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1 JUNE 2016 Issue 28 Number 6 Grand Knight Message Father’s Day “Small boy’s definition of Father’s Day: It’s just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend so much.” – Unknown Brothers, the month of June brings many happy occasions. There are anniversaries, birthdays, graduations and mostly about Dad. The American Father’s Day began in Spokane, Washington, in 1910, with the daughter of a widow. When Sonora Smart Dodd heard a Mother’s Day sermon in church, she approached her pastor, believing that fathers like hers— a Civil war veteran and single father who had raised six children—deserved recognition, too. Following the initial few years, Father’s Day was all but lost until Dodd returned to Spokane, once again promoting her holiday. Despite support by trade groups and the Father’s Day Council, Father’s Day was rejected by both the general public and Congress until 1966. President Richard Nixon signed the holiday into law in 1972. The official holiday has been in effect for 41 years in the United States, although similar celebrations have been in existence around the globe for much longer. In traditionally Catholic countries, fathers are popularly recognized on the Feast of St. Joseph. Please come celebrate with us on Sunday June 19th at the picnic shelter. If you cannot celebrate with the Council, may you have a wonderful time with your children and grandchildren in all that is festive that day. Our Fraternal year is coming to an end this month and this will be my last message to all of you. I would like to take this chance to thank all of you for your support and dedication throughout the year. As a Council, we had many wonderful events and a lot of chances of fellowship. You have increased our ranks, and many new faces have done extraordinary things this year. I have nothing but pride when I talk about belonging to this Council, and it is because of brothers like we have here, that make us the best. Again, thank you for the chance to be Grand Knight and I will never forget it. Vivat Jesu, Dan Richard - Grand Knight Family and Knight of the Month Brother Mickey and Carol Marcella. Our Family of the Month is active in our Council and also at St Jerome Church where they are members. Dominick can be found at almost all of the Bingo nights selling tickets and mingling with our clientele. He and Marsha support our lounge and are very welcoming faces when you arrive. They attend all of our events and even hosted a smashing bowling party for our members. They are a wealth of knowledge about our Council and can enlighten you on many subjects. They are good people to know. Please help me congratulate Dominick and Marsha Bavacqua as our Family of the Month for June. Brother Steve Sprinkle. Our Knight of the Month for June is very active with Bingo and is truly a mainstay to keep Bingo flying. He is a caller and also a member of the committee trying to find ways to improve our Bingo games to help this Council. His ideas are worthy of looking further into and his ideas are inspiring to help Bingo. His calling duties extend to many nights during the week and he keeps a nice flow to the game. Please help me congratulate Steve Sprinkle as Knight of the Month for July.

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JUNE 2016 Issue 28 Number 6

Grand Knight Message

Father’s Day

“Small boy’s definition of Father’s Day: It’s just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend so much.” – Unknown Brothers, the month of June brings many happy occasions. There are anniversaries, birthdays, graduations and mostly about Dad. The American Father’s Day began in Spokane, Washington, in 1910, with the daughter of a widow. When Sonora Smart Dodd heard a Mother’s Day sermon in church, she approached her pastor, believing that fathers like hers—a Civil war veteran and single father who had raised six children—deserved recognition, too. Following the initial few years, Father’s Day was all but lost until Dodd returned to Spokane, once again promoting her holiday. Despite support by trade groups and the Father’s Day Council, Father’s Day was rejected by both the general public and Congress until 1966. President Richard Nixon signed the holiday into law in 1972. The official holiday has been in effect for 41 years in the United States, although similar celebrations have been in existence around the globe for much longer. In traditionally Catholic countries, fathers are popularly recognized on the Feast of St. Joseph. Please come celebrate with us on Sunday June 19th at the picnic shelter. If you cannot celebrate with the Council, may you have a wonderful time with your children and grandchildren in all that is festive that day. Our Fraternal year is coming to an end this month and this will be my last message to all of you. I would like to take this chance to thank all of you for your support and dedication throughout the year. As a Council, we had many wonderful events and a lot of chances of fellowship. You have increased our ranks, and many new faces have done extraordinary things this year. I have nothing but pride when I talk about belonging to this Council, and it is because of brothers like we have here, that make us the best. Again, thank you for the chance to be Grand Knight and I will never forget it.

