Knights of Columbus Council #14111 Prince of Peace Church Best in Division Norton, Ohio Best Council Newsletter Newsletter State of Ohio 2011-12 2012-13 December 2017 2013-14 2013-14 2014-15 2016-17 2015-16 2016-17 Charity Unity Fraternity Patriotism Founded July 6, 2006 Meetings are the 2 nd Tuesday of the month Council Chaplain: Father Robert Jackson 330-825-9543 GRAND KNIGHT Jeff Fry 330-334-0987 jfry4@neo.rr.com DEP. GRAND KNIGHT Ed Grasso 440-213-5168 exwxman95@ hotmail.com CHANCELLOR Sean Kelly 330-232-4939 dj3shades@gmail.com FINANCIAL SECRETARY Bill Forshey 330-825-9656 (H) 330-607-2455 (C) Shey4@aol.com TREASURER Frank Obreza 330-715-7794 fobreza@yahoo.com RECORDER Dennis Jacobs 330-336-8950 dmjacobs_1@ hotmail.com ADVOCATE Chuck Krause 330-858-8713 WARDEN Patrick Coffield 330-687-8176 IN: GUARDS Bob Champlin 330-825-3623 OUT: Mike Noe 330-825-2225 LECTURER Deacon Bob Youngblood 234-678-5483 TRUSTEES 3YR:: Ralph Conrad 330-825-8631 2YR: Mike Breiding 330-825-2225 1YR: Jim Maser 330-825-7632 Newsletter Editor: Ralph Conrad, PGK GRAND KNIGHT S COMMENTS Jeff Fry Send inquiries/comments to rfconrad@sbcglobal.net Our Council has done it again! With the help of the entire membership and our incredible Ladies Auxiliary, we persevered and became stronger after a whirlwind of a weekend! This past Friday, a record number of us entertained (sang Christmas carols) at Pleasant View. We had so many carolers that we had to break into two groups! Special thanks to the Stansky men for their musical help, and to our lead singers who made the rest of us sound respectable. Friday evening was just a precursor for the rest of the weekend. Saturday saw time-consuming preparations for the Council s main event and program of the year, Breakfast with Santa. Hundreds of hours were spent getting everything ready: from the stamping of the placemats, to the purchasing of the food, and trimming of Christmas trees. Food preparation began at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday and the final decorations were put away on Tuesday evening. Countless dedicated souls shared their time, energy, skills, and talents to ensure that the parish enjoyed an amazing morning with Santa! As we all know, Prince of Peace is an inviting parish because parishioners are friendly and provide a welcoming atmosphere for families. Thank you ALL for working so hard to make our parish so special! I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year! Jeff Fry, GK 1
MEETING MINUTES: 12/12/2017 19 men in attendance P Grand Knight Jeff Fry P Chaplain Fr. Bob Jackson P Deputy Grand Knight Ed Grasso P Chancellor Sean Kelly P Recorder Dennis Jacobs P Financial Secretary Bill Forshey E Treasurer Frank Obreza P Lecturer Deacon Bob E Advocate Charlie Krause E Warden Patrick Coffield (John Kohler substitute) P Inside Guard Bob Champlin P Outside Guard Mike Noe P Trustee 3 yr Ralph Conrad E Trustee 2 yr Mike Breiding P Trustee 1 yr Jim Maser Call to Order at 7:04 pm. Opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance (Opening Ode was not sung) CHAPLIN S REPORT Father Bob Jackson No Report MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes from November had been published in the Newsletter Motion to accept (1 st Mike Noe, 2 nd Ed Grasso) Motion accepted by voice vote ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE Sean Kelly Supreme Council has announced a special recruitment lottery o Will run between January 1 and June 30 o Anyone submitting a Form 100 application for a candidate who joins the Council will be entered automatically into the lottery o On July 1, 2018, Supreme Council will draw 10 winners. o Each winner and his wife (i.e. 10 couples) will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Ireland GRAND KNIGHT S REPORT Thanks to all knights who braved the weather and are attended tonight s meeting Breakfast with Santa o Thanks to Ralph Conrad and Bill Forshey for setting up the event o Thanks to Mike and Diane Breiding for arranging the visit by Mr. And Mrs. Clause During each session of the breakfast, an extra 250 Cash Club drawing was held see below Caroling at Pleasant View Nursing Home went exceptionally well there were 40 participants FINANCIAL SECRETARY S REPORT Bill Forshey Membership cards expire on December 31 Dues reminders have been sent out already Gimme-5 campaign (which is not part of our Council treasury) has already collected $235 Motion to accept report (1 st Ed Grasso, 2 nd Sean Kelly ) Report accepted by voice vote 2
