CULPEPERCOLUMBIANApublicationofJohnJ.Cempre’Council6328

POBox112,Culpeper,Virginia22701

June2017Vol.1,No.23:

Brothers,It’s summer season again! Grilling, cornhole (or horseshoes for the older guys)watersportsandmosquitoes.Therecentpurchase of a large, versatile grill willallow us ample opportunity for someserious fundraising and councilenjoyment. We broke it in at theEpiphany 20 Year Celebration. It was amajor success as burgers, dogs, bratsand some extremely tasty chicken wasgrilledtoperfection.Iwanttothankthebrothers who helped with the event:Steve Zajkowski, Bruce Winning, RCGarcia, Neil Dodson, Phil Ferlazzo,Dennis Mercier (thanks Dennis!), MikeBuckley, Dave Watson, JohnShaughnessy, Roger Depue, MichaelWatts, Tony Windland, Jim Elias, LouisScalzo and Tom Diibon. An excellentturnout! Thiswill help to show thatweare part of the Epiphany spirit andwillgofarinourrelationshipwiththeschoolanditsnewprincipal.Asecondthankyouisneededforallwhoattended themass for Brother Joe Kratchovil and Freda. Fr. Kevin celebratedmasswith about 25 Brothers inattendance.IcouldtellfromJoeandFreda’ssmilesthattheygreatlyappreciatedthelovingenvironmentbroughtbythefriendswhotooktimefromtheirdaytobepresent.Let’sseeifwecanmakethisanoccasionalactivity.Theofficersforthenextfraternalyearhavebeenelected.Oncetheinstallationiscompletedanofficersmeetingwill follow. I am looking forward to an active year andwith infusion fromour younger souls, togetherwe canaccomplishmuch.Butitdoestakeasmallcommitmentforthistohappen.Forthosenewtoourcouncil,24hoursayear,thisisnotmuchtoask.BeproudofbeingaKnight!TogetherwecanshowCulpeperwhatCharity,UnityandFraternitymean.Theknightsperformmanycharitableactsandpersonally,thefeelingIgetwhenhelpingothersisenormous.Toknowthatyouhelpedsomeonelessfortunateisthesparkthatdrivesuson.WithyoureyesfixedonJesus,themotivationshouldbewellingupinsideofyou.PutittoworkwiththeKnights.Let’sbuildourcouncilandgrowwiththeHolySpiritforthepurposethatFatherMcGivneysought.VivatJesus!SteveJohnston

Message from Grand Knight

Council Activities

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SpringYardSaleTheKnightsofColumbusAnnualSpringYardSalewasconductedonSaturday, June3rdwithgood results. The results were realized because of the Brother Knights and The LadiesAuxiliary that came forth andassisted inputting this event together. Thiswas truly a teameffortoneveryone'spart.MotherNaturedidherpart aswellwithgreatweatherduring theweekandweekend. ThankYou'sgo to the followingKnights for theirhelp: BruceWinning,DennisMercier,RichardHall,RandyHyde,JohnBrown,JoeQuetsch,PhilFerlazzo,TomDiibon,R.C.Garcia,RogerDePue,JohnShaughnessy,JimJohnson,EdRevaj,LouisScalzo,JerryStockli,Steve Johnston,GildasAlou.ThankYou's go to the followingLadieswhoassistedduring thesale. SandyHall, JessciaThasan, SylviaGarcia,TishWinning,PeggyHyde, JoanDePue,BettyPowers, Alice Brown. Whatever part you may have played in this event, it was greatlyappreciated. Thanks also to those of you who made donations and purchases for the saleevent.TheYardSalenettedover$1,100.

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4thofJulyParadeWe need marchers for the 4th of July parade, carrying flags, honor America corps. This issomething we have done for years. We are all members of honor America corps. This issomething JoeKraotchvil andotherKnights havebeen involvedwith for a numberof years.Since Joe isno longerable tobe involved let'sshowhimoursupportbybeing involvedwiththisyearsmarch.Dressneedstobegrayslacks,whitepoloshirt,blackbelt,blackshoes,blacksocksandabluebaseballhat. CallBruceWinningifyoucanmarch.Neednamessoonsowecangetflagshere.540-522-3581or540-547-4828.July4th3pmmeetatChurchparkinglot.Parade4pm.Refreshmentswillbeavailableafterwardsinparishhall.

CuttingandSplittingwood

ThedateforcuttingandsplittingthewoodisnowJuly8th9AMatRandyHyde’splace.Weneedaminimum8mancrewforthisdelightfuloccasion.Threewillcut(bringsaws),fourwillsplitandstack. Randywilloperateloadertomovelogsandhelpwhereverneeded. Otherspleasecomegivereliefandhelpout.(Aseconddaymaybeneededtocompletetheproject.)Locationof the cutting is 17696 Ryland Chapel Road, Rixeyville, VA . Funds from wood raffle willprovideatleast1scholarship.LetRandyHyde540-229-2271orBruceWinning540-522-3581knowifyouwishtoparticipate.Ice-coldwaterandPizzawillbeprovided.

