1 Council 11910 Shield of Honor November 2017 Grand Knight Thomas V. DeMars Brother Knights, Congratulaons and thank you to all our Service Area Directors and the brothers that serve in these service areas on the great progress you have made so far, this year. I am really impressed with the quality of the service projects and level of service you are delivering. Please welcome our newly elected Recorder Brian Donnelly and his wife Diane. Also, welcome our new Culture of Life Couple Joseph and Laurie Friend. Thank you for stepping up to the challenges of service. Recruing new members is essenal to the connued growth and well-being of our council and the Order. Offering a man membership in the Knights of Columbus gives him the oppor- tunity to improve his own life and his community. Membership allows him to experience the fraternal bond that Knights share while growing closer to his family and his faith. There are many men and their families that you meet or see you in our parish. If you are acve in our council service pro- jects and parish ministries they see you and respect you for your example of service, commitment and Catholic morals. Take a moment to talk with the men you know and meet in our parish; talk with them about the personal and spiritual fulfil- ment you receive from your service. Explain how the Knights of Columbus values and our Council service projects help you serve and grow as a man. Also explain that it doesn’t stop with the man but that our values stress the importance of the family as the Domesc Church of the Lord. Then ask him to him to join our Council so that he can experi- ence the fulfilment you do and the comradery of likeminded Catholic gentlemen and their families. Vivat Jesus, Tom DeMars, [email protected], (843) 437-1021 Deputy Grand Knight Anthony A. Panek Brother Knights, .Knights serving the Parish was in full view during the 21 October Fall Fesval. Everywhere you looked you saw a Knight helping with setup, cooking, selling drinks, food, prize ckets, tear down and cleanup. Thanks to all who helped in this event that raises money for the Parish but also creates a seng of community. The Council’s Youth programs are in full swing this month. Today’s youth are the future leaders of our communies and councils. Effecve youth acvies teach young people valuable life lessons on leadership, responsibility, morality and compassion. We are currently collecng “Coats for Kids”. Boy and girl coats in sizes from pre-school through teenagers are needed. New to near-new coats are accepted. We are requesng Council Knights buy a coat for a Kid and bring it to the November Council meeng for consolidaon and delivery. If you can’t make the meeng, make arrange- ments with Howard Futrell or any Council Officer for deliv- ery of the coat. The Council is also conducng a Knights of Columbus Es- say Contest with our Faith Formaon and Catholic School. The theme is “The Importance of Religious Freedom” and will open the doors of young minds, enabling the entrants to be creave, thoughul and introspecve in their work. The Council is also promong to “Keep Christ in Christ- mas” with a poster contest for our parish Faith Formaon classes. This is an excellent way to get our youth to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. As in all our programs, let the Youth Director, Howard Futrell, know you want to help out in administering these programs. Tony Panek, [email protected], 843 771-1532 St. Theresa The Little Flower Catholic Church, 11001, Dorchester Rd. Summerville, SC , 29485
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Council 11910 Shield of Honor
November 2017
Grand Knight
Thomas V. DeMars
Brother Knights,
Congratulations and thank you to all our Service Area Directors
and the brothers that serve in these service areas on the great
progress you have made so far, this year. I am really impressed
with the quality of the service projects and level of service you
are delivering.
Please welcome our newly elected Recorder Brian Donnelly and
his wife Diane. Also, welcome our new Culture of Life Couple
Joseph and Laurie Friend. Thank you for stepping up to the
challenges of service.
Recruiting new members is essential to the continued growth
and well-being of our council and the Order. Offering a man
membership in the Knights of Columbus gives him the oppor-
tunity to improve his own life and his community. Membership
allows him to experience the fraternal bond that Knights share
while growing closer to his family and his faith.
There are many men and their families that you meet or see
you in our parish. If you are active in our council service pro-
jects and parish ministries they see you and respect you for
your example of service, commitment and Catholic morals.
Take a moment to talk with the men you know and meet in our
parish; talk with them about the personal and spiritual fulfil-
ment you receive from your service. Explain how the Knights of
Columbus values and our Council service projects help you
serve and grow as a man. Also explain that it doesn’t stop with
the man but that our values stress the importance of the family
as the Domestic Church of the Lord.
