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Knights of Columbus Arden/Carmichael Council 4970 District 9 – Division 4

Serving St. Ignatius of Loyola and Our Lady of the Assumption Parishes

COUNCIL 4970 OFFICERS Grand Knight

Joe Romanazzi (916-965-4633) Chaplain

Fr. Eduino Silveira (916-481-5115) [email protected] Deputy Grand Knight

Miguel Sabral (916-397-1728) Financial Secretary

Michael Corcoran (916-485-5743) Chancellor

Patrick Topor (916-993-9380) Warden

Rick Di Regolo (916-966-1654) Guards

Mark Tamblyn(916-206-3553) Rick Sandoval(916-225-2430)

Treasurer Steve Millner (916-502-3162)

Recorder Michael Fazio (973-747-6007)

Advocate Todd Wilson(916-961-2761)

Lecturer Gary Mello(916-996-7438)

Trustees Peter Kilkenny (916-692-5446)

Dcn Larry Niekamp(916-962-1324) Don Cotton (916-849-2288)

District Deputy - District 9 John O’Donnell (916-961-4757)

Insurance Field Agent Paul Corsaro (916-792-4121)

BURNING CALORIES FOR JESUS

Joe Romanazzi- Grand Knight

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 There is no question that obesity is a national health threat and a major challenge. The weight loss industry in the United States is big business, and getting bigger every year. Billions of dollars are spent on diet foods, diet plans, diet pills, clinics, gyms, weight loss programs and equipment. Besides eating a healthy diet, exercise plays an important role in weight control and is the subject of my message for this month. “Whenever I feel like exercising, I lie down until the feeling passes”. If this quote from American educator Robert Maynard Hutchins describes you, there is a way to create some new exercise habits-- get active with your Council 4970 Brothers. Some activities that come to mind are Church Pancake Breakfasts, ID Drives, Fireworks Booth, Cioppino Dinner-Dances, Basketball Free Throws, Veterans Stand Downs, Culture of Life events, Spiritual Reflection, and Membership Recruitment. All these Council functions involve a certain level of physical and mental activity, resulting in the burning of calories. The theory is that the more walking, lifting, kneeling, squatting, carrying, cleaning, cooking, talking, praying, and perspiring you do the more calories you will burn and the more ounces you will drop. Exercising with your fellow Brothers may motivate you to take on bigger things like more intense physical routines and who knows, maybe even running for a Council Office or volunteering for a committee chairmanship. To this end, Council members are urged to attend motivational group support encounters (aka our business meetings) every second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 P.M. Seriously, exercise is good for our bodies, our minds, and our spirit. It is ultimately good for our souls and our happiness. Remember Brothers, the goal of goals is to spend eternity in Heaven. Burning calories for Jesus with the Knights and exercising the cheerful giving of your time and talents to serve other people will help fortify your body and your soul while making the Lord very happy. We all know the Lord loves a cheerful giver, especially one whose body is cherished during life and whose soul is judged fit for ever-lasting eternity with Him.

JANUARY 2019 VOLUME 19 • NUMBER 7

January 2019 CHARITY – UNITY – FRATERNITY - PATRIOTISM

COUNCIL FREE THROW CONTEST

Loren Wallin- Chairman The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship Contest is happening this month in councils throughout the nation. Our annual Council Free Throw Contest will be done in two phases this year. The first already scheduled part will happen at the St. Ignatius Parish Gym on Friday January 18th. Mr. Rich Romo, the PE teacher there has again invited us in to run the contest for the 9-14 year old boys and girls in the 3rd-8th grade PE classes. (4th grade – 8:20, 5th – 8:55am, 3rd – 9:30, 7th – 10:45, 6th – 11:30, then about a 2 hour break, 8th – 2:15pm No dates have been set up yet at OLA but hope to find out soon from the PE teacher there, Mike McKenna. In the past at OLA, it has usually taken 3 days to cover the right classes. We will be needing Brother Knights to help at St. Ignatius on Jan. 18th and when we come up with dates for OLA we will let you know and will need help then also. The free throw contest is for 9-14 year old boys and girls who would like to compete. Each participant will compete only against kids of their own age and gender, with the best of 15 consecutive free throw attempts determining the winner. If there are any ties for the most made, a shoot-off will be done to determine the winner. The winners in each group will be eligible to continue on to compete at the District, Chapter, and State Free Throw Championships in February and March. Awards are given out at each level and also nationally as Supreme recognizes the top kids throughout the nation.

