Knights of Columbus
Western Metroplex Chapter
Newsletter
May 2015
Meeting:
The next chapter meeting will be held May 27, 2015 at Scott McDonald Council 8512 at St. John the
Apostle Catholic Church in North Richland Hills, TX. The address is 4101 Frawley Dr. North Richland
Hills, TX 76180 in the Formation Center dining room. Meal will be served at 6:30-7:30. Meeting will
begin at 7:30 P.M.
President’s Corner
This last weekend was the annual Texas State Knights of Columbus Convention in Houston, TX. It was
one of the best conventions conducted, second only to the 2014 convention that the Fort Worth Diocese
Knights hosted in far, far east Ft. Worth better known as Dallas. The state council re-elected the same
officers for a second term. Our State Deputy is still Terry Simonton whose leadership has been
exemplary in the first year.
The Chapter hosted a Hospitality Room at the convention and again, Manny Passilas and his crew did a
tremendous job of providing food and refreshments to all. Thank you brothers.
We need to ask all councils in the Chapter to please donate whatever money you can for that Hospitality
Room so the Chapter can be repaid for the money advanced to provide the room and all the food and
drinks. The Chapter advanced $2500.00 and to date, we have received less than $500.00 to help defray
that cost. If you would, please bring your donation to the next Chapter meeting in May. It would be
greatly appreciated.
Also, please be thinking about the upcoming elections at the June meeting at Council 759 in Keller.
There is a list of candidates in the minutes but all positions are open for nominations. The Secretary’s
position is open as SK Mike Broom has been elected as GK for his home council.
If you have an important event coming up in the future more than a month, print up a flyer or memo that
you can pass out to everyone and then only mention it to the membership and they can read the handout.
You can also post your events on the chapter website or contact SK Bill Tillotson, the webmaster, and
he will help you get that done. It will reach a much larger audience that way. Please read the April
minutes as there is some very important news contained in those minutes about the profit distribution to
several good causes.
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8512 5k/15k
Under Stars
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Webmaster
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Minutes
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Webmaster Training
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March Minutes
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Please encourage your council membership to attend the Chapter
Meetings.
God bless you and your families.
Vivat Jesus,
Jack Schooley
Chapter President
Fort Worth Western Metroplex Chapter
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VP Corner
If you have not paid your council dues yet, please pay your dues as soon as possible. Remember that
when we have elections or an item is brought up for a vote in a Chapter Meeting, only Councils that
have paid their dues are eligible to vote on the matter up for vote.
From the Ladies
No Report
Trustee Report:
No Report
Upcoming Degrees
May 9
May 29
May 30
First Degree in Keller hosted by Council 759 (Council Hall)
First Degree in Fort Worth hosted by Council 11423 (St. Rita)
Major Degree in Mansfield hosted by Council 7736 (St. Jude)
Dates to Remember (2015):
May 1-3, 2015
May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015
MAY 10, 2015
May 22-23, 2015
May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015
May 25, 2015
May 27, 2015
June 6, 2015
June 6, 2015
June 24, 2015
State Convention, Houston
Special Olympics, Tennis Competition, Fort Worth
Council 4709 Mother’s Day Dinner/Dance
MOTHER’S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Special Olympics Spring Games, Arlington
Ordination Mass, St. Patrick Cathedral, Fort Worth
Knights of Columbus 5k/15k Run, Fort Worth
Council 4709 Memorial Day 5k Run
Western Metroplex Chapter Meeting, location TBD
Knights of Columbus Webmaster Training, Mansfield
Knights of Columbus Car Show, Arlington
Western Metroplex Chapter Meeting, Council 759, Keller
ALL the most up to date information for these events and other is
located on Chapter Website
www.kofc-ftw.org
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Knights of Columbus Webmaster Training
June 6, 2015 – 9:00 AM
Grand Knights! Financial Secretaries! Webmasters! Learn how to use your Council UKnight
Website to:
- Increase Communication with membership
- Use Interactive Calendar / Online sign-ups
- Show council pictures/videos online
- Communicate across the Chapter/Diocese
- Recruit younger members
- And much, much more!
