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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Let us begin anew, with a new vigor for the world and its people. Let us focus on the things that we can change in ourselves to be better follows of Christ. Let us help each other move, let us serve more, let us pray more, let us council more, and let us love each other more. Let us all focus on the virtues that God smiles upon. I am grateful for each one of you and what you do each day. May God continue to bless each one of you and your families.

VIVAT JESUS, Greg Henry GK Council 7120

Serving the parishes of Christ the King, Holy Spirit, St. Gregory, and Good Shepherd

Greg Henry Grand Knight

THE DESOTO KNIGHT COUNCIL 7120

Father Gregory Bezy Assembly 2195

Volume 19, Issue 1

January 2019

Fellow Knights, December was a big month for membership! We had 5 new members go through our 1st degree ceremony on December 3: Nathan Martinez, Thomas Reyes, Jr., Paul Reyes, Troy Reyes, and Ricardo Olguin. In addition, Thomas Reyes, Jr., Paul Reyes, and Troy Reyes participated in the 2nd and 3rd ceremonies on December 8. This means we are about halfway to meeting our membership goal that we need to achieve Star Council. Thank you, gentlemen, for becoming Knights of Columbus and thank you Knights who helped encourage these men to join our Order. We look forward to seeing the good you will bring to our Council, and I look forward to assisting you in any way to assure that you get the most out of being a Knight. I hope everyone and their families had a blessed Christmas and are looking forward to the rest of Advent season! New Year is a time for renewing and starting over, whether that be through a resolution or making some changes for the next year that will help you grow in life. As we celebrate New Year, let us be reminded of the change the world underwent when Mary gave birth to Jesus. His birth brought on a newness of life and a path to redemption not only for those living during that time, but also for us today. We should all strive to incorporate this in our lives more and more each day. May we always celebrate the greatest gift ever given: HOPE. From my family to yours, have a Happy New Year and a blessed remainder of the Christmas season! Vivat Jesus! DJ Godwin Membership Chairman

DJ Godwin Membership Chairman

For it is in Giving that we Receive

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I am writing these paragraphs the day after Christmas and hoping you and your families have had a joy filled Christmas. The gift of salvation is given to us at Christmas with the birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Have any of us taken down the tree or put away the decorations yet? Have all the gifts been opened and now the gift cards need to be spent or the sweaters exchanged? The live Christmas tree may not hold its needles until January 13th when we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, but consider keeping the Nativity figures displayed prominently at your during the coming week or changing the candles in your Advent Wreath to white and lighting the candles during each family meal. We as Catholics celebrate Christmas not only on December for 25th, but for almost 3 weeks this year. Wow! How lucky we are to extend the joy of the season and celebrate Holy Family Sunday and Epiphany during the next two weekend liturgies. Council 7120 concludes each Council meeting with the Prayer of St. Francis; please reflect on this prayer as you continue the Christmas Season over the coming weeks. During the month of December, we had many opportunities to share ourselves, our lives, our time, our talents with our church, community, family, fraternal families, brothers, strangers alike. For New Year, we are in the custom of making a new year’s resolution: some of us to exercise more, others to lose a few pounds by dieting (for maybe a week), others to start the new year by jotting down a monthly budget to plan out where and on what we spend our hard-earned dollars. Consider making a faith based new year’s resolution for yourself and your family. This time of year is awesome for practicing and experiencing our virtues of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity. Particularly the gift of Charity: “For it is in giving that we receive, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life” (Prayer of St. Francis). May the joy of Christ’s coming remain in your hearts and may your family be blessed during this time. Vivat Jesus, Ted Lander Faithful Navigator

Council Activities

These are some pictures of the Christmas decorations at Christ the King this year. Thanks to all the volunteers for helping to put them up!

CTK Christmas Concert (December 2)

The Knights made a “Keep Christ in Christmas” float for the Horn Lake Christmas Parade on December 1. Thank you and continue spreading Jesus’ love to all!

There was a big turn out for the Christmas Concert this year! Thanks to the Knights and all the singers who helped us get in the Christmas mood.

2nd and 3rd Degree Ceremonies (December 8)

Congratulations to all the Knights who went through the 2nd and 3rd degree ceremonies this month! We are thrilled for Council 7120’s Thomas Reyes, Jr., Paul Reyes, and Troy Reyes for taking this commitment.

GK Greg Henry with the Reyes Clan

Knights of Columbus Christmas Party 2018 (December 8)

Good fellowship and great food. No better way to kick off the Christmas season.

Bishop Houch New Hope Homeless Shelter (December 15)

Knights from 3 Councils came together to cook hamburgers for the people at the homeless shelter. Thank you to all the men who provided labor for this event.

On December 15, GK Greg Henry delivered 11 boxes of coats to Sacred Heart Southern Missions. Great job to everyone who helped make this big of a donation possible. Go Knights!

Christmas 2018

The following pictures are of Knights and their families during Christmas celebrations. I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas!

