November 2015 Knights of Columbus, John Paul I Council No. 7165 Volume 21 Issue 11

The Knightly News

... is a monthly newsletter of the Knights of Columbus, John Paul I Council No. 7165 in Dale City, VA. for the information of its members, their families, and other interested K of C councils.

Opinions expressed are those of the individual author and do not necessarily reflect those of John Paul I Council, the Grand Knight, the officers, the editor, or the Knights of Columbus.

Send articles to the editor, Wasiu Adedeji, no later than the 3rd Wednesday of the month for inclusion in the next issue. E-mail to: knightlynews@kofc7165.org

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Regular Features

Grand Knight Report ........ 1

Council Home News ......... 2

Program Director Report .. 3

KC Ladies ………….……..4

Chaplain’s Message ......... 5

Power of Prayer ............... 6

Monthly Awards ................ 7

Birthdays .......................... 8

Calendar .......................... 9

….More inside….

ATTENTION!

• Past GK Dinner • Memorial Mass • KCIC Card Sales • Sub Sales • Birthday Night Dinner

GRAND KNIGHT'S CORNER

Brothers,

October was a busy month. Thanks to Brother Peter Ingerick for chairing our first sub sale and to everyone who participated the Friday night before building the subs. The sale was a success with all but 6 regular subs being sold.

Also, the annual Art Auction Gala was a success. Thanks to Rick Unver-richt for chairing the events and PGK’s Helmut Brokamp and Gray Gagnon for sharing their previous experiences and mentoring Rick. I also want to thank PGK Ed Fairbairn for handling the food requirements. This year’s event featured guest artist John Stanisci, a professional illustrator for Mar-vel and DC Comics for over 15 years. Thanks also to all the brothers and the K.C. Ladies who volunteered to help with the event.

For this coming month we have the Past Grand Knight Dinner on 11/7 and the Memorial Mass on 11/18 to remember brother knights, KC ladies and squires who have passed away. Please plan to attend this Mass at the council home. There is also another sub sale on 11/13 (set up) thru 11/15 and a 1st Degree on 11/04, a 2nd Degree on 11/10 (both at the John Paul 1 Columbian Center and a 3rd Degree on 11/21 at Council 7922 Burke, VA.

Please remember to say a prayer on Vet-erans Day for all of our veterans living and deceased.

Fraternally,

Mike Dvoroznak

Mike Dvoroznak, GK John Paul I Columbian

Center

Council Meetings:

1st and 3rd Wednesdays

CENTER HOURS

Friday 7pm - 11pm

Saturday 7pm - 11pm

Phone 703-590-5962

Win with the Caps Now we move onto hockey and to root on the Capitals, we will have Win with the Caps following every council business meeting. When the Caps are playing on a non

-degree Wednesday meeting night and they win, someone will win $10.00. Come to the meeting, root for the Caps and win. Game-day every Sunday Watch all the NFL Sunday games every Sunday at the lounge. The lounge will open at 12:30PM and remain open until the completion of the 4 o’clock games. If you are a football fan or in a fantasy league, we have you covered.

Birthday Night & Karaoke Saturday November 28th we will celebrate the September, October, November and December birthdays with a free dinner for those members and/or their spouses who have or had a birthday during those months. The menu will include the popular John Paul I Salad Bar, Breaded Pork Chop, Scallop Potatoes, Apple Sauce, Rolls % Butter and of course Birthday Cake for dessert.