YouYou NEED TO GO TO MiMi’s! Jean Gobbo- Ladies Program

The next ladies luncheon will be held on Jan. 16th, at Mimi's Cafe, on Alta-Arden Way, Sacramento. Please contact our coordinator Roni DiLeo at 916-961-0178 so we know how many to expect.

Knights of Columbus California State Council

“Fear Not” For Nothing is Impossible With GodMEN: Are You Ready to make a change?

If you’re toP busy to participate in Knights of Columbus Council activities right now, but want to be a member, on-line membership is for you!California communities need strong Catholic men to answer the call to lead with faith, protect our families, serve others and defend our values.For over 130 years, Knights of Columbus stood up for the Church, serve the least among us, and strengthen our parishes. The world needs more committed Catholic men to answer the call.

WILL YOU ANSWER?All practical Catholic men, 18 years and over can join the Knights of Columbus on-line in a simple streamlined process: eMembership Available at:

www.knights.net

Find out about what Knights do in California

www.californiaknights.org

Program Directors Sr. Program Director

Miguel Sabral (916-397-1728)

FAITH Dec. Larry Niekamp (916-962-1324)

FAMILY

Shawn Herrick (916-607-0404)

COMMUNITY Chuck Cuny (916-971-1751)

LIFE

John Mizerak (916-332-5511) Peter Mendenhall (916-616-6941)

COUNCIL AFFAIRS

Patrick Topor (916-993-9380)

Selected Service Committees Parish Liaisons

SI: Mike Fazio (973-747-6007) OLA: Mike Dougherty (916-470-7599)

Youth Loren Wallin (916-723-2970)

Membership Director Joe Kievernagel (916-487-7029)

Membership Committee Ken Macdonald (916-631-0774)

Public Relations Gene Gobbo (916-283-5223)

[email protected] Paladin Editor

Peter Mendenhall(916-616-6941) Photographer

Jerry Marenich(916-514-8027) Website

kofc4970.net Tom Nelson(916-718-0132)

PRE-BUSINESS MEETING DINNER The January dinner will be prepared by brother Peter Mendenhall and Lady Knight JoAnn. We need more volunteers to keep this important tradition going! Interested in being an upcoming chef? Contact Miguel Sabral (916-397-1728) or Joe Romanazzi (916-965-4633). Per Supreme rules, only Brothers can attend the meeting itself starting at 7:30 PM.


PRAYER LIST

Brothers, families and friends listed below will be

remembered during our business meetings:

Aborted Children Fr. Ted Wroblicky

Pat (Shawn Herrick M-in-L) Daniel Bird

(grandson of Len Zerilli) Stephan Boyd

(son-in-law of Tony Carvelli) John Cleary Polly Cooper Don Cotton Chuck Cuny

Fred Fredette (dec)… Frank Gianattasio

John Glassgow Joe Kievernagel Bob Kelnhofer Vince La Bate

Jim Leet Jerry Marenich

Jeff (father of Dean Marshall) Jackie Melchior Sonya Millner

Grace (mother of Patrick Topor) Michael (grandson of Deacon

Larry) Jo Ann Nooren John (nephew of Shawn Herrick)

Sid Tarango John Testa

Abraham (brother of Patrick) Tyson (grandson of Ken

Macdonald) Christian Villere

Tom Willow Jack and MaryAnn Wright

Lady Knights:

