Knights Knews December 2014 - Volume 143 Published monthly by: Knights of Columbus SIMI VALLEY COUNCIL, NO 5803 District 70 Division 5 1255 East Patricia Avenue http://www.kc5803.org/

DECEMBER 2014 HandiCapables Lunch - Dec 6 (Rick Ostrich 501-8818)

Yaw Yaw Christmas Party - Dec 12 Toy Give away STRL - Dec 13 (Tony Demarco 558-4328)

Blood Drive - Dec 20 (Paul Friedeborn 297-6473) Kids Christmas Party - Dec 21 (Andy Prete 910-0347)

New Year’s Party - Dec 31 (Jerry Myszkowski 522-1641)

JANUARY 2015 Family Dinner - Jan 18 (Andy Prete 910-0347)

Membership Drive - Jan 18 (Tony Demarco 558-4328) Family Mass - Jan 25

Pro Life Breakfast - Jan 25 (Tony Lemos 584-3803) First Degree - Jan 27 (Tony Demarco 558-4328)

Charter Night - Jan 30 (Paul Burke 581-1175)

FEBRUARY 2015 Super Bowl Party - Feb 1 (Ron Huerth 231-3193)

Partners in Service Dinner - Feb 8 (Bill Alexander 527-4720) Family Dinner - Feb 15 ((Andy Prete 910-0347)

Ash Wednesday - Feb 18 Lenten Fish Fry Starts - Feb 20 (Jorge Curiel 526-5188)

MARCH 2015

Annual Retreat - Mar 6-8 (Mike Palacios 581-9506) St Patrick’s Day Dinner - Mar 15 (Ron Huerth 231-3193)

Blood Drive - Mar 25 (Paul Friedeborn 297-6473) Palm Sunday - Mar 29

APRIL 2015 Easter - Apr 5

Family Mass & Pro Life Breakfast - Apr 12 (Tony Lemos 584-3803) Casino Night - Apr 18 (Jerry Myszkowski 522-1641)

Family Dinner - Apr 19 (Andy Prete 910-0347) International Dinner - Apr 26 (Cliff Wirtz

UPCOMING EVENTS

Council Calendar: www.kc5803calendar.com

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2014 - 2015 OFFICERS Grand Knight . SK Andy Prete 910-0347 Spiritual Advisor SK Deacon Terry Reibenspies 390

-0745 Deputy Grand Knight SK Bob Spielman 522-8446 Chancellor SK Tony DeMarco 558-4328 Warden SK John Antonacci 559-2944 Recorder Jeff Sage 813-2599 Financial Secretary SK Gil Lindberg 583-0725 Treasurer SK PGK Norm Ouellete 551-3704 3rd Year Trustee SK PGK Rick Ostrich 501-8818 2nd Year Trustee SK PGK Gene Walinski 583-4833 1st Year Trustee SK PGK Gerry Riss 522-8300 Advocate SK Bob Smith 578-0434 Guard SK John MacKensie 522-6989 Guard SK Chris Smith 579-7373 Guard SK Jason Stevens 390-8332

District Deputy SK Michael Ohler DD70 231-0677 Insurance Representative SK Willie Romero 522-1916 Bulletin Editor SK Fred Valdez 428-6413

COUNCIL 5803 EVENTS FAMILY EVENTS CHAIRMAN

Fish Fries—1st Friday . . Jorge Curiel (Cecilia) 526-5188 (Lenten Fish Fries, Mar-Apr) Jorge Curiel (Cecilia) 526-5188 Columbus Day Dinner . . Lu Gammariello 522-9548 Tony Gammariello (Lee) Thanksgiving & Turkey Shoot . . Tony Demarco (Suzette) 558-4328 Tony Lemos (Loretta) 584-3803 Monday Night Football . . . . . PGK John Linscott (Chair) 527-7188 Monday Night Football . . . . PGKRon Huerth (Co-Chair) 526-4935 SuperBowl Party . . PGK John Linscott / Ron Huerth St Patricks Day Dinner . . . . . . . PGK Ron Huerth 526-4935 Youth Activities Director . . . . . Healthy Living Director . . . . . Frank Wilhelmi (Jo) 526-6194 Cinco de Mayo . . Tony Demarco (Suzette) 558-4328