Then ask him to him to join our Council so that he can experi-
ence the fulfilment you do and the comradery of likeminded
.Knights serving the Parish was in full view during the 21 October Fall Festival. Everywhere you looked you saw a Knight helping with setup, cooking, selling drinks, food, prize tickets, tear down and cleanup. Thanks to all who helped in this event that raises money for the Parish but also creates a setting of community. The Council’s Youth programs are in full swing this month. Today’s youth are the future leaders of our communities and councils. Effective youth activities teach young people valuable life lessons on leadership, responsibility, morality and compassion. We are currently collecting “Coats for Kids”. Boy and girl coats in sizes from pre-school through teenagers are needed. New to near-new coats are accepted. We are requesting Council Knights buy a coat for a Kid and bring it to the November Council meeting for consolidation and delivery. If you can’t make the meeting, make arrange-ments with Howard Futrell or any Council Officer for deliv-ery of the coat. The Council is also conducting a Knights of Columbus Es-say Contest with our Faith Formation and Catholic School. The theme is “The Importance of Religious Freedom” and will open the doors of young minds, enabling the entrants to be creative, thoughtful and introspective in their work. The Council is also promoting to “Keep Christ in Christ-mas” with a poster contest for our parish Faith Formation classes. This is an excellent way to get our youth to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. As in all our programs, let the Youth Director, Howard Futrell, know you want to help out in administering these programs. Tony Panek, [email protected], 843 771-1532
St. Theresa The Little Flower Catholic Church, 11001, Dorchester Rd. Summerville, SC , 29485
Brother Knights; Our membership as of the first of November stands at 161 including 18 Honorary Life Mem-bers, 6 Disabled and 12 Inactive Insurance members this leaves us with a total of 125 members that pay dues. We currently still have 4 members that have not paid their dues which was due last December 31, each of them have been notified, please contact either me your Financial Secretary or the Grand Knight Thomas DeMars and advise us as the reason why you can’t pay your membership dues or do not want to be a member of the Knight of Columbus. November 1
st Feast of all
Saints. 2nd
Feast of all Souls. END OF DAY-LIGHT SAVING TIME 5
th. General Election
Day 7th.
Veteran’s Day 11th.
Thanksgiving Day is the 23. Officers and directors meeting is on the 9. And our General membership meeting on the 16. There will be a 2
nd and 3
rd Degree
Exemplification on January 27 at Council 10668 in Hilton Head. If any 1
st of 2
nd de-
gree member would like to take this degree please notify your Financial Secretary at [email protected] or cell (843) 209-6716. Your dues for membership in the Knights of Columbus will be mailed out on the 15 of De-cember 2017, it should be noted that Council dues are $40.00 a year, $20.00 every 6
months or $10.00 every quarter. NOTE: FOR ALL MEMBERS. PLEASE PRO-VIDE ME WITH FOLLOWING INFOR-MATION: YOUR PHONE NUMBERS, YOUR MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND IF YOU ARE MARRIED NEED YOUR SPOUSE’S FIRST NAME AND DATE OF YOUR WEEDING ANNIVERSARY. Thanks [email protected] PS please remember council general meet-
ings on always on the 3rd Thursday at 6:30
PM see you at the meeting.
Joseph F. Gubeli Jr. FS Council 11910
Birthdays & Weddings Page 03 Chancellors Page 03 Church Director Page 04 Community Director Page 04 Comptroller Report Page 05 Council Director Page 04 Council Officers Directory Page 12 Council Recorder Page 06 Culture of Life Chairman Page 06 Degree Team Captain Page 04 District Deputy Page 03 Insurance Agent Page 05 Lecturer’s Report Page 09 Membership Page 03 Navigator’s Report Page 05 Service Programs Director Page 07 Veteran Assistance Manger Page 08
01 Eugene Pecora 08. Christopher Lombard 11. David Hart 15. John Andrade 15. Jeff Windsor 16. Daniel Spencer 19. Paul Wade 21. Albert Spahn 24. William Dean 25. Paul Bishop 25. Michael Joseph 30. Kenneth Chandlee 30. Mario Rosas
November Wedding Anniversaries
02 Joseph & Maryann Valentino 04 Elmer & Roberta McNeill 06 Dr. Edwin & Marcy Blitch 11 Joseph & Ana Dallas 18 Charles & Winifred Rentiers 23 Dennis & Judy Young
Greetings Brother Knights.
Greetings brother knights. I hope you and your families are in the best of health.
It's was impressive to see our numbers grow during our last meeting. Continue to communicate what our council is in-volved in to other knights. Continue to encourage them to visit our council just do they can see what were about and how we conduct ourselves.
I look forward to seeing all of you in our next meeting.
Continue to a show society that we are a prestigious fraternity
Greetings Brother Knights, As we are approaching Thanksgiving and the holiday season, Iask you to take a minute to reflect on your ex-perience(s) as a Knight of Columbus. Have you made some new friends? Deepened your faith? Volunteered for something greater than yourself? We have a great council and assembly in our Knights of Columbus organi-zation, but they shouldn’t be a secret. Why not get out of your comfort zone and ASK a fellow Catholic gentle-man if he would like to join? I had been thinking about it for a while, and on a service Sunday, a Knight asked me if I ever considered joining. I filled out my Form 100 and took my degree a couple of weeks later. About 2 months later, I was able to take my 2nd and 3rd Degree, and in less than a year I attended the 4th Degree Exem-plification into full Knighthood. I don’t know why I was being hesitant, but I am thankful somebody had the courage to ASK me to join!