Today is the deadline to submit the money collected for S.O.S. (Support Our Seminarians, formerly Pennies for Heaven Campaign) Ed Grasso made a motion to send $150 as well as all the money that is currently in our collection container. Father Bob seconded the motion. The proposal was accepted by voice vote. COMMUNICATIONS None PROGRAM DIRECTOR RALPH CONRAD Called on each Director (listed below) for a report Church Committee Ralph Conrad reporting for Chuck Krause Ralph Conrad reported that Deacon Bob Youngblood will step down from this chairmanship.. Charlie Krause will take over this position December 31 st is the 5 th Sunday of the month. We will have Deacon Bob conduct the rosary before the 8am Sunday Mass. Please arrive at 7:35am. Community Ralph reporting for Patrick Coffield November s Lakeview Sandwich Project (for the Community Kitchen) was handled by the parish s young group. The Council will resume our handling of the project DECEMBER 26 at 6:30pm in the school kitchen. Council Ralph Conrad Cash Club o The 2 $50 winners at the Breakfast with Santa this past Sunday John Swihart (Ticket 138) Maryann Oslolin (Ticket 154) o Tonight s regular drawing was won by Laura Fry (ticket 024) Pancake Breakfast with Santa was held to raise money for Coats for Kids. o 197 attended o net $934.95 expenses 333.32 profit 601.63 Bill Forshey reports that a new order of Council shirts has arrived Family Mike Breiding (Ralph Conrad reporting for Mike): Annual Christmas Caroling at Pleasant View and dinner afterwards at AL s Market Restaurant went well o See Grand Knight s comments above. o Thanks to Mike and Diane0) Ralph Conrad also we should look forward to having another SNOWBOWL in February. For the past 2 years we have had success arranging a bowling party Charger Bowling Lanes.. Technology Committee Ed Grasso Ed Grasso is chairing a group to study the Council s need for modern technology He has set up a committee and extends an invitation to others who want to join Youth Jeff Fry Free Throw Championship will be planned for January 14 th o Chad Dean and Jeff met with Faith Formation students o Pizza and pop are planned Mike Noe reports that the High School Youth Group is meeting at his house to package 140 bags of supplies as gifts for the people at Ardmore.. 3
Culture of Life Bill Forshey The 5th Sunday of the month will occur on December 31 st The Council (Deacon Bob) will lead the rosary before 8am Mass.. Magnet sales began on Thanksgiving o This year there are 3 styles of magnets o Each magnet is $5 o So far, 30 magnets have been sold Joe Urbanski has volunteers to oversee the sale of Nativity and Bell displays for sale so far 1 Nativity and 2 Bells have been sold. Membership Sean Kelly No Report Meeting Night Food Tonight: Sean Kelly Next Month: Patrick Coffield Trustees Mike Noe No report FOURTH DEGREE REPORT Dennis Jacobs The Assembly s held their annual Christmas dinner party at the Wadsworth Council Hall on December 9 th free for Sir Knights and Ladies This month s monthly meeting will be held this Thursday at 7:30pm at the Wadsworth Council Hall Joseph Bender Assembly has lost another member SK Howard Duta of the Medina Council (7 August 1937 21 November 2017) Our Faithful Navigator (who is the Assembly s equivalent of a Grand Knight) was taken to Emergency after falling at the Medina Council Hall. It appears that there is no obvious reason for this accident, but the Navigator is taking it easy now. DISTRICT DEPUTY S REPORT Kevin Hogan absent