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Knights of Columbus
Volume II Issue 2 w w w . k o f c . o r g October / November
Assembly 973 Newsletter M
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In Service to One, In Service to All
C h a r i t y | U n i t y | F r a t e r n i t y | P a t r i o t i s m
Faithful Navigator’s Message
Worthy Sir Knights, Let us take time this November to remember all the Faithful Departed and Holy Souls in Purgatory, especially our loved ones who have touched us with the gift of themselves. Let us continue to keep in prayer the lives of all members of our mili-tary who serve(d) us so steadfastly in protecting our country and our liberties even at the cost of their lives. As we gather with family and friends, we thank our loving God for our many bless-ings and pray for those who are in need or have no one to pray for them. Novem-ber is also a time that we remember our Faithful Departed Brother Knights who have served our Church, our Nation, our communities and our Honored Order in building the blessings we have today.
I personally want to thank all of you for your continued service and dedication to the Assembly this year. It has been a busy year with many activities that we have been involved in and that I am sure each of us remembers fondly. I am look-ing forward to working with all of you in 2019. Both Lady Judy and I wish a Happy Thanksgiving and a Blessed Christmas to you and your families!
Vivat Jesus! James Dezagottis Faithful Navigator Monsignor John J Lawley Assembly #973 Lebanon, PA
KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS
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Next Meeting Our next meeting is
s c h e d u l e d f o r
at Holy Spirit Church
in Palmyra on 12/18.
I look forward to see-
ing many new faces
this year.
Health &
Welfare Let us remember all
Veterans who have
given so much for
our freedom. We
also need to remem-
ber to pray for Amer-
ica. We need to be-
gin healing.
Membership
Drive A quick message to
all our SKs who are
officers in their
councils: Please con-
gratulate your new
Sir Knights who
joined the Patriotic
Degree in October.
Joining does not
require purchasing
the new uniform.
Encourage all 3rd
Degree Knights to
become Sir Knights.
KofC Insurance
Paul Brotzen
Cell: 717-608-9326
paul.brotzen@
kofc.org
Call Paul for an
Insurance health
check
National Basilica, Washington DC
Here are some pictures from the Diocesan Pilgrimage to the National Basilica in early
November. 8 Knights, 3 in the new uniform and 5 in the old regalia participated. A
boxed lunch was provided to those who served at Mass.
Sir Knights participated in the opening Mass.
The Diocese organized devotions and talks during the day.
Pilgrims walked up to the St. John Paul II Center to see the exhibits and venerate his
relics in the chapel.
Thank You Faithful Navigator Dezagottis for the pictures and information.
December
8 Saint Nicholas, aka Past Faithful
Navigator Paul Lorenzetti will visit
and have Breakfast with Children at
St. Joan of Arc.
8 & 9 Saint Nicholas visits St. Paul the
Apostle in Annville at all Masses and
with Children during CCD classes.
15 Wreath Laying at Ft Indiantown Gap
Noon @ Section 8C adjacent to the
PA Monument
16 Saint Nicholas visits the CCD
evening classes, at St. Paul’s
25 Christmas Day Mass at the VA
Medical Center PLEASE COME IF
YOU CAN, Father needs us to help.
Assembly & Councils’ Calendars
James Dezagottis, Faithful Navigator, (717) 215-5885, [email protected]
Andrew T Siscaretti, Faithful Comptroller, (717) 838-3393 , [email protected] ,
Brian McFeaters, Faithful Captain,(717) 813-6492,[email protected]
Paul Lorenzetti, Faithful Admiral, (717) 304-9524, [email protected] Robert L Meinert, Faithful Purser, (717) 836-2372, [email protected]
Jerry Frola, Faithful Pilot, (717) 623-4017, [email protected] Dennis H Chapman, Faithful Scribe, (717) 865-0092, [email protected]
Assembly 973 Officers
Bernard F O’Hern
One Year Trustee
(717) 805-5843
John Marino (Jack)
Two-year Trustee
(717) 279-0546
Father Job Foote
Faithful Friar
(717) 875-3369
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Patrick Sweeney
Three-year Trustee
(717) 333-8098
Ronald C. Ambrosia ,
Inner Sentinel,
(717) 269-3865
Michael G. Gilmartin
Outer Sentinel
(717) 274-6666
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR
SCHEDULED EVENTS SO
I CAN LIST THEM HERE.
