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Council Officers Chaplain—FR Paul Miskiewicz

Grand Knight—Bob Kula

Deputy Grand Knight—David Hinckley

Financial Secretary—Randy Schroeder

Chancellor—John Gavel

Recorder—Gordon Satkowiak

Treasurer—Rick Schulze

Advocate—Don Gibbs

Inside Guard—Al Derochers

Outside Guard—Tony Haponski

Three Year Trustee—Greg Edwards

Two Year Trustee—Mark Hale

One Year Trustee—Kel McDolald

Membership Director—Ray DeFreese

Warden—Chuck Paulus

Lecturer—Dr. David Mgbeokwere

Council Webmaster—John Halloran

District Deputy— Michael Gaines

(404) 771-0648

Field Agent—Aaron Cole (678) 544-0775

Council Directors

Pro-Life Director—Kel MacDonald

Church director—Bill Evon

Publicity Director—David Hinckley

Youth Director—Nick Ditto

Council Director—David Hinckley

Community Director—Vacant

Membership Director—Ray Defreese

Ladies Auxiliary Officers

President—Carolyn Kula

Vice President-Mary Millay

Secretary—Clare Evon

Treasurer—Mary Hale

Grand Knight’s Corner

Volume 2, Issue #7 (July 2017)

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KNIGHTLINE A Newsletter of Tara Council #6352,

481 Flint River Road, Jonesboro, GA 30238-3411

At least for today the rain has ended and this bright ob-

ject in the sky appears to be the sun. We needed rain but

it is nice to see the sun again and give the ground a

chance to absorb all the rainwater.

Next Saturday July 1st is our annual family 4th of July par-

ty starting at 11 AM. Bring the kids and have a great

time. We will start setup at 9 AM so feel free to come and

help.

Because of the 4th holiday, our monthly council business

meeting will be on Wednesday, July 5th, please plan to

attend.

A new item for the calendar is Tuesday August 1st. We

will once again be working with Social Justice at their an-

nual Back to School Carnival. We can use help so plan to

be there at 10 AM for setup in Founders Hall.

Officer installation will be held after the 4 PM mass on

July 8th with dinner to follow at the Hall.

Our battle with State & Supreme concerning non existent

members. Most of you have heard that it is next to im-

possible to get members removed from our roster. Even

if they have moved to who knows where and the Parish

verifies that they are no longer parishioners, we are still

charged both Supreme and State per capita on these

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Deputy Grand Knight

Gentlemen,

I am looking forward to this Fraternal Year. I see a great number of opportunities for you as a

member to be actively involved. If you have not had an opportunity to be involved last year please

rededicate your commitment to the council and our programs. ……………

As a council we are constantly assisting the parish and the local community with our charitable

works. While we support our community with our time our monitory support comes directly from

the success of our fund raising and recruiting events. The success of each event rest on the those

who help with the event. If you are not able to work an event , come eat, have your photo taken,

pick up a few items from the annual monastery sale. Sitting on the sidelines is not really a good op-

tion.

Fraternally yours David Hinckley Deputy Grand Knight Public Affairs Officer dgk@taracouncil.org

July

Saturday, July 1, 2017 Council 4th of July Picnic

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Council Business Meeting

Saturday, July 8, 2017 Installation Mass Ceremony & Dinner at Hall 4PM

Saturday, July 8, 2017 Work Day (8AM-12 Noon) Ladies Invited

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Officer & Six Point Meeting 6:30 PM & 7:30 PM Mens Club Meeting as well

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Monthly Event Senior Breakfast 07:30 set up for Breakfast 9:30 - 10:30 (after Mass) 2nd WED of the Month

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 First Degree Ceremony

Saturday, July 29, 2017 Council #7601 Installation of Officers at 4 PM

Saturday, July 29, 2017 Friar Santo Farewell weekend

August

12-Aug-17 Work Day

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Ladies,

We all bid farewell to a soggy June and look forward to the remaining summer months ahead. Ju-

ly 4th is a grand holiday with patriotism, food, fireworks and fresh fruits and vegetables. The

Knights brake with tradition and celebrate their picnic on the 1st.

The installation of new officers takes place this month and I thank Mary Millay, Clare Evon and

Mary Hale for all the help and support this past year. I believe we had a good year, had fun and

were financially able to provide more to our charity projects. Our Big Time BBQ Dinner was a big

project for us and it turned out to be a grand event. I look forward to the upcoming year and

hopefully we can do even more to add to the fun and excitement to being a member of the Ladies

Auxiliary. We need everyone’s input and ideas to make this work.

