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New Council Members

Please join me in congratulating

• John Monacci
• Jim Terracino

for having successfully completed their First Degree.

We bid them welcome and look forward to their participation in our various Church, Community, Council and Family activities.

Knight and Family of the Month

Congratulations go out to our current recipients.

Knight of the month:     Bill Davis

Family of the month:     Chris and Melissa Grimes

Knights Nite-Out

The next "Nite-Out" gathering will be on

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

We will meet at Pungo Pizza located 100 yards north of the intersection of Indian River road and Princess Anne road, Virginia Beach, VA.

Bring your family, enjoy great company and fine pizza.

Coming Events

1	Solemnity of Mary; World Day of Prayer for Peace New Years Day - fly the flag
5	Council Officers Meeting at 7:00pm
7	State Meeting, Newport News
8	Epiphany Sunday
10	Council Business Meeting - 7:30pm, Rosary at 7:00pm
15	Parish Breakfast
15	Fr. Habets Assembly Corporate Communion, 11:00am Mass
16	MLK Day - fly the flag
17	1st Degree at SJA, 7:30pm; Rosary at 7:00pm
18	1st Degree at Fr. Habets, 8:00pm
18	1st Degree at Pope Loe Council, Holy Family Church, 7:30pm
21	Council Free-Throw Contest, 6:30pm
23	March for Life (Washington, D.C.)
24	Field Agent Financial Benefit Night

 

New Council Sign

If you haven't noticed it yet, there is a new sign announcing the presence of our council.

As you enter the main parking lot from Sandbridge, glance over to the right and you will see a welcoming sight. Now everyone will know where we are located.


 

Council Memorial Mass

A reminder that at 5PM on Saturday, 18 February at SJA we will celebrate our annual Council Memorial Mass for the repose of the souls of our deceased Brothers:

Robert Labuda (2004),
Zachary Bell (2004),
Ted Pilon (2007),
Dick Pulley (2008),
Steven Magula (2010),
Bill Dempsey (2010),
Carl Ranno (2011),
and Dennis McGonegle (2012).

 

Free Throw Competition

Brothers,

We had a great Free Throw Contest. Thanks much to Jeff Uthe and PGK Manny Ramos for putting everything together!

Thanks also to Peter Perry, Rob Peed, Paul Schiffbauer, Steve Quaile, Mark Rutledge, & Jeff’s son Matt for helping out. Without you brothers helping with scoring and rebounding, we couldn’t have pulled it off so efficiently! Also thanks to Worthy Deputy Joe Connelly and Ed Bosko for showing up in tux enroute the Fr. Habet’s Assembly New Sir Knights Dinner!

We had 22 competitors and about 50 family and friends cheering them on.

Our Council Champs were:

Age Group	Boys	Girls
10	Noah Reidy	Naheda Nassan
11	Joey Rutledge	no competitors
12	Tyler Desue	Azelia Ramos
13	Kail Wood	Kiele Hensel
14	Jose Roman II	no competitors

We should find out soon which, if not all, of our champs are also the District 3 champs and will be eligible to participate in the State competition on 25 February at St. Gertrude's High School in Richmond.

Fraternally,

Jim

Soccer Challange Winners

Congratulations to Alexandra Uthe, the two-time State Champion!!

Also congratulations to Ryan Clay and Jose Roman, Regional winners.
 

Special Thanks

A special THANK YOU goes out to all the great Knights who supported our council over this Christmas season. Lots of good help made the Council and Childrens parties the rousing successes they were. And a tip of the hat to those members assisting in procurring, wrapping and delivering gifts to the needy family. All your efforts are what make us a truely great council.
 

Wheelchair Program

The Community Program Director and the Committee Chairman (Ray Hart) are implementing a Wheelchair Program, and ask for your help. The program is esablished to assist SJA parish members who need the mobility of a wheelchair but are unable to obtain one on their own. The chairs will be available free of charge to any member of Saint John's parish who cannot afford one. All wheelchairs will remain the property of our council and will be returned to the council after the recipient has no further use of them. Since these chairs will be on a loner basis, the person receiving the chair will be asked to sign a waiver holding Council 13467 and the Knights of Columbus in general, harmless in the event of causality.

Donated wheel chairs will be cleaned and checked for safety prior to being released through the program. We need your help in this worthwhile program. Assistance can be any volunteer from our council who is willing and able to silicate useable chairs, and to clean or perform simple repairs to donated chairs.

For more information, please see one of the following Knights:
   Ray Hart: Committee Chairman
   
    or
   John Kummers

JOIN US TODAY, WE NEED YOUR HELP!
 

Donut Sunday Help

Fran Peed is looking for some assistance on the first Sundays with picking up donuts, details below.

