this week. Keep Gary Taylor s mother in your Keep Leonard Roberts in your Keep Mark Main s daughter, Allison in your Keep Mark Kistler s son and father in your Keep Mike Wernke s son-in-law in your prayers while he is in the Middle East!! Jim Rynearson passed away!! If anyone knows of any other Sir Knight ill or in distress, please contact Manny Gallardo (423-0250) or Harry Tilley (423-6182). The Honor Guards are also listed on the Assembly s websitehttp://www.nebraskakofc.org/kc4th595/ The Commander's now have the new 4th degree Honor Guard pins with the US Flag and the 4 th degree emblem, and these pins will be given out as we do H.G.'Death OF A SIR KNIGHT OR SPOUSE: The assembly does not always get notified of the death of a Sir Knight or spouse. We are requesting all Sir Knights, the Parish Contact, the Grand Knight, and the Financial Secretary to help us. If anyone hears of the death of a Sir Knight or spouse please notify one of the officer's immediately.
Officers for 2014-2015 Term: Faithful Navigator Kevin Ostdiek Faithful Captain Stan Kuta Faithful Pilot Marvin Burbach Faithful Purser Bill Bradley Faithful Friar Rev. Kenneth Borowiak Faithful Comptroller Manny Gallardo Faithful Scribe Mark Kistler Faithful Inside Sentinel Chris Lewis Faithful Outside Sentinel Ted Henderson Faithful Admiral Dennis Clare 3 year Trustee Mark Main 2 year Trustee Lou Gasper 1 year Trustee Gary Taylor Fraternally, Harry Tilley, editor Manny Gallardo, review editor