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The Accolade
Vol. LXXXIX No. 8
Chaplain’s Report
Msgr. Charles Parry
“What are you giving up?" was the
question posed to my brothers and me as
children at the beginning of Lent each year.
Whether it was television, sweets, ice
cream or soda, it was a choice to be made
and a challenge to embrace. Whether
adults or children, the denial to self of
certain things that we enjoy is good for the
soul. It increases the strength of our will.
It is all too common today to hear the
words "I couldn't help it" when one is
caught in some indiscretion or sinful
activity. Desiring to excuse all
responsibility, what it really means is that
one's will power was so anemic and weak
that it was unable to resist wrongful
behavior. A weak will is the devil's best
friend and our own worst enemy!
To strengthen the will is to gain selfcontrol. Rather than drawing it into
whatever pleasures appear before it without
hesitation, to control the will is to be able
to direct it away from evil and toward the
good - to be able to better resist temptation.
The stronger the will, the better it is under
our personal direction and control.
Personal holiness, inner satisfaction and
true happiness are the consequence of
doing what is right and good in the eyes of
the Lord. Let us work and sacrifice so that
the will power and the ability to choose the
good might be strengthened in the days of
Lent that will soon be upon us!
Grand Knight’s Report
Jeff McMullen (301) 809-0260
[email protected]
As you know we are holding the Bull
and Oyster Roast a little late this year. It
was a difficult decision to delay it but we
wanted to be sure that we had everything
ready to properly honor our community
and neighborhood heroes. We will be
having the annual Bull and Oyster Roast on
Saturday, February 28th starting at 4:00PM
in the Cardinal Room. We need to have a
great turnout so be sure to relay the
information to as many people as possible,
hope to see you there.
You’ll Never Walk Alone!
There has been a lot of whispering
going on about the possibility of starting a
Friday night bingo. While I’d say we are
ready to start, we have a few things to take
care of, the first item is notifying the
membership of our intent; so here it is. We
intend to start hosting bingo on the second
Friday of each month, in order to do this
we need to authorize the expenditure of
funds. The money will be used to purchase
the supplies needed to startup the program.
We will be having a brief discussion on the
subject followed by a vote during the
Business Meeting on Thursday, February
12th, anyone interested in this program are
urged to attend.
While on the subject of money, I have
been informed by our Financial Secretary
Don Tallmadge, that the annual dues are
coming in at a much slower than normal
rate. This is of great concern to all of us
who depend on the timely submission of
dues in order to plan and pay for the events
as well as the maintenance of the Hall and
paying our other bills. If you have already
paid your dues, we’d like to thank you, and
if you haven’t please send your dues in as
soon as you are able.
Please join me in congratulating this
month’s Knight of the Month: Paul
Carroll . Paul stepped in as our Sunday
Family Breakfast Buffet cashier. He greets
each person or family group with a smile
and a kind word. Paul has a long history of
support to our Council. Thank you, Paul,
for your time and support.
District Deputy’s Report
Romeo Paternoster, PGK
(301) 509-0236
[email protected]
Brothers all, hope you all are faring this
winter weather ok. As long as it holds up,
we'll enjoy the Super Bowl party, Shrove
Tuesday pancakes and all the regular
happenings at the Hall.
One of the functions I'm involved with
in the other Councils is their churches and
their well-being. St. Mathias is having a
tough time with their Catholic school, both
in the enrollment and finances. Fr. Milton
Jordan, Council Chaplain and State
February 2015
Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus of
Maryland has been in touch with PGK
Steve Kemp and together we are working
to help St Mathias School hopefully
overcome this situation, more details will
follow.
Last month at the Hall, Frank Italiano,
PGK, PFN coordinated another visit from
42 students from John Carroll University in
Cleveland, Ohio. With the help of Rob
Van Rite, PGK, Dave Willet, Joe
Massimini, PGK, FDD and Ray DeVous,
PFN, we fed them Wednesday night and
Thursday morning before heading
downtown for the Right to Life March,
thanks again to all for the help.
