THE PALADINTHE PALADINTHE PALADINTHE PALADIN Published monthly by:

Arden – Carmichael Council 4970

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AUGUST 2007 http://www.kofc4970.org/ VOLUME 07 • NUMBER 2

GRAND KNIGHTS MESSAGE, ELDON HANCOCK Brothers, families and friends, First, I am very proud to be representing you as Grand Knight. It is so rewarding to hear the many positive comments coming from State, Chapter and District Brothers regarding our contributions to the Order, and I pray I will do my part in continuing in the footsteps of those who came before me. Part of my responsibilities as your Grand Knight is to appoint some Brothers as Officers and Committeemen for this Columbian Year. One of these appointments was to have Fr. Ted Wroblicky continue as our Chaplain, a role that he had last year after the death of Msgr. Patrick Nolan. For those attending our business or planning meetings last month, you became aware that after my reappointment of Fr. Ted, he requested that he step down until certain issues were resolved. As soon as I became aware of his request, I met with Fr. Tom Bland of St. John the Evangelist parish and asked if he would like to fill this vacancy either permanently or until issues were resolved. Fr. Tom agreed. Currently, issues appear to have been resolved, and I am in the process of meeting with both Fr. Tom and Fr. Ted requesting that Fr. Tom be our Chaplain and Fr. Ted be our associate Chaplain. I am hopeful that the Lord looked favorably on my proposal. Our prayers to both Fr. Ted and Fr. Tom and may God continue His blessings on our Council. I will keep you posted.

Since August is Family month, our Council will again have our annual Ice Cream Social, Sunday, August 20th at 2 pm at Leatherby’s on Arden Way. No reservations for Leatherby’s are necessary…just bring your entire family and even your neighborhood. Our one social in September will be on the 8

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will honor our Past Grand Knight Michael Corcoran. Location is Marie Callenders on Sunrise Blvd (5525).

Brother Michael did one great job last year and it will be an honor to celebrate (or roast him!!) his year. PGK Larry Rositani will be the host with DGK Richard Schultz doing lots of the leg work. Contact Richard at 965-5306 or email him at greatcreat@lanset.com. Cost will be around $20. A Pancake Breakfast again will be held at St. Ignatius, on September 9

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after the morning masses. If you can help we will have the kitchen opened at 6:45 a.m. We were pleasantly surprised in July that we raised over $400 for the parish in spite of the hot weather and short notice. Let’s hope for continued success. We are pleased to assist and be part of the parish ministries. This is the first notice of our annual Italian Cioppino Dinner-Dance on Oct 13th. We will again be using the St. Johns’ Tralee Center and will open the dinner to all. The event costs only $25, which is well below what many groups are currently charging…and this includes a hosted bar (bar drinks and music are included with you dinner ticket). Brother Gene Gobbo and Lady Knight Robin Rositani will again be chairing this event. Another first notice is our annual Tootsie Roll drive in October during the weekend of October 19, 20, and 21. Ponce Marquez is again chairing this fund raiser and his article is included in this edition of the Paladin.

COUNCIL 4970 OFFICERS

Grand Knight

Eldon Hancock (723-3986) Chaplain pending

Deputy Grand Knight Richard Schultz (965-5306)

Financial Secretary Mel Picanco (929-8459)

Chancellor Keith Lawrence (517-8479)

Warden Todd Wilson (961-2761)

Guards Tom Alderman (484-7231) Ray Fishbach (485-4858)

Treasurer Steve Millner (482-7053)

Recorder Don Harmata (961-4493)

Lecturer Rick Rillera (973-8332)

Advocate Gerald Marenich (334-7427)

Trustees Michael Corcoran (485-5743) Larry Rositani (486-4377) Don Koscheski (482-7833)

District Deputy - District 8 Frank Donagher (361-7032) fdonagher@compuserve.com

Insurance Field Agent

Dennis Ware

Home (530-885-9091)

Cell (916-203-9091)

ddware@cwnet.com

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PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE. RICHARD SCHULTZ, DGK… Our new Columbian year started off with a BANG with our fireworks booth. Although not as successful as in the past, we did okay and those who worked the booth seemed to enjoy their 2 hours (or more) in the booth. More details later in this edition of the Paladin. At our July business meeting, the Council members discussed and tentatively approved the 2007- 2008 budget which was published in detail in last month’s Paladin (it is available online via our July 2007 Paladin). The budget of $17,060 is similar to last year’s, and we hope again to come within a few percent of actual income and expenses. It is important for all members to support our programs so we may bring in the funds to meet our budget’s charitable contributions. The officers request your final approval of the budget at the August Business meeting.

