1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

JOHN F KENNEDY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
COUNCIL 5460
33320 Kelly Rd, Clinton Township, MI 48035
PH (586) 791-5656 FAX (586) 791-6910
E-mail: [email protected]
January 2015
G R A N D K N I G H T ’S RE PO R T
Brother Knights and Ladies: Vivat Jesus!
Happy New Year!!! Hope the Holidays were everything you wanted it to be.
I would like to send a big THANK YOU!!!! too all the Men and Women who gave their time
working at Ford Field.
Knight of Month\December will be announced in the Club Room. Family of the Month will
also be announced in the Club Room. THANK YOU, to all for your dedication to our Council.
Moe Verkinderen is in The University of Tennessee Hospital in ICU. Moe is slowly getting
better at this writing, but has a long way to go. Keep him in your prayers.
THE PARISHES
WE SERVE
ST MALACHY
14115 FOURTEEN MILE
STERLING HEIGHTS
(586) 264-1220
ST RONALD
17701 FIFTEEN MILE
CLINTON TWP
(586) 792-1190
Membership Drive at Saint Malachy Church, 01/17-18/2015. Mass schedule: 5pm Saturday
and 7:30am, 9:30am and 11am Sunday. Please support this endeavor.
A Major Degree, will be held on 02/28/2015. If you have a potential Member, get them
signed up ASAP. Details to follow.
Mark your calendar, the Polish Dinner is 01/18/2015. The Capuchins will be at this event to
sell bread, cookies and other baked goods. This supports their R.O.P.E. Project.
As the New Year begins, remember in your prayers: Family, Friends our Military and all
those who are in need of our prayers.
Fraternally,
John A. Schwalenberg, GK
Polish Dinner 2015
Our Annual Polish dinner will be held on January 18,
2015 1:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. at our JFK council. It is a
$12 per plate donation. There will be 50-50’s and Gift basket raffles. Kielbasa, Pierogi, Golabki, Kapusta, Czarnina, cabbage soup,
mashed potatoes, rolls & butter, coffee and tea. There will also be
a Children’s menu. Carry outs are available. Hope to see you
there!
As in the past, help is needed. This will be the 12 annual dinner
supporting the needs of others. Again, the profits will be split between MDA/ALS and the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
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Please sign up to help.
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Do Not Forgot our Troops
All kinds of supplies are needed at all
times for our fighting man and women. It’s the
least we can do for them. They love receiving
goodies from home.
Please place in box at the council.
Macomb Homeless Coalition
St Michael the Archangel
4th Degree Report
Jim Seppey ~ Faithful Navigator
Today I have listed three members of the MHC and how they help
those in need.
I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas, & the New Year finds everyone in good health. We are starting off the New Year on a sad note.
If you haven't already heard our Purser S.K. Bob Mauer had surgery
on some ruptured vertebrae. Not sure if he is still in the hospital,
Henry Ford on 19 mile rd. We have been told that his recovery &
rehab. are going to be lengthy. please keep him in your prayers. We
will be looking to replace him. Gentlemen please give this position
some thought. As will have to elect a new purser. I would like to congratulate Debbie Hall who won the Christmas quilt. The 4th degree
Christmas Party was well attended, food was excellent & everyone had
a great time! Thanks to everyone who planned the party & all those
who attended to help make it a success. Let's do it again next
year! Remember to keep our service members in your prayers.
Sincerely FN Jim Seppey
Financial Secretary
Wally Papciak PGK
COUNCIL OFFICER DIRECTORY 7/1/14 - 6/30/15
Chaplin:
Co Chaplin:
District Deputy
Grand Knight:
Deputy GK:
Financial Secty:
Chancellor:
Recorder:
Advocate:
Treasurer:
Warden:
Inside Guard:
Outside Guard:
Outside Guard:
Trustee (1year)
Trustee (2 year)
Trustee (3 year)
Bldg Corp. Pres
Field Agent
Lecturer
SUFFERING IN CHRIST, IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS
PGK Bob Barner
Perry Bilotta
Irene (JoJo) Brezovsky
Rae Burnnell
Jim Flaven
Blanche Golubinski
Ruth Grezalakowski
Mary Griesbeck
Jerome Gwisdalla
PGK Andy Ingrassia
Stan Jabolski
Barb Kijorski
Carole Knebel
Laura Kriss
Ron Kubiak*
Providence Ministries
Description: The Provident Corporation (TPC) is a nondenominational, faith-based community organization that provides social and human services to the community. In addition to
providing clothing and food to those in need, primary services
include; jail diversion & community reintegration, mentoring for
adults & youth, disability services and housing information referrals.
