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Chaplain’s Corner

Volume 20 Issue 12 Published Monthly, Council Meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM June 2015

2014-2015 Officers GRAND KNIGHT

Michael D. Tomsyck

608-837-9324 CHAPLAIN Msgr. Duane R. Moellenberndt

608-837-7381 DEPUTY GRAND

KNIGHT

Edward P. Murphy (608) 318-1679

CHANCELLOR

Dave Foelker 608-834-3149 RECORDER

Ronald J. Betz 608-837-3838 FINANCIAL

SECRETARY

Bret L. Clostermery 608-837-9375 TREASURER

Kenneth Frassetto

608-825-2811 LECTURER

Ryan Lee

712-579-2958

ADVOCATE

Vaughn Blaeser

608 -825-7005 WARDEN

Mark Shingler 608-220-4189 INSIDE GUARD

Michael Culbertson

608-825-2034 OUTSIDE GUARD

Robert D. Haufschild

608-825-9274 BOARD OF TRUSTEES: IMMEDIATE PAST G.K.

Gary T. St. Louis

608– 837-2809

Lee W. Kopotic

608-220-2037 Michael L. Pertzborn 608-241-0946

KC INSURANCE

Luke Meinholz

Cottage Grove

608-445-7747

luke.meinholz@kofc.org

Dear Brother Knights,

St. Josemaria Escriva said, “Do you really want to be a saint? Carry

out the little duty of each moment: do what you ought and concentrate on what

you are doing.” That sounds like simple advice. However, you and I know how

difficult that can be in our daily lives. We have entered into Ordinary Time

within the Church calendar. We celebrate simply the abiding Presence and love

of God during this lengthy liturgical period. We will remain in this season of the

Church until the First Sunday of Advent. So this is a good time to remind our-

selves that each day our goal should be to work on becoming a saint. For ulti-

mately that is what we all want when we enter eternity and are judged by our

God. We want the title “saint” in front of our name. I think sometimes we

spend far too little time thinking about how we are doing on our personal jour-

ney to sainthood. It is in doing what we are supposed to do each day that we are

building up a life that is pleasing to the Lord and will result in us becoming a

saint for all of eternity. I believe many times we complicate our life. All that is

really important is that daily we are living in the manner Jesus wants us to live.

As we retire each evening, we should do an examination of conscience and ask

ourselves where during the day was I successful in being the person Jesus wants

me to be. Where could I improve? If we did this each day, imagine how much

more like Christ we will have become at the end of our life. It is too easy to go

from day to day with little reflection. A short period of time thinking about our

daily actions and speech before we retire would help us greatly become more

like Christ over time. (please turn to page 4)

Keep the Following in Your Prayers!

Please Pray for health and healing for:

Past Grand Knight Gary St. Louis;

The unborn and all those we promised to pray for...

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Grand Knights Report Page 2 Insurance News Page 3

KC Kudos’ Page 5 Officer Nominations Page 6

Columbus Corp Proxy form Page 5 Tootsie Roll Drive Page 6

Right to LIFE Page 2 Standing Resolution 18 Page 7

Brother Knights, As I reported to you at our April meeting, and I was corrected, our Council is

proud to have our second Shining Armor Award recipient, Thomas J. Kanoff, Jr.

The first recipient of our Council was Michael Pertzborn. This is a pretty prestig-

ious award. The following is the criteria for the award, which a new member must complete

during their first year of membership.

1. Worked on 3 Council Service Programs

2. Attended at least 3 Council business meetings

3. Received the Third Degree

4. Met with Council Insurance Representative

5. Recruited at least 1 new member

At the April meeting Tom was presented with his pin and at the May meeting he was presented his certificate of accomplish-

ment. Congratulations Brother Tom for achieving this award!

I would like to thank all of the Knights and family members that worked various shifts and locations throughout Sun Prairie to

raise money to support those with intellectual disabilities.

On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank those that purchased Mallards baseball ticket in support of The Women’s Care

Center. This is a great family event, which includes a pre-game tailgate party. Next year I hope that our Council can sell at

least 50 tickets for this great cause. As I indicated earlier, this game is sold out. All KC reserved seats that were not sold as

of May 15th (the extended deadline) were released to the general public. If anyone is still interested in purchasing any addi-

tional tickets, please e-mail and I will do my best to see if I can secure additional tickets for you.

The weekend of April 24-26 I attended the Knights of Columbus State Convention in Green Bay as your Council delegate as

did Brother Vaughn Blaeser. All Councils in District 51 had delegates at the Convention.