Greg Mueller Admissions Degree Team Leader 843-860-9022 (cell)
Council Director
Michael Miller
Dear Brother Knights,
Although the Alzheimer's walk was delayed to the following weekend because of the storm it was a great success. Thanks to all those who were involved in such a good cause. We need volunteers for the upcom-ing tootsie roll drive and the fall festival. Please donate some of your time if available.
FROM THE COMPTROLLER ASSY 3009 THE RESULTS ARE IN ON THE FALL FEST RAFFLE 1ST PRIZE WENT TO CAROL TIBBS 2ND PRIZE WENT TO REBECA CHAVEZ 3RD PRIZE WENT TO PATRICK REGAN ST THERESA PARISH NETTED $10,395. THANKS FROM THE ASSEMBLY TO ALL WHO MADE THIS ACTIV-ITY A GREAT SUCCESS!!! VIVAT JESU LOU THE COMP 843-851-6424
Brothers and Sir Knights .
If you are 4th Degree Knight our Officers meeting will meet at Perkins at 6:30 on Trolley Road.
In November we will be having a Flag Folding Cere-mony on the weekend of Veterans Day. Thank you for all who have served. We will have details at din-ner next week.
Any Third Degree member who would like to join the Assembly please let me know we have an Ex-emplification coming up for the 4th Degree in Co-lumbia on February 17th and 18th, 2018.
Assemblies from around our State will be leading the March for Life in Columbia on January 6, 2018. Line up for March will be at USC Russell House on Greene Street at 11 am. March for Life steps off lead by Knights of Col 11:30am. Rally be-gins at State House plaza on Gervais Street side.
Any questions please let me know at 296-2574. God bless you all.
Brother Knights, My wife Laurie and I are privileged to be the Cul-ture of Life Family and we are glad to let you know what's going on in our area with life issues.
1. 40 Days for Life is a prayer vigil now until No-vember 5, 2017 going on at the Charleston Wom-en's Clinic where many abortions take place. Please go on line look up 40 Days for Life and give them a call to sign up for a time to pray. The address is 1312 Ashley River Road and the corner of Fusler.
2. In January the March for Life will take place in Columbia. The date is January 6, 2018. Line up will be at 11 am at the USC Russell House on Greene Street. 11:30, the March will start and be led by the Knights of Assemblies. The Rally begins at the State House plaza on the Gervais Street side.
3. Please pray a Rosary everyday to end abortion
in our country and our world. World wide just today 48,721 babies have been aborted. This is 10:40am that I am writing this.
4. Laurie and I will also keep track of all the Bap-tisms that will be going on in our Church. If you know of a family that needs to have a child Bap-tized Please contact our Church office 875-5002 and they will set up a time.
5. Every third Saturday of the month from 8-9 am there is a Rosary said at the Charleston Women's Clinic abortion mill. Please come join and pray for the end of this abomination.
If you hear of any more prolife activities going on in our area please let me know at 843-296-2574. This is the end of my writing and at this time 49,623 babies have died. Please pray!!!!!
Thanks for your comments and sug-gestions. Below is my entry for the news-letter:
Thank you for electing me as the Record-er for Council 11910.
I would like to offer the following prayer for the elimination of racism:
Good and gracious God, you invite us to recognize and reverence your divine im-age and likeness in our neighbor. Enable us to see the reality of racism and free us to challenge and uproot it from our socie-ty, our world and ourselves.
1. Family Director Mario Rosas - [email protected]; 843 376-5227. 2. KofC Member and Family Mass (Lead Mario Rosas) Completed - Sept 17, 2017, 10:45 Mass, Knights of Columbus attending mass as a com-munity. 3. KofC Wedding Vows Renewal (Lead Mario Rosas) TBD: February timeframe. 4. Food for Families Project (Lead Dave Tibbs) - [email protected]; (843)875-9298. 40 Cans for Lent Food Drive— 1540 lbs of food items collected last year. 5. Ladies Appreciation Dinner BD: Spring time frame Community Director Al Spahn – [email protected] , 843 873-5173. 1. VA Service Project (Lead Steve Carson) ste-
[email protected]; (843)478-5047. Ongoing - Until our collection box has a permanent home bring your donations to our council meetings. This project helps our veterans in crisis, disability and long-term care. See further details following the programs review page in this newsletter.
