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KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS NEWSLETTERFATHER NICHOLAS RAUSCH OSB COUNCIL 1643
SAINT FRANCIS of ASSISI ASSEMBLY 1183http://www.kofc1643.org
Grand Knight:Darren E. [email protected]
Chaplain:Fr. Pat McDermott
Faithful Navigator:Karl [email protected]
Faithful Friar:Fr. Lawrence Gosselin
Fraternal Benefits Information:OUR FIELD AGENT IS MAT JOHNSON 1-253-328-3466 [email protected]
General Agent Jarrod Roth in Bremerton at 1-360-475-0784Knights of Columbus Customer Service at 1-800-380-9995
JUNE 2015, ISSUE NO. 2015-06Knights of Columbus Newsletters are published monthly by Father NicholasRausch OSB Council 1643, 3420 78th Avenue SE, Olympia WA 98501-9403. Itis distributed to members of Knights of Columbus Father Nicholas RauschOSB Council 1643. Postage is paid at Olympia, Washington.
NEWSLETTER CO-EDITORS: Jim Pivec and Tom Brignole are the co-editors of our newsletter. Please send anyarticles for the newsletter to Jim or Tom by the 15th of the month. And let Jim or Tom know if you would like toreceive your newsletter in full color via email. Jim’s email address is [email protected]. Tom’s email address [email protected]. If you do not have email, Jim’s snail mail address is 2406 Dublin Drive NW Olympia WA98502-3443.
CAN YOU PRAY FOR VOCATIONS FOR JUST ONE HOUR?Brother Knights,
Father Jim Lee has requested that the Knights of Columbus pray for religious vocations atthe St. Joseph Adoration Chapel at the St. Michael Downtown Church for one or morehours per week.
We have designated Saturday & Sunday AM hours of 1AM, 2AM, or 3AM on June 4th,5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25rd, and 26th as our Knights of Columbus hours.
Please call Tom Hruska at 360-561-5548 or e-mail [email protected] to sign up for oneor more of the above hours. Thank You. God bless you and your family.
STATE BULLETIN
The Washington State Council of the Knights of Columbus publishes a monthly bulletin. For membersinterested in viewing this publication it is available at: http://www.kofc-wa.org/Bulletins/current.pdf
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GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE
Brother Knights I have just returned from the 112th Annual Knights State Convention in Spokane, andwe were very well represented. DGK Mike Colosi, our District Deputy TomPursley and I were present. Our Council did very well on awards again this year.We took First Place for the Family Service Program for our Knights beforeChristmas program (Now called A Christmas Wish).Next is the internationalcompetition at the Supreme Convention in August. We also received a Bronzeplaque for being a very active Council and took First Place in Division 5 and FirstPlace overall for the Tootsie Roll Drive again this year. We have now won threeout of four years. I want to congratulate Ralph Marriott and Rob St Clair for doingan outstanding job coordinating last year’s drive. Pictures of the plaques are below.
This was a great convention for me and my last one as your Grand Knight. I want to thank everyone for theirsupport during my past two terms. We are stronger together (Unity) and together we can do more for others(Charity) and as we grow our Council, the Brotherhood will become stronger (Fraternity). As I step into myrole as your trustee and await my approval from our newly elected State Deputy Eddie Parazoo to becomeyour District Deputy, I will still be here to help support our new Council officers and will be a soundingboard between the State and our Council and the Councils in Centralia and Chehalis. Thank you and Godbless you my Brothers and your families!
I still have June to cover so as you read this we are only days away from our annual Vocations Auction onJune 6th. The prices this year are $30.00 per person or $50.00 per couple. The theme is “The VocationsBowl”, the Super Bowl of Auctions! Wear your favorite Super Bowl team’s attire and Hallen Hall will bedecorated in colors of many of the Super Bowl teams. The dinner will be a sit down tailgate style dinner withBBQ chicken, ribs, potato salad and all the BBQ fixins. More details are in the flyer included in thisnewsletter. Please come out for a fun night and help support vocations here in our community.
