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NOTE FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT Worthy Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope that your Holidays were festive and joyous and that the New Year has found you all well and refreshed -as we all

have a Busy next few months with the upcoming Mardi Gras Dinner, Lenten meals and the St.

Patrick Dinner that will be in March- Plus a Blood drive held in the Hall on February 24th.

What will be needed are a “front of the house” Chairman from the Council & Chairperson from the Auxiliary that

would also serve as a direct Liaison to the Ladies for the dinners. This can be a filled by a husband and wife team

(if so desired) and you would be in charge of Tickets sales and hall set ups for dinners.

December 1st the Annual State Midyear meeting was held at Markich Hall.

December 2nd and third we had our Button Drive in the Plaza - I couldn’t make the one on Saturday due to my being at the Mid-Year

Meeting that day but attended the Sunday Masses all day. Besides getting really cold- the ending results of the drive were even colder. The

worst the Council has seen in a while, due in part to low Council participation and tighter purse strings. Hopefully in future drives this will

improve.

December 7th was the Business meeting and we had a guest speaker- Brother Pieter Scholte - a 30 year Knight, also a PGK and FDD of Utah

currently serving as a member of the St. Francis Assisi Council 13456. He is a Knight Commander with Star in the

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. Brother Pieter addressed the Council about the strife the

Christians are facing currently in the Middle East and the movie Open Bethlehem.

December 8th the Ladies had their Christmas Party at the Siena Bistro which was well attended. Everyone present

had a good time with good food and good fellowship. A BIGGGG thank you goes out to the Ladies.

On December 9th we set up the kitchen and hall for the Breakfast with St. Nick that was held on Dec 10th. There

was a good turnout from the Council and the Ladies and the attendees from the Parish. I’d like to give Thanks to

everyone who helped make this successful. Big thanks to Brother Afton Kidd who again served as St. Nick. Thanks again, Afton!

Also a big thank you to Jessica from the Office who was also there on Saturday to check and fingerprint any who were due to be rechecked

or had not yet been done. Folks, this is a big to-do with the Diocese. They want ALL VOULNTEERS to get this done every 5years. All are

asked if you haven’t had this done yet to please make an appointment with Jessica in the Office. As it stands from the Diocese no one can

serve as a volunteer in any parish/organization until this is done, so please check into it.

At the last meeting of the O’ Callahan Assembly it was decided to forgo their business meeting and instead to have their Christmas Party at

New York Pizza and Pasta on December 16th, which was well attended by SK’s and Ladies. The CWV was also having their Party on Dec

8th so there was a lot of celebrating in December to say the least.

Hope you all have a Happy, Healthy and Blessed 2018!!

May God Bless and be with each and every one of you this New Year !

Yours in Christ, Ray Foster Grand Knight Council 10442

[email protected] 702-287-6725

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Y2K PLUS XVIII EDITION, ISSUE 1 JANUARY 2018

KNIGHTLY NOTES

ST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO. 10442

7260 WEST SAHARA AVENUE

LAS VEGAS, NV 89117


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January 2018 Jan 1st New Year’s Day

Jan 4th Council 10442 Business Meeting Knights and Ladies 730-9pm

Hall/ St Francis Room

Jan 8th 2820 Officer Planning Meeting 630-8pm Emmaus Room

Jan 9th Black Nazarene Mass 12pm Church followed by Refreshments (Hall)

Jan 17th 2820 Business Meeting 730-9pm Hall

Jan 25th Council 10442 Officer Planning Meeting 730-9pm St Francis Room

Jan 27th First Degree Exemplification 7-9AM St Francis Room

Prep for Pancake Breakfast

Jan 27/28 Mardi Gras Dinner Ticket Sales after all Masses

Pancake Breakfast/ Religious Goods Sales (6a-2pm Hall)

Sign ups for Feb 24 Blood Drive (Plaza after all Masses)

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FebRUAry 2018 Feb 1 Council 10442 Business Meeting Knights and Ladies 730-9pm

Hall/St Francis Room

Feb 3 /4 Mardi Gras Ticket Sales/Blood drive Signups – Plaza (all masses)

Feb 4 Superbowl Party TBA

Feb 9 Help Needed –Setup/Prep for Mardi Gras Dinner 9a-5p

Feb 10 Continue Kitchen Prep – 6-9 a

Mardi Gras Dinner – Decorate/Prepare 130pm to 9pm

Need to decorate/setup Hall after CCD retreat.

