March 2016 Knights of Columbus, John Paul I Council No. 7165 Volume 22 Issue 3

The Knightly News

... is a monthly newsletter of the Knights of Columbus, John Paul I Council No. 7165 in Dale City, VA. for the information of its members, their families, and other interested K of C councils.

Opinions expressed are those of the individual author and do not necessarily reflect those of John Paul I Council, the Grand Knight, the officers, the editor, or the Knights of Columbus.

Send articles to the editor, Wasiu Adedeji, no later than the 3rd Wednesday of the month for inclusion in the next issue. E-mail to: knightlynews@kofc7165.org

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Regular Features

Grand Knight Report ........ 1

Council Home News ......... 2

Program Director Report .. 3

KC Ladies ………….……..4

Chaplain’s Message ......... 5

Power of Prayer ............... 6

Monthly Awards ................ 7

Birthdays .......................... 8

Calendar .......................... 9

….More inside….

ATTENTION!

• Fraternal Benefits Open Meeting

• Easter Egg Hunt • Highway Cleanup • 40 Cans for Lent

GRAND KNIGHT'S CORNER

Brothers, I want to thank all of you and anyone else who kept my Wife in your Prayers during her recent episode in the hospital. She is recuperating and will be back to being herself soon. We are now half way into the 2nd Half of the Fraternal Year. We have ac-complished a lot and I want to thank all of you that made that possible. I also want to recognize a few people for recent accomplishments. Keith Kaminsky did an outstanding job as Chair of our Super Bowl Sub Sale. We sold most of the subs and made a good profit that benefitted Holy Family Food Pantry as well as the Council coffers. Steve Macejka and the House Committee gave us a great Super Bowl Party to go along with a great Super Bowl. We had a successful Corporate Communion on Feb. 21st. Thanks to all of those who participated and attended. This was a great opportunity to show our pride for our Council and our Order. Finally, thanks to Art Peacott for heading up our annual blood drive on Feb. 27th. Please remember the 40 Cans for 40 Days Campaign – keep those cans coming. Charity is a great way for us to celebrate Lent. (see the article on page 7) Thanks to everyone for all you do. We still have a few months and some more activities to accomplish before the end of the Fraternal Year. Keep up the great work. I am honored to serve as your Grand Knight. Fraternally, Mike Dvoroznak

Mike Dvoroznak, GK John Paul I Columbian

Center

Council Meetings:

1st and 3rd Wednesdays

CENTER HOURS Friday 7pm - 11pm

Saturday 7pm - 11pm

Phone 703-590-5962

Father Gerry has booked his cabin on the September 18th-25th cruise to Bermuda. Many others have also done the same but there is still plenty of room for more people to signup. Book early to take advantage of additional perks and price potential reductions. The cruise is open to everyone and not limited to just council members. For more information, skip to page 11, go out to the council website or call Steve 703-590-4977.

CHARITY CRUISE TO BERMUDA UPDATE

Win with the Capitals Win with the Caps following every council business meeting. When the Caps are play-ing on a non-degree Wednesday meeting night and they win, someone will win $10.00. Come to the meeting, root for the Caps and win.

Winter 2016 FREE Blackjack Tournament Championship Round will be played on Friday March 4th with Qualification Round winners, Bob Scheller (twice), Jim Limbach, Gray Gagnon and Joe Graham leading the field into the battle for the top cash prize of $ 50.00. Rose Marie Scheller, Casey Borrero, Karin McKnight and Joyce Castro round out the field. Play starts at 7:30PM. Home Closed March 25th to March 27th Important Winter Notice Winter is still here and sometimes even in March we will have snow on the ground or worse yet ice. Please be careful where you park and when walking from your car to the home. The best bet is to drop your passenger(s) off at the front of the home, since that is always kept clean, and then park your car.

2016 Birthday Nights Information about this year’s Birthday Nights, menu & dates, will be available in the April Newsletter.

