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St. Leo Council #9461
Hilton, N.Y.
New York District 88
Volume 29, Issue 11
June 2015
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From The Desk of the Grand
Knight
Brothers,
First, congratulations to our Deacons on
their anniversaries for years of service.
Brothers thank you for all of your support
this past year, my first term as Grand
Knight. We embarked on a number of new
projects this past year and had great
success with our endeavors. A lot of our
success would not have been obtained
without the support of our fellow
parishioners, Father Joe and Deacon Lon.
Our two big projects the Food drive and
Sock drive were a HUGE success and
helped many Families and individuals
though a very tough winter. Keep up the
good work my Brothers.
I am proud to say we have 5 new Knights
that alone says a lot. We will be hosting
another Membership Drive Breakfast as
well as our Spouses Dinner in the
upcoming months.
This upcoming year we will continue to
support the Church when called upon
when we can.
Thanks to all that took part in the
Memorial Day Celebration. I am very
proud to call you all my Brothers, keep up
the Good work.
God Bless,
Grand Knight Carm Carmestro
Jlune Birthdays
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Bernard Connolly
Sean Mc Entee
Tom Burger
Paul Mance
June Events
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Justin Miller’s Deacon Ordination
Officer’s Meeting
Council Meeting
C&B Ticket Sales
06/27/15
08/15/15
09/19/15
09/26/15
10/10/15
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Tops Hilton
St. Leo
Tops Hamlin
St. Elizabeth Seton
Tops Hilton
Memorial Day Parade
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Insurance Message
The Value of Membership
Referrals
As a professional insurance agent, one of
the things I appreciate most is when one
of my brother Knight clients or his wife
refers another member to me. This is a
great endorsement of the service I
provided. It tells me that they were so
pleased with what I helped them
accomplish that they want me to help
others achieve the same level of financial
safety and security. When I meet with
you, please pass along the names of
those who might be able to benefit from
the analysis that I provide.
Similarly, there is no stronger membership
recruiting tool than the referral. How many
of us know an eligible Catholic male who
is not a member of the Knights of
Columbus? Do you have Catholic family
or friends, local or not, who have yet to
join? Most likely, they’ve never been
asked and don’t know enough about the
Order to seek out membership on their
own.
If you have names of potential members,
please pass them along to me or your
Grand Knight. Let us know if we can use
your name when we contact the
gentlemen in question. It’s always more
effective to tell a candidate for
membership that he was recommended
by a current member, especially someone
he knows. Don’t worry if the candidate is
outside the area I serve or beyond the
district of the local councils, we can make
sure we put these future members in
touch with the right people in their
communities.
New members are the lifeblood of the
Order. All the good deeds done by the
Order are driven by the members. Over
the past decade, Knights have given more
than $1.475 billion to charity and provided
in excess of 673 million hours of service.
And our membership has merely
scratched the surface in North America.
Imagine the potential.
Dan McKinley
(585) 749-9953
For Your Information
Responsibilities of the Grand Knight:
Foster an atmosphere of cooperation and
teamwork in the council.
Establish council goals (both membership
and programming) for the fraternal year.
Be familiar with the “Charter, Constitution
and Laws” of the Order, and the council’s
by-laws.
Appoint a membership director and a
programming director, then works with
them in appointing committees.
Appoint a lecturer.
Appoint a chaplain.
Presides at all council meetings and
functions
Host monthly council officer meetings.
Act as an ex officio member of all
committees.
Ensure that all reports and reporting forms
require by the state council and supreme
council are filed on time.
Interact with the financial secretary and
treasurer to ensure that the council is
meeting financial obligations to the
Supreme (per capital tax and Catholic
Advertising Fund) and state councils and
others.
Oversee the council’s membership
procedures in conjunction with the
financial secretary.
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Monitor the council’s progress in obtaining
Supreme and state council awards.
Appoint an Admission Committee and
monitors its activity.
As Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
works with trustees to ensure proper
procedures are followed as they relate to
financial matters. Prepares and conducts
the semiannual audit.
Work with the treasurer and financial
secretary in preparing a council budget.
Serve as a member of the advisory board
of a circle sponsored by the council.
Attend the semi-annual district meetings
as well as the annual state meeting.
Schedules and monitors council First
Degree exemplifications, and assists
district deputy with higher degree
exemplifications as needed.
Prayer to Stop Abortion
Oh God, forgive us for the atrocities of abortion. Forgive those who have
the chance to help the unborn but turn their backs.
Breathe the wisdom of the Holy Spirit into our lawmakers and judges.
Give courage and strength to those who must choose whether to
terminate a pregnancy.
Give all of us the stamina to fight those who advocate abortion. Help us
to respect the Sanctity of Life as an extension of Your Divine Love, We ask this as always,
through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Amen.
To see the latest abortion statistics: http://www.numberofabortions.com/
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Get Well Wishes and Prayers
Our sincere best wishes to all our brothers and their families; Ruth Collins, Marge Kanaley,
Linda Krist, George Herbert, Betty Howe, Al Howe, Joe Manioci, PGK, Mike Strusienski,
Mary Tymkin, Wayne Wirth, Frank Hubbell, Dave Tresohlavy, Dave Williams, Bill Walker
Council #9461 Officers
Grand Knight ............................... Carm Carmestro
Deputy Grand Knight ................... José Rivera
Chancellor .... ............................... Walt Horylev
Chaplain....... ............................... Fr. Joe Catanise
Recorder ...... ............................... Neil Combs
Financial Secretary ...................... Mike Strusienski
Treasurer ..... ............................... R. J. Yockel, PGK
Lecturer........ ............................... Deacon Lon Smith
Advocate ...... ............................... Bob Appleby
Warden ........ ............................... John Stanton
Inside Guard ............................... Joe Manioci, PGK
Inside Guard ............................... John Appleby
Outside Guard.............................. Joe Lee
Outside Guard.............................. Mike Henderson
1 yr Trustee .. ............................... John Niziurski, PGK
2 yr Trustee .. ............................... Rick Beyrle, PGK
3 yr Trustee .. ............................... Ray Ward, PGK
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Ask Another Man to Join the Knights of Columbus
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Place
Stamp
Here
Frank R. Hubbell
278 North Avenue
Hilton, NY 14468
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