KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 1 NOTE FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT Dear Brothers in Christ, Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Advent is a time of becoming Joy-filled! Alleluia! During Lent, we prepare ourselves for the Redemption of the Crucifixion and the Gory of the Resurrection, but Advent is pure Joy when we join with the priests of Maccabees and sing, “He is coming.” The great Monastics of the early Church, like St. Benedict, practically invented hospitality as we know it. His three major tenets were work, prayer and welcoming. Prior to his community, only servants and slaves worked. He made work honorable; the ‘haves’ of the era were dilatants. The poor, the laborers and the sick were outcasts. It is a notion that still persists even in our free, democratic society. “The Great Unwashed,” think Ebola or AIDS instead of leprosy and TB. The poet, Emma Lazarus calls them the “wretched refuse, yearning to be free.” The very word ‘hospital’ comes from offering help to the least of our brothers. Are we prepared to welcome this Infant Child who can turn our world upside- down? I am reminded that before we can open our homes or our hearts, we must open our minds. The easiest way to do this is one on one. If a damaged soul were to arrive at our front door, small, sick, cold and hungry every one of us would jump into action. We do it every day for kittens and puppies. As for meditation this month: How is our family shaped by the prayers and actions of our small Church and our big Church? What lessons are we teaching as we fill baskets for others? As we ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’, let us remember to be that shining light as we follow His star. All blessings and good things Christmas from Charlene and me to all of yours Peace to you, fraternally, Ken Sawyer Grand Knight Council 10442 [email protected]702-646-4404 Y2K PLUS XIIII EDITION, ISSUE XII DEC 2014 KNIGHTLY NOTES ST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO. 10442 7260 WEST SAHARA AVENUE LAS VEGAS, NV 89117 PHONE: 702-363-1902
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KNIGHTLY NOTES PAGE 1
NOTE FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT Dear Brothers in Christ,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Advent is a time of becoming Joy-filled! Alleluia!
During Lent, we prepare ourselves for the Redemption of the Crucifixion and the Gory of the Resurrection, but Advent is pure Joy when we join with the priests of Maccabees and sing, “He is coming.” The great Monastics of the early Church, like St. Benedict, practically invented hospitality as we know it. His three major tenets were work, prayer and welcoming. Prior to his community, only servants and slaves worked. He made work honorable; the ‘haves’ of the era were dilatants. The poor, the laborers and the sick were outcasts. It is a notion that still persists even in our free, democratic society. “The
Great Unwashed,” think Ebola or AIDS instead of leprosy and TB. The poet, Emma Lazarus calls them the “wretched refuse, yearning to be free.” The very word ‘hospital’ comes from offering help to the least of our brothers. Are we prepared to welcome this Infant Child who can turn our world upside-
down? I am reminded that before we can open our homes or our hearts, we must open our
minds. The easiest way to do this is one on one. If a damaged soul were to arrive at our front door, small, sick, cold and hungry every one of us would jump into action. We do it every day for kittens and puppies. As for meditation this month: How is our family shaped by the prayers and actions of our small Church and our big Church? What lessons are we teaching as we fill baskets for others? As we ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’, let us remember to be that shining light as we follow His star.
All blessings and good things Christmas from Charlene and me to all of yours
Peace to you, fraternally, Ken Sawyer Grand Knight Council 10442 [email protected] 702-646-4404
**************DON’T FORGET **** *TWO EVENTS---THE WEEKEND OF NOV 29-30***************
Bishops Memorial Mass -for Deceased Knights We really need to have a good showing at this Mass. Please come out to help celebrate this Mass. This is a mass with the Bishop at our Lady of Las Vegas Church at 3pm. Address is 3050 Alta Drive, Las Vegas.
KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS BUTTONS HELP handout Keep Christ in Christmas Buttons 30 min before and after All masses the weekend of Nov 29 and 30th. This weekend is the first weekend of Advent and we need everyone to help. It is encouraged to make it a family activity. Remember the funds go to help feed the less fortunate. Most of us are going to mass anyway, so Please see the sign up sheet that was emailed and sign up to help Or contact Chairman Tom O’Reily [email protected]. There are several masses that no one is signed up to help. **************************************************************************************************************************************
DECEMBER 2014
Dec 4th 730-9pm Council 10442 Monthly Business
Meeting, Church Hall
730-9pm Ladies Auxiliary Monthly
Business Meeting St Francis/Clair Rooms
Dec 6-7 - - KCIC Buttons after all masses in the
Plaza
Dec 6th 7-9 am First Degree Exemplification-St
Francis/Clair Rooms
Dec 6th – Prepare/Decorate Hall for Breakfast with
MCGIVNEY Founder of the Knights of Columbus in 1882
God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and
orphan, you called your priest Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of
Christian family life and the lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life
and virtue may we follow your Son Jesus Christ more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up
his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that
we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your venerable
servant Father Michael J McGivney on earth according to the design of Your Holy will. Through his intercession,
grant the favor I now present( make your request) Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Please report all favors received to: The Fr McGivney Guild 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven CT 06510-3326
************************************************************************************** EDITORS NOTE: Brothers, Wanted to take a moment to encourage everyone to attend and help out the various events in the next couple weeks…we have the KCIC buttons weekends of Nov 29-30 and Dec 6 and 7th. Please help out by distributing these buttons after mass. We have the Bishop Memorial Mass at 3pm on Sunday Nov 30 at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church on Alta. We need to have a good turnout for this one. And we also have the Breakfast with St Nick on Dec 7th, with prep on Dec 6th. We need all hands on deck for this one too. Please consider and help out when you can. We became Knights to help people, so everyone get involved! Appreciate everyone’s help. As always, any input/suggestions to the newsletter is welcome. Email us at jpinzl @hotmail.com Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, -ROBERT PINZL, EDITOR
I would like to thank all those that helped with this first time golf tournament, especially Fr Marc who joined us for the day (and made some best puts for his team), but also a huge THANK YOU goes to Cochairmen Steve Corkins & Ric Reyes that put this event together in less than two months. We had 55 golfers and made right at $2,800. Great event,
Ken **********************************************************************************************************
TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE RESULTS:
We am happy to report that this year’s Tootsie Roll Drive exceeded last year’s drive by $155.
The distribution will be to Spirit Therapies and J. F. Miller School each receiving $1,895 and the State Special Olympics receiving $948.
If you know of other IRS approved groups that support the Intellectually Challenged that should be considered in 2015, please forward that information to GK Ken Sawyer @ [email protected] Or mail it to him at the parish.
Thanks to all those who helped give out Tootsie Rolls during this event!!
Christmas Ladies Appreciation Dinner Doing something to show our appreciation for all our Ladies do for the Council did not work out at the Parish, so have worked out a deal at NY Pizza and Pasta for them to do a buffet dinner on December 15th at 6pm. The address is 2400 S. Jones Blvd.
Men will pay $5.00 at the door and ladies will be covered by the Council. All we ask is RSVP as soon as possible to me. WFN Chuck is making the same offer to the Assembly 2820 members, so we need a good count. Please send email RSVP to [email protected]. Merry Christmas and THANK YOU to all that cannot attend. ---Ken Sawyer *********************************************************************************************************************
ATTENTION PRAYER PARTNERS!
Gentlemen and Ladies,
Next month we will be celebrating the incarnation and birth of our savior. This is an opportunity to send a
card with a note to your teen(s) preparing for Confirmation. You could share a treasured memory about
Christmas - Midnight Mass, visiting churches, setting up a crèche, decorating your tree/house, special
traditional dishes prepared by family or maybe receiving a much desired gift as a child. Bring your card(s)
to the meeting next week or drop them off in the parish office next weekend. I will collect the cards and get
them to the Youth Ministry office so they can prepare them for the teens to receive at the class before their
Christmas break.
Looking forward to seeing you as we begin our Advent season at our meeting next week!
Paula Donofrio
“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: ________________________________________________________________
K OF C MEMORIAL MASS The Annual K of C Memorial Mass to honor Deceased members has been rescheduled. The Bishop will be celebrating a Memorial Mass for all deceased Knights on Sunday Nov 30 at 3pm at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church, 3050 Alta Drive, Las Vegas. Please come out and attend this mass. It is a great opportunity as Brothers and Sisters in Christ to attend mass together and honor the service and spirituality of the deceased members who have gone to our Lord before us.