The dinner is open to everyone, even if your birthday is not in one of the celebrated months. Please make your reservation prior to Wednesday November 25th. Following the birthday dinner, join us in the lounge for Karaoke as we introduce our new and upgraded Kara-oke system. Chili Contest – Dec 6th Get ready for our annual Chili contest and see if your chili can come out on top and win the Chili of the year award. Banquet Room Rentals I have started to receive requests for use of the Banquet Room during 2016. As always we try to give current members priority in using “their Home’ but it doesn’t always work that way. If you have plans to use the Ban-

quet Room in 2016, please book now. Council Lounge to Close on Saturdays Over the past year, the House Committee has been monitoring the decline in lounge attendance

on Saturday nights. A majority, well practically always, of the time the only ones at the lounge on Saturdays are the DM and the bartender and many times only the DM. The House Committee has now concluded that there is just no membership interest in coming out to the home on Saturday unless there is an event sched-uled. Therefore, the lounge will be closed on Saturday nights unless we have an event such as Birthday Night, Karaoke, Blackjack Tournament etc. Also, the House Committee will begin to develop events for Satur-day Night, like steak dinner, Texas Hold’em, movie night, special sports event etc. so that we have at least

one Saturday event a month. If anyone has any suggestions for a Saturday event, please for-ward them to the House Committee. New Year’s Eve We have decided that we will do a very casual New Years Eve at the council home. The lounge will be open, we will have bar snacks, favors and noisemakers and a midnight toast.

Tables will be available for any size group and/or card playing. TV’s will be tuned into Football games and of course all the different channels at midnight so that you won’t miss anything going on at the “Big Apple”. While the lounge will have your favorite beverage at our normal low prices, BYOB is allowed. We invite all

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COUNCIL HOME NEWS

Brothers,

Fall is in full swing and so are the many Programs that our council has coming up for the month of November. First we have our re-scheduled Past Grand Knights Dinner on 7 November. Its an enjoyable evening that will center around the roasting/induction of Brother Lou Byers. This event is open to all and I encourage you come on out. Next up is our second Sub-Sale of the season which will start with the making of the Subs on Friday 13 November at the Council home followed by the selling after Mass on Saturday and Sunday 14 & 15 No-vember. On 18 November we will have an open meeting. This will be our Memorial Mass to remember all those that have passed. We will start the evening at 7PM with the Rosary followed by Mass. Light refresh-ments will be served after Mass. Thanksgiving is 26 November. I highlight that because that next day Friday 27 November begins our Christmas tree sales. PGK Gagnon is our chairman. Trees will be sold over the weekends and week nights until 13 December or sooner if we sellout. Lots of Brother knights are needed to help sell the trees so please sign up when contacted. Also on November 7 at the Harvest Bazaar and on November 20 & 29 and again on December 5 & 6 we have KCIC card sales following mass. Again we need Brother Knights to help sell cards. Dan Lupinetti is chairing this event so please sign up with him if you can help. Looking ahead, the Adult Christmas Party (aka Teddy Bears) is on 12 December so save the date.

Fraternally,

Jim Dart

PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S REPORT

SQUIRE ROSES

2015 - 2016 WHO’S WHO

Please contact the Grand Knight if you are interested in serving as a leader of the Squire Roses. grandknight@kofc7165.org