Barbara Wroblicky Marty Condon Joan Cotton

Lisa Ehrhardt Barbara Farren Priscilla Mizerak

Kathryn Pfeifer Dolores Roche Elena Viradamo

To report illness or death

contact Fraternal Committee GK Joe Romanazzi

UPCOMING STAND DOWNS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

Dan Aseltine Stand Down refers to a grassroots, community-based intervention program designed to help the nation’s thousands of homeless veterans “combat” life on the streets. Hundreds of homeless veterans are provided a broad range of necessities including food and clothing; medical, legal and mental health assistance; job counseling and referral; and importantly, companionship and camaraderie to lift their spirits. The “give a hand up — not a handout” philosophy of Stand Down is carried out through the work of hundreds of volunteers. Over the past few years, several Knights from Council 4970 have volunteered at various Stand Downs in Mather, Dixon, Elverta, and Sacramento. The next local Stand Down will be a one-day affair at the First Church of the Nazarene at 1828 - 28th Street in Sacramento. This single-day effort will focus on the distribution of winter gear to homeless Veterans. Date = Thursday, January 24. Time = 0800 to 1400. To register to volunteer contact: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/2618136/true#/invitation When registering, please identify yourself as a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 4970. The second upcoming Stand Down will occur over three days at the Placer County Fairgrounds (Roseville): Tuesday, May 14 through Thursday, May 16. To register to volunteer for this comprehensive event: https://placerveteransstanddown.org/ When registering, please identify yourself as a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 4970. There will be other local Stand Downs for homeless Veterans during calendar year 2019, as unfortunately the need is great. As details become available regarding future Stand Downs, information will be made available to the members of Council 4970. Thank you for your willingness to consider assisting those homeless Veterans who have served our country in uniform. For further information, please contact Veterans Chairman Dan Aseltine ([email protected]) or Deputy Grand Knight Miguel Sabral ([email protected]).

THANK YOU! Caltronics, located in Rancho Cordova, has graciously volunteered to publish our Paladin, saving our Council over $1500 in costs. Many thanks go to Caltronics. For over 40 years they have been providing California with leading- edge technology and award winning service in the document management and software solutions industry.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FIELD AGENT PAUL CORSARO

916-792-4121 mobile 8409 Granite Cove Drive Granite Bay, CA 95746 [email protected]

California State License: 0M46153 Nevada State License: 3359676


CORPORATION NEWS …DON HARMATA, PRESIDENT

OurCorporation Meeting is set for Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at OLA’s Seton Hall at 7:00 pm. All brothers and their wives are invited. Don’t forget--- our ladies are voting members of the Corporation. Election of officers and some of our Directors will be held, and our budget will be presented and approval requested. If you or your spouse would like to run for an office, please make the nomination from the floor at the meeting.

To assure that sufficient members are in attendance to meet the requirements of our by-laws, it is requested you proxy your vote to another member of the corporation in case you are unable to attend. Please mail the proxy to our Secretary, Patrick Topor at 3520 Mission Ave Apt 36,

Carmichael, CA 95608 or bring it to either our December 2018 or January 2019 Business meeting.

Michael Fazio Received an Award!

Congratulations to Recorder Michael Fazio on receiving a John Marshall Award at the Attorney General’s 66th Annual Awards Ceremony in October 2018. The John Marshall Awards are the U.S. Department of Justice’s highest awards offered to attorneys for contributions and excellence in specialized areas of legal performance. Michael received the award in the area of support of litigation. He was a member of the team that provided written and oral guidance to prosecutors in response to the Supreme Court of the United State’s decision in Honeycutt v. United States, a decision that substantially affected criminal forfeiture.

Arden-Carmichael, Inc. - Knights of Columbus Corporation Meeting - Tuesday January 15, 2019 Seton Hall, OLA Parish, 7:00 PM

Please mail each proxy, one for the Brother of K of C Council 4970 and one for your spouse, if applicable, to: Patrick Topor, 3520 Mission Ave Apt 36, Carmichael, CA 95608

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By this proxy I give my voting rights to the following member of Arden-Carmichael, Inc. on those occasions between January 16th 2019 and December 31st 2019 that I am unable to attend a Corporation meeting.

