Knights of Columbus, Wappingers Council #1646 L O U G H L I N L E D G E R P u b l i s h e d m o n t h l y b y W a p p i n g e r s C o u n c i l # 1 6 4 6 D i s t r i c t 5 1 2 6 6 0 E a s t M a i n S t r e e t W a p p i n g e r s F a l l s N Y 1 2 5 9 0 845-297- 9 0 4 9 E d i t o r : J i m M o r t i l l a r o A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 G R A N D KNIGHT S GREETINGS By Phillip W. Johnson, Grand Knight Dates to Remember: Council Social Dinner will be Tuesday, August 1, 2018, at 7:30pm. $5/person for dinner. Wives and significant others welcomed. Our Deceased Members Mass will be Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 9am, at St. Mary s Church, in Wappingers Falls, NY. We will not have an Assembly business meeting this month. Council business meeting, Wednesday, July 15, 2018, 8pm Columbus Club Meeting will be Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at 7:30pm. Note the new time! Installation of Council Officers will be Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 7:00pm. Wives and significant others are welcome. I just want to thank everyone for all their hard work with putting together the social dinner on July third. It is greatly appreciated the time and work involved. I hope everything went well at the officers meeting. My apologies to all of you for my absence: crazy hours in the summer months with the tour bus company. Our District Deputy, Peter Stafford, spoke about the new Faith in Action framework for our charitable activities. I d like to thank everyone for their hard work with the veterans picnic, and for getting the food together especially. Columbus Club, thank you for all you have done, as well as those responsible for our building maintenance. Great job on trivia nights, as well. I am looking forward to our social dinner on August first, as well as Phil Johnson at the NYS Convention on April 28, 2018 (Photo by Jim Mortillaro) Past Grand Knight Mike Van Voorhis talking with Grand Knight Phil Johnson, at the Charity Ball, on June 30, 2018. (Photo by Tony Siconolfi) our other activities coming up! God bless you, my brothers. 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 The Charitable and Benevolent Program (AKA "C&B") has begun! Charitable funds will be raised by means of a raffle. With our charitable funds, we provide food baskets to those in need at Thanksgiving and Christmas, contribute to Wappingers Little League, local Cub Scouts packs, St. Mary's School and the Monastery of St. Clare. We also sponsor masses at St. Mary's Church, and more. Raffle books can be obtained at our Council hall now. For every $10 you donate, you will receive twelve chances to win the following prizes: 1st Prize of $25,000; 2nd Prize of $10,000; 3rd Prize of $5,000, and ten consolation prizes of $1,000 each! The final drawing will be held at the State Council meeting on December 1, 2018; so, donations and filled-in raffles will need to be returned to the Council by the business meeting on November 15, 2018 at 8:00pm. If you have any questions, email editor@kofc1646.org, or call 845-297-9049
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 1st & 2nd Degrees Friday, August 17, 2018, Father Richard Joyce Council #2270, 89 Union Street, Montgomery NY 12549 Candidates 7:00pm. The 1st Degree will start at 7:30pm, with 2nd Degree to follow. 1st & 2nd Degrees Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Rondout Valley Council #4517. St. Mary s & St. Andrew s Church Parish Hall, 137 S. Main Street, Ellenville NY 12428. Candidates 6:30pm 3rd Degree Friday, October 5, 2018, Wappingers Council #1646, 2660 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls NY 12590. Candidates, by 7:00pm. 4th Degree TBA W A P P I N G E R S C O U N C I L O F F I C E R S, 2018 2019 Chaplain........ Grand Knight.... Deputy Grand Knight Chancellor...... Recorder....... Financial Secretary Treasurer....... Warden......... Inside Guard..... Outside Guard... Trustee 3 Year... Trustee 2 Year... Trustee 1 Year... Advocate....... Rev. SK Daniel D Alliessi SK Phillip W.Johnson, PGK SK John J. Enkler, Jr (vacant) SK Michael Hernandez SK Ronald J. Kowalczyk SK Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PGK PFN SK Richard Nadeau SK Anthony J. Siconolfi SK William J. McCord Mike Van Voorhis, PGK SK John E. Gorman, PGK SK Russell Roberti, PGK PFN SK Thomas W. Tompkins, PGK PFN F I N A N C I A L S E C R E T A R Y S R E P O R T Brother Knights, About a month ago, I mailed out the Dues Notice letter for 2018-2019. With the Council s approval last December, the membership calendar now starts on July first and runs through June thirtieth of the following year. I am disappointed to report that only 53% of the members who are required to pay dues have submitted their dues payment. I therefore will mail out a second Dues Notice to the delinquent members. Compared to other fraternal organizations in the area, our council membership dues is only a fraction of other organization s dues. The money collected from the dues payments help pay for the fixed costs, utilities, taxes, insurance, and other costs that allow us to keep the doors of the council hall open. So, if you haven t paid your annual dues, please submit your payment soon! Vivat Jesu, Ron Kowalczyk Financial Secretary Wappingers Council #1646 T H A N K Y OU, G O L F E R S, F O R T H E H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A RY! The participants at Wappingers Council s 106th Anniversary Golf Tournament, held on June 22, 2018. (Photo by John Simons)