Title Name E-Mail Telephone

Chaplain Rev. Fr. Gerard Creedon gerrycreedon@gmail.com (703) 670-8323

Grand Knight Michael Dvoroznak mdvoroznak@aol.com (703) 794-1096

Deputy Grand Knight James M. Dart abncp@earthlink.net (571) 221-1102

Chancellor Victor M. Rivera vrivera21@netscape.net (703) 583-1353

Recorder Keith F. Kaminsky kaminskykf@verizon.net (703) 899-6033

Financial Secretary PGK Bob Weiss b1weiss@comcast.net (703) 225-9103

Treasurer Daniel J. Pierce oretap@aol.com (703) 670-8339

Lecturer Juan Martinez juanmm@juno.com (703) 583-7440

Advocate PGK Joseph J. Anderson carwash444@aol.com (703) 680-7129

Warden Rick C. Unverricht unverricht@comcast.net (703) 583-8418

Inside Guard Dan Lupinetti jdlupinetti@gmail.com (703) 583-7440

Outside Guard Timothee Donangmaye mutaba6868@gmail.com (703) 629-0870

Outside Guard Martin Alordzinu alordsmat@yahoo.com (703) 772-2421

1-Year Trustee PGK Ed Fairbairn ejfairbairn@gmail.com (703) 909-5442

2-Year Trustee PGK Michael M. Wissel mmwissel@verizon.net (703) 590-5670

3-Year Trustee Lou Byers, Jr. Loub_JR@yahoo.com (703) 878-0582

Membership TBD

Newsletter Wasiu Adedeji adedejiw@gmail.com (703) 226-9311

Communications PGK Ed Fairbairn ejfairbairn@gmail.com (703) 909-5442

Publicity PGK Jim Limbach jlimbach@verizon.net (703) 590-5756

Fraternal Supplies TBD

Home Manager PGK Steve Macejka smacejka@hotmail.com (703) 590-0794

Church Committee Keith Henderson finadvice@aol.com (703) 491-5911

Community Committee Peter J. Ingerick p_ingerick@yahoo.com (703) 590-1356

Council Committee Victor M. Rivera vrivera21@netscape.net (703) 583-1353

Family Committee Keith F. Kaminsky kaminskykf@verizon.net (703) 899-6033

Pro-Life Committee Mike Herrick ms1herrick@comcast.net (703) 568-6451

Youth Committee Ben Otto ekowbejus@yahoo.com (703) 580-5124

Insurance Field Agent Thom Harrington Thomas.Harrington@kofc.org (703) 810-3200

Bingo Chairman PGK Bill Gleichsner billpattiann@verizon.net (703) 491-2378

President KC Ladies Linda Gilligan bglg70@netscape.net (703) 590-5889

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SQUIRES

No Report

Just a reminder to use the search widget on our website at kofc7165.org to make your amazon purchases. Our council receives a small fee.

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Linda Gilligan called the KC Ladies meeting of October 6, 2015 to order at 7:35. There was a presentation on Emergency Preparedness. It was presented by Patrick Collins from the VA Dept of Emergency Management. There were 29 people in attendance. Following the presentation, the Secretary’s report was read by Patti Ann Gleichsner, approved by Ginny Bahr and Joyce Castro. Judi Peacott’s aunt and Lynn (Scheller)’s friend who were recipients of Prayer Quilts sent thank you notes and a donation of $25.00. The Treasurer’s Report was read by Mary Dvoroznak. It was approved by Nancy McDowell and Carole Pro-tacio. A motion was made and unanimously approved to give a donation of $200.00 for Paul Dittamo’s Holi-day Dinner for the Prince William County police Department Police Officers. Joyce Brown reported that the Labor Day Bake Sale was a success. Bakers are needed for the October Bin-go Cake Raffle. Mary Dvoroznak and Patti Ann Gleichsner will be selling. Our membership is growing. We have 57 members now and hoping to get more. If you are interested, come to our next meeting. Dues are $10.00 plus an optional donation of $3.65 toward vocations. We have many fun things coming up. Thank you to all the Ladies who donated and or worked at the Art Auction. At our December meeting we will be filling Santa Sacks for the Children’s Christmas Party and we will be ex-changing cookies. We will also be collecting snacks for the Troops. Be sure to call Ginny Bahr at 703-791-2352 or Rose Marie Scheller at 703-878-3064 to make your reserva-tions for the “Brunch & Mimosa in the Morning”. It will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the Council Home from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All adults are invited. Come and enjoy a unique brunch with lots of friends, cof-fee, tea and mimosas. The cost is $5.00 per person plus a “brunch” item to share. Some suggestions are: casseroles, tea sandwiches, ham slices, cheese, sausage, bacon, muffins, bagels with cream cheese, do-nuts, deviled eggs, etc. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOUR DISH IF IT CONTAINS NUTS OR SEAFOOD. On November 18th there will be a Memorial Mass at the Council Home at 7:30. It will honor all the members of the Council, KC ladies and the Squires who have died. The week-end of Nov 28-29 we will be selling “Keep Christ in Christmas” Magnets at Holy Family Church af-ter the Masses. If you can help please call Patti Ann at 703-491-2378 and let her know which Mass you will sell at. Paul’s Holiday Dinner, in honor of Paul Dittamo who was killed in an accident, will be held at the Police Hall off of 234 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Dec. 14th. If you can help cook, prepare, serve or hand out bags as people leave, please contact Theresa Dittamo at 703-491-5585. Yellow carnations were given to Sharon Allen and Cathy Pierce to celebrate their birthdays and red carna-tions were given to Connie DiMascio and Patti Ann Gleichsner in honor of their anniversaries. The 50/50 drawing was won by Mary Allen. The meeting ended with a closing prayer of the Our Father.

