February 2018 Arkansas District Master Memo Contact Information Supreme Master Dennis Stoddard 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510-3326 dennis.stoddard@kofc.org 203-752-4000 Saint Valentine, officially known as Saint Valentine of Rome, is a third-century Roman saint widely celebrated on February 14 and commonly associated with courtly love. Assistant to Supreme Master Justyna Padilla 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven CT 06510-3326 Justyna.padilla@kofc.org 203-752-4437 Vice Supreme Master Michael J. Porter, Sr. 4229 Brackenwood Drive Old Hickory, TN 37138-4218 mjpknight9282@aol.com 615-308-6777 6 Surprising Facts About St. Valentine Author: Elizabeth Hanes 1. The St. Valentine who inspired the holiday may have been two different men. 2. In all, there are about a dozen St. Valentines, plus a pope. 3. Valentine is a patron saint of beekeepers and epilepsy, among many other things. 4. You can find Valentine s skull in Rome. 5. Chaucer may have invented Valentine s Day. 6. You can celebrate Valentine s Day several times a year. http://www.history.com/news/6-surprising-facts-about-st-valentine AR District Master Newton White PO Box 1679 Hot Springs, AR 71902 nwhite@isiequip.com 501-622-0191 Please Note: You should ALWAYS Contact your District Master And Vice Supreme Master before You contact Supreme
The Catholic Men s Conference is Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Christ the King Catholic church, 4000 North Rodney Parham in Little Rock. Registration begins at 7:00 am. The Rosary is at 7:30 am followed by Mass at 7:50 am. We need to be in full Regalia before the Rosary. For registration information, go to www.arcatholicmen.com Breakfast and lunch is included. The Honor Guard is requested by the Diocese of Little Rock. If you have the new regalia, you may wear it, including the sword and service baldric and white gloves. Dinner Invitation Msgr. Francis McKee Assembly 2689 Of Russellville Will be hosting a Sunday Afternoon Dinner February 25 2:00 pm Knights of Columbus Hall 990 State Highway 247 Everyone is invited Open Bar ~ Light Entertainment ~ Cost will be low RSVP to FN Jeff Priore rpriore@entergy.com 479-970-8068
The Bishop Byrne Assembly headed up the Keep Christ in Christmas Campaign again this past year which was mentioned during the morning and afternoon traffic reports on The Point 94.1 and The Ride 106.7 radio stations. Contributors include all Little Rock Councils and the Little Rock and North Little Rock Assemblies. We welcome any other participants in the Central Arkansas area for the 2018 campaign. Submitted by Doug Virden Faithful Navigator Assembly 0024 Operation Wheel Chair Submitted by Harley Martinelli Council 6942 District Deputy 16 Our brother, Sir Knight Leonard O Donovan, Sr., now has Wheels! Grand Knight, Sir Steve Dunne, Outside Guard & Lecturer, Sir John Dixon, and I went to Hot Springs on January 15th and picked up the electric wheel chair from Larry and Vicki Stanley. (Vicki is District Master Newton White s secretary). We wheeled the chair into Sir Leonard s home by 10:30 am that same morning. Leonard and family expressed their sincere thank you for everyone s effort. I jokingly told him, No Wheelies! As we left he was already sitting in his New Wheels, and starting to read the instruction manual. I think he is trying to see if he can Super Charge It. L-R: Harley Martinelli, Grand Knight Steven Dunne, John Dixon and Leonard O Donovan, Sr. Our Compass always points to charity, especially, another brother Knight in need. It was great to see a smile on his face. I love his Positive Attitude & Deep Faith. He is an inspiration to us all. Mary Beth, his wife, is such a great loving lady. I did want to give a Shout Out to a few. To our Grand Knight, Steve Dunne, for using his truck and taking off work, to go pick up the chair. To Newton White for getting me in touch with Vicki which led to be able to purchase the almost new chair. To Vicki and Larry Stanley for giving us a great price on the chair which allowed us to pay cash for it. To Father Reaves for allowing us to hold our Chili Supper Fund Raiser in the St. Mary s Parish Hall which gave us the money, along with many private donations, to purchase the chair. To Joe Palmere for all his research of chairs before we found this one and, last but not least for cooking his famous chili. To so many other Knights and those who volunteered their time helping with the Chili Supper and collecting donations. To our State K of C Council and my Brother District Deputies who put out the word for donations in each of their K of C Districts. Last, the Real Thanks actually goes to Sir Leonard himself. He has shown and taught us how you Meet Real Diversity in the Eye...and, with DEEP FAITH and Positive Attitude. We can do ANYTHING AND DEFEAT A HEALTH BEAST! THANKS Brother Sir Leonard!
