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Knights Knews September 2015 - Volume 152 Published monthly by: Knights of Columbus SIMI VALLEY COUNCIL, NO 5803 District 79 1255 East Patricia Avenue http://www.kc5803.org/
SEPTEMBER 2015 Bowling Organization Meeting - Sep 3 (Bill Alexander 527-4720)
Bowling Starts - Sep 10 (Bill Alexander 527-4720) Past Grand Knight Dinner - Sep 11 (Bob Smith 578-0434)
Financial Secretary Training - Sep 12 (Cliff Wirtz 208-8970) Blue Mass - Sept 13
Monday Night Football starts - Sep 14 (Ron Huerth 526-4935 SV Music Festival - Sep 17-20 (John Mackenzie 522-9818)
Blood Drive - Sep 19 (Paul Friedeborn 297-6473) 4th Degree Installation of Officers - Sep 19 at Holy Cross 5 pm
Free Family dinner - Sep 27 (Emilio Espinoza 906-9998) Membership Drive - Sep 27 (Michael Meade 390-8343)
OCTOBER 2015
Biship Fishing Trip - Oct 1-4 (Bill Alexander 527-4720) Free Columbus Day dinner - Oct 9 (Tony Gammariello 9229548)
Dream Cuisine - Oct 11 (Cliff Wirtz 208-8970) Columbian Club Elections - Oct 13 (Bill Alexander 527-4720)
Pro Life Breakfast - Oct 18 (Tony Lemos 584-3803) Family Mass - Oct 18 (Bob Smith 578-0434)
NOVEMBER 2015
PADS starts - Nov 1 (Rick Ostrich 4th Degree Exemplification - Nov 7 Thanksgiving Day Dinner - Nov 13 (
Turkey Shoot - Nov 13 (Tony Lemos 584-3803) Membership Drive - Nov 15 (Michael Meade 390-8343)
Memorial Mass - Nov 24 (
DECEMBER 2015 Handicapable Lunch - Dec 5
Blood Drive - Dec 12 (Paul Friedeborn 297-6473) Toy Give Away - Dec 19
Kids Christmas Party - Dec 20 New Year’s Eve party - Dec 31
JANUARY 2016
Free Family Dinner - Jan 10 (Emilio Espinoza 906-9998) Membership Drive - Jan 10 (Michael Meade 390-8343)
4th Degree Mass - Jan 10 Council 5803 Anniversary - Jan 23 (Paul Burke
4th Degree Knight at the races - Jan 29 (Dan Owens Family Mass - Jan 31 (Bob Smith 578-0434)
Pro Life Breakfast - Jan 31 Tony Lemos 584-3803)
FEBRUARY 2016 4th Degree Karen Roberts Memorial Lunch - Feb 6
Super Bowl Party - Feb 7 Ash Wednesday - Feb 10
Lenten Fish Fry starts - Feb 12 Free Family Dinner - Feb 21
UPCOMING EVENTS
Council Calendar: www.kc5803calendar.com
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FAMILY EVENTS CHAIRMAN TEL E-MAIL
Fish Fries—1st Friday .and Lenten Jorge Curiel (Cecilia) 526-5188 [email protected] Columbus Day Dinner . Lu / Tony Gammariello 522-9548 [email protected] Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tony Demarco (Suzette) 558-4328 [email protected] Turkey Shoot Tony Lemos (Loretta) 584-3803 [email protected] Kids Easter Party Faustino Villanueva / Emilio Espinoza 527-0438 / 906-9998 [email protected] Monday Night Football PGK Ron Huerth 526-4935 [email protected] Super Bowl Party PGK John Linscott / Ron Huerth 526-4935 [email protected] / [email protected] St Patrick's Day Dinner PGK Ron Huerth 526-4935 [email protected] Healthy Living Director Frank Wilhelmi (Jo) 526-6194 [email protected] Cinco de Mayo Tony Demarco (Suzette) 558-4328 [email protected] Kid’s Christmas Party Faustino Villanueva / Emilio Espinoza 527-0438 / 906-9998 [email protected]
COUNCIL 5803 EVENTS
2014 - 2015 OFFICERS
Grand Knight SK Bob Spielman 522-8446 [email protected] Spiritual Advisor SK Deacon Terry Reibenspies 390-0745 [email protected] Deputy Grand Knight SK Tony DeMarco 581-3834 [email protected] Chancellor SK Bob Smith 578-0434 [email protected] Warden SK John Antonacci 559-2944 [email protected] Recorder SK Chris Smith 579-7373 [email protected] Financial Secretary SK Gil Lindberg 583-0725 [email protected] Treasurer SK PGK Norm Ouellete 551-3704 [email protected] 3rd Year Trustee SK Andy Prete 910-0347 [email protected] 2nd Year Trustee SK PGK Rick Ostrich 501-8818 [email protected] 1st Year Trustee SK PGK Gene Walinski 583-4833 [email protected] Advocate SK Jeff Sage 813-2599 [email protected] Guard SK Lance Holman 579-9416 [email protected] Guard SK David Tellez 520-4615 [email protected] Guard SK Nick Wirtz 584-0263 [email protected] District Deputy SK Cliff Wirtz DD79 208-8970 [email protected] Insurance Representative SK Willie Romero 522-1916 [email protected] Bulletin Editor SK Fred Valdez 428-6413 [email protected]
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FAMILY EVENTS CHAIRMAN TEL E-MAIL
Family Mass SK Bob Smith 578-0434 [email protected] Golf Tournament SK Jeff Sage 813-2599 [email protected] Installation of Officers PGK Al McKinley (Jo) 527-2056 [email protected] PGK Testimonial Dinner SK Bob Smith 578-0434 [email protected] Bishop Fishing Trip PGK Bill Alexander (Lori) 527-4720 [email protected] Christmas Cards PGK Norm Ouellette 551-3704 [email protected] K of C 5803 Toy Drive Tony Demarco (Suzette) 558-4328 [email protected] International Dinner/Vocation Sunday DD Cliff Wirtz (Paula) 208-8970 [email protected] Charter Night Paul Burke (Lisa) 581 1175 [email protected] Annual Men’s Retreat PGK Mike Palacios (Lois) 581-9506 [email protected] Chili Cook Off—June PGK Rick Ostrich 501-8818 [email protected] Turnover Dinner PGK Al McKinley (Jo) 527-2056 [email protected] Membership Mike Mead 390-8343 [email protected] Memorial Mass SK Bob Smith 578-0434 [email protected] Bingo DD Cliff Wirtz (Paula) 208-8970 [email protected] Family Dinners Emilio / Faustino 906-9998 / 527-0438 [email protected]