Banquet Room Rentals I have started to receive requests for use of the Banquet Room during 2016. As always we try to give current members priority in using “their Home’ but it doesn’t always work that way. If you have plans to use the Ban-quet Room in 2016, please book now.

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Please send in your 2016 dues as soon as possible so you don’t lose your fraternal benefits. We have al-ready mailed out second notices and many have responded. You can go to the council website and use the PayPal button to pay your dues online. Valid email and snail mail addresses are essential to good commu-nication. If you have a change of address information, please go to the council website and send an update. If you have any questions, email me at financialsecretary@kofc7165.org . PGK Bob Weiss, Financial Secre-tary

FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S CORNER

Referees are needed for our high school basketball games on Sunday afternoons. Games are between 12:30 PM and end by 5 PM. Games are at Holy Family or St. Francis. We have 5 participating parishes and we are all struggling to find referees. A knowledge of the game and ability to move on the court is needed. Uniform & training can be provided. Contact Ray Clark at 703-862-5463 or raybren@aol.com. Thanks, Toni Papp, Director of Youth Ministry Holy Family Catholic Church 703-670-8161 x 311 fax 703-670-8323

REFEREES NEEDED FOR YOUTH BASKETBALL AT HOLY FAMILY

Go to KofC7165.ORG and click the button:

PAY YOUR 2016 DUES ON-LINE

Brothers,

Our Fraternal year is well underway and hopefully winter and its effects are going away. We are not having a sub-sale in March. March 16 we have an open meeting to discuss Fraternal Benefits. This meeting is open to Knights, wives, and family members. Refreshments will be served following the meeting. Adopt-A Highway will have its first 2016 clean up on March 19. Those participating can meet at the commut-er lot behind the Hillendale firehouse at 07:30. Finally, the children’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held on March 26 at Council home. Gene and Joyce Brown have volunteered to run this event and it should be a lot of fun for the kids. Fraternally,

