The Knightly News Volume 21, Issue 11 Council 11514, Monument, Colorado 80132, Grand Knight Dave McCloy November 2017

Chaplain’s Column

Dear Brother Knights

Dear Brother Knights

At first let me say that, by expressing

gratitude we overcome sadness and cement

relationships with each other - and with God.

Very soon we will celebrate that special day

in our country. In advance I say Happy

Thanksgiving to all of you. By coming to

Mass on Thanksgiving Day, you are thanking

God in the best possible way. In the Gospel

we read that, Jesus underscores the

importance of expressing gratitude: He praises

the Samaritan who returned to thank him. He

had cured ten lepers, but only one came back

to say, "thank you."

Now, we should not be too hard on the other

nine. After all, they were doing what Jesus

told them: "Go show yourselves to the

priests." They were obeying Jesus'

instructions. The Samaritan, however, obeyed

a deeper law: the law of gratitude. In our

hearts, you and I know the importance of

gratitude. We spend time teaching our

children how to say "thank you," how to write

a note of appreciation. But, then we adults

often fail to take the time to say, "thank you."

Sometimes we think, "Well, the other person

knows I am grateful. Why belabor the

obvious?" But the other guy does not know.

Once I gave someone a gift - and then did not

hear back from him. At first I assumed that he

was grateful, but then began to wonder if I

had offended him - or if he even got the gift.

At a much later date, our paths crossed and I

asked him if he received the present. "Oh,

yes," he said, "thank you. I really appreciated

it." I was relieved, but that experience made

me reflect on my own failures to promptly

express gratitude. The Samaritan gives us a

wonderful example of prompt gratitude. The

guy who has a grateful heart - and who

expresses it in a sincere way - builds strong

friendships. That applies not only on a human

level, but also to our communication with

God.

The power of gratitude can be seen by way of

contrast. The opposite of gratitude is

complaining. We complain because we are

unhappy, ungrateful about our lives. A few

weeks ago I received a book titled "A

Complaint Free World." Priests and ministers

receive a lot promotional books and videos, so

at first I didn't pay much attention to it. But

something about the title intrigued me: A

Complaint Free World? How is that possible?

The book lays out a plan for people to stop

complaining and start enjoying life. It even

has one of those rubber wrist bands. When a

person falls into negativity and starts

complaining about something, they are

supposed to move the band from one wrist to

the other. The book encourages priests and

ministers to obtain a stop-complaining wrist

band for every member of their congregation.

Well, I haven't gone that far - but it is

something to thing about. Most of our

complaining and criticizing does little good,

but a word of gratitude can make someone's

day, maybe even change their life.

This year again we celebrate Thanksgiving

Day. It is a beautiful holiday. Jesus shows us

the importance of giving thanks. By

expressing gratitude, we overcome sadness,

we cement relationships with each other and

with God:

"Has none but this foreigner returned to give

thanks to God?"

Then he said to him, "Stand up and go;

your faith has saved you."

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and with all

my heart thank you for all you do to make St.

Peter a better place.

Fr. Grzegorz Golyzniak

The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display His

marvelous craftsmanship.

Saint of the Month

Month of the Holy Souls

St. Catherine Laboure, virgin, was born on 02 May 1806 in

Cote-d’Or, France. At an early age she entered the

community of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. Three times

in 1830 the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Catherine,

who was then a twenty-four year old novice.

On 18 July, the first apparition occurred in the community’s

motherhouse and St. Catherine beheld a lady seated on the

right side of the sanctuary. When Catherine approached her,

the heavenly visitor told her how to act in time of trial and

pointed to the altar as the source of all consolation. Promising

to entrust St. Catherine with a mission that would cause her

great suffering, the lady also predicted the anticlerical revolt

which occurred in Paris in 1870.

On 02 November, the lady showed St. Catherine the medal of

the Immaculate Conception, now universally known as the

“Miraculous Medal”. She commissioned Catherine to have

one made, and to spread devotion to this medal. At that time,

only the spiritual director, Father Aladel, knew of the

apparitions. Forty five years later, Catherine spoke fully of

the apparitions to one of her superiors.

St. Catherine Laboure died on 31 December 1876. She was

beatified on 28 May 1933 by Pope Pius XI and canonized on

27 July 1947 by Pope Pius XII. Her uncorrupt body is

encased in glass beneath the side altar at 140 Rue de Bac in

Paris.

