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THE BEACON The official newsletter of Lumen Christi Council 13520, Knights of Columbus

Illuminating the faith community of All Saints Church, Dallas, Texas

Volume 10, Number 9 June-July 2014 WHAT’S INSIDE Grand Knight’s Message 2 Member Recognition 3 Officers and Directors 3 Youth • Columbian Squires 4 • VBS Parents Night 4 Family • Family Picnic Recap 4 Membership • Membership Corner 5 • New Knight 5 Community • Fisher House 5 Council • Officer Install/Awards 1 • Election Results 3 • Mission Possible 6 • Pancake Breakfast 6 • Football Frenzy 8 Church • Fr. Mwangi Reception 7 • Prayers of the Council 8 Liaison Reports • Ladies Auxiliary 9 • Fourth Degree Report 9 Field Agent Newsletter 10 Proposed 2014-15 Calendar 11

Lumen Christi Council #13520

All Saints Catholic Church 5231 Meadowcreek Drive

Dallas, TX 75248-4046

Visit our membership website at www.lumenchristikc.org

to see more photos and/or more information about events and to sign up for events of the council.

Visit the Lumen Christi sub site of

the parish website at www.allsaintsdallas.org/KC13520

to download forms, printable council calendars*, and picture

galleries* of council events.

(*coming soon)

OFFICER INSTALLATION AND AWARDS Our annual Officer Installation and Awards Banquet was held on Saturday evening, June 28 in Fellowship Hall at 6:30 PM which followed our quarterly Corporate Communion. Many of us were pleasantly surprised as our former Chaplain Fr. Vincent Anyama presided.

From forward chair (top of the cross) in the top photo, the officers installed before dinner are Grand Knight Harry Storey, Deputy Grand Knight M i c h a e l G r e e n e a n d Chancellor Stan Tax. Forming the arm of

the cross are (l-r) Warden John Meyer, Warden’s Aide Al Steindorf, Financial Secretary John Roberts, Warden’s Aide Jeff Yeargan and Treasurer Jeff Stuart. The bottom section of the cross includes Trustees Jack Ayers and Gerry Rice as well as Outside Guard Warren Balden. All Elected officers are listed on page 3.

Following dinner the annual award recipients were announced. The Knight of the Year is Ed Munno (at right, top). The Family of the Year is Jeff and Anne Stuart (at left, second from top). Al Steindorf received his second Service Award (at left, third from top). Deacon Michael Bolesta

(at right, center) earned the Leadership Award and Mel Almagro (at right, bottom) was named Rookie of the Year. At the end of the evening, Grand Knight Elect Harry Storey presented soon to be Past Grand Knight Gerry Rice with a commemorative gavel plaque (at left, bottom).

-article and pictures submitted by Chris Diaz… more pictures found on our website.

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THE BEACON – The Official Newsletter of Lumen Christi Council 13520 June-July 2014 2

GRAND KNIGHT’S FINAL MESSAGE Brother Knights,

We began the month of June celebrating the ordination of four new priests for the Diocese of Dallas and in particular of Fr. Martin Mwangi who celebrated his Mass of Thanksgiving with us here at All Saints on June 1. The reception that followed went off without a hitch, and I would like to thank everyone who helped make it such a special day for the parish.

This month we also see the change of leadership in the council as we install our new Grand Knight and officers for the next fraternal year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the officers who served with me over these past two years. Without your support and that of the program directors I

would not have been able to perform the duties of my office. I would also like to express my thanks to the members of the council and the Ladies Auxiliary for all of the support you provided to me during my term as Grand Knight.

As I look back over the 10 years since Lumen Christi Council was chartered, it is heartening to see how much our council has become a cornerstone of the parish. We have grown from just over 58 Knights to almost fivefold and our council's reputation within the Diocese of Dallas for being active and well run is a testament to all of your hard work and dedication.

I know that you will join me in giving our support to our new Grand Knight, Harry Storey, and his officers as we move forward into our new fraternal Year.

