SANTA MARIA FAIRBORN COUNCIL #3724 KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS **Star Council 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016** FRATERNAL YEAR 2017-2018 CHARTERED IN OCTOBER 1953 July 2018 Brothers, Grand Knight s Corner The Knight of the Year Dinner in June right before father s day was a great way to finish the fraternal year. Worthy PGK Gazzerro was honored and for those of you reading this who possibly were not aware, Bill represented Council 3724 as both the State and Diocese Knight of the Year. Christy s Catering again provided the food and I can honestly say no one went home hungry. Bill thank you for the example of Knighthood that you set, none of us our perfect but the love and esteem evident in your family who were present at the dinner is heartwarming. We are gearing up for the new fraternal year by jumping right into the month of July with the parade on the 4 th as well as the council grill out that follows. Serving as your Grand Knight this last year has definitely been an experience and I hope the lessons learned this year serve me in the coming year so I can serve you better. Lord knows the last two years have been particularly challenging for me on many fronts. I have at times feared for my physical health, and my spiritual well-being and brothers without going into detail this next fraternal year promises more of the same. You ve all heard me say one of the reasons I love being a Knight is that it gives me a chance to surround myself with men who share the same core beliefs and values that I do. The bond of a common faith can many times serve as a temporary bulwark against the tides that seek to wear us down and erode our spirit. George Washington was heard to say, Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. For it is better to be alone than in bad company. I can think of no better description for the fraternity of brotherhood that is Council 3724 Fairborn Knights of Columbus. My Knight of the Month was worthy PGK Steve Wal, who serves not only as our worthy lounge manager, but also admirably serves as Advocate for our council and a worthy consigliere to your Grand Knights. Steve does a lot behind the scenes for the council and this is a long overdue recognition from me. My family of the month John and Myrna Gazzerro are one of those families who do a lot in the community promoting the values of the Catholic Faith and Charity through their own example of good works. Many of the families of some of our Knights who are still working are heavily involved in works of charity and their faith and many don t receive the recognition that they probably should. I ve said it before you don t have to come to a business meeting to be considered an active knight. You have to live the faith and yes pay your dues, but living the faith is key. Make sure to congratulate all of our winners when you see them around the parish. Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus Vivat Jesus. GK Erbacher INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS The installation of officers for the new fraternal year will take place before the business meeting on July 12, 2018. This will be immediately following the Rosary with the regularly scheduled meeting beginning after the Installation Ceremony. Inside this Issue GK Column...1 Activities...2 Items of Interest...3 Officers...3 Home Corporation...4 Membership...4 Insurance Corner...6 Good of the Order...6 Upcoming Events...7 Special points of interest SOS Dinner KOTY 4th of July KOTM/FOTM Holy Father s Prayer Intention
ACTIVITIES INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE AND PICNIC Members of the Council, along with 4th Degree members of Monsignor Buckley Assemble will once again march in the Fairborn Independence Day Parade. As always our entry will consist of a truck and a trailer and we ll gather at the hall to decorate it at 8:00 AM on the 4th. We have to be in our place in the parade line by 9:00 AM. Since the location varies every year, either meet up at the Hall before we leave or call PGK Milliron @ 937-609-9068 if you can t find us. As usual, you are welcome to ride in the truck or trailer. Some of us will also walk. After the parade, we ll have our annual Council Family Picnic back at the Hall. Meat, bread and beverages will be provided by the Council. Please bring a covered dish of your choice to share. We ll have a few games and a lot of fellowship and good times for the whole family. We ll start to gather about 2:00. As always, there will be brown bag Bingo after food. MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS Men of Faith All men of the parish are invited to visit the Men of Faith Fellowship held on First and Third Saturdays from 8-9 a.m. at St Francis Hall. Come early for a bagel & hot coffee. We begin with a couple of songs led by choir members (guitar - 1or2, voice and harmonica) followed by prayer and petitions. We read and share insights / questions about the coming Sunday's Readings - a great way to prepare for Mass! We close with another song and prayer. You are most welcome - it is like home - an open and safe place to share... Contact Tom Boland (937 469-3267) or JC Kelly, (937) 572-3100. 2018 MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT The council s Golf Tournament held in memory of numerous brother knights who used the game of golf to foster unity and brotherhood will be held on Saturday, August 11th, at the Locust Hills GC in Springfield. Shotgun start time is 8:30AM. The cost for this 4-man scramble for members and their guests is $60 each which pays for your green fees, cart, dinner, refreshments and prizes. A mulligan package, skins game, and 50/50 drawing will also be available. Locust Hills will serve your choice of steak or ½ chicken dinner for. dinner. Tournament chairman, PGK Steve Wal, will take your reservation at 672-6847 or sign up in the council lounge. Come join us for some friendly competition, fun, and remembrance with your brother knights at Locust Hills on Saturday, August 11th. IT S FESTIVAL TIME The MHC festival is July 20, 21, 22. As usual, some of your brothers could use your help. The following Knights are chairing booths and are looking for workers. If you are available during that weekend, please contact one of them and volunteer your services: Beer Booth : Corky Block - (937) 864-7018 cblock@woh.rr.com Burgers and Dogs : PGK Don Banford - (937)408-7834 BanfordIII@aol.com Funnel Cakes : PGK Russell Milliron (937)426-5299 mrmilliron@yahoo.com PGK Banford also needs help with setup, which starts the evening of Sunday July 15th and runs every evening after until it s done. You may contact him as above with any questions or just show up. PRAY THE ROSARY AS OFFEN AS YOU CAN, PLEASE COME EARLY TO THE BUSINESS MEETING (7 PM) AND PRAY THE ROSARY WITH YOUR BROTHER KNIGHTS.
