4th Degree Newsletter FOURTH DEGREE PATRIOT PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY: BISHOP ALBERS ASSEMBLY #0496 Volume #59 Issue #8 February 2011 Navigator Report 1 Souvenir Book Ads 2 Holy Cross - Cross 2 Officers, Patrons 3 Honor Guard, Membership 4 Admirals’ Ball 5 Prayers for the Sick 6 Birthdays & Ann. 7 Next Meeting 8 Inside this Issue: Special Points of Interest: • Admirals’ Ball • Prayer List • Honor Guard • Birthdays and Anniversa- ries • Much More... From Our Navigator Newsletter Staff Editor: SK Ken Watterson [email protected]Printing and Assembly SK Bill Currie Distribution: SK. Edward Wawiernia My Brother Sir Knights, part of the pleasure of being in the Honor Guard is to be able to visit some of the Parishes that make up our Assembly. I recently enjoyed attending a Corporate Communion/Family Mass at St. Mary Cathedral. At that time Father Bernard Reilly gave a very spirited homily about an arti- cle he read with the headline “Don’t volunteer at your Church” (or something like that). It seems strange for someone to advocate not volunteering (particularly at our Church), because isn’t that what we are all about as Catholics? I certainly thought so. Father Reilly went on to explain that he also was taken aback by the headline, but when he read the article it seemed to make perfect sense. That is, as Catholics, we should not “volunteer” at our Parish, but we are “obligated” to serve our Lord and fellow man. We should not search out just those pleasant and easy opportunities for service, but we are obligated to serve in any capacity that we can. We should not think of it as volunteering, but as fulfilling our duty to our Church and Parish. On a similar note, I had the pleasure of listening to our Faithful Master, Dennis Henderson, address a recent District Deputy meeting about membership. The Faithful Master likened the joining of the Knights of Columbus to an obligation to receive the lessons of the Knights of Columbus, which are “Charity”, “Unity”, “Fraternity”, and “Patriotism”. By completing a Form 100 the Catholic Gentle- man is really “agreeing” to be open to be taught these principles, and in fact has an obligation and duty to complete his “journey” by taking part in each lesson. Now I know that some Brother Knights have expressed to me that they didn’t join the Knights to have another job, and I agree with them completely. But there are some obligations and duties that we cannot, nay must not, avoid. These include: • Be more active in our Assembly. This could include attending at least one meeting a year, or one more meeting a year, if you are not actively participat- ing in our monthly meetings. • Recruit new members to the 4 th Degree so that they may “complete their jour- ney” and receive the valuable and beautiful lesson of Patriotism. • Assist the Assembly financially by paying your dues on time or looking for opportunities to help in Assembly fundraisers, such as selling advertising for the upcoming exemplification Souvenir Book. • Prayfully consider joining the Honor Guard and serving your Brother Knights and Sir Knights at Corporate Communions/Family Masses, celebration of life (funerals and Chalice Ceremonies), advocating patriotism by marching in pa- rades, presenting the colors at community events (Lansing Lugnut seminarian nights), encouraging and celebrating our clergy (ordination Masses), and other special events. We are fortunate at Bishop Albers Assembly that we have one of the best, if not the best, Honor Guard in the State of Michigan (maybe the Province and beyond; of course, I am somewhat prejudiced in this regard). As you know, the 61 st Exemplification of Michigan District 2 is rapidly approach- ing. Please prayfully consider how you can help our Assembly grow in both mem- bership and finances. Every little bit helps: one new recruit or the sale of a one- page ad in the Souvenir Book could make all the difference if we all band together and not just “volunteer” our time and talents, but fulfill our duty and obligation as Sir Knights of the 4 th Degree of the Knights of Columbus. As always, I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming meetings, and continue to solicit your suggestions about making our Assembly more productive in serving our Country and relevant to all of our Brother Sir Knights and our families. Gratefully and Fraternally yours, SK Daniel K. Reinecke, PGK
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4th Degree Newsletter
F O U R T H D E G R E E P A T R I O T P U B L I S H E D M O N T H L Y B Y :