We celebrate her feast day on 28 November.

All Saints’ Day

A Holy Day

All Saint’s Day (in the Roman Catholic Church officially the

Solemnity of All Saints) is a solemnity celebrated on 01

November in honor of all the saints, known and unknown.

In Western Christian theology, the day commemorates all

those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. In

many historically Catholic countries it is a national holiday.

The origin of the festival of All Saints celebrated in the West

dates to 13 May of 609 or 610, when Pope Boniface IV

consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to the Blessed Virgin and

all the martyrs and it has been observed on various days in

different places. The feast on its current date is traced to the

foundation by Pope Gregory III of an oratory in St. Peter’s for

the relics “of the holy apostles and of all saints, martyrs and

confessors, of all the just made perfect who are at rest

throughout the world”, with the day moved to 01 November

and the 13 May feast suppressed.

All Souls’ Day

Not a Holy Day of Obligation

In the Roman Catholic Church, All Souls’ Day specifically

commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been

purified and reached heaven. Catholics celebrate All Saints’

Day and All Souls’ Day in the fundamental belief that there is

a spiritual communion between those in the state of grace who

have died and are either being purified in purgatory or are in

heaven (the “church penitent” and the “church triumphant”,

respectively), and the “church militant” who are the living.

We do not really know what purgatory is like. All we know is

that it is a period of cleansing and that people being purified

can no longer pray for or help themselves. Our prayers for them become important because prayer is a most effective way

of asking God to finally remove what is left of their sins and

weaknesses. Once the souls in purgatory have been admitted

to God’s presence, they will surely remember those who

helped them get there. They will intercede for us when our

time of purification arrives.

Historically, the Western tradition identifies the general

custom of praying for the dead dating as far back as 2

Maccabees 12:42-46. The custom of setting apart a special

day for intercession for certain of the faithful on 02 November

was first established by St. Odilo of Cluny at his abbey of

Cluny in 998.

The official name of the celebration in the Roman Rite is “The

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed”, but in English

is Feast of All Souls. In some other languages, it is known as

Day of the Dead.

In 1915 Pope Benedict XV allowed priests to say three Masses

on All Souls’ Day in order to give increased help to the

suffering souls in purgatory and the Office of the Dead is

recited by priests.

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Council News

Knights and Families in Action

The new portico around the tabernacle was built by Peter

Debort, a member of St. Peter’s Council 11514. After

presenting a drawing to Father Golyzniak in August, he was

given the go-ahead to start construction of this piece of art. By

the week of 12 October, it was ready for installation that was

accomplished in two days by Peter, his wife Tammy, fellow

Knight Matt Shepardson and his wife Cindy. On the third day,

Father Golyzniak had some Polish friends, who are wood

painting and mural artists, finish the project with gold leaves

and wood varnish.

October Knight of the Month Fred Seiter. Active in

all Council activities, he again headed up the annual

Tootsie Roll Campaign and is first in line to

volunteer for the Tri Lakes Cares Panera bread

pickup.

Council 11514 hosted a Third Degree Exemplification

on Wednesday, 27 September with over 20 members

from the Colorado Springs area in attendance, including

St. Peter’s Tom Bailey. Thanks to Council 11514

Knights who were on hand to help with registration,

setting up the room and serving snacks following the

degree.

Due to an editorial glitch, the September Family of

the Month, Sandy and Alan Feldkamp, was omitted

from the October issue of The Knightly News.

Thanks to all you both do for the Church and

community.

A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

Pictured At Left:

Knights Jim Taylor and Vern Gisi register a 2nd

Degree member as GK Dave McCloy looks on.

A lot of money is tainted – taint yours and taint mine.

SK John Hartling gives the Council a recap of

his experiences managing a shelter in Florida

after the devastating hurricane. It was an

emotional two weeks at a 250 bed facility where

18 hour days for him were the norm. John, you

truly know the meaning of our First Principle –

CHARITY!

Scout’s Annual Awards

St. Peter’s Council 11514 again hosted the Boy

Scout Troop’s Awards ceremony by setting up

Jaeger Hall, purchasing food and drinks, and

serving the Troop.

Below: Scouts make short work of food served

by the Knights.

District Master and Past State Deputy Roger Muller

presents the Patriot Award to Faithful Navigator Bob

Leise and Ed Paulovich.

