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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Nov 1 Solemnity of All Saints 2 All Souls’ Day 5 Officers’ Planning Session, 7:30 PM

11 Veterans Day Mass of Remembrance: @ St Raymond, 7 PM

25 Deadline for next month’s Newsletter articles Dec 3 Officers’ Planning Session, 7:30 PM

9 Business Meeting, 7:30 PM 13 Council Christmas Party, 6 PM

GOOD OF THE ORDER We request prayers for our Brother Knights, relatives, and friends: Barbara Chengary, Sy Beck, Tom Shelven, Jim Murphy, Gloria Cook, Robert Cook, Beverly Glowacki, Elizabeth Seebeck, Lorain Killion, Mary Lou

Marein, Diana Valdevieso, Gniech Family, Lolita and

Ray Kolinski, Fr Gerald Meyer, Fr. Bill McNulty, Eileen Mastro, Irene Blaschek

Council members may submit prayer request by going to https://uknight.org/CouncilSite/PrayerRequest1.asp?CNO=6481

2018–2019 C O U N C I L LEADERHIP Chaplain Fr Jim Presta

Grand Knight Dan Burkhard Deputy Grand Knight Rob Glowacki

Chancellor Sy Beck Advocate Mike Hoban

Financial Secretary Stephen Abbott Treasurer Russ Holmgren Recorder Jim Chengary Warden Dan DeGregorio

Inside Guard Bob Gniech Outside Guard Dennis Paoli

Lecturer Rudy Faulhaber Three Year Trustee Two Year Trustee Dennis Gawlik One Year Trustee John Fannon

Field Agent Pierre Zermatten District Deputy Ray Cordell

Membership Director Sy Beck Program Director Rob Glowacki

Community Director Jack Bagot Faith Director

Family Director Dennis Gawlik Life Director Don Hand

St Cecilia RTC Ron Boucher St Emily de Rodat RTC Jim Chengary

St Raymond De Peñafort RTC Rob Glowacki St Thomas Becket RTC Mike Hoban

Newsletter Editor Dennis Gawlik

Printing & Distribution Mike Hoban

Publisher & Webmaster Dan Burkhard

Visit us on the Web at http://www.kofc6481.org/

C H A P L A I N ’ S C O R N E R Dear Brother Knights,

On November 1st, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of

All Saints. By virtue of our baptism, we are all called to a

life of holiness. All of us are called to be “saints.” We are

counted among the Communion of Saints which

comprises the three parts of the Church: the Church

Militant (the baptized faithful on Earth), the Church

Suffering (the faithful, suffering in Purgatory), and the

Church Triumphant (the Saints in Heaven).

November 2nd

is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (or:

All Souls’ Day) as we pray for all of our loved ones who have passed away,

who have gone to their rest in the peace of Christ. We never really forget

those who have been a part of us and have played a significant role in our

lives. The Church offers us All Souls’ Day as a wonderful opportunity to

pray for those who have died and are still in need of God’s mercy and love.

In a special way during this month of November I wish to remember in

prayer all of our deceased Brother Knights and the members of their

families who have passed away. May they rest in peace!

I conclude with the traditional Catholic prayer for our beloved dead:

“Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine

upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy

of God, rest in peace. Amen.”

In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Fr. Jim Presta

C E L E B R A T I O N S We applaud our Brother Knights on the anniversary of their admission

and continual membership in the Knights of Columbus: 1977-Douglas

Gruppe; 1984-James Nash; 1985-John Junius, Jr; 1989-Peter Wisniewski;

1995-Don Serbin; 1996-Rev John Barkemeyer; 1996-John Mullenix; 2000-

Joesph Joyce Sr; 2005 Andrew Muller; 2006-David McKissack; 2009-Brian

Minogue; 2011-Robert Fitzgerald, Steve Abbott, Erick Haizel; 2014-Wes

Zoltowski.

