Grand Knight s Report - STEVE RADZIMINSKI

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1 BISHOP SEBASTIAN COUNCIL NO February 2018 Volume 57, Issue 8 KNIGHTS REPORTER Grand Knight s Report - STEVE RADZIMINSKI It is hard to believe that God has called three of our members to Himself within a month, but God has seen fit to call Brothers Paul Pekowitz, Edward Eichelberger, and Gerald Heilman. Please remember them and their families in your prayers. Please also remember those who are ailing. I have been receiving good news from our Membership Director, PGK Michael Mank, about his recruitment efforts with the help of the Council members. It is possible that February will get us over half way to our membership quota. Star Council is definitely within reach. Please keep up your efforts. We have been having difficulties with the phone tree, a software glitch and not incorrect phone numbers. I have contacted the programmer, and will stop using the tree until it is fixed. In the meantime, we will ask the Stevenson s to keep us up to date using and Facebook postings. Lent starts on February 14, Use the time well to prepare for Easter. God Bless! Inside this issue Chancellor Report... 2 Service Reports... 2 DOSEAS Report... 9 Council Calendar Deacon Don Cupps Knights of Columbus - Marlowe Agency 600 Fairmount Avenue Suite 100 Towson, MD don.cupps@kofc.org Plan for this Tax Day and into the Future April 15 (tax day) is right around the corner. It s become popular this time of year to encourage the opening of an IRA or similar retirement annuity, or the depositing of additional funds into an existing account, as a tax-savings vehicle. Or perhaps someone has tried to convince you to open an account, touting the rate of interest that money in one of these accounts can earn. Let me join the chorus of folks encouraging you to open or add funds to an annuity, but for a different reason. Certainly, contributing money to a Knights of Columbus annuity will allow you to save some money on your income tax return. And, our annuities do pay a very competitive interest rate, consistent with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal. Opening or adding to an annuity for these reasons, however, strikes me as taking a short-term view of a product that is designed to provide long-term security. How much security? How does retirement income that you cannot outlive guaranteed sound to you? (Continued on page 10)

2 Chancellor s Report Sick List RON LIND ROBERT FREY, PGK ROBERT PAHR JR. WILLIAM SNYDER SR, PGK Death EDWARD EICHELBERGER, PGK ISABEL SAINZ MOTHER OF PABLO SAINZ GERAID HEILMAN Please notify Bishop Sebastian Council of our sick and deceased members and their families by contacting: Chancellor Joseph Keller ( ) SERVICE REPORTS Membership Michael Mank, PGK The month of January has been a very slow time but it has given me the opportunity to plan for the spring. The membership weekend for St. Ursula is April 7 and 8, and for St. Isaac is May 19 and 20. I am waiting for a response from St. Clare. On February 16 there will be a 3rd Degree at Knights Of Fatima Council at the church on Pratt Street. Tyler Stone, Franklin Crispi, and Dennis Romagnano are scheduled for this degree. On February 5, our next meeting we will have a 1st Degree. There is a possibility of 5 candidates. The quota is 14, we now have 4, with your continued help with carrying the form 100 or the 921A Card, Star Council Award is do able. UPCOMING THIS SPRING May 7 - Living Rosary May 11, 12 and 13 - Marigolds Program Director s Report William Keenan, PGK Church Activities - Michael Colbourne, PGK Link to St. Ursula Parish bulletin: Please peruse the weekly bulletins for events at St. Ursula Parish. Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola Lord, Teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; To give and not to count the cost; To fight and not to heed the wounds; To toil and not to seek for rest; To labor and not to seek for reward except for that of knowing I do Your most Holy Will. Amen. 2

3 Catholic Men s Fellowship (CMF) We invite you to join other Catholic Men for a spiritual growth opportunity. We meet at the St. Ursula Parish Spiritual Center on the first Saturday of the month starting at 7:15 a.m. and ending at 9:30 a.m. Next meetings: Saturday, February 3, 2018 Saturday, March 3, th Annual CMF Conference One Day Lenten Retreat March 10, 2018 Locations: South Location (Main Location) St. Philip Neri Catholic Church 6405 S Orchard Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD North Location (Satellite Location streamed LIVE) St. Mary Magdalen Mission of St. Margaret Parish 141 N Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD Theme: Hail, Holy Queen! Knighted by Mary More information can be found on WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Catechists for Monday night Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) Lector Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist Greeter Wedding anniversary Mass and Reception on the 1 st Sunday of the month after the 9:00 a.m. Mass Children s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) on the 2 nd and 4 th Sunday of the month after the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses Pre-Cana Marriage preparation Traditional Choir St. Ursula School Don Kobrick January 12th - Family Movie Night in the school gym. Cars 3, will start at 6:30pm. Doors open at 6:00pm. 20th - SUFC is holding their 80's Dance. 7pm-11pm. Costumes are welcome. See attached flyer 28th - February 2nd - Catholic Schools Week The Month of January - SUFC is running the Tuition Raffle. See attached flyer February 23rd Al Hahn Basketball Tournament starts 25th - PHSA is holding their Spaghetti Dinner. 2pm-6pm. 3