We are Called to be the Light of Christ.

Vivat Jesus Gerry

June-July Birthdays Joel Damron 1-Jun CJ Okpokpo 26-Jun Michael Zolton 16-Jul Steve Fitzpatrick 1-Jun Steven Chacko 27-Jun Robert Reis 18-Jul Frank Milliken 1-Jun Chris Sanders 28-Jun Ade Suwanda 18-Jul William Fox 3-Jun Ricardo Calderon 1-Jul John Roberts 20-Jul Rex Anand 6-Jun Ronald Lindsay 1-Jul Michael Holmes 22-Jul Jeffrey Schneider Jr. 8-Jun Huey Prater 1-Jul Chris Hunt 22-Jul Kevin Finch 12-Jun Adam Gilliland 2-Jul John Costello 23-Jul Dave Chop 13-Jun Stephen Patterson 4-Jul Gregory Harrison 25-Jul Samuel Metz 14-Jun Mark Greim 6-Jul Myron Taliaferro 26-Jul Robert Stanley 15-Jun Tyrone Rozario 6-Jul Douglas Hakala 29-Jul Donatus Anyanwu 16-Jun Paul Grzybowski 8-Jul William Fynes 30-Jul Stephen Morel 17-Jun Kelly Halaszyn 9-Jul Andrew Hurzeler 31-Jul Eric Martin 21-Jun Jeffrey Schneider Sr. 9-Jul Fr. Alfonse Nazzaro 31-Jul Erveis Cortez 23-Jun Todd Sluder 9-Jul Harry Storey 24-Jun Stephen Ingram 13-Jul

The BEACON, the Official Newsletter of Lumen Christi Council 13520, is published monthly, usually during the first week of the month. It is dependent on prompt submission of articles to meet publication deadlines. The Editor and Publisher is Chris Diaz, PGK. Articles and pictures include appropriate by-lines where applicable. Proofreading is spearheaded by Rudy Arciniega, Jack Ayers, PGK, Jerry Cayce, Deacon John Costello, Sherry Nelson, Jim Sammons, Stan Tax and Bob Wise with other contributors as needed. The BEACON is downloadable from the council website at www.lumenchristikc.org. If you prefer an email subscription please contact Chris Diaz (972-742-7282 or [email protected]).

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Volume 10, Number 9 Illuminating the Faith Community of All Saints Catholic Church, Dallas, Texas 3

Chaplain: Grand Knight: Deputy Grand Knight:

Rev. Anthony Lackland Gerry Rice Harry Storey

972-661-9282 / [email protected] 214-725-2946 / [email protected] 214-557-2923 / [email protected]

Chancellor: Michael Greene 972-447-9984 / [email protected] Financial Secretary: John Roberts 972-375-7575 / [email protected] Treasurer: Jeff Stuart 972-699-1317 / [email protected] Recorder: Bob Pitts 214-537-5582 / [email protected] Advocate: Bob Weaver 972-306-8893 / [email protected] Warden: Stan Tax 214-354-8722 / [email protected]

Aides: Frank Kozel 214-801-4782 / [email protected] Al Steindorf 916-220-2953 / [email protected] Inside Guards: Chance Barkley 806-853-7387 / [email protected] Roger Klotz 972-239-2168 / [email protected] Outside Guards: Warren Balden 972-960-8367 / [email protected] Mark Doman 972-437-5437/ [email protected] Trustees:

MONTHLY RECOGNITIONS Family of the Month The Family of the Month for April is Harry and Jan Storey (pictured at right). Harry has been very supportive to the Grand Knight over the last two years, something that would not have been possible without the support of Jan. Outside of the council Harry and Jan are very active in our community both with The Society of St Vincent de Paul and the Catholic Pro Life Committee.

