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KNIGHTS REPORTER BISHOP SEBASTIAN COUNCIL NO. 5058
Inside this issue
Chancellor Report ....................... ..2
Service Reports ........................... ..2
Communion Breakfast ………………..8
Reconciliation Proposal…………...9
Major Degree Banquet……………….10
Future Events……………………………..11
DOSEAS Report ........................... .14
Council Calendar ......................... .15
A reminder that all nominations for the Council elections to be held on
Monday May 21, 2018 need to be submitted to the Trustees by Monday April
2, 2018. Offices are open to all 3rd Degree Knights. Please consider running
for an office.
There is a feeling of animosity within the Council. A plan has been proposed
for a series of reports and meetings to explain to the Council members the
duties and responsibilities of the C2 and the Columbian Club. Both entities
are separate from the Council, but both are responsible to the Council. The
plan is outlined on page 6. Hopefully with Unity and Fraternity we will all come
to understanding the different roles.
The phone tree has been corrected. Please notify the Grand Knight if you did
not receive a phone call wishing you a Happy Easter. There are 5 phone
numbers in use, but caller ID should list Nottingham, MD.
It is our hope that we all have a truly Blessed Easter Season, and let us
remember the members and families who are sick or have preceded us to our
Eternal Reward.
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
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Membership Michael Mank, PGK 410-574-6690
March was the start of possible news for the council. I signed up the first E-Member and he is scheduled for admissions and First Degree on April 2. April and May will be very busy for me with upcoming events. MEMBERSHIP WEEKENDS St. Ursula - April 7 & 8 St. Clare - April 28 & 29 St. Isaac - May 19 & 20 April 18 - RCIA - St. Isaac - speaking April 19 - Insurance Nite - St. Ursula May 7 - Living Rosary - 7:30 P.M. May 11, 12 & 13 - Marigolds - Mother's Day Weekend at the parishes Your help at these activities will be very appreciated. Remember your biggest help for me and the council is to continue to carry the form 100 or the 921A card to sponsor people.
Church Activities - Michael Colbourne, PGK 443-876-2828
Questions\comments\concerns about the following? Please contact PGK Michael Colbourne either in-person, email ([email protected]) or phone (443.876.2828) 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
SERVICE REPORTS
Chancellor’s Report
Sick List
RON LIND
ROBERT FREY, PGK
WILLIAM SNYDER SR, PG
ROBERT PAHR JR., PGK
DORIS PAHR
Death
John H. Jordan, Jr.
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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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Round Table Coordinator – Deacon Don Cupps Links
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
Prayer to St. Ursula O God, Who hast granted to the virgins worthily consecrated to Thee, the courage to face, with Ursula as their leader, a wonderful fight whereby through the palm of martyrdom they reached the glory of Heavenly contemplation, we beseech Thee grant that we may be aided by the prayer of those who in this day after passing through the gates of death, Thou has made to triumph in Heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 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)
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. Fr. Stephen Gosnell, K.H.S.
Fr. Gosnell is recovering nicely after his knee surgery in early February 2018. He is driving and hopes to return to celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in April 2018. Please keep Fr. Gosnell in your prayers
Soup, Salad and Stations of the Cross Thank you for all the members of our Council and DOSEAS for their support when hosting this event on 3/2/18. Tech Tuesday Come to the Spiritual Center at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 and bring your laptops, Smartphones, and tablets. They will help you get connected to St. Ursula on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, sign you up for FORMED, and go over the basics of using them. Get connected with technology and St. Ursula Church! Calling All Adult St. Ursula Parish Volunteers There will be a Parish volunteer gathering on Saturday April 7, 2018 in the Spiritual Center for adult volunteers and their families. So many people give service to St. Ursula Parish liturgically, or through their many programs, activities, and outreach programs and they wish to thank these volunteers. They ask you to please RSVP either the chair or lead person, on their website, or via email to [email protected] by Saturday, March 31, 2018.
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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.
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.
The next meeting will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 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
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
Culture of Life Activities - Steve Shock 420-627-1497
To date, the Maryland State Council has donated 20 ultrasound machines to pregnancy care centers
throughout the state. For each machine, the State Council contributes about $25,000 that is matched
by funds from the Knights of Columbus Supreme Headquarters. The program needs funds. Several
councils and districts are planning to hold or have held fundraisers specifically for the Ultrasound
Project. Can your council do the same? For more information or to make a donation, contact PSD
Richard Siejack at [email protected].