Our Installation of Officers was held at St. John the Evangelist Parish after the 5 pm mass with Fr. Tom Bland, pastor of St. John’s, acting Chaplain, and our District Deputy Frank Donagher officiating. All went well with not only family members present but a few St. John parishioners staying after mass to observe the ceremony. We then went to Urbano’s Restaurant afterward where we socialized,

and only minor discussion of the upcoming year. We were there to enjoy our fellow Brothers and their families and leave the business to another day. I attended the Chapter meeting in Placerville last month. Interesting information was shared as well as the goals for this coming year. Our council is so active that there will be no problem meeting Chapter goals. Lastly our Ladies Night Out was held after my deadline for this article. I’ll report next month. Vivat Jesus!

------------------ I asked God for water, He gave me an ocean.

I asked God for a flower, He gave me a garden. I asked God for a friend, He gave me YOU...

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

JOIN ONE OF OUR COMMITTEES - WE NEED YOU

SERVICE COMMITTEES

PROGRAM DIRECTOR Richard Schultz (965-5306)

Church/Parish/Vocations Keith Lawrence (517-8479) Richard Cuny (971-1752) St. Ignatius: Larry Rositani St. Johns: Jim Hagarty

Presentation: Dick Froelick OLA: Herb Holeman

---- Community

David Perry (961-4219) Advocacy for the Culture of Life

John Mizerak (332-5511) Jim Lynch (929-3055)

---- Council

Michael Langer (348-3343) Fraternal

Rick Rillera (973-8332) Erik Nooren (967-5115)

----- Family

Todd Wilson (961-2761) Gerald Marenich (334-7427)

---- Youth

Loren Wallin (723-2970)

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Membership Director Larry Rositani (486-4377)

Retention Don Koscheski (482-7833)

Recruitment Michael Corcoran (485-5743)

Insurance Field Agent: Dennis Ware

First Degree Team Michael Langer

PUBLIC RELATIONS Paladin Editor/”PR Guy” Gene Gobbo (283-5223)

gene@gobbo.org

Web Site http://www.kofc4970.org/

Site Editor Herb Holeman (283-4824) holeman@surewest.net

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GOOD OF THE ORDER

PRAYERS NEEDED

SICK AND/OR

IN DISTRESS

Deacon Floyd Shields

Rosemarie Anderson

Jennifer Arnold

DeeAnn (Arnold)

Gloria De Crescenzo

(wife of Brother De)

Mary Ann Cuny

(wife of Bro Chuck)

Evelyn DeLuna

John DePiazza

Peg DePiazza

Helen Donaldson

Jacintha Eseudoye

(Christian Okoye’s

mother in law)

Dick Froelick

John Gemma

Angela Gianattasio

Dorothy Hellmer

Pat Holeman

(wife of Bro Herb)

Michelle Kregelo

(daughter of Bro. John)

George Lukoskie

Barbara Marenich

Brian McQuirk (Afgan)

Jeffrey Patton

(son of Bro Steve)

Joseph Paredes (Iraq)

Luis Paredes

Sara Paredes

Dorothy Picanco

Mary Schmidt

Lori Mondonsa (Schwartz)

(widow of Herb)

