THE NAVIGATOR St. Leo Council #9461 Hilton, N.Y. New York District 88 Volume 29, Issue 11 June 2015 C&B Tickets are here. Help give a hand if you can. 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 6 11 13 22 Bernard Connolly Sean Mc Entee Tom Burger Paul Mance June Events 6 18 23 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 Page 1 of 6 Tops Hilton St. Leo Tops Hamlin St. Elizabeth Seton Tops Hilton Memorial Day Parade Page 2 of 6 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. Page 3 of 6 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/ Page 4 of 6 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 703-3573 392-8972 278-4897 392-2710 749-4559 690-3948 613-5705 663-8119 797-3593 392-9564 755-2796 352-1937 794-7045 392-5137 392-6965 752-1282 729-2456 Ask Another Man to Join the Knights of Columbus Page 5 of 6 Place Stamp Here Frank R. Hubbell 278 North Avenue Hilton, NY 14468 Page 6 of 6
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