Jim Dart

PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S REPORT

2015-2016 WHO’S WHO Title Name E-Mail Telephone

Chaplain Rev. Fr. Gerard Creedon gerrycreedon@gmail.com (703) 670-8323

Grand Knight Michael Dvoroznak mdvoroznak@aol.com (703) 794-1096

Deputy Grand Knight James M. Dart abncp@earthlink.net (571) 221-1102

Chancellor Victor M. Rivera vrivera21@netscape.net (703) 583-1353

Recorder Keith F. Kaminsky kaminskykf@verizon.net (703) 899-6033

Financial Secretary PGK Bob Weiss b1weiss@comcast.net (703) 225-9103

Treasurer Daniel J. Pierce oretap@aol.com (703) 670-8339

Lecturer Juan Martinez juanmm@juno.com (703) 583-7440

Advocate PGK Joseph J. Anderson carwash444@aol.com (703) 680-7129

Warden Rick C. Unverricht unverricht@comcast.net (703) 583-8418

Inside Guard Dan Lupinetti jdlupinetti@gmail.com (703) 583-7440

Outside Guard Timothee Donangmaye mutaba6868@gmail.com (703) 629-0870

Outside Guard Martin Alordzinu alordsmat@yahoo.com (703) 772-2421

1-Year Trustee PGK Ed Fairbairn ejfairbairn@gmail.com (703) 909-5442

2-Year Trustee PGK Michael M. Wissel mmwissel@verizon.net (703) 590-5670

3-Year Trustee Lou Byers, Jr. Loub_JR@yahoo.com (703) 878-0582

Membership TBD

Newsletter Wasiu Adedeji adedejiw@gmail.com (703) 226-9311

Website/Communications PGK Ed Fairbairn ejfairbairn@gmail.com (703) 909-5442

Publicity PGK Jim Limbach jlimbach@verizon.net (703) 590-5756

Fraternal Supplies TBD

Home Manager PGK Steve Macejka smacejka@hotmail.com (703) 590-0794

Church Committee Keith Henderson finadvice@aol.com (703) 491-5911

Community Committee Peter J. Ingerick p_ingerick@yahoo.com (703) 590-1356

Council Committee Victor M. Rivera vrivera21@netscape.net (703) 583-1353

Family Committee Keith F. Kaminsky kaminskykf@verizon.net (703) 899-6033

Pro-Life Committee Mike Herrick ms1herrick@comcast.net (703) 568-6451

Youth Committee Ben Otto ekowbejus@yahoo.com (703) 580-5124

Insurance Field Agent Thom Harrington Thomas.Harrington@kofc.org (703) 810-3200

Bingo Chairman PGK Bill Gleichsner billpattiann@verizon.net (703) 491-2378

President KC Ladies Linda Gilligan bglg70@netscape.net (703) 590-5889

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Just a reminder to use the search function on our website at kofc7165.org to make your ama-zon purchases. Our council receives a small fee.

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Thanks to everyone who baked and worked at the last Bingo Cake Raffle. The next Cake Raf-fle will be March 7th. The Ladies Quilting Bee was held on Sunday Feb. 21st at the Council Home. Thanks to those who supported making a supply of prayer quilts. On Feb 23rd we fed the homeless. Thanks to Carole Protacio for leading the effort. Flowers were given to Joyce Castro and Laurie Thompson in honor of their birthdays. 50/50 was won by Joyce Castro. Lady of the Month was Mary Dvoroznak for everything she does and has done for the KC Ladies. SAVE THESE DATES Next meeting is March 1st at 7:30 p.m.; Don’t come empty handed�.Bring snacks for the troops (Joyce Cas-tro is collecting); Fronts of Cards for St. Jude’s Children Hospital Greeting Card Program; metal Can Tops for Ronald McDonald House; Box tops for Holy Family School and /or Cancelled stamps for Charity. March 13 is Bunco Pot Luck Dinner—Evening starts at 5:00 p.m with dinner (Bring a dish to share) and then Bunco. Please call Joyce Castro at 703-494-6782 to let her know you are coming by March 9th. On March 22nd we will Provide food for a meal for the Homeless. Call Carol Protacio at 703-590-2802 to find out what is still needed. April 17th will be our famous Dessert Auction. Please let us know of any local Charity that we could consider to receive the money we make.

K.C. LADIES

Next month our Council will have a dinner to honor our Spouses or significant other by saying Thank You for the support they provide. The ladies appreciation night will be held Saturday, April 9th, in the John Paul I Co-lumbian Center. The evening will start with a Cocktail hour at 6:30 pm. We will provide hors d’oeuvres and an open bar con-sisting of Beer, Wine, and Soda. The dinner will be catered by Greg’s Fine Cuisine. We will also serve fresh brewed regular and decaffeinated coffee. Entertainment for the evening will be Richard performing as Elvis & Neil Diamond for your pleasure. The cost for the men is $25, and it is free for our Special Ladies. A reservation for this dinner is a must and it needs to be made NLT April 6th to Scott Easterwood at ladiesappreciation@kofc7165.org or cell (830)632-6688. Please show your appreciation for your Lady and all the Ladies who have supported our Council by joining us on April 9th. We look forward to seeing you and your Lady.

LADIES APPRECIATION NIGHT By PGK Tom Katrinak

An Excursion is being planned to the “Riverside Dinner Theater” near Fredericksburg for Sunday afternoon the 17th of April 2016. Riverside has reserved 40 seats on Tier C for us. The cost per person is $61.00. There is a three course meal served by the cast, and a good selection of entrees are available. Dinner is served at 1:00 PM, or shortly there-after, and the show usually starts around 3:00 PM, and is over around 5:30 PM. The cost

covers the dinner, drinks, show , taxes, and all gratuities. Alcoholic drinks are available at a reasonable price. This year’s show is “My Fair Lady”. This show is for all Knights, guests and friends. Please see, call, or email, SK Dan Pierce, Chairman 703-670-8339, oretap@aol.com for reservations. The Riverside Theater has re-quested final reservation count, no later than April 1st to ensure seating. Please make checks payable to “Knights of Columbus, John Paul 1 Council”. Final head count and payment is due on the 8th of April 2016. The Menu for the show is available online. Copies of directions will be available, or obtained online.