Aurora Wallin

MaryAnn Ware

Liz Weeks

Aborted Children

Deceased

Ethelyn Rivard

To report the illness or

death of a Brother

Knight or family

member,

please contact

GK Eldon Hancock

Fraternal Committee, Rick Rillera (973-8332), Erik Nooren 967-5115

Or Field Agent, Dennis Ware

(H) 530-885-9091 (C) 916-203-9091

ddware@cwnet.com

INSURANCE MESSAGE - Dennis Ware, Field Agent 530-885-9091 or 916-203-9091

You Deserve Nothing Less - From top side - General Agent, Don Krolak

Buying life insurance is easy to put off. Our busy lives and numerous financial demands provide the perfect excuse not to think about life insurance until next week, next month, or even next year. Visit the Order’s Web site (www.kofc/insurance.org), and click on the “Stages of Life” section. You’ll hear testimonials, likely from someone whose life sounds a lot like yours, talking about how they put their excuses aside and, with the help of their professional Knights of Columbus agent, put a plan in place that will help their families when that help is most needed. Your Knights of Columbus insurance program is second to none. We recently surpassed $60 billion of life insurance in force. And last year alone we issued more that $6 billion in needed coverage. These numbers represent a safety net for Catholic families that is unsurpassed, and we’re proud of that. We’re also concerned. Why? Because many Knights of Columbus members do not have life insurance with us. I suspect that many of those are putting off the purchase until next week, next month, or next year. Don’t be one of them. We all know someone whose health, instantly and seemingly out-of-the-blue, changes. Such changes will dramatically affect the ability to purchase life insurance coverage. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Let’s talk about life – the ability for life to continue without your income. Contact Your Field Agent, Brother Dennis Ware at 530-885-9091>>>. Vivat Jesus! P.S. If you know of a Catholic Gentleman who is looking for a “Career Opportunity” in the Insurance Field, please contact our General Agent, Don Krolak at donald.krolak@kofc.org or 530-528-3002

------------------------------------ From our Fraternal Committee: We take this moment to pause for prayers for the repose of the soul of Ethelyn Rivard, wife of Brother Paul. Ethelyn passed away last month after a long illness. She and Paul were involved in Council activities for many years until her health began to fail. Please join us in praying for the repose of her soul and the consolation of Paul, family and friends she leaves behind. May she rest in peace, Amen.

"My arrival in Heaven" author unknown

I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp, the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice, next to him was my old neighbor who never said anything nice.

Herb, whom I always thought was rotting away in hell, was sitting pretty on cloud nine looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus saying: "What's the deal? How'd all these sinners get up here?

God must've made a mistake. "And why's everyone so quiet, so somber?

Give me a clue." "Hush, child," said He,

they're all in shock, as no one thought they'd be seeing you! Judge NOT.

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CHATTING WITH FATHER TED - PARALYSIS AND ITS CURE Glory to Jesus Christ! My brother knights, family and friends. How many times have we heard about Christ healing paralyzed persons? No doubt, you’ll say – Quite often! There is a reason why each of the four Evangelists, Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, use the theme of the paralytic in their Gospels. Short verses or Pericopes of this theme in the Gospel:

St. Matthew – Mt. 9: 1-8, St. Mark – Mk. 2: 1-11 St. Luke – Lk. 5: 17-25 & St. John – Jn. 5: 2-9

In all four gospels, the reference to the paralyzed man is a reference to all sinners. His paralysis is that he cannot do good because he is paralyzed by his sins and cannot act for his own good. Each one us is the paralyzed man when we are with grievous sin. The greater the sin, the more difficult it is for us to break away from it for our own good. Of the gospels referenced, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke speak of the same event. The event takes place in Jesus’ town, Capernaum, and tells of a paralyzed man being carried to The Christ by four men. Saints Mark and Luke go into more detail and relate how the crowd was such that those who carried the paralytic could not get into the room where Christ was, so they climbed up onto the roof and lowered their friend, the paralyzed man, down to Christ through a hole in the roof. Saint Matthew, in lesser detail, just says that the paralytic was carried to Christ. The Gospel of John has the very same theme, but it is a different event at different location – Jerusalem by the Sheep Pool. The paralyzed man laments to Jesus that he has no one to place him into the pool when the water is stirred so that he can be healed. Christ takes pity on him and cures him of his “paralysis.” He tells the cured man – “give up your sins so that something worse may not overtake you.” This Theme Reemphasized We hear the theme of the Paralytic often because the Church believes in the importance of the message. To further support the importance of this message, all four Evangelists use the theme of the Paralytic. Now why would the Church want to continue to reemphasize this same theme and why would each of the four evangelists describe it in their Gospels? Let me respond to that.