To Be a Patriot Award

The Reverend Robert Kekeisen, Assembly #2594

has been awarded the “To Be a Patriot Award” by

Supreme. This award was presented by Roger

Muller – District Master, Jay Doherty –State

Deputy and Mike Kavanagh –District Marshall at

the November 19 meeting of the assembly . The

presentation team explained that this is a real honor

in that it has been years since a Colorado assembly

has won the award. The qualification process

involves the judging at a state level, then an

elimination at the regional level, and finally

competition at Supreme. Our project was second in

the nation and the top three assemblies are given the

award.

The program that won the award was the speech

contest that the assembly held at St. Peter School.

The sixth, seventh and eighth graders who are in the

speech classes, twenty seven students in all, were

asked to present a 5 minute speech of the topic

“What does the flag mean to me? “ The topic was

selected as a means to draw out feelings and

provoke some thought about patriotism. The judges

were: Dave Nelson, Frank Gargala and Bob

Leise and a wife of one of the knights Jennifer

Helgoth. Cash prizes were awarded

The winners within each class group were finalized.

Certificates were made up and inserted in the

Knights of Columbus red award folders with the

award check. The presentations were handled by

the pastor, Father Golyzniak and the Faithful

Navigator Robert Leise at the weekly school mass.

Each participant was given a handmade “Flag

Rosary”.

This above monstrance was purchased by SK Alan

Feldkamp for use at St. Peter’s and has been used

during the Holy Hour on Fridays. It is believed to

be from the late 1800’s or early 1900’s and is from

Belgium. It has been evaluated by an expert in

Colorado Springs and is mainly silver with

burnished bronze in places. Thanks again to Alan,

not only for this historic monstrance, but for all he

does for the Council, St. Peter’s and the community.

5th

Sunday Rosary

The Council held another 5

th Sunday Rosary on the

29th

with approximately 80 Knights, families and

fellow parishioners praying the Rosary together. It

is held to help bring parishioners together in a

spiritual activity and promote devotion to Mary,

Mother of God. The devotion is designed to build

the domestic church through the growth in the

knowledge and practice of the Catholic faith. This

will, in turn, strengthen our parish. Grand Knight

Dave McCloy has a supply of finger Rosaries for

those in need of one, but hopefully all Knights carry

their Rosary at all times!! It has been very

encouraging to notice an increase in participation on

each successive 5th

Sunday.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at Plymouth by Jennie A. Brownscombe (1914

Thanksgiving has officially been an annual tradition

since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President

Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of

“Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who

dwelleth in the Heavens”.

The event that some Americans commonly call the “First

Thanksgiving” was celebrated by the Pilgrims to give

thanks to God for guiding them safely to the New

World. In our modern day we tend to think of it as a

day to overindulge in food and beverages and watch

football on television. What happened to the idea of

giving thanks to God for all that He has given us? Even

though it is a secular holiday, what better way is there to

start the day than by attending morning Mass?

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No

Americans have been more impoverished than these who

nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.

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I am not afraid of tomorrow… for I have seen

yesterday and I love today.

Month’s

Sermonette This month, on the 23rd in the United States, we celebrate the

feast of Thanksgiving. It is primarily a harvest feast, when we

express our gratitude for God’s blessings in providing us with

food. Although all cultures celebrate the harvest, this

particular feast goes back to the 17th

century colonists who

arrived in a foreboding New World. The people of Israel

celebrated three harvest feasts during the year. The first

celebrated the barley harvest, the earliest grain to appear in the

spring. This feast was tied to Passover, when God intervened

to liberate God’s people from Egypt. Fifty days later came the

festival for the wheat harvest, which was called Pentecost,

meaning “fifty days”. It was when the apostles gathered to

celebrate this feast that Jesus ascended into heaven and the

Holy Spirit was poured out so abundantly. Finally, the early

Israelites celebrated “Sukkoth,” the festival of booths, which

was a celebration of the fruit harvest. This festival also

recognized the time the people traveled in the desert before

reaching the holy land. All these feasts remember a time in

the desert or across dangerous seas. Even Pentecost followed

a time of terror and grief after Jesus’ crucifixion. But in all

these remembrances, God is present, and God provides. Let

us thank God for the food, spiritual and actual, that we are

given this day of Thanksgiving.

