1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

Vigilant Knight
Knights of Columbus
The Official Monthly Publication of Cardinal Gibbons Council No. 2521
Instituted February 8, 1924
4301 Klosterman Avenue, Fullerton, Maryland 21236
Home of Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori and Maryland State Secretary Steve Cohen
Columbus Gardens
410-256-2737
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Volume 60 Number 3
S … O --- S …
“Support Our Seminarians”
Editor
Al Swiston Sr.
410-493-5984
[email protected]
March 2015
www.cardinalgibbons2521.com
*POPE’S'PRAYER'INTENTIONS'*'
March'
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Universal:'That%those%involved%in%scientific%
research%may%serve%the%well%being%of%the%whole%
human%person.%
%
Evangelization:'That%the%unique%contribution%of%
women%to%the%life%of%the%Church%may%be%
recognized%always.%
*GRAND'KNIGHT'MESSAGE*'
%
Is%there%anyone%out%there%who%really%enjoys%winter?%
We%are%in%the%middle%of%it,%the%weather%may%be%lousy,%
but%the%council%activities%are%great.%Just%what%we%need%
to%help%get%through%it%and%there%is%a%lot%to%choose%from.%%
%
I%don’t%know%anyone%who%doesn’t%like%beef,%oysters%and%
shrimp%especially%when%combined%into%one%event.%
That’s%just%what%Vic%Grams%gave%us%with%the%
Bull,%Oyster%and%Shrimp%Roast.%The%sell%out%crowd%made%
it%one%of%the%best%ever!%%And%for%those%who%like%to%
dance,%Brain%Perry%and%Tim%Strauch%gave%us%the%
Valentine%Dance;%this%is%always%a%favorite%around%here.%
Good%food,%good%music%it%doesn’t%get%any%better,%and%it%
doesn’t%end%here.%We%all%know%March%is%when%the%Irish%
and%Irish%wannaPbe’s%turn%out%to%celebrate%St.%Patrick’s%
Day.%We%even%contribute%to%the%celebration%with%a%
dance%March%14th%in%honor%of%the%occasion.%Contact%
our%chairman%Danny%McFadden%for%tickets.% %
Brothers,%please%keep%in%mind%and%try%to%attend%the%
Corporate%Mass%&%Breakfast,%March%22%from%
9amP11:45%am%contact%Rickard%Aull%or%Tim%Burdyck%for%
tickets.%We%are%the%Cardinal%Gibbons%Family…hope%to%
see%you%there.%%As%you%can%see%with%the%variety%of%
events%that%we%offer,%there%should%be%something%for%
everyone.%
%
Brothers,%just%as%winter%will%soon%be%coming%to%an%end%
so%to%will%our%fraternal%year.%Now%we%must%start%
thinking%about%next%year’s%officers%who%will%lead%our%
council.%As%you%know%the%Council%Nomination%of%
Officers%will%be%held%at%the%May%13th%meeting.%Anyone%
wishing%to%run%for%office%must'notify%a%member%of%the%
Nomination%Committee,%and%place%your%name%for%
nomination.%The%Nomination%Committee%members%are%
Chairman%Vic%Grams%PGK%410P420P0665,%Glenn%Wilmer%
PGK%410P879P0916%and%Bill%MacDonnell%410P661P0045.%%%%
%
Congratulations'to'Ed'DeWaters,'the'winner'of'our'
50/50'drawing'for'the'benefit'of'the'Seminarian'
Fund.'
