Thanks
also to Jim Bonitatibus and Mike Yarborough for organizing, promoting and
handling of our golf tournament held on Sat. October 20th at Deerfield Lakes
Golf Club. We had 45 golfers participate and all seemed to enjoy the event.
Also thanks to Butch Ferrizzi and Ralph Mosley for handling the sign-in desk
and myriad of tasks needed to make the event move smoothly. The net result
should add some much needed revenue to our treasury.
In my October message I mentioned that our Supreme Council had
established a $1 million "Knights of Columbus Heroes Fund" for the
families of the police officers, firefighters and other emergency and medical
rescue personnel who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept 11th.
The Supreme Council Office is providing $500,000 to the fund. The Knights of
Columbus councils and assemblies have been asked to raise the remaining
$500,000 through fundraisers or from their existing charitable funds.
Individuals can also contribute directly to the fund. If you wish to make a
personal donation the council will be glad to accept them and forward a
combined donation to the fund. Your check can be made payable to K of C Council
4727 and noted "For the K of C Heroes Fund". Send the check to Don
Thompson, Financial Secretary, 5314 Coppedge Ave., Jacksonville, Fl.
32277. If, however, you wish to
donate directly to the fund make the check payable to "Knights of Columbus
Heroes Fund" and mail directly to:
Knights of Columbus Heroes Fund, C/O Supreme Master's Office, 1
Columbus Plaza, New Haven, Ct. 06510-3326
In a few short weeks we
will be celebrating the thanksgiving holiday. In light of the recent events in
our country and the ongoing problems Arising from them we may wonder how we can
be thankful at this time. We can be thankful for all the caring people in this
country that give their all to save others, that we have dedicated military and
reserve personal that go forth to protect us and our interests leaving their
loved ones behind, that we have our faith in God that He will see us through
these difficult times and that we have each other.
May God's peace be with
you all.
George
Knight of the Month - October 2001 Troupe Turner
Family of the
Month - October 2001 Mike & Mary Yarborough
Love and Peace,
Msgr. Mortimer Danaher
At the K-Cees October 23 meeting we
discussed our Christmas Party and raffle, which is our main money raiser. Mark
your calendar, our K-Cees Christmas Dinner/Dance will be held December 1, 2001.
For reservations, please, call Wanda Martin (744-4302), and for raffle tickets,
Delores Bianco (743-4999).
Our ladies will provide refreshments after the
Knight's Memorial Mass, Friday, November 2, in the Shirley David Hall. Our next
K-Cees Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 27 in the rectory.
A Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving,
Wanda
FROM THE FINANCIAL
SECRETARY
Dues Notices will be
mailed during the middle of this month. As noted in a previous newsletter, we
will be changing to a fiscal year billing of dues. This bill will be for $24.00
(a half years dues), which will cover dues only to June 30, 2002. The next dues
collection will be for the period of July 1,2002 to June 30, 2003. That bill
will be for the regular $48.00 yearly dues. This change puts us into the same
time periods as our elected officers.
Thanks to all of our
members for your excellent cooperation with the Councils financial programs.
DON
I've learned that no
matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be
better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can
tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles three things: a rainy day,
lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I've learned that,
regardless of your relationships with your parents, you will miss them when
they're gone from your life.
I've learned that making
a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life
sometimes gives you a second chance.
I've learned that you
shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be
able to throw something back.
I've learned that if you
pursue happiness, it will elude you. But, if you focus on your family, your
friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best that you can,
happiness will find you.
I've learned that
whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right
decision.
I've learned that even
when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
I've learned that every
day, you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch -
holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. Sometimes they just
need a little something to make them smile.
I've learned that I still
have a lot to learn.
No Name
NOT PRESENT!
MEETING 9/11/01-WILLIAM
CARSON
NOT PRESENT!
Dolores Bianco
Felix Basile
Ward Berkey
Grace Berkey
Jim Bonitatibus
Mary Bonitatibus
Chuck Brendler
Sue Brendler
Frank Broome PGK
Clarence
Casterlin
Dolly Casterlin
Carol Coseo
George Coseo
Albert J.
Ferraro
Butch Ferrizzi
Bernadette Ferrizzi
Bill Garrett
Elvira
Guggisberg
Ceil H. Kulas
Joe Loughlin PGK
Nancy Loughlin
Jim Middleton
PGK
Mary Ann
Middleton
Jesse C. Morgan
Inge L. Morgan
Francis E.
Prescott
Helen P.
Prescott
Elias Shami
Diane Shami
Darwin “Bud”
Stiles
Margaret Stiles
Charles Strauss
Genie Strauss
Russell Strauss
PGK
Robin Strauss
Patricia Thomas
Donald Thompson
Joanne Thompson
Carol Kelly
Tompkins
Roger Tompkins
Troupe Turner
Larry Turner
Al Williams
Michael
Yarborough
Margaret
Yarborough
Stanley Zaleski
Any
handwritten input for the newsletter should be sent to Jim Middleton by
the 18th of the month. Information on diskette or E-Mail can be sent to
Tom or Gerry by the 22nd of the month.