4 Round Table Coordinator Deacon Don Cupps Questions\comments\concerns about the aforementioned? Please contact PGK Michael Colbourne either in-person, or phone ( ) Additional activities at St. Ursula Church Links to our other affiliated church bulletins: St. Isaac Jogues St. Thomas More St Clare Culture of Life Activities - To date, the Maryland State Council has donated 20 ultrasound machines to pregnancy care centers throughout the state. For each machine, the State Council contributes about $25,000 that is matched by funds from the Knights of Columbus Supreme Headquarters. The program needs funds. Several councils and districts are planning to hold or have held fundraisers specifically for the Ultrasound Project. Can your council do the same? For more information or to make a donation, contact Richard Siejack at RVSiejack@aol.com. Have you ever wanted to become more engaged in the legislative process and weigh in on issues important to you as a (Continued on page 5) 4

5 Catholic? Please join Maryland s bishops and hundreds of fellow Catholics for the Maryland Catholic Conference s 34th Annual Catholics in Annapolis on Thursday, February 22. Catholics in Annapolis provides parishioners the opportunity to speak in person with elected officials about issues important to our faith. The event begins at St. John Neumann Mission Church with briefings on the relevant issues considered by the General Assembly from a faith perspective. Shuttles will be provided to downtown Annapolis where you can meet your legislators. More information can be found at http: // Plan to participate in the Maryland March for Life, on March 12th, in Annapolis, and again tell our legislators we want them to bring an end to the taking of innocent lives. More information can be found at http: // Action without prayers will not be effective. Will your council or church host a pro-life Mass? The State Council is available to help with publicity, suggestions, and after-mass speakers. Even if you do not need help, let us know of your activity. For more information, contact Mike Furst at mfurst1@yahoo.com. Vivat Jesus! Mike Furst State Director Culture of Life Programs Community Activities - Roy C. Gary Mardi Gras visit to the nursing homes on Tuesday February 13. Council Activities - Martin Keenan See Page 7 for upcoming events Family Activities Tom Stevenson Jr N/A Youth Activities N/A 5

6 Retention Chairman s Report PGK Michael Colbourne ( ) MATTHEW 5:14-30 Use your God-given talents to continue to build God s kingdom here on Earth. Our Council needs: An administrator to maintain Council roster spreadsheet A marketer to advertise our Council within the Parishes we support Wear your badge Please wear your badge at every Church function to be recognized as a Knight of Columbus for our Council. If you do not have a badge, please contact the Retention Director. Your Parish needs If you know of any services your Parish needs, please provide the information to the Retention Director. Knights Reporter Please contact the Retention Chairman if you know of a Council member or a Widow of a deceased Council member who wants to receive the monthly Knight Reporter by or delivered as a printed document. State Convention 2018 Steve Ransdell ( ) is requesting assistance for the State Convention in May 2018 Specifically, volunteers are needed for one or more sessions. Responsibilities include helping kids with crafts, supervising games and escorting kids to the bathrooms. Steve and his wife, Brenda, will take care of all the logistics and purchasing. They just need more adults in the room to help them wrangle the children. Another task they can use help with is getting the food ready to serve. They are hoping to get one person (or team of people) to oversee all for the food preparation. They will provide the food and get it to the hotel; just need to have someone take charge of heating things up while we work with the activities. Food preparation is simple, but it does currently take one of us out of the mix of supervising the kids. Questions\comments\concerns about the aforementioned? Please contact Retention Director, PGK Michael Colbourne either in-person, (michael_colbourne@yahoo.com) or phone ( ). 6

7 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. ALL THE PANCAKES YOU CAN EAT The event will be held at the Columbian Club hall on February 13, 2018 Time: 6-8PM Cost: 8:00/person Children under 10 FREE Reservations Must be made in advance Reservation Deadline is Friday February 9th. Call or your reservations to: Thom Stevenson or Menu: Pancakes, Bacon, Sausage, Country Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, Coffee, Tea, Milk Cost for all walk-ins $15.00/pp 7

8 The Supreme Convention is being held in Baltimore this year. The State Council is looking for volunteers to help with various activities. If you would like to help, please fill out the form below and send it in. The more the merrier. 8

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10 (Continued from page 1) Fraternal Benefits Cont. Here at the Knights of Columbus, you can open a retirement annuity for as little as $300. Consistent and disciplined savings placed into that annuity over time can properly structured guarantee you an income at retirement that you cannot outlive. That guarantee along with the fact that no one has ever lost money left in a Knights of Columbus annuity (remember absolute safety of principal) really will provide you with peace of mind. I am happy to meet with you at your convenience and in your home to explain in detail the benefits of opening a Knights of Columbus annuity, along with the benefits of our top-rated life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance plans. February 2018 Schedule of Events Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat FEB 5 Council Meeting FEB 12 Officer Meeting FEB 19 Council Meeting Feb 13 Shrove Tuesday Pancakes Ash Wednesday Mar 2 Mar 11 Soup & Salad St. Ursula s Chili Cook-off