I hope to have more Brother Knights
help out and participate in the things we do
at the Hall and everywhere we can…until
next month, see you around.
Deputy Grand Knight’s Report
Dave Buckley, PGK2
(301) 390-0595
Those Brother Knights, family members
and friends who attended the Council’s
successful Super Bowl Party enjoyed the
down to the last minute game on the
Knights Room’s big screen TV. I want to
thank Jim Seidleck, FDD, PGK for
stepping up and manning the door and
collecting the entrance fee as people came
in. Thank you to Bill Schaffer for running
the various pools and coordinating the
payouts to the winners. Finally a superb
menu of food to satisfy all who attended
was prepared by Jim Nelson and his
faithful assistant John Curreri. Thank you
to Jim and John.
I would like to see this Council
membership support extended to our Bull
and Oyster Roast on February 28th..
Congratulations to the Family of the
Month for January: Bob and Mary
Anne Long. Bob and Mary Anne have
been either working wherever needed or
attending this Council’s functions for
years. Please congratulate Bob and Mary
Anne when you see them at the
Hall…probably working another function!
Have You Gotten Your Copy Yet?
Friday Night Bingo Report
The January issue of the Columbia Magazine
contains a picture of Steve Adamczyk, the State
Deputy of Maryland. In the picture he is joining
Archbishop Lori and Supreme Knight Carl
Anderson in presenting the 500th Knights of
Columbus purchased Ultrasound machine to a
Pregnancy Center in Baltimore. These Ultrasound
machines save the lives of at least two unborn
babies each week in the state of Maryland. It has
been proven that nothing sways a potential mother
to carrying her baby to term more than seeing the
face of that unborn child. These Ultrasound
machines are powerful tools in the cause for Life.
The State of Maryland is looking to put their 14th
Ultrasound machine into a clinic in Frederick. We
are hoping to raise some funds to help with this
endeavor by sending contributions to the
Ultrasound fund in exchange for SD Steve’s
autograph. Joe Massimini, FDD, PGK meets with
the State Deputy several times a month and can
deliver your copy of Columbia to him for his
signature. Just give him your Columbia magazine
at a meeting or put the magazine in the Trustee’s
box along with your contribution. Joe will get the
magazine to Steve for his personalized signature.
If you don’t have a copy of the magazine, just get
him your contribution. He has plenty of copies of
the magazine just ready and waiting to be
autographed.
The Friday Bingo will run once a month. The initial startup costs will be about $1,500 for paper and door prizes to
include gift certificates and daubers. The funding for the
evening will include the money to have a bank at the start of
the evening for both the kitchen and the admissions table. That
money will be $4,000. We will be using sign-up tickets which
are a self-contained game where you sell the entire box of
tickets and have your profit in hand before you award the big
prize for the game. We will need lots of help on the floor to
sell these sign-up tickets starting at 6:00PM on each Bingo
night. For help, in addition to the sign-up people, who will
double as floor people, we will need two people to work the
admissions table, two people to sell special games on the floor,
a caller, a cashier, an evening chairperson, and a person to
organize and run the sign-ups for the evening. In return we are
projecting gross profits of $2,500 for an evening with 100
people playing Bingo.
Youth Activities Report
Joe Massimini, PGK, FDD (240) 997-0402
[email protected]
The Basketball Free Throw contest will be on
Saturday, February 21st at the Bowie City Gym. We
will open the competition at 1:00PM and keep it open
until 3:00PM. We will shoot off all ties at 3 and present
awards immediately afterwards. We are in need of
volunteers to work this popular event. If you can spare
an hour or three, please contact Joe Massimini or Greg
Sava to tell them you are available to work the event.
We need people to help with registration, judging, and
organizing the children. We could also use some folks
to help with retrieving balls, so if you know of anyone
who can help with that, please contact us. This event
will be a District 3/32 event with the State Free Throw
contest happening on Sunday, March 15th from 12:30
until 3:00PM at the School of the Incarnation in
Gambrills, Maryland.
