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Grand Knight’s Message

My Brother Knights,

Well September has been the month of HELP! We saw many people in need with the devastation from the hurricanes in Texas and Florida. And we saw the best of mankind in the outpouring of assistance to those areas, as well as the island of Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands that were almost wiped off the face of this world. As an organization, the Knights have responded and are continuing to provide assistance to the victims of these natural dis-asters. But lots of effort went into preparing for an eventuality through the efforts of brother Knights and the field agents who have guided many of them to the best options for as quick a recovery as possible. Let us not for-get that, living in the DFW metroplex, we are also susceptible to other forms of devastating weather and threats. Perhaps you have been putting it off, but contact your Council’s field agent to discuss your coverage and make sure you have the best protection for you and your family for the inevitable.

Our Council will also need your help as we have been planning for the annual Fall Fest. Mark your calendar for October 4-7. We will need assistance with setting up the many tents, tables and carnival attractions October 4 & 5. Then on October 6 & 7 the real fun begins as we gather as a parish to serve, volunteer and share the variety of foods and fun activities at the Fall Fest. Please remember to wear one of your KC shirts whether you are helping at one of the booths or bringing the family out to check out the many fun activ-ities.

The church office is asking for help in the form of catechists for the youth ministry and religious education classes. Also, there is a need for wedding and funeral coordinators to work with families wanting to use the church. There continues to be a need at each Mass for ushers, eucharistic ministers and service ministers to assist. This is a great way to give back in service to the church and the many families that help make our family at St. John the Apostle truly a family.

The global Catholic Church also needs help this Oc-tober. Many events will be taking place around the diocese. The 40 Days For Life began on September 27 and will continue through the month. October 11, 2017 will mark the 100th Anniversary of Our La-dy’s appearance to the three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal. Many activities will be occurring on October 10 and 11, so please watch for further announcements.

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Chaplain ................... Fr. Hoa Nguyen (817) 284-4811

Grand Knight ............. Bobby Donahoo (817) 498-9628

Deputy Grand Knight ...... Dave Tyrone (817) 656-2529

Chancellor ..................... Ray Schueler (972) 834-4137

Recorder .......................... John Giglio (817) 281-4617

Treasurer .................... Gary Yanowski (817) 656-1142

Financial Secretary ........ Mark Krueger (817) 939-1192

Advocate .................... Terry Barnhard (817) 707-6135

Warden ..................... Gary Obudzinski (817) 656-3274

Lecturer .......................... Juan Valdez (817) 966-8925

Guard ........................... Matt Costello

(682) 582-4104

Guard ............................... Paul Corbo (847) 707-5108

Trustee (1-Year) ....... Ken Kenvin, PGK (817) 595-4104

Trustee (2-Year) ...... Mike Dellies, PGK (817) 656-1492

Trustee (3-Year) ....... Jerry Dews, PGK (817) 932-0551

INSURANCE

Field Agent ............ Terry Peffers, PGK (817) 690-7924

FOURTH DEGREE

District 3 Master ................... Bill Elliot

San Juan Diego Assembly 2857

Faithful Navigator ....... SK Ron Weldon

Comptroller ............. SK Dick Norgaard (817) 656-2529

DIOCESE

Diocesan Rep. ............... Bruce Mallory (817) 807-2982

District Deputy ................ Matt Haines (817) 586-5858

Knights of Columbus

Scott A. MacDonald Council 8512

Beatification 2

Pro-Life Corner 3

Calendar 4

Birthday Dinner News 5

New You Can Use 6

Orans Posture 7

Inside this issue:

P A G E 2 T H E S P I R I T

[Editor’s Note: Several Council 8512 members travelled to Oklahoma City on Saturday, September 23rd to witness

firsthand the beatification of the first US-born martyr. Fr. Stanley Rother was a priest in Guatemala, not far from our

sister parish of Patzun. The following articles provide a brief summary of Fr. Stanley’s story. For more information,

refer to www.stanleyrother.org.]