Vivat Jesu, Dan Richard - Grand Knight

Family and Knight of the Month

Brother Mickey and Carol Marcella. Our Family of the Month is active in our Council and also at St Jerome Church where they are members. Dominick can be found at almost all of the Bingo nights selling tickets and mingling with our clientele. He and Marsha support our lounge and are very welcoming faces when you arrive. They attend all of our events and even hosted a smashing bowling party for our members. They are a wealth of knowledge about our Council and can enlighten you on many subjects. They are good people to know. Please help me congratulate Dominick and Marsha Bavacqua as our Family of the Month for June.

Brother Steve Sprinkle. Our Knight of the Month for June is very active with Bingo and is truly a mainstay to keep Bingo flying. He is a caller and also a member of the committee trying to find ways to improve our Bingo games to help this Council. His ideas are worthy of looking further into and his ideas are inspiring to help Bingo. His calling duties extend to many nights during the week and he keeps a nice flow to the game. Please help me congratulate Steve Sprinkle as Knight of the Month for July.

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Deputy Grand Knight

As this fraternal year comes to a close, I would like to say thank you for all the support I have received throughout this year. To the program directors, thanks to each of you for your efforts in putting forth quality

programs and events time and time again. Your efforts drive this council and make ours the best council in the state. Again, I thank all of my Brother Knights for trusting me to serve as Deputy Grand Knight for this fraternal year. I look forward to continuing to serve this council and the order in years to come. Fraternal Benefits Agent

Long-Term Care Plans Offer Peace of Mind

Since its addition to the Order’s product portfolio in 2000, long-term care (LTC) insurance has provided the Knights of Columbus with an excellent opportunity to further serve members and their families. And, for our long-term care policy holders in the United States, there’s an added bonus. It’s called “Provider Pathway,” a program offering access to a network of long-term care providers at discounted rates. The network includes discounts on products, such as hearing aids, diabetic supplies, personal emergency response systems, and durable medical equipment, as well as skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and adult day care. Eligibility for participation in this program is open to Knights of Columbus long-term care insurance policyholders, their spouses, dependent children, parents and parents-in-law. All providers are fully credentialed and meet state licensing requirements. If you haven’t yet spoken with me about long-term care insurance, you owe it to yourself to do so. There are a few decisions to make in choosing a “plan” — a comprehensive plan that covers care whether you’re at home or in a facility, or one that covers facility only; daily benefit amounts and benefit durations (how much and how long it will last); and the length of the elimination period (waiting period) before benefits kick-in. Having a professionally trained agent ― and a brother Knight you can trust ― to help guide you through the process is yet another valuable benefit that comes with your membership. Take advantage of it; contact me today.

Todd Curtis, FIC Phone – (757) 847-9981 Email – [email protected] Chancellor’s Corner

Please note the degrees schedule for the rest of the Fraternal Year:

Degree June 2016 1st Degree June 14 (5480 – Walter Pollard) 2nd Degree June 4 (6546 - Richmond)

June 7 (12589 - Williamsburg)

3rd Degree June 4 (6546 - Richmond)

Fraternally Yours, R. Dean Jernigan, Chancellor

Make Sure to Check out the New and Improved Knights of Columbus Supreme

Website

http://www.kofc.org/en//index.html

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JUNE 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 29 MAY

30

Memorial Day

7 PM Bingo

31

1 6:30 PM

SPRED Mass OLMC

2 Ride to Recovery

7 PM Bingo

3 Open Knight

7 PM

4 11 AM SPRED Picnic

OLMC

2nd / 3rd Degree Council 6546

6:30 PM

Pool Party (Wendwood Pool)

5

6 7 PM Bingo

7 7:30 PM

Assembly Meeting Dine In

2nd Degree

Council 12589

8

9 7 PM Bingo

10 7 PM

Open Knight

11 New Navigators Organizational

Meeting (Richmond)

12

13 7 PM Bingo

14 Flag Day

7:30 PM

Council Meeting

1st Degree Council 5480

15

16 7 PM Bingo

17 7 PM

Birthday Knight

18 9 AM

Adopt a Spot

VA State Pre-Organizational

Meetings (Richmond)

