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Charity – Unity – Fraternity - Patriotism 1

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS St. Genevieve Council 13969 Las Cruces, NM.

www.kofc13969.com

June 2018

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GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE

Brothers, Ladies and Family Members, As my term as Grand Knight comes to an end on June 30, 2018, Lady Cecilia and I would like to thank you very much for the support you have given us the last two fraternal years. I hope you know that Lady Cecilia and I will continue to support the council in the ways you have been there for us. A special thanks to Lady Cecilia and my family for being there by my side the last two years. They were very supportive of my endeavors with the Knight of Columbus. May God bless them. I would like to thank the Council’s Officers, Directors and Brothers for their hard work and commitment in making the 2016 -2017 and 2017-2018 fraternal years a success. To the newly elected Officers, may we continue building unity within our councils. To close, I would like to thank our Ladies Auxiliary for their continuous support of our council. A lot of our functions would not have been possible without their support. I ask you, please continue to support our new Grand Knight, Jose Tapia and his officers. Ladies, you are the best and will always be in my prayers. May God bless you and thank you for your continuous support, Jaime M. Flores Grand Knight

Council Officers 2017-2018

Grand Knight

Jaime Flores 993-8634 [email protected]

Deputy Grand Knight Jose Tapia 649-6525

Chancellor Robert Ponzini 719-291-5665

[email protected] Recorder

Lucio Tellez 520-0691 [email protected]

Financial Secretary Jaime Rivera 644-6942

[email protected] Treasurer

Ruben Salcido 202-9133 [email protected]

Lecturer Ray Fajardo 635-5347 [email protected]

Advocate Adam Vasquez 520-8387

[email protected] Warden

Latson Munn, Jr 649-1329 [email protected]

Inside Guard Luis Garcia 544-1142 [email protected] Outside Guard

Alberto Grijalva 571-5211

Trustees Bill Klement 640-7881

Rich Archuleta 640-6659 Kerry Morley 386-8061

District Deputy Kerry Morley 386-8061

[email protected]

Service Program Directors 2017-18 Program Director Bob Ponzini 719-291-5665

[email protected] Church Director DaveKenny 636-4455

[email protected] Council Director Jesus Frietze 649-5407

[email protected] Community Director

Joe Tapia 575-649-6525 Family Director

Adam Vasquez 520-8387 [email protected]

Youth Director Joaquin Silva 496-6349

[email protected] Membership Eloy Martinez 575-523-4963

Special Olympics Jaime Flores/AlbertoGrijalva

Pro Life Couple Harold & Margie Beeson

575-635-0120 [email protected]


YOUTH/COMMUNITY/COUNCIL – 1st Annual Fun Fishing Day April 29, 2018: Shortly after joining our Council this January, Brother Luis Garcia proposed holding a fishing event where Brothers and Adult Sponsors could teach youngsters the joy of fishing. Our Youth Director, Brother Joaquin Silva, enthusiastically accepted the idea. Luis and Joaquin formed a working group to plan the event and, with the help of many Knights and Ladies, we held a successful 1st Annual Fun Fishing Day on Sunday April 27th at the NMSU Alumni Pond. The event was co-sponsored by St. Genevieve Knights of Columbus Council 13969, NM Game & Fish, NMSU American Fisheries Society and Big Brothers Big Sisters. There were about 70 youngsters who registered, each accompanied by an adult supervisor. Many of our Knights who are experienced fishermen were there to help the youngsters. We grilled hot dogs and offered everyone a free lunch. Local merchants contributed over $800 in cash and prizes to award the youngsters. All in attendence had a good time. The fishing was not as good as hoped for…you can’t force the trout to bite. However, a fair number of perch were caught, and the youngsters were thrilled. Some of them caught their first fish that day! It was a day to be proud of, for the community and for our council!