Our most recent project of the fans in the lounge is a great improvement to the comfort of the

room. And they look great! A big thank you to Nancy Paulus for undertaking this project.

Upcoming events to remember:

7/1 Picnic 7/5 Monthly Meeting 7/8 Officer Installation and Dinner 7/8 Work Day in the Hall 8-12 noon 7/12 Senior Breakfast 7/15 AARP Driving Class 8/1 Bookbag Event in Founders Hall 8/1 Ladies Auxiliary & KOC monthly meeting and Pot Luck 8/2 Bookbag Event at Clayton Village Mobile Home Park

July Birthdays:

7/5 Melanie Hardt,7/9 Mildred Green, 7/15 Mary Alice O’Sullivan,7/20 Barbara Bombardieri,

7/23 Teresa Ditto, 7/31 Clare Evon

July Anniversaries:

7/7 Lena Hester,7/18 Emelia Gavel, 7/23 Anna Schroeder

God Bless You and Have a wonderful July

Carolyn Kula, President

Ladies Auxiliary Presidents Corner

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I like reading Lorraine Murray’s column, entitled Faith and Values, in the AJC. In a recent col-umn she bemoans the lack of silence in our lives. Television holds court in our living rooms, with talking heads putting their own spin on what ought to be news, weather gurus predict the next cataclysm, ridiculous talk shows provide empty chatter, and we are besieged by tons of advertisement --- all at cranked up volumes. The areas which should be filled with calm, doctor offices and elevators, have “muzak” (not music). Some stores have such loud music playing over their systems that a hasty retreat is the best you can do. Computer generated calls and advertisements invade the refuge of our homes. When we do retreat to the refuge of our back yards, we are besieged by the noise of our neighbor’s leaf blower, lawn mover, and the rattle of heavy trucks. “Where is God? Why is He so far away?”, we ask. Perhaps the problem is that we spend so much time tweeting, texting, and making noise, that we do not hear Him. One of the psalms does state, “Be still and know that I am God.” It would be great if we could use our summer getaways, whether it be the ocean, the mountains, or our homes, to change from our routines. It would also be wonderful to take a vacation from noise everyday. Can you get away from the blaring noises? Can you turn off your phone, your tv, your radio? Can you turn off your e-mail and your text, at least for a little while, and attempt to pray? Mother Theresa of Calcutta and her Sisters did, and still do, fantastic work in very difficult cir-cumstances. She stated that the Sisters could not do what they did, unless they knew what

silence was. They did this be spending at least one hour of praying before the Blessed Sacrament each day. You don’t need to go away to a monastery for a retreat, but you do need to retreat from noise. Take a short vacation from noise each day. Blessings, Friar Paul

Chaplain's Corner

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Our Lady of Fatima 100th Anniversary Celebration

Fatima Centennial 1917—2017

We will celebrate the centennial starting in June. The statue of our Lady of Fatima will be in the sanctu-

ary after morning Mass till 5 PM. On the days our Lady appeared to the three children, Lucia, Francisco,

and Jacinta. Tuesday, June 13th; Thursday, July 13th; Saturday, August 19th; Wednesday, September

13th and Friday, October 13th. Each of these days we will pray the Rosary after Mass. We will also pray

the Angelus at noon and pray the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On Saturday, October 14th we will

pray a public Rosary at noon on the grounds of the Historic Courthouse in Jonesboro. Please join us in

praying to our Blessed Virgin Mary. Take the time, one hour a month, and visit with our lady.

members. Honorary & Life members are exempt, but we must pay for all others, even if their copy

of the Columbian is returned to Supreme by the USPS. It is a numbers and money game to keep

the $ flowing into State & Supreme. This is a national problem that everyone is aware of, but Su-

preme will not acknowledge it and fix it.

So whether or not you pay your annual dues to us, we are charged for you—a wasteful expense of

our funds. Last month our DGK David mentioned this in his newsletter article. He also requested

that you pay your dues. If you are no longer interested in being a member of the Knights, send us

a letter of resignation and we will attempt to have you removed. We have not received one letter

of resignation nor have we been overwhelmed with dues payments. Don’t continue to be an ex-

pense for the council if you are no longer interested. Help us keep our expenses down.

Hope you are having a good summer. See you at the picnic.

Bob Kula

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You and your family are invited to our party Saturday 1 July

Set up will begin at 9 AM

Don G will run our Horse Shoe Tournament

Bring a side dish and or Dessert

Come and have a little fun.