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Grand Knights ReportA note from the EditorCALENDARNovember 2015

Council Spelling Bee (7:00pm) (PC)First Degree Exemplification (7:00 pm) St. Patrick Council #13307)Officer’s Meeting (6:00pm) (CH)Business Meeting (7:00pm) (CH)Veterans Day Memorial Mass (3:00 pm) (Sarasota National Cemetery)Eucharistic Adoration (5:30 pm) (CL)“Trivia Knight” 7:00pm (CH)Veterans Day Mass Wrap-Up Meeting (9:00 am) (PC Conference Room)Keep Christ in Christmas Car Magnet Sale for Vocations (All Masses)Keep Christ in Christmas Car Magnet Sale for Vocations (All Masses)Pancake Breakfast (8:00–11:00 am) (PC)HAPPY THANKSGIVING

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Volume 5, No. 5November 2015 News & Views

Our Monthly Newsletter

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect

has intended us to forgo their use”

- Galileo Galilei

Phil Riordan, [email protected]

He loves us without limit, and offers Himself to us in the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist.

Can we not give Jesus a few minutes of love and adoration in return?

On the third Tuesday of each month, our Council participates in the Eucharistic Adoration at the Church Chapel. We are assigned the 5:30 to 6:00 pm time period. The Council’s next Eucharistic Adoration will be on Tuesday, November 17th.

Peace to you and your family.

Hope this finds all our brothers and their

families in good health. If you need our prayers for any reason please let us know.

Well, October went very well for our Council. We had a very good Baby Bottle drive for SMPC. Thanks to Brothers Art and Joe for a job well done. We had a good Pancake breakfast with the proceeds going to help our St. Vincent de Paul group and our second Trivia Night was a hit once again. We gave out our first “prize” money to the top three teams out of a total of six teams who participated. If you haven’t attended yet you may want to give it a try. It is a good fun night. Our next “Trivia Knight” will be Nov. 17th at 7pm in the Parish Center.

Some other events we are doing in November is the Spelling Bee contest for the school on Nov. 4th in the Parish Center at 7:00pm. If you have time, come out and root the school children on during this

“In service to One, In service to All.”(C) Knights of Columbus Incarnation Council #15332 - 2929 Bee Ridge Road - Sarasota, Florida 34239

BIRTHDAYSStephen J. MaleckiThomas P. PackerJohn P. DugganJames A. DugganJoseph J. D’AgostinoThomas R. McCarthyRichard F. DowdMichael F. Clayton

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exciting competition. You’d be amazed at how good our Incarnation students perform.

Nov. 11th is Veteran’s Day with a Ceremony Mass at the National Cemetery in Sarasota. The Mass will be celebrated by our Bishop Frank and all are invited. The Knights from the area coordinate this entire event. It’s a great way to honor and thank our veterans for their sacrifices so that we can live in peace in this great country of ours. God bless America and thanks to all our veterans!

Our successful ‘Keep Christ In Christmas’ campaign will be the weekend of Nov. 21 and 22 and we can use some help after the Masses that weekend so please sign up at the meeting Nov. 7th.

Brother Joe will be organizing our next Pancake Breakfast on Nov. 22nd and can always use some help.

We started a new program for Advent in the Parish. We call it “Make your Own Advent Wreath“. The Knights provide all the material which consists of the four candles, wreath, Christmas bows and balls, and a Advent prayer, plus a free Car Magnet for each one purchased.

The cost is $10. And the Council will make about $4.00 per wreath. Since this is our first attempt we have limited sales to 40 wreaths and I am happy to report that we have orders for 26 already without any advertising. If any Brothers would like to purchase a kit please call me at 921-6631 asap. This is a fun event for you or your grandchildren. Thanks to Brother Joe for making up the first wreath that was on display at the Masses last weekend. I thought this was a good way to get this practice in our homes and folks can have some fun while putting it together.

Our next meeting is on Nov. 7th and I invite you to try and attend. Our meetings have been streamlined and very worthwhile. If you haven’t attend in a while come by and check us out. We do miss you.

I’d like to welcome our new Knights Tom and Steve who made their First Degree last month. Brothers, we offer a lot to our parish, school and community and we can use your help along with some new faces. If you know of someone who would make a good Knight invite them to join. Maybe all it takes is an invitation.

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Wellness Section

If you are aware of a Brother or their family member who are ill or in need of support, please contact Health Services Director Gabriel Febbraio at 925-3038 or Grand Knight John Crescitelli at 921-6631.