19 Father’s Day

10 AM

Father’s Day Cookout

20 World Refugee Day

7 PM Bingo

21 Fortnight for

Freedom Begins

7 PM 5480 Club Meeting

22

23 7 PM Bingo

24 7 PM

Open Knight

25

26

27

7 PM Bingo

28

7:30 PM Council Meeting

29

30

7 PM Bingo

1 JUL

2

July 2016 1-2 JUL: Nocturnal Adoration (OLMC) 4 JUL: Independence Day / Flag Raising / Fortnight Ends 8-10 JUL: VA State Organizational Meeting (Richmond) 5 JUL: Assembly Meeting 12 JUL: Council Meeting 16 JUL: Adopt-a-Spot 19 JUL: 5480 Club Meeting 20 JUL: Blood Drive 26 JUL: Council Meeting

August 2016 2 AUG: Assembly Meeting 5-6 AUG: Nocturnal Adoration (OLMC) 9 AUG: Council Meeting

13 AUG: Adopt-a-Spot / Installation of Assembly Officers

(Hosted by Assembly 1164)

16 AUG: 5480 Club Meeting

23 AUG: Council Meeting

C u t a l o n g t h e d o t t e d l i n e a n d k e e p t h e c a l e n d a r a t h a n d t o a t t e n d o u r e v e n t s

SICK, RECOVERING & DECEASED: Brothers we ask for your prayers and support for Brothers in need of healing. We also ask for prayers for the deceased. If you are aware of a Brother Knight or his family member in need of our prayers, contact Clement Danish or the Grand Knight. SICK & RECOVERY. FEB 2016: Mary Litzinger (PGK David Litzinger’s Wife); JUN 2016: SK Bill Allen.

DECEASED MEMBERS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

NAMES WILL REMAIN ON LIST FOR ONE MONTH. PLEASE RENEW YOUR PRAYER REQUEST IF CONTINUED PRAYERS ARE DESIRED. CALL CLEMENT DANISH (877-2751) OR THE GRAND KNIGHT WITH REQUESTS OR QUESTIONS.

Nocturnal Adoration (OLMC) 3PM-6AM

Nocturnal Adoration (OLMC) 3PM-6AM

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Roaring Knights June 2016 Bartender Schedule

