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Volume XXXVII No. 7 January 2017

“The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.”

― G.K. Chesterton

CHAPLAIN’S REPORT Father David McGuigan

Dear Brother Knights, a reflection for a new year has the advantage that it may be appropriately, brief. A new year is often a time for resolutions as we look ahead. In fact this is such a commonplace that we might even feel obligated to formulate a resolution as a kind of reflex even if there is no passion driving it. May I recommend that, if you have a resolution in mind, you connect it to being a Knight. How might that work? Take one of the compass points: charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism—remembering that “the needle always points to charity.” In a spirit of prayer, make an act of faith and ask for the Lord’s help in reflecting on and committing to a solid resolution for 2017. Resolve to deepen a spirit of charity, unity, fraternity, or patriotism during the coming year.

New Year’s resolutions are often discarded and this can be discouraging to those who attempt them. One way to help with this is to share a resolution with a trusted person in our lives, our spouse or good friend. Don’t keep it secret, and don’t spread it around like a supermarket circular, either. The support of someone who cares about you can help you to be faithful. The points of the compass represent virtues and virtues are habitual dispositions to

the good and to right action in our lives—they have been called both seed and fruit of the good. The practice of virtue can be habit-forming in the healthiest and holiest sense. Many new year’s resolutions have to do with avoidance, but a more positive inclination can support fidelity.

Finally, the points of the compasses are challenges to us—they are not easy. Regarding growth in virtue the Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “It is not easy for man, wounded by sin, to maintain moral balance. Christ’s gift of salvation offers us the grace necessary to persevere in the pursuit of the virtues. Everyone should always ask for this grace of light and

Inside this issue: Chaplain’s Report ...................................................... 1 Grand Knight’s Report ............................................... 2 Supreme Council Report ............................................ 2 State Council Report .................................................. 5 District Deputy’s Report ............................................ 5 Activity Reports ......................................................... 7 Family ........................................................................ 8 Culture of Life ............................................................ 9 Chancellor’s Report ................................................. 11

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Communiqué Knights of Columbus, Council No. 7612 January 2017

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strength, frequent the sacraments, cooperate with the Holy Spirit, and follow his call to love what is good and shun evil.” In the coming months, I will offer reflections on the compass virtues, and I hope that they may support you—whether you make a new year’s resolution or not—in appreciating the great gift, the privilege and responsibility of being a Knight of Columbus. May you and yours be abundantly blessed in 2017. Happy New Year! Vivat Jesu!

GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT Michael Murphy

The Visit of the Magi

The Feast of the Epiphany (January 6th) celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.

The Magi by Henry Siddons Mowbray, 1915

It is one of my favorite stories of Jesus. As a boy, I was amazed that my grandfather, a former seminarian (luckily for me!), knew the names of the Three Wise Men. But it is interesting that those names, or the number of the visitors was never mentioned in the bible.

Matthew 2:1–12

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of

Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:

‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the

rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people

Israel.’” Then Herod called the magi secretly and

ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.” After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

Who were these mysterious foreigners?

Where exactly did they come from? What was their star? And were there even three of them, since Matthew never gives a specific number, only tells us that there were three gifts?

Many early Christian writings attempted to provide answers to these questions, but one stands out as truly exceptional. Known as the Revelation of the Magi, it is a complex, rich, and strange narrative that purports to be the Wise Men’s personal testimony about the birth of Jesus. According to this writing, the Wise Men (or better, Magi) are mystical sages living at the eastern edge of the world, guarding an ancient prophecy about a coming star that will signify the birth of God in human form. The appearance of the star, their miraculous journey to Bethlehem,


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and what became of them afterwards — all of these events are presented in vivid detail in the Revelation of the Magi. There are no other early Christian writings that provide such a complete explanation of these mysterious figures.

The Magi, also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, were, in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition, a group of distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition.

According to Matthew, the only one of the four Canonical gospels to mention the Magi, they came “from the east” to worship the “king of the Jews”. Although the account does not mention the number of Magi, the three gifts has led to the widespread assumption that there were three men.

The passage reveals that the magi were not always imagined as three figures, and even ambiguity about what type of men they were–kings or otherwise. In Greek, the specific word used for these visitors is µάγοι. As a term, this is fairly ambiguous, since it could mean any number of things, including “wise men,” “enchanters,” and “wizards” (fun fact: this word is the root of modern English magician), or more specific notions like priests of Persia or Media.