o First: We – you and I – are represented by the paralytic. Sin, is the paralysis that paralyzes us – you and I! When we are seriously sinful, we are paralyzed. We cannot act in a salvific manner and save ourselves. o Secondly: We all need Christ and His Church in order to be saved. We can’t do it by ourselves. Note that Saints Matthew, Mark and Luke credit the cure to the Faith of the community – those who bring the paralyzed man to Christ. The Church, Christ’s Mystical Body, knows full well that a person, standing alone cannot always repent and be cured. Saint John, interestingly, takes the other side of the theme when the paralytic complains that he has waited a long time for the cure – because he had no one to help him

get to the cure. In other words, he had no community to support him, therefore his long wait to be cured. Misconceptions

This theme is repeated because it dispels a series of misconceptions that have existed since before the time of Christ and continues to reappear to this very date. Since the time of Plato people philosophized that knowledge – personal knowledge was the most important and desirable aspect to achieve. Depending on your knowledge of them, one could pick any of a number of gods to worship which were available to educated peoples of the time.

This philosophy developed into Gnosticism which competed with Christianity in the time of Christ and continues in various forms to this day. Some have said the modern Gnostic heresy is a companion with the Protestant belief that all that is necessary for salvation is a “personal faith in Christ.” In other words you only need to know and believe in Christ to be saved. The place of scripture is set topsy-turvy on its head and instead of being a Book of the Church, as it most assuredly is, they have made it the foundation of the church – the foundation of their personal knowledge – their personal faith. This is a false notion!

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Christ is the Foundation It is not a Book that is the foundation of the Church. Christ is the Foundation of the Church!

When we work in concert with The Church, Christ’s - Mystical Body, at the Liturgy, prayer groups, catechesis and so on, we begin to transform ourselves and become more God-like. When we are seriously sinful, we need the help of the Church and the Church Community to help us get back on the path to righteousness. We need help to get our paralyzed selves back to Christ. So we come back to the theme of the paralytic. In three of the Gospels, it is the Faith of the People, his friends, the members of the Church – those that bring the man paralyzed by sin – that impresses Christ to the point that He cures the paralysis.

And what does Christ say? – Take up your pallet and walk – your sins are forgiven. Which means – go back and live your life – your sins are forgiven And now you know

why this theme is often repeated. Glory to Him forever! Father Ted Wroblicky --------------------------------------

Vatican Secretary of State to Visit Annual Convention On June 28 our Supreme Council announced Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone will travel to the United States to address the Order’s 125th annual conventi this August in Nashville, Tenn. He will also receive the Order’s Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope) award. The visit is Cardinal Bertone’s first trip to the United States as Secretary of State. “We are honored that Cardinal Bertone will be coming to the United States to attend our convention this year,” said Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson. “To have the Vatican Secretary of State in attendance for our 125th annual convention is a great testament to the enduring legacy of our founder, the Servant of God, Father Michael J. McGivney.” Cardinal Bertone is the highest ranking Vatican official after the pope and has responsibility for overseeing many of the Vatican’s internal and external affairs. He has served in that position since being appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, Cardinal Bertone served as Secretary for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, where he worked closely with then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. In 2003, he was installed as archbishop of Genoa and was made a cardinal the same year. On Tuesday evening the Knights of Columbus will present him with the Order’s Gaudium et Spes award during the annual States Dinner. Cardinal Bertone will be the seventh person to receive the award. The first recipient was Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 1992 and in 2005, Jean Vanier, founder of l’Arche, became the most recent recipient. The award is named Gaudium et Spes in honor of the 1965 “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World” adopted by the Second Vatican Council. A landmark of social teaching, Gaudium et Spes remains a foundational document in the renewal of pastoral action for the Catholic Church. The award is designed to recognize individuals for their exemplary service to the Church and humanity in the spirit of Christ as articulated by the work of the Second Vatican Council.