%
Knights%of%Columbus%Community%Blood%Drive%will%be%
Tuesday,%March%17%from%2%PM%–%7:30%PM%at%Columbus%
Gardens%(ask%your%family%and%neighbors%to%donate%
Blood)%Call%Jerry%and%Joy%Bannister%for%an%appointment%
(walkPins%welcome).%
%
Fraternally,%
Jerry%Bannister,%Grand%Knight%%%%%%%%%%%%410P686P2423%
%
*KNIGHT'OF'THE'MONTH*'
%
The%Knight%of%the%Month%for%March%is%Vito'Fino.%Vito%
regularly%attends%our%meetings%and%our%many%
Council%functions.%He%also%is%a%regular%at%our%Friday%
night%lounge.%He%is%a%major%supporter%of%our%dances,%
often%selling%6%or%more%tables.%Vito%is%also%a%member%
of%the%Singing%Knights.%However,%I%think%Vito’s%
favorite%activity%may%be%helping%at%St%Vincent%Villa.%
The%kids%and%staff%love%the%energy%he%brings%to%the%
soccer%shootPout%and%basketball%free%throw.%%When%
you%see%him,%congratulate%him%for%all%he%does%for%our%
Council.%
%
'
Brothers,%do%you%know%a%Catholic%gentleman?%%If%
you%do,%why%not%ask%him%to%be%a%Knights%of%
Columbus%member?%Please%contact%me%to%receive%
or%turn%in%your%form%100's.%%By%doing%this%you%put%a%
Catholic%gentleman%on%the%road%to%Knighthood.%%%
%
Tom%Schisler,%Warden%410P852P6236,%
[email protected]
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*SERVICE'PROGRAMS*'
COUNCIL'
%
*FAMILY'OF'THE'MONTH*'
FINANCIAL'SECRETARY'MESSAGE'
The%Family%for%the%Month%of%March%is%John'and'Edna'
Kurre.%John%has%been%a%member%of%the%Knights%of%
Columbus%since%2013.%John%is%one%of%our%Outside%
Guards%he%attends%all%the%meetings.%He%and%his%wife%
attend%our%Council%activities%and%bring%their%friends.%
They%also%support%our%Friday%night%lounge.%John%also%
works%at%Monday%night%bingo.%Edna%is%also%member%
of%our%Ladies%Auxiliary.%John%and%Edna,%thank%you%for%
all%you%do%for%our%Council.%
%
*CHANCELLOR'REPORT*'
%
St%Patrick’s%Day%Dance%on%March%14.%Contact%Danny%
McFadden,%at%410P615P5228%–%get%ready%for%the%
WEARING%OF%THE%GREEN!%
%%
Corporate%Mass%and%Breakfast%on%March%22.%%
Call%Tim%Burdick%PGK%410P456P2801%for%tickets.%
%%
Shrimp%Feast%and%Bull%Roast%on%April%17.%Contact%Jim%
Hess%at%410P529P0097%or%Tony%Boehk%at%410P456P
6790%P%plenty%of%great%food%as%usual,%OPEN%BAR,%and%
Music%by%IMPULSE.%
%
Children’s%Easter%Party%on%April%4%P%contact%Danny%
McFadden%at%410P615P6243.%
%
Bob%Baumgartner,%Chancellor,%Community%Director%
410P322P7444%%%[email protected]%
Volume%60%%Number'3'
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*MEMBERSHIP'REPORT*'
2
%
Dues%Renewal%P%Please%pay%promptly!!!%%%%
Thank%you.%
Glenn%Wilmer,%PGKPPFN,%Financial%Secretary%410P
879P0916%
%
NOMINATING'COMMITTEE'FOR'THE'2015W
2016'FRATERNAL'YEAR'
We%need%a%few%good%men%to%run%the%Council.%If%
you%are%interested%in%serving%the%Council%as%an%
elected%officer,%please%see%a%member%of%the%
Committee.%%
%
Chairman%Vic%Grams%PGK%(410P420P0665),%Glenn%
Wilmer%PGK,%or%Bill%MacDonnell%
%
%
SPECIAL'ELECTION'FOR'TRUSTEE'
%
According%to%ARTICLE%II,%Section%5%"vacancies%in%
elective%offices%shall%be%filled,%after%notice%to%the%
members,%by%election%at%the%regular%business%
meeting%next%succeeding%the%regular%meeting%at%
which%the%vacancy%was%created."%%
%
The%Council%has%a%vacancy%in%the%position%of%
Trustee.%Nominations%opened%at%the%February%25,%
2015,%Council%meeting.%The%election%will%be%held%at%
the%Council%meeting%on%March%11,%2015.%
%
OUR'DAILY'BREAD'
CHURCH'
