february 2017 k of c news · february 2017 happy ground hog day, happy valentine's day....
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Grand Knight
Don Hogan
Deputy Grand Kevin Strezo Chancellor
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Financial Secretary
K of C News Father McNelis Council #1481 Indiana PA
WEB SITE: http://kofc1481.org
2017 CALENDAR —————————————————--
FEBRUARY
8th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
19th—K of C Fundraiser (Hoss’
Steakhouse, Indiana)
26th—Pancake Breakfast (after
7:30 AM and 9:30 AM Masses,
St. Bernard Church Social Hall)
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MARCH
1st—Ash Wednesday
1st —Officers’ Meeting (8 PM, Lodge)
10th—Knights’s Night Council
assistance at St Bernard Fish Fry.
(St Bernard Social hall)
3rd—World Day of Peace
8th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
————————————— APRIL
1st—Sibley Scholarship Application
Deadline
5th—Officers’ Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
12th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
21st-23rd—Council Retreat at St. Paul
Monastery, South Side, Pittsburgh
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MAY
3rd—Officers’ Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
5 and 6—Measure Up Campaign
10th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
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JUNE
7th—Officers’ Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
14th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)
TBD—Golf Outing
FEBRUARY 2017
Happy Ground Hog
Day, Happy Valentine's Day. Con-
grats and Job Well Done to Bob
Dalecki, Dickie Kurimsky and John
Walker on the NFC Championship
Sandwich Blitz. Three TV's, Food,
Fun, Fellowship and Football. Good
time had by all Thank You to Bill
Ager and gang for getting padded
cushioned chairs for the event from
Clairvaux Commons.
And thanks to Bill and Claire Hogan
for organizing the March for Life Bus
to Washington DC on January 27. We
have our Pancake breakfast coming
up in the St. Bernard Social Hall Feb.
26 after the 7:30 and 9:30 morning
Masses. Sign up to help, and bring
your family to dine with the Knights.
Reminder that the Sibley scholarship
application deadline is April 1.
Brother Jeff Bacca is organizing a
Johnstowm Tommahawks Night Fri-
day, March 24, at the Johnstown War
Memorial … AND also a Knights
Fundraising day at Hoss’s. Stay tuned
for details See you at the next Coun-
cil meeting Wednesday Feb. 8th —
G K, The Donald!
Grand Knight’s Message
* Grand Knight: Don Hogan
* Deputy Grand Knight:
Kevin Strezo
* Chancellor: Michael Morris
* Financial Secretary:
John Walker
We will have a Pancake and Sausage
Breakfast on Sunday, Feb.26, at St. Bernard
of
Clairvaux Church. We’ll serve breakfast after
both the 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM Masses.
We need Brother Knights to help as cooks,
servers, greeters, dishwashers and cleanup
crew. Please sign up at the February Council meeting—or contact Br.
Greg Zawrotny at 724-349-2509 or [email protected]
Please remember to invite your family and friends to join us for break-
fast! All donations are appreciated and proceeds benefit the many chari-
table efforts of the Knights.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST FEB. 26
Can't wait for the St. Bernard Fish
Fries to start again? Well, they will
be here before you know it! Our
annual “Knights’ Night” will be
March 10. We will once again show
our support for St. Bernard School
by having Brother Knights staff the
serving line and drink tables, bus
tables, and help clean up afterwards.
You can sign up at the February or
March council meetings, or contact
Mike at [email protected] or
724-422-3905. Of course help is
always welcome at ALL the fish
fries—on the evenings before for
setup and beginning at 3:30 Fridays.
Just check with the school at 724-
465-7139.
Dinners are served on Fridays,
March 3, through April 7, from 4–7
PM. All Brother Knights, please support
St. Bernard School's biggest fundraiser
by attending the fish fries with your fam-
ily—and encourage your friends to come
as well for a delicious meal. We receive
many compliments as we are seen “in
action” supporting the school and
church!
Fish Fry “Knights’ Night’’ at St Bernard
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ARTICLE DEADLINE
FOR THE MARCH
NEWSLETTER IS
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25.
E-mail articles to
Calling all Brother Knights to invite
your family, friends, co-workers or
anyone that has a big appetite to
Hoss’s Steak & Sea House in Indiana
on Feb 19, 2017 for a special Council
fundraiser.
This is a simple and easy way for us to
raise a little money for our Council.
How it works is simple. I’ll have pre-
printed “Cash Cow” cards from Hoss’s
at the next Knights meeting. The cards
have the date, our organization name,
and group number on it. We just need
to distribute cards to family and
friends. One card is good for the entire
table, so you don’t have to give it to
every member of the family. The fund-
raiser runs all day, so it can be used
for lunch or dinner.
How do the Knights make money from
this? The person using the card gives
it to the server before ordering. At the
end of the day Hoss’s takes the total
pre-tax amount of the meals for the
people using the cards, and our organ-
ization receives 20% if the amount is at
least $300.00, and 25% if the amount
is $1200.00 or more. What a good day
for everyone to order that big juicy
steak. We will also be distributing
cards after Saturday February 18th
evening Mass and all Sunday the 19th
morning masses, so we’ll need a few
volunteers. Sign up sheet will be at
next meeting. If you can’t make it to
the meeting or mass, just cut out the
Cash Cow card from this newsletter
and bring it with you to Hoss’s on Feb-
ruary 19th. Contact Brother Jeff Bacha
at [email protected], text/call (724)
422-5829. Thank you and God Bless.
