Father Maher Council #648, Jacksonville, Florida 1902 - 2016 VOLUME NO. 5 ISSUE 7

July, 2016 WWW.KOFC648.COM

FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT - John Bowsman:

Grand Knight’s Letter July 2016

Brother Knights,

As we begin a new Fraternal Year on July 1, 2016, we also look back on a very successful past year for

Father Maher Council #648 with Grand Knight, Frank Herrington, at the helm. We commend him for his

leadership which resulted in another "Star Council" year getting several new programs started of which

we all can be proud. Thank you to Brother Alfred Aviles, who has served in the position of Financial

Secretary the past three years, for a job well done.

I am excited about my role as Grand Knight for the coming 2016-2017 year and thank all of you for your

trust and support. Deputy Grand Knight, Joe Loewenguth, and other new officers will be a great help in

completing the following programs and goals for the following year:

Continue our community and family programs (Basketball Free-throw, Scouting program, Star viewing

Morning breakfasts, Tootsie Roll Program etc.)

Sponsor School programs for Drug Awareness, Keep Christ in Christmas and Alter Service Awards.

Establish a "Buddy" program for new Knights.

Beautification Days at the parishes.

Increase participation of members for meeting, council programs and events.

Review Fund Raising programs

Establish an Admission Degree (Formerly 1st First Degree) Exemplifications Team.

Qualify for Star Council.

Joe and Corky Loewenguth did one super job of organizing last week's Night at the Races. It was great

to have so many Brother Knights and new Brother Knights participate in the evening festivities. The

"Catholic Cook" prepared a superb meal, and I received many good comments and accolades from the

people who attended. Joe and Corky, again, GREAT JOB!

Continued>

Brother Greg Sauve' and the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society will be at St. Matthews Church for

celestial viewing the evening of July 9,2016. Bring the family and see the spectacular rings of Saturn,

the Moons of Jupiter among other interesting celestial objects. Viewing will begin at 8:30 pm. This

event is hosted by the Knights of Columbus Father Maher Council #648. There will be several telescopes

setup for viewing and soda, popcorn, and hot dogs on a donation basis. This is a quarterly family

program so let's all support this event!

Please voice your thoughts, ideas, and volunteer for the coming year. We need all Brother Knights to

take part in the good things the Father Maher Council #648 does for the Parishes and Community.

"Bound together by faith in Christ."

John Bowsman

Grand Knight

FATHER MAHER COUNCIL 648

Officers For The 2016-2017 Council Year

Grand Knight Deputy Grand Knight

John Bowsman Joe Loewenguth

904-465-1102 904-374-1099

jbows@comcast.net jjenguth@gmail.com

Fr. Jose Kuathinal

Chaplin

stmatthews@stmatthewsjax.com

Frederick Cristi Financial Secretary 770-500-6404 fredcristi@gmail.com Tom Measday Chancellor reunited2@aol.com Greg Sau’ve Treasurer gregsauve5082@comcast.net Sidney Gaines Recorder sgaines727@gmail.com Michael Winczewski Outside Guard mlwski1@gmail.com

Willie Trotter Advocate lbtrotter6564@aol.com Dr. George Maxwell Warden gcmax@comcast.net Tom Bunnow Inside Guard thccco@aol.com Kevin Baltes Inside Guard kbaltes@bellsouth.net Bob Richens Outside Guard brichens@comcast.net

Frank Rossi Trustee (1 Year) brooklynboy84@hotmail.com Gary Neill Trustee (2 Year) gjkneill@comcast.net Jerry Lusco Trustee (3 Year) luscojer04@bellsouth.net Henry Sanders Lecturer henrysanders205@gmail.com Frederick Cristi Newsletter Editor

Knight of the Month:

July 2016

Joseph Kanobroski

Newsletter Sponsors Needed

This is the beginning of our new year: 2016 - 2017 Please sponsor our News-letter with a $20 Contribution. Your contribution will help defray the cost of our Newsletter publication. Your name will be printed in each Newsletter for the entire year. Please help and be a sponsor today! To make a contribution, Please contact our Financial Secretary: Frederick Cristi 770-500-6404 or by email: fredcristi@gmail.com

Newsletter Sponsors:

Charles Glaratom James Carryl

Darian Q. Brown Fred & Gina Cristi

John Brzozowski Miles Batt

Raymond Kennedy J.R Velaro

Gary & Kim Neill Joseph Loewenguth

Dr. Alfred & Jill Aviles

Gonzalo Pizzarro

In Memory of Who Had Passed

John Brzozowski

Robert Balbach

Ed Cooke

Harley L. Brown

Corrine Moore

Pedro Claudio

George Deihl

Helen Bunnow

Earl Flournoy

Edward Bobola

Westley Herring

Nelson Aviles

Frank Moschella

William Tardiff

Stephen Swett

Bill Kuhn

Edward Kopeck

Patricia Capuano

Maria Torres

Roy Provost

Louis Sonny Gilman

Bruce Seldon

Betty Kopeck

All 3rd degree members in good standing, if you are interested in finding out how to advance to the 4th degree.