Current list of sick or ailing who are in need of prayer is as follows:

• John Pollard• Hilton Grier• Ann Hayes (Mrs. Jerry Hayes)• Frank Thomas• Ted Kreger• Richard Hamilton• Steve Anderson• Dominick Locascio• Richard Dowd• Art & Lou LaChiusa• Rusty Wainwright

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Volume 5, No. 5November 2015

Knights of Columbus Incarnation Council #15332 2015-2016 Officers


ChaplainGrand KnightDeputy Grand KnightChancellorWardenRecorderFinancial SecretaryTreasurerAdvocate

Father Matt GradyDeacon John Crescitelli, PGKJoseph R. DeStefano, PGKPhillip E. RiordanStephen J. MaleckiJames E. ReynoldsCharlie Culkin, PGKJason PetersLouis Kolupa

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Please remember to bring canned food or dried goods to our next meeting, it’s your ticket to a free sandwich and drink, plus, we help feed those in need through our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society. We have been doing a good job and have collected over 200 lbs of food so far. Thank you.

In closing I’d like to wish all my fellow Brother Knights and their families a very Happy Thanksgiving. May God continue to bless you and shower you with His gifts of peace and love. We are a bunch of men who give of their time and talents freely to help the Church and to help others. Take the time this Thanksgiving Day to just relax and enjoy family and friends.

Our Council is more than an organization, we are a family and as your Grand Knight I am thankful for the opportunity to be apart of this family. Many Blessings to all. Vivat Jesus!

Deacon JohnGrand Knight

CONGRATULATIONS to the 11 Brother Knights in District #52 who completed their road to Knighthood at the Third

Degree Exemplification on October

Exemplification will be held on November 9th at St. Patrick Council #13307 in Sarasota. It will begin at 7:00 p.m. State Deputy Donnie Goolesby will be attending the Exemplification. Let’s have a great turnout of Council Officers and Members.

My wife, Cindi, and I wish you and your family a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving.

Vivat Jesus!

Charlie CulkinDistrict Deputy #52

The Pitfalls of Replacing Coverage

You know the old saying, “the grass seems greener on the other side of the fence,” but we all know that it rarely is. The same holds true when it comes to replacing your existing Knights of Columbus life insurance with coverage offered by another company. Perceptions are deceiving. A move to the “greener” grass on the other side of the fence might seem like a good one, but it can leave you with less green in your wallet — in some cases, a lot less. That’s why it pays to remember another old adage, “Read the fine print.”

17th. Thanks to the Conferring Officer Bob Marrah and his Lenny Anzalone Knighthood Team and Our Lady of Victory Council #3358 for delivering an outstanding Exemplification.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the District Councils that conducted an “Annual Baby Bottle Campaign” during Respect Life Month in October to help support the operation and maintenance of the ultrasound machine at the Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center. Three years ago, area KofC Councils helped purchase the ultrasound machine. Executive Director Jennifer Carey greatly appreciates all the financial support that the local KofC Councils provide the pregnancy center.

CONGRATULATIONS to all District #52 Councils. In the first four months of the fraternal year, District #52 has achieved 63% of its membership goal and 38% of its insurance. Keep up the great work Councils!

The Veterans Day Mass will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11th at the Sarasota National Cemetery on Clark Road – five miles east of I-75. The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Frank Dewane to honor the men and women who have served our country and are serving us today. Let’s have a great turnout of Brother Knights from District #52!

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There are many reasons to keep your existing coverage in force, whether that coverage is with the Knights of Columbus or with another company. I’ll focus on the potential pitfalls of replacing coverage here — pitfalls that an agent trying to convince you that the grass actually is greener might neglect to mention.

First, all life insurance contracts contain a contestability period, which allows the insurer to contest claims made for a period — typically two years — after the contract is issued. Chances are this is no longer an issue with your current coverage.

Second, it’s unlikely that you can obtain the same amount of coverage, for the same premium, that you were able to obtain with your existing contract. The two factors that determine how much you’ll need to pay for life insurance coverage are age and health. Certainly, you’re older now than you were when you took out your current coverage. There’s no way around that. And you have to ask yourself, has your health changed during that time? Is your blood pressure the same? Your cholesterol? Have you gained weight? All these factors can affect the amount of coverage you’ll get for your premium dollar.

can only be done with your help.