Peace!
Golf League Report
Bill Schaffer (410) 721-2932 [email protected]
Brother Knights, as always we need more golfers. The Golf
kick-off meeting will be Tuesday, March 10th, at 7:30PM at the
Hall. (You need not attend to join, but you will meet some of
your fellow golfers.) We play with a 100% handicap so don't
worry about “will you fit in?” You do!! We basically have 3
nine-hole leagues and you can play in all three. The Tuesday
afternoon K-flight starts around 4:30PM. The Thursday
morning Y-flight starts around 8:00AM. The Thursday
afternoon C-flight starts around 4:30PM. All the leagues will
start after Easter (April 7th & 9th), and run for 20+ weeks. Cost
will be the same as last year. (9-Holes $13 to walk, ride $19)
We could use new members on all these flights, especially the
Tuesday K-flight, Come on out!!!
Have You Had That Talk With Your Family?
Ray DeVous, PFN (301)641-8054
[email protected]
My Brother Knights all…have you spoken to your family
about your wishes for your end of life? We have had several
Brother Knights die and their family did not know to contact
the Council or what their Degree membership entitled them to!
The ACCOLADE is a Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council # 2577
newsletter that is published and distributed monthly to Members.
Correspondence should be mailed to the editor at the Council address or
emailed to [email protected]. All articles are due, a month in advance
of distribution, at the Program Directors Meeting. Articles received after
the 10th of the month cannot be guaranteed to be published.
Motion of Intent
It is moved that Sacred Heart Council establish a Friday
evening Bingo, to include funding the evening, purchases the
paper, and providing incentive prizes for the evening. This
motion will be voted on at the Business meeting on Thursday,
March 12th.
In Memoriam
Membership Activities Report
James P. Leonard
George Riddle (410) 721-6104 [email protected]
Kenneth E. Mohr, HL
We will be having our next Membership Blitz at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on
Sunday, February 22nd.
The Masses are 8:00AM, 9:30AM, and 11:00AM. The Church will be holding
a Welcoming Social for new parishioners after the 11:00AM Mass in their Hall. I
will have a table set up down there for us to do some socializing and recruiting.
There will be coffee, donuts, and refreshments.
Please come down to one or maybe all the Masses and help us bring in some
new members to our Council. Any questions, feel free to give me a call.
Josephine Tobin, Widow of John Tobin,
Mother-in-Law of G. Fred Robinson, HM
Joyce G. Kenney, Widow of William
Kenney
Sick and Memorial
George Vincent (301) 249-6399
Sick or Recovering Brothers
Calvin Blake, Jr.
Charles “Mike” Bronder, HLM
Joe Brust
Tom Burtis, PGK, HLM
Jim Conley
Mark Davis
Tony DePaul, HLM
Richard Ednock, HLM
Buck Garner, HLM
Al Golato, HLM
John Hanna
Chuck Kinzie
John Kylus, PGK, HLM
George Messenger, PGK, HLM
Frank Murphy
Tom O’Connor, Jr.
Richard Padgett, HLM
Rocky Seppi
Dave Thomas, HLM
John Vorce
Sick or Recovering Relatives
Marion Brunner, Widow of Art Brunner, PGK
Louise Calmon, Wife of Gene Calmon, HLM
Claire Carroll, Wife of Paul Carroll, HLM
Audrey Conley, Wife of Jim Conley
Mary Cullen, Wife of Bob Cullen
Joanne O’Malley, Wife of Jack O’Malley
Mary Peterson, Daughter of John Curerri
Eva Poiaini, Wife of Claudio Poiani, PGK, PFN
Eileen Prevo, Wife of Bill Prevo
Kathy Salvemini, Wife of Tony Salvemini, PGK,
PFN, FDD
Lorraine Sotack, Wife of Steve Sotack
Elizabeth Stone, Wife of Tony Stone
Brian Stone, Son of Tony Stone
Theresa Vita, Daughter of Bill Vita
Sacred Heart Council#2577 Charity Fund
Joe Massimini, FDD, PGK (240) 997-0402
[email protected]
The Sacred Heart Council #2577 Charity Fund is ready to receive your tax
deductible contributions. At this time we are providing funds to the Council
Scholarships including the College Scholarships and the Seminarian Scholarships.
