Robert G. Gamboa Council #9527

NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2017 Number 3

In This Issue

Note from the Grand Knight

Council Updates

Council in Action

Membership

Congratulations

Prayers

Insurance Corner

Upcoming Events

Next Month Sneak Peek

2017 to 2018

Council 9527 Officers

Grand Knight: Richard Hoyle

Deputy Grand Knight: Rick Medina

Chancellor: Weston Lee

Advocate: Bill Kinsella

Warden: Mike Baker

Financial Secretary: Art Kerschen

Treasurer: Joseph Fleming

Recorder: John Byers

Inside Guard: Chris Evaro

Outside Guard: Ronald Gabaldon

3rd Year Trustee: Narciso Holguin

2nd Year Trustee: Daniel Fernandez

1st Year Trustee: James Wilcox

Note from the Grand Knight

Happy month of the most Holy Rosary!

It’s hard to believe that we are already in October and 2

months shy of Christmas and 2018. First, I would like to

thank each and every one of you for all your hard work and

dedication to your church, community, and the Knights of

Columbus. We have accomplished many tasks this new

fraternal year between, trying out a booth at the Franciscan

Arts Festival, Turning Point Dinner Fund Raiser, Blue Mass,

90th

Anniversary support of our Catholic Schools, Fred B.

Valdez Scholarship Raffle, and Church Fiestas in just this

last month. So get your rest because we have more lined up!

DGK Ricky Medina is busy setting up support for the

Dominican Sisters of Chaparral so keep an eye out for his

future requests and support the upcoming Pancake Breakfast

at Holy Cross October 29th

for them. Habitat for Humanity

has started their build season again so if you have time

please support that mission. We will have our Friday Rosary

October 13th

which also happens to be the 100th

Anniversary

of the Last Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. On the 14th

Brother Weston has set up a special Rosary at the Pink

Chapel as well as some great food at his house. On the 30th

we will have a special Rosary

Contact Us: http://www.kofc9527.org

Facebook page:

Robert G. Gamboa Council 9527

Membership Director:

Rick Medina 575-202-0580

The Knights of Columbus Council 9527 meets

every first Monday of the month at the Pope John

Paul II Annex at 7:00 p.m. They also hold an

officer/trustee meeting to discuss upcoming events

that is open to all members, on the last Monday of

every month at 7 p.m.

Special Invitation from Br. Weston

Lee Carmella and I are inviting all Knights and their families and friends to a rosary and

potluck dinner on Oct. 14th at 5:00 p.m. We will meet at the Chapel “Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel” (the pink building off Fort

Sheldon State Park road … 12365 Leasburg State Park Rd, just past the Fire Station on

the right) for a rosary and celebration of the 100 year Fatima. Then proceed to our house 740 Fossil View Rd. 88007. Carmella and I will

provide Brisket, hotdogs and turkey burgers and tea. Dinner theme will be “New Mexican

Spanish“. If someone could bring salad, desert, or other yummy side. Please RSVP so we know how, much food to buy. Hope to see

you then! "

Weston Lee

If you are unable to attend our events for any reason,

continue to pray daily for your fellow brothers and families

in the Knights of Columbus. Prayer is our most important

spiritual mission as part of the Church Militant. May the

Lord’s Blessings be upon you all.

“QUIS UT DEUS"- Who is like God?

Richard Hoyle

Grand Knight, Robert G. Gamboa Council 9527

Council Updates

Franciscan Festival of Fine Arts

This year our Council had a food booth at the Franciscan

Festival of Fine Arts which was held on the grounds of

the Holy Cross Retreat Center on Sept. 2rd

– 3rd

. We will

no longer have a booth at the Renaissance Faire. Council

members felt that this festival provides a more compatible

venue for the mission of the Knights of Columbus and has

significant advantages over the Renaissance Faire booth.

Besides ice cream, this year our menu included some

exciting new items such as “Sausage on a Serape” and

nachos which proved very popular with the kids & adults

alike. Br. Kurt Rathgeber was in charge of the project. He

reported that although the crowds were not as large as the

Renaissance Faire, we still managed to make a modest profit

for our efforts as well as showing support from the Knights

of Columbus. He felt that the change of venue was a good

move & volunteered to chair the project next year. He

extended his thanks for all Brother Knights who helped with

the booth.