"I am looking for someone to assist with picking up the donuts. Donut Sunday will occur the first Sunday of each month. I am hoping we can find someone willing to go out to Krispy Kreme on Virginia Beach Blvd by 7am on the Sundays of our social. For the next few months we will be ordering 100 dozen donuts. Our next donut Sunday is Feb 5. Would you mind passing on my plea for a donut driver? Thanks!"

Brothers,
If anyone is able to assist, please let Fran and I know.

Additionally, they are looking for some volunteers to help out after masses, those who are CRHPers should have already seen that part of the request from Deacon Vern.

For the 7:30am mass we need 4 adults. This group will set up three tables along the walls in the commons, as well as 10 - 20 chairs for folks to sit for a moment. They will ensure a trash can is available out in the commons. In addition to setting up people are needed to make coffee and ensure there are doughnuts, plates, napkins, donation baskets, etc. out on the tables.

For the 9:15 mass we need 3 adults. This group will make coffee and ensure there are doughnuts, plates, napkins, donation baskets, etc. out on the tables.

For the 11am mass we need 6 adults. This group will make coffee and ensure there are doughnuts, plates, napkins, donation baskets, etc. out on the tables. In addition to overseeing the social this group will need to clean up/ break down the tables and chairs.
 

Council Free-Throw Contest

Local Knights of Columbus Council 13467 will once again sponsor a
Youth Free Throw Championship to be held

Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 6:30pm

in the SJA Gym.

All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2012 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international headquarters based on scores from the state-level competitions. Last year more than 130,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,000 local competitions.All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event.

Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. Consent forms are available at registration.

Entry forms will be availabe at the event or can be downloaded and completed prior to the event by clicking here.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with nearly 1.8 million members in over 14,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated over 69 million volunteer hours and $151 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit the church, councils, communities, families, and youth.
 

History of the Mass

Mark your calendars for a very special event. On February 28, 2012, PGK Tony Reade will present an informative program on the history of the mass which will include an explaination of the vestments worn by Priests and cover the Order of the Mass.

This event will take place in Saint John's cafeteria at 7:00pm. No reservations are needed but plan to arrive early to get a seat as this special program is open to all parishioners.

More information will be released closer to the event.
 

Brother Wurster

As you may know, brother Gene Wurster had an accident and needs to remain at home for the next several weeks. While we have arranged for someone to bring him Holy Communion on Sundays Cathy has asked for several other favors.

First, if anyone would be willing to come and say the rosary with them during the week.

Second, if anyone goes to daily mass they would appreciate arrangements for Holy Communion as they were daily regulars.

Third, Cathy also has asked if anyone might be able to make arrangements to stay with Gene while she goes out for groceries etc. Please contact the Grand Knight if you can help.

Finally, this becomes even more important for CCD efforts. Since Cathy teaches CCd on Monday nights, she would like to have someone stay with Gene while she teaches CCD.

Going out with the large net here as I know all three groups know the good work the Wursters do for Saint Johns and they have many friends but hoping we can arrange something to put them at ease and help.

As always appreciate your help in meeting the above needs as you can.
 

Paper Towel Roll Roundup and old Medicine Bottles

Over the next six weeks Brother Jim Novelli will be collecting the inserts from paper towels and even bathroom tissues for a special charity. This includes empty medicine bottles. Please help Jim out by dropping off those discarded inserts at any meeting.
 

Prayer Vigil

Do you know of any member of our Knights’ Family who is sick, in distress, needing our prayers and/or other help? If so, please contact

Your prayers are requested for: Fr. Rob Cole, Deacon Vern, Deacon Joe, all in our country’s service and those on deployment, for vocations and all Religious.

Pray for our Brothers in need, and visit them as often as possible.
 

Happy Birthday

The next time you see one of these Knights, be sure to wish them a happy birthday.

Larry Channel
Paul Crimmins
Andres Echevarria
Thomas Fraim
Jim Hartigan
John Kummers
Brian Longtin
Philip O'Hara
Robert Peed
Micah Peed
Peter Perry
David Roddy
Robert Safford
Joseph Ulm
Eric Whiteman

 

Membership Medallions

Supreme has authorized a new medallion for those Knights achieving their 3rd Degree. Fortunately, current 3rd Degree Knights can also purchase this collectable after attending the newly revised ceremony.

Please contact our Chancellor, or the Grand Knight for details.


 

Volunteer Form

Last year, the Knight of Columbus donated more that $151 million to charitable and benevolent causes and over 69 million hours of volunteer community service to aid the less fortunate. We undertake these acts of charity because we see those in need through the eyes of faith.

To help prepare our Fraternal Survey for the Supreme Council office, a "Volunteer Hours Form" has been added to the web site. Please download and complete the form then either email it to the Grand Knight or print and bring it to the next meeting. This information will assist us in determining the total number of hours of community service volunteered by our members during last year.

This years calculations reveal that we have accounted for over 60,000 hours of charatable service in 2011. Fantastic job - keep up the good work of our order.

