Chaplain’s Column:
Brother Knights
What did our Lord say was the greatest of all the Ten Commandments? Thou shall not commit adultery? Or, Thou shall
not commit murder?, or Thou shall not Steal? No. He said “ Thou shall love thy neighbor as thy self!” but
He did not mean that you must love only those families who live at the sides of your home, or those that live across the street
from you. He meant that you must love all those with whom you do come in contact,--whether they are of a different race, religion,
those who may have wronged you ,(or whom you do believe have wronged you), those whose political beliefs are contrary to yours,--in
fact every one that you do meet in your daily life. The Lord teaches us to love one another as He loves us. His love
is deep, understanding and forgiving. When we go to him and say that we have done someone wrong, He reaches out to us and
forgives us. This is what we must also do. St Matthew 5-48 “ You
are to be perfect, even as your Heavenly Father is perfect”
May the Blessings of our Lord be ever with you.
Father George Brennan, Chaplain
Congratulations:
Knight of the Month—
Robert G. Marrah
Family of the Month—
Gerald( Jack) and Jenni McGinn
Welcome to Mark Kuzicki who transferred from #3358, Our Lady of Victory
Council
Grand Knight’s Column
Brother Knights
Early in the morning of August 29, 2005 a major Hurricane named Katrina roared over the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama and the western part of the Florida panhandle with extremely high winds and storm surge with waves towering in many
areas over 25 feet. Many towns and cities were almost totally destroyed and devastated.
A call was made by the Supreme Council for Councils to respond to the cry for help by donating to the Katrina Disaster
Relief Fund. Our State Council further requested that each council, if possible, to donate at least $100 or more according
to their means. I am so very proud to report that your Council responded with a $200.00 donation accompanied by a $100.00 donation from our Ladies Auxiliary.
In addition, your Grand Knight issued a challenge for members of the Council to match or exceed his personal donation of $25.00
to this relief fund. Those of you who wish to accept his challenge may mail your checks to him. These checks should be made
payable to the “K of C, Council #13307 .In turn they will be consolidated in one check by our Financial Secretary and
Treasurer and mailed to the state accompanied by a listing of all contributors.
It will be interesting just how many members will respond to this challenge remembering that thousands of our Brothers
have been affected in the areas devastated by Katrina.
The Council still needs a Youth Activities Director and members to help on the programs the Council is doing. Please
give us some of your time and effort.
Fraternally Yours in Christ
Ozro N. Barclay, Grand Knight.
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
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- Paul Mostek---------------343-0599
Youth Director—
Council Director----Reggie Boucher------929-7067
Squires—Bob Marrah-----------------------378-9076
Dates
to Remember:
September 15, 2005 Council Social - Guest Speaker
September 17, 2005 Ladies Auxiliary . “Luau”
September 19, 2005 Officers Meeting
October 6, 2005 Business Meeting
October 16, 2005 Corporate Communion 11:30am Mass
October 20, 2005 Social Meeting
October 21, 2005 HARVEST MOON BALL
Fourth
Degree
Faithful
Navigator Report
Dear Sir Knights and Ladies
Well, my first assembly Officers meeting is now in the past, as is my first Assembly meeting. Both seemed to go
well. God certainly answered my prayers. Hopefully, my Faithful Scribe, Frank Manfredo won’t have to remind me to use
the gavel so much in the future.
This year, the Padre Louis DeSoto Assembly #1860 in Bradenton hosted our annual Officers Installation on Sunday,
July 24th. Four Assemblies were installed. The 4th Degree Master, Sir David Tebo, swore us in. A delicious
dinner was served afterward. Our thanks go out to PFN, Joe Acs, who organized the event and Assembly #1860 Vito Bellino ,
who ran the event.
We will be having two 4th Degree Exemplifications this year. This gives us a chance to induct those
candidates who cannot attend the November exemplification. By the time you read this, the first exemplification will have
already taken place on August 12-13 in Tampa. I a sure that I speak for all the Sir Knights of our Assembly when I say “Welcome”
to our Twelve New Sir Knights. As I stated loud and clear at my first Assembly meeting,
When you’re Here, You’re Family.
If I only accomplish one thing during my term in office, let it be that we were joined together as one family-
The Family of Sir Knights of Assembly #0167
Our next Assembly Officers meeting is on Thursday, September 22 and our next Assembly
meeting is on Thursday, September 22. Our Annual Assembly 9/11/01
Mass was held on Friday, September 9 at 7:00 PM .So until next month, I am
Fraternally, Your Faithful Navigator
Mike Boccarossa
Monsignor
Elsander Assembly # 0167
Faithful Friar------------------------------------TBD
Faithful Navigator
Michael Boccarossa-------------------------- 921-5919
Faithful Captain
Otto Emerson PGK---------------------------351-3396
Faithful Admiral
Don Donovan PFN----------------------------378-3933
Faithful Pilot
Paul Matera------------------------------------921-1964
Faithful Comptroller
Bob Alloca-------------------------------------342-9984
Faithful Scribe
Frank Manfredo PGK-----------------------795-0154
Faithful Purser
Bob Ballard PGK------------------------------925-4373
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
Thomas Dineen--------------------------------922-3977
Council #13307 –Ladies Auxiliary
Dear Ladies
September rolled around so fast that before we knew it—it was meeting night once again I dislike sounding
repetitious, but it would be nice if we could have more ladies attend our meetings, please make the effort. We appreciate new suggestions and ideas.