We%would%like%to%thank%everyone%who%went%to%Our%
Daily%Bread%this%past%month.%Richard%Aull,%Ken%and%
Ada%Daniels,%Bill%and%Sharon%Mac%Donald,%Sean%
McMachan%and%his%son,%and%Mike%Gianotti.%If%
anyone%is%interested%in%joining%us%next%month%the%
date%is%March%21.%Please%call%Bob%Matlick.%
%
Thanks%to%all%of%our%volunteers%for%their%hard%work%
and%dedication.%
%
Bob%Matlick,%410P668P1876%%
%
%
On%January%28,%2015,%we%held%our%annual%Priest%
Appreciation%Celebration.%This%year%we%honored%14%
priests,%1%deacon%and%2%seminarians.%The%
seminarians%are%John%Martinez%and%Nicholas%Rokitka.%
Both%seminarians%were%presented%with%a%check%for%%
$%500.00%to%help%support%them%as%they%continue%
their%journey%to%priesthood.%We%are%able%to%support%
the%seminarians%thanks%to%the%generosity%of%the%
membership%of%our%Council.%On%behalf%of%our%Grand%
Knight,%Jerry%Bannister,%and%our%Seminarian%Fund%
Chairman,%Richard%Aull,%I%would%like%to%thank%all%of%
the%members%of%Cardinal%Gibbons%Council.%
%%
On%Sunday,%March%22,%2015,%we%will%hold%our%annual%
Corporate%Mass%&%Breakfast.%Mass%will%begin%at%9:00%
a.m.,%with%breakfast%to%immediately%follow.%Both%will%
be%held%at%our%Council%Home.%Tickets%are%$%10%per%
person,%and%are%available%from%Richard%Aull%or%Tim%
Burdyck.%
%%
On%Sunday,%March%29,%2015,%we%will%celebrate%a%5th%
Sunday%Mass%at%St.%Michael%Church%(Overlea)%at%9:30%
a.m.,%with%breakfast%to%follow%at%the%Overlea%Diner.%
%
On%Wednesday,%April%8,%2015,%we%will%hold%our%
annual%Night%to%Honor%the%Blessed%Mother.%Mass%
will%begin%at%7:30%p.m.%with%a%short%program%and%
dinner%to%follow.%This%is%an%open%meeting%night.%Our%
celebrant%this%year%will%be%Msgr.%George%Moeller.%
Many%of%our%council%members%may%remember%Fr.%
George%as%Pastor%of%St.%Joseph%Church.%He%now%lives%
at%Mercy%Ridge%in%Timonium.%
ATHLETIC'ACTIVITIES'
%
We%will%start%to%make%plans%for%the%upcoming%
men’s%softball%season.%This%year%we%will%most%likely%
play%in%a%spring/summer%league%and%go%to%the%
Knights%of%Columbus%National%Softball%Tournament%
in%Long%Island,%New%York.%%
%
Softball%can%be%a%good%recruiting%tool%for%new%
membership.%%Ask%a%son,%grandson,%relative,%or%
friend%who%likes%to%play%softball%to%join%the%Knights%
of%Columbus%and%play%on%the%softball%team.%
%
Contact%Larry%Ches%at%410P428P5226.%
%
YOUTH'
%
On%Saturday%January%24,%2015,%Cardinal%Gibbons%
Council%hosted%a%Basketball%Shootout%and%Pizza%
Lunch,%for%the%resident%students%at%Saint%Vincent's%
Villa.%The%activity%was%a%huge%success%and%
everyone%had%a%great%time,%thanks%to%these%
volunteers:%
Volunteers:'Jerry%Bannister,%Ada%Daniels,%Ken%
Daniels,%Michael%Gianotti,%Bill%Foard,%Conor%
McMachan,%Sean%McMachan,%Dennis%Stack,%Larry%
McFadden,%John%Grabowski,%Chris%Gagliardi,%Mary%
Kate%Gagliardi,%Tom%Vondersmith,%John%Baker.%
Daniel%McFadden,Ruth%Ches,%Eric%Bradley,%Vic%
Grams,%Elaine%Grams,%Noelle%Grams,%Maura%Neely%
and%Tony%Boehk.%
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Larry%Ches,%Youth%Director,%410P428P5226
Volume%60%%Number'3'
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Tim%Burdyck,%PGK,%Church%Activities%Director%
[email protected]%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
410P428P5226%
%
% A!man!is!struck!by!a!bus!on!a!busy!Baltimore!
street.!Seriously!injured,!he!gasps!to!on?
% lookers,!“A!priest.!Somebody!get!me!a!priest!"'