Holy Cross Fiesta

The Holy Cross Church Fiesta was held on Sept. 29th

-30th

&

Oct.1st. Br. Joe Fleming served on the Parish Fiesta

Committee and organized the Community Flea Market

which was held on Saturday, Sept. 30th

. Council 9527

voted to purchase a space at the Flea Market. Donations of

items from our members overflowed our space. We were

only able to sell about half of them, but still raised a good

amount of money. Nothing went to waste, however, as Br.

Dennis St. George took all the leftovers to the St. Vincent

DePaul Thrift Store for refurbishing and re-sale. Items they

couldn’t use were given to the Restore Store.

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

It wasn’t long ago that cars didn’t have automatic headlight controls. Back then it was

easy to park your car & leave your headlights turned on. If you were gone for a long time, when you returned your battery would dead.

It had to be recharged before it would start.

Just like a car battery, our energy supply is

not infinite. Our busy days can be draining. Going at top speed, we can use all of our available emotional, physical, mental and

spiritual resources. Before we know it, our energy is consumed. I realized this after our

recent Church Fiesta!

Unless we watch ourselves, we can drain our “battery” to the point of being “dead on our

feet”. Fatigue can distort our perception and cause responses to others to be negative and

could result in physical or emotional illness.

In the age we live in we are sometimes faced

with what seems like overwhelming demands. It’s sometimes hard to give ourselves permission to rest or take a break. But the

rewards - renewed perspective, clearer insight, physical energy, spiritual

preparedness – are well worth it

Lady Jeanne Kinsella & John Byers bargaining with customer at our

Flea Market Booth. We had a lot of “Stuff” and a lot of bargains.

Our Knights also provided manpower for cooking & serving

a pancake breakfast, preparing hamburgers & hot dogs, and

help with the Enchilada Dinner. Kudos to Br. Al Sanchez

who stepped forward to head-up the pancake breakfast

committee and whip up his world famous fluffy pancakes. A

good turn-out was reported at these events and sales were

terrific!

Some of the pancake breakfast crew, L to R: Sylvester Sanchez, Michael

Baker, Al Sanchez, and (unidentified). Let’s do it again sometime guys!

A special thanks to all Knights and Ladies who helped to

make the Fiesta a huge success, many of whom spent

their entire week-end working at multiple events!

The “Dominican Sisters of Chaparral”

In response to the Dominican Sisters in Chaparral request for

help from the Knights, DGK Rick Medina has been working

on ways the Knights might be able to relieve some of their

problems.

Br. Rick, who is also the Faithful Navigator of Assembly

3330, along with Ralph Madrid and several other Knights

CURRENT FUNDRAISERS

1. The council is selling Olive Wood Solidarity Crosses made in the Holy

land for $10 each. Net proceeds will all go to persecuted Christians in the Holy

Land. You can order yours today by signing up at our officer/trustee meeting, general business meeting,

Flocknote, or sending order request to nmtumbleweeds1@comcast.net or

visiting the church front office.

2. Christmas is right around the corner,

but Jesus is with us Year round! We still have many “Keep Christ in Christmas” car magnets which we are selling for

$5.00. Makes a nice little Christmas gift, as well as a reminder that if there

were no Jesus there would be no Christmas!

Thank you for all your support to date!

visited their property in Chaparral to assess their needs.

Their immediate needs were bedding (sheets, pillows,

blankets, etc. for twin beds). These have been somewhat

satisfied through donations from our Council and others in

our District. They no longer need bed frames, but still have a

need for furniture and personal items.

Knights in Action

Coats for Kids

Brother Narciso Holguin has now lined up 22 schools to help

collect gently used coats from the students. The coats will

be cleaned & distributed to needy children in our

community. He anticipates he will need more space for

storing them until they are cleaned & distributed. If any

Knight can help with storage space or can donate a used or

new coat to the cause, contact Narciso. With the colder

weather on our doorstep the need is urgent! Brother Narciso

announced that Council 9527 has now been designated an

exclusive partner with Comet Cleaners for the Coats for Kids

project.

Brother Knights gather for Photo Op at Comet Cleaners

Knights loading processed coats for delivery

Local Charities we support:

Quarterly Payments

Holy Cross Church

El Caldito Soup Kitchen

St. Luke’s Medical

Annual Payment

Turning Point

Other Programs

FOP’s “Shop With a Cop” program

“RSVP” Seminarian Program

Many other “Ad Hoc” requests

Is the Prison Ministry calling you?