Oklahoma Priest Honored With Beatification Ceremony

OKLAHOMA CITY — Fr. Stanley Francis Rother was killed in 1981 while

in Guatemala.

On Saturday, September 23, 2017, thousands of people from around

the world gathered in downtown Oklahoma City for the beatification

of Rother. Crowds lined up around the Cox Convention Center, excited

to attend Rother’s Beatification.

“This is the first time an American priest has been beatified,” said

Paul Coakley, archbishop of Oklahoma City. “He is the first American

martyr the Catholic Church has recognized.”

The ceremony included traditional songs and Catholic leaders came

from across the globe -- all to honor Rother, who spent his time as a

priest serving in Guatemala. In 1981, the Okarche native was killed in

his church in Guatemala.

His sister, Marita Rother, said it’s great to see her brother get this recognition.

“It’s gratifying to know my brother was that well known and that well accepted by the people,” she

said.

The next step for Rother is to become a saint. “We will need to have

a miracle verified. That has to come through his intercession,” Coak-

ley said.

From now on, Rother will be known as blessed.

~ KOCO 5, Oklahoma City

What it's like to gather relics of Fr. Stanley Rother

By Mary Rezac

Oklahoma City, Okla., Sep 20, 2017 / 03:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- When Fr. Stanley Rother, a mis-

sionary priest from Okarche, Oklahoma, was killed by rebels in Guatemala, his body was transferred

back to the United States to be buried by his family.

But his heart remained in Guatemala.

Literally.


Catholic Church has to verify miracle in order for priest to

become saint


President Donald Trump Will Sign Pro-Life Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks By: Katie Yoder | Sep 27, 2017 | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com

A bill proposing to ban late-term abortions is a “high

priority” for President Donald Trump, according to one

pro-life leader who met with him recently. It’s a bill

she’s hoping the media will cover.

On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-

CA) held a press conference with pro-life leaders and pol-

iticians to announce an Oct. 3 vote on the Pain-Capable

Unborn Child Protection Act in the U.S. House of Repre-

sentatives. Speakers at the Washington, D.C. event included Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), Susan

B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser and the Pickering family.

In July 2012, Micah Pickering was born prematurely at twenty weeks (22 weeks gestation) to

Clayton and Danielle. This piece of legislation aims to protect unborn babies after five

months, or Micah’s age at birth, when SBA List reports babies can feel pain. Today, Micah is a

healthy 5-year-old.

Following the press conference, Marjorie Dannenfelser spoke with MRC Culture. While the

House passed (and the Senate blocked) a previous version of the bill in 2015, she stressed

that the Oct. 3 vote would be different.

She first pointed to election pressure. “This will be a big issue in the 2018 Senate elections,”

she said, where constituents can hold politicians accountable.

Not only that, she added, but the bill boasts the support of the president.

“The other thing that is different this time is that the president of the United States, who I

talked with last night at the White House about this, considers it a high priority,” she contin-

ued. “So this has become now a national conversation, not just a conversation that you have

off on the sidelines.”

According to Dannenfelser, 5-year-old Micah embodied the legislation.


Calendar of Events

October 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31 1 2 3 4

2nd PNS Sandwich Making

5th Business Meeting

6th-7th Fall Fest

8th Blood Drive

10th Birthday Dinner

12th First Degree

19th Officers’ Meeting

25th Chapter Meeting

31st Halloween

NOVEMBER 2017

2nd Business Meeting

6th PNS Sandwich Making

11th Veteran’s Day

14th Memorial Mass

16th Officers’ Meeting


23rd Thanksgiving Day

25th Tootsie Roll Drive

DECEMBER 2017

4th PNS Sandwich Making

7th Business Meeting

12th Birthday Dinner


21st Officers’ Meeting

25th Christmas Day

UPCOMING EVENTS


THIS MONTH’S EVENTS

ST. JOHN’S FALL FEST—HELP NEEDED

St. John’s will be hosting its annual Fall Fest event on October 6th and 7th. If you can spare an hour or two, your help with any of the numerous activities the Knights will be doing this weekend will be greatly appreciated. Contact Chuck Seefeldt or just show up with a willingness to help and a smile. We’ll make sure you have fun, and we might even feed you!


OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

1 Joe Soto 15 Kevin Garrett

3 Melecio Malfabon 17 Angel Rubio

4 Michael Castillo 19 Dillon Bachemin

4 Robert Martinez, Jr. 19 Gary Paris

4 Brian Wethington 21 Gus Robicheaux

5 Patrick Ramirez 22 William Bird

5 Bradley Wagner 25 Linwood Arcement

7 Rafael Lodrigueza 25 Arthur Eddy

7 Emmanuel Ortiz 25 Cory Harris

7 Shawn Schroeder 26 Danny Frausto

10 Scott Burk 29 Charles Baker

12 Alfred Kercho 29 Nicholas Fernandez

13 Richard Buswold 29 Thomas Gonzales, Jr.

13 Magnus Obi 30 Chris Dellies

14 John Tittor 30 Oscar Sanchez

15 Terry Barnhard

BIRTHDAY DINNER

Come celebrate this month’s birthdays at our monthly dinner on Tuesday, October 10th, at Chan’s Mongolian Grill, 9147 Highway 26, North Richland Hills, 76180. Dinner will begin at 6:30pm. Contact Sam Moon at (817) 485-0166 to RSVP.

Council 8512 proudly supports the following seminarians:

Randolph (Ed) Hopkins

Joseph Hoffschwelle

Please keep them in your prayers.

PRAYER LIST

Pope Francis I

Pope Benedict XVI

Bishop Michael Olsen

Fr. Jack McKone

Fr. Nghia Nguyen

Fr Hoa Nguyen

Fr. John Martin

Unborn children

Middle Eastern Christians

Victim of Domestic Violence

Victims of the hurricanes and earthquakes

George Knowles

Clif Simon

Bette Dellies

Katie Petit

Pauline Mockabee

Tommie Moon

“Message” from Page 1

In case you haven’t heard, your church and your council can really use your help. And if you are already helping out, please accept my sincere ‘Thank You’. If you know of someone in need, please let us know. While you are getting to know them, ask them if they happen to be a member of the Knights of Columbus, and if not, offer them a Form 100 application. Our efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. Recently, while attend-ing a meeting in another city, the speaker talked about how much she ap-preciated all of the help she received from the Knights of Columbus at her previous parish. She talked about how so much that happened at her church could not have happened were it not for the many Knights she came to rely on . . . at her previous parish of Saint John the Apostle. She closed with how much she loves and misses the Knights at Saint John’s but has found the Knights at her new parish also very helpful.

In conclusion, let us not let our guard down and continue to serve as best we can whenever we can. It is always very much appreciated and noticed.

Vivat Jesus!

Bobby Donahoo

Grand Knight


UN resolution to investigate ISIS crimes praised as step toward recognizing genocide

New York City, N.Y., Sep 24, 2017 / 04:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News). - As the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday to help investigate ISIS crimes in Iraq, one human rights group hailed the development as a step to-wards U.N. recognition of genocide.

“It is incredibly encouraging to see the Security Council take such a significant step towards ensuring justice for the countless victims and their families,” Kel-sey Zorsi, the U.N. Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom In-ternational, stated in response.

The resolution came as the 72nd Regular Session of the U.N. General Assembly is meeting in New York City from Sept. 12-25. It passed by unanimous vote in the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.

The resolution establishes an investigative team, led by a Spe-cial Adviser, to help the government of Iraq gather and preserve evidence of crimes committed by ISIS against religious minori-ties there.