Feb 12 2820 Officer Planning Meeting

Feb 14 Ash Wednesday

Feb 16 Lenten Meal/Prep 12pm – 7pm

Feb 21 2820 Business Meeting 730-9pm Corpus Christi Room

Feb 22 Council Officers Meeting 730-9pm St Francis Room

Feb 23 Lenten Meal/Prep 12pm -7pm

Feb 24 First Degree Exemplification 7-9Am St Francis Room


FebRUAry 2018, continued Feb 24 Blood Drive 7-11 am in the Hall

Set up for Pancake Breakfast TBA

Feb 24/25 St Patty’s Day Dinner ticket sales – after all Masses

Feb 25 Pancake Breakfast/RG Sales Hall (6a-1pm)

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March 2018 Mar 1 – Business Meeting (730-9pm in the Hall/ St Francis Rm) Knights and Ladies Mar 2 – Lenten Meal (Kitchen prep and Hall) (12pm -7pm)

Mar 3-4 St Patty’s Day Dinner Ticket Sales (Plaza after all Masses)

Mar 6th 2820 Planning Meeting (630-8pm Emmaus Room)

Mar 9th Lenten Meal (Kitchen Prep and Hall 12p-7pm)

Mar 10th St Patrick Dinner Setup 130 pm Hall –Dinner is 6pm -9pm in Hall

Mar 11 Daylight Savings Starts

Mar 16 Lenten Meal (Kitchen Prep and Hall 12pm -7pm)

Mar 21 2820 Business Meeting 730-9pm Bread of Life Room

Mar 22 Council 10442 Officer Planning Meeting 730-9pm St Francis Room

Mar 23 Lenten Meal (Kitchen Prep and Hall) 12pm -7pm

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APRIL 2018 Apr 1 Easter Sunday

Apr 5 Council Business Meeting Knights and Ladies (730-9pm Hall/St Francis Room)

Apr 7/8 Seminarian Ticket Sales After all Masses

April 9 2820 Planning Meeting 630-8pm Emmaus Room

April 18th 2820 Business Meeting 730-9pm Bread of Life Room

April 26th Council 10442 Officer Planning Meeting (730-9pm St Francis Room)

April 28 First Degree Exemplification 7-9am St Francis Room

Pancake Breakfast Setup TBA

April 29 Pancake Breakfast / RG Sales Hall (6a-1pm)

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NOTE: Times and Dates for Each Event and meetings are subject to change due to time constraints and availability of space. Will Keep you updated on any changes. For Mardi Gras and St Pat’s Dinner, we cannot get into the Hall till about 2pm to decorate/setup due to space being used. We will need all hands on deck to help get the setup done before the guests start to arrive!! But we can do it with all your help!!!!!!


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*PLEASE KEEP THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN YOUR PRAYERS**

Please continue to help our brothers, families, and friends that are in need of our prayers. Please remember the following in your prayers and Let me know if we should add or delete any names from the List! Special prayers asked for those killed/injured in the October Mass shooting and their Families. Please keep them and our country in your prayers.

Please keep PGK Bill Koss and Lady Vilma Koss in your prayers. He had a severe stroke In Sept and has made miraculous progress due to faith and continued prayers from family and friends. Vilma had knee replacement surgery Oct 30 and is recovering. Please keep them both in your prayers. Steve Corkins is facing treatment for cancer and is in need the Lord’s help and our prayers. Bob Sotelo, Fathful Navigator is in need of our prayers.

Tony and Paula Donofrio , are in need of our prayers. Please keep Tony Ruivivar and his wife Karen in your prayers during his continuing health challenges and his dialysis. Pray for strength for them both. SK Sylvester Smith has been in lots of pain because of his

shoulder surgery. Please remember him and his wife Marsha in your prayers. Please also pray for Bill and Terri Gorman, Lamar Johnson, Ray Arriola, Vince Zappia, Jr, and also Dorothy Mae Castronova, wife of Mike, Juan Padron, and Charlene Sawyer, wife of Ken, Leon and Kathy Fuselier, Jack Davis, and Bob and Dee Zagby. Prayers also for all the families and friends of all our Brothers and Sisters in the Council and Assembly For many Blessings and health and peace in the New Year. Please also pray for all we do not know about that are in need of help. Remember our Blessed Mother has a direct line and it works! Please continue to help our

brothers & families with prayers. I know they will be answered! Call or visit the sick.

