BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO THE CHURCH JULY 4, 2016 Spirit of Christ Council 12979 From the Grand Knight Building the Domestic Church while Strengthening Our Parish Supreme Knight Carl Anderson recently announced that, through the Order s wide-reaching new Domestic Church initiative, Knights and their families will have greater opportunities to participate in a variety of activities that promote the New Evangelization, strengthen our parishes, and grow the Order. Building the Domestic Church Knights of Columbus has always been an organization dedicated to the well-being and support of Catholic family life. The family is the first and primary place where we experience and are formed in our Catholic faith. By building upon our current programs and activities, the Knights of Columbus continues to promote the family as a domestic church where husbands and wives, parent and children, grow in their knowledge and practice of the Catholic Faith. In order to perform its important mission of evangelization, each family needs to find support in the sacramental life of the parish. Strengthening our Parishes Knights of Columbus councils have always responded to the most urgent needs of the Church, particularly through charitable and social outreach. In order to support the evangelization of family life today, our councils must be even more fully integrated into our parishes. As the world s largest Catholic fraternal and family organization, we have a responsibility to dedicate our time, talent and resources to ensuring that our parishes our beacons of the new evangelization. These powerful and important statements from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson will be used to guide the Council s activities and programs this next fraternal year and beyond. Family and Parish are the two most important institutions that must be actively supported and made to thrive. These institutions and prayer are the best defenses that can protect us during these turbulent times. Fraternal Year 2015-16 was a tremendously successful year for Council 12979 and the credit belongs to everyone associated with the council including wives, children, relatives, employers, financial supporters, Spirit of Christ staff, Fr David, Fr. Jacob, the Deacons, Spirit of Christ parishioners, those that prayed for us, etc, I am humbled that I was your Grand Knight last year and will do my best to meet your expectations this coming year. Installation of 2016-17 Officers Your officers for 2016-17 will be installed at the July Business Meeting July 14 at 7:30 pm. Please come out and support our Knights who have stepped up to lead the council. All are welcome. This is one of the few K of C ceremonials that is open to everyone. Unfortunately, after the installation only those who are current card carrying Knights of Columbus members can remain for the meeting. All are always welcome to join the Knights at 7:00 in the chapel to pray the rosary.
Council 12979 June 9, 2016 Meeting Minutes Call to order: GK Pat Dougherty called meeting to order @ 7:35 pm. Verification of Membership: Warden Chuck Greene verified all present were in possession of current membership cards. Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance: GK led membership in the opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call of Officers: Grand Knight-Present Deputy Grand Knight-Present Chaplain-excused Chancellor-Present Recorder-present Inside Guard-Absent Advocate-Excused District Warden-Present Trustee 1 st Yr Excused Outside Guard-Present Trustee 3 rd yr- Present Trustee 2 nd yr-present Lecturer- Present Financial Sec-Present Treasurer-Present Warden-Present Dist Dep-Present Approval of Previous Business Meeting Minutes: The Minutes were approved as published with the correction of: Confirmation volunteer help should be at the event by 6:50 AM. Charlie Sheridan s name was omitted from the 2016-2017 Fraternal Year slate of officers as Treasurer. Membership: No new form 100s received. Knight of the Month: Bob Schaeferl for cooking at Fr. David s farewell BBQ, and for recording the council s business meeting minutes. Family of the Month: Tom and Cathy Callahan for helping with Fr. David s party and all the other Knights events. Treasurer s Report: Treasurer Tom Ariniello reported as follows: Checking Acct. $6,901.83, Savings Acct. $3929.70, Charities Acct. $ 4135.66. Financial Secretary s Report: Report of Receipts: Dues $256.00 Total Receipts: $256.00 Report of Vouchers: Focus Honduran Mission Support $250.00 Thomas Lyons Coffee Pots $169.38 Thomas Lyons Coffee $42.45 Chuck Greene Warden Supplies $51.56 KOC Supreme Rosary Cards Rec. Book $181.65 Catholic Charity Handi camp Scholarship $170.00 TotalVouchers $864.04 Trustee Reports: There were no Trustee reports Review of Recent Projects and Events: -SHOW May 17 th : Parishioners and Knights performed seasonal home and outdoor work on homes of the parish elderly and handicapped. -Soup Kitchen: Knights participated included among them was newly exemplified