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Taking Root in SeoulWith the formation of Council 16000, the Knights ofColumbus begins its latest international expansion — inSouth Korea.BY PATRICK SCALISI

Building Hope, One House at a TimeKnights return to Appalachia to construct a home for afamily in need.BY MARGARET GABRIEL

Farmers of FaithFor these agrarian Knights, farming cultivates an appreci-ation of work, family and caring for creation.BY DAVE BOROWSKI

The Admiral’s LegacyA war hero, U.S. senator, humanitarian and Knight ofColumbus, Adm. Jeremiah Denton’s life and work wererooted in his Catholic faith.BY CMDR. JOSEPH MCINERNEY

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Building a better worldThe Order continues its traditionof charitable support for peoplewith physical and intellectual dis-abilities. BY SUPREME KNIGHT CARL A. ANDERSON

Learning the faith, living the faithThe Lord’s Day is a privileged timefor attending Mass and spendingtime together as a family.BY SUPREME CHAPLAIN

ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI

PLUS: Catholic Man of the Month

Building the Domestic ChurchBecause God rested on the sev-enth day, we want to celebrateSunday as a family.

Knights in Action

Knights of Columbus NewsCollege Leaders Called to LiveOut Mission of the Laity onCampus • Documentary on Hait-ian Amputees Premieres at FilmFestivals • Iraqi Christian FundRaises $2.5 Million for Perse-cuted Minorities

Columbia ConversationAn interview with SupremeKnight Carl A. Anderson aboutthe enduring mission of Knightsof Columbus Insurance.

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Bill Gordon and Bob Corsi, members of Father Vincent S. SikoraCouncil 7992 in Burke, Va., nail roof sheathing into place during aJune house-building initiative in Appalachia (see article on page 12).

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IN A PROPHETIC essay titled “Whatis America?” in the August 1975 issue ofColumbia, Rear Adm. Jeremiah A. Den-ton Jr. noted a growing abandonment of“spiritual values,” which he argued werethe foundation of American prosperity.Having spent more than seven years as aprisoner of war in North Vietnam, Den-ton had a deep appreciation of his coun-try’s ideals and recognized warning signsthat these ideals were at risk.“This tide must be reversed as a matter

of priority,” he wrote, adding that spiri-tual and moral renewal could not be ac-complished through censorship orlegislation. Instead, he encouraged faith-ful Americans, especially members ofcivic and religious groups such as theKnights of Columbus, to defend princi-ples that are critical to a healthy culture. The article then concluded with a

warning and a challenge: “Our ownmoral decline is the greatest threat to na-tional and international security. In myview there is no more timely, feasible orsuitable project than the noble quest toregain America’s worthiness to claim thetitle: ‘One Nation under God.’”One year later, in August 1976, Adm.

Denton was a special guest at the 94thSupreme Convention in Boston. He hadjoined the Order in April, becoming amember of Father Robert B. KealeyCouncil 3548 in Norfolk, Va. SupremeKnight John W. McDevitt presentedDenton with a medal at the States Din-ner on behalf of the Freedoms Founda-tion at Valley Forge, an organization thathonors outstanding civic contributions— in this case, Denton’s Columbia essaya year earlier.

The following day, Denton delivereda stirring address to the convention inwhich he said, “Religious self-disciplineis the glue that holds a democratic societytogether.” Wearing his officer’s uniform,he added, “I believe that the work of or-ganizations like the Knights of Colum-bus is equally essential to the nationalsecurity of the United States with that ofthe Army and the Navy and the Air Forceand the Marine Corps.”This month, the United States and

Canada celebrate Veterans Day and Re-membrance Day, respectively, to honor allof the men and women who have servedour armed forces — including militaryKnights who have served overseas andhelped to establish a K of C presence inKorea (see page 8), as well as Adm. Den-ton, who died in March (see page 24). This issue of Columbia also highlights

some of the many ways that Knightsserve their families, parishes and commu-nities. In some cases, the Order’s charita-ble witness is expressed through visible,organized initiatives, as when membersprovide funding and manpower to buildhouses for neighbors in need (see page12). Most of the time, however, theChristian witness to which we are calledtakes a simpler form — beginning withupholding “spiritual values” in one’s ownhome. By standing together in humbledefense of these values and by strength-ening the basic cell of society — the fam-ily — the Order embraces “the noblequest” of renewing our culture and build-ing a civilization of love.♦

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ON THE COVERJesse Straight, a member of Father Herman J. VegerCouncil 5561 in Warrenton, Va., is pictured with his

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Faith Resource: Called to LoveThe booklet Called to Love: John Paul II’s Theology of Human Love(#406) by Katrina F. Ten Eyck and Michelle K. Borras is part ofthe New Evangelization Series published by the Order’s CatholicInformation Service. It discusses St. John Paul II’s groundbreakingteaching on marriage and the family, explaining how the Church’steachings are not a series of do’s and don’ts but rather a “yes” tothe beauty of God’s plan “from the beginning” (Mt. 19:8). Todownload this and other Catholic resources, visit kofc.org/cis.

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Fostering a ‘Culture of Inclusion’

The Order continues its tradition of charitablesupport for people with physical and

intellectual disabilities

by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

I AM SURE that many brother Knightswere as moved as I was to see the photo-graphs of Pope Francis embracing ayoung armless dancer during his meet-ing last month with Italian paralympicathletes at the Vatican. On that occasion,the pope reminded us that playing“sports is an invitation to foster a cultureof inclusion … and to overcome the bar-riers that are outside of us, and especiallywithin us.”As Knights of Columbus, we

know very well the truth ofthese words because of the mil-lions of volunteer hours anddollars that we have given toSpecial Olympics since itsfounding games in Chicago in1968. Since that time, hundredsof thousands of brother Knightshave volunteered to help makethese special athletes know thatthey are welcomed and important. We know how difficult it can be to fos-

ter “a culture of inclusion” for those whoconfront the challenges of mental andphysical handicaps every day. We knowhow far we have come, and we know toohow much farther we still need to go.This past summer, the Knights of

Columbus pledged $1.4 million to coverthe costs of Special Olympic athletesfrom the United States and Canada dur-ing their time in Los Angeles for the2015 Special Olympic World Games. Inresponse to this new commitment, wehave been named a “Founding Cham-pion of the World Games.”With this donation, the Order has

given more than $46 million to SpecialOlympics since 2001. And during that

same time, the total amount donated byKnights at all levels to help those withmental or physical disabilities has ex-ceeded $243 million.More recently, we launched a partner-

ship with the University of Miami-affili-ated Project Medishare for Haiti to helpall those children who underwent emer-gency amputations following the horren-dous earthquake that struck that countrynearly five years ago. Our grant of more

than $1.6 million established the chil-dren’s amputee rehabilitation program inPort-au-Prince, through which morethan $12.5 million worth of donatedservices has been provided.Here as well, sports have played an im-

portant role in fostering a new culture ofinclusion in Haiti. Our partnership withProject Medishare led to our sponsorshipof an amputee soccer team composed ofyoung Haitians whom we then broughton tour to the United States, visitingMiami, Hartford and Washington, D.C.Our program and the tour are the subjectof a new award-winning documentaryfilm titled Unbreakable.For more than a decade, our partner-

ship with the Global Wheelchair Missionhas also brought the gift of mobility to

the poor in countries throughout theworld, including Vietnam, Israel, thePhilippines, Cuba, Ukraine and Mexico.In the near future we will distribute our20,000th wheelchair.Nonetheless, building a “culture of in-

clusion” will take more than dollars,though dollars are necessary. Building aculture of inclusion requires the realiza-

tion that the banquet of life isnot reserved only for theplanned, the perfect or theprivileged.Last January, Pope Francis is-

sued a message for the WorldDay of Peace, titled “Fraternity:the Foundation and Pathway toPeace.” That message inspiredthe theme for our 132ndSupreme Convention in Au-

gust: “We Will All Be Brothers: Our Vo-cation to Fraternity.”Pope Francis reminded us in his mes-

sage, “True brotherhood among peoplepresupposes and demands a transcendentFatherhood. Based on a recognition ofthis fatherhood, human fraternity is con-solidated, each person becomes a ‘neigh-bor’ who cares for others.” As the Christmas season fast ap-

proaches and we look forward to thebirth of the Son who revealed to us theface of transcendent Fatherhood — theSon who made possible true brotherhoodamong people — let us always rememberthat being a neighbor who cares for oth-ers is at the center of Father McGivney’svision for the Knights of Columbus.

Vivat Jesus!

Building a culture of inclusion requires the realization that thebanquet of life is not reserved

only for the planned, the perfector the privileged.


LEARNING THE FAITH, LIVING THE FAITH


GROWING UP in Southern Indi-ana, I always looked forward to Sun-days. For one thing, the possibility ofa priestly vocation occurred to meearly in life, so I was naturally inter-ested in the celebration of Mass. After the liturgy each week, my fam-

ily would usually eat at home. Once ina while, though, we would pile intoour DeSoto and head across the OhioRiver to Louisville for hamburgers anda picnic in the park. Returninghome midafternoon, I tried touse what little I knew of reli-gion to avoid doing home-work. I would tell my momthat Sunday was a day of restand I was exempt from “servilelabor.” It didn’t fly!Those memories came back

to me when I reflected on thismonth’s theme of the Knightsof Columbus program Build-ing the Domestic Church:“Because God rested on the seventhday, we want to celebrate Sunday as afamily” (see page 22). Sunday ismeant to be a day of prayer, a day oftogetherness — in short, a day of “re-creation” for our families.

THE DIVINE RESTIn the Book of Genesis we read howGod created the world in all its won-der. His creation bore the imprint ofhis wisdom and love. He made manin his image and endowed him withdignity and freedom. Scripture thentells us, “On the seventh day Godcompleted the work he had been

doing; he rested on the seventh dayfrom all the work he had undertaken”(Gen 2:2). What does it mean to say that God

“rested”? Should we imagine a celes-tial recliner and a really large-screenTV? Of course not! Unlike us, Goddoes not get tired, even if we do ourbest to weary him. God is never inac-tive; at every moment, the TriuneGod upholds all creation. In his rest,

God looked with love upon all he hadmade and wed himself to the humanfamily.God’s “labor” and his “rest” have

something special to say to all of us,but especially to families. Much of theweek, we are working and keeping ourlives in good order. In many families,both the father and the mother workoutside the home. Their children arealso busy with schoolwork, sports andother activities. Mobile devices,meanwhile, keep most of us tetheredto our daily work. Family schedulescan be hectic, to the point where thereis seldom a night when everyone is

home for dinner. Such frenetic activ-ity can lead us to forget the purposeof our work: Sharing in God’s creativeactivity, we labor to create a betterworld, a “civilization of love.” In short, we all need time to reju-

venate. A day of rest, including notgoing to work or to school, signals abreak from the pressures and irritants

of our daily routine. It’s a timeto put our concerns in theirproper perspective, a time to re-flect on the past week and theweek ahead, and a time to talkthings over in the family circle. So important is this Sabbath

rest that its observance is listedamong the Ten Command-ments. For Christians, the Sab-bath is observed on Sunday, theLord’s Day. As the Catechism ofthe Catholic Church explains,

Sunday is the “eighth day” that “sym-bolizes the new creation ushered in byChrist’s Resurrection” (2174).

KEEPING SUNDAY HOLYJust as our work is part of God’s cre-ative activity, so too should our restresemble in some way God’s “rest.” I suggest that Sunday is a day for

families to return to that love whichmakes them a family. Getting up earlyand getting children ready for SundayMass might not strike everyone as“rest.” But when we go to Mass withhearts and minds that are well pre-pared and disposed, we can experi-

Sunday: A Day for FamiliesThe Lord’s Day is a privileged time for attending

Mass and spending time together as a family

by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori

Sunday is meant to be a day of prayer, a day of togetherness

— in short, a day of “re-creation”for our families.



Offered inSolidarity withPope Francis

LEARNING THE FAITH, LIVING THE FAITH

HOLY FATHER’SPRAYER INTENTIONS

GENERAL: That all who sufferloneliness may experience thecloseness of God and the supportof others.

MISSION: That young seminar-ians and religious may have wiseand well-formed mentors.

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ence God’s love for the world and forourselves. We can offer him our dailywork of heart and hand and ask forwhat we need. Most of all, we can berenewed in that love by which God“married” his people in the ultimatecovenant of love. This is the love thatbrings a man and a woman togetherin holy matrimony and that momsand dads are called to share with theirchildren. When we receive Our Lordin holy Communion, we are drawninto God’s covenant and, at the sametime, are given the strength to reflectthat self-giving love in marriage andfamily life. By sharing Christ’s gift ofself, renewed at every Mass, spouses

and families find peace, solace, re-newal and solidarity.To be sure, not every teenage son or

daughter is giddy with anticipationabout Sunday Mass, and many facethe competing demands, includingsporting events, which are oftenscheduled on Sunday mornings. Thisis why it is urgently important forparents to work with Catholic schoolsand parish religious education pro-grams to impart to young people adeeper appreciation for Sunday Massand to model that appreciation intheir own lives. It is equally importantfor parish communities to go out oftheir way to welcome families and

young people, equipping them to beagents of evangelization.With Sunday Mass as the center-

piece of the day, family membersmight be more inclined to spend timewith one another, to enjoy one an-other’s company, and to engage in ac-tivities as a family. Reflecting on theLord’s Day, St. John Paul II noted that“the relaxed gathering of parents andchildren can be an opportunity notonly to listen to one another but alsoto share a few formative and more re-flective moments” (Dies Domini, 52).In this light, I wish you and your

families not merely a pleasant weekend,but a joyous and truly restful Sunday!♦

St. Giuseppe Moscati(1880-1927)

GIUSEPPE MOSCATI was bornJuly 25, 1880, the seventh of nine chil-dren in a family of Italian nobility.Four years later, the family moved fromBenevento to nearby Naples, whereMoscati would spend most of his life.In 1893, his older brother Alberto, a

lieutenant in the army, was broughthome with a devastating head injury.For years, Moscati helped care for hisbeloved brother, attentive to his physi-cal and spiritual needs.Profoundly affected by this experi-

ence, Moscati entered medical schoolat the University of Naples in 1897. Hebecame a doctor at age 23 and imme-diately began to practice medicine atthe city’s Hospital for Incurables.Gradually, Moscati gained a reputationas “the holy physician of Naples,” bothfor his ability to diagnose and cure ill-nesses and because he encouraged hispatients, especially those awaiting sur-gery, to receive the sacraments. Acts of heroic charity accompanied

Moscati’s faith. When Mount Vesuviuserupted in 1906, he rushed to a hospitalfilled with trapped patients and rescuedthem just as the roof collapsed underthe weight of the ash. In 1911, during a

cholera outbreak, he worked around theclock for days, tending the poor for free. Having taken a vow of chastity,

Moscati regarded his medical practiceas a lay apostolate. “Remember that youmust treat not only bodies,” Moscatiwrote to a young doctor, “but alsosouls, with counsel that touches theirhearts and minds rather than with coldprescriptions to fill at the pharmacy.”On April 12, 1927, after attending

daily Mass and completing his hospitalrounds, Moscati felt fatigued and laydown. He died peacefully that day atage 46. Canonized by Pope John PaulII in 1987, Moscati was the first mod-ern doctor to be declared a saint. Hisfeast day is Nov. 16.♦


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NEARLY 200 college Knights, repre-senting 79 campuses across NorthAmerica, gathered Sept. 26-28 for the49th annual College Council Confer-ence in New Haven, Conn. Theweekend event offered participantsthe opportunity to strengthen bondsof faith and friendship with one an-other, deepen their knowledge of theOrder’s mission, and discuss newways of becoming effective lay apos-tles on campus. Also participating in the confer-

ence were 18 chaplains who serve thespiritual needs of college councils.During the opening banquet on

Friday, Supreme Knight Carl A. An-derson thanked the young men fortheir service and challenged them tolet the Gospel radiate through theirdaily lives.“Profess what you believe and live

what you profess,” the supremeknight said. “Anyone who tells youthat youth are the future of theChurch doesn’t have it right. …Today you are Catholic laymen re-sponsible for living the mission of thelaity: to transform society throughliving the message of the Gospel.”Also addressing the gathering was

author Kevin Coyne, who is workingon a forthcoming history of theKnights of Columbus. Recountingthe details of the early developmentof the Order, Coyne focused on thelife of John Francis O’Hara. A found-ing officer of Notre Dame Council1477, which was established as thefirst college council in 1910, O’Haralater served as president of NotreDame and went on to become thecardinal archbishop of Philadelphia.“I don’t know if there’s a Cardinal

O’Hara among you, but I do knowthat there’s a piece of him in all ofyou — that you, too, stand for theprinciples that he stood for,” Coynesaid. “That will only grow as yougrow, and as you broaden the com-mitment you have already made asyoung Knights.”

