empire state bulletin april 2016

Vol. 54 Issue 10 April 2016

I Am With You Always

Empire State Bulletin Official Publication of the New York State Council

Knights of Columbus Organized February 3, 1896

A Message From Your State Deputy, Robert D. Weitzman Worthy Brother Knights,

REJOICE, The Risen Christ is with us, Always.

We have just celebrated Easter Sunday, the fulfillment of God’s promises. Through His death, Christ

destroyed our bondage to sin; Through His Resurrection, He brought the promise of new life in heaven and on

earth. His own prayer “Thy Kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven”. Such powerful and meaningful words.

When the Risen Christ appeared to the disciples He said “Peace be with you, as the Father has sent me, so I send

you”. We are His disciples. We must bring His teaching into our homes, communities and councils. We have been

entrusted with a mission of Charity, Mercy and Love. We have to live this mission; we have to welcome our

Catholic brothers into our order. We must grow because as our order grows, our society grows in Faith. Our

families become stronger, which, in turn, builds a better community for all.

This is our time to shoot for “Star Council”. When we achieve Star Council we have fulfilled our mission

of bringing Catholic men into our order, and as said before, we make good men better men and better men great

men. We also successfully ran programs that met the needs of many. We served our Church, Community, Youth,

Council, Culture of Life, and Families and protected our family by providing financial security though our

insurance programs. So let’s move forward and reach for the Stars by becoming a Star Council. To help motivate

us, Supreme has also offered a financial incentive. If your Council achieves State Council, they will receive $4.50

per billable member.

Our State Convention will take place this month and I am looking forward to seeing the members of our

Columbian Family at the Villa Roma. I am also looking forward to spending some time with “The Sisters of Life”

who will be attending our Ladies Luncheon. I know you will support the Sisters and the

services they provide for so many by donating a baby item or by making a monetary

donation at the convention. If you are not attending the convention, but would like to

make a donation, your check payable to the NYS Knights of Columbus can be mailed

to the State Office at NYS Knights of Columbus, 201 Portion Road, Suite A, Lake

Ronkonkoma NY 11779. In the memo part of the check write “Sisters of Life”. I thank

you in advance for your generosity.

May the Light of Christ shine on you always, God Bless you all.

Bob Weitzman,

State Deputy

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Highlighted In This Issue

Message from your State Deputy 1 Table of Index 2 Message from Senior Associate Chaplain 3 Message from our MPC 4 We’ve Moved 5 Membership Information 6 - 7 Programs 8 Sisters of Life 9 - 11 Bowling Anyone 12 - 14 Around the State 15 - 23 Telecare Schedule 24 Staff of the New York State Council 25

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Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest,

Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the

generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue may we follow your Son,

Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the

Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may

continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your servant Father Michael

J. McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now

present (make your request here). Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

A Message from our Senior Associate State Chaplain,

Fr. Brian McWeeney...

My Brothers,

As we celebrate the Easter season for fifty days we are ever aware of the

renewal that the Lord calls us to receive. He has promised us abundant life not only

today but for all eternity. How might we accept this gift and equally important how

can we witness it to others? In this Year of Mercy we need only to look at the corporal

and spiritual works of mercy.

If I might I would like to share some simple examples. We are called to pray for

the dead. As a Council we should be especially aware of the need to respect to go to

the wakes of our brother Knights even if we do not know them. Later on we should

visit the family and invite them to our council events. We are called to feed the hungry

not just during holyday periods but throughout the year. Be sensitive to our

food banks as well as those run by other community organizations.

We are called to instruct the ignorant and admonish the sinner. Let us continue

to be lectors, catechists, and writers of articles inspiring others to share our values. I

know that many of you are already doing many of these things continue especially as

the Lord renews us in His graces.

Vivat Jesus,

Father Brian

Senior Associate State Chaplain

A message from Eric Johnson, PSD, MPC

New Member Annuity There seems to be some confusion about when a member can be offered the New Member Annuity. Hopefully this article will help bring this product into focus. Councils should always work with their assigned Field Agent to ensure each member has been given the opportunity to take part in our award winning insurance products. Our experienced field agents are trained to conduct a family needs assessment which is for the best interest of our brother knight and his family. The New Member Annuity is available to any Associate Member on a council roster and the Financial Secretary has the forms needed. Once the member decides to purchase the annuity he should contact the Financial Secretary and complete the application with a W-9 form. The Financial Secretary should retain a copy then send the original paperwork and a member’s check for $100 (or more) to the General Agent as requested by the insurance department. If you have any questions, please contact the General Agent in your

area, or the Supreme Council. This new member policy should not take

the place of an entire portfolio of insurance products. This product is

being made available to assist councils to reach Star Council status.