Knight Wayne Bruno who said he enjoyed the experience of serving food to the homeless. -May29th 5 th Sunday Rosary: 17 people attended the Rosary and refreshments were served. -Father David s Farewell BBQ: Over 900 Parishioners and guests attended. Council 12979 Knights and Family members showed up to cook, serve and clean up. Many thanks to David Dudden and his leadership. -Father Matthew Magee was assigned to 3 parishes in NW Colorado. Council 12979 provided support donations for Fr. Matt while in the seminary. Congratulations to Fr. Matt. Review of Upcoming Events and Projects: -Growing Home: Chuck Greene and crew will move 13 beds and luggage to Holy Cross Church in Thornton on Saturday June 11 th. -Fr. Chris Welcome: June 18 th and 19 th there will be a welcome for our new pastor Father Chris Renner after all masses. Tom Lyons volunteered to do the shopping for the supplies for this event. A signup sheet circulated among the membership for volunteers to help. -Archbishops BBQ Friday June 17 th : Volunteers to meet at SOC at 3:00 pm to load up and leave by 4:00 pm. Prepare and cook food at Seminary at 5:00 pm, serve at 6:45 pm. -Knights Family Picnic July 10 th at Oakhurst Park. All Knights and Family members welcome. Adult beverages will be served and there will be activities for the children. -Handi Camp: September 3 rd and 4 th. Help is needed assisting handicapped persons with feeding and assisting nurses at the camp. This event requires 30 hrs of helping at the campsite and a Safe Environment Training certification is mandatory. Volunteers are needed for a 1 on 1 experience with camp counselors. Activities include: Fishing and a Zipline -Prolife March: Sept 24 th march around Lake Arbor. Consult the church bulletin for times. -Organizational Meeting July 8 th,9 th,10 th for State. Officers that are urged to attend. -Bowling Tournament August 20 th, see Dick Lochner for details. -Knights of Columbus retreat to promote Spirituality and Fraternity for men. October, dates and times TBD at next meetings. Unfinished Bussiness: No unfinished business New Business: Election of Officers for Fraternal Year 2016-2017. David Dudden addressed the membership as prospective Deputy Grand Knight. His theme was Knights doing good things and stressing leadership in the Knights is not that hard if we all find a niche to fill and step forward. David encouraged members to consider committee assignments and fill positions so we can be an effective council and fulfill growing needs. Building on membership, fraternity and volunteering is necessary to achieve those goals. -GK Pat Dougherty opened the floor for nominations. 2 nd yr trustee Ed Lindeman solicited the membership for further nominees for officer positions. No new nominees were offered from the membership and nominations were closed. Outgoing DGK Brian Juge conducted balloting for the slate of Officers as follows:
Grand knight Patrick Dougherty Deputy Grand Knight David Dudden Chancellor Tim Vettel Treasurer Charlie Sheridan Recorder Bob Schaefer Advocate (in Absentia) Randy Weinert Warden Charles Greene Inside Guard Dennis Jones Outside Guard Gil Duman Asst. Outside Guard Jamie Sturm Trustee 3 rd yr Rich Boespflug Trustee 2 nd yr Ed Lindeman Trustee 1 st yr Tom Dedin DGK Juge distributed the ballots to the membership and the above slate of office position candidates were elected for the new fraternal year. Elections were closed. No further New Business. Support Requests: Tim Sexauer presented the following Resolution: Knights of Columbus Spirit of Christ Council #12979 Resolution of support to Archdiocese for the Military Services. Whereas, The men and women who serve our countries flag in both foreign and domestic locations do so with our sincere gratitude they are often unable to attend mass and receive the sacraments due to a shortage of Catholic Chaplains in our military Services; and Whereas, the Archdiocese for the Military Services receives no funding from the government and has no parishes to take up weekly collections to support itself and put men willing to serve in our military as chaplains through seminary; and Whereas, the Archdiocese for the Military Services depends entirely on private giving to sustain the mission of evangelization and faith formation for the men and women who protect us; and Whereas, Catholics make up 25% of our military yet Catholic priests account for only 8% of the military chaplain corps; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the members of Council 12979 and their families affirm our steadfast support for, and express our profound gratitude to our servicemen and servicewomen who, each day, place their lives at risk in order to liberate those who live under oppressive regimes and who protect and defend the liberties of all of us we donate $1400 to the Archdiocese for the Military Services for Seminarian tuition. -FOCUS: Cari Devlin requesting support for financing a mission to Honduras. Membership mentioned we have supported Cari s good work in the past. A motion was put forward