Knights of Columbus Council 4727
Issue Number 0608
August 2006
Grand Knight's Report
By Dennis Scobie
Brothers:
Bruce Pastorini will be leaving us for a tour of duty in Afghanistan with the Army Corp of Engineers, and George Coseo will assume the position of Financial Secretary. While working a full-time job, and heading-up an organization of contractors and construction engineers, Bruce has devoted a great deal of time to our council, not only as financial secretary, but also in initiating and coordinating our work with the Inn Ministry and the RSVP program. Due to Bruce’s diligent efforts we have managed to eliminate from our roles, and accordingly from our per capita billings, a large number of non-paying members – the benefit to our council may be well over $1,000 per year. On Tuesday, August 22nd at 7:00 in the Hall we will have a covered dish/ pot luck dinner to honor Bruce. The council will provide chicken. Please mark your calendars to attend
Also mark your calendars for the Christ the King School orientation on Saturday, August 19th. Fred Wheeler, John Klinkenberg, et al will need help cooking. We will have a Knights’ booth at the event to solicit new members, so please plan to come by and help with cooking and/or meeting.
Many of you were unable to attend the installation dinner and are not aware of our honorees for the 2005-2006 fraternal year. Jim Bonitatibus was named Knight of the Year. The Praxedes family was named Family of the Year. Additionally, a new award was handed-out which acknowledges a brother who made a major contribution to fraternalism within the council. This was the first Darwin “Bud” Stiles Award. The first honoree is Fred Wheeler. Please congratulate these honorees.
In the last Knightly News I discussed our having a wife’s appreciation dinner, possibly at Mayport Naval Base. To date we have been unable to set this up and, I am told it may be too late to schedule anything there for September. I still hope to have a fundraiser event as well as a hoe down/ rib BBQ in October or November. I do not want to schedule a wife’s appreciation event during this same period as the events may compete with each other. Therefore, unless one of you comes up with another venue, the wife’s appreciation function may be on hold for a while. Your ideas and suggestions for this activity, of course, are greatly appreciated. In this regard, I might remind you all that everyone is welcome to the officer’s meeting to present their ideas and suggestions regarding anything on the agenda. If you wish to be included in the agenda, let me know before hand.
Vivat Jesus, Dennis
Chaplains
Message
By Monsignor Danaher
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On August 15th we celebrate
the Feast of the Assumption of Our Blessed Mother into Heaven. This feast gives
us a chance to reflect on Mary’s roll in our salvation. Jesus worked his first
miracle while he was on Earth because his Mother asked him. At first he said we
are guests at the wedding and his hour had not come to start his public
ministry. Mary then told the people in charge at the wedding reception to “Do
whatever he tells you”. They had no more wine so
Jesus told the
waiters to bring in the water jars filled with water. Jesus then changed the
water into wine. He worked this miracle because his Mother asked him. Mary says
to us to “Do whatever He tells you”
Peace and Love,
Msgr. Mortimer Danaher
Knight
of the Month
July 2006
The Knight of the Month is Bruce
Pastorini. Bruce brought the needs
of the Inn Ministry to the council, and organized and coordinated a group of
brother knights to assist them. Bruce
initiated and administered our council’s participation in the RSVP program to
give financial assistance to two seminarians.
More on Bruce in the Grand Knight’s report, above.
Please congratulate Bruce Pastorini, our July Knight of the Month!
Family
of the Month
July 2006
Our Family of the Month is George and Carol Coseo. Carol is active in the K’Cees and, recently,
recruited our new Financial Secretary.
George is our new Financial Secretary.
George has also been a council trustee, Grand Knight for two terms,
Deputy Grand Knight, and Warden. We see
George at most of our events, and he actively participates in our meetings,
lending his seasoned experiences to the discussions.
Please congratulate the Coseos, our July 2006 Family of the
Month.
K'CEE'S KORNER
by Shirley Mosley
President
Hi KCee"s
Hope you all are having a great summer!! As you know September is on the way, and we will be kicking off a new year. Looking forward to seeing all of you at the September meeting.
UPCOMING PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER:
SEPT. 12TH: 5:30 Mass at CHRIST THE KING will be said for our beloved BUD STILES. Please come and give your love & support to Margie.
