AUGUST 2014 VOLUME 30, ISSUE 2 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 8980

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, PAC THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, PAC HALL OFFICERS MEETING @ 4:00 PM COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AFTER 1

ST DEGREE

June/July/August – NO Family Rosary w/Social Hour August 7 – First Degree @ 7:00 PM in PAC Hall followed by Council Business Meeting August 16 – 3rd Degree in Mt. Pleasant. See GK’s Letter inside. October 18 – 50’s Dinner Dance. Watch for more information. Fourth Degree Events ASSEMBLY BUSINESS MEETING – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 @ 7:00 PM OFFICERS MEETING – AS CALLED BY FN SK JOHN AVERELLA

August 23 – 4th Degree Exemplification, St. Andrew, MB

Friday, September 19 – Stand-Down for Homeless Veterans, Market Common

Pictures from: Gil Cushing

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OUR GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT

My Brother Knights,

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July Holiday. The month of July has been a busy one for the Council. Your Council officers have been installed and charged with their duties, Operation Hope is well under way, our annual Budget has been set and needs to be voted on, we attended Operation Hope Workshop, sponsored an American Red Cross Blood Drive, the Semiannual Audit has been approved by our Trustees and will be submitted to Supreme, our yearly schedule has been planned, and I have attended the Grand Knight’s Meeting held in Columbia, South Carolina. It is now time to focus on our Council Goals, document and track our projects, plan our Fund Raisers and volunteer our time to our charitable programs. I would like to congratulate Domenico and Diana Falcone for stepping up to the plate and chairing the American Red Cross Blood Drive. Their effort has enabled us to collect 38 pints of blood for the Community. What a special gift of life to give to the Community. Also, I want to thank you to Guy Frattini who assisted in this project. I also want to thank Michael Gray and our Council Chancellor Joe Lynch for their effort in arranging the officers Installation Mass and Social. We had a wonderful attendance. The Council is very proud to have participated in the 2013 – 2014 Food for Families Reimbursement Program. The Council received a $500.00 check from Supreme for our efforts. I want thank all council members who participated in Help for Kids

program as well as the Catholic Charities Food program. I thank Past Grand Knight John Fry and Don Zaitz for their leadership in these worthy programs. There will be a 3rd Degree Exemplification at Christ the King Church in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina August 16th and a 4th Degree Exemplification at St. Andrews Church Myrtle Beach August 23, 2014. All Knights should continue on their journey to full Knight Hood.

Please plan to attend as a candidate or as a witness. We have a 1st degree scheduled for August 7, 2014 prior to our Council meeting. Please come early and show our new incoming brothers what unity is all about. All Nerds, Bobby Sockers and Greasers get ready. Our second annual 50’s Dinner Dance is scheduled for October 18, 2014 at Duffy Hall. Co-chairing this event will be Don Zaitz and Larry Berry. Stop by the old Malt shop, put a quarter into the jukebox, dance and listen to the oldies. Please get your reservations in early. We hope to have a record attendance. The annual budget has been drafted and will be presented at the August Council meeting. We will then communicate the Budget in the Compass and vote on it in September. As we continue into our new fraternal year, remember our brothers who are in distress. Please pray for them.God Bless you and your family. Vivat Jesus

Gil Cushing, Grand Knight

#8980 ST. MICHAEL’S COUNCIL

OFFICERS 2014-2015 OFFICERS

Chaplain

FATHER EDWARD FITZGERALD

Grand Knight Gil Cushing 215-7033 Inside Guard

Outside Guard

Al Sterling

Domenic Falcone

236-7533

650-6812

Dpty Grand Knight Tim McGraw 215-6451 Advocate Garry Goodwin PGK 357-9727

Chancellor Joe Lynch 215-6484 Financial Sectry Ken Hein PGK 650-3932

Recorder Dave Kriebel 650-8161 Lecturer TBD

Treasurer Bob Lewee 3 year Trustee Larry Berry, PGK 828-1185

Warden Guy Frattini 215-6459 2 year Trustee John Fry, PGK 839-5254

Insurance Agent William Mendoza 235-1058 1 year Trustee John Luse PGK 421-3811

District Deputy Frank Cunnane 819-3808 State Deputy Frank Davis 237-0998

COMMITTEES

COMMITTEES

Program Director Tim McGraw 215-6451 Recruitment Don Maher 357-4390

Publicity Ken Pankowski 831-0753 Membership Mike Urso, PGK 215-6935

Church & Vocation John Lock 357-0420 Pro-Life Director Mike Gray 516-1901

Compass Club Garry Goodwin PGK 357-9727 Youth Director Mike Gray 516-1901

Charity Referral

Help4Kids/Bkpk Buddies

Gil Cushing

John Fry

215-7033

839-5254

14-15 Operation Hope

Family Director

John Fry PGK

Jim White, PGK

839-5254

651-8776

Ways & Means John Luse PGK 236-3774 Patriotic Alliance Rep.