Applications are now available for our Council’s 2017
FRANK SIBLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. Any
high school senior who is a child or grandchild of a
Council member in good standing—or of a deceased
member of Council 1481—is eligible for the $1,500 scholarship. An appli-
cant must be a member of the Catholic Church and a candidate for gradua-
tion from a recognized four-year high school during the term ending in May/
June, 2017. Proof of acceptance to an institution of higher education, an
official high school transcript showing an overall grade point average of at
least 2.75, two letters of recommendation and an autobiographical manu-
script identifying career goals are among the requirements for considera-
tion.
Complete details are included in the application, which is available from
Grand Knight Don Hogan and in the guidance departments of area high
schools. The application deadline is April 1.
The annual “Pig Roast” now the “Sandwich Blitz” was a huge suc-cess! Sausage and Sloppy Joe sand-wiches with a huge selection of snack foods were enjoyed by all. Beer and soft drinks too. The NFC game was shown on three 60" TVs. Thanks to all who helped with setup and clean-up. Special thanks to Bob Dalecki and Dicky Kurimsky who made this happen. Also thanks to John Walker, PJ Belin and Kevin Buggey.
Sandwich Blitz a Big Success!
Council Again Offering $1,500
Sibley Scholarship
Knights Fundraiser at Indiana Hoss’
PRAYER FOR THE DIGNITY
of HUMAN LIFE Lord and Giver of all life, help us to value
each person, created in love by You. In
Your mercy, guide and assist our efforts to
promote the dignity and value of human
life, born and unborn. We ask this through
Christ our Lord. Amen
Excerpted from the article “Vice President Speaks at March for Life,” http://www.kofc.org/
… This year, as in past years, the crowd at the March for Life consisted of people of all faiths and political backgrounds. Countless pro-life banners and flags were on display, including the thousands of Knights of Columbus “Defend Life” and “Choose Life” signs distributed by the D.C. State Council. Many partici-pants attended with their families and young chil-dren. Others, such as college and high school stu-dents, traveled together on parish- or school-sponsored buses.
Armed with cell phones, many marchers shared their support of life on social media using the hashtag #PowerofOne, which was the hopeful theme of this year’s march. The theme emphasized the power that each individual person can have in building a culture that protects life at each and every stage.
Following the rally, the nearly 2-mile march began from the National Mall and progressed past the U.S. Capitol before concluding at the Supreme Court building.
Standing together, marchers once more defended the weakest in society. It is a cause that has endured both weather and time as people continue to make a stand — or in this case, a march — for life.
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Measure-Up Collections at Stores Set for May 5 & 6
The grocery store col-lections for this year’s Measure Up Cam-paign have been scheduled for Friday, May 5, and Saturday May 6. As in past years, we will be collecting from the BiLo, Giant Eagle and Walmart stores in Indiana and Tates in Clymer for the Arc of Pennsylvania. This year, according to brother Bob Dalecki, individuals who would like to view the schedules for each grocery store and possi-bly sign up for one or more available time slots, should be able to do so by going online to our website. More information will be listed in the March and April Council newsletters.
We are wrapping-up the “Keep Christ in Christmas” post-er contest; there was great participation by the students, the posters are judged, and the winners will be announced soon. Thanks go out to all the brother knights who helped with the St. Bernard School Pancake Breakfast recently at St. Thomas More Parish. Also, thanks to all of you who showed your support by attending the breakfast. All our support is greatly appreciated, and noticed by many peo-ple! Keep your eyes open for the large banner that we spon-sored for St. Bernard School. It will soon be over Main Street in downtown Indiana, giving both the School and the Knights of Columbus some publicity. Mike Morris
NOTABLE ANNIVERSARIES 15 YEARS+ OF SERVICE
FEBRUARY 2017 KNIGHT / YRS
PATRICK WARD—60
CHARLES VESHINFSKY—60
WILLIAM GATTI—57
GEORGE LENZ—55
ANTHONY SOTTILE—52
JOHN WALKER—52
JOHN HICKEY—52
EARL LIEB JR—51
THOMAS ZAUCHA—47
CHARLES PAGONIS—46
VICTOR STELMA—46
THOMAS STEVE—46
ROBERT KRYNOCK__40
MICHAEL PENEZIC—40
KENNETH BALITSKI—30
JACK CARRIER—29
DAVID DELLAFIORA—29
K of C Council 1481 Men’s Retreat APRIL 21-23—JOIN US THIS YEAR St. Paul’s Monastery, South Side, Pittsburgh
An Invitation to Join a Special Group of Knights Father McNelis Assembly #968
The next 4th Degree Exemplification will be on Sunday,
June 4, 2017. It will be held at the Pittsburgh Marriott
North in Cranberry. If you are a 3rd Degree member in
good standing and wish to receive information about taking your 4th Degree
please contact me, Tom Pearson, Faithful Navigator [email protected]
COUNCIL MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN MARCH FOR LIFE
Members of our Council and others from Indiana-area churches are pictured above on Con-stitution Avenue in Washington DC with Bishop Edward Malesic of the Greensburg Diocese during the 2017 March for Life held on Jan. 27.
St. Bernard School Liaison Committee
NEW COUNCIL WEB SITE — http://kofc1481.org Bob Dalecki has been working on a new web site for our Council! It has a all-new look with new photos and content. Just as important is the new web site address — http://kofc1481.org The new ad-dress is much easier to remember than the old one, so be sure to Check out the new site today!
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