During the past few weeks, you received, or will receive, a letter from the Florida KofC Charities/Helping Life Fund asking you to give of your time and treasure in support of this most worthy cause. It asked that you donate $15.00 to this fund. Please open your hearts and wallets and make a contribution. Every dollar you send will go to saving and protecting Life. Thank you and God Bless.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTS GETOFF TO A GREAT START

The Incarnation Council Monthly Pancake Breakfast has gotten off to a great start.

For each pancake breakfast, the Council has designated the net profits for a specific Church, School, Ministry need or a Council charity. Last months recipient was American Heritage Girls.

After the 7:00 a.m. Mass on October 25th, Grand Knight Deacon John




If someone encourages you to replace — or worse, drop — your existing coverage, please call me. I’ll show you how your existing coverage is working for you and why replacement is rarely in your best interest.

Vivat Jesus!

Jerry HayesKofC Field [email protected].

HELP SUPPORT HUMAN LIFE

Human Life is precious in God’s Eyes and as such was made in His likeness. Since 1991, the Knights of Columbus (KofC), through the Florida KofC Helping Life Fund, have taken on the task to support “All Life,” following the Catholic Church’s teaching “from conception to natural death.” The Helping Life Fund abides by God’s wishes and protects that which is most precious to him – “Life.” This charity supports the most innocent of life, in protecting the unborn through crisis pregnancy centers, and the protection of battered and abused women, children and senior citizens. This


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Crescitelli and Father Jacek presented Carmela DeStefano a check for $400.00 in support of the American Heritage Girls.

Council Deputy Grand Knight Joe DeStefano, PGK is chairing the Pancake Committee. He is looking for Council Brothers, and their wives,

For dinner, the restaurant chef has planned the following: Mixed Greens Salad, Focaccia Bread and the following entrée choices: Flounder Francese (egg-battered with lemon and white wine, topped with capers), Veal Piccatta (sautéed with lemon and wine sauce) and Chicken Alla Baci (sautéed with tomatoes, garlic, rosemary and black olives). And for dessert, we will have Tiramisu. Coffee and tea will be available. The cost for the delicious meal is $37.50 per person, which includes tax and gratuity.

After dinner, we will hold a Scottish Gift Exchange. Each couple or an individual should bring a wrapped gift valued no more than $20.00. Also, we will conduct a 50/50 Raffle.

We hope that our Council Brothers and their spouses will support this very special evening. It is a great opportunity to get together during the Christmas Season. To make reservations, please email Phil Riordan ([email protected]) or call him at 924-5906. You can bring your check – payable to Incarnation Council 15332 – to our November 10th Business Meeting. Let’s have a great turnout for this Corporate Communion and Christmas Dinner Party on Saturday, December 12th.




to cook, serve and clean-up. If you can help, please call Brother Joe DeStefano at 342-3401 or email at [email protected].

COUNCIL CORPORATE COMMUNION AND CHRISTMAS PARTY

Mark Saturday, December 12th on your calendar for the Council’s Second Quarterly Corporate Communion and Annual Christmas Dinner Party.

At 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 12th, Incarnation Council will hold the second of four Corporate Communion Masses during the 2015-2016 Fraternal Year. A Corporate Communion Mass is when we come together as a “Council Family” and attend Mass as a group. We will gather at 4:15 p.m. in the Church Foyer and walk into Church together for Mass. We will sit in assigned pews.

After Mass, we motor over to the Café Baci Restaurant (4001 S. Tamiami Trail) for our “Annual Christmas Dinner Party.” Chair Phil Riordan has planned a wonderful evening for us. We will enjoy our evening in a private room – the Piano Bar Room – on the second floor of the restaurant. Upon our arrival, there will be a cash bar available.

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Our next Corporate Communion will be on Saturday, February 14th at the 9:00 am Mass. After Mass, we will enjoy a delicious breakfast in “The Signature Room” of Geckos Grill (5585 Palmer Crossing Circle). Mark Saturday, February 14th on your calendar for the Council’s Third Quarterly Corporate Communion and Breakfast.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSDAY AT THE BALL PARK

On Sunday, October 4th, over 1,500 Florida State Council Knights and their families attended the 8th

Annual Knights of Columbus Family Fun Day at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Deputy Grand Knight Joe DeStefano, his wife and two children; District Deputy 52 and Council Financial Secretary Charlie Culkin and his wife Cindi; Treasurer Jason Peters, his wife Tammi and their two children and Warden Steve Malecki, his wife Claudia and all their guests represented Incarnation Council. We all sat together in the lower grandstand on the first base side of the field. Everyone had a great time, especially all the interaction with other Knights and their families in our section. The Tampa Bay Rays had (did not have) a great day as they won (lost) their




last home game of the year against the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the real highlight of the game was watching a local KofC Assembly march in from centerfield to present the Colors.