The ideas that there were three magi at Jesus’ birth and that their names were Caspar, Balthazar, and Melchior comes from apocryphal Gospels, hymns, sermons, mosaics, wood carvings, and sculptures on sarcophagi. This attests to the popularity of non-canonical texts and the degree to which they shaped Christian understandings of the world, perhaps even as much as the writings of the New Testament.

As ideas about these visitors accumulated through late antiquity and the medieval period, the magi took on all sorts of attributes. They came to be known as wise, thought to be kings from the East, possibly priest-kings as were known from antiquity. Since they gave costly

gifts, they must have been rich. Since they followed the star, they must have been well versed in astrology. Connotations for the Greek word µάγοι helped to make them more mysterious, knowledgeable in magic and esoteric arts. All of these notions may be found across a range of Christian texts, apocryphal and otherwise.

• Melchior, or Melichior, was often referred to as the oldest member of the Magi. He was traditionally called the King of Persia and brought the gift of gold to the Child Jesus. Melchior was described by St. Bede in the 8th century as being “an old man, with white hair and long beard”.

• Caspar, otherwise known as Casper, Gaspar, Kaspar, and other variations, is often considered to be an Indian scholar. He is traditionally portrayed as a young, beardless man who brought frankincense to the Child Jesus.

• Balthazar, also called Balthasar, Balthassar, and Bithisarea, is traditionally referred to as the King of Arabia and gave the gift of myrrh to the Child Jesus. He was described in the 8th century by Saint Bede as being “of black complexion, with a heavy beard” with the “myrrh he held in his hands prefigured the death of the Son of man”.

The Three Magi, are purported to be buried in the Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral following their remains being moved from Constantinople by Eustorgius I in 314 AD to Milan. In 1164, Holy Roman Emperor Fredrick Barbarossa moved them to Cologne.

The Magi are described as “falling down”, “kneeling” or “bowing” in the worship of Jesus. This gesture, together with Luke’s birth narrative, had an important effect on Christian religious practices. They were indicative of great respect, and typically used when venerating a king. Inspired

Herrad of Landsberg: The three Magi (named as Patisar, Caspara and Melchior), illustration from the Hortus deliciarum (12th century)


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by these verses, kneeling and prostration were adopted in the early Church. While prostration is now rarely practiced in the West it is still relatively common in the Eastern Churches, especially during Lent. Kneeling has remained an important element of Christian worship to this day.

Matthew wrote that the Magi brought three gifts—gold, frankincense and myrrh. Many different theories of the meaning and symbolism of the gifts have been brought forward. While gold is fairly obviously explained, frankincense, and particularly myrrh, are much more obscure.

The theories generally break down into two groups:

1. All three gifts are ordinary offerings and gifts given to a king. Myrrh being commonly used as an anointing oil, frankincense as a perfume, and gold as a valuable.

2. The three gifts had a spiritual meaning: gold as a symbol of kingship on earth, frankincense (an incense) as a symbol of deity, and myrrh (an embalming oil) as a symbol of death. Sometimes this is described more generally as gold symbolizing virtue, frankincense symbolizing prayer, and myrrh symbolizing suffering.

Myrrh was used as an embalming ointment and as a penitential incense in funerals and cremations until the 15th century. The “holy oil” traditionally used by the Eastern Orthodox Church for performing the sacraments of chrismation and unction is traditionally scented with myrrh, and receiving either of these sacraments is commonly referred to as “receiving the myrrh”.

What subsequently happened to these gifts is never mentioned in the scripture, but several traditions have developed. One story has the gold being stolen by the two thieves who were later crucified alongside Jesus. Another tale has it being entrusted to and then misappropriated by Judas. One tradition suggests that Joseph and Mary used the gold to finance their travels

when they fled Bethlehem after an angel had warned, in a dream, about King Herod’s plan to kill Jesus. And another story proposes the theory that the myrrh given to them at Jesus’ birth was used to anoint Jesus’ body after his crucifixion.