Your Brother in Christ
Dennis Thibodeau
Happy New Year.
PGK Henry Agbay
Vets Returning Home
Description: Agency is operated for the exclusive benefit of American military veterans returning home who have found themselves
homeless for any number of reasons.
For more info on these partners, go to:
www.macombhomelesscoalition.com and click on “where to
start”.
If you wish to donate please make a check out to Macomb Homeless Coalition and send to:
Macomb Homeless Coalition
P.O. Box 856
Mt. Clemens, MI. 48046
P.S. Please put JFK #5460 in the comment area.
By now you should have received you council dues notice.
Please contact me if you did not receive it. I am new to this
job and may have missed a few. Regular dues are $43, Honorary
Membership (age 65 with 25 or more years of continuous membership) dues are $17.50 and Life Membership (50 year member or age
70 with 25 years of continuous Membership) pay no dues but are
asked to pay $3 for our HSSC (Boysville) quota. All members may
volunteer to donate $5 to “Take 5” Michigan Charities, $12 to Sacred
Heart Seminary – McGivney Chair of Life. Information on both of
these state council programs were mailed out.
I am sending a membership application with your 2015 membership
card. Try to recruit at lease one new member this year. Invite a family member, a friend or someone you see in church to join our great
council.
Our annual Polish dinner will be on Sunday January 18, 2015. I
hope to see you there.
Donna Abernathy
CARE of Macomb
Description: CARE provides clinical phone assessments to
Macomb County residents seeking county funding or Medicaid
authorization for intensive substance abuse treatment. Information
and referral services also provide additional treatment referrals
including outpatient services and other community resources.
Msgr. George Miller
Ron Miller
Dave Newcombe
Josephine Newcombe
Fran Papaleo
Tom Puruleski
Cheryl Richardson
John Rossi
Arlene Scarpace
Margaret Schroeder (Bill’s wife)
Robert Seaton
Bob Smolarek
Kathy Sidick-Romain
Fr. Bill Siebert
Moe Verkinderen*
Joanne Zucchero
* Recently added
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Fr. Bill Siebert
Deacon Mike O’Keefe
(586) 823-5597
SK Rick Abernathy
(586) 466-4932
SK John Schwalenberg, PFN (586) 873-7269
Joe Chimenti
(586) 293-8252
SK Wally Papciak PGK
(586) 481-6833
James Fyn Jr
SK Al Grayewski
(313) 304-6356
SK Don Brezovsky
(586) 598-5611
SK Larry Kubiak PGK, PFN, FDD (586) 447-8544
Russ Wendland
(586) 791-6092
Dennis Thibodeau
(586) 286-0184
Phillip Papciak
Mark Fyn
SK Dave White Sr PGK
(586) 286-6961
SK John Weston PGK
(586) 791-2978
SK Tom Kwiatkowski PGK (313) 303-5583
SK James Knebel
(586) 557-6791
Roy Cracciolo
(586) 792-2754
JANUARY 2015 BIRTHDAYS
Ladies Auxiliary
Sue Nowakowski ~ President
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Joseph A Durazo
In last month’s newsletter article I mentioned the local businesses who donated
James Floyd Groth
gift cards for our Thanksgiving Raffle. I overlooked one and would like to thank
Thomas Pilarski
them for their continuous support, The Engine House.
Michael F Saules
On December 9th, we had our Christmas Dinner/Gift exchange and a brief
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Jack D’Urso
meeting at the council. It was a very nice party. We also accomplished a lot at
Adam
J Schall
the meeting. We made donations to the following: Piquette Square (in NovemSteven
Watripont
ber), a council member’s family in need, Holy Cross Children’s Hospital, and
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Raymond
G Lucas
the Fire Suppression System needed for the council’s kitchen.
Jerry A Marty
On December 13th we had the Kid’s Christmas Party. I’d like to thank Kim,
David D Newcombe,
Chris, Carol and Ashley for an outstanding job. The kid’s had a great time decoPGK, FDD
rating Santa Hat chair covers and meeting Santa. Also, a big thanks to Santa.