COUNCIL 5803 EVENTS FAMILY EVENTS CHAIRMAN

Fr. McGivney’s Birthday—8/12 OPEN Golf Tournament PGK Ron Huerth (Lois) 526-4935 Installation of Officers PGK Al McKinley (Jo) 527-2056 PGK Testimonial Dinner PGK Ron Huerth 526-4935 Bishop Fishing Trip PGK Bill Alexander (Lori) 527-4720 Christmas Cards PGK Norm Ouellette 551-3704 K of C 5803 Toy Drive Tony Demarco (Suzette) 558-4328 International Dinner/Vocation Sunday PGK Cliff Wirtz (Paula) 208-8970 Charter Night Paul Burke (Lisa) 581 1175 Annual Men’s Retreat PGK Mike Palacios (Lois) 581-9506 Chili Cook Off—June PGK Rick Ostrich 501-8818 Turnover Dinner PGK Al McKinley (Jo) 527-2056 Membership Tony Demarco 558-4328 Memorial Mass PGK Al McKinley 527-2056 Bingo PGK Cliff Wirtz (Paula) 208-8970

COMMUNITY EVENTS CHAIRMAN Helping Hands OPEN PADS PGK Rick Ostrich (Betsy) 501-8818 Homeless Dinner Tony Loniero (Catherine) 527-2254 Bob Joyce 526-2220 MRC Tootsie Roll Drive Oct 2011 Tony Demarco 558-4328 Christian Service Program PGK Earl Todd (Angie) 818-312-0802 Pro-Life Breakfast Tony Lemos (Loretta) 584-3803 George Lemos (Sandy) 584-9816 Blood Drive Paul Friedeborn (Adelina) 522-6080 Simi Valley Days Robert T. Spielman (Mary) 522-8446 Various Food Drives Scholarship PGK Herman Conant (Jean) 581-2332 Free Throw Contest PGK George Gnesda 522-5699 Hanicapable Lunch PGK Rick Ostrich 501-8818

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I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving with your families. The council had a busy month in November with many events. The Thanksgiving dinner and turkey shoot was well attended and fun had by all. We also had a wonderful Memorial Mass chaired by PGK Al McKinley. We have quite a few events in December. Please look under events in this bulletin and choose the one you want to work on. To help out, call the event chairman and get involved. Merry Christmas God Bless All, Andy Prete Grand Knight

GRAND KNIGHT REPORT

Christmas, hope for human-ity. That the birth of the Redeemer may bring peace and hope to all people of good will.  Parents. That parents may be true evangelizers, passing on to their children the precious gift of faith

THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS

PICTURES FROM THE PAST All right ladies, now it’s your turn. Who are these lovely ladies??

Left to right: Al Coster, Bill Fischer, Loren Lungren, Bill Szombathy, Jack White and unidentified. PGK Bill Martin and PGK George Gnesda identified them correctly.

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DON’T FORGET TO BRING AN UNWRAPPED TOY TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

TEN DOLLAR VALUE TOY FISH FRY AND GET A FREE FISH DINNER

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER

AND HELP A GREAT CAUSE.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TOY DRIVE

DECEMBER 13TH ON DECEMBER 12TH WE NEED TRUCKS AT THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL AT 8 AM READY TO LOAD AND BRING THE TOYS OVER TO SAINT ROSE OF LIMA AND UNLOADED AND DONE BY 930 AM (BECAUSE SCHOOL IS STILL IN AND CHILDREN ARE THERE) SORTING THE TOYS OUT AND FILLING THE BAGS FOR THE CHILDREN ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB TO GET DONE WE NEED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO DO THIS JOB SO WE CAN GET DONE EARLY THAT DAY IT HAS TO BE DONE THAT DAY!!!!!!! DECEMER 13TH WE NEED PEOPLE TO HELP IN THE PAR-ISH HALL SETTING CHAIRS AND TABLES AND GET-TING AND GETTING READY IN THE MORNING AND WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE TO HELP TAKE BAGS OF TOYS TO CARS WHEN THEY ARE LEAVING. THE LAST THING WE NEED TO DO IS TO GET THE PAR-ISH HALL READY FOR BINGO. CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMTION: 805-558-4328 TONY DEMARCO

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO BROUGHT AN UN-WRAPPED TOY TO THE THANKSGIVING DINNER AND THOUGH OUT THE YEAR. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON. YOU MADE MANY CHILDREN HAPPY THIS YEAR. Tony DeMarco

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DEACON’S CORNER How Do You Recognize Jesus?