Paul Lorenzetti
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Father Berger retired from active
ministry while serving as Pastor at
Mary Gate of Heaven in Myers-
town.
He is a 4th Degree Knight in the
Msgr. John J Lawley Assembly #
973.
They just can’t keep a good man
down. Congratulations Father
Berger from all your fellow Sir
Knights at Assembly 973.
This article appeared in the Catho-
lic Witness on October 12, 2018
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Worthy Sir Knights,
Volunteers are needed on Saturday, December 15th to lay Christmas wreaths on the
graves of veterans at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. A service honoring
veterans will begin at 12PM at the Pennsylvania Memorial with the wreath laying fol-
lowing. Volunteers are asked to arrive 45 minutes to an hour before noon. Volun-
teers will not be able to park within the cemetery while the event is going
on. You will either have to walk or board shuttle buses that will take you into
the cemetery. To participate in the event, please go to the website https://
www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/ and click the Volunteer button. We will be
helping lay wreaths at Section 8C next to the Pennsylvania Memorial. I have at-
tached a cemetery map to help find the location we will be working in. Families are welcome to participate. Many civic
groups participate including Boy and Girl Scouts, motorcycle clubs, etc. The wreath laying until all sections of the cemetery
are complete could take an hour to 90 minutes. I attended this last year and found the ceremony very moving.
If any Knights are available on Wednesday, December 12th at 4PM, volunteers are also needed at the Fort Indiantown Gap
Community Center to transfer boxes of wreaths from tractor trailers to smaller box trucks for staging.
Volunteers are also needed on Friday, December 14th at 8 or 9AM to stage wreath boxes with the cemetery.
A cemetery cleanup day will take place in February but the date is to be determined. The cleanup can take about an hour and
has been well attended in the past.
Please let me know if you plan to attend at any of these events. Please pass along this information to your Councils. Thank
You!
Vivat Jesus!
Jim Dezagottis FN
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4th Degree Exemplification, 10/21/2018
December 5, 2018
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New Sir Knights Ronald Sniegocki and Robert Kemmery with Sir Knight Patrick DiNunzio
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4th Degree Exemplification, 10/21/2018
Mass is celebrated in the AM before the Exemplification Ceremony. Singing
Knights from St. Paul the Apostle Church in Annville provide the Music and
Hymns for the liturgical service.
New Sir Knight Mike Sullivan and Lady Mary & New Sir Knight Dale Brickley and Lady Kim
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Next Meeting is December 18, 2018 at Holy Spirit Send Photos, Stories and Calendar entries.
My Christmas time uniform is ready
to go. I will be appearing at St Joan
of Arc’s Breakfast with St. Nicholas
at 8AM on Saturday, December 8th.
I will be at St Paul the Apostle, after
each Mass on December 8th and 9th,
and I will visit all CCD Classes on
the 9th and 16th.
Paul Lorenzetti
It must be COAL, Chance of a Lifetime, Ticket
sales time again. Here are Mario and Luigi sell-
ing tickets outside St. Paul the Apostle Church
again. Never know what kind of hat you are going
to find on the way out of Church. Thank you
Brian McFeaters and Mario de la Torre for your
time to help us meet our quota at St Paul’s.
CONGRATULATIONS Msgr. John J. Lawley Assembly 973, New Sir Knights, Exemplification 10/21/2018
Your item of interest to all 4th Degree Members can go here.
Send me photos and short story.
Paul Lorenzetti
The Last two (2) pages are for your smaller children to color. Please print and give to them.
Candidates Council
Harry Devine 6693
Thony Crum-Ewing 6693
George Holobetz 6693
Fr. Paul Oye 6693
Dale Brickley 9875
Michael Sullivan 9875
Ronald Sniegocki 10502
Robert Kemmery 10502
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