FATHER MAHER COUNCIL #648 SERVING THE PARISHES OF MOST HOLY REDEEMER SACRED HEART, SAINT MATTHEW S, AND SAINT PIUS V JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA DIOCESE OF SAINT AUGUSTINE Father Maher Council #648, Jacksonville, Florida 1902-2017 February, 2017 VOLUME NO. 6 Our 115th Year ISSUE 2 WWW.KOFC648.COM From the Grand Knight John Bowsman Brother Knights: The Knights of Columbus keep marching on! The Father Maher Council 648 was busy with several projects this January, including grading essays and recognizing the winners of the Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. The theme was The Importance of Religious Freedom, and Ms. Brandi Peter s 7th and 8th grade English classes at Sacred Heart School participated with some very good essays. Ultimately, the following students were recognized for their excellent contributions: 1st place Christian Villanuerra 2nd Place Alyssa McNeal 3rd Place Stephanie Bernich The monthly after-mass pancake breakfast at St. Matthew's took place on the usual fourth Sunday. Although we were without a couple of our regulars, everyone picked up the slack and put on a good breakfast. The Flippers have the routine down pat now, and the event is enjoyable for both the parishioners and the Knights. Every January, our Really Big Event is the Basketball Free Throw Contest held at St. Matthew's Church. Brother Knights, Scott Shober and Frank Buban, did an excellent job of promoting, organizing and operating the event. Because of their excellent organizational skills, St. Matthew's was also selected as the site for the District and Regional finals which were held January 29, 2017. The Regional winners will be competing in the State Finals in Clermont, FL. The local students who placed in the Regional were: Lauren Meldoon, Dan Footman, Michael Meldoon, Elizabeth Trumble and Emily Measday. Congratulations to all! Because of their great work on guiding the Basketball Free Throw program, Brothers, Scott Shober and Frank Buban, are our deserving Knights of the Month! We greatly appreciate their service and dedication. The Annual Boy Scout Breakfast will take place at St. Matthew's Church after the 8:30 Mass, this Sunday, February 5th. Brother Jerry Lusco is the planner and facilitator for this event that recognizes outstanding individuals in the Scouting Program. This event is for both the Scouts and their families. We all strongly support our local parish Boy Scouts and thank Jerry for his thorough planning Continued >
Brother Gary Neill will need all of our prayers as he is having surgery this week. Please offer prayers for Gary, Kim and their family who are such good stewards of their time, talent and treasure for the good of the Church. A few reminders for us to consider: First, we all need to check on our certification for Protecting God s Children. I know many of you have completed the course and should make sure you are on the list. Secondly, be sure to put the Eucharistic Congress on your calendars for March 24 th and 25 th. This is always a wonderful spiritual event a special time before Easter to learn more about your faith and to appreciate the wonderful gift of the Eucharist which we are so privileged to participate in as Catholics. There will be many great speakers this year, including Fr. Andrew Apostoli, Dr. Edward Sri and Fr Michael Gaitley, as well as Keynote Speakers: Archbishop Christopher Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States and Helen Alvare, Advisor to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Finally, we are reminded by the Magnificat missal that this month, the Church will commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the World Day of the Sick. The annual occasion is to be, as Pope Saint John Paul II stated in his 1992 letter instituting the day, 'a special time of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ who, by suffering, dying and rising, achieved the salvation of mankind.'... Pope Francis also encourages us that 'time spent with the sick is holy time. It is a way of praising God who conforms us to the image of his Son.' To quote Saint John Paul II: 'It is in care for the sick more than in any other way that love is made concrete and a witness of hope in the Resurrection is offered.' And, as we all well know, it is also one of the Spiritual Works of Mercy, something the Lord would like us to do on a regular basis, for the good of our souls. All have a super February and be good to your Valentines! Together in Faith and Fraternity, John
