Knights of Columbus, Wappingers Council #1646 L O U G H L I N L E D G E R Published monthly by Wappingers Council #1646 District 51 Editor: Jim Mortillaro, PGK Email: editor@kofc1646.org J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Membership News 2 G R AND KNIGHT S COLU MN By Mike Van Voorhis, Grand Knight Council News 3 State, Supreme News 4 I hope everyone had a merry and blessed Christmas and I wish the best for all with the new year. The Council business meeting will be Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 8:00pm 4th Degree News 5 Vocations News 6 Columbus Club Calendar Events At-a-Glance: Council Social meeting will be on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 7:00pm Assembly Business meeting will be on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 7:15pm, in the front room of the hall 7 We are desperately looking for kitchen and bar volunteers. If you are interested please call me at 845-476-5335 or Rick Nadeau. We have two parties in the last week of the year: a private party on December 30, and our New Year's Eve party on December 31. For New Year's Eve reservations, please contact Jeff Boldrin. Social Dinner will be Wednesday, January 3rd. The Columbus Club meeting will be Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 8:00pm Charity night will be on the first Saturday of February, the third. All hands on deck for this event. For Super Bowl Party squares, contact Bob Hand. For all members who have children attending (or will be attending) Our Lady of Lourdes, please contact me for scholarship information. Happy New Year to all. Council business meeting will be on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, 8:00pm Newsletter deadline will be Saturday, January 20, 2018. editor@kofc1646.org Deceased Members Mass will be 9:00am on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at St. Mary s Church, Wappingers Falls. Hudson Valley Chapter Charity Drive Kick-Off & State Secretary Night will be Friday, January 26, 2018, 7:30pm, at St. Mary s Council #4065, Route 82 H A N NAFORD BAG S 4 MY CAU S E When: The entire month of January We are contacting you today to let you know that your local Hannaford store has selected Knights Of Columbus Council #1646 as the January recipient of the Hannaford Cause Bag program featuring the "Helps" bag! Program Details Which Hannaford? 1490 Route 9, Wappingers Falls NY How does it work? For every "Helps" bag sold during the month of January at this location, you will receive a $1 donation! Remember - Only the sale of the "Helps" bag will support your cause!
Page 2 Published monthly by Wappingers Council #1646 M E M BERSHIP NEWS U P C O M I N G D E G R E E S F I N A N C I A L S E C R E T A R Y R E P O R T S C H A N G E S TO D U E S N O T I C E First Degrees Wednesday, January 17, 2018, Hyde Park Council #6111, at 7:30pm Wednesday, January 24, 2018, St. Mary s Council #4065, at 7:30pm Tuesday, January 30, 2018, St. Martin de Porres Council #7551. 7:30pm Second Degrees Wednesday, January 17, 2018, Hyde Park Council #6111. Follows First Degree Tuesday, January 30, 2018, St. Martin de Porres Council #7551. Follows First Degree Third Degrees Sunday, March 20, 2018, at Sacred Heart School, Monroe. Candidates by 1:00pm Fourth Degree Saturday, TBA, 2018, at Crown Plaza, Suffern NY. Brother Knights, With the approval of our Council, the dues payment schedule will be changed effective January 2018. Instead of receiving your dues notice in December 2017, you will receive it in June 2018. Your current membership card will remain valid through June 30, 2018. Your new membership card will cover the period between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. This change is being made to reduce the financial stress that many families experience at the beginning of a new year. Hopefully, members will be able to pay their dues obligation on a timely basis and reduce the number of second and third notices that must be sent out. Payment of annual dues is a requirement for members to maintain their Knights of Columbus membership. Also, income from dues payments is necessary to keep out council financially strong. I want to thank Past Grand Knight John Gorman and his team for assembling and distributing thirty Christmas baskets filled with food