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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS St. Genevieve Council 13969 Las Cruces, NM.
www.kofc13969.com
APRIL 2020 SPECIAL EDITION CoronaVirus Panademic
2014
Council Officers 2019-2020
Grand Knight
Jose Tapia 649-6525 [email protected]
Deputy Grand Knight Joaquin Silva 496-6349
[email protected] Chancellor Robert Ponzini 719-291-5665
[email protected] Recorder
Lucio Tellez 520-0691 [email protected]
Financial Secretary Jaime Rivera 644-6942
[email protected] Treasurer
Ruben Salcido 202-9133 [email protected]
Lecturer Vacant
Advocate Jesus Frietze 649-5407
[email protected] Warden
Alberto Grijalva 571-5211 [email protected]
Inside Guard Nick Cano 805-796-5823 [email protected]
Outside Guard Andres Garcia 993-9643
GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE
STATUS OF GRAND KNIGHT JOSE TAPIA: Brother Jaime Flores talked to Worthy Grand Knight Jose Tapia on Thursday April 2nd. He is doing very well after surgery on Wednesday April 1st, to remove the malignant tumor in his foot. His skin graft to cover the wound will be performed next Wednesday, the 8th of April. He and his family hope to return home on Friday April 10th. He feels your prayers are helping him, so please continue praying for his recovery. He sends the following message. Dear Brothers, Ladies, and Families, Thank you for all your prayers. I feel your prayers have given me the strength to make it through my ordeal. There are no scheduled events for this month. However, Fr. Theo will be live streaming masses starting with Palm Sunday at 9am. The Holy Week schedule includes Holy Thursday 6pm, Good Friday 2pm, Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 8pm, and Easter Sunday at 9am. The link is on the new St. Genevieve facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Genevieve-Catholic-Church-105694701070633 All Church related information can be found at the St Genevieve website stgen.info Vivat Jesus, Viva Cristo Rey
Jose A. Tapia, Grand Knight
Trustees Bill Klement 640-7881 Kerry Morley 386-8061
John Frye 318-789-0649 District Deputy Kerry Morley 386-8061
Faith in Action Service Program Directors 2019-20 Program Director
Jaime Flores 993-8634 [email protected]
Faith Director Deacon Louis Roman
[email protected] Community Director
Joaquin Silva 496-6349 [email protected]
Family Director Jaime Flores
Life Director Vacant
Membership Director
Alfred Lopez 635-3808 [email protected]
Admissions Chairman Robert Ponzini
[email protected] Retention Chairman
Joaquin Silva 496-6349 [email protected]
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Jacob Acosta Jessse Alvarez Jose Angel Angel Apodaca Deacon Steve Apodaca Rich Archuleta
Jose Arellano Albert Balizan Fr Ricardo Bauza Harold Beeson Elias Bernal Danny Bustamante
Nickolas Cano Frank Carril Daniel Chavez Navor Chavez Rick Chavez Roman Chip
Ruben Corona Oscar Delgado David Doctor Stephen Elchlepp Mario Esnayder Alfonso Esqueda
Sal Estrada Ray Fajardo Jaime Flores Javier Flores Guy Floyd Hector Frietze
Jesus Frietze John Frye Andres Garcia Daniel Garcia Luis Garcia
FY 2019-2020 ST. GENEVIEVE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #13969
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Jim Glasscock Mark Gonzales Sammy Gonzales Jesus Gonzalez Alberto Grijalva Robert Gutierrez
Rick Kocab Dave Lerma Al Lopez Ray Lucero Eloy Martinez Rogelio Martinez
Kerry Morley Bishop Joseph Mukala Latson Munn Joe Navarro John Nemish Matthew Ortiz
Ed Hausermann Chris Hernandez Sammy Holguin Frank Ibarra Dave Kenny Bill Klement
Tomas Medina Joe Meier Bob Mickells Roger Miller Joel Molenda Victor Montoya
Art Padilla Elmo Padilla Jon Padilla Gilbert Perez Robert Ponzini Greg Quinones
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Fr Alonso Quinonez Reinaldo Ramos Leonardo Reyes Jaime Rivera Cruz Rodriguez Deacon Lou Roman
Ed Romero Ruben Salcido Marten Schmitz Dan Seltzer Joaquin Silva Thomas Taney
Jose Tapia Lucio Tellez Raymond Tellez Brandon Thomas Tim Thomas Rudy Torres
Fr Jorge Vargas Adam Vasquez Chris Villa Manuel Villa Fr Chris Williams Mike Ybarra
2018-2019 ST. GENEVIEVE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #13969
NOT PICTURED: Martin Aldez, Joe Asbury, Eugene Hernandez, Jorge Lopez, Michael Peppin, Willard Rowlands, and Diego Villegas.
