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Flagship
Santa Maria Council, No. 1443
The
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Grand Knight
John D. Pojawis, Jr , PFN
(856) 906-7791
Chancellor
Jerry Burke, Esq
Deputy Grand Knight
James Horan Jr.
350 CRYSTAL LAKE AVENUE
HADDON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 08033
Phone (856) 854-9845
Editor: Pat Cummings
Warden
Adam Elgart, Esq
www.santamaria1443.org
Celebrating
Our 106th Year!
1909 - Francis Finnigan
1911 - Charles F. Riegert
1914 - August Gerdelman
1915 - Michael J. Manning
1916 - Patrick F. Courtney
1918 - John A. Gilson
1919 - William Rodgers
1920 - John J. Nagle
1921 - John A. Helferty
1922 - James W. Kelley
1924 - Charles V. Lynch
1925 - Peter J. Lyons
1926 - Robert H. Rabe
1930 - James E. Bateson
1932 - James P. Green
1933 - William P. Breen
1936 - Thomas J. Scattergood Sr.
1938 - Daniel W. Riley
1940 - Edward F. McLarney
1941 - Joseph A. Discher
1944 - Joseph E. Gilson
1946 - Charles H. Barrett
1948 - James J. Burns
1950 - Edward A. Rodig
1952 - Joseph A. Schmidt
1954 - Bernard F. McNulty
1956 - James F. Shea
1958 - Thomas J. Conley
Grand Knight’s Message
Brothers,
As we prepare to celebrate Easter, let us thank our Lord Jesus Christ for the
greatest gift of all. He gave his life for our eternal salvation. As we celebrate that
great day, let us thank him for everything that we have, including the time that we
will spend with family and friends. We pray that all Brother Knights and their
families have safe travel wherever they go to celebrate this joyous event.
We held a lot of great events that included a First Degree with our PGK and
FDD Brother John Erwin as the honoree. We honored our Police Officers who
serve and protect us at our annual Police Night. Thanks to Brother Don Wilson for
coordinating the event. We held Membership Drives at our three Parishes, with
thanks to our Chancellor Jerry Burke. We held our MS Drive, with thanks to
Brother Mike Meo, who coordinated the event.
We have a lot of great events this month that includes our annual Good Friday
Fish Dinner on Friday, April 3rd, run by our Trustee and PGK Mark Kiernan. We
are holding a First Degree on Monday, April 6th at 8 pm. Our Annual Intellectual
Disabilities Drive will be held from Thursday, April 23rd through Sunday, April
26th. Please see our Chancellor Jerry Burke for more details.
I ask you to read the Calendar of events and the articles inside to see the other
wonderful things going on at the Council this month. Our Knight of the Month for
March 2015 was Guard Thomas Slattery, who helps out in many other Council
activities and took over our Council Spelling Bee.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. My
phone number is listed above. My email address is [email protected].
Thank You and God Bless Always!
Vivat Jesus
John
April 2015
Vol. 21 No. 4
William J. Collins - 1960
Michael J. Minyon - 1962
Thomas J. Madden - 1964
Charles J. Burke - 1966
John K. Manning - 1968
James G. Welsh - 1970
Joseph M. Cummings - 1972
James A. Gillece - 1974
Eugene E. Howard - 1976
Albert J. Franks - 1978
Reginald F. Beckett - 1980
Eugene E. Howard, Jr. - 1981
Albert J. Jacquot, III - 1983
Robert W. Nickol - 1986
George R. Schmidt - 1988
Nicholas J. Fesi - 1990
James W. Ott - 1992
John J. Mazziotti, Jr. - 1993
Nicholas J. Fesi - 1994
Albert H. Johnson, Jr. - 1995
William J. Carr - 1997
George Ezekiel - 1998
Lennis F. Hughes - 2000
Mark V. Kiernan - 2002
John A. Erwin III –2004
Daniel V. Farrell - 2006
Michael J. Weiglein-2008
Daniel C.Olivieri-2010
W. Steve Wells-2011
George R. Aaron Sr.-2012
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Coming Events April 2015
April 2
Thu
Nocturnal Adoration – St. Rose Chapel /
HOLY THURSDAY
8:00 P.M.
April 3
Fri
GOOD FRIDAY Fish Dinner
April 5
Sun
EASTER SUNDAY – EGG HUNT
SJW PARISH
April 6
Mon Council Meeting – FIRST DEGREE
8:00 P.M.
April 9
Thu
7:30 P.M.
April 10
Fri
April 11
Sat
April 13
Mon Officers Meeting
7:30 P.M.