PRAYER WORKS. It is That simple.

To all who are Ill: Remember many brothers and sisters are praying for you!!

Please pray often so as not to miss out on Her Help!! Online Rosary: comepraytherosary.org

All Members – be a part of one of the best brotherhoods and add new life-long

friends. Let us all remember those older folks and those with illnesses that have

not called us for one reason or another. They all need prayers – and check in on

them!! For new members – if you want to meet others, volunteer to be an Usher at the mass you

normally attend. A great way to meet others.

God Bless,

Nick Ciccone, Fraternal Chairman 702-845-5879 (leave message) or [email protected]

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COUNCIL UPDATES….and News ************************************************* JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

Jan 2 Jose Domingo Jan 20 Ralph Vitello Jan 25 Fidel Diaz Jan 3 Stanley Blaske Jan 20 Edward San Nicolas Jan 26 Daniel Hill Jan 8 Michael Santos Jan 21 Kenneth Sewell Jan 29 Frank Lukaszewsky Jan 14 Marino Penaflor Jan 22 Steven Hamp Jan 30 Wendell Lum Jan 18 Peter Russo Jan 23 Lance Spiotto Jan 31 Ira Pringle Jan 18 Joseph Cortese Jan 24 Edward Reyes Jan 20 Francis Giancola Jan 24 Paul Fleming

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!!!!

********************************************************************** Congratulations TO LINO LOYOLA –for Receiving the Shining Armour Award -Congrats to Lino Loyola for recently receiving the Shining

Armour Award. This award is awarded to those Knights who in the required time frame, have attended 3 Council business meetings, recruited at least 1 new member, participated in 3 service programs, received their formation and Knighthood degrees, and met with their insurance representative. Congratulations LINO LOYOLA!

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CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER….. To our Council and PGK Bill Koss, who recently received the Star Council Award for the 2016-2017 year during his term. Star Council is a very special leadership award; given to a Council that meets the Criteria of 3 different categories – service, membership growth, and Quota for insurance members. In order to earn the Star Council Award, a council must qualify for the Father McGivney, Founder’s, and Columbian Awards. The Columbian Award is awarded for Council conducting at least four programs in the major Service Program categories: Church, Community, Council, Family, Culture of Life, and Youth. The Founders and Father McGivney Awards are for insurance member quota and membership growth, respectively. Congrats to PGK Bill, who will be first to tell you he had plenty of help, and will always be grateful for all of it. But it was under his quiet, worthy, effective and excellent leadership that this great achievement was accomplished. Here are some pics of Bill receiving the award from GK Ray :

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******************************************************************** COUNCIL RECOGNITION

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KNIGHT OF THE MONTH- DECEMBER 2017 Our Knight of the Month for This Month is Afton Kidd. Afton is being honored for his constant loyalty, help and support of the Knights, but also particularly this month for the awesome job he did as St Nick at the Breakfast with St Nick on Dec 10. Afton is a natural at this and he is wonderful with the kids. He gets them talking and is especially good with

the ones that are a little shy at first. Here are some pics of him in his costume:

************************************************************************************************************************************************** FAMILY OF THE MONTH- DECEMBER 2017

RECOGNIZING ALL THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO HELPED WITH BREAKFAST WITH ST NICK

Our Family of the Month is all the Brothers and Sisters who helped with the Breakfast with St Nick this past Dec 10th. We had a great turnout of help and there was also a great turnout for the Breakfast! Everyone pitched in and did such a great job we did not want to just recognize one family for this month. Thank you Everyone!!!! All those that helped and help all through the year (you all know who you are) deserve much appreciation and thanks. Pictures from the

Breakfast follow in this newsletter. Our Kof C family is the Best and can do a lot when we work together!

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********************************************************************************************************************************** Knights of Columbus Council 10442 St Joseph Husband of Mary Roman Catholic Church 7260 West Sahara Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89117 Phone: 363-1902 Or Contact: Grand Knight: Ray Foster, 702-287-6725 Deputy Grand Knight: Patrick Barry, 702-871-8716 Fraternal Chairman: Nick Ciccone, 702-845-5879 Financial Secretary, Fred Smith, 509-499-1622

Newsletter Editor -Jolyn Pinzl, 702-306-2668 Membership Director: Bob Zagby, 702-379-3025 Supreme Website: www.kofc.org Nevada State Council Website: www.kofc-nv.org

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SJHOM IS IN GREAT NEED OF USHERS!

