The Toolbox No. 53 November, 2017

The Monthly Newsletter of Maumee St. Joseph Council 11370

Editor – Thomas Berry, 172 Chesterfield Ln #1, Maumee, Ohio 43537, 419-508-2138, tdberry@bex.net

The

First Word

“You are the light of the world. A city on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.”

- Matthew 5:14,15 “My God stands by me; all my trust is in Him. I find refuge in Him, and I am truly free.”

― Adapted from a prayer for Lauds

Officers 2017-2018

Chaplain: Deacon Ed Irelan, 419-382-5830, eirelan@buckeye-express.com Grand Knight: Frank Kohler, 419-893-0523, frankfrankohler@yahoo.com Deputy Grand Knight: Steven D. Toerne, 419-343-5051, sdvt@yahoo.com

Chancellor: Tom Berry, 419-508-2138, tdberry@bex.net Recorder: Mike Houck: 419-893-7513, mikehouck@clearchannel.com

Financial Secretary: Ed Fiscus, 419-874-8494, ecfmaf@toast.net Treasurer: Daniel Smith, 419-863-4032, smithd470@aol.com

Advocate: Dave Langell, 419-878-0521, ddlangell@yahoo.com Warden: Randy Bohland, 419-788-1361, rbohland1@earthlink.net

Inside Guard: Paul Kreinbrink, 419-877-0201, phkreinbrink@toast.net Outside Guard: Robert L. Baltes, 419-878-8043, rlbaltes@hotmail.com

District Deputy: Pat Irmen, 419-464-8789, patirmen@gmail.com 3 Year Trustee: John Drage, 440-478-6393, jbdrage@buckeye-express.com

2 Year Trustee: Bob Schwanzl, 419-867-0830, rjsch614@gmail.com 1 Year Trustee: Bob Boyer, 419-893-4028, r_boyer@sbcglobal.net

Directors 2017-2018

Church Director: Deacon Ed Irelan Community Director: VACANT Council Director: VACANT Culture of Life Director: VACANT

Family Director: VACANT Program Director: Steve Toerne Membership Director: Bob Schmidbauer Youth Director: Mike Houck

Field Agent

Paul Kobler, 419-447-0404 ext 314, paul.kobler@kofc.org

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From the former

Current Grand Knight

Hi Guys, Coming up we will have a 1 hour DVD on

the life and beatification of Fr. Solanus Casey, a Detroit priest. The event, in the Family Center on Tuesday Nov 7 at 7 PM, will be open to spouses/family and the whole parish. Coffee and cookies will follow. Anyone who wishes to bring cookies, please let DGK Steve Toerne know.

And don't forget Saturday Night Alive on November 11th, the monthly Big Breakfast on the 12th, or the Feather Party on the 17th.

A very important event on Saturday Nov 18 will be the K of C Memorial Mass at 5 PM. I ask you to volunteer to usher, distribute, greet or lector at this Mass as we would like as many of our members to participate as possible (call Dcn. Ed Irelan). Our Chaplain, Deacon Ed, will assist the Celebrant and we will remember all brother knights from our Council who have died. Afterward, Fr. Keith will give a presentation from his recent Philippines trip. The talk will be in the Family Center and be open to knights, spouses/family, and all parishioners. We will have heavy snacks, so if you want to volunteer for an appetizer/snack, please call DGK Steve.

The December 12 Social Meeting is also a big night for us. Keep Christ in Christmas poster judging, collection of money/gift cards for our local Christmas families, signing Christmas cards for Ohio Veterans, and a short address from our interning seminarian, Al Beltz. Cookies and snacks, of course. Bring spouses/family/friends (including someone you have asked to join the Knights). This is a very good example of what we do.

Please accept a personal invitation from me to attend a business meeting (4th Tuesday at 7 PM), which starts with a rosary.

Thanks! Frank Kohler, Grand Knight

Remember the unborn, and pray for our nation.

