April 2014 Knights of Columbus Lancaster Council 2455 Tenth Edition of Columbian Year 2013-2014 Council 2455 Website: www.kofc2455.org
Bob Iabichella Dear Brothers, Well Easter is upon us and the fish fry is going very well. I would like to thank those brothers in advance that helped in the kitchen and serving and especially to Leon for putting it all together which is a tough job. Thank you everyone. The Lady s Tea went quite well and they raised what I was told around $11,000.00 for the AVPCC. Thanks to the Brothers that were servers and thank you to the Lady s Knights that put it all together. On March 8 th the AVPCC had their ribbon cutting on the 4G Ultra Sound Machine, what a great turnout we had there. With the three Grand Knights one from each council. Palmdale, Quartz Hill and Lancaster. Thank you to Father Vaughn Winters of Saint Mary s and Father Leo Dechant from Father Sera for attending and blessing the ultra sound machine. I would like to thank Vince Interante for putting it all together and mostly PGK Tim Loebs that without him working on this to have Supreme matches what all the Councils did, the machine would have never been bought. The match was $17,000.00 plus. We had a wonderful Saint Paddy s Day Dinner; to bad I don t remember it. But what I understand by our Deputy Grand Knight Steve Navarro everyone had a great time. Thank you to Brother Steve Navarro and Brother Jay Di Silvestri for a great job. Thank you again Brother Leon for a wonderful dinner, I do remember the dinner. We also had a first and second degree which went off very well and brought in 5 new members. We have quite a few brothers that have not renewed there membership. If you know of anyone please talk to them and see if you can convince them to pay their dues and return to a member in good standing. April also means it is time for Officer nominations. If you are a 3rd Degree Knight then you are eligible to run for an officer s position. Talking about elections, there are some seats in the Columbus Club that will be opening up. God Bless, Robert Iabichella Grand Knight 2
Father Tom Baker SEE THE GOOD Saturday, March 15, I went to the detention camp in Lake Hughes, Munz/Mendenhall, to hear confessions and celebrate Mass with the young men. I used an apple to explain a gospel message. Actually, I used the apple core. You see, I was taking a walk with Jesus and I saw an apple core lying on the ground, all dirty and rotten, with ants on it, and I picked it up to throw away. But Jesus said not to and asked for the apple. After I gave it to Him, He broke it open, revealing the seeds inside. Jesus always sees the life inside, the potential seed of faith that is there. I told those young men that although they may appear rotten and dirty on the outside and by the fact that they are locked up at this time in their life, God sees the seed of faith in each one of them. God sees that seed of faith in each one of us. We need to look beyond the outer layer, as God does. We need to stop judging a book by its cover and attempt to uncover the presence of God in others we meet. Sometimes it happens that we talk about things without all the facts or we judge a situation by its cover. This can easily lead to destructive talk we term gossip. The Modern Catholic Dictionary defines gossip as: idle talk, especially about others. The morality of gossip is determined by the degree to which time is wasted in useless conversations, by the failure in justice or charity committed against others, and by the damage done to people s reputation by those who gossip. The book of Sirach says: never repeat gossip, and you will not be reviled, and St. Paul in writing to the Corinthians hoped he would find: no rivalry, jealousy, fury, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit and disorder (I Corinthian 12:20). Lent is an excellent opportunity to root out those things in our lives that are non-productive, like gossip or unfair judgment. I pray we all have honorable conversations that build up one another and the Body of Christ. Perhaps you remember the proverb my Mom taught me as a youngster: If you can t say anything nice, don t say anything at all. Let us not tear down but build up and let us try to see like Jesus those inner seeds of faith. Peace. Fr. Tom 3