Action without prayers will not be effective. Will your council or church host a pro-life Mass? The State
Council is available to help with publicity, suggestions, and after-Mass speakers. Even if you do not
Need help, let us know of your activity. For more information, contact Mike Furst at [email protected].
Vivat Jesus!
Mike Furst
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State Director Culture of Life Programs
See Page XX for the Reflection Article.
Community Activities - Roy C. Gary 410-665-9563
We will be conducting a "Food For Families" drive at the Perry Hall Giant Food Store off of Belair Rd & Ebenezer Rd. We will be set up between 10: a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The drive will be for the benefit of the food pantry at St. Isaac Jogues Parish.
Council Activities - Martin Keenan 410-668-5347
See Page 7 for activity Flyers
Family Activities Tom Stevenson Jr. 410-661-5621
See Page 8 for activity Flyers
Youth Activities Jose Guzman 4109008634
will be present the same to the female winner. This will be our 17th year that we have participated in the 8th grade ceremony. Again, we will present the Citizen of the Year award at Saint Ursula at the beginning of June. We present a certificate and a
$100 gift card to the male winner and the DOSEAS’s do the same for the Female winner.
God bless
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Retention Chairman’s Report PGK Michael Colbourne (443-876-2828)
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. #Serve Christ 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.
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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.
Retention Chairman’s Report PGK Michael Colbourne (443-876-2828)
Funny Church Bulletins house many important announcements that are partially accurate. These need to have been proofread a little better I'd say. The gist is there, but don't take this information to the bank. These excerpts are taken from real, Sunday morning bulletins. _______________________________________________________ Life groups meet on Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM for food, fun, and fellowwhipping.
Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa will be speaking tonight at Calvary Memorial Church in Racine. Come tonight and
hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.
Announcement in the church bulletin for a National PRAYER & FASTING Conference: "The cost for attending the Fasting
and Prayer conference includes meals."
Miss Charlene Mason sang "I will not pass this way again," giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
"Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't
forget your husbands."
The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water." The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."
Don't let worry kill you off--let the Church help.
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
The senior choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.
For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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BISHOP SEBASTIAN COUNCIL 5058 – RECONCILIATION PROPOSAL
As Grand Knight, I have made a review of the by-laws of the C2, and the by-laws of the Columbian Club. The
council has found flaws and weaknesses in both documents. The Council also feels that there is a
misunderstanding in the lease between the council and the home corporation. (Note: this lease was formatted by
the Supreme Council and is the only form of lease that will be accepted.)
The following guideline will be implemented to resolve the differences that exist among the members and the
organizations that are both separate from the Council and responsible to the council. The Council will have final
say in all matters.
A copy of the will of Mr. Dickerson as it pertains to the Knights of Columbus and any stipulations will be
procured for the council.
The C2 will have a meeting at which time the financial situation will be discussed, and a review of the by-laws
will be made. This is to be completed by April 15, 2018.
The C2 will make a report to the Council of the assets in the Corporation at the meeting on April 16, 2018.
At the Columbian Club meeting on April 5, 2018; the club’s bylaws will be discussed.
A special meeting will be convened after the April 16 Council meeting that will include the Chair officers of
the Council, Past Grand Knights, the directors of the home corporation, and the Directors of the C2. There
will be a limited agenda: Home Corporation by laws, C2 by-laws, and an agreement reached as to the duties
and responsibilities between the council and the home corporation as are stated in the lease.
Both sets of by-laws will be read and approved by the Council Members.
If elections are in order for the C2, nominations will be made after the approval of the by-laws, and elections
held at the next business meeting of the Council.
Columbian Club will hold their next elections as outlined in their by-laws in the time frame recommended.
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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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Reflections Lawrence P. Grayson
The Battle Over Morally-Offensive, Compelled Speech
On March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of National Institute of Family and Life
Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra. The issue to be decided is whether the government can compel a faith-based
ministry to proclaim a message that is in opposition to its mission.
Compelled behavior and speech have been tactics used by governments, throughout the ages, in many nations and
in many cultures, to stigmatize, penalize and suppress minority religious views. In Elizabethan England, Catholics
were fined if they did not attend Sunday services in an Anglican Church. Until the 20th century, Muslim nations
imposed a jizya or yearly tax on non-Muslims living in the country. In Nazi-occupied territory during World War II,
Jews were required to wear a Star of David on their clothing.
