Knights in Action Newsletter August 2016 Volume 1, Issue 6 Knights of Columbus Pope John Paul the Great Council 13784 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY OUR PRINCIPLES Charity Unity Fraternity Patriotism August is the month we celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary. When we practice devotion to the Immaculate Heart, we venerate not only the physical heart of Mary, but everything the heart symbolizes. Veneration of the Immaculate Heart is the veneration for the whole person of Mary. We know that Mary is Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God, Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Mother of all men, Mediatrix of all Graces. In the devotion to the Immaculate Heart, all these titles and many others are combined. This all-embracing devotion has been saved for wide-spread attention in our own day. The origin of the devotion, however, can be traced back several centuries. In some ways, devotion to the Immaculate Heart prepared the way for devotion to the Sacred Heart, just as Mary prepares the way for Jesus. Until the middle of the 17th century, devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was unknown, except to a few privileged souls. In 1641, St. John Eudes began preaching devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In 1638, he published his Devotion to the Most Pure Heart and Holy Name of Mary. (Continued on page 2) Website: https://www.kofcknights.org/councilsite/?cno=13784 1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Council Officers 2 Shining Stars 2 Degree Schedule 2 Immaculate Heart (cont.) 2 Upcoming Events 3 Football Frenzy 3 Help the Council-Amazon 3 From the Grand Knight 4 State Council Info 5 Knight of the Year 6 Family of the Year 6 Young Man of the Year 7 Young Woman of the Year7 Talents of Br. Knights 8 MONTHLY MEETINGS Council 13784 First Wednesday Each Month 7:00pm - Rosary 7:30pm - Business Meeting Council Officer Meeting Third Wednesday Each Month 7:00pm Business Meeting Assembly 2588 Last Tuesday Each Month 7:00pm - Rosary 7:30pm - Business Meeting
COUNCIL OFFICERS GRAND KNIGHT SK Norman R. Wood, Jr. DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT Vacant CHAPLAIN SK Rev Rodrigo C Mingollo WARDEN SK Christian Brousseau CHANCELLOR SK Stephen Kondzella FINANCIAL SECRETARY SK Art Fritz RECORDER SK John Burke TREASURER SK Salvadore Costa INSIDE GUARD SK Basil Orciga OUTSIDE GUARD Robert A. Wood, Sr. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (continued from page 1) The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was first celebrated in 1648. About 30 years later, Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and asked for devotion to His Sacred Heart. By 1680 devotion to the Immaculate Heart was widely known. In 1839, Our Lady gave great impetus to the devotion when she appeared to St. Catherine Laboure and instructed her to introduce the Miraculous Medal. As we know, one side of the medal represents the Heart of Jesus and the Heart of Mary, side by side. No words were needed on the medal, as directed by the Blessed Mother. The two hearts told the whole story. At Blangy, in 1840, Our Lady gave Sister Bisqueyburu the Green Scapular. The Green Scapular is known as The Badge of The Immaculate Heart, and one prays "Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death." At Fatima in 1917, Our Lady told Lucia she was to remain on earth to help establish devotion to the Immaculate Heart. A few moments later the children saw in front of Our Lady a heart surrounded by thorns. This understood this to be the Heart of Mary pierced by sins and desiring reparation. After Lucia was in the convent, Our Lady appeared to her and asked for the devotion of the Five First Saturdays in reparation to the Immaculate Heart. 3 YEAR TRUSTEE SK Ivol Sexton 2 YEAR TRUSTEE SK Kenn White 1 YEAR TRUSTEE Albino M De Castro DEGREE SCHEDULE FOR DISTRICT 3 ADMISSIONS DEGREE (1 st ) August 17 th Fr. Habets August 23 rd St. John the Apostle FORMATION DEGREE (2 nd ) None in District 3 KNIGHTHOOD DEGREE (3 rd ) None in the local travel area OUR SHINNING STARS FAMILY OF THE MONTH June 2016 Mr. Angel Rivera & Family KNIGHT OF THE YEAR 2015-2016 SK Christian Brousseau FAMILY OF THE YEAR 2015-2016 SK Art Fritz & Family 2
