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Grand Knight’s Report June/July 2015 Well, it looks like y'all survived my three-year term as your Grand Knight! I was enormously honored to serve as the Grand Knight of council 6269. We are an amazing group of men, and we are blessed with the capability to make a difference in our community. We give freely to those in need through financial support, through our dedication to protect the unborn, through our comfort to those who lost a loved one, through our Unity, Charity, Fraternity, and our Patriotism. Gentlemen, I am not sure all of you understand the unique blessing you share to be able to call yourselves Knights of Columbus members of council 6269. You will never know, if you think it is just about dues and life insurance (but life insurance is important, right Andrew Tice?). There are things that other councils may do better than we do, but when it comes to opportunities for fellowship with other families of our Catholic faith (usually combined with raising money for worthy causes), I'll put our council up against any other. Picnics (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day), Father/child Campouts, family movie nights, Superbowl Party, Monday Night Football, BBQ cook-offs, Chili cook-offs, New Year's Party, Christmas Party, Easter Picnic, Halloween party, Texas Hold'em Tournaments, Elvis concerts, Softball games, Third Thursday Happy hour, group rosaries, Pro-life dinners, Religious Appreciation dinners…I could go on. The point is, don't waste your $50/year dues and find yourself some events to come to; they almost always include free food and drink. Our meetings are still on the first Thursday of every month at 8pm. If you have an idea, share it with us and maybe we can add it to the list above. I may be finished serving as your Grand Knight, but I'm not going anywhere! This fine organization is way too important to my family's spiritual, charitable and social life. I am excited about our new Grand Knight, Greg Little. I think he will do a much better job of keeping all of us informed about all those events I mentioned above through the magic of electronic communication. Go Greg! You want to see the installation of new officers, get some free food and maybe even some Knights of Columbus swag (yes, I said it). Come to the Grand Knight’s appreciation dinner on Thursday, July 9th at 6:30pm. Say goodbye to me and hello to Greg, Stewart, Chris, and others. Also, come join us for our 4th of July picnic after marching with us in the Arlington parade. Award winning Brisket will be served, bring a side or dessert. God Bless, Mike Lara Deputy Grand Knight’s Report Gentlemen, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Danny Lara for his service as Grand Knight for the past three years. Our council has had some nice improvements during this time. I also want to thank everyone for the chance to lead as Grand Knight. Our council is on the right path and I pray that I am worthy. Many people have already approached me with suggestions and I appreciate that. One that we will be implementing immediately is switching the newsletter to straight digital. It will be posted on our web site, www.KofC6269.org and also can be emailed to members. This measure will save our council hundreds of dollars a month. Fiscal responsibility and proper stewardship of the gifts of this council are paramount. Also, If you have not already seen our updated website, please get acquainted with it. It has a calender of events and other useful information. We are hoping to set up many more council activities and they will be posted there. Yours in Christ, Greg Little Old Timers’ Get Together The next get-together will be the third Thursday of the month at 12 noon. Please bring a dish to share and your favorite card or dominoes game. Let’s keep our friendships going because life is too short to let good friends and acquaintances go by the wayside. Looking forward to seeing you there!!!! Questions please call 817-465-3416 Edna 817-459-1198 Rosalee
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Grand Knight’s Report June/July 2015Well, it looks like y'all survived my three-year term as your Grand Knight! I was enormously honored to serve as the Grand Knight of council 6269. We are an amazing group of men, and we are blessed with the capability to make a difference in our community. We give freely to those in need through financial support, through our dedication to protect the unborn, through our comfort to those who lost a loved one, through our Unity, Charity, Fraternity, and our Patriotism. Gentlemen, I am not sure all of you understand the unique blessing you share to be able to call yourselves Knights of Columbus members of council 6269. You will never know, if you think it is just about dues and life insurance (but life insurance is important, right Andrew Tice?). There are things that other councils may do better than we do, but when it comes to opportunities for fellowship with other families of our Catholic faith (usually combined with raising money for worthy causes), I'll put our council up against any other.