For the first time at the conferencebanquet, college councils receivedStar Council Awards for theirachievements in developing member-ship and insurance participationamong young Knights. Awards werealso presented for exemplary servicein the categories of Church, commu-nity, council, family, youth and cul-ture of life.For the first time since 1994, The

Catholic University of AmericaCouncil 9542 in Washington, D.C.,received the Outstanding CollegeConference Award for overall out-standing programming.The conference also featured pre-

sentations and breakout sessions thatexplored topics like council manage-ment and leadership development,membership recruitment and growthstrategy, running effective charitableprograms, spirituality, and best prac-tices in communications.On Saturday, conference partici-

pants were welcomed to the SupremeCouncil headquarters, where they

visited the building’s Holy FamilyChapel and executive offices. After-ward, the college leaders toured theKnights of Columbus Museum. In the evening, Knights gathered

at St. Mary’s Church, the birthplaceof the Order, for the celebration ofMass. In his homily, Dominican Fa-ther Jonathan Kalisch, director ofchaplains and spiritual development,exhorted college Knights to publiclystep out in faith. “You and I are called to live a fra-

ternal communion with missionaryfruitfulness that goes beyond ourinner circles and into the heart ofour campuses,” he said.Sunday morning’s closing session

began with the praying of the rosary,followed by a presentation on how theOrder’s fraternal benefits are groundedin Father McGivney’s founding vision.After the final remarks, participantsbid farewell to New Haven and re-turned to their respective campuses tolive out their vocation as Knights withrenewed faith.♦

College Leaders Called to Live Out Mission of the Laity on Campus

The 2014 College Advisory Board, which served as the primary planning committee for the annualconference, gathers for a group photo to celebrate the conclusion of the College Council Conference.


KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS


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A DOCUMENTARY about hope and healing amid thehorrific aftermath of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake has been cap-tivating audiences at independent film festivals throughoutthe United States this fall.

Unbreakable: A Story of Hope and Healing in Haiti was afeatured presentation at the Portland (Ore.) Film FestivalAug. 30, the DocMiami International Film Festival in BocaRaton, Fla., Sept. 13, and the NYC Independent Film Fes-tival Oct. 17. The film took the “Most Inspirational Docu-mentary” award at DocMiami.Produced by the Knights of Columbus, together with

Connecticut-based EVTV, Unbreakable focuses on thethousands of children who underwent emergency amputa-tions following the disaster that struck the Caribbean nationmore than four years ago. Not only did these young peoplesurvive, but they also helped recast the perception of peoplewith disabilities in a country that is often considered one ofthe poorest in the world.While touching on aspects of Haiti’s culture, turbulent

history and economic hardship, Unbreakable highlights theHealing Haiti’s Children initiative. Developed through apartnership between the Knights of Columbus and the Uni-versity of Miami’s Project Medishare for Haiti, the initiativeoffered free prosthetics and rehabilitation to every child in-jured in the earthquake.

“This film shows that … lives can be saved and trans-formed by a program that is truly sustainable,” said SupremeKnight Carl A. Anderson. “The work of the dedicated med-ical staff and the unbreakable spirit of these Haitian youngpeople, in circumstances most of us can’t imagine, are trulyinspiring.”For more information about the film, including its trailer

and updates on screenings, visit unbreakableinhaiti.com.♦

Documentary on Haitian Amputees Premieres at Film Festivals

Wilfrid Macena, captain of Team Zaryen, the Haitian national amputeesoccer team, works as a prosthetic technician thanks to a collaborationbetween the Knights of Columbus and Project Medishare for Haiti.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Christian RefugeeRelief initiative has raised more than $1.5 million in publicdonations for those suffering persecution in Iraq and thesurrounding region. Combined with the $1 million donatedby the Order, the fund now stands at more than $2.5 mil-lion, which is being distributed to support humanitarian as-sistance to refugees fleeing from the ongoing persecution. Expanding its support for persecuted Christians — and

those from other religious minorities in Iraq — theKnights of Columbus is also adding a spiritual dimensionto its response to the humanitarian crisis, urging Knightsand their families, as well as the public, to recite the“Prayer for Those Persecuted in Iraq,” written by SupremeChaplain Archbishop William E. Lori. The prayer, avail-able at kofc.org, asks God to grant mercy to those suffer-ing and wisdom to “leaders of nations to work for peaceamong all peoples.” “The Knights’ twin efforts are a concrete response to Pope

Francis’ request for prayers and material assistance for thoseaffected by this terrible persecution,” explained SupremeKnight Carl A. Anderson. “We are asking our members, andall people of good will, to pray for those persecuted and tosupport our efforts to assist them by donating to this fund.”

Those wishing to assist with the relief efforts can donateto K of C Christian Refugee Relief by visitingwww.kofc.org/Iraq, or by sending checks or money ordersto: K of C Christian Refugee Relief, Knights of ColumbusCharities, P.O. Box 1966, New Haven, CT 06509-1966.♦

Iraqi Christian Fund Raises $2.5 Million for Persecuted Minorities

Displaced people fleeing violence in Iraq walk toward the Syrianborder town of Elierbeh in this Aug.11 file photo.



Step into the streets of Seoul and you will encounter a citylike few others. Spanning both sides of the Han River, this

sprawling metropolis serves as the technological, political andcommercial center of South Korea, boasting a populationnearly three times the size of Los Angeles. With one eye onthe past and one on the future, Seoul is home to traditionaltemples with gracefully flowing eaves and modern skyscraperslit with neon messages.Despite the intense hustle and bustle of one of the world’s

largest metropolitan areas, many Kore-ans are finding more time for spiritualpursuits. In a land that boasts no reli-gious majority but is home to manywho profess Buddhism, Christianity orno religion at all, Catholicism has seensignificant growth in recent decades.According to the most recent SouthKorean census, Catholics grew from 5percent of the population in 1985 to11 percent in 2005.“There is at least one Catholic

church in every neighborhood,” saidDeacon Roy Mellon, who serves theArchdiocese for the Military Services,USA.It is in this environment, this massive city surrounded by

mountains and overlooked by the N Seoul Tower, that theKnights of Columbus has established its latest internationalpresence, following its expansion into Ukraine and Lithuaniain 2013 and Poland in 2006. More than a century after char-tering the first councils in the Philippines, the Order’s futurein Asia looks just as stunning as the Seoul cityscape.

MILITARY TIESThe Order first set down roots in Korea in February 2007with the formation of Bishop John J. Kaising Council 14223at U.S. Army Base Camp Humphreys near Osan. The military

council was named in honor of an auxiliary bishop of the U.S.military archdiocese who had passed away a month earlier.These close ties to the military ordinariate — both in SouthKorea and the United States — would form the foundationof the Order’s growth, success and expansion in Korea.According to Deacon Mellon and Deacon Joseph Pak, an-

other early member of Council 14223, Koreans are familiarwith the European knights of old from Western literature,films and popular culture. Explaining the Knights of Colum-

bus, however, was a different story.“Within the military community

there was not a full realization of whatthe Knights could do, that they couldbecome the backbone, the structure ofthe parish,” said Deacon Mellon, who,along with Pak, served as one of thecouncil’s grand knights. “We’ve gonefrom, ‘What’s the Knights of Colum-bus? Who are those guys?’ to ‘Oh, justask the Knights!’”As its membership grew, Council

14223 was given space on base formeetings and ceremonies, and it evenestablished round tables at other mili-tary installations. In 2008, the council

moved about 40 miles north to U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan,a base in the heart of Seoul that is home to more than 21,000service members, contractors and their families. The firstcharitable programs focused on helping fellow soldiers servingin the Middle East and providing assistance to South Korea’svast, and often poor, migrant worker population.One early champion of the Knights in Korea was Bishop

F. Richard Spencer, auxiliary bishop of the U.S. militaryarchdiocese. While serving as a U.S. Army chaplain there,then-Father Spencer transferred his K of C membership toCouncil 14223. When he was ordained a bishop in 2010,his advocacy for the Knights only increased.

With the formation of Council 16000, the Knights of Columbus begins its latest international expansion — in South Korea

by Patrick Scalisi

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OF COLUMBUS?’ TO ‘OH,

JUST ASK THE KNIGHTS!’”



Newly initiated Sir Knights join Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Bishop F. Richard Spencer, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the MilitaryServices, USA, following a historic Fourth Degree exemplification at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in South Korea April 25, 2012. Nearly 40members of Bishop John J. Kaising Council 14223 were initiated into the new Bishop Joseph W. Estabrook Assembly, which is named for a deceasedbishop of the U.S. military archdiocese. • Below: Supreme Knight Anderson meets with a delegation from South Korea at the 132nd Supreme Conventionin August, in which the formation of St. Andrew Kim Taegon Council 16000 was formally announced.



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“As an army chaplain in Korea in 1999 and again from2006-2009, I saw a great need for a men’s fraternal organi-zation to be the umbrella that would promote Christian liv-ing and fraternal care while soldiers were on assignment withour U.S. military … and the Knights was an ideal frame-work and format,” said Bishop Spencer.

STEPPING OFF BASEDiscussions about starting “civilian” councils in Korea beganinformally during Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson’s 2010trip to the Philippines and Japan. Deacon Pak presented abroadly outlined strategic plan, which was received favor-ably, and Anderson advised using the next 12-24 months tobetter educate Korean priests and bishops about the work ofthe Order. As it turned out, members of Council 14223 did not need

to look far to find an ardent supporter among the Korean hi-erarchy. After overcoming what Bishop Spencer called “cul-tural suspicions” and learning more about the Order’s goodwork, Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il of the Military Ordi-nariate of Korea joined the council with Bishop Spencer ac-companying him to the exemplification ceremony in 2011.“Once [Bishop Yu] saw and realized that a member of the

Knights becomes a ‘ministry multiplier’ to his chaplains, heembraced the idea and the desire to introduce the Knightsinto the Korean culture and military environment,” saidBishop Spencer.

Deacon Pak added, “Bishop Yu — without him wecouldn’t do anything. He provides that hierarchical supportin a very complex Korean culture.”Discussions continued during the supreme knight’s 2012

trip to Korea, during which he visited the border of the De-militarized Zone, met with Bishop Yu and other church lead-ers, and was present as Pak and Mellon were installed asacolytes for the U.S. military archdiocese (they later becamethe archdiocese’s first-ever permanent deacons). It was alsoduring this trip that the Order established its first Fourth De-gree Assembly in Korea: Bishop Joseph W. Estabrook Assem-bly, which was named for another deceased military bishop.Things proceeded swiftly from there. Bishop Yu attended

the 2013 Supreme Convention in San Antonio and, accord-ing to Bishop Spencer, “returned to Korea with great enthu-siasm and ready to begin the introduction process ofgrowing K of C councils in the Republic of South Korea mil-itary communities.” Deacons Pak and Mellon, meanwhile,worked with the Supreme Council to begin translating someof the Order’s written materials, while legal issues wereironed out with several Korean law firms.Finally, the formation of St. Andrew Kim Taegon Council

16000 was announced at the 132nd Supreme Conventionthis past August. The council’s namesake is particularly fit-ting: St. Andrew Kim Taegon was the first Korean-bornCatholic priest and was martyred with more than 100 othersduring the persecution of Catholics in the mid-1800s.

Pope Francis celebrates the Aug. 16 beatification Mass of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 martyred companions in Seoul, South Korea.



MINISTRY MULTIPLIERSWith approximately 40 members and growing, Council 16000is off to a promising start. Furthermore, the Knights in Korea— and the Catholic Church there in general — got a hugeboost when Pope Francis visited the country Aug. 13-18 forthe 6th Asian Youth Day. During his apostolic trip to the“land of the morning calm,” the Holy Father urged unifica-tion between North and South Korea, met with Buddhist, Or-thodox and Protestant religious leaders, and beatified 124Koreans martyrs. Meeting with the bishops of Korea, Francispraised the “prophetic witness of the Church in Korea [as] ev-ident in its concern for the poor and in its programs of out-reach, particularly to refugees and migrants and those livingon the margins of society.”Indeed, the pope’s visit seemed to capture the imagination

of the country, with Korean celebrities (known as K-pop stars)recording a song in the pope’s honor and early polling by PewResearch showing that 86 percent of Koreans share a favorableopinion of Francis.For the Knights of Columbus, the visit was personal.“The pope’s recent visit to Korea has proven that our an-

cestor martyrs did not die in vain,” said Chan-Woong “Paul”Moon, financial secretary of Council 16000. “The pope con-soled a hurt Korean Church and led Korean Catholics to bemore influential and helpful. Pope Francis also gave us home-work — work for the poor and the needy.”In short, Korean Knights are serious about heeding the pope’s

call to minister to “those living on the margins of society.”Deacon Pak hopes that Council 16000 and future K of Cunits will concentrate on supporting seminarians and mi-grant centers; Deacon Mellon expects that Knights will lookto shore up areas that are neglected by the country’s alreadyextensive social service programs; and Moon is looking for-ward to strengthening the council overall and holding FirstDegree exemplifications in Korean. All see the promise ofcontinued expansion.“The plan is to move into the individual parishes and show

that the Knights can become the right arm of parish commu-nities, while still joining together to take on larger-scale proj-ects,” said Deacon Mellon.Bishop Spencer, meanwhile, is looking forward to the ben-

efits that come when like-minded Catholic men gather togrow in the faith — not unlike Father Michael J. McGivneywhen he founded the Knights in 1882.“As our beloved Knights of Columbus councils multiply

and grow … a great groundswell and need for ways that en-able Catholics to live their baptismal promises will be evenmore desirable,” the bishop said. “The Knights of Columbuswill be there to support and assist in this continual growth ofthe Catholic faith in South Korea.”♦

PATRICK SCALISI is senior editor of Columbia. He previouslycovered the growth and expansion of military councils in Japanand Korea as editor of the Military Knights in Action newsletter.

Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il (center) of the Military Ordinariate of Korea leads Bishop F. Richard Spencer, Supreme Knight Anderson and theirdelegation in prayer for the ministry of military chaplains during the supreme knight’s visit to South Korea in April 2012.



Knights return to Appalachia to construct a home for a family in need

by Margaret Gabriel | photos by Patrick Murphy-Racey

Building Hope, One House at a Time

The two lanes of Highway 896 in McCreary County, Ky.,lead deep into the Daniel Boone National Forest. At

times, the tree canopy is so dense that the sunshine on a brightmorning in mid-June only dapples the roadway. Past a curve,the sheltering branches clear and the road widens to reveal ahalf-dozen cars and trucks parked on the shoulder. A hand-painted sign affixed to a tree trunk reads “2950.”

The sign marks a construction site in Parkers Lake, Ky.,where Knights of Columbus have gathered to build a housefor Donna Ridenour, her mother, and her two children.