COMMUNITY EVENTS CHAIRMAN TEL E-MAIL Helping Hands OPEN PADS PGK Rick Ostrich (Betsy) 501-8818 [email protected] Homeless Dinner Tony Loniero (Catherine) 527-2254 [email protected] Bob Joyce 526-2220 [email protected] MRC Tootsie Roll Drive Oct 2011 Tony Demarco 558-4328 [email protected] Christian Service Program PGK Earl Todd (Angie) 818-312-0802 [email protected] Pro-Life Breakfast Tony Lemos (Loretta) 584-3803 [email protected] George Lemos (Sandy) 584-9816 [email protected] Blood Drive Paul Friedeborn (Adelina) 522-6080 [email protected] Simi Valley Days SK John MacKenzie 522-9818 [email protected] Various Food Drives PGK Earl Todd 818-312-0802 [email protected] Scholarship PGK Herman Conant (Jean) 581-2332 [email protected] Free Throw Contest George Gnesda /James Collis 522-5699 [email protected] Hanicapable Lunch Andy Circoria 527-2231 [email protected]
COUNCIL 5803 EVENTS
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BROTHER KNIGHTS: Welcome to the new Brother Knights, those that just entered as 1st Degree, 2nd Degree and some that will become full fledged 3rd Degree member of one of the State's finest Councils. The Yaw-Yaw ladies hosted a great annual family event. Thank you for the very best Luau Friday night Fish Fry numbers are up to 150, which is very good for these hot summer nights. Thanks for all the workers that show up to make this a successful event. At our business meeting we approved an item that will help one of our Brothers. Robert Goerisch, needed a wheel chair ramp installed at his front door. John Antonicci was able to acquire an eight foot light weight aluminum ramp which is being installed. Council 5803 now owns a ramp that will last a long time. If any brother knows of a fellow Knight that is in need of any kind of assistance, please contact any of our officers. This is the kind of thing we do. At the annual St. Rose Picnic, the Knights took on the duties of grilling the food items. We received lots of praise on how delicious the hamburgers and hot dogs tasted. Thanks for all the Knights that helped to make this event go smoothly. Thank You Bob Spielman GK
GRAND KNIGHT REPORT DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT REPORT
Brother Knights Bowling starts on the 3rd of September. Monday night football starts TBA. In September we have the past Grand Knight at Saint Rose of Lima parish We have the Simi Valley days that start Septem-ber 17th thru the 20th that John Mckenzie is the chairman and he is going to need help. Please give him a call to help with this at 818-970-6989. On the nineteen of September is the blood drive at STRL Mike Mead is having membership drive the 27th of September, he is going to need our help. Finally If you are a chairman for events you should go to the first degree a meet the new candidates so you can meet them and tell them about your events. Tony DeMarco DGK
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Russ:
I remember frequently telling Gail I had a “tiger by the tail” with this group. There was
such enthusiasm it was contagious. I spent more time running after, than leading. We
had to have a place to meet so we signed a lease on an old red brick schoolhouse on
L.A. Ave, near the Santa Susana post office. We had about $179 in the council fund at
that time and no idea how we would pay the rent. The council activity chairman, Vince
Riccio, told me not to worry; he was planning a Halloween dance. Little did I know he
had already printed up 2,000 tickets and intended to sell them all for $1.00 each. He
rented the roller-skating rink on Valley Fair (it has since burned down) for almost noth-
ing. There was lots of beer, for which we dutifully got a license the week after the
dance. True to his word, we made the rent and had a great dance.
Gail:
We ladies drew up by-laws and designed an installation ceremony for ourselves. The
women had decided they wanted to be helpful to the men, but not take on doing the jobs
the men should do themselves. When the Halloween dance was being planned, they
asked us to decorate. Quite a few women gathered to make ghosts, pumpkins and other
decorations. It seems that when there is a goal, or a need, people come forward to fill it
and become a cohesive force. There were wives, mothers and daughters of Knights in
our Columbiettes group. There was also opposition from some who thought it un-
seemly for women to want to share some part with the Knights. There were rumors that
Russ and I were trying to “take over”. For this reason, I took a back seat and kept a low
profile in the Columbiettes. Later, I regretted doing that.