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*DEPUTY'GRAND'KNIGHT'
REPORT*'
*FRATERNAL'BENEFITS*'
'
The$VANTAGE$Annuity$Advantage$
%
Please%keep%the%following%Brothers%and%their%family%
members%in%your%prayers.%
Bro.%George%Hardy%
Bro.%Joseph%Refett%
Bro.%Bruno%Perseghin%
Bro.%Jay%Perffers,%FatherPinPLaw%of%Rick%Moudry%PGK%
Bro%Vernon%Franck%
Bro.%Russell%Kott%
Bro.%Greg%Schaum%
Bro.%Paul%Doerfler%
Bro.%Richard%Grutkowski%
Bro.%Paul%Scheere%Jr.%PGK%
Bro.%Anthony%Rasinski%
Bro%Robert%Rasinski%
Bro.%Bernard%Deinlein%
Bro.%William%Strzegowski%
%
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Concerned%about%a%comfortable%and%worryPfree%
retirement?%In%addition%to%our%traditional%Flexible%
Premium%Annuity,%the%Knights%of%Columbus%offers%the%
VANTAGE%Single%Premium%Deferred%Annuity,%and%it%may%
be%part%of%the%answer%for%you.%%
With%a%single%deposit%of%$25,000%or%more,%the%VANTAGE%
allows%you%to%lockPin%a%guaranteed%interest%rate%for%five%
years.%In%addition,%there%are%several%attractive%renewal%
options%once%the%fiveP%year%period%has%expired,%including
keeping%the%funds%in%another%VANTAGE%Annuity,%
placing%them%in%a%more%traditional%flexible%premium%
annuity%where%the%interest%rate%can%be%changed%on%a%
quarterly%or%more%frequent%basis%or%—%in%the%30Pday%
period%prior%to%the%fifth%and%tenth%policy
anniversaries%—%withdrawing%the%funds%without%a%
surrender%charge.
The%VANTAGE%Annuity,%along%with%our%Flexible%
Premium%Annuity,%provides%the%guarantees%that%
Knights%of%Columbus%members%have%come%to%expect%
—%guaranteed%interest%rates%along%with%absolute%
safety%of%principal.%In%addition,%we%can%easily%
accommodate%rollovers%and%transfers%free%of%charge.%%
I%will%be%happy%to%meet%with%you%at%your%
convenience%—%in%your%home%—%to%discuss%with%you%
in%detail%how%the%Knights%of%Columbus%can%help%you%
to%secure%the%comfortable,%worryPfree%retirement%
you%want%and%deserve.%%
Council'2521'
Looking%for%a%few%good%
Charities'Inc.'
men%to%get%involved%with%
You%can%receive%an%
the%Team.%%Various%
IRS%deduction%by%
positions%and%“backups”%
available.%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% donating%your%
used%car,%truck%or%
For%more%information:%
boat%to%the%
Council’s%
Curt%Phillips%PGK%at%%%%%%%%%% Scholarship%Fund.%
410P665P9749%or%
%
[email protected]
Sam%Orlando%PGK%
%
410P531P3691%
Monday'Knight'
Bingo'
V.J.%Carfine,%Knights%of%Columbus%Insurance,%
Fraternal%Benefits%Advisor%443P829P1811%(O)%/%410P
823P3841%(Fax)%[email protected]%%%
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Cardinal'Gibbons'
First'Degree'Team''''''''''''''''''''
4
Franciscan'
Center'
*Meal%starts%at%5:15%pm%%
*Early%Bird%Games%6:30%
*Regular%Bingo%at%6:45%pm%
*Bingo%Packages%start%at%%%%
%%only%$8.00%
%
$1000'Jackpot'Every'
Monday'Knight!'
Bring%men’s%
clothes%and%
toiletries%to%
meetings.%
Volunteer%
positions%available%
at%the%Center.%
Ed%Herpel%PGK%%
410P256P5465%
Seminarian'Fund'
'
Support%our%nascent%
priests%
%
Richard%Aull%
410P256P0066%
Our'Daily'
Bread'
'
Bob%Matlick%
410P668P1876%
Singing'Knights'
'
We%entertain%at%
nursing%homes%and%
many%Council%
functions.%%We%
practice%every%
Wednesday%starting%at%
7%pm.%%Interested?%
%
Tom%Vondersmith,%
410P256P5455%
Retiree’s'Club'
Noon%meeting%every%
1st%and%3rd%Tuesday%
%
Want%to%join?%%
%
Bob%Cohen%PGK,%
410P931P0070%or%%
Ray%Huether%at%%
410P661P0230.%
%
Food'Drive''''''
Bring%nonPperishables%