and other goodies to families in need in our area. A note of thanks also goes out to the Wappingers Ladies Auxiliary for helping to fund this charitable activity. May the peace of Christ and the Love of God fill your homes during this beautiful time of the year. Vivat Jesu, Ron Kowalczyk Financial Secretary, Wappingers Council F O O D F O R F A M I L I E S T H A N K S By John Gorman, PGK I would like to thank everyone who donated turkeys for our annual baskets. We fed over thirty families through Thanksgiving and Christmas. I would like to thank my wife, Elizabeth, for all the help she gives me with this program. A special thank you for the generosity of the Knights and the Wappingers Ladies Auxiliary. You make this a pleasure to do for our community each year. I m looking forward to doing it again next year. O F F I C E R S OF W A P P I N G E R S C O U N C I L, 2 0 1 7-18 Grand Knight.... Michael Van Voorhis Chaplain........ Rev. SK Daniel D Alliessi Deputy Grand Knight SK Phillip W. Johnson, PGK Chancellor...... SK M. James Mortillaro, PGK Recorder....... (vacant) Financial Secretary SK Ronald J. Kowalczyk Treasurer....... SK Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PGK Warden......... Inside Guard..... Outside Guard... Trustee 3 Year... Trustee 2 Year... Trustee 1 Year... Advocate....... SK John J. Enkler, Jr. SK Richard Nadeau SK Michael J. Hernandez SK John E. Gorman, PGK SK Russell A. Roberti, PGK SK Gilbert R. Muhlenbruch, PGK SK Thomas W. Tompkins, PGK
Loughlin Ledger Page 3 C H A R I T Y IS D EER H E R E Charity Night will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018, 7:00pm to 11:00pm at 2660 East Main Street, in the Village of Wappingers Falls. The ticket price will be $20, and will include a buffet of venison, pheasant, and more! Two you-know-whats will be raffled off, so be there! And, if that s not enough, a 50/50 will add to the fun. Contact chairman Rick Nadeau at 845-297-9049 for reservations or to volunteer. S U P E R B O W L P A R T Y Wappingers Council #1646 will host it s annual Super Bowl Party on Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Msgr. Loughlin Memorial Hall, at 2660 East Main Street, in the Village of Wappingers Falls. Starting at 4:00pm, a ticket will get you draft beer and soda, dinner, 50-50 raffle and lots of door prizes! We will have several televisions set up to sit and enjoy the big game. For more information, please call Bob Hand at 845-926-2507. Photo by Tony Siconolfi, 2016 Photo by Jim Mortillaro P RO- L I F E R E S O U R C E S The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a great deal of information on many Life topics such as: Post Abortion Healing, Assisted Suicide, Contraception, Stem Cell Research. Visit their website at: http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/ (Thanks to Bill Dachtera for sharing this resource. Editor) Thanks to Bill Dachtera, for sharing this announcement. Editor
Page 4 Published monthly by Wappingers Council #1646 S U PREM E, STATE, A ND CHAPTER NEWS C H A P T E R C H A R I T Y D R I V E K ICK- O FF C H A R I T A B L E & B E N E V O L E N T P R O G R A M U P D A T E The kick-off for the Hudson Valley Chapter s Charity Drive will be Friday, January 26, 2018, in the 4065 Club (home of St. Mary s Council #4065). Starting at 7:30pm, the evening will include dinner, and recognition of our current State Secretary, Wally Wych. The beneficiary of the charity drive will again be the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs (also known as the Shrine of North American Martyrs), in Auriesville New York. This is where the Jesuit missionaries Saint Issac Jogues, St, John de Lalande, and St. Rene Goupil were martyred by the Mohawks at Ossernenon. It is also the birthplace of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. We will be raising funds for restoration of the shrine via a raffle. For a $5 donation, you will get a chance to win a First Prize of $500, a Second Prize of $300, or a Third Prize of $200. See the raffle chairman, Jim Mortillaro, at council or assembly meetings/events, or email him at jimmorti@verizon.net The charity drive will conclude with the Charity Ball, which will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Wappingers Council #1646, 2660 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls NY. Beginning at 6:30pm, the gala will feature dinner, dancing, and the final raffle drawing. The Chapter will also recognize the Hudson Valley s Knight of the Year. Reservation details to follow. The Final Drawing of the Charitable & Benevolent Program raffle was held on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the mid-year meeting of the New York State Council, which was held at the Villa Roma Resort & Conference Center in Calicoon, New York. The winners of the final drawing were: $25,000 J. Della Rocca, Suffolk County $10,000 D. Arcate, Middletown NJ $ 5,000 T. Curran, Nassau County $ 1,000 Shrine of St. Geard Mejella, Queens County $ 1,000 P. Boulliance, Suffolk County $ 1,000 B. Carroll, Suffolk County $ 1,000 T. Kraeger, Lewis County $ 1,000 M. Maloney, Nassau County $ 1,000 R. Moss, Nassau County $ 1,000 J. Mapley, Onondaga County $ 1,000 E. O'Neil, Rensselaer County $ 1,000 V. Prinzivalli, Suffolk County $ 1,000 W. Shorak, Nassau County Congratulations to the Long Island Conference, home of the NY State Council, who took home 74% of the winnings. Thank you to the 10% of Wappingers Council s members who participated in this charitable fundraiser. P RO- L I F E M A S S AT S T. PA T R I C K S C A T H E D R A L will be celebrated on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at St. Patrick s Cathedral, in New York City, starting at 10:15am. Sponsored by the New York State Council Knights of Columbus, this mass coincides with the anniversary of Roe vs Wade court battle. State officers, as well as the Color Corps participate in the mass. One of the councils in the Hudson Valley may charter a bus, to ease travel to the mass. Attend our council business meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 8:00pm for further details. Charity Drive Kick-Off, January 27, 2017, at Wappingers Council s hall. (Photo by Jim Mortillaro) Lining up next to the altar in St. Patrick s Cathedral in New York before the Pro-Life mass, on January 22, 2017 Photo by Jim Mortillaro,
Loughlin Ledger Page 5 W A P PINGERS ASSEM BLY #0770 N EWS F A I T H F U L N AV I G A T O R S R E P O R T By M. James Mortillaro, FN My brothers and friends, I hope that you all had a blessed Advent season and Christmas. A new year flush with new hopes, resolutions, and plans is ahead of us. I wish you success in achieving them! Our Assembly has plans for the coming year, and we hope you ll be involved. While Wappingers Council #1646 decided to change their billing cycle to start on July first (and thus will not send our their dues notices until then), Wappingers Assembly #0770 will continue to send Assembly dues notices in January. Please promptly send in your dues, or pay the Faithful Comptroller, SK Tom Tompkins before the Assembly meeting begins. As in recent years, our Assembly voted last month to reschedule the winter meetings, to minimize travel. They will be held on the same nights as the Council business meetings. So, the winter business meetings will be January 17, 2018 February 21, 2018 March 21, 2018 The Assembly meetings will begin at 7:15pm (to end by 7:45pm) in the front meeting room at the hall, and the Council meetings will begin at 8:00pm. We intend to return to our regular schedule in April. It has come to my attention that there is one more rescheduling this month. The Council-sponsored deceased members mass will be celebrated on the third Sunday this month on January 21, 2018. While we expect our Color Corps to participate in the mass, our numbers will be divided by another important mass that morning. So, Color Corps, please step up when Commander Lou DeFelice calls. The annual Pro-Life Mass will be celebrated that same day, Sunday, January 21, 2018 at St Patrick s Cathedral, in New York City, at 10:15 AM. Some of our Color Corps will travel down to participate, and represent Wappingers Assembly. lease let me know if you are interested in going to this mass, so we can coordinate. Looking ahead to February, Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. Also known as Mardi Gras, it was the day to use up butter and meat before Lent began; I m told that the Irish used up their supplies by making pancakes on the Tuesday night. Our Faithful Pilot, Sir Knight Dave Brown is organizing a "Pancakes for