We have moved the

New York State Council

Knights of Columbus

Executive Office

Our new address is

201 Portion Road, Suite A, 2nd

floor

Lake Ronkonkoma, New York 11779

Same phone numbers:

631-366-3787 631-366-3788

Fax 631-366-3786

Same Email Address:

[email protected]

“It’s all about the members!” by Sal Restivo, PSD, Membership Director

Sprint to the Finish! Being a runner (when I was much

younger) my team mates and I always saved a little bit

for the finish. So towards the end, we picked up the

pace and rallied what strength we had to Sprint to the Finish! We would finish

the race completely exhausted knowing we gave our best effort.

Our Fraternal year is in its final quarter. In the months of April, May and June

we must step up our efforts to bring new members into the Order. Supreme is

sweetening the pot with their STAR council incentive. Remember that the

Supreme council has reinstituted the $4.50 per billable member incentive

for those councils that reach STAR council. We can reach our goal. Councils

that have not recruited members this year should work to do just that. Councils

close to reaching their council quota must reach and surpass their goal. All this

will help our state council reach our goal.

To the brothers on Long Island: Our membership contest ends on April 21

and we will award the checks at the Long Island Conference Meeting.

As of this writing, we brought in 1984 new members and

need 1016 new members to reach our goal!

Remember, “Just ask him"!

CONFERENCE

MEMBER-

SHIP # of New Members

Area Intake # OF Goal Goal Goal To G To G

To

G

4/5/2016 Cls 3 2 1 1 2 3

Nassau 333 48 384 336 288 -45 3 51

Suffolk 262 52 416 364 312 50 102 154

HudVal 268 53 424 371 318 50 103 156

B M S 192 31 248 217 186 -6 25 56

Kings 186 46 368 322 276 90 136 182

FL 141 40 320 280 240 99 139 179

Capital 131 52 416 364 312 181 233 285

Queens 103 33 264 231 198 95 128 161

Central 99 37 296 259 222 123 160 197

West/Put 95 30 240 210 180 85 115 145

Western 101 41 328 287 246 145 186 227

Northern 73 47 376 329 282 209 256 303

1076 1586 2096

TOTALS 1984 4080 3570 3060

$2,000 $1,500 $1,000 Money to Charity

Conference Incentive Recruitment Program 2016

Prayer to End Abortion Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life,

And for the lives of all my brothers and sisters.

I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion, Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death by the Resurrection of Your Son.

I am ready to do my part in ending abortion. Today I commit myself Never to be silent,

Never to be passive, Never to be forgetful of the unborn.

I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement, And never to stop defending life

Until all my brothers and sisters are protected, And our nation once again becomes

A nation with liberty and justice Not just for some, but for all.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen!

Visit the Sisters of Life

web site to learn more

about their great work.

http://www.sistersoflife.org/

about-the-sisters-of-life

Our First Lady is hosting a Brunch Baby Shower and she would love for you to join her on

Friday, April 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Club House at the Villa Roma!

Connie Weitzman has selected The Sisters of Life

as the choice charity for this year’s New York State Convention Ladies Brunch.

All attending the Brunch are asked to bring a

baby item which the Sisters will take back with them as they will be joining us for this event. We are anxious to make this a spectacular event

and we know we can with your support!

All Brother Knights attending the convention are invited to donate baby items too!

Some ideas are: Baby Toiletries: Shampoo, Lotion, Diaper Rash Cream Baby Necessities: Diapers, Wipes, Blankets, Towels Baby Tools: Pacifiers, Teething Rings, Rattles Baby Clothing: Boy or Girl! Have fun shopping! If you have any questions, please contact Connie Weitzman at (607) 437-9441 or you can email her at [email protected].

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Your generosity

towards the

Sisters of Life is

greatly appreciated!

We look forward to

the many beautiful

donations we know

they will receive! Thank you!

Training across the great

state of New York!

Great men are honored for their great work for our Order!

Congratulations Henry Tomlinson as you are honored as

Past Faithful Navigator!

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Congratulations

Tony Ippolitto

as you are

honored as

Past Nassau

Conference

Chairman!

Bishop McGann Council #564 celebrates their 115th Anniversary! Sharing keepsakes

from their 50th Anniversary, and celebrating such a

milestone, a great time was had by all! We know the

Charter members were smiling done on us!

115 Years Strong

Fr. Crowley

Council

celebrates

their

50th

Anniversary

in style!