Our Council’s election of Officers will take place at the June 9th meeting. My term as your Grand Knight ends June 30, 2015

and those officers elected at this meeting will begin their term on July 1, 2015. Please plan on attending this important Coun-

cil meeting to select your new Council Officers. ( continued on page 6 and 7)

Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Council #4879

Right to Life

Grand Knight’s Report

Quote from Mulieris Dignatatem on the Right to Life

Following is a section from Paragraph 14 of Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and

Vocation of Women), issued on August 15, 1988, to mark the occasion of the Marian Year. In this passage, he refers to John

8:3-11, the story of the woman caught in adultery, and makes a connection with the current problem of abortion.

The episode recorded in the Gospel of John is repeated in countless similar situations in every period of history. A woman is

left alone, exposed to public opinion with "her sin", while behind "her" sin there lurks a man-a sinner, guilty "of the other's

sin", indeed equally responsible for it. And yet his sin escapes notice, it is passed over in silence: he does not appear to be

responsible for "the other's sin"! Sometimes, forgetting his own sin, he even makes himself the accuser, as in the case de-

scribed. How often, in a similar way, the woman pays for her own sin (maybe it is she, in some cases, who is guilty of the

"other's sin"-the sin of the man), but she alone pays and she pays all alone! How often is she abandoned with her pregnancy,

when the man, the child's father, is unwilling to accept responsibility for it? And besides the many "unwed mothers" in our

society, we also must consider all those who, as a result of various pressures, even on the part of the guilty man, very often

"get rid of" the child before it is born. "They get rid of it": but at what price? Public opinion today tries in various ways to

"abolish" the evil of this sin. Normally a woman's conscience does not let her forget that she has taken the life of her own

child, for she cannot destroy that readiness to accept life which marks her "ethos" from the "beginning".

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COUMBUS CORPORATION MEETING June 23rd at 7:30 pm. All members welcome.

CARD PARTY Card Party at The Round Table Every

Wednesday at 1:00 PM, for men, women

and guests who like to play Euchre or

Sheep head for more information or reservations please

call 825-6728 BINGO HELP!!! If you WOULD like to learn how to do short orders or are

interested in working in the kitchen on Monday Nights we will

train, please call Paul @ 837-7289 If we don’t get a few mem-

bers the Kitchen will not be open.

If you can help setup on Monday Morning we could use

your help the more help the faster setup goes. Please give

Jim Kueffer an call @ 201-1376

CHANGE OF ADDRESS If you are moving please call our Grand Knight

@ 608– 837-9324for your new address or e-mail address.

Also Bret Clostemery@837-9375 bretclostermery@charter.net or

Joe White@354-8810 onejvw@gmail.com this will save the coun-

cil $1.25 in postage for address correction.

EMAIL ADDRESS Please email with your current email address or if

you no longer have an email address please con-

tact me.

Email update- When your email address changes,

please notify us with the up date. (onejvw@gmail.com)

COUNCIL MEETING

The Council Meeting time is

7:30 pm The second Tuesday of

each Month.

FACE BOOK

Check us out on Face Book look up

The Round Table on Face Book check

like and write a comment.

Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Council #4879

Council News & Events

One of our founding goals: to protect widows

As a member of your local council, you know

how important spouses can be to the charitable

works of the Order. If you’re married, your wife is

probably involved in a few of the many events that

happen each fraternal year. This support adds great

value and impact to what a council can achieve.

When the Order was founded in 1882, Father

Michael J. McGivney and the other brave men were

setting out to protect Catholic families, but especial-

ly wives and children. We know today this is done

through our insurance products which are designed

with that goal in mind. One specific policy rider

that you may not know about is called Spousal

Waiver of Premium. This rider is unique to the

Knights of Columbus philosophy of helping our

widows.

This rider is available on most permanent and

Discoverer plans purchased at standard rates by a

member and his wife on the same day. When both

spouses apply, the rider provides for waiver of pre-

miums on the spouse’s contract in the event of the

insured’s death. Best of all, for members and spous-

es ages 18 to 60, this waiver can be added for no

charge. The rider stays in effect until the spouse

attains age 65 or certain other triggering events oc-

cur.

Our products are designed with your needs and

budget in mind. With a solid portfolio of life insur-

ance, long-term care, disability income and retire-

ment products, the Knights of Columbus can help

you meet all of your financial goals. To learn more

about these solutions, contact me today.

For more information or other

benefits please call me:

Luke Meinholz,

Knights of Columbus Field

Agent

Phone: 608-445-7747

E-mail: luke.meinholz@kofc.org

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Charles Dickens said, “Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possi-

ble.” Is that not what the Lord calls us to do? We are simply to “do good.” We are to

make the lives of others happier. We are to reach out whenever we can to help others.