The human rights group ADF International hailed it as a significant development in possibly bringing ISIS criminals to justice, as well as aiding the victims of those crimes.

“We hope that the passage of this resolution reminds Christians in the Middle East that they have not been forgotten, that there is hope, that we will continue fighting for them, and that accountability is on its way,” Zorsi said.

The investigative team must work with the Iraqi government, but also with non-governmental organi-zations (NGOs), ADF International said.

For instance, aid and advocacy groups like the Knights of Columbus and In Defense of Christians were critical in preparing a report documenting ISIS atrocities committed against ethnic and religious mi-norities, which led then Secretary of State John Kerry to declare ISIS actions a genocide.

Also, they said, “the Special Adviser should have a firm background in international law to ensure the right categories are being used for the atrocities committed.”

Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., called the resolution “a landmark” and “a major first step towards addressing the death, suffering, and injury of the victims of crimes committed by ISIS in Iraq – crimes that include genocide.”

“These victims have been Yazidis, Christians, Shia and Sunni Muslims, and many, many more,” she said.

ADF International pointed out that the Security Council “for the first time” did not discount the possi-bility of using the term “genocide” to describe the atrocities committed by ISIS. Human rights advo-cates have argued that ISIS crimes constitute a genocide according to the U.N.’s definition.

According to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide, the intent to com-mit genocide means the “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or reli-gious group.” Genocide can be committed through killing, torture, forced sterilization, moving the children of one group elsewhere, or “deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.”

In 2014, ISIS militants conquered large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq in an attempt to establish a caliphate based upon an extremist interpretation of Islam.

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SAVE THE DATE

The Knights of Columbus Christmas Social is sched-uled for Saturday, December 9th. Make plans to attend the social for an evening of fellowship and Christmas cheer.

Tootsie Roll Fundraiser

Our annual Tootsie Roll Drive will be Saturday, November 25th. Wake up from your turkey coma and come out and help us raise funds to support our Council’s many activi-ties. Contact Dave Garrett for more information.

Sponsors Needed for 2018 15K/5K Run

Sponsors are needed for the 2018 4th Annual KofC 15k/5k run our Council hosts Memorial Day weekend. A successful event depends on a successful sponsorship drive. We need your help in soliciting local businesses to be-come sponsors. If you or someone you know can help, please contact Chuck Seefeldt or Bobby Donahoo for more information. Proceeds benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital. Our Council has donated over $10,000 for child cancer reseach. Please help!

The Faithful Are NOT To Use the Orans Posture During the Our Father

A discussion that is common in Catholic parishes between the more orthodox members of the parish and the more “progressive” members is whether or not the faithful should use the Orans Posture during the Our Father. When such a question comes up, the obvious solution is to go to the rubrics. Unfortunately, in this case, the General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM) is relatively silent on the topic. Because of the GIRM’s silence, many people have taken this to mean that the faithful may do whatever they want. However, this is not the case. In the document, Instruc-tion On Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Min-istry of Priests, put out by the Vatican on August 15, 1997, we read,

"In eucharistic celebrations deacons and non-ordained members of the faithful may not pronounce prayers — e.g. especially the eucharistic prayer, with its concluding doxology — or any other parts of the liturgy reserved to the celebrant priest. Neither may deacons or non-ordained members of the faithful use gestures or actions which are proper to the same priest celebrant. It is a grave abuse for any member of the non-ordained faithful to "quasi preside" at the Mass while leaving only that minimal participation to the priest which is necessary to secure validity" (ICP Practical Provisions 6 §2).

What the above statement means is that we may not say the Eucharistic prayers along with the priest — believe it or not, I see people mouthing the words along with the priest every week. More im-portantly to this topic, this also means the faithful may not use the same gestures that are reserved for the priest celebrant.




(“Relics” from Page 2)

The native Guatemalans loved their pastor so much that they enshrined his

heart at the mission parish in Santiago Atitlan.