____ Don Harmata ___ Michael Langer ___ Steve Millner ___ Patrick Topor ___ Joe Kievernagel ___ Michael Corcoran ___Larry Rositani ___ Peter Kilkenny ___ Loren Wallin ___ Len Zerilli ___ Jim Leet ___ Ken Macdonald ___ Frank Gianattasio ________________________(OTHER) Name: ___________________________ Signature: _________________________________ Date: _________

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By this proxy I give my voting rights to the following member of Arden-Carmichael, Inc. on those occasions between January 16th 2019 and December 31st 2019 that I am unable to attend a Corporation meeting.

____ Don Harmata ___ Michael Langer ___ Steve Millner ___ Patrick Topor ___ Joe Kievernagel ___ Michael Corcoran ___Larry Rositani ___ Peter Kilkenny ___ Loren Wallin ___ Len Zerilli ___ Jim Leet ___ Ken Macdonald ___ Frank Gianattasio _______________________(OTHER) Name: ___________________________ Signature: _________________________________ Date: _________

SPECIAL REQUEST FROM FR. EDUINO, PASTOR Due to the small size of the Walnut Ave parking lot, Fr. Eduino has requested that we Knights park in the larger Cottage Way lot for our meetings. The gate between the church and hall will be opened for us for every meeting. Thank you for your extra effort to improve this situation!


Note: If you want to register online, use the following adress: https://christthekingretreatcenter.org/following-jesus/ If you are going to sign up, please also notify Ken Macdonald at 916-631-0774 (or email [email protected]) so he can coordinate with the Retreat House.

Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center 6520 Van Maren Lane, Citrus Heights, CA 95621

Conference, Prayer Service and Refreshments

FAITH IN ACTION

“The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where

he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the

harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Date: February 26th, 2019 Time: 7pm to 9pm

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REGISTRATION FORM Fee: $12 NAME & ADDRESS_______________________________________ ________________________________________________________ CITY / STATE / ZIP______________________________________ EMAIL _________________________________________________ Cell Phone ______________________PARISH ________________ PAYMENT ENCLOSED: Cash $ _______________ Check Number: ______________________________ CREDIT CARD Number: ______________________ Expire Date: ___________ Security Number: ______ Please Mail To: Christ the King Passionist Retreat Center 6520 Van Maren Lane, Citrus Heights, CA 95621. Attention ‘Retreat’ or Call 916-725-4720 Ex.301


************MEMBERSHIP NOTES ************

During the Planning Meeting on Tuesday November 27, 2018 at Our lady of the Assumption Church, a motion was made to read in the name and to vote on an applicant desiring to join our council. A quorum of members being present, the name of John Gerges was read into the record and approved for membership by unanimous vote. The candidate was previously interviewed and is a practical Catholic. Candidate John Gerges will take his 1st Degree at St. Clare Catholic Church in Roseville in the near future. During the Breakfast with Santa Breakfast event at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church on Saturday December 1, 2018, a motion was made to read in the name and to vote on an applicant desiring to join our council. A quorum of members being present, the name of Richard Romo was read into the record and approved for membership by unanimous vote. The candidate was previously interviewed and is a practical Catholic. Candidate Richard Romo will take his 1st Degree at St. Clare Catholic Church in Roseville on December 10, 2018. He is a parishioner at St. Ignatius Church. Prospective member Mark Miller attended a recent meeting. Brother Michael Dougherty talked about him, noting that he is a recent convert to Catholicism, a retired civil engineer, and a member of Our Lady of Assumption. He was interested and excited to join. Application of Mark Miller was voted upon and unanimously approved by the council. Mark Miller received his Admission Degree at St. Clare Church on Dec.10, 2018 After he posed for a picture with the brothers in the kitchen at OLA, Santa (Brent Jones) told me us was thinking about becoming a Knight in our Council. We grabbed him by his red-costumed arm and ushered him over to Gene so he could talk to him. We are hoping to complete the paperwork and get him to a degree in early January.

