Page - 1 The Communicator Knights of Columbus Immaculate Conception Council 11991, Goose Creek, SC Volume 22, Issue 6 Senior Editor: Lenny Tittle December 2019 Grand Knight’s Message Gentleman, This is a strange situation this year we have Thanksgiving and the start of Advent the same Holiday weekend. The thought of Thanksgiving brings to my mind the celebration of family together to enjoy the fruits of a blessed year and share our hopes and dreams for the next year with each other. In times past this was the results of the harvest and getting ready for winter to be joyful and thanking God for all his blessings. I don’t see times have changed that much we still are thankful for the Blessings of the year without having to endure the efforts of the fields and the work of the harvest, unless we consider the work of the harvest is to bring more people into or families by sharing the word of God in out contact with people in our everyday lives. Advent is a time of year to realize that we are starting a new year in our Church and it is a perfect time to reflect on our daily lives and how we can bring more souls into our family of God. We see each other regularly at Church and events around the town, it’s time we remember we are all in the same family of God we may not always act like it or remember it as often as we should but now is the time to make that commitment to do so especially at the beginning of Advent the start of our new year. As Catholics, as citizens and as Knights we band together to remember those who are less fortunate and in need not only of material needs but the needs of spiritual support. A helping hand when needed, a friend to listen, a shoulder to lean on once and a while this is what we are really about to be of service and to live our lives together and be there for each other when we can. The first of the calendar year is also coming up let’s make service to one and other part of or New Year’s Resolutions. God Bless All. God Bless Vivat Jesus SK John McCauley Grand Knight
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The Communicator Knights of Columbus
Immaculate Conception Council 11991, Goose Creek, SC
Volume 22, Issue 6 Senior Editor: Lenny Tittle December 2019
Grand Knight’s Message
Gentleman,
This is a strange situation this year we have Thanksgiving and the start of Advent the same
Holiday weekend. The thought of Thanksgiving brings to my mind the celebration of family
together to enjoy the fruits of a blessed year and share our hopes and dreams for the next year with
each other. In times past this was the results of the harvest and getting ready for winter to be
joyful and thanking God for all his blessings. I don’t see times have changed that much we still are
thankful for the Blessings of the year without having to endure the efforts of the fields and the
work of the harvest, unless we consider the work of the harvest is to bring more people into or
families by sharing the word of God in out contact with people in our everyday lives.
Advent is a time of year to realize that we are starting a new year in our Church and it is a perfect
time to reflect on our daily lives and how we can bring more souls into our family of God. We see
each other regularly at Church and events around the town, it’s time we remember we are all in the
same family of God we may not always act like it or remember it as often as we should but now is
the time to make that commitment to do so especially at the beginning of Advent the start of our
new year.
As Catholics, as citizens and as Knights we band together to remember those who are less
fortunate and in need not only of material needs but the needs of spiritual support. A helping hand
when needed, a friend to listen, a shoulder to lean on once and a while this is what we are really
about to be of service and to live our lives together and be there for each other when we can.
The first of the calendar year is also coming up let’s make service to one and other part of or New
Year’s Resolutions. God Bless All.
God Bless Vivat Jesus
SK John McCauley
Grand Knight
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Deputy Grand Knight’s Message
Thank you to all brother Knights for your participation in our Community
Center Chair Challenge. We get so much accomplished when we work
together...
Vivat Jesus!
Chip Reeves
Deputy Grand Knight
Remember-Knights proud of their membership will
wear their name badges anytime they are at Church
Come celebrate Mass at the Ralph H. Johnson Medical Center in Charleston! Every Thursday at 12:00 noon
Celebrant Father Lawrence N Abara (Council 11991 member)
Following Mass, visit catholic veterans at the Center unable to attend to deliver the Holy
Eucharist
For more information contact SK Mike Della Croce 843 557-3309
Veteran in Need!
We have a veteran that needs a ride on December 23 to the VA hospital for a colonoscopy.
His name is Sam Nocera and he lives in Ladson. Phone 234-201-2316.
Our understanding is there is no special handling required - he just needs a ride down and back.
Let’s help this gentleman out.
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District Deputy’s Message
My Brother Knights!
It seems improbable that the Advent and Christmas season is now upon us. With the busy hustle
and bustle of family and personal schedules, it feels like we just finished our summer vacations
and were getting ready for school to begin, and prepping for fall sports and tailgating. I will keep
this short and sweet (for me) – that’s my Christmas gift to you.