On Sept. 23, that heart will go from being a disembodied remain to a first-

class relic, a sacred artifact of someone who has been beatified by the

Catholic Church.

The keeping and venerating of relics is perhaps one of the more bizarre

Catholic practices, but it’s a scripturally-backed practice of the Church

since its beginning.

There are three classes of relics recognized by the Church. First-class relics

are bodily remains of a saint, such as bones or flesh or hair. Second-class

relics are belongings of the saint, such as clothes or other personal items.

Third-class relics are items that have been touched to a first- or second-

class relic of that saint.

When Archbishop Paul Coakley was installed as head of the Oklahoma City

Archdiocese in 2011, he inherited the task of the cause of canonization for

Fr. Stanley Rother. As part of this undertaking, he also inherited the task of

his gathering relics, a process that officially commenced once it was clear that the martyred priest’s

beatification was imminent.

The second-class relics were easy. Over the years, the archdiocese had collected a handful of person-

al items of Fr. Stanley, donated by friends and family, including some of his clothes, and a pipe that

he smoked. Once he is beatified, these things become second-class relics.

But when it came to exhuming the body to collect first-class relics, Archbishop Coakley admits he was

a little lost.

“We had to do a lot of research,” the archbishop told CNA. “This happens so rarely, we didn’t know

how to go about preparing for this.”

First, he obtained permission and rights to Fr. Stanley Rother’s remains from the priest’s two surviv-

ing siblings.

Then, according to Vatican protocol, he gathered the proscribed team of witnesses and medical ex-

perts who would help with the canonical exhumation and examination of Fr. Stanley’s body.

The medical team consisted of a pathologist and an orthopedic surgeon, both local Catholics. They

helped examine and describe the remains, and compile a report sent to the Holy See. Among other

things, the Church looks for signs of incorruptibility, when a body does not decompose. The condition

has been found among some saints, although by itself, it is not enough to prove sanctity.


Fr. Stanley Rother’s heart is

interred inside in the Church

of Santiago Atitlan.



“They had expertise that would be helpful in describing what would be found when his tomb was

opened, because we didn’t know what we could find,” Archbishop Coakley said.

Both the exhumation and examination are done “with great dignity and reverence, and there is a pro-

cess by which we exhumed his body from the family plot at the parish cemetery in Okarche,” the

archbishop added.

“And in that process we took one of his ribs, and that’s what we used for preparing first class relics,”

he said.

His body was then transferred to a temporary resting place in Resurrection Cemetery, a Catholic cem-

etery next to the pastoral center in Oklahoma City, while his rib was sent to Rome.

“There is an Augustinian monastery of St. Lucia in Rome, and they are custodians of relics and have

experience in preparing relics, so we sent our relic of Fr. Rother to them,” Archbishop Coakley said.

The sisters there will divide the rib into many tiny fragments, which will be encased in reliquaries,

available to bishops who wish to obtain relics of Fr. Rother for public veneration. First-class relics are

no longer distributed to lay persons, in order to protect the relics from negligence or abuse.

Meanwhile, the task of preparing the third-class relics (sometimes referred to as “touched relics”) of

Fr. Stanley fell to the Carmelite Monastery of Rochester, New York, a congregation of 11 discalced,

cloistered Carmelite nuns.

Mother Therese, the prioress of the convent, told CNA that while the sisters had done smaller

“touched relic” projects for Carmelite saints, this was the first major relic project the convent has

undertaken.

“A sister from Oklahoma City mentioned to me that the archdiocese was looking for someone to put

together relic cards for Fr. Stanley’s beatification,” she said. “I said, ‘Well we’ve not done this on a

huge scale but we are familiar with this process’...so that’s how it came about, a simple question

from one of our Carmelite nuns.”

Often, third-class relics distributed at beatifications come in the form of a little piece of cloth em-

bedded in a holy card.

“When the body was exhumed, the bones were wrapped in a very large and special cloth,” Mother

Therese said.