COUNCIL CHRISTMAS PARTY 2018

This year, the decision was made to try something new for our Council Christmas Party, including a smaller, more intimate location. Our members wanted to have a relaxed party experience with lots of opportunity to socialize, instead of Brothers knights and Lady Knights having to cook, serve, and clean up. And importantly to make it FREE!

PGK Chuck Cuny and members of his Family stepped up and volunteered to prepare and serve a delicious ham dinner with all the trimmings, including dessert. They also put a Christmas program together that included singing traditional Christmas carols, the reading of a Christmas story with nativity building, and a drawing for some very nice door prizes. In lieu of a suggested gift exchange, our guests made contributions to our Brother Knights in Paradise Council 7773. Sixty-nine (69) Brothers and their families lost their homes and all their personal belongings in the epic Camp Fire. A donation basket was placed on a table for those who wanted to financially help the Paradise Council. The spirit of Christmas flowed and the basket was quickly filled by monetary donations in the amount of $1,000. These funds, plus the $1,000 previously contributed in November by a unanimous vote of our Council members has resulted in a total of $2,000 being sent by Council 4970 to brighten the Christmas of our Brothers and their families in Paradise. We are grateful to PGK Chuck Cuny for chairing this event and the Cuny children, David, Richard, Julia and Theresa, who stepped up to organize and put on this event for the rest of us to enjoy. Thank you Cunys!! We thank Deputy Grand Knight Miguel Sabral for reprising his role as Santa

Claus again this year. Also, a BIG thank-you to PGKs Deacon Larry Niekamp for leading us in prayer and reading the Christmas Calling, Michael Langer for leading us in the flag salute and of course our singing minstrel, Peter Kilkenny. The party was a huge success and guest feedback was that they would like to do it all again next year. Ho, Ho, Ho FOLLOW UP: Worthy Brothers, we achieved our goal in making Christmas a little brighter for our Brother Knights in Paradise. The following note was received on December 18, 2018 from Grand Knight Jim Collins (Council 7773) tells us that “Your donations have arrived. We are overwhelmed by your generosity. You have brought light in the midst of a very dark Advent”


KNIGHTLY ELVES VISIT MATERNITY HOME

Deacon Larry Niekamp, Chairman

On Saturday, December 15, 2018, eight Knights and five of their wives came to the Bishop Gallegos Maternity Home bearing gifts. This year the home’s director had told us that they really needed new blankets for the women – and that’s exactly what we brought. From special collections we took at recent meetings, we were able to purchase warm thermal

blankets for each bed in the home. Enough money was left to also give a gift certificate to each of the staff members. One of the wives also brought a gift bag with a nice warm, knitted scarf and a card. We had the opportunity to meet several of the mothers and their babies as we enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by the home. Our visit and gifts remind the women that they are not forgotten, and they remind us that “it is in giving that we receive.”

PANCAKE PARADE!!!

Of the dozens of pictures from our last two Pancake Breakfasts (SI and OLA) in December, these show best the essence of our activity: WE cook, THEY eat! Both breakfasts engaged about 20 Knights and help from

parish minitries. The proceeds greatly helped each parish, and, even though we pretend to complain about the work, we do so enjoy the camaraderie and sense of service!


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CALENDAR OF EVENTS—JANUARY 1 New Years Day 6 Epiphany 8 Pre-Meeting Dinner - 6:30 - St. John Hall, OLA 8 Business Meeting - St. John Hall, OLA – 7:30 15 Corporation Meeting 7PM- St. John Hall 16 Ladies Luncheon 21 Martin Luther King Day 22 Planning Meeting –St. John Hall OLA - 7:30 26 Walk for Life- San Francisco 29 Ladies Night Out – Garcia’s- Madison Ave

CALENDAR OF EVENTS--FEBRUARY 2 Groundhog Day 12 Pre-Meeting 6:30PM - St. John Hall, OLA 12 Business Meeting - St John Hall, OLA 7:30PM TBD Ladies Luncheon 14 Valentine’s Day 23 Camp ReCreation Dinner fundraiser - SJE 6PM 26 Planning Meeting- St. John Hall OLA - 7:30PM 26 Christ the King- Faith in Action Seminar

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