Grand Knight

Don Hogan

Deputy Grand Kevin Strezo Chancellor

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Financial Secretary

Happy New Year ... According to Fr Tom.....it's still Christmas Season! Tiz the Season!

Our Council has been busy. Drug and Alcohol Poster con-test winners Thanks Vito and

Bill Runco. “Keep Christ in Christmas” poster winners, Thanks. Mike Morris, Bob

Dalecki and Kevin Buggy And Dickie are working on the NFL Playoff party for Sun-day, Jan 22.

Bill Ager and Claire Hogan are working on the Pro Life March for Life event in D.C. on Friday, Jan. 27. Fourth Degree exemplifi-cation is in Wexford on June 4th, 2017 for all of you 3rd degree guys.

WE NEED A FINANCIAL SECRETARY to replace John Walker in February. Football Sweeps concluded — Great effort, Bro Bernie. Charity starts at home — or for 1481 with bro Tom Pearson … keeps us in

the loop. $100 to Greensburg Chapter … for football fund raiser, $500 for our spon-sored Seminarian, Dan Carr. $50 for gift card for friend of council for lodge upkeep, and gave over $7,000 for Life Choices from Baby Bottle Campaign!

Thanks Brothers for all of your hard work. Still mulling over ideas for Lodge improve-ments. TVs + Cable? — and fundraising ideas to help with the costs. Hey! Come join us Wednesday, Jan. 11. Keep smiling. Days are getting longer. ——G K, The Donald!

Grand Knight’s Message

K of C News Father McNelis Council #1481 Indiana PA

WEB SITE: http://kofc1481.wix.com/kofc1481

2017 CALENDAR —————————————————- JANUARY

4th—Officers’ Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)

11th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)

22nd—Pig Roast-NFL Conference

Championship Games (Lodge)

27nd—March for Life—Washington

D.C. (Buses from Indiana)

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FEBRUARY

1st—Officers’ Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)

8th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)

26th—Pancake Breakfast (after 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM Masses, St. Bernard Church Social Hall) ————————————— MARCH 1st—Ash Wednesday

1st —Officers’ Meeting (8 PM, Lodge)

3rd—World Day of Peace

8th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)

————————————— APRIL 1st—Sibley Scholarship Application

Deadline

5th—Officers’ Meeting (8 PM, Lodge)

12th—Council Meeting (7 PM, Lodge)

JANUARY 2017

By Brother Bill Ager

Join tens of thousands in Washington

D. C. on Friday, January 27, to march

peacefully in defense of the unborn.

You can travel in comfort to the

March for Life on a bus coach that

will depart Indiana at 6:30 AM on the

27th.

Once we arrive in Washington, you

will be able to participate in

the rallies before the March

or join some of us in taking

petitions to the offices of our

senators and representatives.

Following the March, which

will begin at 1 PM, there

will be additional oppor-

tunities to meet with government of-

ficials should you choose to do so.

We will arrive back in Indiana be-

tween 10:00 PM and 10:30 PM.

Seating on the bus is limited, and the

cost for the trip this year is $40. Fi-

nancial assistance is also available for

those in need.

Contact me, Bill Ager, at 724-465-

4522 to make your reservation, or e-

mail Dennis Ragan at

dvragan@comcast.net. The deadline

* Grand Knight: Don Hogan

* Deputy Grand Knight:

Kevin Strezo

* Chancellor: Michael Morris

* Financial Secretary:

John Walker

to reserve a seat on the bus is Tues-

day, January 17.

Please note that anyone under the age

of 18 travelling on the bus to the

March for Life must be accompanied

by a parent/guardian.

MARCH FOR LIFE FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

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ARTICLE DEADLINE FOR THE FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER IS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25. E-mail to dvragan@comcast.net

Our annual “Pig Roast” is now the “Sandwich Blitz!” Sau-sage and Sloppy Joe sand-wiches with a huge selection of snack foods. Beer and soft drinks provided. One game only on several TVs.

The NFC Championship starts at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Janu-ary 22. All are welcome so bring a prospective K of C member. $10 prior to the event or $15 at the door. Make your reservation by contacting Brother Bob Dalecki by

January 13 at rdalecki@comcast.net or send a check to 401 Elm St., Indiana, PA 15701 (payable to K of C Council 1481). Brother Richard (Dicky)

Kurimsky is the co-chair of the event.

Good times for sure at the lodge on January 22!

2016 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SUBSTANCE

ABUSE AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST Each year, councils throughout the country participate in the Knights of Columbus Sub-

stance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest to help make young people in their communi-

ties aware of the dangers of the abuse of drugs and alcohol, to give a positive outlook for

children to embrace, and to help carry them through the peer pressure to use alcohol and

drugs. The posters’ thought-provoking visuals and slogans send the message that drugs

and alcohol are not the way to go. Thirty –eight students from St Bernard’s Learning

Center participated this year and thanks to Past Grand Knight Bill Runco who again as-

sisted in the judging. LastLast year a first place student won at the State level also!

