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Go o d Sh e ph e rd C ou n c il 1 16 7 2 Vol um e XX , I s s ue I
J a n ua r y 20 1 6
Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council 11672.
S HEPHERD ’S W ATCH
USEFUL WEBSITES Knights of Columbus Council:
http://council11672.weebly.com
Knights of Columbus Insurance:
www.kofc.org/un/en/insurance/
index.html
GK Message 1
Special Prayers 2
Calendar Looking Ahead 2
Council 11672 Officers 2
Knight / Family of the Month 3
Knight of the Year 3
January Birthdays 3
Programs, Activities and News of Interest
4
Monthly Breakfast /Can Drive
4
Financial Secretary's Memo 4
KofC Insurance 4
Christmas Activity Photos 5,6
Short Story Corner 7
Dec. Questions and Answers 8
January Questions 9
January & Feb Calendars 10
Membership Form 100 11
Volunteer Report Form 12
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: G R A N D K N I G H T ’S M E S S A G E Brother Knights, Catholic Gentlemen,
The hectic nature of the season is upon us in force with busy shopping and annoying road construction that is joy-
fully balanced by visiting family and friends. As you end
the current year and plan for 2016 take time to reflect on
your successes while learning (but not dwelling on) chal-
lenges encountered.
As a reminder, the “Keep Christ in Christmas” Poster Contest is underway,
which is open to all young people between the ages of 5 and 14. The rules are simple and center on generating a 11 by 17 inch poster of their original work
reflecting the theme of keeping Christ as the most important part of the holi-
day season. The winner will select a charitable organization to receive a $50
donation from the Council submitted in their name.
As part of early 2016 planning, the Lenten fish fry and shrimp boil fundraisers
continue to be developed. If you have not participated in one of the other Council activities, then please consider stepping forward to help organize these
events. We have tremendous talent in the Council and I hope you will help.
There is never a better opportunity for enjoyable fellowship while giving of
yourself for the greater good.
In closing, our Council continues to build on your accomplishments, which are
rooted in outstanding service to the community, the youth, the Church and
vocations, and our fellow Brothers. Our strength is in your efforts and count-less volunteer hours and support in activities like Special Olympics, Habitat
for Humanities, Culture of Life, Exemplification teams, ushers, home minis-
tries, Scouting, Lenten fish fry, and monthly Parish breakfasts. This list is only a small portion of the numerous great and small activities supported be-
cause of your desire to help others. I am proud and honored to be considered
your Brother.
As always and especially in the Christmas season, please take time for yourself
and family, aid where possible those less fortunate, and pray for those in need.
Vivat Jesus,
Steve Gentz
Grand Knight, Council 11672
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 2 January 2016
The Shepherd’s Watch
The monthly newsletter
for Council 11672, Shepherd’s Watch, is
free. It is published
monthly and sent to
council members and other subscribers only
through e-mail. The
Shepherd’s Watch can also be downloaded or
read on the Council’s
website.
Council Shirts and Hats
Contact Michael Weist
for information about shirts and hats at
At each business and
officers meeting, hats and shirts can be pur-
chased and ordered.
Note: Brother Weist also is able to order 4th
Degree shirts and hats.
LOOKING AHEAD
January 2016 Calendar Highlights
Jan 4 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Jan 10 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Jan 14 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)
Jan 19 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
February 2016 Calendar Highlights
Feb 1 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Feb 11 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)
Feb 14 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Feb 16 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
March 2016 Calendar Highlights
Mar 7 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Mar 10 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)
Mar 13 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Mar 15 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
COUNCIL 11672 OFFICERS (2015—2016)
Grand Knight ................ Steve Gentz 256-690-6195
Deputy Grand Knight .... Michael Weist
Financial Secretary ....... Ben Cumbie 256-783-9627
Treasurer ...................... Lane Mousel
Recorder ........................ Steve Nelson
Warden ......................... Mike Wolk
Chancellor..................... Thomas Geoffroy
Chaplain ....................... Deacon Paul Keil
Advocate ....................... Rodolfo Chavez
Inside Guard ................. Danny Nelson
Outside Guard .............. Bob Godwin
1 Year Trustee ............... Rick Hycoop
2 Year Trustee ............... Ed Gniadek
3 Year Trustee ............... Mike Rose
Lector ............................ Rob Godwin
Will Becker
Chris Holden
Harry O'Beirne
Chris Sloan
Ray Warner
Mike Wolk
All our brothers in distress
Knights
SPECIAL PRAYERS
Sarah Bowen
Christopher Dollman
Rebecca Dollman Charles Dugan
Dottie Gaines
Carmello Graffagani
Lynn Hall Barbara Hills
Tom Holdon
Carry Hortter
Nichole O'Brien Sophie Pace
Our sponsored seminarians: Jeremy Winter and
Josh Altonji
Fr. Kevin and his parish in Anapra, MX Our Members of the Armed Forces
Our First Responders
Family and Friends
Annual Dues For 2016
The Financial Secretary
has sent out the annual
dues notices for calen-
dar year 2016.
