Father Seyfried Council # 821 Kings Park, New York

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Knight Light

November 2014

GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE Grand Knight

SSKJames Sherrard Dianne 656-8991.

Deputy Grand Knight

Mike Russo Gerry

269-8875

Chancellor

SK Peter Lehr Diane

269-4858

Warden Barry Maltese Jennifer

239-1527

Recorder

SK John VanGostein Heather

292-2637

Financial Secretary

Tim McMaugh Helen

724-5042

Treasurer

Frank Shields Nancy

Advocate

SK John Hannon B arbara

543-5470

Lecturer SK Charles Herbert Mary

Inside Guards Peter Stein

Gene Fennell

Outside Guards

Joseph Ross

Joseph Weisenberger

Chaplains

Rev. Fr. Sean Gann

Rev. Fr. Francis Vattakudiyll

First Year Trustee

SK Joseph Gunning, PGK

269-9094

Second Year Trustee

DK Joseph Lupo, PGK,FDD

Third Year Trustee

SK Anthony Paruolo Laura

Editor

SK Richard Garland Margaret

724-0107

November 2014 Brothers, We appreciate that Chapter Chairman Tom Romano agreed to be our guest speak-er at last month’s General Session sharing activities/resources available. Congrats to Katie Gunning, daughter of PGK Joe, who advanced to the State Championship for Soc-cer Challenge. Speaking of Joe, our Public Relations Director/Web Master and input from Peter Lehr and Peter Stein, check out our website’s new color and format kofc821.com. We held our first Family Mass Repast and another Halloween Party with thanks to Barry and Jennifer Maltese. We welcome First Degree Brothers Jim Fallon, Anthony Gia-nuzzi and Jack Brown and acknowledge Stephen M. Looney who took his Third Degree (led by F.X. Shields). Hope all took advantage of your privilege to vote on Election Day. The Columbus Club sponsored a Theatre Date at Clare Rose Playhouse and a successful Night at the Races. This month we are cite our blessings, supported Veterans in Parade, completed Clothing Drive, honored deceased Brothers at Memorial Mass and host Thanksgiving Refreshments with gratitude to Charlie Herbert, Bob Normandin, George Zeigler and Phil Closs. November was the home stretch for Charitable Benevolent Raffles chaired by DGK Mike Russo benefiting charities across NY State including military families, Special Olym-pics, the Religious and Right to Life. A special appreciation Ladies Tea to our spouses/significant others (run by PGK Tom McCabe) and those Knights awarded Knight of the Month Certificates; Joe Barbera (July), Barry Maltese (October) and Merit Proclamation, Peter Lehr. We challenge all officers and the like to bring a friend into the fold and the Fourth Degree is looking for a few good men to become members of their Honor/Color Guard. As Advent approaches, we celebrate our Christ in Christmas Program, Creche Lighting, Pancakes with Santa, offer Church decorating and usher assistance. Make sure we have your email address and telephone number so we can keep you informed. As I write this message, the Saint of the Day is Elizabeth of Hungary. In her short life Elizabeth showed great love for the poor and suffering that she has become the patron-ess of Catholic charities. The daughter of the King of Hungary, Elizabeth chose a life of penance that endeared her in the hearts of the common people throughout Europe. In 1228, Elizabeth joined the Secular Franciscan Order, spending the remaining few years of her life working in a hospital which she founded in honor of St. Francis. She died before her 24th birthday in 1231 and her great popularity resulted in her canonization four years later.-American Catholic-org. VIVAT JESUS Fraternally yours, Jim Sherrard Grand Knight

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VETERANS DAY 2014 On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour, World War One came to an end by armistice. Although recognized immediately by President Wilson as a day of remembrance; it did not become a federal holiday until 1935. Then in 1954, the Congress passed legislation changing the name of the holiday to "Veterans' Day". This was done to recognize the service and sacrifices made by all men who served sub-sequent to the First World War. So we met on the lawn of the Robert J. Osgood Middle School, on a mild autumn day. There were the bands and flag squads of Kings Park High School, Kings Park Junior High School. There were marching units from Fr. Seyfried Council Knights of Columbus, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Boy Scouts - Troops 75 and 539, the Girl Scouts of America had several dif-ferent troops. The line of march was short and pleasant. The viewers along the route were warm and cheer-ing. At Veterans' Plaza, Fr. Sean Gann gave the invocation, to start the speeches for this occasion. Among the speakers was our Past Grand Knight Anthony Paruolo. Tony spoke about the "The Lost Battalion", of the 77th Infantry Division, during the battle of the Meuse-Argonne. He said, "Five hundred fifty-four men started the attack, during the next six days of action; 197 men were killed, 150 were captured or missing in action, 194 men were rescued. A captured officer told his captors "these men are Irish, Italian and Jews, they grew us fighting for their lives, they don't know the meaning of surrender". During this engage-ment members received 5 Medal of Honor and 31 Distinguished Service Cross. As an impromptu speaker was WWII veteran Matty O'Reilly, he spoke briefly about life in Kings Park, but then quieted the crowd when he said, "I was one of the lucky ones, I got to come home". Rich Garland