St. Francis House Ministries Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Christmas Social On December 21 at St. Francis House in Little Rock, the Hot Springs Village 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, in conjunction with the VFW Post and other unattached volunteers put on a Christmas Social for the forty-two veterans, 5 veteran s children, 2 St. Francis Interns and 4 St. Francis House staff. Finger foods included sandwiches, party sausages, shrimp, deviled eggs, fruits, vegetable tray, and a variety of desserts and specialty breads. Christmas music was played throughout. Each veteran that gave Mary Erdman a hug received a $10 Wal-Mart gift card. There were 9 door prizes for the men and 4 for the women. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary spearheaded by Judy Brink had a special program with gifts for the family with the 5 children after the main Social. A special thanks to all who provided food for the event. Many people, unable to attend, dropped food off to those who were attending. This was a good evening. Submitted by Mike Kerwin Pictured to the right was taken during the Hot Springs Knights of Columbus Christmas Party held on December 9th. Dc Michael Johns leads the Conga Line with Father YC in the middle of the line wearing his reindeer antlers. Dc Michael will be ordained as a Priest in Little Rock on June 2, 2018 at Christ the King Catholic Church.
This is the perfect gift for your Council Chaplain. Soft-white chasuble with gold metallic embroidered Celtic style cross on front, and gold metallic emblem of the Order on back, unlined, with rolled collar and gold metallic trim. Set includes matching stole with gold metallic embroidered emblem of the Order on each end. Robe is 47" long, 59" wide; stole hangs 60" long. Both are 100% polyester and machine washable and are available with the Emblem of the Order. You may purchase the Stole only for $65.00. The set is $180.00 Cathy Anderle Www.knightsgear.com 1-855-GEAR-KOC 1-855-432-7562 This is the perfect gift for your Deacon. Soft-white dalmatic with gold metallic embroidered Celtic style cross on front, and gold metallic emblem of the Order on back, unlined, with rolled collar and gold metallic trim. One size fits most. Set includes matching shoulder-sash deacon stole with gold metallic embroidered Emblem of the Order on one end. Stole hangs 57" long and each side is 3 1/2" wide. The ends are crossed and stitched together. Both dalmatic and deacon stole are 100% polyester and machine washable. You may purchase the Stole only for $60. Set is $180.
Second and Third Degree Exemplification February 11th A 2nd and 3rd Degree Exemplification will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hot Springs located at 3045 Spring Street. February 11th A 2nd and 3rd Degree Exemplification will be held at the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Hall in Rogers located at 1416 Poplar Street. February 25th A 2nd and 3rd Degree Exemplification will be held at the Holy Redeemer Church Parish Hall in El Dorado located at 440 W. Main Street. March 11th A 2nd and 3rd Degree Exemplification will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jonesboro located at 1103 Highland Drive. The next 4th Degree Exemplification will be held on March 10, 2018 in Hot Springs at St. Mary of the Spring Catholic Church. This has always been a successful event and we don t expect anything less this time. Now is the time to begin planning on bringing your candidates to Hot Springs and increase your membership! Pictured left is a photo of flags being flown at Calvary Cemetery in Hot Springs on Martin Luther King Day, January 15, 2018. The Hot Springs Knights raise and lower twenty-three flags on Martin Luther King Day, President s Day, St. Patrick s Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Patriot s Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and Pearl Harbor Day. Those participating were: Don Sass, Stan DeGruccio, Glen Worsham, Kevin Touhy, Dennis Bosch, Ed King, Bob Koch, Lennie Hess, Andy Anderson, Newton White, Joe Kanopsic and Don Sluyter.
Dress Code: Candidates as described and shown below: Dark Blue, Grey or Black business suite (slacks and sport coats are not acceptable); white dress shirt with lay down collar (no collar buttons); tie; dark socks, and dress shoes. Dress Code Exceptions (For candidates) Military Dress Uniform or Dark Suit Police and Firemen Formal Dress Uniform or Dark Suit Priests Regular Clerical Dress Seminarians Dark Suit and Tie or Seminarian Collar with Black Suit Other Candidates Dark Suit Dress Code for Others 4th Degree Members/Observers New Uniform or Black tuxedo with Social Baldric or Dark suit with tie Dark suit with tie is acceptable for banquet Honor Guard Regalia for ceremony complete tuxedo, white gloves and swords Flag Bearers Regalia, No Swords Color Guard Escorts Regalia for ceremony Complete tuxedo, white gloves and swords
Star Assembly Qualifications: Publish and distribute to the Assembly membership a minimum of six Assembly Newsletters during the 2017-2018 fraternal year. A copy of each newsletter must also be sent (either in print or electronically to the Vice Supreme Master Michael Porter (mjpknight9282@aol.com) Meet the Assembly s membership goal with a net gain of 7% additions over deletions. Complete and submit the Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity (#1728), which is due January 31, 2018. Complete and submit to your District Master, by April 30, 2018 the To Be a Patriot Award application. Earn the Civic Award by conducting a minimum of four patriotic programs during the 2017-2018 fraternal year and reporting those programs to the Supreme Master by June 30, 2018 on the Civic Award application. Complete and submit the Report of Officers Chosen for the Term (#186).