to%Blue%Room%(Pool%
Room).%Joe%Brewer%
PGK%will%get%it%to%a%
local%food%pantry.%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
410P529P2676%'
*LADIES'CLUB*'
Betsy%Rickter,%Daughter%of%Bro.%Bruce%Rickter%PGK%
Pam%Maskell,%Daughter%of%Bro.%Frank%Locco%
Catherine%Pazdera,%Widow%of%Bro.%William%Pazdera%
and%Mother%of%Bro.%William%Kreidler%PGK%
Lawrence%Morgan,%BrotherPinPLaw%of%Bro.%John%Kurre%
Gloria%Schlosser,%Daughter%of%Bro.%Lee%Kessler%
Anna%Karsner,%sister%of%Bro.%Henry%Wagner%
Barbara%Watson,%Sister%to%Bro.%John%Douglas%
%
IN'MEMORIAM'
Bro.%William%F.%Leach%Jr.%
%
Brothers,%if%you%know%someone%sick,%in%distress%or%
deceased,%please%let%me%know%so%that%I%may%update%
my%list.%You%can%call%or%email%the%information%to%me.%
Include%your%name,%phone%number,%and%any%
information%you%may%have.%
%
Ken%Lindemann,%DGK%
410P668P4347,%[email protected]%%
%
"Ladies%Night%Out"%will%be%on%Wednesday,%March%
18,%2015,%at%7:00%p.m.%at%Jerry%D's.%RSVP%to%
Peggy%Rickter%410%665P8718%or%Sandy%Wright%410%
256P1433.%Reminder:%"Ladies%Night%Out"%is%for%all%
ladies%in%the%Knights%of%Columbus%Family%PYOU'
DO'NOT'HAVE'TO'BE'A'MEMBER'OF'THE'LADIES'
AUXILIARY'in%order%to%join%us!%And%of%course%it's%
Dutch%treat.%
%%
On%Tuesday,%February%10,%2015,%the%Ladies%
Auxiliary%held%our%Birthday%Pizza%Party%P%it%was%a%
great%success%and%all%who%were%able%to%attend%
had%fun!%The%50/50%raffle%raised%$%90%plus%
dollars,%which%will%go%toward%the%cost%of filling%
the%baskets%at%the%SPRING'BINGO%P%thank%you%
all!%
%%
April%16,%2015,%is%our%Spring%Luncheon%Bingo.%We%
will%fill%3%Baskets:%1%P%Maryland%Basket;%1%P%
Mother's%Day%Basket;%and%1%P%Cookout/Picnic%
Basket.%Although%we%are%not%asking%for%
any%item%donations,%any%CASH%donations%are%
greatly%appreciated%in%order%to%fill%the%baskets.%
We%are%also%looking%for%baked%goods!%%
For%tickets,%please%call%Elaine%Grams%%
410P420P0065,%price%is%$%15.00.%
%%
March%8,%2015,%is%the%Covered%Dish/Auction%and%
Dinner%from%1%P5%p.m.%%Please%call%Joy%Bannister%
410P686P2423%for%more%details;%however,%at%this%
time,%we%have%no%more%reservations%available.%%%
%
The%last%day%to%bring%in%PJ's%for%Casey%Cares%
Kammies%Jammies%is%Sunday,%March%8,%2015%at%
the%Covered%Dish%Dinner.%PJ's%can%be%sent%with%
your%husbands,%dropped%off%at%the%council%home%
or%you%can%call%an%officer%or%Janis%(410%337P6779)%
for%a%pick%up!%Any%cash%donations%need%to%be%
by%March%1,%2015.%
%%
A%special%thank%you%to%Dr.%Susan%Harvey,%3D%
Mammogram%Specialist/Radiologist%and%Kate%
Piasano%(Patient%Navigator/Breast%Cancer%
*Friday'Night'Lounge'Schedule*'
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March 6, 2015 – April 24, 2015 %
Date'
MAR%6%
13%
20%
27%
APR%3%
10%
17%
24%
%
Bartenders'
Ward/Grimes%
Stack/DeRose%
Wright/DePetris%
Foard/Matlick%
CLOSEDPGOOD%FRIDAY%
Elardo/Gianotti%
CLOSEDPSHRIMP%FEAST%
Frank/Trombeta%
%
Houseman'
Grams%
L.%McFadden%
Wilmer%
Rickter%
CLOSED%
Hess%
CLOSED%
Phillips%
%
CoWHouseman'
Phillips%
MacDonnell%
Boehk%
Redmer%
CLOSED%
Baumgartner%
CLOSED%
Grams%
%
%
Thanks%to%all%of%our%%
great%
volunteers!%
%
KARAOKE IS BACK…
March%20%KARAOKE%8P11%pm%
April%24%%%KARAOKE%8P11%pm%
May%15%KARAOKE%8P11%pm%
%
Coming%Soon%P%“SingPaP%Long”%
Coming%Soon%P%“Name%That%Tune”%
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Survivor)%of%the%3D%Program%from%Johns%Hopkins%
who%came%to%our%January%8,%2015%meeting.%They%
provided%the%ladies%with%lots%of%helpful%