This cloth was signed and dated by Archbishop

Coakley during the exhumation in May and then

sent to the nuns, who are punching small holes in

the holy cards of Fr. Stanley and affixing the

pieces of cloth – which will become relics once

Fr. Stanley is beatified – to the cards.

The holy cards also have a picture of Fr. Stanley

on the front, and a prayer for his canonization on

the back – some in English and some in Spanish.

The sisters have already made 10,000 and are ex-

pecting to make several thousand more.

(continued on page 10) Fr. Rother with a young child. Credit: Frankie Williams. Cour-

tesy of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Archives .

P A G E 1 0 T H E S P I R I T


“It’s a very great privilege for us,” Mother Therese said. “It has brought us very close to Fr. Stan-

ley...we feel that he will intercede for us and that he will bless our community and the Church in the

U.S. as well, because he’s the first American-born martyr.”

Archbishop Coakley said working on Father Stanley’s cause has been an honor, especially as someone

who graduated from the same seminary as Fr. Stanley (though years later) and has been interested in

his story for quite some time.

“I took that as a great privilege to be coming into the Oklahoma City Archdiocese at such a time,” he

said.

“I...entrusted my ministry to him and prayed for his assistance and intercession as I undertook this

ministry, I’ve felt a very near kinship with him since I was a seminarian and a priest and as the arch-

bishop now.”

(“News” from Page 6)

As they took over cities and towns in Syria and in Northern Iraq, ISIS killed and displaced many reli-

gious and ethnic minorities in the region, including Christians, Yezidis, Shia and Sunni Muslims, Turk-

men, and Shabak. There were countless reports of murders, torture, the kidnapping and enslavement

of Yezidi and Christian women and girls, evidence of mass graves, and the forced displacement of

hundreds of thousands.

Pope Francis used the term “genocide” to describe what was occurring in 2015. In February of 2016,

the European Parliament declared that ISIS was indeed committing genocide against Christians,

Yazidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities in the region.

“In March of 2016, the U.S. Congress issued a genocide resolution, and on March 17 Secretary of State

John Kerry stated that “in my judgment, Daesh [ISIS] is responsible for genocide against groups in are-

as under its control, including Yazidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims.

“Daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology, and by actions – in what it says, what it be-

lieves, and what it does,” he said, charging that the group “is also responsible for crimes against hu-

manity and ethnic cleansing directed at these same groups and in some cases also against Sunni Mus-

lims, Kurds, and other minorities.”


(“Orans Posture ” from Page 7)

Father, however, the Sacramentary (the book of prayers for Mass used by the priest) states that the

celebrant is to pray the Our Father with hands extended. Looking back at ICP, the faithful are NOT to

use gestures or actions proper to the priest celebrant. Using this argument, one would think that the

rubrics could be used to appeal to the faithful. Unfortunately, many of the faithful view the rubrics

as another set of rules and those of us who wish to enforce the rubrics are no better than the Phari-

sees.

In that regard, let us look instead to another reason why the Orans Posture (and subsequently, hold-

ing hands) is not an appropriate gesture for the faithful during the Our Father. The Our Father takes

place during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This time of prayer and offering is directed to God (as is the

entire Mass, but more specifically during the Liturgy of the Eucharist). As it is directed toward God,

the extending and/or holding of hands creates a horizontal emphasis on the prayer, as opposed to the

vertical emphasis that it demands. Many people who prefer hand holding or the Orans Posture argue

that the Our Father is a community prayer, and as such holding and/or extending hands is a visible

sign of that community. However, the Our Father is a community prayer, not because we hold or ex-

tend our hands, but because we pray it together as the Body of Christ.

On September 3, 1958 the Sacred Congregation for Rites issued a document titled De musica sacra et

sacra liturgia (Instruction on Sacred Music and Sacred Liturgy). This document stated, “Since the Pa-

ter Noster is a fitting, and ancient prayer of preparation for Communion, the entire congregation may

recite this prayer in unison with the priest in low Masses; the Amen at the end is to be said by

all” (DM Prayers and Hymns § 32).