SEPT. 12TH: 8.00 PM K- Cee's MEETING council hall This is our kick off meeting, we need to make some plans for the new year. I need your help & support.
Love and Peace to all, Shirley
RIGHT TO LIFE
Seventh
Death Reported from Medical Abortion
As reported at a meeting of scientists from the nation's leading health agencies, a seventh death was linked to a medical abortion. The announcement was made May 11 during the Food and Drug Administration's meeting to discuss the safety of the abortion drug RU-486, Six other women have died after taking RU-486, according to health officials. Five of the women were found to have died from an infection caused by a rare bacterium. Although the seventh death was not a result of the use of RU-486, the victim was given a pill-based combination of drugs to induce abortion. The latest death occurred in a midwestern state.
(SOURCE; 5/12/06-LifeNews.com)
Britain
Rejects Assisted Dying Bill
On May 12, the British House of Lords rejected "The Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill" measure to allow physician assisted suicide. After seven hours of debate, the peers voted 148-100 to effectively end attempts to pass an aid-in-dying law. Lord Ian McColl, a surgeon, led the charge in opposition of the proposed law, describing it as "morally indefensible and completely unnecessary." The bill would have allowed physicians to prescribe drugs to a terminally ill person for the purpose of ending his or her own life.
Jim
Middleton
Knights of Columbus Insurance
Congratulations to;
Jim
Bonitatibus
“Knight Of the Year”
2005-2006 Fraternal year
What You Should Know About Mortgage Insurance
Did you purchase a new house recently?
Congratulations! On a more sobering note, this is one of the biggest purchases
you’ll ever make – and probably came with a sizable mortgage.
There’s no question that such a large
obligation should be factored into your life insurance planning. The real
question is which type of policy would best meet your needs.
“Mortgage insurance” is actually a form of
decreasing-term insurance. The face amount decreases as your principal balance
decreases. If you die, the balance of your mortgage will be paid off.
You can also purchase individual term life
insurance with a decreasing benefit, and the K of C offers this type of policy.
Your beneficiaries could choose not to pay off the mortgage balance, and
instead use the death benefit for some other purpose (education, retirement
savings, etc.)
Don’t rule out permanent life insurance for
mortgage protection. The fact is, many people move frequently during their
adult years, often to more expensive housing. Owing a mortgage becomes a
permanent obligation that doesn’t diminish - and, in fact, may increase. A
permanent policy would be a wise buy in such situation.
Buying a house is a
hectic time. I can help make it a little bit less stressful by outlining your
mortgage insurance options for you. Call me anytime.
Jim Bonnie 744-5426
Knights of Columbus
Insurance representative
Message from Financial Secretary
If you have financial problems call GK Scobie at 904-723-3977, he has waived FY2007 dues for those Brothers in need.
Brothers there is still confusion on the June 15, 2006 FY 2007 dues billing. Many of you were still paying calendar year (December to December) many Associate Members had $24 arrears or $24 credit.
Your June bill listed past due amount (or credit). You were to pay past due dues plus as a minimum 1st quarter of FY2007 dues.
I processed payments during my vacation and sent out white FY2007 “travel cards” with the correct expiration date. For those members who just paid past dues your card expires 9/30/2006. Please don’t be surprised if you receive an unexpected Second Notice.
I resigned at July 11th meeting but will work as Council FS until replaced. Of the 79 non-dues paying “Ghosts” we are now down to 12 members currently with Knight Alert letters. GK Scobie wrote of District and State pressure to not eliminate these members from Council 4727 rolls even though most had three or more years dues arrears. I want to let our members know our GK Dennis Scobie is a man of integrity who I appreciated working for.
Bruce Pastorini
50TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
The Program Committee met on May 25th and formed the
following committees to plan activities and booklet for the Council 50th
Anniversary celebration:
Frank Becht, Program Chairman- Develop history of 4727
Jim Middleton-Tim Stack—develop historical data on various council
positions
Tom Guggisberg—develop Council activities and charities
Ralph Moseley – program ads and sponsors; history of ACA
Mike Capizzi-Shirley Moseley—photos galore
Shirley Moseley—K-Cees
Tom Heusinger – lay out and design
Gino Rocca-Dennis Stoddard—Publicity
Butch Ferrizzi-Social Agenda
George Coseo- Raffle
Grand Knight Dennis
Scobie was elected Sec/Treasurer for the event.
