ishop se astian ounil no. 5058 april 2018 volume 57, issue...
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KNIGHTS REPORTER BISHOP SEBASTIAN COUNCIL NO. 5058
Inside this issue
Chancellor Report ....................... ..2
Service Reports ........................... ..2
Major Degree Banquet………………...7
Future Events……………………………….8
DOSEAS Report ........................... ...9
Council Calendar ......................... ..10
A reminder: The May 7, 2018 meeting will be an open meeting starting at
7:30 PM. Please bring your family to these beautiful ceremonies, the Living
Rosary and the Crowning of the Blessed Mother. Light refreshments will be
served. Honor the Blessed Mother and increase you own spirituality.
The Council will change over to summer attire, this means that ties and coats
do not have to be worn. It is the Council’s suggestion to wear a KoC golf shirt,
but all shirts need to be tucked into the trousers.
The Supreme Council is in the process of simplifying and modernizing the
service programs. The area of Council Activities and Youth Activities have
been eliminated. At present there are four suggested program areas: Faith,
Life, Family, and Community. It is expected that which programs will fall under
which categories will be discussed at the State Convention. These changes
sound very exciting and should make the service programs easier to
accomplish. You will be kept up to date, and the Council has the talent in its
members to do these programs.
Elections for Council Offices will take place at the May 21, 2018 meeting.
Please plan to attend.
God Bless!
April 2018 Volume 57, Issue 10
Deacon Don Cupps
Knights of Columbus - Marlowe Agency
600 Fairmount Avenue Suite 100
Towson, MD 21286 443-689-7732
Grand Knight’s Report - STEVE RADZIMINSKI
We Stand Strong On Ethical Ground
Some people believe that ethics in business is a contradiction in terms. They think that in order to be profitable, a company and its leaders must abandon morality and embrace the dark, greedy side that they see so often in the news and in movies.
At the Knights of Columbus, we know this isn’t true. A business can be both ethical and successful. We are.
As a Catholic organization, we understand the value and importance of our core beliefs and the original mission of Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney. In fact, much of the strength and financial security we provide to members and their families can be attributed to our ethical, moral standards.
More than 96 percent of Knights who buy our life insurance keep it, year in and year out. The Order takes this commitment to our members very seriously. This means carefully planning when it comes time to invest. Our professional staff researches
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Membership Michael Mank, PGK 410-574-6690
The month of April started with Matthew Obenchain going through the admissions committee meeting and a 1st Degree on April 2 at the hall. He is scheduled for a 2nd Degree in May. On April 7 & 8, we had a membership weekend at St. Ursula. The results were 3 signed form 100's and 3 names and phone numbers. Two people from the form 100 went through the admission committee meeting on April 16 and are scheduled for the 1st Degree on April 25. I am working on the other people. UPCOMING EVENTS April 28 & 29 - St. Clare - Membership Weekend May 19 & 20 - St. Isaac - Membership Weekend May 7 - Living Rosary - 7:30 P.M. - Ladies will have a ceremony to crown Mary just before the Living Rosary - at the hall May 11 - Putting marigolds into cups - 1:00 P.M. at the hall May 12 & 13 - Marigolds - Mother's Day Weekend at all the churches ST CLARE BIG SIX WHEEL - SPRING CARNIVAL May 30 - 6 to 10 P.M. May 31 - 6 to 10 P.M. June 1 - 6 to 11 P.M. June 2 - 5 to 11 P.M. Your help with these activities will be very appreciated. Continue to support the council by carrying the form 100 or the 921A card.
SERVICE REPORTS
Chancellor’s Report
Sick List
RON LIND
ROBERT FREY, PGK
WILLIAM SNYDER SR, PG
ROBERT PAHR JR., PGK
DORIS PAHR
Death
Patricia Schmidt
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Please notify Bishop Sebastian Council of
our sick and deceased members and their
families by contacting:
Chancellor Joseph Keller
(410-882-8023)
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Church Activities - Michael Colbourne, PGK 443-876-2828
Prayer to Blessed Virgin Mary Mary, holy Virgin Mother, I have received your Son, Jesus Christ. With love you became His mother, gave birth to Him, nursed Him, and helped Him grow to manhood. With love I return Him to you, to hold once more, to love with all your heart, and to offer to the Holy Trinity as our supreme act of worship for your honor and the good of all your pilgrim brothers and sisters. Mother, ask God to forgive my sins and to help me to serve Him more faithfully. Keep me true to Christ until death, and let me come to praise Him with you for ever and ever. Amen. Links to mention
St. Ursula Parish bulletin (http://fataonline.com/bulletins/StUrsula) Please peruse the weekly bulletins for events at St. Ursula Parish.
Father Michael J. McGivney Guild (http://fathermcgivney.org) Maryland Catholic Conference (http://www.mdcatholic.org) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (http://www.usccb.org) Catholic Men’s Fellowship (www.catholicmensfellowship.com
St. Ursula School – Don Kobrick Please consider providing a monetary contribution to the St. Ursula School Tuition Assistance Appeal. If you’re interested, please send your contribution to: Saint Ursula School Tuition Assistance Appeal 8900 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21234 Round Table Coordinator – Deacon Don Cupps Support the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2018 – Together In Mission Your support of the 2018 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal provides spiritual and physical comfort to those in crisis, and inspires children, young adults and families to embrace and nurture their Catholic faith. Please consider participating in the Annual Appeal as an expression of your commitment to charity and compassion for others.