MEMBERSHIP - RECRUITMENT REPORT - MICHAEL CORCORAN, CHAIRMAN As we start our new Columbian Year our State and Council Membership Committees are challenged with new goals and prayerfully lots of new Catholic men in our area to recruit. The constant theme is “All we need to do is ask.” Our first statewide membership drive will be held September 15 – 16, 2007. Our planning for this first drive is already completed. We will be doing the ministry drive at Our Lady of the Assumption parish after each mass. We have obtained permission from Fr. McKeefry and are in the process of updated our recruiting material However, we shouldn’t wait until September to start recruiting. Let’s all pitch in on a one to one basis. Actually we have been more successful with this approach than our full blown recruitment drives. Let our prospects, especially our younger associates, know we understand the many commitments for their time. We will not overtax them with our

programs. Contact me at 485-5743 or our Membership Director, Larry Rositani for assistance. We welcome two new Brother Knights, Seminarian Nelson Liguga, currently at St. Johns and Jack Wilson and his wife Jennie also of St. Johns. They both took their first degree last month. Welcome aboard Brothers and hope to see you on August 14

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Although we are working on recertification of our 1st Degree Team, there are other area Councils that are

hosting degrees all the time. In addition, our current 1st degree members are now being asked to attend the September

22nd

2nd

/3rd

Degree Exemplifications in Auburn. New first degree candidates still have time to make all three degrees by the end of September.

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Philip Bruce Memorial Scholarship Fireworks Sales - Fundraiser report 2007 Lawrence Rositani Council Coordinator

This year was a mild success at our annual Firework’s Booth which attempts to generate necessary funds for our scholarship program. Our booth was again located at St. Ignatius Parish and ran from June 28th to July 5

th. YES, the 5

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returns, return the rental van, clean up the stand and finalize our bills. I thank all the Council members, friends, and Parish schools that helped to make this year’s venture a success. Our council goal was to provide 10 - $750 scholarships as in previous years. Each parish school, we serve plus St. Philomene, receives two of these scholarships, one to a boy and a girl graduating to a local Catholic high school of their choice. The awarding of these scholarships is determined by the staff at each parish school. We again used our scrip program to encourage sales and to add a few more dollars to participation parish schools. We provided an incentive return percentage back to the schools as a thank-you for helping to promote and sell this scrip. The scrip sales this year exceeded $3500.00 for St. Ignatius and St. Johns schools. I must say without these two schools help, we would have fallen even further from our goal than we actually achieved. I personally thank Brother Keith and his wonderful wife, Pam, for again their fantastic effort in selling almost $2000 in scrip at St. Johns. The bottom line is that we fell some $3000 short of our goal reaching about $4500 in net proceeds. This downturn was evident in conversation with most charities in the Sacramento area. Our success was attributed to a lot of hard work by our Council members, family and friends supplemented by Brothers from our neighboring Council out of St. Philomene parish. The weather this year was more than accommodating and let’s pray that next year will have mild temperatures like those we experienced most days this year. We still plan to donate $750 scholarships to each of the five schools, but will have to tap into our Corporation account to do so. Fortunately we have our Corporation to fall back on. I thank you all for your efforts and I hope that you will participate again next year with even greater enthusiasm. God bless.

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DRIVE FOR THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES…PONCE MARQUEZ, CHAIRMAN At the July business meeting, I again received my marching orders! I was selected to lead our annual fund raiser to benefit People with Intellectual Disabilities (ID), The Foundation’s goal for this year is $1.2 million with our participation a small but significant part of this goal. The dates of this year’s drive are October 19, 20, and 21 (Friday-Sunday) and the success of this year’s drive begins with each and everyone one of us. Each Brother or family member can participate as a Drive Co-Chair, Store Captain/Co-Captain, Donation Solicitor, or Merchant Solicitor, even a volunteer for a shift or two during the drive. As a constant reminder of this important drive (we donated over $7500 last

year to Camp ReCreation - a summer camp geared for people with mental disabilities), I will be encouraging you to participate in one of these positions and this year to join with others in our Council’s “Change for Change (C4C) program. Camp ReCreation offers a “change” from the camper’s normal environment as well as a respite/change for those who care for them. What I thought we should do is to collect our extra coins or “change” that jingle in our pockets as we buy different things throughout the day, week and month prior to our business meetings leading up to the October drive. Bring your “change” to the business meeting and make this a special donation. Hopefully, with your participation, we can have a nice collection of “change” to start our Drive so that many people can enjoy themselves for a “change”. So I will be

looking for you at our August Business meeting to start this change. I will also start our sign up list for volunteers or other positions that you may consider. Thank you.

