Knights of Columbus San Marco Council 6344

P.O. Box 417 - Marco Island, FL 34146 - 239-389-5633

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District Deputy SK Ben Farnsworth (239) 394-6105 Bishop Frank Dewane (941) 484-9543 www.dioceseofvenice.org

District Warden Pope Francis www.vatican.va

State Deputy SK Don Goolsby (850) 956-2276 Websites: State KOC floridakofc.org

Supreme Knight SK Carl A. Anderson San Marco Council (239) 389-5633 marcoknights.com

Field Agent SK Brent Labreche (239) 910-2431 San Marco Church (239) 394-5181 www.sanmarcochurch.com

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M ARCH 2017

Knight and Family of the Month Will be announced in April

Important events posted

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF ERIN SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM, PARISH CENTER. On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, the Knights of Columbus San Marco Council #6344 will sponsor Kathleen Reynolds' Sons and Daughters of Erin Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser in the San Marco Parish Center from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. The cost will be $12 per person with $5 for children under 12. Dinner includes spaghetti with marinara sauce, meatballs, Italian sausage, salad, Italian bread, and des-sert with beverages and cash bar. Take out is also availa-ble. This event is open to the public and everyone is invit-ed. Come join us for an evening of fun. For more infor-mation, contact 239-389-5633 or visit our website at www.marcoknights.com.

Fish Fry Dinners start on Friday, 2/24/17 and are be-ing held every Friday until the final Fish Fry Dinner on Friday, 4/7/17 Senior Prom Dinner Dance March 18 6:30—10:30 PM Contact FN John C for tickets

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Meetings

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Activities

All Meetings in the San Marco Parish Community Center Officers Meetings In a classroom. Council Meetings In the conference room or the social hall. Social Meetings In the

social hall. Assembly Meetings on the 4th Tuesday each month at 7:30 PM In the conference room. Rosaries at 7:00 PM in the Chapel.

March 2017 1 Ash Wednesday 2,9,16,23,30—Bingo 3,10,17,24,31—Fish Fry 4:30PM 7 Officers meeting 7PM Council 7:30PM 12 Golf Outing 15 S& D of Erin Spaghetti Dinner 18 Senior Prom Dinner/Dance 18 Special Olympics Games 21 Social 5:30PM 28 Assembly Rosary 7PM meeting 7:30 PM

April 2017 4 Officers Meeting 7:00 PM 4 Council Meeting 7:30 PM 5 St. Vrncent DePaul Spaghetti 6 Bingo 5:00 PM 16 Easter 18 Social 5:30 PM 25 Assembly Rosary 7:00PM 25 Assembly Meeting 7:30 PM

Knights in Action: Photos compliments of GK & FN

March Madness is here— The Knights way Our happy BINGO floor workers may not be Leprechaun, they may not even be Irish but they sure are

passing out the Green.— Cash !!! You just need to cry out those 5 beautiful letters BINGO. Thursdays - come on out for some fun, excitement and maybe you’ll bring home your own pot of Gold!

One lucky patrons won this beautiful hand bags— to carry home all their winnings no doubt

Grand Knights Message March 2017 GK SK Dan Moll March

Birthdays

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Council 6344 Officers 2016-2017 Assembly 2514 Officers 2016-2017

Grand Knight Dep. Grand Knight

Chancellor Financial Secty

Treasurer Recorder Advocate Warden

Outside Guard Outside Guard

Inside Guard Inside Guard Trustee 1 Trustee 2 Trustee 3

Lecturer Chaplain

SK Dan Moll SK Ed Eastwood SK Joe Swaja SK John Bingham SK Frank Caricato SK Steve Vasco SK Joe Granda PGK PFN FDD SK John DeRosa SK Jerry Hautman SK Joe Batte SK Joe Bartucci PGK SK Lee Cataldi SK Bob Wilcox PGK PFN SK Joe Fatony PGK PFN SK John Caltabiano PGK FN SK Mike Stapleton SK Fr. Tim Navin

Faithful Navigator Faithful Captain Faithful Admiral

Faithful Comptroller Faithful Purser Faithful Pilot

Faithful Scribe Inner Sentinel Outer Sentinel

Trustee 1 Trustee 2 Trustee 3

Faithful Friar Color Corp. Cmdr.

