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KNIGHTLY NEWS Knights of Columbus - Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan Council 7923 908 Killian Hill Rd. • Lilburn, GA. 30047 • 770-935-5111 October 2013

Grand Knights ReportJim OllickGrand Knight

Brother Knights,

This month I would like to bring your attention to a brother Knight from our council that needs our help, now and into the foreseeable future. Many of you know him, his name is Ted Asher and his heart is failing. Please read the message below.

Ted’s heart has been failing for the last 10 years. Last summer, the day we hoped might never come, did, in-fact, arrive. Ted’s condition became acute. He was admitted to Emory Hospital, and came home on a drip-medication called milrinone. After several weeks, the line that delivered the medication became infected. He went back to the hospital, and after forty days he came home with an LVAD.

Now, Ted is listed for a heart transplant at Emory University Hospital. At the urging of Dr. Andrew Smith, Ted became a client of Georgia Transplant Foundation, or GTF. As a client of GTF Transplant Fund-raising Program (TPF), he is fund-raising to help cover the costs of the immunosuppressive medications he will need after his transplant takes place. It is astonishing to learn that even with medical insurance, due to deductibles and copays, the uncovered costs of these medications can easily be thousands of dollars per month!

Through Ted’s involvement with GTF he

is eligible to be matched $1 for every dollar he raises. GTF will partner with Ted’s pharmacy, so his copays will be billed directly to his GTF account. Ted won’t have to pay the copays for his medications “up front” and then await reimbursement. This GTF service will make post-transplant life much less stressful for Ted, and therefore greatly increase his chance of survival. GTF staff will oversee all deposits and bills. No amount of money is too small a donation. All donations will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, in advance, for your consideration, prayers, and support.You can donate by mailing a check or money order made payable to Georgia Transplant Foundation with Ted's full name, THEODORE ASHER, JR. in the memo line, and mailing that to:

Georgia Transplant Foundation500 Sugar Mill Rd. Building A, Suite 170Atlanta, GA 30350

You can also contribute on-line at http://client.gatransplant.org/CLIENT/ttasherjr and remember every dollar helps.

Vivat JesusJim Ollick

Inside this Issue1 Grand Knight Report3 Knights of the Month5 Monthly Breakfast Flyer6 Monthly Dinner Flyer8 BK Mass Intention

Knightly News – Newsletter for Knights of Columbus Council 7923 October 2013

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Grand Knight’s Report• GK Jim Ollick reported:

◦ BK Jim Crotty and Bob Marszalek purchased a professional floor stripper and polisher and cleaned the dance floor. Excellent job was done and it took about 84 hours.

◦ State has asked each council to support the State initiatives (i.e. Monastary fund or Camp Inspire) each month.

◦ Spoke of the Frontline Faith program and asked each council to help raise money for MP3 players for troops overseas.

Treasurer’s Report

• Treasurer Tom Marasco reported:◦ $10,432.63 is in the checking account

of which:▪ $877.65 is in the council reserve

fund▪ $542.00 in the Roger Peterka fund

◦ At the end of August we paid rent to the Hall for the next 3 months.

Financial Secretary’s Report

• BK Ralph Oshinski reported the membership as:◦ 278 Members of which:◦ 154 Associates◦ 102 Insurance members◦ 22 Inactive members◦ 10 Honorary (65 years old and 25

years of uninterrupted service – dues is the Supreme tax)

◦ 26 Honorary Life (70 years old and 25 years of service or 50 years of uninterrupted service – dues are free)

◦ 0 Disabled

◦ New Associate Membership – 17 quota, gained 10 and loss 0

◦ Insurance Membership – 6 quota, gained 1 and loss 0

◦ 82 Council Members are also 4th Degree Members

◦ Introduced New First Degree Members▪ BK William Moss▪ BK Jerry Demerly▪ BK Rob Lemon▪ BK Jesse Foley

Deputy Grand Knight’s Report

• DGK Ed Reyes reported: ◦ BK Steve Drizk reported we served

~110 breakfasts and made ~$450.◦ PGK Steve Brischler spoke of the

Hawaiian Dinner in August and made ~$850.

◦ BK Daniel Cassandra spoke of the Mama Marasco's Lasagna Dinner in September and need help and desserts.

◦ PGK Hugh Gardiner spoke of Lilburn Days on October 12th to help cook. Also need a tent and truck to haul a table.

◦ PGK Hugh Gardiner spoke of opening the Hall on Falcon games. Need someone to chair these events.

◦ PGK Mike Clark spoke of a Charity Golf Tournament to benefit BK Ted Asher on April 27th, 2014. Need help with chairing the event.

◦ BK Steven Mueller spoke of the St. Marguerite d'Youville Council Golf Tournament on October 13th.

◦ Fall Festival will be on September 28th. Brandon McWilliams will chair this event and needs help.



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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Recognizing Knights

During the last Business meeting, the following Brother Knights were recognized:

• Knight of the Month – PGK Steve Brischler◦ PGK Steve did a great job at the

Hawaiian. It was his first Knight of the Month since being a Knight. Great Job PGK Steve!