We are to watch our speech and actions so that when others see us they see the love of

Christ reflected in all that we do and say. We are to have a grateful heart to God for all

He does for us. Today is a good day to redouble our efforts to become a saint.

God bless,

Msgr. Duane

Council Officer Nominations (to be voted on at the June 9 meeting): Grand Knight - Edward Murphy Chaplin - Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt (appointed) Deputy Grand Knight - <vacant> Chancellor - David Foelker Recorder - <vacant> Financial Secretary - Brett Clostermery (appointed) Treasurer - Ken Frassetto Lecturer - <vacant> (appointed) Advocate - Vaughn Blaeser Warden - Mark Shingler Inside Guard - Ralph Weitzman Outside Guard - Bob Haufschild Board of Trustees:

Immediate Past Grand Knight - Michael Tomsyck PGK, Gary St. Louis PGK, Lee Kopotic

Officer installation information: Date: July 14, 2015 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church July's council meeting to take place immediately following the installation of Officers in the Gather-

ing Room below the church. 2015 Silver Rose Run

Holy Family Council #4879, will be hosting the Silver Rose as it makes it's way across Wisconsin. Theme: "Our Lady of Guadalupe - One Life, One Rose" Join us in praying to Our Lady to strengthen our efforts to restore the Culture of Life to our society. Date: Sunday, June 21, 2015 Time: During and after the 10:30 AM Mass Location: Saint Albert the Great Catholic Church, Sun Prairie WI 53590

Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Council #4879

Chaplain’s Corner-Continued

Council News & Events Cont.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO

THE FOLLOWING

MEMBERS

Keith M. Arnold

John D. Culbertson

Patrick J. Georg

Jeffrey M. Korab

Charles W. Linder

Florian J. Raichel

Francis J. Renz

Thomas R. Seagren

Douglas V. Suchomel

Thomas J. Theisen

Robert W. Weisensel

Harold T. Wendler

Gerald J. Zaruba

2015 May Family of the Month

Ralph and Joyce Weitzman Family

Brother Ralph is a 4th degree Knight who is also a member of the Honor Guard.

He is a bingo supervisor and is currently assisting with the Tootsie Roll drive

(Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities). Brother Ralph and Joyce are very

active at Sacred Hearts where they both serve as acolytes at daily mass, weekends,

Holy Week, funerals, et cetera. Ralph is a lector and both serve as lay Eucharistic

Ministers. When an elderly lady requested help with snow shoveling the past win-

ter, Ralph enthusiastically stepped forward. Hats off to both Ralph and Joyce for

their commendable service they provide to the Church, Knights of Columbus and

the community.

2015 May Knight of the Month .

Jerry Kreitinger

I can count the number of Council events that I did not see Brother Jerry at during

these past two years. It was ZERO. He is one person we have always counted on

(to take your money). Brother Jerry is the first person someone meets when they

come to one of our Council’s events. That is because Jerry is the person manning

the cash register at the front door and our unofficial Council Ambassador. He is

always polite and courteous and has that friendly smile on his face. We are truly

blessed to have you as a Brother Knight and thankful for all that you do for our

Council.

Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Council #4879

KC Kudos’

Council News & Events

COLUMBUS CORPORATION OF SUN PRAIRIE 1611 N. Bristol Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Assignment of Proxy I (print name) , ______________________________________________________, an active member of Holy Family Council 4879 of Sun Prairie, do here with assign my proxy vote for matters taken before the 2015 annual meeting of the Columbus Corporation of Sun Prairie to________________________________________________________________________ Signature______________________________________________________________

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Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly #1948, meets the 2nd Wednesday .

June–2015 7th –Sun– Corpus Christi Sunday

9th– Tues– Council Meeting– 7:30 PM and Columbus Corp Annual

Meeting following

12th– Fri– Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

17th– Weds– Council Officers Meeting

21st– Sun– Fathers Day and “Silver Rose Run”

23rd– Tues– Columbus Corp Meeting-7:30PM

Bingo Every Monday, Grill opens at 4:30pm

Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Council #4879

Grand Knight Report Cont.

Fourth Degree, Holy Trinity Tri County Assembly 1948

Also remember to keep in your prayers our Deacons and Priests who will be ordained later this month. The Diaconate Ordi-

nation will be held on June 5 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (5101 Schofield Street, Monona) and the Priest Ordina-

tion will be held on June 26 at St. Maria Goretti Parish (5313 Flad Avenue, Madison).

