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KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS MANTUA COUNCIL 3766

11845 ST RT 44, P.O. BOX 52, MANTUA OHIO 44255 Hall phone 330-274-2576 mantuakofc@aol.com

Social Meeting 1st Monday 7:30pm Business Meeting 3rd Monday 7:30pm

Newsletter for: OCT-DEC 2019

HALL RENTAL INFORMATION: Call 330-274-2576

CLUBROOM Hours: Fridays 7-11 (or later) Members & Guests Welcome

PROGRAM COMMITTEES NEWSLETTER; Marvin Litz PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Ed Zwolinski 440-632-5458; edwardzwolinski@gmail.com Lecturer: PGK Terry Kulka 330-813-0236 Articles due by 25th of the month

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER Respect Life Month

7th Social Meeting 12th Reverse Raffle 14th SSJ Casino Trip Columbus Day Celebrated 21st Business Meeting

31st Halloween

NOVEMBER DECEMBER

1st All Saints Day 2nd Social Meeting 2nd All Souls Day 9th Immaculate Conception 3rd Daylight Savings time Ends 16th Business Meeting 4th Social Meeting 25th CHRISTMAS DAY 11th Veteran’s Day 31st New Year’s Eve 18th Business Meeting 24th Senior Dinner 28th THANKSGIVING DAY

Council Officers 2019-2020

************* Chaplain

Father Ed Stafford Deacon Gerry Scopilitti

Grand Knight Bob Zullo

Deputy Grand Knight Ed Zwolinski Chancellor

Joe Casalicchio Recorder

Bob Gaglione Financial Secretary

Doug Szygenda Treasurer

Stan Carlisle Advocate

Marvin Litz Warden

Tim Rooth Inside Guard Dave Malisiak

Outside Guard Raymond Markward

1st Year Trustee Dan Cozzens

2nd Year Trustee Dale Zullo

3rd Year Trustee Austin Anderson

Lecturer Terry Kulka

Insurance Field Agent Call Supreme Office

330-380-9995

OCTOBER Jeffery Becker 17th James Brezovec 2nd Richard Bruyere 14th

James M. Fields 28th Joseph Galambos 1st Robert Gross II 11th Gary Keefer 12th Terry Kulka 2nd Walter McKinnon 6th Phil Novak 18th Dan Safko 16th Lonn Safko 26th NOVEMBER Ambrose Briscar 9th

John Broska 23rd John Jackna 23rd Kevin Kotkowski 10th Rev. Thomas McCarthy 30th Richard Ritley 8th Matthew Roosa 12th Michael Zamecnik 24th DECEMBER Chris Anderson 16th

Cody Bobek 31st Timothy Bodnar 1st James Cecil 13th Dan Cozzens 3rd

James R. Fields 2nd

Michael Habbyshaw 13th Joe Ober 3rd

Melvin Romanello 16th

Nicholas Teibel 16th Edward Zwolinski 8th

MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARY OCTOBER Bill Cleary 22 Greg D'Aurelio 15 Bill Dick 29 Dominic Difranco 39 Joe Galambos 64* Eric Kulka 29 Terry Kulka 33* Rev. Thomas McCarthy 24* Phil Novak 19 William Plicka 43* Dino Sargiovanni 43 Bob Zullo 18 NOVEMBER Dan Cozzens 14 James M. Fields 2 Robert Hartman 34 Rev. Edward Stafford* 10 Jeffrey Stefanak 13 Doug Szygenda 16 DECEMBER James Brezovec 39 Donald Dewitt 58* Donald Gallagher 45* Martin Hura 15 Larry Kotkowski 39 Melvin Romanello 35* Lonn Safko 10 Dale Zullo 15 *= Honorary Life Member

GRAND KNIGHT CORNER

Brothers: Here I am again looking for help! I know sometimes it is hard to make our meetings, so I am asking those that were not at our last meeting to help our council keep up a very worthy event. I am looking for a chairperson to take up the reins for the basketball free throw event that we have coming up in the next couple of months. You will not be alone on this because our council always shows up for the event to help out. A lot of young kids look forward to this event, so please consider chairing this event. Also, please buy or sell those Football CRAZR tickets. It is a great way for our council to raise funds and you also have, I believe, 20 chances at winning some money. Till next time. See you at our next meeting or reverse raffle. PEACE! G.K. Bob Zullo rzullo46@yahoo.com JOIN US ON FACEBOOK Check out the Mantua K of C Facebook page (and become a friend) to keep up with current events and pictures.

FOOTBALL FUND CRAZR SWEEPSTAKES

Great news Brothers, we have 73 tickets sold and have reached 70% of our goal! Only 31 tickets to go! If you have sold/purchased your tickets, THANKS so much; if not, please do so. Remember, the Football Fund Crazr Sweepstakes gives us an opportunity to earn back that per capita money. If we sell 75% of our membership (that’s 104 tickets), we will be credited for our entire per capita bill. YEA@!!! But it gets better…. besides the credit for approximately $800, we will also get $5.50/ticket sold. That’s a grand total of ($800 + (5.50 X 104) $572) for a total of $1,372. You have been sent 3 tickets to sell/purchase. If you need more, please let us know. All ticket stubs and money must be turned in to me by no later than Oct 25th, so we can forward them by Oct 27th. This is one of the easiest fund raisers we have and can earn us in excess of $1,300, which will be used this Holiday Season to bring smiles to many of the less fortunate. And you know what? There is over $25,000 in prizes being awarded to over 230 winners ranging from $40.00 to $400.00 weekly. Winners will be notified and paid automatically each week by the Ohio State Council! Thanks again Douglas E. Szygenda consultdes@att.net PO Box 52, Mantua, OH 44255 Financial Secretary Council 3766