P. S.: Thanks to our worthy Grand Knight

for catching the error in this column's title!

From the

Field Agent

Supreme bestows various orders on Councils based on members signed up and insurance policies sold to members. One is the Father Michael J. McGivney Award, given to councils that sign up ten new members in a fraternal year. Another is the Founders Award, given for having three members join the Order's insurance programs in a fraternal year. We have a ways to go on the former, but we're well towards getting the latter.

As your professional insurance agent, risk management is my specialty. Let’s talk about how to protect your income, your retirement needs and your family’s financial future. I look forward to helping us grow in fraternity in any way that I can. I’m at 419-447-0404 ext 314, or paul.kobler@kofc.org. Call me – let’s talk.

Paul Kobler Field Agent

We make an impact in the lives of those we serve, Knights Families by: 1. Protecting the innocent when someone dies prematurely-Life Insurance 2. Providing an income you can’t outlive-Retirement Planning 3. Protecting assets when someone can no longer care for themselves-Long Term Care 4. Provide an income when someone can’t work due to health-Disability Income Insurance.

COUNCIL

NEWS

News from the October 24 business meeting: As of the October business meeting, your Council had 139 members: 87 associate, 50 insurance and 2 inactive.

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Council Calendar

Stuff for you to pencil into your calendars!

New or revised items are underlined!

November 1: All Saints Day November 7: Movie about the life of Venerable Father Solanus Casey, 7:00 PM, Family Center. November 11: Saturday Night Alive. November 14” First Degree, Rossford, 7:00 PM November 14: Social meeting, Church basement, 7:00 PM. Non-members welcome! November 18: Beatification service for Venerable Father Solanus Casey, Ford Field, Detroit. November 18: 2nd and 3rd Degrees, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Martin, 10:00 AM November 23: Thanksgiving November 28: Business meeting, Church basement. December 3rd: Advent Food Drive begins. December 12: Christmas Social meeting, Church basement, 7:00. Non-members welcome! December 12th: 1st Degree, St. Joseph's Church, Sylvania, 7:00 PM December 16: 4th Degree White Elephant dinner, Greystone Hall, social hour 5:30, dinner 6:30. December 17th: Advent Food Drive ends; delivery of donations to Helping Hands of St. Louis. January 14: Knights at the Rink, 5:30 PM, subject to confirmation.

February 3: Reverse Raffle to benefit Msgr. Yates Assembly's scholarship fund.

Knights' Mass

Finalized

The Saturday evening Mass of November 18 will be celebrated for all deceased members of our Council. Deacon Ed is asking for volunteers for all lay positions. All Council members and their families are encouraged to attend.

After the Mass, Father Keith will be giving a presentation in the Family Center on his most recent trip to Lemon. Contact Deacon Steve if you'd like to bring refreshments.

Ideas Invited

Grand Knight Frank is soliciting input on a couple of possible future projects involving maintenance at the Parish cemetery and reading for Parish preschoolers.

Financial Secretary Ed Fiscus is soliciting

interest in ordering KofC apparel. Many styles of shirts, hats and more are available. If the Council can place a single order for everyone's shirts, it will cost much less in shipping per shirt.

Now

Showing!

All are invited to a screening on November 7 of a movie (title unknown to your editor) about the life of Venerable Father Solanus Casey, who will be beatified at a Mass at Ford Field in Detroit on November 18. Location is the Family Center, time 7:00 PM. Light

refreshments will be served; contact Deputy Grand Knight Steve to help.

Feeding the

Hungry

The Advent Food Drive will run from Sunday, December 3rd through Sunday, December 17th. Donations of canned goods, pasta, cereals, juice, bottled water and toilet paper will be received. Dcn. Ed seeks volunteers to move the donations from the Church to their designated storage area after each Mass, and to delivery them to Helping Hands of St, Louis on Sunday, December 17, following the 11:00 Mass

If you shop at Kroger's, please participate in the Round Up program that lets you donate your change to a fund for the hungry. Kroger's matches the donation. In theory, cashiers are supposed to ask you to donate, but if they don't, feel free to tell them.