Dr. Vito DonGiovanni, Poster Chairman

This year’s winners were:

First Place: Alexander Tebbs (12-14 Age Group); Rhyan McCracken (8-11 Age Group)

Second Place: Elizabeth Villa; Third Place: Ava Elliott

Honorable Mention: Eliana Pineda; Honorable Mention: Kara Broskin

NOTABLE ANNIVERSARIES 15 YEARS+ OF SERVICE

JANUARY 2017 KNIGHT / YRS

JOHN WAY – 64 WALLACE COOK – 48 CARL KOLOGIE – 48

RONALD LOWMAN – 48 CHARLES SAVUKAS – 48

SILVIO TEA – 48 JAMES WILSON – 48

ROBERT SNYDER – 41 WILLIAM SPADAFORA – 41

EUGENE THOMAS – 26 RONALD LESNESKIE – 24

DAVID SHARER – 24 LOUIS TATE – 24

DAMIAN KORDELL –20 PATRICK McDEVITT – 20

WILLIAM RUNCO – 20 RAYMOND YARNEL – 16

NFC Championship Sandwich Blitz!

Jan. 22 at the Lodge

First Place (8-11 Age Group): Rhyan McCracken

First Place (12-14 Age Group): Alexander Tebbs

SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 21-23

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Applications are now available for our Coun-

cil’s 2017 FRANK SIBLEY MEMORIAL

SCHOLARSHIP. Any high school senior

who is a child or grandchild of a Council

member in good standing—or of a deceased member of Council

1481—is eligible for the $1,500 scholarship.

An applicant must be a member of the Catholic Church and a can-

didate for graduation from a recognized four-year high school dur-

ing the term ending in May/June, 2017. Proof of acceptance to an

institution of higher education, an official high school transcript

showing an overall grade point average of at least 2.75, two letters

of recommendation and an autobiographical manuscript identifying

career goals are among the requirements for consideration.

Complete details are included in the application, which is available

from Grand Knight Don Hogan and in the guidance departments of

area high schools. The application deadline is April 1, 2017.

Report of the 4th Degree Father McNelis Assembly #968

Happy New Year to all the Sir Knights in the

Father McNelis Assembly 968 and to your

families.

I want to thank the 4th Degree Color Corp for

being in attendance at the Memorial Mass at

St. Thomas More University Parish in Novem-

ber. The Corp adds so much to the Mass.

We will meet every fourth Wednesday

from January through June in 2017 at

the Lodge. Our next meeting will be on

Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00 PM.

The next 4th Degree Exemplification

will be on Sunday, June 4, 2017. It will

be held at the Pittsburgh Marriott North

in Cranberry. If you are a 3rd Degree member in good

standing and wish to receive information about taking your

4th Degree please contact me.

Tom Pearson, Faithful Navigator trpearson1@gmail.com

MEMBERSHIP REPORT Brothers, I hope that all enjoyed the

Christmas and New Year holidays and

the celebrations associated with them.

Have you gotten into the habit of writing

2017 on your important papers yet?

With the new year at hand, our council

will be preparing to conduct membership

appeals in the churches of our parishes

and be planning the Exemplification of the First De-

gree in the not so distant future. We will be looking to

confirm the dates at our upcoming meeting on Jan. 11.

Remember that our membership-building work is

much more than a simple general announcement at the

end of the Mass. The men who join and become active

members of the Knights of Columbus will be the ones

who hear our messages, have personal conversations

with our members, and respond to the call they hear in

their hearts.

Always be ready to talk to qualified men about what

knighthood can do for their lives. These are conversa-

tions that don’t begin like clockwork on a schedule;

they can happen at any time!

Please contact me or any of the officers if you will be

sponsoring new candidates for membership, or if you

can help share our message on our membership appeal

weekends.

Fraternally, Br. Chauncey Ross

Membership Chairman

Council Offering $1,500 Sibley

Scholarship

MARCH FOR LIFE

FRIDAY, JAN. 27

Why not go this year!

See details on

Page 1.

I hope you and your family had a

great finish to 2016. Now, the first

quarter of 2017 is starting to fly by.

Hopefully, you’ve established a few

goals for this year. I’ve learned a

great tip regarding resolutions.

First, write them down. It’s not too

late if you haven’t already done

this. Commit your goals to paper

and post it someplace you will see

it often. Writing down a goal is the

first step towards achieving it. It

may not make sense at first, but I’m

sure you have heard stories of the

success this simple task can bring.

Whether your goal is to exercise

more, give more to charity, read

more or watch less television,

you’re more likely to accomplish it

if you write it down.

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