06 Peter N Kaiser
On December 14th the Handicap Children’s Christmas Party was held at the
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Fraser VFW. I’d like to thank the ladies who volunteered their time to assist
08 Vicent Bookwaiter
Larry in this event. Thank you Sara, Patty, Kim, and June, for her wonderful
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baked goods.
11 Christopher Kolito
Thomas Rydel
The Polish Dinner will be held on Sunday, January 18. Help is needed to make
pierogi on Saturday January 12th @ 9am at St. Malachy’s Hall, as the ladies of St. 12 Ronald J Vanderhagen
Malachy’s will be assisting us this year. We are also in need of Raffle Basket
Matthew Verkinderen
donations. If you would like to help or donate, please contact Phyllis Papciak
13 Anthony L Eickhoff
@ (586) 838-7650.
Thomas L Wolshon
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David A Kivlin
I wish you all a safe, happy, healthy, and blessed New Year!
15 Philip Bates
Remembering in our Prayers, those who have passed, those who are suffering,
16 Raymond J Roscoe II
those facing hardship, and the men and women in the military who defend our
17 Anthony Yearego II
great country and our freedom.
JFK NEWSLETTER PATRONS
SK Joseph & Blanche Golubinski Doug & Delphine May
David and Michelle Ambory
Joe Guerra
Steve & Kathy McDermott
Fred & Bernadine Beauchaine
Ruth Grzelakowski
Berardino & Concetta Morelli
Irene O. Brzezinski
In Memory of Hank Grzelakowski
PGK Dave & Jo Newcombe
In Memory of Thomas Brzezinski
DD PGK Wally & Phyllis Papciak
FDD, PGK Don & JoJo Brezovsky Jerome & Marilyn Gwisdalla
PFN Lawrence & Brenda Hinds Bill & Pat Quinlan
Margaret Chodacki
Richard & Barbara Rider
PGK Donald & Roberta Ciavone John & Anita Jozefowicz
Marvin & Regina Rimay
Dennis & Barbara Kennedy
Dominic & MaryAnn Cicchini
Frank & Joanne Kowalczyk
John & Shirley Rossi
Angelo & Delores DiMango
Mitch & Evelyn Roszko
Terry Kozikowski
John L. Drugan
PGK Tom & Lynn Kwiatkowski Tom & Mary Rydel
Don & Barb Dula
Bernard & Ilean Latasiewicz
James Seppey
Peter & Cindy Gardulski
PGK Jim Lenk
Paul Streber
Bob Green
18 Russell T Hubel
19 Donald M Caputo
James Fyn Jr.
21 Gerald Seidl, PGK
23 Michael T Hendry
24 Christopher J Paupert
25 Edward R Delmotte
John L Drugan
William B Head
26 Jeff Goniwiecha
Lloyd G Passmore
27 Nicholas Curcuru
Kirk Kasperowicz
David Krause
Michael R Moses
29 Terry Kozikowski
Howard Shock
30 Dennis J Caruso
31 Eric Kronner
Ladies Auxiliary Birthdays
04 Sue Nowakowski
10 Carol Moronczyk
21 Judy Stack
22 Jo Newcombe
30 Blanche Golubinski
Sharon Tonak
In Memory of Ralph Tonak
Tom & Helen Torrento
William VanHouteghen
Russ & Carol Wendland
John and Amy Westewald
PGK Dave & Nancy White
Deacon Ed & Kathy Wilson
Tom & Geraldine Wolshon
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THIS MONTH’S EVENTS
January 2015
1/17 –1/18
Membership Drive at Saint Malachy Church
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Annual Polish dinner fundraiser for the
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Annual Blood Drive at Fraser VFW 2:00-7:00
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January Canteen Special
Saturdays and Sundays Burger, fries and a beverage - $6.25
Incase of accident, illness or need contact:
MONTHLY & WEEKLY EVENTS
1st Tuesday, Building Corp Meeting
7:00 pm
2nd Tuesday, Ladies Aux meeting
7:30 pm
Every Tuesday, Members Social Night
7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday, Officers Meeting
6:30 pm
General Membership Meeting
Wally Papciak PGK,FDD Financial Secretary
Cell 586-481-6833 Work 586-464-0855
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7:30 pm
*light meal will be served before the Officers Meeting
3rd Wednesday, Fourth Degree Meeting
7:30 pm
3rd Friday Euchre
6:30 pm
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