KNIGHTS

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Inside this issue

Fraternal Benefits ........................2

Chancellor’s Report .....................2

Membership Report ....................2

Faith Report ................................3

Family Report ..............................3

Community Report ......................4

Life Report ...................................4

Retention Report .........................4

Council Events .............................7

DOSEAS .......................................8

Calendar ......................................9

Grand Knight’s Message William Keenan

It’s Christmastime again. It’s a time of cheer and good company. There are presents to buy and trees to decorate. But let’s not forget what Christmas truly is. It’s when we celebrate the birth of Christ. It’s a time of Love, Peace, and Hope. This Christmas season, remember those who are in need or don’t have anyone to celebrate with. We usually buy a lot a material goods as gifts, but perhaps the greatest gift we can give is love. Born this day in the City of David is a savior, Christ the Lord. He came for peace, brought hope, and even died because He loved us so. Treat everyone with kindness, compassion, and dignity. We are Chris-tians, we are Knights. Merry Christmas!

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Chancellor’s Report - Joseph Keller

The month of November was another busy one for me. It started on November 2nd with 6 men taking their 3rd Degree at St. Joan of Arc Church, David Glassman, Brian Hughes, Anthony German, Clarence Stanley, Charles Smith, Jr. and Christian Ejoh. On November 5, at Bishop Sebastian Peter Elmos, Humberto Felizzola and Thomas Scheve took their 1st Degree. Then, on November 15th at Holy Trinity Council, Mark Appleby took his 1st & 2nd Degree, along with Humberto Felizzola and Thomas Scheve taking their 2nd Degree. Our quota is 14, we now have 10 new men. The Star Council Award is still very possible, so continue to carry the form 100 or the 921A Card. I hope you had a happy thanksgiving and I wish you all a blessed and joyous Christmas.

Council Service Reports

Membership Report Michael Mank, PGK 410-574-6690

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Please notify Bishop Sebastian

Council of our sick and deceased

members and their families by

contacting:

Chancellor Joseph Keller

(410-882-8023)

Sick:

Robert Fry Keith Connor

Bill Snyder Joe Keller

Robert Pahr Jr. Doris Pahr

Ralph Close Lavona Cilento

Richard Callender

Death:

Dr Baltasar Velez

Have You Insured Your Most Valuable Asset?

Is your income protected if you become sick or injured and cannot work? Your ability to work and earn an income is your most valuable asset. Yet a disability could prevent you from earning that in-come. Just one year of a disability could eliminate your savings.

Income Armor, an individual disability income insurance product from the Knights of Columbus, should be a key part of your overall financial plan and family’s protection.

If you are ill or injured, Income Armor provides tax-free monthly benefits to help you meet living expenses and maintain you and your family’s standard of living. Your monthly benefits help you

pay your mortgage and other monthly bills, while your savings and retirement assets remain intact.

In short, if you have a job and don’t have a way to protect that paycheck, you should seriously consid-er Income Armor today. I look forward to meeting with you. Don't loose those things your have work for because you didn't act.

Family Report Tom Stevenson Jr.

The Festival of Trees by Pat Stevenson For many years before I retired, my Company was/and still is a Corporate Sponsor of the Festival of Trees and I helped design and decorate their tree. Then we found out that Keith Connor was a Santa there and had been decorating a tree. Thom and Keith asked the Council to sponsor a tree. I continued to help with the com-pany tree and the guys decorated a tree in the name of the council. As the designs grew more complicated and the DOSEAS wanted to get involved, we started getting a tree for the council, a tree and a wreath for the DOSEAS, and a wreath for our clown group. Now the public demand to decorate trees has grown and the large trees require a $50 donation just to reserve our spot. You need to pay and reserve the tree the Tuesday after Labor Day. Thom and I sit at the computer watching the count down to the open-ing of registration. The trees sell out and this year, the festival had so many registered donations, they would not accept any wreaths or small trees “at the door”. Since registration is a little demanding and more complicated, I also add two smaller wreaths to the DOSEAS order. Our older granddaughters decorate a 4 foot tree and the two younger ones each decorate a 2 foot tree.