Knights Den Lounge Information

J U N E 2 0 1 6 B I R T H D A Y S & A N N I V E R S A R I E S

S

BIRTHDAYS VIRGILIO B MANALO 1

PETER F SOMMER 1 DAVID D UNDERWOOD 1

ROBERTO J PEREZ 2 RANDY L BUCKNER 3

JOSEPH M DROZDOWSKI 4 IHOR S PRYBYLA 5

ROLAND W CHAREST 6 WILLIAM J BEYER 7 JAMES D HOOKER 7

ROGER W DELOREY 8 JOHN P SCARBERRY 8

MICHAEL M MADDEN 9 KEVIN B SMITH 9

ROBERT J TULLY 9 LELAND MIKE WEBB 9

PALAGIO M ALVAREZ 10 JOSEPH J STARK III 10

BILLY C CARTER 11 JAMES C CASTONGUAY 12

DAVID R MUMMERT 12 THOMAS J DEGNON 13

GARY A GAMCSIK 13 JAMES J PATRIE 13

STEPHEN J SVELAN 13 RICARDO C FAMISAN 14

FERDINAND V HALLARE 14 LAWRENCE S SIMCOX JR 14

FRANCIS E WARREN 14 WILFRED W WOTKE 15 ROBERT F BARCLAY 16

STEPHEN J CRETACCI 16 MICHAEL F LIGHTFOOT 16

CHARLES N AVERY 18

BERT M HALL 18 ANTHONY M BUSQUETS 19

ROBERT GILLIAM 19 JAMES B LAING 19

RAYMOND J SCHRECENYOST 19 ROBERT A KOLESHA 20

ERIC A WIEBKE 20 CLEMENT DANISH JR 21

JOHN A MACRINO 21 ADOLPHUS L PENDERGRAFT 21

BRIAN L SONDGEROTH 21 JOSEPH P SHINKO 22 DAVID W TAYLOR 22

PETER J LEBEL 23 VINCENT J SHERMAN 23

KEVIN R CHAREST 24 MICHAEL J REID 24

ROBERT A BELKOWSKI 25 CHRISTOPHER J HOWARD

JOHN H GABRIEL JR 27 GEORGE R HART 27 PULUSI A IOANE 27

RICHARD O KREWINGHAUS 27 JOHN F CLEMENTS 28 JASON D TRAXLER 28

DARWIN M ARRIOLA 29 MICHAEL H CREAMER 29 DANIEL C MACKLIN JR 29

RAMON L PANAGUITON 29 THOMAS A RILEY 29 DENNIS A ROSIER 29

RANDOLPH C LAVENDER 30 VITOR MARQUES 30

THOMAS F STEIGELMAN JR 30

ANNIVERSARIES FRANK MAUREEN HUMPHRY 1

EMMETT EVELYNE MCNULTY 1 STANLEY & CAROL ZDUNIAK 1 PAUL & WENDA BRANSFORD 2 MICHAEL KATHY LENNARTZ 2

JEFF & MICHELE JAMES 2 SCOTT & MICHELLE WOOD 3 DOMINIC & MARIE CARSIA 4 FRANK & JOANN DIODATO 5

JAMES & MICHELE FRANCIS 5 JAMES & GAYLE FRONKIER 5

RICHARD CATHLEEN MARSH 5 FRANK & DIANE REIFSNYDER 5

PHILLIP & SUSAN GLAUDE 6 RICH MARY ANN MACALUSO 6

DON & ANDREA CONNELLY 8 RICHARD & JANICE NIEWOLA 8 NEIL & LAUREN ROSENBAUM 8 WILLIAM & TAMMY JO PRICE 9

BILL & KATHLEEN ACCOLLA 10 GARY & DIANE GAMCSIK 11

ROCCIE CHERYL LAURIA IV 11 VINCENT & SUSAN PEDULLA 11

DANIEL & DIANE POULIN 11 RANDY & CAMILE BUCKNER 12

BILL & HELEN ALLEN 13 ROB & BELAN MANLUTAC 13

GREG & DONNA HAMMOND 14 PHILIP LINDA BROADHEAD 15

CARMEN MARGARET

CARAMONE 15 JAMES LINDA MCCAFFERTY 15 EDWARD BARBARA HYNES 16

WALT & BARBARA CARROLL 17

CHRIS FRANCINE CONWAY 17 WILLIAM & TERI PAFFRATH 17 BERTRAM & LA'VENE HALL 18

ED & PATRICIA BESURES 19 MICHAEL & HELEN MADDEN 20 VICTOR & EDYTHE BROWNE 20 ROBERT & ANNA MASON JR 20 KEVIN & LISA MCLAUGHLIN 20 JOHN MICHELLE DAVIDSON 21 RONALD & KIM GORMAN JR 21

JOHN & KIM BAVIS 22 GEORGE & CAROL KOCK 22

STANLEY & MARY SKORA 22 PATRICK & JENNIFER RYAN 22 THOMAS ROSALIN DEGNON 24

NORMAN & LUCILLE HARR 24 RAMON & ELIZABETH

PANAGUITON 24 MARK & SUSAN ADAMS 25

STEPHAN & JAN D'URSO 25 RICARDO ERLINDA FAMISAN 25

ROBERT & CYTHIA BENCAL 26 RALPH & DORIS ATKINSON 27

JASON & KAREN DOMZAL 27 JAMES & LINDA ELLIS 27

ARTHUR & ANN RUSSNOW 28 THOMAS & JOYCE WUNDER 28

DAN KATHLEEN MACKLIN 29 BILL & PAT O’HALLERAN 29

WALT & DEBORAH TROYAN 29 BOYD & ELLEN HILL 30

RANDY & SALLY LAVENDER 30 ADOLPUUS & GWEN

PENDERGRAFT 30

For All Lounge Rentals, Please Contact: Lewis Stokes (PGK) - Lounge Manager

Phone: 757-872-7840 Email: [email protected]

