Chaplain’s
Column:
Brother Knights
St. John 13,2-20
tells us of how Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, washed the feet of his disciples and after drying them with the towel
with which he was girded, said to them “ you call me Master and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If, therefore,
I the Lord and Master have washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another. For I have given you an example,
that as I have done to you, so also should you do.”
Every time that
I hear of an act or deed that you, my Brothers, do for your Church, Family, Community, and Youth, I am reminded of this particular
passage.
It is remarkable
how much of an impact you are making upon the Family of St. Patrick’s when you do the works that you do so willingly,
ably and lovingly to enhance this Church. By your acts, you are spiritually washing the feet of all members of this Parish.
I would be remiss
if I did not take this moment to thank our Ladies Auxiliary for the Lamp Post that they have donated to the welfare of our
Family. Like your Brother Knights, you too are living in the spirit of this passage
“ Amen, I
say unto you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is one who was sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these
things, blessed shall you be if you do them”.
May the Blessings
of our Lord be ever with you.
Father George
Brennan, Chaplain
Congratulations:
Knight of the
Month—
Gregory Goldstein
Family of the
Month—
Dominick and Marie Palazzo
Welcome to Joseph
Mclead and Thomas Bedell who have transferred into our council in June from Mass. and New York.
Grand Knight’s
Column
Brother Knights
Thanks go
out to Chancellor Becker for sending out the forms and a letter to all members so that our records may be up-dated and correct.
Please return them as soon as possible.
It is important
that Knights of Columbus to remember that a measure of your time be given to the affairs of the council along with your dues.
We
Grand
Knight Column (cont)
have been
fortunate that percentage –wise we do have more participants than other organizations, however, there is an old adage—“many
hands make light work”- that could apply in this council. Please make an effort that you do participate according to
your time and health. Many thanks go out to the ones who really put forth such
effort.
The ceremony
of Installation of Officers is not for just the council officers, but all members and their families are invited to attend.
This ceremony is on July 21 in the Parish Chapel at 7:00 PM. Plan on attending.
It is my
desire to thank everyone who worked with me last year in bringing the Council to where we are today. Mistakes have been made
by me, but luckily one of the Officers caught them before any harm was done. We have made a decided impact upon the Family
of St Patrick’s Parish and expect to contribute more this term of office.
There are
only two appointed positions left to be filled and they are Family Director and Youth Director. It is my hope that they will
be filled within the next two weeks.
Yours in
Christ
Ozro N. Barclay,
Grand Knight.
4th
Degree Assembly #0167
Faithful
Navigator Report
Dear Sir
Knights
First and
foremost, I would like to thank all who supported me in becoming the new Faithful Navigator for the upcoming 2005-2006 term.
I believe that we have an excellent team of Officers who were chosen by the Nominating Committee. Together with your help,
the Officers and I look forward to an enjoyable and productive year. As Faithful Pilot and Color Corps Commander for the past
year, I have had the privilege of working closely with Faithful Navigator Don Donovan, who has done an excellent job of leading
our Assembly in a forward direction and has accomplished many goals during his term.
Since the
onset of Assembly #0167, our member roster consisted mainly of Sir Knights who were also members of K of C Council #3358,
here in Sarasota. With the population of our area growing so rapidly and the
development of new Parish Councils, things have changed in the past two years. We now have Sir Knights who are members of
Councils other than Council #3358. Accepting
Faithful
Navigator report(cont)
change sometimes
is uncomfortable for us , but the “same ole same ole” status quo is not always a good
thing and
can inhibit growth. We have been comfortable in knowing all our members by heart, since we see them at our council meetings
and social activities. Meeting and accepting new members outside our council
is our Duty ad well as our Privilege as good Sir Knights. It is also tantamount to the longevity of our Assembly. As I said,
this is a big change; especially for the many members who have been Sir Knights of our Assembly. Hopefully I the future, our
members will be coming from the ranks of many different Councils and we will continue to grow and prosper. To this extent,
I urge you all not to think along “Council” lines when referring to other Sir Knights. The Third Degree is a separate element from the Fourth Degree, although we do share a relationship with
them. That relationship is that our Sir Knights come from the ranks of the Third Degree and we are all proud Knights of Columbus.