Visit our website at:
http://council11672.weebly.com
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 3 January 2016
MEMBER RECOGNITION & NEWS of INTEREST
Family of the Month
The Knight of Colum-
bus December 2015
Family of the Month is
the John Bellono family. John and his family are
recognized for their sus-
tained support to the Good Shepherd Church
and the Knights of Co-
lumbus. John and Patricia, as Santa’s little
helpers, were instru-
mental in another suc-
cessful Christmas party through their hard work
and organization. John
regularly helps with the Parish breakfasts along
with countless other
Council activities, which range from figuring out
how to use the projector
to locating errant equip-ment to rankings in ob-
scure football confer-
ences (like the Big Ten).
He consistently takes time and effort to aid
others and is sincerely
interested in your well-being. John consis-
tency represents our
core principles of Char-ity, Unity, and Frater-
nity through his actions
and deeds.
Knight of the Year 2015
The 2015 Knight of the Year is Mr. Michael E.
Weist. Mr. Weist contin-
ues to be the corner-stone of a majority of
Council activities and is
the embodiment of our
core principals of Char-ity, Unity, and Frater-
nity. Although he has
been a relatively new-comer to the Council, he
has been the catalyst for
a number of operational improvements that are
moving us to be more
efficient in serving oth-
ers while becoming more
compliant with Supreme guidelines and proce-
dures.
Michael’s attention to
detail and commitment to excellence has aided
the Council be more ef-
fective in serving the Church, the community,
and his fellow Knights.
In addition, Michael has consistently been an in-
tegral volunteer in al-
most every Council ac-tivity whether it is as-
sisting with a Parish
breakfast or setting up
for the monthly busi-ness meeting. For these
reasons and countless
more, it is with great honor to announce that
Deputy Grand Knight
Michael Weist as the Council 11672 Knight of
the Year for 2015.
The Knight of the
Month for for January
2016 is Albert Dillman.
In addition to the out-standing accomplish-
ments of over 40 years
service in the Knight of Columbus and as a
charter member of
Council 11672, Albert continues to provide
outstanding service as
the editor and pub-
lisher of the Council’s newsletter. This role is
invaluable as the news-
letter is the principal communication tool
with our Council. His
consistent attention to detail and patience with
submitters can never
be appreciated enough. The amount of effort he
expends every month is
not measured in the
number of pages, but in the quality of the prod-
uct. Few Councils have
newsletters, and fewer have ones that ap-
proach the quality of
the one published by Albert. As with every
Knight of the Month,
when you see Albert please extend your
hand in heart filled ap-
preciation and thanks.
Knight of the Month
Deacon Paul Keil. ......... Jan 10
David Lawson ............... Jan 10
Kerry Doughty .............. Jan 16
Joseph Vann ................ Jan 18
Allen Nguyen ................ Jan 19
Russell Stephens .......... Jan 19
Thomas Barthel ............ Jan 20
Rev Louis Giardino ....... Jan 20
Michael Sosebee ........... Jan 28
John Hickman ............. Jan 31
James Mosley ............... Jan 31
The officers and members of Council 11672 wish a
Happy Birthday to the following members who have
birthdays in January:
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 4 January 2016
Knights of Columbus Insurance General Agent:
John Stice
85 Hunter Ridge Lane
Pell City, AL 35128
205-338-0207 (Home), 205-908-1253 (Cell),
Our assigned field agent:
Logan Lutz Cell: 256-310-0862
Yearly
Profit to
Date
$ 3,504
Number
Meals
Served
1,509
Monthly Parish Breakfast The following is a summary of our 2015 breakfast activity
January through December:
Avg. Profit per Breakfast
$292
Avg. Meals Served per
Month
126 KC Breakfast Workers
COUNCIL ACTIVITIES & NEWS of INTEREST
Council Meeting Can Drive for the Good Shepherd Pantry
Don’t forget those
canned goods. Each
Knight is asked to bring
just one canned good, or
non-perishable foodstuff
or money (equivalent to
one can) to the monthly Council business meeting.