My Brother Sir Knights, part of the pleasure of being in the Honor Guard is to be able to visit some of the Parishes that make up our Assembly. I recently enjoyed attending a Corporate Communion/Family Mass at St. Mary Cathedral. At that time Father Bernard Reilly gave a very spirited homily about an arti-cle he read with the headline “Don’t volunteer at your Church” (or something like that). It seems strange for someone to advocate not volunteering (particularly at our Church), because isn’t that what we are all about as Catholics? I certainly thought so. Father Reilly went on to explain that he also was taken aback by the headline, but when he read the article it seemed to make perfect sense. That is, as Catholics, we should not “volunteer” at our Parish, but we are “obligated” to serve our Lord and fellow man. We should not search out just those pleasant and easy opportunities for service, but we are obligated to serve in any capacity that we can. We should not think of it as volunteering, but as fulfilling our duty to our Church and Parish. On a similar note, I had the pleasure of listening to our Faithful Master, Dennis Henderson, address a recent District Deputy meeting about membership. The Faithful Master likened the joining of the Knights of Columbus to an obligation to receive the lessons of the Knights of Columbus, which are “Charity”, “Unity”, “Fraternity”, and “Patriotism”. By completing a Form 100 the Catholic Gentle-man is really “agreeing” to be open to be taught these principles, and in fact has an obligation and duty to complete his “journey” by taking part in each lesson. Now I know that some Brother Knights have expressed to me that they didn’t join the Knights to have another job, and I agree with them completely. But there are some obligations and duties that we cannot, nay must not, avoid. These include: • Be more active in our Assembly. This could include attending at least one
meeting a year, or one more meeting a year, if you are not actively participat-ing in our monthly meetings.
• Recruit new members to the 4th Degree so that they may “complete their jour-ney” and receive the valuable and beautiful lesson of Patriotism.
• Assist the Assembly financially by paying your dues on time or looking for opportunities to help in Assembly fundraisers, such as selling advertising for the upcoming exemplification Souvenir Book.
• Prayfully consider joining the Honor Guard and serving your Brother Knights and Sir Knights at Corporate Communions/Family Masses, celebration of life (funerals and Chalice Ceremonies), advocating patriotism by marching in pa-rades, presenting the colors at community events (Lansing Lugnut seminarian nights), encouraging and celebrating our clergy (ordination Masses), and other special events. We are fortunate at Bishop Albers Assembly that we have one of the best, if not the best, Honor Guard in the State of Michigan (maybe the Province and beyond; of course, I am somewhat prejudiced in this regard).
As you know, the 61st Exemplification of Michigan District 2 is rapidly approach-ing. Please prayfully consider how you can help our Assembly grow in both mem-bership and finances. Every little bit helps: one new recruit or the sale of a one-page ad in the Souvenir Book could make all the difference if we all band together and not just “volunteer” our time and talents, but fulfill our duty and obligation as Sir Knights of the 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus. As always, I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming meetings, and continue to solicit your suggestions about making our Assembly more productive in serving our Country and relevant to all of our Brother Sir Knights and our families. Gratefully and Fraternally yours, SK Daniel K. Reinecke, PGK
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Area Coordinators Chris Hanson, St Therese, North Lansing area: [email protected] c/ 388.0666 Dave Myers, St Michaels, Grand Ledge area: [email protected] h/ 281.1092 Dave Luedtke, St Gerard’s, West Lansing area: [email protected] c/ 303.5555 John Duffy, St Mary’s, Downtown Lansing area: [email protected] c/ 449.4112 John Gordon, Resurrection, Eastside Lansing area: [email protected] c/ 290.3955 Chuck Jonckheere, IHM, South Lansing area: [email protected] h/ 646.0951 Steve Patoprsty, St Martha’s, Okemos area: [email protected] h/ 381-8358 Ken Watterson, St Casimir’s, Southwest Lansing area: [email protected] c/ 881.0812
Our Assembly is Hosting this year’s 61st Exemplification right here in the Lansing / East Lansing area. Our Class Honoree, SK Thomas Wegener, Supreme
Director, and Our Master of Michigan District II, SK Dennis Henderson, are both mem-bers of Bishop Albers 0496... their HOME Assembly. !
and, This IS our Largest 4th Degree event of the Year! Our Souvenir Book is used to Congratulate the new Candidates and provide a record of the event. Sponsorship of this book includes Church, Business and Professional Services throughout the Greater Lansing area. Full page Ad’s are only $100, Half page Ad’s are $60, and Quarter page Ad’s are $40. Will you help us locate as many Sponsors as possible for this Book? Consider the people that you know who may be in a position to help. If you can, approach them for supporting a Knight’s item such as this.. If you would prefer someone else to do it, please contact the appropriate Area Coordinator listed below for help..