Tom Heusinger 641-6537
email: heuy@aol.com
email: mosley@mediaone.net
email: gerry.kistka@power.alstom.com
November is here and I am sorry to say
there has not been much progress to report. One of our members, Emil Handzel,
asked if he could pursue our status with the City Planning Commission. He has a
little more knowledge of the codes and working of that department and I
appreciate his help. His answers were like the rest; it had been dropped from
the agenda. That prompted me make a trip downtown, I won't go into details but
I guess when I threaten to go to the Mayor office they recognized I was a
little upset. That prompted a Mr. Paul Crawford out of his office and he took
the time to pull the file and provide me with copies of pertinent documents and
some explanation. So what do we know; a" Report of the Planning and
Development Dept", dated Nov 19, 1999. This is I believe an internal
document and has a recommendation of Denied. In addition, a "Notice of
Public Hearing" scheduled for Nov 24, 1999. Mr. Paul Harden, Attorney,
canceled this and I guess to review the "Report" or change tactics.
This is of course an assumption on my part since Mr. Harden has not returned my
calls. That brings us to Mr. Harden's letter dated April 27, 2001 requesting
the exception E-99-163 be placed back on the agenda. We have not given up and
maybe our only course of action is the Mayor office, newspaper, even using our
local church bulletins/newspapers. Anybody close to the Mayor? He is a Catholic I understand.
Ralph Mosley
ACA President
There will be a special exemplification of the First Degree on Tuesday, November 20th at 7:30 PM at Christ the King Parish Hall by our first degree team. One of the candidates for this degree will be Bishop Victor Galeone, the new Bishop of St. Augustine Diocese. There will also be several other members of the clergy participating in the degree along with a number of new candidates from various councils in the area.
Please plan to attend this exemplification, if possible,
and support our new Bishop and these candidates on their journey to becoming Knights
of Columbus. Sponsors of new members for our council should contact the
individual to ensure that they are available to participate in this
degree. It is a chance of a lifetime.
Our council's Second Degree team will conduct a Second Degree as part of our meeting on Tuesday, November 27th. It is anticipated that those taking the First Degree on November 20th will be available and become second degree members at this time.
Michael Capizzi (744-9482)
Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each month at Immaculate
Conception church at 8 pm
Butch Ferrizzi (641-3643)
Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at Blessed Trinity
church 7:30 pm
The next exemplification is scheduled for November 24th in
Orlando.
Anyone interested in joining the 4th Degree Drill Team please
contact Al Martin @ 744-4302.
BROTHERS PLEASE REMEMBER
TO SUPPORT THE 4727 SUPER 100!!!!
CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEEDS
OUR SUPPORT.
GOT YOURS YET? Florida's Choose Life license plates are at your tag offices. You
don't have to wait until your birthday or renewal time. Simply take your
registration, proof of insurance & $37 & get yours ASAP! It is expected
to raise over $500,000 for many of the Maternity Homes, Pregnancy Care Centers
& Adoption Ministries in this area. It will also send a message to the
citizens of Florida ( and any other states that you drive in or through) that
there is broad support for the Pro-Life cause. As of 6/30/01, 24,558 plates have been sold....Sales from a few
counties: Broward 1263, Dade 1277, Duval 1386, Hillsborough 1505, Indian River
259, Lee 739, Martin 299, Okaloosa 1017, Orange 1099, Palm Beach 1730, Pasco
559, Pinellas 1378, Sarasota 545, Seminole 726, St. John's 378, St. Lucie 363,
Volusia 729. Spread the Pro-Life message by simply driving your car!! Christ the King Parish Hall 12:00 to 5:00 We will be watching the Jaguars and the Titans! Your Knights of Columbus softball team came in 3rd in the rain
shortened KC state tournament in Orlando Florida. It was a big disappointment
to say the least. On a positive note, our council won the bid to bring next year’s
tournament to Jacksonville. The tournament will be played the weekend of
September 28th 2002 at the Drew Park complex. Tom Guggisberg will head up the
tournament committee. The Knights bowling league bowls on Wednesday nights, at
9pm at Jax Lanes Grove Park. We
need 3 bowlers to complete our 10-team league. Join us for some fun and
recreation. · Ralph Mosley - League president at
744-9522 · Tom Heusinger -Vice President at
641-6537 · Ray Stacy- Secretary/Treasurer at 743-7035 Chaplain Msgr.
Mortimer Danaher 996-0724 Treasurer Charles
Strauss 721-1030 Two
Year Trustee Butch
Ferrizzi 641-3643 Grand
Knight George
Coseo 724-9585 Recorder Tam
Bennett 879-1581 One Year Trustee Al Williams 743-3324 Deputy
Grand Knight Mike
Yarborough 724-8983 Outside
Guard Gregory
Bell 565-1395 Lecturer Jim Bonitatibus 744-5426 Chancellor Steve
Bell 743-8345 Inside
Guards Bob
Knutsen 743-2354 John
Morrissey 744-6843 District Deputy Tom Bagby 751-1952 Warden Lance
Simons 745-4881 Advocate Troupe
Turner 721-3213 Insurance Agent James Bonitatibus 744-5426 Financial
Secretary Donald
Thompson 743-2109 Three
Year Trustee Pat
Bianco 743-4999 K Cee President Wanda Martin 744-4302