Editor: Micky Nortman

mickynortman@gmail.com

940-328-5177

Pilot Point Council 2045

MSGR Paul Charcut Assembly 2042

Volume 19, Issue 3

September 2016

Council website: www.stthomaspilotpoint.org/2045

Assembly website: stthomaspilotpoint.org/2042

Texas State website: www.kofc.org

GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE:

Our Council attended the 21st Annual Priest and Religious Appreciation Dinner on August 8 at St. Francis of Assisi, Father Flynn’s

Parish in Grapevine. Bishop Olson was there with many priests, deacons, seminarians, sisters and friars. We were honored with

the presence of SK Fr. Kennedy, SK Deacon Dave and his wife Nettie and Joe Gerrity. Deacons John Martin and Steven Hauck

along with our current Seminarian Cody Honkomp also visited with us. All are doing well. It was good to see Fr. Flynn. He sends

his blessings to everyone. Great conversation and good food made for a quick night. We had our A-team Kyle and Julie Holloway

directing the auction bidding and we won several items. The funds spent go towards our charity goal and best of all we will be able

to use these items again in our own fund raisers.

Joe Duran accompanied Jose Mendoza & Francisco Figueroa Jr. to Denton’s 1st Degree ceremony on August 11. Please join me in

welcoming our new Knights. We open the year with a challenging recruitment goal. If you have any candidates in mind or need

coaching on how to approach candidates, please contact Joe Duran.

I have Football Frenzy tickets and Texas State Charities lapel pins available for sale. See me if you are interested.

SK John DeChaud COUNCIL MEETING; September 1, 7:30 Grand Knight Fourth Degree Meeting: October 6, 6:45 PM

Representing the Council at the Priest & Religious Appreciation Dinner were from Left: Kyle Holloway, Fr. Tom Kennedy, Nettie Garza, Joe Gerrity, Deacon Dave Garza, Nancy and John Dechaud. (not pictured was Julie Holloway) Below are the items that were won dur-ing the Auction which will be used for fund raising at our local council.

Deacons John

Martin and

Stephen Hauck

(left) and

Seminarian

Samuel Maul

(below) were

also having a

good time at

the Priest &

Religious

Appreciation

Dinner

Supreme Knight’s Report Highlights Order’s Charity 8/2/2016

In his annual report delivered at the 134th Supreme Convention in Toronto, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson noted the Order’s rec-ord levels of charity, with over $175 million in donations and over 73.5 million hours of volunteer service. The supreme knight also cited some of the major accomplishments of the Order: the further development of the Knights of Columbus’ Building the Domestic Church initiative and continued support for Christians at risk, including those suffering genocide at the hands of ISIS. At the opening of his report, the supreme knight officially announced the convention’s theme. “We also recall the words of Pope Francis,” Supreme Knight Anderson said. “He has called Catholics to a new sense of missionary discipleship and fraternal brotherhood. He has urged Catholics to go out to the peripheries. And he has placed great confidence in the Knights of Columbus. And so, I am pleased to announce the theme of our 134th Supreme Convention: ‘A Light to the Nations.’” The supreme knight spoke to an audience of nearly 95 archbishops and bishops, including 11 cardinals, scores of clergy and ap-proximately 2,000 members of the Knights and their families from throughout North and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe. “Our charity is motivated by faith. And our faith is a gift to be shared,” stated Supreme Knight Anderson. “When we bring new men into the Order, we give them the opportunity to be better Catholics. And we multiply the good works that we can do. I am pleased to report that our membership grew for the 44th consecutive year to a record high of 1,918,122 brother Knights. Soon, we will number more than 2 million men.” He also announced that the Knights of Columbus has seen impressive membership growth in new areas such as Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland. (Continued on next page)

Sept. 1, 7:30 Council Meeting

Sept. 5, Labor Day

Sept. 8, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sept. 10-11, Parish-Wide Garage Sale

Sept. 14, Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Sept. 21, St. Matthew Feast Day

Sept. 29, Archangels Feast Day (Michael, Gabriel

Raphael)

Grand Knight John DeChaud

Chaplain Very Rev. Tom Kennedy

Financial Secretary Clayton Cundiff

Deputy Grand Knight Richard Janeski

Chancellor Joe Gerrity

Recorder Robert Wright

Treasurer Kyle Holloway

Advocate Bill Pietrosky

Warden Francisco Figueroa

Inside Guard David Powell

Outside Guard Joe Duran

One Year Trustee Billy Lantrip

Two Year Trustee Randy Barta

Three Year Trustee Anthony Caranna

YOUR 2016-2017 COUNCIL OFFICERS

First Name Last Name Birth Date

RANDAL PELZEL 2-Sep

RUSSELL PELZEL 3-Sep

WAYNE PELZEL 3-Sep

DAVID MATEHUALA 5-Sep

RANDOLPH BARTA 6-Sep

JAMES STRITTMATTER 11-Sep

RAYMOND SAVARD 14-Sep

CHARLES LYNCH 17-Sep

GENARO CHAVEZ 19-Sep

JOSEPH BOERNER 23-Sep

CARLOS LOZA 28-Sep

DANNY DAVID 30-Sep

GK John Dechaud with our

Seminarian Cody Honkomp

In one decade, we have grown in Poland to nearly 90 local coun-cils with nearly 4, 400 members,” the supreme knight said. “In Ukraine, we now have 566 members in 13 councils. And because of this, the Supreme Directors voted in April to establish Ukraine as our newest territory.” Supreme Knight Anderson noted that in his recent apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis asks, “Who is making an effort to strengthen marriages, to help married couples overcome their problems, to assist them in the work of raising children and to encourage the stability of the marriage bond?” The answer, the supreme knight said, is the Knights of Columbus. “Because the light of faith is first transmitted within the family and nurtured in the parish, we have started new programs to strengthen both our families and our parishes. They especially give young fathers the tools they need to bring their families closer together and closer to God,” Supreme Knight Anderson said. You can read the rest of the article at: Supreme Knight’s Report

Knights of Columbus Pilot Point Council #2045 221 North Prairie St. P.O. Box 1151 Pilot Point, TX 76258

NON PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID .00

PERMIT NUMBER 2 PILOT POINT, TX 76258

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

SEND TO:

Council 2045

Next meeting September 1, 7:30 PM

4th Degree Assembly 2042

Next meeting, Oct. 6, 6:45 PM

Your Field Agent is: ROSS CONKLIN He can be reached at: 214-533-7840 (cell) ross.conklin@kofc.org 1220 Coit Rd. #106 Plano, TX 75075

RENT OUR HALL

Knights of Columbus Hall is available for your:

Wedding reception, Birthday Party,

Dances, Anniversary Celebration,

Reunions, or Corporate Functions.

Full Kitchen. Alcohol available.

Contact Floyd at: (940) 686-5381