******************************************************************************************* What is coming up you need to Know about: NOVEMBER 2014
Nov 29-30 Advent Starts, Distribute KCIC buttons in the Plaza after all Masses NOVEMBER 30 PANCAKE BREAKFAST CANCELLED Nov 30th 3pm – Memorial Mass for Deceased Knights –with the Bishop at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church
DECEMBER 2014
Dec 4th Monthly Business Meeting Dec 6-7 KCIC Buttons Distribution in the Plaza continues Dec 6- Setup Hall/Kitchen for Breakfast with St Nick Dec 6th 1st Degree Exemplification SJHOM Dec 7th -Breakfast with St Nick Dec 11th Ladies Aux Christmas Party at Sienna Bistro Dec 15 Christmas Ladies Appreciation Dinner at NY Pizza Dec 17th – 4th Degree Meeting Dcc 18th – Council Planning Meeting Dec 25th- Christmas Day
JANUARY 2015
Jan 7th- Council Hosting 2nd and 3rd Degree Exemplification 730-1000 in the Hall
Jan 8th –Council Meeting Jan 10th – 4th Degree Exemplification at St Viator Parish 2401 E Flamingo Rd at Eastern January 10-11 –Assembly 2820 4th Degree Luau Hawaiian Dinner Ticket sales Parish Plaza Jan 16th – 4th Degree Luau Prep Hawaiian Dinner Jan 17th – 4th Degree Luau Hawaiian Dinner Jan 17th – 1st Degree Exemplification Jan 21st 4th Degree Meeting Jan 25th –Pancake Breakfast and Ladies Aux Religious Goods Sales Jan 29th – Officers Planning Meeting
************************************************************************************ NOTE: Breakfast with St Nick is December 7th after the 8:00 and 10:00 Masses. In the past the turnout for Breakfast with St Nick has been more than double the normal a Pancake Breakfast. We need everyone to help this weekend. Please see the signup sheet that was emailed and sign up and help. Or Call PGK Chuck 702-540-8615.
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………………PEOPLE IN NEED OF PRAYERS……………… Please continue to help our brothers, families, and friends that are in need of our prayers. Prayers
are our way of asking Jesus to help.
Please remember the following in your prayers……
Sadly, we need to add SK Vince Garth (PGK) to our list. They discovered lung cancer recently.
Please pray for this 60 year Honorary Knight, and
SK Sylvester Smith III has been at UCLA for some tests. Please remember him and his wife
Marsha in your prayers.
Please add Joyce Bienasz to your prayers. She is in declining health from an Autoimmune disease
and it is recommended by doctors that she be on oxygen.
Peter Ilardo is still in need of prayers as he recovers from surgery.
Virginia Zappia has been in and out of rehab and is in need of our prayers, along with Vincent Sr
and their family. Also remember..
Kay DeNeal, Kory DeNeal, Sharon Dupra, Pete Ilardo, Louis Lanza, Mrs Peries, Leon Fuselier, Kathy
Fuselier.
And all our other family and friends who need our help! If you aren’t praying the rosary often you
are missing out on her help!. Of course we can use the direct line - Our Blessed Mother has a direct
line and it works!
Online Rosary: comepraytherosary.org
Please let me know if we should add or remove any names from the list.
All Members – be a part of one of the best brotherhoods and
add new life-long friends. Become committee chairman, call
the new members and friends for help. Do not do it alone!!
NEW MEMBERS: We have many activities coming up, we
know you and your families cannot participate in everything.
St Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council No. 10442
7260 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Phone: 363-1902
Or Contact: Grand Knight: Ken Sawyer , 702-203-7403 Deputy Grand Knight: Bob Zagby, 702-379-3025 Fraternal Chairman: Nick Ciccone, 702-845-5879 Financial Secretary, Al Cuccinelli, 305-588-6312 Newsletter Editor -Robert Pinzl, 702-306-2668 Membership Director: Lamar Johnson 702-233-4272 Email communications: Frank Davis, 702-363-9010
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SJHOM IS IN GREAT NEED OF USHERS!
If you are interested in becoming an Usher, please contact the Head Usher: Lino Loyola at 702-355-4073 or [email protected] Responsibilities of Ushers:
Hospitality - Meet, greet and seat Parishioners before the mass.
Collection - each usher will be assigned to their respective sections to pass the collection
baskets before the Homily.
Communion - each ushers will be standing by next to an Eucharistic Minister, Priest, or
Deacon to make sure that Parishioners will consume the Host - and NOT walk away with it.
Please consider helping and contact Brother Lino Loyola if you can help.
****************************************************************************************** And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and
puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It
came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he
thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit
********************************************* NOTE: All members are encouraged to look into the annuity and insurance programs offered by the Knights. The annuities start at 100 and are a great long term investment. Go to the Supreme Council’s website or Contact field agent Neil Peters above for more info or to sign up. With over $92 million in insurance and Annuities in force and 1400 service agents, the Knights are proudly fulfilling Father McGivney’s vision of protecting the widows and orphans of deceased Knights. You can also plan and save for your financial security and future retirement. Please take advantage of this special fraternal service. As a Knights of Columbus member, this is a free insurance, annuity and estate planning service for you and your family.