Many of us would say we would recognize Him in the Nativity scene. Others would say I recognize Him in the miracles He performed. Still others would say I see Him in His crucifixion, death and resurrection. How about you? Do you see Christ in those who are desperate, needy, for-gotten? Do you see Him in those who sleep on park benches with nothing more than a blanket for a roof: Mother Teresa famously said she saw Christ in the "distressing disguise of the poor". It is a disguise that calls out to us for love. It asks for acceptance in a world that prefers rejection; it seeks dignity in a world that has taken that away. Jesus walks with us on our journey. And He will stay if we only invite Him. The Jesus who stands at the door and knocks, stands too, at the door of our hearts. Do we recognize Him? We need to keep our eyes and our hearts open to His presence in our lives. Christ may ap-pear in ways we never expect. St. Matthew's gospel: "Whatever you did to the least of these, you did to Me." (25:40) Let us pray to have eyes to see this Christ in all those we encounter. And may we al-ways invite the risen Christ to be our companion on the journey, as long as that journey may last, wherever that road may take us. Deacon Terry

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Andrew Cicoria 12/01 James R. Gnesda 12/03 Antonio Lemos 12/03 Efren Pizano 12/06 Ron Huerth 12/08 David R. Morley 12/10 Anthony Loniero 12/13 Ron Berkowitz 12/14 James Mulvihill 12/17 Ignacio M. Perez 12/17 George Lemos 12/18 Albert E. Pearson 12/18 Robert Gilenberg 12/21 Chris Smith 12/22 Eugene Walinski 12/22 Richard H. Case 12/22 M. Willkomm 12/26 Kyle Pratt 12/26 James Pratt 12/28 Frank Saraceno 12/29 Eric Millan 12/30

INSURANCE REPORT

Scrooge Didn’t Believe We can all remember the story of Scrooge and his fail-ure to believe in the spirit of Christmas. To all but the Scrooges of the world, the celebration of the birth of Christ brings with it a warm feeling of family ties, a joy and pleasure that our faith brings to others. That same warm feeling comes from owning life insur-ance. Just knowing that, because of what you have planned, your loved ones will have joys and comforts for years to come if something should happen to you. I don’t think Scrooge would have believed in life insur-ance either, but men of good will do. And the world is a better place because of them. Through life insurance, they know that comfort and security will not be for only one day, but instead, a gift that will provide for their loved ones for years to come. This Christmas, give a gift of security and protection. I hope to hear from you. Happy and Holy Holidays to all of you, Willie Romero FICF

SK Willie Romero Supreme Insurance Field Agent

805-522-1916 Bus 805-813-6707 Cell

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I don't think it is too early to start thinking about our annual fishing trip. How many times have you said to yourself that you should go on the trip at least once? This trip should be on your bucket list. Start thinking now and be ready when the next trip comes around. The annual Men's KCO (K of C Outdoor Club) fishing trip to the Bishop Creek area of the Eastern Sierra's is be held on the 1st weekend of October (10/1/15-10/4/15). Join me and 40-50 of your Brother Knights, friends, and families for a great weekend. In addition to the South Fork of Bishop Creek that runs through the campground, there are the South Lake, North Lake, Lake Sabrina and Intake 2 fishing areas nearby. The event is held at the Creekside RV Park with campsites, RV sites, and trailers available for rent. You must make your own reservation for sites. They hold a few sites for us but they are first come-first serve. Contact the office at Creekside for a reservation of your desired site. Be sure to tell them that you will be part of our group. They may be reached at 760-873-4483. Activities include a fishing derby with many prizes (adults and kids, de-pending on attendance), a BBQ Tri-Tip Dinner on Saturday Night, and card games almost every night. If we have enough interest and help we may have a Sunday morning breakfast. Beautiful mountain (elevation 8300 ft at the campgrounds) scenery, good fishing (trout up to 5 lbs) and good people. You shouldn't pass it up. Ask anybody that has ever gone, they will tell you what a great weekend it is. This event is open to Council and Assembly members, their families, and friends. We generally have only male guests (let your wives and daughters have a "ladies night out" with other fishing trip widows). Lets hope that the weather, the Edison Company, and assorted others allow for more water into South Lake, Lake Sabrina, and the creeks. Like all of California, the Eastern Sierras need water/rain/snow. Let us pray that our drought ends before we have more serious water shortages and possible ration-ing. Special Note: The pond within the Creekside Campgrounds continues to be under control of the California Department of Fish and Game. They stock the pond on their schedule. All normal Fish and Game laws apply. For more information, please contact me at a Council or Assembly Event or call me. SK Bill Alexander PGK KCO Club Event Chairman 805-527-4720