On June 13th everyone is invited to come to Sacred Heart’s Hallen Hall at 6pm to say good bye to Fr. Pat,Our Chaplain, who is leaving Sacred Heart. We all owe Fr. Pat our gratitude as he has been so supportive ofour Council and everything the Knights stand for and do. He will be missed by all. I need some volunteers tohelp making fruit trays and serving beverages. Other groups may be shorthanded as well, so please email meif you can help. On June 27th at St Michael Downtown they are having Mathew Kelly from 9am – 1:30pmwith his “Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose”. Fr. Jim has asked us to handle the hospitality for thisevent, so if you already have your ticket I could use your help beforehand with snacks and beverages. Wewill be seated in time for the presentation.
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GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE (cont)
Our last First Degree of the fraternal year is on June 1st. There is a possibility of another First Degreesometime in the middle of June to make sure we meet our quota and possibly make Star Council.
I invite your comments and feedback on how you think things went this fraternal year. My email address [email protected] so please send me your comments. PLEASE WEAR YOUR NAMETAGTO MASS!
God Bless,Darren E. Johnson, Grand Knight
Knights T-shirts
Brothers: For those of you who did not pre-ordersome Knights T-shirts there are still some Navy Blueshirts available.
These T-shirts have the Knights full color logo andFr Nicholas/Olympia council 1643 on the back infull color and then Olympia (The old brewery stylelettering) on the front right chest.
These T-shirts will be great when we are doing theSpecial Olympics, tootsie roll drive or justvolunteering somewhere. The cost is $12.00 each fora very nice quality preshrunk T-shirt. Shirts areavailable in Navy Blue (see photo).
Name Size
Please mail your checks to KOFC 1643 P.O. Box 3511 Lacey, WA 98509-3511.
Shirts are $12.00 each.
JUNE BIRTHDAYSMember Name Date Member Name Date
Michael Cundari June 02 Garth Hamilton June 15Ronald Fiman June 02 Andrew Cavanaugh PGK June 18John Scotto June 02 George Blank June 19Kevin Bonagofski June 03 Jason Shelton June 19Paul Bourgault June 04 Stephen Fornara June 21Darren Johnson GK June 04 Kenneth Malm June 21Bill Safford June 05 Rodney Catron June 23Patrick Swan June 06 David Wiggen June 23Roberto Maanao June 07 Anthony Lirette June 24Michael Rogers June 07 Cletus Nnanabu June 25Harold Wolfe Jr June 08 Fr. Mark Guzman June26Richard Hardy Jr June 09 Armando Ravelo June 26Phillip Sanford June 11 Deacon Reynaldo Ronquillo June 28Richard Cunningham June 12 Walther Hoffman June 29Gary Lawson June 14 Dean Schmitz June 29
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Nominees for Council Officers – Fraternal Year July 2015 to June 2016
It is also time for nominations for offices for the 2015-2016 fraternal years.. Here are yournew officers as we will vote them in on June 4th for the new fraternal year.
Office 2015-2016 Fraternal year
Grand Knight Mike ColosiDeputy Grand Knight Kenn Manubay
Chancellor Karl HoffmanChaplain Fr. Patrick McDermott
Recorder Dan Miller
Treasurer Clifford FredericksonFinancial Secretary David Gedrose
Advocate Ray Grothe
Warden Joe PatnudeLecturer Mike Mallinger
Inside Guard Randy Kinsey
Outside Guard Rick OrdosOutside Guard Steven Weisdepp
Trustee Year 1 Darren JohnsonTrustee Year 2 Michael Reffner
Trustee Year 3 Ron DeGroot
Columbian Hall is currently accepting applications for Hall Manager
Please contact any member of the hall board for details or email resume to JackWinslow, President, Columbian Hall. [email protected]
Reminder: if you or any group that you are leading or associated with are using the hall formeetings, events, etc, it is YOUR responsibility to clean the hall after your event. This is thesame standard that we hold our renters to. Thank you for your continued support and pleaselet me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,Jack Winslow
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FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR’S MESSAGE
Dear Faithful Brother Knights
It will be a relatively quiet month of June before wekick off the summer. Wewill be electing newofficers at our JuneAssembly businessmeeting. Jim Pivec willbe retiring as our FaithfulPurser. Jim did a great jobover the last few yearsand I want to extend a bigThank You to him. Jimdoes a lot of other servicefor both the Council and
the Assembly, and I am lucky to be able to call him afriend. I really look forward to working with BillMcBride, who will be taking his place. He’s gotsome big shoes to fill but has lots of support aroundhim. Another tireless worker and volunteer who willbe retiring from our Assembly officers is FredWeisdepp. He has continued to volunteer frequently,despite having a lot of pain from an injured back.The world could use more people with Fred’spositive outlook and enthusiasm. We will bewelcoming Daniel Miller as our new Faithful InnerSentinel. The final position which will be turnedover is that of the Faithful Outer Sentinel, held bySean Johnson. Sean has graciously agreed to stepaside, to allow another new 4th degree brother, whois eager to serve, to take his place. Even thoughSean has young children at home and his wife iscurrently expecting, he still volunteers to helpfrequently. Sean misses more meetings than mostofficers because either his job has him travelling out
of town or he is coaching kid’s baseball. He steppedup to be an officer because he was asked to. Sean isalso very active in our Squires. I want to telleveryone how much I appreciate and respect Seanfor his service. I know that he will be there again toaccept a position when asked. We look forward toworking with Sean’s replacement, Randy Kinsey,who is also an energetic and enthusiastic volunteer.
