Volume XIX, Issue II Good Shepherd Council 11672 February...
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Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council 11672.
S HEPHERD ’S W ATCH
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GK Message 1
Special Prayers 2
Calendar Looking Ahead 2
Council 11672 Officers 2
Knight/Family of the Month 3
Happy Birthday 3
Member Recognition cont. 4
News of Interest 4
Monthly Breakfast 5
Can Drive 5
News of Interest 5
KC Insurance Info 5
1st Reconciliation Breakfast 6
Knight's Night Fish Fry 7
Short Story Corner 8
Holy Family 8
Questions of the Mind 9
Feb. and March Calendars 10
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: GR A N D KN I G H T ’S ME S S A G E
Brother Knights, Catholic Gentlemen,
I would like to start my comments this month by thanking all of
the members of our Council who have volunteered this past (2014)
year at council activities, parish ministries, with the boy and girls
scouts, youth groups, and at various community activities and
events. At the writing of the these comments, members had re-
ported some 6,500 hours volunteer hours to the Deputy Grand
Knight. This was a great amount of time, effort and treasure. As
your Grand Knight I thank you all!
Our next major effort for this year is the Lenten fish fries that our Council is doing in
conjunction with Assembly 0004. If you can cook or wish to learn, or you are able to,
please volunteer at one of the Friday nights in lent. The dates are as follows: February
20, February 27, March 6, March 13, March 29 and March 27. The Lenten fish fries in
February and March will require a tremendous effort on our part this year, as we will
also be conducting Council Parish Monthly Breakfasts these months. That means by
the end of the breakfast in April the Council will have needed a tremendous number of
volunteers from our membership. We are asking that if every member of our Council
does a few hours during this time frame, we will have all the help we need. The fish
fries and breakfasts are a major part of our source of funds for our charity giving. Last
year our Council members were tremendously generous with their time and efforts to
make this a success. Thank you in advance for your time and effort.
The Deputy Grand Knight and the three trustees are the election committee that is put-
ting together slate of officer candidates for the 2015 – 2016 fraternal year. If you are
interested in becoming an officer, please contact one of the committee members (Steve
Gentz - [email protected], Ed Gniadek - [email protected], Rick Hycoop -
[email protected], Michael Parker - [email protected]) or any of
the current Council officers.
Many of our members do a lot of great things. So if you know of a Council member
who deserves recognition or a Knight’s family please let one of our Council officers
know. That includes anyone who reads this newsletter and thinks a Knight or a Knights
family should be recognized for efforts or generous acts that improves our Parish or
community.
Last but not least please remember to bring a non-perishable food item to any Knight
meeting or event!
Vivat Jesus,
Mike Grand Knight
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 2 February 2015
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LOOKING AHEAD
February 2015 Calendar Highlights
Feb 2 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Feb 8 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Feb 12 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)
Feb 17 - Monthly Officer's Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Feb 18 - Ash Wednesday
Feb 20 - First Friday Fish Fry in Lent
Feb 27 - Second Friday Fish Fry in Lent
March 2015 Calendar Highlights
Mar 2 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Mar 6 - Third Friday Fish Fry in Lent
Mar 8 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Mar 12 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)
Mar 13 - Fourth Friday Fish Fry in Lent
Mar 17 - Monthly Officer's Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Mar 20 - Fifth Friday Fish Fry in Lent
Mar 27 - Sixth Friday Fish Fry in Lent
Mar 29 - Palm Sunday
April 2015 Calendar Highlights
Apr 2 - Holy Thursday
Apr 3 - Good Friday
Apr 5 - Easter
Apr 6 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Apr 9 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)
Apr 12 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Apr 21 - Monthly Officer's Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.
Avery Quinn Bishop
Clark and Carrol Boles
SSGT Scott C. Bowen Marion Calvo
Christopher Dollman
Becky Ellingwood
Shirley Fuller Pam Godwin
Jim Handerhan
Sherill Korin
Cora Kuhlman Chrystal Lewis
Randi Long
Katie Lewis
Diana Stutz Saundra Tomasella
Our sponsored seminarians: Jeremy Winter and
Josh Altonji
Fr. Kevin and his parish in Anapra, MX Our Members of the Armed Forces
Our First Responders
Family and Friends
SPECIAL PRAYERS
Keith Erdmann - in Remeberance
Delmar Gore
Vince Gurain
Lamar Jackson
John Matras
Joe Nascone in Rememberance
Michael Parker Family
Ray Wesley
All our brothers in distress
Knights
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our readership about our community at large.
