March 2018 P.O. Box 26 Mesilla, NM 88046 WWW.NMKOFC15578.ORG New Mexico District 13 Council Officers 2017—2018 Grand Knight * SK Daniel Duffin Chaplain * Very Rev. Christopher Williams Deputy Grand Knight * SK Jim Maes Chancellor * SK Lorenzo Alba Financial Secretary * SK Patrick Lujan Recorder * SK Solomon Padilla Jr. Treasurer * Howard Schmitt Advocate * Chris Maurer Warden * Joe Loera Inside Guard * Geno Diaz Outside Guard * Dale Ellis Trustee 3rd * Richard Lohmeyer Trustee 2nd * Jim Yankovic Trustee 1st * SK Mitch Dahl Lecturer * Richard Portillo Basilica de San Albino Council # 15578 San Albino Knight Charity ~ Unity ~ Fraternity ~ Patriotism Brothers, Ladies, Families & Friends, I hope your lent is bearing fruit for your spiritual life. Soon we will be celebrating the resurrection of Our Lord, so I encourage you to get involved with the variety of church activities going on this month. Please see the March calendar and the flyers at the back of the news- letter for more details, but I’d like to highlight a few activities that our council is spearheading this month. Friday, March 9th—Soup & Bread dinner after 5:30pm Stations of the Cross hosted by our council. Please join us and bring a croc pot of meatless soup to share with the parish. Saturday, March 10th @ 1pm our council will be hosting a Safe Environment Training provided by Ofelia Meraz. All volunteers in the Diocese of Las Cruces who work with children and the elderly are re- quired to take this training every five years. Please take this opportuni- ty to get your training completed. The National Knights of Columbus Supreme Council highly recommends all Brother Knights take this training as well. More information can be found in the flyer at the end of the newsletter. Saturday, March 17th @ 9am we will reconvene at the Old Picacho Cemetery to clean up the brush and weeds that have grown over the years. Please see the flyer in this newsletter for details and directions. We hope to also hold a recruiting drive this month, but details are still to be determined. Last but certainly not least, we will resume our Family Gathering and Rosary this month at the Beasley family home. Details are in the flyer at the end of the newsletter. I’d like to also offer up some congratulations to a few brothers who have advanced through their degrees this past month. Tom Mac- Gugan took his 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees, and Mark Cavaliere took his 2nd and 3rd degrees. Congratulations Brothers! Grand Knight’s Message Danny Duffin
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March 2018 P.O. Box 26
Mesilla, NM 88046
WWW.NMKOFC15578.ORG
New Mexico District 13
Council Officers 2017—2018
Grand Knight * SK Daniel Duffin
Chaplain * Very Rev. Christopher Williams
Deputy Grand Knight * SK Jim Maes
Chancellor * SK Lorenzo Alba
Financial Secretary * SK Patrick Lujan
Recorder * SK Solomon Padilla Jr.
Treasurer * Howard Schmitt
Advocate * Chris Maurer
Warden * Joe Loera
Inside Guard * Geno Diaz
Outside Guard * Dale Ellis
Trustee 3rd * Richard Lohmeyer
Trustee 2nd * Jim Yankovic
Trustee 1st * SK Mitch Dahl
Lecturer * Richard Portillo
Basilica de San Albino Council # 15578
San Albino Knight
Charity ~ Unity ~ Fraternity ~ Patriotism
Brothers, Ladies, Families & Friends,
I hope your lent is bearing fruit for your spiritual life. Soon we will be
celebrating the resurrection of Our Lord, so I encourage you to get
involved with the variety of church activities going on this month.
Please see the March calendar and the flyers at the back of the news-
letter for more details, but I’d like to highlight a few activities that our
council is spearheading this month. Friday, March 9th—Soup & Bread
dinner after 5:30pm Stations of the Cross hosted by our council.
Please join us and bring a croc pot of meatless soup to share with the
parish. Saturday, March 10th @ 1pm our council will be hosting a Safe
Environment Training provided by Ofelia Meraz. All volunteers in the
Diocese of Las Cruces who work with children and the elderly are re-
quired to take this training every five years. Please take this opportuni-
ty to get your training completed. The National Knights of Columbus
Supreme Council highly recommends all Brother Knights take this
training as well. More information can be found in the flyer at the end
of the newsletter. Saturday, March 17th @ 9am we will reconvene at
the Old Picacho Cemetery to clean up the brush and weeds that have
grown over the years. Please see the flyer in this newsletter for details
and directions. We hope to also hold a recruiting drive this month, but
details are still to be determined. Last but certainly not least, we will
resume our Family Gathering and Rosary this month at the Beasley
family home. Details are in the flyer at the end of the newsletter.