Large or small, all donations matter. Thank you for your prayerful consideration. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Catechists for Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month after the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist Greeter Lector Pre-Cana Marriage preparation Traditional Choir Wedding anniversary Mass and Reception on the 1st Sunday of the month after the 9:00 a.m. Mass
Catholic Men’s Fellowship (CMF)
We invite you to join other Catholic Men for a spiritual growth opportunity.
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We meet at the St. Ursula Parish Spiritual Center on the first Saturday of the month starting at 7:15 a.m. and ending at 9:30 a.m.
Next meeting will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Eucharistic Adoration
St. Ursula Parish in Parkville, MD Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Immaculate Conception in Towson, MD 200 Ware Avenue, Towson, MD 21204 The Adoration Chapel (www.adortionpro.org/ictowson)
Please support your local Catholic bookstore (Tell Joan that Michael sent you J) The Catholic Corner Books and Gifts
714 York Road, Towson, MD 21204 Phone: (410) 828-7550; Fax: (410) 828-7580 Monday – Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Proprietors: Timothy & Joan Linz
Links to our other affiliated church bulletins:
St. Isaac Jogues http://fataonline.com/bulletins/StIsaacJogues
St. Thomas More http://www.parishesonline.com/find/st-thomas-more-church-21234
St Clare http://fataonline.com/bulletins/StClare
Culture of Life Activities - Questions\comments\concerns about the following? Please contact PGK Michael Colbourne
either in-person, email ([email protected]) or phone (443.876.2828)
Promote Defend Life www.DefendLife.org [email protected]
Help Jack Ames
Jack is Director of Defend Life and is a Brother Knight of our Council The tasks that Jack needs help with are:
Enter names into spreadsheets Make calls to update database
Contact [email protected] – 443.653.1349 Drive Defend Life speakers
Contact [email protected] – 410.337.3721
Community Activities - Roy C. Gary 410-665-9563
On Saturday, April 14, 2018, the Bishop Sebastian Council conducted a "Food for Families" drive at the Giant Food Store on Belair Road near Joppa Road. PGK Michael Mank and his lovely lady Rosemary provided their truck to convey the 267 items of food totaling 249 pounds collected by their daughter Anna and Brother Knights Joseph Keller, Matthew Wedin, and Roy
Gary to Saint Isaac Jogues Church to benefit their food pantry. The council also raised cash donations totaling $31.00
Council Activities - Martin Keenan 410-668-5347
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Family Activities Tom Stevenson Jr. 410-661-5621
See page 8 for events
Youth Activities Jose Guzman 4109008634
We will be participating in the St. Ursula 8th grade graduation presenting the young men and women’s Citizen of the Year
Awards again this year.
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PSALM 40:8 – Here I am, Lord, I come to do your will.
Questions\comments\concerns about the following? Please contact Retention Director, PGK Michael Colbourne either in-person, email ([email protected]) or phone (443.876.2828).
WE NEED YOU TO BE INVOLVED WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY CHURCH AND COUNCIL
Your Parish needs If you know of any services your Parish needs, please provide the information to the Retention Director. #ServeChrist This year, I will commit to serving Christ. Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola Lord,
Teach me to be generous Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to seek for reward except for that of knowing I do your most Holy Will. Amen. Our Council needs:
An administrator to maintain Council roster spreadsheet A marketer to advertise our Council within the Parishes we support
Knights Reporter Please contact the Retention Chairman if you know of a Council member or a Widow of a deceased Council member who wants to receive the monthly Knight Reporter by email or delivered as a printed document. Wear your badge Please wear your badge at every Church function to be recognized as a Knight of Columbus for our Council. If you need a badge, please contact the Retention Director. State Convention 2018
Steve Ransdell (410.549.0204) is requesting assistance for the State Convention in May 2018 Specifically, volunteers are needed for one or more sessions. Responsibilities include helping kids with crafts, supervising games and
escorting kids to the bathrooms. Steve and his wife, Brenda, will take care of all the logistics and purchasing. They just need more adults in the room to help them wrangle the children.
Another task they can use help with is getting the food ready to serve. They are hoping to get one person (or team of people) to oversee all for the food preparation. They will provide the food and get it to the hotel; just need to have someone take charge of heating things up while we work with the activities. Food preparation is simple, but it does currently take one of us out of the mix of supervising the kids.
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Major Degree Banquet Saturday, June 9, 20128
Time: 7:00 to 11:00 PM
For
Council Honoree
MICHAEL P. MARZULLO, PGK
And our new THIRD DEGREE MEMBERS
Columbus Garden 4301 Klosterman Avenue Nottingham, MD 21236
Menu:
Cheese Tray
Salad
Top Round of Beef Au Jus, Chicken Cordon Bleu
Ice Cream Sundae Bar (Make your own sundae)
Open Bar
Dress attire: Black Tie Preferred Price: 40.00pp (Guests of 3rd Degree Honorees
will be asked to pay )
Contact: GK Steve Radziminski 410-663-6107 or sradziminski@hot mail.com or DGK Roy Gary 410-665-9563.
Please come to honor PGK Michael Marzullo, and the new 3rd Degree Knights.
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Schedule of Events
May 7 Living Rosary - 7:30 P.M.
May 13 Mother’s Day
May 14 Officer’s Meeting
May 21 Council Meeting
May 28 Memorial Day
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“We exclude any company engaged in activity that conflicts with Catholic moral teaching: companies directly involved in abortion, contraception, human cloning, embryonic stem cell research, for-profit health care that pays for any of these, or pornography,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “There are many companies in the pharmaceutical and communications industries that would undoubtedly provide excellent returns for us, but which are not in our portfolio because they engage in research and development or programming in ways that violate the sanctity or dignity of human life.”
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