Council #565 Evansville, IN

Council 565 Newsletter

December 2011

GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE   

The Council has been busy with many activities in the past few months which included: the Pizza King Parking Lot Fund Raiser, a First Degree put on by Council Members on the District Degree Team, a Council Picnic, work days at Life Choices, Inc., 40 Days for Life March, a Memorial Mass for our deceased Brothers, and a Butt & Rib Cook Fundraiser. Plus the Degree Team snuck in another First Degree towards the end of November with our Council as the Host Council. It took a lot of time and effort from a lot of Brother Knights, and I would like to say thank you to those Brother Knights who made this possible.

As December approaches, activities will slow down a bit so we can enjoy the Christmas season. Brother Knight Tom Verkamp is busy finalizing plans for the Council Christmas Party which will be held at Willow Bowling Lanes on December 11, 2011. We will be collecting toys for the children of Gibault at the party. It will be a good opportunity to sit back and enjoy the fellowship with our Brother Knights. See details in this newsletter.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my Brother Knights and their families a Merry Christmas as the holy season approaches.

Our next business meeting is on December 5 th at St. Boniface. We will pray the Rosary starting at 6:40 and the meeting will follow.

As always, I thank all the Knights of our Council who donate their time, treasure and talents.

Fraternally,

Kevin Steinkuhl
kevin.steinkuhl@evansvillekofc565.org

 

Council 565 Christmas Party – Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Willow Bowling Lanes

Mark your calendar for you and your family to attend the annual Council 565 Christmas Party.  The fun begins at 1:00 PM and the meal of delicious pizza, salad and dessert will be served about 4:00 PM.  Bingo (with prizes), bowling and lots of great fellowship will fill your afternoon.  Call Tom Verkamp at 985-3076 as soon as possible to make reservations.  The cost is only $5.00 per family.  Gifts for the children at Gibault (any books, toys or games your grandchildren would like) or a money donation will be accepted at the party and given to Zach Pies who will take them to Gibault.

Condolences to the Family of Honorary Life Member Brother Knight Gerald N. Parkinson

The members of Council 565 extend our sympathy to the family and friends of Gerald Parkinson who passed away on October 30, 2011.  Surviving Gerald are his wife of 58 years, Carol, three sons, Gerald, Daniel and Jeff, and daughter, Cindi Lawson.  Eternal rest, grant unto him, O Lord.  May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

Welcome to the New Knights in Council 565

We welcome our new Brother Knights Frank T. Peterlin and James E. Butler who made their First Degree during November, 2011.  We also welcome Brother Knights James R. Bruce and Paul N. Hagan who transferred into Council 565 during November, 2011.  We encourage our Brother Knights to join us at our monthly Council meetings and participate in Council 565 activities as often as possible.

 

Good of the Order

Prayers are needed for the following members and/or their families: Brother Knights Jerry Moeller, Dennis Prechtel, Ron Hupfer, Antonio Guerrero, Richard Herr, Scott Allen and his family, and Jim Seibert’s father, Joe Seibert. Also pray for Fr. John Silva, Fr. John Breidenbach, Fr. Claude Burns, Fr. John Sasse and for any other priests of the Diocese of Evansville who are in need of our prayers. 

 

Insurance Check-Up for 2011

Can you believe it will soon be 2012? I hope that 2011 was a healthy, prosperous year for you and your family. It’s said that time flies, and the older we get, the more that statement seems true.  As we review the past year and prepare to welcome a new one, we wonder where the time goes. 

If you’re like most people, you’ve made some resolutions for 2012.  If I may, I’d like to make two suggestions regarding your resolutions.  First, write them down.  A resolution is really a goal for the year and, until you commit a goal to writing, it’s nothing more than a wish.  Writing a resolution down is the first step towards achieving it.  Whether your goal is to lose weight, contribute more time and money to charity, read more or watch less television, you’re more likely to accomplish it if you write it down.

Second, schedule some time to visit with me, your professional Knights of Columbus insurance agent.  The “insurance check-up” that I’ll provide (free of charge, by the way!) will quickly identify any gaps in your family’s life insurance program.  And you’ll want to fill those gaps now, not later.  Because unlike many other products, you need more than money to obtain life insurance.  You also need good health, and no one will ring a bell warning you when your health is about to change.

Knights of Columbus life insurance offers something precious few other financial products can – guarantees.  As long as you pay your premiums, the policy proceeds will be there for your beneficiaries should something happen to you.  We call that peace of mind, and that’s (as they say in the credit card commercials) priceless.

I’m at Toll Free (866) 311-KOFC (5632), locally at 812-589-3470, or Bradley.schaefer@kofc.org.  Call me – let’s talk.

Council 565 January Meeting Delayed One Week

Please note that the Council 565 January Business Meeting will be delayed one week due to the New Year’s Day Holiday being celebrated on Monday, January 2, 2012 by all government offices and most banks, etc.  Our January meeting will be Monday, January 9, 2012 at St. Boniface.  The Rosary begins at 6:40 PM and the meeting starts at 7:00 PM.  If you have not attended for awhile, come join your Brother Knights for discussion and fellowship, plus some good snacks after the meeting.

 

Lord, May We Be Like The Wise Men

Lord, may we be like the Wise Men who were guided to you by a star. Give us the wisdom to seek you, light to guide us to you, courage to search until we find you, graciousness to worship you and generosity to lay our gifts before you, who are our King and our God forever and ever. Amen.

THE GOLD WRAPPING PAPER - An Inspiring Christmas Story

Once upon a time, a man punished his five-year-old daughter for using up the family’s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper before Christmas.  Money was tight, so he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had used the expensive gold paper to decorate a large shoebox she had put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!" As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, now regretting how he had punished her. But when he opened the shoebox, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady,” he said harshly, “when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!" The little girl looked up at him with sad tears rolling from her eyes and whispered: "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full." The father was crushed. He fell on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger. An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept this little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems, he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there. In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.  There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.

Future Events and Activities

   · Pancake Breakfast Fund Raiser for Gibault at McDonald’s – February, 2012
   · Golf Scramble – Date to be Determined
   · Butts & Ribs Sale for Priest’s Retirement Fund – Date to be Determined

Calendar of Events

Dec.     5          Monthly Meeting – Rosary at 6:40 PM at St. Boniface
Dec.     8          Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary – Holy Day
Dec.     11        Christmas Party at Willow Lanes – 1 to 5 PM
Dec.     25        Christmas – The Nativity of The Lord – Holy Day
Jan.      8          The Epiphany of the Lord
Jan.      9          Monthly Meeting – Rosary at 6:40 PM at St. Boniface
Jan.      16        Officers/Chairmen Meeting at 7:00 PM at St. Boniface

 

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