TTHHEE NNOORRFFOOLLKK KKNNIIGGHHTT November 2016 Knights of Columbus

Volume 37, No. 5 Norfolk, Virginia – Council 367

“The First Council In The South” – 1898

Knights of Columbus, Council 367 meetings are held

the 1st and 3

rd Wednesday of each month beginning

promptly at 7:30 p.m.

The Norfolk Knight is published by and for the membership of

Knights of Columbus, Norfolk, Va. Council 367. The views

expressed therein are not necessarily those of the Knights of

Columbus. It is published monthly to inform the membership and

auxiliary on issues of concern. The publication is posted on the

Council’s website at kofc367.org and can be mailed to members

free of charge, upon request. Comments may be mailed to:

Editor, 5201 Kennebeck Ave., Norfolk, VA 23513.

COMING UP AT

“THE FIRST COUNCIL IN THE SOUTH”

November 2: Business Meeting (THE BIG VOTE) November 4: Friday Night Social November 6: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS (Back 1 Hr) November 6: Special Olympics (Roller Skating) November 8: ELECTION DAY (Get out & Vote) November 9: Officer’s Meeting November 11: VETERANS DAY November 11: Friday Night Social November 13: Knights United at Mass (LOV) November 16: Social Meeting 2

nd (Form) Deg

November 17: Memorial Mass November 20: Fabulous Family Breakfast November 21: Assemble Thanksgiving Baskets Novem 23-30: NEST at St Mary’s Basilica November 23: Columbus Club Officer’s Meeting November 24: HAPPY THANKSGIVING November 26: 6

th ANNUAL OYSTER ROAST

November 26: Coats for Kids Drive Ends November 30: Columbus Club Meeting Nov30-Dec 7: NEST at Blessed Sacrament

Grand Knight’s Message

Brothers, Families, and Friends of Council 367,

I hope and pray this finds you all well, dry, with

electricity, and enjoying some sunshine. Hurricane Matthew

was a storm that hopefully will not be repeated for many

years. I definitely had to use my Navy and Nebraska farm

boy skills in de-watering under the house, cutting trees, and

rebuilding fences. I also realized I haven’t used a few of

these muscles for awhile. I still feel very blessed because

we never lost power and looking around at other people’s

houses with trees on top of them and cars flooded on streets,

I had minor stuff to deal with.

We did lose power at the Columbus Club for more

than three days and unfortunately had to throw all our food

out. On the bright side, our freezers and refrigerators were

defrosted and cleaned out. I have to give thanks to our

Chancellor, Jay Perez and his wife, Arlene, who cleaned this

mess up and then had to go re-supply everything for the

breakfast as they dealt with stores being out of items and

with their unusable car which was flooded in the storm.

See Grand Knight’s Message, Page 3

Council Activities

SPECIAL OLYMPICS – Sunday, November 6th

, at

7 AM, the Council will support the Special Olympics Roller

Skating competition at Haygood Skating Rink at 1036 Ferry

Plantation RD in Virginia Beach. This is a very worthwhile,

rewarding event to volunteer for the entire family. They need

about 30 volunteers for this event and would like all

volunteers to register at http://cerv.is/m?0218rKOC2016FC

or call Sean Myers at 757-401-5712.

6th

ANNUAL OYSTER ROAST – Council 367 is

once again ready to stoke that huge fire pit and roast up

bushel after bushel of the most mouthwatering oysters in the

757! Come enjoy an all you can eat Oyster Roast on

Saturday, November 26th

, from 12-5 PM.

Along with those shuckable treats, there will be

plenty of homemade Carolina-style barbecue, fresh Southern-

fried chicken, Squad's world-famous clam chowder, Ron's

just-spicy-enough chili, Smitty's hearty Brunswick stew,

hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad

and -- as always -- an assortment of delicious dishes from the

kitchens of our friends and neighbors as we invite you to

bring along a side dish or dessert to share. Tickets are $25.

Beer, wine, and soda will be available for purchase

and we'll have LIVE ENTERTAINMENT as we welcome

ANTHONY ROSANO & THE CONQUEROOS -- voted

Hampton Roads' Best Blues Band at the 2015 Veer Magazine

Local Music Awards.

KNIGHTS UNITED AT MASS - Will be at Lady

of Victory, November 13th

, at 10 AM. If you need a ride on

base, please inform one of the Officers. Please support. This

is a great way to recruit our military if we show up in force.

See Council Activities, (cont Page 4)

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Knight of the Month

This Brother Knight has only been a Knight for a

couple of years and has no problem stepping up to help with

some event or chair it.

