October 24th saw the start

of the first Annual Golf

Tournament that St. Henry’s

Council sponsored to

benefit Our Father’s House

Soup Kitchen. The event

was held at the Oaks

Course of Palm Aire Coun-

try Club.

The day began with partici-

pant registration and some

time for Dunkin Donuts ,

coffee and orange juice.

Then players headed out to

warm up on the putting

green before finding their

carts and lining up for the

shotgun scramble. The

weather was perfect

throughout the event–

sunny with just a light

breeze. There were several

contests along with the stan-

dard contests including a

marshmallow drive and a

bazooka. (continued pg 2)

Golf Tournament

“Reverse” Christmas Dinner We’re combining forces again with Council 3080

to host a dinner event. On December 15th St.

Henry’s Council and Council 3080 will serve as

hosts to volunteers from OFH Soup Kitchen and

Special Olympics. Grand knights Pete Chiara-

valle and Austin Scott developed the idea of a

“reverse Christmas party” in appreciation of the

work that they do throughout the year. “Rather

than just have a Christmas party for

ourselves, we decided to make the

party more meaningful by including

the unsung workers of the organiza-

tions we support” stated GK Chiara-

valle. The dinner will be pot luck and

is for the Knights, wives and families

along with the volunteers.

Knightly News

S T . H E N R Y ’ S C O U N C I L # 1 4 6 9 8 Volume 1 Issue 6

December 2015

News

Golf Tournament

Tournament Pics

Christmas Dinner

1

4,5

1

Columns

Grand Knight Views

Insurance Corner

Chaplain’s Inspiration

2

6

Celebrate Life

3

State Council News

2

Inside this issue:

PGK Mike Cherup presents winners of 1st golf Tourna-

ment with gift cards donated by Publix

Christmas

Dinner

When– Tuesday, Dec

15th, 5:30-?

Where– Council 3080

Dixie Hwy

Oakland Park

(golf tournament cont.) After the

golfing was over, golfers enjoyed a

great buffet from the Palm Aire Coun-

try Club while they waited for the re-

sults to be tabulated. Award’s were

given for first place men’ and women,

2nd and 3rd place for men as well as

several other categories.

The tournament was sell supported by

area sponsors including the Awards

Luncheon by Isle Casino, $500 worth

of gift cards from Publix and Champps

Sport Bar. The raffles also raised over

$500. The proceeds will be used to

buy food for OFH Soup Kitchen

throughout the year.

THE LETTERS stars the ac-

claimed British actress Juliet Ste-

venson as Mother Theresa in a

transformational performance that

spans over 50 years, Academy

Award nominee Max Van Sydow

and Golden Globe nominee Rut-

ger Hauer play supporting roles.

View the trailer on Facebook

at www.fb.com/thelettersmovie.

A Divine Identity Card

The recent Papal visit was highlighted

in this month’s Columbia magazine.

Also highlighted was the 8th World

Meeting of Families. An article that

went along with the reporting was

entitled “The family has an identity

card”. The author of the article relates

his answer to a question from a young

person “What did God do before he

created the world?” The answer was

that God was so filled with love he had

to go out from himself in order to

have someone to love outside of him-

self. So God

created the

world. But

the most

beautiful

thing God

made– so the

Bible tells us-was the family. God

gave the family an identity card so that

families could be places in our world

where his truth, love and beauty could

continue to take root and grow.

As Knights, we share the fraternal

bonds of family. Last month’s golf

tournament was not only about the fun

that was shared at the event, but

reaching outside our immediate fam-

ily of the Council to help others. Sev-

eral thousand dollars were raised

through the generous support of spon-

sors and participants that will help

OFH Soup kitchen in their mission to

feed and clothe the less fortunate. I’m

proud to be part of a family where

truth, love and beauty grows through

action!

This milestone was achieved de-

spite continuing adverse condi-

tions affecting the insurance in-

dustry. “The $100 billion mile-

stone is not simply a number,”

said Supreme Knight Carl Ander-

son. “It highlights the fact that

each year we are protecting the

The Knights of Columbus sur-

passed $100 billion of life insur-

ance in force this week, marking

an important milestone in the

Catholic fraternal benefit society’s

mission to protect the future of

Catholic families.

future

of more

Catho-

lic

families, continuing the mission of

our founder, Venerable Father

Michael J. McGivney.”