Keep Praying!

Benediction will be offered every Tuesday evening during Advent. Details TBA.

All are invited to pray the Most Holy

Rosary in the Church before morning Mass. Normal time is 7:30 weekdays. A few of you are regulars, but certainly there are more who can take this time for prayer and the Mass that follows. Mass usually is over at about 8:30.

Big Breakfast Update

Financial results of the first Big Breakfast for the season were announced at the October business meeting. The outcome was discouraging in the face of it, but expenses included supplies that were purchased for the next several breakfasts.

The next Big Breakfast is November 12. Shifts are 8 to 10 and 10 until end of cleanup, usually about noon. (Please note the corrected times.) Please come and help out; and please support the Breakfast by bringing lots of people to enjoy the food!

Your editor neglected to mention the price in previous issues. Adult meals are $8.00, kids are $3.00

The serving schedule that was adopted last year, 9:30-11:30, remains in effect.

Warden Randy has agreed to chair the full schedule of Big Breakfasts, but is seeking assistant directors for all meals.

Upcoming

Degree Dates November 14: First Degree, Rossford

November 18: Second and Third Degrees, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 1105 Elliston Road, Martin

December 12: First Degree, St. Joseph's Church, 5373 Main Street, Sylvania

Candidate call for all the above Degrees is at 7:30 PM, and the Degree itself starts at 8:00. 1st Degrees are held monthly in the Toledo area on the second Tuesday. Combined Second and Third degrees start at 10:00 AM with the Second Degree, with the Third Degree following lunch. All of our forty – count them, 40 - 1st Degree brothers are encouraged to take the 2nd and 3rd Degrees and become full-fledged Knights. Contact Bob Schmidbauer, or he will contact you! Third Degree Knights are encouraged to invite 1st Degrees to the 2nd and 3rd Degrees; go the extra mile and offer to take them! Dress code for degrees is business casual; no jeans, shorts, T shirts or sandals, please. We implore you: PLEASE avail yourself of the opportunities to take the Degrees. It doesn't cost anything, it doesn't commit you to anything, it furthers your education and experience as a Knight, and qualifies you for whatever level of

activity and involvement you choose. Come on, men, don't miss out!

This month's

Anniversaries

Robert J. Baltes, 3rd Degree, 1979 Fred W. Beening, Robert L. Boyer, Kevin P.

Coulter, Jerry J. Finfera, Michael J. Houck, James J. Jennings, Mark N. Krebs and Kenneth W. Mason, 3rd Degree, 1996

Tim G. Irelan, Michael D. O'Shea and Henry J. Puhl, 3rd Degree, 1999

Paul Kreinbrink, 3rd Degree, 2002 James E. Denniston, Jeremy T. Grycza,

Richard M. Perino, Zachary J. Savage and Robert J. Schmidbauer, 3rd Degree, 2009

Ronald Dixon, 3rd Degree, 2011 John Hrifko, 2nd Degree, 2011 Vaughn Schmidbauer, 1st Degree, 2015

This list shows the highest degrees attained that the Council has on record for its members. As a point of clarification, the anniversaries are for years of continuous membership.

Congratulations, Gentlemen!

Fixing the Church Garage

Doors – and More!

In addition to the garage door project that was initially discussed at the September business meeting, we may also be working on the fence around the parking lot.

The chain link fence that is now in place needs repair. Replacement was considered, but the City will allow only a paneled decorative fence that is unsuitable for a school area. According to preliminary discussion at the October business meeting, repair and repainting of the existing fence is the current best option.

As with the garage work, details are to be discussed at Business meetings over the winter.

Knights at the

Rink

Tentatively, we will be going to the Walleye game on January 14 at 5:30. Past Grand Knight John is coordinating this with Father Jeff to allow the Parish 8th graders to go. We will pay their admission, they provide their own transportation.