When did the visitation of the Magi occur? The Bible specifies no interval between the birth and the visit, and artistic depictions and the closeness of the traditional dates of December 25 and January 6 encourage the popular assumption that the visit took place the same winter as the birth, but later traditions varied, with the visit taken as occurring up to two winters later. This maximum interval explained Herod’s command at Matthew 2:16–18 that the Massacre of the Innocents included boys up to two years old. More recent commentators, not tied to the traditional feast days, may suggest a variety of intervals. One indication of the timing is also that Luke 2:22 mentions Joseph and Mary visiting the temple in Jerusalem when Jesus was 40 days old (this was required by the law). As soon as the “kings” had left, Joseph had a dream to warn him about Herod’s planned massacre of innocents, and immediately departed to Egypt. This indicates that the visit by the “kings” occurred at least later than 40 days after Jesus’ birth.

Additionally, Matthew mentions “on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother,” which could indicate that the Holy Family was no longer in a manger, but in fact had moved into a house. Interestingly, the presence of Joseph was not noted.

So now that you know more about the Visitation of the Magi, what about the “star” they were following? Although it’s referred to as a star, it’s clear that’s the one thing it couldn’t have been. On human time scales, stars are fixed and unchanging, and astrology of the time didn’t focus on the stars themselves. Instead it focused on astronomical events, such as the last appearance of a particular star before sunrise, or the conjunctions of stars and planets. One clue is buried in the verse itself, where “in the


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east” could also be interpreted as “at the rising.” This could be a heliacal rising, where a constellation or planet appears in the sky just before sunrise. For example, the first appearance of Venus as the morning star. Since Venus was long known to astronomers, its heliacal rising would not have been special by itself, but it could have been seen as significant if paired with another bright planet such as Jupiter.

Another possibility is that the Star of Bethlehem was a comet. Bright comets do appear in the sky from time to time, and have been described as “hanging over” particular cities or lands, as the Star of Bethlehem is often represented. We know that Halley’s Comet was visible in the region in 12 BC, and would have been bright enough to be described as a star. But the writers of Matthew would likely have known the difference between a comet and a star, and specifically noted the event as a star. There’s also the fact that comets were generally seen as bad omens, rather than good ones, so it would be unlikely that a comet would mark such an auspicious birth.

A third possibility is that it could have been a nova or supernova. These appear in the sky as “new stars” and are sometimes brighter than even Venus or Jupiter in the night sky. This would match the Biblical description, and might have been interpreted as a good omen. Chinese and Korean astronomers noted the appearance of a nova in 5 BC, which would be around the right time frame, but this nova wasn’t noted by astronomers in other regions, so it likely wasn’t particularly bright.

More than anything else, this shows the problems of astrological prophesy. While there isn’t a single event that stands out as a clear origin to the Star of Bethlehem, there are lots of options that “kind of” fit after the fact. This is even true of the Gospel of Matthew itself. Matthew was written around 80 AD, decades after the events it describes, so the astronomical event it mentions would have been interpreted long after the Crucifixion and the rise of

Christianity. Even if the author of Matthew felt the Star of Bethlehem was accurate history and not pious fiction, we’ll likely never know the particular event they had in mind.

So, think about this and ask yourself “What gift do I bear for the newborn king?”.

Vivat Jesus Grand Knight

SUPREME COUNCIL REPORT www.KofC.org

Please check out the webpage for a variety of informative and enlightening articles and news about recent events for the KofC around the world.

STATE COUNCIL REPORT

Please check out the State webpage

(www.kofc-md.org) for information on upcoming State events and programs.

DISTRICT DEPUTY’S REPORT Bill Adams, District Deputy

My Brother Knights, I bring you New Year’s Greetings from the

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and our State Deputy Stephen M. Cohen.

By the time we all read this in our first 2017 newsletter we will have passed the Christmas Season, and I hope all had a wonderful time of family and celebration. I am sure as Knights we all remembered the Grace and Blessings granted to us by our Lord, because as Knights we are truly blessed every day to have the opportunities we have to strengthen our faith and help others.


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As we prepare for the new year and the final six months of this fraternal year, let me take this time to thank all of you for the warmth and friendship you all have shown to myself and our District Deputy Charlie Kohler. We have felt like one of your council members at every event we have attended. You all have done such great work to build your councils, to help your community, and strengthen your Parishes. I have seen it and talked with all of your Pastors and they all give you ringing praise.

So as we continue our road together, keep up the good work. Pray your Rosary often and keep the Church, our Brother Knights, our Country and families always on our minds and in our Hearts.