The training will be in two parts:
9:00 AM – 10:30-ish AM – Webmaster 101 – You’re starting your Council website from
scratch or don’t really know the basics of the functionality of the UKnight sites. We’ll
cover what the website does and how the Webmaster and Council Officers can update
it.
10:30-ish AM – noon – Advanced Topics – we will discuss the following – E-Mail
Center, Uknights Job Center, UKnight Market Center, Offsite Image Storage, HTML
programming.
Fort Worth Diocesan Webmaster Bill Tillotson will walk you through how to use your UKnight
website to achieve your goals and much more. We’ll have a computer set up with projector and
we’ll start working on YOUR council website RIGHT THERE IN THE TRAINING!
Bring your own computer to login into wifi and work on your website. Bring login credentials to
Supreme Website to update your membership roster.
When: June 6, 2015 at 9:00 A.M.
Where: St. Jude Catholic Church Parish Center - 310 Graves Street, Mansfield, TX.
Park in small parking lot at north end of Parish Center and come in the doors on that
end.
Cost: FREE!
PLEASE RSVP so I’ll know if anyone is coming! Just e-mail me at
[email protected] or call at 817-690-0556
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Chapter Meeting Minutes
4/29/15
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The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM by the President, Jack Schooley.
A prayer was offered by. Host D.D.
The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted. Yes.
Roll call of Officers: All Officers present
The next Chapter Meeting will be held on May 27, 2015 at Council 8512 in N. Richland Hills, TX
Vice President’s Report: A Reminder to all councils who have not paid their Charity goal would not be able to vote in
elections
Reading of the minutes from the previous meeting: Approved as posted. Yes.
Special Report:
Treasurer’s Report:
Treasurer’s Report Western Metroplex Chapter
April 29, 2015
Since last report on March 25, 2015
1094.06
TOTAL – Received from the Vice President on Mar 25, 2015.
1094.06
TOTAL – Deposited 4/13/2015
There are currently no outstanding checks.
Check 673
Fort Worth Hospitality Room State Convention
2,500.00
Check 674
Diocesan Freethrow – Nolan High Donation
100.00
Check 675
State Convention Booklet Full Page Ad
225.00
Online account balances as of March 29, 2015
Chapter Account
$3,605.92
Convention Account
$18,642.84
Old Business:
Chapter committee Report,
Last month the recommendations of the Convention Committee were made and then tabled until this month. A motion was
made to accept them as outlined in March minutes, seconded and passed on verbal vote. Any Charities monies recovered
would go back to general account
Past State Deputy Report:
Held Knight Under the Stars at UNT. Appreciation to Assemblies (Cardinal O’Connor 2662 & LW McKeenna 2049 and the
following Councils : Lewisville 7884, Denton 4771, Denton 12553 & UNT 14789 for making this event a success. The profit
made from this event was $8K with 4K going to SJP2
Attended & Joint Gainesville, Lindsat, Muenster, Montclair Couuncil meeting to kick off 100K Challenge for SJP2
New Business:
Council Reports:
District: 11. No Reports. Bill Arneson:
2123:
9634:
11638:
8464:
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District: 12.
7264:4/21 Held 1st Patriotic Rosary
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter within the next Month
5/10
5/31
Will assist with May Crowing
Corporate Communion
15230:
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter within the next month
Council will hand out Roses on Mother’s Day to all women in the parish
Council is holding a fundraiser for a youth in the parish to help him attend World Youth Day
Council Elections & Installation coming up
9748: 4/25—Casino Night. Grossed over $8K, good food and lots of fun
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
Scholarship Award to be given to a child or grandchild of a Knight. Given by a widow of
SK Bob Marsh. Student will be required to write a short essay detailing their course of study
Activities & need. Applications will be reviewed on 24 May
10816: Council provides meals for students of Tarleton State Univ. every Sunday evening
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter within the next month
1 May—Will present 4500.00 checks to the following charities
Stephenville Senior Ctr
Dublin Sr. Center TREAT, HOPE orgs.