Knights in Need Gil Cushing 215-7033 Beverage Manager Mike Labak 357-6523

Culinary Advisor Denny Laczo PGK 957-9565 Veterans Affairs Denny Laczo PGK 957-9565

Offerings Garry Goodwin PGK 357-9727 First Degree Team

Mentorship Joe Wanovich PGK 215-6839 Inter Council Comm.

Compass Newsletter

Michael Gray

Aelred Pereira

516-1901

215-8692

Membership

Aluminum Cans

Don Zaitz

293-7471

Business meeting: 7:00 P.M. First Thursday of the month – PAC Hall (No July Meeting) Officers Meeting: 7:00 P.M. Wednesday preceding Business Meeting – PAC Hall

Council Rosary & Benediction: 7:00P.M. Third Thursday (No Jun/Jul/Aug Gathering) Social to follow in Pac-Hall, ALL WELCOME

St. Michael Council 8980 Website.

If a Brother Knight knows of anyone sick or in distress, please immediately contact GK Gil Cushing 215-7033 so our Brother Knights will be informed.

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Congratulations to: Knight of the Month – July 2014 – Deacon Charlie Fiore

Knight Family of the Month July 2014- Brother Chuck & Ellen DeKleva Knight of the Year – Brother John Luse PGK, PFN Family of the Year – Brother John (dec.) & Ann Lill

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Ann Lill with the Family of the Year plaque. John Luse was travelling. So no picture is available. Maybe, we’ll get one later.

The Members and Friends of our Council wish the following Brothers a Very Happy Birthday during the month of August. 1….John Brazukas, Sr. 1….Shawn O’Neill 4….Edison Chichester, Jr. 4….Bernard McNellis 5….Rev. David Kessinger 5….Charles Yanda 9….Anthony Crea, Jr. 11..Leo Trancynger

14..Neal Vartanian 14..Don Zaitz 16..Joe Costanzo 18..Bill Dolan 20..Fred Madden 21..Denny Laczo 25..Rev. Johnbosco Duraisamy

25..John Van Der Bas 27..Robert Wodarski 28..Charles Mongante 29..Patrick Ehlen 29..John Pavy 30..Victor Sutter 31..Clarence Anderson

GOOD OF THE ORDER! Please pray for:

BETTY PEREIRA (DEC.) PEGGY KOPP FANNIE PUGLIESE JARED ROSENSTEIN MICHELLE DOUGHERTY JORDYN HEIN

PEGGY LYONS RICH MORINO BARBARA FRATTINI GRACELYN BEASLEY MIKE BOLAND DONALD SNYDER

SALLY OLIVERTI JOHN AND PAT COMPALILANO ESTELITO LORILLA MEL AND PATTY LIBBY CARL AND LAURA BUSCH

IN MEMORIAM

John J. Hamilton, Ronald McConnell, Florian “Al” Kopp PGK, PFN

Payment of Dues We have 19 members of the Council who have not paid their dues for the year and we need to have these dues paid or the member need to contact Grand Knight Gil Cushing to discuss the matter with him. If a member is in a financial situation that makes it difficult to pay the $25.00, please call our Grand Knight to have a confidential conversation with him. If there is a reason that you no longer want to be a member of our Council or of the Knights of Columbus, call him to discuss this and he will advise you on the procedure. If you, the member who has not paid his dues for the year and do not contact GK Gil Cushing, you leave the Council no choice except to start the Suspension process.

Don’t know if you are aware, but $14.00 of our $25.00 dues automatically goes to the Supreme Council and the State Council. That means that the Council only retains $11.00 from each dues payment to cover operational expenses. The per capita is collected by the Supreme Council and the State Council whether the members have paid their dues or not. Please make a strong effort to address this situation if it applies to you. Thank you to those members who pay their dues on time. Much time and effort by the Financial Secretary and the Trustees in following up with second, third and Knight Alert notices and phone calls.