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INSURANCE AGENT’S MESSAGE
Brothers, Ladies, and families, The mission of the Knights of Columbus today remains the same as when it was founded in 1882: to protect Catholic families financially and to help strengthen the Catholic faith of our members. While the current medical, social and economic issues we face are unsettling, it’s not the first time we have risen to meet such challenges. Our Order has stood strong through past crises such as the Spanish flu in 1918, the Great Depression and the financial crisis of 2008. Just as we stood together during those times, we stand ready in our own difficult times to provide life insurance, annuities, long term care and disability insurance. Knights of Columbus Insurance agents are fully equipped and eager to help you understand how the current climate may affect your personal finances and how our products can help. Our agents can meet with you in person, talk to you over the phone (when appropriate) or through a virtual meeting using Skype or similar software. Agents are ready to answer questions, assist with service-related issues and help show you how you can reduce your financial risk. As the Knights of Columbus turns 138 years old, it is an opportune moment to thank our founder, Father Michael McGivney, for his foresight in founding an Order that consistently provides reliable financial protection for Catholic families. You do not face the current challenges alone. Our commitment to helping you and your family remains strong. Vivat Jesus! Matthew Seltzer (575)936-7181 [email protected]
SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENTS
NEW BABY DAUGHTER Brothers and Families, Rachel and I are pleased to announce the birth of our 5th child, Mary Francesca Mason. She was born this Morning at 8:30, is 6lbs 2oz, 18.5 inches, and everyone is health. Thank you for all your prayers, and know that we are praying for you all too. Sincerely, Patrick T. Mason
ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS Brothers, this is a reminder that our 2020-2021 Fraternal Officers elections are coming up. They will be in either May or June. We are still waiting on direction from our State Deputy on how to handle them. We encourage all Brothers to please consider running for an officer position. Should you be interested, please contact Brother Robert Ponzini at 719-291-5665 or email him at [email protected]. Please keep in mind that we will be accepting nominations from the floor on the day of the elections.
Immediate Past State Deputy Patrick Mason
and his new baby daughter Mary Francesca
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CoronaVirus Announcements
Letter from Supreme
Jim & Eva McCabe Phone: (505)830-5770 Toll Free: (877)830-5770 Fax: (505)830-5769 nmknights.com
Robert Brunoni, FIC Phone: (505) 850-7474 [email protected]
Concepcion Duran Phone: (505) 414-0110 [email protected]
Serving Catholic Families for Generations
New Mexico’s Fraternal Insurance Team Michael McCabe, MDRT, FIC Agent of the Year: 2011, 2012 & 2014 Phone: (505) 514-2200 [email protected]
Matthew Seltzer, FICF, PFN
Agent of the Year: 2013, 2017—2019
Phone: (575) 936-7181 [email protected]
James Matise, FIC Phone: (575) 430-5257 [email protected]
Raul Chavez, PGK Phone: (505) 288-2953 [email protected]
Deacon Matt Lamoreux Phone: (505)320-1915 [email protected]
Henry Drees, PGK Phone: (505) 269-8688 [email protected]
Gene Martinez Phone: (505) 718-0054 [email protected]
Arthur Martinez Phone: (505) 401-0309 [email protected]
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
M A K I N G A D I F F E R E N C E F O R L I F E
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MICHAEL J. O’CONNOR SUPREME SECRETARY
March 31, 2020 Worthy State Deputy, During these uncertain times we hope this finds you and your family well. Because of the current issues with the Coronavirus pandemic, we are sensitive to the impact that this has had on our councils. As a result, the Supreme Council has decided to waive the suspension process for the January 1, 2020 assessments. No council will be suspended on April 10, 2020. Additionally, the Supreme Council will not levy Per Capita, Catholic Advertising, or Culture of Life assessments on July 1, 2020, for the second half of the calendar year. Please know that this message will be conveyed to financial secretaries, but we would also ask for your assistance in getting this message to the state family and your council leadership as well. We have taken measures to make sure councils and state personnel do not receive additional delinquent notifications and reports. However, if you receive any contrary feedback, please let me know so that I can make sure your councils can concentrate on the more pressing matters of COVID-19. Do not hesitate to contact my office with any questions or concerns. We hope that you remain safe and healthy.