Choices Clinic & Life Resources
Sacred Heart Building Fund
St. Mary’s Helping Hands
St. Brendan’s Ladies Guild
District: 13. Ken Baker:
759: 4/4 Held Easter Egg Hunt w/200 children
4/11 Corporate Communion
4/18 Held Major Degree w/29 exemplified in the 2nd & 3rd Degree
Preparing food for convention
Upcoming Events
5/1
Dinner & Movie Family Night
5/9
1st Degree at Hall
4101: no report
7641: 4/8-4/11 Worked TMS Fundraiser
4/23
Family Social Potluck Supper
4/26
Breakfast at St. Michael Church
Upcoming Events
5/5
Pro Life Event at Planned Parenthood in Bedford
5/21
Special Friends bingo party
5/4
Members Golf Tournament
7458:--no report
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15882 ;no report
District: 14. Bill Tillotson
7175: 4/29
Held Chapter Meeting
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
5/3
Breakfast
5/14
Officers Meeting
5/28
Election of new officers
9299: no report
7736: Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
30 April—1st Degree
10 May—Mother’s Day
30 May—Major Degree
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
13363:
District: 15. Luis Hernandez-no report
8347:
10375:
11230:
District: 16. John Shiffer: Council 1459 held a meeting with Fr. Kyle and Leo Hanus PSD on 13 April at the Muenster KC
Hall to discuss what we could do to assist Fr. Kyle in obtaining his goal of $50K.The other councils in District 16 sent reps to
the meeting. A committee will be established to discuss the matter further
14339: 10 April had Fish Fry for Little Dribblers Basketball Tournament
$250.00 donated to Clear Choice Pregnancy Center
$$3800.00 donated to 19 charities from profit from Lenten Fish Fry’s
1 delegate will attend state convention
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
May 8 &9
Vicari Car Auction, & Nocona Fish Fry
19 June Confirmation dinner to be served by Knights
May 2015
Council will award 10 $1000.00 Scholarships
1167: 20 March Fish Fry
9 April Council now has U Knight Website
2 Delegates elected to attend State convention
Council will donate $1000.00 to VISTO Volunteers in Service
To others a Charitable outreach for Cook County
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
11 April Medal of Honor Parade
12 April Parish Breakfast
2 May
Tx Hold ‘EM tournament
13 June Golf
1459: 11 April Bart Henschied Golf Tournament was held at Turtle Hill GC
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19 April
Monthly KC Breakfast was held
24-26 April—40th Annual Germanfest. Muenster KC’s put on fun run and
Opened a Margarita Booth. A great time was had by all.
24-26 April—The GK’s wife Anna Braziel opened a booth to make money
For FR. Kiles new church
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
3 May KC’s to provide food & leadership for Parish youth Group-Flame
In order to encourage youth to join KC’s in future. Council will prepare & serve
40 meals
11905: 7 March—State Free throw competition. Tatum Fleitman took 3 rd place in 9 yr old Div
13 March: Fish Fry and proceeds of $3200.00 benefitted Abigail Arms
Nominations Committee of officers was appointed
Handicap ramp for Conrad Hall costing over $20K will be funded by council
Council now has web site up & running
Upcoming events of interest to the Chapter
5 April—Easter Egg Hunt
11 April-Fundraiser dinner for ABBA All Babies born Alive
18 April-6--$1K scholarships will be awarded
18 April—Loretto House hike for life
11 July----Golf Tournament
District: 19. Guillermo Munos:
7099:no report
8493:
9884: 4 April—Easter Vigil
5 April—Parking Attendants
12 April—Pancake Breakfast
18 April—Knights Volunteer at Denton Casino night
19 April—Major Degree (12 Candidates)
19 April—Cheerfest Fundraiser (UNT)
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
9 May—Rosary for Life
9 May---St. Philip Casino Fundraiser
10 May—Mother’s Day Roses
13408: Held Elections
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
May 1st BBQ Smoker/Sales
June 8th 10th Anniversary Dinner/Installation
15789: Cooked hot dogs at the Parish Stewardship Fair. Proceeds went to purchase a
Wheelchair. 4 new men have expressed interest in joining
Have received a set of Jewels to present to Council 15882
Have received a Papal Flag that will be presented to Fr. Richard at the June Corporate
Communion.
Burrito cook continued after a 2 week absence. Very popular, as always. Extra donuts taken to GRACE for
distribution to the less fortunate
Have received a request from Holy Trinity to help with the construction of storage
Shelves at the school. Handyman Team is engaged.