No Report FIELD AGENT REPORT - Dave Paternite Spoke about KofC benefits (Insurance, scholarships, etc) and passed out pamphlets Upcoming Degrees o 1st & 2nd Degrees (6:45 pm) Jan 22 St. Sebastian o 3rd Degrees -- probably at Our Lady of Cedars TBD o 4th Degrees (8:00 am) Spring TBD OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Welcome Don Wilcox to his first meeting Father Bob thanks Bill Forshey and Charlie Foner for helping to train new servers Father reminds everyone that next week, work on the School s floor begins: therefore, the building will be closed for all activities from December 18 through January 5 GOOD OF THE ORDER Lecturer Deacon Bob Youngblood o Topic The Our Father 4
PRAYER LIST: Bill Forshey upcoming heart surgery on Monday Mike Danemiller Bill McKinnon Richard Reese Jim Maser Bill Ranftl Larry Lauter Rich and Marylou Symanski Carla Grasso Klimczak family Chuck Cummings grandnephew Jordan Bryan Basinger (son-in-law Ray Jacksits) Dianne Ranftl Traci Peltz John Urbanski (son of Joe) Ralph Fox (brother-in-law of Chuck Krause) Judy Swigart (sister-in-law of Field Agent Dave Paternite) Faithful Navigator David Selby of our 4 th Degree Assembly Our Friends o Marie Decola o Pauline Hatala o Charlotte Hutchinson o Marie DiCola o Members of the U.S. Armed Forces RIP RIP for Sir Knight Howard Duta of our Joseph Bender Assembly Monthly Drawing Brian Hallett CLOSING CEREMONY closing prayer said, closing ode was not sung. Meeting ended at 7:51 PM. Respectfully Submitted by Dennis Jacobs, Recorder 5
CURRENT & UPCOMING COUNCIL ACTIVITIES We Are an Active Council: Join Us! Cash Club TWO BONUS $50 drawings were made at the Breakfast with Santa!!! Winners are: Ticket #138 held by John Swihart and Ticket #154 held by Maryanne Osolin. December s Cash Club winning ticket is #024 held by Laura Fry. Congratulations and Thank You for supporting our council! S.O.S. The council sent a $150.00 check to the State Council for Save Our Seminarians. FREE THROW Contest The annual parish Free Throw competition will be held on January 14 th after the 10:30 Mass. Invite you kids and grandkids to participate this year. We had a child go all the way to state competition last year! Make plans to volunteer to help at the competition. Jeff Fry and Chad Dean, Co-Chairs. The : December 26 th at 6:30 PM in the Kitchen. As the year nears an end, we recall that this was our 9 th year making lunch bags for the needy. Council men and wives have volunteered over 500 hours to make 6400 lunches during this time! These members have personally donated nearly $1,900 toward this project. When we began in 2009, lunches cost just $.50 each to make. Today we make each lunch for just over $1.00. This project is a joint effort between the council, St Vincent DePaul Prince of Peace Conference, and the Community Kitchen of Lakeview. CHARITY. Fifth Sunday Rosary is December 31 st at 7:35 AM. Please bring your rosary. Sit anywhere in the sanctuary; there will be no procession. Council Shirts are in. New members are entitled to one blue council shirt at no charge. See Bill Forshey at the next meeting if you ordered a shirt or are entitled to one as a new member. (No shirts will be delivered!) You can request council shirts, hats, aprons, sweatshirts, etc. at any time but be advised that an order will only be placed when we have a sufficient number of items to ensure that we qualify for the 1 st tier discount. (If you are in a big hurry for your item, it can always be ordered but you will have to pay a higher price). A list has been started for the next order. Contact Ralph Conrad to get on the list. The most important things in life are not things. Anthony D Angelo 6