It was at this time that the faithful were given permission to pray the Our Father with the priest.

However, the faithful maintained the same posture as before - standing, with their hands folded in

prayer. Prior to this Instruction, the priest prayed the Our Father on behalf of the faithful. The Orans

Posture is representative of praying on behalf of others. The next time you are at Mass, watch the

priest’s gestures closely. Anytime he offers prayers on behalf of the faithful, he uses the Orans Pos-

ture. Anytime he is offering other prayers, his hands are folded together. Having a better understand-

ing of what particular gestures mean will lead to a better understanding of the Liturgy.

American journalist Hunter S. Thompson was dead on when he said, “Anything worth doing, is worth

doing right.” We are talking about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass here. The Eucharist, “the source and

summit of the Christian Life” (LG 11) is consecrated here. Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and the Lord

of Lords makes Himself present during the Mass. It is of the utmost importance that we treat the Mass

with the respect it deserves. This is not the time nor the place to get creative and inject one’s own

style and preferences.


(Pro Life from Page 3)

“Micah really is the real face of this issue,” she urged. “Because it’s really easy to talk about it, the

abortion issue, in abstract theoretical terms. But when you really have come across … and see a

young man running around full of energy and love, you realize this is not any other political issue.”

While her organization learns “continually that there are other boys and girls like Micah,” Dannen-

felser highlighted that there was a more important discussion than the number of babies who survived

premature births.

“However, even if there were – there are really only a handful, there’s something that’s really im-

portant about it. It’s not about the fact that they lived, that they defied all odds and they lived,

though that’s really important,” she began. “The 20-week bill actually is generally pre-viability, be-

fore children are able to live outside the womb.”

Instead, she argued for the importance of every unborn life, viable or not.

“So viability as an argument is lacking in compassion, when you see that just like a week before Mi-

cah’s birth he could have been legally aborted at many many places,” she added. “You see that this

is about a human being whose life deserves to be protected.”

Dannenfelser also expressed optimism on media coverage of the bill.

“I have really found that over the last several years, of dealing especially with this 20-week bill that

the media in general are listening,” she said. “I mean, there are obviously exceptions.”

But this legislation was something that media could comprehend.

“But because this really appeals to the basic humanity of people, I’m not saying that they’re on our

side, or they’re agreeing, but I think when the – that when they’re faced with this issue, they at least

get it,” she added. “Sometimes they don’t even get our issues.”

For the media to hurt the bill, reporters would have to censor it, she concluded.

“The only way that media bias could really kill this is by not reporting it at all, which is, of course,

one tactic that happens a lot. That would be something of concern,” Dannenfelser concluded. “But

I’m finding mainstream outlets with reporters that they understand why it resonates. They basically

get most of the arguments out and frankly, without the pressure of really good outlets, I don’t think

that would have happened.”

LifeNews Note: Katie Yoder writes for Newsbusters, where this originally appeared.

[Note from Council 8512 Respect Life Committee Chair:

LifeNews.com is sponsoring a petition to congress urging them to pass this important piece of legisla-

tion. If you have been following political news in our country since the election, or at least since

the presidential inauguration in January, you are well aware that many of the people we elected

specifically for purposes of carrying out important work, like defunding Planned Parenthood, have by

and large failed us miserably. This is unacceptable, and we must inform them that we are paying

attention and insisting that they do what they said they would do while on the campaign trail.

Please consider signing on to the LifeNews.com petition by going here: https://

www.gopetition.com/petitions/congress-must-ban-late-term-abortions.html or, contact your mem-

ber of congress directly.]


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• We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control.

• A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.

• Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.

• Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

• Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

• Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.