We set up our canopies at the NMSU We had a large crowd. About 70 youngsters Grand Knight Jaime Flores talked to Alumni Pond early Sunday morning signed in…each had an adult sponsor many of the youngsters signing in

This young man, with the help of his mentor, GK Jaime Flores’s grandsons, Santiago At around noon, Brothers Rich Archuleta and was fortunate enough to hook a perch and Emilio also caught a small perch Matthew Ortiz started grilling free hotdogs

The Ladies Auxiliary, led by Cecilia Flores, Lucy Bro Luis Garcia awards a free prize Brother Joaquin Silva awards a free Glasscock & Rebecca Archuleta served the food to the grandson of Brother Navor Chavez tackle box to a happy young girl!

Brother Luis Garcia had an opportunity Brother Rick Chavez is teaching this This young boy is anxious to catch a to teach his grandson to fish! young girl to cast her rod fish…unfortunately bites were limited!


COMMUNITY/COUNCIL – Mothers Day Dinner and Dance May 12, 2018: St. Genevieve Council 13969 has a legacy of holding a yearly Spring Dance, both as a social event for the local Catholic Community and as a fundraiser for needy charities. This year, we had a Mothers Day Dinner Dance, with the intent that Knights and Ladies would invite their Mothers to attend. Proceeds were committed to La Casa and La Pinon. About 150 people attended. Prior to serving dinner, they were entertained by the popular Cindy and Ramiro. A delicious roast beef dinner was served, catered by the Elks Club. The evening concluded with dancing until 10 PM. Many of our Knights and Ladies danced like they did in high school. There were many door prizes in a free drawing for the Ladies, and a 50/50 jackpot was awarded. A net profit of $750 was made, which will go to the local La Casa and La Pinon charities.

A good turnout…about 150 enjoyed dinner The Dance Working Group: J Frietze, The Ladies Auxiliary: Rebecca Archuleta, & dancing, many with Mothers & Family J Flores, R Salcido, J Tapia & A Padilla MaryLou Perez, Lucy Glasscock, & Cecilia Flores

The Salcido family, Joseph, Susie, Maggie Candia bought lots of 50/50 tickets Newly-elected Grand Knight Jose Tapia Ruben Sr, Sarah Fausto, & Ruben Jr. from Bro Jose Tapia and Jayden Fausto had a good time at the Dinner Dance

“Jitterbuggers” included Lucio & Mary The newsletter editor’s award for the best The dance hit of the evening was Tellez and Ruben and Sylvia Corona dancers went to Susy and Ruben Salcido the traditional “Marcha”

Pre-dinner entertainment was provided by Carla and Guy Floyd, with Carla’s Brother Joaquin Silva and his Mother, Victoria. Cindy and Ramiro. Ramiro excited the ladies Mother Mariana Lopez She was the lucky winner of the 50/50 jackpot!


FAMILY UNITY NIGHT - Weds May 16 Presentation to St. Vincent de Paul Society We invited the St. Genevieve St. Vincent de Paul Society to join us for our potluck dinner at this month’s Family Unity Night. Our council elected this year to donate the 50% profit from the Knights of Columbus NM State Raffle to this worthy charity. We partnered with the St. Vincent de Paul volunteers to sell the raffle tickets. Together, we sold 680 tickets at $5 per ticket for a net profit of $1700. After dinner, Grand Knight Jaime Flores presents the St. Vincent de Paul representatives with a check for $1700…an achievement to be proud of. As usual, we had a good turnout for our monthly potluck. This month we were honored to have several special guests from the St. Genevieve St. Vincent de Paul Society. Photos are shown below.