Hopefully,
the upcoming year will be fruitful and with the help of my able staff of Officers and your welcomed input and support, it
will be a memorable term for all. Thank you Again and may God Bless you all.
Fraternally
yours, Faithful Navigator
Mike Boccarossa
Officers, Council #13307
Chaplain
Father George
Brennan-----------------------378-1703
Grand Knight
Ozro N. Barclay------------------------------
922-8047
Deputy Grand
Knight
John Pecilunas---------------------------------379-4047
Chancellor
Wayne Becker---------------------------------929-3652
Recorder
Steve Killilea----------------------------------
377-3175
Financial
Secretary
Ernie Forchetti---------------------------------587-7173
Treasurer
Ronald Kosey----------------------------------927-5118
Lecturer
Eugene Murphy-------------------------------379-9392
Advocate
Robert Marrah---------------------------------378-9076
Warden
John Smith-------------------------------------929-9250
Inside Guard
Thomas Dineen----------------------------922-3977
Council
Officers (cont)
Outside Guard
Reggie Boucher---------------------------- 929-7067
Trustees:
3yr------Edward
Sessa------------------------923-8029
2year---Chuck
Biondolillo-------------------922-2290
1year—James
McBride----------------------342-9917
Chairmen:
Membership
Director
Andrew J.
Evans------------------------------586-8634
Service Programs:
Program Director—John
Pecilunas---------379-4047
Church Director—Peter Pezzati---------- 379-4648
Community
Director –Tom Dineen------ 392-3977
Family Director----
Youth Director—
Council Director----Reggie Boucher-----929-7067
Squires—Bob
Marrah------------------------378-9076
Dates to Remember:
July 7----Council
Business Meeting
July 17---Corporate
Mass—7:30 Mass
July 21 ---Installation
of Officers
July 22---Italian
Dinner—Parish Hall
Monsignor Elsander Assembly # 0167
Faithful
Friar------------------------------------TBD
Faithful
Navigator
Michael Boccarossa--------------------------
921-5919
Faithful
Captain
Otto Emerson
PGN---------------------------351-3396
Faithful
Admiral
Don Donovan---------------------------------378-3933
Faithful
Pilot
TBD
Faithful
Comptroller
Bob Alloca------------------------------------342-9984
Faithful
Scribe
Frank Manfredo PGK----------------------795-0154
Faithful
Purser
TBD
3yr Trustee
Joe Galestro
PGK/PFN/FDD----------------923-2584
2year Trustee
Sam Perri PFN-----------------------------927-2803
1year Trustee
Sal Naimo PFN-----------------------------922-4088
Faithful
Inside Sentinel
Tom Johnson----------------------------------780-2790
Faithful
Outside Sentinel
Reggie Boucher--------------------------------51-2439
Honorary
Sentinel
Pat Spada---------------------------------------371-5688
Color Corps
Commander----TBD
Council
#13307 –Ladies Auxiliary
Dear Ladies
I’m
happy to say that we had a nice turnout for our July meeting in spite of some being on vacation. I dislike sounding repetitious,
but it would be nice if we could have more ladies attend our meetings—please make the effort. We can always use your
suggestions and ideas.
Barbara Piccone
informed us that she is still checking on caterers for our Ladies “Luau “ on Saturday, September 17th.
The tickets are all printed and ready for distribution at our next meeting. If anyone needs them before, please give Barbara
a call. Remember ladies, please bring baskets and something to put in them for our raffle at our Luau.
And speaking
of our next meeting, it is on August 4th at 7PM in the parish hall—hope to see you there.
A very special
“thank you “to Chris Boucher for calling everyone to remind them of our meetings and also to remind us of the
“Corporate Communion”. I do believe that it has been very successful.
If you haven’t
already done so and would like to order a nametag, please let me know and I’ll be happy to order one for you
Congratulations
to Barbara Piccione, our lucky 50/50 winner.