April 15
Wed 4th Degree Meeting
7:30 P.M.
April 16
Thu
5:30 P.M.
Faith & Scripture Sharing – SMC Hall
Friday Night Social
$ 4.00 Dinner and refreshments /Nominating Committee
5:30 P.M.
Menu
April
7:00 P.M.
Hoagie Sale 7 - Council
Rosary Group
Friday Night Social
$ 4.00 Dinner and re-
April 17
Fri
April 20
Mon Council Meeting
8:00 P.M.
April 22
Wed Chapter Meeting – SMC Hall
8:00 P.M
April 23
Thu
April 24
Fri
Intellectual Disabilities Drive
Evangelical summit - FNS canceled /
Charity raffle in card room / Intell. Dis.
Drive
April 25
Sat
Intellectual Disabilities Drive
April 26
Sun
Intellectual Disabilities Drive
April 30
Thu
Nocturnal Adoration – St. Rose Chapel
freshments
7:00 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M
John Paul II Chapter Blood Drive
Save the Date Wednesday, May 27th for the
K of C, John Paul II Chapter Annual Blood
Drive. Times: 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm. If you
have not donated since April 1st you are eligible to donate with us on May 27th. Your
help in this Drive is critical to our success in
reaching our lofty goal of 50 pints. The need
Brothers! At the April 10 social, Santa Ma- for blood is constant. Your commitment to
help save lives is truly appreciated and makes
ria Council will be hosting a fitting for
a difference in the lives of patients in need.
Knights wear. Come out and select from an
Will take reservations starting April 27th.
assortment of shirts and jackets that can be
personalized with the Emblem of the Order or Fraternally, JJ Buttil, Chairman
the Fourth Degree. A chance to truly look
good, while doing good. Special thanks to
Phil Pfaffman for helping to make this possible.
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3rd Good Friday Fish Dinner
10th Ham & Cheese sandwiches
17th Chicken cheesesteaks
24th No social
Menu is subject to change
NO FNS ON APRIL 24th
A two-day Evangelical Summit is being held
at the Council home on April 24-25, so there
will be no Friday Night Social that Friday.
That night’s charity raffle drawings will be
held in the card room at 9:00 p.m. Use the
door toward the front of the building. The
Intellectual Disabilities drive will be held,
with activity restricted to the card room.
Food for Families
(Hunger Harvest)
Thanks to your efforts and contributions
throughout the year, this Easter we are able
to provide 33 families with much need holiday baskets. Pat, myself and the committee
can not thank you enough for making this
happen. To all the Brothers who donate, assemble, and deliver, a heartfelt THANK
YOU!!! Keep up the Char itable Spir it as
we go forward through next year.
Jimmy Horan Jr. DGK
The Committee Members
Charity Raffle
Chances are being mailed out and delivered.
Please sell and/or purchase them as soon as
possible. The anticipated return date is no
later than April 15th. Please help the council
succeed while we get through this transition.
Remember that all tickets are eligible to win
every day (54 times)! Please help keep our
BIGGEST semi-annual fund raiser the success it has always been.
Charity Raffle Committee
DUES
Second notices for unpaid 2015 dues went
out in March. If you haven't paid yet, please
send your dues in ASAP. Thanks to the many
brothers who have already paid. We appreciate your diligence and loyalty. Remember,
our grace period is now over. You are not in
good standing with unpaid dues, and your
2014 card will no longer get you into Knights
functions. Contact FS John Froonjian at
[email protected] or at 609 828-9392 if
you have questions or to work out a payment
plan.
Discovery Men’s Retreat Day
Saturday, April 18th at the Discovery House
3730 Richards Ave. Mullica Twonship
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Meals Included
Contact: Dan Mc Shane: 856-882-8652 or
[email protected]
Suggested $20.00 donation
greatly appreciated but not required
Note: For anyone wishing additional fellowship the house will be available for an optional overnight stay
Clothing Collection
The clothing bins are in at Santa Maria Council! They are located at the rear of our
Building facing the ball fields. Please note
that donations are NOT destroyed or sold as
rags or fillers Please bring donations at any
time and pass the word
The Intellectual Disabilities Drive will be
held on Thursday April 23rd, Friday April
24th, Saturday April 25th and Sunday April
26th. We have three store locations for our
coin drop. These stores are the Acme in
Audubon, the Acme in Westmont and the
Ladies Auxiliary
Auxiliary meeting will be April 8th 2015 7:30 Thriftway in Westmont. The hours for the
coin drop are Thursday and Friday from 9AM
to 9PM and Saturday and Sunday from 9AM
Sisters Night
Brothers,
to 5PM.
