News and views
O CTOBER / N OVEMBER
Editor: Jack Lavin
Website: www.Knights4698.org
grand knight’s REPORT
Brother Knights, our ID Drive was a success! I want to thank the many members and their families who participated in this. I
want to especially acknowledge Ken Karczewski and Eric Holmquist who chaired this event. Once again they did a great job!
Our council recently received some awards for the 2013 –2014 fraternal year. For our division, we finished second in the
state for the ID Drive and the Blood Drive. We also received the Illinois Sprit award and the Columbian Gold award. Our
council is truly living the quote, "It is a good thing to do great things in the name of the lord.” Each member should be proud
of these accomplishments.
On November 1st we will have our Past Grand Knight Night for PGK Dan Kavanaugh. See page 3 of this newsletter for more
details. Try to attend. It is our chance to thank Dan for the excellent job he has done for the past two years as our GK. You can
also thank his wife Maria for everything she has done for our council.
I hope to see you at our next meeting. Vivat Jesus! Grand Knight Jack Lavin
Deputy Grand knight’s Thoughts
Our Grand Knight closed his report above with “I hope to see you at the next meeting.” I appeal to all the Brother Knights who
may not have attended a meeting for a time to consider attending. When I first joined I was active in the Order for a few years
but then did not participate actively for many years. Just kept my dues current and helped out once a year or so.
A few years ago I returned and I am now very enthusiastic about the Order. To live our Catholic faith we are all called to
make an effort - to do something outside of our routine. The Knights of Columbus provides a chance to do just that. If you
have not been able to come to a meeting for a while consider coming. It is a great group of men and you will have fun. All
participation is entirely voluntary but if all Knights pitch in a just little we will be that much better for it.
The business portion of the meeting lasts approximately one hour. Then if you have time hang around for the social part. It
would be great to see you again. If you are unable to make a meeting at this time - please keep the Order in your prayers!
Vivat Jesus! Deputy Grand Knight Tim Kavanaugh
Quote of the Month:
“Our principles are just words if we do not live them out!”
Carl A Anderson, Supreme Knight
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR KNIGHT OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST - MIKE O’BRIEN!
This brother knight is always willing to help others. Since he joined us he has helped on many different
events. He does much for our council and for St. George Parish. He was chairman of our picnic and he did a
great job running that event. For the ID Drive Mike was a corner captain for both days. Mike, we appreciate
all you do for our council! Thank you !
F ATHER C.C. B OYLE
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Officers
Grand Knight
Jack Lavin
[email protected]
708-532-1843
Chaplain
Fr. Bob Gilbert
Fr. Roberto Mercado
Deputy Grand
Knight
Tim Kavanaugh
Chancellor
Tony Fortson
Recorder
John Concannon
Financial Secretary
Ted Glaser
708-203-2277
Treasurer
Bill Bric
Lecturer
Dan Albert
Advocate
Dave Whitaker
Warden
Chris Hennessey
Inside Guard
Ed Bidrowski
Stan Brach
Outside Guard
Bill Krueger
Frank Piacenti
Trustees
Dan Kavanaugh
Ken Karczewski
John Parmagiani
Insurance Agent
Jim Erickson
[email protected]
708 897-0744
The INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES DRIVE REPORT.
For the ID Street Drive we did
better than last year. We had a
total of approximately $14,800
for both days. That is a good
thing. Thank you to everyone
who helped. We did a great job.
Check out the pictures on our
council website. We had a lot of
help on this and from these pictures it looks like our brother
Knights had some fun doing this.
A very special thanks to our ID
chairmen Ken and Eric.
Annual James C. Douglas Memorial Golf Outing Report
This was a great day for all who attended. A big thank you to the
Chairmen– PGK Greg Pajak, John Concannon and Dave
Whitaker.
Closest to the Pin #6 - Jonathan Pajak
Closest to the Pin # 12 - Robert Kolodzjski, Jr.
Longest Drive - Ken Karczewski, Jr.
