Bishop Flaget Flyer Volume 17, Issue 12 Bishop Flaget Council 13053, Louisville, KY DECEMBER 2017 Prayers for Our Members & Families Meetings: Regular Business Meetings 1st Tuesday, 7:30 PM Officer s Meetings Last Tuesday, 7:30 PM St. Bernadette Parish Center 6500 St. Bernadette Ave Special points of interest: Know a Catholic you think highly of? Then ask him to serve with you. Ask him to join the Knights! Inside this issue: All priests, deacons and religious men and women JoAnn Durbin Chris & Michael Hornback Erin Lally Bruce Lane Bob Miller Bill & Gerri Moriarity Diane Pysz Charlie & Darleen Rhodes Bob Rucinski Tara Samuels Catherine Stuart Tim Talaga Dennis Thompson Dennis & Ann Welch Mike Wurth All of our Servicemen and Women overseas. (If you know of any other brother knight or their families that are in need of prayers, please contact Mike Lally by phone at 822-3746 or e-mail at cardfan71@yahoo.com) Grand Knight s Letter 2 Birthday List 2 Anniversary List 2 Insurance 3 Fraternal Survey 4 News Deadline 4 Advertisers 5 Contacts 5 Events Calendar Back Culture of Life The big news from the " culture of life " team is the overwhelming success of the baby bottle campaign. We collected $5,304 from St. Bernadette. Seventh and eighth grade students at St. Mary's Academy counted most of the money for us. This is a big job, it takes some time to count and sleeve over $5,000 in coins. We thank these kids and hope we can return the favor. Pat Serey and I delivered the money to Little Way Pregnancy Center and they were thrilled by the news. The Bishop Flaget Council is building quiet a reputation as being a big supporter of the anti abortion groups of Louisville. A big "thank you" goes out to all those who helped make this year's baby bottle campaign a resounding success. Larry Kessler,
PAGE 2 VOLUME 17, ISSUE 12 Grand Knight s Letter Brother Knights, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Two wishes we send to others during this Holiday Season. Christ s Birthday comes and goes each year and we buy gifts, decorate our homes, prepare special meals, then attend mass. As a member of the Knights of Columbus, I feel like we accomplished some Christ like activities in 2017. Our support for Gildas Club which benefits families with cancer is a great way to show why Christ s birth is so important to us. Giving gifts to those most in need and sharing our blessings. As a Knight I am proud and you should be too, of the accomplishments and gifts we have given over the past year and know that we all together made a difference in our community. We have taken the degree of Charity to heart, Unity in our efforts as Brother Knights and Fraternity as we meet and come together for all the things that we do. I hope to see you all at our Christmas Dinner Party December 9th and may you all, Brother Knights continue to bless others and prayers to you and your families for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Vivat Jesus David CLERGY APPRECIATION DINNER Tickets for the Clergy Appreciation Dinner will be $25 each. Menu - Chicken Marsala, Pot Roast, Seafood Gumbo, Broccoli Casserole, Salad and Yeast Rolls - Plus Adam Mathews cheesecake Soft drinks, beer & wine. December Birthdays Ben Gill Tom Hoffmann Jim Mathews Dennis Dant Phil State Daniel Wetzel Bob Uberti Chris Hiles Mike Hoffman Mike Hord Steve Minsterketter 3rd 4th 5th 7th 13th 15th 18th 20th 27th 29th 29th Happy Anniversary Jim & Sun Unverzagt 1st - 44 years Larry & Diane Sabo 3rd - 12 years Deacon Jerry & Connie Buehner 29th - 10 years Date: Sunday Jan. 28, 2018 Time: 3 to 6 p.m. Where: St. Martha's Bethany Center Help needed at 1 PM that Sunday with set up. Contact Mike Welch 727-3553