WE HAD A DREAM—PART VII
PICTURES FROM THE PAST Who are they??
Send your guess to [email protected]
PICTURES FROM THE PAST Left to right: Ted Dario, Jim Valleran, Fr. McKewen, Gene Stro-jek and Jim Warner
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SEPTEMBER, 50 YEARS AGO 1st - 2 Egyptian fighters shot down over Israel 1st - KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 2nd - KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting 3rd - KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting 5th - Fred Kaps becomes world champion magician 5th - Dodger Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th HR of season 5th - WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 5th - WTTW TV channel 11 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting 6th - "Catch a Star" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 23 performances 6th - J van Tilburg appointed governor of Suriname 8th - Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers) 9th - Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run 9th - Louise Suggs wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open 10th - "Gunsmoke" premieres on CBS TV 11th - 69th US Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward (6-4 6-2) 11th - 75th US Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Ken Rosewall beats (9-7 6-3 6-3) 11th - KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (IND) begins broadcasting 11th - Dedication of the first Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, the Bern Switzerland Temple. 11th - 6th Formula One WDC: Juan Manuel Fangio wins by 16.5 points 11th - 75th U.S. National Championship: Tony Trabert beats Ken Rosewall 11th - 69th U.S. Women's National Championship: Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward Hales 12th - KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting 14th - Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245) 15th - WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, FL (CBS) begins 16th - Bauer & Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st 16th - US Auto Club forms to oversee 4 major auto reacing categories 16th - Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt 17th - "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 176 perfs 17th - Future Hall of Famer Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his 1st game 18th - Willie Mays hits record tying 9th HR at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock) 19th - Argentine president Juan Peron, resigns & flees 19th - Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season 19th - Hurricane Hilda, kills 200 in Mexico 20th - Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH 20th - Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 HRS in a season 21st - Last allied occupying troops leave Austria 21st - Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 21st - USSR performs nuclear test 21st - Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in round 9 22nd - (ITV) Commercial TV begins in UK; meanwhile on BBC radio Grace Archer is killed in a barn fire on Brookfield Farm - the BBC denied that this was a spoiler! 22nd - -28] Hurricane Janet, kills 500 in Caribbean 23rd - Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad 23rd - Yanks clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2 24th - "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances 24th - US President Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver 24th - Washington Senators lose their 99th & 100th games of season 25th - Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ 25th - Patty Berg wins LPGA Clock Golf Open 25th - The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded. 26th - NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929 28th - 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (Yanks beat Dodgers) 28th - WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, NC (NBC) begins broadcasting 29th - "Sergeant Preston" debuts on CBS 29th - Ali Sastroamidjojo's PNI wins elections in Indonesia 29th - Arthur Millers "View From The Bridge" premieres in NYC
1920: Two years after launching educational, vocational and employ-ment programs for World War I veterans, more than 50,000 students are enrolled in K of C-sponsored evening school programs across the United States and Canada. The Order also launches a correspondence school. 1920: 235 Knights sail from New York City to France. In Paris, they are greeted by Church and civic authorities, who thank the Knights for their WWI work. In Metz, a large equestrian statue of the French pa-triot Lafayette, funded by the Knights, is unveiled. The K of C delega-tion continues to Rome, where it is received in a private audience with Pope Benedict XV on Aug. 28, 1920. 1923: In response to the passage of laws in Oregon prohibiting children under 16 from attending private schools, the Knights work to overturn the law. In 1925, the Supreme Court declares the Oregon law unconsti-tutional. 1924: In response to a request from Pope Benedict XV, the Knights opens St. Peter’s Oratory, the first K of C recreation center for youth in Rome. Four more are established between 1924 and 1927. 1924: The Order’s anti-defamation work resumes after World War I. The K of C Historical Commission publishes the Knights of Columbus Racial Contributions Series. Three monographs highlighting the posi-tive contributions of African-, Jewish- and German-Americans are pub-lished. 1925: The Knights’ Rome youth work stimulates interest in similar projects in North America, and the Columbian Squires program is es-tablished. Brother Barnabas McDonald consults with the Knights on the creation of the Squires. The institution of the first Squires circle takes place at the Supreme Council meeting in Duluth, Minn. 1926: Supreme Knight Flaherty, Deputy Supreme Knight Martin H. Carmody and other officers meet with President Calvin Coolidge about the persecution of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The Order launches a $1 million educational campaign to influence American public opin-ion on the need for a strong stand against the Mexican government’s attacks on the Church. It takes more than 10 years for the tensions to ease.
HISTORY OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS—PART VI
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John Nelson 09/01 PGK John Mc Cracken 09/03 PGK Loren Lundgren Jr. 09/04 Ralph W. Rogers Jr. 09/04 PKG David Lavoie 09/04 Douglas Conant 09/07 Jehan Fernando 09/10 Lauro Gatchalian 09/10 Frank Wilhemi 09/11 Anthony Bonomo 09/12 Edward Posvar 09/12 PGK Brad Burge 09/13 Nemesio Gomes 09/13 Francis F. III McCann 09/13 Richard E. Mihalovits 09/16 James Whitaker 09/16 Curt Blau 09/18 Robert Lucero 09/19 Donald Costa 09/20 John M. Lemos 09/22 Alex Szwed 09/25 Roberto Paredes 09/26 John Mac Kenzie 09/30 Richard E. O'Donnell 09/30
INSURANCE REPORT September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. To help educate con-sumers about the need for and value of adequate life insurance protec-tion, the Life Insurance Market Research Association (LIMRA) has published the following five facts. These statistics are certainly worth considering.