L o ug h l i n L e d g e r Page 3 PROGRAMS, F UNDRAISERS, AND ACTIVITIES BLOOD DRIVE REPORT Chairman John Reitter reported that we reached our goal of 34 pints! Thank you for your help and generosity! Our next Blood Drive has been scheduled for Sunday, December 9, 2018, from 9:30am 2:00pm, in the St. Mary s School Gymnasium, at 2 Convent Avenue, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. MORE PICTURES FROM THE VETERANS PICNIC Served to the veterans at Castle Point on Sunday, July 15, 2018, Above: Mike Hernandez grills hamburgers and hotdogs, while Tom Lynch and Navy veteran Mike Catoggio wait for the veterans to arrive. (Photo by Jim Mortillaro) The folk musicians who entertained the veterans at our picnic on July 15, 2018. (Photo by Tony Siconolfi) CHAPTER CHARITY BALL Hosted by Wappingers Council #1646, on June 30, 2018, With State Secretary Wally Wych and Chapter Chairmain Jeff Boldrin are recipients of the council Go-To awards, which included Tom Tompkins (fifth from left). (Photo by Tony Siconlfi) Though it was his birthday, Father Brian McWeeney was still surprised by a birthday cake! (Photo by Tony Siconolfi) In attendance were Past State Deputies Carmine Musumeci (on the left), our very own Ed Castellazzi (standing on the right), and James Foy (seated on the right). (Photos by Jim Mortillaro)
Page 4 Published monthly by Wappingers Council #1646 C O LUMBU S CLU B NEWS Note the new meeting time of the Columbus Club meetings 7:30 pm. We will need volunteers to help paint the outside (front) and inside (main hall). Call the hall at 845-297-9049 to leave a message for Tom Tompkins. Wireless Buzzer Trivia Night was hosted by DJ Tony Flash, in the hall, on Saturday, July 28, 2018. We ll let you know when the next one is scheduled! The Wappingers Ladies Auxiliary doesn t have anything on the calendar for August. Visit their Facebook page for latest news. Columbus Club President, SK Rick Nadeau August 2018 Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 7:30pm Social Dinner Jaybo Simons & Mike Van Voorhis (7pm MHRRC) 5 6 John Enkler & John Gorman 7 8 9 10 11 (hall rental) 12 9:00am Deceased Members Mass 13 Jim O Connor & Tom Tompkins 14 15 8:00pm Council Business Meeting 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Rick Nadeau & Jimmy C. Chapter mtg, location TBA (hall rental) 26 27 Jeff Boldrin & John Noschese 28 29 Columbus Club Meeting, 7:30pm 30 31 September 1
Loughlin Ledger Page 5 W A P PINGERS ASSEM BLY #0770 N E W S F A I T H F U L NAV I G AT O R S COL U M N By SK M. James Mortillaro, FN Brother Sir Knights and friends, On June 30, 2018, the Hudson Valley Chapter hosted the Charity Ball, here in Msgr. Loughlin Memorial Hall. I am grateful to report that several Assembly officers attended the Ball, as it raised funds for the restoration of the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs, in upstate New York (a 2-1/2 hour drive from the Hudson Valley), the place where St. Issac Jogues was martyred. There are efforts underway to designate this holy place as a National Shrine. In July, we hosted our annual Veterans' Picnic at Castle Point VA on Sunday, July 15, 2018. While thunderstorms the prior night added to humidity, the picnic was a sunny success with a pleasant, cool breeze Volunteers at the Picnic, which was served on Sunday, July 15, 2018. (SK Tony Siconolfi was taking the picture.) under the pavilion (which, I am told, was built by Past Faithful Navigator Don Feeney). The picnic was enhanced by a band playing folk music. Let me start by thanking Jimmy C. for securing a donation from the NY State Corrections Officers PBA, to cover the expenses of the picnic. Next, I would like to thank Past Faithful Navigator ("PFN") Jeff Boldrin for his guidance and limitless support for this event; also, I thank him for rallying with PFN John "Jaybo" Simons in obtaining coolers to transport the food and beverages to the picnic. Thanks also (in alphabetic order) to Dave Bell, Cathy Boldrin, SK Hank Boldrin, SK Mike Catoggio, PFN Richard Fitzgerald, SK Mike Hernandez, SK Ron Kowalczyk, PFN Tom Lynch III, SK Tony and Debbie Siconolfi, PFN Tom Tompkins & his wife Patty, and PGK Mike Van Voorhis. Thanks to you, Castle Point looks forward to seeing us next year (which, tentatively, should be Sunday, July 21, 2019). There will not be an Assembly business meeting this month (August), but our Color Corps will participate in the Deceased Members' Mass on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 9:00am in St. Mary's Church. Looking ahead, we anticipate Faithful Navigator Jim Mortillaro, by the statue of St. Issac Jogues, at Lake George Battlefield Park, on May 25, 2018. (Photo by Debbie Gebler) having our Installation of Assembly Officers on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Details will follow in the September newsletter. I hope that you are enjoying your summer with your families and loved ones. In between the county fairs and other seasonal festivities, please remember to give thanks for our country and its abundance. St. Issac Jogues, pray for us. 2018 WAPPINGERS ASSEMBL Y O F F I C E R S & APPOIN T E E S Faithful Friar.......... Reverend Daniel D Alliessi Faithful Inner Sentinel SK Anthony J. Siconolfi Faithful Navigator..... SK M. James Mortillaro Faithful Outer Sentinel SK Earl Brown Faithful Captain....... SK David M. Brown Faithful Admiral...... SK Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PFN Faithful Pilot.......... SK Phillip W. Johnson Faithful Trustee, 3 Year SK Thomas M. Lynch, III, PFN Faithful Scribe........ SK Thomas M. Lynch, III, PFN Faithful Trustee, 2 Year SK Louis DeFelice, PFN Faithful Comptroller... SK Thomas W. Tompkins, PFN Faithful Trustee, 1 Year SK Edward J. Duffy, PFN Faithful Purser....... SK Pasquale Cardenia Faithful Commander SK Louis DeFelice, PFN