Knight of the Month The Knight of the Month for April is awarded to Larry Milliken (pictured at right). As well as driving our membership efforts in this last two fraternal years Larry recently stepped up to help a new knight who needed both transport and fellowship as he was treated at Parkland Hospital. Larry sets an excellent example of the fraternal nature of the Order for all of us.

NEW OFFICERS

-articles submitted by Gerry Rice; pictures taken by Chris Diaz

At our May business meeting the slate of officers as proposed by the Nominations Committee was officially elected for the fraternal year 2014 – 2015. The following members were elected and subsequently installed on June 28: Grand Knight –

Harry Storey Deputy Grand Knight –

Mike Greene Chancellor –

Stan Tax Recorder –

Bob Pitts Treasurer –

Jeff Stuart Warden –

John Meyer Advocate –

Roger Klotz Inside Guards –

Chance Barkley and Greg Taylor

Outside Guards – Warren Balden and Mark Doman

Directors:

2013-2014 Council Officers and Directors

1st year Larry Brennan 972-866-8431 / [email protected] 2nd year Jack Ayers, PGK 972-733-0360 / [email protected] 3rd year Michael Riley 972-484-0595 / [email protected] Church Doyle Kitchen 214-923-9244 / [email protected] Community Ed Munno 972-788-9174 / [email protected] Council John Meyer 972-699-7866 / [email protected] Family Mark Greim 214-864-5752 / [email protected] Membership Kevin Finch 972-467-4753 / [email protected]

Larry Milliken 972-467-4753 / [email protected] Pro-Life Jim DeSmet 972-931-8405 / [email protected] Youth David Sinagub 214-616-9401 / [email protected]

Trustee – Gerry Rice

-article submitted by Chris Diaz

District Deputy: Roy Rabenaldt 972-484-7767 / [email protected] Diocesan Deputy: Roger Scott 972-661-1713 / [email protected] Field Agent: Raffaele Gerace 214-924-2220 / [email protected]































Youth COLUMBIAN SQUIRES ACTIVE IN MAY AND JUNE On June 1, the Squires assisted All Saints Women’s Organization (ASWO) with “Help Your Neighbor Sunday” after morning masses. Many thanks to Connor Thomas, Doug Hailey, Jacob Bulmer and Ed Schwieterman for assisting and loading parishioner donated items on to Catholic Charities truck by the St. Francis garage.

A number of Squires and families were able to make this year's Lumen Christi Council family picnic on May 31, and enjoyed Woody B’s BBQ and other fun events.

Columbian Squires J.R. DeFina and Jacob Pellegrino also served at Mass for Fr. Alfonse during the Lumen Christi Council sponsored Major Degree ceremonies held at All Saints Catholic School.

Supreme Council provided our official Charter certificate for the Columbian Squires Fr. Paul Gray Circle 5717. The Squires and Counselors are working on details for a memorial mass to recognize the naming of Fr. Paul Gray Circle 5717.

Please note that our Squires circle is open to all Catholic boys 10 to 18 years old. Have your son, grandson, and their friends join the Squires to enjoy the service and fun events that they plan each month. The Squires have five levels of advancement that challenges them and provides recognition for the accomplishments completed. If interested contact Counselor Stan Schwieterman (972-239-5830) or see more Squires information in All Saints Welcome Center or at the following link (http://www.kofc.org/un/en/squires/). We meet once a month and plan one fun or service event each month.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL EATS -article submitted by Stan Schwieterman

Ed Munno is chairing the Knights of Columbus participation for the Vacation Bible Study (VBS) Family Night which will be held on Thursday, July 17. Ed needs 7 to 10 members of the Lumen Christi family to assist with food service and cleanup. Greg Draxler is helping with the food prep which includes scrambled eggs, sausage links, bacon, potatoes o'brien, biscuits and gravy. The VBS families will bring fruit, bagels, cream cheese, and donuts for dessert. Water will be served. If you can help with this event, please contact Ed Munno (972-788-9174 / [email protected]).