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A Life Was Saved at Roseville Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic, Friday, July 13th, 2007! Praise and thanks be to God! (I thank Edward & Wynette Sills for this report). A baby's LIFE was saved on Friday! A young couple pulled into the Planned Parenthood parking lot and Raul offered them a brochure. The young man, about 25 years old, spoke with Raul, saying that he didn't want the abortion, but she does. Raul explained that abortion hurts for a lifetime and encouraged the man to read the ‘Before You Choose’ brochure that includes basic facts on fetal development and the insert that lists all the local pro-life resources that desire to help. Some time later (after prayer by pro-life), the man came out of the clinic and stayed in his car by himself. Forty-five minutes later, the woman left the clinic!!! She got behind the wheel and

began driving, but stopped the car as Raul made eye contact with them. The man got out and walked toward Raul with an expression of joy and victory, saying with tears, “She changed her mind!” Raul and the young man exchanged a big hug and then Raul spoke to the couple, giving all the credit to God, reminding them of the blessings they have received and emphasizing that they will never regret their decision today for the rest of their lives. Prayer Requests: First, we give thanks and praise for the life that was saved that Friday and we pray that God will bless this young family abundantly. Please understand that we do not wish to disrespect the tiny bodies of aborted children. Through images that we show, we seek to love and honor these aborted children, call our country to repentance, lead parents facing an unplanned pregnancy to give life to their child, and reach out to those wounded by their participation in abortion with the good news of healing.

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THIS INTRODUCTION IS THE FIRST OF A PLANNED SERIES OF ARTICLES BY OUR BROTHER, JAMES LYNCH JR, ATTORNEY AT LAW

CHASING ROE: Broken eggs and all - an Introduction

On January 22, 1973, I arrived home about 3:00 p.m. from my classes at Sac State to get ready for my job at Weinstocks that evening. The radio was playing some music, and I was alone doing some household chores when suddenly I heard on the radio, “The United States Supreme Court has just announced that the unborn are not persons in the Constitutional sense, and therefore expectant mothers have a right to an abortion, thus striking down all abortion laws in the United States.” “Oh no,” I exclaimed to no one, and ran to my study room, grabbed a dictionary, and opened it to the appendix where there was a copy of the Constitution. I read the Preamble, and found what I knew was written there, “to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” I was dumb-founded, but I was also hooked

and determined that if at all possible, Roe should not last in my lifetime. I wrote a letter to the editor of the Sacramento Bee, explaining why I thought that the Unborn were in fact members of Posterity. My letter somehow ended up in the Sacramento Union some three months later. I have tried to retrieve the letter or a copy, but without success. My next few years, finishing at Sac State and then McGeorge School of Law, were hectic. I had a family to support, the GI Bill, and very little time for anything but classes, study, work, and on Sundays, time with the family at St. Rose Church for mass and lunch on campus. I did find time to prepare a rather sketchy essay on Roe, which some found interesting. Recently, Brother Chuck Cuny asked that perhaps I could prepare an article or series for the Paladin. After a discussion with Paladin editor, Brother Gene Gobbo, and Advocacy for the Culture of Life Chairman, John Mizerak, we agreed articles, in serial form, would have value to Council members and their families. Therefore what I propose to do, over the next few months, in installments, is set out the history of Roe v. Wade, and my participation in the dialog, where we stand today, and what, hopefully, will be done in the near future. The next installment will kick off the series and cover the “Early Roe” years between that radio announcement and the Webster Case, the first case in which I participated, followed by Casey, Stenberg v. Carhart, Scheidler v. Carhart, Michigan Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act Case, and finally, Gonzalez, dealing with the Federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. There is one California Case that I will discuss, as well. I wish to state at the outset, my gratitude to Del, my wife of 38 years who has unwaveringly stood at my side, the parish, and all the folks there who knew what I was doing, and were quietly supportive, and to my Brother Knights for bearing with all the missed meetings. I also wish to express my gratitude to the Pacific Justice Institute, with whom I am affiliated with, and in particular Brad Dacus, President, with whom I had worked with previously at the Rutherford

Institute.

