KNIGHTS REPORTER

BISHOP SEBASTIAN COUNCIL NO. 5058

Inside this issue

Chancellor Report .......................2

Service Reports ...........................2

Supreme Council Events……………. 6

Coats For Kids……………... ………….. 8

Flu Clinic……………………………………. 9

DOSEAS Report............................10

Council Calendar .........................11

Hello, Brothers and Ladies, Our Council has been doing very well these last few months with our activities. I am glad to see that our membership is increasing and we are moving towards Star Council. If you have not already done so, please take some time to meet with our Insurance Agent, Deacon Don (PGK) and our Retention Chairman PGK Michael Colbourne. Thank you to our new member Chris Seymore for taking on the Culture of Life Director position. Starting this Winter, we will be opening up the 3rd Monday meetings to everyone. Every member of this Council should feel that they are valued and welcome. Any Knight or Lady can contact me with questions or concerns that they have. My goal for this month is to bring in 2 new members and to increase our presence in the community. When something needs to be done, it would be wonderful if the Knights of Columbus could be on the top 3 list. I am working with the other Councils in our District and nearby Districts to perform joint efforts to help those who live in our communities regardless of membership. We are rapidly approaching Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are founded on Charity, Unity, and Fraternity and that should extend to those who are not Knights. “Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” Where charity and love are, God is there.

Vivat Jesus!

November 2016 Volume 56, Issue 5

Courtesy Of Deacon Don Cupps

Knights of Columbus - Marlowe Agency

600 Fairmount Avenue Suite 100

Towson, MD 21286 443-689-7732 after 02/26/16

Grand Knight’s Report - William Keenan

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.”

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

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Membership Michael Mank, PGK 410-574-6690

October has been a slow month for me. It started off at St. Ursula on October 8 & 9th. The results were 2 names and phone numbers which I am still working on, St. Clare's weekend is now rescheduled for December 10 & 11th. On October 22 at St. Isaac Jogues, I was able to get 2 names and phone numbers at the Men's Fellowship. On October 22 and 23 at St. Ursula's Ministry Fair with the help of some brothers, I was able to get 12 names and phone numbers. I thank everyone who helped me. Upcoming Membership Weekends: November 5 & 6 - St. Isaac Jogues November 19 & 20 - St. Thomas More December 10 & 11 - St. Clare Do not forget our next council meeting will be a 1st Degree, November 7. Victor Bisignani, Chuma Odiegwu and Joseph Cascio are now rescheduled to take their 2nd Degree on November 16 at Patapsco Council, Anthony D"Agostino is scheduled to take his 3rd Degree at St. Joan of Arc Church in Aberdeen on November 4. With everyone's help star council is achievable. Always remember to carry with you the form 100 or the 921A card.

Program Director’s Report Steve Radsminski 410–663-6107

I am pleased to announce that new 3rd Degree Knight Chris Seymore has stepped up, and will become our new Culture of Life

Director. He volunteered for this position in early October, and has already come up with some new ideas. I don’t want to steal

Chris’ thunder, but one project will involve the council collecting used clothing, books, etc. instead of donating to Goodwill. The

council will raise money for our Culture of Life projects. And I know that Chris has other ideas. Please support Chris and his

endeavors. Be sure to contact him with your ideas, he is listed in the Council Directory.

On Monday, October 17, 2016, Council officers and directors attended a seminar about the duties of the various offices. I am

pleased to say that under the leadership of our Worthy Grand Knight, Will Keenan, our council does not have any vacancies.

Our instructor was very pleased in that he mentioned that some councils have difficulty having a full slate of directors.

SERVICE REPORTS

Chancellor’s Report

Sick List

Joe Keller

John Hoyt

Suzanne Farabaugh

Death

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Please notify Bishop Sebastian Council of

our sick and deceased members and their

families by contacting:

Chancellor Joseph Keller

(410-882-8023)

As you can see, the news is positive, but as always we need you to participate in our events. Look for the activities throughout

the newsletter, and plan to attend. Please contact me at 410-663-6107 or sradziminski@hotmail.com with your comments,

suggestions, or questions.

One final note, kudos to Bernie Schmidt and Joe Keller for the efforts in the ongoing Tootsie Roll Drive.

God Bless!