-article submitted by Ed Munno

Family FAMILY PICNIC HELD ON BUSY WEEKEND The annual Lumen Christi Council Family Picnic was held on Saturday, May 31 starting at 11 AM in the All Saints Church pavilion and recreation area. The attendees feasted on a delicious BBQ meal which consisted of Woody B’s BBQ, adult beverage (IDs were checked), soft drinks and various frozen desserts. From the pictures assembled below it looks like a fine time was had by all…especially those kids of all ages. -article s

-article submitted by Chris Diaz; pictures taken by Harry Storey…more pictures found on our website.

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Membership MEMBERSHIP CORNER By Larry Milliken Co-Membership Director, Lumen Christi Council

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as membership director. Welcome to incoming Membership Director Kevin Finch. I ask all brother knights to join me and double your support and efforts for membership in the coming fraternal year.

The last two years opened my eyes to areas which, with enhanced effort, will contribute positively to membership growth and an increased number of active knights. This will lead to more family participation, and more knights active in parish and community activities. But most of all, this will assist you and your family in achieving real and rewarding progress in your journey of faith as a Catholic man.

One area where immediate impact is most positive is that of the proposer of applicants for membership in the Knights of Columbus. Often, the proposer is the first person to talk with an applicant about the Knights. Here are some suggested actions that if taken by future proposers, will assure that the Knight’s experience is a win-win for all involved:

Proposer: Arrange to attend, with your candidate, a meeting with the

membership committee. Wives should be invited to attend. Proposer: Introduce candidate to council officers, fellow knights, and

families. Proposer: Promote and attend First Degree and Major Degree ceremonies. Proposer: Discuss with candidates/new Knights their area of activity

interest. Introduce them to event chairmen. Proposer: Be available to answer questions. Sit with the new Knight at

meetings if possible. Proposer: You are developing a long lasting relationship. Set the example.

WELCOME TO NEW KNIGHT Congratulations to Matt Atkinson (pictured above) who was exemplified into the First Degree on June 25 at Prince of Peace. Fellow UTD student, Adam Carr, who recently completed his First Degree, placed the Knights of Columbus pin on Matt. Matt and Adam often attend the 11 AM Mass as well as the pancake breakfasts. Please give Matt your congratulations and welcome him to the Lumen Christi Council.

-article and picture submitted by Larry Milliken

Do all of the above and more and you will find that the knight you helped learn the ropes will do the same for his candidates. You will find being a proposer to be very rewarding. The council and you as a knight will grow. Did RETENTION just become that much easier?

Community FISHER HOUSE LUNCHEON On May 29, 2014, the council provided lunch to the guests and staff of Fisher House. The council Master Chef, Stan Tax, prepared the main course, smoked chicken Alfredo. Preparation and service were provided by Jack Ayers, Barb and John Meyer, Rob Hewitt, and Ed Munno. We served 18 and provided a few “to go" boxes for patients and left plenty for dinner that evening. Our home cooked meals are really appreciated.

-article submitted by Ed Munno; picture taken by Jack Ayers…more pictures found on our website.

John and Barb Meyer (far right) assist the Fisher House residents and visitors with lunch.


Council DOGS FOR 300? MISSION POSSIBLE! Many thanks to those who showed up at All Saints for food prep and/or to Elizabeth Ann Seton for the wrapping and bagging of this years’ Mission Possible luncheon. Those folks included John and Barb Meyer, Jim and Shirley Sammons, Doug Hakala, Larry Brennan, and Ron Schott.

Our prep time to steam 300 dogs was a little off since we discovered that only one of the steamers was operational. There was also some car key issues that caused a few additional delays. With a little help from the Mission Possible staff, we were ready for the young carnivores! Once again we received an ovation for our efforts, which makes events like this well worth it! Hope to see some new faces at these events next year.

As your new Chancellor, it will be my duty to get more members involved in such events. If anyone has any suggestions, please forward them to [email protected] with the proper “subject” line!