Ridenour is grateful for the features of her new home thatmost people take for granted. Indeed, just the mention of run-ning water brings a wide smile to Ridenour’s face. For the bet-ter part of a year, she carried water for cooking and drinking



from her mother’s house to her trailer. She and her children— James, 7, and Keristin, 6 — bathed at her sister’s home, butnow the kids are excited about the bathroom in their newhome. They call the bathtub a “hot tub,” Ridenour said, “be-cause it’s so big!”The family is the 15th to receive a new house through the

collaborative efforts of Father Vincent S. Sikora Council 7992in Burke, Va., the Church of the Nativity, also in Burke, andthe Appalachian Construction Crew Inc., a non-profit organ-ization based in Bellevue, Neb., and launched in 1988. “Our partnership began in 2001 when the Burke councilstepped in to help with volunteers. It soon turned into a majorcouncil initiative to keep the Crew afloat financially so thatthis incredibly important mission could continue,” explainedBob Corsi, a member of Council 7992, who had previouslyworked with the Nebraska group and who introduced thehome-building program to the council.“The Crew was building one home per year but was on the

brink of shutting down,” he said. “We didn’t want that tohappen.” Since then, a dynamic partnership has developed. The coun-cil and parish in Burke raise and donate 75 percent of the nec-essary funds and volunteer manpower each year, while theNebraska Crew, under the direction of George Ziska, coordi-nates each mission project with Good Shepherd Chapel inWhitley City, Ky.Today, building a home for a family in McCreary Countyhas become the council’s signature work, according to GrandKnight Mark Sawyer. “As men, we’re called to use our time, treasure and talent,”said Sawyer. “This project brings all of those things together.Every year, our goal is to change a family’s life forever.”

‘BRINGING CHRIST’S LIGHT’Located about 100 miles south of Lexington on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, McCreary County is one of the poorest

Father Jeffrey Estacio, pastor of Good Shepherd Chapel in Whitley City, Ky., and a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council 12774 in Lexington,blesses a new house built by Knights of Columbus and the Nebraska-based Appalachian Construction Crew, Inc.



counties in one of the nation’s poorest states. The extractiveindustries of coal mining and timber largely define the county’seconomy, and the boom-bust tendencies of those industriescontribute to both high unemployment and a low per-capitaincome.Harry Wallace, a member of Good Shepherd Chapel — the

only Catholic parish in McCreary County — links residentswith construction workers willing to assist them. He collectsand screens applications that are taken at Good Shepherd, thelocal library and the McCreary County Christian Center.

“We’re not looking for someone who is just living off thesystem,” Wallace said.He explained that families’ very low incomes prevent them

from obtaining conventional mortgages. Many work hard toimprove their situations but often do not have the tools theyneed to make progress.Applicants are asked to provide references so that Wallace

is able to get a complete picture of a family’s efforts. BrendaCampbell, the manager of the Christian Appalachian Pro-ject’s Child and Family Development Center in McCrearyCounty, was one of the references that Ridenour listed onher application. “Donna works hard to better her children’s lives,” Campbell

explained. “A new house, with running water, will give her theextra boost she needs. A warm home will turn life around forJames and Keristin.”Ridenour, whose family was selected from among dozens

who have submitted applications over the years, was gratefulto have Campbell as an advocate. “She was really kickin’ forus,” Ridenour said. In December 2013, Ridenour was notified that she had been

selected to receive the new house. Valued at $50,000, it wouldbe fitted with appliances, furniture, linens — even toys andschool supplies for the children. Ridenour was initially skep-tical when she received the call from a member of the selectioncommittee, thinking that it was a practical joke. Just a fewminutes later, though, her phone rang again and Wallace as-sured her that her days of living in a rented trailer without elec-tricity or running water were over. Ridenour’s home is typical of the previous construction proj-

ects that Ziska and Corsi’s crews have undertaken annually forthe last 14 years. Since recipients live in such poverty, theirhouses or trailers do not receive routine maintenance and sim-ply fall into disrepair. Families often live with leaky roofs, rot-ting floors and broken windows, and it is not uncommon forhomes to be heated by a coal or wood stove. As a result, it ismore cost-effective to construct a new house than to providethe repairs needed to make a house safe and livable.The knowledge that the construction project will dramati-

cally improve the living conditions of recipient families moti-vates the entire crew, not just during the days of the build, butalso during the months when the crew is being assembled andmoney is being raised for construction. To begin a homebuilding project, Corsi addresses Nativity

parishioners after every Mass one weekend in January, describ-ing the project and the living conditions of the recipient fam-

ilies. In 2014, parishioners donated a record $52,000 whileZiska’s efforts in Nebraska raised $13,000.While cash donations are collected, 40 parish families at Na-

tivity collect new and gently used household items.“The project couldn’t be done without all the Knights of the

council and the people of the Church of the Nativity,” Sawyersaid. “They’re really committed to bringing Christ’s light.”

HARD WORK AND GRATITUDEThe new homeowner is required to own the land on which ahouse is to be constructed. Ridenour’s home in Parkers Lakewas built on property where her mother, Gladys Head, haslived for 50 years. To allow room for new construction, Headwatched as a local crew assembled by Wallace, with help fromRidenour’s extended family, tore down her old house. Familiesare asked to provide as much “sweat equity” as they are able,based on their ability and expertise.That work was completed in February, as Head crowded

into the trailer with her daughter and grandchildren. As with past projects, construction of the Parkers Lake house

took place in two phases. From June 6-11 the exterior structureof the 1,000-square-foot, three-bedroom, one-bathroom homewas raised. The following week, a finishing crew completedthe interior work, with a family move-in date set for June 20.On Friday, June 6, the volunteer crew of 27 people — in-

cluding 18 Knights from Virginia, Maryland, Colorado and

Donna Ridenour sits on her new front porch with her mother, GladysHead, and her two children, James and Keristin.



Nebraska — began by building the wall frames for the houseand front porch. Trusses were raised the next day, with workon the roof, porch, deck and siding continuing into Sunday(with a break for Mass and brunch). Local contractors installedthe electrical wiring and plumbing, which passed inspectionon Monday just as the roofing and insulation were nearingcompletion. By the time the drywall and siding work werewrapped up on Tuesday, the house looked like a home.While cutting pieces of siding, Dave Perales, a member of

Council 7992, explained that he uses the project as a way toteach his children about the importance of giving back. “I joined the Knights of Columbus so I could come and do

this,” he said. “The first time, it’s overwhelming, but after thatit’s cool to see what can be done in a few days.”After finishing for the day on Tuesday afternoon, the crew

gathered with the family for a traditional house blessing. Fa-ther Jeffrey Estacio, pastor of Good Shepherd Chapel and amember of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council 12774 in Lexing-ton, Ky., asked God’s blessing on the family and the crew,sprinkled the house with holy water, and prayed that the homewould be filled with peace and prosperity. At the conclusionof the rite, a furious summer storm stirred up, and everyonehurried to their cars to travel to St. Joseph Inn, a parish facility,for a multi-course dinner.After cheesecake and coffee, Ben White, the youngest crew

member, presented keys to Ridenour and Head, the proud co-

owners of the new house. White worked on the build alongsidehis father, Mark, a member of Columban Council 6192 inBellevue, Neb., and his grandfather, Don. The presentation ofthe keys makes for one of the most emotional moments of theweek for every build, and the dedication of the Ridenour’shome was no different. “We are just so happy,” said Gladys Head, unable to contain

her tears. Corsi pointed out that the crew has several common threads

in addition to a desire to help those in need. “The principlesof the Knights — charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism —are binding elements. They are all in play,” he said.“I’ve been incredibly fortunate in my life,” Corsi added.

“Working on these houses is my way of giving back.”After the finishing crew of five Knights and Ziska put the

final touches on the house the following week, Ridenour andher family were able to move in ahead of schedule on June 18.Four months later, with the autumn leaves beginning to

turn, Ridenour remains grateful for the improved life for herand her mother — and especially for her children. “They love it, especially having their own bedrooms,” she

said. “They’re getting better grades in school and they like tohave their friends over now. We’re all really proud!”♦

MARGARET GABRIEL is a freelance writer who lives in Lex-ington, Ky.

Bill Gordon (left) and Dave Perales (right), members of Father Vincent S. Sikora Council 7992 in Burke, Va., assist members of the AppalachianConstruction Crew, raising an end roof truss into position with ropes.



For these agrarian Knights, farming cultivates an appreciation of work, family and caring for creation

by Dave Borowski

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Whiffletree Farm lies on 82 acres of rolling countrysideoutside of Warrenton, Va., just 50 miles west of Wash-

ington, D.C. The farmhouse where Jesse Straight and his fam-ily live sits on a hill surrounded by green fields that arepopulated by pastured chickens and turkeys, grass-fed cattle,and free-foraging pigs. Straight, 32, wakes up before dawneach day and is out the door by 6 a.m. “Being a farmer is special because this is your office,” he

said with a smile in September as he looked out over his herdgrazing in the morning sunlight. “I spend the day making an-imals happy.”Straight, a member of Father Herman J. Veger Council

5561 in Warrenton, has been farming this land since 2012and abides by a simple yet profoundly Catholic principle: “Ifyou pay close attention to how God created nature, theneverything around you starts to flourish — land, animals,farmers, people who eat your food, and the community atlarge.”Straight came to farming out of a

concern for people who consume theproducts of the land. His parentsbought the farm several years ago, andhe and his wife, Liz, both converts toCatholicism, own and live in a smallhouse on the property with their fiveyoung children. He loves what he does.“I enjoy physical and manual work,”

said Straight. “And I enjoy how thework flows together with family andparish life. This is my vision of thegood life.”While the Straights are new to farm-

ing and their farm is small, they arenot so unlike multigenerational farming families such as theAnkleys in Imlay City, Mich., and the Kinderknechts in Park,Kan. These Catholic homesteads — and many like them —share a common vision of faith and stewardship.

STEWARDS OF GOD’S BOUNTYThe Bible is rich with stories about farming and the covenantbetween God and farmers. One psalm praises God as the cre-ator of all things, including the bounty of the land: “You causethe grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate,that he may bring forth food from the earth” (Ps 104:14).This covenant, of course, still exists today. The U.S. Con-

ference of Catholic Bishops’ 2003 document Catholic Reflec-tions on Food, Farmers, and Farmworkers states, “Food sustainslife itself; it is not just another product. Providing food for allis a Gospel imperative, not just another policy choice.”According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 96 per-

cent of the more than 2 million farms in the United States areconsidered “family-owned” — defined as “any farm organizedas a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation.”James F. Ennis, executive director of Catholic Rural Life, fur-ther estimates that approximately 350,000 U.S. farms are op-erated by Catholic families.

A national organization founded in 1923 and based todayin St. Paul, Minn., Catholic Rural Life has 2,200 memberleaders who reach out to some 10 million rural Catholics, in-cluding farmers, in nearly every U.S. state. Ennis laments the industrialization of farming, noting that

large commercial farms often have a negative societal and en-vironmental impact.“Small farmers act as stewards of the land who are out to

pass it on to the next generation,” said Ennis.According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical

Service, the number of farms has dropped from more than5.3 million in 1950 to 2.2 million in 2012, but the averagefarm size has been steadily increasing since the 1930s. At 82 acres, Whiffletree Farm is considered small. The

Straight family raises approximately 30 beef cattle, 200 pigs,500 turkeys and 10,000 broiler chickens annually, and alsopastures hens that produce about 360 dozen eggs a week. Thefamily sells its bounty to local groceries, restaurants and con-

sumers, and runs a farm store on itsproperty that helps other local farmerssell lamb, salmon, honey, fruits andvegetables.Straight’s philosophy about farming

has been influenced by two popularfarmers, writers and social activists:Wendell Berry and Joel Salatin. Hefirst was attracted to Berry’s vision ofthe interconnectedness of life, blos-soming from the home and fosteringhealthy local communities. Salatin then provided the nuts and

bolts to put this vision into practice:Raise animals free of harmful chemi-

cals and move them from one fresh pasture to another, ratherthan cramming them into centralized feeding areas and prop-ping them up with antibiotics. As a Catholic, Straight believes that farmers like him have

to do a better job of explaining the difference between whathe calls “virtuous farming” and the food they produce andcommon practices of large corporate farms. He would alsolike to see the Church do more to discuss the virtues of stew-ardship with parishioners.“My hope is that more and more people will see the good

of this kind of farming,” he said.There are, of course, challenges to virtuous farming. For

one thing, it’s more expensive, making it even harder tocompete. For Straight, however, the benefits far outweighthe difficulties.“When you do things within God’s design,” he said, “things

spiral upward: Healthy land and animals produce healthyfood, which makes for healthy people and communities.”

MULTIGENERATIONALCATHOLIC FARMERSWhile the Straights are new to farming, many other Catholicfamilies have been in the agricultural business for generations.

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Clockwise from left: Jesse Straight is pictured with his Virginia farmhouse in thedistance. • Bill Ankley, a member of Our Lady of Peace Council 4556 inImlay City, Mich., stands among his herd of dairy cows. • Tom and TonyKinderknecht, members of Park (Kan.) Council 2538, are pictured at theirfamily farm.


The Ankley Family Farm islocated about 60 miles north ofDetroit and has been in opera-tion since 1902, when PhilipAnkley purchased a 160-acrefarm. A little over a centuryand several generations later,the 80-cow dairy farm is run byWilliam Ankley, 54, and nowincludes an additional 580acres where the family raise 200head of cattle and grow corn,alfalfa, wheat and soybeans.A member of Our Lady,

Queen of Peace Council 4556in Imlay City, Ankley considersthe most important things inhis life to be faith, family andfarming — in that order. “Farming is a lifestyle,” said

Ankley. “But faith has to comefirst.”Ankley and his wife, Vir-

ginia, have been married for 26years and have eight children.“There’s no better place to raisea family than on a farm,” he said. “We work together.”Belonging to the Knights of Columbus is also a family tra-

dition. All of Ankley’s six sons, except the youngest, who is15, are members.Bill and Virginia are both active in the pro-life movement.

They serve as the council’s pro-life chair couple, and Billserves as the president of Lapeer County Right to Life.Being pro-life goes hand in hand with farming, Ankley ex-

plained. “It’s all intertwined,” he added. “Everything you doon the farm entails growth and life and depends on God’sblessing, from weather to healthy animals.” As the farm has developed over the years, Ankley has fo-

cused on sustainability. Many of the current farm buildingswere constructed using recycled material from the originalfarm, and in 2011, with help from a USDA grant, he in-stalled 32 solar panels on the roof of his barn.“If we don’t respect the land, we’ll have nothing for future

generations,” he said.Like the Ankleys, the Kinderknecht family has operated a

family farm for more than a century. Anton Kinderknecht, aGerman immigrant, established the farm in rural, westernKansas in 1906. It has since grown to become a 3,000-acre farmwith half the area for crops (wheat, sorghum, feed and corn)and the other half for grazing more than 200 cows.Tom Kinderknecht, 75, has lived on the farm his whole

life. He is a member of Park (Kan.) Council 2538. For him,farming is a way of life, and it’s a wonderful life.“We grew up in a Catholic farming family. My parents

helped other people out, and they helped us out,”Kinderknecht said. “I don’t know anything else.”

In recognition for the family’s many years of service,Kinderknecht and his wife, Barb, received the 2014 Msgr.John George Weber Century Farm Award from the SalinaDiocesan Catholic Rural Life Commission.Tom’s son, Tony, 35, has recently taken over much of the

farm’s day-to-day operations with the help of his wife, Jaime.The couple has three young children. Tony, who is also amember Council 2538, does most of the farm labor himselfand takes great pride in his work.“You can see the life cycle of your work, and see a job from

start to finish,” he said. “No year is ever the same.”Despite a rigorous work schedule and all the unpredictable

factors involved in farming, Tony is also active in the church,the Knights of Columbus and the community.“In the end, it’s in God’s hands,” he said. “Mostly I pray

for our health and that we will all be together.”For Straight, Ankley and the Kinderknechts, like so many

other Knights who run family-owned farms, food is more thanjust a commodity. It is a gift that is essential for human life.“If you take care of God’s creation, everyone wins,” said

Straight.♦

DAVE BOROWSKI is a staff writer for the ArlingtonCatholic Herald and a member of Edward Douglass WhiteCouncil 2473 in Arlington, Va.