In the past Sacred Heart Council has provided scholarships to Father Dan Carson,
Father Chris Seith, and Father Rob Wells. We are hoping to continue the
Seminarian support by the Council through the Charity Fund and your
contributions. For a detailed report on how your Charity Fund is working, please
come to the monthly business meeting.
If you would like to contribute to these worthy causes, please contact Kevin
Kylus, PGK or Joe Massimini, FDD, PGK. All contributions will be
acknowledged with a letter that can be used for tax purposes.
Peace!
Family Activities Report
Alex Simpson (443) 745-6727 [email protected]
My Brother Knights and Ladies, last month's “Family Knight Out” was a
SMASHING success! Please keep supporting and bringing your friends and
family! February’s Family Knight Out will be held on Friday, February 20th from
5:30PM until whenever you want to leave. We will be serving salad, authentic
Italian ravioli in tomato sauce and dessert! It will be fun for all ages and the price
is right: $8.00 for teens and up, $4 for 3-12, and children under 3 are FREE!
Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected] with family name and number of
adults/kids attending by Tuesday, February 17th. We had a huge success at kebab
night, LETS KEEP IT GOING!
We will be having our famous Sunday Family Breakfast Buffet from 9:00AM
to Noon on Sunday February 8th. The price is: $8.50 adults…$5.00 children (6 –
12YO) and a family max of $24.00. You are asked to spread the word about this
Family Breakfast Buffet to your family, neighbors, fellow Church parishioners,
and coworkers!
Community Activities Report
We ask that these Brother Knights and
their relatives be kept in your daily
prayers.
If you know of a Brother Knight or a
member of his family who is sick or
recently deceased, please contact me so
that we may include them in our prayers.
Also we need your help managing the
sick and recovering list. So when someone
has recovered or wishes to remove his or
her name please call me at (301) 2496399 or email me at: [email protected].
Bill Fish (301) 809-6706 [email protected]
Our next Blood Drive will be held on Monday, March23rd from 2:00 – 7:30PM
at the Hall. Make an appointment to donate by calling the Red Cross at 1-800RED-CROSS. Your unit of blood donated can save up to three lives.
At our Monday, January 12th Council Blood Drive, we had 25 units of blood
donated. The Red Cross’s Regional Manager was at the Blood Drive and thanked
the Council and the Knights of Columbus Order for our long history of support
and donations to this life saving cause and the Red Cross.
The Blood Drive dates for the rest of 2015 are: March 23rd, May 18th, July
th
13 , September 4th, and November 9th from 2:00 – 7:30PM. These are all
Mondays! Mark your 2015 calendars now!
Pro-Life Report
Rob Van Rite, PGK (301) 910-4524 [email protected]
The Super Bowl of the Pro-Life movement is the annual MARCH FOR LIFE on the National Mall (12th Street,
Washington, DC). Though I have watched (and supported) the effort for many years, this year was a first for me. I
gathered up my Arctic torso hood, gloves, and multi-layered clothing to walk with the students of John Carroll University
(JCU) which our Council sponsors every year. For me the event started the day of their arrival: the 21st of last month. I
had journeyed to the Hall after a triumphal bowling session at Crofton Bowl, full of enthusiasm and expectation. Judging
from the faces of the young pro-lifers getting off the bus, there were plenty of those same sentiments going all around.