RIVERSIDE DINNER THEATER EVENT

I would like to invite the parish to some important events during March.

1) On March 18 we welcome Sr Cecilia, Prioress form the Benedictine Monastery in Bristow to our TGIF (Think God its Friday) for a presentation at Fr Griffin Hall. In light of the Benedictine tradition of hospitality she will present a perspective on Immigration. We usually gather be-fore 7pm.

2)Our major parish event honoring St Joseph and St Patrick will take place on March 19, be-ginning around 6 30 pm. We always like participants to buy tickets in advance(available from parish office ) for this dinner dance. This multicultural event encourages us to build a sense of unity as a parish.

3)The George Brent K of C has invited me to serve as grand master of the Manassas St Patrick's day Pa-rade //www.stpatparade.net/ On March 12 at 11 am. I welcome all my brother Knights, their families and fel-low parishioners of Holy Family to join me for the event on March 12.

4)Bishop Loverde joins me in a celebration of the Annual Diocesan Gaelic mass in honor of St Patrick at the Cathedral of St Thomas More on Monday March 14 at 7 30, followed by a light reception. Be my guest.

5) I've been invited to preach at the 100th Anniversary Mass for the Easter Rising at St Aloysius, Washing-tion, DC on Monday March 28 at 12 noon. Come join me.

Yours in Christ, Fr. Gerry

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CHAPLAIN’S MESSAGE

As you know, Father Edward L. Richardson SMA Assembly #3174 of the Fourth Degree is participating in the Overseas Coupon Program. We periodically send coupons to Wiesbaden Army Base in Wiesbaden, Germa-ny, for use at Post and Base Exchanges and Commissaries. What you need to do is simple: Bring MANUFACTURER'S coupons (both food and non-food) to your regular council meetings. The 4th De-gree will collect, tabulate and send them off. It won't cost you a cent.

The folks on the base tell me that in the food category, they can really use coupons for baby food. In the non-food, category, coupons for pet food and supplies would be greatly appreciated. A few guidelines: • Manufacturer's coupons only. No restaurants, grocery stores, etc

• Please pay attention to expiration dates. Coupons used on the base are good for six (6) months after the expiration date.

• Please separate the coupons into “food” and 'non-food” categories. If you eat or drink it for a meal or snack it's food. Vitamins, medical products, etc., are non-food.

We have a box marked “4th Degree Military Coupons” just outside the clubroom door. If you don’t attend council meetings, you can still contribute by dropping them in the box when you're at the Council Home. Over the past year, we sent more than $33,000 in coupons to help our folks in uniform. Please contin-ue to help with this good work.

OVERSEAS COUPON PROGRAM By Jim Limbach PGK, FDD, PFN

Please let me know if you need access to our roster. We do not publish it openly on the internet due to priva-cy concerns. There are multiple access points available to the updated version. Just contact me at 703-909-5442 or ejfairbairn@gmail.com. If your Roster data is incorrect, that means Supreme has the wrong data since our roster pulls the data directly from Supreme. Please update the Financial Secretary with correct in-formation. Thank you.

COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE By PGK Ed Fairbairn - Website/Communications

THE POWER OF PRAYER

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by Bob Rouleau

Mk 11: 24 - "I give you my word, if you are ready to believe that you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, it shall be done for you."