information,%handouts%and%gifts%in%support%of%
women's%health%issues.%A%donation%was%made%to%
the%"Red%Devils"%from%the%Ladies%Auxiliary.%The%
Red%Devils%provide%assistance%of%any%kind%to%
breast%cancer%patients%and%their%families.%
%%
Reminders:%
P%We%are%looking%to%provide%for%the%food%pantries%
at%St.%Clement%Church%or%St.%Michael%Church.%
Please%bring%nonPperishable%food%items%to%every%
general%meeting,%if%you%are%able%to.%
%%
P%If%you%know%of%any%individual%or%family%in%need,%
please%let%an%Officer%of%the%Ladies%Auxiliary%know.%
%%
Thank%you%in%advance%for%your%support%and%
generous%donations%
%
Ladies%Calendar:%
P%Sunday,%March%8,%2015,%Covered%Dish%Dinner%
and%Auction%1:00%P%5:00%p.m.%%Please%call%Joy%
Bannister,%410%686P2423;%however,%at%this%time,%
we%have%no%more%reservations%available.%%%
%%
P%Friday,%March%13,%2015,%General%Meeting,%7:30%%
%%
P%Wednesday,%March%18,%2015,%"Ladies%Night%
Out"%7:00%p.m.%at%Jerry%D's%
%%
P%Friday,%April%10,%2015,%General%Meeting%7:30%%
%%
P%Thursday,%April%16,%2015,%Spring%Luncheon%
Bingo,%10:30%am%
%%
W'Friday,%May%8,%2015,%Crowning%of%the%Blessed%%
Mother%
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% A!police!officer!checks!the!crowd??no!priest,!
% no!nun,!no!Eucharistic!minister!or!person!of!
% the!cloth!of!any!kind.!"Please,!any!words!of!
% the!church,”!the!injured!man!cries.'
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*KNIGHTS'OF'COLUMBUS*'
*SCHOLARSHIP'GRANTS*'
Each%year%the%Maryland%State%Council%of%the%
Knights%of%Columbus%awards%three%(3)%Catholic%
high%school%scholarship%grants%to%sons%and%
daughters%of%members%of%the%Knights%of%Columbus%
and%three%(3)%Catholic%high%school%scholarship%
grants%to%Catholic%students%in%general.%
%
Presently%over%thirty%young%Catholic%men%and%
women%are%enrolled%in%Maryland%Catholic%high%
schools%of%their%choice,%through%the%financial%
assistance%provided%by%these%scholarship%
programs.%
%
Interested%parents%and%students%may%obtain%
specific%information%and%applications%by%writing%
to:%
%
Maryland%State%Council%
Knights%of%Columbus%State%Scholarship%Chairman%
2525%Pot%Spring%Rd,%LP503,%Timonium,%MD%21093%
or%by%contacting%our%web%site%at:%www.kofcP
md.org%and%clicking%on%the%Scholarship%
Opportunities%link.%
%
Thank%you%very%much%for%your%cooperation.%%
Philip%L.%Asplen,%PSD,%Chairman,%Scholarship%
Committee%
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SATURDAY,'MARCH'14,'2015'''8'–'12'
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OPEN'BAR,'IRISH'BEER,'PLATTER'
MUSIC,'&'IRISH'FUN'
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CONTACT'DANNY'McFADDEN'
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*CORPORATE'MASS''
AND'BREAKFAST*
*CATHOLIC'MEN’S'FELLOWSHIP'
OF'MARYLAND'(CMF)'*'
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“The'New'Evangelization'as'a'Way'of'
Life”'
COLUMBUS'GARDENS'
SUNDAY,'MARCH'22,'2015'
MASS'9:00'AM'FOLLOWED'BY'
BREAKFAST'
A!One?Day!Lenten!Retreat!
CMF!Annual!Conference!
Sat.!March!14,!2015,!8:00?4:00!
Calvert!Hall!College!High!School!
kFr.'Donald'Calloway,'MIC:'”No!Turning!Back:!A!
Witness!to!Mercy”!and!“!Under!the!Mantle:!
Marian!Thoughts!from!a!21st!Century!Priest”'
TICKETS'$10.00'
Please'call'Tim'Burdyck'410W529W
5661'or'Richard'Aull'410W256W0066'
kDr.'Edward'Sri:!”Pope!Francis!and!the!Joy!of!the!
Gospel:!Rediscovering!the!Heart!of!a!Disciple”'
'
kGeorge'Weigel:'“Missionary!Disciples:!Catholic!