Trying to get the Knights more involved with the

youths, he volunteered to chair our first Essay Contest for all

8th

-12th

grade students. He has stepped up to be our Outside

Guard and chair our Church/Vocation Committee. He

volunteers to help with our Fabulous Family Breakfast,

Oyster Roast, and Lenten Fish Fries.

He is a parishioner of Sacred Heart and is the

Roundtable Coordinator, our representative for Sacred

Heart’s Parish Board, usher, and many other positions. He

will also be taking his Fourth (Patriotic) Degree November

5th

in Richmond.

It is my pleasure to announce our Knight of the

Month for November 2016, Brother Dan Doyle. Thanks

for all you do!

Congratulations!

Vivat Jesus,

John

Grand Knight’s Message, from Page 1

The storm also was responsible for the cancellation

of our Knights United at Mass at Lady of Victory on the

Naval Station. We won’t skip Lady of Victory, but will

reschedule it for this month and move every parish

scheduled throughout the fraternity year to the next month.

The storm is in the past, so let’s look at the future.

November is usually our busiest month as you can see from

the schedule on the front page and calendar. This is a month

we need people to step up and volunteer or participate in

these events. These events will be more in detail in the

Council Activities section, but just to name a few that really

need your support is the Special Olympics Roller Skating,

Memorial Mass, Thanksgiving Baskets, Norfolk Emergency

Shelter Team (NEST), and the Oyster Roast.

Every month I have to select a Knight and a Family

of the Month to recognize their contributions to the Council

and Columbus Club. If you notice when I write about their

contributions, it’s usually because they have “STEPPED

UP” to do something to make my life easier in knowing this

event is in good hands. Especially for Family of the Month,

sometimes it just takes a Knight and his wife/family to fix a

meal for a Friday Night Social, chair an event, or just come

participate in an event. There’s plenty of opportunity this

month to do such a thing. Also, in my appreciation for the

help, I personally give the Knight and Family of the Month

$25 worth of Grand Knight bucks to be used at any Council

or Columbus Club event. The Family of the Month is also

submitted to the Supreme Council and various submissions

are randomly selected for an award by Supreme. The award

is not monetary, but is usually a religious plaque, statue, or

something of that nature. We have had some of our families

selected for this prize.

Speaking of Brothers that have stepped up through

the years, Ronald “Smokey” Stover PGK, FDD, and Jack

Michalski PGK, PSD, have both received their Honorary

Life Membership card and pin from Supreme. To receive

this award, you have to have a minimum of 25 years as a

Knight and be at least 70 years old. Congratulations and

thank you both for all the hard work you have done for this

Council and the Columbus Club.

To update everyone on the status of the contract

agreements between the Council and the Columbus Club, we

have put together what we feel is the best for both and these

contracts will be voted upon at the November 2nd

Business

Meeting. The one contract is to state that the Knights of

Columbus and the Columbus Club are two different entities.

We’re all the same people, but as a Council that is a non-

profit, we cannot own any buildings, but our Corporation,

the Columbus Club, can own and manage the building and

its assets. This is why we had to take the Knights of

Columbus signs down and for all rentals now, it will let the

renters know that the contract is with the Columbus Club

and no mention of the Knights of Columbus should be on

any public forum. I’ve even changed our website that states

our Council meets at the Columbus Club.

See Grand Knight’s Message, Page 4

Family of the Month

This family is involved and supports many events at

the Council. The biggest event they support is the Fabulous

Family Breakfast as he comes in early to help prepare the

food and then tends to everyone thirsty needs behind the

counter. His wife promotes the breakfast by inviting all her

friends at St Pius X to come eat which has really increased

our numbers. Their daughter is usually one of the hard-

working young ladies going around cleaning the tables and

tending to the customers’ needs.

This month, they stepped up and spearheaded the

SPX seventh grade fundraiser at one of our Friday Night

Socials and raised $800 for the seventh graders to pay for the

eighth grade graduation and party.

He is an active duty Master Chief in the Navy, our

Deputy Grand Knight, our Council Activity chairman, and

my right hand man who always gives me sound advice. She

is a school teacher assistant at SPX and their daughter is a

student and participates in sports at SPX as well as sings in

the Youth choir.

It is my pleasure to announce our Family of the

Month for November 2016, Larry and Marie Forsythe, and

daughter Mia. Thanks for all you do!

Congratulations!

Vivat Jesus,

John

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*500 Club Winner*

October .. VKCCI (In Memory of George Costis, PGK)

Remember, drawings are held at our Social Meeting on the

3rd

Wednesday of each month. For more information, see

the form at the bottom of Page 7.

