The Outer Guard

Knights of Columbus #1143

7132 Marine Road

Edwardsville, IL 62025

618-656-4985

Meetings: Third Degree -- 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 p.m.

Fourth Degree -- 1st Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Grand Knight Ryan Fitzpatrick

Phone: 513-582-6698

www.kofc1143.com|outerguard1143@gmail.com www.facebook.com/edwardsvilleKofC www.instagram.com/kofc1143 JULY 2019

From the Grand Knight …

First, I want to thank the soon to be immediate past Grand Knight, Jim Jatcko for his last two years of service as Grand Knight for our council. He has done a fantastic job continuing to lay the ground work and move this council in the positive direction of faith, family, community and life. Additionally, he along with several past Grand Knights, have been instrumental in helping me prepare for the role of Grand Knight over the last several months. I am appreciative for all their help and guidance. Next time you see Jim, I encourage you to thank him for his service to our council and for a job well done. Next, I wish to thank all of you, Brother Knights, for entrusting me with the role of Grand Knight for this vibrant and impactful Edwardsville council. I am truly humbled. I ask for your prayers for me and the continuing success of this council. Second, I ask for your help. Over the next several weeks, your newly elected officers and appointed directors will be meeting to map out our programming for the next fraternal year. Once complete, I strongly encourage you to look over our council’s robust list of programs and pick a program or two that sparks your interest. Then, consider asking how can you get more involved. In the words of our great Catholic, American President John F. Kennedy, “Ask not what your council can do for you but rather what can you do for your council.” Together, with your help, we can continue to grow ourselves as Catholic men of faith and this great council in the pillars of faith, family, community and life! God Bless, Ryan Fitzpatrick,GK

From the Past Grand Knight

Brother Knights,

As my two years as your Grand Knight

have come to a close, I want to thank you

for the support that you have given me

and for being strong examples of

courageous men who live their Faith, seek

to strengthen family life, help others in the

community and stand for the protection of

human life from conception to natural

death. Though it often seems that we are

swimming against the current in today’s

culture, it gives me great hope to know

that I have many brothers next to me,

fighting the good fight.

I also ask for your prayers and support of

our new Grand Knight Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The role of Grand Knight is demanding,

but with a large, strong band of brothers

at his side, we can make his job easier and

together accomplish much good.

I can assure you that I won’t be taking a

break or riding off into the horizon. I look

forward to serving our council as a trustee

for the next three years and am looking

forward to my new responsibilities as

District Warden.

You remain in my prayers.

Vivat Jesus!

Jim Jatcko, PGK

Fourth Degree News

A big thank you goes out to all the Sir Knights who participated in the Honor Guards at the Father McGivney High School Graduation and the Memorial Day Mass at St. Boniface Cemetery on Memorial Day. The weather couldn’t have been better and the setting was a somber reminder of those that have gone before us.

Please congratulate all of the Sir Knights who were elected as officers for Assembly 225 for the 2019-2020 fraternal year at our June 4 meeting. Faithful Navigator: Richard Coolbaugh Faithful Captian: Ryan Fitzpatrick Faithful Admiral: Lynn Ripper Faithful Scribe: Jim Caulk Faithful Pursor: Brian Jones Faithful Pilot: Steve Edwards Inner Sentinel: Paul Zeigler Outer Sentinel: Neil Joellenbeck

One Year Trustee: Joe Gassiraro Two Year Trustee: Charles Berkel Three Year Trustee: Dave Jurgena

The last two years have gone by so quickly and a lot has changed during that time. I would encourage all Sir Knights to consider getting the new regalia and participating in Honor Guard events. It is quite an honor to represent the Knights at confirmations, graduations, the Veterans Day Parade, etc. and to show respect to fallen Sir Knights at their funerals.

It has been an honor to serve our Assembly as Faithful Navigator these last two years and I want to thank all the numerous Sir Knights who have assisted me during my term. Dennis Hessel, Past Faithful Navigator

July Highway

Cleanup Set Gentlemen!

I’m still looking for captains for two

collection locations. Please consider

helping out in this way and let me know

ASAP!

Also... if you can’t captain, I’m asking

that when the time comes, that you

give us an hour or two collecting at one

of our locations.

IN ADDITION TO THIS: Please consider

making a financial contribution to the

cause. If every member would give at

least $10 this year we might make our

Intellectual Disabilities Drive Update: 2019 Campagin

collection goal for 2019. Mail or drop

your contribution by The Hall, placed

in an envelope with ID Drive on it.