St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council #5911 had our annual St. Patrick's/ St. Joseph's party. It was

held at St. Anastasia's annex in Douglaston on March 12.

The proceeds of the party will go to various

charities we sponsored at St. Anastasia church,

the community and in the Knights of Columbus.

Pictured below from left to right are:

Giuseppe Petruso, Rev. Dariusz Strzelecki,

Msgr. Anthony Sherman, Martin Aversa,

Michael DiOrio, and Frederick Bedell Jr. Grand Knight.

Article and photo submitted by Frederick R. Bedell JR., Grand Knight

2016 Suffolk County Free Throw Championship On Saturday, March 5 over 110 Boys and Girls representing the 11 Districts in Suffolk

converged at Ss Cyril and Methodius Gym in Deer Park to take part in the 2016 Suffolk

County Free Throw Championship. The gym was packed with participants family members

and Knights. After 2 hours of competition, the 14 Champions were recognized for their

achievement, as they now prepare to move on to the Long Island Regional Championship

to be held in early April. Thanks to Chairman, John Lazar, the Suffolk Board of District

Deputies, Grand Knights, and the many Knights who were there to help run the event, or

just cheer on the participants. A special thanks to the participants and their parents for

making the event a success.

Article submitted by

Mike Hearney,

Youth Director

Picture submitted by

Paul Basilio, PGK, FDD

2016 Suffolk County Free Throw Champions

Group Name District Council

B-09 James Burton 10th 11163

B-10 Alex Solis 10th 11163

B-11 Kristian Kent 6th 2458

B-12 Jonathan Moore 4th 1992

B-13 Aidan Christ 4th 1992

B-14 Travis Newman 10th 11163

Group Name District

G-09 Jaclyn Morra 8th 11968

G-10 Julia Greek 5th 12006

G-11 Brooke Bittlingmeyer 6th 8607

G-12 Lauren Wald 10th 11163

G-13 Kathleen Maguire 7th 564

G-14 Sarah Hull 4th 1992

Msgr. Sherman Council 5103 held our annual Good Friday Blood Drive at Sacred Heart Church

in Glendale, Queens. This year, after the mass, Bishop DiMarzio stopped down to visit with us.

The blood drive netted 68 pints of blood.

Photo to the right: Bishop DiMarzio, to his right

Bill Kuil Grand Knight of Msgr Sherman Council,

Father Marcin of Sacred Heart Church and Deacon

Jamie, the Bishops aid.

We continue to do great things as we held our Annual Lenten fish fry benefiting St. Pancras

Church on Friday, March 18th. Guests were served flounder, French fries, cole slaw, a cold

drink, and coffee and cake. After the dinner, the guests were invited to the church to watch a

live living stations of the cross, put on by the children of St. Pancras school. All proceeds

from the fish fry went directly to St. Pancras Church. The winner of the 50/50 donated all his

winnings also giving the church 100% of the 50/50. Pictured above to the left are: Front

Row: Richie Speidel, Jerry Bollmann, Bill Kuil, Grand Knight (blue apron), Don Gander Joe

Strohmeier, Chris Russo, Joe Falce, Michael Falce Seminarian. Back Row: John Konig,

Frank Kotnik, Jim Funaro, Jim Sexton, Sr., Gerry

O’Callaghan, Dom Pucci.

We are very proud of the success of our second

semi-annual food drive for Sacred Heart Food

Pantry which we held on Saturday, March 12 at The

Glendale Stop & Shop supermarket on Union Tpke.

Due to the generosity of the shoppers, we collected

32 boxes of food equaling about 1,000 pounds!

This will allow the food pantry to provide a nice

Easter meal for all 150 families they serve.

Pictured to the right are the men of the council and

a woman who just made a donation. Front Row, Jim Sexton Sr., Joseph Strohmeier, woman

donator, John Baer, Donald Gander, Joe Falce. Back Row: Henry Engesser, Ken Engesser,

Gerry O' Callaghan, Chris Russo

Articles and photos submitted by Bill Kuil, Grand Knight

Our Wheel Chair program continues to be successful! While the Supreme Board of Directors were on a Pilgrimage to

Mexico City and Guadalupe in February, one gentleman was very

happy to have been able to receive a wheel chair! This elderly

gentleman had only a pair of old crutches that he had been using

until he received his

chair! He wanted to

shake our hands for the

gift! Our Supreme

Director, Art Harris and

his wife Marlene were

thrilled to be a part of this

great effort!

