Santo Nino Council News Volume 17 Issue 3 March, April, and May, 2017

The Knights of Columbus is a family-oriented fraternal service society of practical Catholic men.

Chaplain’s Letter

Dear Brother Knights,

The renovations and struc-

tural repairs in the church base-

ment necessitated the complete

removal of the meeting room

and kitchen facilities. The old meeting room

was 20’ x 34’ minus the space used by a pi-

ano, stacked tables and chairs on the west

side and a row of tables along the east side.

On February 17, 2017 contractors in-

stalled a new T-Bar ceiling and new lighting

in the rectory basement living room. This

space is 17’ x 22’ minus the space used by

the fireplace hearth, a water cooler with bot-

tled water and 3’ x 8’ cabinet-countertop

with a microwave, coffee maker and small

fridge. The resultant space can easily ac-

commodate chairs and tables for at least two

dozen adults. The washroom facilities are

working and available as before. We finally

have a new meeting room which is available

for regular Knight of Columbus, Parish

Council and Finance Council meet-

ings ..

Sincerely in-through-with Christ,

Fr. Barry+

The Knights of Columbus are dedicated to the four pillars of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism

Fr. Barry Anwender

Every Christian needs a half-hour of prayer each day, ex-

cept when he is busy, then he needs an hour.” o

-St. Francis de Sales

Women Priests? Why are women not allowed to be ordained into

the Catholic priesthood?

Here is a recent answer from a monsignor

speaking on behalf of a Canadian archbishop, “On the

question of the ordination of women, expert scholar-

ship and the writings of the early Church Fathers

clearly show that while women exercised a vital and

irreplaceable role in the early Church, they were never

ordained to the ministerial priesthood or episcopacy.

This decision by the Church stems from the decision

of Our Lord himself in his choice of the Twelve.”

Put in that context, who would question the wis-

dom of our Lord in whatever he decided to do. As a

Christian, I wouldn’t. But allow me to look a bit closer

at the Church’s decision if indeed it stems from the

Lord’s choice of disciples.

The Twelve were white, unschooled Jewish

men, some of whom were married. Why did the

Church allow non-white, non-Jewish and often learned

men into the priesthood? If the decision stemmed from

the Lord’s choice, then the Church should have al-

lowed married men too. (Earlier, married men may be

ordained to priesthood. Until the twelfth century,

priests, bishops and 39 popes were married. Move-

ments for celibacy started because of inheritance prob-

lems and celibacy was imposed following the Second

Lateran Council in 1139. Not quite in accord with the

Lord!) .

I suppose when the first black was ordained .

. (Continue to p. 2) .

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Santo Nino Council News Page 2

Pancake Brunch at St. Mary’s

On Sunday, December 11, 2016, Council held

the pancake brunch for the Annual General Meeting

of St. Mary’s parish. The following members and

family helped: Bing Alejandria,

Diony Elpa, Rodrigo Chiu, Ar-

nel Urbiztondo, Jim and Susan

Alvarez, Rio and Cecille

Mercado, Pete and Anabellee

Escanlar, Heintje, Sheila, and

Valerie de Sosa, Gerry Abao,

Sonny de Paz, Chelo Ravasco,

Ritzi Rivero, and Amor Alejan-

dria.

(continued from p. 1)

a Catholic priest, an argument was placed that

there were no blacks among the Lord’s disci-

ples. Similarly, there were no Italians, Ameri-

cans, Canadians or Filipinos among the

Twelve. How did the Church overcome the ar-

gument?

The Lord’s choice of the twelve was

based more on their beliefs and faith. That they

were all white Jewish men speaks more of the

times than prejudice. Two thousand years ago

in Palestine, long before the Dark Ages, a non-

Jew was either a black slave or a stranger from

other lands. I suppose none of these would be

good in the Lord’s mind to spread the word or

to lead believers in the Holy Land. And women

were treated as chattel. Indeed, Paul had time

and again warned that women should not speak

or lead men (see for example 1 Corinthians 14:

34-35).

