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My Brothers in Christ,

It’s hard to believe that 2016 is fast coming to a close. Last

night we had our Testimonial Dinner for Richard Burg for

his great work this past Columbian Year as Grand Knight and

President of the E. J. Kenny Club. A Thank You is also in

order to Tom Gill for hosting last night’s event.

We also had a very successful Blood Drive in October

where we collected 38 pints. Thank you Brian Lee for your

continued efforts on this important event and thank you to all

that donated.

Here’s what is happening in the month of November:

Country Western Night (11/5), Delivery of Thanksgiving

Baskets (11/19). Everyone is welcome to help out and be part of this rewarding experience. The next

weekend we can also use your help to install the Keep Christ in Christmas signs around town

(11/26).

December is also busy: 300 Club Party (12/2), Children’s Christmas Party (12/10), Council

Christmas Party (12/20) and the New Years Party (12/31)

The C & B program is winding down for 2016-2017. To date we have sold over 510 books. Let’s

see if we can add to this number before the big drawing on December 3rd.

Finally as I said in my prior notes, this year can only be a success if you get involved. Please try to

come to a meeting and consider helping on one of the many committees/events we have at Joseph

Barry throughout the year.

Vivat Jesus

Thomas Zegers

Grand Knight

Volume 57 No. 3 November-December 2016 Our 92nd Year

DISCOVERER Published bi-monthly by and for the members of JOSEPH BARRY Council No. 2520, Knights of Columbus, 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville, New York. Telephone: 938-8323

Fr. James Stachacz Deacon George Mais

Chaplains

Internet:

www.josephbarrycouncil2520.wordpress.com

In case of illness, death or need, please notify the Grand Knight or Financial Secretary.

Thomas Zegers - Grand Knight (516) 314-1390

Donald Cleary-Financial Secretary 433-0360

Please send material for the Discoverer via email to

tomjgill@aol.com. Tom Gill-Editor 433-8607

Blood Drive

Brian Lee-Chairman 749-4368

Insurance Agent Kevin Lynch- Field Agent (646) 210-9382

Council Christmas Party

The Council Christmas Party will be

held this year on December 20th in lieu

of the normal meeting.

There is no charge for members to

attend this event. Guests are welcome

for $20.

All who attend must have an

admission ticket which can be obtained

only at the Council meeting on

December 6th.

November 2016

1 All Saints Day (Tue) JBC Meeting- 1st & 2nd Degree (Tue)

3 EJ Kenny Board Meeting (Thu) 5 Country Western Night (Sat) 8 DD meeting (Tue)

15 JBC Meeting (Tue) 17 Rosary (Thu) 18 Nassau Chapter Meeting @ JBC (Fri) 19 Deliver Thanksgiving Baskets (Sat) 22 Columbiettes Meeting (Tue)

AOH Meeting (Tue) 24 Thanksgiving Day (Thu) 26 Keep Christ in Christmas Signs (Sat) 27 Family Mass Breakfast (Sun)

December 2016

1 EJ Kenny Board Meeting (Thu) 2 300 Club Party (Fri) 6 JBC Meeting (Tue) 7 Columbiette Christmas Party (Wed)

10 Children’s Christmas Party (Sat) 13 DD meeting (Tue) 15 Rosary (Thu) 16 Nassau Chapter Meeting (Fri)

AOH Christmas Party (Fri) 20 Council Christmas Party (Tue) 27 AOH Meeting (Tue) 31 New Year’s Party (Sat)

January 2017

1 Mary, Mother of God (Sun) 3 JBC & Kenny Club Meeting (Tue) 5 EJ Kenny Board Meeting (Thu) 9 Officers’ Meeting (Mon)

10 DD meeting (Tue) 13 Winter Picnic (Fri) 17 JBC Meeting (Tue) 19 Rosary (Thu) 20 Nassau Chapter Meeting (Fri) 24 Columbiettes Meeting (Tue)

AOH Meeting (Tue) 27 March on Washington (Fri) 29 Family Mass Breakfast (Sun)

JBC Calendar

Columbiette Meetings are held at the Joseph Barry

Council Hall, 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville, on the

fourth Tuesday of each month at 8:00. All Catholic

women, ages 18 and over, are invited to become

members. For more information, call:

President – Barbara DeSalvo at 516 334-7255

Joseph Barry Council

Financial Results

2015-2016

I would like to report to the members of

Joseph Barry Council the financial results for

the fraternal year ending June 30, 2016. The

Council had a profit of $1,701 vs. a profit for

the 2014-2015 fraternal year of $4,457. The

total profit decrease of $2,696 was due to a

decrease in member dues of $800, a decrease in

donations to the Council of $1,064, profits from

Council events increased by $2,008, our C & B

profits were $1,063 lower and we were able to

increase our donation to charitable organizations

by $1,004. Donations by our Honorary Life and

Honorary Members totaled $2,160.

