November 2013

Brothers and Ladies:

A highlight for October was the Parish Oktoberfest held on October 19 after Mass in the Bonzel Hall.

Your worthy newsletter editor is including an article and pictures. You will see it was a very fun event. My

thanks to the many Knights and Ladies that participated as volunteers to make it successful, and as partici-

pants to have a good time.

Again, the four principles of our Order—the reasons behind our being a Knight of Columbus!

Charity Unity Fraternity Patriotism

As Knights, we should be sure that every Catholic man and his family have an opportunity to benefit from

membership in the Knights of Columbus.

Our Membership Chairman, Sir Charles Cote, developed information and recruiting program to extend this

opportunity to everyone. This effort kicked off this Sat. and Sun, Nov 2 and 3. Knights will spoke briefly

before all weekend Masses inviting men and families to consider joining with us, and inviting them to an in-

formation Open House on Sunday, November 10. Knights wearing the Council vest or other K of C identifi-

cation were available after Masses to greet people in the foyer and during the pancake breakfast, mingling

among the guests, greeting them, answering questions, and inviting them to our Open House. We picked up

several good prospects through this work!!

Now, how can you help? The Open House is November 10, less than one week away. Contact your

“prospects” and “suspects” for membership early this week. Be sure to get the names and phone numbers of

those that are interested and pass them along to Sir Charles. And if you are available on the 10th, be there

with the prospective member and be his personal host.

The Open House is from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the McGivney Room. As this is a joint effort with the La-

dies Auxiliary, wives and families are welcome. There will be light refreshments and information on the

Knights and the Ladies Auxiliary. All members are invited and encouraged to participate.

On Wednesday, November 13, we will conduct a First Degree Exemplification for new members.

Again, please attend (normal business meeting time) and welcome these new members into the order and our

Council

Sir Charles has worked had to put together a great plan. Your support and help in identifying prospective

members and welcoming them into our Order is greatly appreciated.

During November let us remember in prayer our deceased family members and loved ones, and to cele-

brate a joyous Thanksgiving with family and friends.

Vivat Jesus!!

Knights’ Knews November 2013

Our New Website is Progressing

www.kofc9993.org

If you haven’t logged on to our new website yet, you are in for a visual and information treat. In fact, this

November newsletter as well as others in this fraternal year are available on the site---and in color!!

The December Knights’ Knews will be loaded to the website only, and not provided as an attachment to

the email.

As you might anticipate this conversion is a “work in progress”, but this site already provides more infor-

mation and a better “look” than the site used previously. We believe the site will simplify the maintenance of

member phone numbers and email addresses.

Give a big “thumbs up” and say thanks to Brothers Ron Krom and Doug Anderson for their commitment to

get this running. More information on using the site will be forthcoming. If the Grand Knight can figure it

out, you can too!!

So jump on board! Don’t mess around! www.kofc9993.org!

Oktoberfest 2013 For the St. Patrick Annual Oktoberfest, the Parish Life Committee, Ladies Auxiliary, and Council 9993 pitched in to

make a great event for 400-500 parishioners. The Knights set up tables and chairs, cooked dogs and brats, & served

adult beverages.

The Ladies decorated, fixed all the side dishes, served, and brought desserts. At the end, everyone pitched in to put

away table and chairs and clean up. In between, there was lots of food, fun, and fellowship, with music provided by DJ

Dave Harmon and Father Larry.

Some 500 brats & 250 hot dogs about 450 people served about1.5 kegs of beer

Lots of dessert choices and family fun plus the cleanup

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Another Successful Mentally Handicapped Drive Closes

Drive Chairman Jaime Santos and Jesus Pardo are shown outside Wal-Mart on Sunday

October 27 closing out the final minutes of our 2013 drive. The following 35 knights and

ladies volunteered putting in 134 hours to help those with mental disabilities.