In October 2015, California passed the Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and
Transparency (FACT) Act, which requires all pregnancy care facilities to post notification in their waiting areas and
in their advertising that the state offers free or low-cost abortions to women who qualify, along with a phone number
that provides quick access to abortion clinics. These centers must do so even though they find the government-
provided message morally offensive and it directly contradicts the purpose for which the centers exist.
The California law also requires pro-life, non-medical centers to inform clients that they are not licensed medical
providers and have no licensed medical provider who supervises the provision of services -- effectively requiring
them to advertise what they don’t do or claim to do.
Under questioning from the Supreme Court justices, the California deputy solicitor general admitted that if a pro-life
pregnancy center took out a billboard advertisement with the words “Choose Life,” it would have to include in the
same size font the 29-word government statement. If the billboard were in Los Angeles, the statement would have
to be in 13 languages.
Pro-life pregnancy care centers are virtually the only groups affected by the mandate. Organizations, such as
Planned Parenthood, which serve as the abortion providers for California’s Medi-Cali and Family PACT (Planning,
Access, Care, and Treatment) programs, are exempt from the requirement. The latter are not required to notify
clients about the non-abortion services offered by pro-life organizations, such as prenatal care, material support,
and adoption services, or to show ultrasounds to their patients. Thus, the mandate is not designed to make known
maternity options, but rather to force pro-life centers to convey the government’s viewpoint and advertise for
abortion providers.
NIFLA, on behalf of the 140 pregnancy resource centers in California that are its members, sought a preliminary
injunction to prohibit enforcement of the FACT Act, claiming that the law violated their First Amendment rights to
free speech and free exercise of religion. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law, and on November 13,
the Supreme Court agreed to review NIFLA’s free speech argument.
Laws similar to California's FACT Act have been enacted across the nation. They have been challenged with
varying results. In March 2014, Centro Tepeyac, won a suit overturning a Montgomery County, MD, law requiring
pro-life pregnancy centers which counsel expectant women to advise clients to speak with licensed medical
professionals; the law did not apply to abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood, even if they offer
counseling by non-medical persons.
In June 2014, Austin LifeCare, part of the Care Net network in Texas, won a suit overturning an Austin city law
requiring pro-life pregnancy care centers to post signs stating they do not offer abortions or birth control drugs.
New York City passed an ordinance in 2011 requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to provide printed and oral notices
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that emphasize abortion and encourage women to go elsewhere. After the courts struck down most of the
provisions, a settlement was reached in 2016 that frees the centers from posting messages that are contrary to
their beliefs.
In July 2017, an Illinois court issued a statewide preliminary injunction against a 2016 statutory change to the state
Health Care Right of Conscience Act that would force pro-life medical professionals to refer patients for abortions
and to counsel patients on what the legislation calls the “benefits” of abortion.
On January 5, 2018, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Greater Baltimore Center for
Pregnancy Concerns, a pro-life Catholic charity, which had sued to overturn a Baltimore city ordinance passed in
2009. The ordinance, which pertained only to “limited-service” pro-life pregnancy centers, required them to post a
disclaimer in their waiting rooms that they do not provide abortion or birth control services. After seven years of
litigation, the appellate court ruled that the ordinance violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of
speech because it forced “a politically and religiously motivated group to convey a message fundamentally at odds
with its core belief and mission.”
But even as laws are being overturned by the courts, others are being enacted. In July 2017, Hawaii passed a
pregnancy center signage law similar to the one in California; pro-life groups have said it will be contested in the
courts.
The various signage laws are classic examples of content and viewpoint discrimination in compelled speech. The
messages to be conveyed are antithetical to the religious and ideological reasons the pro-life centers exist. The
laws should only be sustained if the relevant government body can substantiate that it is meeting a compelling
government interest that cannot be achieved in a less restrictive way.
That is why NIFLA v. Becerra is important. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of California, other abortion-
promoting statutes will likely follow. If NIFLA wins, but with a narrow ruling, California will not be able to enforce the
law, but there will be little guidance for other pregnancy-related, compelled-speech cases pending in the lower
courts. A broad ruling could resolve the question of such laws once and for all.
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Schedule of Events
Apr 1 Easter
Apr 2 Council Meeting
Apr 9 Officer Meeting
Apr 15 Communion Breakfast
Apr 16 Council Meeting
Apr 23 DOSEAS Meeting
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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April 2018
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MEMBERSHIP WEEKENDS St. Ursula - April 7 & 8 St. Clare - April 28 & 29 St. Isaac - May 19 & 20