The rest of your assembly officers will remain thesame. I am humbled by, and thankful for being ableto work with such a capable and gracious group ofCatholic men. I will list them here: Jack Winslow,Faithful Captain, Phil Kelley, Faithful Comptroller,Archpriest Lawrence Gosselin, Faithful Friar, MikeColosi, Faithful Admiral, Bill Safford, Faithful Pilot,Corb Thornton, Faithful Scribe, and finally, ourTrustees are Sam Pellegrino, Ron DeGroot, andMike Mallinger.
So as we start a new year, we will be focusing onnew membership and re-engaging our currentmembership who haven’t participated in a while.Please support our important fundraisers, such as theAuction on June 6th and our Cowboy BBQ inSeptember. Details to follow. Our next businessmeeting will be Thursday, June 25th. And our nextCorporate Communion will be Thursday, July 23rd atColumbian Hall.
Pax Domini Sit Semper Vobiscum,
Karl HoffmanFaithful Navigator
Brother Knights: The newsletter is the only way that many of our members get the news events of thecouncil. Many of these members are simply unable to attend our functions but are still interested in thecouncil. In order to continue mailing the newsletter WE NEED MORE ADVERTISERS. If you or someoneyou know would like to advertise in the bulletin the cost is $50.00 for a business size card or $100.00 for anad twice that size.
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Saturday, August 8th
1 PM – 4 PMOlympia council 1643 is your host council for this event and will provide Hot Dogs,Hamburgers, Each Council with provide Condiments, Soft Drinks, all disposable ware.PLEASE BRING A DISH WITH PLENTY TO SHARE!
Last name ending in:A-I: (i.e., baked beans, corn on cob, corn bread, watermelon, etc.)J-R: (Desserts, (i.e., cookies, pies, bars, cobblers, brownies, cakes, etc.)S-Z: Sides Salads (i.e., potato, pasta, veggie, fruit, etc.)Olympia’s Council 1643’s Columbian Hall will be operating the bar, (Cash Bar)
New this year we are going try something different and hold our own little (internal) custom car show in the bigfield ( On the grass by kitchen #2). So Brother Knights if you have a Vintage car, Hot Rod, Muscle car, Streetmachine, etc. Bring it out and show it off and let your brothers decided which are their favorite and go homewith a prize.
Council 1643 will be providing games for children and adults and if you want to help with the games pleasecontact us..
Please RSVP ASAP to Darren Johnson or [email protected] or your council Grand Knight to give us anaccurate head count for the burgers and dogs.
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ST. JOHN PAUL II IN AMERICA DOCUMENTARY
April 2 marked the 10 year anniversary of the deathof St. John Paul II. Prior to his death, the Knights ofColumbus was blessed to have collaborated with St.John Paul II on many important initiatives andprojects ranging from evangelization andcommunications to the defense of the family andreligious freedom. One of the most important goals ofSt. John Paul II was to foster unity across theAmerican continent. That hopeful vision has becomeour own as Brother Knights. The Supreme Council istherefore pleased to announce the release of a newdocumentary film celebrating St. John Paul II and hisimpact on the American continent.