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COLUMBIA CONVERSATION


In July, the editorial team at LifeHealthPro.com, a com-prehensive website for life and health insurance advisors,published a series of interviews titled “13 insurance industryheroes you need to know,” beginning with Supreme KnightCarl A. Anderson. As CEO, he shared some insights aboutthe Order’s fraternal benefit program and why there is nohigher rated insurer in North America than the Knights ofColumbus. The interview is reprinted here with permission.

Why Knights of Columbus? How did you get your start?ANDERSON: We are a Catholic fraternal benefit society, and

I joined my local council in the1980s in the Washington, D.C.,area. I was attracted to the missionof the organization, the idea ofcombining charitable outreachand Church and community serv-ice, with the idea of protecting thefinancial stability and future ofCatholic families. Over the nextseveral years, I moved into leader-ship positions at the local andstate levels of the organization,and then at the corporate level.

Describe what you do.ANDERSON: Because we are a

fraternal benefit society whosefirst principle is charity, my work entails focusing both onthe enormous charitable outreach that we do — $170 mil-lion and 70 million hours donated by Knights last year —and on the top-rated insurance program that we provide toour members. We are rated A++ by A.M. Best, with [$95]billion in insurance in force and $21 billion in assets undermanagement. We have seen solid growth in our charitablegiving and our insurance business over the past decade anda half, so my yearly calendar is filled with a mix of insurance,business, Church and charitable meetings, activities andevents.

Describe how you’ve experienced such strong growth inthe Knights’ financial resources, especially that of life in-surance.

ANDERSON:We work hard at what you might call missionintegrity. The Knights of Columbus was founded more than130 years ago to protect the financial future of Catholic fam-ilies in the event of the tragic death of a breadwinner and to

provide charity to those on the margins of society. Today,those same founding principles are at work in every aspectof our business, guiding our corporate governance, our pro-fessional agency force, our investments, and our day-to-daybusiness operations. It is this continued commitment to ourfoundational principles that is the key to our ethical, sus-tainable and successful business model.

Share an achievement you are especially proud of.ANDERSON: This past year, we were certified by the Ethi-

sphere Institute as a “World’s Most Ethical Company.” Wewere one of two companies sohonored in Ethisphere’s life in-surance category, and one offewer than 150 companiesworldwide. I think this award,combined with our solid growthin both insurance business andcharitable giving, and our toprating from A.M. Best for 39consecutive years all indicatethat we have a winning, sustain-able model for growth preciselybecause that growth is based onethical principles.

Share a story about a clientyou have helped.

ANDERSON: The day after the tragic events of Sept. 11,2001, we launched our 9/11 Heroes Fund in the amount of$1 million. We immediately understood that those who hadlost a loved one who was a first responder would have an im-mediate need for emergency funds to pay the bills, or therent, or the mortgage. So we sent our agents out to meetwith the widows of the fallen, and with a simple signatureon an affidavit, we provided funds for their immediate use.Some of those first responders who fell that day were Knightsof Columbus; most were not, but the families of more than400 fallen heroes received our support because of our focuson both insurance and charity.

What excites you most about the insurance industrytoday?

ANDERSON:What excites me most about the insurance in-dustry today is that when tragedy strikes a family, we’ve donesomething to protect their future, and we have been doingthat since 1882.♦

Our Continued CommitmentAn interview with Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

about the enduring mission of Knights of Columbus Insurance


BUILDING THE DOMESTIC CHURCH


Family Projects

Sunday is a special day, the day of the Resurrection andthe day of Christians. Each Sunday, Easter returns and wecelebrate Christ’s victory over sin and death. Sharing a spe-cial meal as a family is one way to celebrate together andhonor this day.

Have each family member help make the meal special by:• Preparing a tasty dessert• Using a special tablecloth and good dishes• Lighting candles• Composing a toast to share

Also, consider planning a Sunday trip to visit an adora-tion chapel in a nearby parish and spend time together asa family adoring God, truly present in the Eucharist. UsePsalm 128 as a guide to meditate on the blessings he hasbestowed on your family.

Psalm of the Month (Psalm 128)

Pray the Psalm of the Month during every Sundayof the month at your family prayer space. On the lastSunday of the month, discuss as a family which versestood out most for each member.

Blessed is every one who fears the Lord,who walks in his ways!You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.Your wife will be like a fruitful vinewithin your house;your children will be like olive shootsaround your table.Lo, thus shall the man be blessedwho fears the Lord.The Lord bless you from Zion!May you see the prosperity of Jerusalemall the days of your life!May you see your children’s children!Peace be upon Israel.

Sunday is the Day of the Lord (Dies Do-mini) in which we remember and givethanks for the work of creation, his gift ofthe Holy Spirit, and the joy of our faith. All this happens in the family, and so

Sunday is also the Day of the Family. Cel-ebrating as a family the sacredness of thisholy day each week strengthens us in ourvocation to holiness.

NOVEMBERBecause God rested onthe seventh day, we wantto celebrate Sunday as afamily.

Council-Wide Event:Movie Night

November’s movie is It’s aWonderful Life (1946). Prior tothe movie, offer families the op-portunity to share how theyhave spent their Sundays andwhat that means to them as afamily.

Bring Song Into Your Home

Sing grace before meals with your whole family.

Laudate omnes gentes (Taizé chant)Laudate omnes gentes, laudate Dominum.Laudate omnes gentes, laudate Dominum.

(Sing praise, all you people, sing praise to the Lord.)

THIS IS THE SECOND MONTH OF BUILDING THE DOMESTIC CHURCH: THE FAMILY FULLY ALIVE, A K OF C INITIATIVE FOR FAMILIES.


BUILDING THE DOMESTIC CHURCH


Meditation

In the Gospel we do not find discourses on the fam-ily but an event that is worth more than any words:God wanted to be born and to grow up in a humanfamily. In this way, he consecrated the family as the firstand ordinary means of his encounter with humanity. In his life spent at Nazareth, Jesus honored the Virgin

Mary and the righteous Joseph, remaining under theirauthority throughout the period of his childhood andhis adolescence. In this way he shed light on the pri-mary value of the family in the education of the person. Jesus was introduced by Mary and Joseph into the

religious community and frequented the synagogue ofNazareth. With them, he learned to make the pilgrim-age to Jerusalem …. When he was 12 years old, he stayed behind in the

Temple and it took his parents all of three days to findhim. With this act he made them understand that he“had to see to his Father’s affairs,” in other words, tothe mission that God had entrusted to him. This Gospel episode reveals the most authentic and

profound vocation of the family: that is, to accom-pany each of its members on the path of the discoveryof God and of the plan that he has prepared for himor her. Mary and Joseph taught Jesus primarily by their ex-

ample: In his parents he came to know the full beautyof faith, of love for God and for his Law, as well as thedemands of justice, which is totally fulfilled in love. …The Holy Family of Nazareth is truly the “prototype”

of every Christian family which, united in the sacra-ment of marriage and nourished by the Word and theEucharist, is called to carry out the wonderful vocationand mission of being the living cell not only of societybut also of the Church, a sign and instrument of unityfor the entire human race.

– Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus Address, Dec. 31, 2006

Questions for Reflection

1. What does it mean to me to see the rest of the familypray or attend Mass with me? 2. Why might God want me to be a part of this par-ticular family, giving me these people to love and carefor? 3. What is one thing about Mary or Joseph that Iadmire?4. How can I allow others to help me discover God’splan for me? How can I encourage others to be opento God’s plan for them?

Volunteering Together Project:

Coats for KidsInvite families to participate in your Coats for Kids

distribution.

• Contact local schools, services and agencies, andother organizations serving people in need to determinethe number of coats that will be needed.

• Find a location for the distribution that is central tothe community and easily accessed via public transporta-tion — such as a parish hall, school auditorium or com-munity center — and set the date.

• Advertise the distribution through your parish,schools, community services and local media.

• Order the coats by utilizing information available atkofc.org/coats.

• Utilize your council families as volunteers to set upthe distribution and allow easiest access for the recipientsby sorting coats by boy-girl and sizes, setting up rows oftables, etc. On the day of your distribution, ask them tohelp youngsters with trying coats on, restocking tablesand any other tasks that need to be done.

• Councils in warm-weather climates may want to sub-stitute a clothing drive or donate funds to purchase coatsfor children in need in colder climates.

• For more information and to order coats, visitkofc.org/coats.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF MONTHLY THEMES AND MEDITATIONS, VISIT KOFC.ORG/DOMESTICCHURCH.



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On Oct. 25, 1967, U.S. Navy pilot Jeremiah A. DentonJr. found himself in a new home. A prisoner of war

since his A-6 Intruder was shot down in North Vietnam twoyears earlier, then-Cmdr. Denton was brought to a window-less 3-by-9-foot cell, ventilated by a few small holes and litby a 10-watt bulb. Affectionately known to its residents as“Alcatraz,” this detention center was reserved for prisonersthat the North Vietnamese had identified as the “diehard”leaders of American POWs. A choking feeling welled up in Cmdr. Denton’s throat as the

heavy wooden door closed behind him and its bolt slid intoplace. “Alcatraz” would mean solitude,torture and desolation for the next twoyears of his captivity.During his seven-year and seven-

month odyssey in the prison camps ofNorth Vietnam, Denton distinguishedhimself as a leader of many heroic menserving their country in horrific condi-tions. Upon his return to the UnitedStates in 1973, he continued to servehis nation as a civic and political leader,with a special concern for the poor anddefenseless.When Adm. Denton died March 28

at age 89, he left behind the legacy ofan extraordinary life. As a committedCatholic and Knight of Columbus,Denton’s many accomplishments —together with his hope amid the direstof circumstances — were grounded inthe firm foundation of his faith.

LIFE IN PRISONIt was a hot and sunny day in July 1965 when Cmdr. Den-ton led his A-6 squadron on an attack of Tan Hoa Bridge,about 75 miles south of Hanoi. The 41-year-old father ofseven had deployed just a month earlier. According to his1976 memoir, When Hell Was in Session, he was diving to-ward his targets when his plane was hit twice, forcing himand his navigator, Lt. Bill Tschudy, to eject over enemy ter-ritory. During their slow descent toward the Ma River, Den-ton devised an escape plan: to swim underwater, away fromhis equipment and away from the soldiers watching himdrift down to the water. However, a tendon in his leg had

been torn during the attack, and his swim instead became adesperate fight for survival. He struggled to the surface ofthe river’s brown water and soon found himself captured byNorth Vietnamese soldiers.Fifteen years earlier, the Korean War had demonstrated that

communist POW camps did not invite prisoners to sit on thesidelines of a conflict. The North Vietnamese, like the NorthKoreans, were intent on manipulating prisoners to furthertheir goals, and torture was the means of extracting propa-ganda that might turn the tide of American popular opinion,thereby taking the war from the jungles of Vietnam to the

streets of the United States.Mistreatment in the form of humil-

iation, malnutrition and lack of ade-quate medical care afflicted Dentonand his fellow prisoners from day oneof their captivity, and the brutality ofphysical torture followed shortlythereafter. “They beat you with fists and fan

belts,” Denton later recalled in an in-terview with the Los Angeles Times.“They warmed you up and threatenedyou with death.” The men were further subjected to

exposure to the cold, the use of ropesto cut off circulation and cause in-tense muscle spasms, and other tor-ture devices.Despite the suffering they endured,

Denton and his companions resistedthe torture to such a great extent that

when they finally broke and agreed to provide information,they physically could not write or speak in a way that was use-ful to their captors. Once they had adequately recovered, theirwill had recovered as well, and their resistance to the torturewould begin anew.Even among this group of heroes, Denton stood out among

his peers. As one of the most senior officers in captivity, heoften had the obligation of leading his fellow prisoners in re-sistance. In circumstances that were anything but encourag-ing, he earned the nickname “president of the optimist club.”Due to what his captors saw as a “negative” influence over

his fellow prisoners, the North Vietnamese subjected Dentonto solitary confinement for more than four years of his cap-

A war hero, U.S. senator, humanitarian and Knight of Columbus, Adm. Jeremiah Denton’s life and work were rooted in his Catholic faith

by Cmdr. Joseph McInerney

The Admiral’s Legacy

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rs tivity, two years of which were spent in the claustrophobicconfines of the “Alcatraz” cell. But Denton’s most prominent act of leadership came in

May 1966 when he was forced to participate in a propagandainterview that was subsequently aired on U.S. television.During the interview, Denton repeatedly blinked the wordT-O-R-T-U-R-E in Morse code, which gave U.S. intelligenceofficials their first confirmation that the North Vietnamesewere in fact torturing American prisoners of war. Adm. Den-ton later wrote that what took more courage than his blink-ing was the answer he gave to one of the interview questions.When asked what he thought of U.S. policy in Vietnam, heanswered, “I don’t know what’s going on in the war now …but whatever the position of my government is, I agree withit, I support it, and I will support it as long as I live.”

Denton’s leadership, courage and optimism so impressedPresident Lyndon Johnson that he wrote to Denton’s wife,Jane, on May 12: “I wish to share with you and your sevenchildren sincere pride in the courageous statement made byCommander Denton of support for the United States andfor our policy in Vietnam. It has given me renewed strength.”

‘ONE NATION UNDER GOD’In the days following the Paris Peace Accords on Jan. 27,1973, nearly 600 American prisoners of war left Hanoi, be-ginning with those who had been imprisoned the longest.Denton had been promoted to captain while in captivity, andas the senior officer in the first group of 40, he stepped offthe plane at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines and said,“We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve ourcountry under difficult circumstances. We are profoundlygrateful to our commander-in-chief and to our nation forthis day. God bless America.”Denton soon attained the rank of rear admiral and in 1977

retired from the Navy, returning to his home town of Mobile,Ala. Three years later, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, be-coming the first Catholic ever to hold statewide office in Al-abama and the first Republican to represent the state sincepost-Civil War Reconstruction.During the years immediately following his return to the

United States, Adm. Denton exerted leadership in two areaswhere he saw an acute need: addressing the rapid moral de-cline in American culture and alleviating the suffering of thepoor throughout the world.Denton lamented the increase of vulgarity in the media,

the stark decline in church attendance and rising divorcerates sweeping the country in the 1970s. In 1975, he contributed an article to Columbia in which

he shared his story of imprisonment and reflected on theAmerican way of life, which he said was based on an equationof two principles: love of God and neighbor + free enterprise.Without the former, he argued, America would drown “in asea of materialism.”The following year, Adm. Denton — by this time a mem-

ber of the Knights of Columbus — was welcomed at the 94thSupreme Convention in Boston. Addressing the delegates, hecalled the Knights “valiant fighters for the preservation andapplication of values which I, as a Catholic, as a professionalNavy officer and former captive of communism, see as essen-tial, not only to pleasing God, but to the survival of this na-tion and of the free world.”After retiring from the Navy and before his election as a

U.S. Senator in 1980, Denton established a non-profit calledthe Coalition for Decency. Based in Mobile, the coalition sup-

Opposite page: Rear Adm. Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. is pictured in this U.S.Navy photo from the National Archives. • Frames are shown from a May1966 interview with Denton, taped during the first of his more than sevenyears of captivity as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He revealed histreatment during the interview by blinking the word “torture” in Morse code.


ported family life, reported on the content of television pro-gramming and collaborated with other organizations to pro-mote integrity in American culture. In addition to hisdomestic efforts of moral reform, Denton’s post-military ca-reer also focused on humanitarian relief abroad. As a senator,he established what became known as the Denton Program,which allowed private donors to ship humanitarian aid cost-free to countries in need by using extra space on U.S. militaryaircraft. Since it began, the program has helped to transportmore than 20 million pounds of supplies.To continue his own international humanitarian relief ef-

forts after his six-year term as senator, Denton founded theNational Forum Foundation. He also formed a partnershipwith IMEC America, an organization that seeks to supportimpoverished communities throughout the world. Nowknown as the Admiral Denton Legacy Initiatives and operatedby IMEC, the humanitarian programs that Denton estab-lished more than 25 years ago continue today.A celebrated war hero, a respected national politician and

a humanitarian with international impact, Jeremiah Denton’slife was filled with remarkable accomplishments. Nonetheless,Denton would assert that at the foundation of his extraordi-nary achievements was something very ordinary: his love ofChrist and the Church.“We were drawn closer to God by much suffering and dep-

rivation,” he wrote in his 1975 Columbia essay, reflecting onhis and the other prisoners’ experience. During one of his most difficult torture sessions, Denton

uttered a simple, desperate prayer: “God, I’m putting it all inyour hands now. I’ve taken all I can take.” According to his account, God’s response was instantaneous

and powerful. “Never before have I had a prayer answered sospectacularly. From the instant I phrased it, it was answered.I never before have experienced such physical comfort andserenity of mind.”Such is the example that Adm. Denton offers to those who

remember his legacy. Human greatness is to be found aboveall in humble witness and is accessible to anyone who calls onthe name of Christ in faith.♦

CMDR. JOSEPH MCINERNEY is permanent military pro-fessor of applied ethics in the Leadership, Ethics and Law De-partment at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis,Md. He is a member of Annapolis Council 1384.


