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 M a y 2 0 1 8 Special points of interest: This month s Council Social Dinner will has been cancelled. The 4th Degree business meeting will be Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 8:00pm. Election of Assembly officers tonight. The Council business meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at 8:00pm. Election of Council officers tonight. Our Council-sponsored Deceased Members Mass will be Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 9am, at St. Mary s Church, in Wappingers Falls NY Newsletter deadline will be Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Our Assembly-sponsored Memorial Day Mass will be Monday, May 28, 2018, 9:00am at St. Mary s Church. McDonald-Crucie Memorial Run will be Saturday, June 2, 2018. The late PGK Pete Sanfilippo s son, Mark Sanfilippo, is asking for volunteers. S I C K Jean Sanfilippo, widow of the late SK Pete Sanfilippo, PGK R E S T IN P E A C E Cosmo A. Scianna G R A N D KNIGHT S SPRINGTIME G R E E T I N G S By Michael Van Voorhis, Grand Knight M I CHAEL CONNOLLY TO BE O R DA I N ED THIS MONTH Transitional Deacon Michael Connolly, the seminarian who we have proudly sponsored for several years, will be ordained a priest on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 9:00am in St. Patrick s Cathedral, in New York City! He will celebrate his first Mass the next day, on Sunday, May 27, 2018, at 12:00pm, in St. Augustine Church, 381 North Highland Avenue, Ossining NY 10562. Pray for him, and attend either (or both) Masses, if you can. Let s show support for vocations! Transitional Deacon Michael Connolly at Wappingers Council s social dinner on April 4, 2018. (Photo by SK Tony Siconolfi) Welcome to Spring! We are finally enjoying warmer weather, and looking forward to our usual activities in May. We celebrate Mother's Day, our youngsters' First Holy Communion, college graduations, and the Memorial Day Ceremonies. I would like to thank everyone who attended the Social Dinner for our Seminarians. The turnout was great, and your support was appreciated. I would also like to thank the following people who made our catered wedding reception a success. To Tommy Tompkins for booking, John Gorman for setting up, Ricky Nadeau and Jimmy C. for bartending, Ron Kolwalczyk for Matre D' duties overseeing the servers, and Jim O'Connor for assisting in the kitchen. Please keep an eye on the calendar for events that we will need some assistance. As we all know, the front of our building is in dire need of maintenance. Volunteers are greatly needed, no experience necessary. Please contact Tommy Tompkins or myself. We will be having a Wireless Buzzer Trivia Night on May 26th. Please join us for some friendly competition. There will be no social dinner in May. Grand Knight Mike VanVoorhis outside St. Mary s Church, Wappingers Falls, NY (Photo by Jim Mortillaro) Our quote of the month, "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln
Page 2 Published monthly by Wappingers Council #1646 U P C O M I N G D E G R E E S Contact Admission Committee Chairman Jim Mortillaro, at 845-546-6371 or membership@kofc1646.org for more information, or to attend any 1st Degree Tuesday, May 29, 2018, St. Martin de Porres Council #7551, 118 Cedar Valley Road, Red Oaks Mill. Candidates, 7:00pm. Degree begins at 7:30pm 2nd Degree Tuesday, May 29, 2018, St. Martin de Porres Council #7551. Degree follows the 1st Degree. 3rd Degree Friday, June 1, 2018, St. Mary s Council #4065, Candidates arrive by 7:30pm 4th Degree May 19, 2018, at the Crowne Plaza Suffern-Mahwah. See Admiral Jeff Boldrin V I SIT H TTP://KOFC.ORG/JOINUS Photo taken during St. Mary s Cemetery cleanup in 2008. We were cleaning off the veterans service plaques inlaid by their tombstones. (Photographer unknown.) C O U N C I L O F F I C E R S AND A P P O I N T E E S F O R T H E 2017-1 8 F R A T E R N A L Y E A R Chaplain........ Grand Knight.... Rev. Daniel D Alliessi Michael Van Voorhis Deputy Grand Knight Phillip W. Johnson, PGK Chancellor...... Recorder....... Financial Secretary Treasurer....... Warden......... Inside Guard..... Outside Guard... Trustee 3 Year... Trustee 2 Year... Trustee 1 Year... Advocate....... Lecturer........ M. James Mortillaro, PGK (vacant) Ronald J. Kowalczyk Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PGK John J. Enkler, Jr. Richard Nadeau Michael J. Hernandez John E. Gorman, PGK Russell A. Roberti, PGK Gilbert R. Muhlenbruch, PGK Thomas W. Tompkins, PGK (vacant) N O M I N A T I O N S OF C O U N C I L O F F I C E R S F O R 2018-19 We will elect council officers for the 2018-19 fraternal year at the business meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 8:00pm. Following is the slate of nominees, as compiled by the nominating committee Gilbert R. Muhlenbruch, PGK, Russell A. Roberti, PGK, and M. James Mortillaro, PGK. The Chancellor s spot is still available. Nominations can be made from the floor at the time of the election. Grand Knight.... Phillip W. Johnson, PGK Deputy Grand Knight John J. Enkler, Jr. Chancellor...... Recorder....... Treasurer....... Warden......... Inside Guard..... Outside Guard... Trustee 3 Year... Trustee 2 Year... Trustee 1 Year... Advocate....... (vacant) Michael J. Hernandez Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PGK Richard Nadeau Anthony J. Siconolfi William J. McCord Michael Van Voorhis, PGK John E. Gorman, PGK Russell A. Roberti, PGK Thomas W. Tompkins, PGK
Loughlin Ledger Page 3 K OF C WAPPINGERS COUNCIL #1646 106TH ANNIVERSARY G O L F TOURNAMENT You are invited to attend Wappingers Council #1646 Knights of Columbus 106th Anniversary Golf Tournament at College Hill Golf Course in Poughkeepsie, NY, on June 22, 2018. Registration begins at 8:30AM with a shotgun start at 9:00AM. Enclosed is this year s application for the Golf Tournament. At the conclusion of the tournament, a nice dinner will be served at Msgr. Loughlin Memorial Hall (home of Wappingers Council #1646), 2660 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls NY 12590. In the event of a rain delay or for weather updates call (845)486-9112 for instructions; but, unless it is pouring, we will play (talk to Vince Jr.). Please pre-register by mail & send me email with your deposit check and application to be guaranteed a foursome slot for the forty-golfer Maximum tournament. The cutoff date is June 15, 2018!! It s so important that I hear from you to ensure your team will be playing in this is a special invited tournament. You and your team mates have supported us over the seven years we thank you so very much!! Send email to: jbojets54@yahoo.com On behalf of Wappingers Council #1646 Knights of Columbus we want to thank you for participating in the past and on this year s tournament. This letter was sent to you because you have played in the past tournaments we ve held. Hopefully you and your team will continue playing to support this event. I keep this to a very small group of local Wappingers Falls folks, and thank you for making it work every year it mean so much to us. When filling out the application, please give us the correct information on your foursome; Vince Jr. will get the names right on your golf carts. The Captain will be the contact for registering your foursome on the day of the tournament and will have your teams fees ready to go (if not advanced) making final registration easy and quick. I will hand out your lunches, golf balls & tees. If there are any questions, please email me, or call the Wappingers Council #1646 Hot Phone @ (845)297-9049. Send your application and deposit check to the council address on the application, and mail it to us with a mention of the Golf Tournament. Closest to the pin, Longest Drive (Men/Women), 50/50 will be available. 1st Place Plaques will be awarded to the winning team, and we ll all have another great day of Golf. Thanks again for your past support to our tournament and will see you again on June 22, 2018 at College Hill!! -Jaybo Participants at the 2017 Golf Tournament. (Photo submitted by chairman John Jaybo Simons)
