Sacred Heart St. Andrew St. Irenaus St. John Fisher St. Mary of the Hills St. Pauls Sir Knight News Divine Mercy Assembly : 3082 Michigan District 1 - Clifford F. Wasmund Volume 1 : Issue 2 4th Quarter 2011 This issue Mary s Mantle P.2 Special Interests St. Ireneaus Blue MassP.2 Kot Kot Letter P.3 Faithful Navigator Report Color Corps Service to Our Country Pro-Life Parish Notes Prayers Birthdays / Anniversaries Welcome New Brothers 4th Degree Anniversaries 50 Years Dominic Ferranti 25 Years Herb Stacer Don White 10 Years Jerome Brzezinski Mike McDermott John Modetz Faithful Navigator Report I hope that all of you had a wonderful and exciting summer, as enter and prepare for the coming of the holiday season. Our assembly and Color Corp have been very busy these past months. The election of the new officers has given our Assembly a new form of dedication and purpose. The Installation of Assembly Officers on September 1 st showed that Divine Mercy Assembly # 3082 is ready to move on. A large thank you to our Faithful Friar, Fr. Brian Cidlevich for stepping in and presiding as Staff Friar during the ceremony, I also want to thank Bishop Gallagher Assembly for putting together a wonderful program and dinner. During our last Assembly meeting in August a donated transport chair was presented to our home parish Sacred Heart Church in Aurburn Hills. Fr. Richard Cavellier, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, said that it will be put to good use in the church. Our transport chair committee has been working with Fr. Baumgartner Council # 5452 to also donate three transport chairs to the other churches that the council supports. St. Irenaeus on 9-11-2011, St. Andrew on 9-25- 2011, and St. John Fisher. These chairs are dedicated in HONOR of OUR VETERANS 11-11-2011. The embroidering is on black cloth attached to the back of the chair with gold lettering, a American Flag on one side, and the Kof C symbol on the other. The name of the council 5452 is also in gold below the symbols. A very thankful appreciation to the Transport Chair Committee, especially to SK John McKevitz, and PFN, SK Jim Bruewer for there outstanding effort in getting this done. We will be welcoming three new Sir Knights at the 4 th Degree Exemplification on Sept.17th, they are Peter Cirulis, Forrest Cooper, and Mark Havas. Thank you men joining, I hope that with your help, our Assemblies up and coming fraternal yearly events will be very successful. Vivat Jesus (Jesus lives through you) David Koss
Sir Knight News : Divine Mercy Assembly #3082 The Stars & Stripes Color Corps : In Action Page 2 The star ( an ancient symbol of India, Persia and Egypt) symbolizes dominion and sovereignty, as well as lofty aspiration. The constellation of stars within the union, one star for each state, is emblematic of our federal constitution which reserves to the states, their individual sovereignty except as to the rights delegated by them to the federal government. The symbolism of the flag was thus interpreted by Washington: " We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by the white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the while stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty." Michigan in 1837 became a state, and is the 26th star on our flag Welcome New Brothers Craig Wiles Stan Wondolowski Tony Woscik St. Irenaeus Blue Mass The Divine Mercy Assembly Color Corps for participated in the Blue Mass at St Irenaeus on the tenth anniversary of Sep- Pro-Life : Mary s Mantle As Catholic men, Knights are called to defend the dignity of life. The KofC engage in many ways to respect life, particularly lives of the unborn. Whether it be the purchasing of ultra sound machines for pregnancy clinics, participating in Life Chains and 40 Days for Life prayer vigils, Pro Life March in Washington DC and Right To Life benefits. If you haven t gotten engaged look for the opportunity, and if nothing else praying and fasting are wonderful ways to help. Much of our effort is directed towards convincing the establishment and women that abortion is wrong. But what often goes unnoticed is the need to help women contemplating abortion who choose life for their babies. This is where charities such as Mary s Mantle play a critical role. Mary s Mantle was established Apostolic Visit of the Holy Father to the White House During Pope Benedict s April 16 meeting with President Bush at the White House, 30 Fourth Degree Knights in full regalia provided an honor guard for the ceremony. It was the first time the Fourth Degree stood in formation for a pope and president at the White House in 2010 for the specific purpose of providing a safe haven for homeless pregnant women who choose life over death for their babies. Mary s Mantle is a Catholic residential program (recognized by the Archdiosese ) in Southfield, that provides expectant mothers an opportunity to experience and witness love and healthy relationships. They come to fully understand their responsibilities as mothers. With the help of staff and volunteers, Mary s Mantle works diligently to help plan for their future. The expectant mothers use community resources and local churches who welcome them as part of their faith community. To date Mary s Mantle has celebrated the birth of 5 babies, and the home currently has 3 mothers well along in their pregnancy. The home is funded purely on donations, and has an annual budget of $130,000. The Board of Directors includes one priest, two deacons and two Knights. If you are interested in considering making a charitable contribution to Mary s Mantle please contact SK Barry Doherty (248-3 9 1-1 2 4 9 ) o r www.marysmantle.net. Mary s Mantle is 501.3c tax deductible charity. Brother Knights if you are interested in submitting an article or other items in our next newsletter, please email you requests to barrydoherty@comcast.net by 1/1/2012.