BEREAVEMENT & FRATERNAL REPORT My Brothers and their Families; A friend of our Council and of mine was honored by the Joseph Barry Council #2520 last Octo-ber 25th his name is Douglas W Quinn he is now a PGK. As he was Grand Knight last year. He sent me the booklet from his Testimonial Dinner . Doug joined our Council # 5803 and I brought him in 1994 and was very active in our council until he went back to New York in 2000 and to take care of his Mom who was in ill health at that time. His wife name was Debbie so my knickname for them was the DOUBLE D’s. What type a friends they were , in July of 2002 they met me in Coopertown N.Y. at the Baseball Hall Of Fame [in which is like driving from Simi To Las Vegas]and we visited for the day and we keep in contact threw the mail and the phone. Congratulations my friend it’s about time. A great Brother & Friend Vladimir Fofanoff who has been battling Cancer Passed away in Hayden Idaho where he retired to. He never was an officer in our council but he very much a working part of of it as he helped with just everything we did where we needed help till he went to be with his son in Idaho. To Ryta and the rest of fofanoff’s family our Love & Prayers are with them in their loss. If anyone would like to contact Ryta here is their address and phone # 1511 W. Ulysses Ave. Hayden Idaho 83835 208-416-1961. At the end of October their were the services for Elder Laija the sister of Wilda Rodriguez & the wife of FN. Anthony Rodriguez those helping with the Bethany at that timt were PGK.s Russ Ireland, George Gnesda, John MacKenzie, Bob Joyce, Tom Morrisary, and Pat Sullivan Condolences also go out to the Bill And Sharon Martin and their family as Bill’s Sister who was a Nun Sister Mary Louise Martin passed away back East keep one and all with our love & Prayers . Please keep in our prayers the following who are in ill health especially Dave Tellez who is having a back operation on the 3rd. of Dec., and Dominic Costanco also a Back Operation The Cancer Crew Ginger Trematore, Pat and Jan Moran,Trudy Costanzo, Andrew Cicoria, John Erickson {Fred’s Son], and Josephine Valdez {Fred’s Wife}, who are being treated one way or another at this time. Alan Canfield, Jeff Sage, Louis Sanchez, John Linscott PGK., Rachel McCracken [ PGK. John’s wife] Jan Strojeck [Deceased PGK. Gene Strojeck], PGK John Mitchell & Son Jack, Tyler Ritch, , Joe Trematore, Richard Case, Harold "Chris Lev Jr., Pat Silvestri, Michael Wilkomm, Afra Rodgers [Ralph’s wife], Tom Susan’s [son of deceased brother Tom Susan’s] , Ann Bansbach [wife of deceased brother Herb Bansbach], Lois Huerth [PGK. Ron’s wife], Dan & Carmel Kelly, Jim Fabry’s [Mother in Law], Josephine Valdez [Fred’s Wife], Paul Friedeborn Family,Kittie Fidermutz [Lonnie Todd's Daughter], Peggy Giarrussio [Gerald's Wife] Ari Conner [ Wife of Blair], Dante Ferrari [Patrick Ferrari son] Jack White: Chelsea White { Jack's Grand-daughter], Ann Crane [Tony’s Wife] Thomas Riss [ PGK. Gerry's Brother], Sue Riss [Sister], Teri Hoskins [Tim's Wife], Bernice Hansen, Debbie Hollar, and,, and G.K. Gene Walinski's Mom Maryann Walinski .   Please continue praying for our serviceman and women, as they continue to serve throughout the world, helping to maintain peace and the ideals of our country. My Brothers, if you know of someone in your family, or a friend who is in ill health, who needs our prayers, please give us a call at the phone numbers below to let us know. It gives me a privilege of announcing that PGK. Ron Huerth is becoming a part of our ministry as a Co- Chairman along with Bill and our wives. Peace and God Blessings always, PGK. Al & Jo McKinley 527-2056 PGK. Bill & Lori Alexander 527-4720 PGK. Ron Huerth 526 - 4935

