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Vol. XXIII, Issue 1 Sept 2017
50 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 - Phone: 518-584-8547
Saratoga Council #246 Grand Knight — Tom Gurka — [email protected]
Assembly #745 Faithful Navigator — Emory Taylor — [email protected]
Knights of Columbus
Grand Knight’s Message The summer is just about over and we officially start another fraternal year with a Council meeting on Monday, September 11th at 7:30 pm. A lot of work and planning was completed during the summer months that will give us a jump start into the fall. I met numerous times with our Financial Secretary Brother Dan Matrazzo to go over the plans for the upcoming year and to finalize our Council’s budget. Yes, we do have a budget that will help guide us making financial decisions that will allow us to make differences within our community and support our fraternal mission of charity. On Monday, September 18th at 6:30 pm our Council will be holding a 1st Degree Exemplification. Last year’s efforts, directed by Brother Mike Planko, led to a record membership recruiting year. During the summer months Mike continued his recruitment activities and has developed an impressive candidate list. Please join us on the 18th and support our new members as they begin their journey into Knighthood. In the following pages you will see a lot of articles calling out the need for support. ½ way to St. Patrick’s Day, Chuck Lobosco’s Thursday Suppers, Friday night Fish Frys and our Annual Veteran’s Dinner & Auction. Not only do we need paying customers we need volunteers to make the events successful. Please refer to the back page of this newsletter, the “Fraternal Mission” calendar to see what is going on and where help is needed. Please contact me to get involved and/or if you have any questions.
August 2017 Highlights & Activities
God Bless Mike Planko for leading our Brother Knights to prayer and keeping the Rosary group together during the summer months at our home.
"It is not simply that what we give helps free people from hunger, cold, homelessness and poverty. Charity is essential to the very idea of freedom, because charity creates a bond among us that makes freedom possible.” -Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight Vivat Jesus! Tom Gurka, Grand Knight
Upcoming Events
at the K of C
September 4 Mon. Labor Day 5 Tue. Catholic Daughters 6:00 PM 11 Mon. Council Mtg. 7:30 PM, Rosary 6:30 PM 15 Fri. 1/2 way to St. Patrick’s Day, 5:00 - 8:00 PM 18 Mon. 1st Degree Exemplification 6:30 PM, Candidates 6:00 PM 21 Thu. Fundraising Supper 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM 25 Mon. Assembly Mtg. 7:30 PM 29 Fri. Fish Fry 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 30 Sat. Veterans Dinner & Auction, 5:00 PM
October 2017 2 Mon. Council Mtg. 7:30 PM Rosary 6:30 PM 3 Tue. Catholic Daughters 6:00 PM 5 Thu. Fundraising Soup & Sandwich, 4:30 - 7:00 PM 16 Mon. Installation of Officers 6:00 PM 20 Fri. Fish Fry 5:00 - 7:00 PM 23 Mon. Assembly Mtg. 7:30 PM 26 Thu. Fundraising Supper 4:30 - 7:00 PM Bingo Every Wednesday at 7 PM
Detailed “Upcoming Events” changes and additions at: www.SaratogaKofC.com
Faithful Navigator’s Report
Sir Knights, The Summer is coming to an end and our next meeting will be September 25th. We will have to hit the ground running as there are many things coming up in the next few months to keep us busy. The first thing I would like to mention is that an Exemplifi-cation is being held in South Glen Falls on October 8th. This is a great opportunity for us to bring in new members as we do not have to travel very far. Unfortunately this is very close to our meeting and does not give us a lot of time to contact new members. If you have any Candidates in mind, please contact them or me so that we can get them a Form 4 to sign, explain the dress code, time of arrival, and ap-proximately how long the Exemplification will take. The Form 4's will have to be turned in by the September meeting. The Color Corp has been invited to participate at the Shrine in Auriesville on Saturday September 16th. If you would like to participate, contact Mike Planko, Color Corp Com-mander. Our annual Veterans Dinner and Silent Auction will be on September 30th. Tickets need to be sold, items ob-tained for the Auction, people to volunteer to help with the dinner, etc. This has been a great success story for our As-sembly in the past but success does not come without effort. May each of us find some time in our busy lives to help and continue making this a great success story for our Assembly. Contact LaVern, Joe, Frank, or myself if you can assist in any way. We will soon resume cooking for the two Veterans Homes in Balston Spa on Thursday's. This is a great service pro-gram which gives us an opportunity to donate time and talent providing for these men and women who served our country. Contact Frank or Joe to see what you can do to assist this program. As Fraternal brothers, hopefully you can find some time to assist one or more of these endeavors and in doing so be rewarded by the fellowship spent with your Fraternal brothers. Vivat Jesus, Emory Taylor Faithful Navigator