COMING UP IN DECEMBER AT

“THE FIRST COUNCIL IN THE SOUTH” Decemb 1-7: NEST at Blessed Sacrament December 2: Decorate Hall (Pizza Provided) December 4: Serve Dinner at Blessed Sac (NEST) December 7: Business Meeting December 9: Christmas Pot Luck (Meat Provided) December 11: Knights United at Mass (St Mary’s) December 14: Officer’s Meeting December 16: Friday Night Social December 18: Fabulous Family Breakfast (Santa) December 20: Assemble Christmas Baskets December 21: Social Meeting Decem 21-28: NEST at CTK December 23: Serve Dinner at CTK (NEST) December 24: Serve Breakfast at CTK (NEST) December 25: MERRY CHRISTMAS December 28: Columbus Club Officer’s Meeting December 31: NEW YEAR’S EVE

Grand Knight’s Message, from Page 3 The second agreement is if the Corporation closed

and sold all its assets, the money would be secured in case

another building is to be bought. If the Corporation doesn’t

buy another building after five years, the money will be used

for any charitable contributions that the Council/Corporation

has agreed upon. Let me be clear on one thing, we are not

closing the building or disbanding as a Council. This is

all coming from Supreme to keep the Knights of Columbus

from being sued from an event/rental and to keep

disagreements to a minimum from the Council/Corporation

if they are ever disbanded. Please show up to vote on this

very important issue.

Hopefully, I haven’t confused everyone. It’s been

an ordeal putting this together and I’ll be glad to have it

behind us. Be safe out there, pray for each other, and thank

you all for your support. I’m blessed to be the Grand Knight

of a great council with Brothers and families that know

HOW TO STEP IT UP!

If you can Conceive it, truly Believe it, we can

Achieve it! Stay Humble and Kind. God Bless!

Vivat Jesus,

John Person

Council Activities, from Page 1 FOOD BASKETS – Folks, it’s that time of the year

again. Norfolk Council 367 is committed to helping feed the

hungry again this Holiday season. Now is the time to clean

the pantry and get those donations of canned goods into the

Council so that we can start to assemble our Thanksgiving

Food Baskets. Canned vegetables, yams, cranberry sauce,

stuffing, corn bread mix, rice, and anything else you can think

of is needed.

The Council will be providing the turkeys for each

of the Thanksgiving baskets. Goods and donations can be

dropped off or given to the GK or any council Officer

whenever you see them.

If you know of any Family that is in need of a

Thanksgiving food basket please let us know. The Knights

that identify the Families in need will be responsible to ensure

arrangements are made for the delivery of the Baskets to the

family. We are planning to assemble the baskets and have

them ready for pickup and delivery at noon on Monday,

November 21. The names of the Families in need will remain

anonymous. For more information or wanting to volunteer to

help, contact PGK Pat Brennan at 587-0477.

MEMORIAL MASS – Our annual Memorial Mass

is to honor our deceased Brother Knights & family members

who have gone to their eternal rest over the past year. The

Mass will be held on Thursday, November 17th

at 7 PM. Our

Worthy Chaplain, Fr. Joe Metzger will be our Celebrant.

ESSAY CONTEST - We’re looking for some

volunteers to help judge the entries. The theme is, “The

Importance of Religious Freedom.” For more info, contact

Brother Dan Doyle at 757-348-0884.

COATS FOR KIDS – It’s going to be winter soon

and there are plenty of kids without proper clothing. Please

donate clean, usable coats for this cause. Cash donations

also accepted. The coat drive will end on November 26th.

Contact John Person at 675-2107 for more information.

KCIC – Keep Christ In Christmas is a great way to

show everyone that Christmas is about the birth of Christ.

Sales have already started and it’s a great way to support

Christianity and the Council. Contact PGK Jim Pressler at

515-5116.

FABULOUS FAMILY BREAKFAST – Keep

spreading the word we’re the BEST breakfast in Town!

Another great turnout as we served 63 adults and 14 children.

NORFOLK EMERGENCY SHELTER TEAM (NEST) – Our Parishes have been given their dates for the

week they’ll be hosting the homeless. Please consider

volunteering to help out, especially during the mornings or

nights we serve breakfast and dinner. Check the calendar.

FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIALS – There will be only

two this month, November 4th

& 11th

. The socials are

becoming very popular and people are thoroughly enjoying

the great food and company. Come to one and find out for

yourself, or better yet, step up and volunteer to host one.