Best (Lowest) Score - Chris Pajak, Jonathan Pajak, Dan Doyle
Best (lowest) Score with Peoria System - Tie - Bob McMinn; Stan
Young; Ed Anderson; & Phil Conboy. Second Team - Jim Mor-
rey; Ted Wolski; Dan Del Ricco; and Bill Kreuger.
Blood drive Report
We held a blood drive on Tuesday, September 23 . We had 48 pints. Thank you
to everyone who participated on this.
Roger, we will get your 100 pints next
time! Next drive is January 13.
Our Corporate Communion is November 23rd
St. George Church at 9:30 Mass. Please arrive early.
Our council will have reserved seating at church. We
will have breakfast after mass at the Cahill Center.
Contact our Church Director Tom Kavanaugh at
[email protected] for additional details.
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Nov.1st. 7:00 PM PAST GRAND KNIGHT
NIGHT FOR PGK DAN KAVANAUGH
Come raise your glass to Dan!
Let’s all come together for our Past Grand Knight Dan
Kavanaugh and thank him for everything he has done for our
council. This will be a mini–Oktoberfest. We will have
plenty of great Oktoberfest food, cold quality beer and
good music. It will be in O’Connell Hall at St. George. If
the weather permits we will also be outside. In the area
where we had our picnic, we hope to have a fire pit. So
dress warm! This will be a fun time. Contact GK Jack Lavin
at [email protected] or (708)532-1843 if you want to
help on this event. This is an open meeting for adults.
Vocation Raffle PLUS A SELLER’s RAFFLE = 2 tickets to see the Hawks plus
parking
Chris Hennessey, our Worthy Warden is chairing the vocation raffle
again. Chris has donated two Black Hawk tickets and parking for the
winner of a seller’s raffle for this year’s Vocation Raffle. For each
book of tickets you sell you will receive a ticket for the seller’s raffle.
The odds are very good. The game is January 6 with Colorado.
Raffle tickets are $1.00 each or $15 per booklet. 1st Prize is $10,000,
2nd Prize $2,500, 3rd thru 6th Prize is $1000, 7th thru 10th Prize
$500, 11th thru 15th Prize $200 and 16th thru 20th prize is $100. The
good news is that our council keeps $9 of each booklet we sell and the
remaining $6 will go to the Illinois State Council K of C Charities Inc.
The monies we raise will go into our vocation account and will be
used support seminarians. Raffle books will be available at our meetings in September, October, and November. If you can’t make a
meeting, please contact Chris Hennessy at (708) 535-0775 or at augie82yahoo.com.
Let us keep in our prayers
For those in their final hours, our military, the unemployed, vocations to the priesthood and
religious life, the end of abortion, and for deceased members of the Knights of Columbus.
Pray for the sick:
Mike Conlon, B J Moonan, Judy Peluso, Dan Santerior, Faye E. Barrett, Charles Buchino, Bob
Fox, Jim & Judy Depa, Paul Isherwood, Madaline Pisarski. Susan Prete, Jim Rovak, John Swatowski, Ken Weissman And James Dages.
If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, please send an e-mail to Brother Knight Bill
Krueger at [email protected] or call him at 708-539-8105.
K NIGHTS OF C OLUMBUS
17208 S V ALLEY D RV
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R ETURN S ERVICE R EQUESTED
W E ’ R E O N T H E W EB !
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Mark Your Calendar!
IN SERVICE TO ONE,
IN SERVICE TO ALL!
October 9
Officers Meeting
8:00 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall
October 11
Spooky Sprint 5K run to benefit the
school.
Arrive to help 6:30 am and to run at
7:00 am St George parking lot.
October 12
Columbus Day Major Degree
12:30 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall
October 16
Business Meeting
8:00 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall
October 23
4th Degree Meeting
8:00 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall
November 1
Past Grand Knight Night
7:00 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall and area West of building
November 6
Business Meeting
8:00 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall
November 13
Officers Meeting
8:00 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall
November 20
Business Meeting
8:00 p.m. St. George O’Connell
Hall
November 23
Corporate communion
9:30 mass and breakfast at the Cahill
Center
November 27
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Let’s Be thankful for all we have!