Pro Life Corner
CBS News reported earlier this week that Iceland is leading the world in “eradicating Down syndrome births.” One might be forgiven for assuming that
Iceland has developed an innovative treatment for the chromosomal disorder. It turns out Iceland’s solution is much simpler, and much more sinister: using prenatal testing and abortion to systematically exterminate chil-dren with Down syndrome. This isn’t progress; it’s eugen-ics. Prenatal testing is optional in Iceland, but the govern-ment mandates that doctors notify women of that option. About 85 percent of expectant mothers undergo the test, and close to 100 percent of those women choose to abort if their child is diagnosed with Down syndrome. Just two children with Down syndrome are born in Iceland each year, often as the result of faulty testing. The CBS article does little to accord this subject the moral gravity it deserves. “Other countries aren’t lagging too far behind in Down syndrome termination rates,” the au-thors note casually. CBS News’s tweet promoting the sto-ry read simply: “Iceland is on pace to virtually eliminate Down syndrome through abortion.” Alexandra DeSanctis for National Review, August 16, 2017 Submitted by Wendell Neugebauer
Columbian Report The summer has passed by quickly and most of our in-house projects have been accomplished. July was very slow for rentals and lounge business. August started off slow, but is starting to pick up. The Columbian has sever-al major expenses due in September (approx. $10,000) and this does not included our day to day operational expenses. Dick Grimm continues to work his magic keep-ing the Columbian solvent and Gus Ross has done an out-standing job keeping the home in good repair. I am look-ing forward to a strong last quarter to help our financial situation. On another note, sales of our $100 raffle tick-ets are extremely slow. We need to get behind this pro-ject. Please send checks and stubs to Dick Grimm at the Council home. If you need more tickets contact Dick at [email protected] Ken Davis
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Chaplain’s Report
Our annual Memorial for our deceased Knights and Catholic Daughters will be held at St. Clement's this year on November 13. The Mass will begin at 6:30 pm. There will be more info in the October newsletter. This month I will continue my articles on the Seven Sacraments. This month we will do the Sacrament of Penance. Penance is popularly called confession and is also referred as the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Until the eighth century Confession was publicly or directly to a Bishop. In the eighth century Irish monks started the custom of private confession. Thank God for the Irish monks.
For a confession to be valid four things must present: 1) we should be sorry for our sins, 2) make a firm commitment to try to overcome them, 3) receive absolution and, 4) do the penance that is given to us by the priest. We must confess mortal sins before receiving Holy Communion. What makes a sin mortal? Three things; Its a grievous matter, Its given sufficient reflection and its given full consent of the will. The Church urges us to confess Venial sins and try to go to confession every other month. The only one who can grant absolution is the priest who represents Christ. (In persona Christi) The priest is bound by the seal of confession not to reveal anything he heard under penalty of sin. "Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy." - St. Vincent of Seville A few dates in September to be aware of: September 8, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary September 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 21 the Feast of St. Matthew Sepyember28 the Feast of the Archangels Vivat Jesus Deacon Bill Gaul, Chaplain
BIG Raffle - Get Your Tickets NOW! You can win $10,000 or one of the three $1,000 second prizes. Only 250 tickets will be sold. Please send checks and stubs to Dick Grimm at the Council home. Drawing will be held at the Adult Christmas Party on December 16, 2017. The cost of the ticket is $100. If you need more tickets contact Dick at [email protected]
REWIND ---“Back in the Day!”