CHURCH RENOVATION KNIGHTS CEILING TILE REPLACEMENT PROJECT Officers/ Directors Chaplain Fr. Don Moss Spiritual Advisor Deacon Max Roadruck 879-5332 Grand Knight: Gene Erbacher 477-5669 grandknight@3724kofc.org Deputy Grand Knight & Program Director Grant Kempf 426-4367 deputygk@3724kofc.org Chancellor Matt Justice 879-2186 Warden Mark Dues 320-4410 Recorder Tim Barlow 719-351-1185 Financial Secretary Russell Milliron 609-9068 fs@3724kofc.org Treasurer Larry DeWitt 399-8013 Senior Trustee PGK Don Banford 878-3365 Advocate PGK Steve Wal 322-4246 Membership Director PGK Bill Gazzerro 233-8913 Church Activities PGK Phil Ambs 525-0750 Culture of Life Activities Percy Gros 878-5455 Community Activities PGK John Wolfe 609-4552 Council Activities PGK Bill Stoddard 237-9059 Family Activities GK Gene Erbacher 477-5669 Youth Activities Thomas Pyatt 879-2841 Bereavement PGK John Maiorano 879-3474 Bingo Eric Rogalinski 657-6958 Home Corporation President Vacant homecorp@3724kofc.org K of C Insurance Christopher Michel 937-361-5617 K of C Hall 878-2909 3
HOME CORPORATION Your Home Corp continues to work hard to support the Council. The Directors met on 21 June to pay bills and discuss business. We have decided that due to the Council providing help with the renovation of the church, that we will not hold any work parties until that renovation is finished. If you have some time to spare, please consider helping out with the many tasks the Council is performing to help with the church rehab. Please keep an eye on the Santa Maria for upcoming events in the coming months. Our monthly raffle winners were: 1st Place: Bob Brandstetter, $40 Ticket #104 2nd Place: Jim McCoy, $25 Ticket #077 3rd Place: Dave Davis, $10 Ticket #178 The new tickets for our 37 month drawing are available. This is the best multi-draw raffle in the business. We pay, on average, five dollars more a month than most other raffles and we have the special $50 drawing in July. For tickets email HomeCorp@3724.kofc.org, call the hall at 937-878-2909 or see any Home Corp director. Your Home Corp is in need of at least one new director. Since Home Corp President PGK Milliron has been appointed as our new FS, he can no longer serve as a HC director. Please consider stepping up to fill this void. MEMBERSHIP As we start a new Fraternal year we are told that Supreme has revised their Program Guidance. Membership is the second part of Fraternalism. For a long time I have not followed the guidance to establish a Membership Committee. This has been a fatal error. I have been asking members to be part of this committee. If I have not asked you yet, please talk to me. My plan is to have a brief meeting on the third or fourth Thursday of each month. I will prepare an agenda for each meeting and e-mail it to committee members who are encouraged to comment on and suggest additional items. No comment or suggestion will be ignored. I know we have six good and faithful members of Fairborn Council who will want to be part of this new success. Our first meeting will be on July 19 in the meeting room at 7:30. See you there. 4
KNGHT OF THE YEAR PGK Gazzerro Receiving KOTY From GK SUPPORT OUR SEMINRIAN DINNER 5
INSURANCE CORNER What Happens If You Live? The Security of Long-Term Care Insurance We re living a lot long than our ancestors. But living longer can also mean added responsibilities and concerns. Such as: what happens if we live? Insurance is all about what ifs What if we die? What if we get in an accident? What if we get sick? But how much have you thought about what happens if you live? That s where long-term care insurance comes into play. I know you think you won t need long-term care, but the statistics tell a different story 70 percent of individuals over the age of 65 will need some type of long-term care services during their lifetime. Paying out-of-pocket for long-term care is neither brief nor cheap. The average duration of long-term care needed per individual is three years, at an annual cost of $83,000 for private nursing home care and $60,000 for at-home nursing care.* Traditional and government medical insurance programs don t usually provide enough help, either. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, Medicare only pays for long-term care services for a maximum of 100 days, and that s only if you meet certain criteria. Medicaid does pay for long-term care, but only if your income is below a certain level and you meet state requirements. As for employer-sponsored or private health insurance plans, they typically cover a limited range of services, similar to that provided by Medicare. * So if we do need long-term care, many of us are left drawing from our own resources to cover the costs and it often happens right when we need our resources most at retirement. That s why long-term care insurance should be considered part of an overall sound insurance protection strategy, and that s why the Knights of Columbus is proud to offer long-term