2. 1st Responder Service Project (Lead Gary Mel-ton) [email protected]; (843)345-9730. Council 11910 recognizes outstanding first re-sponders from local stations. Developing new plan due to Summerville Council overlap with our Council’s area of coverage. 3. Columbus HOPE Foundation (Lead An-drew Kuffel [email protected]; 843-607-2235. Completed - 14 Oct Tootsie Roll Drive at Walmart Neighborhood Store scheduled. Collect-ed over $500. More dates being planned. Council raises funds for South Carolina citizens with Intel-lectual Disabilities. Planning Tootsie Roll Cam-paign and Spring Golf Tourney fundraiser. Council Director Mike Miller – [email protected] , 727 288-6688,
Ongoing send your nominations to Mike Miller / Council Newsletter– (Editor Dave Guerin) [email protected] 843-832-4774. 4. Parish Fall Festival Support (Lead Mike Miller Completed October 20-21, 2017, support and all).
4. KofC Christmas Social TBD Church Director Joe Valentino [email protected] , 843 821-2621 1. Service Sunday (Lead Dave Hart and Lynn Papillon)Ongoing - First Sunday of the month. Knights serve as Lecturers, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, altar assistants and cross bearer. Knights also provide a parish break-fast once a quarter and coffee and donuts on other Sundays. 2. St Theresa Ministry Fair Booth (Lead Ernest Rodriguez) [email protected] ,
706 358-2395. Completed - Aug 19-20, 2017 after all Masses. Explain the Knights of Co-lumbus as Church resource and recruit new Knights
3. Annual Joe Cole Prayer Mass and Breakfast (Lead Joe Valentino) Completed - August 26, 2017 at 9:00AM. Knights plan, execute and cook breakfast for this event. All are invited to attend and support this Parish event 4. KoC Service on Parish Council and Church Finance Committee (Lead Joe Valentino) 5. Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP) (Lead Louis Bodony) [email protected] , 843 851-6424. Ongoing. Council raises money and supports a Semi-narian with funding and encouragement. $500 sent to Seminarian Justin Damask in Oct 2017.
1. Youth Activities Director Howard Futrell [email protected] , 843 –530-5131 Nominate deserving youth of the parish for this award. 2. Importance of Religious Freedom Essay Contest (Lead Howard Futrell) …... Ongoing - Will need judges. 3. Coats for Kids CampaignOngoing – Program involves assisting service organizations in need of children’s coats. In-volves soliciting the purchase of coats from Knights. (Lead Howard Futrell) 4. Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest (Lead How-ard Futrell) Council judging needs to be completed by Dec 16, 2017. Will need judges. 5. Boy Scout Project (Lead Howard Futrell) Looking for a Knight willing to serve on the St. Theresa’s Boy Scout Troop Board of Directors. Supporting a Scouting Service Activity – Bone Marrow Donor Drive. Culture of Life Family Joe & Laurie Friend [email protected], 843 296-2574.1. Pro-Life Rosary at West Ashley Abortion facilityThird Sat-urday of every month, 0800 – 0900, led by a Priest or Deacon of the Diocese of Charleston 2. Baptismal Rosary Program (Lead Joe Friend)3. Octo-ber Rosary ChallengeOngoing – Knights pray one Ro-sary each day during October for devotion to Mary and the unborn.
FAMILY OF THE MONTH July Family of the Month— Joseph and Consuelo Gubeli August Family of the Month— Lou and Elizabeth Picaut September Family of the Month — Joseph and Rebecca Sosinski
YOUTH OF THE MONTH August Youth of the Month – Perry O’Brien
September Youth of the Month — Sophie Hilbourn
KNIGHT OF THE MONTH July Knight of the Month — Christopher Beumel August Knight of the Month – David Tibbs Sepember Knight of the Month – Joseph Valentino October Knight of the Month – Paul Wade
Recognition
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AWARDS, NEW MEMBERS, DECORATIONS ,AND APPRECIATION
Sir Knight Cluny McPherson receiving his
Honorary Life Certificate from Past Grand
Knight Joseph Friend
Msgr. Lofton and Grand Knight Thomas DeMars presenting the Family of
Month Award to Mr. and Mrs. Sosinski and their family for September.
Brother Paul Wade was awarded the Knight of
the Month for September for his exemplary
Contribution to our parish and Council 11910.
Msgr. Lofton and Grand Knight Thomas DeMars presenting the Youth of
the Month Award to Sophia Hilborn for September 2017 for her excel-
lence as a Parish member and setting a fine example.
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Reverend David J. Schiller Council 11910 was founded in 1997 and has been an active supporter of the Pastor and the
Parish since that time. The Council is based at St. Theresa the Little Flower Catholic Church in Summerville SC.