-article and pictures submitted by Stan Tax… more pictures found on our website

CASSEROLES DEVOURED AT MAY BREAKFAST The May pancake breakfast featured a new item, Eggs Benedict Casserole, which was a smashing success! For casserole Sunday our menu also included Crème Brulee French Toast and Sausage Spinach Delight as well as our normal fare. We served 176 hungry patrons.

Because Greg the caterer had a large dinner to prepare, our usual prep time was moved to Saturday. The team who faithfully show up prior to the event and create these dishes, worked Saturday morning and were finished in less than three hours. Shirley Sammons and Barb Meyer joined forces with John Meyer, Jim Sammons, Doug Hakala, Jack Ayers, Ed Munno and Doyle Kitchen to get everything done in record time.

On Sunday, another group of dedicated Knights, some the same as the Saturday prep team, assembled at our kitchen to prepare and serve breakfast. There were a few conflicting events going on so an urgent plea went out to the membership and we were able to get the job done. Pictured on the Sunday support team picture are (l-r) : Bob Pitts, Joe Mock, John Leffingwell, Chance Barkley, Martins Esubl, Curtis James, Doug Otte, Doyle Kitchen, Ed Munno and Greg Taylor.

Others not shown included Steve Patterson, Ann Fox, Barb Meyer, Stan Schwieterman, Bob Weaver and Larry Brennan. (Forgive me if I left anyone out). One of these days, I am going to find out who is munching on bacon all day long! Thank You all for your fine, hard and dedicated work!

-article and pictures submitted by Stan Tax… more pictures found on our website



Church RECEPTION FOR FR. MWANGI On June 1, 2014, Lumen Christi Council 13520 sponsored a reception following the Mass of Thanksgiving for Fr. Martin Mwangi who was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Dallas the previous day. Council members and family planned the event and prepared food for this very important day for Fr. Mwangi and his family. Additional manpower was supplied by the Ladies Auxiliary, All Saints Women’s Organization (ASWO),

Fr. Martin Mwangi reads inscription on chalice presented at reception while Harry Storey, John Meyer, Barb Meyer amd Sharon DeSmet hold the four chasubles

the Fall Fest Team, the All Saints Men’s Club and members of the All Saints staff. Over 250 family, friends and parishioners were served a light lunch at All Saints Fellowship Hall and gymnasium.

During the reception, Lumen Christi Council presented Fr. Mwangi with several gifts for his Priesthood. These included four chasubles in proper liturgical colors (Red, Green, White and Purple) and one of the chalices used for our Chalice for Vocations Program (see picture, above right). This chalice held many prayers as it was in service for over five years, with many parishioners sharing prayers for vocations from our parish.

ASWO members keep table of plated snacks full. Bottom: Mackenzie Triana and Diane Musha from Fall Fest serve cake.

As with any endeavor of this size, preparations started weeks before the event. Ordering gifts, securing decorations, purchasing food and set-up of both the Fellowship Hall and Gymnasium was coordinated and ready for show time by Saturday morning (with one exception – see sidebar below). On Sunday morning, the Ladies Auxiliary and ASWO started the food preparation and plating. Matt Adams and Don Essmiller hooked up the sound system and a group of knights handled the heating of the meatballs and quiche. This was another team effort, with numerous participants too many to name individually. Special thanks are offered to Barb Meyer who coordinated the effort of the Ladies Auxiliary; Linda Gorman and Mackenzie Triana who did likewise with the ASWO and Fall Fest team respectively; Warren Norris and Al Bush from the Men’s Club and all of the “usual suspects” who worked the KC side of things. Chris Diaz and Jerry Cayce recorded the events - The Mass and Reception - with pictures and video can be viewed on the All Saints parish website (http://www.allsaintsdallas.org)

Personally, I would like to thank our parish staff for their help and participation in planning, setup of tables, chairs, the stage and the tear down of the stage. I most of all want to thank Fr. Martin for coming into the kitchen area to provide his priestly first blessing to Ed Munno and me who were busy “praying with Betsy” - I only wish I thought to ask him to bless Betsy too!