Fraternally,
Michael J. O’Connor Supreme Secretary
C: Supreme Directors
Executive Secretaries Regional Growth Directors General Agents
New Insurance Team
The State Raffle that is normally at the State Convention will be moved to the Organizational Meeting. Councils can continue to sell the raffle tickets, The State will inform you of the date that they will need to be turned in, Please let everyone know that the date for the drawing will be moved to July 11, 2020 during the State Organizational Meeting. Location of the Organizational Meeting will be announced soon, Keep the Faith John R Brault State Deputy Knights of Columbus New Mexico State Council
Letter from NM State Deputy
Brothers All, I received a call from Past State Deputy Brother Joe Pozzi. In our conversation, he mentioned that we are advised to sing 'Mary had a little lamb' as we wash our hands and it would take 20 seconds. He said that we should recite the Our Father and that would give us a few more seconds to wash our hands. With that in mind, I suggested that we recite the Our Father as we wash our hands and ask God to remove this virus from the world. It seems that we depend on science to take care of the problem. We forget that science is dependent on God to provide the answers. As we wash our hands and pray the Lord's Prayer, we implore God's guidance for those who are conducting the coronavirus research, looking for a cure. Gilbert R. Perez
Letter from NM State Executive Officer
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Photos submitted to Supreme to be considered for the Columbian Magazine: Worthy District Deputy Kerry Morley requested photos from the Fishing Day that showed Brother Knights dressed in Knights of Columbus clothing. The photos provided to him are shown below. About 100 youngsters and 75 adult supervisors were at the event. Local businesses donated over $1000 in cash and prizes, which were used to support the event. There were front-page photos that appeared in the LC Sun-News and the LC Bulletin. Thanks to the 20 Knights, 6 Ladies, and others who helped with the event. We hope to see everybody there again next January.
Richard Archuleta and Matthew Ortiz busily
grilling hot dogs
Jaime Flores helping a youngster
to sign in
Rebecca Archuleta and Robert Ponzini
collecting tickets for the free raffle
Brother Art Padilla helping a young lady
to learn the art of fishing
Jaime Flores awarding a rod
and reel to a lucky winner The NM State Rep, Brother Ruben Salcido, and his 2 grandsons
Jayden and Adrian. They all enjoyed Fun Fishing Day
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Brothers and Sisters find solace in the Poppy Fields of North-Eastern Las Cruces During this time of isolation, many of us have found peace in the poppy fields, which are unusually beautiful this year. God has sent a plentiful rainfall this spring and the poppies are gorgeous! They are located a little south of Highway 70 on Baylor Canyon Road.
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Brother Deacon Steve Apodaca Lady Delia Narvaez
Lady Moureen Ponzini Brother Robert Ponzini
School Children, playing in the flowers
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State Executive Secretary Gilbert Perez Receives Award at last years NM State Convention: Class Honoree and highlighted SK of the month: SEA Gilbert “Gill” Perez. Gilbert was born in La Placita, NM in October 1937. This small town is 25 miles NW of Truth or Consequences. Gilbert grew up in Hurley, Silver City and a stint in Albuquerque, NM. Gilbert moved to Las Cruces in 1959 and met the love of his life, Mary Lou Montes. They were married a year later in 1960. Gilbert and Mary Lou have now been married happily for 60 years and have two adult living children. They had two other children but the Lord called them home. They are also proud grandparents and great grandparents. Gilbert has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for 38 years and served as Grand Knight for St. Genevieve Council 13969 from 2005-2008. He also served as Grand Knight of Council 1226 in 2004. Both councils received state awards while Gilbert was the GK. Gilbert also served as District Deputy #14 and State Executive Secretary. Gilbert was appointed as State Program Director in 2007 and State Executive Assistant in 2013. Gilbert was instrumental in starting several Knights of Columbus Councils: St. Genevieve Council 13969; Anthony Council 14949; Mesilla Council 15578; Chaparral Council 16193;Dona Ana Council 16800 and Carlsbad Council 16827. Gilbert served or continues to serve for the last 48 years in St. Genevieve Parish as Choir Director, lector, usher, pre-baptismal classes, fundraiser volunteer, and church fiesta chairman. Gilbert currently serves in the Parish council for St. Genevieve church and also served as Treasurer and started a Boy Scout Troop for our Lady of Health Church in the 1960s. Gilbert attended Western College (now university) and NM State University with major studies in Accounting and Social Work. Gilbert served 25 years in the public sector for the state of NM and Dona Ana County helping the disadvantaged. The last 16 years, Gilbert was the Director for the County Indigent Hospital Claims and Health Service Funds in Dona Ana County. Gilbert also served as Board Director for Mesilla Valley Hospice for 16 years and one year as Chairman. He will still occasionally attend Mass at their Chapel as time permits and sing in their choir. Great job Brother Gilbert, you are a true inspiration to your brother knights, Vivat Jesu!
Gilbert and Mary Lou at the St. Genevieve Family Unity Night this February
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The gang at Rosies (from left): John Frye, Jaime Flores, Ray & Lucio Tellez, Elias Bernal, Ron
Decker, Gilbert Bernal, Bob Mickells, Gilbert Perez, Greg Quinones, Bob Ponzini, & Jesus Frietze
WE WILL START AGAIN AFTER THE PANDEMIC IS OVER !
ROMEOS: Retired Old Men Eating Out Every Wednesday at Rosies Downtown
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