Sir Knight News : Divine Mercy Assembly #3082 Page 3 Kot Kot Reaches Out Kot Kot the nine year old young man from the Philippines that the Assembly now sponsors (pictured right), has sent us his first letter. Below is a copy of this letter, a letter written in Kot Kot s own hand writing. To the delight of the Assembly SK Bill Travik (the catalyst behind establishing this sponsorship through the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging) read the letter to all. What a heart warming, uplifting letter to share. It is our understanding that there is another young man sponsored by the Knight of Columbus, and Bill is working on establishing a connection between the two youngsters...who knows, these fine lads might one day make great Knights (talk about a long term plan to distribute a form 100). Note the letter is a bit light, and difficult to read in spots, but you ll get most of it. Continued on Page 4 Special Election On July 26, 2011 a special election was held to fill the vacated Faithful Captain Office. Nominations were accepted and SK Duane Creviston was elected Faithful Captain. Elected to backfill Duane s office of Faith Pilot was SK Mike McDermott. Congratulations to Duane and Mike. Two new committees were also formed. SK Alex Kiwior has stepped up as Admissions Director, and SK Jim McKevits has formed a committee including SK Jim Bruewer, SK Daryl Schwartz, SK John Benczik and SK John Kozlowski to investigate donating wheel chairs to a veterans group. Thanks to everyone for volunteering. Honors Congratulations to SK Richard Pass and Rev. Eugene Kowalski have been made Honorary 4th Degreee Life Members.
Sir Knight News : Divine Mercy Assembly #3082 Page 4 Kot Kot Reaches Out (continue from Page 3) Transport Chair Test Drive This autumn, from September 28- November 6, 2011, daily 7am to 7pm, our community will be one of many cities joining together for the largest and longest coordinated prolife mobilization in history -- the 40 Days for Life campaign. You can help make a life-saving impact by joining our local vigil at: Women's Clinic Group 43380 Woodward Ave(located behind 43368) Bloomfield Hills Peter & Debbie Riccardo 248-742-3535 pdriccardo@gmail.com Defending the Truth Silent Auction Dinner Benefit Dinner to support the Oxford Pregnancy Center Thursday, October 6, 2011 Guest Speaker Bob Dutko Boulder Point Golf & Conf Center Oxford, MI Auction 6pm / Dinner 7pm Program 8pm (248-969-2177) info@pregnancycenter.me Father Richard Cavellier of Sacred Heart of the Hills and SK Navigator Dave Koss take the newly donated transport chair out for a test drive during the August Assembly meeting. The Transport Chair, donated by the Divine Mercy Assembly will be used by the parish.
Sir Knight News : Divine Mercy Assembly #3082 Page 5 St. Irenaeus Fr. Baumgartner #5452 KofC presents a new Transport Chari to the parish and Farther Brian. Up Coming Events October 2011 10/1-10/31 40 Days for Life 10/25 Tue Assembly Meeting 7:30 pm November 2011 11/1-40 Days for Life 11/6 11/6 Sun Memorial Mass Sacred Heart 11/29 Tue Assembly Meeting 7:30 pm December 2011 12/27 Tue Assembly Meeting 7:30 pm St. Paul Fr. Fashta #10343 St. Paul welcomes Rev Frane Kolaj as new administrator and pastor of St. Paul s Albanian Catholic Church. A native of Kosovo, Father Kolaj went to a special high school and studied for six years at the Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Council #8659 Congratulations to brother Knight Michael Stock was ordained a Deacon on October 1st at most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. The council will be holding a parish bowling party on 11/19 at Classic Lanes. The council is also planning a parish Christmas dinner on 12/10.