Top Left: Council members gather for parade. Top right: Color Guard with Flags. Center Left: Fr Gann and PGK Paruolo present wreath. Center right: PGK and Mat O’Reilly speak Bottom Left & Right: Knights prepare and march

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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE REV. SEAN GANN ON THE CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS. by Rich Garland

RG: "Father what is your relationship with the Catholic War Veterans?" Fr. Sean: "About four years ago, I wanted to honor our Catholic War Veterans with "the Garden of Remem-brance", located in front of the School of Religion. I was intrigued with their emblem. After some corre-spondence, the Parish was given permission to use the emblem on the Memorial Stone. The CWV Emblem explained: The Celtic Cross represents to us the symbols of Christianity preserved and protected by valiant forefathers. The letters U.S. on the star are for these United States and stand for the Constitution on which our principles are based. The Star stands for the glory of victory. The Wreath is for the remembrance of those who died that liberty might live. The Circle denotes the perpetuity of the Church, which will last until the end of time as guaranteed by its founder JESUS CHRIST. The Olive Branch of peace signifies our attitude toward all men in fulfillment of our Lord's behest, Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself. RG: "What do you see as the main goals of the Catholic War Veterans?" Fr. Sean: "The most important thing is to be present. That is to give advice, to help in any way, or just give encouragement to veterans in need. It is good that CWV sponsor legislation on the needs of those who served. The best act of all is to visit with the veterans and interact with them. RG: "What is your assessment of the recent scandal at the Veterans Administration, on the deferred or de-nial of care?" Fr. Sean: "Those that served did not say wait two hundred days and I'll serve, they went when they were called. The bureaucracy causing the delays is out of control. It seems as if serving the veterans is second-ary to their existence. Making the veterans wait for care is wrong. RG: "What do you think the Catholic War Veterans and Knights of Columbus could do to improve the lot of veterans?" Fr. Sean: "The simplest thing that can be done for these men is to visit with them, some day when a few of you can spare an hour, go to a Veterans Administration Hospital or home and say hello, and talk awhile with them. RG: Do you have any other comments? Fr. Sean: "The atheists are suing the Department of Defense to have a chaplaincy. They have no belief system, they reject God, they have no symbol, what do they offer. Fr. Sean: "Fr. Kapaun was given the Congressional Medal of Honor, for his conduct during the Korean War. Why did it take fifty years for him to receive the Medal? RG: "There had been a policy that medals of heroism were not granted to non-combatants. The citation of his heroism took place over a long period of time. The verification process is time consuming. After a peri-od like this, the usual explanation is that a strong advocate pushed the process forward.

Left: Rev. Sean Gann speaks about veterans. Right: The memorial stone in the Garden of Gratitude.

The foot stone reads: When the security of our

Land is threatened We call on our soldier’s might, To go wherever they’re needed

To defend us day and night.

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NEW HEATING SYSTEM FOR HALL With the installation of a National Grid gas meter at the end of August, our new boiler, and hot water heat-er became operational and made us oil independent. It is anticipated that our new system will reduce our en-ergy bill by 30% and with proper maintenance contin-ue to run efficiently for many years to come. Special thanks to Brothers Joe Barbara, Terry Roche, Eric Johnston, and Peter Lehr for planning and coordi-nating the project. Brother Joe Saladino for preparing the blue prints that were submitted to the Smithtown Building Department and Brother John Esposito who installed the system and coordinated the fuel tank clo-sure. Peter Lehr