PAST COUNCIL ACTIVITIES Keep Christ in Christmas magnets and Nativity scenes are still on sale for a short time. The magnets, suitable for car or refrigerator, are $5 each and make great stocking stuffers. Please volunteer to sell them after Masses. It only takes 10 minutes of your time to help the council. Bill Forshey, chairman. The Nativity scenes are again on sale with Br. Joe Urbanski as chairman. Order your scene and it will be delivered to the church for pickup. There are several varieties of scenes with different prices so check them out after Mass. We also could use help taking orders for the scenes after Masses. If you can help, please contact Joe or an officer. More than just a fund raiser, the sale and distribution of these items help put the word out that our council believes that we should Keep Christ in Christmas. Coats for Kids Our children s coats have arrived from Supreme and we have already distributed a number of them to needy children. If you know of a family that could use a little help with kids coats this holiday season, contact GK Jeff Fry at the number listed above. After all parish requests have been filled we will donate coats to Common Threads Clothes Closet in Barberton for distribution to the needy of the area. We will also reserve a few coats to be used in event of parish emergencies. CHARity. 7
D ecember 8 th marked the beginning of our Christmas activities with Caroling at Pleasant View Nursing home followed by our annual Family Christmas Dinner, this year at Al s Corner Restaurant. Fa La La La La La La La La! 8
Our Christmas meal started off with a blessing led by GK Jeff Fry. The meal included plenty of Barberton favorites! Mike Breiding, Family Director, was chairman of both these activities with ample help from wife Diane! Thank you, Breidings, for all your efforts! Mike & Diane We had a great membership turnout for the dinner. See ladies picture in the Ladies Auxiliary section. Family Fun 9
after both Masses. We served our delicious pancakes, sausage, and scrambled eggs to hungry families and the kids all enjoyed Santa and Mrs. Claus. Our BREAKFAST WITH SANTA was December 10 th Knights in Action a parish Social Activity for Everyone! 10
DEEPENING OUR FAITH Deacon Bob Highlights from the meeting Our Father There has been talk recently about changing the translation of the Lord s Prayer. I thought it would be good to look at the prayer tonight. The apostles asked Jesus to tell them how to pray. Jesus then gave the apostles the Lord s Prayer. The Lord s Prayer sums up all prayer. In this prayer we shows our adoration for God, contrition for our sins, thanksgiving for our daily bread, and asking God for our needs as well as forgiveness for ourselves and others. It begins by glorifying the one true God. Hallowed be thy name. The prayer then prays for the coming of God s kingdom. This expresses a desire for his lordship over everything. When all is done God s way, by God s power, then creation will reach its fulfillment. Remember we are praying that God s will be done, not our will. The prayer then focuses on all the daily needs of all God s creatures, summed up in the petition for bread. In this way, the prayer acknowledges God as the source of all good things, are supplied by God even when God supplies them through the one of the many agents at work in his creation. Their work is achieved only through God s enabling and sustaining power which constantly upholds them. But our greatest need is for forgiveness of sins. Jesus also teaches his followers to pray for this. Yet it is only as we are willing to be merciful to others that we can expect God s mercy. Finally, Jesus teaches his followers to pray for deliverance from testing. This is what is being discussed as being changed. It says and lead us not into temptation. The pope is proposing the translation of do not let us fall into temptation. This translation is already in use in France. It is our humble acknowledgment of our weakness, and of our trust for God to supply deliverance from any test he permits to occur. Let's all pray the perfect prayer that Jesus taught us. Let's not just "recite" what we have memorized, but really mean what we pray. IMPORTANT DATES MARK THESE DATES DOWN NOW! December 15 Save Our Seminarians Turn-in Due 25 CHRISTMAS 26 Sandwich Project 6:30 Kitchen 31 5 th Sunday Rosary 7:35 a.m. January 1 Mary Mother of God 2 Officer s Meeting 7:00 St Francis Room 9 Business Meeting 7:00 St Francis Room 14 Free Throw After 10:30 Mass 30 Sandwich Project 6:30 - Kitchen 11