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 12 Bishop Flaget Flyer Knights of Columbus Insurance - Our Guarantees Set Us Apart PAGE 3 Knights of Columbus life insurance offers something precious few other financial products can guarantees. As long as you pay your premiums, the policy proceeds will be there for your beneficiaries should something happen to you. That s peace of mind, and that s what we offer with every product in our portfolio. We guarantee the cash value in your permanent life policies will be there. We guarantee the rates on your term insurance. We guarantee the rate and your principal in our retirement annuities. On top of those product guarantees, I guarantee that I will offer professional, high-quality service that you would expect from our organization. Our Order is among the highest rated life insurers in North America. AM Best has rated the Knights of Columbus A++, Superior for 40 consecutive years. It s a testament to our track record for excellence and security. I would suggest that a principal reason that we were able to achieve those accolades is because we remain steadfastly committed to the vision of Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney by providing life insurance by brother Knights for brother Knights. That commitment is an essential core value of the Knights of Columbus, and our core values permeate all levels of our organization. We pledge to serve our brother Knights, and their families, according to our Golden Rule: In all my professional relationships, I pledge myself to the following rule of conduct: I shall, in light of all conditions surrounding those I serve, render that service which, under the same circumstances, I would apply to myself. Let s talk soon to discuss how our Knights of Columbus insurance can bring that peace of mind to you and your family. Dwight Frank, Field Agent Knights of Columbus 502-802-8490 Dwight.Frank@kofc.org CHRISTMAS CARDS I am excited to announce that effective Saturday November 25, our council will begin selling Christmas cards printed by The Printery House at Conception Abbey in Conception, MO. Conception Abbey, also known as the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a monastery of the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monastery, founded by the Swiss Engelberg Abbey in 1873 in northwest Missouri's Nodaway County, was raised to a conventual priory in 1876 and elevated to an abbey in 1881. As of this year the community consists of sixty-five monks who celebrate the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours daily and who staff and administer Conception Seminary College, the Printery House, and the Abbey Guest Center. Monks also serve as parish priests and hospital chaplains in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City- Saint Joseph and other dioceses. Selling Christmas cards will continue to support seminarians within our parishes and archdiocese, while also helping our brothers in Christ in Conception MO. I believe our brother Ed Miller, who led the effort on our Christmas cards sales for years, is looking down from heaven and happy to know this. SK John Sutton, Council Advocate
PAGE 4 Bishop Flaget Flyer VOLUME 17, ISSUE 12 Annual Fraternal Survey - we need your input by January 15 Each council feeds information on the hours of volunteer service to Supreme. It is very important to the Knights of Columbus to have this data to support our tax exempt status. Please take a little time and estimate your hours of service. A blank form is below. Those who get the newsletter via e-mail will get an another e-mail with an Excel spreadsheet attachment with the various categories of information needed. You may use the spreadsheet or just copy the data into an e-mail, whichever is easier. Please return it via e-mail if possible. If you want to phone the info in call me. If you have any questions contact Mike Lally at 822-37464 or cardfan71@yahoo.com Number of visits you made during 2017 to: 1. a.sick caring for the sick/nursing homes/ hospitals.................... b. Bereaved visits of condolence................................. 2. Number of times you served as a blood donor during 2017............... 3. Habitat for Humanity Projects number of projects...................... Estimated hours of community volunteer service during 2017: 4.a. Church Activities service in all Church related activities.............. b. Community Activities service in all community related activities......... c. Youth Activities service in all youth related activities.................. d. Habitat for Humanity service in all related projects.................... e. Culture of Life Activities service in all related projects................. f. VAVS......................................................... g. Food For Families................................................ h. Special Olympics................................................ i. Miscellaneous Activities service in areas not outlined above............. Estimated hours of fraternal service during 2017: 5. Sick/disabled members and their families household chores, transportation, tutoring, counseling, etc. Deadline Deadline for submissions for submissions for the for January the May newsletter is is December April 2, 2016 22, 2017
