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The March meeting was dedicated to Ron Bishop. Ron was an active Knight who was very dedicated to the Council. Jim Riccio gave a very moving account of his friendship with Ron and his service to the Council. Donna and his children have been an invaluable asset to the parish. Jim we miss you.

February was a very busy month starting out with the Valentine’s Day Dance chaired by Joe and Maureen Santaniello. Followed by the 13th annual Knights of Columbus Fish Fry’s. I would like to thank all of the Knights that have participated in the past three fish fry’s. Each week, attendance has grown. Thank you to the Ladies Auxiliary for their help cooking the baked fish and providing the desserts for the fish fry’s

We also have 4 big events coming up for Clemson and Bon Secour in March and April. We will also be working the Mobile Meals Hog Fest in downtown Spartanburg. All of the

proceeds will be donated back to Mobile Meals. This is the 3rd largest barbeque event in SC raising over $80,000 for Mobile Meals. The fish fry’s and the special events provide us with the bulk of our funds to give to local charities. The money raised from the golf outing in the fall goes to Special Olympics, H.A.L.T.E.R. and SC Connection of Spartanburg. Please check your schedules and see if you can help out.

Thank you to Brian Folkman and Ron Stanley for leading the rosary before the last three meetings in Church. Every month, we will be saying the rosary at 6:15 before our meetings.

At the semi-annual grand knights meeting in January, the state Knights of Columbus gave Bishop Guglielmone an ultra sound machine for use in the clinic in Guatemala. Thank you for your support in making it possible.

“Walk Humbly with Your God” Jim Weiskircher

Grand Knight Perspective—Grand Knight Jim Weiskircher

In this issue:

Grand Knight Perspective 1

Urgent Call for Help! 1

Calendar of Events 2

Birthdays 2

Knightly News 3

Knightly News 4

Knightly News 5

Knightly News 6

Knightly News 7

New Member Spotlight 7

Knights Of Columbus Council 9575 Spartanburg South Carolina

Charity’s Trumpet March 2015 http://KofCKnights.org/?CNO-9575 Volume 5, Issue 3

Visit us on the web: KofC.org

Council Officers:

Chaplain

Father Frank Palmieri, CRM

Grand Knight

Jim Weiskircher

Deputy Grand Knight

Howard Haselden

Chancellor

Mike Boncoddo

Warden

Kristopher Tingler

Recorder

Mike Lukridge

Lector

Bob Donofrio

Treasurer

George Bleakley

Financial Secretary

Joe Santaniello, PGK

Advocate

Jim Riccio

Inside Guard

Ken Wolke

Outside Guard

Jerry Schmanski

Trustees

Brian Folkman PGK

Wink Courchaine PGK

Ed Hedbloom PGK

Urgent call for help ! Deputy Grand Knight Howard Haselden

We are short of volunteers for each of three upcoming events in Clemson and Spartanburg. It is essential that we get these shows staffed as we are the sole supplier of help for these events. The proceeds we earn from Clemson go to our many deserving Knights charities. The Spartanburg festival will go to Mobile Meals of Spartanburg. Please have the volunteers contact me by email [email protected] or call my cell phone. Thanks so much for the help. Below are the events we need help with. Kevin Hart – Saturday, March 28 – Clemson Littlejohn (Need 16) Lee Brice Outdoor Country Show – Saturday, April 11 – Clemson Littlejohn (Need 16) Hub City Hogfest BBQ Festival benefiting Mobile Meals of Spartanburg – Friday & Saturday, April 17-18 – Down-town Spartanburg (Need 16)


Charity’s Trumpet March 2015 Volume 5, Issue 3

March 2 Council Meeting 7 pm @ JORS

March 6 Council Fish Fry 7pm @ JORS

March 10 4th Degree Meeting 7:30 pm @ JORS


March 17 St. Patrick’s Day


March 28 Kevin Hart Concert—Clemson Littlejohn

March 28 Alan Jackson Concert—BSWA Greenville

March 29 Palm Sunday

April 2 Holy Thursday

April 3 Good Friday

April 5 Easter Sunday

April 5 Easter Egg Hunt @ JORS

April 6 Council Meeting 7 pm @ JORS

New Officer Slate—First Reading

Building Fund Vote

April 8 Kenny Chesney Concert—Clemson outdoor lawn

April 11 Lee Brice Concert—Clemson Littlejohn

April 14 4th Degree Meeting 7:30 pm JORS

April 17 & 18 Hub City Hogfest BBQ—Downtown

TBA Carolina Pregnancy Dinner

TBA State Convention

Calendar of Events March 2015

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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April 2015

Sun Mo Tue We Thu Fri Sat

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3/1 Bob Brennan 3/4 Randall Ziegler 3/6 Joe Chulik & Dan Schramm

3/8 Don Levasseur 3/14 Steve Meyer 3/16 Joes Gallegos

3/17 Furman Towery 3/18 Howard Haselden 3/19 Bill Osment

3/20 Mike Jank & Bob Rossi 3/21 Derrick Drew 3/23 Dana Cranston & Daniel Kenneally

3/24 Marc Ishizuka & Ben Peacock 3/26 Arlindo De Frettas 3/27 Dave Segarra Sr.