Jorge Aguilar Jr. Ellis Elee Jesus Pardo

Doug Anderson Mark Elio Frank Peck

Pete Aragon Tracy Estes Jim Pierson

Greer Bailey Al Fick Marvin Sanchez

Tom & Madeline Barnitz Cliff Hudson Jaime & Pam Santos

Jim Bonifer Herman Jasper Leo Schwartzenberger

David Carey Pat Kluckman Greg Schymanski

Jerry Chouinard Ron Krom Bill Souba

Charles Cote Jim McDermott Jack Taylor

Mike Crino Dr. Tony Mediavilla Jim Wermers

Jim Davis Mariano Nandin, Jr. Mel Wright

Since we kicked off this effort on August 17 we have received $4,622 in donations. Great

work!

The final report will be submitted to State Charities in the near future. The Council voted

to contribute the proceeds to Zach’s Place, Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Academy, and Roundup Fellowship. We an-

ticipate check presentations to these organizations will be made after the first of the year.

Football Parking Fundraiser

Brothers, Although the starting hour was early (5:15 am) we had a good day for the Army - AFA game and Herman served-up

great burritos for a hungry crew. Our last game of the season will be UNLV Thursday evening Nov 21st, with kickoff at 7:30 pm.

There are six volunteers signed up and if anyone would like to join us, please e-mail Frank at peckfc@comcast.net. As it may be a

bit cool that night, the tailgate will have chili and pulled pork sandwiches plus other tasty items.

We wish to thank all of you who have helped with the AFA parking this season. What a great job you have done. By the Dec news

letter, we should have total funds earned for the season at over $3,000.

Thanks again, Frank and Herman

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Ladies Auxiliary Korner By Melissa Anderson

I can’t believe November is here already! Cool weather is back and snow is in the forecast. Since I was out of town

the last half of October, I guess this update will be short.

I need to thank three special Ladies for keeping things running while I was gone. Maxine ensured that our part of

Oktoberfest happened with no problem; Debbie took on the challenge of coordinating the Craft Fair & Bake Sale; and

Betsy ran our October meeting. Thank you, Ladies, for all that you did. From everything I’ve heard, all of those events

were great successes! Thanks, also, to everyone who helped them. As usual, you are all wonderful.

(From Debbie) A great big thank you to all that donated and gave of their time and talent for our Craft/Bake Sale this

year! With all the donations of crafts and baked items we raised a total of $1038.15. The Food Pantry will receive

$359.50 that was raised from the Craft Sale. The Bake Sale brought in $678.65, the recipient(s) of these funds will be

discussed at our next meeting.

We added an Auxiliary meeting on November 13th to finalize anything left from the Craft Fair and to plan the

Knights/Ladies Christmas Party. We will meet in the Jogues/Martyrs classrooms on the lower level of the parish. I’ll

have signs out to show the way! It should be short and will be followed by our social with the guys, as usual.

Here are dates for your calendar –

November 13 – Auxiliary Meeting

December 7 – Knights/Ladies Christmas Party

January 18 – Snowball Dance

January 22 – Auxiliary Meeting

Keep warm and don’t let the stress of the quickly approaching holiday season get to you. Remember the reason for

the season!

Knights of Columbus & Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Party

will be held on December 7, 2013, in the Bonzel Hall

6:00 pm to 6:30 pm - Social

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm - Dinner

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Dancing

Cost for the Dinner is $20.00 per person

Contact Debbie Williams at 264-7703 or 651-6546

for reservations not later than November 27, 2013

Brother Knights Membership Status Elevated

Due to many years of membership and service, the Supreme Council recently provided new membership

cards to several of our Brother Knights: Deacon Dick Brown, Bill Souba, George King, and Joe Solms are

now Honorary Life Members.

To qualify for this status, members must have 25 or more years of service and have attained the age of 70,

or have 50 years of service regardless of age.

Brother James Wermers has attained the status of Honorary Membership.

Gentlemen, Congratulations!!