Visit : http://www.kofcmidist2.org/SouvenirBook.htm for Ad forms and Handouts..
There is a beautiful “OLD IRON” cross mounted on the North side of the St Mary Cathedral parish hall
with a great story that goes with it. The cross was mounted on the West side of the now closed Holy Cross Parish School building approximately 30 feet above the entrance. The school building was the original Holy Cross church. This was the original Holy Cross Parish cross. It was rusty and the bottom was torn apart from years of wind, rain, snow, and ice. The diocese determined that it was not in good enough shape to take the time and expense to save it. . The 4th degree Knights of Columbus stepped in after receiving permission from the diocese and removed the cross from its perch. There were repairs to be made as well as some art work to match the base of the cross with the arms and top section. While the cross appears to be a simple 3 inch steel channel, it is actually made from flat iron
carefully hand welded into place. The knights acquired the skills of a very talented local welder named Ed Morden. Ed did his magic and the cross looked as sturdy as it did 80 long years ago. It still had to be sandblasted and painted. The 4th degree Knights of Columbus arranged and contracted these services locally. The cross was now a beautiful piece of history from the beloved Holy Cross Parish. The 4th Degree Knights donated the cross to St Mary Cathedral and mounted it to the right and above the parish hall entrance door. We offer special thanks to Mr Ed Morden for his time and talents. Ed, a modest man, donated his efforts in restoring the cross in honor of his dear friends, Elma Rose Joseph (deceased) and her husband Harry Joseph. Elma worked at Holy Cross Parish for many years. Thanks to Sir Knights Ken Watterson, Dan Fell, Bill Currie, and Dennis Henderson for all their time and effort on this very worthy project, and to Michigan District II 4th Degree for the funding. The Holy Cross Cross “LIVES”
2011 Patron List Appointed Positions
Commander SK Ed Wawiernia Music Director SK George Merva Historian SK Glenn Barry Membership SK Gaylend Meeks 517.882.0010
Dan Reinecke, Navigator-517.694.0026 Dave Luedtke, Captain-517.694.5468 Pat Donlon, Admiral-517.333.8985 Ken Watterson, Scribe-517.881.0812 Chris Hanson, Comptroller-517.371.3198 Walter Ozanich, Purser-517.321.2422 Gaylend Meeks, Pilot-517.882.0010 Bob Spehar, Sentinel-269.832.1548 Terry Austin, Sentinel-517.488.9056 John Gordon, Trustee-517.290.3955 William Currie, Trustee-517.485.5886 Tim Perrone, Trustee-517.886.0627
2010/2011 Officers and
Appointees
Committee Chairs
Wellness SK Terry Austin 517-488-9056
Admissions SK Pat Donlon 517-333-8985
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SK Gene Adamczyk SK Louis Axeman, Jr. SK Donald E. Baird SK Richard J. Ballor SK James A. Bollman SK John W. Book SK Francis J. Brandell SK William J. Cleary SK Scott R. Cole SK Jay G. Corey SK Clement Cormier SK Christopher H. Costigan, PFN SK Phillip C. Cummings SK William M. Currie, PFN SK Michael E. Czajka SK Dr. John T. Day, DDS SK Peter A. Deprekel SK Steven J. Elias SK Billy G. Faust SK David J. Freund SK Stephen H. Gauss SK Michael J. Gillenkirk SK Hilary J. Goerge SK John C. Gordon SK Terrence P. Grady SK Christopher W. Hanson SK Robert E. Heinritz SK John A. Ingraham SK Allen R. Jensen SK Jason W. Johnson SK Charles R. Jonckheere SK Michael C. Jones SK Joseph Y. Jong SK Dane M. Jurkovic SK Joseph M. Kobus, PFN SK Frank A. Levandowski SK Robert J. Leyko SK David L. Luedtke SK Paul C. Mapes SK John M. Matuszak SK Richard K. Maurer SK Robert J. McGowan SK Jack L. McNamara SK Gaylend K. Meeks SK George E. Merva, PFN SK Larry Meyer SK Paul S. Miller SK John D. Molloy SK Donald K. Morgan SK Peter D. Muniz SK Eugene A. Murawski
SK Kevin J. Neugent SK Michael J. Niemela SK John D. O'Doherty SK Carl A. Ozanich SK Walter J. Ozanich SK Stephen J. Patoprsty SK Allen E. Pavwoski SK Thomas Quasarano SK Howard D. Robbins SK Charles Rockette SK Donald D. Ruthruff SK Nicholas A. Scamuffo SK Michael C. Schaefer SK William J. Schaner SK David G. Schertzing SK Robert F. Selig SK Joseph N. Shank SK Bryan R. Smith SK Eric G. Smith SK Philip J. Smith SK Dcn. Dr. Richard M. Stanford SK Ronald J. Styka SK William J. Swords, DO SK Randal S. Telesz SK Robert F. Tetzlaff SK Stephen J. Tews SK Richard P. Thelen SK William R. Thomas SK Jean Paul Uwayo SK Joseph V. Valenti SK Edward O. Walter Jr. SK Kenneth D. Watterson SK Edward J. Wawiernia, PFN SK Thomas M. Wegener, Sup.Dir, PSD SK Thomas J. Weston SK Allen T. Barr, PFN, HLM SK Albert J. Boucher, HLM SK Thomas J. Broughan, HLM