Submit your information before the 20th of each
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COUNCIL 11672 OFFICERS (2014—2015)
Grand Knight................. Mike Rose 256-213-2876
Deputy Grand Knight .... Steve Gentz
Financial Secretary ........ Ben Cumbie 256-783-9627
Treasurer ....................... Lane Mousel
Recorder ........................ Steve Nelson
Warden .......................... Bob Godwin
Chancelor ...................... RyanVann
Chaplain ........................ Deacon Paul Kiel
Advocate ........................ Michael Weist
Inside Guard ................. Danny Nelson
Outside Guard ............... Kevin Osterbauer
1 Year Trustee ............... Michael Parker
2 Year Trustee ............... Rick Hycoop
3 Year Trustee ............... Ed Gniadek
Lector ............................ Rob Godwin
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 3 February 2015
To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.
— Mother Teresa
MEMBER RECOGNITION & NEWS of INTEREST
January Family of the Month
The Knight Family of the
Month is the Merv Eber-
hardt family. The Brother
Eberhardt family has been
very active in the Council and with Assembly 0004.
He and his family support
the periodic K of C activi-
ties and events. The family
has been very supportive in conducting the annual
Soccer Challenge and the
annual Free Throw Con-
test. The Brother Eber-
hardt family was particu-
larly supportive of the
2014 Annual Tootsie Roll Campaign for the intellec-
tually disabled. His family
sets an example of what
the best values of a Knight
of Columbus family should be.
Knight of the Month for
January 2015, is Brother
Steve Nelson. Brother Nel-
son has served several
years as a Council Officer, and he is currently serving
as the Worthy Recorder. He
has continued the tradition
of recording in detail the
progress of the monthly meeting, and has create a
high level method of re-
viewing the minutes at the
meeting to expedite the
reading to the member-
ship. Brother Nelson has been very active in our
monthly breakfast fund
raisings and has volun-
teered at numerous K of C
activities and events dur-
ing the year. Brother Nel-
son exemplifies the three tenets of the Knights of
Columbus.
January Knight of the Month
Grand Knight Mike Rose presenting Brother
Rodolfo Chavez the December 2014 Knight of the
Month Award at the January meeting.
Grand Knight Mike Rose presenting Brother Henry
O'Beirne the 2014 Knight of the Year Award at the
January meeting.
Donald Hamblett Feb 08
Daniel Douglas Nelson Feb 08
Paul Rainosek Feb 09
Thomas Geoffroy Feb 10
Timothy Sebastian Feb 11
Raymond Warner Feb 11
John Zimmer Sloan Feb 14
John Arthur Feb 18
Gary Taylor Feb 19
Delmar Gore Feb 20
Frank Tomasella Feb 21
Douglas Fees Feb 22
Frederick Bisch Feb 25
Glendon Anderson Feb 27
Michael Edward Weist Feb 27
Knights of Columbus Council 11672 wishes
Happy Birthday to the members who have their birthday in February.
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 4 February 2015
MEMBER RECOGNITION & NEWS of INTEREST
Grand Knight Mike Rose presenting the award to
Brother Frank Tomasella for the December 2014
Family of the Month.
Grand Knight Mike Rose presenting the award to
Brother Danny Nelson for the November 2014
Family of the Month.
The Knights of Columbus Council
11672 presented a check from the
2014 Tootsie Roll Campaign to
the Arc of Madison County at
their January Board meeting in the amount of $2,039.87. Present
from the Council were Ben
Cumbie, Rodolfo Chavez, Benny
Concepcion and Grand Knight
Mike Rose. Following the check presentation the Knights of Co-
lumbus received thank you rib-
bons from the Arc of Madison
County and Ribbons Unlimited.
Susan Klingel the Arc Executive
Director said they cannot truly thank the Council enough, not
only for the financial support but
also for the Council's advocacy.
Last November members of Rib-
bons Unlimited received polo shirts with their names embroi-
dered on them along with the
Knights of Columbus Logo. The
shirts were presents to the em-
ployees by Council 11672 for their
excellent customer service in the making of ribbons for the Council
and the Community. Ms. Belinda
Sandovol-Cabanillas of Valley Tro-
phies, allowed Council members
to purchase the shirts at cost and
she donated the embroidering and her time.
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 5 February 2015
Volunteer Hours
The Council Volunteer
Hours during a calendar
year are reported to Su-
preme after the end of the
year in January. To make it
easier and make sure we get
all of our volunteer work reported, please
report your volunteer hours
at the end of each month to
our Deputy Grand Knight
Steve Gentz.