Remember that every dollar collected

goes to assist people with Intellectual

Disabilities. What a great opportunity

to demonstrate our charity in action in

Council 1143!

Thanks for all your help!

Tom Tucker

ID Drive chairman

The next highway

cleanup will be on

Saturday, July

27, starting at

9:00 am.

Knights can come

out and help keep

the stretch of

State Route 143

adjacent to and

west of The Hall

clean for our

visitors and

travelers.

Family of the Month

Congratulations to our family of the month Jason, Lindsey, Sawyer and Cooper Jones. Jason serves our council as Treasurer and can often be found manning the cash register at our fish frys.

In May, Jason and Lindsey had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Lourdes, France for the Warriors for Lourdes pilgrimage, which is annually sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. You can keep up with the Joneses at St. Boniface, where they are active parishioners.

Knight of the Month

Congratulations to our Knight of

the Month Bob Towner. Bob is an

active member of St. Mary’s and

has been a member of our

council for over 17 years. He

serves as a member of the Fred

Mills Club board and can be

found working the Fred Mills Club

monthly BBQ’s and numerous

other council events. Thank you

for all that you do, Bob!

At right, on Sunday, June 9, these Brother Knights took part in our major degree at The Hall. L-R: Dave Council, Ken Lanter, Tom Kienstra, Nate Dam-merich, Bob Risky, Spencer Burkart, Marcus Augustin and Bob Nelson.

Discover the Catholic Difference

The Catholic Difference. What does that mean,

“Discover the Catholic Difference?” Is it just a

marketing slogan or is there real meaning behind it?

Let’s look at that at several levels. Our Catholicity as

an organization forms all that we do. Our Order was

founded on the principles of Charity, Unity and

Fraternity; as a Catholic business we also have core

values of Integrity, Professionalism, Excellence and

Respect. In all our dealings we try to embody those

values in the field and at our Supreme Office.

Money from insurance premiums and annuity deposits

is managed by our investment department colleagues,

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors. They manage that

money, now amounting to more than $24 billion, using

sound investment strategies in full compliance with the

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ socially

responsible investment guidelines. We will not invest

in companies that engage in abortions, producing

abortifacient drugs, embryonic stem cell research,

human cloning or pornography. Our Asset Advisors

prove a business can operate on these principles and

still produce a healthy profit. That’s a Catholic

Difference!

Our charitable contributions of more than $185 million

last year went to a wide variety of organizations. Many

were Catholic, but some were not. We give money to

support worthy causes and we do that, not because

they are Catholic, but because we are Catholic. That’s

what our faith calls us to do; Sirach 40:17 tells us that

acts of kindness and charity last for an eternity. We

are supporting victims of genocide in Syria and other

places in the Middle East. We have placed more than

1000 ultrasound machines in all 50 states and saved

more than 1 million lives. We financially and spiritually

support seminarians, disaster victims, Special

Olympians and many others. All this from the profits

of our insurance program and investments and the

contributions of members. That’s a Catholic Difference!

And speaking of the insurance program, let’s talk about

the “Discover the Catholic Difference” there. Here are a

few examples: First, our products are designed with our

members’ needs in mind. For example, I’m not aware

of any other company that offers a Spousal Waiver of

Premium benefit…and there is no additional premium for

that! Second, we have never raised our Long-Term Care

Insurance premiums, something very few, if any,

insurance companies can say.

Third, we offer Disability Income Insurance to blue

collar workers as well as white and grey collar workers.

We recognize that it’s not just the affluent that need

that coverage. Fourth, we still meet with Brother

Knights and their families in their homes if they prefer;

it might be more convenient for them. Fifth, young

children; we want to make sure a member has the

opportunity to protect their insurability with life

insurance that has a guaranteed purchase option.

Sixth, our fixed-rate annuity has a minimum guarantee

for life, meaning a member will always make money on

his money. Seventh, our Supreme Office is currently

developing new products to meet even more needs of

our members…so stay tuned! Now that’s the Catholic

Difference!

If you’d like to find out about more Catholic differences

that could make a difference in your life, let me know.

I’d be happy to meet with you.

Vivat Jesus!

Michael M. Sullivan, FICF, LUTCF

Office: (618) 692-0538 Cell: (618) 363-9395 Michael.Sullivan@KofC.org