Picnics (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day), Father/child Campouts, family movie nights, Superbowl Party, Monday Night Football, BBQ cook-offs, Chili cook-offs, New Year's Party, Christmas Party, Easter Picnic, Halloween party, Texas Hold'em Tournaments, Elvis concerts, Softball games, Third Thursday Happy hour, group rosaries, Pro-life dinners, Religious Appreciation dinners…I could go on.
The point is, don't waste your $50/year dues and find yourself some events to come to; they almost always include free food and drink. Our meetings are still on the first Thursday of every month at 8pm. If you have an idea, share it with us and maybe we can add it to the list above. I may be finished serving as your Grand Knight, but I'm not going anywhere! This fine organization is way too important to my family's spiritual, charitable and social life. I am excited about our new Grand Knight, Greg Little. I think he will do a much better job of keeping all of us informed about all those events I mentioned above through the magic of electronic communication. Go Greg!
You want to see the installation of new officers, get some free food and maybe even some Knights of Columbus swag (yes, I said it). Come to the Grand Knight’s appreciation dinner on Thursday, July 9th at 6:30pm. Say goodbye to me and hello to Greg, Stewart, Chris, and others. Also, come join us for our 4th of July picnic after marching with us in the Arlington parade. Award winning Brisket will be served, bring a side or dessert.
God Bless,
Mike Lara
Deputy Grand Knight’s ReportGentlemen,
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Danny Lara for his service as Grand Knight for the past three years. Our council has had some nice improvements during this time. I also want to thank everyone for the chance to lead as Grand Knight. Our council is on the right path and I pray that I am worthy. Many people have already approached me with suggestions and I appreciate that. One that we will be implementing immediately is switching the newsletter to straight digital. It will be posted on our web site, www.KofC6269.org and also can be emailed to members. This measure will save our council hundreds of dollars a month. Fiscal responsibility and proper stewardship of the gifts of this council are paramount.
Also, If you have not already seen our updated website, please get acquainted with it. It has a calender of events and other useful information. We are hoping to set up many more council activities and they will be posted there.
Yours in Christ,
Greg Little
Old Timers’ Get TogetherThe next get-together will be the third Thursday of the month at 12 noon. Please bring a dish to share and your favorite card or dominoes game. Let’s keep our friendships going because life is too short to let good friends and acquaintances go by the wayside. Looking forward to seeing you there!!!!
Questions please call
817-465-3416 Edna 817-459-1198 Rosalee
Respect Life Notes for June 2015It appears that we are on track for a good showing on three pro-life bills in the Texas Legislature. They passed the House and are now going to the Senate. HB 3374 requires physicians provide parents of unborn children with Down syndrome educational material. The bill was amended to exclude abortion as an option for information. HB 3074 requires hospitals provide food and water to terminally ill patients, if requested by the patient or the family of the patient. Since food and water are considered normal care, this codifies this practice. The vote was unanimous. HB 3994 tightens the restrictions on judicial bypass for abortions on minor girls.
I will keep track of these bills and their progress through the rest of the legislative session.
Upcoming Dates and Activities:Every Monday night, 7 pm at St Maria Goretti (SMG) - Cenacles of Life: Join us to pray two Rosaries for an end to abortion and euthanasia in front of the Tabernacle. We have been doing this prayer ministry for over 6 years. We're usually in the SMG Church but check the SMG bulletin or call Jerry to verify the location.
2d Saturday Rosary at Planned Parenthood - There is sidewalk prayer at Planned Parenthood, 6464 John Ryan, Fort Worth on Saturday Jun 13, 2015 from 8 - 10 am. All are invited to attend. Stand silently praying the Rosary. No signs, no personal talking, pray for an end to the horror of abortion. The killing has returned, taking place on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
June 26-28: There is a Vocations Awareness Program at the University of Dallas in Irving. Visit vapinfo.org or contact Father James Wilcox at 817-945-9320 or [email protected] for more information.
