The Silver Rose program

features a sculpted silver rose carried by The Knights of Columbus from Canada, through the United States, to Mexico, bringing the Culture of Life message on its journey. The final destination of the Rose is the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on Dec. 12, for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Knights’ pro-life cause. Santa Fe Council 1707 arranged to have the Rose during the visit Cristo Rey Catholic Church in November.

IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL In service to one, in service to all DECEMBER 2016

July 2015

SANTA FE KNIGHT Council 1707 Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi/Cristo Rey Parish

THE SILVER ROSE 2016 35TH ANNUAL RUNNING BY THE

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

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Every year for the past 103 years, Santa Fe Council 1707 has celebrated its October 19, 1913 birthday. This

year the Knights of Council 1707 celebrated the anniversary of their council’s founding on Saturday, October

8, inviting the parish of Cristo Rey and its ministries to share in the festivities with Mass and a cookout at the gym.

The council provided hamburgers, hot dogs and condiments. Others brought their family and many welcome

dishes of veggies, fruits and desserts.

Council 1707 Fetes 103 Years of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism

On Oct. 2, 1881, a group of men in New Haven, Conn., under the spiritual guidance of Fr. Michael

McGivney, formed a Catholic, mutual, fraternal service organization known as the Knights of Columbus. Thirty-two

years later, on Oct. 19, 1913, another mile marker in the Catholic history began with a group of men who met at the

Fireman’s Hall on San Francisco Street here in Santa Fe. Called together by their 28-year-old priest, the Rev.

Peter Kuppers, assistant at the Cathedral of St. Francis, these men formed The Knights of Columbus Santa Fe

Council 1707. On the day of the inaugural ceremony, it was the first time in the history of Santa Fe that Hispanic

Americans and Anglo Americans, poor and rich, educated and uneducated, gathered in an organization that

included all Americans. One hundred two years later and with five more councils in Santa Fe and 15,000 Councils

more worldwide with 2 million members, our councils and families are dedicated to the ideals of charity, unity,

fraternity and patriotism. We work to benefit our communities, church and fellow man. We become better Catholics,

better fathers and better men. Vivat Jesus!

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Meet Council 1707 Knight of the Month:

Ruben Rangel

4th Degree Knight

Married to Beatriz for 34 years

Two children who

attend UNM

Retired from LANL after 23½ years as a

health physicist

Member of St. John the

Baptist Catholic Church for 24 years

Active member of K of C

Council 1707

1st Year Trustee

On Cathedral Basilica Security Committee

Helps with Council activities: Parking Lot, Pancake

Breakfast, Budget

Helped with St. John’s Soup Kitchen; Supports St. John’s Thrift Store;

Does Snow Removal at St. Johns

Dedicated to Family and Church

Hobbies: 4-whlleing,

overlanding, bicycling, motorcycling, camping, hiking,

bird-watching, trail running, exercise, history, wood and

mechanical workings

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Santa Fe Council 1707 Calendar of Events

DECEMBER 2016; A KNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS “Light up for Christ”; Free Throw Challenge

1 Thursday – 6:30 p.m. Bible Study (Cristo Rey Gym) 2, 3 & 4 Friday-Sunday: Mid-year State Meeting Council ( Las Cruces) 8 Thursday – 6:30 p.m. Bible Study (Cristo Rey Gym) 11 Sunday – 9 a.m.-12 noon. PANCAKE BREAKFAST Cristo Rey (Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest Judging) 15 Thursday – 7 p.m. Meeting (Crispin Hall) 25 Sunday – Christmas 28 Wednesday – 4-8 p.m. Council Christmas Gathering (at The Spechts, 7 Zorrito Court, Santa Fe)

JANUARY 2017 “A New Year, A New Knight” Month – Baby Bottle Drive for OLGGLC Saturdays & Sundays in January

1 Sunday – Holy Day & Holiday New Year’s Day; Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God) 8 Sunday – PANCAKE BREAKFAST at CRISTO REY (Epiphany) 9 Monday – Baptism of the Lord 12 Thursday – 6:30 p.m. Bible Study (Cristo Rey Gym) 18 Wednesday – 12 noon. Pro-life Mass March on Capital for Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day (CBSFA) 19 Thursday – 6 PM – 1st Degree & Council Regular Business Meeting (Starts at 7 p.m.) 26 Thursday – 6:30 p.m. Bible Study (Cristo Rey Gym)

Saturdays – Mass & Rosary for the Living & Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus and their Benefactors 7 a.m. at the Cathedral

Coffee and Doughnuts every Wednesday 7:30 a.m. Crispin Hall at the Cathedral

Council Meets 3rd Thursday of Month at 7:00 p.m. Crispin Hall at the Cathedral

Adoration Thursday before 1st Friday of every month 10p.m. at the Cathedral

Calendar subject to change. Contact Michael Specht at 505-501-3934

Michael W. Specht - November 15, 1952

Joseph. E. Anaya Jr. - November 17, 1934

Emil J. Matic - November 22, 1938

Stephen D. Aarons - November 23, 1954

Happy Birthday, Brother Knights! Dennis M. Reinig

- November 28, 1952

Rev. William Voytavich – November 28, 1959

Salvatore Balderas - December 1, 1972

David R. Salazar - December 1, 1956

Glenn J. Holmes - December 4, 1957

Dennis A. Romero - December 4, 1957

Max N. Randolph - December 6, 1931

Benny Maestas - December 12, 1931

Brian W. Long - December 20, 1980

Patrick E. Sanchez - December 21, 1966

THE ROSARY: AN ACT OF CHRISTIAN MERCY BY THE KNIGHTS

Glenn Holmes, Michael Malinowski, Richard Lindsey and Michael Specht listen to the eulogy at Cristo Rey Catholic Church while waiting to say the rosary for Sergeant Raymond P Moya Jr.. The Knights Of Columbus have many activities and saying the rosary for the mily of a loved one before the Mass of the Resurrection is one of the dearest and most rewarding corporal works of mercy we Knights do. The Rosary is one of our dearest weapons in our knighthood. Rosaries are said done at the request of any family who calls upon the Knights Of Columbus to remember and bury the dead. We as Knights recognize the value of life and a life well lived. Building the domestic church and the community at large, along with serving our parish priest, and being at service to One and to All, help free up our priest to give the sacrament to his flock the parish in which he serves.