If you are interested in becoming an Usher, please contact the Head Usher: Lino Loyola at 702-355-4073 or [email protected]

Responsibilities of Ushers:

Hospitality - Meet, greet and seat Parishioners before the mass.

Collection - each usher will be assigned to their respective sections to pass collection baskets

before the Homily.

Communion - each usher will be standing by next to a Eucharistic Minister, Priest, or Deacon to make sure that

Parishioners will consume the Host - and NOT walk away with it.

Please consider helping and contact Brother Lino Loyola if you can help! ***************************************************************************************************

COUNCIL 10442 INSURANCE FIELD AGENT INFO

Council 10442 ‘s Insurance Field agent is Sean Melancon. His

Phone number: 702-575-0076

Email: [email protected]. CONTACT HIM FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS!!

NOTE: All members are encouraged to look into the annuity and insurance programs offered

by the Knights. The annuities start at 100 and are a great long term investment. Go to the Supreme Council’s website or Contact field agent Sean Melancon above for more info.

http://www.kofc.org/




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PRAYER FOR THE CANONIZATION OF FATHER MCGIVNEY Founder of the Knights of Columbus in 1882

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and the lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue may we follow your Son Jesus Christ more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your venerable servant Father Michael J McGivney on earth according to the design of Your Holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (make your request) Through Christ our Lord. Amen

Please report all favors received to: The Fr McGivney Guild 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven CT 06510-3326 **********************************************************************************************************

Please PRAY FOR OUR 10 SEMINARIANS OF THE DIOCESE Studying: Mount Angel Seminary Mundelein Seminary One Abbey Drive 1000 E Maple Ave

Saint Benedict, OR 97373-0505 Mundelein, IL 60060 Felipe Jimenez Ivan Lara Miguel Corral Edmund Finley Nick Cipriano Mauricio Espino Dominic Cipriano Simon Tran Rogelio Molina

Joseph “AJ”Sales

******************************************************************************************** Prayers for the victims of the mass Shooting on Oct 1 and their families Please pray for the victims of the mass shooting on the strip that happened October 1st at the

concert. Please keep all the victims, their families, and our country in your prayers. Let us be

thankful for our blessings, not take things for granted, and do all we can to help others as our Lord

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NEWS AND NOTES ************************************************************************************

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada Needs Your Help! Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada needs volunteers! Go to their website http://www.catholiccharities.com/ where you can read about all the amazing work that they do there. They have many services where volunteers can sign up and help – including the meals at the Lied Dining Room, the Meals on Wheels program, and the food pantry. Did you know….. The Meals on Wheels Program delivers a set of seven nutritionally balanced, frozen meals to more than 2,100 clients each and every week throughout the year? Did you know - Established in 1965, the St. Vincent Lied Dining Facility feeds an average of 800 nutritious meals each day to homeless and men, women, and children in need every day of the year, in a clean and safe environment, no questions asked. Did you know - Catholic Charities’ Hands of Hope Community Food Pantry is an opportunity for low income Nevadans to shop in a grocery store setting for a variety of supplemental food items like: fresh produce, baked goods, boxed, canned and frozen food items, when available, to meet their family’s needs. Go to the website Catholiccharities.com and click on donate or volunteer buttons/links to get started. It is that easy and We guarantee you will feel like you are doing God’s Work!!!!!!!

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HELP WANTED

Our Council is in urgent need of two Brothers interested in learning and assuming some of the cooking

and kitchen management responsibilities for our events. If you have cooking experience, or just have an

interest in learning more about cooking, this is an opportunity for you to serve us and your Parish. You will

work alongside our current cook and learn our systems with the intent that you would

assist with food planning, food purchasing, food prep, and health code compliance. The

long term plan would be that you would alternate with the others and take over an event

and make it your own. Last update was that Brother Danny Iliscupidez has stepped up and

become a “regular” great helper in the prep/cooking part of the kitchen, which we totally

appreciate. We still need someone to learn/assist/backup PGK Chuck in the buying of the supplies and

getting them to the kitchen. Most are purchases at either Restaurant Depot or Smart and Final, or

wherever has the best prices at the time of what we need for the Breakfast/Dinner in question.