After they were settled and welcomed, District Deputy Romeo Paternoster and his kitchen stalwarts served up pizza and
refreshments. The following morning a tasty breakfast was also provided. (I have found my prayers are more fervent
when accomplished on a full stomach.) Anyway, the time came, and we boarded the bus to take us to the massive rally in
the Nation’s capital. From the limited vantage point I had, I could see that many people and groups had braved the
weather’s rigors to make a statement for life. Inspirational speakers one after another touted the successes of the pro-life
movement to the raucous approval of the thousands in attendance. Usually, I don’t like crowds . . . but this group, I liked
just fine! I highly endorse this experience for my Brother Knights who are still ambulatory. I would like to offer my
special thanks to Erin Valencia, a student at JCU, through whose intercession I was allowed to ride inside the bus instead
of the roof!
Vivat Jesus!
Fraternal Activity Report
Frank Italiano (301) 213-7491 [email protected]
Brothers and Sisters who walk in the footsteps of Fr. McGivney: Looking about the welfare of your
brothers and sisters in Christ is FRATERNITY. Including their family and your circle of friends means
that you care. Do you care? When was the last time you contacted an “old friend” to determine how they
are doing. Have they had problems; how is their health; how many new grandchildren; have they been on
a trip lately? This is what they call friendship. Short message…dwell on it.
Happy Birthday to the babies of February: Patrick Carrette (01), Carmen Gannotti (02), Carl
Letwinsky (02), Robert Surette (03), Donald Mellin (04), Edward Gorsky (05), Tyler Bryant (06), Steven
DeGeorge (06), William Dziwura (06), Gerald Markey (06), Emil Sikorsky (06), Joseph Valenti (06),
John Coffman (07), Donald Kinsley (07), Martin Mendoza, Jr. (07), Frank Rose (08), Bradley Voight (08),
James Maloney, Sr. (09), William Mecca (09), Ronald Holmquist (10), Thomas Jacobs (11), Anthony
Mastromarino (11), Frank Danowski (12), Calvin Blake, Jr. (14), John Canter, Sr. (14), Neil Baldwin (15),
Daniel Jordan (15), Joseph Brust (16), Jason Holley (16), William Sheehan (16), James Golato (17),
Dennis Doyle (18), Thomas Conahan (19), David Geary (19), Jeffrey Scheidhauer (19), Joseph Moxley
(20), John Olson (20), Louis Rodriquez (20), Ward Hostetler (21), Wesley Hubbert (21), Mark Mercanti
(21), Eugene Schacher (22), Michael Baden (23), Paul Newman (23), Denis Mulligan (25), Joseph Woods
(25), Michael Carpenter (26), Joseph Komsa (26), Don Tallmadge (26), Harry Wannemacher (26), John
Sondberg (27), Thomas Clabby, Jr. (28), Douglas Parks (28) and Kevin Kylus (29).
Church Activities Report
Neil Baldwin (410) 353-8673 [email protected]
There will be a First Friday Mass and Mini-Supper on February 6th at 7:00PM. The menu will be: Corn chowder, Tuna salad
Rober’ on a croissant roll, French fries, and Dessert. The cost is $7.00.
On Wednesday, March 4th, the Sacred Heart Council will be hosting the local clergyman to a dinner of appreciation for all of
their sacred services. In communion with this event, all are encouraged to show some act of personal gratitude for those who
have given their lives for the good of the Church. Spending time before the Eucharist, taking advantage of the Sacraments,
offering them gifts or even kind words: there are many ways in which to show them they are appreciated by their flock.
Through this dinner, the Council seeks to make this appreciation known and to serve as sign of service to them and their needs,
building more blocks of mutual respect and union of faith in the Lord and love for the local communities.
Council Activities Report
Fraternal Benefits Report
NaciemCra Yousif (240) 476-1159 [email protected]
The laws and rules of our Order, as well as state
(provincial) laws, specify that the Knights of Columbus
may accept insurance applications only from Knights of
Columbus members. As a member, you may apply for
insurance on yourself, your wife and your dependent,
minor children.
The Order’s Board of Directors has taken action,
though, to assure that a Brother Knight’s widow
maintains the right to purchase additional insurance for
a limited time. This can be of great benefit and comfort
to those we leave behind.