The K. C. Ladies are selling "Keep Christ in Christmas" magnets to promote the true spirit of Christmas. The cost of the magnet is $5. Checks are payable to K. C. Ladies. We have 52 magnets. First come first serve. You can purchase your nativity Magnet after all Holy Family Church masses on November 28-29 and Decem-ber 5-6 in the foyer. For more information contact Patti Ann Gleichsner 703-491-2378 or patti-ann_g@yahoo.com.

K.C. LADIES

On October 24th we celebrated our volunteers with a joy-filled large crowd of holy family ministers. We honored Brother Knight Bernie and Terry Bresnihan as volunteers of the year. Among their many responsibilities Bernie serves as chair of Holy Family Finance Council, while Terri coordi-nates our sacristy. In recognizing the generous commitment of our many volunteers , especially the Bresnihans, to the mission of Holy Family, we are all called to spend our time and talent to pro-mote the work of our parish. As parents to a diocesan priest, Fr Ed Bresnihan, they also help to foster vocations.

Nov 1 is designated as Vocations Sunday. We welcome a diocesan Seminarian to share a testimony at the masses. An opportunity is offered to our members who need more assistance with their immigration status at St Paul's Methodist Church on Sat NOV 7. See the bulletin for details. as the scripture says; "Would that all the people of God were prophets!!" Yours in Christ, Fr. Gerry

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CHAPLAIN’S MESSAGE

As you know, Father Edward L. Richardson SMA Assembly #3174 of the Fourth Degree is partici-pating in the Overseas Coupon Program. We periodically send coupons to Wiesbaden Army Base in Wiesbaden, Germany, for use at Post and Base Exchanges and Commissaries.

What you need to do is simple: Bring MANUFACTURER'S coupons (both food and non-food) to your regular council meetings. The 4th De-gree will collect, tabulate and send them off. It won't cost you a cent. The folks on the base tell me that in the food category, they can really use coupons for baby food. In the non-food, category, coupons for pet food and supplies would be greatly appreciated. Several guidelines: • Manufacturer's coupons only. No restaurants, grocery stores, etc • Please pay attention to expiration dates. Coupons used on the base are good for six (6) months after the

expiration date. • It would be very helpful if you could separate the coupons into “food” and 'non-food” categories. If you eat

or drink it for a meal or snack it's food. Vitamins, medical products, etc., are non-food. • We have a box marked “Military Coupons” just outside the clubroom door, so if you can't make it to meet-

ings, you can still contribute by dropping them in the box when you're at the Council Home. Over the past year, we sent more than $30,000 in coupons to help our folks in uniform. Please contin-ue to help with this good work.

OVERSEAS COUPON PROGRAM By Jim Limbach PGK, FDD, PFN

Please go on the Council Website and verify or update your email address. If you have any questions, email me at financialsecretary@kofc7165.org . I sent an email to all members on the Supreme List in September to verify all addresses. Any member with an email address listed in the roster maintained at Supreme should have received a message. If you do not receive, please email me as soon as possible to update this information. Valid email addresses are essential to good communication. All members will receive their dues notice via email NLT December 1 for the 2016 calendar year. PGK Bob Weiss, Financial Secretary

FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S CORNER

THE POWER OF PRAYER

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by Bob Rouleau

Mk 11: 24 - "I give you my word, if you are ready to believe that you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, it shall be done for you."