Thank You Brother Knights

I would like to say thank you to all that were able to make it to the monthly dinner on September 19th. The crew did an excellent job, as always, and the food was delicious, as always. October’s monthly dinner is Thursday, October 17th – Oktoberfest, we will be serving Roasted Pork Loin, Sweet Red Cabbage, Home Made German Potato Salad, Chunky Applesauce with Cinnamon, Dinner Rolls, Iced Tea and Steve & Bill’s Famous Salad Bar. You don’t want to miss it. I would also like to thank our members who helped at Saint John Neumann’s Fall Festival as reported by Bruce Rago; Brendon McWilliams – Chair, Bruce Rago, Joe Carroll, Todd Eaton, Jim Crotty, Bill Ferris, Ed Dantzer’ Trevor Chen, Randy Merritt, Chris Berntsen, Chris Doran, Rob Lemon, Will Moss, Bob Marszalek and the two cookout requests headed by Todd Eaton.

GK Jim Ollick

Name Tags

If you need a name tag, BK Ralph Oshinski is putting in another order shortly. Name tags are $11 and can be ordered by contacting BK Ralph

at [email protected] or 770-979-5187.


Day Event Location

4th, Friday Happy Knights

6th, Sunday

7th, Monday Officer Meeting

8th, Tuesday

9th, Wednesday


12th, Saturday Lilburn Daze

14th, Monday

15th, Tuesday

16th, Wednesday

17th, Thursday Oktoberfest


21st, Monday

22nd, Tuesday

23rd, Wednesday


28th, Monday Social Meeting

29th, Tuesday

30th, Wednesday

Member's Rm 5:00pm-?

Monthly Family Breakfast

Killian Hall, 9:00am – 1:00pm

Killian Hall, 7:00pm

Lunch - all Knights welcome

Pizza Cafe Hwy 78, Stone Mtn.

12:30pmHall

MaintenanceKillian Hall,

9:00am-NoonMember's Rm

5:00-?Old Town,

9:00am-5:00pmBusiness Meeting

Killian Hall, 8:00pm



12:30pmHall


9:00am-NoonKillian Hall,

5:30pm – 8:00pmMember's Rm

5:00-?GKC Board

MeetingKillian Hall,

7:30pmLunch - all

Knights welcome


12:30pmHall


9:00am-NoonMember's Rm

5:00-?Killian Hall, 7:30pm



12:30pmHall


9:00am-Noon


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Council 7923 Officers

Chaplain

Fr. Sunny Punnaknziyil 770-923-6633

Grand Knight

GK Jim Ollick 678-628-8549

Deputy Grand Knight

DGK Ed Reyes 770-985-0018

Chancellor

BK Josh Holmes 770-921-3365

Recorder

BK Todd Eaton 770-381-9836

Treasurer

PGK Tom Marasco 770-978-1207

Warden

BK Brandon McWilliams 678-985-9965

Advocate

BK Ray Sherwood 770-972-7987

Financial Secretary

BK Ralph Oshinski 770-979-5187

Inside Guard

BK Chris Doran 404-210-8722

Outside Guard

BK Mike Staffieri 770-985-4120

Lecturer

Deacon Greg Ollick 678-407-2709

1st Year Trustee

PGK Ray Tremblay 678-477-3701

2nd Year Trustee

PGK Hugh Gardiner 770-979-9567

3rd Year Trustee

PGK Jim McHugh 770-921-5814

Insurance Agent

BK Darrell Swope 678-357-5262

Happy Birthday Knights

Picture of the Month

BK Frank Swider enjoying a snow cone at the Hawaiian Night.

If you have a picture of a Knight in Action for the newsletter, please send it to [email protected]


Ken Fehner 10/05Tracy Hill 10/06Louis T. Camerio, Jr 10/09Robert Barthen 10/09Raymond DuVarney 10/11Michael A. Clark 10/11Christopher W. Monturo 10/11Adrian DeSilva 10/11William H. Bensel 10/12William X. Madden, Sr. 10/13Robert Marszalek 10/14John J. Wilker 10/15Bruce Newhouse 10/17Len A. Esposito 10/18Bud Zebehazy 10/19Joseph V. Trettel 10/19Robert A. Lind 10/20Philip J. Petzelt 10/22James E. Crotty 10/25Michael Jones 10/25John Snee 10/26Alberto Aponte 10/26Thomas A. Mirolli 10/27Kenneth M. Higgins 10/28


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Ted's Heart

When Ted first became sick, I prayed that he would live to see Theo graduate from college, and Ben graduate from high school. God granted that, and more!

Theo graduated from college in 2011 and married Stephanie in March 2013; Ben is doing well at UGA, majoring in both Physics and Math while maintaining a 3.8 GPA!

Still, it is undeniable: Ted’s heart has been failing for the last 10 years. Last summer, the day we hoped might never come, did, in-fact, arrive. Ted’s condition became acute. He was admitted to Emory Hospital, and came home on a drip-medication called milrinone. After several weeks, the line that delivered the medication became infected. He went back to the hospital, and after forty days he came home with an LVAD.

Now, Ted is listed for a heart transplant at Emory University Hospital. At the urging of Dr. Andrew Smith, Ted became a client of Georgia Transplant Foundation, or GTF. As a client of GTF Transplant Fundraising Program (TPF), he is fundraising to help cover the costs of the immunosuppressive medications he will need after his transplant takes place. It is astonishing to learn that even with medical insurance, due to deductibles and copays, the uncovered costs of these medications can easily be thousands of dollars per month!



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In memory of the passing of Brother Knight Tom O'Toole, the following masses will be conducted in his honor at St. Lawrence Church in Lawrenceville:

• October 30 - 9am

• November 13 - 9am

• November 18 - 9am

• November 19 – 9am

• November 20 – 9am

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