Fact 1: nearly three fourths of North Americans agree that life insurance is the best way to protect against premature death of the primary wage earner.
Fact 2: Twenty-four million households have no life insurance protec-tion at all. Almost one third of adults have no life insurance protection.
Fact 3: Forty-four percent of all households either don’t own life insur-ance and believe they should, or own life insurance and feel they need more. Among those that already own some life insurance, 40 percent believe they don’t have enough.
Fact 4: One fourth of primary wage earners feel they do not have a plan in place to provide a decent standard of living for their family if they died tomorrow. Twelve percent of families would immediately have trouble meeting everyday living expenses and another 15 percent would have difficulty keeping up after several months,
Fact 5: People would like to discuss life insurance with a financial pro-fessional. Consumers feel buying life insurance is an important and complex financial decision. Half of them find it difficult to decide how much to buy, and 43 percent worry about making the wrong decision.
I’d like to meet with you in your home, at your convenience. I’ll work with you to make sure your family is protected. As a brother Knight you can trust, I’ll take the stress and worry out of the buying decision. Give me a call.
SK Willie Romero Supreme Insurance Field Agent
805-522-1916 Bus 805-813-6707 Cell
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Our annual fishing trip is fast approaching. How many times have you said to yourself that you should go on the trip at least once? This trip should be on your bucket list. Start thinking now and be ready when the next trip comes around. The annual Men's KCO (K of C Outdoor Club) fishing trip to the Bishop Creek area of the Eastern Sierra's is be held on the 1st weekend of October (10/1/15-10/4/15). Join me and 40-50 of your Brother Knights, friends, and families for a great weekend. In addition to the South Fork of Bishop Creek that runs through the campground, there are the South Lake, North Lake, Lake Sabrina and Intake 2 fishing areas nearby. The event is held at the Creekside RV Park with campsites, RV sites, and trailers available for rent. You must make your own reservation for sites. They hold a few sites for us but they are first come-first serve. Contact the office at Creekside for a reservation of your desired site. Be sure to tell them that you will be part of our group. They may be reached at 760-873-4483. Activities include a fishing derby with many prizes (adults and kids, de-pending on attendance), a BBQ Tri-Tip Dinner on Saturday Night, and card games almost every night. If we have enough interest and help we may have a Sunday morning breakfast. Beautiful mountain (elevation 8300 ft at the campgrounds) scenery, good fishing (trout up to 5 lbs) and good people. You shouldn't pass it up. Ask anybody that has ever gone, they will tell you what a great weekend it is. This event is open to Council and Assembly members, their families, and friends. We generally have only male guests (let your wives and daughters have a "ladies night out" with other fishing trip widows). Lets hope that the weather, the Edison Company, and assorted others allow for more water into South Lake, Lake Sabrina, and the creeks. Like all of California, the Eastern Sierras need water/rain/snow. Let us pray that our drought ends before we have more serious water shortages and possible ration-ing. Special Note: The pond within the Creekside Campgrounds continues to be under control of the California Department of Fish and Game. They stock the pond on their schedule. All normal Fish and Game laws apply. For more information, please contact me at a Council or Assembly Event or call me. SK Bill Alexander PGK KCO Club Event Chairman 805-527-4720
Bereavement Report Hi My Brothers and their Families; It has been another rough month for our brothers, friends, and their families as Deacon Brian Clements and his wife Sheri at St. Peter Claver’s Parish mother Mary Falat passed away last month. A Memorial Mass was said for Mary on the 1st. of this Month and also brother Jim Manda’s Mom Helen passed away in August in Chicago and her services were held back there. Don’t forget Ari Conner who also passed away and she was the wife of brother Blair Con-ner Our Love & Prayers go out to all the above and their families. Don’t forget these other brothers, wives, and friends who are in ill health also that need our prayers our Brother PGK. Al Coster who lives in Lake Tahoe who took a fall and dislocated both his shoulders, and Colleen Small [ Jim’s wife ] had a Cancer Operation, The Canfields [Alan broken wrist & Irene], James Brandt [ Dave Tellez Son in Law], PGK. Mike Palacios [operations]; Rachel McCracken Cogestive eart Failure [PGK. John’s Wife ], Ralph Rod-gers [operation], Chris Smith Cancer [ Bob Smith’s cousin ], PDD. & PGK, Bill Williams is in an assisted living home in 1000 Oaks, and let’s not forget brother Jim Krebs who is in need of a Liver Transplant. Along with these that are in ill health Andrew Cicoria, Pat and Jan Moran, John Linscott PGK., Jan Strojeck Heartattack [Deceased PGK. Gene Strojeck wife], PGK John Mitchell, Jerry Wirtz [PGK. Cliff Wirtz’s brother], Richard Case, Robert Go-erich, Andrew Budinski, Tyler Ritch, Harold "Chris Lev Jr., Pat Silves-tri, Michael Wilkomm, Afra Rodgers [Ralph’s wife], Tom Susan’s [son of de-ceased brother Tom Susan’s] , Lois Huerth [PGK. Ron’s wife], Dan & Carmel Kelly ,Paul Friedeborn Family,Kittie