KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ARCHBISHOP DUKE COUNCIL 6855 St. Paul Parish 8251 St. Albans Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2L2 CANADA A subordinate council in District 23 of the Knights of Columbus, British Columbia and the Yukon Council Website: www.kofc6855.ca Grand Knight EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2013-2014 KEVIN MENDONCA Deputy Grand Knight LORENZO RANADA Chancellor ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ Financial Secretary ALBERTO NISPEROS Treasurer Lecturer ASHLEY CARDOZ FRANCIS LEE Advocate RICARDO ROZARIO Recorder REYNOLD LOBO Warden In service to one In service to all KEN CHEW Inside Guard 1 JACK COURSOL Inside Guard 2 ALAN VEARY Inside Guard 3 SEAN FOX Outside Guard 1 CATALINO ORILLANEDA Oustide Guard 2 WILFREDO SINCONEGUE Outside Guard 3 MANUEL TOLENTINO Trustee 3 Year FRANCIS YONG Trustee 2 Year EFREN GUANZON Trustee 1 Year JOHN KOOP Immediate Past GK EDGAR C. URSUA Chaplain Monsignor Dennis Luterbach Grand Knight Kevin Mendonca 604 275-9226 Financial Secretary Alberto Nisperos 604 275-7426 Field Agent Jose P. Cabalu 778-837-2317 District Deputy #23 Ed Panes 604 271-8732 JUNE 2014 NEWSLETTER Dear Brother Knights, Brothers, we once again find ourselves in the midst of summer and have most probably already made plans for what we will do in these warm glorious months. I hope you all have a good summer and take the time to spend with your family and friends. On June 30 th I ended my term as Grand Knight of this wonderful organisation and this outstanding council. We have achieved and gained a lot both spiritually and our overall performance. It was a term that saw its highs and its lows; we did well at the last two BC and Yukon Conventions and came away with a truck load of awards and trophies. It really boosted our ego and gave us the energy to go forward and do more as Men of the Knights of Columbus. On the low side we bid farewell to quite a few brothers that the Lord called to his vineyard and we will constantly miss them. We also had to bid farewell to brothers who have done a fantastic job in serving their council but had to call it quits as being active members due to age creeping up on them. We will constantly pray for their good health. I have one last appeal to my brothers of this council. Please take a few minutes and sit back and think, What am I doing personally as a Catholic Man? What have I done to make a difference in this world? If the answer is I go to church on Sundays and take my family to church and contribute to the Sunday collection.. then I would say, so do all other catholic men. As Knights we should all be doing more and try going that extra mile. We need to get out of our comfort zone and help our community and parish. I have heard many a times I don t have the time or I will do more when I retire, let s not put off being a better Catholic for later. We have so many programs where you can easily fulfil being a better Catholic and a true Knight of Columbus. We have never turned away anyone who wants to help, so please take the first step forward and we will walk with you all the way. I and my family would like to thank you all for your invaluable help and support we received during these last two years. For the number of hours many have put into making all our programs doable and successful. For coming out time and time again to setup, cleanup and take down at our events. For your wisdom and know-how and your love to share and spread God s Word through your work and fellowship. God Bless. Vivat Jesus! Kevin G. Mendonca Grand Knight Archbishop Duke Council 6855 1 P a g e
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! As we come to the end of the Fraternal Year 2014, we are so thankful for so many things in our lives. We have come to know so many members and their families on a more personal level and have shared some very beautiful and tender moments with you all. This has been the fastest 2 years on the council, there were some challenging moments, taking chances and riding with the flow of sheer instincts, but always knowing that we had the full support and backing of the team behind us. We are so blessed to have been surrounded by so many generous people. We specially would like to thank the Ladies of Council 6855 for your continuous friendship, support and assistance, not forgetting your knowhow and expertise in so many areas and being there when it counted the most. Your eyes for detail and perfection in organizing every event with your talent and personal touch has been noticed by every State Officer, State Deputy and their ladies whenever they have attended any of our functions, not to forget our Past District Deputy, our General Agent, Field Agents and other visitors who enjoy every time they visit our council events. May God Bless you all and continue to shower you with his blessings. Kevin and Bridget Mendonca 2 P a g e