Vince Interrante Dear Brother Knights, During the last six years that I have been writing these Newsletters, I had the opportunity to read and study volumes of Pro-life life material that were not only highly informative but greatly inspiring as well. Among all of these however, I still come back, again and again, to reread the profound words that were spoken and written by what I believe was the greatest pro-life leader of all time, Blessed Mother Teresa. On February 5,1994, just three years before she died, this humble, gentle loving woman, was invited to speak at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. Back then she was called Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a fondly remembered humanitarian who won the Noble Peace Prize in 1971. President Bill Clinton, first lady Hillary Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore were on hand, sitting in anticipation of honoring Mother Teresa s works of mercy but not really knowing what she had to say. Neither did the many who represented a variety of faiths and usually tried to steer away from controversy. But that changed when Mother Teresa came up to the podium. The words she spoke were pure and true and were followed by a prolonged standing ovation from all except the president and his entourage. The following words are extracts from that speech. The entire speech can be found at the following Internet address: http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles4/motherteresaabortion.php I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child - a direct killing of the innocent child - murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? By abortion, the mother does not learn to love, but kills even her own child to solve her problems. And by abortion, the father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world. Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching the people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. That is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion. I know that couples have to plan their family and for that there is natural family planning. The way to plan the family is natural family planning, not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, of loving; through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self. This turns the attention to self and so it destroys the gift of love in him or her. In loving, the husband and wife must turn the attention to each other as happens in natural family planning, and not to self, as happens in contraception. Once that living love is destroyed by contraception, abortion follows very easily. Yours in Christ, Vincent D. Interrante 4
Knight s Wives Dear Knights Families, Our next meeting will be on Monday April 7 th at 7:00 p.m. All Knights Ladies and widows are welcome. April Nemila will be bringing refreshments. Please remember your bingo prize. Continuing in April (4 th and 11 th ) will be the Lenten Fish Fry. We are in need of help on these two dates. We also, are in need of desserts for the final fish fries. Pies especially Lemon Meringue are a favorite. The proceeds from this project goes to Meals on Wheels and supply costs. If you have any questions please leave a message clearly and with a phone number and I will call you back. Thank you and Easter Blessings, Barbara Ballman 942-2080 5
April 2014 Knights of Columbus Lancaster Council 2455 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 8:00pm 4th Degree 6 7 8 9 107:00pm 11 Fish 12 Rosary 7:30pm Council General Business Fish Fry 5:00pm To 7:00pm 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Palm Sunday 7:00pm KofC Wives 7:30pm Columbus Club 6:00pm Charity 6:45pm Officers Fry 5:00pm To 7:00pm Good Friday AVPCC Dinner And Raffle 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt 12:00-2:00pm 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Easter Sunday 27 28 29 30 Squire s Meeting 6:00am Cook for St. Vincent de Paul 6:00am Cook for St. Vincent de Paul Family Bowling Night This Month s Special Events; 4th; 5:00-7:00 p.m. Fifth Fish Fry. 5th; 6:00p.m. AVPCC 23rd Annual Fundraising Gala. Held at the Hellenic Center. 11th; 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sixth Fish Fry. 12th; 12:00-2:00 p.m. 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt. 26th; 6;00 p.m. Family Bowling Night at Brunswick Sands Bowl. 6