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
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6/7
6/14
7/7
Family Picnic
Corporate Communion and Flag Pole Dedication
Officers Installation
District: 20. Joe Govea
11423: no report
2813: no report
9868: no report
10930:--no report
14679: Golf Event was rained out & rescheduled for 30 May
District 21: Bruce Mallory
4709: no report
8512: Will Host May Chapter Mtg
9868: Holy Thursday Escort
Easter ham Smoker. Did 110
Breakfast Sunday
Hospitality Ministers Easter Mass Overflow
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
17 May: Flag Retirement Ceremony
23 May: Michael Greco Ordination
28 May: Officer Elections
31 May: Breakfast Sunday
District: 22 Sean Stenovitch
2045: no report
4771: no report
14789:no report
12553:-- no report
9644:--no report
District: 23 No Reports.Dormant
12575:
9503:
12445:
9548:
District: 24 Ken Johnson:
8895:
13470: Held 1st Degree on 31 March
Stood HG at Holy Thursday Mass and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Presented Chalice to Parish Priest in memory of SK Sam Petty
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Upcoming Events
4 May—Movie Night
5 May---Judging 18 Scholarship Apps w/interviews later in month
12 May--Elections
14549: 3 April—Held viewing of 30 Passion Relics on Good Friday along w/area to make
3rd class relics for Congregation. Had 2000+ people in attendance
25 April-Lady Knights held their Annual ladies Luncheon. 100 women in attendance
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
2 May; Showing Blood Money after all Masses
12 May—May Crowing at 9:30 Mass
16-17 May—Blood Drive after all Masses
16042: 28 March—Worked on painting & repairing a home of the father of a parishioner
As part of Christmas in Action
19 April—Supported Bishop Olsen’s visit to the Parish by having a HG with reception
Upcoming Events of Interest to the Chapter
2 May—Supporting a Brother night whose home was damaged by tornado & water
26 June—The annual St. Peter & St.Paul’s Fish Fry
4th Degree Assembly Reports:
3rd. Texas District Rep: Ruben Cisneros: The Fall Exemplification will take place September 26-28 at the DFW Sheraton.
More info to Follow
Cardinal O’Connor:2662:
General Worth: 1089:-5 Standings w/102 members, 40 HG’s with 205 in Regalia & 62 in Tux
New Faithful Comptroler
L.W. McKenna: 2043:
Mary Queen of Peace: 2112:
One Nation Under God: 2958: No Report.
Pope Paul VI: 2291: No Report.
Lee Wolf: 2720: No Report.
San Juan Diego: 2857: Had SK’s at the Holy Week Standings at St. Patrick’s
Fr. Vincent Capodanno 3476
There were six standings over Holy week at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton & the Cathedral. Also final plans are being made for the
10th anniversary banquet for the San Juan Diego Assembly
James Gallagher: 3222: No Report
Diocesan Deputy Report: Pat Henz: Religious Appreciation Dinner to be 3 Aug at St.
Bartholomew.
Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies 22 May at UTA
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Membership: 2 Councils that have not recruited a single Knight
Need stong push the last two months
Pro-Life—Need Nominations for Gold Ace Wings
Vocation—Need to make plans to attend Bishop’s Dinner
Web Page—Bill reported that the first class was well attended
Special Olympics—Knights being recognized—Opening Ceremonies w/HG on Friday 22 May at
UTA
THANKS FOR ALL EVERYONE HAS DONE TO MAKE THIS STATE CONVENTION A SUCCESS
ESPECIALLY THE LADIES!
Diocesan Team Leaders:
Charity: Leonard Gruca:
State Reports:
Football Tickets: Dennis Stark: Will have packets at State Convention
Educ. & Training: Craig Modrzywski:. No report
Council Growth: Dennis Helgeson: No Report.
Collage Councils: Tony Gutierrez: No Report.
State Per Capita Chairman: Tony Fontanelli: No Report.
School Grants: Lawrence Bierschenk: no report
Next Meeting(s): 8512 St. John the Apostle in N. Richland Hills on 27 May
Repose of the Souls:
Prayers and Special Intentions:
Closing Prayer Host D.D.
Meeting was adjourned: At. 9:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted:
Jack Schooley- Chapter President
Michael Broom-- Secretary
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