FIELD AGENT S MESSAGE Jose P. Cabalu, FIC, CHS Field Agent Annuities: More Flexible Than You Might Think Annuities are easily misunderstood, in part because of their name. When you annuitize the money in your annuity (the money you ve paid in, plus the interest it has earned), you ve chosen to receive monthly payments for life, or for a fixed period. However, annuitizing this money isn t your only option. You may also treat an annuity like a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC). That is, you can use the annuity as a way to accumulate savings and earn a steady interest rate. You can make withdrawals from the annuity for any reason, although you may then owe income tax on some, or all, of the withdrawal amount. And, if you do choose to annuitize, you also have several payout options. The point is, these products are flexible enough to serve a variety of needs. Contact me if you re interested in setting up an annuity as an RRSP, spousal RRSP, RRIF, a nonregistered account, or a TFSA account Contact me today to schedule a meeting. I am at 778-837-2317 or jose.cabalu@kofc.org. 3 P a g e
Clergy Appreciation Dinner June 14, 2014 We held our Clergy Appreciation Dinner on Saturday June 14 at the Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club. We were a group of 20 including Brother Knights, Spouses and Clergy. This was also an opportunity to say Thanks to our departing clergy members namely Rev. Fr. Edwin Kulling and Sr. Guadalupe who will be leaving us shortly to take up their new assignments. We wish them all the best and will miss them dearly. At the same time we showed our support to Msgr. Dennis Luterbach and Sr. Maureen Theresa for all that they are doing in our parish. The dinner and dessert was excellent and we all had a wonderful and memorable evening. A big Thank You to all who came out and made this a successful evening. 4 P a g e
JOINT COUNCIL BRUNCH JUNE 15, 2014 We held our Corporate Communion Mass and Joint Council Brunch on Sunday, June 15 th which was also Father s Day. We had a good turnout of members for the 9 am Corporate Communion Mass, but cannot say the same for the Joint Council Brunch as our number of attendees dropped mainly because it coincided with Father s Day. Our Special Lady Sister Lillian Jordan was the only representative from our council widows who attended as most of the ladies had other family plans and prior arrangements. Nevertheless those that attended had plenty to eat and had a good time. This event was also an opportunity for all Grand Knights to inform all present the various functions of the council and also gave an opportunity to the incoming Grand Knights to get over their initial fear of public speaking and address their brother knights. We ended the day with the presentation of the trophies of the Joint Council Golf Tournament that is held annually and saw a record number of members and guests taking part for the first time. Our Thanks to St. Monica`s Council and St Joseph the Worker s for putting on an excellent spread for Breakfast. GK Kevin Mendonca with Mrs. Lillian Jordan & brother knights and spouses 5 P a g e Brother Francis Lee, Chairman Golf Committee awarding trophies to Golf tournament winners
Travelling Icon - Our Lady of Immaculate Conception We once again hosted the travelling Icon Our Lady of Immaculate Conception that was in our midst travelling from council to council before making its way back into the USA and then on to Mexico. We held the Icon prayers on June 23 rd at St Monica Church due to the request from the family of one of our dearly departed Brother Carl Bowers. We had a good number of brothers and spouses that turned up for the Icon Prayers and Veneration. Special Thanks to Bro Reynold Lobo for conducting the prayers and also to our District Deputy #23 Ed Panes, Faithful Navigator SK Stan Leong, DGK Lorenzo Ranada, Past Grand Knights Philip Barnwell and Edgar Ursua for leading us in the decades of the Rosary. Following the Icon prayers, a prayer service was offered for deceased brother Carl Bowers, Charter GK Council 12861. GK Kevin Mendonca Brother Reynold Lobo Faithful Navigator SK Stan Leong IPGK Philip Barnwell 6 P a g e
TRAVELLING ICON OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PRAYERS CONTD DGK Lorenzo Ranada IPGK & State Communications Chairman Edgar Ursua District Deputy #23 Ed Panes (R) Worthy Master SK Tony Pimentel with brother knights starting the procession after the prayers IPGK & State Comm. Chairman Edgar Ursua and Faithful Navigator SK Stan Leong heading the procession with the icon 7 P a g e Handing over the Icon to Brother John Ward & PGK John Pearce, Council 10681
Scholarship and Bursary Presentations Once again this year on Wednesday June 18 we awarded bursaries to Grade 7 students of St Paul School along with our 4 th Degree Assembly Faithful Navigator SK Stan Leong who also presented cheques to winners of the Essay Contest. The event was well organised by the school and was well represented by parents participation. We also presented a scholarship to graduating high school students and this year went down to the Chan Centre of Performing Arts to present a scholarship to the student of JN Burnett High School. The young recipient was very grateful to the Knights of Columbus for her scholarship and was keen to know more about our wonderful organisation. GK Kevin Mendonca & Bridget at Chan Centre with recipient of Knights of Columbus Scholarship, Natali Levi of JN Burnett School, Richmond (L) Faithful Navigator SK Stan Leong and (R) GK Kevin Mendonca with recipients of KofC bursaries at St. Paul Elementary School, Richmond 8 P a g e