June Day Description Bartenders

3 Friday Billy Mitchell Schirm, Rios

7 Tuesday Assembly Meeting

Howard, Davulco

10 Friday Open Knight Umit

14 Tuesday Council Meeting Carroll, Humphrey

17 Friday Birthday Knight Koch, Kerstetter

24 Friday Open Knight Rios

28 Tuesday Council Meeting Silva, Carrota, Schirm

If a knight is interested in tending bar or cannot make it to bartend please call Alberto Rios at 814-5393 or

[email protected]

Group Seating

Bar

Refreshments

Games

Large Screen TV

Music

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FR. MICHAEL J. BADER – ASSEMBLY 2430

ASSEMBELY DIRECTORY

Faithful Navigator Faithful Inner Sentinel SK Harold Hairston 877-1566 SK Reco Cotton 508-1398

Faithful Friar SK Jim Kazmer 897-0119

SK Father Tyson J. Wood 878-2257 Faithful Outer Sentinel

Faithful Captain SK Ricardo Miranda 282-1945

SK David Litzinger 719-4028 SK Ted Langevin 872-6751

Faithful Pilot Color Corps Commander

SK Rick Schirm 310-3242 SK Carroll Kelley 877-4865

Faithful Comptroller Sick and Distress

SK David Brin 851-0907 SK Tony Merendino 872-7113

Faithful Purser Trustees

SK Wilfred Wotke 877-3316 1 Yr – SK Chuck Olson 867-7878

Faithful Scribe 2 Yr – SK Louis Federico 870-0573

SK Julio Santiago 593-7988 3 Yr – SK Thai Nguyen 232-0889

Faithful Admiral SK Carroll Kelley 877-4865

From the Faithful Navigator

Congratulations to the slate of officers of Fr. Michael J Bader Assembly 2430 for the fraternal year 2016-2017! Faithful Navigator: SK Stephen Raschke 3-Yr Trustee: SK Kiet Nguyen Faithful Captain: SK Rick Schirm 2 Yr Trustee: SK Thai Nguyen Faithful Pilot: SK Tyrone Fuller 1 Yr Trustee: SK Louis Federico Faithful Scribe: SK Alberto Rios Inner Sentinel: SK Reco Cotton Faithful Comptroller: SK Harold Hairston Inner Sentinel: SK Stanley Baker Faithful Purser: SK Wilfred Wotke Outer Sentinel: SK Bernie Gerlach Faithful Admiral: SK Carroll Kelley Outer Sentinel: SK Jerome Vorwald Thanks to those who served this past year and much success for those committed for the year that lies ahead. As a result of combined efforts of many, our Assembly had another successful year for growth in membership with a total of 12 new Sir Knights. Current membership is 237. We wish Faithful Navigator-Elect Raschke a most successful term. We are saddened by the recent reassignment of our Faithful Friar, SK Rev Father Tyson J Wood, Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Garrison Chaplain and Garrison Catholic Chaplain at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Fort Eustis, Virginia. We’ll miss his camaraderie and spiritual guidance. He has been transferred to Pennsylvania. We wish Padre and his family much success. Thanks to all the Sir Knights and Brother Knights and family members who assisted (with arranging, set-up/tear-down, meal preparation, etc.) along with all who attended our first joint commemoration of the USS Scorpion SSN 589 and Four Chaplains on Memorial Day weekend, May 29th. This year we combined the memorials of the Four Army Chaplains (sponsored by Fr John P Washington Assembly 2184) who freely gave of their lived during World War II so that others might live, with our 48th remembrance of the 99 sailors lost at sea in 1968. Severe rains of tropical storm “Bonnie” forced the ceremony to be held inside the Virginia War Museum. This only made it more memorable for the packed, standing room only 60 capacity theatre. An estimated 125 community members (35 of whom were cub and boy scouts) came out to pay tribute. Your support made this a very successful and truly meaningful event for the family members, members of the Navy, Army and community. People across the United State celebrate Flag Day on June 14 to honor the United States flag and to commemorate the flag’s adoption. The flag of the United States represents freedom and has been an enduring symbol of the country’s ideals since early days. Americans remember their loyalty to the nation, reaffirm their belief in liberty and justice and observe the nation’s unity. Display your proudly on June 14th.