This cultural and social prejudice against

women goes deep. In olden times, women were

considered inferior to men physically (because

they are smaller in size), intellectually and

emotionally (might is right). This is the same

prejudice that has kept women from leading a

nation or becoming a leader in her chosen field

of endeavour. But we have gone a long way

from that or we would not have seen the emer-

gence of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of

U. K., Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India,

Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan or

President Cory Aquino of the Philippines. (continue to p. 4)

Chefs Diony and Bing

Serving ladies Sheila, Amor, Anabellee, Valerie, Ritzi, Chelo, Cecille, and Susan

Welcome to the newly ap-

pointed Deputy Supreme Knight Pat-

rick E. Kelly. A Knight for 33 years,

he was the Order’s V-P for public pol-

icy in 2006, served as executive direc-

tor of the St. John Paul II National

Shrine in Washington D.C. since 2011

and was also elected to the Order’s

Board of Directors in 2013

Brods Jim, Rio, Heintje, Pete, Gerry, and Rod bookended by two lovelies

Girls love pancakes

Patrick E. Kelly

March

01: Ash Wednesday;

02: Regina Chapter meeting

04, 05, 11 & 12: Shamrocks sale for

St.. Patrick’s Day

17: St. Patrick’s Day

26: Mass with Council doing liturgy

26: Regular council business meeting

April

01-02: My Gen Youth Rally at O’Neill

High, Council doing first aid

05: Regina Chapter Meeting

09: Palm Sunday

13: Holy Thursday (Washing of feet at

Mass)

14: Good Friday

15: Holy Saturday

16: Easter Mass with Council doing lit-

urgy;

23: Mass with Council doing liturgy

23: Regular council business meeting

28-30: State Convention in Regina (Holy

Child/ Ressurection)

May

01: Major degree Exemplification

03: Regina Chapter Meeting

14: Mother’s Day

16: Bingo at Santa Maria Senior Home

at 7:00 pm

28: Mass with Council doing liturgy

28: Regular Council meeting & election

of officers for 2017-2018

Upcoming Events Happy Birthday Brothers!

March

01- Henry Dielschneider

01- Constantine Folk

03– Romeo Decena

04- Efren Alejandria

04- Joseph Pukal

05- Marianito Estrada

09- Ronald Yabut

16– Mark Carino

19- Ellery Ong

21- Ben Zatylny

28– Marvin Crizaldo

29- Jeffrey Santos

April

02- Joseph Prokop

07- Vincent Baryluk

07– Jesus Ricahuerta

08– Mario Espino

11- Isaac Caburao

13- Pablo Ayuban, Jr.

16- Gerardo Agustin

17- Jovil Paez

18- Ricardo Maraneta

19- Gener Dimalanta

20- Vinedic Serrano

21- Fr. Dan Rafael

22– Bryan Manuel

23- Nathan Abadiano

23- Menardo Gotoc

26- Rodrigo Chiu

30- Raymond Lekcharoen

May

04- Leonard Wentz

05- Francis Israel

05- Noel Lim

07- Odhner Ong

13- Dale Nagrampa

14- Boni Sison

14- Clayton Hall

15- Sid Castillo Sr.

16- Geoffrey P. Dacog

18- Librado Pamintuan r.

18- Fr. Ramon Claro

21- James Fogarty

21- Ron Alvaro

24- Arnel Urbiztondo

25- Albeen Alarcon

25- Gregg Ravasco

27- Sonny de Paz

31- Alexander Eberle

Page 3 Santo Nino Council News

Officers:

Chaplain: Fr. Barry J. Anwender 522-7422 Grand Knight: Heintje de Sosa 751-0089: Deputy GK: Rio Mercado 775-0224 Chancellor: Rodrigo Chiu 569-7700 Financial Secretary: Jim Alvarez 949-3207 Treasurer: Art Vanderzalm 584-3156 Associate Treasurer: Rey Dimaano 737 9232 Recorder: Pete Escanlar 751-0512 Advocate: Melchor Andes 737-3809 Lecturer: Eusebio L. Koh 586-9386 Warden: Luis B. de Paz 529-5225 Outside Guard: Arnulfo Bajo 525 0316 Inside Guard: Diony Elpa 525-1074 Trustees:Gerry Abao 586 7569 Joseph Alejandria 359-3368 Jeremias P. Ravasco 586-9378 Program Director Rio Mercado 775-0224 Membership Director Rio Mercado 775-0224 Church/Vocations Director Joseph Alejandria 359-3368 Council Directors Arnulfo Bajo 525-0316 Jim Alvarez 949-3207 Community Director Melchor Andes 737-3809 Gerry Abao 586 7569 Family Director Cris Masaoay 545-2906 Youth Director Richard Alejandria 543-5176 Fundraising Director Gerry Abao 586 7569 Arnulfo Bajo 525-0316 News Editors Jim Alvarez 949-3207 Pete Escanlar 751-0512 Eusebio L. Koh 586-9386 St. Mary’s Round Table Arnel Urbiztondo 205-7026 District Deputy # 3 Rob Chapple 541-8894 Field Agent: Jim Johnson 527- 4267