Christmas Party

Thanks to SK John Hartling for arranging

a Council Christmas Party for the second

year in a row. This year it will be held on

Thursday, 14 December in Jaeger Hall

with cocktails at 1800 and the meal, catered by Broken Bones,

will be served at 1900. Cost per person is $15 for the meal

and drinks at the bar will be served for donations. Families

are invited and encouraged to attend. The theme for this

year’s party will be the fabulous ‘50’s much to the chagrin of

Jim Bergeron who opted for the ‘40’s! Dig into your closets

for the oldie clothes or make a trip to Goodwill for their

bargains. Our favorite disc jockey, Brother Knight Ed Hettler

will be on hand with a wide selection of ‘50’s music to rock

the evening away.

Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest

men, but be careful that you do not take the day and leave

out the gratitude. ~ E. P. Powell, American author

Beer is like the sun. It rises in the yeast and settles

in the waist.

Fun for the Family

For a fun-filled family evening with a small town atmosphere,

plan on going to Palmer Lake on the Saturday after

Thanksgiving, 25 November. That is when the town’s

volunteer fire department has its annual chili supper to kick

off the lighting of the Christmas star on Sundance Mountain.

For a small contribution you have a choice of a hot or medium

chili, hot dogs, chips, a huge cinnamon roll, crackers, a fruit

drink and coffee. There is often a silent auction, plus chances

to be the one who gets to flip the switch that lights the star! In

addition, an appearance is made by Santa Claus, high school

chorales sing Christmas music, and occasionally a bag piper in

regalia shows up. The money collected is used to maintain the

star that is lighted from that evening and shines each night

until New Years.

The tradition of the star began in 1935 during the Great

Depression as a way to brighten the holidays and it has

continued each Christmas Season since then except during

World War II blackout requirements. It is also turned on for

Memorial Day, July Fourth and when a longtime Palmer Lake

resident passes away. A bit of trivia: The star was originally

lighted by 100 watt bulbs, but they proved too bright and

made the star look blurry, so 25 watt bulbs were substituted.

After a recent renovation of wiring, the star can now hold up

to 180 bulbs using 40 watt bulbs.

Most people walk in and out of your life, but

FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart.

Lord, I Hate Buttermilk

A visiting pastor was attending a men’s breakfast in

a rural area. He asked one of the impressive older

farmers to say grace that morning. After all were

seated, the old farmer began…”Lord, I hate

buttermilk.” The pastor opened one eye and

wondered to himself where this was going. Then

the farmer loudly proclaimed, “Lord, I hate lard.”

Now the pastor was worried. However, without

missing a beat, the farmer prayed on. “And Lord,

you know I don’t care much for raw white flour.”

Just as the pastor was about to stand and stop

everything, the farmer continued, “But Lord, when

you mix ‘em all together and bake ‘em up, I do love

fresh biscuits. So Lord, when things come up we

don’t like, when life gets hard, when we just don’t

understand what You are sayin’ to us, we just need

to relax and wait ‘till You are done mixin’, and

probably it will be somethin’ even better than

biscuits… Amen.”

Thanks to Marge Barker

The 23rd

Psalm

Even though we say it over and over again, how

many of us have ever looked at it in this way?

The Lord is my Shepherd

That’s relationship!

I shall not want

That’s supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.

That’s Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

That’s Refreshment!

He restoreth ny soul.

That’s Healing

He leadeth me down the paths of righteousness

That’s guidance

For His name sake.

That’s Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

That’s Testing!

I will fear no evil

That’s protection

For Thou art with me

That’s Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me

That’s Discipline!

Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine

enemies

That’s Hope!

Thou annointest my head with oil

That’s Consecration!

My cup runneth over

That’s Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my

life

That’s Blessing!

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord

That’s Security!

Forever

That’s Eternity!

Monthly Council Mass

Knights and Families Urged To Attend

The Knights celebrate Mass as a group on the first Sunday of

each month at the 0800 Mass. The Council also has these

Masses said for members or family members who are ill or

deceased. The Mass on Sunday, 05 November 2017 will be

for the intention of Chris Otto.

A breakfast or brunch will be planned occasionally and

advance notification will be made at council meetings.

Remember to sit in the pews reserved and wear your Council

nametag and the Order lapel pin.

Alcohol and calculus don’t mix, so don’t drink and derive.

Word of the Month

From Catholic Word Book, a K of C

Publication

Thanksgiving: An expression of gratitude to God for the

goodness and the blessings He grants; one of the four ends of

prayer.