Council Clothing Drive On the weekend of November 15 & 16 your council collected over 1600 lbs of clothing from the Kings Park community. The clothes were then distributed to The St.Vincent de Paul Society and Lucien Memorial United Methodist Church in Kings Park. Mrs. Mary Ruth Foglino, Director of St.Vincent de Paul at St.Joseph’s said she was “overwhelmed by the generosity of the Knights and all donors. Many needy fami-lies in the local area will benefit from your outstanding efforts.” Thanks to council members Don Giglio, Tom McCabe, Joe Weissenberger, Marty Mullarkey, George Ziegler, Joe Tekverk, Rich Garland, Tom McSweeney, Jim Sherrard, Anthony Paruolo, Jim Fallon, Pete Lehr and Dennis Lyon for their assistance. Chairman Bob Normandin and Charlie Herbert

Knights collecting clothes The Council gave a about a ton of clothes to St Vincent de Paul

A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE On the evening of November 6th, members of the Fr. Seyfried Council attended the Neil Simon play, "Plaza Suite" at the Clare Rose Theatre, at St. Joseph College in Patchogue. In attendance were GK Jim Sherrard, Bob and Eve Normandin, PGK Tom and Janet McCabe, Len Moss and Peggy, Joe and Miriam Ross, Charlie and Mary Herbert and Frank and Nancy Shields. Photos by A Piropato

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PORT JEFFERSON FERRY TRIP On Sunday, September 28, a summer like day, a group of us took the Port Jefferson Ferry-Essex Outing. The excursion included touring the hilltop medieval Gillette Castle State Park in East Haddam, CT. The Castle was the home of the late William Gillette, famous for his stage portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. It’s unique period of architecture from 1914-9 with amazing stone work is situated on a 104 acre estate, offering views across the Connecticut River from Haddam to Deep River. Then we proceeded to the historic hamlet of Essex lunching at The Griswold Inn which opened its doors in 1776, catering to yachtsmen. This was a great day for getting together. Hope to see you next time. Jim Sherrard

Knight Light Nov 2014 Page 7 COUNCIL EVENTS NOVEMBER 1 Sat C & B Sales/Bakery 1000AM DGK M. Russo 2 Sun Mass at StonyBrook 930AM PGK R. Alley 3 Mon Officer’s Meeting 800PM GK J. Sherrard 6 Thu Clare Rose Theater 800PM E. Johnston 7 Fri Night at the Races 700PM E. Johnston 8 Sat C & B Sales/Bakery 1000AM DGK M. Russo 8 Sat State Deputy Dinner (F) 800PM 9 Sun 1

st Degree #821 (T) 200PM C. Herbert

10 Mon General Meeting 800PM GK J. Sherrard 18 Tue DD Meeting #821 800PM DD J. Piropato 15 Sat Clothing Drive 1000AM Normandin/Herbert 16 Sun Clothing Drive 1000AM Normandin/Herbert 18 Tue Council Meeting St.Ann800PM 19 Wed Memorial Mass 730PM GK/G.Zeigler 20 Thu DD Meeting #821 800PM DD J. Piropato 21 Fri Social 730PM PGK A. Paruolo 22 Sat C & B Sales/Bakery 1000AM DGK M. Russo 23 Sun Ladies Tea 130PM McCabe/McMaugh 24 Mon Corporation Meeting 800PM PGK T. McCabe 27 Thu Thanksgiving Repast 1100AM P. Closs 29 Sat C & B Sales/Bakery 1000AM DGK M. Russo 29 Sat Christ Magnets 500PM (T) C. Herbert 30 Sat Christ Magnets 800AM (T) C. Herbert DECEMBER 1 Mon Officer’s Meeting 800PM GK J. Sherrard 2 Tue Creche Lighting 730PM McMaugh/Maltese 5 Fri Social (T) 730PM PGK A. Paruolo 5 Fri Church Decorating (T) 1201PM C. Herbert 6 Sat HEC Christmas (T) PGK R. Alley 7 Sun Mass at StonyBrook 930AM PGK R. Alley 8 Mon General Meeting 800PM GK J. Sherrard 11 Thu Holy Family Essay (T) PGK T. McCabe 13 Sat Santa Breakfast TH 830AM Jim/Tony/Barry/Tim 16 Tue DD Meeting HMM 800PM DD J. Piropato 22 Mon Corp Meeting 800PM PGK T. McCabe 24/25 Wed/Thu Ushers Assistance at Christmas Masses

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