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Above: Supreme Knight John W. McDevitt (right) presents the Freedoms Foun-dation medal to Adm. Denton during the States Dinner at the 1976 SupremeConvention. Also pictured are Supreme Chaplain Bishop Charles P. Greco ofAlexandria, La., and Cardinal Humberto S. Medeiros, archbishop of Boston.• Left: Denton speaks during the 2009 National POW/MIA RecognitionDay Ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.



clerical shirts and gas cards.Knights hosted a variety ofcharitable functions to sup-port the program, includingraffles, fish fries, pancakebreakfasts, and spaghettidinners.

FEEDING INMATESBishop Pedro G. MagugatAssembly in Urdaneta City,Luzon, hosted a feeding pro-gram for the inmates of theBureau of Jail Managementand Penology. Faithful Navi-gator Florente Rogelie P.Rosario II delivered an inspi-rational message to the in-mates as well.

ALZHEIMER’S WALKFor the fifth consecutive year,St. Leonides Circle 5177 inSparta, N.J., participated inthe annual New JerseyAlzheimer’s Walk at LibertyState Park in Jersey City. PastChief Squire Frank Cutroneserved as walking team cap-tain for the Sparta youth

group, leading the event inhonor of his grandfather,Frank, who suffers from thedisease. The team raised morethan $9,000 to support arespite care program that pro-vides supportive services to350,000 families in New Jer-sey who are impacted byAlzheimer’s.

REDISCOVERINGCATHOLICISM

Father Vilarrasa Council7268 in Benecia, Calif.,raised funds to purchase1,000 copies of RediscoverCatholicism by noted inspira-tional author and speakerMatthew Kelly. The bookhas been recommendedhighly by bishops and clergyacross the U.S. for bringingCatholics back to theChurch wherever it has beendistributed. Knights gaveaway the books at St. Do-minic’s Church after Massesas a part of the parish’s newevangelization efforts.

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Potomac Council 9259 inTriangle, Va., hosted a freethrow competition and coedthree-on-three basketballtournament to raise funds forSt. Francis of Assisi Parish.The tournament was open toparticipants ages 9 and upwith three age groups partic-ipating. All players received agift bag from communitysponsors, and trophies wereawarded to the winningteams in each category. Over-all, the event raised morethan $600 for future parishyouth activities.

SUPPORTING SEMINARIANS

Councils and assembles inthe Diocese of Tulsa, Okla.,collaborated to sponsor 17young men studying for thepriesthood. Knights pledgedsupport to pay off studentdebt and tuition and to purchase books, black suits,

KNIGHTS ACTION REPORTS FROM COUNCILS, ASSEMBLIES AND COLUMBIAN SQUIRES CIRCLESIN

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Volunteers from Father Edwin F. Kelley Assembly in Woodbridge, Va., and Father Edward L. Richardson Assembly in

Prince William County clean the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. About 50 Knights and their families traveled

from northern Virginia to undertake the project, cleaning the memorial’s wall, walkway and statues.

HONORING VETERANS

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STAR COUNCIL WINNERS

Star Councils Awarded

More than 1,500 councils earned the Star Coun-cil Award, the highest distinction available to

a local K of C council, for the 2013-14 fraternal year.These councils, led by the grand knights listed

here, conducted the required charitable and frater-nal programs in the “Surge … with Service” areasand also achieved their membership and insurancequotas. Each council will receive an appropriatelyengraved plaque from the Supreme Council inrecognition of its accomplishment.

Of these councils, 234 earned the Double StarCouncil Award for meeting 100 percent of their in-surance quota and 200 percent of their membershipquota. Numbers in red indicate councils thatachieved the Double Star Council Award.

And for the first time ever, there is a new TripleStar Council Award for councils that have met 100percent of their insurance quota and 300 percent oftheir membership quota. These honorees, 233 coun-cils in total, are indicated in blue text.

Finally, 4,110 councils earned the ColumbianAward for excellence in programming; 3,059 attainedthe Father McGivney Award for meeting their mem-bership quota; and 2,344 earned the Founders’ Awardfor meeting their insurance quota.

ALABAMA 764 Robert T. Kikta 893 John C. Lauer Jr. 2631 Phillip A. Giardina 2736 Donald M. Rhodes 5597 Daniel M. Cupps 5636 John L. Blackburn Jr. 7679 Ibrahim H. Abril 8959 James C. Bates 9862 T. John Martin 10903 Isaac N. Williams 11537 Alvie H. Allison12011 Carl H. Thomas12270 James E. Raynor 12618 Paul R. Mckinney 12765 Michael J. Mullek 13339 William A. Chambers 13446 Alain J. Gallet de St. Aurin 15845 Joseph L. Castillo

ALASKA12290 Leslie E. Dennis Jr.

ALBERTA 1184 Gary T. Sherman 4530 Felix J. Miller 6083 Sean P. Mullane 7070 Gerard B. Korte 7938 John W. Geraldi 12419 Geraldo Oliverio 12658 Robert J. Smith13312 Ronald J. Ill 14492 Daren D. Farnel 15290 Maurice K. Prefontaine

ARIZONA 1158 Frederick S. Madrid 3419 Daniel Martinez 4339 Robert D. Romero 7465 Howard A. Birnbaum 7562 Hector Gonzalez 9467 Robert E. Coakley Jr. 9485 Alfonso A. Muglia 10050 Michael P. Bracco 10062 Dennis P. Sullivan 10540 Keith A. Baker 12164 Michael D. Smalley13272 Richard M. Robinson 13278 John F. Martin

13779 John Patrick Molloy 13836 Kenneth A. White 14121 Glenn A. Army 14357 Michael A. Dewitt 15001 Jack J. Swartz 15704 Henry W. Werner

ARKANSAS 6419 David Newton White 6609 Michael E. Huber 7258 Ronald L. Anderle 8410 Ronald P. Schoborg 9396 Lloyd J. Cambre 11604 Dale A. Olivo 12458 William G. Adams 14010 Lawrence E. Leding 14609 Miguel A. Andrade

BRITISH COLUMBIA 3842 Richard E. Jones 6855 Kevin G. Mendonca 7973 James W. Schwab 8853 Robert H. S. Tan 9125 Richard J. Gagne 9775 Oscar Raasveldt 10500 Bosco K. S. Toa 10681 Alexander S. Racela 10889 Tom Tary 13072 Lebie B. Curate 13252 Peter A. Scolt13356 Peter Daniels 15564 Edgar D. Nacar 15574 Alsandair D. Toms

CALIFORNIA 621 Jaccoma Maultsby 874 Rolando C. Santos 877 Neftali Villa Jr. 920 Robert A. Pickett 953 Frederick E. Struck 1067 Frank E. Giacomini 1740 Rueben Serrano 2130 Jesus P. Herrera 2431 Michael A. Pulciano 2540 Donald M. Keegan 2692 Gustavo Rivera Jr. 2989 Diosdado A. Alejo 3162 David A. Diaz Jr. 3254 Robert D. Fawcett 3429 Henry Baca Herrera

3487 Matthew J. Kuczkowski 3585 Jesse F. Santos 3648 Jose R. Ponce 3667 Jesus N. Ramirez 3687 Stephen Demeo 3744 Paul M. Condran 3773 Rene J. Perez 3926 Rudolph H. Lopez 4060 Ray Velasco 4178 Clemente E. Mejia 4229 Rodolfo L. Bautista 4436 Peter Parga Jr. 4440 Ramon R. Garcia 4540 Gary A. Brys 4567 Jeff M. Beland 4588 Dennis D. Lundbom 5271 David Silva 5385 Christopher J. McCann 5696 Harold H. Teunisse 5803 Richard C. Ostrich 6016 Stephanus P. Surjaputra 6043 Mario M. Da Silva 6066 David R. Murray 6332 Joseph O. Alber 6922 Clarence P. De Leon 7268 Joseph M. Thurin 7467 Art Londos 7683 Thomas P. Dwyer 7864 Ernesto G. Mayuga 7987 Tony I. Bartholomew 8609 Dan C. Quinan 9037 Paul F. Lopez 9065 James C. Hardy 9206 Michael L. Fernandez 9314 1st Lt. Hoang S. Nguyen 9445 Kenneth P. Deluca 9469 Byron W. Paige 9530 Dominic Espitia 9594 Blaine A. Kramer 9665 Boreas Volbeda 9714 Oliver R. Berber 10234 Jesse E. Gonzalez10590 Gilbert J. Barragan 10667 Jacob S. Billeter 10948 Edward C. Dantes 11260 Theodore K. Cherms 11612 Jose D. Gutierrez 11632 William J. Uberti11829 John J. Corcoran 12305 Anthony Flores12489 Ines J. Torres 12719 Robert Paul Pugh 12834 Stephen E. Tomasula 12887 Richard R. Ches 13271 Richard Parker Rice 13620 Michael P. Kerrigan 14007 William Ruiz 14158 Brian Kelly 14818 Nenar N. Nicolas 14945 David R. Guerrero 15002 Daniel A. Mills 15065 William M. Gottbreht 15089 Enrique Guzman 15099 Frank L. Cabrera 15242 Eric G. Capalla 15317 Ronald M. Ytem 15489 Eduardo F. Correia 15515 Harry Tefilo Sison 15671 Conrad M. Villegas 15679 Elias O. Ugbogu 15693 Jordan J. Ruiz 15719 James E. Halton 15736 James G. Gutierrez

COLORADO 539 Stephen V. Sweeney 557 Frank G. Romero 4286 Anthony D. Gutierrez 4732 Federico Herrera 6257 John D. Scott 7502 Byron M. Day 8909 Matthew J. Basalla 9456 Ronald J. Connell 10961 Robert J. Bruchez12228 Alan M. Batey12335 Alfred D. Roberts 12392 Daniel P. Murphy 13221 Kevin M. Hemphill 14785 Thomas A. Berens

14806 Col. Timothy A. McKernan 15269 Milton W. Aldal 15751 Mark D.C. Nelson

CONNECTICUT 8 Mark F. Szczepanski 10 Protais T. Tala 11 Jaime Morales 49 Clifford C. Soucy 1090 Everett G. Harnish 1155 Joseph R. Congdon 2961 George J. Ostrowski 3544 Mark A. Germain 4460 John J. Skroly 5987 John D. Tartaro 8013 John Angiolillo 10537 Jon C. Mccabe 10705 Peter W. Harrison 12968 Joseph L. Simons 14209 Frederick E. Dauser Jr.14360 George R. Ribellino Jr.14590 Frank A. Errato Sr. 14664 George Zocco 15734 John R. Egazarian

DELAWARE 6768 Lawrence B. Maguire 7297 Robert W. Worthing

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 417 Gregory J. Cole 433 Ryan M. Jackson 9386 Milton P. Harris, Jr.11302 Daniel J. Sadowski 15723 Harry P. Anderson

FLORIDA 648 George A. Deihl 667 Richard A. Hohman 1768 Brandon G. Courtade 1895 Michael Orris 2105 Jonathan A. Holmes 3080 Scott P. Knight 3393 Willie C. Gabriel Sr. 4826 Dave J. Westner 4934 Gary T. Conroy 4998 Thomas J. Cruz-Wiggins 5092 Steven L. Oster 5131 Ronald F. Debiase 5150 John J. Sheba 5604 Alfred A. Connizzo 5618 David W. Foret 5758 William A. Walwik 5972 Walter Prio 6108 Richard I. Eddie 7091 Salvatore P. Porta 7109 Brian M. Jones 7131 Fred Corelli 7166 William J. Cramsie 7380 Glen A. Borges 7402 Norm Wallace 7621 Ronald E. Renfroe 7667 Thomas F. Elsesser 7826 Robert M. Haas 8074 Raymond L. Lozano 8419 Sean P. Mcdaniel 8838 John M. Horrell 8910 John F. Fay 10055 Nelson Vital 10157 Jorge L. Antunez 10201 Felipe I. Cabase 10318 Dennis M. Robinson10498 David C. Simmons 10663 Benjamin R. Flores10850 Frank T. Johnston 10853 Rodolfo W. Solares 11046 Ronald E. Miller 11125 Cristov Dosev 11138 Alex J. Sobtzak Sr. 11226 Robert E. Smith 11295 William Harrington Sr.11317 Felix Ruiz 11421 Brian Gallipeau 11497 Charles P. Hope11668 Frank Royal 11669 Lawrence P. Wong Jr. 11877 Frank J. Merlo 12155 Michael A. Lubrano Sr. 12402 Jason A. Gingras 12456 Andrew J. Moran

12873 Stanley G. Lee-Fatt 12956 Gary A. Woodard 13037 Richard S. Williams13047 Thomas S. Kalament III 13097 John P. Fitzgerald Jr. 13116 Benny Vazquez 13118 Peter Siano 13153 Roger J. Parauka 13209 John Joseph Hauser 13307 Joseph M. Reardon 13338 Charles J. Dolce 13341 Andrew Velichko Jr. 13369 Jorge G. Molina 13525 Don R. Coryell 13624 John M. Hauf 13654 Gustavo T. Navarro 13743 Kenneth J. George13907 Gregory J. Schober 13996 Todd W. Gallo 14212 Michael B. Alba 14215 Manuel A. Delgado 14278 Timothy M. O’Connor 14365 Leonard C. Marino 14391 Ronald Fortin 14456 Ernest L. Comeau 14485 Michael D. Kononitz 14845 George P. Haviland 15007 Donald R. Plombon 15132 Michael J. Lyons 15224 Armando Santelices Sr. 15231 Joseph A. Scalise 15266 Michael Leon Falk 15332 Arthur K. Reilly 15357 Charles P. De Carlo 15366 Brian D. Swan 15425 Arthur C. Pione 15429 Julius S. Dunajewski 15619 Kevin W. Flinn 15624 Donald H. Reese 15644 Rogelio P. Perez 15675 Edward A. Skube 15779 Paul S. Amodeo15781 William M. Cook 15798 George E. Saade 15821 Lawrence C. Kocen15847 Jorge Mendez

GEORGIA 1939 Manuel J. Carbonell 6517 Neil T. Johnson 6532 Ralph M. Infanti 6622 Alex Garza 8495 James D. Declue 9458 F. Joseph Kump III 9792 Adam F. Wrublewski 10355 Thomas M. Probst 10633 Michael R. Dawkins 10821 Thomas A. Fagbamiye11058 Bradley J. Albrecht 11340 Leon J. Oldham 11402 Robert P. Fiscella 12580 Joseph A. Calderara 12905 Timothy W. Borah 12942 Charles F. Bogatie 13204 William T. Dent 13457 Michael R. Krafick 13808 Henry J. Liebeck 14425 Robert R. Costantino 14496 Kyle R. Simonis 15161 Todd A. Walker 15212 Charles M. Floyd 15238 John H. Baist 15716 Edward G. McKinnon IIIGUAM13373 David S. Okada HAWAII 5000 Michael J. Bauer 7156 William L. Rodrigues Jr. 11485 Dennis R. Fortna 11636 Theodore J. Rhoades III11743 Col. James I. Weaver14105 Rodrigo B. Alhambra 14469 Reynaldo A. Golino 14663 Michael D. Fontenot IDAHO 1416 Mark L. Rasgorshek 1663 George L. Mesina