Fraternity is seeking the Lord

Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he

is near. ~ Isaiah 55:6

God is near in every good thing. He is nearer still in the

creature called man and woman. He comes even closer in

good men and women, closer still in his saints, closer still in

the greatest saint, Mary, and closest of all in the person of the

God-Man Jesus Christ. Draw near to these (and especially to

Jesus, who is present in all His saints and most especially in

the Holy Eucharist) and He will draw near to you.

What does it mean to “seek the Lord”? What hopeful promise

is associated with doing so? Have you been seeking Him or

hiding from Him?

An open mind, like an open window, should be screened to

keep the bugs out. ~ V. Hutchinson

From the K of C publication Knights to Christ

November Birthdays

A Monthly Feature

Our birthday recipients for the beautiful Colorado month of

November include:

02 Nov- Bill Hourigan

07 Nov- Gary Denton

09 Nov- Dave Berry

12 Nov- Earl Depner – Number 100!!

18 Nov- James T. Van Camp

19 Nov- Peter Derbort

20 Nov- Lam Tran

25 Nov – Edward Izydorek

25 Nov- James P. Van Camp

26 Nov- David Blessinger

28 Nov – Bob Baker

Happy Birthday to all of our brother Knights celebrating

birthdays during this sometimes cool month of November.

Remember in our prayers: Fred Wolfe, Butch Christensen,

Father Brownstein, Fred and Melanie Seiter, Earl Depner, Don

Manzanares, Laura Gomez, Gasper Blea, and Joan Durbin.

Let us pray for the repose of the souls of our Brother Knights

and their families, especially for the repose of the soul of Eric

Finnegan.

Let us pray for the safety of our Armed Forces, especially

those in the combat zones.

Continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious

life.

Upcoming Events

01 Nov- All Saints Day

02 Nov- All Souls’ Day

04 Nov- Election Day

04 Nov- Council Business Meeting at 1900

05 Nov – Daylight Saving Time ends

01 Nov – Council Corporate Mass at 0800

11 Nov – Spaghetti Supper after 1700 Mass

(Team B)

11 Nov- Veterans Day

15 Nov – Council Social Meeting at 1900

19 Nov – Fr. Kekeisen Assembly Meeting at

1900

19 Nov – Pancake Breakfast after the 0800 Mass

(Team A)

23 Nov- Thanksgiving Day

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, 14 December

2017 for the Annual Council Christmas Party.

November History

01 Nov 1512- Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings were

first exhibited.

03 Nov 1930- The Bank of Italy became the Bank of America.

03 Nov 1957- The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft,

Sputnik Two.

04 Nov 1646- A severe heresy law was enacted in

Massachusetts that made death the penalty for any person who

persisted in denying that the Holy Scriptures were the word of

God.

05 Nov 1921- Armistice Day, 11 November, was proclaimed a

legal holiday by President Warren G. Harding.

05 Nov 1955- The stereo radio was introduced.

06 Nov 1923- Jacob Schick patented the first electric razor.

07 Nov 1874- The Republican Party was symbolized as an

elephant in a cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast in Harper’s

Weekly.

07 Nov 1893- Colorado granted women the right to vote.

09 Nov 1961- The X-15 flew to a record speed of 4093 mph.

10 Nov 1775- The United States Marines were established.

11 Nov 1890- The first Congress of the Roman Catholic laity

of the U. S. assembled at Baltimore, Maryland.

11 Nov 1919- World War I ended.

15 Nov 1926- NBC made its on-air debut.

22 Nov 1963- President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in

Dallas.

27 Nov 1970- Pope Paul VI was wounded by an assassin.

29 Nov 1891- The first Army-Navy football game was played

at West Point. Navy won 24-0.

You feel stuck with your debt if you can’t budge

it.

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to know

basis.

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A girl is sitting on the couch with her grandpa and

studying the wrinkles on his old face. She gets up the

nerve to rub her fingers over the wrinkles. She

touches her own face and looks more puzzled. Finally

the girl asks, "Grandpa, did God make you?" "He

sure did honey, a long time ago," replies her

grandpa. "Well, did God make me?" asks the girl.

"Yes, He did, and that wasn't too long ago," answers

her grandpa. "Boy," says the little girl, "He's sure

doing a lot better job these days isn't He?"

Editor………Jim Bergeron

Staff Photographers:

Chuck Hardy

Rob Hoette

Contributors:

Dr. Tom Hebda

Dr. Tom Satalowich