Fourth Degree News

A White Elephant Dinner will be held December 16th at Greystone Hall, 29101 Hufford Road, Perrysburg. Social hour starts at 5:30, dinner at 6:30. Bring a “white elephant” gift, wrapped, to be auctioned off. Proceeds benefit the Bowling Green Pregnancy Center.

A Reverse Raffle will be held February 3, also at Greystone Hall. Doors open 5:15 PM. Tickets are $25.00, and benefit the Monsignor Yates Assembly's scholarship fund. Prizes are $1,000, $500, $250 and $100. Order tickets from Deputy Grand Knight Steve.

This month's

Birthdays

November 1: Thomas P. Berry, Jordhan Gardner November 7: Cam Brady November 9: Michael W. Thome November 11: Jerry J. Finfera, Andrew M. Weisenburger November 14: John E. Drage, Kenneth S. Palinski November 18: John C. Wasserman

November 20: Dcn. Joseph C. Malenfant November 26: Thomas C. Siebenaler, Thomas R. Wagener Jr. November 28: Dcn. Dennis J. Scherger November 29: John Crews December 2: Joe B. Nowak December 3: Terrence L. Andryc December 5: Todd E. Copic

Happy Birthday, Gentlemen!

We have a

Winner! And he was at the Meeting!

At the end of each business meeting, a 50/50 drawing of sorts is held for a cash prize consisting of donations from the attendees. Half the pot goes to Pennies for Heaven, and half to the winner. The winner is drawn from a list of all Council members, and the winner has to be present to claim the pot. If the winner is not present, the pot carries forward to the next meeting. Deputy Grand Knight Steve Toerne was at the October meeting, and took home a $54 prize!

Come to the next business meeting, November 28! You might win! (But don't come just for the money!)

Greetings from our Most Distant

Member!

Zachary Savage sends his regards to one and all. He is teaching English in Japan for support and humanitarian work, is attending Mass there, and is offering to do whatever he can to help his brother Knights from afar. That's the spirit, Zachary!

Prayer requests

God, come to our assistance. With deep love we present our petitions. All Knights and families, let us pray for: + For an end of abortion and the culture of death, and especially for all in the abortion industry, that great light may shine into the darkness in which they work + Jim Denniston - various health issues - May he feel God's healing touch + Tom Berry - successful business trip + Steve - sore back + Kim - Various health and emotional issues + Paul - successful test to earn karate black belt + Tina, Lisa, Carrie, Jean, Paul, and Bob – seeking jobs + Frank - injuries from a fall + Doug - RN state test - 1st week in November + Sue - continued healing + The men and women and families of our military, law enforcement and emergency services + An end of abortions and for all who work on the abortion industry + Father Jim Halleron - healing from cancer + Walter Lester - Many health problems + Ron - hand surgery next week + Seth - promotion at Bank + Sarah & parents, and all victims of bullying - she is being bullied at school + Holy families + Victims and relief providers in all natural disasters + All school children + Deacon Joe Malenfant, various health issues + For caregivers for the chronically ill + For the estranged, and for all wounded families + For the chronically anxious and depressed + For the new Carpenter Outreach Project. + For our deceased brothers and their families + For our country, our fellow Americans and our freedoms + For all newly ordained permanent deacons, especially Dcns. Denny Scherger, Denver Mossing and Brendan Gillen

+ For our intern Albert Beltz, Thomas Hunyor, and for all seminarians. + For all victims, perpetrators and enablers of terrorism, persecution, abuse and bullying. Heavenly Father, keep us faithful in thought, word, and deed. Be our helper, and in your mercy answer our prayers. If you have something that you would like the Knights of Columbus to pray for, please send your request to Deacon Ed at eirelan@buckeye-express.com.

Be a Box Top

Hero!

St. Joseph's School is still collecting Box Tops. Save yours and put them in the box at the door between the Family Center and the Church. Thanks!