A Look Ahead 1st; 8:00pm, 4th Degree Meeting 5th; 7:00pm KofC Wives, 7:30pm Columbus Club 6th; 6:00pm Charity, 6:45 Officers 8th; 7:00pm Rosary, 7:30 Council Gen. Business 19th; 6:00am, Cook for St. Vincent de Paul 25th: Squire s Meeting 26th; 6:00am, Cook for St. Vincent de Paul May 2014 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2nd; 7:00pm KofC Wives, 7:30pm Columbus Club 3rd; 6:00pm Charity, 6:45 Officers 5th; 8:00pm, 4th Degree Meeting 12th; 7:00pm Rosary, 7:30 Council Gen. Business 23rd; 6:00am, Cook for St. Vincent de Paul 29th: Squire s Meeting 30th; 6:00am, Cook for St. Vincent de Paul June 2014 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7
ADULTS $8.00 CHILDREN 10 and UNDER $5.00 For a Fried Fish Meal with all the Trimmings The Knights Wives will be selling Desserts 8
COME JOIN US for The 2nd Annual EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday April 12th 12:00-2:00pm In the Outback Bring the family for lunch, an Easter Egg hunt for the kids, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. We hope to see you there. 9
JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF FAMILY FUN AT BRUNSWICK SANDS BOWL SATURDAY APRIL 26TH 6:00 PM COME ENJOY BOWLING, PIZZA AND REFRESHMENTS Space will be limited Please contact Bob Nemila at rgnemila2455@hotmail.com to reserve a spot 10
Congratulations to all Brothers on Their Birthdays Dennis Lodovici 1st George J Pulos Jr. 1st Gary Vierrra 9th Rick Ramirez 10th Larry Jones 14th Frank Cacciola 16th Dr. Mark J Merten 17th Dr. Wadie S Tadros 17th Roland Patin 18th Oscar Alvarado 20th Paul Skinner 22nd Richard Rodriguez 23rd David Stowe 24th Mark A Velasco II 24th Alex Camello 25th James Stewart 25th Jess Alilain 26th Joe Serrato 26th Charles Beckman 27th Jerry Murnane 29th 11
Brother Knights Let us help Saint Vincent de Paul Fill their pantry All Knights are encouraged to bring two or more non perishable items to contribute at this perpetual food drive These food items should be brought to meetings and functions For more information Or to help with this event Contact Ken Merrill, PGK 12
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1 ST DEGREE CEREMONIAL TEAM COUNCIL 2455 GRAND KNIGHT: Ernie Bingham ALTERNATE: Vince Calderon DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT: Richard Alvarez CHANCELLOR: Deacon Greg Halamicek WARDEN: Dennis Lodovici FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Richard Lyon INSIDE GUARD: Ken Merrill GUARDS: Dennis Duffy/Robert Nemila AIDS TO WARDEN: Dave Mari/Kevin Welfel BANNER BEARER: Patrick Halamicek MUSIC: Bobby Iabichella ALTERNATE: Steve Navarro ALTERNATE: ALTERNATE: Ken Arguelles ALTERNATE: Tim Loebs ALTERNATE: Robert Nemila ALTERNATE: Eric Ufondu ALTERNATE: Chuck Forrest ALTERNATE: ALTERNATE: 2 ND DEGREE CEREMONIAL TEAM COUNCIL 2455 DISTRICT DEPUTY: Tony Lizama GRAND KNIGHT: Eric Ufondu CHANCELLOR: Deacon Greg Halamicek WARDEN: Dennis Lodovici FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Richard Lyon CROSS BEARER: Robert Cruz INSIDE GUARD: Ken Merrill HONOR GUARDS: Dennis Duffy/Robert Nemila AIDS TO WARDEN: Dave Marin/Kevin Welfel BANNER BEARER: Patrick Halamicek MUSIC: Bobby Iabichella ALTERNATE: Vince Calderon ALTERNATE: ALTERNATE: ALTERNATE: Guy Derose ALTERNATE: Tim Loebs ALTERNATE: ALTERNATE: Robert Nemila ALTERNATE: Harry ALTERNATE: Chuck Forrest ALTERNATE: ALTERANTE: 14
Council 2455 Officers, Committee & Activity Heads For Columbian Year 2013 2014 Hall Phone Number: 661-942-2751 Grand Knight Chaplain Deputy Grand Knight Chancellor Warden Recorder Treasurer Financial Secretary Advocate Guards 3rd Year Trustee 2nd Year Trustee 1st Year Trustee Lecturer Charity Committee Head Columbus Club President Sunshine Committee Bob Iabichella Reverend Tom Baker Steve Navarro Patrick Halamicek Robert Nemila Ben Megel Bob Parnett Dennis Lodovici. PGK Jay DiSilvestri Dennis Saenz Joe Orwat Doug Paterson Tim Meza, PGK Tom Pitts Tim Loebs, PGK Timothy F Buckley Tim Meza, PGK Chuck Forrest Dennis Lodovici, PGK 904-1528 942-7122 948-8779 305-8381 949-9446 206-7783 945-5387 265-1994 266-3321 945-4667 722-5579 943-7132 729-6069 949-1507 266-4406 272-1955 729-6069 949-1361 265-1994 AVPCC Representative Columbian Squires Director Church Director Degree Team Director Hall Information & Rentals Membership & Retention Newsletter Coordinator Website Coordinator Pro-Life Director Pro-Life Co-Director Vocations Director Tom Berard Robert Johnson Deacon Ron Routolo Eric Ufondu Steve Navarro Patrick Halamicek Bob Nemila Johnrex Fernandez Vince Interrante Dennis Duffy Deacon Gregory Halamicek 206-8276 212-0638 942-4205 718-1838 916-4539 305-8381 949-9446 270-6758 723-8599 (818) 613-1795 949-9125 Insurance Field Agent Bob Monaco (661) 992-3556 15