July 30: KATH 7th Annual Summer Speakers Series at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas with Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC starting at 6:30 with the presentation 7 pm. "Now is the Time of Mercy" The Marians of the Immaculate Conception (MIC) have a special dedication to all things Marian with a special affinity for the Divine Mercy. This should be a very fruitful event.
Vocation Corner:Our three new priests who were ordained May 23 are already serving in the Diocese. Father Michael Greco thanked the Knights during his first Mass at St Michael of Bedford, his pre-ordination parish. He is assigned to St Patrick's Cathedral as Parochial Vicar (Associate Pastor). Father Keith Hathaway, whose pre-ordination parish was St Jude's in Mansfield is assigned as Parochial Vicar to St Joseph's in Arlington and Father Ronaldo Mercado is assigned as Parochial Vicar to St Michael in Bedford. It is the custom to assign new priests to parishes other than their pre-ordination home parish. It helps the transition from seminarian to priest with all of the associated new responsibilities.
Our own seminarian Stephen Hauck has another year before ordination to transitional Deacon, having completed his pastoral year of service with Father Tom Kennedy in Pilot Point.
Pray for more vocations!
Submitted by Jerry Hauck
June BirthdaysRobert F Egler 1 Gregory R Schmeisser 18
Jeremy J Hyland 3 Dale G Bohannan 19
Tom J Weeks 3 Zachary R Rainey 19
James T Austin 9 C Jaime Villarreal 19
Rick H Casares 9 Dale M Le Mense 25
James E Flippo 10 Frederick H Maenza 25
Norberto F Poquiz 10 Omar Becerra 27
Laddie A Kaska 11 Jesus D Briceno 28
Jimmy RVelasquez
14 Salvador B Carrasco 28
John P Mireles 15 Louis W Thamez 28
Ronald C Pellegrini 15 Ray L Cotropia 30
Fabian Medrano 17 Paul G Procell 30
James J Manser 18
July Birthdays
Religious Appreciation DinnerWhen: August 3, 2015
Where: St. BartholomewFort Worth
Time: Doors open at 5:30; Dinner is at 7:00p.m.
6269 purchased thirty tickets, which will be available at our July 2nd Business Meeting. First Come/First Served.
Important Dates in JulyJuly 2nd, After the Business Meeting the St. Jude Association Board of Directors will meet to elect officers for the coming year.
July 9th, starting at 6:30 we have the Installation of Officers for Council 6269, and immediately after will be the Grand Knight’s Appreciation Dinner.
The St. Jude Association Board of Directors meeting that was originally scheduled for July 9th, will now be held on the third Thursday (July 16th) at 8:00p.m.
July 4th PicnicCome to our Picnic which starts AFTER we march in one of our country’s largest Independence Day Parades: Our very own Arlington parade.
Brisket and beer to be served. Bring a side dish of your choice. Everyone’s invited!!!
Family Movie Night, Summer 2015July 25th, Starts at 7:00 -- Movie TBA
2015 Dallas Cowboys Season Ticket RaffleWe need all our members to help us meet our goal of selling 1,000 tickets to earn money for our charities. If each member sells only ten tickets, we will meet our goal. Please contact John Poskey at 817-461-7179 to get tickets to sell.
As always, the drawing will be held at the Labor Day picnic in September, which gives us two months. Let’s make a determined effort to sell them all!