The below picture was sent in by SK Kevin. It was a great day, great weather and wonderful celebration of our Flag! Tom, My wife and daughter attended the Flag Day parade in Saratoga. I thought you would like the picture. SK Kevin D. O'Connor
I’m looking forward to the next REWIND---“Back in the Day” story. Please provide your story and/or pictures by
9/15/2017 so I can include them in our October issue.
Did you know?
Our 4th Degree has been sponsoring the dinner one night a week for the Homeless Men and Women Veterans Homes. Joe and Frank weekly cook and deliver to the Veterans. And because of all of the hard work from our volunteers supporting the Chowder Fest in Saratoga earlier this year, we were able to collect enough money in the donation jar to bring the veterans to our hall for dinner. On June 29th we served our Veterans appetizers, grilled steak, lobster tails, baked potato, corn and dessert. We also were able to attain assistance of four young Sailors from the Kesselring Site, in their Dress Whites, to help serve and spend an evening with these wonderful men and women. What a great way to show our gratitude to our Veter-ans. The Patriotic Degree is meant to “glorify God by serving our communities as though Christ were the one being served.” Vivat Jesus! Joe Fredette and Frank Bunch
THEME – CHARITY We learn of God’s love through the Scriptures, the testimony of God himself, where we read that “whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me” (Mt 25:40). The Scriptures therefore instruct all, including families, to practice charity because Christ is present in every person, especially the poor and needy.
Meditation From Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia
A married couple who experience the power of love know that this love is called to bind the wounds of the outcast, to foster a culture of encounter and to fight for justice. God has given the family the job of “domesticating” the world and helping each per-son to see fellow human beings as brothers and sisters. … For their part, open and caring families find a place for the poor and build friendships with those less fortunate than themselves. In their efforts to live according to the Gospel, they are mindful of Jesus’ words: “as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). In a very real way, their lives express what is asked of us all: “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your kinsmen or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed” (Lk 14:12-14). You will be blessed! Here is the secret to a happy family.
By their witness as well as their words, families speak to others of Jesus. They pass on the faith, they arouse a desire for God and they reflect the beauty of the Gospel and its way of life. … Their fruitfulness expands and in countless ways makes God’s love pre-sent in society .
1. How do we live out charity in our family towards others?
2. Why does charity enrich family life and expand its fruitfulness? Do we think people can actually encounter Christ by helping
those who are in need? Why or why not?
3. How can our family learn to know God better through love in our own family and love toward those we don’t know?
Scripture Reading - Psalm 86:1-7,11-12
Incline your ear, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and oppressed. Preserve my life, for I am devoted; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; be gracious to me, LORD; to you I call all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant; to you, LORD, I lift up my soul. LORD, you are good and forgiving, most merciful to all who call on you. LORD, hear my prayer; listen to my cry for help. On the day of my distress I call to you, for you will answer me. Teach me, LORD, your way that I may walk in your truth, single-hearted and revering your name. I will praise you with all my heart,
glorify your name forever, LORD my God.
Family Project Volunteer as a family with your parish, local Knights of Colum-bus council or other local Catholic ministry. If there are no near-by Catholic charities, then consider volunteering at a nearby
soup kitchen or similar local charity.
William J Mevec 09-02 Robert L Pitman 09-05 Donald F O Neil 09-06 Robert H Spratt Jr 09-07 Richard J Hakanson 09-09 Scott Roberts 09-09 William F Staudinger 09-09 Harry J Wade 09-09 Rev George J Blasick 09-11 Thomas G Liuzzo 09-12 Matthew P Mirabile 09-13 John W Crowe 09-14 Edward J Desmarais 09-14 Donald R Stevenson 09-14 Daniel T Wolfe 09-14 Daniel M Matrazzo 09-17
Deacon Gary R Picher 09-17 Roger E Calkins 09-18 Thomas R Gurka Sr. 09-18 Joseph E Powers 09-18 Robert A Ercolini 09-19 Donald L Going Jr 09-21 Richard H Putnam 09-21 Randy J Rivers 09-21 Paul J Okosky 09-27 Joseph B Farrington Sr 09-28 Joseph W Koney 09-28 James A Fauci 09-29 Kevin C Joyce 09-29 Robert Badaszewski 09-30
Membership Birthdays - September OPEN For BUSINESS
Fish Fry
Friday September 29th 5-7 PM
The Fish Fry will feature Fried and Baked Fish, Mac-n-Cheese,
Clam Chowder and dessert. Price is $11.00 for dine-in and
$12.00 for take outs.