AngelFlightGolfTournamentPreparations for this year’s Angel Flight Golf Tournament are underway. This year’stournament will be held at Fauquier Springs Country Club in Fauquier County on MondayOctober 2nd. Attached at the end of this newsletter you will find the tournament flyer.Additional information canbe foundathttps://angelflightgolftournament.org For this yearsevent we are inviting anyone to attend the dinner which immediately follows the golftournament. We are looking for helpwith finding sponsors, golfers and volunteers. Pleaserefertowebsiteforcontactinformation.

Council Activities

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ThirdDegreeExemplificationOnSaturday, June24,2017The John J.CempreCouncilpresented five candidatesat the3rdDegree Exemplification held at the George Brent Council in Manassas. Candidates receivingtheir 3rd Degree were: John A. Card, Francisco Javier Villada, Christopher J. Ritz, David G.Watson,andBenjaminM.Watson.The candidateswere supported in their advancement to full knighthoodby sevenObservingBrothers: Stephen T. Johnston GK,Michael P. Buckley DGK, Joseph Quetsch, Richard C. Hall,MichaelKlosterman,JayRusso,andStephenZajkowski.BrotherDavid G.Watson assisted in the conferring of the 3rdDegree upon his son BrotherBenjaminM.Watson,while GK Stephen Johnston assisted in the knighting of his son-in-lawChristopherJ.Ritz.The12candidatesandObservingBrotherswhoparticipatedinthisExemplificationrepresentthelargestcontingenteverfieldedbyTheJohnJ.CempreCouncil6328foranExemplification.Congratulationstoournewknights,andtheirsupporters.

Knight of the Month

CouncilOfficers2017

GrandKnightStephenJohnstonDeputyGrandKnightMichaelBuckleyFinancialSecretaryThomasE.DoetzerChancellorGarielRandolphRecorderMarcGarciaTreasurerRichardHallAdvocateJohnShaughnessy

WardenJohnGraffGuardsSteveZajkowskiTonyWindlandRonValliantTrusteesRogerDepue–OneYearBruceWinning-TwoYearRCGarcia-ThreeYearChaplainFr.MarkMorettiLecturerDanielBlessinger

PrayerListForThoseNeedingPrayer:

Charity–Unity–Fraternity–Patriotism

CulpeperColumbianEditorsNote:Pleasehaveyourinputtothenewslettersubmittedbythe3rdFridayofeachmonth.

Anycorrectionstothenewsletterpleasesendtosteve.zajkowski@comcast.net

BarbaraNoonanTomCummings

MaryO'ShaughnessyLindaHemler,MarieDowsett,

Freda&JoeKratochvilEdWeld,MargaretBennettJoEnglish,RichardHallJohnSchichl,RCGarciaEvelynKitts,BillDaley

NadiaAndersonPegLogan,MikeBosmaGiaQuiroz,AnnetteLord

JoyceBosworth,TrudyBakerDanielleGambale-MetzClaireVaillant,BillSmith

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CEMPREBIRTHDAYCELEBRANTSThefollowingCouncilandLadiesAuxiliarymembersare

celebratinganothermilestonethismonth.Tooneandall,yourBrotherKnightswishyouaveryHAPPYBIRTHDAY,andweextendourbestwishesfor

Council 6328 Web Page koc6328.orgLogin-inisyourmember

number(seeyourKoCcard)PasswordisDOBinMMDDYYYYformat

Peter F. Lockard FieldAgent

Bus:(540)548-3874Cell:(540)388-8205peter.lockard@koc.org

9650ElysFordRoad

Fredericksburg,VA22407MichaelBosmaLeonardBosworthCarrollBrooksJohnFinkJoeHatajikKyleSmith

TheodoreWhiteRobertWiersbergJeffreyWindlandSteveZajkowskiAnnHarrisonPeggyHydeMaeTrentanove

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KOC6328.org Calendar for July 2017 For corrections or additions contact steve.zajkowski@comcast.net

For a second consecutive year the Knights of Columbus is organizing a charity golf tournament that will benefit Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic. Angel Flight is a nonprofit 501 (C) (3) organization utilizing volunteer pilots to fly patients to specialized medical care.

100% of the proceeds will go to Angel Flight. This year the Tournament will be held at Fauquier Springs Country Club and will be

a 4 person captain’s choice tournament which will include: Morning Coffee & Muffins / Lunch / Dinner / Multiple Flights / Raffles / Silent Auction / Prizes /

Plane Ride Give Away / Mulligan’s / 50-50 Closest to Pin Registration 7:00 – 8:30AM - Shotgun Start 9:00am

Course Info: Fauquier Springs Country Club 9236 Tournament Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186 (540) 347-4205

(Rain Date Oct 9th)

This year we are inviting any non-golfers to join in on the fun. Come to Fauquier Springs Country Club and join us for dinner!

Go to angelflightgolftournament.org to see auction items, a list of our sponsors, other tournament information and the most up to date information

KEEP 'EM FLYING! 2nd Annual J.J. Quinn Memorial Golf Tournament

scheduled for Monday, October 2, 2017 ALL proceeds to benefit

ANGEL FLIGHT MID-ATLANTIC

The 2016 Tournament raised over $14,000 to support Angel Flight's continuing mission of providing free transportation to distant medical

facilities for those, of all ages, in need of specialized medical care.