Thanks to everyone who brought baskets and goodies to fill them for our “Luau” raffle. The Luau is
coming up within days of your reading this and I’m hoping that we will have a nice turnout. But I
know one thing for certain, whoever comes should have a great time.
Barbara Piccione has everything under control, and as always is doing a great job chairing the event, with Rosemary
Biondolillo as her co-chair.
Our next meeting is on Thursday, Oct. 5th at 7PM in the Parish Center. . Hope to see you there.
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 Loretta Naimo, our lucky 50/50 winner.
Ladies, just a reminder once again to please join your husbands for the “Corporate Communion” once
a month. It is held on the third weekend of the month, and will be at a different
mass each month, however this month it was held on Sunday September 11th at the request of the Supreme Council as a Day of Prayer for World Peace.
It would be wonderful to show our support to our Parish and to our council at the different masses.
Thank you, Jenni McGinn for volunteering to chair our nominating committee for next year’s officers. Also
to Marie Palazzo and Geri Welch for volunteering to assist Jenni.
A very “special thank you” to Marie Becker for finishing the Angel Quilt—which is just beautiful,
to be raffled off at our “big Show in January
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, survivors of the hurricane “Katrina”, our men and women in the service and for
our family and friends
Anyone who does anything worthwhile always receives more than he gives.
God Bless. Loretta L. Naimo, President
Congratulations to Chris Boucher, Our Lady of the Month
Congratulations
Birthdays
September
Members
Michael Capriola--------------------------------------1
Steve Zavada-------------------------------------------2
Ozro Barclay-------------------------------------------4
Rudolph Marmaro-------------------------------------8
Renato Carotti-----------------------------------------13
B. Michael Piccione----------------------------------17
Wives
Maureen Goldstein-------------------------------------4
Monica Nilles------------------------------------------13
Geri Welch---------------------------------------------15
Sue Price------------------------------------------------18
Fran Tennyson-----------------------------------------21
October
Members
Daniel Cositore---------------------------------------3
Raymond Parafinczuk-------------------------------4
Robert Rivers------------------------------------------4
Thomas Bedell-----------------------------------------7
Michael Ryan------------------------------------------7
Daniel Kennedy---------------------------------------11
Michael Delaney--------------------------------------20
Pat Ferlise----------------------------------------------20
Jeffrey Mase--------------------------------------------20
Joseph Jacco-------------------------------------------28
Fr Carl Birarelli----------------------------------------30
Peter Pezzati--------------------------------------------31
Wives
Lynda Kucera--------------------------------------------1
Frances Kerrigan----------------------------------------3
Elizabeth Lassa------------------------------------------9
Loretta Naimo------------------------------------------30
Marie Becker-------------------------------------------31
Wedding Anniversary
September
Ron and Diane Kosey---------------------------------3
Paul and Lynda Mostek-------------------------------5
Robert and Mary Jane Johnson-----------------------6
Albert and Theresa Lucibello-------------------------6
John and Rosa Wall------------------------------------8
Peter and Corky Pezzati------------------------------10
John and Frances Kerrigan---------------------------11
James and Joan Forkin--------------------------------15
Gerald and Monica Nilles----------------------------15
Joseph and Mary Jacco-------------------------------20
Rudolph and Betty Marmaro------------------------23
October
Fr Michael and Mary Scheip----------------------2
Horace and Karen Fichera------------------------ 3
Peter and Patricia Gibbons------------------------8
Brian and Fran Tennyson-------------------------12
Steve and Diane Zavada---------------------------12
Wayne and Barbara Peterson---------------------16
Frederick and Sue Price---------------------------18
Robert and Maureen Marrah----------------------23
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 the victims of both, living and the dead of Hurricane Katrina
For the volunteers, police, and military, who rushed to the aid of those victims.
For Evelio Sardina’s wife Numy –Liver problem
For Michael Piccione--Results of a coma
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
September
15 Social.
Joseph Gleason, a member of St Patrick’s, will be our guest speaker. He graduated from Villanova University
in 1953. Thereafter, he served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, 21 of which were in submarines. During his career, he was also involved
in submarine intelligence operations. He was a Commander of an attack boat (submarine).
Hurricane
Disaster Relief
Catholic
Charities, diocese of Venice, is working with Catholic Charities USA to initiate Operation Home Away From Home. Venice Catholic Charities is compiling a list of possible temporary placement
sites.
Those who are willing to share their homes or rental properties with a displaced person or family should call their
local Catholic Charities office at
Main Office, Venice--------------- 941-488-5581
District
1, Sarasota County--- -941-379-5119
Safety for
those resettled as well as those who offer shelter needs to be ensured. Therefore, CC will handle intake, processing and case
management. The primary need right now is money. In accordance with a request by Bishop Nevins, a special second collection
will have been taken in the parish the weekend of 9/10-11
In the future, as warehouse distribution centers and disaster recovery sites are established in the affected
areas through the local Catholic Charities and other agencies, there will be opportunities for our parishioners to donate
non-perishable goods.
Gail
M. McGrath, Director
Department
of Communications
Diocese
of Venice
Happy
are those who stand before you always and listen to your wisdom
1 Kings 10:8
O’how
great would be the blessings
On the
life of you and Me
If we
lived and loved with Jesus—
In a
bond of harmony.
It would
be a life of pleasures-
Without
hatred ,greed or strife-
And each
day would add contentment
To the
sacred joys of life.
There
would be no wars or struggles-
To deny
us gifts of love-
And we
would, forever, prosper
With
the Graces, from above.
It would
be life attended
By the
glories of God’s plan-
If we
lived and loved with Jesus,
And in
harmony with man.
Michael Dubina