3/28 Dave Flynn 3/29 Jon Bittner, Ron Boudreaux & Kevin Jennings 3/31 Ed Morris & John Phillips

Birthdays in March

Knightly News



As many of you know, Charity’s Trumpet has been on hiatus to develop the new council website and revamp the newsletter.

Charity’s Trumpet has resumed normal monthly publication and our new website http://KofCKnights.org is currently up and running. Go

to the main page and simply type in 9575 in the council look up box. The site will include past issues of Charity’s Trumpet, an event cal-

endar, and a photo gallery. More content will be added in the months to come. We hope you find the newsletter/website combination a

valuable resource.

In this issue of Charity’s Trumpet we are including news items and pictures from previous months which did not make publication.

The Editors

New Member Spotlight

Resolution Vote—April 6th Meeting

Dear Brother Knights,

At our April 6th meeting, we will vote on the below resolution put forward by Jim Riccio. According to Supreme by-laws to move funds

from a building fund to another usage, 2/3 of those present at the meeting, will need to approve the motion for it to carry.

Resolution

Knights of Columbus

Council 9575

Council 9575 does hereby resolve to transfer funds from the Building Fund Certificate of Deposit in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars

($10,000.00). This is to be given to Jesus, Our Risen Savior Catholic Church for the sole purpose of applying to and reduction of the

land mortgage.

This was presented at the business meeting on February 2, 2015, for discussion. A 30 day period is required before a vote can be tak-

en. If you would like to participate in the discussion and vote, please attend the April 6th meeting. If you know of any brother Knights

that do not use email, please print this out and give it to them. Thank you.

Knightly News




2014 K of C 9575 Operation Hope Golf Tourney a Huge Success!

Second Annual Operation Hope Golf Tournament

As always the Knights, you, come through!! Due to your help and support we raised almost $8,700 for Operation Hope which was held

at Village Greens on October 10. More importantly we had fun doing it!! We hope all the patrons, sponsors, volunteers and golfers also enjoyed themselves as well.

We hope that this tournament continues to grow and we need your help in order to achieve our goals for this worthwhile event. It is

never to early to plan so mark your calendar for October 9,2015. Also, think and pray about getting involved, we need your help.

weather you golf, solicit, be a patron or volunteer, we need you!!

If you want to get involved please call or email me and I will be sure to respond. God bless all for your help and prayers. Please contin-

ue to support our tournament.

Mike Boncoddo

Knightly News



Women's Auxiliary Holds Coat Drive for Children in Need

In October and November 2014 Council 9575’s Women’s Auxiliary held a coat drive for those children in the parish and community who

otherwise might not have had the benefit of a warm coat for this winter. Slightly used coats were donated and new coats purchased

for this successful and worthwhile event.

1st Annual Trunk-or-Treat October 2014 On October 31st 2014 Knights Council 9575 held it’s first annu-

al Trunk-or-Treat event in the parking lot of JORS. Members served hot mulled cider to community children and their par-

ents out for the Halloween festivities.

R-L R. Stanley, B. Folkman, Ann and Ron Cisler

Knightly News




9575 Valentines Day Dance

February 14th 2015 also saw the K of C 9575 Valentines Day dance.

K of C Blood Drive at JORS

In February 2015 K of C 9575 hosted their annual

blood drive. The drive proved successful as 19 do-

nations were collected. which included 3 new do-

nors. The target for the dive was 18 donations.

Great Job, and thank you to all the donors and col-

lection staff.

Knightly News




2015 Lenten Fish Fry

Council 9575’s annual Lenten fish fry is in full swing. Starting February 20th and running through March 20th, our first three fish fry events have been well received with crowds expected to only grow as this popular event contin-ues. To date, organizers have estimated that in the first three Fridays over 300 fish fry dinners have been sold.

With only 2 Fridays left, come out and enjoy what is becoming a Lenten tradition at JORS!

9575 Basketball Free Throw Competition

This Year’s Winners Boys 9 - Theo Stramecky Boys 11 - Jackson Riddle Boys 12 - David Stramecky Boys 14 - Justin Rivera Girls 10 - Shannon Culbreth Girls 11 - Miller Schachner Girls 14 - Kristina Knafelc

On December 1st 2014 K of C Council 9575 Welcomed it’s final new

member of the year,

Shawn McGinnis. Please give Shawn a warm welcome to the order.

Heavenly Father, bless Your Church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers and sisters. Give those You have called to the married state and those You have chosen to live as single persons in the world the special graces that their lives require. Form us all in the likeness of Your Son so that in Him, with Him and through Him we may love You more deeply and serve You more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Membership Director Patrick Prince Phone: 864-580-8679 Email: [email protected]

A Prayer for Vocations

Charity’s Trumpet is a publication of Knights of Columbus Council 9575

Editorial Staff: Please send articles and pictures to: Mark Bound Editor in Chief [email protected] 864-249-0494 864-378-7423 Ron Stanley Editor Emeritus Articles must be received by the 10th of the month to be included in that current months edition. Please include in your email, the names of anyone to be recognized in the photos

Mary Queen of Peace Council 9575

Jesus, Our Risen Savior Catholic Church 2575 Reidville Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29303

http://kofcknights.org

Council Fundraisers

Contact: Howard Haselden at [email protected] or [email protected]

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