Fidermutz [Lonnie Todd's Daughter],Joe & Ginger Trematore , Ann Dumais [Roland’s Wife] John Erickson [Fred’s son], Emily Como [Paul’s wife] Jesse Madrigal [ PGK. Henry Mancilla’s Uncle], Julia Mora [Joe Lopez’s Daughter], Peggy Giarrussio [Gerald's Wife] , Dante Ferrari [Patrick Ferrari son], Chelsea White { Deceased brother Jack's Granddaugh-ter], Isabelle McCabe [Doug Conant’s niece] Greg Cassidy, McFetters Family, Francis Blythe, Lillian Mora, Bernice Hansen, Debbie Hollar, and,, and G.K. Gene Walinski's Mom Maryann Walinski . Please continue praying for our serviceman and women, as they continue to serve throughout the world, helping to maintain peace and the ideals of our country. My Brothers, if you know of someone in your family, or a friend who is in ill health, who needs our prayers, please give us a call at the phone numbers below to let us know. Peace and God Blessings always, PGK. Al & Jo McKinley 527-2056 PGK. Bill & Lori Alexander 527-4720 PGK. Ron Huerth 526 - 4935
Annual Bishop Fishing Trip Only 2 months to go
October 1-4, 2015
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Starting time for the next 4th Degree meeting on Wednesday, September 16th will be 7:30 PM. Upcoming events: 1. Sep 13th - Blue Mass honoring police and fire-
man. Color Corp call out, assemble at St Rose at 8:30am
2. Sep 19 - Installation of officers. Holy Cross, 5 PM mass, installation to follow. Attire : tuxedo with social baldric.
3. Oct 4th - 4th Degree orientation for new mem-bers. 2:00 PM at the hall
4. Nov 7 - 4th Degree Exemplification 5. Nov 11 - Veteran’s Day. 4th Degree
callout. Blue shirt 6. Jan 10 - 4th Degree Family mass 7. Jan 29 - Knight at the races 8. Feb 6 - Karen Roberts Memorial
Ladies Lunch 9. March TBD - Disabled Veterans Lunch 10.April 9 - Casino Night Council members, if you are interested in joining the 4th Degree please contact the Assembly Mem-bership chairman, SK Fred Valdez at 805-428-6413
4TH DEGREE CORNER DEACON’S CORNER Pope Francis’ US Visit In anticipation of Pope Francis’ September visit to Washington, DC, NY and Philadelphia, we are all ears to hear what he has to say. He will make his first stop in Washington on Sept. 24th. The Pope is sure to seize his opportunity when he addresses Congress. He will be the first pontiff to ever address a joint meeting of Congress. He is also to appear on the west front balcony to address the public. There is a lot of speculation of what he will have to say. Surely we will hear about: Climate, change, hunger or taking care of the poor. Will he have something surprising to say? Will he speak frankly but friendly in his US trip? Will he present challenges to the Congress? Pope Francis will next visit Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Fami-lies amid much expectation as to what he will have to say. Anticipation runs in high in Philadelphia for words of papal wisdom about the unit that is the cornerstone of society – the family. The Pope has a leadership style that prompts him to listen before he speaks. He has been listening to what others are saying about family by way of preparation for the upcoming October Synod of Bishops on the family in Rome. His listening could not have missed what the US Supreme Court re-cently said about same sex marriage and what so many younger Catho-lics are saying by word and choice, about cohabitation and contraception. I expect the Pope not only explain but also inspire us on marriage as a vocation. We are likely to hear about marriage being a commitment to permanence, fidelity and openness to procreation. The attentive listener will find much about the mystery and meaning of life in what Pope Francis will have to say on his US visit. I, for one, will be all ears to hear what he has to say. I hope you will to. Let us pray this prayer for a successful visit: A Prayer for the World Meeting of Families - Philadelphia 2015 God and Father of us all, in Jesus, your Son and our Savior, you have made us your sons and daughters in the family of the Church. May your grace and love help our families in every part of the world be united to one another in fidelity to the Gospel. May the example of the Holy Family, with the aid of your Holy Spirit, guide all families, especially those most troubled, to be homes of com-munion and prayer and to always seek your truth and live in your love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Pray for us! Deacon Terry
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POPE NAMES THREE AUXILIARY BISHOPS TO THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
We welcome our new Bishops-elect! It is with deep gratitude to our Lord that we welcome our newly elected-Bishops to the Archdiocese. Fr. Robert Barron, Msgr. Jo-seph V. Brennan and Msgr. David O’Con-nell as auxiliary bishops for the Archdio-
cese of Los Angeles. The new auxiliary bishops will join Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, other auxiliary Bishops, priests and deacons in serving the faithful of the largest archdiocese in the United States. The Archdiocese of Los An-geles comprises three counties in the south-ern part of the state of California: Los An-geles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. The area ex-tends from the northern county line of Santa Barbara County, near the city of Santa Maria, to the southern county line of Los Angeles County. More than 5 million
Catholics live in the archdiocese’s 8,765 square miles. There are 287 parishes lo-cated in 120 cities, seven missions and chapels. Let us keep them in our prayers and may God bless them!