Men!Evangelizing!21st!Century!America”'
*SUMMER'KICKWOFF'
PARTY*
Closing'Mass'with'Archbishop'
William'E.'Lori,'Celebrant%
For!More!Information,!please!visit!the!CMF!Website!!
www.catholicmensfellowship.com%
Contact!Tony!Boehk!PGK!at!
[email protected]!
(FORMERLY'KNOWN'AS'THE'BAHAMA'BEACH'PARTY)
Friday,'June'12'
7Wmidnight'
$30'per'person%
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Open'Bar'with'Frozen'Drinks'
Food'with'Summer'Favorites'
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Music'by'Strait'Shooter'
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Monday,'May'18,'2014'
8:00'a.m.'Shotgun'Start'
Captain's'Choice'Best'Ball'
Rocky'Point'Golf'Course'
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COST:'$'80.00'PER'GOLFER%
INCLUDES'GREEN'FEES,'CART,'PRIZES,'
&'LUNCH%
Food'&'Drink'at'the'Council'After'
Golf'Hole'Sponsorships'are'Available'
For%More%Info:%
Bruce%RIckter%410P665P8718%or%
Vic%Grams%410P420P0665%
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For'tickets,'contact:'
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Buddy'Redmer'
[email protected]'
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TWENTYWSECOND'ANNUAL'
BILL'SERBECK'MEMORIAL'
GOLF'TOURNAMENT%
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*DISTRICT'DEPUTY'REPORT*'
%
Our%Worthy%State%Deputy,%Stephen%J.%Adamczyk%
has%asked%that%I%bring%to%your%attention%that%the%
State%Charity%Fund%is%currently%low%on%funds.%%Of%
particular%note,%the%Charity%Fund%has%already%
given%out%as%much%money%as%it%has%received%in%
donations%this%year.%Over%the%past%30%years,%the%
Charity%Fund%has%disbursed%over%1.1%million%
dollars.%%The%fund%depends%on%your%tax%deductible%
donations.%%When%you%receive%your%letter%in%the%
mail%from%your%council%requesting%a%donation,%our%
State%Deputy%asks%that%you%remember%those%less%
fortunate%then%you.%%Your%generosity%has%always%
been%most%outstanding%and%he%thanks%you.%%
%
As%you%are%probably%aware,%Pope%Francis%will%be%
visiting%Washington%DC%this%coming%September.%%In%
preparation%for%his%visit,%the%Basilica%usher%
program%is%in%need%of%brother%knights.%The%Knights%
of%Columbus%have%been%serving%as%ushers%at%the%
Basilica%of%the%National%Shrine%of%the%Immaculate%
Conception%since%the%Order’s%centennial%year,%
1982.%%The%usher%ministry%staffs%all%the%National%
Shrine’s%Sunday,%Holy%Day%and%pilgrimage%Masses,%
as%well%as%its%concerts%and%other%special%events.%%
Will%you%pledge%three%hours%of%service%a%month%to%
Our%Lady’s%National%Shrine?%%If%you%are%interested,%
please%contact%Patrick%McAleer%at%301P253P3856%
or%[email protected].%%I%know%he%will%be%
glad%to%hear%from%you.%%
%
The%Catholic%Men’s%Fellowship%of%Maryland%
annual%conference%/%retreat%at%Calvert%Hall%College%
in%Towson%will%be%held%on%March%14th%from%8am%to%
4pm.%%Registration%will%start%at%7am.%%For%more%
information%on%this%event,%please%see%the%
advertisement%in%this%newsletter.%%Also,%please%
answer%our%Worthy%Supreme%Chaplain,%
Archbishop%William%Lori’s%challenge%to%you%to%
reach%out%to%those%men%in%your%life%and%invite%
them%to%attend%the%Annual%Conference.%%
%
April%1st%is%the%deadline%for%registering%without%
late%fee%for%our%upcoming%Maryland%State%
Convention%being%held%May%1st%through%May%3rd%in%
Ocean%City.%%
Volume%60%%Number'3'
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You%may%obtain%a%registration%form%at%the%MD%State%
website%kofcPmd.org%and%follow%the%link%for%Maryland%
State%Convention.%%In%order%to%qualify%for%the%
convention%negotiated%room%rates,%all%staying%in%the%
room%must%be%registered%for%the%convention,%if%not%
the%reservation%will%be%assessed%the%prevailing%hotel%
rates%for%May.%
%
Brother%Knights%are%needed%to%help%throughout%the%
year%with%the%exemplification%of%the%3rd%Degree.%%If%
you%are%interested%in%serving%this%worthwhile%
endeavor,%please%contact%PSD%and%Ceremonials%
Chairman,%Andy%Bauer%at%410P276P6697%or%
[email protected].%
%
March%is%the%month,%we%Knights%of%Columbus%are%
asked%to%conduct%a%Membership%Drive%–%whether%held%
before%and%after%Mass%or%at%an%event,%the%order%needs%
new%members,%our%communities%need%active%
volunteers%and%the%Catholic%Church%needs%men%who%it%
can%count%on%to%keep%the%faith%alive.%%Please%let%Mike%
and%I%know%when%and%where%you%are%planning%to%hold%
a%membership%drive%and%we%will%be%happy%to%assist%
you.%
.%
And%remember,%DW%Mike%Furst%and%my%goal%for%the%
Councils%of%District%#2%is%SUCCESS.%
%
Fraternally,%
%
Tony%Boehk,%PGK%
District%Deputy%#2%
Liaison%to%the%CMF%of%MD%
410P456P6790%
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“Be!not!Afraid,!Our!Faith!is!Our!Courage.”!