Just think! If ALL the Knights and their families from our Council and our Assembly were to take a moment to pray for those who are “Sick or in Distress”, wouldn’t this awesome power produce results? After all, GOD SAID IT WOULD! So I ask all of you to call me, (703) 670-6423, e-mail me, prayers@kofc.org or tell me in person the names of individuals and/or families who are in need of prayer, whether sick or in distress, and I will include them in this list. (“Distress” means death in the family, out of work, having financial, marital or other “personal” problems either at home or at work.) Contact me by using any of the following methods: e-mail me, bobrouleau16@verizon.net; call me, (703)670-6423; tell me in person or use the Council web page at WWW.kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CNO=7165. (Click on “Current Prayer Requests” and then click on “Send prayer request to Bob Rouleau”.)

And finally, let us remember to pray for our Priests, the Born, the Unborn, all Council widows, all members of our families, our parish and our community in need.

PRAYERS REQUESTED DURING SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER FOR - THOSE IN DISTRESS:

� The Poczatek family on the passing of Stan’s mother

� The Brown and Pierce families on the passing of Ernestine Brown

� The Tobias and Gagnon families on the passing of Linda Tobias

� The De Los Santos and Kaminsky families on the passing of SK Arthur De Los Santos

� The Crew member of the Merchant ship El Faro

� The victims of the Roseburg, OR Community College

� The Nohilly family on the passing of Bredan “BJ” Nohilly

� The Gleichsner family on the passing of Patti Ann’s uncle Billy

� The Mykietyn and Drury families on the passing of Leon Mykietyn

� The Vincent and Mc Farland families on the passing of Marie Vincent

� The Alford and Limbach families on the passing of Joshua Alford

� Brother Richard Sloan and family

� The Catholic Church

� Tom Duesterhaus – still missing

� All the forgotten warriors who gave their lives for our freedom

� All Veterans, especially those with serious and life changing injuries

� For all military and civilian personnel in Harm’s Way and their families

PRAYERS REQUESTED DURING SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER FOR - THE SICK:

� Dan Mc Farland

� Erin, friend of Haze Taylor’s daughter

� Justin Rivera

� Martin Manning

� Betty Faszcza

� Marge Stewart

� Tom Theis

� Brother Tom Bush

� Jeannine Evans’ twin grand babies

� Lucy, Joe Graham’s great grand niece

� Brother Kenneth Trot

� Emilio K. Lopez

� Brother John-David Allen

� Daniel & Dawn Parker

� Chris Di Mascio

LEST WE FORGET

Lupinetti Family

Walter Dick

Our Knight of the Month for October is Brother Wal-ter Dick. Walter is an Honorary Life Member of John Paul 1 Council. Over the years there is proba-bly nothing that Walter has not done. This is lauda-tory in itself but this is not about that. This is about what Walter continues to do for the Council today. On most Monday nights since way before I joined the Council, Walter can be found at the VFW selling pull tabs at the weekly John Paul 1 Bingo Event. Bingo is one of our most important activities. It pays the bills for the Council Home we all enjoy and pro-vides the funds needed to carry out our generous Charitable Program. Walter is a Bingo Legend and probably knows most of the players by their first name. But it’s not just Bingo. It’s the Dale City Pa-rade, Holy Family Festival set-up and take down, selling Christmas trees, preparing subs for our Sub Sale activity and much, much more. Fraternity is one of our principles. Walter is all about Fraternity. He and Barbara, a long-time member of the KC La-dies, are fixtures at the summer cookouts and on Fridays at the Council Home. Walter loves mixing it up with all his Brother Knights – even those that do not root for the Yankees.

For all of the above and much more, Walter is our

Knight of the Month. Thanks Walt for all you do.