Church Activities Michael Quinn 301-602-6835

On Sunday Oct 2nd, St. Ursula had their first Blessing of the Animals and Ice Cream Social. It was well attended and there was even a chicken and a goat present. Fr. Steve’s dog Seamus seemed to enjoy himself and “translated” for Father. The ice cream was provided by the Fathers Club and was served by the Knights. Those Knights in attendance were: Steve Radziminski, Roy Gary, Andrew Colbourne, Mike Quinn, GK William Keenan, and PGKs Ray Cilento, Michael Colbourne, and Rick Callender.

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Community Activities - Roy C. Gary 410-665-9563

The November-December 2016 Community Activities Report for the Knights' Reporter is as follows: On October 31st, Halloween visits are planned to Heart Homes and Victorian Inn to visit the residence and give a little treat bag. On November 8th, St. Isaac Jogues Parish is holding a Blood Drive. On November 20th, decorating for the Festival of Trees will be held at Timonium Fair Grounds starting at 8:00 a.m. On December 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. we will be conducting a Food For Families drive at the Giant Foods at Parkville Shopping Center to benefit the Food Bank at Saint Ursula's parish. On December 4th, we will be wrapping gifts for the ARC Christmas Party at the Bishop Sebastian Council Hall beginning at 1PM. On December 6th, the ARC Christmas Party will take place beginning at 11:30AM.

Council Activities - Steve Radsminski 410–663-6107

We have come to a conclusion of another successful Incentive Car Raffle event. Thanks goes out to the entire council for the

participation. Thanks also goes to Bob Davidson Ford for displaying a 2017 Ford Mustang at the Parkville Fair in September.

The Council sold 1,324 tickets, and the net profit to the Council was $465.16.

Christmas will be here before we know it, and Bob Pahr III is putting together another wonderful Council Christmas Party. The

party will be held on Saturday, December 17 2016 from 6:00 – 10:00 PM in the council hall. Bob is putting the final touches on

the menu and planned activities, and he assures us that the cost will be very reasonable. What better way to celebrate the

anniversary of our Lord’s birth than with your brother knights and their families.

Now is the time to start planning if you are interested in attending the State Convention in May in Ocean City. Details and early

registration will be coming out soon.

Family Activities Michael Colbourne 443-876-2828

Need for Catechists for Monday night’s at St. Ursula Parish. If you would like more information about this event and\or would like to help, please contact the Family Activities Director. Children Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) St. Ursula’s Religious Education department provides refreshments after the 9:00 a.m. Mass on the 4th

Sunday of the month. Details on how our Council can help with this ministry will be provided in the December 2016 edition of the Knights Reporter.

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Adopt-A-Family Before the 11/7/2016 Council meeting, the Director of the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Ursula Parish will be contacted regarding “adopting” a family in order for them to have a better Christmas. Details about this event will be provided at the 11/7/2016 meeting and within the December 2016 edition of the Knights Reporter. Renewal of Vows (ROV) for February 2017 Details will be provided in the December 2016 edition of the Knights Reporter. Family of the Month (FOM) The FOM certificates for the 2015-2016 fraternal year will be presented\distributed soon. We need your entries your input on the families within your Parishes you believe should be nominated for this honor. Official qualifications for nominating a family for this honor: The rules for Family of the Month are the member must be a member of the Knights in good standing and a member of the council. Forms have been received for non-members, but they are only put on our participating list and not eligible for the drawing. Only members are. If you have any questions on the qualifications for this honor and\or require the nomination form, please contact the Family Activities Director. Employment Assistance If you are seeking a job, please provide an updated resume on MS Word and a “Position Needed” form. This form will be provided per request. If you have a job to be advertised, please provide a “Position Wanted” form. These forms will be provided when requested. Need for Co-Directors. The need is great to have a Brother Knight to step up to be the Co-Director for the Parishes we serve. One Co-Director to represent the Parishes of St. Ursula, St. Issac Jogues, St. Thomas More and St. Clare will help our Council greatly. If you are interested and/or any questions, please contact the Family Activities Director. Family Activity Events If you have any ideas for Family Activity events that our Council should look into, please contact the Family Activities Director. Contacting the Family Activities Director If you have any new Family activities that you like our Council to take on and\or you’re interested in the aforementioned, please contact PGK Michael Colbourne by either phone (443-876-2828) or email (michael_colbourne@yahoo.com). If you would like more information about these events and\or would like to help, please contact the Family Activities Director.