The scope and breadth of our activities has gotten way too much for one individual to manage. If you are

interested in serving the Knights in this capacity, contact Fred Smith, worthy Financial Secretary, via phone

or text at 509-499-1622 or email him at [email protected]. He will facilitate a meeting so that

you can learn more before committing. Please prayerfully consider this call for help.

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http://www.catholiccharities.com/


http://www.catholiccharities.com/


Columbia and KofC website Recognize Assembly/Council Congratulations to Ken Sawyer and the entire team that Worked on the Golf Tournament in October that benefited Catholic Charities Meals on Wheels Program: OCTOBER KNIGHTS IN ACTION SECTION (NEVADA) in Columbia Magazine and Kofc.org: Councils and assemblies across southern Nevada teamed up for an annual golf

tournament. Thanks to the many hours volunteered by the Knights, their family

members and the parishioners of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Catholic Church, the K of C tournament

raised more than $32,000 for Catholic Charities and Meals on Wheels. ******************************************************************************

Ladies Auxiliary News Our next meeting is January 4, 2018

The Ladies Auxiliary will need help Jan 27 and Jan 28 with Religious Goods. This is an important fundraiser for us, so please plan on helping after the masses and especially packing up Sunday at 3:30 pm. Thank you to those who helped in November and December and a special thank you to those Knights who assisted. We could not have done it without your help! Another special Thank you goes out to Ann Young, for coordinating the sale in Becki’s absence.

************************************************************************************** Some New Year’s Quotes and Inspiration Look not back on yesterday So full of failure and regret

Look ahead and seek God's way All sin confessed you must forget.

---Dennis DeHaan

God specializes in giving people a fresh start --Rick Warren

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.

-G. K. Chesterton

Instead of making a New Year's resolution

Consider committing to a biblical solution

-Mary Fairchild

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A RENEWAL OF THE FAMILY 12/1/2017

by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

IN FOCUSING ON “BUILDING THE DOMESTIC CHURCH,” THE ORDER HELPS CATHOLIC FAMILIES

TO FULFILL THEIR MISSION

THIS MONTH, we fix our gaze on the Holy Family and are able to see how, in the words of the Second Vatican Council, “authentic married love is caught up into divine love” (Gaudium et Spes, 48). In his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis reminds us that the Holy Family exudes the beauty of family life (65). He then recalls the words of Pope Paul VI that the Holy Family “illuminates the principle which gives shape to every family” (66). During the past several years, the Knights of Columbus has begun a number of important initiatives to help our families draw closer to the Holy Family and, in this way, to get “caught up into divine love.” One of our most important initiatives is our program of family consecration to the Holy Family.

In his apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio, St. John Paul II wrote, “The family has the mission to guard, reveal and communicate love” (17). He went on to say, “Man cannot live without love. He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it” (18). This task is revealed in an intense and

intimate way to the members of the family — both as individuals and as a community. Pope Francis states that in fulfilling its mission, “every family, despite its weaknesses, can become a light in the darkness of the world” (Amoris Laetitia, 66).

We might add that the layman is also called to convert that part of the world which is uniquely entrusted to him: his marriage and his family. Seen in this light, the Order’s program of family consecration to the Holy Family will help many of our members to take an important step in fulfilling their responsibility as husbands and fathers to consecrate their “part of the world” to God. By understanding the Christian family as a domestic church, the Order’s initiative to strengthen Catholic family life calls attention to the family’s identity and mission.

Much can be said about the family as a domestic church. (These duties also apply to the domestic church.) The family has the duty to evangelize, to worship and to perform acts of charity. In order to help more brother Knights take up their leadership role within their families — to help transmit the faith to their children and lead them in worship and a commitment to Christian charity — we have made available the new guide to fostering masculine spirituality, Into the Breach.

Pope Francis also tells us in Amoris Laetitia that “the Church is a family of families, constantly enriched by the lives of all those domestic churches.”

With this in mind, we unite all of our family programs in the initiative Building the Domestic Church While Strengthening Our Parish. In this way, all of our Knights of Columbus families can be at the service of the Church in greater ways and help to lead a renewal of both family and parish life.

Vivat Jesus! Kofc.org

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