In addition reporting the
regular volunteer hours for
activities involving the com-
munity, church, council and youth, please identify if you
have donated blood and
number of visits to the sick
and bereaved. This addi-
tional information is needed in our annual reporting on
fraternal activities.
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Council Shirts and Hats
Contact Michael Weist for
information about shirts
and hats at
At each business and offi-
cer’s meeting hats and shirts can be purchased
and ordered.
Note: Brother Weist also
is able to order 4th Degree
shirts and hats.
Knights of Columbus Insurance General Agent:
John Stice
85 Hunter Ridge Lane
Pell City, AL 35128
205-338-0207 (Home), 205-908-1253 (Cell),
Our assigned field agent:
William H. (Bill) Schultz
2411 Quail Ridge Lane, SW
Huntsville, Alabama 35803
Cell: 256-653-0642
Yearly
Profit to
Date
$ 310
Number
Meals
Served
135
Monthly Parish Breakfast The following is a summary of our 2015 breakfast activity
beginning this January:
Avg. Profit per Breakfast
$310
Avg. Meals Served per
Month
135 KC Breakfast Workers
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES & NEWS of INTEREST
Council Meeting Can Drive for the Good Shepherd Pantry
Don’t forget those
canned goods. Last year
the Supreme Council gave
a donation of $100 for
each 500 pounds of food
collected. However, this
Year Supreme requires 1,000 lbs. for the $100
donation. For the remain-
ing 5 meetings this year
our New Goal will be no
less than 800 pounds of food or equivalent dollar
donation, an average of
160 lbs per meeting. If
each member brings 4 lbs.
or $4 to each remaining
meeting we can meet our new goal and our council
can again receive the $200
donation from Supreme.
The following is a sum-
mary of our can donations
for this new fraternal year
starting in July through
our Jan. 2015 meeting:
Number /
Pounds of
Can Goods
298/273
Dollars
Donated
Equated to
Pounds
$935 = 935
TOTAL POUNDS
To date
1208
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 6 February 2015
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES & NEWS of INTEREST
The Council Breakfast
Team served a special
First Reconciliation
Breakfast for the Good Shepherd parish children,
their families, and the
staff on January 24. Serv-
ing started at 10:00 a.m.
for about 80 attendees.
Served were eggs, bacon, pancakes with and with-
out chocolate, grits, fruit
cocktail, biscuits, coffee,
hot tea, orange juice and
milk.
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 7 February 2015
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES & NEWS of INTEREST
Assembly 0004 hosted a Knights’
Night Out at Holy Spirit Catholic
Church from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m.
on January 24. It was free to all members of Councils 764, 4080,
and 11672, and their families. The
Assembly put on the event to thank
the Knights in Huntsville area for all
the good things they have done this
past year.
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 8 February 2015
SHORT STORY CORNER Submitted by the Grand Knight
Four-year-old Diego is play-
ing in the local community
wading pool. His mother,
Darlene, is sitting in the sun
beside the pool. She is read-
ing a book. At least, she is
trying to read a book.
"Hey Mom! I am swimming!"
"Yes honey, you are swim-
ming."
"Mom, are you watching
me?"
"Yes, honey. Of course I am
watching you!"
Diego is trying to splash wa-
ter onto her book. She is
trying to ignore this.
"Mom! I am holding my
breath under water."
The book is getting really
exciting. The police are solv-
ing a crime. Diego’s mother
is trying to concentrate.
"Mom! You are not even
watching me!"
"Yes, Diego! I am watching
you and I am reading a book. I am doing both
things at the same time."
"Mom, are you paying atten-
tion? I am doing a hand-
stand."
In the book, the police offi-cer is chasing a suspect.
Diego’s mother is hardly
breathing.
Diego is being quiet for once.
Too quiet. Suddenly,
Diego’s mother is looking
around for Diego. She can-not find him. Suddenly,
time is standing still. Sud-
denly, she isn’t breathing at
all.
"Diego! Diego! Are you hid-ing from me? Diego! You are
not being funny!" She is
trying not to panic. She is
walking around the pool,
looking in the water.
"Boo!"
Out of nowhere, Diego is
standing right behind her.
"Diego! What are you do-
ing?" Suddenly she is crying
and hugging him tightly.
"I am making sure you are
paying attention, Mom!"
"Well, now I am totally pay-
ing attention to you!"
The moral here is that if you
take a small child to a pool
or any event or activities that will be a specific inter-
est to the child, leave the
book, or electronic device
turned off and not only pay
attention to the child, but
interact with her or him and go and get wet with the
child.
