THE DESERT KNIGHTLINE Schedule and Events Council 10441 has several important upcoming events that all members are invited to attend for an evening of fun and fraternity. Please contact the Brother Knight indicated to make your arrangements to attend these events. Please try to attend at least one Council meeting during this fraternal year. Dress is “Tucson Casual” See Page 9 for Schedule KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Grand Knight ~ Bill Neer Deputy Grand Knight ~ Bart Pemberton Chancellor ~ Jeff Vrabel Recorder ~ Jim Hackett Treasurer ~ John Paul Vyborny Warden ~ Randy Hannon Inside Guard ~ Steve Sanchez Outside Guard ~ Jim Armijo Financial Secretary ~ Larry Lewis Advocate ~ Lou Attinasi Insurance Field Agent – Tony Lo Monaco Chaplain ~ Fr. Chris Corbally, S.J. 1 st Year Trustee ~ PGK Tom Metzger 2 nd Year Trustee ~ PGK Patrick McMahon 3 rd Year Trustee ~ PGK Allan Reith Newsletter Editor ~ Patrick McMahon Assistant Editor ~ Edd Ruiz Meetings Second Thursday of the Month All Knights ~ 7:00 p.m. This Issue Grand Knight’s Corner P.2 Upcoming Events P.3 Deacon’s Corner P.5 Chaplain’s Corner P.8 Schedule of Events P.9 September 2017 Venerable Servant of God Father Michael J. McGivney ISSUE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Deacon Raphael (Ray) LongpreCouncil 10441 Chartered July 3, 1990, Tucson, Arizona http://kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/index.asp?CNO=10441
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THE DESERT KNIGHTLINE
Schedule and Events
Council 10441 has several
important upcoming events
that all members are invited
to attend for an evening of
fun and fraternity. Please
contact the Brother Knight
indicated to make your
arrangements to attend these
events.
Please try to attend at least
one Council meeting during
this fraternal year. Dress is
“Tucson Casual”
See Page 9 for Schedule
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Grand Knight ~ Bill Neer Deputy Grand Knight ~ Bart Pemberton Chancellor ~ Jeff Vrabel Recorder ~ Jim Hackett Treasurer ~ John Paul Vyborny Warden ~ Randy Hannon Inside Guard ~ Steve Sanchez Outside Guard ~ Jim Armijo Financial Secretary ~ Larry Lewis Advocate ~ Lou Attinasi
Insurance Field Agent – Tony Lo Monaco
Chaplain ~ Fr. Chris Corbally, S.J. 1st Year Trustee ~ PGK Tom Metzger 2nd Year Trustee ~ PGK Patrick McMahon 3rd Year Trustee ~ PGK Allan Reith Newsletter Editor ~ Patrick McMahon Assistant Editor ~ Edd Ruiz
Meetings Second Thursday of the Month All Knights ~ 7:00 p.m.
This IssueGrand Knight’s Corner P.2
Upcoming Events P.3Deacon’s Corner P.5
Chaplain’s Corner P.8Schedule of Events P.9
September 2017
Venerable Servant of God Father Michael J. McGivney
I S S U E MONTHLY
NEWSLETTER
Deacon Raphael (Ray) Longpre Council 10441 Chartered July 3, 1990, Tucson, Arizona
September begins our busiest time of the year. We have several fund raisers beginning, such as the Jim Click Car Raffle, the PWID Drive, and events such as our All Knighter, Meet and Greet. The Memorial Mass and Christmas party following right behind. The success of this council is not based on the officers, but lies solely on the shoulders of our members. We have over 180 members in this council and if only half of these gentlemen would step forward and give an hour here and 15 minutes there, we would be able to exceed all of our obligations easily. Please search inside yourself and give what time you have so that we can support our Parish and our Community as we pledged to do when we took our First Degree.
Father John has also asked the Knights to build a Sanctity of Life Garden (to the left of the stairs at the entrance to the covered walkway) near the Chapel. This will require a fairly substantial commitment for a few weeks when the weather cools down. We are forming the project committee now, and are looking for volunteers willing to donate some time on a few Saturday mornings to get this done. This is an opportunity for us to leave a timeless mark on our Parish that will provide a solemn place to remember past parishioners and properly reflect on what they gave to this church.
It is indeed an honor for me to hold this office and follow the Grand Knights before me who gave so much. I ask for your support and promise you that I will not let you down and disappoint you in any way. I take this position very seriously and my only goal is to continue to make this council the best in the District and in the State.