The main celebration
is scheduled for January 24 and 25, 2009 at Christ the King.
Please volunteer
your support for a successful 50th by calling one of the above
committees.
The next Program
Committee meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the council hall.
Gathering Council Memorabilia
Arlington Council
#4727 will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2009! We are
asking PGKs and other Knights to lend what you have, scrap books or other
memorabilia, to your council for the celebration. Contact Frank Becht his
E-mail address is:
frankbecht30@juno.com
Teen Dance
There will be no teen dance until September. Have a great summer off.
K of C Member with Business
Last month we listed “ad’s” of a few members suggesting we use them or at least give them a shot. We hope to have more in coming months and develop an insert page, which could be posted on the refrigerator for quick reference. We would be asking a fee for this to help with the news bulletin cost. Contact Ralph Mostly for more info.
Patronize Your Brother Knights
CrossRoads Auto
904 726 5446
John Klinkenberg
Coverall Cleaning Svc
904 281 2522
Hector Gonzalez
Bug Out
904 743 8272 Ext 4235
Billy Morris
Want your name listed?
Call Ralph Mosley 744-9522
4TH DEGREE NEWS
Ponce de Leon Assembly # 0152
Al Martin (744-4302)
Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of
each month at Immaculate Conception Church at 8 PM
Holy Trinity Assembly # 2368
Butch Ferrizzi (641-3643)
Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of each month Blessed Trinity
Church in the BT Social Hall at 7:30 PM.
Honor Guard and Color Corp.
If you are interested in joining the Honor Guard and Color Corp. call Doc Waters at 744-7127 or Lloyd Belson 725-5771
Catholic Radio and T.V.
Radio WQOP 1600 on the AM dial. Satellite channel 261 and cable channel 50.
KNIGHTS BOWLING 2006-2007
The Knights Bowling league
will kick of its 41st season on September 6th which is the first Wednesday after Labor Day. We bowl at
Jax Lanes on Beach Boulevard near the Wal-Mart at Southside Boulevard. Bowling
starts promptly at 9pm and we are finished before llpm. Each team is made up of
three bowlers. If you are interested in joining the league contact :Tom
Heusinger 477-6519,Jim Bonitatibus 744-5426 or just show up on Sept. 6th.
On the first night it would be
helpful to show up at least 30 minutes in advance to fill out the necessary
paperwork.
KNIGHTS SOFTBALL 2006
The Knights softball team is having a great second half of the season. The Team currently has a 6-3 record and has three rain out games to make up to finish the season. Two of the losses were back to back losing to the same scores of 15-14. The last two games will be played on the first week in August. In case you want to attend the games will be played on Monday and Wednesday as Drew Park field #2.
Team Manager Dave Pellicer says that the second half of the season was great and the team plans on playing in the same league next year. According to Dave “Its been a lot more fun and more competitive than in the last few years in the now dissolved Church League“.
Congratulations go out to team member Brian McWilliams and his wife Amy on the birth of their son. According to Brian his 10-week-old son is already taking batting practice.
On a sad note and our prayers go out to Dave Fowler on the loss of his father Ray. Please keep Dave and his family in your prayers.
If you are interested and want to join next years team
contact Dave Pellicer cell 525-5586 or Paul Dawson 514-1185.
REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS—
Audrey Dodd Mary Bonitatibus
Pete Judge George Boyko
Bill & Millie Carlson Jean Sell
Mary Gennette Rudy Pineda
Floyd Townsend Bob & Glenda Christ
Charles and Engenie Strauss Stanley Moore
Dick and LeRoss Hulcher Charlie Christ
Bill and Dixie Dando Eileen Porter
John Fuata Cindy Weedon
Phyllis Bauman. June Costello
Sue Patorini John Fuata
Bud and Marg Stiles Cindy
Weedon
All the sick and deceased members of our Council.
All our service men serving overseas
All our friends and family who are in need of
our prayers