Next OFFICER S Meeting: January 2 nd Next REGULAR Meeting: January 9 th Refreshments: Patrick Coffield Prayer List: Our Brothers: Br. Dave Selby, FN; Br. Mark Siracusa, State Treasurer; Br. Bill Forshey; Br. Dennis Jacobs; Br. Mike Dannemiller; Br. Dick Linn; Br. Bill McKinnon; Br. Richard Reese; Br. Jim Maser; Br. Bill Ranftl; Br. Larry Lauter; Br. Rich Symanski; Our Family: Carla Grasso, wife of Br. Ed; Matt Klimczak family, son of Br. Ted; Br. Chuck Cummings grandnephew, Jordan; Bryan Basinger, son-in-law of Br. Ray Jacksits; Dianne Ranftl, wife of Br. Bill; Mary Lou Symanski wife of Br. Rich; Traci Peltz, wife of Br. Ed Peltz; John Urbanski, son of Br. Joe Urbanski; Ralph Fox, brother-in-law of Br. Chuck Krause; Judy Swigart, sister-in-law of SK Dave Paternite; Our Friends: Pauline Hatala; Marie DiCola; Charlotte Hutchinson, and for all members of the armed forces of the United States. Please also pray for those in need who choose not to be listed here. pray for the repose of the soul of Br. Howard Duta, Joseph Bender Assembly. Eternal rest, grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Council Mass Servers for January: TBA Prince of Peace church is looking for altar Servers for morning funeral Masses. If you are retired, or work a back shift, and would like to contribute to the parish as a funeral server, you can help out this important ministry. It doesn t matter if you have never served Mass before, you can still volunteer and you will be trained. It is not necessary to serve at every funeral; adding servers will ensure there are always enough servers to cover the funerals. Please contact Bill Forshey for more information if you are interested. Also see New Servers-in-Training below. Or, you might be interested in the Funeral Choir ministry. Those who choose to volunteer for this ministry will receive a call before each funeral. Like Funeral Servers, the funeral Masses are in the morning and you do not have to commit to sing at every funeral. Men s voices are especially needed. Please contact Ralph Conrad for more information. Birthdays January 3 Patrick Coffield 13 Joe Urbanski 14 Frank Somodi 16 Bob Champlin 16 Ed Struckel 24 Bruce Howell 26 Bob Hanzie 31 Dominic Cheff 12
Member Spotlight This month: Joe Urbanski Joe Urbanski has been a member of Knights of Columbus for over 47 years and is an insurance member. He doesn t remember who brought him in but he does remember that he took his 1 st degree at Mantua Council. For those who know Joe s typical dry humor, when asked why he wanted to be a Knight, Joe replied: I was asked. Maybe that s a lesson to all of us for recruiting purposes! As a follow-up question, when asked what he expected from the Knights he replied, I don t remember what I expected but I am glad I am in now! Joe has held all of the council offices and almost all of the 4 th degree offfices including Assembly Commander of two different Assemblies. He is a member of the O Keefe and District One Color Guards. Joe has been active in the council by attending as many meetings as he can, and workd projects such as Measure Up, the Sandwich Project, Christmas Caroling (and Dinner), the St Vincent depaul Walk for the Poor, and Barberton Soup Kitchen where he and Jane dress up as Santa and Mrs. Claus to give out socks to the needy during the December meal. Joe is also active at his home church, St Andrew the Apostle, where he is involved in the Holy Name Society, Fish Frys, Funeral coir and Peace Together choir, and is a Cantor at Saturday Mass. Joe and Jane live in Norton. Together they have 9 children, 36 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren! He is retired; he was self-employed at Michelin. When Joe isn t volunteering for church organizations he is active in the National Model Railroad Association, Cuyahoga Valley Model Railroad Club, Slovene Pensioners, and ooks forward to monthly lunches with friends. Something you may not know about Joe: he and Jane work the voting booth. We appreciate Joe s knowledge and generousity and we re glad to have him as part of our council. Fourth Degree SK Dennis Jacobs Joseph Bender Assembly #1766 148 North Lyman Street, Wadsworth, OH Meetings are the second Thursday of the month. Faithful Navigator: SK Dave Selby February 24 Reverse Raffle 13