Scott A. MacDonald

KofC Council 8512

www.kofc8512.org

Texas Knight The Journal of the Knights of Columbus in Texas

S I N C E 1 9 0 2

www.texasknight-news.net

WE NEED YOUR INPUT

In an effort to keep the monthly newsletter pertinent and fresh, we are

looking for news, articles, upcoming events, and other items of interest

to our membership. If you have something you would like to see in the

newsletter, pass that information along to the Spirit editor. Pictures of

brother Knights in action will be greatly appreciated, so please send them

in. Also, every article submitted will be evaluated for possible submission

to the Texas Knight to be included in the next edition. Remember, the

monthly newsletter can be an effective recruiting tool, so we need to

make sure it has up-to-date and useful information.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:

OCTOBER 24TH

VOLUNTEER HOURS

Please be sure to "Post Your Volunteer Hours and Visits" on the UKnight website, or "Record Volunteer Hours" on

your smartphone at www.kofcmobile.org, as soon as you complete them so that UKnight can accumulate your

volunteer hours for you throughout the year. The more we are able to show the impact Knights have on their

communities by accurately tracking and reporting our hours, the more powerful our example will be.

To log your volunteer hours, visit the Council website and navigate to the ‘Members Only’ section.


VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

There are many ways to become active in your Council. Contact one of the committee chairs below to get started. They would love to have you aboard.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Birthday Dinner ................ Sam Moon ................ (817) 485-0166

Ceremonial ..................... Rick Martinez .............. (817) 545-9194

Church ....................... Terry Peffers, PGK ........... (817) 690-7924

Community ..................... Paul Franko ............... (817) 721-3947

Council ........................... Dave Tyrone ............... (817) 656-2529

Fall Fest ........................ Chuck Seefeldt ............. (817) 422-4949

Family ...................................... ...............................................

Night Shelter .................... John Mokry ................ (817) 897-3342

Public Relations ............. Terry Barnhard ............. (817) 707-6135

Recruitment ..................... Chris Stark .......................................

Retention ............................. open ...........................................

Right to Life ................... Rick Martinez .............. (817) 545-9194

Spirit Editor ................. Mike Dellies, PGK ........... (817) 656-1492

Sunshine Lady ............. Donnika Knowles............ (817) 485-4663

Webmaster ...................... John Giglio ................ (817) 281-4617

BREAKFAST CREWS

DAVE DESKEERE .......... (817) 284-3288

Terry Peffers ...................... (817) 690-7924

Bill Stolowski ...................... (817) 281-9325

John Mokry ........................ (817) 284-4537

Rick Cardona ...................... (682) 999-9195

Doug Simmons ................... (817) 412-1148

Dan Weed .......................... (817) 808-1080

Ed McGinley ....................... (817) 319-8921

Paul Corbo ......................... (847) 707-5108

Edward Hernandez ............. (817) 614-8728

MIKE DELLIES ............. (817) 656-1492

Emmanuel Egenti ............... (817) 428-1249

Steve Hoyer ....................... (817) 428-6446

Mark Krueger ..................... (817) 939-1192

Jay Rogers ......................... (682) 221-9157

Mike Walsh......................... (469) 212-6406

Jeff Keifer .......................... (817) 223-9429

Ray Workman ..................... (817) 268-0306

Gus Robicheaux .................. (817) 281-5752

Mike Pollack ....................... (817) 282-5621

MATT COSTELLO ......... (682)-202-1892

Eric Hogentogler ................. (817) 284-2217

Nacho Gonzalez .................. (817) 723-5206

Chris Green ........................ (214) 282-7143

Bill Fettig ...................................................

Council Office is located at:

4101 Frawley Dr., North Richland Hills, TX 76180

Diocese: Fort Worth Caucus: 8 District: 21

MEETINGS ARE THE 1ST & 3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH

Meetings begin at 7:00pm in the Formation Center dinning room

Dinner and Fellowship Following

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. ~ Unknown

Documents

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