for $250.00. Seconded and approved. -Tim Sexauer requested $170.00 to fund a scholarship to attend Overnighter Camp. Motion put forward, seconded and approved. -A motion was put forward to purchase supplies needed for the Archbishops Seminarian BBQ not to exceed $200.00, seconded and approved. Knights Open forum: A support request was suggested to sponsor a hole for a golf tournament in August. Fourth Degree Report: Sean Murphy is Stepping down as Faithful Navigator of Assembly 2409. The next meeting will be June 21 st at St. Joan of Arc at 7:00 pm. Election of officers will be held at this meeting. Sean expressed his thanks to the council for all the past support. There will be a 4 th Degree picnic on June 25 th, all Knights are invited. See the assembly website for details. If you are thinking of moving up in the Knights this would be a good opportunity to ask questions and talk with a 4 th Degree Knight. District Deputy Report: DD Joe Zibrick announced he will be stepping down. He thanked the council for all the past support and accomplishments. Joe has enjoyed the the last few years as DD and congratulated the council for winning the Knights Trophy competition for 7 of the past 10 years. He said Councils such as ours made his job as DD easier. Joe encouraged the new officers to bring about changes to make us a better council. Scott Ditch will be the new District Deputy. The Financial Secretary has the responsibility to report the election results to State and Supreme. Field Agents Report: No Field Agents Report Lucky Knight: The Lucky Knights were: Bob Schaefer, Dick Lochner, JoeZibrick gave prize to transfer Knight Steven Palmeri, Allan Beckel, John Makumbi and Tom Dedin Lecturer s Report: Lecturer Tim Vettel delivered a Catholic 101 talk of Why We Celebrate Easter for 50 Days. Closing Prayer and Adjourment: P3- Its great to be a Knight in 12979, Close 9:13 pm. Knight and Family of the Month Our congratulations and thanks to Knight of the Month Bob Schaefer And Family of the Month Tom and Cathy Callahan
For the Good of the Order June Business Meeting Prayers for the following: Charlie Lennox, Patty Thaler, Roger Muller, Fr. David Bluejacket, John Makumbi, Repose of the Sole of Larry Carson, Larry Carson Family, Richard & Mary Carson, Sharon Lindeman, Christopher Sheridan, Al Beckel, Beth & Patrick Fitzgerald, Steven Palmeri, Pat Pugh, Robert Schaefer, Audrey Edler, Michael Matthews, Special Intentions, Repose of the Soul of Jim dies, special Intention, Sister Bernadette, Rose & Dan Springer, The Unborn, Ruth Weichelbamer s brother, Tom Dedin, Jose D. Valasquez, Chad Hadlogke, Repose of the Soul of Joseph Ferraro, Davis & Shirley Greene, Ernie Vettel, Tom Vettel, Amy Mondragon, Rob Roybal & Father, Fr. Matt Magee, Audrey Mangan, Alesia Martin, James Morello, Linda Schaefer, John Makumbi & Family, Sara & Paisley York, Eddie Navaro, Mary Fran Dedin, The Gleeson Family I mmmm baaaack!!!!!! Brother Knights, It is an honor to be elected by you as your Deputy Grand Knight knowing that you have trust in me to do the job. For those of you who have not made it to recent meetings or those who do not know me, let me fill you in. Fifteen years ago, I joined the Knights at Spirit of Christ s first meeting. One month later, I was elected Deputy Grand Knight where I served for two years, and subsequently served as Grand Knight for two years. I then was appointed District Deputy where I served for three more years. After a year off from that position, I was asked to be the State Membership Coordinator under our State Deputy, Foster Sauter, for two years. During those years I was also serving as a Trustee of our council for a total of six years. I presently lead our peach sales, fish frys, and most of our large food events. Over the last fifteen years, I have enjoyed many joyous occasions while serving our council, our church and our community at many different levels. I have grown to be a better husband and father, a better Catholic, and a have developed a much deeper faith life. I have truly enjoyed watching my children and family grow in our understanding of faith and stewardship as we serve others in the Knights of Columbus. I would like to thank all those who have served in the many positions of our council. The time and talent you have shared with all of us is greatly appreciated and has been invaluable. The past few years our council has had a difficult time keeping officers at the top of our leadership chain. As a council, we do many great things and have been recognized many times for our accomplishments. I know the many men, women and children in this organization have hearts of gold and will help anyone when needed. Thanks to my time of service for the State Council, I now see what we are missing. The top offices in our council have become too large to manage, especially with our exceptional growth experienced these past fifteen years. I believe we need to implement the proper structure of numerous committees taking on numerous roles within our council. It is my hope during the next year as your Program Director to get committees in the areas of Council, Church, Family, Youth, Community, Pro-Life, Communications, and Membership up and running. Each committee should have three-five members and be given the resources and support to lead the council accordingly. This is where we need your help. If we do this, our council will grow closer together in Charity, Unity, and Fraternity and we all will feel a bigger ownership in what this council accomplishes. I encourage all of you to come to this month s business meeting as we will begin this process immediately. I see nothing but continued success in our future. Vivat Jesus, David Dudden