Article and photo submitted by

Supreme Director Art Harris

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Members of Assumption - Msgr. James J. Dorney Council

#1694 hosted a traditional Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper for

their members and families. Pancakes and sausage patties were

cooked by PGK Bill Venturini and the council’s Chancellor,

Lenny Jones.

Article and photo submitted by

Bill Venturini, PGK

On Sunday, February 7, 2016, the Kings County Conference in conjunction with the New

York State Council Knights of Columbus sponsored a “Swish for Kids” event at St. Ephram’s

Church. This was a fun filled day with awards and basketball scrimmages with St. Francis College

and St. Vincent’s Basketball teams of Brooklyn. A Donation of $1,000.00 was presented by

John V. Arcate on behalf of Kings County and the State Deputy, Robert D. Weitzman. This

money helps defray some costs incurred by families whose children suffer from some form of

cancer. Approximately 45 -50 children were in attendance and this program has grown

tremendously in the past 4 years. Over $16,000.00 was collected due to many businesses and

organizations in Brooklyn.

We were honored by the Fourth Degree Color Corps with their presentation of the Pledge of

Allegiance, led by, Edgar Perez. All Conference Officers were present along with the Board

of District Deputies. Also present, was our State Secretary, Ken Latham, Borough President,

Marty Golden and Assemblyman Vinny Gentile.

All in all it was a productive day including a Membership Recruitment Table in the Gym.

A few form 100’s were completed, and will be

distributed to the selected councils.

Article and photo submitted by John V. Arcate, PGK, FDD, Kings County Conference Chairman

Be sure to view the Knights of Columbus

Building His Dream Show on Telecare, the Best in Catholic TV!

This year’s schedule will begin on Monday, November 30, 2015.

Listed below are times, dates, and channels.

Channel 296 FIOS

Channel 20 Nassau & Suffolk Cablevision / Elsewhere on Ch. 137 on Cablevision

Channel 471 on Time Warner and you can always watch it live on the internet

www.telecaretv.org

Monday, 9:15 a.m. and 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 9:00 a.m., Friday, 7:00 p.m., Each show will air 6 times.

We know you will like what you see.

EMPIRE STATE BULLETIN

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New York State Council

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A message from

the Editor:

We want to share the good work of our Order with

everyone! Kindly submit your article to me by the

15th of each month and it will be in the next

Empire State Bulletin. Please send articles to [email protected].

I look forward to hearing from you.

John G. Joseph,

PGK, FDD, FST Secretary to the State Deputy

STAFF OF THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL

Honorary State Chaplain…........His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan State Chaplain………………………......Most Rev. Robert Cunningham Senior Associate State Chaplain………..Rev. Father Brian McWeeney Associate State Chaplain………..………...........Rev. Msgr. James Cox Associate State Chaplain…………….…...…Rev. Fr. Donald Bourgeois Associate State Chaplain………………………...Rev. Fr. Robert Dwyer Associate State Chaplain…………..……….Rev. Fr. Darr Schoenhofen State Father Prior of Youth………………….Rev. Father Dennis Nikolic State Deputy…………………..…………...….……..Robert D. Weitzman State Secretary………………………...…………….Kenneth Latham, Jr. State Treasurer………………………………….….……Edward Kennedy State Advocate………………..………………….…...……Gary Leonardo State Warden…………………………...…..………..……...Edward Ciulla Chief of Staff……………….……………..……………....Edward O’Toole Secretary to State Deputy………………………………..John G. Joseph Warden to State Deputy………………………..…………Thomas Boslet Admin. Assistant to State Deputy..….....…………..……....Frank Bagley Admin. Assistant to State Deputy..….....…………...…....Jerry Connelly Events Coordinator…………...……………...Anthony “Sonny” Mangone Counsel to the State Deputy……..……..Carmine Musumeci, Esq. PSD Counsel to the State Deputy…………………...…….Joseph Lupia, Esq. State Membership Director……….…….Salvatore A. Restivo, PSD, XS Assistant Membership Director……………………..………….Rich Elias State Program Director……………...……..……..……Michael Flanagan State Youth Director………………………………........ Michael Hearney State C&B Director……………………...…..………...…Anthony Ippolitto Assistant State C&B Director…………………...………….Hank Theiling State Ceremonials Chairman……………………....James. A. Foy, PSD Admin. State Coord. Ext. Fund Raising……….……....Rocco D’Erasmo ESB Editor………………………………………………....John G. Joseph Web Master…………………………...…………...…………...Brian Ennis State Logistics Chairman……………………..Deacon Charles Esposito Insurance Liaison………………………...……………..………...Eric Izzo

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