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Charity Unity Fraternity & Patriotism

Fr. McCormick Council 3880

Knight Life

Volume 18, Issue 2August 2013

Grand Knight’s Report 1

From Our Membership Dir. 2

Deputy G K’s Report 3

Boy Scouts 4

Knights @ CLPL 5

Family Prayer Cards 6

The Good Of the Order 7

Family Mini Golf Outing 7

Council Calendar 8

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Grand Knight’s Report Tim Hicklin

Praise be to Jesus Christ!

Oh no!! The new school year is upon us and many of you are scurrying around doing last minute supply hunting and new clothes for your chil-dren. Even though this is a frantic time of year I want to thank everyone who has given of their time for the Knights. At the very end of July we had a great Mini Golf outing. It was well attended on a perfect day. Kevin Scanlan again chaired this event a great time was had by all. Congratula-tions to all of the winners.

Then on August 24, we were the food vendor at the Crystal Lake Public Library. Thank you to all who came to help us be successful. We thank Bob Wyman, who was the chair of this Epic Celebration. The library per-sonnel were very gracious and many ho came up after wished that it could be held every year! We finally were able to use the Rich Partyka memorial popcorn maker and the popcorn made with our council’s new machine was excellent. Thank you Rich, and for Jeff Faye and wife Lynne and also Rose Partyka for suggesting this machine!!

August 27th will be the first Charitable Committee’s meeting after items were requested of our brothers where our monies can best help. The finance Committee, Steve Haugh, Mike Bradley and I have determined what can be set aside for these charities. Much, but not necessarily all of the money for charities will be decided on at this meeting. Stay tuned for the results when we announce it at the business meeting.

On Aug 31, we will be thanking the community by hosting our annual Corn Boil. It will be held rain or shine in the Community Center at St. Thomas. The event is free and we hope all can attend and help out. Bob Wyman’s band will again be playing and providing the entertainment. Hot dogs, corn, chips and drinks will be served.

Then we get to take a little breather before our chief fund raising event for the year. That is the IDDF Drive and it will be held Sep. 20-21. IDDF is Intellectual Disability Drive Fund and much of the proceeds will come back to the council for distribution to agencies in the area – FINDS, NISRA, Pioneer Center and others. FDD, PGK John Orso is chairing the event with Ted Duda and council 10678 – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Our parishioners and theirs will also lend a hand to pass out Tootsie Rolls and get donations. Last year we did not have a strong showing from our coun-

Dear Brothers,

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OFFICERSFor Fraternal Year

2013-2014

Grand Knight Tim Hicklin 815-455-2765Deputy G K Greg Ives 815-455-4672Chancellor Glenn Labello 815-790-0495Recorder Bob Wyman 815-455-1232Financial Sect’y Steve Haugh 815-459-4447Treasurer Mike Bradley 815-459-2605Advocate Pat Slowey 815-893-4061Warden Mike Kebr 815-356-6265Lecturer Pat Bradley 815-455-9362Inside Guard Kevin Scanlan 815-356-2609Outside Guard Paul Ruiz 815-893-0444 Chaplain Fr. Akan Simon 815-455-54003Year Trustee Vince Esposito 815-455-46432 Year Trustee Bob Thomas 815-356-11541 Year Trustee John Stefani 815-679-6596Membership Dir Rick Kendzior 847-669-6780District Deputy John Orso 815-477-1048Insurance Agent Dave Mazurk 847-462-8735

Newsletter Staff

Publishing Editor Michael WypasekPublic Relations John Walsh 815-455-4837Editor Emeritus Tim HicklinPlease have all news to Mike Wypasek by the monthly social meeting: mfwypasek@yahoo.com

Grand Knight’s Report, continued cil and we need volunteers. Families are encouraged to help their Knights. Please, please sign up at the Business meeting, or call John Orso at (815)-477-1048 or Ted Duda at (815)-455-3713. Please give of your time.

Finally, when the Fall season arrives, we will be serving up brats, dogs, burgers, chips and drinks at the annual Johnny Appleseed festival in downtown Crystal Lake. Help will be needed and I ask that again you try and give of your time. This is a good moneymaker for the council and great exposure. Bring plenty of form 100’s as someone just might want to join us.

And some good news. I was at Colonial Restaurant a few weeks ago and someone behind me was saying “Hey!, Hey!.” I turned and it was Jim Punda. He looked aware and he looks much improved, though still wheel-chair bound. And, our Past State Deputy from our council, Joe Kaltwasser called me and would love to hear from the members. His address is 0N 801 Friendship Way,# 2102, Geneva, IL 60134 – phone number is (630)-578-7985. Give Joe a call…..

And pray for our returning students and teachers this year.