I’d like to also offer up some congratulations to a few brothers who
have advanced through their degrees this past month. Tom Mac-
Gugan took his 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees, and Mark Cavaliere took his
2nd and 3rd degrees. Congratulations Brothers!
Grand Knight’s Message
Danny Duffin
Council Achievement February 2017
33% Membership Growth
33% Insurance Growth
Admission (1st) Degree
Tom MacGugan
Formation (2nd) Degree
Mark Cavaliere
Tom MacGugan
Knighthood (3rd) Degree
Mark Cavaliere
Tom MacGugan
Knight of the Month
Patrick Lujan (January)
Lady of the Month
Bertha Lujan (January)
Family of the Month
Lujan Family (January)
Altar Server of the Month
TBD (Janaury)
Happy Birthday March
Mike Contreras
Alex Cotoia
Larry Eres
Ralph Misquez
Meeting Reminders
Business Meetings
Every Fourth Monday
@ 6:30 pm in Yannes Hall of
The Basilica of San Albino
Programs / Officers Meetings
Every First Monday
@ 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm in Yannes Hall of
The Basilica of San Albino
Program Directors 2017/18
Programs Jim Maes Church Howard Schmitt Community Richard Lohmeyer Council Daniel Duffin Family Richard Portillo Membership Jimmy Beasley Culture of Life Mark Cavaliere Youth Director Jay O’Neill Community Disability Ralph Misquez
Knights of Columbus Insurance Corner
Plan for This Tax Day and Into the Future
April 15 (tax day) is right around the corner. It’s become popular this time of year to encourage the opening of an IRA or similar retirement annuity, or the depositing of additional funds into an existing account, as a tax-savings vehicle. Perhaps someone has tried to convince you to open an account, touting the rate of interest that money in one of these accounts can earn. Let me join the chorus of folks encouraging you to open or add funds to an annuity, but for a different reason. Certainly, contributing money to a Knights of Columbus annuity will al-low you to save some money on your income tax return. And our annuities do pay a very competitive interest rate, consistent with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal. Opening or adding to an annuity for these reasons, however, strikes me as taking a short-term view of a product that is designed to provide long-term security. How much security? How does retirement income that you cannot outlive — guaranteed — sound to you? Here at the Knights of Columbus, you can open a retirement annuity for as little as $300. Consistent and disciplined savings placed into that annuity over time can guarantee you an income at retirement that you cannot outlive. That guarantee — along with the fact that no one has ever lost money left in a Knights of Columbus annuity (remember – absolute safety of principal) — really will provide you with peace of mind. I am happy to meet with you – at your convenience and in your home – to explain in detail the benefits of opening a Knights of Columbus annuity, along with the benefits of our top-rated life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance plans. Matthew Seltzer 2017 New Mexico Agent of the Year (575) 936-7181 [email protected] matthewseltzer.com
Holy Father Pope Francis
Most Rev. Bishop Oscar Cantu
Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop Emeritus
Very Rev. Christopher Williams
Very Rev. Richard Catanach
Monsignor Bob Getz
Monsignor John Anderson
Father Ron Burke
Father Ray Flores
All Bishops, Priests, and Religious
Venerable Fr. Michael McGivney’s Cause
Our Seminarians & Vocations
Brother Daniel Rivas and Lady Emilie
Brother Dennis Cherry and Family
Brother Vicente Casas and Family
Brother Richard Lohmeyer and Family
Brother Santos Delgado and Family
Brother Bob Stuth and Lady Pat
Brother Joe Loera and Lady LaDonna
Brother Solomon Padilla and Lady Emily
Brother Sam Saenz
Brother Howard Schmitt
Brother Ralph Misquez
Brother Tony Nieto
Brother Manuel Garcia
Brother Geno Diaz & Alicia Diaz
Brother James McCabe
Maria Therese Seltzer and Family
Virginia Ellis and Ellis Family
Jasmine Escarsiga
Wilma Apodaca
Sophia Sanchez-Maes
David Maes
Virginia Sanchez
Dean Alexander
Elisa Martinez and the NM Alliance for Life
Johnny Gomez Petra Caro
Ginger Franco Sidney Franco
Margarita Alba Eloy Flores
Garfield Salas Ray Young Jr
Ignacio Prieto
The Sanctity of Life from Conception to Natural Death
The Sanctity of Traditional Marriage
All Knights of Columbus and our Families
Amen
LET US PRAY... Ancient Prayer to
Saint Joseph
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection
is so great, so strong, so prompt
before the throne of God, I place
in you all my interest and desires.
Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by
your powerful intercession, and
obtain for me from your divine
Son all spiritual blessings,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So
that, having engaged here below
your heavenly power, I may offer
my thanksgiving and homage to
the most loving of Fathers.
Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary con-
templating you, and Jesus asleep
in your arms; I dare not approach
while He reposes near your heart.
Press Him close in my name and
kiss His fine head for me and ask
Him to return the kiss when I
draw my dying breath. St. Joseph,
patron of departing souls, pray
for me.
Amen.
Upcoming Events
◄ February March 2018 April ►
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 Adoration 10am-5pm
Basilica Chapel
Stations of the Cross & Soup/Bread Dinner Basilica/Yannes Hall
5:30 pm
3 That Man is You! 7 am Yannes Hall
Weekly Food Drive
@ Mass
Notes: RMM Meal: Duffin & TBD Family Gathering & Rosary: Beasley Family 3/24
4 Weekly Food Drive
@ Masses
5 Programs 6:00
pm Officers 6:30 pm
Fundraising 7:00pm
Yannes Hall
6
7
8
9 Adoration 10am-5pm
Basilica Chapel
Stations of the Cross & Soup/Bread Dinner
Hosted by KofC Basilica/Yannes Hall
5:30 pm
10 That Man is You!
Safe Environment
Training Yannes Hall
1 to 4 pm
Weekly Food Drive @ Mass
11 Weekly Food Drive
@ Masses
Pro-Life Eucharistic
Procession in Santa Teresa JPII Chapel
5290 McNutt 5pm
12
13
14
15
16 Adoration 10am-5pm
Basilica Chapel
Stations of the Cross & Soup/Bread Dinner Basilica/Yannes Hall
5:30 pm
17 That Man is You!
Old Picacho
Cemetery Cleanup 9am
Weekly Food Drive
@ Mass
Corporate Commun-ion & Church Drive
5:30 pm Mass
Feast of St. Patrick
18 Weekly Food Drive
@ Masses
Church Recruiting Drive @ Masses
TBD
19
20 Admissions
Degree St. Gens Hall
6:30 pm
21
22
23 Adoration 10am-5pm
Basilica Chapel
Stations of the Cross & Soup/Bread Dinner Basilica/Yannes Hall
At the December monthly meeting, the Brothers there that night helped to vote on win-
ners for the Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest that our council sponsored. The
pictures of the submitted posters can be seen on the following pages. In all the top
three winners in each of the three age groups 5 to 7, 8 to 10, and 11 to 14 were awarded
cash gifts, and the remaining contestants were awarded $10 Caliche ice cream certifi-
cates. In all we provided roughly $250 worth of prizes to the children.
Thank you to Brother Jay O’Neil for spearheading this project and spreading the word
throughout our church’s catechism classes and over at Holy Cross as well.
Little Tony
Little Tony’s mom was a beautiful Catholic lady, and his dad.....well he was a Mafioso. Tony really wanted a bike for Easter so, on Ash Wednesday he sat down to write Jesus a letter. Dear Jesus, if I am a good boy for 40 days........... He stopped while thinking, I can’t possibly be good for 40 days. He start-ed his letter again........ Dear Jesus, If I can be good a good boy for 20 days....... He stopped once more.........I can’t be good for 20 days......... Tony finally realized he most likely could not even be good for 5 days. Upon pondering the situation for awhile, Little Tony walked into his folks room, threw a blanket over the statue of Mary dragging it to his room. After shoving the statue under his bed he sat down and boldly began writing once more............... Dear Jesus, If you ever want to see your mother again.................
Picture This...
Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest Entries
5 to 7 Age Group
8 to 10 Age Group
Picture This...
Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest Entries
8 to 10 Age Group Continued
11 to 14 Age Group
Picture This...
Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest Entries
A number of brothers helped in cutting down five 50 foot tall pine trees for
Brother Sam Saenz’s cousin. The trees were all cleared without incident but I
do believe there is a stockpile of leftover wood from this deforestation if any-
body is interested!
Basilica de San Albino • Council 15578
Dues Payment Giveaway!!!
Brothers, your dues are critical to our council operating and charitable budget each year. We’ve taken efforts this past year to lessen the dues burden on the member-
ship and have reduced the annual dues from $60 to $40. Additionally, we now have the ability to charge your dues to your credit card (this must be done in person with
the physical credit card in hand).
As a bonus for 2018, we’d like to say thank you to our loyal dues payers and appeal to the entire membership to pay your dues early. So for any member
who pays their dues by April 1st, 2018, you are welcome to select one of the items below as our “Thank You!” for supporting our council. Just write your choice of option down on your payment slip if you mail in your payment or let the officers
know if you pay in person.
Feel free to call or email with any questions you have: Daniel Duffin, Grand Knight, 562-644-1057, [email protected]