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and District level competitions. The students who finished first, second or third were:

• Girls Age 9 – Annalise Love – 1st Place

• Girls Age 10 – Stephanie Dowell – 1st Place

• Girls Age 11 – Lisa Epps – 1st Place

• Boys Age 12 – Nate Epps – 3rd Place

• Boys Age 13 – Matthew Saenz – 1st Place

• Girls Age 14 – Sullivan Sweet – 2nd Place

Incarnation Council congratulates all the ICS students. The four first place winners advanced to the Florida State Council Soccer Challenge Finals. The competition will be held on Saturday, November 7th at East Ridge High School in Clermont, FL. Good luck to all our ICS competitors!

At a future School Honors Assembly in November, the Soccer Challenge Winners will be presented a Council




INCARNATION STUDENTS BIG WINNERS IN REGIONAL SOCCER CHALLENGE

On October 17th, six Incarnation Catholic School (ICS) students excelled in the “Annual Knights of Columbus Regional Soccer Challenge.” The competition was held at St. Francis Xavier Grade School in Ft. Myers. The students who participated in the Regional Soccer Challenge had advanced to this level after winning the Council


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Plaque and District Medallion. Also, each student participating in the Council Soccer Challenge will be recognized with a certificate. We thank Principal Dr. Ann Davis for supporting this year’s competition.

INCARNATION COUNCIL RECEIVES HIGHEST SUPREME RECOGNITON

For the fourth consecutive year, Incarnation Council #15332 was the recipient of a Star Council or Double Star Council Award. For the 2014-2015 Fraternal Year, the Council received the Star Council Award – the most prestigious award that a Council can achieve. Incarnation Council was one of 110 of 385 Councils within Florida and one of 2,163 out of over 16,000 Councils worldwide to receive Supremes’ Star Council Award during the 2014-2015 Fraternal Year.

With a great set of Council Officers, active Council Brothers and a well thought out Service Program Plan, the Council established the goal to achieve the Star Council Award during the 2014-2015 Fraternal Year. To do so, the Council had to (1) achieve a net gain of five new Members; (2) achieve a net gain of three new Insurance Members; and

INCARNATION COUNCIL #15332“TRIVIA KNIGHT”

As Grand Knight Deacon John has stated in his report, our Trivia Night was a really big hit once again. We gave out our first “prize” money to the top three teams out of a total of six teams who participated. It is a good fun night as the pictures will show.

Our next “Trivia Knight” will be Nov. 17th at 7pm in the Parish Center.




(3) conduct at least four activities in the areas of Church, Community, Council, Family, Pro-Life and Youth. And, they successfully met all these objectives.

To recognize Council 15332’s achievement, District Deputy #52 Charlie Culkin presented the Star Council Award to PGK/Deputy Grand Knight Joe DeStefano at the Council Business Meeting on October13th on behalf of PGK Art Reilly (2013-2014 & 2014-2015), who was out of town. In accepting the Star Council Award, Deputy Grand Knight Joe thanked all the Council Officers and Brother Knights for all their dedication and hard work to make this Award possible. We hope to achieve it again next year.


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Deputy District #52 Charlie CulkinPresents Star Council Award to

Deputy Grand Knight Joe DeStefano


MEMBER RECOGNITION

At the October Council Business Meeting, Deputy Grand Knight Joe DeStefano recognized Brother Lou Kolupa as the Knight of the Month and James and Sylvia Kurt as the Family of the Month for September.

Congratulations Lou, James and Sylvia!




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Deputy Grand Knight Joe DeStefano and September Knight of the Month Lou Kolopa

Deputy Grand Knight Joe DeStefano and September Family of the Month

James and Sylvia Kurt(unavailable for photo)


INCARNATION COUNCIL #15332WEBSITE

Don’t forget to check out our website for more information on Incarnation Council #15332.

We have a great picture gallery and a News section with plenty of information.

You can also get a copy of this newsletter there under the membership tab at the top of the home page.

The website can be located at:

www.kofccouncil15332.org

Well, that’s it for this edition of the NEWS and VIEWS!

So, until next month,

VIVATJESUS!!!

Daylight Savings TimeSunday November 1st

District Deputy Charlie Culkin and DeputyGrand Knight Joe DeStefano presenting

Chancellor Phil Riordan the Honoree Certificate for the First Degree Exemplification

held October 14, 2015

Hope you remembered to set your clocks back!

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