This is my last article in our Council’s newsletter as your Grand Knight. First I would like to thank all of you for your sup-

port throughout my two-year term as Grand Knight. I would also like to thank all of the Officers and Committee Chairmen

that helped me during my term. There were several key events that were significant during my term that I would like to

mention. Our Council hosted a Second and Third Degree Exemplification, conducted a Council Free Throw Contest and

hosted a District Free Throw Contest, both of which had not done for several years, adopted a Council website (http://

www.kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CNO=4879) which is connected to the State Council’s website through U-Knight and

for most of my term, adopted a number of Standing Resolution to provide guidance regarding matters related to the Council

that were not specifically addressed and/or provided clarification to various subjects in our Council’s By-Lays, held our

Council meetings to 1 hour or less with just a few exceptions. (continued on page 7)

Council News & Events Cont. Tootsie Roll Campaign

The main portion of this years’ Tootsie Roll Campaign took place on May 1st- 3rd at various businesses within Sun Prairie. Up to this point we have collected donations of approximately $2200. We will con-tinue the drive this month during the Bingo sessions and will conclude at St. Albert’s on June 6-7. Volun-teers are still needed to hand out Tootsie Rolls and collect donations for this event. An online signup will be sent out for members to volunteer a small but important amount of time for this worthy cause or you may contact me to sign up. Thank you to all the KC volunteers that participated in the Tootsie Roll Cam-paign and especially to Brothers Ralph Weitzman and Joe White for counting and recording all the dona-tions and for staffing the office over the weekend.

Fraternally, David Foelker Charity Raffle/Tootsie Roll Campaign Chairman dfoelker@charter.net (608) 834-3149

NEWSLETTER INFORMATION

The Knightly Edition

This is the official publication of

Holy Family Council 4879

1611 N. Bristol St.

Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1262

608-825-9195

Published Monthly

Subscription is voluntary

MAIL Materials to:

JOSEPH WHITE

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Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Council #4879

Council News & Events Cont.

Grand Knight Report Cont.

None of this would have been possible if it were not for your support and the many volunteer man-hours

for these and other Council events.

Thank you for allowing me to serve you as your Council’s Grand Knight for these past two years. It was

more than an honor, it was a privilege.

Mike

Original Standing Resolution

SR-018M –Death of Member and Spouse

Proposed 05-13-2014

Approved by Officers on 04-19-2014

Adopted: 06-10-2014

As a Catholic fraternal organization, for members that are in good standing at the time of their death or

(the death) of their spouse.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Council shall pay for four (4) Masses, two Masses for each, at the parish that

the member/spouse belongs at the time of his/her death, regardless of who dies first.

PROPOSED REVISION

SR-018M –Bereavement

Proposed 02-11-2015

Approved by Officers on 03-18-2015

Adopted: 06-10-2014

Revision Approved by Officers on 04/22/2015

Revision Adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED that at death of a Holy Family Council member in good standing the family will be

offered the opportunity of having a third degree honor guard present at the funeral service provided at a

Council associated parish. A plaque with the members name inscribed recognizing him as a Knight of Co-

lumbus member will also be offered. Additionally, upon the death of a member, a known spouse or child,

an e-mail notice will be sent to all members notifying them of the person’s death. A sympathy note will

also be sent to the family from the Grand Knight or appointed designee.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as a Catholic fraternal organization, for members that are in good

standing at the time of their death or (the death) of their spouse, the Council shall pay for four (4) Masses,

two Masses for each, at a council associated parish that the member/spouse belongs at the time of his/her

death, regardless of who dies first.

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Knights of Columbus

Council 4879

1611 N. Bristol St

Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1262

NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

If you know of any member who is sick, injured, in the hospital or has passed away please call Grand Knight @ 608– 837-9324

as soon as possible so the appropriate card or plaque can be mailed or displayed to our Brother Knight or their family members.

Thank You!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS –2014

Sick or In Distress

June–2015 7th –Sun– Corpus Christi Sunday

9th– Tues– Council Meeting– 7:30 PM– fol-

lowed by Columbus Corp Annual meeting

12th– Fri– Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

17th– Weds– Council Officers Meeting

21st– Sun– Fathers Day

23rd– Tues– Columbus Corp Meeting-7:30PM

July–2015 4th– Sat– Independence Day

14th –Tues– Council Meeting– 7:30 PM( Officer

Installation at Sacred Hearts)

15th Weds– Council Officers Meeting

16th Thurs– District 51 Summer Meeting–

Poynette

28th– Tues– Columbus Corp Meeting– 7:30 PM

August–2015 11th—Tues– Council Meeting– 7:30 PM 15th –Sat– Solemnity of the Assumption of The

Blessed Virgin Mary 19th –Weds– Council Officers Meeting 21st– 24th– Sweet Corn Festival

25th– Tues– Columbus Corp Meeting-7:30 PM

25th-27th—Farm Tech Days

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