Annual Bishop Fishing Trip Only 11 months to go

October 1-4, 2015

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Annual Handicapables Luncheon On Saturday December 6th. our Knights of Colum-bus Council # 5803 of Simi Valley will be putting on it's Annual Handicapables Lunch-eon at St. Rose of Lima Church and Hall. The Mass will begin at 11:30 A.M. with the luncheon beginning at 12:30 P.M.. The luncheon will consist of Ham, Salad, Mash Potatoes, Vegetables, Rolls, desert, and drinks. With Music, gifts, and a program put on by the Girl Scouts. If anyone wishes to help, please call Rick Ostrich at 805-501-8818.

CHARTER NIGHT 2015

If you haven't done so yet please mark your calendar for Jan 30 at St Rose of Lima hall for a most memorable evening. Charter Night celebrates the Knights and their families who gave birth to our council forty-nine years ago. It's a time to give thanks to these families who strug-gled to make ends meet, many times out of their own pockets, to provide the resources for our council to sur-vive. We recognize the vision and sacrifice of these families to provide the next generation with a viable council that is strong only because of the leadership and direction of these original members. Please join us in honoring the charter members for their lasting contributions at this great event. Cost for the evening will be $12.00 per person for an out-standing catered meal. RSVP is a must as we are limited to 80 dinners. Please Call Paul & Lisa Burke at the num-ber below as soon as possible. Please take the time to come to this important event. There is no charge for Charter members and a guest. Social time with bar at 6:00 followed with dinner at 7:00 We need volunteers for setup and cleanup. To RSVP or to sign up to help please call: Paul Burke at 581-1175.

DATE TEAMS TIME Dec. 1 Miami at NYJets 5:30 Dec. 8 Atlanta at Green Bay 5:30 Dec. 15 New Orleans at Chicago 5:30 Dec. 22 Denver at Cincinnati 5:30 Monday Night Football. Doors open at 4:00 PM Come on down and have a good time and a great meal for $5.00

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 2014

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PADS Starts in November and we are in need of volunteers for the overnight homeless shelter on Sundays and Wednesdays at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The shelter is open from No-vember 1 to March 31 every year. The volunteers arrive at 7pm to setup cots and put out snacks, then hang out, chat and watch a movie with the cli-ents. You spend the night in your sleeping bag on a padded cot. We server some snacks in the morning, cleanup and are out of the hall by 7am on Monday morning. You will always be teamed up with an experienced monitor so you are never alone. Please pray about it and consider giving the Lord twelve hours to help the less fortunate. After doing it just once you will truly appreciate all the blessings God has given you, while helping those who are going through some rough times

SAVE THE DATE Jan 11 - 4th Degree Family Mass Jan 23 - 4th Degree Day at the races & pot luck Mar 22 - Disabled Veterans lunch April 18 - Casino Night May 17 - Annual Ladies Lunch CALL OUTS We recently had a couple of Call Outs and I would like to thank the Sir Knights that participated for taking the time to represent our Assembly. The first one was on Veteran's Day, Nov 11 at Lemon Park. There were about 12 Sir knights there for a very moving ceremony honoring our veter-ans. On Sunday, November 23 there was a Color Corps Call-out at St Paschal in Thousand Oaks for the installation mass of Fr. Michael Rocha, new pastor of the par-ish. At this time there are no call outs scheduled. I would like to encourage our newer Sir Knights to consider participating in call outs in the future and also consider buying regalia. If you are interested, call the Color Corps Commander, Mike Palacios.