Help 4 Kids - Backpack Buddies August 2014 Update Business Meeting Food Collection Congratulations to K of C Council 8980 members for their contribution of food items during the 2013-14

fraternal year. Total collections for the 2013-14 fraternal year closed out with donations totaling $3,003.00 We got a kick start to the 2014-15 fraternal year campaign as a number of members contacted me with gifts and donations totaling $165.00. In the words of our Inside Guard, Al Sterling, “we can not afford to take a month off”. Please continue to place your donations in the Help 4 Kids Tubs at our monthly business meetings

Pelicans Help 4 Kids / Back Pack Buddies Mondays The 2014 Pelican Baseball - Help 4 Kids / Back Pack Buddies Mondays continues to be a fun filled project. . During the month of July we worked two games. The July 14th game gathered $2,175.00 ($1.00 Beer Night) in cash and food value with the very rainy July 21st game brining in $506.00. We have, year to date,

collected $7,023.00 in cash and food value for the hungry children of Horry County through this program.

We recognize, for the month of July, Brothers Richard Rogers, Rick Fox, Joe Lynch, Charley Morgante, Don Maher and John Fry along with Knight Wife Mary Lynch for their Charitable Service Work in this program. We have one game remaining which is September 01st.

Help 4 Kids/Back Pack Buddies Summer Camp A number of Council 8980 Members have remained busy this summer serving the Hungry Children of our community. Each Thursday the Knights delivered sandwiches, snacks and games to various churches, community service centers etc. The deliveries included two Packs of Week End Food for each child in addition to the above items which were shared in a picnic atmosphere at the various camps. The Help 4 Kids extend a thank you and appreciation to the following: Alex Herieux, Steve Mario, Jim Wood Ray St. Michel, Charley Morgante, Gary Joye, Tom Coughlin, Ken Hein, Earl Chester and John Fry. Help 4 Kids / Back Pack Buddies 2014-15 School Year Brothers All, we will resume delivering packages of food to the hungry children of Horry County in Mid August. The deliveries will occur Wednesday and Thursday Mornings. Anyone interested in helping with this project can call John A Fry at 843-839-5254 or 614-563-0306.

Knights of Columbus Council 8980 Operation Hope 2014 - August Update The Operation Hope 2014 is on track and rolling strong. Donations received during our Retail Store Campaigns completed through 07/19/14 are right on target to reach our annual goal. Campaigns completed since our last publication through 07/19/14 include Piggly Wiggly- Surfside (Captain Earl Chester), Wal-Mart - Surfside (Captain Don Buscher), Lowes - 707 (Captain John Averella) and Kroger - Garden City (Captain John Averella). The Captains and Members are working very hard to assure a successful campaign. We have, as a council, logged 306 volunteer hours through the efforts of 69 of our 300 plus members. We continue our mission of providing help to the intellectually challenged in our community, through Operation Hope “Tootsie Roll” collection drives through the summer. We need the commitment, dedication and determination of each of YOU to succeed. Upcoming Operation Hope “Tootsie Roll” drives include the following: BI-LO Surfside August 22 and August 23 - Capt. John Blair - 843-650-7255 Wal-Mart - Surfside August 29 and August 30 - Capt. Ken Pankowski - 843-831-0753 Brothers All, we all need to pitch in and make this our most successful year.

Please offer your help when a captain calls you for assistance.

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ASSEMBLY 2107 OFFICERS 2014 - 2015 FAITHFUL FRIAR: REV. Edward Fitzgerald

FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR: SK JOHN AVERELLA 947-0340 FAITHFUL COMPT: SK DAVE KRIEBEL 650-8161

FAITHFUL CAPTAIN: SK JOHN KOKOSKA 651-1605 FAITHFUL SCRIBE: SK. MIKE GRAY 516-1901

FAITHFUL PILOT: SK GUY FRATTINI 215-6459 FAITHFUL PURSER: SK DON MAHER 907-5727

FAITHFUL ADMIRAL SK DENNY LACZO 957-9565 FAITHFUL INNER SENT.: SK TONY VICKOVICH FAITHFUL OUTER SENT.: SK DOMENIC FALCONE 650-6812 3 YR. TRUSTEE: SK MIKE URSO 215-6935 2 YR. TRUSTEE: SK BERNIE LODRICK 215-3606 1 YR. TRUSTEE: SK RICHARD ROGERS 877-3445