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 12 O F F I C E R S Bishop Flaget Flyer Chaplain Fr. Jeff Nicolas 502-815-3107 frnicolas@stb2008.org Grand Knight David Such 412-4209 drsuch42@gmail.com Dep. Grand Knight Dan Block 832-725-4286 dwblock0129@gmail.com Chancellor Larry Kessler 615-945-1384 lkes648004@aol.com Recorder Dave Wallace 228-9313 dwallace@worldbridgepartners.com Financial Secretary Mike Lally, PGK 822-3746 cardfan71@yahoo.com Treasurer Steve Krebs 426-9436 sk2285tk@bellsouth.net Advocate John Sutton 533-0263 johnsutton@aol.com Warden Bill Kopriva 425-8308 bkopriva@bellsouth.net Inside Guard Bruce Lane 425-1829 bklane37@bellsouth Outside Guard Bob Wuetcher 592-3183 robertwuetcher@gmail.com 1 year Trustee Jack Banbury, PGK 876-0807 jackban@aol.com 2 year Trustee Dick Scherrer, PGK 493-9296 dsche40299@aol.com 3 year Trustee Richard Hines, PGK 595-8763 rr.hines@twc.com PAGE 5 Program Personnel Membership Director Bruce Lane 425-1829 bklane37@bellsouth.net Recruitment Chair David Such 412-4209 drsuch42@gmail.com Retention Chair William Kopriva 425-8308 bkopriva@bellsouth.net Program Director Jack Banbury 876-0807 jackban@aol.com Church Director David Wallace 228-9313 dwallace@worldbridgepartners.com Vocation Chair Mike Welch 727-3553 welch.b4@twc.com Community Director David Such 412-4209 drsuch42@gmail.com Pro-Life Couple Larry Kessler 6159451384 lkes648004@aol.com Council Director Charlie Rhodes 426-7309 1792car@gmail.com Public Relations Mike Lally, PGK 822-3746 cardfan71@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor Mike Lally, PGK 822-3746 cardfan71@yahoo.com Family Director Richard Scherrer 493-9296 dsche40299@aol.com Historians All past GKs Youth Director Steve Krebs 426-9436 sk2285tk@bellsouth.net Fundraising Chair David Wallace 228-9313 dwallace@worldbridgepartners.com Lecturer Gerry Hope 762-1786 gbhcat@yahoo.com Place your Ad Here $50 per year Other Contacts State Deputy Gabe Cabral 270-784-3145 gcabral@twc.com Program Director Kent Hoskins 502-339-0770 choskin1@bellsouth.net District Deputy George Hayes 502-558-9079 george.h.hayes@wildblue.net New Council Dev. Paul Martin 502-640-2447 pamarti8@att.net General Agent Darrell Swope 859-421-6164 darrell.swope@kofc.org Field Agent Dwight Frank 502-802-8490 dwight.frank@kofc.org Websites Knights of Columbus Supreme www.kofc.org Vatican www.vatican.va Columbian (online) www.kofc.org/publications/columbia/index.cfm Catholic Conference of Kentucky www.ccky.org K of C Insurance www.kofc.org/insurance/index.cfm Nat l Conference of Catholic Bishops www.ncbuscc.org Knights of Columbus Kentucky www.kykofc.com Bishop Flaget Council www.bishopflagetcouncil.org Local KofC Insurance www.dwightfrank.com
Bishop Flaget Council #13053 c/o St. Bernadette Church 6500 St. Bernadette Avenue Prospect, KY 40059-6543 Editor - Mike Lally cardfan71@yahoo.com Place Stamp Here Schedule of Events Dec 5th Communion Service @ 7 PM followed by Regular Business Meeting 7:30 PM @ St Bernadette Dec 9th Christmas Party @ parish center after 5 PM Mass Dec 10th Pancakes with Santa @ St Bernadette Dec 26th Officer s Meeting 7:30 PM at St Bernadette Jan 2nd Communion Service @ 7 PM followed by Regular Business Meeting 7:30 PM @ St Bernadette Jan 28 Clergy Appreciation Dinner 3-6 PM @ St Martha s Bethany Center Jan 30th Officer s Meeting 7:30 PM at St Bernadette «AddressBlock» First Class Mail Pray the Rosary to End Abortion December 2017 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 Regular Meeting 6 7 8 9 X-mas party 10 Pancakes with Santa 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Officer Meeting 27 28 29 30 31