We pass along happy wishes for a delightful birthday to

our Brother Knights: 3-Jack Muscia; 7-Louis Sbarboro; 9-

Thomas Smith; 12-Guy Dismang & Joe Florey; 14-Robert

Kirch; 17-Brian Maye; 18-John Lussem; 21-Dan

Palonpon; 24-Paul Folino; 28-Dennis Gawlik & Joseph

Joyce, Sr; 29-Rev. Michael Grzesik.

To send an email birthday greeting to a Brother Knight through our

website: (1) Go to www.kofc6481.org; (2) Click on EVENT CALENDAR; (3)

Check Show Birthdays; (4) Mouse over names to find a Brother Knight

with an email address; (5) Click on that name to complete your birthday

wish.

I N M E M O R I A M Lorraine Kantor: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=lorraine-i-kantor&pid=194246608&fhid=16259

C O U N C I L R E P O R T S Treasurer Receipts Disbursements Balance

Opening: September 1, 2019

$3,569.35

ID drive $7,967.85

ID Drive- business cards

$80.20

Donation

$250.00

Council meeting- refreshments

$120.16

Newsletter- printing

$25.00

Closing: September 30, 2019

$11,061.84

P A R I S H R O UN D T A B L E R E P O R T S St. Cecilia — Feast of St Cecilia

St Cecilia Parish will celebrate the feast of its Patroness, St Cecilia, on Sunday, November 17, at the 10:30

AM and 12 NOON masses, with hospitality following at 2 pm in the Parish Center.

Saint Cecilia is the patroness of musicians. It is written that as the musicians played at her wedding she

"sang in her heart to the Lord". Her feast day is celebrated in the Latin Catholic, Eastern Catholic and Eastern

Orthodox churches and in the Anglican Communion on November 22.

St. Emily de Rodat — I.D. Fund Drive – Celebrating 50+ Years Married – Bishop Rojas Visit On September 27/28, sixteen Brother knights, two wives, two daughters, and two boy scouts answered

the call to collect after one or more of our five weekend masses. We had sufficient numbers to cover all

six doors, with one mass having two collectors at each entrance. Many thanks, along with a certificate of

appreciation presented at the Oct meeting, go to Bob Gniech, Jim Chengary, Joe Corrigan, Erick Tafel,

Ralph John, Jack Hadfield, Dennis Gawlik, Dan DeGregorio, Sy Beck, Ed Janak, Pat Broderick, Don

Hand, Bob Fitzgerald, Steve Abbott, wives Joan Gniech and Jane Gawlik, daughters Tara and Ariana

Folino, and Scouts Anthony Zicarelli and Kyle Conway. We collected $2,762.17, which is our second best collection

over the past ten years.

Fr. Presta had a special Mass and luncheon Oct 29 at the 11:30 AM for 27 couples married 50-60-70 yrs., totally1500

plus years. Many Knights were included in the group. Thank you Fr. Jim and the people that put it together.

Auxiliary Bishop Alberto Rojas, Episcopal Vicar of Vicariate I, will celebrate the 8:30 AM Mass at St Emily on All

Saints Day, November 1. Afterwards, he will tour the school.

St. Raymond De Peñafort — Finding God in Popular Music: Hear Our Cry Come join us as we find inspiration and hope in the popular music of yesterday and today on Sunday,

November 10 at 7 PM in St Raymond Church. The evening will feature a live band and singers, along

with reflections on songs by Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Sam Smith, Carrie Underwood, Bruce

Springsteen, Lauren Dangle, and Stevens…and more. Admission is free.

F A I T H I N A C T I O N Faith — Mass of Remembrance

Our annual Mass of Remembrance for our deceased Brother Knights is Monday, November 11, 2019

at St Raymond De Peñafort Church, at 7 PM. An informal, brief meeting and social will follow in the

Parish Community Room. SK Rob Glowacki has accepted chairing and planning this activity.