UPCOMING COUNCIL EVENTS Donut Sale August 21 st at All Masses (proceeds go toward the bus for March 4 Life in Washington DC in January 2017) Knights Night Out August 26 th at 6:30pm (will be held at Jose Tequila on Lynnhaven Parkway) Football Frenzy August and September (proceeds go to Culture of Life) Fall Bazaar Saturday, October 15 th (tables will rent for $25 and proceeds will support the Council s annual presentations such as Young Man/Woman of the Year, Knight of the Year and Family of the Year) Don t miss out on winning the Football Frenzy. See any Knight to buy your ticket. Buy 2 and get 1 free. Only $10.00 a ticket. One ticket gets you 10 weekly chances to win! You can help our Council raise funds to help support our Parish. It is easy and doesn t cost you anything. If you are a Amazon.com user, then we would ask that you access Amazon.com via our Council Website at https://www.kofcknights.org/councilsite/?cno=13784. Once at our website, you will find this logo. Just click on the logo and you will be taken to another screen which will provide another link in the center of the page, click that link and it will take you to Amazon s Home Page. All you have to do is shop (including Prime Members) and our Council makes money. Every time you buy from Amazon.com using this logo on our Council website, Amazon pays the Council. The money Amazon pays us, comes from Amazon s funds and has no bearing on the price you pay for the items you order. Please help us raise funds through the FREE way provided by Amazon.com. Thank you for your support! 3
FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT The new Fraternal Year has started out with a bang and I hope you are excited about what s happening as much as I am. With all that we did last Fraternal Year, I hope we can build on that and provide even more this year. Right off the bat, just six days into the new year, we held our Officer Installation in which all of the positions are filled, except for the Deputy Grand Knight. I look forward to someone stepping up for that position soon. Looking to the future of this Council and throughout this year I think we will be more involved with the Church and the community than we have in the past. Just last month, July, we held our first 5 th Sunday Rosary and will hold 3 more this year in October, January and April. This not only counts as an activity toward Star Council, but it enlightens non-knight parishioners on the importance of praying the Rosary as well as providing a small insight of how the Knights get involved. There are many events which we can be a huge part of and hopefully we will. Here are some of my thoughts about what we can accomplish this year: Special Olympics since becoming a member of this Council we have always been involved and I hope to continue that this year. Keep Christ in Christmas. We have the Christmas cards which we will sell, but there are other ways to grow in this area as well. During Lent we will again, sponsor the 40 Cans for Lent as this was a huge success. Feed the hungry I hope to set up a group to go to a food kitchen and help serve the homeless. March 4 Life we will have a bus for the Parish this year which will take those wishing to attend to Washington DC for this huge event. Of course our Basketball Free Throw and Soccer Challenge will be run again. A Fall Bazaar in October. We raised over $400 last April and I am hoping for a better showing this time around. The Baby Bottle Campaign went very well and even Fr. Rod has welcomed us to do this again. We are looking to have a Coats for Kids drive which is a KofC sponsored event. There are essay and poster contests for our Parish youth to take part in, which I think we should very much get involved in this. Wreaths Across America this year it falls on December 17 th, and we can participate at the Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk. Maybe a Blood Drive at St. Luke during a Saturday afternoon. I would really like to visit some elderly people who are not able to rake their yard of leaves or mow their lawns and do that for them. These are just a few of the many things we can be a part of, most of which don t require any funding, and for those that do, I think we will have a very rigorous fundraising year donut sales, football frenzy, bazaar, and the list goes on. I ask each of my Brother Knights to look at where you can get involved. I certainly know you can t get involved in every event, although that would be nice, but I ask you to when you can. Please send me some of your ideas on how we can make an impact. Send to nzmmrw@gmail.com or at 757-675-7504. GOD Bless each of you! 4
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS VIRGINIA STATE COUNCIL INFORMATION FOR THE NEW FRATERNAL YEAR Michael J. Gasper Stephen J. Kehoe Kelly J. Mortensen State Deputy State Secretary Executive Secretary DATES TO REMEMBER 2016-2017 STATE MEETINGS Organizational July 9-10, 2016 Richmond October October 1, 2016 Fredericksburg Mid-Year January 7-8, 2017 Richmond March March 11, 2017 Charlottesville Annual May 5-7, 2017 Williamsburg MAJOR EVENTS Supreme Convention August 1-4, 2016 Toronto, Canada KCIC Card Sales Oct-Dec 2016 All Councils Columbus Day at Union Station October 10, 2016 Washington DC Soccer Challenge October 22, 2016 Bishop Ireton HS, Alexandria Soccer Challenge October 22, 2016 Bishop Sullivan HS, VA Beach Soccer Challenge October 22, 2016 Roanoke 4th Degree Exemplification November 5, 2016 Richmond Special Olympics Fall Games November 5-6, 2016 Virginia Beach Religious Freedom Day January 8, 