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“Pennies from Heaven” Program

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The Bottom Line - "$upporting Our Good Works"

What follows is a brief summary of the financial activities associated with our Council [9993] and 4th Degree Assembly

[3049].

October thankfully has seen the Knights through what we affectionately called the “silly season.” The Knights wrapped

up our Mentally Handicapped weekend collections. Over the last few months, our volunteers’ efforts of passing out

tootsie rolls yielded donations totaling over $4,500. A very big thank you to those who brave the storefronts to help

make this happen. In addition to donning yellow vests for the Mentally Handicapped, the Knights also don yellow vests

to park cars for USAFA Football Games. This month saw our next deposit of $847.19 make its way to our accounts.

Also wrapped up in October was our annual Football Frenzy fundraiser. In this program tickets are sold for $10 with

the chance each week to win money based on the scores of the weekend’s NFL football games. From these sales, the

Council keeps $2 with $8 being passed on to the KofC State Charities Fund. This year, the Council sold 105 tickets for

an income of $1,050.00.

The Knights continue to support supplies for our Parish with a $100 donation and Life Network’s Mobile Pregnancy

Center with a donation of $100, both ongoing monthly contributions from Council 9993. The Knights hosted another

Pancake Breakfast which grossed $337 with ~$325 in supplies purchased. As noted before, the pancake breakfast is

not meant to be a large fundraiser, instead it is a service the Knight’s provide to promote camaraderie and fraternity in

our community.

Lastly, both Council 9993 and Assembly 3049 made $500 (each) donations to the KofC State Charities Fund for Disas-

ter Relief. Thank you to both for keeping an eye on the local community.

If anyone would like more information on the financial status of the Council or the Assembly, please stop by any regular

business meeting or feel free to contact me directly.

Faithfully yours, Taylor Lilly

Treasurer, Council 9993,

Purser, Assembly 3049

KC 9993 Pancake Breakfasts

Thanks to the Knights who prepare and serve

the parish each month

Some of the

Cooks and Servers

On October 6

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FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

Brothers and Sisters, please remember in your Prayers:

♣ Fr Larry Solan, Fr Joe Damhorst, Fr Mike Butler, Fr Don Brownstein, Fr Bill Carmody, Fr Richard Ryan, Fr Brian

Rossler, Fr Jim Klein, Deacon Lee Sherpa and family, Deacon Ken Huard, and Our Seminarians: Peter Morgan and Na-

than Hinds.

♣ Brothers Roy Salem, Vince Kierney, Craig Seiler, Michael Herder, Don Pomelo, Tony and Shelly VerKamp, Don

Bartek, Grant Wick, Chuck Zeitvogel, Joe Marjan and family, Lady Nancy Arpad, Betty Throne, Joan Knudsen, Harold

Flavin, Susan Arpad, Peter Petrolich, Maureen Harrington, Brendan Wirth and Family, Chuck and Ann Weida, Mike

Crino, Helen Fichtel, Mike Hayman, Joe Keegan, Rita Newell, Cindy Brown (wife of Deacon Dick), Susan and Todd

Stein, Tony Valdez, Mabel Page, Maureen Schymanski, Sheri Fernandez, Jennifer Hurt, Jonathan Mintern, Jim Se-

bestyen, Cassandra Patalano, Allison Miller, Butch Enderle and family, Tom Kaiser Sr and Hallie Kaiser, and Pedro

Gonzalez.

♣ For all families impacted by senseless shootings and bombings throughout this past year.

♣ For all families impacted by fires and other severe weather.

♣ For all Military, Police, Fire Fighters, First Responders and all who work diligently to provide comfort for people in

need.

♣ For our National Leaders that they may work to preserve our Freedom of Religion, the Rights of Conscience, the

Sanctity of Marriage and respect for all human life from conception to natural death.