Faith — Priesthood Sunday Priesthood Sunday is a special day set aside to honor our parish priests in the United States. It is a

day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the Church. The number of priests

and ordinations in the United States has steadily declined in the past 50 years. The men who answer the

call to priesthood are special indeed, and they are working harder than ever before.

The Knights of St Cecilia and St Thomas Becket Parishes celebrated Priesthood Sunday on Oct

26/27, while St Emily Parish will celebrate Priesthood Sunday on November 9/10. The Council

recognized our parish priests at the Mass with a short presentation, a blessing, a certificate of

appreciation, and a $25 check.

Faith — RSVP: Seminarian Raffle There are 122 active registered Knights in Mt Prospect Council 6481 but less than 25% of these

members have returned their booklets. The Seminarian Raffle from Illinois KofC Charities is one of

two activities our Council uses to raise funds to support our Seminarians, the Christmas pin and car

magnet sales being the other. Last year we sponsored two seminarians; this year we might only have

enough to sponsor one.

Please return your raffle book(s), with the cover and check to arrive at my address, before

11/23/2019: Dan DeGregorio, 34 E. Judith Ann Dr., Mt Prospect, IL 60056. Extra raffle booklets

will be available at our next meeting, our November 11 Mass of Remembrance at St Raymond.

The booklets will be sent to the State Council on Saturday morning, November 23.

Fami l y — Food for Families St Emily Knights have made four deliveries of food to St Alphonsus Food Pantry totaling

over 1,300 pounds. This qualifies us for participation in the Food for Families program, a

priority program for Faith in Action.

Famil y — Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest To combat a society where Christmas has become for many children a secular holiday, the Knights

of Columbus several years ago introduced the Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest. This initiative

allows our young people to engage their creative talents and imaginations and encourages them to shift

from a preoccupation with materialism to the light of Christ and the spirit of giving, while

understanding the true, spiritual meaning of Christmas.

Our Christian Schools and Relgious Education programs will be contacted during early November

inviting them to participate in the Knights of Columbus Keep Cjrist in Christmas Poster Contest that we conduct.

Juding of posters will occur after our December 9 business/social meeting at St Cecilia.

Community — Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest We had one Catholic school, St Emily, participate in the Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest.

According the St Emily’s eighth grade religion teacher, this year’s theme proved very challenging by

getting the students to reflect on their faith in action while preparing for Confirmation.

Thank you our judges of the 30 essays that were submitted: Teachers Regina Kinasz and Jane

Gawlik, and Brother Knights Ed Janak, Rob Glowacki, Nick Tasone, Jim Nash, Wally Szymczak,

Dennis Gawlik, and Al McGarrity.

This year’s Council winners are: 1st

Place – Carmella Martinez, 2nd

Place – Ava Lee, and 3rd

Place – Mikalela

Shrake. Their essays now advance to District/Region (Archdiocese) level for judging.

P A T R I O T I C D E G R E E R E P O R T Supreme Assembly

The Supply Room is the new distributor of Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree regalia. The cost will

drop to $449. Because of the transition, all ordering of uniforms will be suspended Nov. 1 and resume on

Dec. 1. Orders may be placed at https://www.kofcuniform.com/CustomPage/OrderNow.

Marquette Province - Northern Illinois District For information concerning the Northern Illinois District of the Fourth Degree, visit

http://www.4thdegreeillinoisdistrict1.com.

Bishop Raymond P Hillinger Assembly 1595 Hillinger Assembly convenes on the third Monday of the month, at Our Lady of Ransom Church, 8300 N

Greenwood Ave, Niles, at 7:30 PM. For other information regarding Hillinger Assembly’s activities, go to

http://kofcknights.org/Assembly.asp?A=1595.

St Elizabeth Ann Seton Assembly 2410 Seton Assembly gathers on the third Tuesday of the month, at the KC Hall, 15 N Hickory Ave, Arlington Heights,

7:30 PM.