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Upcoming Events… June 2 – Ride 2 Recovery, St Bede’s Catholic Church, sponsored by Fr John P Washington Assembly 2184 June 7 – Assembly Dine-In and Business Meeting June 11 – New Navigators Organizational Meeting, St Benedict School, Richmond, VA June 14 – National Flag Day June 18 – State Council Pre-Organizational Meeting, St Edward Church and School, Richmond, VA July 4 - DON’T FORGET “FLAG RAISING CEREMONY” 8 O’CLOCK A.M.!!!!!!! August 13 – Installation of Assembly Officers. Hosted by Fr John F Kennedy Assembly 1164, Hampton, VA

Thanks again for your support over the past two years. Patriotically Proud, Harold Hairston

NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNCIL & ASSEMBLY KNIGHTS’ COLOR GUARD SUPPORTS FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSIONS AT

ST. JEROME AND OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL ON MAY 29, 2016

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KNIGHTS’ OBSERVER MEMORIAL DAY AND HONOR THE CREW U.S.S. SCORPION AND THE FOUR CHAPLAINS AT THE VIRGINIA WAR MUSUEM ON MAY 29, 2016

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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our Lady of Mount Carmel hosts Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday-Saturday of each month. Brothers and their families are invited to pray for one hour in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Nocturnal Adoration hours are 3:00 p.m. on Friday 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. Upcoming Nocturnal Adorations: 3-4 June; 1-2 July; 5-6 August.

Congratulations to Brother Richard Rinaldo for recently being named this year’s national commander for the Legion of Valor — the oldest military service organization in the country and in all likelihood the most exclusive. To qualify for membership, a veteran must have earned a Medal of Honor or one of the next-highest military awards — a Navy Cross, a Distinguished Service Cross or an Air Force Cross. The Legion has only about 400 living members. Brother Rinaldo, who retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel, earned a Distinguished Service Cross in Vietnam in March 1969. As a result of his being chosen commander, the Legion will hold its national conference in Newport News in April 2017 — a first for the city. Full Article: http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-nws-evg-legion-of-valor-20160528-story.html

The 116th Annual Meeting of the Virginia Knights of Columbus was held at the Hyatt Regency Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA in early May 2016. Activities included selecting officers for the 2016-2017 Fraternal Year and award presentations for outstanding councils as well as Knight and Family of the Year. Elected to state office for the coming term were:

Michael J. Gasper, as State Deputy Stephen J. Kehoe as State Secretary Roy F. Blakeburn as State Treasurer Edward R. Polich as State Advocate Robert Szerszynski as State Warden

For more information: http://www.vakofc.org/assets/2016-convention-news-release.pdf

For the third time in the past several months, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson testified before Congress, this time before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. At the hearing, he described a dire situation for Christians in Iraq and Syria that the United States could take steps to improve. “Many of the region’s indigenous communities now face extinction. These communities may disappear in less than a decade. But their fate is not inevitable,” Anderson warned lawmakers. http://www.kofc.org/en/news/releases/christian-communities-face-extinction.html

The Knights of Columbus has been recognized as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company® by the Ethisphere® Institute for the third consecutive year. The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes companies that align principle with action and work tirelessly to make trust a part of their corporate structure. The Knights of Columbus is one of only two awardees in the life insurance category, underscoring the Knights’ commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices. http://www.kofc.org/en/news/insurance/kofc-ethical-company.html

Please mark your calendars! Council 5480 we will be supporting a Blood Drive on Wednesday, 20 July! Please consider donating blood to support this vital cause. We also need volunteers to help during the drive to process the donors and to give out refreshments. To volunteer, please contact Umit Davulco ([email protected]). Thank you to all that supported the Peninsula Agency on Aging (PAA) meal packing in May!

Please note, there is no Movie Knight scheduled in the lounge in June or July 2016. Movie Knight will return in August 2016. Please check the August 2016 Knightly News for more information on the movie title and date. Have a great summer!