PARISH NEWS ARCHDIOCESE NEWS
St. Rose is Doing its part to Conserve Water St. Rose of Lima is taking an active part in caring for the environment. As we all know, California is in a drought and our parish is doing what we can to help conserve water. If you haven't noticed, we been removing plants, shrubs and trees that re-quire a lot of water and replacing that area with mulch, a product that helps prevent evaporation and keeps the weeds to a minimum, or drought tolerant plants. By replacing sprinklers with drip watering systems and reducing watering times, we have cut our water usage by 35-40%. Ad-ditionally, where we can, our church and school campus is “Going Green.” In an effort to help con-serve on electricity, we are replacing some of our energy burning lights with L.E.D. fixtures. Our church air condi-tioning units are a HUGE consumption of energy but too costly to replace at this time. In the meantime we have in-stalled time clocks so the system will only be used during weekday and weekend mass times and other events. What can you do to help? If you should see a sprinkler watering the sidewalks, a broken sprinkler, a drip system that has been broken, a sink or toilet that runs longer than it should, etc. PLEASE call the rectory and let us know. Although we are working on this continually, sometimes things get over-looked, but with your eyes and ears, we can get it done.
Thank you and God Bless!
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Upcoming Knights of Columbus Cruise
When I wrote my article regarding the upcoming cruise I had many questions and I said that I would talk to our travel agent to lay the groundwork for another Knights cruise. I was very nebulous about details as I had not received any recommenda-tions from our potential cruisers. To my surprise I received a call from our travel agent Adeline the next day. She found a cruise on a Princess ship in January 2016 at a great price. The only limitation was that we must signup quickly to get the price. I spread the word and we had 10 couples booking the cruise within 3 days. What a great response!! As of the writing of this article (Aug 19th) we have more booked and we are still getting interest. As of today (still Aug 19th) we have 15 couples and two singles booked. We still have a few more ready to book depending on their personal situations. We could have as many as 20 couples going on the cruise. For those of you that may still be interested I have details that may help you. We sail on Monday, January 18, 2016 returning on Friday, January 22, 2016. We sail on the Crown Princess from San Pedro, a day at sea, stopping in Santa Barbara, then on to a stop in Ensenada Mexico, then back to San Pedro. Most of us booked a Balcony cabin at a price of $604 including the cost of the cruise, port fees, and taxes. Costs could change if you want to upgrade or downgrade to a different class of cabin. Adeline reserved 30 cabins but you must act fast as she cannot hold them too long. For booking and more information call Adeline at "Sweet Ade-line Travel and Tours" 1-818-368-6545 and tell her that you want to be part of our cruise. SK Bill Alexander PGK Cruise Coordinator 805-527-4720
The information revealed in the undercover Planned Parenthood videos has shocked the na-tion, but the monetization of fetal body parts was an everyday occurrence for Abby Johnson during her eight years as a clinic direc-tor at Planned Parenthood. In 2009, Johnson experienced a conversion to the pro-life move-ment while assisting in an ultra-sound-guided abortion. Since then, she has become a strong advocate for women seeking alternatives to abortion and has founded And Then There Were None (ATTWN), a non-profit organization for abortion clinic workers looking to break from the abortion system.
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Grand Knight presenting name badges to William Guna-wan and Agustin Lopez
GK Bob Spielman pre‐senting a letter of ap‐preciation to PGK Her‐man Conant from Simi Valley Historical Society
GK Bob Spielman and PGK Andy Prete receiving a plaque and T-shirts from Deacon Brian Clement for Council 5803’s support of “Get on the Bus” pro-gram. A program that brings children to visit their mothers and fathers in prison
Bingo Workers
We are in need of more pull tab workers. Training is free, it is not a hard job. If you are new to the council please call me so I can get you on the Bingo Schedule. If you can’t work a specific weekend in October or have a shift prefer-ence please email me at [email protected] . I have also begun to post the bingo worker schedule online at www.kc5803.org, you will need a pass-word to access it. This is the same pass-word as for the roster. Call me if you need the password.