This “right to apply” is available only to the widows
of insured members. If a member has not availed
himself of our top-rated life insurance program, or
purchased an annuity or long-term care policy, this
benefit is not available to his widow.
But if the member was an insured member, his
widow has the right to apply for additional insurance on
her life and on the lives of the member’s minor
children. This right can be exercised for up to one year
following the Order’s receipt of proof of the insured’s
death.
Know two things. First, I’ll assist your widow and
children in any way possible if you should die, both
with your Knights of Columbus insurance and any
other life insurance you may have. Second, I’ll
provide them my best professional advice and service,
to assure that they continue to have adequate insurance
protection.
Let me first apologize for the confusion with the Bull and Oyster
Roast. The event is NOT cancelled; it has been postponed to Saturday,
February 28th, 2015. Please see the advertisement on the back page of
this Accolade for full details. The reason for the postponement was to
ensure that the event is a success for our community and our Council,
given the new and inexperienced leadership in this event (namely me).
The annual Bull and Oyster Roast honoring PG County Police and Fire
& EMS Departments is a big and very important event. Tickets are
printed out and will be sold by Donnie Restly, Ray DeVous, and
myself. Fliers will be made available so that word can spread around,
but your support by spreading the word around will be very helpful.
Thank you for your understanding and patience with me for this event.
Bob Conroy Memorial Bowling Tournament
Brother Knight Bob Conroy was a kegler in the Wednesday Night
Knights League at Crofton Bowling Center. Bob passed away recently
and the Council would like to honor his memory by having a bowling
tournament bearing his name.
Who: All bowlers and other Knights of Council #2577
What: Single Elimination Bowling Tournament (Price to be
determined. Will cover bowling, prize fund, and awards banquet)
When: February 15th 2015: Show time 1100AM for processing. .
.12 Noon: Start time
Where: Crofton Bowling Center on Rt. 450 East
Why: To honor the memory of Bob Conroy, boost camaraderie and
fellowship
Award Banquet: Will be held at the Hall following the Bowling
Tournament.
Call John Canter, FICF, (301) 261-3231 or Stephen
Clites, FICF at (240) 375-1372.
State Council Report
Stephen J. Adamczyk, State Deputy
Supreme Council Report
College Knights Continue Legacy of Cardinal O’Connor
On Saturday, January 24th, young people from across the
nation gathered at Georgetown University to participate in the
16th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life. The
conference provided the opportunity for hundreds of pro-lifers to
participate in a forum of serious intellectual discourse, as well as
the chance to connect with hundreds of like-minded participants
from across the country. Through the keynote speech and the
various breakout sessions that followed, participants not only
gained the necessary intellectual tools to publicly defend human
life at all its stages, but also had the priceless opportunity to
develop new friendships in the pro-life movement. Participants
left the conference with renewed hope, enthusiasm, and zeal.
The Cardinal O’Connor Conference, the nation’s largest
student-run pro-life conference, has a rich history with the
Knights of Columbus. The conference was founded 16 years ago
by Stephen Feiler, who was then Grand Knight of Georgetown
University Council 6375. To this day, the O’Connor Conference
has been sponsored by both Georgetown and Supreme Council.
It’s important that I bring to your attention the
fact that our Charity Fund account is getting low.
We have already given out this year as much in
funding as we have donations. Times are difficult
and as we enter the colder months I fear we will be
asked for additional help. I ask all Grand Knights, to
please take this message to their Councils. If you
have not distributed the envelopes for the Charity
Fund, now is the time to do so! Please ask the
Brother Knights to consider making a donation to
those less fortunate. Fr. McGivney’s intent when
starting the Order was Charity First.
Speaking of colder weather…have you taken the
time to check on your older members? If you have
not seen the usual men at your meetings, where are
they? Do they need a ride, do they assistance, and
are they sick, can you bring over some warm soup?
Again make it personal; wouldn’t you appreciate a
call if you were homebound? How about a Council
project to visit the sick or disabled (even the just
weather disabled) and make sure their needs are
being met. Ask your fraternal benefits advisor for
assistance in this endeavor!