Sister's night was a huge success. We
We are also having a coin drop on Saturday
had 92 Sisters attend this year's
the 25th from 9AM to 3PM at the White
Dinner. This was the largest crowd
Horse Pike and Kings Highway in Audubon.
since I have been a Knight!
You can sign up to volunteer beginning April
We had Sisters from Pleasantville,
6th for either or both of these collection opSomers Point, Ocean City, Vineland,
portunities. You can sign up at the Council
Elmer, Watchung, and the local area as well. Hall or call me at (856) 931-3883 to reserve a
time.
Sister Boguslawa Baginska with the
In addition to volunteering you can make a
Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate
monetary donation with a check made out to
Conception at St Mary's in Cherry Hill
SMC 1443-IDD. Checks may be mailed in or
attended the dinner. Sister was featured
dropped off any time at the Council Hall until
on the back cover of the December issue
May 31st.
of the Columbia magazine, along with
Thank you for your anticipated participation
12 others from her convent.
in whatever manner.
Jerry Burke, Chairman
We had large attendance of our brother
Knights to attend to the Sisters’ needs.
Thank you all for your support and help
PLEASE SUBMIT
to make this the most successful Sisters
If you have anything that may be of interest to
night yet.
our Members and would like it to be included
Mike Weiglein, PGK
in the monthly Flagship, please send all items
Chairman
by the 20th of the month to Pat Cummings,
[email protected]
Knights of Faith Activities
Rosary Night at the Knights
All are welcome to council at 7 P.M. on the
3rd Thursday of the month. This is a great
opportunity to strengthen your faith and
commitment. Light refreshments served.
For additional information contact
Jay Karbiwnyk 609-922-0493
Faith in Scripture Sharing
Take time to reflect on priorities and our
Faith in everyday life. Bring a Bible and
enjoy an evening with Monsignor Michael
Mannion. Light refreshments served.
Second THURSDAY of the Month @ 7:30
PM. Santa Maria Council
For additional Information: Eric Leva
(856)816-8123, [email protected]
Reminder…
When a family member dies, please ask the
funeral director to publish that in lieu of flowers, please make a memorial donation to Santa
Maria Council 1443, located at 350 Crystal
Lake Avenue, Haddon Township, NJ 08033.
This will help us with our many charitable
endeavors
Father McGivney Guild
Brothers, please take a few minutes to join the
Guild. Membership applications appear in
Columbia magazine, or you can join at the
Order's website at: www.kofc.org. Both individual and family enrollment can be had.
Adam Elgart, Warden
Please note that the McGivney Mass which
was snowed out in March has been rescheduled to April 30 at 7:00 pm at Transfiguration
in Collingswood. Please consider coming out
to help commemorate in prayer our founder.
April 2015
Ailing Brothers: J im McShane, Bill Hoffman and Col. Edwar d E. Davis, Sr ., USMC (Retir ed), Rober t J . McFetr idge J r ., Chuck Guidotti, Deacon Emil Ralbusky, Paul Campana, Jim Shields, Jim Farry, Mike Sharp, Rich Lipko, Mike Meo, Steve Quigley, James J. Beckett
Jr., Ed Eissing, Walt Eife, Don Wilson, John Colgan, Walt Sandell, Dan Beckett, John Ciarrocchi, Charlie Cunane, Ed Byerley
Deceased Brothers: Br other Louis Teti J r ., Br other J oe Lyons, Br other J ack Riley, Br other Leonar do M. Celia.
Ailing Family: Amy Meo wife of Br other Michael, Chr is Ebbeson, son of Br other David, Susan Ganella, r elative of Br other Mike
Conway, Bernadette Osman, wife of Brother Mark, Phyllis Bergbauer, wife of Brother Lou, Gloria Mazziotti, wife of Brother John, FDD,
PGK, Dot Heim, wife of Brother Walt, Paul Pojawis, uncle of Grand Knight John Pojawis Jr., Lynn Guidotti, wife of Brother Chuck, Roberta
Jurash, daughter of Brother Fred, and sister of Brother Mark, Janet Dugan, wife of Brother Paul, Diane Wilson, wife of Brother Don, Joe &
Adel Mitchel, in-laws of Brother Joe Procacci
Deceased Family: Helen Valvar di, mother of Br other Mike, Sam Iezzi, father in-law of Brother Darrin Dezzi, Mary Finn mother-in-law
of Brother John Froonjian
List will be updated after 12 weeks
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