Dinner" on this coming Shrove Tuesday, February 13, 2017. We will serve pancakes, sausage, and more. Starting at 5:00pm, price $8/ adult, children TBA. Proceeds to benefit Faithful Navigator, Jim Mortillaro, following the Dutchess County St. Patrick Parade, which was staged on March 3, 2017. the seminarians who we sponsor, as well as our patriotic programs. If you would like to help, contact Dave Brown at solfuego515@aol.com. Invite your friends to come down and enjoy a long Catholic tradition: pancakes for dinner! Please remember we have set up clothing donation shed which was placed in the rear parking lot. This has become an important Assembly fundraiser. All the clothing collected is worn by someone somewhere; none is shredded. Please continue to donate usable clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, linens, pillow cases, blankets, curtains and stuffed animals to our bin. Donation receipts are available. St. Issac Jogues, pray for us. W A P P I N G E R S A S S E M B L Y # 0 7 7 0 O F F I C E R S & AP P O I N T E E S 2 0 1 7-2 0 1 8 Faithful Friar.......... Reverend Daniel D Alliessi Faithful Navigator..... SK M. James Mortillaro (jimmorti@verizon.net) Faithful Captain....... SK Raymond B. Strohm (rbs275@optonline.net) Faithful Pilot.......... SK David M. Brown Faithful Scribe........ SK Phillip Johnson Faithful Comptroller... SK Thomas W. Tompkins, PFN Faithful Purser....... SK Pasquale Cardenia Faithful Inner Sentinel Faithful Outer Sentinel Faithful Admiral...... Faithful Trustee, 3 Year Faithful Trustee, 2 Year Faithful Trustee, 1 Year Color Corps Commander SK Frank Vallaro SK Anthony J. Siconolfi SK Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PFN SK Thomas M. Lynch, III, PFN SK Richard E. Fitzgerald, PFN SK Edward J. Duffy, PFN SK Louis DeFelice, PFN
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Loughlin Ledger Page 7 C O L U M B U S C L U B N E W S Columbus Club Officers and Appointments President: Rick Nadeau 01/08 Vice President Mike Anderson Secretary: Jim O Connor, Sr. 01/29 Treasurer: John Gorman 01/01 Trustees: Tom Tompkins, Ron Kowalczyk Booking Agents: Hall Chairman: Tom Tompkins, John Gorman Mike VanVoorhis Kitchen Chairman: John Enkler 01/01 Purchasing Agents: Dave Walker 01/15 Mike Van Voorhis 02/12 Director Jeff Boldrin 02/05 Director Jimmy C. 01/22 Director Bob Hand 01/29 Director Tom Lynch, III 01/15 Director Gil Muhlenbruch 01/08 Director John Noschese 02/05 Director John Simons 02/12 January 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 New Year s Day, Solemnity of Mary 2 3 Council Social Meeting, 7:30pm 4 5 6 7 8 (FOP) 9 10 11 12 13 (hall rental) 14 15 16 17 7:00pm Assembly Meeting 8:00pm Council Meeting 18 19 20 (hall rental) 21 Pro-Life Sunday 9am Deceased Members Mass 22 23 24 25 (hall rental) 26 Chapter Charity Drive Kick-Off, St. Mary s Council #4065, Route 82, WF 27 9:00am 12pm Officers Training 28 29 30 31 Columbus Club Meeting, 8:00pm February 1 February 2 Feb 3: Council Charity Night Feb 4: Super Bowl Party
I M P O R T A N T C O U N C I L & A S S E M B L Y C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N St. Mary, Our Lady of the Falls, Church 845-297-6261 churchstmaryswf@gmail.com Grand Knight, Mike Van Voorhis 845-476-5335 mikevv0630@gmail.com Deputy Grand Knight Phillip Johnson, PGK 914-497-5311 hightower1967@gmail.com Financial Secretary Ron Kowalczyk 845-297-5326 rjkow33@gmail.com Insurance Field Agent, Richard Malek 845-566-8790 Richard.Malek@kofc.org Booking Agent, Tom Tompkins, PGK 845-297-9049 thomastompkins@msn.com, wappingerscc@gmail.com District Deputy, Peter Stafford 845-462-2110 PStafford@EdithMacy.com About Wappingers Council #1646 Chartered by the Order of the Knights of Columbus in June 1912, Wappingers Council #1646 has been serving the parish and Church of St. Mary, Our Lady of the Falls, and the surrounding community for over 100 years. With members who have served at local, state, and national levels of the organization, we have demonstrated our charity, unity, fraternity, leadership development, and "can do" attitude. Wappingers Council #1646 meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at Msgr. Loughlin Memorial Hall, 2660 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls NY 12590 We re on the web! www.kofc1646.org