Vivat Jesus, Bill Neer Grand Knight
~GRAND KNIGHT’S
CORNER~
~ UPCOMING EVENTS ~ Pancake Breakfast ~ Our monthly pancake breakfasts will continue in September (starting Sept 10th). We welcome any Knights who wish to volunteer to help serve after the 07:30 and 9:00 AM masses on Pancake Breakfast Sundays. Please contact Lloyd LaComb [email protected] to volunteer. Breakfast is only served after the 7:30 & 9 AM Masses. Jim Click Car Raffle ~ Our key fundraiser for this Fall will again be the Jim Click Car Raffle (Millions for Tucson). Our Financial Secretary, Larry Lewis, has coordinated with the Jim Click Raffle folks to have this year’s car, a Ford Platinum Explorer, here on September 10th to officially kick off the campaign. All raffle tickets purchased go completely to the Knights of Columbus designated charities, because Jim Click is donating this car to the winner. Since our “selling” dates are in conjunction with our Fall pancake breakfast schedule, we will need as many Brother Knights as possible to volunteer their time to help sell raffle tickets after the Sunday Masses. Please contact Larry Lewis [email protected] or Steve Sanchez [email protected] to volunteer your help.
Blood Drive Blood Drive ~ Our next scheduled Blood Drive is September 17th in the St. Thomas Parish Hall from 7:30 AM until noon. Please donate, if you can. We can always use Knights to help with registration and serving juice and snacks at the post-donation canteen.
All-Knighter ~ Our council’s annual “all-guy” fun social, the “All Knighter”, will be on Friday September 22nd from 6-9 PM. Our guest speaker is Col Ron Sable, who served in the Reagan administration. This key event is an opportunity to open the door for membership to eligible Catholic men by reaching out to the parish community. Council members are encouraged to bring a potential catholic candidate with them, including family, friend or parishioner you have met at church. The Knights of Columbus is a fraternity, a brotherhood, and it requires effort to strengthen those bonds. The annual "All Knighter” is one of those activities that offers members this opportunity. Please join your council brothers, bring a friend and share in fraternity while enjoying Brats, Burgers and Beer. Please RSVP to GK Bill Neer (520-307-1606) [email protected] with numbers for this event.
PWID Drive ~ Our PWID (People with Intellectual Disabilities) Drive starts this month on September 23rd/24th in the St. Thomas courtyard after all the Masses. Contact Brother Knight Dan Chambers (520- 909-6821) [email protected] and take a brief 15-minute shift passing out Tootsie Rolls after attending Mass. Our primary benefactor is still the Special Olympics of Southern Arizona, sponsored by the Sunnyside Vikings Booster Club.
Meet & Greet ~ Fr. John has announced that Sunday September 24th will be the Meet & Greet day for St. Thomas groups to make their pitch to fellow parishioners to join their parish activities. Please join PGK Patrick McMahon, membership chairman, (520-990-6418) [email protected], if you can spare some time in the parish hall to promote membership in our council.
Oktoberfest ~ On October 21st our council will hold our 2nd parish-wide Oktoberfest fundraiser. This will include music, German food, and beer. The Bouncing Czechs will again provide the entertainment Contact PGK David Orr (520-548-8472) [email protected] to help with this event.
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SEPTEMBER ~ Wedding Anniversaries
Ysiera & Richard Barrios
Marlene & Lawrence De Marino
Rosemarie & Ludwig Deppisch
Carol & Dr. John Habra
Peg & Robert Kennedy
Arden & Dean Maas
Sherry & Patrick McMahon
Barbara & R Michael Mohr
Rosemarie & Ronald Plocki
Andrea & Andrew Pongratz
Maggie & Michael Straley
Ann & Guy Walsh
Prayers for the Sick & Distressed
Cathy Adelman
Johana Bovo
Henry Hilton Clarke
Joanna Christensen
Rody Contreras
Deb Crawford
Bernice Donahue
Reb Guillot
BK Jim Neihart
Jo Neihart
Elizabeth Pemberton
Babs Ronstadt
SK Marty Ronstadt
Richard Sanchez
BK Bob Wenzel
COUNCIL OFFICERS 2017-2018
Our Council installation of officers took place on August 26th. District Deputy Alex Wright presided over the ceremony, assisted by District Warden Tom Bayham. Pictured here (from left to right) are (front row) DD Alex Wright with Jim Armijo; next row Steve Sanchez, Lou Attinasi, DGK Bart Pemberton, GK Bill Neer, John Paul Vyborny, and Patrick McMahon; (top row) DW Tom Bayham, PGK Allan Reith, Fr Ken Wolfe (filling in for our Worthy Chaplain Fr. Chris Corbally) Jim Hackett, Larry Lewis and Tom Metzger.