REGIONAL MARSHAL: SK CHARLES VANDEMARK 626-9644 CORP COMMANDER: SK DON MAHER 907-5727

FFAAIITTHHFFUULL NNAAVVIIGGAATTOORR’’SS MMEESSSSAAGGEE . Sir Knights of Assembly 2107 On July 4, 2014 we lost our good Friend, Al (Florian Albert) Kopp, as he left us to be with our Lord. He was a Past Grand Knight, Faithful Navigator, Color Corp Commander, and a Member of our 1st Degree Team. His Friendship, Guidance, and Leadership will be Greatly Missed. On July 13, 2014 Assembly 2107 hosted the Installation of New Officers for the 4th Degree in the Duffy Center. All five Assemblies from our District in the Pee Dee were in attendance. See picture of this event included in this Newsletter. Denny and Micki Laczo prepared an excellent meal and there was plenty of Food for everyone. I would like to thank all the Volunteers that help set up and teardown the tables and chairs in the Duffy center. Thanks to those that help serve this fabulous meal too. We are working toward the 4th Degree Exemplification that will be held on August 23, 2014 at St Andrews in Myrtle Beach. As of the date of this Newsletter we have 22 candidates that have fill out Form 4s to become Sir Knights in our Assembly. We are still looking for any other 3rd Degree Knights that would like to become a Sir Knight. We have to know by August 9th, 2014 if anyone else would like to join us in the 4th Degree. Contact myself or Dave Kriebel, Faithful Controller to sign up. We are also looking for Witnesses for this event. If you like to go, contact us ASAP. As previously stated there will be no Business Meeting in August, only an Officers meeting at 6PM. The next Business Meeting for all 4th Degree Members will be on September 25, 2014 at 7PM in PAC Hall. I hope that everyone is enjoying their Summer Vacations and hope to see all of you in September to welcome all our New Sir Knights to our Assembly 2107 at St Michael.

Vivat Jesus, John Averella, Faithful Navigator

Business Meeting – September 25 @ 7:00 PM, PAC Hall: Officers Meeting @ 6:15 PM, PAC

Corps Commander Report for August 2014

PEGGY KOPP AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR EXTREME GRATITUDE TO THE HONOR GUARD THAT SHOWED THEIR RESPECT AT AL'S MEMORIAL MASS.THE FOLLOWING HONOR GUARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATED :

JOHN ADEE JIM WHITE JOHN AVERELLA MIKE GRAY JACK LOCK BERNIE LODRICK DENNY LACZO JOHN KOKOSKA JOHN OLSEN DON MAHER

KEN HEIN JOE WANOVICH MIKE URSO AND ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE MASS RICHARD RODGERS, DOMINIC FALCONE AND GARY GOODWIN. IT ALSO GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY 3272 OF PRECIOUS BLOOD. IN THE NEAR FUTURE THERE WILL A PRACTICE FOR A NEW WAY TO ENTER THE CHURCH FOR THE HONOR GUARD. I WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN I GET THE DATE.

Don Maher, Corps Commander

Homeless Veterans Need Your Help

There will be a Stand-Down for Homeless Veterans (male/female) at Market Commons, Myrtle Beach on September 19, 2014. Items needed to make it a success: Toiletries: tooth brush, soap etc. Blankets, clean full-size blankets. Canned foods – all varieties – meat,fish, beans, fruit etc. Donations will be collected at all Assembly and Council meetings. For more information contact: SK Denny Laczo 843-957-9565, SK John Averella 843-947-0340, SK John Lock 843-357-0420

Assembly 2107 Officers for 2014-2015

Shown are: Fr. John, Mike Urso, Bernie Lodrick, John Kokoska, Dave Kriebel, Jim Adee, John Averella, Fr. Ed, Richard Rogers, Guy Frattini, Don Maher, Mike Gray, John Lock Antonio Vickovich. There seems to be someone behind Mike Urso….

FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOMFreedom to Serve - July 4, 2014

Gil Cushing

Dave Kennedy

Neal Vartanian

Fr. Ed

Gil CushingFr. JohnboscoJohn LocK

Ed Staines & Don Zaitz

Council 8980 Officer Installation July 1, 2014

At the social following the Officer Installation, District Deputy Frank Cunnane addresses the Council. Fr. Ed says Grace.

GK Gil Cushing addresses the gathering. GK Gil Cushing and PGK Larry Berry at the podium. PGK’s John Fry and Larry Berry confer. John Fry is also heading up the current Operation Hope campaign.