Dear Ladies, Wanted to thank everyone again this month for all of your help and support. Nov 20th was our visit to Fawn House and it was a very nice visit. I would like to thank all the ladies who came with me to support the women of Brown House. This would include Pat LaRiccia, Mary Ann O’Reilly, Sandy D’Agostino, Fran Egan and Lynne Niebauer. It is a very humbling experience whenever we go there and hopefully next time more of us can attend. The women of Fawn House are in need for someone who cares about them to talk to. They have had hard lives and are very grateful for our physical, spiritual and material support. I would like to extend a big thank you to Sandy Castro and to Sandy D’Agostino, who worked very hard and made over 900 flyers for the Breakfast with St Nick event and distributed them to be sent home with the kids in CCD right after Thanksgiving. It is great publicity for the Breakfast. Advent Starts the weekend of Nov 29-30. The Knights are going to be giving out the Keep Christ in Christmas buttons in the plaza that weekend. November 29 and 30 were on the original schedule to include religious goods and Pancake Breakfast. Both events are cancelled. Nov 30th at 3pm –The Bishop is celebrating a Memorial Mass for all Deceased Knights at Our Lady of Las Vegas Parish. All are encouraged to attend. Dec 4 at 730 pm is our next meeting. Don’t forget to bring your Prayer Partner cards and the cookies for the Cookie exchange if you would like to participate. We will be looking for help with Breakfast with St Nick on Dec 7th.. We will be decorating/setting up the hall for the breakfast at 1000, then for religious goods on Dec 6th. Dec 7th is the Breakfast with St Nick. We will be needing Help with the Breakfast as well as help with Auxiliary Religious Goods Sales. Dec 11 6pm -Christmas party at Bistro at Sienna. This is a great dinner and a great chance to celebrate the spirit of the season together. I will end with a nice quote for Christmas:
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it
all the year.” ― Charles Dickens I pray that we may all find peace in being truly thankful for all our Blessings . Wishing everyone a very Blessed and Merry Christmas.
Jolyn Pinzl President, Ladies Auxiliary Council 10442
St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, Council 10442 in Las Vegas, Nevada participated with other Councils, Assemblies and Color Corps members in the special NEVADA DAY Parade on October 31, 2014 marking the 150th anniversary of Nevada Statehood. Nevada was admitted to the United States of America on October 31, 1864. There were 159 floats, bands, marching units, horse units, classic cars, huge balloons, etc. in this once-in-a-lifetime parade. Happy 150th Birthday – NEVADA!
SPOTLIGHTING OUR SEMINARIANS This month we present a thank you note from one of our Seminarians…Felipe Jimenez Dear Bill Koss and Knights of Columbus 10442, I am very grateful for your prayers and always generous support.
I am doing fine with the grace of God. I am on Mid-term exams, almost finishing this semester.
Remember always the grace of God and always ask for Grace.
All depends upon Grace. We cannot do or be without Grace.
Blessings and thanks to you all,
In Christ,
Felipe Jimenez
PLEASE KEEP OUR SEMINARIANS IN YOUR PRAYERS Names and Addresses of the Seminarians:
Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon Mundelein Seminary Pontifical North American College
One Abbey Drive 1000 E Maple Avenue 00120 Vatican City State
St Benedict Oregon, 97373 Mundelein, IL 60060 EUROPE
Felipe Jiminez – 2nd year Philosophy Miguel Corral – 1st year theology Luke Burgis – 2nd year Theology
Neil Guan - 3rd year Philosophy
**** Shawn Dresden is finished with his studies and is serving in a Parish. He will be ordained to the
Transitional Deaconate in December, and then about 6 months later he will be Ordained a Priest. *****
Seminarian Raffle tickets available: Our Chancellor, Bill Koss, is selling raffle tickets to benefit the Seminarians Fund. There are some great prizes available. Please see Bill to buy some tickets and help support our Seminarians
At the State Mid Term Meeting, our Council was recognized for two achievements:
Last year Supreme had a contest for new members, each Officer was to bring in one new member, as you can see we exceeded that with a total of 28.
This Plaque is more of an accomplishment and I wanted everyone to see this one. It is a true tribute to our Past Grand Knight Chuck; it seems we came within one new insurance member from being a Star Council and that one was actually in underwriting. This plaque is awarded to Councils which meet all the other requirements, so we need to celebrate this accomplishment and congratulate Chuck for a great year
This program is available to Brother Knights in serious financial needs and is intended to help for things like keeping the power on when unforeseen financial situations happen. These funds are limited and come from the penny a day we are asked to contribute each year. Our Council passes a canister at each meeting and then once a year it is counted and sent to the State 365 Chairman. Below is a flow chart of the process.