LADIES AUXILIARY Helping the Knights Help Church & Community We had a fantastic turnout for the Caroling. So much so that we split into two groups with one group leaving the lobby and heading to the south corridors and the others, the north corridors. Thank you, ladies, for your help making and passing out the treats and cards for the residents at Pleasant View. They brought joy to all who received them! After Caroling we all met at Al s Corner Restaurant for a buffet dinner of Cabbage Rolls, Sauerkraut, Sausages, Cabbage and Noodles, Pierogis, Chicken Paprikas, green beans, apple, cherry and cheese Strudels, and beverages. No one went away hungry! Right on the tails of Caroling and Dinner, we served at the Breakfast with Santa on Sunday morning. 14 Ladies sing Jingle Bells to welcome Santa Good Job, Ladies!
Birthdays January 1 Diane Breiding 7 Teri Noe 8 Jan Youngblood 29 Linda Jacobs OUR YOUTH Our Youth: Our Future Youth Group bags lunches On November 28 th the Youth Group prepared 80 lunch bags for the needy as a service project. The Sandwich Project is normally a monthly Knights activity but from time to time the Knights step aside to mentor our youth. Youth Director GK Jeff Fry and wife Laura supervise the sandwich line. Sandwiches are prepared GK Jeff helps pack pudding and applesauce Assembly Line! The kids had a good time making and bagging the lunches and then enjoyed a covered dish dinner in the hall. when youth volunteer they find out they can change the world 15
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION & LOCAL EVENTS Brian Hallet, was not present to collect! DID YOU KNOW? As a member of the Knights of Columbus you have a fraternal benefit. Accidental Death insurance is given at no cost to all members (and wives) in good standing, providing that the council is in good standing. The Knights of Columbus will pay a benefit upon the death of a member or his spouse, occurring within 90 days, as the result of injury sustained in a covered accident. Protection is on a 24 hour basis for accidents that may occur anywhere in the world during activities on or off the job, on business, pleasure, vacation, or at home, except for listed exclusions.* Benefits Years of continuous membership Member benefit Spouse benefit Less than 2 years $1,000 $1,000 Two years, but less than three 1,500 1,500 Three years, but less than four 2,000 2,000 Four years or more 2,500 2,500 * Exclusions: Accidental Death benefit will not be paid if death results from: suicide, self-inflicted injury while sane or insane; sickness or disease (except for bacterial infection resulting from accidental cut or wound); flying, except as a fare-paying passenger on a regularly scheduled airline; or injury from driving or riding in a speed or organized contest. See Knights of Columbus Fraternal Benefits for the complete benefit rules. New Servers-in-Training Three new altar servers began their training on November 29 th. Council members John Kelly and Ralph Conrad, and Pam Kelly walked through the duties for servers. They will continue to observe servers during Mass and funerals to familiarize themselves with the procedures. Ralph, Pam, and John 16
DAVID J. PATERNITE 66 W Fairlawn Blvd Akron, OH 44313-4419 Bus. Phone: (330) 697-0710 David.paternite@kofc.org WE ARE AN ACTIVE COUNCIL! BE PART OF IT! GET INVOLVED! GET YOUR WIFE INVOLVED! STAR Council Award winner 2015-16 2016-17 Vivat Jesus Microsoft Office Clipart is "used with permission from Microsoft." 17