Vivat Jesus Bill Adams District Deputy 21

COUNCIL BENEFITS ADVISOR Mike Hurley

I am addressing this month’s message to all my Brother Knights of Columbus and their wives, because both members and wives are eligible to fully participate in the extraordinary Fraternal Benefits Program.

Do you have any underperforming financial assets? Do you have a bank CD? Are any of you within 5 years of retirement? Are any of you in retirement or nearing retirement with the same asset mix you had 20 years ago? If so….maybe you should consider Knights of Columbus to safeguard your money.

Why? We’re a Fortune 1000 company. There is no higher rated insurer in the United States than Knights of Columbus. We guarantee your principal and have a minimum guaranteed interest that is well above what banks pay. We never charge any fees or

administrative charges. Our assets pass a Catholic investment litmus test every quarter. And we support our Church, Catholic values and the less fortunate.

What type of money can we accept? ......IRAs, ROTH IRAs, and IRA Rollovers, 401Ks, TSPs, 403(b) and any other type of pension money, savings, CDs and mutual funds.

So please call/text my cell 410-913-7835 or email me at [email protected] to take advantage of this benefit of membership.

Fraternally, Michael Hurley, FIC (Mike) Council Benefits Advisor

COUNCIL NEWS From the Webmaster:

Please monitor your emails for spam, phishing, spoofing, or any other type of hacking. A member received a bogus email from a member whose's UKnight email account appears to have been spoofed. I strongly recommend Council Members immediately change your PERSONAL email account password, replacing it with a strong password. What is a strong password? A strong password is onne that contains a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and two or more special characters, at least 8 characters long.

If you feel you have received a bogus email through the Council's Website email service, please copy and paste the bogus email to a Word document and forward the Word document and any details you can to our Webmaster. Webmaster Ray will forward the "invasions" details to UKnight Support Services for their assistance.

LECTURER’S REPORT Richard Perron

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TREASURER’S REPORT Joe Kirschensteiner

No report.

GOOD OF THE ORDER Ray Miles, Recorder

The monthly Good of the Order Door Prize drawing at the December Council Business Meeting resulted in Tom Harrington's name being drawn. Since Brother Tom was not present at the meeting, the $20 door prize grows to be a $42 door prize at the January Council Business Meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room at St Joseph's Catholic Church. The Knight whose name is drawn, must be present to win!!

ACTIVITY REPORTS

CHURCH Peter O’Sullivan

Tuesday Rosary This tradition began following the 9/11

tragedy and has continued without interruption. In addition to the victims of 9/11, we remember our service and law enforcement men and women and other intentions as they arise. Everyone is invited to come to the Cassidy Center at 7:30 p.m. whenever you have an hour to spare on a Tuesday night.

Adoration Our Council has committed to have members

present from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. every Sunday morning. All Knights, their families, and friends are invited and encouraged to participate in this beautiful activity.

COMMUNITY George Snediker

No report.

MEMBERSHIP We welcome our new members, those re-

activated and transferred! Join in with what interests you have and provide us with your feedback and inputs. Looking at what we do from a different perspective helps to keep us grounded and is the life-blood of any Council.

We have a moral obligation to offer membership in the Knights of Columbus to every eligible Catholic man.

Please reach out to Catholic men you meet or know at church to see it they may be interested in joining our brotherhood. If you are not sure what to say or do, do not hesitate to contact me or any Past Grand Knight of our Council. Also, remember that there are materials at our Bulletin Board area that is behind the steps to the new Hall. You are welcome to hand out any of the information on the Knights to a prospective candidate. We will add more Form 100’s to the drawer for recruitment use. Let me know if we need more materials to be stored there. Degree Schedule: http://www.kofc-md.org/docs1617/degrees/Degrees.pdf Greg Lofton, PGK, Membership Director

COUNCIL

No report.

PIT BEEF David Love

No report.