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Sick and Deceased

We pray for those listed below prior to

each Council Meeting and ask that each

Brother also remember them in their

prayers and at Mass:

Randy Blair Kenny Brink

Bill Carr Louise Cornetta

Vincent Cornetta Virginia DeVita

Earnest Dailey Daniel Dowd Sr

Paul Forsythe Joe Grimm

Lademan Family Bob LaGreca

Sylvester Maleski Jack Michalski

Hannah Morris J.R. Morris

Emily Moter Luisa Negparanon

Karen Owens Francis Pany

Viola Person Katrina Perez

David Powell Betty Priester

David Rieves Valerie Shaw

Ben Spasaro Barbara Sweeney

Ethel Tholander Gregory Trent

Tom Wedeking Worley Family

We also pray for the repose of the souls of the departed.

May they rest in peace.

Fr. Robert Ruth Mary Sims

Note: If anyone knows of someone who needs to be

ADDED or REMOVED from our list, please contact Pat

Brennan at (757) 587-0477 or patbpgk367@cox.net

Happy Birthday Brothers & Wives

Clement S Blanco Editha Cachaper

Tyler P Chenette Laura Glaubke

James M Halvorson Michael G Janiszewski

Vincent K Jones Melissa Kocurek

Esther Laguerre Peter D Laurin 50

Sylvester Maleski PGK Ellie Marasco

Michael J McGuckin Cindy Michalski

Msr R. Francis Muench Sean F Myers

Rebecca Nichols Rosemary Omondi

Daniel T Owens PGK Andres V Pico

Michael J Riggs Alice Roco

Teotimo E Roco Warren L Rose

Robert Vesseliza Theresa Vesseliza

Robin Webber Jan White

Daniel I Whitehouse

Happy Birthday to you all! May you enjoy many more!

2500 Almeda Ave

Suite 111

Norfolk, VA 23513

Happy Anniversary!

Edward E & Cynthia F Nettleton 11-06

Bryant C & Beth Lynn Tibbetts 11-17

Josiah G & Rita Carter 11-28

Mark J & Theresa Magyar 11-30

Happy Anniversary to you all! May you enjoy many

more Blessed Years Together!

Office: 757.717.4348

Fax: 757.809.2620

Raymond.Selg@kofc.org

www.SelgKofC.com

PRAY BEFORE YOU VOTE!!!

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2016 NEWSLETTER PATRONS

Acevedo, Mariano S Ancheta, Ben Q Atkinson, Thomas M Barker, Michael P

Blair, Matthew T Brasek, Thomas P Brennan PGK, Patrick B Brown, Michael D

Cachaper, Rufino C Capozzi, Thomas D Chenette, Tyler P Chronik, Michael N

Cyrs, Steven B Davis PGK, Lessell DiRosa Jr, Alfred S Dowd Sr, Daniel W

Dowd, Daniel W Doyle, Daniel T Elliott, Truman Ennels, George M

Epstein PGK, William R Escuadra PGK, John A Evans, Daniel R Fitzgibbons, Barry M

Forsythe, Howard L Girtz, Darryl S Glaubke, Andre H Glennon, Brendan K

Goeke, Alan D Halvorson, James M Heslin, John P Holden, Robert H

Horsch, Thomas C Ilagan, Raul G Janiszewski, Michael G Kingett, Joseph A

Kocurek Jr, Steven W Kocurek Sr PGK, Steven W Kukanich, Eric G Leonard, Michael J

Listol, David R Litkowski, Mark Allen Machamer, Brian S Magyar, Mark J

Maleski PGK, Sylvester E Mann, William R Martin, Gordon D McGuckin, Michael J

McLeod Jr, George P McMillen, Joshua Daniel Michalski PGK, Jack F Miles Sr., Jesse J

Morlino, Angelo J Morlino, Anthony P Mozelewski PGK, Richard G Myers, Sean F

Nash PGK, Patrick T Nelson, Mark J Nettleton, Edward E Nichols, Howard L

Onwubunta, Oliver Person, John F Petro, Joseph Pico, Andres V

Pines, Michael L Porterfield, Addison E Pousa PGK, Jorge L Powell Sr, David L

Pressler PGK, James L Priester, Richard D Prietz, Charles M Querol, Moises E

Quezon, Antonio C Rejuney, Joseph W Richard, Dr Howard M. Roco, Teotimo E

Rose, Warren L Ruedisueli, John P Schafer PGK, Ronald P Selg, Raymond M

Shaw, James E Simpson, Charlie O J Smith PGK, James L Smyth III, Francis J

Sparagna, Jack A Stover PGK, Ronald A Summerlin Jr, Steven W Tibay, Natalio A

Tibbetts, Bryant C Timby, Jeffery W Trent Sr, Richard H Upton Jr, Robert E

Watson PGK, Rod J Weatherspoon, Albert M Webb, Edmond J Webber Jr., Thomas G

White, Mark S Willacker, Jeff A Woodington PGK. Timothy L Worley Jr, Edgar C

Zinni PGK, Daniel M

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Wishing all my Brothers and

their Families a

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

filled with Loving Memories!