-article submitted by Doyle Kitchen; pictures taken by Jerry Cayce and Chris Diaz… more pictures found on our website. .

YES… IN SUPPORT OF OUR PRIESTS The Friday before the reception after the staff and a few volunteers set up the Fellowship Hall, the gym and the stage, Fr. Tony came in check out final details. He looked at the stage, which was made up of portions of the stage used for the Fall Festival. Out of the four selected for the smaller stage for the reception, one was painted a dark gray and the other three had no paint on them at all. He stood there, he looked, he paused, and then he said, "That looks so ghetto…and I can say that because I came from the ghetto. That looks ghetto." You could imagine the look on our faces. After a couple of seconds he said, "That could use some paint." We asked, "What color?" Thus began an unplanned small project for the reception.

That evening we purchased paint and supplies. On Saturday, we painted the stage. All went well and thanks to Kevin and Mignon Finch for bringing food and beverage to us from the Knights Picnic gathering held at the gazebo that day.

-article submitted by Doyle Kitchen; pictures submitted by Stan Tax… more pictures found on our website

Stan Tax, top photo; Doyle Kitchen, bottom photo.

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Prayer Requests of Lumen Christi Council Prayers for the repose of the soul of

• Theresa Leto Harper. • Sir Knight Al Donofrio. • Mabel Fernando. • Bob Ackerman, friend of Brother Jim DeSmet. • Luke, the baby of Lacey and Michael Hittison. • Claudine Barber, mother-in-law of Al Steindorf.

• Mike Flagstad, colleague of Al Steindorf. • Polly Metz, wife of Sam Metz (remembrance) • Tencha Trujillo, aunt of Henry Dominguez. • Magarito Dominguez, uncle of Henry Dominguez. • Edwin Polk, brother-in-law of Chick Young • Tammy Schwieterman, cousin of Stan Schwieterman.

Prayers for the return of good health of: • Ed Petty, friend of Helen Brennan. • Mary Meyer, mother of John Meyer. • Sue Munno, wife of Ed Munno. • Greg Jagmin, brother-in-law of Richard Dickerman. • Charles Suscavage, father-in-law of James

Talkington. • Michael and Kathleen A. • Dick Sisler, friend of Bill Fox.. • Margaret Sciantarelli, mother in law of Woody Berry • Tracey Graff, daughter of Huey and Zita Prate

• Eric Weaver, son of Bob and Pat Weaver. • Audrey, granddaughter of Bob & Sheila Hettler. • Weston Young, brother of Chick Young. • George Schneider, brother of Al Schneider. • Caitlyn Tanner, granddaughter of Dan Gorman. • Jimmy Sammons, son of Jim and Shirley Sammons • Diane Schneider. • Marie Christenson.. • Fr. Tom Cloherty • Ralph Thornton. • Jacob Abernathy.

• Ralph Burbey. • Jo Stone. • Helen Becar. • Sharon Marquardt. • Barbara Hoffman. • Fr. T. J. Martinez. • Patricia Paquette • Michelle Bock • Judy Bowers • Dean Bowers • Carole Ann Rodriguez

Prayers of thanksgiving are offered for:

• the successful surgery of Eva Tax. She came through the surgery, cancer free. • the successful surgery of Mary Klotz, wife of Roger Klotz.

General prayers requested for:

• Please pray for those babies who have been aborted and those who are about to be aborted. • Please pray for our military personnel but especially those in harm's way. • Pray for our seminarians and religious that God will help them to discern His will for them. • Prayers of the Council are offered for Pope Francis.