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~ MAKE DISCIPLES ~ Deacon Ed Sheffer
I’m pretty sure that most of us are at least partially aware of Mahatma Gandhi, but I’ll bet most of us never knew this about him. During his younger days, when he was a lawyer in South Africa, he read the Gospels at length and saw in the teachings of Jesus the answer to the major problem facing the people of India, the caste system. He seriously considered embracing the Christian faith. He went to a white-only church one Sunday morning to talk to the pastor about the idea of becoming Christian. When he entered the church, however, the usher refused to give him a seat and told him to go worship with his own kind. Gandhi left the church and never returned. He wrote years later in his memoirs: If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a Hindu. You and I have heard it said that we have a vocation’s crisis, a family crisis, a marriage crisis, a faith crisis. These crises are but symptoms of a much greater predicament. We have an identity crisis. We have forgotten our missionary calling: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you (Matt 28:19-20). Jesus gave us 4 tasks: go – make – baptize – teach. At the very heart of the Great Commission is make disciples. Jesus told us over 2,000 years ago to not just make believers or practicing Catholics, but to make disciples. We were and are always a people meant to be on a mission. That mission is to bring good news wherever it has yet not been encountered. To be a disciple of Jesus Christ is to be engaged in a lifelong process of learning from and about Jesus. This learning process is not haphazard, but intentional and disciplined. You and I know that just because someone believes in Jesus or goes to church does not necessarily mean they have a hunger for Jesus. Loving evangelization leads to hunger. To evangelize literally means to announce the good news, but what is the Good News? The Good News is not only to hear the wonderful truths of God’s plan for salvation, or to hear about God’s love and mercy. The Good News has a name and a face. The very person and presence of Jesus in our life is the Good News. The ultimate game-changer is in coming to know him and to love him. The difficult truth is many people have never come to know him personally, and therefore have no hunger for him. Less than 25% of all self-identified Catholics attend Mass on a weekly basis. Millions upon millions of Catholics are utterly convinced that they are missing nothing. I recently overheard a fellow Catholic discuss how they belonged to the one true church. The church Jesus founded. Just for the record, being part of the Catholic Church is not meant to provide home-court advantage. Being part of the Roman Catholic Church is meant to be a joyfully shared treasure. The truth is the Catholic Church by definition exists for the sake of those who do not belong. It’s not a club for the sake of its members. The Catholic Church is where we are meant to be led and united in our hunger for Jesus. Maybe we Knights could reflect how well we are sharing our love for Jesus with others who aren’t present among us. Are we inviting others to come and experience Jesus, or to join an organization? How much are we going out of our way to be hospitable to others on Sunday and beyond. Trust is gained through relationships, through caring, through making someone feel like they belong. The intentional disciple is always driven by a desire to see other people hear and respond to Jesus. The intentional disciple has a hunger for Jesus himself. They have a passion for people to experience the love of God in Jesus Christ. Intentional disciples always remember they are in the disciple making business.
Pray for the Repose of the Souls of ~
Charles Armijo
SK Robert Arnold
SK Vinnie Baiocchetti
Janet Baker
SK Kelly Bequette
John Breaux
Daniel Buzard, Sr.
John Corbally
Magdalena Cruz
Msgr. Arsenio Carrillo
Miki Davis
Lucille Farnsworth
Richard Flores
Angela Javella
BK Matt Jones
Ann Marie Marten
BK Richard Newcomb
Luci Nunan
Tibor Orosz
Gary Pekarcik
Jeanne Perry
SK Jim Susa
Richard Tangeman
Msgr. Van Wagner
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CHECK TO RACHEL’S VINEYARD
In July Past Grand Knight presented a check to Mary Ann Fay, who represents Rachel's Vineyard. This check was distributed from our Council #10441 recent Arizona K of C State Raffle.
CHECK TO ST.VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Past GK Allan Reith presents a Knights of Columbus State raffle check to Brother Knight (and PGK) Dane Armijo (l to r, GK Allan Reith and BK Dane Armijo), who accepted the donation on behalf of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. BK Dane volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Tony LoMonaco, FICF Field Agent PO Box 189 Vail, Arizona 85641 (520) 275-8836 – Cell (520) 275-8836 – Office azshieldforlife.com [email protected]
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~ FIELD AGENT ~ Ask Eligible Men to Join
Today, I want to address the growth of the Order. Membership growth is the fuel that keeps this great fraternal engine running. All our charitable works at the council, state, national and international level are accomplished by our hard-working members. More members equal more charity.