Youth Activities Jose Guzman

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Retention Chairman’s Report PGK Michael Colbourne (443-876-2828)

A busy Knight is a Happy Knight!!! As our Council’s new Retention Director, I have the pleasurable duty to get our members involved in our Council in one or more of the 6 areas of activities: Church, Community, Council, Culture Of Life, Family, Youth. I will be working with our Council’s Grand Knight (GK), Program Director (PD) and Membership Director (MD) to ensure all our Knights are active. In addition, I will be contacting each Council member by either in-person, email or phone about the activities you are currently involved with and which activities you want to be involved with. Please contact the PD for the list of activities are Council is involved with. Furthermore, please contact me whether you are receiving the monthly Knights Reporter, either via email or given to you as a printed document. This publication is one tool to keep you up-to-date with our Council’s activities. For the new Knights, a signature log is provided below for you to “meet-and-greet” the Officers and Directors of our Council. I encourage you to take the time to meet the Knights who have these titles and ask for their signature and what their functions are. Lastly, please consider the following:

What are my God-given talents I have to help my Council Church (Parish), Community and Family? What can the Council do for me to be a better man (husband, father, friend), Knight and Catholic? For a new Knight, we need to find you a mentor(s) to learn from For veteran\experienced Knights, consider being a mentor to teach the Knights who want to learn Enable to engage with others and be engaged by others

You can do anything, but not everything!!! Questions\comments\concerns about the aforementioned? Please contact the Retention Director, PGK Michael Colbourne either in-person, email (michael_colbourne@yahoo.com) or phone (443.876.2828).

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In preparation for Election Day, the Knights of Columbus is calling its mem-

bers and all the faithful to join together in a novena to the Holy Trinity

through the maternal intercession of the Immaculate Conception, patron-

ess of the United States.

Join your brother Knights around the nation for this novena, beginning on

Sunday, Oct. 30, and concluding on Monday, Nov. 7. The prayer for the

novena can be found on the next page.

Our country is in desperate need of prayer. Please ask all your brother

Knights and their families, as well as your pastor and fellow parishioners,

to pray this national novena for the protection, well-being and freedom of

our country.

Knights of Columbus

1 Columbus Plaza

New Haven, CT 06510

www.kofc.org

Pray The Rosary Often

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The Baltimore Chapter is hosting a Charity Basketball Game with the Harlem Ambassadors to raise money for Coats for

Kids. Tickets can now be purchased online with debit/credit card at Brown Paper Tickets:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2603840 No need to mail a check or waiting for a meeting. If you or your council

would like to mail a check, the order form to order tickets from me is also attached.

This is a public event and there are only 1000 tickets, so order your tickets soon and be part of the fun at the game!

Link to videos of the Ambassadors other games. See what fun it will be.

http://www.harlemambassadors.com/news_and_videos/videos.php

Fraternally, Joe Herman President, BCGK

COATS FOR KIDS contact Thom Stevenson Sr. For Tickets (410)256-8862

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FLU CLINIC

It’s that time of year again. Seasonal influenza is back and it’s time to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu. The Knights of Columbus Council 5058 has partnered with Safeway Pharmacy in Parkville to offer a clinic. We need 20 people signed up in order to host it. Due to logistics, we will only be able to take certain insurances. See details below:

When: Sunday November 6th Where: Columbian Club of Parkville Hall (tentative)

7910 Harford Rd Parkville, MD 21234

Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM Cost: Free to those who have Cigna, Medicare Part B,

Aetna, Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield Availability: Flulaval Quadrivalent and Fluzone High Dose (65yrs +)

Anyone ages 9 and up can be immunized by an immunization-certified Pharmacist in Maryland. After receiving your shot, you will be given a coupon for 10% off groceries at any Safeway store. If interested, please email the Grand Knight, William Keenan at: skwk5058@yahoo.com

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Schedule of Events

Nov 7 Council Meeting

Nov 14 Officer Meeting

Nov 20 Tree Decorating

Nov 21 Council Meeting

Nov 28 DOSEAS Meeting

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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.

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.

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