ADVOCACY OF THE CULTURE OF LIFE + JOHN MIZERAK, CHAIRMAN

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2006-2007 Family of the Year - Lawrence and Robin Rositani

The members of the Arden-Carmichael Council are extremely proud to announce that the Lawrence and Robin Rositani Family has been chosen as the council’s “Family of the Year”. The Rositani Family continues to “exemplify the finest traits of a solid Knights of Columbus Family”. The family, which includes their son Christian, has served as an inspiration to our parishes, our community, and our council by supporting and strengthening Christian Family Life, and can be justly called a “model” family for all others of the council to follow. The Rositani Family are members of St Ignatius Loyola Parish, and have always taken an active role in the activities of their parish and the support of their pastor and bishops. Brother Lawrence (Larry) serves his parish as a Minister of Hospitality, while Robin serves as Eucharistic Minister, a member of the Altar Society, and as a member of the St Ignatius Social Ministries Advisory Board. Robin, who is a graduate of the University of San Francisco, is a Registered Nurse and a Public Health Nurse (PHN), and a Hospice Coordinator for Kaiser North and South. With her background in nursing, Robin works as the Parish Nurse at St Ignatius sponsored blood drives, and serves as a member of SI’s Health Ministries. Christian, a graduate of St Ignatius School and a past recipient of a Philip Bruce Scholarship, attends Jesuit High School, and is a member of Jesuit’s volleyball team. During the school year, Christian works three days a week with the St Ignatius extended services program (after school care) as a child supervisor. The family takes an active role in numerous community activities, including “Sharing God’s Bounty”, a monthly dinner held at St Ignatius, for the purpose of feeding the poor and needy of the community. In addition, Robin also

serves as an advisory nurse at this dinner. The family has also been very active in support of the Bishop Gallegos Maternity Home, by annually helping with the coordination of donated funds for the “Christmas Stocking Project”. The Rositani Family continues to be very active in the activities of the Knights of Columbus. Larry serves as the District Warden for District #8, and is a 4

th Degree

member of Bishop Manogue Assembly. As a member of this assembly, he has served as Faithful Scribe, a member of the Color Corp, and currently serves as Faithful Comptroller and as the Editor for the assembly’s monthly newsletter, “The Helmsman”. He has served as the Northern California Chapter Marshall and Warden, coordinated the Chapter Testimonial Dinner, and has filled the position of Sentinel for the past two 4

th Degree Exemplifications held in Sacramento.

Within the council, Brother Larry has coordinated several 2nd

and 3rd

Degree Exemplifications. He has been previously selected as “Knight of the Year”, and his family has twice been selected as the “Family of the Month”. He has served as Council

Recorder (3 yrs), Chancellor, Deputy Grand Knight, and Grand Knight for eighteen months. He is currently the Two Year Trustee and Council Director of the Membership Committee. Larry has served as the Community Activities Director and as the SI Parish Representative. He has served as Council Chairman for the Fireworks Booth and Council Chairman for the “Annual MR Drive”, now known as the “ID Drive” (Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities), and has participated in numerous other activities, such as the many pancake breakfasts and dinners hosted by the council. Robin and Christian have been active participants in these activities, and Robin has served as Co-Coordinator for the Annual Cioppino Dinner-Dance. The Rositani Family is admired and respected by everyone and truly deserving to be chosen as our “Family of the Year”.

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REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY.

GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

FAMILY OF THE YEAR - TODD WILSON/JERRY MARENICH, CO-CHAIRS FAMILY ACTIVITIES

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Young Jumba was worried that his goats were climbing too high so he went up the mountain to fetch them. As he climbed, he saw an opening among the thousands of caves in the Qumran hills. He chanced to throw a rock into one of them. A dull thud surprised him. “What”, he thought to himself, “Could this be treasure?” He told his story to his two cousins but it was already getting dark. Early the next morning, the youngest cousin rose and entered the cave, which was strewn with broken pottery and narrow jars. He carefully explored each jar, but no treasure was found, only old bundles wrapped in cloth and green with age. No treasure! Unknown to them the no-treasure-scrolls are possibly the most valuable manuscript ever found and worth a fortune. The scroll story is stranger than fiction. A number of scrolls were brought to a tent where they hung from a pole for a long period of time. The original scrolls were then sold to two separate Arab antiquities dealers for a pittance. Four were resold to the Syrian Metropolitan Church in Jerusalem.

American scholars were the first to realize their antiquity. They photographed them and announced that the scrolls were in the range of 200 BC and AD 200. Three scrolls were sold to the Hebrew University. It was the last days of the British control in Palestine and, with continued tension between the Arabs and Jews; examination of the scrolls and the caves was very dangerous. The Metropolitan Church toured the U.S. with the four scrolls seeking a buyer. Not finding any interest, they placed an ad in the Wall Street Journal. A Jewish scholar, lecturing in New York, saw the ad and purchased the priceless scrolls for $250,000. All seven became housed in the Hebrew University where they can be seen today. The seven scrolls contained the prophecies of Isaiah, a ‘Manual of Discipline’ for the Qumran community, a collection of Psalms, the book of Genesis in Aramaic and a description of the war between the “Sons of Light” and the “Son of Darkness’ among other things. With the Scrolls' discovery, the debate began about their significance. The belief that the scrolls were authentic prompted feverish searches in the area. Ten additional

caves were found containing more scrolls. Over six hundred scrolls and thousands of fragments were discovered. Fragments of every Old Testament Biblical book except “Esther” were found, as well as many other non-Biblical texts. Somewhere between 125 BC and AD 68, the scrolls had been hastily stored in the caves. The ruins of Qumran revealed that Jewish ascetics fled the encroaching Roman army in AD 70 and were believed to have hid the scrolls. The authors of the Scrolls were a group of priests and laymen pursuing a communal life of strict dedication to God. They viewed themselves as the only true elect of Israel and they alone were faithful to the Law. Most identified the Qumran brotherhood with the Essenes, a Jewish sect of Jesus' day described by Josephus Flavius, an early historian and his contemporary, Philo of Alexandria, a noted philosopher of the day. Scholars worked for many years trying to piece together the fragile broken piece, carefully concealing their precious finding. Computers were used to piece the puzzle together. Finally, after about a decade of research, an unauthorized computer copy was published and the world realized the significance of the Scrolls. The Scrolls have had a great Biblical impact by providing copies a thousand years older than previous manuscript. Their greatest importance is that they showed that transmission of the text during this long interval of time was incredibly accurate thereby showing the existing bibles were faithful copies of the original bibles. Whoever the men of Qumran were, their writings provide us with a marvelous background picture of the religious world into which Jesus came and confirmed for us the accuracy of the Bible.

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PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS: Creator God, life is your gift to me. You invite me to share my life in service. Give me courage and generosity to respond to your love, to your call. I pray especially for priests, deacons, brothers, sisters, and all those who serve you in witnessing to the gospel. Keep them close to you. Open the hearts of many men and women that they may accept your challenge to build the kingdom. Amen.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER

3 Labor Day 8 PGK Dinner - Marie Callenders - Sunrise Blvd 9 Pancake Breakfast - St. Ignatius - morning masses

11 Business Meeting - St. John Hall, OLA 15 Chapter Meeting - Weed 15-16 OLA Ministry Fair - after each mass 22 2nd/3rd Degree - St. Theresa, Auburn 25 Planning Meeting - Seton Hall OLA - 7:30 PM

Upcoming in October are the Cioppino Dinner on October 13

th and the MR Tootsie Roll Drive the

weekend of October 19-21.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

AUGUST

3 Catholic Community Night at Raley Field 6 Transfiguration of the Lord 14 Business Meeting - St. John Hall, OLA 15 Solemnity - Assumption of Mary into Heaven 18 Family Day at Leatherbys - 2 PM 28 Planning Meeting - Seton Hall OLA - 7:30 PM

A Rosary precedes the Business Meeting - 7:15 PM

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