ALTAR SERVERS APPRECIATION BARBEQUE We once again showed our support and gratitude to the Young Altar servers of the parish. Our young new brothers Felix Tan and Raphael Teotico did an excellent job of coordinating and organising this annual event and got a good number of altar servers to participate in the event. We all met on Saturday June 21 and slowly but surely the kids started to trickle in. Bro Felix and Raphael were on hand to welcome them along with the Altar Servers Coordinator Jim Munk. The kids were all settled down and Bro Felix got them involved in games ably assisted by Bro Raphael. Lunch was being prepared and a big Thank You to Bro Manny Tolentino, Raphael Teotico, DGK Bro Lorenzo Ranada, Sister Alma Nisperos and Julie Ranada for their help in the kitchen. The altar servers had a hearty lunch and gift cards were distributed to all wining contestants, Certificate of Appreciation and year of service were handed out to all present. The event came to an end around 4 pm and all the altar servers had a wonderful time. Our young brother knights Felix and Raphael showed great leadership skills in organizing the games and activities for the afternoon 9 P a g e
FIRST DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION June 23, 2014 New First Degree members with the Degree Team and brother knights 10 P a g e
FAMILY OF THE MONTH MAY 2014 Brother Ashley, Daisy, Bro Alain and Bro Ian Cardoz receiving the Family of the Month award from GK Kevin Mendonca KNIGHT OF THE MONTH MAY 2014 Brother Raphael Teotico received the Knight of the Month Award from GK Kevin Mendonca and DGK Lorenzo Ranada 11 P a g e
Family of the Month JUNE 2014 Brothers please join me in congratulating Brother Reynold, Clera, Natasha, Nicole and Narada Lobo as being chosen as the Family of the Month for June 2014. Bro Reynold has been an active member of this council since he joined in 2008. He has been a Chancellor of this council for 2 years and has been the Recorder for our council for around 4 years. He is also actively involved in the 4th Degree and holds a similar position on their Assembly. He is there at our Pancake breakfast, Charity Appeal Drive, Pennies for Heaven, JC events and other Knights Dinner and Dances. He along with Clera are active members of the Dancercize team, members of the 7.30 Choir and Adoration Chapel and great supporters of our Month of May and October Daily Rosary, to name a few. Their daughters were Altar servers till recently and are members of the Saturday 5 pm choir. They are there to lend a helping hand at the Annual Children s Christmas Party. Congratulations and a Big Thank You Lobo Family for your help, devotion and support for the Knights of Columbus. May God continue to shower his blessings on your family. Knight of the Month JUNE 2014 Brothers please join me in congratulating Bro Jonathan D cruz as being chosen as the Knight of the Month for June 2014. Bro Jonathan has just completed a year with our Council and has been helping out with our sports even before joining our organisation. He has been assisting Bro Manny Tolentino with Free Throw Challenge, Youth Basketball, Spring Break Basketball, just to name a few. He also made himself available during the convention with helping us with Audio Video and also attended a business session during the convention. He is a 3rd Degree member and is always on hand to help with ushering at Sunday Mass and helping with setup, serving and takedown at our monthly pancake breakfast, despite working full time and attending university. We are grateful for the support these young brothers have shown and their eagerness and dedication to serve their Council. Thank you Bro Jonathan for your continued support and willingness to heed the call whenever needed. God Bless. 12 P a g e
July 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 3 Choir Practice 6 7:30 am Choir Mass 1 Canada Day Parade meet at St. Joseph parish 7 8 9 JC Meeting Host 11916 4 Dancersize RM 1/2 8:00pm 5 Installation of officers after 5:00 pm Mass 10 11 12 4 th Degree Installation St. Paul parish after 5:00pm Mass 13 14 Gen Meeting RM 1/2 7:30pm 15 16 17 18 Dancersize RM 1/2 8:00pm 19 Basketball u/21 10:00am Pancake Breakfast setup 6:00pm 20 Pancake Breakfast 21 Executive Meeting RM 4 7:30pm 22 23 24 25 Day of Prayer begins 26 Basketball u/21 10:00am 27 28 First Degree RM 1/2 7:30pm 29 30 31 Choir Practice 8:00pm 3 7:30 am Choir Mass August 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 10 11 Gen Meeting RM 1/2 7:30pm 4 5 6 7 8 9 JC Family Picnic 12 13 14 15 Day of Prayer begins 16 Basketball u/21 10:00am Pancake Breakfast setup 6:00pm 17 Pancake Breakfast 18 Executive Meeting RM 4 7:30pm 19 20 21 22 Family Camping Pt. Roberts, WA 23 Family Camping Pt. Roberts, WA 24 Family Camping Pt. Roberts, WA 31 25 First Degree RM 1/2 7:30pm 26 27 28 29 30 13 P a g e
PRAYER FOR SICK and DISTRESSED May our prayers continue to provide the additional help to speedy recovery and alleviate the suffering of our brother knights and knights families who are sick or in distress. This we ask in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Bro. Neil Homol Bro. Philip Liang Antonio Ilejay (Brother in law of Edgar Ursua) Alma Bessuille Bro. Tony Biro Margaret Carrier (Wife of Bro. Leo Carrier) Bro. Jack McAffery Bro. Pat Rooney Bro. Rod Winning Bro. Rudy Chamberland Conrado Mallonga III (Father of Bro Conrad Mallonga ) FOR THE DECEASED 14 P a g e