Prayer before the meal: (From L to R): Greg Quinones, Gilbert Perez, Virginia and Jaime Rivera, Brother Jose Tapia gives us Elias Bernal, Jose Tapia, Frank Ibarra, Jaime Flores, Matt Seltzer, and Delia Narvaez all the “OK Sign”

Ron and Carmen Decker from Lorraine & Robert Mickells , who Mary Lou and Gilbert Perez, who have the St. Vincent de Paul Society recently relocated from Colorado attended Family Unity for over 10 years

Lucio and Mary Tellez are regulars Jaime and Virginia Rivera brought GK Jaime Flores presented the check from at Family Unity Night Virginia’s Mother, Virginia Sanchez our Council to St. Vincent de Paul Society

COMMUNITY/COUNCIL ENTRY (1st) DEGREE INITIATION – Tuesday May 15 This month our St. Genevieve Entry Degree Team had the honor of initiating five Catholic men into our Brotherhood. There were three candidates from Santa Rosa de Lima and one each from St. Genevieve’s and Basilica de San Albino. Our Entry Degree Team has scheduled special Exemplifications for May 29, June 5, and June 19 to accommodate the community as we near the end of the fraternal year.

Roberto Martinez Sr, Roberto San Albino: Jimmy Beasley, Santa Rosa de Lima: GK Fred St Genevieve Entry Degree Team, Martinez Jr, Matthew Ortiz, Ray Ray Donovan, Grand Knight Flores, Frank Torres, DD Kerry Morley, candidate Matthew Donovan, Victor Valderama Daniel Duffin Robert Kirker and new candidates Ortiz and sponsor Rich Archuleta


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Memorial Day Ceremony Monday May 28th Memorial Day is always special in Las Cruces. This year there was a Flag Raising in the morning and a Candle Light Ceremony in the evening; both events were held at Veterans Memorial Park. Morning Flag Raising – At 8AM Monday, veterans and volunteer residents joined to raise the flag in horror of all those who lost their lives from combat. The flag flies at half staff on Memorial Day. There was also a dedication of the Monument of Blue Star Mothers, who lost a son or daughter during a war.

Evening Candle Light Ceremony – At 8PM, Governor Susana Martinez and Mayor Ken Miyagishima took part in the Candle Light Ceremony. The ceremony honors the 203 veterans fron Dona Ana County who were killed in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Council 13969 was represented by Mary Lou Perez, her daughter Oliva Kirpatrick, and Jesus Frietze who took part in placing candles for veterans who died from combat.


JUNE BIRTHDAYS We celebrate eleven birthdays in June. They are: Daniel Chavez – June 29, Dennis Cordova – June 18, Jaime Flores – June 12, Hector Frietze – June 5, Toni Frietze – June 22, Alberto Grijalva – June 6, Jorge Lopez – June 11, Joel Molenda – June 9, Robert Ponzini – June 1, Deacon Lou Roman – June 3, and Willard Rowlands – June 27. Happy Birthday to all of you!

Daniel Chavez Dennis Cordova Jaime Flores

Hector Frietze Toni Frietze Alberto Grijalva

Joel Molenda Robert Ponzini Deacon Lou Roman JUNE ANNIVERSARIES There are eleven Brother Knights in our council who took their Entry (1st) Degrees in the month of June. They are: Dennis Cordova – 2 years of service, Daniel Garcia – 9 yrs, Mark Gonzales – 4 yrs, Jorge Lopez – 2 yrs, Ray Lucero – 12 yrs, Vic Montoya – 8 yrs, Kerry Morley – 25 yrs, Bishop Joseph Mukala – 1yr, Latson Munn – 2 yrs, Jon Padilla – 8 yrs, and Joaquin Silva – 1 yr. Photos of most of the Brother Knights in St. Genevieve Council 13969 can be found in the ABOUT OUR COUNCIL section of our website www.kofc13969.com Happy Anniversary to all of you loyal Brothers!

Dennis Cordova Daniel Garcia Mark Gonzales Ray Lucero

Vic Montoya Kerry Morley Bishop Joseph Mukala

Latson Munn Jon Padilla Joaquin Silva

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES This month we wish Jesus and Toni Frietze a happy 32nd Wedding Anniversary. Jesus has been very active during his 32 years as a Knight. He is a Past District Deputy and a Past Grand Knight. This past year he played a major role in the Mega Bingo and the Mothers Day Dinner Dance. Toni is in continuing recovery from a kidney transplant. She has met this challenge with both dignity and strength. We wish them continuing happiness in the years to come.