To the right is a summary
of our donations for this
fraternal year as of the
December meeting.
Number /
Pounds of
Can Goods
101/92
Dollars
Donated
Equated to
Pounds
$910 = 910
TOTAL POUNDS
To date
1,002
Memorium Fred Garcia (Honorary Life Member of the Knights
of Columbus Council 11672), husband of Nita Gar-
cia, passed away Sunday December 13, 2015. The funeral Mass was held December 18 with Father
Louis Giardino officiating. Following Mass, Fred
was inurned in the Good Shepherd Columbarium.
Council Charity Contributions
The Council made the following charitable contributions
in December 2015:
Josh Altonji - Seminarian $ 500
Rose of Sharon $ 200
BSA Troop 340 $ 250
BSA Pack 340 $ 500
AL Special Olympics $ 200
Brother Knight in need $ 250
Alabama K of C Intellectual
Disabilities Fund $ 814
ARC of Madison Co. $ 3,258
Total $ 5,972
Annual dues notices have been sent. Please con-
tact me if you have any questions or concerns re-garding your bill. Prompt payment of the dues
helps the council to run smoothly. Thanks to all
who have already submitted their dues.
A Message from Ben Cumbie the Financial
Secretary Council 11672
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 5 January 2016
COUNCIL CHRISTMAS PARTY 2015
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 6 January 2016
A NOEL CELEBRATION SOUNDS and STORY of CHRISTMAS
Presented by Good Shepherd Music Ministry
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 7 January 2016
SHORT STORY CORNER Submitted by Mike Rose
The Garden Grass Snake
also known as Garter Snake
(Thamnophis sirtalis) can be
dangerous. Yes, grass
snakes, not rattlesnakes.
Here's why a Garden Grass
Snake is dangerous!
A couple in Sweetwater,
Texas, had a lot of potted
plants. During a recent cold
spell, the wife was bringing
a lot of them indoors to pro-
tect them from a possible
freeze.
It turned out that a little
green garden grass snake
was hidden in one of the
plants and when it had
warmed up, it slithered out
and the wife saw it go under
the sofa. She let out a very
loud scream.
The husband (who was tak-
ing a shower) ran naked into
the living room to see what
the problem was. She told
him there was a snake un-
der the sofa. He got down on
floor on his hands and
knees to look for it. About
that time the family dog
came and cold-nosed him on
the behind. He thought the
snake had bitten him, so he
screamed and fell over on
the floor. His wife thought
he had a heart attack, so
she covered him up, told
him to lie still and called an
ambulance.
The attendants rushed in,
wouldn't listen to his pro-
tests and loaded him on the
stretcher and started carry-
ing him out. About that time
the snake came out from
under the sofa and one of
the Emergency Medical
Technicians saw it and
dropped his end of the
stretcher. That's when the
man broke his leg. The am-
bulance took the husband to
the hospital, and that is why
he ended up with a hospital
stay. The wife still had the
problem of the snake in the
house, so she called upon a
neighbor gentleman. He vol-
unteered to capture the
snake. He armed himself
with a rolled-up newspaper
and began poking under the
couch. Soon he decided it
was gone and told the
woman, who sat down on
the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, she dan-
gled her hand in between
the cushions, where she felt
the snake wriggling around.
She screamed and fainted
and the snake rushed back
under the sofa.
The neighbor, seeing her
lying there passed out, tried
to use CPR to revive her.
The neighbor's wife, who
had just returned from
shopping at the grocery
store, saw her husband's
mouth on the woman's
mouth and slammed her
husband in the back of the
head with a bag of canned
goods, knocking him out
and cutting his scalp so that
he needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman
from her dead faint and she
saw her neighbor lying on
the floor with his wife bend-
ing over him, so she as-
sumed that he had been
bitten by the snake.
She went to the kitchen and
got a small bottle of whis-
key, and began pouring it
down the man's throat.
Someone in the neighbor-
hood heard the commotion
and called the police, and
they soon arrived at the
house.
The police saw the uncon-
scious man, smelled the
whiskey, and assumed that
a drunken fight had oc-
curred.
They were all about to be
arrested, when the women
tried to explain how it all
happened over a little green
snake.
One of the police officers
called another ambulance,
which took away the injured
neighbor and his sobbing
wife.