Out!of!the!crowd!steps!a!shabby!old!man.!
He!says!he’s!not!Catholic,!but!he’s!slept!
behind!Sacred!Heart!Cathedral!forty!
years!and!has!heard!the!words!of!the!
priests!so!many!times!they!are!etched!in!
his!memory.
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COUNCIL'SCHOLARSHIPS'
CATHOLIC'MEN’S'
FELLOWSHIP'CONFERENCE'
The%council%will%again%be%awarding%scholarships%
this%year%to%children%of%council%members%who%
will%be%attending%a%Catholic%High%School.%%%
%
For%information%and%applications,%please%contact%
Bruce%Rickter%PGK,%at%410P665P8718%
or%[email protected].%%%
Act%fast%because%the%deadline%for%submitting%the%
application%is%May%1st.%
Volume%60%%Number'3'
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Please%find%the%letter%below%from%our%
Supreme%Chaplain,%Archbishop%William%Lori%
calling%for%men%in%our%Archdiocese%to%
participate%in%this%year’s%CMF%of%MD%
conference.
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Investment Club Winners 2015
Week 1 January 23, 2015
Amount
$500.00
$100.00
$50.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
No.
350
1009
390
714
1029
1073
280
048
Winner
Dianne McHale
Stephen Elliott
Kevin McElroy
Michael Liberto
Betty Rickter
Anna Kehl
Valerie Roberts
Robert Schoeberlein
Seller
Richard Aull
Geroge McElroy
George McElroy
Richard Aull
Bruce Rickter
Anna Kehl
Carol Horner
Glenn Wilmer
Week 2 January 30, 2015
$100.00
$50.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
594
093
902
977
916
1158
046
Dawn Topper
Charle Leyh
Rose Marie Kaskie
Carol Goldburn
C & D Weinhold
Robert Sloan
Quinn Wisniewski
Henry Woytowitz
Glenn Wilmer
Council
Julie Castello
Joyce Hunge
Bud Cole
Ken Daniels
Week 3 February 6, 2015
$100.00
$50.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
535
749
1124
016
1077
550
660
Naomi Schley
Kelsey Stanley
Jacob Bucher
Larry Bosley
Mark Grams
Al Swiston
Rita Denbow
Nick Schweitzer
George McElroy
Joan Jortland
Rich Bowling
Vic Grams
Al Swiston
Ken Daniels
Week 4 February 13, 2015
$100.00
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$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
850
429
1236
579
851
802
176
Donald Lewis
Pam Moudry
Pauline Jewer
Catherine Macy
Betty Stahm
Raymond Reider
Norman Sacks
George McElroy
Rick Moudry
Pauline Jewer
Bruno Commodari
Donald Edmiston
Raymond Reider
Norman Sacks
Week 5 February 20, 2015
$100.00
$50.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
161
1096
731
184
1241
1109
609
Jordan Mojtabaei
Larry Ches
Mary Frances Duerr
Ed Rutherford
Thelma Buttiglieri
Sarah Finckel
John Baker
Carolyn Janney
Larry Ches
Bob Cohen
Ken Daniels
Ken Daniels
Laurie Finckel
John Baker
CONGRATUALTIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS AND SELLERS!
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Sun'
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and'Auction'
15'
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Club'Board'
10'''''''''''
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Lenten'Retreat'
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21'
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Lounge'Open'
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