State News

Grand Knight Column

Insurance Corner–

Year of Mercy

What does this Jubilee Year of

Mercy proclaimed by Pope Fran-

cis mean for you? We have impor-

tant resources that will help you

and your family start off the Year

of Mercy on the right foot - - with

season's graces.

http://www.fathersforgood.org/ffg

/en/big_four/comforts-and-

joys.html

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Knightly News

But the most beautiful

thing God made– so the

Bible tells us– was the

family.

Rob Ziegler III, Field Agent

PH 954-771-9002

Peter Chiaravalle

PH 954-990-6203

3rd Friday of each month as a

chance to come together and

enjoy a meal as a family . De-

cember’s dinner will be a

Christmas dinner at Council

3080 (see page 1), but the

Date Knight’s will resume in

January.

Ially at this holiday season be sure to

ask family and friends to help the

council simply by using the link to

Amazon. The link is:

www.kofc14698.org

The Celebrate Life Column is to cele-

brate the events that weave the tap-

estry of Life. Birthdays, anniversaries,

graduations, retirements and other

significant life achievements are wel-

come for submission.

December Birthdays

David Peepers 12-7

Joe Patchen 12-8

January Birthdays

Msgr James Reynolds 1-18

Manny Castano 1-29

John Keough 1-30John Keough 1-31

Date Knight Dinner Going out for dinner with your spouse

is not always a romantic occasion.

Sometimes it can just be easier than

trying to plan a menu, or shopping to

have enough ingredients to prepare a

meal.

But Date Knight Dinners allow social

time for the Knights and their wives.

The wives get to spend time with other

wives and get to know each of the

Knights and the mission they serve. St.

Henry’s Council has scheduled the

Celebrate Life

Knightly News

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Applebee’s

Restaurant

(right)

Website Revenue

Isabella’s

Restaurant

(left)

Umberto’s’s Restaurant

The St. Henry Council’s website has

another way of raising revenue for the

council. Uknight (the website host plat-

form) has partnered with Amazon.com

to provide a tool for fundraising. By

clicking on the Amazon.com link on the

council’s website, customers are taken

to the Amazon website where they com-

plete their purchases as they normally

would A small percentage of the pur-

chase is returned to the council. The

site is not restricted to Knights alone.

Parishioners and the general public can

all purchase through the site. So espec-

Golf Tournament Pictures

K of C Field Agent Rob Zeigler gets the “hard sell” for tournament extras

Another 13’ and that Jaguar was all ours! A lesson in putting from Fr. Bill

Drive for the show,

putt for the Dough!

Team from our

Fraternal Council

3080 (right)

PGK Mike Cherup shows what

good form looks like.

Golf Tournament Pictures

Speak softly and carry a bazooka!

Grand Knight Pete Chiaravalle presents Jim

Greene from Club Links a Certificate of Appre-

ciation for the help provided.– Job Well Done!

Fr. Bill making the rounds and

visiting with Leo and Lynn

Jim Pockey with his dream car.

These ladies from Leisureville were ringers.

The banquet room set up, just waiting for some golfers

Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be

merciful like the heavenly Father, and have

told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show

us your face and we will be saved. Your loving

gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from be-

ing enslaved by money; the adulteress and

Magdalene from seeking happiness only in

created things; made Peter weep after his be-

trayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant

thief. Let us hear, as if addressed to each one

of us, the words that you spoke to the Samari-

tan woman: "If you knew the gift of God!"

St. Henry’s Council #14698

You are the visible face of the invisible Fa-

ther, of the God who manifests his power

above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the

Church be your visible face in the world, its

Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your

ministers would also be clothed in weakness

in order that they may feel compassion for

those in ignorance and error: let everyone

who approaches them feel sought after,

loved, and forgiven by God.

Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of

us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of

Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,

and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm,

may bring good news to the poor, proclaim

liberty to captives and the oppressed, and

restore sight to the blind.

We ask this through the intercession of Mary,

Mother of Mercy, you who live and reign with

the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and

Pete Chiaravalle

Grand Knight

954-990-6203

petec@pomenergyconcepts.com

Michael Fortwengler

Financial Secretary

301-514-6112

mjfort@prodigy.net

Daniel Diaz

Chancellor

786-423-2375

diazkofc@gmail.com

We’re on the Web!

www.kofc14698.org

Pope Francis' Prayer for

the Year of Mercy

Joe Murphy and Julie from Palm Aire Country

Club made sure everyone stayed hydrated.