Knights of Columbus Father Maher Council #648, Jacksonville, Florida Past Grand Knights 1902-03 James D. Burbridge 1904-05 Peter A. Dignan 1906-07 William T. Cotter 1908 Peter A. Dignan 1909 Ambrose N. O'Keefe, PSD 1910 Timothy J. Golden 1911-12 William C.B. Sollee 1913-14 P.J.D. Lamogeux 1915-16 Ambrose N. O'Keefe, PSD 1916-17 Charles Roy Mundee 1917-18 Harry F. Fromme 1918-19 Ambrose N. O'Keefe, PSD 1919-22 Charles Roy Mundee 1922-23 Dennis J. Lanahan 1923-24 J. Prince Coyne 1924-27 William J. O'Rourke 1927 28 Lester Golden 1928-29 Thomas E. Mallen 1929-30 James B. Clark. PSD 1930-32 William J. O'Rourke 1933-39 Leo T. Bowles, PSD 1939-41 H. Cyril Sedding 1941-42 F.H. Baumer 1942-43 William E. Heaney 1943-44 Joseph Redinger 1944-46 W.B. Christian 1946-48 Fred S. Risk 1948-50 Lester J. Michler 1950-51 J. William Haines 1951-52 John E. Graham 1952-53 Daniel A. Naughton 1953-54 Ray Burleson 1954-55 Thomas P. McMenamy 1955-56 Theodore Fritch 1956-57 Richard C. Honsa 1957-58 Albert V. Fortunato, Sr., PSD 1958-60 Robert B. Fellows 1960-61 Thomas F. Sheridan 1961-62 Joseph F. Russell 1962-63 William T. Bagley 1963-64 Robert S. Fahy 1964-66 William V. McMenamy 1966-67 Walter W. Brennan 1967-68 Edwin H. Dendor 1968-69 Paul A. Mahla 1969-70 Lawrence R. Muller 1970-71 Robert T. Larson 1971-72 Richard K. Gaines 1972-73 Gregory T. Darby 1973-74 George C. Harbison 1974-75 John C. Ostertag, Jr. 1975-76 Bruce R. Seldon 1976-77 James J. McLaughlin 1977-78 John C. Brandel 1978-79 Michael Cascone 1979-80 Angelo D. Zingaro 1980-81 Rudolph J. Gerardi 1981-82 George J. Grundig 1982-83 Joseph I. Hall 1983-84 Robert W. Thal 1984-85 Myril Sartain 1985-86 Dean Marchione 1986-87 Robert L. Jones 1987-88 Lester W. Kuchler, Sr. 1988-89 Edward Bartley 1989-90 William M. Pittman 1990-91 Louis F. Smith III 1991-92 Nelson A. Aviles 1992 Frank P. Ondrejko 1992-94 Henry N. Fumich, Jr. 1994-95 James A. Richardson 1995-96 Nicholas G. Capuano 1996-97 Joseph E. Kohten 1997-98 Harry R. McGill 1998-99 George M. Reteguiz 1999-2000 Richard J. Ebreo, Sr. 2000-01 Chris Ebreo, Sr. 2001-02 Tom Claudio 2002-03 Steve Toomey 2003-04 Frank Rossi 2004-05 Charles Kanaszka 2005-06 Joseph Bruni 2006-07 J.D. O'Brien 2007-08 Karl Kayser 2008-09 Tom Claudio 2009-11 Raymond K. O'Hanlon 2011-13 Jerry Lusco 2013-14 George A. Deihl 2014-15 Gary J. Neill 2015-16 Franklin Herrington 2016 - John D. Bowsman
FATHER MAHER COUNCIL 648 Officers For The 2016-2017 Council Year Grand Knight Deputy Grand Knight John Bowsman Joe Loewenguth 904-465-1102 904-374-1099 jbows@comcast.net jjenguth@gmail.com Fr. Jose Kulathinal Chaplin stmatthews@stmatthewsjax.com Frederick Cristi Financial Secretary 904-601-9550 fcristi55@outlook.com Tom Measday Chancellor reunited2@aol.com Greg Sau ve Treasurer gregsauve5082@comcast.net Sidney Gaines Recorder sgaines727@gmail.com Willie Trotter Advocate lbtrotter6564@aol.com Dr. George Maxwell Warden gcmax@comcast.net Tom Bunnow Inside Guard thccco@aol.com Kevin Baltes Inside Guard kbaltes@bellsouth.net Bob Richens Outside Guard brichens@comcast.net Frank Rossi Trustee (1 Year) brooklynboy84@hotmail.com Gary Neill Trustee (2 Year) gjkneill@comcast.net Jerry Lusco Trustee (3 Year) luscojer04@bellsouth.net Henry Sanders Lecturer henrysanders205@gmail.com Frederick Cristi Newsletter Editor Saint Valentine, officially Saint Valentine of Terni,is a widely recognized third-century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and since the high middle ages is associated with a tradition of courtly love. All that is reliably known of the saint commemorated on February 14 is his name and that he was martyred and buried at a cemetery on the Via Flamina close to the Ponte Milvio to the north of Rome on that day. It is uncertain whether St. Valentine is to be identified as one saint or the conflation of two saints of the same name.