PAYING ATTENTION
By Tradition, the Catholic
Church dedicates the month of
February to the Holy Family,
the perfect example of family
life for all Christians. Christ
could have come to earth in
any number of ways, yet God chose to send His Son as a
child born into a family. In so
doing, He set the Holy Family
as an example for us all, and
made the Christian family
more than a natural institu-
tion. In our prayers to the Holy
Family, we meditate on the
example of the Holy Family
and ask the Holy Family to in-tercede on behalf of our fami-
lies. In this prayer, we ask
God to keep the example of the
Holy Family always before us,
so that we will imitate them in our family life.
In Honor of the Holy Family The Holy Family
O God, Heavenly Father, it was
part of Thine eternal decree that
Thine only-begotten Son, Jesus
Christ, the Savior of the human
race, should form a holy family with Mary, His blessed mother,
and His foster father, Saint Jo-
seph. In Nazareth, home life was sanctified, and a perfect example
was given to every Christian fam-
ily. Grant we beseech Thee, that we may fully comprehend and
faithfully imitate the virtues of the
Holy Family so that we may be united with them one day in their
heavenly glory. Through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 9 February 2015
Lord Jesus, once you spoke to
men
Upon the mountain, in the plain;
O help us listen now, as then,
And wonder at your word again
.We all have secret fears to face,
Our minds and motives to
amend;
We seek your truth, we need
your grace,
Our living Lord and present
Friend.
The Gospel speaks, and we re-
ceive
Your light, your love, your own
command.
O help us live what we believe
In daily work of heart and hand.
February's Questions
1. What is the name of
the first known European
thought to have been born
in North America?
2. What is logic?
3. In Logic, What is an
argument?
4. What are premises and
conclusions?
5. What is a valid argu-
ment
6. What is an enthy-
meme?
7. In logic, what is the
law of non-contradiction?
8. Who was Euclid and
what is he famous for?
9. What is Set Theory?
10. Who said, “Logic will
get you from A to B.
Imagination will take you
everywhere?
QUESTIONS OF THE MIND from the Grand Knight
January’s Questions and Answers:
1. What is one of the in-
gredients of bubble gum?
Rubber.
2. How many pounds of
coffee does one coffee tree
produce in one year?
One pound.
3. What is one of the in-
gredients of dynamite?
Peanuts.
4. How long does it take
light to reach the planet
Earth from the Sun?
Eight minutes and 17
seconds.
5. More than half of the
ocean coastline is located
where?
Alaska
6. In Nineteen Century
Britain you could be
hanged for stealing a par-
ticular item found in the
kitchen, what is it?
A spoon.
7. If you were caught
with soot on your face in
Nineteen Century Britain,
what could possibly be
done to you?
Hanged by the neck.
8. What was the original
color of Coca-Cola?
Green.
9. In what country did
the story of Cinderella
originate?
This Ancient Egyptian version of Cinderella is con-
sidered the oldest version of
the story, recorded by the
Roman historian Strabo in
the first century BC.
10. How long has current
Emperor of Japan’s family
has occupied the Japanese
throne?
The current Emperor of
Japan’s family has occupied
the Japanese throne since
the Sixth Century AD. The current emperor is the 125th
Emperor of his family. The
average length of time for an
Emperor of Japan is 12 years
and 41 days.
Benny Concepcion, Belinda Sandovol-Cabanillas, Rodolfo Chavez
and Grand Knight Mike Rose delivering appreciation ribbon from
the Arc to Valley Trophies. (cont. from p.4)
S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 1 0 February 2015
FEBRUARY 2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 Council
Business Meeting
@ 7:30 p.m.
3 4 5 6 First Friday 7
8
Monthly Parish
Breakfast
8:30-10:30 a.m.
9 10 11 12
Assembly 0004 Business meeting
@ Holy Spirit
@ 7:30 p.m.
13 14
15
16 17 Council
Officer's meeting
@ 7:30 p.m.
18
Ash Wednesday
19
20
Fish Fry
21
22 23 24 25 26 27
Fish Fry
28
MARCH 2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 Council
Business Meeting
@ 7:30 p.m.
3 4 5 6 First Friday
Fish Fry
7
8
Monthly Parish
Breakfast
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
9 10 11 12 Assembly
Business meeting
@ Holy Spirit
@ 7:30 p.m.
13
Fish Fry
14
15
16 17 Council
Officer's meeting
@ 7:30 p.m.
18 19
20
Fish Fry
21
22 23 24 25 26 27
Fish Fry
28
29
Palm Sunday
30 31