The little snake again
crawled out from under the
sofa.One of the police offi-
cers drew his gun and fired
at the snake.
He missed the snake and hit
the leg of the end table. The
table fell over and the lamp
on it shattered and as the
bulb broke it started a fire in
the drapes.
The other police officer tried
to beat out the flames, and
fell through the window into
the yard on top of the star-
tled family dog who, jumped
out and raced into the street
where an oncoming car
swerved to avoid the dog
and smashed into the
parked police car.
Another neighbor saw the
burning drapes and called
the fire department.
After the fire department
had arrived, they raised the
fire truck ladder and moved
it into position.
The situation continued to
deteriorate, as the ladder
was being emplaced, the
raised ladder tore out the
overhead wires causing the
electrical and telephone
lines to be taken out of ser-
vice in a ten-square city
block area. The fire depart-
ment did get the house fire
out.
Time passed and the hus-
band and the neighbor were
discharged from the hospi-
tal, the house was repaired,
the dog came home, the po-
lice were issued a new car,
and all was right with their
world.
Several days later they were
watching TV and the mete-
orologist announced a cold
snap for that night. The wife
asked her husband if he
thought they should bring in
their plants for the night.
That's when the fight
started.
How Dangerous Is a Garter Snake? By Anonymous
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 8 January 2016
December Questions and Answers:
1. When was Christmas
first celebrated?
The exact day of the Christ
child's birth has never
been pinpointed. Tradi-tions say that it has been
celebrated since the year
98 AD. In 137 AD the
Bishop of Rome ordered
the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a sol-
emn feast. In 350 AD an-
other Bishop of Rome,
Julius I, choose December
25th as the observance of
Christmas.
2. When is St. Nickolas
day celebrated?
Saint Nicholas' Day, ob-
served on 6 December (in
Western Christian coun-tries) and 19 December (in
Eastern Christian coun-
tries), is the feast day of
Saint Nicholas.[2] It is cele-
brated as a Christian festi-
val with particular regard to his reputation as a
bringer of gifts, as well as
through the attendance of
Mass or worship services.
3. Why the origin of
twelve days of Christmas
song?
From 1558 to 1829, it was
a criminal offense to be a
Catholic or practice the
faith in publically or pri-vately. The song was used
to teach children the
Catholic faith with out
breaking the law. This
symbolism is?
The “True Love” refers to
God Himself.
A “partridge is a pear
tree” refers to Jesus
Christ.
2 Turtle Doves = The Old
and New Testaments
3 French Hens = Faith, Hope and Charity, the
Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds = the
Four Gospels and/or the
Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings = The
first Five Books of the
Old Testament, the
"Pentateuch", which
gives the history of man's
fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying = the
six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming = the seven gifts of the
Holy Spirit, the seven
sacraments
8 Maids A-milking = the
eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing = the
nine Fruits of the Holy
Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping = the
ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping = the
eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming
= the twelve points of
doctrine in the Apostle's
Creed
4. When did the advent
wreath start?
The origins of the wreath
are uncertain. Germanic
prehistories indicate that
wreaths with candles were used in winter as a sign of
hope for spring, with its
light and warmth. In Scan-
dinavia prayers were of-
fered to the God of Light
and a wreath with candles was used in the prayer
offering. In the Middle-
Ages the wreath with can-
dles was used as a means
to help prepare one spiri-
tual preparation for Christ-mas. By the 1600’s Catho-
lics and Lutherans had
formalize practices using
the Advent Wreath in
preparation for Christmas.
5. What are the colors
of the advent candles?
In Catholic churches, the
colors used are the ones
corresponding to the litur-
gical vestments for the
Sundays of Advent. In the Western church, Violet is
the historic liturgical color
for three of the four Sun-
days of Advent: Violet is
the traditional color of penitential seasons. Rose
is the color for the Third
Sunday of Advent, known
as Gaudete Sunday from
the Latin word meaning "to
rejoice"—also from the first line of the traditional en-
trance prayer (called the
Introit) for the Mass of the
third Sunday of Advent.
Rose-colored vestments are used on Gaudete Sunday,
as a pause to the peniten-
tial spirit of Advent. The
three violet candles and
one rose candle are placed
in the wreath. A white candle at times is placed in
the center of the wreath to
represent Christ, and is lit
on Christmas Eve.
6. What is Gaudete Sun-
day?
Gaudete Sunday is the
third Sunday of Advent in
the liturgical calendar of
the Western Church, in-
cluding the Roman Catho-lic Church, the Anglican
Communities, many Lu-
theran Churches, and
other Protestant churches.