Additional prayer requests that may have missed the publication deadline for THE BEACON as well as additional information related to the requests are found on the Lumen Christi Council Prayer List by clicking the following link http://kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/prayers.asp?CNO=13520

-compiled by John Arciniega

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Liaison Reports LADIES AUXILIARY REPORT Barb Meyer, President, Ladies Auxiliary of Lumen Christi

As the 2013-2014 year comes to a close, I would like to thank all who have helped with the many activities that the Ladies Auxiliary has participated in this year. Thanks to the other officers, Vice-Presidents Betty Wise and Sharon DeSmet, and Secretary-Treasurer, Vera Richard, for all their hard work all year long. And thanks to Anne Stuart (Communications), Helen Brennan (Sunshine), and Linda Gorman (Called By Name) for all their hard work during the year. None of us could do our jobs if it weren’t for the support and help from all of our Lady Knights. You are an awesome group of ladies. As I always say, “Nobody can do everything, but everybody does something” and we get everything done that we are asked to do. Thank you again for all that you do, not just for the Lady Knights, but for what you do for your families, our Parish, our Diocese, and our communities.

Installation of the 2014-2015 Officers took place at the Installation Dinner held on June 28. Installed were Barbara Meyer- President, Jan Storey-Vice President, Mary Baldy Klotz-Vice President, and Vera Richard-Secretary/Treasurer. We are looking forward to another very successful year. Thank you to Vera Richard and Pat Weaver for helping with the set-up for the banquet and to Maureen Morel for the pretty table decorations. Congratulations to the Family of the Year recipients, Anne and Jeff Stuart. Both of them are involved in many areas of the Knights and Lady Knights. Anne has served as Communications Director for several years and is the one who gets all the emails to us in a very timely manner, keeps the roster up to date, and volunteers for many of our various projects. She and Jeff make all the name tags for the Ladies Day of Reflection each year. We are very proud of both of them.

We have to say good-bye to Cindy and John Doyle. They are moving in mid-July to Cindy’s hometown of Sandusky, Ohio. They’ll be only 6 hours from DC, so she can help her daughter and they will be near all her family. We will miss them, and wish them well as they get settled in their new home. Thanks to Cindy for all she has done for the Lady Knights and to John for all he has done for the Knights. We also send our thoughts and prayers to Shirley and Bernie Crotty. Shirley’s sister, Teresa, recently passed away. We pray, also, for a speedy recovery from surgery for Mary Baldy Klotz. And last, at our June meeting, we watched a wonderful video on Saint John Paul II.

REPORT OF THE FOURTH DEGREE Michael Greene, Past Faithful Navigator, Christopher Columbus Assembly

If you are a Third Degree Knight in good standing, you have an opportunity to become a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. The Exemplification of the Fourth Degree will take place on

September 27, 2014 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW in Irving, Texas.

If you are currently a First Degree Knight, you still have time to become a Third Degree Knight and submit the Fourth Degree paperwork between now and August 23.

If you are interested in joining the Fourth (Patriotic) Degree, please see SK Michael Greene or any of the Fourth Degree Knights in our Council for information about the Exemplification or send SK Michael Greene an email at [email protected]. He will make sure that you get all of the necessary forms.

All paperwork, including checks, must be returned to the Assembly no later than August 23 so that your application may be read and voted on at the Assembly's August 25 business meeting.

If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact SK Michael Greene directly.



Raffaele Gerace, FIC

KofC Field Agent

Phone: (214)924-8426

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From The Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

As Pope Francis reminded us, these saints refused to be overwhelmed by the terrible events of the 20th century. For them, faith was more powerful. They were not afraid to “open wide the doors to Christ” by opening the Second Vatican Council and by bringing its message throughout the world. During the 26 years of St. John

Paul II’s pontificate, our Order had unprecedented opportunities to cooperate with him in this task. One of our most enduring pastoral initiatives was the establishment in 1988 of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. Therefore, it was heartening to hear Pope Francis say during the canonization

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Note: Many events are still subject to change. If you have items that need to be added, or know of new dates, please attend the annual budget and planning meeting on Saturday, July 12 following the 9 am Mass in the St. Theresa Room or contact Harry Storey prior to the July 12 meeting at (214-557-2923 / [email protected]).


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