Just think! If ALL the Knights and their families from our Council and our Assembly were to take a moment to pray for those who are “Sick or in Distress”, wouldn’t this awesome power produce results? After all, GOD SAID IT WOULD! So I ask all of you to call me, (703) 670-6423, e-mail me, prayers@kofc.org or tell me in person the names of individuals and/or families who are in need of prayer, whether sick or in distress, and I will include them in this list. (“Distress” means death in the family, out of work, having financial, marital or other “personal” problems either at home or at work.) Contact me by using any of the following methods: e-mail me, bobrouleau16@verizon.net; call me, (703)670-6423; tell me in person or use the Council web page at WWW.kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CNO=7165. (Click on “Current Prayer Requests” and then click on “Send prayer request to Bob Rouleau”.)

And finally, let us remember to pray for our Priests, the Born, the Unborn, all Council widows, all members of our families, our parish and our community in need.

PRAYERS REQUESTED DURING JANUARY/ FEBRUARY FOR - THOSE IN DISTRESS:

� The Bush and Smith families on the passing of Rob Smith

� The Albers and Snow families on the passing of Beverly Snow

� The Shay and Kaminsky families on the passing of Dennis and Virginia Shay

� The Otoo family on the passing of Brother Ben Otoo’s mother

� The victims and families of those killed in Kala-mazoo

� The families of those who died as a result of ter-ror attacks both here and abroad

� The Catholic Church

� Tom Duesterhaus – still missing

� All the forgotten warriors who gave their lives for our freedom

� All Veterans, especially those with serious and life changing injuries

� For all military and civilian personnel in Harm’s Way and their families

PRAYERS REQUESTED DURING JANUARY/ FEBRUARY FOR - THE SICK:

� Brother Gary Maxwell’s wife

� Barbara Dick

� Debbie White

� Brother John Blanchard

� Brother Pat McFarland’s brother, sister and brother-in-law Tony

� Robyn Smith

� Violeta Quintero

� Brother Carlos Argueta

� Reese (Kaminsky cousin)

� Conor Wilson

� Annjanette Foss

� Tommy Bradley

� Tom Fairbairn

� Mary Dvoroznak

� Brother Jon McCoy

� Pam Schmidt

� Gerda Becker

� Pat Dainys

� Zeke (Evans)

� Ginny, Brother Joe Anderson’s friend

� Mike Dibble

� Pat Weiss

� Bil Phaler

� Mary Parker

� Josie Bernard

� Baby Anastasia

� Charlie, Brother Joe Drago’s brother-in-law

� Victims of the Kalamazoo shooting

LEST WE FORGET

Scheller Family

Ray Humenik

Our Knight of the Month for March is Brother Ray Humenik. Ray is a charter member of our Council since its founding in 1978. He participates in a ma-jor way in all the activities we do throughout the year. He has been there and done that and is a great advisor to all our younger Knights. He is a Past Grand Knight and an invaluable advisor to me and the other Officers to address the challenges we face throughout the Fraternal Year. In addition to being in the Honorary Members Club, Ray is very active in many ways that benefit the Council. He regularly attends Business Meetings and is a regu-lar, every week, at the Monday Night Bingo. His oth-er activities include the Holy Family Festival, Sub Sales, and the Art Auction. In other words, Ray can be counted on to do what needs to be done to keep the Council running smoothly and ensure that all of our goals and aspirations are met. Ray is a model for our younger Members to learn how they too can benefit themselves, their Fellow Brothers and the people and organizations served by our Council. Ray, thanks for all you do and congratulations for being our Knight of the Month for March.

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Our Family of the month for March is Bob and Rose Marie Scheller. Bob is an active member of the Council and due to a vacancy with one of the trus-tees moving away Bob agreed to step in a fill this important role for the next 2 years. Bob is a also a regular at Bingo on Monday nights working the floor selling instants. During sub-sales Bob is always there to help with assembling the subs. Rose Marie is a member of the K.C Ladies and supports their bingo baked goods raffles, the mimosa breakfasts, bunko nights and the like. The Scheller’s are regu-lars at summer picnics and many, many of the other council events throughout the year and can always be counted on to lend a hand. It’s because of their support and others like them that this Council is suc-cessful.