On behalf of all the State Officers, Happy
Valentine’s Day, to all the lovely ladies of the State.
Dr. Ivan J. Nosacek, P.A.
Family Foot Care
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Fourth Degree News
Tom Torrell, Faithful Navigator (301) 262-8062
St. John N. Neumann Assembly #1763
[email protected]
As the month of February begins, we have passed the halfway mark of the Fraternal Year. Recruitment of new members is an
important part of our mission. Like any organization, we need new members to sustain our growth and keep doing the good works
we do. If you know of any 3rd Degree member who does not yet have their 4 th Degree, talk to them about the benefits of joining.
The Exemplification of the 4th Degree will take place the weekend of April 10-12, 2015, at the Colony South Hotel and
Conference Center in Clinton, Md., with the Exemplification taking place on Saturday, April 11th. As a reminder, all Fourth
Degree members are invited to attend. Registration of new members can be done by filling out a Form 4, and the registration can
be done online at www.awddistrict.org. It is very convenient since you can use a credit card to pay the fees, and it eliminates some
paperwork, although a Form 4 must still be submitted to me or our Comptroller, Frank Italiano, PGK, PFN. We have until March
10th to get registrations in. I will be at the meetings on February 12th and the 19th and I will have Form 4’s and brochures
available. Did you know that Presidents Day is a Patriotic holiday? George Washington’s Birthday was established as a holiday
in 1885, and it celebrates the life and contributions of our first president; and General of the American Revolution. In some states
the holiday is expanded to include that of Abraham Lincoln and is thus referred to as Presidents Day. It occurs on the 3 rd Monday
of February, near both Presidents’ birthdays. Our next 4th Degree meeting will be held on Thursday, February 19 th, 8PM at
Boswell Hall. Our next AWD meeting is Saturday, February 14 th, 10AM at St. Hugh’s Grenoble Hall in Greenbelt. All 4 th Degree
members are invited to attend.
McNamara Chapter News
The McNamara Chapter of Grand Knights will have their monthly chapter meeting on Wednesday, January 25th at
St. Columcille Council #5317 in Ft. Washington, MD. “The Best Laid Plans: will be discussed. Grand Knights,
Deputy Grand Knights and Council Officers are urged to attend.
KNIGHTS ROOM HOURS:
February 2015
Sun
Mon
TUESDAY
Tue
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Wed
1 Super Bowl
2 CWC/BA Mtg.
3 Bingo 7:00PM
4 Cornhole
Party 4:00PM
7:00/7:30PM
Bingo Team #5
6:30PM
1st FRIDAY
Thu
6:00 PM - MIDNIGHT
Fri
Sat
5 York Club 11AM
6 Mass
7:00PM
7
12 York Club 11AM
13
14
20 Family
21
PDM 7:00PM
8 Family
9
Breakfast
Buffet 9:00 –
Noon
15
22
16
23
Membership
Blitz at St.
Elizabeth
Seton Church
10 Bingo 7:00PM
11 Cornhole
Bingo Team #1
6:30PM
17 Bingo 7:00PM
18 Cornhole
Bingo Team#2
6:30PM
24 Bingo 7:00PM
Bingo Team #3
25 Cornhole
6:30PM
McNamara
Chapter Mtg. at
St. Comuncille
Council #5317 in
Ft. Washington,
MD.
Business Mtg. 8PM
19 York Club 11AM
4 Degree Mtg.
8:00PM
Knight Out
5:30PM
26York Club 11AM
27
28 Bull and
Oyster
Roast 4:00 –
10:00PM
Coming in Mar.
6 Mass
8 Breakfast
17 St. Patrick’s
20 Family Knight
23 Blood Drive
29 Palm Sunday
Coming in Apr.