Bible Study on Fridays, Sunday Mass 6 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Brother Brian Noon for

more information on how you can make a difference at nooninternation@gmail.com

Is the Hospital Ministry calling you?

We are always in need of Eucharistic Ministers at Mountain View Hospital. You

can either sign-up as a back-up and help those that are sick or on vacation or sign

up for any day of the week or even the weekend! The time you attend is flexible

to your schedule. For more information contact Dennis St. George or Richard

Hoyle.

Help Needed:

1. Presiders for nursing home/independent living masses.

Wednesdays would be about 9 am

to 11 am at Golden Mesa Thursdays 9 to 11 am approx. at

Northrise.

Person needs to be capable of moving chairs/tables-attend faith formation

training, background check, and Eucharistic Minister Training.

Membership

Membership Chairman Rick Medina reported that last month

the Council received requests for transfer to our council

from Fr. Richard Catanach and Lionel Trujillo. A Form 100

request to join the Knights as a new member was received

from Matthew Cardiel. There will be a 1st Degree

Exemplification for him at our next General Meeting.

Congratulations – The Mobile Ultrasound Project The Mobile Ultrasound Project finally came to fruition on

September 28th

at The Turning Point Center’s annual

community-wide fundraising dinner when a check in the

amount of $25,000 was presented to The Turning Point’s

Executive Director Deborah Taylor by our State Deputy

Patrick Mason.

Brs. Joe Fleming and Kurt Rathgeber are to be commended

for ramrodding this effort to get a mobile ultrasound unit for

The Turning Point Center through the Supreme Council’s

Ultrasound Program. Our State Council and Councils

throughout the state of New Mexico contributed their share

(50%) of the purchase price of the unit, while the Supreme

Council provided the remaining (50%).

Documentation of the Mobile Ultrasound Project is presented to the

Executive Director of Turning Point. (L to R: Daniel Vigil ( State

Treas.), John Brault (State Sec. ), Anna Biad ( Turning Point Board

member) Deborah Taylor (Turning point Executive Director) Pat Mason,

Joe Fleming, and John Byers.)

Please contact Richard Hoyle or Elizabeth

Behnke at Church Office for more details.

As you can see much work is needed so if you can help on one of the days in any of

these ministries it would be of great help. Thank you.

Open Position

We still have a vacancy for the position of Memorial Councilor. This person would

be responsible for disseminating information about the passing of a Brother

Knight, coordinating memorial Masses, sending sympathy cards, etc. Contact the

GK if you are interested in volunteering.

Deborah Taylor receives our “Check” for 25 Grand from State Deputy

Patrick Mason. (L to R: Deborah taylor, patrick Mason, John Brault,

Joe Fleming and John Byers) 4th Degree News: St. Michael the Archangel Assembly 3330 will be

sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast at Holy Cross on Oct.

29th

to raise money for building materials needed to repair

their porch & patio area. The breakfast will run from 8:00

a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Raphaela Lucero Multipurpose

Room. Tickets are available for $6.00 from any 4th

Degree Sir Knight. The Assembly is asking for help from

all Councils & Assemblies in the area for help in preparing

& serving the breakfast as well as donations of food &

supplies needed for the breakfast. If you can help with the

breakfast in any way, contact Br. Rick Medina.

Insurance Corner:

A Founding Notion: Protecting the Breadwinner’s Income

While jobs may be safer in 2017, accidents, injuries, and

illnesses that can impact your ability to work still happen.

Most, in fact, do not happen on the jobsite or place of

employment. Did you know that a 2011 study revealed that

more than 95 percent of the long-term disability claims on file

were not work related?

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Service Yrs.