♣ For the Prayer intentions of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

♣ For the Prayer intentions of our Holy Father, Pope Francis I.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF ANYONE IN OUR K OF C “FAMILY” IS IN NEED OF PRAYERS

OR OTHER ASSISTANCE!

KEEPING CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Thank you for all your help staffing our sales tables during the September St Patrick’s Sales Weekend, October Craft

Fair, and October Pancake Breakfast.

We have sold over $400 of cards and related items at those events and still have at least two more opportunities at the

remaining Pancake Breakfasts before Christmas. I’m sending some of the Keep Christ in Christmas Car Magnets to our

children and grandchildren as gifts. Easy to send through the mail (doesn’t break and has no expiration date ) and

those youngsters need all the help they can get when they’re behind the wheel. (Maybe their Guardian Angels will watch

over them more carefully when they see the car magnet with the Holy Family.)

Need some for your own gift-giving? Call me! Bill Cruse, 719-358-9129.

Proceeds from our sales are donated to Life Net Work http://www.elifenetwork.com/

and Pikes Peak Citizens For Life http://www.ppcitizensforlife.org/.

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A Life Story By Ron Krom, DGK

Everyone loves a good story, and what makes it good? It’s usually a struggle – good vs. evil, life vs.

death, heroes rescuing the damsel in distress. Jesus told stories – life changing stories, world changing

stories that we still retell and learn from. Some stories really grab us when we see ourselves in them.

We’re the victim, the hero, an eye-witness, or maybe even the bad guy. A powerful story can change our

lives.

Tonight, I heard some very powerful stories at the Diocesan Pro-Life Dinner. They were testimonies of a

life and death struggle that is pulling at the fabric of society, changing the nature of our country, snuffing

out life and liberty of our citizens. You may have heard such stories before, but felt that they didn’t apply

to you. Maybe you felt that you weren’t capable of making a difference in that story. What I heard tonight

gave me hope that we can all be part of an epic battle and make a big difference in the outcome.

We heard several life-transforming stories. One of a young mother, alone and desperate, considering abortion as the only way out

– until someone suggested she visited a pregnancy center. There she found comfort and support instead of judgment and condem-

nation. As a result she presented her baby boy, a life spared from death.

A second lady spoke of the suffering she endured as a result of abortion urged by the father. For years, there was the torment of

guilt and self-loathing, even after the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It was only after experiencing Project Rachel that she experi-

enced healing and could forgive herself. Today, she is happily married and helping other post-abortive women through the healing

process.

The next story was about a young girl who was able to attend the March for Life in Washington, DC. She witnessed the multitude

of marchers who demonstrated and prayed for an end to abortion. Then there was a witness to the dark side – pro-abortion picket-

ers changing slogans belittling and denouncing them. Around the picketers were people on their knees praying instead of arguing

or yelling back. Her heart was converted and she is now an advocate to have other young people get that experience.

The Keynote Speaker, David Bereit, held us captive with several stories of his experiences that opened his eyes, and he knew that

he had to do something. When abortion came to his town, the community recognized the evil in their midst, and from their pro-life

movement, he got the idea of 40 Days for Life. It resonated biblically, too. 40 is a powerful and recurring number, as Jesus spend-

ing 40 days in the desert. There he prayed and fasted and faced evil. So with God (prayer and fasting) there is transformation and

evil can be overcome. And abortion is a spiritual crisis; it begins and ends with God, and only with God is it possible to overcome.

And God can change the world one person at a time. Catholics have all heard about abortion, the millions of slain innocents, so

why are so few doing anything about it? Perhaps if they realized that abortion is changing their lives, their children’s lives, their

community and their nation, then perhaps they would take it personally. One person can save lives. We heard of a mother about to

abort her baby, but was saved by one person standing, praying in front of the clinic, who offered comfort and help. The 40 Days

for Life Movement has saved the lives of almost 8000 babies and led to the conversion of 83 abortion workers who left the indus-

try. Everyone can make a difference.