Important Notice to Knights

***

Please pay your dues

asap to our Treasurer Art

Vanderzalm (306-584-3156)

or Grand Knight Heintje de

Sosa (306-751-0089). We

need you to carry on.

CONDOLENCES

To Pat and family of

Brother Alexander J. Eberle who passed away on December 16, 2016

at the age of ninety. Alex was

A fourth degree Knight.

(continued from p. 2)

I like to think that every priest is

called upon by the Holy Spirit to pursue a re-

ligious life, to become a priest. Naturally,

similar things could have happened to young

girls. An example would be St. Therese of

Lisieux.

The argument that the Lord did not

have women disciples seems to be a red her-

ring, convenient and dismissive but not con-

ducive to solving an increasingly pestering

problem of our Church in the twenty first

century.

Is it time that the Church considers the ordination of women to Catholic priesthood more seriously? ELK

Page 4 Santo Nino Council News

Message from our Grand Knight

Dear Brother Knights,

During this time of Lent let us con-

tinue on our faith journey as Knights of Co-

lumbus. We are challenged to walk with Jesus.

Lent is a time for us to reflect on our journey.

Have you fallen off the path? What can you

do to get back on? Here are some ideas:

- Attend a reconciliation service during

the 40 days of Lent.

- Get involved in K of C fundraising so you can help

the less fortunate.

- Reach out to your Brothers and their families to help

with their journey.

- Enrich your Lenten journey through the undertak-

ing of simple acts of kindness.

Let’s walk together on that path and feel the re-

newal of Lent in our hearts and our lives.

Remember to attend the 95th Annual State Con-

vention being held at Resurrection Parish and Holy Child

Parish on April 28th, 29th and 30th. This is an excellent

opportunity for fraternalism and meeting new Knights and

their families.

I would also like Santo Nino to consider hosting a

First (Admission) Degree in the upcoming months. This

would be a small evening event to recruit new members into

the council and host other councils from Regina. Please call

me at 306-541-8894 or email me at rchapple@myaccess.ca

with any questions.

Rob Chapple, DD#3

Editorial

Heintje de Sosa

Message from our District Deputy

Rob Chapple

Cooperation One of the things that amazed me when I was

growing up in the Philippines was the incredible resil-

iency and capacity for teamwork that I witnessed one

day when I was walking home from school. We lived

in a remote area away from the main city so all around

us were fields and hills and rural communities. By

chance, I happened upon this house that was being

moved from one location to another. The building was

propped up on lengths of bamboo and carried by

around 40 people and there were about 5 or 6 people

following. These were the replacements for carriers

who needed to rest a bit. This went on throughout the

journey. They finally got to their destination and set

the house down. After this, the ladies brought refresh-

ment and everyone partook of the picnic, including me.

It was an experience I’ll always remember. Can

we do the same for our council? .

JLA

Dear Brother Knights,

First of all, I would like to thank

Bro. Jimmy Alvarez for accepting his

appointment as our new Financial Sec-

retary. With his background in account-

ing, I know we are in good hands.

"The Men They Called Knights" - this is the

pamphlet we receive when we enter the 1st degree,

now known as the Admission Degree. What a pres-

tigious title! But for every title, there is an equivalent

responsibility. Be it a doctor, engineer, accountant,

secretary, cleaner, etc., everybody has a role in the

community or organization, else we become a bur-

den. This season of lent, this is the perfect time to

reflect on the what we accomplished and on what we

can do more for the order and the church.

As a council, we continue to accomplish big

feats and plan for more milestones. And I would like

to congratulate the council for that. Members who

want to be more involved in our upcoming activities

may contact any officers listed in this newsletter.

In Christ,

Heintje Noel de Sosa, GK

Heintje de Sosa