PGK Rick Ostrich, 805-501-8818
Flocknote for the Bingo Schedule I try and do the bingo schedule for next month by the 15th of the month prior. Remember if you have any special requests for next month let me know by the Business meeting the month before (2nd Tuesday) of the month. I mail out the schedule with USPS but if you would like a copy of the schedule emailed to you as well I have made a new Flocknote group for that. From your phone text kcbingo to 84576 to join the bingo Flocknote group or you can email me at [email protected] and let me know you want to be added to the Bingo Flocknote. Flocknote has several lists currently for the Knights of Columbus:
kc5803 – Council 5803 Flocknote list kc2557 – Assembly 2557 Flocknote list kcbingo – Saturday Night Bingo Flocknote list
Any questions call or mail me. Rick Ostrich, 805-501-8818 or [email protected]
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MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Week 1, Sept. 14 Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons, 4:10 p.m. Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers, 7:20 p.m. . Week 2, Sept. 21 New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts Week 3, Sept. 28 Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers Week 4, Oct. 5 Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks Week 5, Oct. 12 Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers Week 6, Oct. 19 New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Week 7, Oct. 26 Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals Week 8, Nov. 2 Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers Week 9, Nov. 9 Da Bears at San Diego Chargers Week 10, Nov. 16 Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals Week 11, Nov. 23 Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots Week 12, Nov. 30 Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns Week 13, Dec. 7 Dallas Cowboys at Washington Week 14, Dec. 14 New York Giants at Miami Dolphins Week 15, Dec. 21 Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints Week 16, Dec. 28 Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos
NOTE: Starting time for games is 5:30PM
MY BROTHERS AND FAMILIES, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WILL SOON BE HERE. THE FIRST GAME IS A DOUBLE-HEADER STARTING ON SEPT 14TH AT 4PM FEATURING THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AND ATLANTA FALCONS FOLLOWED BY THE MINN. VIKINGS AND SF 49ERS. DINNER WILL BE PROVIDED BY VIVA LA PASTA. PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND AS WE ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT TIME AND GREAT FOOD AT THESE EVENTS. I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. RON HUERTH CHAIRMAN, 805 231-3193
Valley Columbian Club The annual business meeting of the Simi Valley Colum-bian Club will be conducted after the October Council 5803 business meeting on October 13th. The agenda will include election of new officers whose terms of office ex-pire this year, presenting a financial statement, and discussion of current and upcoming activities. Elections for Two positions will be held. The current Grand Knight automatically serves as a Director during his term as Grand Knight. The following are the current officers. Terms expiring 2015 PGK Bill Alexander President 527-4720 Bud Leonard Secretary 527-9836 Terms expiring 2016 PGK John Linscott Director 527-7188 PGK Ed Roberts Treasurer 522-5881 Terms expiring 2017 PGK George Gnesda Director 522-5699 PGK Ron Huerth Director 526-4935 Current 2015/2016 Grand Knight GK Bob Spielman Director 522-8446 Bill Alexander PGK Columbian Club President
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MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT DEPUTY My Brothers of Council 5803, Just a quick note to personally thank some brothers of our council who made our 3rd Degree held at St. Rose of Lima on August 30th turn out so nice. Brother Bob Smith and Brother Mark Griffith worked all morning hooking up the audio and video system used for the degree. It worked flawlessly. GK Bob Spiel-man, Willie Romero, Bob Smith and DGK Tony Demarco and PGK Andy Prete did set up. Brother Michael Mead, DGK Tony Demarco and Nick Wirtz processed the candidates. The State 3rd Degree Team was assisted during the degree by, Bob Smith, Mark Griffith, PGK Earl Todd, GK Bob Spielman, Nick Wirtz, Joey Lo Dolce and PGK Andy Prete. PGK Herman Conant was our photographer and Fred Valdez worked the 4th Degree membership table. During the Degree PGK Bob Spielman, PGK Rick Ostrich, Tony Loniero and Tony Bonomo were busy prepar-ing the lunch. They prepared and served a wonderful lunch to over 100 brother Knights from 10 local councils. Once again the brothers of 5803 came through when called! You guys are the best! Fraternally, PGK Cliff Wirtz District Deputy 79
Brothers, I write this after just coming home from our 3rd Degree exemplification held at St. Rose of Lima in Simi Valley. We had 10 councils represented and 46 men exemplified. My thanks go out to Simi Council 5803 for hosting the event and to the Degree Team who drove many miles to accommodate us. I could not be happier with the way our day went! I also want to thank Moorpark council for doing our 2nd Degree last week. I truly believe we have the best 2nd Degree team around! The cooperative spirit of these men and can do attitude is greatly appre-ciated. Our District Warden Andy Prete and I, along with our wives attended the Los Padres Chapter Installation held at Holy Cross Church in Moorpark. Our Worthy State Deputy Ed Huestes was there to install our new President Michael Ohler. All of the State officers attended. I thank the Grand Knights and council mem-bers in District 79 who took the time to attend. Council 9969 did a super job hosting the State Officers and all the brothers and their ladies. Now that summer is over it is time to get back to work in our councils. As you have all heard me say, membership is not any one brother’s job. It is EVERY brother’s job. Each of our councils needs to build our membership. New mem-bers bring new ideas, new energy and renewed life to our councils. I will do all I can to help you achieve your membership quotas. Our District now has three 1st Degree Teams. If you have any men who want to join our order, let me know and I will have a team ready. Last month I told you about our District raising money to help our brothers in Council 5746. Council 5803 donated $200, Council 9410 donated $300 and Council 9969 donated a set of officer’s jewels. The brothers of Council 5746 are most grateful of the kindness and fraternal friendship shown to them. In Sep-tember, I will ask our other Councils and Chapter to make their motions and get their donations in. Lastly our State Deputy has asked all councils in the state to make the following events a priority for your council. They are, Coats for Kids, Wheelchair Drive for our Veterans, Adopt a Seminarian and the ID (Tootsie Roll) Drive. I will speak at all of your meetings this month on these events. I thank each of you for continued cooperation and kindness shown to me at your meetings. May God bless you and your loved ones and may He comfort any of you in physical or mental distress. Cliff Wirtz District Deputy – 79 805-208-8970 [email protected]
THIRD DEGREE TEAM
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MOTIONS Motion: Up to $1,500.00 to build a portable wheel-chair and mobility ramp for use by Robert Goerisch Motion introduced by PGK Rich Ostrich. Seconded by FN Gerry Padgett The motion was tabled and will be dis-cussed and voted on at the next Council business meeting.