Page 4 S U P R E M E, STAT E AND C H A P T E R NEWS Published monthly by Wappingers Council #1646 S C E N E S FRO M THE NYS CONVENTION H U D S O N V A L L E Y C H A P T E R C H A R I T Y D R I V E N E W S The Hudson Valley Chapter s Charity Drive, which is raising funds for the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs, in Auriesville, New York is going strong! Our council is participating in the team effort by selling Charity Drive raffles. All net proceeds to benefit The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs, in Auriesville. A $5 donation will give you a chance to win $500 in a drawing to be held at the Charity Ball; 2nd prize $300; 3rd prize $100; 4th prize $100. You need not be present to win. You can also be a part of the action by attending the Charity Ball! The evening of dinner and dancing will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Wappingers Council #1646, 2660 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls, NY. It will begin at 6:30pm. Wives & guests will be welcome. Tickets are $40 per person before June 1st, $50 after. For reservations, contact Chapter Chairman Jeff Boldrin at bojos1@optonline.net Please consider buying an ad in the Charity Ball s Journal, especially if you have your own business. A fullpage ad is only $75, a half-page ad is $40, and a quarterpage ad (which is perfect for a business card) is only $25. This journal reaches potential customers all over the Hudson Valley! Contact Tom Tompkins at 914-474-1583 or thomastompkins@msn.com. T HE N E X T M E E T I N G OF T H E H U D S O N V A L L E Y C H A P T E R will be at Saugerties Council #4536, on Friday, May 18, 2018, at 8:00pm. Third Degree members may attend. Left: GK-nominee Phil Johnson attended the Friday sessions. Right: SK Chris Lewis, son of the late Jerry Lewis, speaking about the American Wheelchair Mission. (Photos by SK Jim Mortillaro) More information can be found on the Hudson Valley Chapter & Conference website at www.hvkoc.com
Loughlin Ledger Page 5 W A P PINGERS ASSEM BLY #0770 N EWS F A I T H F U L N AV I G A T O R S R E P O R T By SK M. James Mortillaro, FN Brother Sir Knights and friends, We were honored to receive the Civic Award for the 2016-17 fraternal year. We received this for outstanding implementation of patriotic programming faithful to the principles of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus. Thank you for your service to our Church, our Order, and our country. Let s keep up the good works! Our Color Corps participated in the Mass for the deceased members of the Knights of Columbus on April 15, 2018. Thanks to SKs Lou DeFelice, Ray Strohm, and Bill McCord for joining me in Color Corps regalia. Thanks also to the Columbus Club President, SK Rick Nadeau (who is also a council officer), for attending the Mass. Thanks, also, to the other Knights who were participating in the Mass for our honored dead. I attended the annual meeting of the NY State Council (AKA the NYS Convention ). While I was there as the council s Alternate Grand Knight Delegate, I looked forward to news on initiatives and programs relevant to our 4th Degree assembly. Wappingers Knights of Columbus will distribute rosary beads to the children receiving their First Holy Communion from St. Mary s School, as well as the Religious Education Program. Let Jeff know if you have a child or grandchild who will receive... At the 4th Degree Exemplification banquet in May 2016 The 4th Degree Exemplification will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the Crowne Plaza Suffern- Mahwah, in Suffern NY. Coincidentally, this is Armed Forces Day. The monthly Deceased Members Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 9:00am, in the St. N O M I N A T I O N S OF A S S E M B L Y O F F I C E R S F O R THE 2018 19 F R A T E R N A L Y E A R The election of Assembly officers will be held at the 4th Degree business meeting on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, starting at 8pm. Faithful Navigator..... Faithful Captain....... Faithful Pilot.......... Faithful Scribe........ Faithful Comptroller... Faithful Purser....... Faithful Inner Sentinel Faithful Outer Sentinel Faithful Admiral...... Faithful Trustee, 3 Year Faithful Trustee, 2 Year Faithful Trustee, 1 Year SK M. James Mortillaro SK David M. Brown SK Phillip W. Johnson (vacant) SK Thomas W. Tompkins, PFN SK Pasquale A. Cardenia, PFN SK Frank Vallaro SK Anthony J. Siconolfi SK Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PFN Thomas M. Lynch, III, PFN SK Louis DeFelice, PFN SK Edward J. Duffy, PFN Mary s Church, here in Wappingers Falls. Council and assembly members are encouraged to receive Holy Communion with our Color Corps. Just line up behind us. Plans are coming together to place American flags next to members graves before Memorial Day. Let me know if you d like to