Reminder, from June 21 to July 4, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will host its annual Fortnight for Freedom under the theme “Witnesses to Freedom.” Councils are encouraged to work with pastors to be fully engaged in this special celebration. For ideas on activities, visit website. Also, please watch and share the 10-minute video on the importance of religious liberty: http://www.fortnight4freedom.org/

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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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COUNCIL 5480 WALTER POLLARD DIRECTORY

COUNCIL OFFICERS: Grand Knight Dan Richard 594-9241 Deputy Grand Knight Jonathan Sargent 525-0077 Chaplain VACANT Financial Secretary Jessie Powell 595-9305 Chancellor Dean Jernigan 596-4034 Warden David Kerstetter 817-2473

Recorder Wilfred Wotke 877-3316 Treasurer Ron Gorman 930-0311 Advocate Carroll Kelley 877-4865 Guards:

Inside Robert DeBartolo 286-4253

Inside Reco Cotton 508-1398

Outside Walter Troyan 988-1436

Outside Stanley Baker 725-0576

Outside Umit Davulco Trustees:

One Year Harol K. Hairston 877-1566

Two Year David Litzinger 719-4028

Three Year Gabriel Franco 877-4423 Lecturer Thai Nguyen 232-0889 Programs Director Jonathan Sargent 525-0077 Membership Director Dean Jernigan 596-4034 Council Director David Kerstetter 817-2473 DIRECTORS/CHAIRS: Church Directors:

OLMC Dave Litzinger 719-4028

St. Jerome Bill Allen 342-9971

Queen of Peace Mike Lennartz 234-0886

St. Vincent VACANT 930-0818

Family Director Neil Rosenbaum 535-9279 CNU/CCM Liaison Karl Hedlund 504-4270 Youth Director Angelo Cavone 469-8303 Youth Outreach David Kerstetter 872-0624 Youth Outreach Dean Jernigan 596-4034 SQUIRES VACANT Athletics VACANT Community Director Lewis Stokes 872-7840 Culture of Life Chair Harold K. Hairston 877-1566 Pro-Life Chairman VACANT 569-9308 Health Services Leonard Carota 877-6993 Vocations Chairman Louis Federico 833-3536 Public Relations David Litzinger 249-0649 Knightly News Editor David Farrell 778-0337

Recruitment Chair Dean Jernigan 596-4034 Retentions Chairman Ron Gorman 930-0311 Insurance Promotion Todd Curtis 847-9981

KOVAR Co-Chairmen: Fort Eustis George Hart 874-7363

OLMC Jessie Powell 595-9305

St. Jerome Carroll Kelley 877-4865

KCIC Chairman Jim Healy 867-5145 Charities Jim Hooker 596-4765 Adopt-A-Spot Stanley Baker 725-0576 Boy Scout Liaison Jonathan Sargent 525-0077 Nocturnal Adoration Dave Mazary 881-9332 Widows & Orphans Tony Merendino 872-7113 Sick & Distress Clement Danish 877-2751

Scheduling Bernie Gerlach 877-0126 District Deputy Kenny Kyle 874-3757 District Warden Harold K. Hairston 877-1566 Food Service Jessie Powell 593-9305

Church Bulletins:

OLMC Eileen Mazary 595-0385 x116

St. Jerome Gemma Kerstetter 877-5021

St. Vincent de Paul

Jeannie Klump 245-4234

Queen of Peace Mike Lennartz 234-0886

VA STATE COUNCIL OFFICIALS FROM 5480: State Deputy Steve Raschke (PGK) New Council Dev Chair

Thai Nguyen (PGK) 232-0889

5480 CLUB, INC: President Jonathan Sargent 525-0077 Vice President John Edwards 876-8386

Secretary Ron Gorman 930-0311 Treasurer Joseph Drozdowski 930-3559 Grand Knight Dan Richard 594-9241 Faithful Navigator Harold K. Hairston 877-1566 Past President Jessie Powell 593-9305 Directors:

3 Yrs. Joseph O’Brien 874-7965

3 Yrs. David Litzinger 719-4028

2 Yrs. Dean Jernigan 596-4034

2 Yrs. Carroll Kelley 877-4865

1 Yrs. Robert DeBartolo 286-4243

1 Yrs. Bernie Gerlach 877-0126 Chairmen:

Building & Grounds

John Edwards 876-8386

Lounge Manager Lewis Stokes (PGK) 872-7840

Rental Agent Bernie Gerlach (FDD) 877-0126

Kitchen Manager Lewis Stokes (PGK) 872-7840

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K n i g h t s o f C o l u m b u s , o r C o u n c i l , j u r i s d i c t i o n o f f i c e r s