3 NO MASS
5 Easter
12 Breakfast
th
Social Mtg. 8:00PM
Steve Mihaly, Bingo Director (410) 721-9014; Faris Kahwajy, Bingo Setup (301) 262-8674; Steve Dobrosielski, Bingo Coordinator (301) 262-6860
Feb. 10
Team #1
Ohlen Hunt (410) 793-0650
L. Josleyn J. McMullen
K. Carroll B. Cartney, Jr.
M. Mulroy R. Burkhardt
Kitchen Team # 1
B. Benitez, Captain
C. Hedley, Kitchen Prep
T. Seppi M. Sonnefeld
L. Sickels, Kitchen Prep
Setup #1
J. Lienesch, Captain
B. Schaffer
E. Amey
R. McElligott
Feb. 17
Team #2
Gary Harash (301) 464-2335
A. Marmo
R. Ideo
R, Dacquel
M. Mihaly
L. Schumacher D. Achikeh
G. Patterson
Kitchen Team # 2
J. Mulqueen, Captain
P. Heleen, Kitchen Prep
S. Dougherty, Kitchen Prep
W. Hubbert B. Prevo
W. Hostetler J, Schablein.
Setup #2
F, Kahwajy T. Wieber .
J. McCloskey
Feb. 24
Mar. 3
Feb. 3
Team #3
Team #4
Team #5
Mark Seidleck (410) 956-0195 Bruno Seppi (301) 249-7412 Jim Hannan (301) 464-0528
A. Dobson
J. Seidleck
M. O’Reilly R. Spargo
B. Potts
F. Hebert
J. A. Seidleck C Leshinsky
J. Ruzzi
J. Brust
J. Schmidt
J. Rodgers
J. Lyons
J. Woodward
J. Simpson
D. Crosby
C. Keplinger D. Parks
R. Padro
M. Scott
G. Kiley
R. Bonccelli
Kitchen Team # 3
Kitchen Team #4
Kitchen Team #5
F. Italiano, Team Captain
B. Burkhardt, Kitchen Prep
R. Paternoster, Captain &Prep
T. Looney P. Connolly
R. Van Rite, Captain A. Saba D. Scholfield, Kitchen Prep
T. Weiber, Kitchen Prep
T. Wieber, Kitchen Prep
A. Lopata.
T. Ruthemeyer
B. Burkhardt, Kitchen Prep
M. Constantine J. Nelson
G. Ratte, K.P. N, Yousif
Setup #3
D’Orsaneo, Co-Captain
J. Lonergan , Co-Captain
C. Hedley
Setup #4
T. Young, Captain
B. Martin B. Kennedy
Setup #5
R. McElligott
B. Schaffer E. Amey
Floor Substitutes: Bill Dziwura (301) 262-7278, Riick Foster (301) 262-5676, Bob Icaruso (410) 721-8211, Liam Benton (443) 336-6528, Mike Allen
Kitchen Substitutes: Ken Urasek (410) 419-2486, Adel Saba (Cell (240) 381-4223, Home (301) 464-9244)
The Accolade
Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart Council #2577
6111 Columbian Way
Bowie, MD 20715-4302
The Council’s webpage: www.kofc2577.org and Accolade can be accessed on your camera equipped smart devices by using the QR Code
application available for downloading where you download from. Using your phone’s camera and the QR Code application, click on the
code above.
The Maryland State Council webpage and their many activities details can be found at: www.kofc-md.org
Have you paid your 2015 dues?
Sacred Heart Council #2577 Knights of Columbus presents their
19th ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER RECOGNITION NIGHT
BULL AND OYSTER ROAST
Saturday, February 28th, 2015
Boswell Hall, Bowie, MD
Doors open at 4:00PM
BAR OPEN 4:00 TO 10:00PM - FOOD SERVICE 5:00 TO 8:00PM
DANCING 8:00 – 10:00PM
BIG SIX WHEEL --- VEGAS MACHINE
TICKETS – $35 (reserve a table of 8 or more and pay $30 per person)
CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 12 – $10
ALL YOU CAN EAT ON THE PREMISES
CONTACT: Donnie Restly (301) 262-1041, Naciem Yousif (240) 476-1159
Ray DeVous (301) 641-8054