Ladies, just
a reminder once again to please join your husbands for the “Corporate Communion” once a month. It will be held on the third Sunday of the month, and will be at a different mass each month. It would
be wonderful to show our support to our “council” and to our church at the different masses.
I’m
looking forward to the delicious Italian dinner the knights are having on Friday, July 22nd in the parish hall—check
the church bulletin for more information—the time is from 5:00 to7:30 PM
See you there!
And ladies, please remember to bring dessert; the Knights truly appreciate our help. Thank you
Congratulations
to Phyllis Capriola, our “Lady of the Month for June.
Keep our
“under the weather” members in your prayers. If you know of any member that is ill, please give Josephine Spellman
(379-0597) or me a call.(922-4088)
Let us pray
for peace, our men and women in the service and for our family and friends
Don’t
do only what you like to do; but learn to like what has to be done.
God
Bless. Loretta L. Naimo, President
Congratulations
Birthdays
July
Members
Michael Mitsdarfer------------------------------------5
Robert Stearns------------------------------------------6
Dominick
Palazzo------------------------------------10
Fred Price----------------------------------------------17
Peter Gibbons-----------------------------------------25
Charles Biondolillo-----------------------------------29
Stephen Cork------------------------------------------29
Gilbert Wadina----------------------------------------29
Theodore
Martines------------------------------------30
Wives
Esther Porcelli
------------------------------------------5
Barbara Piccione----------------------------------------9
Jo Keller------------------------------------------------27
August
Members
John Smith-------------------------------------------1
Andrew Evans---------------------------------------6
Neil Welch-------------------------------------------9
Alan Faucher---------------------------------------14
Michael Perry--------------------------------------14
Wayne Becker--------------------------------------29
Horace Fichera-------------------------------------29
Wives
Mary Scheip-----------------------------------------7
Rosemary
Biondolillo-----------------------------12
Lisa Smith-------------------------------------------15
Mary Jacco------------------------------------------16
Wedding
Anniversaries
July
Theodore
and Diana Martines---------------------6
Michael and
Barbara Piccione--------------------11
Robert and
Janet Stearns---------------------------11
Gregory and
Maureen Goldstein-----------------13
Edward and
Ruth Sessa----------------------------17
Gilbert and
Judith Wadina-------------------------29
August
Martin and
Susan Dietrich--------------------------2
Patrice and
Elizabeth Faucher---------------------24
Michael and
Jo Keller------------------------------28
If I have
failed to list your wife, her birthday (just the month and day,) your birthday, or your wedding anniversary, it just might
be that I was never given that information. Please e-mail me or give the info to me at any meeting.
Prayer
Line
For Peter
Sardina’s wife Numy –Liver problem
For Michael
Piccione--Results of a coma
For Marge
Barclay—Knee operation
For Fred
Price’s Brother
For our Pope,
Benedict XVI
Our men and women of the Armed Services who are in harm’s way
For the Leaders
of our Country that they will seek the paths to everlasting peace.
Sickness
or death
If you know or hear of a Brother Knight or members of his family who are
sick or have died, please notify:
Ozro Barclay,
Grand Knight-------922-8047
Fr George Brennan, Chaplain ----378-1703
John
Pecilunas----------------------379-4047
Wayne Becker-----------------------929-3652
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REMEMBER
TO PLEASE RETURN THE FORMS THAT BROTHER BECKER SENT OUT LAST MONTH. WE ARE TRYING TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS AND GET ACCURATE INFORMATION
ON ALL OUR BROTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Thank
God
Thank
God for peace—The world cannot give
Nor can
it take away the joy that lives
Within
our hearts when trails come our way.
Thank
God for love—For those who care
To keep
his peace on earth,
And for
the light within our soul.
Confirming
our own worth.
Thank
God for hope and the desire
To make
a better way to reach the poor,
Rescue
the lost,
Search
for the ones who stray
Thank
God, our Lord—His Son with us
Empowers
us to be His voice, His hands,
His peace,
His love, hope for eternity.
Anna Lee
Edwards McAlpin