4TH DEGREE CORNER SERVING THOSE IN NEED

I would like to thank all of the good people at St. Rose of Lima who have supported our program this past year. We are currently supporting 100-120 families per week. As we near the end of the year we are preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are in need of the fol-lowing items: stuffing mix, gravy, canned corn and mixed vegetables, etc. We will also work with the Knights of Columbus to collect toys for the children’s Christmas Party. May God bless you, Earl Todd

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AWARDS AWARDS

Presented to Tony Demarco and Bob Smith for recruiting

Star Council award presented to PGK Rick Ostrich by GK Andy Prete

Family of the month presented to Chris Smith by GK Andy Prete

Name badge presented to Michael Davis by Tony Demarco

Knight of the month presented to Paul Como by GK Andy Prete

Knight of the month presented to Tony Demarco by GK Andy Prete

Awarded for service to the Order with distinction during the first year of membership, the “Shining Armor Award” is given to those men that exemplify what a true Knight of Co-lumbus is. The concept of the “Shining Armor Award” program is to get new members active in the many facets of the Knights of Columbus as early as possible and assist in maintaining that activity and also honor them as a valued member of our council.

The award was presented to James Nassour by GK Andy Prete at a recent Council Business meeting.

Flag presented to Council 5803 by Dominick Costanzo

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What was the best part of the evening, the deli-cious turkey dinner prepared by Tony D. and his crew, the shoot out run by Bob Smith or the play ground ? I think my vote goes to the play ground. We had a large turn out of kids which was great and they had a ball on the play ground. First place winner in the shoot out was John Gorecki and Lance Holman came in second. Many thanks to Tony Demarco and Bob Smith the event chairmen for this evening and all who helped.

THANKSGIVING DINNER & TURKEY SHOOT THANKSGIVING DINNER & TURKEY SHOOT

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Fish Fry - Chairman, Jorge Curiel FISH FRY DINNER

5:00pm – 6:30pm

Knights of Columbus Hall 1255 Patricia Ave.

The dinner includes: a deli-cious BBQ or fried fish with cole slaw, fried clams, French fries, mac & cheese, bread roll, coffee, punch & dessert. Bring friends & family. Only $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for kids 12 or younger.

ROSARY FOR THE UNBORN

FIRST SATURDAY

OF EVERY MONTH Please Join Us. Assumption Cemetery on Fitzgerald Rd. 9:30am 

BLOOD DRIVE

CHRISTMAS GIFT OF LIFE Thank you everyone able to give blood at the Knights of Columbus quarterly blood drive Sep-tember 20. United Blood Services was able to collect 93 units of blood. Please help with the gift of life again at the Knights of Columbus Christmas quarterly blood drive on Saturday De-cember 20 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the St Rose of Lima parish hall. Call Paul Friedeborn at 522-6080 UBS at 654-1600 or con-tact UBS online.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BOWLING LEAGUE

The 2014-2015 season is progressing nicely (if you ignore your individual scores) with 12 teams.

Think about joining us this season as a sub or on the wait list for a regular position if it shows up. We can always use subs. Only $3 for a sub after you pay your USBC Sanctioning fees of $20. Let me know if you are interested in joining as a regular bowler or substitute. Returning bowlers have priority on being a regular again. Additional new regular bowlers will be asked/allowed to bowl with the following order: being a Knight, a Knight's spouse, or part of a Knight's family (age 18 and older). Friends, neighbors, coworkers or others with an existing regular bowler as a sponsor will be considered as space al-lows.

We don't need great bowlers but we do need those bowlers that want an enjoyable evening among friends and families.

SK Bill Alexander PGK Bowling League President

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SIMI VALLEY DAYS BROTHER KNIGHTS Thank you for participating in this year's Simi Valley Days Festival at the Town Center . This year's trash detail went very smoothly because many Brother Knights came forward to keep the Fair Grounds clean. Paul and I got a lot compliments on how the Knights (in their green shirts) presented themselves and got the job done. We are pleased to accept a very generous check from the Simi Valley Days Committee. Thanks again Paul Friedeborn Bob Spielman

KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY The kids Christmas Party will take place at the KofC hall on December 21st, Sunday 11 am-2 pm. The chairman of this event is Jeremy Atteberry and his wife Jenica. His number is 818-481-5022. New members, this is a good event to get started to help out!! Please call Jeremy.