Prayers...
Please keep in your hearts and prayers the many Brother Knights and their family members who are ailing and recovering, especially Tom Alberts, Bud Barber, Tom Boehlert, and Mike Naughton.
Volunteers Always Needed Please check the September 2017 – Fraternal Mission Service Opportunities in the back of the Newsletter. If you have any questions please contact me at (518) 306 – 5742 (h) or (518) 791- 7288 (c). Thank You, Tom Gurka Sr. – Grand Knight
OUR VETS DESERVE OUR HELP
The Knights of Columbus, Assembly 745 will be hosting
the 7th annual fundraiser to benefit the Stratton Albany
VA Medical Center, Saratoga War Horse, and the Ballston
Spa homeless veterans shelters. This dinner and auction
will take place on Saturday, September 30th beginning
at 5 PM.
½ way to St. Patties Day The Knights of Columbus is hosting a ½ way to St. Pat-ricks’ Day on September 15 from 5-8 PM. Join us for a Corned Beef Dinner with all the fixings, in-cluding dessert. $12.00 or $13.00 for take-out.
Thank You
Thank you to everyone for baking and helping out with Father French’s repast. A special thanks to Joe Fredette and Frank Bunch from the Knights of Columbus. God’s Blessings!
Chuck Lobosco’s Suppers & Soup & Sandwich Nights Starts on Thursday, September 21st. Check below for additional dates & details. Thank You in advance for making this an important part of our Councils Fund-raising activities. Lobosco’s Suppers & Soup & Sandwich Nights from 4:30-7 PM on the below dates: Sept. 21st – Lasagna & Meatballs Oct. 26th – Chicken Parmesan w/Penne Pasta Nov. 16th – Sausage & Peppers w/Italian Roasted Po-tatoes Roast Beef, Turkey or Corned Beef sandwiches ac-companied by these homemade soups on the follow-ing dates: Oct. 5th – Navy Bean w/Smoked Ham Nov. 2nd – Cheesy Potato & Broccoli w/Bacon Dec. 7th – Beef & Barley w/Sour Cream
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Bocce
The St. Clements Youth ministry started a boc-ce league August 20. It meets Sunday afternoons from 2-5? pm near the Memory Garden.
Anyone interested in joining please respond to [email protected] for more details. You can join as a team or as an individual. All skill levels are welcome.
We will build a bocce court on September 16, 2017 so come on and give a hand. We can use your help.
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Council No. 246 / Assembly No. 745
September 2017 - Fraternal Mission Service Opportunities
Volunteers Needed for ALL Events
Please contact Tom Gurka if you have any questions Contacts: Tom Gurka – 518-306-5742 518-791-7288, Joe Fredette – 518-207-7336,
Frank Bunch – 518-894-7952, Chuck Lobosco 518-424-8355
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4 Labor Day
5 6 PM Catholic Daughters
6 5:30 pm – Bingo 6:00 pm – Selling 7:00 pm – Games 9:30 pm – Cleanup More Info Contact GK – Tom Gurka
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11 7:30 PM Council Mtg. 6:30 PM Rosary
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13 5:30 pm – Bingo 6:00 pm – Selling 7:00 pm – Games 9:30 pm – Cleanup More Info Contact GK – Tom Gurka
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15 5 – 8 PM ½ way to St. Patrick’s Day
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18 6:30 PM 1st Degree Exemplifica-tion 6 PM - Candidates
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20 5:30 pm – Bingo 6:00 pm – Selling 7:00 pm – Games 9:30 pm – Cleanup More Info Contact GK – Tom Gurka
21 4:30 – 7 PM Chuck’s Fundraising Supper
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25 7:30 PM Assembly Mtg.
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27 5:30 pm – Bingo 6:00 pm – Selling 7:00 pm – Games 9:30 pm – Cleanup More Info Contact GK – Tom Gurka
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29 5 – 7 PM Fish Fry
30 5 PM Veterans Dinner & Auction