Sir Knight News : Divine Mercy Assembly #3082 Page 6 Knights of Columbus Divine Mercy Assembly #3082 3400 Adams Road Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Meetings : Last Tuesday of the Month 7:30 pm Officers: Father Kreft Hall - Room 9 Faithful Navigator Dave Koss 248-652-1513 Faithful Friar Fr. Brian Cidlevich 248-373-5300 Faithful Captain Duane Creviston 248- Faithful Admiral John Hundiak 248-652-3433 Faithful Pilot Mike McDermott 248- Faithful Scribe Jack Hretz 248-276-0439 Faithful Comptroller George Smrtka 248-651-000 Faithful Purser Bill Travnik 248-652-1533 Faithful Inner Sentinel Dan Mortier 248-377-4254 Faithful Outer Sentinel Chester Majocha 248-373-0251 Faithful Outer Sentinel Mike McDermott 248-496-7833 Faithful Trustee 3rd Yr Daryl Schwartz 586-274-4183 Faithful Trustee 2nd Yr Jeff Meyers 248-408-4728 Faithful Trustee 1st Yr Alex Kiwior 248-652-3258 Venerable Fr. Michael McGivney Prayer Intensions Wayne Herman Ann Meyers wife of SK Jeff Chuck LaPratt Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson Larry Grizzel Please send intentions to Susie Creviston wife of SK Duane barrydoherty@comcast.net MI State Deputy Thomas A. Marcetti, Sr. Color Corps: Faithful Marshal Dist. 1 Herb Stacer 248-852-2119 Faithful Commander John Hundiak 248-420-0135 Council Reps: Sacred Heart Jeff Meyers 248-408-4728 St. Andrew Bob Krueger 248-650-1129 St. Irenaeus Tom Govern 248-373-4675 St. John Fisher Mark Smith 248-884-1409 St. Mary of the Hills John Hundiak 248-652-3433 St. Paul District 1 4th Degree Master District 1 Website Michael Kalaj Clifford Wasmund spwasmund@aol.com www.michigandistrict1.com Sir Knight News Editor Barry Doherty 248-391-1249 barrydoherty@comcast.net Divine Mercy Assembly Chalice Club Donald Gene Wilson July 1, 2008 James Jim Nicosia July 16, 2008 Rollin Cronce November 16, 2008 James Jim Karbowski March 19, 2009 Brian Huber July 31, 2009 John Jack Cashman November 10, 2009 Birthdays 10-03-1946 : STANLEY ULMAN 10-03-1946 : MICHAEL MC DERMOTT 10-05-1946 : DANIEL MORTIER 10-08-1931 : JOHN KOTTER 10-09-1925 : JOHN WARD 10-16-1946 : CHESTER MAJOCHA 10-17-1979 : SCOTT WISEMAN 10-19-1945 : AURELIO FERNANDEZ 10-22-1980 : JACEK PLOCH 10-24-1942 : DONALD WHITE 11-15-1965 : WILLIAM MOFFITT 11-15-1966 : EDWARD MAGANA 11-20-1969 : JOHN HRETZ 11-25-1960 : DARYL SCHWARTZ 11-30-1940 : DUANE CREVISTON 12-02-1936 : WILLIAM TRAVNIK 12-03-1942 : JOHN BENCZIK 12-04-1944 : BERNARD KEARNEY 12-12-1932 : RONALD STEINMAYER 12-17-1960 : THOMAS PAGE 12-24-1943 : GERALD BONCZAK
Sir Knight News : Divine Mercy Assembly #3082 Page 7 Mary s Mantle is a residential program rooted in the Catholic faith. The home, located in Southfield, is designed to accommodate four expectant mothers at a time who are at least eighteen years old, regardless of their religious affiliation. Mary s Mantle is a safe haven where expectant mothers can fully realize their potential as children of a loving God. www.marysmantle.net 990 AM