WE should be GIVING

THANKS on a DAILY

BASIS, not just on

THANSKGIVING!

K O V A R

Norfolk Council 367 KOVAR Campaign 2015 Assisting Virginians with Intellectual Disabilities

Please designate your contribution:

#42569 Combined Federal Campaign #735 Virginia Combined Campaign #8838 United Way

KOVAR has funded over $12 million to furnish group homes, buy buses and vans, educate students, provides employment and to

make life better. KOVAR has also provided over $1.5 million to assist with home loans, the purchase of new group homes, refinance of

existing group homes and with no interest charges.

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Norfolk Council #367 Grand Knight John Person 675-2107 Chaplain Rev. Joe Metzger III 489-9636 Deputy Grand Knight Larry Forsythe 383-2585 Chancellor Jay Perez 519-9378 Financial Secretary Thomas M. Atkinson 681-2679 Treasurer Charlie Prietz 473-3571 Advocate Edward Isajewicz Jr 623-6348 Warden Barry Fitzgibbons 581-8805 Recorder Dan Schmidt 348-5517 Inside Guard David Cootes 812-361-3433 Outside Guard Dan Doyle 348-0884 Trustee, 3-Year Joe Marasco, PGK 560-4607 Trustee, 2-Year Ronald P. Schafer, PGK 735-1644 Trustee, 1-Year Steven W. Kocurek, PGK 407-0074 Lecturer Ken Brink, PGK 285-3178 Council Office 857-6982

Columbus Club President Jim Smith , PGK 285-1022 Vice President Mark White 406-1962 Secretary Dan Schmidt 348-5517 Treasurer /Reg Agent Robert Epstein, PGK 857-1938 Trustee Ronald P. Schafer, PGK 735-1644 Trustee Barry Fitzgibbons 581-8805 Trustee Chris Miller 822-6196 Rental Agent Charles “O.J.” Simpson 735-2086 Grand Knight John Person 675-2107 Past Grand Knight Joe Marasco, PGK 560-4607

TT HH EE NN OO RR FF OO LL KK KK NN II GG HH TT November 2016 Knights of Columbus

Volume 37, No. 5 Norfolk, Virginia – Council 367

“The First Council In The South” - 1898

2016/2017 Fraternal Year

Council Officers

Committees

Admissions Jay Perez 519-9378 Charity Steven W. Kocurek, PGK 407-0074 Church/Vocations Dan Doyle 348-0884 Community Jay Perez 519-9378 Council Activities Larry Forsythe 383-2585 Family Christopher Miller 822-6196 Fourth Degree John A. Escuadra, PGK 639-5628 Sick & Fraternal Joe Marasco, PGK 560-4607 General Programs Larry Forsythe 383-2585 Membership Chris Miller 822-6196 Pro Life Raymond Selg 717-1590

Public Relations Patrick Nash 402-350-8918 KOVAR John A. Escuadra, PGK 639-5628 KCIC/PKD James L. Pressler, PGK 515-5116 Newsletter Editor John Person 675-2107 Retention Steven W. Kocurek PGK 407-0074 Ronald P. Schafer, PGK 735-1644 Joe Marasco, PGK 560-4607 Special Olympics Sean Myers 401-5712 Youth Ed Webb 944-1682 500 Club Robert Epstein, PGK 857-1938 Food Baskets Pat Brennan, PGK 587-0477

Knights of Columbus 500 Club

$5 Monthly Dues – Chance to receive $500 Prize, each and every month!!!

Please complete the following to enroll in the Knights of Columbus, Council 367, 500 Club:

Full Name _______________________________________________________________

Street Address ____________________________________________________________

City: ______________________ State: _____________________ Zip: ___________

Phone#:_____________________ Email Address: ________________________________

Please enclose first month’s dues with application. If you wish, advance payments can be made.

(Checks should be made payable to “Norfolk Council 367-500 Club”)

Your permanent number and rules will be mailed/emailed to you. Amount enclosed: _________________

(If you want a specific number call Robert Epstein, 757-857-1938, for availability)

Knights of Columbus, 500 Club, C/O Robert Epstein, PGK, Chairman, 1819 Hunters Trail, Norfolk, VA, 23518

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