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The Outer Guard
Knights of Columbus #1143
7132 Marine Road
Edwardsville, IL 62025
618-656-4985
Meetings: Council Meeting -- 2nd Monday at 7 p.m.
Fourth Degree -- 1st Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Grand Knight Ryan Fitzpatrick Phone: 513-582-6698 Email: [email protected]
www.kofc1143.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/edwardsvilleKofC www.instagram.com/kofc1143
NOVEMBER 2019
From the Grand Knight …
It is hard to believe it is already November! First, I
want to thank everyone who volunteered their
time during the busy month of October. From
working fish fries and LeClaire Parkfest to praying
for an end to abortion at Hope Clinic and being
present for a Chalice ceremony for a deceased
member, your time and efforts are greatly
appreciated! There are two special shout outs I
want to give. First, I wish to thank Jason and
Lindsey Jones for sharing their experiences as a
military family and their pilgrimage to Warriors to
Lourdes during our annual Columbus Day
Banquet! I am very humbled and appreciative of
you sharing your experiences and faith journey
with our council! Second, I wish to recognize the
organizers and volunteers of our LeClarie Parkfest
food booth! The team brought in gross sales of
over $1,900 and completely sold out before the
end of Parkfest. Great job!
For November, we have another action-packed
month! On Monday, November 11, the council and
Assembly #0225’s Honor Guard will proudly march
and carry our Nation’s flag in Edwardsville’s annual
Veterans Day Parade. I encourage you to look
over the council event calendar at the end of this
newsletter for all of November’s planned events
and see what programs your council has for Faith,
Family, Community and Life!
Thank you and God Bless,
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Grand Knight
4th Degree News
The 4th Degree Honor Guard will be present at the annual Men's Prayer Breakfast at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton on Saturday November 9 at 8:00 am. Bishop Paprocki will be presiding at the Mass and the breakfast with guest speakers will take place next door in Suddess Hall.
There is new pricing from "The Supply Room" for the 4th Degree uniform. The new supplier has dropped the price to $449 and you can order the new uniform after December 1. The customer service number remains 833-562-4327. Please pray for good weather for Edwardsville’s Veteran's Day Parade. Join your Brother Knights to walk and show support for veterans on November 11. We plan to assemble across from Lincoln Middle School around 6:00 pm. 4th Degree members are asked to where their regalia.
Richard Coolbaugh, Faithful Navigator
Faith in Action Retreat
Mark your calendars now for a Lenten Retreat for Brother Knights, taking place March 6-8 at Villa Maria Retreat Center on the banks of Lake Springfield. This will be a silent retreat for Knights to grow closer to Christ and to increase their desire to put their Faith in Action. Join with Brother Knights from Collinsville, Greenville and Highland for a quiet weekend of prayer and reflection. Your retreat experience will include daily Mass, spiritual conferences, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Eucharistic Adoration, Confession, meals and accommodations. For more information and to register, visit our website at www.kofc1143.com/retreat.
Family of the Month
For November, we salute Brian Jones and Nathan Kreke as council #1143’s Knights of the Month! Brian and Nathan have chaired the LeClaire Parkfest food both for the past four years. Also, Brian and Nathan both volunteer their time on the council’s fish fry teams. Additionally, Brian chairs the council’s annual Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest at our local Catholic schools. Nathan also serves as the St. Boniface School Athletic Director. Thank you Brian and Nathan for all you do for the council and our community!
For November, we recognize Clyde and Melinda Nosser as our Family of the Month. Clyde and Melinda were instrumental in chairing the 40 Days for Life Campaign at St. Boniface, organizing volunteers to pray at Hope Clinic for an end to abortion. They also coordinate Eucharistic Adoration, which is held in the St. Boniface chapel the first week of every month. Additionally, Clyde serves as the faith formation coordinator at St. Boniface. Thank you Nosser family for all that you do!
Knight of the Month
On Oct 2, many of our Brother Knights were in Granite City to pray for the
unborn and for an end to abortion during the nationwide 40 Days for Life
campaign. L-R: Sue Tucker, Tom Tucker, Jack Gabler, Dennis Hessel.
Dear Brother Knights,
Are you willing to put in a little effort to help
support our future priests and religious? If so,
here is your opportunity! We are holding our
annual raffle to support the Vocation Support
Program in partnership with Illinois State Knights
of Columbus Council and at this point, you should
have received your raffle tickets. Please know that
the ticket stubs and attached cover should be
returned to The Hall no later than November 15.
Thank you all in advance for your effort to support
our future religious.
Sincerely,
Brad Bolt
Fred Mills Club News
Thank you to our customers for supporting our
monthly barbecues this year.
We would also like to thank the following
members for helping out prepping food,
cooking and serving:
Charlie Berkel Phil Kosydor
Lou Carnoali Joe Marti
Rich Dustman Steve McClard
Steve Edwards Jack Miller
Paul Fuller Jim Michel
Joe Gassiraro Lynn Ripper
Bruce Gerstenecker Jeff Shannon
Doug Hastings Bob Towner
Dennis Hessel
This season, we raised $2,512.85.
At our October Council Meeting, Immediate Past Grand Knight Jim Jatcko
accepted the Columbian Award for outstanding programming for the 2018-19
Fraternal Year from our District Deputy Joe Wetmore.
A Helping Hand
As Thanksgiving approaches at the end of the month, I like to take stock of all the things I’m thankful
for.
It‘s easy to say family and friends, those are blessings; and we sometimes take them for granted…but
how about the little things in life. It might be that smile you get from person who hands you your cup of
coffee in the morning, it may be relishing the crisp air on an autumn day. It may be a simple stroll in
the park marveling at God’s nature abounding. Maybe it’s the joy of helping our older members and
their spouses. All little things to be thankful for.
When I think about helping our older members and their spouses, I often wonder just how many of
them have taken advantage of help that they might need as they age. Some won’t be able to do the
simple activities of daily living. They’ll need assistance, and with our mobile society may not have a
relative nearby to help. That’s where our Knights of Columbus Long Term Care Insurance plan might
help.
Many people don’t know how a long-term care insurance policy helps cover the costs of care when the
policy holder has a chronic medical condition, a disability or a disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease. You
can receive care in your home, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, or an adult day care center.
LTC insurance helps protect all those assets you’ve worked so hard for over the years: your house,
IRAs, savings, investments. They could all be wiped out with even a short stay in a nursing home. The
website: https://longtermcare.acl.gov/costs-how-to-pay/costs-of-care.html says that Home Health Care
costs about $22/hour, Assisted Living Facilities about $4,245 per month and Nursing Home $85,000 per
year. More expensive areas of the country are more than that. Without LTC insurance many families
would face a serious financial crisis.
Most people aren’t eager to talk about long term care; but it’s important to have a plan. Many people
want to wait until they are in their 60s or 70s before they start to consider long term care. But at
younger ages it’s more likely you can qualify…and the price is less expensive when you’re younger.
I can help design a plan to fit your needs…and your budget. With that you can have peace of mind that
you will get the care you need, when you need it and where you want it.
Let’s talk and see how you can protect your assets.
Vivat Jesus!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Michael M. Sullivan, FICF, LUTCF
Office: (618) 692-0538 Cell: (618) 363-9395