Please contact Ponce De Leon Assembly 152, Faithful Navigator, Jerry Lusco at: 904-465-6560 or send an E-mail to:

lustcojer04@bellsouth.net

Visit our Website:

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This is the official newsletter of Fr. Maher Council #648 Jacksonville, Fl.

This newsletter is published each month and on our website

www.kofc648.com. Any articles or picture should be submitted to

Fred Cristi Newsletter editor to fredcristi@gmail.com. Any questions

about the newsletter please call 770-500-6404

Prayer Intentions

Mary Cooke

Father Sal

Grace Brown

(wife of Harley)

Randall Hallman’s

(Sister in Law)

Don Detky”s

(Father & Mother)

Henry Sanders’ Father

Gary Neill’s Sister

Joe Rickey’s Mother

Miles Batt’s Mother

Leo Moore

Mike & Dot Cascone

Jim Fallon’s Mother

Robert Ewing’s Cousin

Nicholas Capuano

Raymond Taglione

Stanley Leverock

Joseph Kohten Sr.

Vincent H. Baltes

Robin Daniels

Marguerite Seldon

Fred Cristi’s Mother

Missy Good

Robin Daniels

If you have an email or Address change please let us know. We want to keep

our records up to date so that you do not miss out on Council news and

Events. Your help will be much appreciated. Please Contact Fred Cristi at

770-500-6404 or email at: fredcristi@gmail.com Thank you!!

Sacred Heart St Pius V

Most Holy Redeemer St Matthews

We are looking for help with the publishing of the Newsletter, and our

website. We are want to improve our Newsletter and need your help. We

are looking for volunteers to submit articles about past knights, the history

of our council, community events. Please Help. If you are interested,

please contact: John Bowsman: jbows@comcast.net, Joe Loewenguth:

jjenguth@gmail.com, and Fred Cristi at fredcristi@gmail.com.

Thank you

Fr Maher Council #648 For the Month Of July

Our General Meeting for June is Thursday July 14th with the pizza social starting at 6:15 and the meeting starting at 7:00.

On Saturday July 9th at 8:00 we will host celestial viewing of planets, stars, galaxies. Join us for Knights Under the Stars.

Ponce deLeon Assembly meeting July 21 at St. Matthews Catholic Church 7:00 PM Pizza Social starting at 6:15 PM

Pancake Breakfast July 24th at St. Matthews Catholic Church After the 8:30 and 10:30 Masses.

We need volunteers

At the next General meeting on July 14, 2016. We will be taking orders for KofC Pocket

emblems.

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Please note information below to be included in the Father Maher Council 648 newsletter for July 2016: Admission Degree (Formerly 1st Degree) Exemplification: None scheduled for July 2016 at this time. Formation Degree (Formerly 2nd Degree) Exemplification: None scheduled for July 2016 at this time. Knighthood Degree (Formerly 3rd Degree) Exemplification: None scheduled for July 2016 at this time. Patriotic Degree (Formerly 4th Degree) Exemplification: None scheduled for July 2016 at this time.

Scheduled for August 2016: A Patriotic Degree exemplification will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Holy Name of Jesus Cath-olic Church located at 345 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415. Candidate registration begins at 9:30AM. Patriotic Degree begins at 11:30AM. For additional information contact Master of the Patriotic Degree, Robert W. Read at 352-209-9302 or send E-mail to bob.read@embarqmail.com Or Faithful Navigator, Jerry Lusco at 904-465-6560 or send E-mail toluscojer04@bellsouth.net Or Faithful Comptroller, Richard Dolan at 904- 237-6922 or send E-mail to chiefdolan@hotmail.com. .

All information subject to change without notice. It is important that you contact the host council for cur-

rent information on a scheduled exemplification. In some cases an exemplification may be scheduled but,

due to an insufficient number of known candidates, the exemplification may be cancelled.