Father Bill Carmody has been a champion for life in our community. We can join with him in so many ways. First is prayer and

fasting, especially during the 40 Days for Life. We can keep prayerful vigil at abortion clinics and be a witness to God’s truth. We

can be advocates for life, reaching out to family, friends, and neighbors to and inviting them to join in. Finally, we can support life

- giving ministries with time, talent, and treasure. For example, our council has financially supported Life Network and the Mobile

Pregnancy Center, the State K of C Ultrasound Initiative, as well as the Respect Life Crafters. Let’s think what else we can do as

a Council – perhaps something spiritual as well as material. Pray on it and may the Lord of Life shine on you!

The 3rd Annual Bishop’s Respect Life Dinner—25 October 2013

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ASSEMBLY 3049 HAPPENINGS

CORPORATE COMMUNION SCHEDULE

St. Patrick Masses are at 7:45 AM with 7:15 AM Showtime.

Falcon Masses are at 8:30 am with 8:00 Showtime.

Calhan Masses are at 10:30 am with a 10:00 Showtime

St. Patrick Council 9993

December 29

March 30, 2014

June 29, 1914

Falcon Council

October 27 - Falcon

November 24 - Calhan

January 26, 2014 - Falcon

February 23, 2014 - Calhan

April 27, 2014 - Falcon

May 25, 2014 - Calhan

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Knights’ Knews is published monthly by St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Council 9993 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Corrections or submissions should be sent to the editor.

If you have news, photos, or calendar items of interest to the Council, Ladies’ Auxiliary, or Assembly 3049, please submit them by the deadline (in electronic format if possible)..

Address all correspondence to:

K of C Council 9993

6455 Brook Park Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Editor: Jim McDermott (jmcderm@q.com)

Address, email, or phone number changes or corrections, send to Paul Miller jr. (pmillerj@gmail.com)

Article Deadlines: 4th Wednesday of the Month

Council Meetings are at the McGivney Room at 6:30 PM: 1st Wednesdays—Officers and interested members

2nd Wednesdays—Business Meeting - All members

4th Wednesday — Social Meeting with Ladies’ Auxiliary

Assembly 3049 Meetings are at the McGivney Room at 7:00 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Council 9993 Officers Chaplain - Fr. Larry Solan

Grand Knight - Herman Jasper

Deputy Grand Knight - Ron Krom Chancellor - Charles Cote

Trustee 1 Year - Greg Schymanski

Trustee 2 Year - Chuck Weida

Trustee 3 Year - Doug Anderson

Advocate - John Arpad

Recorder - Tony Patalano

Treasurer - Taylor Lilly

Financial Secretary - Paul Miller

Lecturer - Mark Elio

Warden - Jim Davis

Inside Guard - Pete Aragon (599-3994)

Outside Guard - Paul Turner

Council Insurance Agent - David Cary

Ladies’ Auxiliary Officers President - Melissa Anderson

Vice-President - Betsy Williams

Secretary - Ann Weida

Treasurer - Maxine McDermott

Historian - Nancy Davis

Hostess - Rachelle LaMay

Assembly 3049 Officers Faithful Friar — Fr. Mike Butler

Faithful Navigator — Tom Berens

Faithful Captain — Doug Ingalls

Faithful Pilot — Jaime Santos

Faithful Admiral — Tom Barnitz

Faithful Comptroller — Paul Miller

Faithful Purser — Taylor Lilly

Faithful Scribe — Greg Schymanski Faithful Inner Sentinel — Kerry White Faithful Outer Sentinel — John McGuire

Trustee 3 Year — Jim Sebestyen

Trustee 2 Year — Butch Enderle

Trustee 1 Year — Jeff Maschler

Color Corps Commander — Tom Barnitz

Knights of Columbus Council 9993 — Established 1989 Star Council Award Winners for Fraternal Years: 1989—1990, 1993 through 1996, 1999 through 2008

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