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Fr. Maher Council #648 Events For the Month Of February Feb 2nd - Officers Meeting 7pm Meeting Room St Matthews. Feb 25th - Pancake Breakfast after the 8:30 and 10:00 AM Masses. Schiavone Parish Center. Feb 5th - Boy Scout Annual Br eakfast After the 8:30 Mass, St Matthew s Church Schiavone Hall Upcoming Events: Feb 9th - General Meeting St. Matthews Catholic Church Schiavone Parish Center. 6:15 Pizza social followed by meeting at 7pm. Feb 16th - Ponce de Leon Assembly #152 Meeting St. Matthews Catholic Church Schiavone Parish Center. 6:15 Pizza Social followed by meeting at 7pm. Eucharistic Congress March 24-25, 2017. Birthday Wishes! Damon Fernandez Feb 1 Charles Tyrrell, PGK Feb 20 Rev Luke Mcloughlin Feb 1 Dennis Bishop Feb 24 Simone Sicola Feb 4 Darian Brown Feb 24 Steve Rosensteel Feb 6 Kevin Baltes Feb 26 Edward Brown Feb 8 Ricardo Green Feb 27 Fred Cristi Feb 10 Cpt Ronald Turco Feb 28 George Maxwell Feb 13 John Bowsman Feb 14 Rufus Fletcher Feb 16 Nathaniel Herring Feb 18 Ishmael Villalva Feb 19
Admission Degree (Formerly 1 st Degree) Exemplifications: A Admission Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Saint Johns River Council 10850 located at 4152 Loretto Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32223. Candidate call is 6:00PM Thursday, February 2, 2017. Admission Degree exemplification begins at 7:00PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Edward M. Kiely at 904-509-2550 or send E-mail to ed.kiely@comcast.net The next Admission Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Bishop Patrick Barry Council 10626 located at 1601A Blanding Boulevard, Middleburg, Florida 32068. Candidate call is 6:30PM Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Admission Degree exemplification begins at 7:30PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Albert P. Capone at 904-282-8729 or send E-mail to gangsteral@comcast.net. The next Admission Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Orange Park Council 7399 located at 1649 Kingsley Avenue, Orange Park, Florida 32073. Candidate call is 6:00PM Thursday, February 9, 2017. Admission Degree begins at 7:00PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Thomas E. Scherch at 904-614-4009 or send E-mail to troubleshooter01@comcast.net. The next Admission Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Archbishop J. P. Hurley Council 11069 located at 11665 Fort Caroline Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32225. Candidate call is 8:00AM Saturday, February 18, 2017. Admission Degree exemplification begins at 9:00AM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Nestor A. Bautista, Jr. at 904-221-5021 or send E-mail to nestorbjr@gmail.com The next Admission Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Switzerland Council 12664 located at 1718 State Road 13 North, Jacksonville, Florida 32259. Candidate call is 12:00Noon Sunday, February 19, 2017. Admission Degree begins at 1:00PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Daniel J. Bohan at 904-859-6451 or send E-mail to dbohan05@gmail.com. The next Admission Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Mary Queen of Heaven Council 11668 located at 9401 Staples Mill Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32244. Candidate call is 5:00PM Sunday, February 19, 2017. Admission Degree begins at 6:00PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Willie E. Massaline at 904-778-2122 or send E-mail to wmoosoka@att.net. The next Admission Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Father Murphy Council 5535 located at 1401 Second Avenue North, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250. Candidate call is 7:00PM Monday, February 27, 2017. Admission Degree exemplification begins at 8:00PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Dr. Mark A. Parkulo at 904-285-3963 or send E-mail to mparkulo@comcast.net. Formation Degree (Formerly 2 nd Degree) Exemplification: A Formation Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Saint Johns River Council 10850 located at 4152 Loretto Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32223. Candidate call is 6:00PM Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Formation Degree exemplification begins at 7:00PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Edward M. Kiely at 904-509-2550 or send E-mail to ed.kiely@comcast.net. The next Formation Degree exemplification will be hosted by the Bishop W. Thomas Larkin Council 4727 located at 6030 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville, Florida 32211. Candidate call is 7:00PM Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Formation Degree begins at 8:00PM. For additional information contact Grand Knight, Stephen R. Bell at 904-860-2284 or send E-mail to knightrider1997@comcast.net. Knighthood Degree (Formerly 3 rd Degree) Exemplification: None scheduled for February 2017 at this time. Patriotic Degree (Formerly 4 th Degree) Exemplification: None scheduled for February 2017 at this time. All information subject to change without notice. It is important that you contact the host council for current information on a scheduled exemplification. In some cases an exemplification may be scheduled but, due to an insufficient number of known candidates, the exemplification may be cancelled.
Basket Ball Free Throw Contest January, 2017
District and Regional Free Throw January 29, 2017
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FATHER MAHER COUNCIL #648 C/O ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH 1773 BLANDING BLVD. JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 2706 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32210 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Our Brother Knight Steve Carlson has made a generous offer for our members in Council 648. Anyone with the Knights or their family's can purchase Auto Parts at wholesale prices. White Brothers Auto Parts Warehouse at 405 Lane Ave North, Jacksonville, FL 32254 Phone: 904-634-7925 Hours are 7:30 to 5:30 Monday to Friday Saturday 8 to Thank you to Papa Johns Roosevelt Blvd for providing the Pizza for Fr. Maher s General Meeting each month!! Want to get the word out about your business? What better way than to advertise in the Father Maher Council 648 Monthly Newsletter. For just $50 per year! We will place your business card or your business Ad. Contact : Financial Secretary: Fred Cristi: fcristi55@outlook.com