care insurance to our members and their eligible family members. There are many other factors and considerations that go into the crafting of a Knights of Columbus long-term care policy. I can help explain your options. HOLY FATHER S PRAYER INTENTIONS Evangelization Priests and their Pastoral Ministry That priests, who experience fatigue and loneliness in their pastoral work, may find help and comfort in their intimacy with the Lord and in their friendship with their brother priests. Contact me today to help ensure that your family and your assets are protected from the unexpected and substantial cost of long-term care. Chris Michel 937-361-5617 chris.michel@kofc.org GOOD OF THE ORDER Health and Healing requests are entered into the council s prayer request book prior to the business meeting. If you can t make a meeting and have a name you wish to include in the Santa Maria prayer intentions, please call the council hall and leave a message or send an email to Santamaria @3724kofc.org. Repose of the Soul: Maurice Hite, John Seamon andthe mother of Brenda Whytal, Health and Healing: Wayne Moses, PGK Jim McCoy, PGK John Whytal, Vic Berberich, Joan Trefethen,, Amanda Werteimer, Bruce Huey, PGK Lew and Melita Murphy, Dave Bartok, John Kaempf, JavierPerez Jr,, Martha Karhoff, Paul Yosick, Tom Storer.
JULY EVENTS Jul 4 Parade & Picnic Jul 5 Trustee Meeting Jul 12 Business Meeting Jul 19 Home Corp Mtg. Jul 20-23 Parish Festival Jul 21 State Program Tour Jul 26 First degree Jul 29 Corporate Communion AUGUST PREVIEW Memorial Golf Outing, Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival, WSU/CCM Fall Picnic, FAB Meeting, PGK s Meeting BUSINESS MEETING ATTENDANCE The 2nd Thursday on each month, we pray the Rosary at 7:00 pm which is followed by our business meeting. Please attend, stay after the meeting and socialize with your brother knights. Every Thurs there s a Pot-of-Gold drawing. Entry fee is 50 cents and you are required to sign your name in The Book. At 10:00 pm on the meeting night and at 9:30 pm on the other Thursdays there s a random drawing from our membership pool. The name of the winner drawn win s the Pot-of-Gold if they completed the entry requirements. PGK Steve Wal Receiving KOTM From GK John and Myrna Gazzerro Receiving FOTM From GK SANTA MARIA Frank Carchedi, PGK Santamaria@3724kofc.org WEBMASTER Russell Milliron, PGK webmaster@3724kofc.org The Santa Maria is a free monthly publication of the Fairborn Knights of Columbus Council 3724. 934 N. Maple Ave. Fairborn, Ohio 45324 937-878-2909
THE STORY OF THE FOURTH OF JULY The Declaration of Independence We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776). It wasn t the day we started the American Revolution either (that had happened back in April 1775). And it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn't happen until November 1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776). So what did happen on July 4, 1776? The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes. July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence, and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It s also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new nation. So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the date they remembered. In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th of each year, the anniversary of the date the Constitution was signed, not the anniversary of the date it was approved. If we d followed this same approach for the Declaration of Independence we d being celebrating Independence Day on August 2nd of each year, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed! How did the Fourth of July become a national holiday? For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn t celebrate it much on any date. It was too new and too much else was happening in the young nation. By the 1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the Declaration had become controversial. One party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired Jefferson and the Declaration. But the other party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration was too French and too anti- British, which went against their current policies. By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed uninterested in its past. But that would soon change. After the War of 1812, the Federalist Party began to come apart and the new parties of the 1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4, 1776, listed at the top. The deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may even have helped to promote the idea of July 4 as an important date to be celebrated. Celebrations of the Fourth of July became more common as the years went on and in 1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July 4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including Christmas. Further legislation about national holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1939 and 1941. 8