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12941 Michael A. Bolduc 13861 Dennis J. Guay 15791 Denis C.J. Dancoes

MARYLAND 1470 Francis M. Campeggio 4011 William G. Thuman 5058 Richard E. Callender Jr. 6021 Lawrence T. Horlamus 6188 David A. Dulik 7559 Nicholas J. Clemens 9729 Joseph M. Regler 9968 Lupe A. Pantoja 10966 Daniel O. Sojos 11105 Owen R. Otillio Jr. 11248 Kenneth H. Platt 11341 Patrick C. Brim 11372 Keith Marchiano 11422 John W. Huntley 11616 Francis G. Bussink 11715 Edgar D. Haynes 11898 James M. Garippa III 11975 William T. Lyons 12127 Michael P. Donnellan 12524 Thomas J. Ebaugh 13091 Brian D. Werring 13294 Robert F. Mcallister 13295 David E. Burkey 14572 Gerald R. Cullens15768 Robert S. Reier

MASSACHUSETTS 72 Paul R. Caron 133 Jason R. Semaski 1078 Paul A. Dollard 1116 Frank W. Furman III 4794 Jacques R. Vadnais10195 Paul A. Huijing11080 Wallace L. Connor Jr. 11178 John J. Parker 14236 Christopher Pereira 15125 Raymond G. H. Lavalley Jr. 15197 Theodore J. Tudryn 15864 Robert C. Bys

MEXICO CENTRAL 2062 Ricardo A. Lepe-Zepeda 2101 Francisco Eusebio Sanchez-Garcia 3337 Conrado Herrera- Juarez 3338 Carlos A. Soto-Sanchez 3552 Victor M. Rodriguez-Garza 4062 Ricardo Del Toro-Farias 4637 Gerardo Franco- Gonzalez 4703 J. Guadalupe Jimenez-Macias 5593 Abelino Bautista-Farias 5848 Antonio Ayala-Garcia 13787 Gerardo Velasco- Gonzalez13788 Jose Socorro Trujillo-Albarra 14374 Luis M. Gutierrez-Munoz15284 Francisco Alonso Moreno-Munoz15388 Ricardo Espinosa- Martinez 15444 Raul Cruz-Garfias15449 Luis Ernesto Arellano-Garcia15476 Ernesto Chavez- Cardenas15570 Jose D. Fernandez- Hernandez

MEXICO NORTHEAST 5159 Roberto C. Martinez- Ramos 14793 Sostenes De Hoyos- Martinez

MEXICO NORTHWEST 2367 Emilio Gutierrez-Dia

8987 Mark Anthony C. Cubos 9101 Noel C. Ramirez 9160 Wilson O. Mendoza 9353 Joaquin H. Delacruz 9459 Ferdinand M. Garcia 9877 Laurente S. Evangelista 10548 Marcos C. Aves 10639 Joselito R. Santos 10971 Antonio C. Mascarinas 11183 Alfredo C. Macaraeg 11249 Francisco D. Malig-On 11290 Federico M. Joyas 11367 Vincent M. Toyaoan 11417 Marcelo M. Torres 11444 Juanito V. Ellema Jr. 11519 Maximo N. Gomez 11754 Rodrigo B. Bien 11765 Alex P. Coronacion 11791 Salvador B. Buena 11894 Bienvenido B. Abano 11931 George L. Penaflor 11953 Petronilo P. Magno 11979 Candido S. Andumang11993 Alexis B. San Valentin 11996 Constancio T. Olis Jr. 12051 Teodoro D. Concepcion 12125 Ernesto C. Santos 12308 Jordan T. Villanueva 12342 Ceferino C. Blanco 12370 Teofilo D. Baybayon 12405 Victorino C. Rovero Jr. 12513 Antonio Vargas 12714 Nichol N. Reyes Sr. 12755 Eutiquio F. Sernadilla 12762 Jaime T. Pragedes 12794 Reynaldo C. Maranan 12810 Rolando R. Manalad 12890 Paulino E. Sales 12908 Alain N. Alcala 13057 Santiago P. Florida 13137 Lope M. Hidalgo 13213 Nicanor S. De Guzman 13274 Cleovie A. Orno 13275 Victor C. de la Cruz Sr. 13298 Carlos S. De Leon 13332 Juancho C. Antonio 13548 Ambrocio Homer R. Malaluan 13618 Rodante A. Dawal 13628 Charley B. Lovendino13668 Ronaldo U. San Juan 13725 Feliciano M. Rivera 13776 Joselito T. Yumul 13852 Edwin P. Lim 13919 Romeo P. Ompoc 13949 Danilo M. Diaz 14160 Antonio A. de la Pena 14227 Marlon A. Fernandez 14334 Julius S. Ballo 14353 Glenn D. Espaldon 14381 Ignacio E. Mitra 14708 Rodolfo V. Losabio14766 Mario C. Alcoreza 14779 Gomer B. Carta 14800 Jerry O. Olivarez 14904 Eleuterio A. Malabanan 14907 Guillermo R. Alayan 15055 Jimcel M. Infante 15139 Edgardo M. Galacgac 15166 Feliciano C. Lambus 15298 Jaime A. Ambon 15311 Ronel S. Superal 15370 Miguel B. Talaue 15387 Antonio B. Aguilar 15419 Jesus Danilo B. Pena 15432 Joseph G. F. Violago 15441 Wilfredo U. Martinez 15506 Ricardo R. Dela Cruz 15508 Restituto V. Ramos 15549 Bibiano T. Serwelas 15623 Antonio Rex M. Palaya 15628 Oscar C. Fenequito 15663 Oscar L. Duque 15697 Carlos R. Bairan Jr. 15702 Miguel R. Borjal

MAINE 101 John M. Brown

14130 Robert L. Mahle 14372 John S. Lazzari Jr. 15181 Charles W. Pratt 15452 John G. Connell Jr. 15484 Steve E. Anderson 15525 Wildon E. Priddy 15613 Mark T. Kelder 15681 Michael F. Ward 15699 Michael A. Kuchenbrod

LOUISIANA 1208 John A. Manes 3015 Weldon Terro Jr. 3411 Robert L. Vaughn 3729 Victor J. Welker 3779 Michael W. Roy 3857 Ronald C. Carter 6389 Donald P. Alleman 6753 Randall W. Millet Sr. 8442 Keith A. Dier 8546 Morgan G. Stewart 8601 Bryon M. Hume 9623 Michael A. Abbate Sr. 10721 Weber J. Parent Jr. 12529 Claude F. Mouney Jr.13145 Vicen A. Alvarez 13296 Kenneth R. Antee 13505 Richard W. Constance 13632 David K. Dartez 13931 T. Carlton Babineaux 15006 Louis A. Gaudet 15133 Thomas W. Cooper 15676 Kenneth D. McDow

LUZON 1000 Patrio A. Guasa 3654 Mirando F. Fajardo 3696 Candelario F. Suase 4268 Efren F. Tomas 4277 Alejandro P. Dalalo 4278 Tarcisius T. Tiotuyco 4318 Alfredo H. Quito 4352 Rolando T. Diverson 5377 Edgardo M. Torres 5507 Pepito P. Canicosa 5617 Noel S Tang 5739 Jaime A. Gutay 5922 Dominador B. Menguito 6073 Socrates T. Dannug Jr. 6080 Ernesto B. Burgos 6116 Isidro L. Avendano Jr. 6122 Rodrigo C. Ledesma 6141 Melvin P. Castro 6178 Rolando C. Dela Paz 6183 Reynaldo Sikat Sy 6185 Florentino P. Reyes 6259 Conrado R. Salamat 6287 Victorio J. Afalla 6387 Vernon E. de la Cruz 6745 Gene Paul G. Gallardo 6775 Wilfredo C. Velasquez 6830 Hector A. Balon Jr. 7126 Orlando B. Cariaga 7400 Jose A. Eusebio Jr. 7421 Jaime L. Riesgo 7592 Ariel M. Alfonso 7618 Francisco De Rama, S.J. 7656 Wilfrido R. Quibael 7686 Jose B. Oyco 7749 Romeo V. Pamintuan 7844 Rodolfo D. Rabang 7868 Ramil Q. Horario 7957 Juanito J. Alarcon 7995 Ozzias T. Villaver Jr. 8210 Napoleon C. Tanyag 8234 Guillermo D. Rodriguez 8256 Antonio Miguel J. Sanchez Jr. 8444 Conrado A. Rosario 8449 Quirino C. Macapallag 8565 Romeo C. Umerez 8618 Jaime C. Del Rosario 8693 Melquiades A. Abella 8722 Rommel B. Renojo 8751 Rodrigo R. Redona 8753 Eric R. Juan 8757 Benjamin C. Solis 8804 Salvador S. Medina 8825 Gil G. Balaoro 8942 Victorio F. Narcida

644 Alvin K. Snyder Jr. 1228 Joseph Leo Latus 1305 James M. Groulx 1570 Lawrence T. Benda Jr. 1741 Jeremy A. Kruse 1961 Wayne J. Nosbisch 5389 Paul C. Chicoine 7874 James B. Brees 8178 David Sanger 8227 Mark A. Becker 8592 Allen R. Goche 9574 Richard A. Brdicko 9632 William J. Wieland 10035 Andre A. Couture 10558 Paul M. Martin 10722 Scott A. Schwenk 10761 Keith D. Hauschildt 11222 Lawrence A. Thines 11468 Timothy M. Ryan 12129 David A. Ritchie 12130 Shannon L. Godwin 12244 Martin E. Brennan 12674 Allen L. Blauwet 12855 Billy J. Van Hunnik 13160 Jerry L. Roche 13960 Leonides Leza 14267 Francisco Franco 14481 Judson J. Yetley 14494 Steven A. Leppert14977 Michael W. Kremske 14987 Travis J. Hoing 15060 Gary L. Bailey 15254 Joseph M. Kelley 15347 Brian J. Pottebaum 15603 James R. McNaughton Jr. 15725 James A. Herrington

KANSAS 675 John P. Wood 1066 Thomas L. Biehler 1372 Duane S. Boor 1857 Gerald A. Hageman 2058 Jeffrey John Wessel 2133 Wade A. King 2352 Todd G. Lutters 2538 Mark F. Schmeidler 3146 Thomas E. Johnson 3273 Andrew J. Banman 3321 Edward A. Weiner 4113 Dale R. Pfannenstiel 5050 Roger Dean Schuster 5387 Jerry V. Schuetz 6660 Jeremy C. Sauer 6984 Charles E. Harbin 7426 Gary E. Sutton 8059 David P. Edge 8488 Kevin R. Roberts 10044 Charles F. Hutchison 10301 Randal L. Henry 10344 James P. Fenton 10407 Bill E. East 10483 Brian M. Suellentrop 10834 Thomas E. Smith 10932 Jerome W. Pater 11352 Donald M. Bronec 11661 Timothy W. Homburg 11692 Gregory E. Burge 11853 Michael L. Watson 12546 Troy D. Schumaker 12577 Zachary F. Doerfler 12932 Eric C. Ganson 12960 Joseph A. Smith III 13087 Bryan G. Schmitz 14218 Charles Kiser Jr. 14639 Fredrick L. Henry 15134 Timothy J. Baxa

KENTUCKY 1004 Paul J. Monsour 1055 Robert J. Whitlock 1264 John O. Thomas Jr. 3908 Bruce J. Biedenharn 5453 Eric L. Ritchie 7831 Charles R. Buchanan Sr. 11470 Thomas D. Johnson III 12502 Joseph A. Feuser 12852 Michael W. Parker 12923 John F. Schuhmann 13053 John R. Banbury13917 Kenneth J. Morales

3703 John C. Goodell 5444 Stephen B. Medaris 8780 Paul E. Stroschein 8930 Keith J. Riemersma 12172 Raoul A B. Johnson 12531 Robert F. Tratz Jr.

ILLINOIS 682 Christopher B. Adams 716 Howard J. Killian Jr. 997 Eugene R. Labelle 1143 Lynn H. Ripper 1567 Jeffrey A. Griggs 1599 Robert A. Porter 1712 Richard A. Krypciak 2782 Matthew A. Biederwolf 2967 Joseph M. Killday 3627 Leroy P. Dziewulski 3674 Mark C. Curran Jr. 3761 Joseph C. Santschi 3800 Doyle L. Lonski 4238 John P. Coughenour 4330 Brian P. Oreilly 4338 Gary L. Zalesny 4696 Verne L. Pinkston 4849 Ty Simmons 5751 Jeffrey R. Amour 5754 Lambert P. Fleck III 6964 Kenneth A. Szott 6993 Richard S. Ciancio 7072 Brian J. Corbett 8021 Scott C. Tenney 8022 Charles Murphy 9266 Thomas M. Tritsch 9768 Scott A. Albers 10025 Joseph C. Wozniak 10276 Phillip G. Born 10311 Paul J. Kreher 11232 John J. Melone11707 Mark A. Speraneo 11758 Marcus K. Oehmke 11977 Michael J. Vidmar 11981 Robert D. Fallon 12407 Daniel J. Marcinak 12497 Fredric L. Karl 12824 Michael P. Butler 13123 Robert R. Tetzloff 13201 Michael J. Marth 13476 William H. Brandt Jr. 13598 Robert Ennesser14024 Adam J. Walsh 14171 Bruce A. Kleckler 14283 Frank Palazzolo 14284 David S. Rizzo 14553 Thomas E. Trusk 14562 Louis A. Vandermeer 14851 Curtis A. Macke 15037 John B. Weber 15158 Vincent P. Meno 15296 Jeffrey C. Chadwell 15306 Elmer Medina 15422 Steven E. Bishop 15530 Jeffrey L. Metters15713 Anthony S. Mannina Jr. 15732 Stephen P. Petrouske 15746 Paul M. Storment III

INDIANA 1172 Jeff A. Kast 1584 Clifton C. Howard 2957 John A. Meggison 4620 James F. Landers 7555 Jay W. Crisp 8080 John F. Breslin 8746 William J. Okey 9114 Luke H. Weinman III 9706 Robert C. Becker 10811 Alfred E. Fillmon 12177 Gary W. Wolfe 12417 John Paul Mrugala 12510 Edward S. Shay 14449 Timothy J. Rushenberg 14476 Bryon L. Widows 14555 Michael A. Hobbs14885 Carlos Ornelas 15437 Patrick J. McNamee 15777 Michael J. Leisman

IOWA 568 William B. Brune




5189 James L. Fritz 6200 Michael T. Henning 6260 Dean W. Hermes 8329 David J. Butler 10432 Timothy J. Adams10576 Darvin J. Eckert 13022 Daniel J. Conway 13050 David A. Bofto

NEBRASKA 833 Ronald R. Schinkel 1723 Robert A. Ostdiek 2272 Michael J. O'brien 3736 James R. Minarick 4979 Paul E. Ruhlman 6192 Daniel A. Whitehead 7714 Matthew N. Blum 8986 Allen V. Kuchar 9704 Timothy A. Suer 9771 Mark Scott Knight 10047 Marty W. Stednitz 10108 David J. Arkfeld 10894 Alvin J. Thibault 10909 Brent J. Kollars 11001 Kevin M. Ostdiek 11312 Gerald F. Kane 11879 Michael K. Schaeffer 13576 Gary L. Taylor 14077 Jason W. Lawrence 15101 Gregory D. Barry 15407 Rodney D. Flink

NEVADA 5693 Joe A. Haun 8078 Robert J. Hartman 13392 Gerry A. Rockwell 13456 Edward S. Boreczky 13944 Raymond A. Herrera 14820 Bachir E. Karam

NEWFOUNDLAND &LABRADOR 2581 Keith M. Kean 8640 Thomas P. Lane

NEW HAMPSHIRE 3023 Joseph J. Falbo 4961 Philip A. Cloutier 5162 Adam C. Florczak 7572 Robert F. Guyre Jr. 10307 Gerald J. Dubreuil 13904 Ronald A. Barnovsky