Randy S Peal 2 Robert G Rivera 16
Matthew C Lambert 5 Patrick Poskey 17
Antonio Munoz 5 Scott J Hoffman 18
Robert J Gerstenkorn 7 Dennis Poquiz 19
Marc A Hernandez 7 Carlos D Saldana 19
Nicholas A Teufel 7 Steven B Kuper 25
Greg C Frisina 8 Robert L Kubiak 26
Elroy J Leger 10 Mark A Baumgartner 30
Vincent S Ribaudo 13 Timothy J Beary 30
Chandler F Clark 14 Eric D Hansard 31
John C Header 14 Ryan S Huseman 31
Raymond M Kramer 14 Nolan H Huseman 31
St. Jude Council 6269 Proposed Budget Year July 2015---June 2016
ANNUAL INCOME Acct. # Description Amount 101 Dues & Fees 10,600.00 102 St. Jude Snack Bar 27,000.00 104 Miscellaneous 11,000.00 105 Softball Fees 300.00 106 New Years Eve 2,000.00 110 Non Council Funds(for seminarians) 6,000.00 115 Cowboy Raffle 15,000.00 (est) 124 Entertainment Ticket Income 1,000.00 (est)
Total Income 72,900.00 (-4400.00) ANNUAL EXPENSES 201 St. Jude Rent 9,600.00 202 St. Jude snack Bar 10,000.00 203 Kitchen 1500.00 204A Beer & Kitchen Licenses & Permits 3,500.00 204B Sales & Use 2,600.00 205 State Convention 500.00 206 Monthly Functions 7,900.00 207 Installation Dinner 1,800.00 209 Youth Activities 1000.00 210 Awards & Appreciation 2,000.00 211 Office Supplies 500.00 212 Postage 1000.00 213 Salary 1,200.00 214 Journal 2,000.00 215 Cowboy Raffle Expense 4,200.00 (est.) 215A Cowboy Charity 9,790.00 (est.) 216 Bank Fees 500.00 217 Per Capita Supreme 2,925.00 218 Chapter Dues 500.00 221 New Years Eve 2,000.00 222 Softball (State. Umpire, etc.) 1,000.00 223 Non Council Funds (for seminarians) 6,000.00 224 Entertainment Ticket Expense 885.00 (est.) Total Expenses 72,900 .00
St. Jude Council Bingo Budget Proposed
Budget Year July 2015----June 2016 ANNUAL INCOME Acct. # Description Amount 300 Bingo Income 270,000.00 Total Income 270,000.00(+12,500.00) ANNUAL EXPENSES 401 Bingo Supplies 1,500.00 401A Bingo Supplies, Paper 6,500.00 401B Bingo Supplies, Pull Tabs 12,000.00 402 Taxes & Licenses 40,000.00 403 Rent 78,000.00 404 Advertising (church & news line) 3,200.00 406 State convention 950.00 407 Payroll 53,000.00 408 Payroll Taxes 18,500.00 Sub Total 213,650.00 405 Charity Total-------------------------------------------(56,350.00)(+7,000.00) 405 Charity (uncategorized as voted @meetings) 11,000.00 405A Seminarians/vocations 3,000.00 405B Masses & Pastoral 2,000.00 405C Religious Appreciation 3,000.00 405D Food & Lunch Programs 4,000.00 405E Flowers & Memorials 1,200.00 405F Right to Life 4,000.00 405G State Charity Funds 3,500.00 405J Grand Knight’s Charity 1,750.00 405K Scholarships 1000.00 405L St. Vincent DePaul Picnic 500.00 405M St. Maria Goretti School & Kountry Karnival 2,500.00 405N Noreens Nourishment 500.00 405O Meals on Wheels 1,200.00 405P Youth Activities 4,500.00 405Q St. Vincent DePaul Society 1,200.00 405R Boy Scouts of America 3,500.00 405S Girl Scouts 3,100.00 405T Ulster-Project Arlington 3,100.00 405U St. Vincent's Mardi-Gras 300.00 405V SMG Hope Ministries 500.00 405W St. Joseph Catholic School 500.00 Total Expenses 270,000.00 56,350.00
2015 National K of C Softball Tournament Coming to Arlington, Texas
The softball tourney consists of various divisions (Minimum 4 teams) with no prior softball tourney finishing required.
July 18-19, 2015 • Randol Mill Athletic Complex
Hotel Special Room Rate - Crowne Plaza Arlington Suites$107 plus tax per night
Brandon Batchelor (817) 394-5800 [email protected] Cutoff Date for Special Rate - July 3rd
The divisions of the softball tournament include:
Open Division Any Knight of Columbus can play in this division
Masters Division Any Knight of Columbus who has attained the age of 35 Years of age in 2015
Seniors Division Any Knight of Columbus who has attained the age of 45 Years of age in 2015
Fraternal Division Any Knight of Columbus can play in this fun division
Co-Ed Any Knight of Columbus and his wife, girlfriend or daughter of a Knight of Columbus
The only requirement in any of the divisions is that you must be a Knight of Columbus who wants to have a great fraternal time with fellow brother Knights.