Vivat Jesus,Grand Knight, Tim HicklinTHicklin@korfc3880.org

From Our Membership Director Brother Knights,We have received our recruiting goals for the new fraternal year from Su-preme. We are looking to add twenty-two new members and seven new insurance members to our council. We will need YOU to bring in those new members. Remember to always carry a form100 with you. Don’t be afraid to ask someone to join our ranks. Most potential members are just waiting to be asked. Rick Kendziormembership@kofc3880.org

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Deputy Grand Knight’s Report Greg Ives

Dear Brother Knights,

During the August Social Meeting some of us talked about the little steps we take as a council, and how they help us make a huge impact in our parish and community.

It’s easy to put focus on the big events – our successful dinners, Tootsie Roll Drive, Christmas tree sales, and more – but all of us can look at some of the smaller things that are also helping make great inroads. The week-end of Aug. 16-17, Membership Director Rick Kendzior spearheaded distribution of Knights of Columbus fam-ily prayer cards after each mass. On Tuesday, Knight of the Year Kevin Scanlan held an evening rosary at the Rosary Walk.

Both are seemingly small events. We didn’t make a nickel, and we didn’t fill a room full of tables. We did help to enhance our evangelical side – a side of the Council many parishioners do not often see. Through these events, we will help change the perception that we do a great job with breakfasts, donuts and dinners. Those are indeed important, but so is our faith side – enhancing prayer, evangelizing and defending the Catholic faith.

Thanks to Rick and Kevin for hosting both events. On the surface they may seem innocuous, but they delivered big-time in so many ways.

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The Annual Great Lakes Catholic Men’s Conference is right around the corner – well sort of. It’s scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16, at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. It’s an event that has changed the lives of many men over the past 19 years, and we are going to be taking on a leading role promoting it within St. Thomas.

This year, Council 3880 will be sponsoring St. Thomas’ participation in the conference. What does that mean? Collectively, we will work to promote and organize it, and make sure we sign up as many men and sons as pos-sible this year from St. Thomas. If you want to know more about the benefits of the conference ask our own GK Tim Hicklin and he will be glad to share his experience with you.

We will also propose to the membership that the Council pay for the admission fee of sons who attend from the parish. It is a true “Fathers for Good” event, and we want to encourage dads to make it a family affair. This year’s speakers include Relevant Radio’s Drew Mariani and Bishop of Springfield Thomas J. Paprocki – the Holy Goalie. Closing mass will be celebrated by our own Bishop Malloy.

Details on the conference can be found at www.thetalk.org. We will be selling reduced price tickets after masses beginning in late September. If you have any questions, please call me at 847-338-4672 or email me at gregives@att.net.

Vivat Jesus, Greg Ives Deputy Grand Knight

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The National Scout Jamboree has come and gone but it will certainly not be forgotten. It was the first time the Summit Bechtel Reserve (SBR) in idyllic West Virginia hosted an event of this magnitude or any magnitude for that matter. This was the inaugural outing and what a stress test it was. 30,000 scouts, 7,000 scouters and 5,000 volunteers took up residence at SBR from July 15th until July 24th.

Traveling by bus from Rockford, four intrepid Scout troops and one brave Venture crew headed to SBR for adventures ranging from aerial events (zip line) to white water rafting and everything in between. First order of business was to set up camp and get the vittles for dinner. All meals were prepared in camp and each patrol took turns cooking. All attendees at SBR went to the opening ceremony that showed the sheer numbers of folks in attendance. This was the kick off and then all went to the various activity areas to enjoy days filled with BMX, archery, pistol and rifle shooting, paddle boarding, swimming, hiking, skateboard-ing, canoeing, kayaking, white water rafting and zip lining. They had the occasional storm and the heat was intense. They had to make sure to stay hydrated to stay out of the infirmary.

Patch trading was a big activity at SBR for many of the scouts. There were scouts from all 50 states and several foreign countries represented as well. I know my son Brian enjoyed the art of the deal when working his trades and came home with some very interesting patches.The troops also had a day of service where they went into the surrounding communities encompassing nine different counties and did various projects for the betterment of the local community. The projects including painting homes, clearing paths, repairing fences and other worthwhile en-deavors. Another show was held for the masses on Saturday that included Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs and a concert by Three Doors Down. Sunday had a Catholic Mass in the rain celebrated by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States. There were other denominations celebrating their faithsas well. The intrepid travelers returned home exhausted from their adventures but all had so many stories to tell and experi-ences to share it didn’t matter that they got in at midnight eleven days after they left. There were a few glitches and issues for a first time event of this size at SBR but all in all the trip was a rousing success and certainly created a life-time of memories for my scout. Thank you all for your continued support of Pack 127 and Troop 127 in making our young men future leaders of our great country. God bless you and your families.