SK John A. De Rose, HLM SK John A. Dwyer, HLM, PFN SK Thomas J. Flynn, Jr. HLM SK Frank D. Ghinelli, HLM SK Dr. Richard E. Griffin, HLM SK Carroll I. Howard,HLM SK Charles F. Lewis, HLM SK MRV Carl F. Mengeling, HLM SK Msgr Michael Murphy, HLM SK Bernard J. Pollack, HLM SK Rev. Gordon P. Reigle, HLM SK Charles M. Smith, Jr., HLM SK Andrew P. Spadafore, HLM SK Thomas H. Stevenson, HLM SK G. Tony Thias, HLM SK Thad V. Twarozynski, HLM
Crunch Time! Brothers: I know you have been holding your form 4’s until the last minute. Now is the time to turn them in along with the fees for the exempt.
Cost of the exempt per candidate-$80 ( covers all expenses for the candidate) Escort for the banquet- $38 Ladies program - $15 ( Highly recommended to give your lady something to do while you are at the exempt- dress is no jeans but comfortable)
There will be an optional Friday night program held at Cristo Rey Parish that is a casual evening of Mexican entertainment and an authentic Mexican American meal for $16 ea. Please indicate what events the fees submitted are for)
If your candidate and lady wish to stay at the Lexington, have them call in their reservation as soon as possible. This is optional however.
Do not forget, that each candidate needs to arrive at the exemplification in a Tuxedo- Single breasted, all black, regular dress collar ( no flying points or continentals), cummerbund, black studs and cuff links, bow tie.
Please get this information to us as soon as possible. No later than April 19th please. This will allow us to get your candidate registered and ready to go so he and his lady can enjoy their special day with very little anxiety.
On behalf of our worthy Master Dennis Henderson and Lady Maxine, we thank you for your hard work. Keep working to make this the biggest and best exemplification ever.
SK Gaylend Meeks Membership Chair
When one of your brother Knights approaches you to join the Bishop
Albers Assembly Honor Guard, please give the idea some prayerful thought. The rewards of being part of the Honor Guard are many and rich. - Future scheduled Honor Guard events will include:
- Jan 30th St Gerard’s Corporate Communion, 9:00 am Mass, report at 8:30 am. - Feb 20th IHM’s Corporate Communion, 9:30 am Mass, report at 9:00 am. - May 14th Living Rosary on the State Capital grounds. 2:00 pm report.
HONOR GUARD
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Note: There is some extra gear available for Honor Guard members. See Commander Ed Wawiernia
A Note from our Comptroller. I have ordered Honor Guard supplies, if you want some of them let me know and we will work out delivery; White cotton gloves - large - $5 4th Degree garment bag - $10.50 Social Baldric with new emblem (suspender type) - $11 Service Baldric with new emblem - regular length - $22 Service Baldric with new emblem - 4 inches longer - $25
Chris Hanson, FC. 388-0666
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Michigan Knights of Columbus / Baraga Day will be held February 19, 2011 The day starts with a Mass at 11:00 A.M. at St. Vincent De Paul Church, 4843 Mile Stretch Drive, Holiday, FL. This is followed with a luncheon. Map and directions are available upon request. Please RSVP by February 15th, 2011 to: Mr. Herbert Wegener Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Barry 4046 Passport Lane, Apt. 102 2951 Westmoreland Ct. New Port Richey, FL. 34653 New Port Richey, FL. 34655 727-376-2743 [email protected] 727-375-5342 [email protected]
- SK Br. Francis Boylan
- SK Doug Wahl
- SK Tom Wegener, PSD
- SK Pierce Kent
- SK John "Bob" Moody, PSD
- Fr Stanly Czarnota
- SK Mark Currie
- SK Lysle Smith
- Pope Benedict
- Msgr Murphy
- SK Angelo Picicci
- SK Tom Fox
- SK Terry Austin
- SK Del Austin and Lady Leah Austin
- SK John Dwyer
- SK Maurice VanLaecke
- SK Lester Bidle
- The Levandowski family
- SD Tom Marcetti
- SK Herb Wegener
- SK Dave Myers
- All Mothers and their unborn
Children
- All service members and their
families
Prayer for the Sick
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of
the sick, we turn to you in this time of
illness. O dearest comforter of the troubled,
alleviate our worry and sorrow with your
gentle love, and grant us the grace and
strength to accept this burden. Dear God,
we place our worries in your hands. We
place our sick under your care and humbly
ask that you restore your servant to health
again. Above all, grant us the grace to ac-
knowledge your will and know that what-
ever you do, you do for the love of us.
Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or
watch, or weep tonight, and give your an-
gels charge over those who sleep. Tend
your sick ones, O Lord Christ.
Rest your weary ones. Bless your dying
ones. Soothe your suffering ones. Pity
your afflicted ones. Shield your joyous
ones.
And for all your love's sake. Amen.
The power of prayer is amazing. We can multiply its power when we all join in
prayer. If you know of someone that should be added to our prayer list, or someone
healed by our prayers that can be removed from the prayer list please contact our
assembly Wellness Chairman, Terry Austin, at 488-9056.
Bishop Albers Assembly
remembers
Brother Sir Knight
Jack Schnable
Pray the Rosary at
www.RosaryPilgrimage.net
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Prayer Lis t
February Birthdays & Anniversaries Page 7
Anniversaries
Ladies’ Birthdays
Members’ Birthdays
Snack Assignments
February - Bill Currie
March - Ken Watterson
April - Walt Ozanich
May - open
First Name Last Name Birthdate
SK John W. Book 02 01
SK Brian P. Killian 02 02
SK William H. Chasse 02 02
SK Albert J. Boucher 02 02
SK Patrick A. Donlon 02 03
SK Abraham J. Earley 02 03
Rev. SK John M. Fain 02 04
SK LeRoy S. Parks 02 05
SK Robert C. Christel 02 07
SK Carl H. Schafer 02 07
SK Michael J. Niemela 02 07
SK Dan R. Fell 02 08
SK Carl J. Boehlert 02 10
SK Mark A. Stenske 02 10
SK Timothy P. Frisosky 02 10
SK Ray S. Michaels 02 11
SK Jerry L. Wilhm 02 11
SK Douglas Wahl 02 11
SK Daniel J. Klodt 02 11
Rev SK Maurice Hayes 02 12
Rev. SK Karl Pung 02 15
SK Joseph Hanley 02 20
SK William G. LeVeque 02 21
SK Reuben A. Gonzales 02 21
SK Daniel F. Alspaugh 02 22
SK Robert Andretz 02 22
SK Mark A. Fleshner 02 23
SK Richard J. Ballor 02 24
SK Ike V. Iyioke 02 24
SK Dr. Jorge Gomez 02 27
SK Joseph N. Shank 02 29
Spouse Name Last Name Spouse Birthday
Lady Therese Miller 02 02
Lady Connie Jones 02 09
Lady Sally Barry 02 10
Lady Linda Stanford 02 11
Lady Jane Cummings 02 12
Lady Bertha Jonckheere 02 13
Lady Joanne Neugent 02 13
Lady Rebecca McCormick 02 13
Lady Debbie Peacock 02 17
Lady Phyllis Schmitz 02 18
Lady Audrey Boyson 02 22
Lady Rita Michaels 02 26
Lady Eunice Gauthier 02 27
First Name Spouse Name Last Name Anniversary
Date
SK Carl J. Lady Paula Boehlert 02 05
SK Douglas Lady Avis Wahl 02 05
SK R. Jay Lady Catherine Kussmaul 02 08
SK Joseph N. Lady Eunice Gauthier 02 14
SK Walter J. Lady Mary Kay Ozanich 02 15
SK Thomas J. Lady Becky Flynn Jr. 02 25
SK Michael P. Lady Nancy Bobinski 02 26
SK Leo C. Lady Mary Lou Christel 02 26
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