We are asking you and your family members to join the Council’s “Forty Cans for Lent” project to help support Holy Family Food Pantry. As you may have heard, the Supreme Knight has asked us to be more supportive of our local parishes and we feel this pro-vides us an outstanding opportunity to support our

Church and help feed the hungry among us.

The project is very simple. Collect one can of food per day during the 40 days of Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday February 10th. Drop off your cans at any time throughout the Season at the Food Basket in the vestibule of Holy Family or at the Food Pantry.

You will be given stickers to place on the bottom of each can, so that the food pantry coordinator can track our progress and provided us a total number of cans donated. We have a very modest goal of 2,016 cans. We can do this.

This project will help fight hunger in our immediate community and also provide you an opportunity to take a small sacrifice and turn it into a big difference in the lives of others. Won’t you join us today in this Lenten sacrifice?

To get your stickers and sign up to be a part of this worthy project, contact PGK Larry Pemberton, 703-472-4572 or mr.pembe@gmail.com.

40 CANS FOR LENT

LADIES

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

KNIGHTS

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Mary Anne Beeker 03/02

Susan Vallowe 03/05

Earla Jones 03/07

Rhonda McCoy 03/12

Kathleen Gillee 03/12

Kiy Brever 03/14

Mary Allen 03/16

Blessing Ojuah 03/16

Alice Drago 03/17

Pauline Dailey 03/18

Raquel Fitzkee-Young 03/24

Bey Faszcza 03/26

Mary Kadlubowski 03/28

Rosalina Campos 03/29

Arlene Kaminsky 03/30

Judith Peaco 03/30

Denise Warner 03/30

Lucinda Burke 03/31

Keith Kaminsky 03/02

Jose Hoyos 03/02

Richard Sloan 03/04

Joseph Dobash 03/06

Slade Grimm 03/08

Michael Peters 03/10

Donald Urban 03/10

Edward Macejka 03/13

James Unverricht 03/14

John Dibble 03/15

Garrick Suemith 03/15

Salvador Escobar 03/15

James Fullem 03/17

Glen Mac Donald 03/18

Armando Carandang 03/19

Joseph Humenik 03/20

Douglas Jurich 03/21

Kinter Bernard 03/22

John Dubelko 03/22

Timothy Mc Coy 03/23

Kerry Dailey 03/23

Walter Dick 03/26

Louis Mitchell 03/29

John Kelly 03/29

Jacob Kinge 03/30

Robert Brever 03/31

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MARCH 2016 CALENDAR

Fraternal Benefits Night Open Meeting 7:30 PM

Adopt - a Highway

8 AM

Closed

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“Resolved by this assembly: That Michael J. McGivney, Matthew C. O’Connor, Cornelius J. Driscoll, James J. Mullen, John J. Kerrigan, Daniel Colwell, and William M. Geary, and all other persons now asso-ciated with them under the name of the Knights of Columbus, together with all other such person as may hereafter become associated with them, and their successors, are constituted a body corporate and politic by the name of the Knights of Columbus. “The purpose for which said corporation is formed are the following: (a) of rendering pecuniary aid to its