I would like to thank all the Honorary and

Honorary Life members who made a donation

last year and hope that you will continue to do

so in the years to come. With your continued

support, the Council was able to increase our

donations and still maintain a small profit to

help us in the future.

Thank you for your continued support.

Donald Cleary, Jr.

Financial Secretary

Dear Sister Columbiettes,

To say “thank you” not only is showing appreciation or

gratitude, but an emotional connection. It's a comfort

to know we can count on each other through whatever

comes our way. It's Thanksgiving time and I want to

thank our Sister Columbiettes for their support. We

have a thank you for Carmela Lancaster chairing the

back-pack annual drive. You put smiles on the faces of

children who need school supplies.

Our Chairlady Sheila Dooley did a super job with our

famous Supermarket Bingo. Assisted by Marie

Dunker. Shoprite and Stop and Shop Stores were

aware of our Supermarket Bingo by our members'

purchasing quantity of items. Thank you, Sheila.

“Keep Christ in Christmas” Knights of Columbus and

Columbiette holy day greeting! As we approach

Christmastime let's buy postage stamps that either

picture the nativity or the Madonna. Send Christmas

cards that indicate Jesus' birthday – Merry Christmas

not Happy Holidays. As you do your shopping when

you are greeted with Happy Holidays, answer Merry

Christmas.

Columbiette Christmas Party is scheduled for

Wednesday, December 7th (day before the feast of The

Immaculate Conception) at the Council. Carmela

Lancaster and Diana Sturges are hosting the festivities.

A birthday party for Jesus.

Prayers of Thanksgiving for my Sister Columbiettes,

Happy Birthday to Jesus, and a Happy, Blessed,

Healthy, Prosperous New Year 2017!

PEACE ON EARTH

Sincerely and fraternally,

Barbara DeSalvo, President

COLUMBIETTES CORNER

Dear Sister Columbiettes,

To say “thank you” not only is showing appreciation

or gratitude, but an emotional connection. It's a

comfort to know we can count on each other through

whatever comes our way. It's Thanksgiving time

and I want to thank our Sister Columbiettes for their

support. We have a thank you for Carmela

Lancaster chairing the back-pack annual drive. You

put smiles on the faces of children who are in need

of school supplies.

Our Chairlady Sheila Dooley did a super job with

our famous Supermarket Bingo. Assisted by Marie

Dunker. Shoprite and Stop and Shop Stores were

aware of our Supermarket Bingo by our members'

purchasing quantity of items. Thank you, Sheila.

“Keep Christ in Christmas” Knights of Columbus

and Columbiette holy day greeting! As we approach

Christmastime let's buy postage stamps that either

picture the nativity or the Madonna. Send Christmas

cards that indicate Jesus' birthday – Merry Christmas

not Happy Holidays. As you do your shopping

when you are greeted with Happy Holidays, answer

Merry Christmas.

Columbiette Christmas Party is scheduled for

Wednesday, December 7th (day before the feast of

The Immaculate Conception) at the Council.

Carmela Lancaster and Diana Sturges are hosting

the festivities. A birthday party for Jesus.

Prayers of Thanksgiving for my Sister Columbiettes,

Happy Birthday to Jesus, and a Happy, Blessed,

Healthy, Prosperous New Year 2017!

PEACE ON EARTH

Sincerely and fraternally

Barbara DeSalvo, President

Columbiette Meetings are held at the Joseph Barry

Council Hall, 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville, on the fourth

Tuesday of each month at 8:00. All Catholic women,

ages 18 and over, are invited to become members. For

more information, call:

President – Barbara DeSalvo at 516 334-7255

In Memoriam

Christopher R. Kerbs

Joseph Barry Council

Financial Results

2015-2016

I would like to report to the members of

Joseph Barry Council the financial results

for the fraternal year ending June 30, 2016.