DONATIONS/VOLUNTEERS NEEDED By Larry Parsons We will be selling tickets for a Booze Basket at our Knights of Columbus Reverse Raffle on October 12th. Please consider making a donation of beer, wine or liquor. Your generous donation will be included in the Booze Basket. Please get your generous donation to Larry by the September 16th meeting. The cost of the tickets for the Booze Basket is $20 for a wingspan. In addition, we will be selling a Lottery Tree. You may donate scratch off lottery tickets to be displayed on the Lottery Tree. The cost of the Lottery Tree raffle ticket is $20 for a wingspan. Please consider donating your time while attending the Knights of Columbus Reverse Raffle. We are looking for volunteers to sell raffle tickets for the Booze Basket and volunteers to sell the Lottery Tree raffle tickets. Our Knights of Columbus Reverse Raffle is always well attended. Extra pair of hands would help immensely and be very much appreciated. A Note from the Editor: IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR NEWSLETTER A SUCCESS, WE NEED YOUR ARTICLES. Please submit your articles by the 25th of the month so our Newsletter can be sent out timely. Thank you in advance…Marv Litz

OCTOBER 12, 2019 REVERSE RAFFLE By PGK Terry Kulka Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Saturday, October 12th for our final Reverse Raffle for this year. At this time, I have 11 tickets available. If you know anyone interested in purchasing them, please let me know at 330-813-0236. The price is $65.00 for a couple or $55.00 for a single. Let’s try to make this raffle a complete sell-out. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. HALL INQUIRIES & RENTALS: Well, summer is outa here & fall is movin’ on in! We had eight (8) inquiries for the hall this month; unfortunately, no bookings. We have two (2) Reverse Raffles & a wedding reception scheduled for October, one of the Raffles is for the K of C. One (1) fundraiser is happening in November as well as the Senior dinner. December will be busy with three (3) Christmas parties! The season is upon us! As always, please recommend your hall to anyone you know hosting an event! Enjoy this beautiful weather! Faith Szygenda Booking Agent for Sentinel Party Center

36TH ANNUAL SENIOR THANKSGIVING DINNER November is coming fast and so is our 36th annual Senior Dinner on October 24th. Preparations are underway. An email will be sent to you when more information becomes available.

Ed Zwolinski Donny and Cathy Sherbondy KEEP THE KIDS WARM CAMPAIGN By Bob Zullo

It is Fall, and the season that we start collecting hats, gloves and scarves for kids of all ages, as well as new or slightly used winter coats. Our deadline this year will be December 13th. If you can help, please call me at 216-469-6953 to make arrangements for a drop off at the hall. This drive is in conjunction with Portage County Catholic Charities. Each year we help hundreds of local families keep warm during winter months. Your donations are greatly appreciated.

FOOD & TOY DRIVE Deadline Dec. 6th Greetings again Brother Knights; the time is fast approaching for us to again start collecting food and toys for the 4C’s. We need your help to fill two trucks with food and toys. The 4C’s are almost bare to the bone. A lot of people need help not only at Christmas time, but all year long. Please help by bringing in food or toys to our council meetings in November and early December. Our cutoff date this year will be December 6th as we will try to deliver the food on the 9th or 10th of December. Thanks in advance to anyone bringing in toys and non-perishable items. Hope everyone has a Joyous and healthy Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas. God Bless You, Bob Zullo, GK, 216-469-6953

K OF C FREE THROW Plans are well underway for our 2019 Free Throw competition scheduled in January at Crestwood Middle School. This Free event is open to boys and girls ages 9-14 who attend Crestwood Schools. Brother Knights, if you are willing to help, we are looking for a chairperson to head this event. If interested, please contact Bob Zullo at 216-469-6953.

FOURTH DEGREE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BLUE MASS FOR SAFETY FORCES By Marv Litz

The Father John Cassidy Assembly #3034 of the Knights of Columbus held their Blue Mass for our Military, Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMT members and their families & all members of M.A.D.D. & S.A.D.D., all Explorers and volunteers on Sunday, September 15 to recognize all the hard work and dedication these individuals do for our communities. A social reception was held in St. Joseph’s Hughes Hall immediately following Mass, courtesy of Father Cassidy Assembly.

Pictured (left to right): Mel Romanello (member Mantua K of C Council #3766), Matt Roosa (Mantua-Shalersville Fire Chief), Joe Urso (Mantua Police Chief), Michel Heroux (Grand Knight, Streetsboro K of C Council #4571).

CLERGY NIGHT AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION IN RAVENNA The Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree held a dinner to honor our priests, deacons, and sisters. Pictured are the people who attended and enjoyed a great meal and fellowship: Father Rick Pentello and Deacon Mike Stabilla of Kent, Father Bill, Father Kraynak and Deacon Eric Ruehr from Ravenna, Monsignor Jim Kolp, Father Shawn Conoboy (Aurora), Father Don Feicht, Father Tom Cebula (Walsh), Father Tom Acker (Randolph), Father Jim Van Oss, Father Lang Sister Joyce (Mantua), Sister Yvonne (Ravenna), Sister Roseann (Kent), Lou, Clarissa and Donna Drouhard, Jeff Van Oss, David Bender, Mike and Diane Rogers, Ed Zwolinski and Marvin & Linda Litz. Father Lang was recognized and received a plaque as Chaplain of the Year.

Father Lang sharing his award

Sr. Rose Ann, Ed Zwolinski, Marvin Litz, Father Lang, Lou Drouhard

Sr. Joyce Schreiber, St. Joseph Church, and other honorees

Sr. Yvonne Horning Sr. Rose Ann Krantz Immaculate Conception St. Patrick