NEW JERSEY 355 Kenneth E. Rhodes 405 Ralph J. Nanfara 475 Francis K. Koomson 636 John P. Twamley 1443 George R. Aaron Sr. 2560 William G. Flynn 2858 Edward T. Cunning 3240 John F. Kennedy 3397 Raymond Iacovone 3402 John D. Digregorio 3826 Louis V. Serrao 3962 Ronald G. Damato 5324 Steven Traverso 6386 Francis H. Alexander 6392 Donald A. Pisano 6621 Carmine J. Amico 7046 Marc C. Kollar 7333 Robert J. McLaughlin 7784 Robert J. Tiscornia 7913 Stephan A. Collaro 8603 Robert J. Livingston 8733 Gary R. Williams 9193 Frank T. Brandis Jr. 10419 Louis E. Monteforte 10899 William A. Teeling 10994 Peter F. Bondi11529 Ronald J. Borrello12004 Reynerio Reyes 12430 Glenn C. Wolff 12592 Richard G. Baldwin 12769 James M. Cannan 12940 Victor J. Bala12974 Michael Milligan 14493 William J. Timpanaro 14615 John F. Taaffe 14716 John M. Fcasni 15217 Edward M. Schilke 15703 William J. Letona

8664 Eugene Courtemanche 9365 John J. Gaul Sr. 10505 William J. Murphy III 11180 Edward T. Mulligan 11234 Matthew J. Stein 12017 James T. Laraia 12025 Stephen G. Simmons 12885 Thomas W. Rice 13220 David A. Ratte 13236 Larry G. Lisk 13488 Ivan G. Thomas 13511 Peter Wootten 13532 Alfred E. Devine 14087 Joseph F. Zanca 15085 Lawrence A. Pizza Jr. 15250 Peter A. Thayer 15265 David J. Brockman 15752 Thomas H. Potter III

NORTH DAKOTA 2760 Tony Wald 4553 Patrick D. Kelly 9043 Jarred J. Wagner 9126 Joe T. Hendrickx 9642 Michael W. Steidl 10982 Nicholas L. Sinner 14816 James A. Keller

NOVA SCOTIA 9404 Titus S. Gomez

OHIO 1056 David T. Ayscue III 1597 Kevin D. Stahler 1786 William J. Dunkley 1818 Joseph D. Gatelaro 1944 Timothy M. Kuhn 3304 William A. Molnar 3335 Matthew S. Bokovitz 3930 Chad M. Rachic 4212 David B. Dvorak 4617 Erin J. Pottmeyer 4733 Paul L. Eckinger 5628 James P. Morris 10215 Henry J. Borchers10941 Michael E. Kelley 11193 Oliver N. Collins 11216 Rich A. Menke 11224 Charles L. Nelson 11450 Timothy E. Bohls Jr. 11550 Richard P. Joesting 11915 Michael A. Gromada 13429 Keith W. Johnson13977 Joseph Dravecky 13984 Robert F. Huczel 14093 James T. Brooks 14345 Mark R. Gideon 14502 Michael J. Feldkamp 14551 Kevin James Hogan 14962 Richard A. Viertel15023 Jonathan C Kilroy 15447 John A. Brunney 15569 James J. Griffith 15614 John L. Antel

OKLAHOMA 775 Albert T. Ross 1018 Ronald J. Crews 1104 Michael P. Taubman 1533 Duane F. Boeckman 1677 Jim L. Martin 3220 John D. Mueggenborg 4026 Bernardo Z. Contreras Sr. 4721 William V. Hull 5354 Daniel P. Duarte 5396 Ralph L. Gosselin 6606 Jim M. Judge 7392 Bertebranio D. Armendariz 8204 Fred M. Crump 8633 Raymond J. Rudnicki 9333 Charles Betzler 10388 Paul D. Louderback 11135 William T. Greuel 12108 Patrick L. Grose 12669 Gary L. Gatewood13313 Leo W. Reding

ONTARIO 1387 Steve N. Yawney

MEXICO SOUTH 2109 Carlos R. Perez-Castillo 4214 Carlos J. Galvan- Castro 4297 Gabriel Prieto- Marquez 4423 Jose F. Vicencio-Gomez 6262 Rodolfo Correa- Ornelas 11770 Mario F. Martinez- Sanchez 12301 Martin Ignacio Cervera-Ramire14068 Juan Jose Casillas-Lopez 14104 Erik Vazquez- Rodriguez 14838 Jesus Ramirez- Ramos Sr. 14951 Rodolfo De Jesus Perez-Morter14992 Jose Aranda- Manzanero

MICHIGAN 575 Charles D. Kincaid 649 James F. Hendricks 923 Jeffrey L. Haven 2515 Robert D. Holdridge II 4232 Donald J. Bell 4872 Albert W. Broome Jr. 6223 Karl F. Kontyko 6314 Stephen M. Czerkes 6980 John P. Bresnahan 7011 James A. Pawlik 7018 James L. Smiszek 7115 Thomas W. Weber 7200 Timothy M. McKeown 7571 James C. Combs 7582 William D. Cymbal 7719 Paul H. Judd 8117 Michael N. Terwilliger 8284 Hans K. Hansen 8489 Daniel F. Anderson 9909 Joel R. Meintsma 10992 Edward W. Forgeron 11099 Thomas J. Fox 11658 Michael B. Carrier 12102 James F. Frenza 12985 Stephen B. Nagengast 13340 Julius A. D’ambrosio13475 Gregg Zuccker 13526 William T. Mikrut 13958 Larry J. Herman 13980 Donald Grant Smith 14056 Bobby D. Ellis 14213 Randy J. Wilson 14586 Richard A. Freehafer Jr. 14598 Richard M. Ruemenapp 14883 Steven A. Cooper 14928 Timothy G. Cahoon 15213 James B. Uzarski 15352 Steven W. Atwell 15417 Paul Franco 15454 Timothy J. Lindgren 15548 Claude C. McManus 15692 Carl M. Kaczmarski

MINDANAO 3289 Angelito D. Lumactod 3364 Francisco C. Galvadores 3418 Teofredo U. Delgado 4552 Ramon V. Millan 4576 Hector D. Agrave 4639 Salvador S Azucena 5121 Arcelito D. Gose 5907 Antonio M. Bahian 6511 Lucrino C. Tagaytay 6610 Lorimer G. Cabunoc 6738 Carlos A. Tamayo 6960 Julian T Bajao 7690 Ernesto C. Puno 7830 Fausto C. Tranquilan Sr. 7852 Adolfo A. Buquia 8006 Charlito V. Albana 8068 John E. Ruiz 8407 Generoso M. Tolibas Jr. 8532 Jose C. Paler 8587 Elizardo P. Balasuela

8764 Dioscoro B. Sampaga Jr. 9047 Bonifacio R. Tugaoen 9480 Venauro U. Unson 9517 Nicasio C. Venci 9566 Jose Maria B. Jimenez Jr. 9573 Roberto M. Sevilleno 9683 Rod M. San Luis 10549 Raul N. Birador 10636 Felix Y. Tamula 12109 Rosalino E. Lumamba 12356 Diosdado R. Ramos 12506 Caezar V. Cielo 12608 Wilfredo M. Guerra13258 Rosalino M. Maghanoy 13306 Leonel S. Jovenes 13409 Erwin V. Reyes 13414 Camilo B. Poliran 13815 Rafael E. Bermejo 14288 Nelson M. Demecillo 14468 Venerio A. Orgada 14718 Tito M. Abestillas 14812 Julius C. Palomar 14893 Joseph I. Montejo 15127 Reynaldo S. Blanco 15469 Eduardo D. Mesias 15480 Thomas F. Baloyos 15502 Lorenzo C. Palad Jr. MINNESOTA 3659 Laurence E. Bidwell Jr. 4184 John F. Rutz 6374 Mark J. Jones 9905 Joseph M. George Jr.11949 Kyle L. Salonek 14145 James P. Lundholm 14420 Nathan T. Welsh 14574 Michael J. Sheehan 14616 Donald J. Kerfeld 14832 Sean M. Welch 15608 Emeterio Orozco

MISSISSIPPI 4472 Rodney M. Malburg 7087 John Gary Cuevas 7120 Theodore E. Lander 8054 Francis A. Smith 9409 Daniel J. Lechner 9543 William R. Amadio12331 Brian T. Adam 15131 Andre V. De Gruy 15155 Jarrod M. Fetters

MISSOURI 995 David A. Yowell 1698 Kevin D. Vaughn 1893 Robert D. Macoy 2265 Rodney D. Janes 3511 Kevin Vescovo 3586 Gary T. Lottmann 4679 Jerry W. Stallo 6401 Raymond J. Reed Jr. 6500 James G. Reinhardt 7130 Donald B. Gripka 9533 Donald M. Mihalevich Sr. 11146 Mark A. Sienkiewicz 12288 Stephen C. Steiger 12323 Jimmie J. Nelson12650 Richard A. Hofstetter 13823 Stephen K. Murphy 13975 Donald L. Lawrence 14096 Denis M. Desmond 14163 Matthew E. Scanlon 14402 Francis J. Gagnepain 14414 David A. McIntosh 14489 Terry R. Elmore 14561 Cory M. Schulte 14719 Kurt M. Leiber 14745 Tommy A. Webb14750 Jacobose V. Ammons 14972 David L. Chapman15287 Arturo Pinon 15878 Terry L. Kennedy

MONTANA 844 Christopher A. Curtis 1021 Robert M. Lawrence 1508 Zane L. Fulbright 2860 Rodney J. Christiaens 3039 Shan R. Kuntz

NEW MEXICO 3137 Stephen A. Ciddio 3138 Marc A. Lefrancois 3388 Marcos F. Quinteros 6696 Bernard L. Ela 7313 Manuel D. Vigil 7633 Ricky L. Poolaw 9504 Hector N. Jasso 12981 Richard E. Favela 13106 Jack J. Sena 13479 Patrick E. Montano 13596 Cesar A. Gutierrez 13699 Andy L. Lopez 13969 Jesus N. Frietze 14949 Javier Barrios 15062 Guerrero H. Macias 15138 John C. Tanuz 15381 Daniel S Vigil 15578 Lorenzo M. Alba Jr. 15854 Miguel M. Vigil Jr.

NEW YORK 265 Christopher M. Hallenbeck 277 John T. Myatt 306 Sean P. Connolly 443 Richard A. Jones 584 Edward F. Drohan 585 Vincent S. Geritano 599 William R. McIntyre 821 Anthony J. Paruolo 1059 Mark J. McKenna 1463 John P. Quinn 1805 Ken Gates 1992 John G. McKenna 2079 James J. Banville 2147 James T. Neese 2204 Raymond J. Rendina 3476 John Kopp 3488 Gerard J. Boettcher 3536 Joseph P. Cook 4422 John J. Devany 4661 Louis J. Marra 4884 Antonio Corso 5091 John G. Rooney 5147 John Cardona 5252 Arthur G. Blum 5723 Michael A. Trimarco 5743 Michael G. Drenkalo 5872 Edward A. Weisenburger 6062 Donald G. Lynch 6607 Brian P. Fitzpatrick 6893 Ronald L. Smith 7085 Patrick K. Sweeney 7220 William B. Butler 7248 Maurice L. Bonnier 8121 Steven B. McIntosh 8637 Anthony La Spina 9254 Carl F. Schneider 10904 Edward J. Szczesniak 11227 Donald M. Cardone 11544 Christopher C. Dufresne 11836 Anthony J. Battista12839 Ronald J. Doda 14279 Fernando Martinez- Urrutia 14771 Eugene H. McAdams 14991 Mark F. Block 15118 William A. Walters Jr. 15192 Donald F. Mackenzie 15446 William J. Doyle 15471 Thomas E. Wilson 15493 Steven J. Brundage 15638 Matthew R. Grosodonia15694 Thomas Zhi Ming Lu 15809 John H. Russo

NORTH CAROLINA 3574 Gerald G. Brandon 4600 Rudolph D. Love 4660 Francis R. Lahnstein 6451 Robert E. Hall 6600 Richard B. Styers 7024 Brian K. Daneker 7184 Birch L. De Vault 7232 Anthony J. Santiago 7343 Richard Adams 8363 John W. Cook




8856 Yulo Yabut 8929 Jeremy D. Sartorio 10082 Florencio P. Talan 10099 Junas C. Artiaga 10101 Jose A. Totengco 10110 Igmedio J. Caballes Jr.10121 Francisco T. Tacadao 10222 Antero G. Layog 10767 Rene A. Sobremonte10775 Bernardo C. Pojas 12230 Edwin A. Ragudos12324 Luther B. De Asis 12477 Alberto B. Baclayon Jr.12643 Ramon I. Inoferio Jr.12665 Ramon M. Montejo Sr.12971 Ireneo G. Suelo 13280 Felipe C. Mendoza Jr.13281 Leonardo V. Sustento 13611 Pedrito T. Untal 13802 Hermes C. Camargo13878 Nelson P. Martir 13937 Andres P. Belga 14116 Ray G. Mercolino 14119 Marden C. Ywayan 14152 Danilo B. Perez 14273 Juluis S. Decipulo 14559 Roque P. Pacaco 14828 Aminadab G. Manzano15029 Cyreneo S. Dofitas Jr.15071 Corwyn P. Alvarado 15072 Benjamin P. Solis 15088 Rodrigo T. Gegueira 15159 Jesus I. Bautista 15355 Joaquin Ervin G. Taculin 15516 Eduardo Loyola Padit 15532 Dominador C. Martizano 15562 Ricky L. Desuyo

WASHINGTON 829 Kevin J. Schmid 1565 Christopher M. Schultheis 1606 William Kennedy 1620 Michael R. Spinler 1674 Patrick K. Mcguire 6806 Lynn R. Propeack 7907 David T. Johnson 8079 Richard P. Tagorda 8179 Jerome C. Wildgen 8872 Arthur C. Smalley 10652 Stephen W. Haslett 11642 Lawrence J. McWilliams11780 Peter M. Cunningham12583 Peter M. Guthrie13238 Maj. Stephen Lawrence13395 Jacob J. Pyle 13794 Stephen G. Schweyen 14394 Joseph G. Wienclaw15143 David M. Simboli Jr.15721 Scott C. Esary 15730 Robert F. Schwarz

WEST VIRGINIA 594 Harry A. Helmick 1404 Patrick R. Malamisura 9483 J. Marc Coolen 12630 Samuel W. Gros

WISCONSIN 1257 Kevin J. Friederichs 1647 Robert F. McCormick 2035 Gerald T. Lee 4902 Joseph W. Raehsler 5438 Steven Olkowski 5488 Thomas J. Swita 6585 Glen W. Schindler 6754 Ted M. Kotz 7775 Dale T. Freund 7827 Thomas J. Meyers 10774 Michael A. Miller 15229 David J. De Gidio15659 William F. Wehnert 15665 Michael A. Raboine

WYOMING 4031 Alex H. Sitz III 9917 Remy Larson

15262 Julian Perez 15322 Octavio Gomez 15343 Jimmie Charles Irwin 15448 Jose Arturo Zavala 15512 Herman H. Rodriguez 15661 Rolando Munoz 15727 Christopher N. Martin15789 Michael A. Moore

UTAH 777 Joseph A. Garcia 1129 John F. Cunniff 5214 Jerry W. Angus 5347 George D. Fuller 5502 John N. Nielson 6966 Michael A. Carmody 7401 Larry Zubel 8350 Larry L. Keifer 9731 Clark W. Haycock 9849 Daniel A. Castelli 10304 Michael N. Humphries10733 Richard Rivera 11246 Martin Duffin 11812 Benjamin P. Trujillo 12181 Louis D. Amarosa 12264 Ernesto T. Ortiz 12959 Michael P. Kramer 13646 Joe Ortiz 14764 Daniel T. Malleske 15418 John R. Steffen 15741 Jose N. Gutierrez