It can fall on any date from
11 December to 17 Decem-ber. The day takes its
common name from the
Latin word Gaudete ("Rejoice"), the first word of
the introit of this day's
Mass.
7. What does introit
mean?
The Introit ("entrance") is
part of the opening of the
liturgical celebration of the
Eucharist.
8. What does Liturgy of
the Hours mean?
The Liturgy of the Hours or
Divine Office or Work of
God or canonical hours, often referred to as the
Breviary, is the official set
of prayers "marking the
hours of each day and
sanctifying the day with prayer". It consists pri-
marily of psalms supple-
mented by hymns, read-
ings and other prayers.
Together with the Mass, it
constitutes the official pub-lic prayer life of the
Church. The Liturgy of the
Hours also forms the basis
of prayer within Christian
monasticism.
9. What does Breviary
mean?
It is a book containing the
service for each day, to be
recited by those in orders
in the Roman Catholic
Church.
10. What were the penal-
ties for practicing Ca-
tholicism in England?
During the 261 years
(1558-1829) of Catholic
persecution in England
various laws were insti-tuted. They started out
with forfeiture of property,
and fines. During some
periods, hanging and
drawing and quartering
were instituted. The laws prevented an individual
from holding public office,
and in some cased exile
out of England. Laws were
also established in Scot-
land, Ireland, Wales and the North American Colo-
nies. A Rosary could get
one hung in Ireland. Prac-
ticing Catholicism was ille-
gal in the USA until the First Amendment to the
Constitution went into ef-
fect.
QUESTIONS OF THE MIND Submitted by Mike Rose
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 9 January 2016
1. Which magazine was
the first American maga-
zine to publish a Sher-
lock Holmes story?
2. What was the name of the first Sherlock Holmes
story published in an
American Magazine?
3. What was the name of
the last Sherlock Holmes
story?
4. What did a Portu-
guese explorer do on
January 1, 1502?
5. What happened on
January 3, 1924, in the
Valley of the Kings near
Luxor?
6. Which French saint was born on January 6,
1412, and was canonized
in 1920?
7. During the period
shortly before the Civil War began what hap-
pened on January 11,
1861 in Alabama?
8. What occurred on
January 17, 1773, within
the Antarctic Circle?
9. On January 23, 1849,
the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York made
history by doing what?
10. Which individual born
on January 31,1919, in
Cairo, Georgia made his-tory in 1947 by doing
what?
January Questions:
QUESTIONS OF THE MIND Submitted by Mike Rose
By Tradition, the Catholic
Church dedicates the month of
January to the Holy Name of
Jesus to remind us of the power
of Christ's Name and encour-
ages us to pray in His Name.
Keeping Christ's Name always on our lips is a good way to en-
sure that we draw ever nearer
to Him. Very early on, Chris-
tians came to understand that
the very name of Jesus had great power and the recitation
of His Name was itself a form of
prayer. One of those prayers is
the short prayer to the right,
which is a combination of that
early Christian practice and the
prayer offered by the publican
in the parable of the pharisee
and the publican (Luke 18:9-
14). It is very popular among Eastern Christians, both Ortho-
dox and Catholic, who recite it
using prayer ropes that are
similar to Western rosaries. St.
Paul urges us to "pray without ceasing." This prayer is a great
way to help you in this en-
deavor. It only takes a few min-
utes to memorize, after which
we can recite it whenever we
remember to do so. If we fill the otherwise wasted moments of
our day with the Holy Name of
Jesus, we'll keep our thoughts
focused on Him and grow in His
Grace.
The Holy Name of Jesus
The Jesus Prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of God,
have mercy on me
a sinner. Amen
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JANUARY 2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2
3
.
4
Council Business
Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
5 6 7 8 9
10 Monthly
Parish Breakfast
8:30-10:30 a.m.
11 12
13
14 Assembly 0004
Business meeting
@ Holy Spirit
15 16
17 18 19
Council Officers
Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
20 21 22
23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
FEBRUARY 2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 Council Business
Meeting @ 7:30 p.m
2 3 4 5 6
7
.
8
.
9 10 11 Assembly 0004
Business meeting
@ Holy Spirit
@ 7:30 p.m.
12 13
14 Monthly
Parish Breakfast
8:30-10:30 a.m.
15 16
Council Officer's
Meeting @ 7 p.m.
17
18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26
27
28 29
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S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 1 2 January 2016