The Council had a profit of $1,701 versus a

profit for the 2014-2015 fraternal year of

$4,437. The total profit decrease of $2,696

was due to a decrease in member dues of

$800, a decrease in donations to the Council

of $1,604, profits from Council events

increased by $2,008, our C & B profits were

$1,603 lower and we were able to increase

our donation to charitable organizations by

$1,004. Donations by our Honorary and

Honorary Life members totaled $2,160.

I would like to thank all the Honorary

Life and Honorary members who made a

donation last year and hope that you will

continue to do so in the years to come. With

your continued support, the Council was

able to increase our donations and still

maintain a small profit to help us in the

future.

Thank you for your continued support.

Donald Cleary, Jr.

Financial Secretary

CHILDRENS’ CHRISTMAS

PARTY

Saturday December 10th

Food and drinks will be given to all the children

who attend, along with a special gift from a visit

with Santa. It is open to every member's

children and grandchildren along with

Columbiettes’ children and grandchildren.

We would like to keep this program expanding

and need your help. We would like each family, no

matter how many children you bring, to donate

$5.00 as you enter the party on that day. The

donation is voluntary, to help cover the cost of the

party. Hope to see everyone on this very special

day for our kids.

The Children's Christmas Party Committee

New Year’s Eve Party

Saturday- December 31, 2016- 8pm to 1am

(doors open 7:30)

$35 per person ($70 per couple)

DJ with Music

Open Bar-Dinner-Dessert/Coffee

Bring your own snacks and noisemakers

Casual Attire

Reservations are required: ABSOLUTELY NO

MONEY WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR

Checks Payable to: Joseph Barry Knights of

Columbus

By December 24th

300 Club Party

Friday December 2nd

7:30 pm

Food, Music

Major Prize Drawing

Please Bring a Gift

for

Toys for Tots

Winter Picnic

Friday January 13, 2017

$20 per person

Hot dogs, burgers, brats

Comedy Show

Limited to 60

300 Club News

ADOPT A BIRD FOR THANKSGIVING 2016

The Joseph Barry Council, Knights of Columbus will again be distributing food for the needy at Thanksgiving time. This year the Human Services Office has asked us to include canned hams along with turkeys to fill our baskets. Some families find it more convenient to put a canned ham on the table instead of a full sized turkey. So when the supermarkets do their promotions for Thanksgiving, please think of the less fortunate and pick up a ham or turkey and donate it to the Council. If you are one of our out of town members or one of our generous local members, who would like to sponsor a basket for a needy family, all you have to do is send a check for $25.00 (or

more), made out to the Knights of Columbus Thanksgiving Committee. This will help us tremendously in reaching our goal. Please help us make this Thanksgiving food donation a success and help the Joseph Barry Council keep this program alive. During the week of November 14th to November 18th you can drop off your frozen turkey or canned ham at the Council between the hours of 3PM and 9 PM. If you have any difficulty bringing your donation to the Council, please call me, Brian Lee, at 516 749-4368 and I will be happy to pick it up.

Thank you in advance Brian Lee

The 300 Club has not done as well this year

as in the past. We’ve only been able to

collect on 251 of the 300 available numbers.

Further, some of these numbers were paid by

members who are no longer with us. As we

look to the 2017 year we’re going to make a

few changes as follows:

We’ll still try to sell all 300 numbers.

Therefore, anyone who wants to continue

with his number will be able to do so.

We will reduce by one the number of

prizes we pay each month. Now we pay one

$100 prize and five prizes of $50. We’ll

reduce that to the $100 prize but only four

prizes of $50.

Depending on how we do during the year

we may remove some of the smaller prizes that

we award at the end of year party. The major

prizes, however will remain.

Beginning with the March drawings we will

throw back any winning balls that have not

been paid and will draw another winner for

that prize. Prior to March 1 we’ll allow a

grace period on numbers that were paid for this

year.

Remember the party will be December 2nd

beginning at 7:30. Please bring a gift we can

include with Marines’ Toys for Tots

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On Saturday October 22nd Council members and

guests gathered to thank PGK Richard Burg for his

service as Grand Knight of the Council for 2015-2016.

Many of Rich’s family members were on hand for the

evening. He received citations from several public

officials, various levels within the Knights of Columbus

and of course, from our Council.

PGK Richard Burg Honored at Testimonial Dinner