The Reality Lived Up To The Hype Dan O’Connell

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Knights At Crystal Lake Library Celebration

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The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

Vocation Support Raffle--We Want You!!

In order to promote family prayer and to acknowledge the Knights of Columbus Family Week, our council distributed over 1500 Family Prayer cards to the parishioners of St. Thomas the Apostle on the weekend of August 17th and 18th . They cards were well received, and many people commented on the beauty of the picture portrayed on the front of the card.

We hope that we have raised the awareness of the importance of family prayer and that those who received the cards will put them to good use.

If anyone still needs cards we have more available. Please consider sharing them with your friends and relatives as well.

Thanks to all brother Knights who helped distribute the cards that weekend. Your help was very much appreciated.

Here it is for 2013. The only raffle sponsored by the Illinois State Council and you too can participate. Tickets are avail-able now for the drawing to be held on December 7, 2013. (There was a misprint on the tickets that state January 11, 2014 but that is incorrect.)Each book has 15 tickets and the cost is $1.00 per ticket. The prizes are amazing!! 1st prize - $10,000 2nd prize - $2,500 3rd – 6th prizes - $1,000 7th – 10th prizes - $500 11th – 15th prizes - $200 16th – 20th prizes - $100The raffle goes to support our seminarians or brothers enter-ing a major or minor seminary or young ladies entering a convent. They all have expenses and this will help. The Council keeps $9.00 of every book sold and $6.00 goes to the State Council. What a great way to fund our seminarian support program.

Amailing will be forthcoming so watch your mailbox. Please return your tickets with payment to Dan O’Connell at any meeting or you may mail them to me at 293 Green-viewDr, Crystal Lake, Il 60014. Checks should be made payable to Knight of Columbus 3880. All tickets must be in by the November 5th business meeting so we can get them downstate for the drawing on December 7th(just in time for Christmas shopping). Let’s sell this thing out. Buy early and often!!

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The Good Of The Order Knights BirthdaysRichard M. BiestekTony De PippoRick DrewVincent P. EspositoWalter J. GrygielGregory J. HeidemanFrank T. JulianoHarry F. KranzSteve LandtDennis O. MaloneyDavid P. MazurkKen A. “Tiny” PearsonEd RileyJohn M. Scott

Wives BirthdaysErika CaliendoMargie CzeropskiJan DawsonErica DuffyConstance FraserLori HaroldKaren HicklinJoyce Holm, Sr.Jill KratochvilDonna LadnerRia ReckampMarilyn SpiewakJan ThomasMarie WaltersBeth WeynaMarion WeynaMargaret Willy Debbie Wypasek

AnniversariesJoseph I. & Joan ClarkT. Mike & Constance FraserLarry S. & & GodfreyRichard & Charlotte HeuerMike & Sheri KebrRobert S. & Tina MackinlayVince & Mary Jane MottolaDavid W. & Theresa RusselE. James & Irene SkajaRalph W. & Mary StatterMark & Linda SteadmanJohn R. & Susan StefaniPhilip L. & Marion WeynaFrank & Margaret Willy

Prayer ListMarilyn ScanlonBob ThomasJim PundaGary WickstromHolly KeilFrancis CooperBob WalkerJohn & Marilyn OrsoDarrick WardenburgJodi FarrisUS. Military in War Zones worldwide

Congratulations to Greg and Lynda Ives! They celebrated 30 years of Catholic marriage by renewing their vows at Mass during August.

Family Golf OutingOur annual Knights of Columbus Family mini-golf outing was a big success. It was held Sunday July28 at Lippold Park. We only had about 19 participate, out of 45 who signed up, because of the weather being “iffy.” But as it turned out, it was a wonderful and fun afternoon after all. Everyone is looking forward to next year’s event.

Best Family--the Dan O’Connell familyBest Kid--Charley PoppBest Adult--Peggy Haugh

Council Calendar

September9/3 Business Meeting9/15 Breakfast9/17 Social Meeting9/20-21 IDDF (Tootsie Roll) Drive!9/28 Johnny Appleseed9/29 5th Sunday

October10/1 Business Meeting10/6 Soccer Challenge at Sts.

Peter & Paul (Cary, IL)10/14 Columbus Day10/15 Social Meeting10/20 Breakfast10/26 Father’s for Good10/27 P.A.D.S10/31 Halloween

November11/1 All Saints Day11/2 All Souls Day11/5 Business Meeting11/11 Veterans Day11/12 Memorial Mass11/17 Breakfast11/19 Social Meeting11/23 Christmas Lot Setup11/24 P.A.D.S.11/28 Thanksgiving11/29 Christmas Tree Delivery,

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C/O Tim Hicklin 225 N. Main St.Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Fr. McCormick Council 3880

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