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Our Family for the Month of November is Lupinetti family. Dan & Jennifer are regulars at council events from summer cookouts to the Holy Family Festival beer booth. Dan gets involved with council events by first being an inside guard this year and volunteered to coordinate the councils participation for running the beer & wine booth at the Holy Family Festival. He again stepped up and is coordinating this years Keep Christ in Christmas card sales in the coming weeks. Dan & Jennifer also have 2 children Emily, who is 4 and attends Holy Family pre-school and Danielle, 11 months who as Dan puts it is “learning life”. So you can see why Dan, Jennifer and the girls have been chosen as the Family of the Month.

Since its addition to the Order’s product portfolio in 2000, long-term care (LTC) insurance has provided the Knights of Columbus with an excellent opportunity to further serve members and their families. And, for our long-term care policy holders in the United States, there’s an added bonus.

It’s called “Provider Pathway,” a program offering access to a network of long-term care providers at discount-ed rates. The network includes discounts on products, such as hearing aids, diabetic supplies, personal emergency response systems, and durable medical equipment, as well as skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and adult day care. Eligibility for participation in this program is open to Knights of Columbus long-term care insurance policyholders, their spouses, dependent children, parents and parents-in-law. All providers are fully credentialed and meet state licensing requirements.

If you haven’t yet spoken with me about long-term care insurance, you owe it to yourself to do so. There are a few decisions to make in choosing a “plan” — a comprehensive plan that covers care whether you’re at home or in a facility, or one that covers facility only; daily benefit amounts and benefit durations (how much and how

long it will last); and the length of the elimination period (waiting period) before benefits kick-in.

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LONG-TERM CARE PLANS OFFER PEACE OF MIND

LADIES

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

KNIGHTS

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Barbara Dick 11/02

Rita Phillips 11/02

Linda Gilligan 11/05

Judy Brown 11/07

Barbara Heitzmann 11/07

Barbara Chuday 11/08

Irene Dewald 11/12

Wanda Conrad 11/14

Jeanne Smith 11/14

Lordes Miranda 11/15

Theria McCoy 11/18

Teresa Jurich 11/18

Mary Exposito 11/18

Elaine Boschulte 11/21

Sandra Mangini 11/21

Kelly Wissel 11/27

Anne Marie Rouleau 11/28

Inmer Campos 11/01

Gary Mc Cullough 11/01

Luis Vasquez 11/02

Charles Degan 11/04

Peter Crawford 11/05

Nicholas Jesionka 11/05

Thomas Katrinak 11/05

Manuel Michel 11/05

Christopher Cashioli 11/06

Ma6hew McCarthy 11/06

Lawrence Pemberton 11/08

Alfred Bahr 11/08

Robert Moore 11/09

Michael Dvoroznak 11/13

Eric Johnson 11/14

James Tramel 11/14

Robert Szerszynski 11/15

Thomas Jones 11/16

Ma6hew Drabik 11/17

Kenrick Williams 11/18

Joseph Gille6e 11/22

William Evans 11/22

Steven Thelen 11/27

Michael Marsh 11/27

Jesse Williamson 11/28

Jason Oiler 11/29

Brian Thelen 11/29

Robert Knapp 11/30

Brothers, I just want to reminisce about the great experience which we have lived recently, during Pope Fran-cis’s visit to the United Steals, his days in Washington DC., New York City and Philadelphia. If we have to take only one thing away with us from the experience of his visit, that would be his example and exemplifica-tion for all, of the virtues of humility and service. His personal choices during the trip, reflect every step of the way, what this papacy is about, living by exam-ple to the best of his ability given the statue of his office, the mentioned Christian virtues. Let’s all honor his visit by trying to mirror our lives after the living model which Pope Francis has left us with.

LECTURER’S CORNER

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NOVEMBER 2015 CALENDAR

Having a professionally trained agent ― and a brother Knight you can trust ― to help guide you through the process is yet another valuable benefit that comes with your membership. Take advantage of it; contact me

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