SK John Caltabiano PGK FN SK Dan Moll GK SK Joe Fatony PGK PFN SK Jerry Lawrence SK John Bingham FS SK Ed Eastwood DGK SK Steve Vasco SK John Fusco SK Joe Swaja Chancellor SK Wayne Waldack PFN SK Al Bismonte PGK PFN FDD SK Ben Farnsworth DD PGK PFN SK Fr. Tim Navin SK Wayne Waldack PFN

Brother Knights: We are in peak season and it seems to me that all of us are working hard to make it a successful season. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your time, talent, and treasure. You have been supportive of every event the Council and Assembly have conducted. I believe we all do this for the same rea-son: for the good feeling we get when we know that our efforts will help those a lot less fortunate than us. We have just completed our annual Tootsie Roll Drive and it was as successful as in recent past years. We collected $15,784.55 which was almost the same as we have collected in each of the last two years. It involved over one hundred volun-teers standing at various venues around Marco. This money will go to Special Olympics and schools with departments working with children with learning disa-bilities. Our spaghetti dinner held Tuesday 2/21 was a huge success. The final numbers are not in at the time of this writing but we served approximately 550 people. The kitchen crew headed by Bill Christ and Ed Eastwood all deserve a great big THANK YOU. I want to thank the Columbiettes also because we need and de-pend on them to do our events. This month will prove to be very busy also. We have fish frys, a spaghetti dinner, bingos, a golf outing, and the Senior Prom. Please continue to support your Council and Assembly at as many of these events as possible. As I have said before, this is a team effort and requires help in many ways. Thought of the Day: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift from God. That is why we call it the present. Vivat Jesus. Dan Moll, Grand Knight

Asst to the Treas SK Joe Fatony PGK PFN

JAMES NUTHALS 03-02

JOHN THOMAS 03-02

JOHN PELLING 03-02

JOSEPH DE PANFILIS 03-02

ROBERT ROSENOW 03-05

PATRICK SHILLER 03-06

JOHN DUGAS 03-08

FRANK NAVARRETE 03-08

MICHAEL CASTELLANO 03-08

PATRICK CARLEY 03-09

ERNIE LASALLE 03-10

DANIEL MURPHY 03-12

JOSEPH BARTUCCI 03-14

JOHN HANNIGAN 03-17

SHAWN MC CRACKEN 03-17

GERALD LAWRENCE 03-18

R LA PATO 03-19

EDWARD EASTWOOD 03-19

JAMES FRESCHI 03-20

ANDY RONALD 03-20

ELIO MORGANTE 03-22

PAUL KELLY 03-23

JOHN CALTABIANO 03-23

LOGAN RIOS 03-24

THOMAS STEFANIK 03-25

GERALD HAUTMAN 03-26

JOE BATTE 03-26

WILLIAM BRENNAN 03-27

JOHN TOTI 03-27

WILLIAM PRIGGE 03-28

GEORGE REULING 03-31

MICHAEL STUEVE 03-31

COLUMBIETTES MARCH 2017 Mary Cay Moll, Pres

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THINKING OF YOU by SK Joe Swaja-Chancellor: MARCH 2017 REST IN PEACE- PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE FOLLOWING SOULS: Brother John Ryan, member of San Marco Council 6344 Ann Weber, aunt of SK William Pavin Jeanne Stapleton Smith , sister of SK Micheal Stapleton PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AILING KNIGHTS: Brother Jerry Blevins SK Joe Granda[PGK,PFN,FDD] Brother Jerry Pelletier SK Ed Paltani Brother Louis Woessner SK Sal Sciarrino Brother Thomas Stefanik Father Andrew Malarz

PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AILING FAMILY MEMBERS OF BROTHER KNIGHTS: Brother Frank D'Alessandro's wife Anna SK Joe Granda's sister Raquel Brother Bob Myslevic's wife Columbiette Marge SK Joe Swaja's wife Kathi Brother Rich Kaelin's son-in-law Mark Puccio SK Ed Eastwood's son Brian Brother Roy Birkeland's wife Pat SK Ron Saffin's brother Roger Brother Jerry Brosky's wife Hilda SK Bob Newman's wife Betty Brother Jerry Brosky's grandson Alex SK Matt Rizzo's brother-in-law David Glassgold SK Mike Stapleton's granddaughters Harper and Teagan SK Tom Vanasco's wife Barbara and mother-in-law Irene Foster SK Bob Wilcox's wife Columbiette Tricia Wilcox's son Chris Barr THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - Common sense is the sixth sense , given to us by God to keep the other five from making fools of themselves---and us! To include a Knight or Knight's family member in the THINKING OF YOU column,PLEASE cal me at 239-269-7033 0r email me at joeswaja@comcast.net. Or you may call SK Sal Sciarrino at 239-370-1675 or email him at ymf461@comcast.net. VIVAT JESUS SK Joe Swaja and SK Sal Sciarrino

Dear Sister Columbiettes: This time of the year is starting to be very busy. We are starting the Fish Frys every Friday until Easter. Our Bingo every Thursday night is going strong and will go on until Easter also. We welcomed five new Columbiettes at our February 7, 2017 First Degree. Frances Jogensen, Delores Fernandez, Helen McCullough, Alexis Semler, and Mary Ann Michalsky. We wish them many enjoyable years with the Columbiettes. March 5, 2017 will be the annual St. Patrick Day Parade. Our own Columbiette Kath-leen Reynolds is the chairman. We will meet at NCH at 12:00noon and march with the Knights to Veterans Park, and enjoy the celebration with Irish Dancers, Food, and en-tertainment. The entrance will be off of San Marco Road. Hope you can join us. Our next meeting will be March 7, 2017 in the Parish Center. God bless the Columbiettes and Knights with good health during the busy weeks ahead. Mary Cay

march Anniversaries

Assembly #2514 March 2017 SK John Caltabiano PGK Faithful Navigator

The Knights of Columbus has been recognized as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Compa-ny® by the Ethisphere® Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the stand-ards of ethical business practices.This year marks the 10th anniversary of Ethisphere and its World’s Most Ethical Companies® designation, which recognizes companies that align principle with action, work tirelessly to make trust a part of their corporate DNA, and help shape future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practic-es today.The Knights of Columbus has been recognized among the world’s most ethical companies since 2014 and is one of only two in the life insurance category, underscor-ing the Knights’ commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices.“The Knights of Columbus was founded on providing financial security to our members and their families in keeping with Catholic values,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “Those principles continued to guide our company as we grew into a top-rated insurer with the same ethical commitment in every aspect of our business, our corporate gov-ernance, our professional agency force, our investments and our day-to-day business operations. It is this commitment to our Catholic principles that is the key to our ethical, sustainable and successful business model.”Companies rely on Ethisphere to continual-ly raise and measure the standards of corporate behavior, said Ethisphere’s CEO Timo-thy Erblich.“Those that demonstrate leadership in areas like citizenship, integrity and transparency create more value for their investors, communities, customers and employ-ees, thus solidifying a sustainable business advantage," said Erblich. “Congratulations to everyone at the Knights of Columbus for being recognized as a World's Most Ethical Company.”The World's Most Ethical Company® assessment is based on the Ethisphere® Institute’s Ethics Quotient™ (EQ) framework, developed over years of research and vetted and refined by the expert advice from Ethisphere’s

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Sir Knights All, In March we will have our Senior Prom Dinner/Dance on March 18. Please show your support by at-

tending this event. Tickets are at the Parish Office. I want to take a moment to say congratulations to Worthy GK Dan, team captains and all the volunteers who once again worked very hard toward another very success-ful tootsie roll campaign. There will be a 4th degree in Sarasota on April 29. Let your fellow brother knights ( 3rd degree members) know this is coming up soon. Please continue to pray for all the Knights, Columbiettes and their families. Vivat Jesus, SK John Caltabiano FN 239-642-9840 djjcss@aol.com marcoknights.com Work is love made visible.

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