Questions? Contact Past President Larry Kuciemba at 713-296-9387 (call or text) or [email protected]. For more info, rules and entry forms visit: www.nationalkofcsoftball.org
Arlington KC 6269 proudly hosts
Tournament
2015 National K of C Softball Tournament Coming to Arlington, Texas
July 18-19, 2015 • Randol Mill Athletic Complex
Hotel Special Room Rate - Crowne Plaza Arlington Suites
Brandon Batchelor (817) 394-5800 [email protected] Cutoff Date for Special Rate - July 3rd
Arlington KC 6269 proudly hosts
36TH ANNUAL
So�ball
Local Attractions
2625 S. Cooper St. ARLINGTON
PRESENTS
TOURNAMENT
Friday, July 10th
Proceeds Benefit
St. Maria Goretti CRHP Retreat
Tournament begins @ 7 pm
Registration @ 6:30 pm
$40 Entry
$10 Add-On and Rebuys (for 1st hour)
Cash payout (1/2 to charity, 1/2 to winners)
To hold your spot or ask questions: Chris Patterson 817-228-8594
2625 S. Cooper St. ARLINGTON
PRESENTS
TOURNAMENT
Friday, August 28th
Proceeds Benefit
St. Maria Goretti School
Kountry Karnival
Tournament begins @ 7 pm
Registration @ 6:30 pm
$40 Entry
$10 Add-On and Rebuys (for 1st hour)
Cash payout (1/2 to charity, 1/2 to winners)
To hold your spot or ask questions: Chris Patterson 817-228-8594
June/July 2015
K of C Hall Voicemail 817-461-6269 Programs Director Greg Little 817-832-8315
Church Director Tim Beary 817-307-5752
Elected Officers(*) Vocations Chairman Jerry Hauck 817-637-9381
Grand Knight* Mike Lara 817-319-3661 Community Director
Deputy Grand Knight* Greg Little 817-832-8315 BBQ Chairman David Lara 817-233-4533
Chancellor* Chris Patterson 817-228-8594 Health Service Gerald Brown 817-992-1973
Recorder* KC Bindel 817-996-5127 Council Director Ken Johnson 817-891-4653
Treasurer* Tom Kartheiser 817-233-1781 Family Director
Advocate* Jerry Hauck 817-637-9381 Youth Director KC Bindel 817-996-5127
Warden* Joe Carmona 817-965-6838 Membership Director Stuart Wessel 817-453-9194
Inside Guard* Tim Beary 817-307-5752 Recruitment Committee: Steve Webb 817-501-1027
Outside Guard* Gerald Brown 817-992-1973 James Theriot 817-459-1198
Trustees* (3 year) Todd Boyles 817-789-5063 Todd Boyles 817-789-5063
(2 year) Steve Webb 817-501-1027 Retention Chairman Mike Lara 817-319-3661
(1 year) James Theriot 817-459-1198 Softball Chairman David Lara 817-233-4533
Chaplain Good of the Order Billy Hill 817-277-9609
Financial Secretary Bill Cotter 817-709-3542
Lecturer Denis Bonifert 817-465-5972 Pro-Life Chairman Jerry Hauck 817-637-9381
Insurance Agent Andrew Tice 817-829-1515 Veterans Affairs Mike Downes 817-807-0584
District Deputy #24 Ken Johnson 817-891-4653 Bingo Chairman Ken Johnson 817-891-4653
Bar Manager Tom Kartheiser 817-233-1781
Facility Manager Ken Johnson 817-891-4653 Journal Articles [email protected]
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PAIDArlington TXPermit No. 64
Council 62692625 S. Cooper StreetArlington, Texas 76015