Click here to access the form. NOTE: The form is designed to make it easy to enter your hours. In each shaded box simply enter the appropriate hours. The total at the bottom will be automatically calculated for you.

AND - you do this annoymously!
 

Parish Breakfast

Third Sunday of Every Month, 8:30am–12:30

Cost is $5 ages 8 and up, Children 7 and under eat free

Come join us for a great breakfast and fellowship in the SJA School Cafeteria
- or -
lend a hand in the kitchen or dining room to help make it all happen.

     Menu     

scrambled eggs

bacon and sausage

tater tots

biscuits/gravy

juice, coffee, hot tea

donuts, fruit cocktail

and friendship!

Bring your appetite, family, and friends!
 

Quarterly Newsletter

Our Grand Knight has put together a first class newsletter for our members. Yours should be arriving in a few days if you haven't received it already. In the meantime, if you can't wait, a handy link is in the right column under "Featured Services". Enjoy.

Electronic or Paper?
If you prefer to access the newsletter on-line and NOT have a copy mailed to you, please send your request the Grand Knight or see him at the next meeting. This will help reduce the cost of mailing the paper version. Thank You
 

Newsletter Sponsorship

Help curb the cost of our newsletter by becoming a Sponsor or Patron.

Company advertising is only $35 for the fraternal year (1JULY-30JUNE).

An individual donation of $5 is a Newsletter Patron and a donation of $10 or more qualifies as a Gold Patron.

Donations may be made to our Financial Secretary Rob Parker. We appreciate your support to keep the communications flowing.
 

Newsletter Input

Please send any newsletter input or suggestions for improving our newsletter to


 

Newsletter by Mail

If you prefer to receive your newsletter by postal mail, please send an email to and put "Mail Council Newsletter" in the subject line. You will begin receiving a printed copy of the newsletter beginning with the next release in place of the electronic version.


 

Moving?

Please notify the Exective Secretary with any change of address or phone number change. Communicating with our Brothers is extremely important.

Make sure your family members know how to get in touch with us should anything happen to you.
 

Receiving eMail Notifications

If you have not been receiving regular emails from the Grand Knight, we ask that you send an email to the Executive Secretary or so that your address can be entered or corrected in the Council Adress Book. We still have a few incorrect email adrdess.

Additionally, you may have to modify your SPAM filter settings and change/add the email adresses of Grand Knight and Executive Secretary.
 

First Degree Team

Our outstanding 1st degree team would like to build up to a "2-deep" level in all positions. If you would like to more information on the teams and their duties, please contact .

 

Assistance with Degree setup/take down

Speaking of the degree teams, they could use a little extra manpower to help set up the chairs, tables, flags, etc before each degree ceremony. Also, putting everything back in place. If you can see it in your heart to help the teams prepare the room, plan on arriving about 30 - 45 minutes before each degree ceremony. Check the calendar for locations and start times, and thanks in advance.
 

Program Directors

• Program Director -
• Church Director -
• Community Director -
• Council Director -
• Family Director -
• Youth Director -
• Pro-Life Director -
• Membership Director -
• Recruitment Cmte - ,  

For your convenience, you may click on each director's name to send them an email.
 

Double Star Council

We are very pleased to announce that our council has been awarded "Double Star" status for the past year (2009/2010). Congratulations go out to the members of Council 13467 who tirelessly contributed to the vast assortment of programs we support. Only through your efforts did we achieve such a high honor. Great work gentlemen!
 

Submitting Nominees for Knight/Family of the Month

If you know of a worthy Knight who is deserving of this award, please contact or .

Also, if you are aware of a family who is deserving of recognition, please forward the nominees as well. Be mindful that the family award is just that - a FAMILY award. Include the contributions of the spouses as well as the Knights, they are part of the award, not just the Knight. And, don't forget the assistance of any other family members as well.

For your convenience, we have a link to both forms to make it easy on you. See the next to last entry on this page.

On the forms page you will now find 2 forms for the Knight and/or Family of the month. If you would like to nominate someone deserving, please download, complete the forms and bring them to the next meeting.   ...go to the Forms page
 

Dress Code

All attendees are reminded of the dress code for Council events. Formal attire (shirt, tie and coat) is appropriate for all degree ceremonies and state events. Council attire (council shirts and jerseys) are considered appropriate for business meetings. Social meetings are casual dress or council attire unless other specifically stated. Council attire is appropriate for officer meetings while all officers are to wear a coat and tie to all council meetings. If you are attending one of the degree ceremonies the appropriate attire is a coat and tie.

Everyone - please remember to wear your name tag to all events including Sunday mass.
 

Pray With Us

Don't forget - the Rosary is prayed at 7:00pm before each of our monthly business meetings. Won't you join us?

For your convenience, we have a special page dedicated to saying the Rosary. To refresh memories or simply to serve as a guide click here to Pray the Rosary.

Here's a superb OnLine" rosary site. Definately a MUST experience!