Lives Saved In April, 2012, the Hot Springs, Arkansas Council 6419 presented an Ultrasound machine to Change Point Parenting Resource Center. The machine is operated by a technician, Kelly, who works in Little Rock at Children s Hospital. Each week, Kelly has Thursday as a day off, so she volunteers to drive to Hot Springs and donate her time off to Change Point. In 2017, Council 6419 presented Kelly with a gift card of $1,000 to help her defray some of the expenses of travelling to Hot Springs. When we once thanked Kelly for her service, her reply was, God is driving, I am just riding in the passenger seat. The Director of Change Point told us that in the 25 year history of the center, 2,808 babies have been saved. She continued by saying that since they have the ultrasound machine, on average, 55 babies per year have been saved. In 2017, 60 babies were saved. Since 2013, Hot Springs Council 6419 has conducted a Baby Bottle Campaign at both Hot Springs Catholic Churches and at the Catholic Church at Mt. Ida. We raise between $5,500 and $8,500 each year. There are other churches who raise money for Change Point using the Baby Bottle Campaign, including the First Baptist Church in Hot Springs. David Myers serves as The Baby Bottle Campaign Director. David s son, Dayton, plays a large part in the Baby Bottle Campaign. Dayton is also Chief Squire in Circle 5700, Disciples of the Springs. Submitted by Vicki Stanley.
For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. Psalm 139:13-14 (New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition) Under the direction of State Deputy, SK Philip Savage, and the Culture of Life Chair Couple, Dale and Mary Flamand, the Arkansas State Knights of Columbus have been issued a challenge. A challenge that will not only have an impact on the Knights of Columbus organization in our state, but also the residents of our state for generations to come. We are familiar with the Right to Life Campaign, The Right to Life March, The Right to Life Mass, and the Baby Bottle Campaign supporting Pregnancy Resource Centers. We now have an opportunity to provide Right to Life support year round. We can purchase a Stork Bus!!! (www.savethestorks.com) A Stork Bus is a mobile medical unit used as a Pregnancy Resource Center. It has an onboard ultrasound unit and everything needed for pregnancy testing. From the custom and inviting outer graphic wrap to the comfortable and secure interior, it is a place of hope and faith for young women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. The sad fact is that 64% of post-abortive women say they felt abortion was their only choice. Joe Baker, CEO of Save the Storks. As a pro-life organization, we can help women know there is another option anywhere in the state. Our goal is to raise $110,000.00 by June 30 th in order to purchase this vehicle. We can do this if each Knight in your council/assembly donates $15.00 each. If this is not possible there are several other fundraising activities. For example, pancake breakfasts, fish fry during lent, spaghetti dinners, raffles, etc. Our knights are resourceful and we can do this. All monies raised will go to: Hope Women s Resource Center 813 W. 6 th Street Pine Bluff, AR 71601 Debra K. Burchfield, Director Submitted by: Dale and Mary Flamand Culture of Life C0-Chairs
We love to show the GREAT State of Arkansas and the Bienville Province what our Knights are doing. Please send pictures and articles to Vicki at vstanley@isiequip.com or you may text them to her at 501-538-4502. We like to publish the newsletter by the 1st of every month so please submit your articles and pictures before the last week of each month. Some of our articles end up in the Bienville Province Newsletter published by our Vice Supreme Master, Michael Porter. Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me Matthew 25:40, 45. On Thursday, May 24, 2018 the Arkansas Special Olympics Summer Games will take place. The Knights of Columbus Honor Guard, has once again, been asked to lead the Parade of Athletics This event takes place at Harding University in Searcy. There will be a light Hors d Oeuvers served at 6:00 p.m. with the parade beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Summer Games continues through Saturday. There will be a Mass on Friday night, followed by a Social Hour, and Dinner. We will be providing more information in the coming months; however, if this is something you can help with, please contact Fred Jungers at 501-915-8293 or email at jungers2@sbcglobal.net If anyone in your Assembly is interested in buying a new uniform, they will need to contact Knights Gear at knightsgear@kofc.org or call 1-855- 432-7562. As for the patch that goes along with the beret, under the emblem, that is ordered at suprememaster@kofc.org This site is manned by a clerk who will need the following information to mail a patch: Member name and member number Full mailing address Position held and patch color requested District Master patch is Gold Faithful Navigator patch is White District Marshall patch is Green Color Corp Commander patch is white A member of the Color Corp does not wear a patch, just the gold pin.