2017 Fredericksburg Right to Life March January 27, 2017 Washington, DC Special Olympics Polar Plunge February 4, 2017 Virginia Beach State Bowling Tournament March 4, 2017 Newport News State Free Throw Competition March 18, 2017 St. Gertrude HS, Richmond KOVAR Fund Drive April 2017 All Councils 4th Degree Exemplification April 1, 2017 TBD MAJOR REPORT DATES Form 185* July 1, 2016 Supreme/SS Form 365* August 1, 2016 Supreme/SS Semi-Annual Audit August 15, 2016 Supreme /SS District Nominator September 30, 2016 State Deputy (VSS-8) Council (990-E) Filing November 15, 2016 IRS Fraternal Survey January 17, 2017 Supreme/SS Partnership Profile January 17, 2017 Supreme/SS Semi-Annual Audit February 15, 2017 Supreme/SS Columbian Award February 28, 2017 General Prgm Dir Service Program Entry Sep 2015-Mar 2017 General Prgm Dir KOY, FOY, YMY, YWY Entries Sep 2015-Mar 2017 General Prgm Dir Newsletter Entry (3 submissions) Sep 2015-Mar 2017 General Prgm Dir Website Entry February 28, 2017 General Prgm Dir Scrapbook Submission April 30, 2017 General Prgm Dir 2017-2018 VSS-4 No later than June 15, 2017 SS (elect) 2017-2018 VSS-6 No later than June 15, 2017 SA (elect) Family of the Month 15th of each month Supreme/GP Dir College Knight of the Month 15th of each month General Prgm Dir 5
OUR SHINING STARS KNIGHT OF THE YEAR SK Christian Brousseau Our Knight of the Year exemplifies what a Knight should be. He is a dedicated Catholic gentleman. Young men his age are normally involved with other less desirable things like drinking, drugs, etc., but our Knight of the Year is matured beyond the normal 19-year old and generates enthusiasm within the Council and within any group he is associated with. He is eager to gain more knowledge and is always volunteering for whatever comes up and normally ends up taking charge. SK Christian is certainly deserving of the title as Council 13784 Knight of the Year! FAMILY OF THE YEAR The Fritz Family The Fritz family is our Family of the Year based on their holistic dedication to the Church, the Knights and the community. They selfishly give day in and day out and never run out of energy. Both, Art and Hazel, are Extra-Ordinary Eucharistic Ministers for the Church and Hazel is actually the coordinator for this Ministry. She is also President of the Ladies Auxiliary as well as a Life Teen Core Team Member. Art is an active member of the Knights of Columbus and has served as Treasurer, Grand Knight, Trustee and recently stepped up as the Financial Secretary due to the Council s Financial Secretary stepping down un-expectantly. Their grandson, Christian, is also a very active member of the Knights and became a Sir Knight within 14 months of joining the Council, a huge accomplishment. Christian is as active as his grandparents as he is one of the leaders of the Church Youth Group, Life Teen Core Team Member and is the Warden in our Council. This family is active in the community as well as the Special Olympics. As the Grand Knight last year, Art s leadership lead the Council to reach Star Council (which is an achievement not reached by many Councils). Truly a stand-out family, well deserving of recognition as Family of the Year! 6
OUR SHINING STARS YOUNG MAN OF THE YEAR Nestor Guardado Our Young Man of the Year is a very active member of St. Luke s Church, his school and the community. He serves as a Lecturer, cleans the Church, is a Life Teen Core Member and fills in where asked for other Church activities, including the food and clothing drive for the migrant workers on the Eastern Shore, and teaches religious class for children. He assists the homeless and helps at the Judao-Christian Outreach Center to feed the hungry. He volunteers wherever he can because it is his desire to improve the lives of others. He plays soccer in his off-time and maintains a 3.0 average at school. Truly an active and mature young man well deserving of the title Young Man of the Year! YOUNG WOMAN OF THE YEAR Maria Meza Our Young Woman of the Year manages her time very well, even though she maintains a full schedule of activities. She teaches children s religious classes, serves as an Altar Server, Life Teen Member, and helps with the cleaning of the Church. She is a volunteer at the city Aquarium, attended the 2016 Mount 2000 Retreat, as well as traveled to Pennsylvania during Pope Frances visit to the United States. She participates at her school in the Spanish Club, Math Club, Haiti, Latin and French Clubs as well as the Prom Committee. She has been recognized by receiving the Sheriff s Award, Attendance Award, Star Student as well as recognition from Father Rod for her activities at St. Luke s Church. She provided face-painting during the Parish Picnic, takes part in feeding the hungry and participated in the Salud Campaign. A busy young woman who places others above herself and strives to live God s teachings. 7
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