Having a

Moving Experience?

If you move or if you change your e-mail address, please remember to let Financial Secretary Ed Fiscus and your editor know. Otherwise, you won't receive the Tool Box and other Council communications. Contact information is on Page 1. Thanks.

Wanted!

Attention members Chris Dunlevy and Dr. Spencer Johnson: Field Agent Paul Kobler is looking for you. Please call our e-mail him; his information is on Page 1. Thanks.

News that Doesn't Fit Anywhere

In case you were wondering about the Parish's new sign on Conant that we helped fund: Yes, it was going to be a digital sign with programmable messages. But according to discussion at the October business meeting, it turned out that the City would not allow such a sign, and the illuminated sign that was installed instead is the most that was allowed. But even if it isn't what was wanted, it's still a huge improvement over the old sign.

Thank you!

From Deacon Denny, for the ordination gift and your prayers From Deacon Denny, belatedly, for funding the purchase of basketballs and soccer balls for the children in Lemon. He reports the balls were very eagerly received and used. From Deputy Grand Knight Steve, to all who helped with the October Big Breakfast and the Rummage Sale. To DGK Steve, for seeing the Deacon Joe project through to completion. To all who have helped us and our work, especially those we have failed to thank. We all need to say “Thank You” more often!

Safety First!

For the sake of accountability, never work with young people alone. Always do so at least in pairs.

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A Million Prayers

for Lemon

As part of the Parish's outreach to the people of Lemon (pronounced LAY-mon) in the Philippines, your Council is coordinating a Spiritual Bouquet program to extend to them encouragement and prayerful support. Rather than a gathering of flowers, these bouquets are made up of prayers and actions offered for these brothers and sisters in the faith. Our goal will be to collect 1,000,000 prayers and works of mercy.

The effort started in June, and several area prisons are participating. Deacon Ed is furnishing pledge cards for the effort. He and Warden Randy are the official statisticians, so please let them know how you are contributing. As of October 24, approximately 30,000 prayers and acts of mercy had been tabulated.

Thanks to all who are participating!

Help Wanted!

Light refreshments are needed for the November 7 movie event, and “heavy refreshments” (draw your own conclusions) are needed for Father Keith's presentation following the Knight's Mass on the 18th. Contact Deputy Grand Knight Steve to volunteer.

Help is needed for Saturday Night Alive on

November 11. Deacon Ed seeks volunteers for all lay

duties at the Knights' Mass, Saturday, November 18. Contact him to volunteer.

Dcn. Ed also seeks volunteers to move

Advent food drive donations from the Church to the designated storage area after each Mass from December 3 through December 17, and to delivery the donations on the 17th.

Warden Randy seeks assistant directors for each month's Big Breakfast, October through May.

Looking for a rewarding career? Wayne

Vreeland is seeking applicants for KofC Life Insurance field agents. Applicants must be Catholic and at least 18 years old. 419-356-8377 or wayne.Vreeland@kofc.org.

“Help wanted” isn't just for what the Council and the parish need done – it also applies to all of us Knights as well. If you are in distress, or know someone who is, please contact Deacon Ed, our Council Chaplain. As Knights, we're all here for one another.

Deacon Denny is collecting men's shoes and coats for Helping Hands of St. Louis. Please contact him to make donations, or bring them to our meetings. (He doesn't need women's shoes – they have plenty!)

From the

Editor

Splash! I was born and raised on the northwest

coast of California. Don’t believe the hype: The California coast is not all palm trees and sunshine! My end of it is wild and rough, with beaches interspersed with rocky cliffs. Winter is marked by powerful storms that sweep in off the ocean.

As you’ve seen from hurricane coverage, a storm at sea generates heavy surf. With one exception, the storms of my homelands were nothing close to hurricanes, but the waves they generated were still significant. These waves would smash against the cliffs and fill the air with salt water spray. If you were standing on the cliff to watch, as I was fond of doing, the impact of the strongest waves would make the ground shake.