CONCESSION STAND PROJECT Tony Gioio

An invitation to join us Operating the M&T stadium/ Ravens

concession stands is our council’s largest fundraising activity, we will raise over $20,000.00 this year. However this is only one of the reasons why we choose to spend so much of our time at the stadium. The main


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reason is because it is a personally rewarding

experience and we enjoy doing it. Managing the concession stands has been one of the most rewarding things I have done in my life, not because of the money that we have earned, but because of all of the friendship and love that has been bestowed on me by my fellow workers over the years. Between the 3 stands we run, we serve about 2,000 customers an event. To do it well and be profitable, and we do do it well, it takes determination and team work. A fraternity develops between teammates; it is a unique type of relationship of friendship and trust that only occurs when you work shoulder to shoulder with another to obtain a common goal. Because of our work at M&T Stadium I have been blessed by being able to build this type of relationship with many of you. So I invite all of you to come on down, join our Concession stand Team and become part of our extended family. We are always looking for more help and I guarantee that you will enjoy yourself and be welcomed as a member of our team. At the end of the day you will have a feeling of pride in yourself and in your fellow friends and council members for all that you have shared in accomplishing.

15 times a year, you and your fellow council members have responded to my request by forming teams to run our stands. We have

been very successful and not missed a single event in over 5 years. Tony Gioio (410)552-5579

FAMILY Jarvis Abellana

Family of the Month We selected the Hohls as our Family of the

Month. Ever active at Saint Joseph’s, their children - Anna, Elise, and Wesley served as Ushers during masses. Ray and Sherri are both Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. Ray is our past Worthy Lector for our Council, and is a key member of our District 21 State Convention hospitality team. Sherry is a key voice to build support for Our Lady of America, and has made presentations at Rosaries and to the Catholic Daughters. Ray and Sherry volunteered to lead and coordinate our 2016 Silver Rose program at the old St. Joseph’s Church. They worked hand-in-hand with our Brother Knights at St. Alphonsus Rodriguez to ensure a smooth transition and a respectful transportation of the Holy Relic and Icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe to our service.

Our Family Night Schedule Let’s start with Spaghetti dinner and

desserts. Popcorn served all evening. What better way to share the evening. Join us. Events are held at the Fellowship Hall. Please sign up at the Cassidy Center.

Jan 21st Feb 11th March 4th

A very Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year to all

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the


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piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, [State your intention(s) here...] through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen. http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1290

CULTURE OF LIFE Al Grasley

March for Life – January 27th 2017! Please mark your calendar today, for the

march for Life. http://marchforlife.org/mfl-2017/ And plan on coming, if you would like a bus

ride, please contact:

Kathy Reid, [email protected] 443-920-9113.

2017 – Is shaping up to be a great year for Life.

If you visit Lifenews.com, there is some great news.

Ohio is trying to override the Gov veto of the Heart beat bill.

TX is defunding Planned Parenthood to the tune of 3.1 million dollars.

President Elect Trump chose U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina to head the Office of Management and Budget. Mulvaney has a 100-percent pro-life voting record from the National Right to Life Committee. On his website, he says he is “committed to promoting legislation that will protect the unborn.”

Stay Strong, God is on our side! Al Grasley “Pro-Life Guy”

C.U.F.P., INC. (HOME CORPORATION) Harold Bernadzikowski, President

Ray Miles, Treasurer

No report.

WARDEN’S REPORT No report.

ASSEMBLY REPORT Greg Lofton

No report.

OPERATION WELCOME HOME The calendar of OWHMD events for August

and September can be found at: www.operationwelcomehomemd.org

Please consider attending one of these

events—it is a wonderful feeling to show our returning troops how much support they have.

BALTIMORE CHAPTER OF GK’S Gregory McClain– President

http://www.mdkofc.org/baltimore/default.htm

Chapter meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at the Council home of one of our affiliates.

SHEEN’S COLLEENS CORNER Joanne Turgeon

Schedule of Activities: January:

• March for Life February:

• Valentines' Project March:

• Seniors' Prom We hope to have several field trips to area

attractions that help us to celebrate our Catholic Faith such as Mass and tour in DC at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate


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Conception and Mass at the Franciscan Friary in Ellicott City followed by dinner. We hope to make our events a family activity so that we can grow in faith and fellowship together.

Please feel free to call me or

email if you need any information or would like to know more about our group of women eager to serve our community and each other.