John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continentexplores how the papacy of St. John Paul II left anindelible mark on the American continent. Driven byhis singular conviction of a “United AmericanContinent” under the patronage of Our Lady ofGuadalupe, John Paul II’s papal travels fromArgentina to Alaska that generated massive crowds,
shaped an entire generation and ultimately changedthe course of history. Narrated by actor Andy Garcia,the film features rare archival footage and insightfulanalysis from leading figures including Cardinal SeánP. O’Malley of Boston, Supreme Knight Carl A.Anderson, John Paul II biographer George Weigeland former Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro-Valls. Viewers will be both intrigued and moved bythe documentary’s unprecedented framework forunderstanding one of the giant figures of our times.
This film airs this month on national televisionnetworks as well as EWTN, CatholicTV and Salt +Light TV in Canada. For more information about thefilm, including broadcast times and how you canpurchase a DVD, please visit kofc.org/jpiifilm
Our council has ordered a copy of this DVD and weplan to have a “movie night” event sometime in thenear future when we will show this documentary.
WE HAVE REACHED OUR PENNIES FOR HEAVEN GOAL!!
The Pennies for Heaven (P4H) is a program initiated by the Washington State K of C Council to raise money tosupport vocations in our state The State Council assesses every local council $3.65 (1¢ per day) per member toraise funds for vocations. The assessment for this Fraternal Year (ending on June 30, 2015) four our FatherNichilas Rausch OSB Council 1643 was approximately $1,270.00. The proceeds from the Pennies for HeavenFund are donated to each of the state’s three diocesan bishops annually.
Thanks to the generosity of our members, and others who have contributed to this fund, we have reached ourgoal for this year and have submitted our payment to the Washington State Council.
Thank you to all who have contributed to this fund througout the past year. We will begin again in July tocontribute the the Pennies for Heaven fund for the next Fraternal Year (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016).
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MAY 2015 KNIGHT OF THE MONTH – JOE HERALD
The Officers of Nicholas A. Rausch Knights ofColumbus Council 1643 have selected Joe Herald tobe the May Knight of the Month. Thisaward is one of the highest that canbe awarded to a Knight.
Brother Knight Joe Herald joined theKnights of Columbus as a newmember of council 1643 inSeptember of 2014 and rapidlycompleted his 2nd and 3rd degreeexemplfications in January of 2015.
Joe and his wife Tabby were marriedin March of 1974. They have beenliving in Thurston County since 1983.In 1994, they became members of St.Michael Parish (after being membersof Sacred Heart Parish) and have three boys – Joe,Chris, and Danny. Joe has been a very active memberof the St. Michael Westside Community.
Joe retired from the Army in 1994. Shortly before heretired from the Army, he began selling Real Estate in1993 where he quickly became a top performer forCentury 21. He joined Van Dorm Realty in 2001 andhas been working there ever since.
Joe has been a very active Brother Knight almostfrom the day he became a member. He participated in
our very successful Tootsie RollDrive, has helped with setup,serving, and cleanup at events atSacred Heart’s Hallen Hall. Healso helps out at the SalvationArmy Homeless Shelter where heprepares meals, helps serve thepeople, and then cleans up after themeal. Most recently, he was therehelping out at the Kids Fish-inevent at Columbus Park that washeld at Columbus Park onSaturday, May 23rd. This very funand successful event gave kids up
to the age of 14 a chance to test their skills at fishing,eat free hot dogs, and play various games sponsoredby a variety of community organizations.
As you can see, Joe is strongly committed to servinghis community and his parish. We are especiallyblessed that he responded to Father Jim Lee’sinvitation to become a Knight and we are honored tohave Joe Herald as a fellow Brother Knight in ourcouncil.
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MAY 2015 FAMILY OF THE MONTH – CORBETT AND ELAINE THORNTON
Council 1643, Knights of Columbus is pleased toannounce the Family of the Month for May 2015 asthe Corbett and Elaine Thornton family. The Familyof the Month is a prestigiousaward whether local, State, orInternational, because theKnights of Columbus is a familyoriented organization andprovides the opportunity for aKnight's spouse and children tobecome involved with Council,Church, and Communityactivities. The Thornton’s are aprime example of this dedicationto our ethics and actions. Corbett and Elaine areactive members of St. Michael Church and enjoyparticipating in the adult choir, of which they havebeen members for many years.