Since coming to the Catholic faith, I’ve been fascinated by monasticism and monastic spirituality. Way back in the 6th Century, St. Benedict composed his Rule, the Regula Benedicti, which still serves as a foundational document for the governance and conduct of

religious life. It contains a great deal of wisdom that can apply to all of us, including this, one of his “tools for good works”:

“As soon as wrongful thoughts come into your heart, dash them against Christ and disclose them to your spiritual father.”

When I first read this, I recalled how utterly those powerful storm waves were dashed against the rocky cliffs. That is what I now envision happening to evil thoughts: Pulverized into spray against the rock of Christ so that all that remains is the tang of salt in the air.

Peace and good, Tom

Pray for the Unborn!

Years ago, you were one yourself

Supreme Matches Gift to Heartbeat

At the October business meeting, Grand Knight Frank announced that Supreme's matching gift of $17,000 towards Heartbeat of Toledo's new ultrasound machine had been received, with Supreme Knight Carl Anderson's letter of thanks to the Council for its success in raising the initial funds.

Heartbeat of Toledo accepts donations by mail to 4041 W Sylvania Ave, Suite LL4, Toledo 43623, or on their website at www.heartbeatoftoledo.org. Thank you.

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“Pray to End Abortion” signs are in stock. Ask Bob Boyer about purchasing one or more, or buy them at meetings and Big Breakfasts. * * * * *

“The right to life is the first among human rights." - Pope Francis.

Helping our Retired Priests and Religious

Please continue to donate to the retirement fund for our priests and religious. Contact the Parish office for details.

Please Pray for Vocations!

Along with our intern, Albert Beltz, St. Joseph's Church has a second seminarian! Thomas Hunyor has re-entered seminary as a Theology I student.

Posters for the this year's Seminarians and

Religious in Formation are posted in the Church foyer, on the mobile bulletin board in the Family Center, and outside the choir room upstairs. Please take a moment when entering and leaving the Church to pray for them and for an increase in all vocations. Thank you.

Please offer up the following prayer to God for an increase of vocations, and please pray for our Diocese's seminarians, religious in formation and new Deacons. Also, please pray for the families of all those named.

http://www.heartbeatoftoledo.org/

Seminarians: Albert Beltz*, Michael Bialorucki, Zachary Brown, Benjamin Dollarhide, Alexander Elfreich, Dcn. Kyle Gase, Peter Grodi, Thomas Hunyor, Kyle Ink, Jacob Livechhi, Bradley McNeal, Joseph Mominee, Dcn. Scott Perry, Jacob Szymanowski, Christopher Turner, Curtis Weisenburger, Dcn. Andrew Wellman. Religious: Adam Bryan, Joshua Fritsch, Bro. Simon Hermann, Craig Irwin, Daniel Kennedy, Bro. Dominic Mary Koester, Sister Karenna Langhals, Bro. Kevin McGraw, Bro. Matthias Meyer, Kevin Moebius, Sean Teets

Boldface indicates new names. Brother Matthias Meyer, in formation for the Trappists at Abbey of Gethsemani, was inadvertently listed as a newly ordained deacon in the previous issue.

Newly ordained Deacons: John Bialorucki, Daniel J. Brahier, Jefrey Compton, Rodney Conkle, Philip Dinovo Sr., Richard Gaietto, Mark Genovesi, Brendan Gillen*, Scott Graham, Joseph Livecchi, Jimmie McCoy, David Mileski, Justin Moor, Denver Mossing*, Steven St. John, Dennis Scherger*, David Schiefer, Donald Siefker, Steven Vogt, Frederick Wuebker, Lawrence Zachrich.

* Member of or affiliated with St. Joseph's

Family life is certainly a vocation, too! Pray for men to be strong Catholic husbands and fathers.

Now this is “taking a knee!”

Happy Thanksgiving!