The Coker’s The Henry’s

Ricardo Olguin and family The Hatch’s

The Reyes’

The Priddy’s

The Landers’ The Bicknells’

Father Gregory Bezy Assembly 2195

On Saturday, January 26th, the Assembly at Queen of Peace in Olive Branch will host a 4th Degree Exemplification. If you are currently a 3rd Degree member, this is the best opportunity to learn more about our 4th Degree principle, Patriotism, upon which our order was founded, and become a “Sir Knight” in our order. Being a 4th Degree member is more than just a title of “Sir Knight”, it is a true honor that you will have for a lifetime. As 4th Degree Members we promote the ideals of Catholicism and Patriotism; we serve as Honor Guards during funerals of brothers and their family members, at special Masses presided by the Bishop, at Holy Thursday Adoration, and we serve at Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day services and set up flag displays at all of our parishes during patriotic holidays. Please take advantage and encourage your brothers to participate as well. If you have any questions or need an application, please contact me or any of our Assembly officers. May the New Year bring you and your loved ones many blessings. Vivat Jesus, Ted Lander Faithful Navigator

Ted Lander

Faithful Navigator

FOURTH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION January 26, 2019

HONORING: SIR KNIGHT JOE SUHANIN

HOSTED BY

Our Lady Queen of Peace Assembly 3081

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church 8455 Germantown Rd.

Olive Branch, MS 38654

SCHEDULE OF

EVENTS

10:00AM – 1:00PM—Registration/Lunch

12:50PM.—Candidate preparation

1:00 – 3:00 P.M.—Exemplification

6:00 P.M.—Mass

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATE

* Candidate fee to participate is $50.00 Cost includes: 4

th Degree Social Baldric

4th

Degree Membership Pin

Certificate suitable for framing

PLEASE NOTE:

IN ORDER TO INSURE CERTIFICATES AND PROGRAMS ARE CORRECT, A COMPLETED FORM 4 AND ALL FUNDS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN TUESDAY JAN. 22, 2019.

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO DISTRICT MASTER, GERALD SCHMUCK AND MAIL TO 12192 CHARLOTTE DRIVE, GULFPORT, MS 39503

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

William J. Horne, FN

6635 Timber Oaks Dr.

Olive Branch, MS 38654

Phone: (901) 289-4247

E-mail: tqguy@hotmail.com

OR Gerald Schmuck

12192 Charlotte Drive

Gulfport, MS 39503

Phone: 228-861-3459

E-mail: jschmuck@cableone.net

Dress Code: Candidates as described below:

Dark Blue, Grey or Black business suit (Slacks and sport coats are not acceptable), white dress shirt with lay down

collar (no collar buttons); tie; dark socks; and dress shoes.

Dress Code Exceptions (for candidates)

Military—Dress Uniform

Police and Firemen—Formal Dress Uniforms

Priests—Regular Clerical Dress

Seminarians—Dark Suit and Tie or Seminarian Collar with Black Suit

Dress Code for Others

4th Degree Members/Observers

New uniform.

Black tuxedo with social baldric

Dark suit with tie and social

baldric

Honor Guard

Regalia for ceremony—

complete Tuxedo, white gloves,

and swords

Flag Bears

No Swords

Color Guard Escorts

Regalia for ceremony—

Complete tuxedo, white gloves,

and swords

Assembly Activities

Feast of Christ the King (November 25)

We celebrated the Feast of Christ the King at Christ the King to commemorate that Jesus is King of all.

After the Spanish Mass, we served cake and punch. Thanks to Lonnie Treadaway (left) and Greg Henry (right) for volunteering to help out.

Thanks to the Sir Knights who served as Honor Guard for the celebration Mass.

Calendar for January

Landers Events

January 11 – The Hustle, Stand 5, Report time 5 pm

January 15 – The Hustle, Stand 2, Report time 5 pm

January 30 – The Hustle, Stand 5, Report time 8:30 am

Other Important Dates

January 1 – NEW YEAR’S DAY

*January 1 – SOLENMITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

January 5 – Anointing of the Sick Mass at CTK beginning at 9 am, Knights serving full breakfast

January 5 – CPR training course at CTK beginning at 9 am

January 5 – Knights of Columbus mid-winter meeting in Grenada, MS at 11:30 am

January 7 – January monthly Council meeting, Rosary at 7 pm, meeting at 7:30 pm

January 12 – Men’s Prayer Breakfast at CTK starting at 7 am

January 12 – Adopt-A-Highway clean up starting at 9 am, meet at new Walmart in Horn Lake

January 16 – Desoto Mobile Food Bank from 1:30 pm-4:30 pm

January 18 – Movie Night at CTK, When the Game Stands Tall, starts at 7 pm

January 19 – First Reconciliation Service at CTK beginning at 9 am, Knights serving pancakes

January 21 – 4th degree monthly meeting, Rosary at 7 pm, meeting at 7:30 pm

January 26 – 4TH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION AT QUEEN OF PEACE STARTING AT 9 AM

February 2 – Officers’ meeting at 9 am

February 4 – February monthly Council meeting, Rosary at 7 pm, meeting at 7:30 pm

*Holy Day of Obligation

NO OFFICERS’ MEETING IN JANUARY

Fr. Thi has requested that all Knights pray the Rosary EVERY Sunday for 2019. At CTK, the Rosary will begin at 10:15 am in the Chapel. Please be there!

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

BIRTHDAYS WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES George Stephens 1/4 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Baily 1/1

Jofrances Marquez, Jr. 1/6 Mr. & Mrs. James Zachary 1/7

Allen Latimer 1/10 Mr. & Mrs. James Terry 1/16

Terry Calvert 1/12 Mr. & Mrs. David Yager 1/19

Bill Vautrot 1/14

Andrew Priddy 1/19

Michael Six 1/21

Mark Celeski 1/24

Bill Booth 1/27

Anthony Scott 1/28

Dennis Johnson 1/29

Jose Hernandez 1/31

The deadline for submitting anything for the newsletter is ONE WEEK before the 1st of the month. Submissions can be sent via email to djgodwin2416@gmail.com.