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Faith Report Michael Colbourne

May you and your families have a Blessed Christmas and a Joyful New Year!!! Questions\comments\concerns about the following? Please contact PGK Michael Colbourne either in-person, email (michael_colbourne@yahoo.com) or phone (443.876.2828) Links to Parish websites (Please view them to see what’s going on)

St. Ursula (https://www.stursulaparish.org) St. Issac Jogues (http://www.sij.org)

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Community Report

Click the link for the latest Pro-Life Newsletter

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Retention

Life Report

We are trying to contact and update email addresses for our membership.

A bid thanks to Deacon Don Cupps for his work in resolving membership

discrepancies.

If you change providers or go to another email company, please let Rob Pahr

III or Thom Stevenson know by email or a phone call. We will update our

records so we do not lose contact with you.

The council will be visiting our local nursing homes at Christmas to visit with and provide a present to each of the residence. This is an event that the council has been doing for many years and the residence of the facilities looks forward to each year. We will be visiting sometime after December 10th. Waiting on date from the facilities.

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St. Thomas More (http://www.churchstmore.net) St. Clare (http://www.saintclare.moonfruit.com)

KNIGHTS IN ACTION (https://www.kofc.org/uns/en/programs/index.html)

REFUND SUPPORT VOCATIONS PROGRAM (RSVP)

Per discussion with our Council’s Grand Knight at the Council Directors meeting on 11/12/18, we agreed to support two Seminarians for the 2018-2019 fraternal year. Therefore, our Council will donate $500 for each Seminarian. Therefore,

I will send a request to James Chachulski for two Seminarians.

HOLY HOUR At Immaculate Conception Parish in Towson, MD, the adoration chapel has been open for prayer 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 28, 1998. In the words of an adorer, the chapel has been a place of “Peace, solace, comfort, praise, fresh hope, love”. Please consider taking time to spend time with our Lord in the Eucharist. SCRIPTURE STUDY St. Ursula Parish has started a new Scripture Study that began on November 27, 2018 and runs through January 3, 2019. The study will focus on the Advent and Christmas readings. To register, you may call the Parish Office, email Berna-

dine.Miller@archbalt.org, or visit the Parish website at www.stursulaparish.org/study. The cost for this study is $10.

LADIES’ CHRISTMAS TEA All Ladies are cordially invited to… “A CUP OF CHRISTMAS TEA”. Enjoy an afternoon away from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season and take time to celebrate the Joy of Christmas. This event will be held on Friday, December 7, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the St. Ursula Spiritual Center, 8801 Harford Road in Parkville, MD 21234.

Our Council (Men) has been asked to volunteer time to serve tea and other assigned duties, such as setup and cleanup. Questions\comments\concerns about this request? Please contact PGK Michael Colbourne either in-person, email (michael_colbourne@yahoo.com) or phone (443.876.2828)

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Even though the whole order is under the DOSEAS, our family and clown friends pay for and decorate all but the two 7 foot trees and one wreath. This means that the total number of “free” tickets for the Council and Ladies is limited to the ones provided for the two larg-

er trees. With all the tickets together, we are able to provide for two small families that wouldn't otherwise be able to afford to go, a family with the husband/dad in a wheel chair, a large family who had a grandchild in Kennedy Krieger and all of the helpers that give up their Sunday morning to get the two large trees decorated in a fashion worthy to be sold. Yes “a fashion worthy to be sold”. As those of you who have been there know, an under decorated tree is listed at $125 and seldom sells. For several years, our trees did not sell. (they do get donated to area nursing homes/schools/hospitals). Last year we got it right and both trees sold. This year with some extra trimmings bought at last year’s after Christmas sales, both trees sold by Saturday morning for $200 each. The DOSEAS large wreath sold for $40. We welcome all Council members and their families to come help with the deco-rating. It is a fun social activity. We now have a “Professional Fluffer, light placers and a decoration preparation assembly line!

We already have started working the sales for 2019.

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Schedule of Events

Dec 2 Wrapping Party (ARC)

Dec 3 Council Meeting

DEC 4 ARC Party

Dec 10 Officer Meeting

Dec 15 Council Christmas Party

Dec 17 Council Meeting

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