Memorial Mass for our Deceased Brothers  On last November 25th. we had our Annual Memorial Mass at our hall. With over 90 of our brothers and their families were in attendance. It was a solemn event in honoring our deceaced brothers and member of their families . With Father Joe Shea presiding over the Mass and doing another SUPER Service for our de-ceased brothers. With Grand Knight Andy Prete ringing the bell at special part of the Mass in which each of our brothers deceased names were announced. Those who were also part of the services were Worship Aide PGK. Cliff Wirtz, Extraor-dinary Ministers PGK. Bill & Lori Alexander, Cantor PGK. Mike Palacios, Sound Bob Smith, Cantor Tony Lemos & Rita his daughter,  Lector PGK. Mike Palacios,. , Wine & Gifts, Paul & Lisa Burke, Chancellor Tony Demarco  Alter & Hall Preparation PGK. Herman Conant, and Hospitality John & Remi MacKenzie & Bob Spielman, A Bible were handed out to the Family of our deceased brother Eb Wellman that past away this year. Afterwards we had Desert , Cof-fee, and punch .served by John, Remi, & Bob. All the above made it we hope a night to remember for one and all especially for our deceased families . Peace and God Bless Al McKinley   Chairman

God reveals himself to humble hearts, says pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God reveals himself to humble and meek hearts, said Pope Francis at morning Mass. "Many can know science, theology as well. But if they do not do this theology on their knees, that is, humbly, like the little ones, they will not understand anything. They will tell us many things, but they will not understand anything," he said Dec. 2 in his homily during the Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae where he lives. In the day's Gospel reading, Luke 10:21-24, Jesus praises God the father for having "hidden these things from the wise and the learned ... and revealed them to the childlike. Only those who have a heart like a child are capable of receiving this revelation, those who have a humble, meek heart, who feel the need to pray, to open themselves to God, who feel poor; only those who live according to the first Beatitude -- the poor in spirit," the pope said, according to Vatican Radio. In a similar way, he said, "Jesus comes not like a cap-tain, an army general, a powerful governor, no, no. He comes like a shoot," he said, referring to the day's first reading from Isaiah 11:1-10, which describes the coming of the Messiah as a "shoot" that will "sprout from the stump of Jesse."

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Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Monday Night Football

2 Officers Meeting 7:30

3 PADS 4 Bowling

5 Fish Fry 5:00—6:30

6 BINGO - Rosary for Unborn at Assumption 9:30 -HandiCapables Lunch @STRL

7 PADS 8 Monday Night Football

9 Business Meeting 7:30

10 PADS

11 - St Rose Homeless dinner Bowling

12 Yaw Yaw Christmas party at the hall

13 Bingo - Toy giveaway @STRL

14 PADS 15 Monday Night Football

16 Oblates at kofC Hall

17 4th Degree Meeting 7:30

18 Bowling

19 K of C Home-less dinner

20 Bingo Blood Drive

21 PADS Kids Christmas Party

22 Monday Night Football

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24 PADS

25 NO Bowling

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27 Bingo

28 PADS

29 Casino Night Kickoff meeting 7:00 at the hall

30 31 New Years Party

December 2014

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Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 NO Bowling 2 Fish Fry 5:00—6:30

3 BINGO Rosary at Assump-tion

4 PADS

5 6 Officers Meeting 7:30

7 PADS

8 Bowling - St Rose Homeless dinner

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10 Bingo

11 PADS - 4th Degree Family Mass

12 13 Meeting 7:30 Business

14 PADS

15 Bowling

16 K of C Hom-less dinner

17 Bingo

18 PADS -Membership Drive - Family Dinner

19 20 Oblates at kofC Hall

21 4th Degree Meeting 7:30

22 Bowling

23 4th Degree Assembly Fun Night at the hall

24 Bingo

25 PADS -Family Mass - Pro Life Breakfast

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27 First De-gree at the hall

28 PADS 29 Bowling 30 –Charter Night at STRL

31 Bingo

January 2015