Joanne Turgeon [email protected] 410-549-9341

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CHANCELLOR’S REPORT Tony Gioio

.If you know of a member who is sick or is recently deceased, please email or call the Chancellor as soon as possible. ([email protected] or [email protected]) Please pray for our recently deceased Brothers, family members', and friends:

• Thomas Patrick Martin— Deceased 11/12/2016—Father of Brother Chris Martin • Brother David Theodore Coyle Sr.—Deceased 10/21/2016—Father of Brother Ted Coyle and

grandfather of Brother Zach Coyle • Jennifer San Fellipo—Deceased 10/10/2016—daughter of Brother Frank San Fellipo • Brother Knight Dave Smith—Deceased 8/12/2016 • Raymond Kibler Miles, Jr.—Deceased 9/17/2016—Father of Brother Ray Miles

Please pray for our sick and injured:

• Sarah Mandella—wife of Brother Mike Mandella • Carol Herrura—relative Brother Mike Hurley • Sammie Needham—requested by Brother David Love, PGK • Carmella Gioio—sister of Brother Tony Gioio • Thomas Ryder—brother of Brother Chris Ryder, PGK • Pam Murphy—wife of Grand Knight Mike Murphy • Carolyn Nacewicz—wife of Brother Mark Nacewicz • Wesley Hohl—son of Brother Ray Hohl • S/K Greg Lofton, PGK • Brother Neil Forthman • Patty Vaccarino Fuller—wife of Brother Jay Fuller • Fr. Paul Reich

Please pray for our special intentions:

• Seminarians: Robert Katafiasz and Lee Benson, both at St Mary’s Seminary

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Contact Information—for this year’s officers and directors.

Officer Name eMail Phone

Chaplain Fr. David McGuigan [email protected] (o) 443-920-9116 (c) 443-977-7627

Grand Knight Michael Murphy [email protected] (c) 410-790-0284

Deputy Grand Knight Tony Gioio [email protected] (h) 410-552-5579 (c) 443-798-5671

Chancellor Tony Gioio, Jr. [email protected] (h) 410-552-5579 (c) 540-742-5586

Warden Eric Klezer [email protected] (h) 410-549-3181 (c) 410-596-0998

Financial Secretary Bill Wachter [email protected] (h) 410-795-2288 (c) 443-506-4809

Treasurer Joe Kirschensteiner [email protected] (h) 443-920-3943 (c) 410-218-8485

Advocate Jarvis Abellana [email protected] (h) 410-549-0664

Lecturer Richard Perron [email protected] (h) 410-795-7649 (c) 410-227-7749

Communiqué Newsletter Chris Martin [email protected] (c) 240-328-7634

Membership Director Greg Lofton [email protected] (h) 410-795-8090 (c) 443-717-0465

Program Director Tony Gioio [email protected] (h) 410-552-5579 (c) 443-798-5671

Council Director Vacant Vacant Vacant

Concessions Tony Gioio [email protected] (h) 410-552-5579 (c) 443-798-5671

Pit-Beef David Love [email protected] (c) 240-417-4288 Car Raffle Chairman Jarvis Abellana [email protected] (h) 410-549-0664 Family Director Jarvis Abellana [email protected] (h) 410-549-0664 Youth Director Kevin Selby [email protected] (c) 410-960-3895 Community Director George Snediker [email protected] (c) 443-375-2938 Church Director Peter O'Sullivan [email protected] (h) 410-795-4379 Culture of Life Director Alan Grasley [email protected] (h) 410-549-5668 District Deputy Bill Adams [email protected] (c) 410-259-3486

District Warden Charles Kohler [email protected] (h) 410-374-9706 (c) 443-250-7242

Benefits Advisor Mike Hurley [email protected] (c) 410-913-7835 CUFP President Harold Bernadzikowski [email protected] (c) 410-530-0937 4th Degree Navigator Rainer Dombrowsky [email protected] (h) 410-756-2521

Colleens Vice President Joanne Turgeon [email protected] (h) 410-549-9341 (c) 443-340-8588

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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Knights of Columbus, Council No. 7612 P.O. Box 256 Eldersburg, MD 21784

Council Business Meeting Second Wednesday of the Month, 7:30 pm in the lower hall at St. Joseph’s campus.

Council Officers & Program Directors Mtg. Monday before Business Meeting, 7:00 pm in Room 11 at St. Joseph’s campus.

All Council Officers and Program Directors.

CUFP, Inc. (Home Corporation) Meeting Third Monday of the Month, 7:30 pm in Room 11 at St. Joseph’s campus.

Meetings are open to all members.

Sheen’s Colleens Meeting Third Wednesday of the Month, 7:00 pm, St. Joseph’s Cassidy Center

Council Social Meeting Fourth Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm at St. Joseph’s campus

— or as otherwise published in this Communiqué

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