How Motions work
Suggested motions are presented to the officers for concurrence at the Officers meeting and assuming the Officers agree, the motion will then be submitted and seconded at the next business meeting. Should the amount be $200 or less, the motion can then be voted on. Should the motion be in excess of $200, the mo-tion will then be tabled, discussed at the next Officers meeting, published in the monthly bulletin, and dis-cussed and voted on at the next business meeting. (requires 2/3 vote for approval) PGK Ed Roberts
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Please help our community by giving the gift of life at our Knights of Columbus quarterly blood drive September 19 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the St Rose of Lima parish hall. You never know when the need for blood may come, and it’s availabil-ity at our local blood bank, United Blood Services is vitally important. Please call Paul Friedeborn at 805-297-6473 or register on-line with UBS.
BLOOD DRIVE
Please help the Council out for a few hours September 17 – 21 during the Simi Valley Fair and Music Festival at the SV Town Center as we keep the grounds free of trash. Our Council gets a nice chunk of change for helping out at this wonderful event. There are a number of 3 and 4 hour shifts available for your par-ticipation in the K of C cardio vascular fitness program at no cost to you. Call Bob Spielman @ 813-9478, Paul Friedeborn @ 297-6473, or John McKenzie @818-970-6989 to sign up.
Knights of Columbus Bowling League
Our 2015-2016 season will start Thursday September 3rd with an organiza-tional meeting to select teams, and review rules etc. The actual season opens the following week on Thursday Sept 10th.Think about joining us this season as a regular, a sub, or on the wait list for a regular position. We anticipate 12 teams again this season but we could increase it to 14 teams if we have enough interest. We can always use subs. Only $3 for a sub after you pay your USBC Sanctioning fees of $20 (estimated). Let me know if you are in-terested in joining as a regular bowler or substitute. Returning bowlers have priority on being a regular again. Additional new regular bowlers will be asked/allowed to bowl with the following order: being a Knight, a Knight's spouse, or part of a Knight's family (age 18 and older). Friends, neighbors, coworkers or others with an existing regular bowler as a sponsor will be con-sidered as space allows.
SK Bill Alexander PGK Bowling League President
Past Grand Knight Dinner! Mark your calendar for Friday, September 11, 2015 at the parish hall. Cocktails: 6:00 PM Dinner: 7:00 PM Cost: $10.00 per person (Past Grand Knights of council 5803 no Charge) Please RSVP to Bob Smith at 805-915-7372, ASAP
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Fish Fry - Chairman, Jorge Curiel FISH FRY DINNER
FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
5:00pm – 6:30pm Knights of Columbus Hall
1255 Patricia Ave.
The dinner includes: a delicious BBQ or fried fish with cole slaw, fried clams, French fries, mac & cheese, bread roll, coffee, punch & dessert. Bring friends & family. Only $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for kids 12 or younger.
ROSARY FOR THE UNBORN
FIRST SATURDAY
OF EVERY MONTH Please Join Us. Assumption Cemetery on Fitzgerald Rd. 9:30am
SEPTEMBER Universal: That opportunities for edu-cation and employment may increase for all young people. Evangelization: That catechists may give witness by living in a way consis-tent with the faith they proclaim.
POPE’S INTENTIONS
JOB OPENING
After five years as your bulletin editor it is my de-sire to hand over the job at the end of this Colum-bian year on June 30th, 2016. Any interested brother can give me a call and I would be glad to fill you in on what the job requirements are. It is a great opportunity to volunteer and provide a valuable service to our council Fred Valdez Bulletin Editor 428-6413
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Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Council Offi-cers Meeting 7:30
2 3 Bowling or-ganization meeting
4 Fish Fry 5:00—6:30
5 BINGO - Rosary for Unborn at Assumption 9:30
6
7 Labor Day Holi-day
8 Council Business Meeting 7:30
9
10 - St Rose Homeless dinner -Bowling Starts
11 PGK Dinner
12 Bingo Financial Secretary training. 10:00 at the hall
13 Blue Mass 9 am at STRL
14 Monday Night Football starts
15 Oblates at kofC Hall
16 4th Degree Meeting 7:30 PM
17 -Bowling SV Music Festival
18 K of C Home-less dinner SV Music Festival
19 Bingo Blood Drive SV Music Festival 4th Degree Installation
20 SV Music Fes-tival
21 Monday Night Football
22
23
24 -Bowling
25
26 Bingo
27 Free Family Dinner - Membership Drive
28 Monday Night Football
29 30
September 2015
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Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 -Bowling Bishop Fishing Trip
2 Fish Fry 5:00—6:30 Bishop Fishing Trip
3 BINGO Rosary for Unborn at Assumption 9:30 Bishop Fishing Trip
4 Bishop Fishing Trip 4th Degree Orienta-tion
5 Monday Night Football
6 Council Officers Meeting 7:30
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8 - St Rose Home-less dinner --Bowling
9 Free Columbus day dinner
10 Bingo
11Dream Cusine 12 Monday Night Football Columbus Day holi-day
13 Council Busi-ness Meeting 7:30 -Columbian Club Elections
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15 -Bowling
16 K of C Home-less dinner
17 Bingo
18 Pro-life break-fast & Family Mass
19 Monday Night Football
20 Oblates at kofC Hall
21 4th Degree Meeting 7:30 PM
22 -Bowling
23
24 Bingo
25 26 Monday Night Football
27 28 29 -Bowling 30 31 Bingo
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