Happy Anniversary Jesus & Toni

Jesus & Toni with Family and Friends at the 2017 St. Genevieve Parish Fiesta

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

Please pray for our special intentions For the health of Fr. Rogelio Martinez

Roberto Sanchez, son-in-law of Bro Elias Bernal For the health of Ramona Rivera, sister of Lady Delia Narvaez

The brothers and sisters of Brother Ruben Corona Brother Al Lopez, recovering from knee surgery

Olegario Campos, father-in-law of Brother Lucio Tellez Brother Joe Behnke

Brother Tim Thomas and his daughter Margaret Chavez’s cousin Michael Romero

Joan Stein Wallace, friend of Brother Daniel Chavez Hector Frietze, and all men & women serving in the military

All neglected and abused children and all those in poverty We always include the intentions from the last Council Meeting

Please take a moment to post your own special intentions on our Council website www.kofc13969.com


Some of the Editor’s Favorite Photos: The first of my favorite photos is our most handsome Knight and his lady Josefina doing the jitterbug at the Mothers Day Dance. Not since Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers have we seen such stellar, exciting dancing!

Josefina and Elias Bernal dance up a storm My next favorite is Toni Frietze, looking as lovely as ever, accepting her door prize at the Mothers Day Dance. We are all so happy that she is recovering so well from her kidney transplant.

Toni Frietze wins a door prize My final favorite is one taken of these old salts at the Fun Fishing Day. They spent the entire day helping lots of young people learn to fish. They patiently told them which bait to use, how to bait their hooks, how to cast, and many other secret tricks. We are indeed lucky to have Brothers like them.

Bros Albert Balizan & Bill Klement teach kids to fish

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

• There will be a Patriotic (4th) Degree Exemplification on Saturday June 9th in Rio Rancho. For complete information on Exemplifications, please go to www.kofc13969.com or www.nmkofc.org

• Our St. Genevieve Entry (1st) Degree Team has scheduled special Entry Degree Exemplifications for Tuesday May 29, June 5, and June 19, to accommodate the community as we near the end of the 2017-18 Fraternal Year.

• The 2018 Las Cruces Youth Rally will be held on June 2-3. We have been asked to help with procession safety on Saturday evening and providing transportation for invited speakers. Our council also made a $500 donation to the Youth Rally from our Mega Bingo proceeds.

• Please support the Ladies Auxiliary Bake Sale on Thursday June 7th at the St. Genevieve Bingo Hall. All of their proceeds go to charities for the Church and the Seminarians.

• Our council has been generous in volunteering their time to cemetery beautification. The next clean-up session is scheduled for Saturday June 9th from 6:30 to 9 AM at the San Jose Cemetery.

• Don’t forget to attend our Family Unity Potluck Dinner on Wednesday June 20th. We will be presenting our contributions from the Mothers Day Dance to La Casa and La Pinon.

• St. Genevieve Parish Council 13969 will sponsor a benefit pancake breakfast on Sunday July 22nd at the Parish Hall. All proceeds will go to Brother Tim Thomas and his Family to help with medical expenses.

• We held a Membership Drive after all the Masses on April 21 – 22. Approximately 10 men indicated an interest in joining the Knights of Columbus. They are now being contacted for interviews. Thanks to all the Brothers who helped in that drive.

• Council jackets are now being ordered. The price is $50 and $55 for larger sizes. If you are interested in ordering a jacket, please contact Ruben Salcido.

• Vests are available in a variety of sizes for $30. Contact Brother Jaime Rivera for a vest.

• Join the Rosarians on the First & Last Saturday of each Month to pray the rosary for an end to abortion. [email protected]


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ROMEO’s – The Retired Old Men Eating Out are still at it. We meet every Wednesday morning 8:30 AM at Rosie’s Café on Main St. near the Post Office. Join us if you enjoy a hearty breakfast, and some very intellectual discussions. You need not be old, retired, or a man to join us…all are welcome!

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