members, their families and beneficiaries of members and their families; (b) of rendering mutual aid and assistance to its sick, disabled and needy members and their families; (c) of promoting social and intellectual intercourse among its mem-bers and their families, and (d) of promoting and conducting educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and welfare, and public relief work.” ~ Excerpted from the Charter of the Knights of Columbus, Granted by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, Approved March 29, 1882. As the Connecticut winter drew to a close in March of 1882, few could have imagined that the new Catholic organi-zation just approved by the General Assembly would amount to much. Secret societies and fraternal organizations were abundant. And besides, Catholics weren’t well-liked or highly thought-of. There was even some Catholic resistance to the idea of the Knights of Columbus. Local priests took issue with the concept. A similar Catholic group even refused to allow Father McGivney to establish a branch of their organization in Connecticut. It was seemingly inconceivable that an organization, begun in such unwelcoming circumstances, would go on to become one of the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organizations. It was baffling to think that a group of destitute Irish immigrants, fighting against unemployment, discrimination, and diseases in New Haven, Connecticut would cause a spark that would light up the world with more than 1.9 million members, in more than a dozen countries. It was so improbable that a group of men dedicated to serving the needs of their Catholic community would go on to donate nearly $1.5 billion dollars to charitable causes, and spend 673 million hours volunteering in just the last decade. And it seemed so unlikely that a Catholic priest, who spent nearly every waking minute attending to the spiritual and material needs of his parishioners, would be the founder of one of North America’s largest life insurance com-panies. Inconceivable? Baffling? Improbable? Unlikely? Perhaps – but not to Fr. McGivney. And, not to the 75 men who dared to answer his call to found the Knights of Columbus. It is his vision – and theirs – that we celebrate each March as “Founder’s Day.” And what, exactly, did they found? Father McGivney, we know, did not just found a charitable society, but a society of mutual aid through which members would insure their own well-being, and that of their families, with the help of their brother knights. Father McGivney, we’re told in Parish Priest, began the founding of the Order and its insurance program with “an entrepreneurial zeal.” Determined to provide financial protection for his parishioners and their families, McGivney, “had to delve into the subject of insurance and read all of the fine print, of which there was plenty.” Before deciding that a new group was in order, Father McGivney researched the finer points of the insurance pro-grams of other fraternal benefit organizations, ultimately concluding that their coverage was insufficient. And when it came to time crunch the numbers and establish the newly-founded Knights’ insurance program, it was Father McGivney himself who set down the terms and reported them to the members, and to other parishes in the diocese. “In the way that Father McGivney had organized the insurance,” Parish Priest says, “nearly anyone could afford coverage.” Father McGivney was devoted to his mission, working tirelessly until his premature death at age 38. How proud must Father McGivney and his brother knights be to know that program he founded continues to pro-vide affordable, quality insurance to knights and their families? How proud must they be to know that the Knights of Columbus continues to provide insurance by brother knights, for brother knights, protecting Catholic families for generations? How proud must they be to know that the Knights of Columbus, with over $100 Billion in force and more than 2 mil-lion active contracts, is protecting more Knights than ever before? Not nearly as proud as we are to call Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney our beloved founder. (Continued on Page 12)

A FOUNDING VISION, A VISIONARY FOUNDER

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A FOUNDING VISION, A VISIONARY FOUNDER (Continued from Page 10) This March, let’s make Father McGivney’s priority our own. Let’s continue his mission of protecting Catholic families from destitution and financial ruin by making sure that our families are protected with insurance for brother knights, by brother knights. After all, it’s part of what being a Knight is all about.

Happy Founder’s Day! Thom Harrington, 703-810-3200 Thomas.Harrington@kofc.org www.ThomHarrington.com

First and foremost, let's not forget what it means to be a Knight of Columbus. We are many things in life, but when

you take that First Degree, you are invested with the spiritual legacy of a man, that wanted to find a way to help people. Fr. McGivney, was a priest, a religious man, but also a practical man. He saw a problem, saw many families destitute because the breadwinner could not provide any more. He knew that strength comes from unity. I cannot presume to know the thought process which brought him to create the Knights, but I can venture to say that the Holy Spirit had something to do with the inspiration. The majority of us, will live a life which will not be any closer to be as transcendental as Fr. McGivney's life was and is, but he made possible for us to be able be a part of this transcendence and great work. The Order is not a name or a set of rituals. The Order is his work, brotherhood and charity, passed down to generations. He's done his work, now we continue. Thank You, Juan Martinez

LECTURER’S MESSAGE

Our Worthy District (12) Deputy Bryan Roberts donates blood at Council Blood Drive with encouragement of Blood

Drive Chair Art Peacott and Red Cross Phlebotomists