In October

Members’ Birthdays Daniel J Fernandez 10-07 Eric G Chavez 10-08 James E Wilcox 10-11 Ronald L Gavaldon 10-14 Ronald J Gamboa 10-15 Dr. James H Guganig 10-15 Mark P Madrid 10-15 Joseph G Fleming 10-19 Reynaldo P Garcia 10-21 Jose H Rivas 10-24 Edward J Pillar 10-26 Alejandro C Reyes-Cardenas 10-26 Michael S Baker 10-28 Miguel A Montoya 10-28 Silvestre Sanchez 10-28 Joe L Aguilar 10-31

Members’ Wives’ Birthdays Manuela Hanway 10-23 ( Jerome E Hanway) Naomi Moreno 10-30 ( Roman R Moreno)

Wedding Anniversaries N/A

K. of C. Service Anniversaries Chuck M Rementer 20 Manuel A Chavez 17 Mr. Joseph G Fleming 17 Michael G Kelley 17 Weston J Lee 17 Timothy L Ekstrom 17 Gary O Bales 11 Matthew J Shekleton 8 Stephen M Poniatowski 6 Christopher M Evaro 4 Marc R Legarreta 4

Knight of the Month:

Narciso Holguin

Lady of the Month: Mrs. Narciso Holguin

Family of the Month:

Mr. & Mrs. Narciso Holguin Family

The Knights have always sought to protect members’ families

from the “loss” of a breadwinner. I’m sure you know all about

Father McGivney’s vision for our insurance program. But you

may not know that Father McGivney also wanted to find a way

to help members who couldn’t work because of an illness.

After all, the “loss” of the breadwinner does not have to mean

that person’s death; it can also mean the loss of the

breadwinner’s income.

Consider that loss for a moment. How would your family fare if

a source of income suddenly stopped? Could a dual-income

family manage on one income? What about young families

with a working father and a mother who cares for the children?

What if his income halted due to an accident or illness?

I’ve heard some people say they have coverage at work, but too

many aren’t sure what this coverage entails, how much income

it would provide or for how long. Having this protection counts

for something, certainly, but it isn’t “yours”; it’s provided by

the company for which you work at their discretion. It could be

eliminated tomorrow.

That’s where a personally-owned disability income insurance

product, like Income Armor, comes into play. It can offer

valuable income replacement in the event of an injury or

illness. If you have a job, you must know about this coverage.

Matthew Seltzer (575) 936-7181 matthew.seltzer@kofc.com

Prayers For:

Holy Father Pope Francis

Most Rev. Bishop Oscar Cantu

Msgr. John Anderson

Father Richard Catanach

Father Michael J. McGivney

Bishops, Priests, and Religious Seminarians

Vocations

The Sanctity of Life from Conception to Natural Death

The Sanctity of Traditional Marriage

Holy Cross Parishioners

Don Perry

Robert Medina (Repose of the Soul)

Weston Lee’s sister, Cynthia Wheeler

Gilbert Gil

John Byers Brother-in-Law, Robert Kinter

RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Everyone loves Apple Dumplings! But

have you tried Peach Dumplings? Here’s an easy recipe for a great treat!

Mountain Dew Peach Dumplings

Perfect Timing for the Autumn months, YUMMMMY Peach Dumplings!

Ingredients

2 whole large peaches 2 8 oz. cans crescent rolls

2 sticks butter 1-1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

cinnamon, to taste 1 12 oz. can Mountain Dew

How to make it:

Peel and pit peaches. Cut both peaches

into 8 slices. Roll each peach slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered

pan. Melt butter, then add sugar and barely

stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour entire mixture over peaches. Pour Mountain Dew

around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40

minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon

some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top

Please submit articles or pictures, recipe, ideas for future newsletters to

John Byers, Editor, jhbyers@msn.com.

Please take a moment to post your own special intentions on our

Council website www.kofc9527.com

Upcoming Events: Oct. 9

th – Columbus Day (Observed)

Oct. 13th

–Our Lady of Fatima Rosary, Holy Cross, 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 14th

– Rosary & potluck dinner, Weston Lee’s

home, 5:00 p.m.

Oct. 15th

– Donut & Burrito Sale

Oct. 16th - General Membership meeting.

Oct. 29th

– Assembly 3330 Pancake Breakfast at Holy Cross

Oct. 30th

– Officers meeting, PJPII Annex, 7:00 p.m.

Next Month Sneak Peek: Nov. 5

th – DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS

Nov. 6th

– Next General Membership meeting, Nov. 7

th – ELECTION DAY

Nov. 11th

– Veterans’ Day

Nov. 19th

– Third Sunday Posole Sales resume

Nov. 23rd

- Thanksgiving