We know that the membership blitz is a tried and true way for councils to get more men to join. We see these pushes often in March, in celebration of Founder’s Day, and again in October. These drives are successful because brother Knights have increased visibility speaking or presenting during and after Masses and at special events. We must remember that we have a duty to ask each and every Catholic gentleman to join our ranks for the good of the Church, the community and the Order.
During the rest of the year, we often “forget” to ask men to join and to bring their families into the Knights of Columbus family. You probably know an eligible Catholic man you could ask today. What if the only reason he hasn’t joined is because no one has asked him yet?
When telling a prospect about the strengths of the Order, don’t forget our greatest fraternal benefit: our insurance program. This is often a “selling point” to a potential member who is on the fence. Many members become Knights simply to be able to buy coverage to protect their family. Soon after, they realize the good our charitable works do for their community, and they are proud to be members.
As your professional Knights of Columbus insurance agent, I look forward to helping us grow in fraternity in any way that I can.
Tony LoMonaco, FICF Field Agent PO Box 189 Vail, Arizona 85641 (520) 275-8836 – Cell (520) 275-8836 – Office azshieldforlife.com [email protected]
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“That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through
our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful
closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life.” Pope
Francis’ General Prayer Intention for July
I’m sure we all know lapsed Catholics. Some are even from our own
families, and these cause us special anguish. We must have asked, “What
are we to do?” Let’s look again at the Pope’s Intention.
“That…through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, [they] may
rediscover…” There is nothing so persuasive as example, allied to
heartfelt prayer. St. Monica applied these to bring her son, St.
Augustine, back to his practice of the faith.
The challenge, of course, is in the next phrase: “…[they] may rediscover
the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian
life.” It is those two qualities that the lapsed must see first in us. I
thank God that these are shown clearly by Knights and others whom I
know, both living and recently deceased.
May your own life be ever prayerful and a witness to the Gospel,
Chris Corbally, S.J.
~ CHAPLAIN’S CORNER ~ FR. CHRIS CORBALLY, S.J.
~ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~ SEPTEMBER 2017
Date Day Event
9-10 Sat-Sun Sell Jim Click Car raffle tickets after all masses 10 Sunday Pancake Breakfast 7:30 – 10:30 AM 11 Monday Chief Judge John Roll Chapter Meeting @ Holy Family Catholic Church 7 PM 14 Thursday Council #10441 Meeting @ 7PM 17 Sunday Blood Drive 7:30 AM - Noon 21 Thursday Assembly 2392 Meeting @ 7PM 22 Friday K of C Council All-Knighter 6 PM – 9 PM (Beer & Burgers) 23 Saturday Patriotic Degree (Nogales) 23-24 Sat-Sun PWID Drive after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard 24 Sunday Meet & Greet after Sunday Masses 30 Saturday Assembly 2392 Installation of Officers 5 PM Mass, 6 PM Installation, Dinner @ Trattoria 30-1 Sat-Sun Sell Oktoberfest Tickets after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard (Jim Click Car raffle)
OCTOBER 2017
Date Day Event
1 Sunday Sell Oktoberfest Tickets after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard. (Jim Click Car Raffle) 1 Sunday Pancake Breakfast 7:30 – 10:30 AM 7-8 Sat-Sun Sell Oktoberfest Tickets after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard 9 Monday Chief Judge John Roll Chapter Meeting @ Holy Family Catholic Church 7 PM 12 Thursday Council #10441 Meeting @ 7PM 13-14 Fri-Sat PWID Drive – Safeway (Swan & Sunrise) 14-15 Sat-Sun Sell Oktoberfest Tickets after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard. (Jim Click Car Raffle) 14-15 Sat-Sun Possible visit from Archbishop of India. 15 Sunday K of C Coffee & Donuts 7:30 – 10:30 AM 19 Thursday Assembly 2392 Meeting @ 7PM 21 Saturday Arizona Rosary Celebration for the Diocese of Tucson 21 Saturday Oktoberfest in St. Thomas Courtyard 6:30 – 9:30 PM 27-28 Fri-Sat PWID Drive – Safeway (Swan & Sunrise) 28-29 Sat-Sun PWID Drive after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard
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Deacon Raphael (Ray) Longpre Council #10441 5150 N. Valley View Road Tucson, Arizona 85718
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