help. They will be retrieved after Independence Day. On Memorial Day (which will be Monday, May 28, 2018), our Color Corps will participate in our Assembly-sponsored Mass, as well as represent the Knights at the Memorial Day service in Mesier Park. Please contact Commander SK Lou DeFelice so we can have adequate coverage at both the Mass and the memorial service. If the weather is bad, we have offered use of the hall to the American Legion and the VFW for the service. Please remember the clothing donation shed in our rear parking lot. This thing does good for lots of people; donate here! Don t forget your moms on Mother s Day, May 13, 2018. St. Issac Jogues, pray for us. W A P P I N G E R S A S S E M B L Y # 0 7 7 0 O F F I C E R S & AP P O I N T E E S 2 0 1 7-2 0 1 8 Faithful Friar.......... Reverend Daniel D Alliessi Faithful Navigator..... SK M. James Mortillaro (jimmorti@verizon.net) Faithful Captain....... SK Raymond B. Strohm (rbs275@optonline.net) Faithful Pilot.......... SK David M. Brown Faithful Scribe........ SK Phillip Johnson Faithful Comptroller... SK Thomas W. Tompkins, PFN Faithful Purser....... SK Pasquale Cardenia Faithful Inner Sentinel Faithful Outer Sentinel Faithful Admiral...... Faithful Trustee, 3 Year Faithful Trustee, 2 Year Faithful Trustee, 1 Year Color Corps Commander SK Frank Vallaro SK Anthony J. Siconolfi SK Jeffrey T. Boldrin, PFN SK Thomas M. Lynch, III, PFN SK Richard E. Fitzgerald, PFN SK Edward J. Duffy, PFN SK Louis DeFelice, PFN
Page 6 Published monthly by Wappingers Council #1646 M AY B I R T H DAY S SK Michael E Anderson Thomas J Burke Thomas J Cantarella Frank J Carbone SK John M Chetner, PGK SK Heriberto Cordero John A Cristadoro Aaron M Dick John F Fleming Michael Gulbrandsen SK Robert A Hand, Jr. SK Michael A Heyer Wayne W Karnatz Joseph R Marrantino John G McClafferty SK Gilbert R Muhlenbruch,PGK Joseph J Norton Virgilio Padilla Thomas G Townsend John J Yatsko, Sr. Anthony J Zizolfo S C E N E S F R O M T H E C L E R G Y A P P R E C I A T I O N D I N N E R Father Emmanuel Anyansi with Transitional Deacon Michael Connolly, seminarian Michael Daum, Color Corps Commander SK Lou DeFelice, PFN, and Father SK Daniel D Alliessi at the Clergy Appreciation Dinner on April 4, 2018. (Photo by Tony Siconolfi) Master of Ceremonies, Jeff Boldrin PGK, PFN, presents 1st Year Seminarian Michael Daum with a certificate of appreciation. (Photo by SK Tony Siconolfi) Jeff presents Deacon (soon-to-be Father) Michael Connolly with a certificate of appreciation. (Photo by SK Jim Mortillaro.)
Loughlin Ledger Page 7 C O LUMBU S CLU B NEWS Mark (marks@limarlandscape.com), or Grand Knight Mike Van Voorhis, to get involved this year. The next Wireless Buzzer Trivia Night, hosted by DJ Tony Flash, will be Saturday, May 26, 2018. Rick Nadeau, Columbus Club President We had a few good months, and the dog days of summer are coming. Elections of Columbus Club Directors to two-year terms, to be voted on at the next council business meeting Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Mark Sanfilippo will need help for the McDonald-Crucie Memorial Runs. If you ve helped before, please contact President: Vice President Secretary: Treasurer: Trustees: Booking Agent:: Hall Chairman: Kitchen Chairman: Purchasing Agents: Columbus Club Officers and Appointments Rick Nadeau Mike Anderson Jim O Connor, Sr. John Gorman Tom Tompkins, Ron Kowalczyk Russ Roberti Mike VanVoorhis John Enkler Dave Walker, Mike Van Voorhis May 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Bob Hand & Jim O Connor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (FOP) Mike Van Voorhis & John Simons 8 9 8:00pm Assembly Business Meeting Election of Officers 10 11 12 (hall rental) 13 (hall rental) 14 John Enkler & John Gorman 15 16 8:00pm Council Business Meeting Election of Officers 17 (7:30pm AOH) 18 19 (Masque & Mime hall rental) 20 Pentecost 9:00am Deceased Members Mass 21 Jim O Connor & Tom Tompkins 22 23 24 25 8pm Chapter mtg Saugerties Councl 26 8pm Trivia Night 27 (12pm Fr. Michael Connolly celebrates his first Mass at St. Augustine Church, Ossining NY) 28 Memorial Day 9am Mass 9am Memorial Ceremony, Mesier Park Rick Nadeau & Jimmy C. 29 1st & 2nd Degrees at St. Martin de Porres #7551 30 Columbus Club Mtg 31 June 2 McDonald-Crucie Memorial Runs, Mesier Park, 8am