Each Council has continued their march through varied and active programs and membership
recruitment, proving that our Charity is vibrant and constantly displays our Faith in Action!
Membership is growing, although slowly since Admission Degrees are happening less often.
Keep talking with Catholic men you come in contact with who may not be Knights, although I
find it hard to believe that they have not been asked before. THEN may not have been the right
time for them to become a Knight but NOW may be the time. And as always, contact me as soon
as you schedule a Degree. We will also be scheduling a District Formation Degree soon.
“The job is never finished until the paperwork is done.” as the saying goes. The Annual Survey of
Fraternal Activity (Form 1728) is due at Supreme by January 31st. It is never too early to start
collecting the hours and dollar stats for which you have worked so very hard.
In addition to Advent and the Nativity of Our Lord, there are several other very important events:
- Elevation to the Priesthood of Bro. Rafael Padron CRM at Immaculate Conception Friday,
December 6th, another good Priest and brother Knight.
- The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Monday, December 9th
- The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday December 12th
I prayerfully wish all a fruitful Advent season when we are given the opportunity to shed the
anxiety and confusion of the holiday season and welcome the beauty and holiness of the Nativity
of our Lord, Jesus Christ at Christmas. I encourage all of us to frequently utter the Advent theme:
“Come Lord Jesus, Come!”
Remember our sword is prayer and the Rosary. Our shield, good works informed by our faith. Be
men of faith!
Laus Deo!
“Thy will be done…”
SK Michael Cousino PGK, PFN
DD #13
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From the Lowcountry pregnancy Center…
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Promises of Praying the Rosary
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Our Field Agent’s Message
My Brothers
Being that we just celebrated Veterans day I thought it would be fitting to share a brief story about
the Knights of Columbus involvement in the community as well as the Military in the events
leading up to and during World War I
Everybody Welcome Everything Free The official Motto adopted by the Knights of Columbus
during a very contentious period in the early 1900’s
As membership in the Knights of Columbus grew, the Order became increasingly known as a
force for public good. Following the dedication ceremony for the Christopher Columbus Memorial
Fountain in Washington, D.C., in 1912, a reporter for The Washington Star noted that the large
number of Knights in attendance “marked anew the important position of the Knights of
Columbus as an order in the social fabric of the United States.”
In response to growing anti-Catholic hostility and the rise of socialism, two Knights, David
Goldstein and Peter W. Collins, embarked on an extensive, 27,000-mile lecture tour throughout
North America in 1914. Later that same year, the Order established the K of C Commission on
Religious Prejudice. The commission’s work concluded in 1917, when the United States entered
World War I.
During the Great War, the Order provided rest and recreational facilities and social services to
Allied servicemen of all faiths. K of C Huts throughout the United States and Europe provided
religious services, supplies and recreation under the motto, “Everybody Welcome, Everything
Free.”
Everybody meant everybody. Whatever your race or creed, you were welcome at K of C facilities.
In fact, the Order was praised by a contemporary African American historian of World War I,
because “unlike the other social welfare organizations operating in the war, it never drew the color
line.”
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As a result of the Order’s wartime work, which earned high praise from Pope Benedict XV, nearly
400,000 men joined the Knights between 1917 and 1923.
1910: Notre Dame Council 1477 is chartered in the spring of 1910, becoming the first of
nearly 250 college councils worldwide.
1912: With support from the Knights, the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain is
dedicated in Washington, D.C. Some 20,000 Knights attend the ceremonies, which are
overseen by President William H. Taft.
1914: Tens of thousands of copies of a “bogus oath” are circulated to defame the Knights of
Columbus. The Knights, in turn, lay the groundwork for a lecture series and educational
programs to combat anti-Catholic hostility. Between 1914 and 1917, the number of anti-
Catholic publications drops from 60 to fewer than five.
1916: When National Guardsmen are sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent Mexican
Gen. Francisco “Pancho” Villa from raiding towns in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, K
of C councils in those states spontaneously respond to the religious and social needs of
troops serving there.
1917: When the United States enters World War I, Supreme Knight Flaherty writes
President Woodrow Wilson telling him that the Order plans to establish centers to provide
for the troops’ “recreational and spiritual comfort.” The Knights’ services, he says, will be
offered “regardless of creed.”
1917: By the summer of 1917, the Order opens service centers, or “K of C Huts,” in training
camps and behind the lines of battle. The Knights and independent fund drives raise nearly