ANNOUNCEMENTS Overnighter 2016 Every Labor Day weekend Spirited Education; the folks who teach religious education to intellectually challenged people in the Archdiocese, has a camping trip for their students. This one night of the year is often the only evening their parents/care givers have the night off from taking care of their challenged child/adult. Want a challenge and a new outlook on who gets our Tootsie Roll money? Come and be a counselor for 30 hours. Transportation and meals provided along with a night in the mountains in a cabin all free of charge. You just need to bring personal needs for an overnight stay. Anyone over 18 with Safe Environment Training (SET) can be a counselor. That includes family and friends. For more information talk to Jim Smith, Bob D'Norfio, Tom Lyons, Tim Sexauer, Tim Vettel, Patrick Mangan, Dave Dudden, Tyler Dudden, Patrick Feldman, Trevor Feldman and others. Don't have SET certificate? There will be a certification class on August 23 at 7pm at SOC. Call the office at 303-422-9173 to reserve a seat, it only takes 2 hours. Need to renew your SET? Not sure if your SET needs to be renewed? Call Christi Sullivan at the Archdioces 303-715-3241. To sign up for this years event on Sept. 3-4 contact Tim Sexauer 720-775-9896 or timsexauer@gmail.com Dues Please pay your dues if you haven t done so yet! It would save many of us a lot of time chasing after past due members. That s time we could be spending doing service activities. Council Communications - All Council Members are asked to sign up for SOC s Flocknotes. All electronic communications include announcements, updates and the Council newsletter will be sent through Flocknote blasts. If you have not yet signed up, try this link https://new.flocknote.com/spiritofchrist. or go to SOC s website and click the Flocknotes logo. From time to time, the council may use a secondary system for special need. C O U N C I L 1 2 9 7 9 7 4 0 0 W. 80 TH A V E N U E A R V A D A CO 8 0 0 0 3 Catholic Worker Soup Kitchen The Catholic Worker Soup Kitchen has been open continuously in the Denver area for over 30 years. Knights from Council 12979 meet at Spirit of Christ west parking lot at 8:15 am on the 3rd Friday of every month. We car pool over to Denver Intercity Parish (1212 Mariposa) to prepare the meal. The meal is then taken to the St Francis Center (2222 Curtis) and served to the homeless at 4:00 pm each Friday. Those who want to serve the meal meet us at the St Francis Center by 2:30 pm. There is parking right across the street. We expect to be home by 5:30 pm. This is a great activity to include wives and families. Contact Tom Lyons for more info: 303-423-4015. Calendar of Events July 14 - Council Business Meeting, SOC @7:30 PM July 15 - Soup Kitchen July 31 - Fifth Sunday Rosary, SOC Chapel @2:30 PM Aug 2 - Officers Meeting, 7:00 PM Aug 11 - Council Business Meeting, SOC @7:30 PM Aug 15 - Peach orders and payments due Aug 30 - Peach order pick up at the Juge s House, 4-8pm (See calendar also at www.council12979.org)
Loading up beds for growing home & The Knights Annual Picnic
2016-2017 COUNCIL OFFICERS Chaplain - Father Jacob Thomas frjacob@spiritofchrist.org Grand Knight Pat Dougherty Tel: 303-423-8799 gk@kofc12979.org Deputy Grand Knight Dave Dudden ddudden6992@msn.com Chancellor Tim Vettel devner1997@msn.com Financial Secretary Tom Ariniello FinSec12979@gmail.com Treasurer Charlie Sheridan char2717@gmail.com Advocate Randy Weinert Flocknotes Coordinator erand@mac.com Recorder Bob Schaefer bobandlyn@q.com Warden Chuck Greene Cell Tel: 720-849-2735 Rrgreene3@hotmail.com Inside Guard Dennis Jones denofdenver@yahoo.com Outside Guard Gil Duman dumanmist@comcast.net Asst. Outside Guard Jamie Sturm Lecturer Tim Vettel devner1997@msn.com One Year Trustee Tom Dedin Dedinsr21@msn.com Two Year Trustee Ed Lindeman elindylindeman@msn.com Three Year Trustee Rich Boespflug richjanb@msn.com richjanb@msn.com District Deputy Scott Ditch esditch@gmail.com Field Agent - Open Faithful Navigator -Open (Fourth Degree Assembly) Attend the officers meeting! All members are welcome to attend the officers meetings to learn more about council business, to share suggestions and to develop ideas. Come see how you can serve as an officer in the future! Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. @ SOC.
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