VERMONT 7669 Luc J. Dupuis 7810 Steven M. Haupt

VIRGINIA 459 Charles F. Coates Jr. 2473 Stephen J. McTeague 3572 Richard J. Hart 4034 Joseph M. Vogel 4522 Cesar A. Anchiraico 9285 Joseph A. Fox 9407 Bruce D. Jones 9655 Thuong D. Nguyen 10015 Glenn A. Nalls 10515 Thomas H. Robillard 10723 Robert D. Gahl 10804 Peter B. Langlands 10979 Charles W. Goolsby 11122 Bruce P. Klemm 11136 John J. Haraburda 11170 Frederick J. Beata 11172 Ed J. Golden 11324 Eric P. Schmalz 11475 David G. Thomas 11678 Peter R. Kapusanski Sr. 11741 Charles T. Rouse 11984 Stephen T. Poniatowski 12117 Robert K. Wagenman 13467 Michael G. Lemoine 13860 Leonard D. Whitehead 14034 Jeffrey R. Gargiulo 14059 Lan H. Nguyen 14129 John T. Sheehan 15244 James V. Rutherford 15256 J. Cole Slattery

VISAYAS 3348 Ronnie F. Caballero 3690 Isagani B. Enage 3708 Leopoldo D. Sombero 4327 Eliseo B. Costillas 5028 Timoteo Tomas C. Salvilla 5215 Dominador A. Bingco 5578 Lamberto M. Judit Jr. 5639 Pablo Gamayao 5887 Generoso A. Chin 5889 Jesus Evans S. Demorito 6048 Isidoro M. Espinosa 6109 Procopio T. Galido 6152 Sotero E. Fajarito 6400 Antonio S. Bunda 6807 Generoso L. Tan Jr. 6840 Eniego S. Superticioso 6975 [No name on file] 7936 Arnel I. Gilongo 8243 Jose Raul P. Cataquis 8362 Tito I. Dampor

TENNESSEE 1101 James D. Tims 3832 Timothy W. Brown 3991 Arlen B. Naffziger 6099 John O. Vannucci Jr. 6992 Donald W. Grove III 7764 Jake A. Woods 9168 Charles C. Logsdon 9211 Kevin S. Caddigan 10743 Thomas A. Manning Jr.11074 Donald J. Dougherty 12598 Ben F. Cole Sr. 14931 Hector L. Ramirez 15234 Martin W. Herrick 15393 James M. Barnes 15706 Mark A. Clubb

TEXAS 830 Gary C. Cox 1003 Col. Ernest L. Harper Sr. 1289 William D. Martin 1450 Robert A. Isbell 2785 Ernesto Rodriguez 3203 Willie Esmiel Balerio 3367 Fernando Pena 3404 Timothy M. Allen 3412 Mark G. Hartmann 3458 Rodolfo C. Espinoza Jr. 4298 Kevin L. Bowman 4621 Timothy Gallegos 4779 Joseph J. Melino 5052 Robert L. Mahaffey 5061 Bert F. Book 5656 Sean G. Mcmullen 5789 Stafford J. Granger Jr. 6065 James W. Butcher 6402 Florencio Garza Jr. 6456 Daniel R. Gregory 6527 Robert L. Menotti 6763 John C. Hubert 6856 Hermilo Silva 6878 Allen C. Hradecky 7058 Norval E. Martin 7099 Guillermo Munoz 7736 David G. Tomlin 8024 Scott M. Fleming 8157 Frank L. Salazar 8298 Oscar A. Prieto- Armendariz 8464 Albert H. Rogoski 8521 Michael J. Lecocke 8594 Alex Dale Balla 8771 Robert M. Krzeszkiewicz 8773 Robert J. Pessia Sr. 8935 Thomas R. Skinner 9291 Richard D. Richter 9463 Ruben C. Alvarado 9564 Richard A. Wilson 9681 J. T. Waggoner 9708 William R. Cory 9868 Randall J. Poydock 9997 Stan J. Urban 10090 Eduardo V. Esquivel 10373 Edward F. Tydings 10420 Joseph H. Segapeli 10463 Joseph P. Fugina 10985 Larry W. Lange10995 Luis A. Velazquez 11070 Ruben Flores 11169 Robert F. Miller III11721 Robert M. Repka Jr. 11807 Herman J. Hernandez 11897 Benito C. Garcia 11937 Perry K. Purcell 12091 Javier J. Pina 12148 Edward M. Zapata 12153 Doyle C. Phillips12385 Manuel E. Cruz 12535 Ernesto A. Galvan 12642 William J. Kadura 12803 Jerry Peck 13133 Antonio Rangel Jr. 13824 Jimmy P. Flores 14025 Donald B. Dawkins 14512 James A. Hatcher 14617 Howard G. Bishop 14700 Robert B. Goss 14943 Steven G. Thaman 15105 Steven M. Henderson 15240 Ronald B. Layer

15216 Krzysztof Jędra 15239 Rafał Szczypta 15268 Józef Bąk 15279 Sławomir Sosiński 15299 Dariusz Wolniak 15500 Tadeusz Tyc 15520 Stefan Otremba 15523 Janusz Glinka 15527 Marek Ziętek 15561 Bogusław Kmieć 15588 Marian Wójtowicz 15622 Tomasz Pawlik 15631 Jan Siek 15649 Marian Duda 15652 Zbigniew Brzósko 15672 Bogdan Kawecki 15726 Stanisław Chmura

PUERTO RICO 1543 Frank Gergovich- Rosello 1719 Jose R. Davila- Rodriguez 5014 Carlos A. Agosto- Serrano 10906 Reinaldo Seda- Almodovar

QUEBEC 3567 Andre Simoneau 13792 Lorne R. Flavelle 13881 Peter R. Araneta 14693 Paolo Stea15491 Joseph A. Cuscuna

RHODE ISLAND 322 Paul R. Gebhart 4005 Joseph A. Paiva 5273 John A. Pizzo 5295 Joseph Robenhymer 5702 Edwin H. Benz Jr.

SASKATCHEWAN 1886 Justin S. Fisher 5408 Mark F. Neumier 5626 Thomas A. Sieben 10317 Gerald F. Weber 12415 Joseph A. Alejandria 13214 John W. Mayor

SOUTH CAROLINA 1668 William B. Hooks 5026 Robert P. Cooler 5194 Frank E. Love 6076 Mario P. Insabella 6756 Raymond J. Howard 7129 William A. Saunders 7289 Dennis P. Mahoney 7531 Edward J. Freely 8123 James E. Gunter 8502 Harvey E. Keefner 9575 Ed D. Hedbloom 9576 Anthony J. Kwietniewski 11910 Manny Jimenez 11991 Pelagio B. Caoile 13112 Joseph G. Moody 13713 Mike V. Mozdzierz

SOUTH DAKOTA 820 Jerald D. Bankston 859 David C. Manning 1489 William R. Grode 2977 Christopher J. Larson 3640 Danny J. Foerster 4002 John G. Cihak 4806 Jerome J. Schaefers 5029 James M. Redder 5738 Jerrod J. Gutzmer 6537 Melvin M. Reiser 6605 James L. Puthoff 6912 Mark A. Schatz 7079 Phillip V. Thompson 8844 Edward C. Acuna 9809 Steven M. Soulek 11315 Michael A. Dailey 11739 George A. Ham12617 Dean E. Karsky 13302 Brian L. Cooper 15457 Bradley J. Cihak 15748 Patrick G. McCue 15817 Donald J. Wenande

1454 Michael J. Petis 3212 Raymond B. Sorochan 5860 Frank J. Morelli 5957 Stephen J. Lozinski 8851 John T. Barrett 8951 Henry J. Sherwood 9143 Jose Adriano M. Reyes Jr. 9952 Daniel Leveillee 10416 Raymond O. Beauregard 10888 Dennis Tomini 11726 Domenico Pontone 11752 Jerome M. Menton 12401 Jean Paul Vincelette 12582 Josefino M. Canlas 12745 Harvey F. Bailey 13417 Vicente D. Dumael 13781 Michael Watts 14969 Mark J. O’Brien 15840 Manuel M. Ching

OREGON 1261 Robert C. Adams Jr. 1577 Terry D. Brillon 1767 Raymond J. Eder 2171 Paul J. Wostel 2221 Mark J. Stupfel 3509 John J. Pavik 8355 Richard A. Klaffke10684 John P. Howes 11109 Bardomiano Lumbreras 14802 Daniel F. Deymonaz 15295 John W. Acree III

PENNSYLVANIA 3780 William L. Houser 4050 Gary J. Buschta 4262 James J. Bahm 4282 Edward F. Rossner 4397 Gerard J. Judge 4678 Edward L. Hughes 5367 Edgar H. Schuring 9875 Mario J. De La Torre 10175 Michael J. Macri 10194 Patrick J.M. Sweeney10921 Charles J. Fenstermaker 11013 Thomas F. O’Brien 11143 Vincent T. Dlugos 11279 Robert J. Osso 11872 Michael P. Burke11901 George J. Tensa 11935 Joseph A. Cassar 12250 Bruce E. Kocsis Jr. 12355 Gary L. Williard 12406 Richard M. Green 12571 James Marino12573 George J. Hallesky 13141 Jeffrey D. Ciardi 13451 Paul .D Hirsch13692 Steven A. Signorello 13752 Stephen G. Glinane 14078 Paul J. Edwards 14081 Robert J. Klugiewicz 14090 Aloysius J. McCarthy 14333 John J. Skulski Sr.14397 Charles J. Gergits Jr. 14474 Peter H. Starz 14722 Andrew P. Rodgers Jr. 14807 David J. Krzan 14865 Russell W. Warfield Jr. 14924 Eugene A. Terefenko 14990 John D. Paulson 15456 Francis Louis Jr. 15522 Juan A. Alcantar Martinez 15590 Francis J. Puchino 15655 Michael L. Shanebrook 15658 Kevin M. Madison 15682 Anthony M. Zawadzki

POLAND14000 Sławomir Wójtowicz 14004 Marek Podlewski 14023 Leszek Kucharski 14955 Andrzej Bera 15078 Paweł Czachor 15117 Piotr Ropel 15160 Andrzej Stefaniak 15195 Grzegorz Wieckowski


OFFICIAL NOV. 1, 2014:To owners of Knights of Columbus insurance policies and persons

responsible for payment of premiums on such policies: Notice is herebygiven that in accordance with the provisions of Section 84 of the Lawsof the Order, payment of insurance premiums due on a monthly basisto the Knights of Columbus by check made payable to Knights ofColumbus and mailed to same at PO Box 1492, NEW HAVEN, CT06506-1492, before the expiration of the grace period set forth in thepolicy. In Canada: Knights of Columbus, Place d’Armes Station, P.O.Box 220, Montreal, QC H2Y 3G7

ALL MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOS, ARTWORK, EDITORIAL MAT-TER, AND ADVERTISING INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MAILED TO:COLUMBIA, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901. RE-JECTED MATERIAL WILL BE RETURNED IF ACCOMPANIED BY ASELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AND RETURN POSTAGE. PUR-CHASED MATERIAL WILL NOT BE RETURNED. OPINIONS BYWRITERS ARE THEIR OWN AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE-SENT THE VIEWS OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES — IN THE U.S.: 1 YEAR, $6; 2 YEARS,$11; 3 YEARS, $15. FOR OTHER COUNTRIES ADD $2 PER YEAR.EXCEPT FOR CANADIAN SUBSCRIPTIONS, PAYMENT IN U.S.CURRENCY ONLY. SEND ORDERS AND CHECKS TO: ACCOUNT-ING DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901.

CHARTER REVISION

At the 132nd Supreme Convention, the Supreme Counciladopted a resolution to amend Section 118(b) of the Lawsof the Order. The resolution reads as follows:

WHEREAS, Section 118(b) of the Laws of the Knightsof Columbus provides that “[d]ues payable by each membershall be levied quarterly in advance in an amount as fixedby the council;” and

WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Financial Sec-retary of each council to levy and collect dues from eachmember; and

WHEREAS, most members of the Knights of Colum-bus pay their dues annually, in one payment at the begin-ning of the year; and

WHEREAS, levying dues on an annual basis would as-sist with membership retention, save councils money, andease the administrative burden on Financial Secretaries,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that uponrecommendation of the Board of Directors, Section 118(b)be amended to establish levying of dues on an annual basisas the official method of council administration; and

FURTHER RESOLVED that the first sentence of Sec-tion 118(b) of the Laws of the Knights of Columbus beamended to read as follows:

Dues payable by each member shall be levied annually inadvance in an amount as fixed by the council.

COLUMBIA (ISSN 0010-1869/USPS #123-740) IS PUBLISHEDMONTHLY BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 1 COLUMBUSPLAZA, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510-3326. PHONE: 203-752-4000,www.kofc.org. PRODUCED IN USA. COPYRIGHT © 2014 BYKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRO-DUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSIONIS PROHIBITED.

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PROMOTIONAL & GIFT ITEMS

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This year, the Knights of Columbus is offering these and other items from the Christmas Collection exclusively at:

Handmade Ornaments. A local artist created these unique designs for the official 2014 Knightsof Columbus ornaments. These beautiful stoneware ornaments measure 3.5” in diameter and arestamped, glazed and decaled by hand. The “Joy” ornament (left) features an impression from asprig of evergreen pressed into each stoneware piece for a unique effect. The “Rejoice” ornament(right) features a rustic manger scene. Each ornament features the emblem of the Order and a redribbon to hang from your Christmas tree. Every piece is created individually, so please allow forslight variations. — $9 each

Our Lady of Guadalupe Figure. This beautiful figure ofOur Lady of Guadalupe is made of a resin/stone mix and isdecorated with calming pastel colors. The figure stands9.45” H x 4.53” W x 2.76” L — $22 each

Nativity Nightlight.This acrylic nightlightcasts a comforting glow in any room. TheHoly Family in the stable measures 7.5” Hx 4” W x 3.125” D — $12 each

We have added many new items to remind you and your family of the meaning of this specialChristmas season. Questions? Call: 1-855-GEAR-KOC (855-432-7562)


TO BE FEATURED HERE, SEND YOUR COUNCIL’S “KNIGHTS IN ACTION” PHOTO AS WELL AS ITS DESCRIPTION TO: COLUMBIA, 1 COLUMBUS PLAZA, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510-3326 OR E-MAIL: [email protected].

Volunteers stand with a giant mound ofbottles and cans that they collected andsorted during the annual “Returns for Vo-cations” fundraiser hosted by Msgr. EsperCouncil 3027 in Fowler, Mich. By collect-ing redeemable bottles and cans as well asmonetary donations from members of thecommunity, Knights were able to raise$5,000 to support area men who are study-ing for the priesthood.

Building a better world one council

at a timeEvery day, Knights all over the world aregiven opportunities to make a difference— whether through community service,raising money or prayer. We celebrateeach and every Knight for his strength,his compassion and his dedication tobuilding a better world.


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KEEP THE FAITH ALIVE

PLEASE, DO ALL YOU CAN TO ENCOURAGE PRIESTLY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

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‘I COULD NOT RUNAWAY ANY LONGER.’Filled with hopes and dreams, I moved to

the United States when I was 12 years old. Iwanted to go into the medical field andplanned to use my money to travel, go on mis-sion trips and help people. Yet something in-side was telling me that there was somethinggreater to be found, and this unconscious long-ing in my heart intensified. In the summer of 2003, at age 16, I encoun-

tered the Sisters of the Congregation of Mary,Queen, for the first time at a big event calledMarian Days. Attracted to their joy and sim-plicity, I went on a “Come and See” discern-ment retreat with them the following summer.But I didn’t respond right away, thinking,“Me? Impossible!”Finally, I could not run away any longer.

The longing in my heart had transformedinto love of Christ, and I entered the congre-gation in 2007. Looking back, all I can say is that everything

has been grace! In prayer and through religiouslife, I have found fulfilment and strength —for I know that Christ is always there and hisgrace is sufficient for me.

SISTER FAUSTINA LE, C.M.R.Sisters of the Congregation of Mary, QueenSpringfield, Mo.


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