Corbett Thornton is a 4th Degree Knight and is theAssembly's Faithful Scribe, recording and publishingregular monthly business meeting minutes and theofficer’s meeting minutes. He has been performingthis task for many years. He is also a member of the4th Degree Color Corps and participates at funerals,confirmations, and other 4th Degree ceremonials.
Corbett has assisted Tom Hruska at 40 Days for Lifewith attendance on Sunday afternoons at PlannedParenthood.
Corbett enjoys donning his Knight’s apron andhelping with food preparation at the Knight’s FishFries. Corbett and Elaine both help at the Cowboy
Barbecue, with Corbett cookingthe steaks, and Elaine helping inthe kitchen. Corbett also helpswith the donut sales after the 9:30Mass at St. Michael Parish. BothCorbett and Elaine have beeninvolved in past years withExemplification Ceremonies andother activities sponsored by theKnights
In addition to St. Michael Parish,both Corbett and Elaine are very active with thePilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of PerpetualHelp at St George Byzantine Parish. Corbett hasvolunteered with Holy Theophany Monasteryweekend clean-ups for the past two years. Both heand Elaine enjoy helping the Sisters of HolyTheophany whenever they can.
Corbett and Elaine have been blessed with twodaughters, Amy and Molly. Molly and her husband,Mike, have further blessed them with identical twoyear old twin grandsons, Maxwell and Henry.Corbett's dearly beloved mother, Thelma, is 105 yearsold! She is an inspiration to the entire family, and herlove and gentle spirit are a blessing to all.
Thank you Brother Knight Corb and Elaine for allthat you do. We are honored to have you as a fellowK of C family in our council and in our assembly.
Please Keep in Your PrayersThose who are sickCarole RobbinsSam PellegrinoRay DeTerra familyWalt Dale
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June 2015
Mon 1 Council Officers Meeting – 6PM @ Columbian HallFirst Degree – 7:30PM @ Columbian Hall
Thu 4 Council Business Meeting – election of officers &budget vote - 7:30 PM @ Columbian Hall (5:45 PMsocial & rosary)
Sat 6 Vocations Auction 6:30 PM @ Sacred Heart HallenHall
Thu 11 4th Degree Officers Meeting 5:45PM @ ColumbianHall
Thu 11 Squires Meeting 7:30PM @ Columbian HallSat 13 Fr. Pat’s party 6 PM @ Sacred Heart Hallen Hall
Sun 14 Flag Day 5:45 - Location to be determinedWed 17 Drexel House Dinner 4:15 PM @ Drexel HouseThu 18 Council officers installation 6 PM @ Columbian Hall –
Dessert social afterSun 21 Donut Sales after 7:30 & 9:30 AM Masses @ St. MikesThu 25 4th Degree Assembly Social, Rosary, and Meeting
6:30PM @ Columbian HallSat 27 Matthew Kelly 9 AM – 1:30 PM @ St. Mike’s (Knights
needed for hospitality – contact GK Darren Johnson)Sun 28 Human Life of Thurston County Annual Picnic 2 PM @
Millersylvania State ParkMon 29 Council Officers Meeting – 6PM @ Columbian Hall
First Degree – 7:30PM @ Columbian Hall
July 2015
Thu 2 Council Business Meeting @ Columbian Hall5:45 PM social & rosary. Business meeting @ 7:30PM
Thu 9 4th Degree Officers Meeting 5:45PM @ ColumbianHall
Thu 9 Squires Meeting 7:30PM @ Columbian HallTues 14 Schola Practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 16 4th degree officers installation 6:30 PM @ Columbian
HallSun 19 Donut Sales after 7:30 & 9:30 AM Masses @ St. MikesTues 21 Schola Practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event CenterThu 23 4th Degree Corporate Communion and Clam Bake
6PM @ Columbian HallSat 25 Bernie Tourney – 1PM @ Capital City Golf ClubMon 27 Council Officers Meeting – 6PM @ Columbian Hall
First Degree – 7:30PM @ Columbian HallWeds 29 Thru Sun Aug 2
Thurston County Fair ProLife BoothThurston County Fair GroundsSee info on page 9
Thu 30 PGK and Current Officers Potluck & BBQ5:45PM @ Columbian Hall