A Message from your Grand Knight ...

What’s Happening 2

Membership Report 2

Officers / Chairmen 2

Officers Elections 3

Football Frenzy 2015 3

K of C Shirts 3

Field Agent’s Report 4

Pro life Report 5

Dues / Cemetery / Poverty 5

Shirts / GK notes 5

Calendar of Events 6

- Appointed Positions 3

Inside this issue:

April 2015

Knights of Columbus Council #11353 St. Vincent de Paul Church Fort Wayne, Indiana

Volume 17, Issue 4

Knightly Knews

Meetings are the 2nd and 3rd

“Thursdays”

of the Month.

Happy Easter!!

Brothers, At our most recent meeting, I shared with the members that we have election of officers coming up at our June meeting. I have asked the three trustees to serve on our nominating committee to select our initial slate of officers. This slate will be presented to all members at our April meeting and again in June. Members will also have the opportunity to submit additional nominees from the floor. In addition to the elected offices, we will be appointing new directors as some have already asked to step down from their current positions. Keep in mind that to be an

officer, you must be a Third Degree member. The directors’ position, however, are open to all members even those only holding a First Degree. Elsewhere in this newsletter, you will see a breakdown of the officers’ and directors’ positions. We hope that some of our newer mem-bers will express a willingness to step forward and take on a new challenge as one of our fu-ture leaders. On April 9, 2015, we will have an open house for prospective members and their spouses in the Spiritual Center. The program will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. I would encourage our members to consider inviting at least one fellow parishioner to join us for this informative session. Equally important or maybe even more important than adding new members is the need to engage our current membership in the many activities we offer throughout the year. When was the last time you attended a business meeting? Have you volunteered to help with a par-ish breakfast or one of our dinners? What about helping with the annual turkey bingo or the tootsie roll drive? We also look for help during Vincentfest and with the COLA Christmas party and summer camp. In addition to these charitable and fundraising activities, we are always looking for opportunities to get together as a family. This includes such things as our recent outing to a Mad Ants game and our annual outing to a Tin Caps game. As head of our council, I am open to new ideas that will help us further engage our current membership. During the coming months, Fr. Dan will be asking us to assume greater leadership roles within the parish. This includes working with other groups such as Rekindle the Fire and the school. Our next major project will be the restoration of the headstones in the old parish cemetery. Brother Jim Cox is spearheading this effort along with assistance from the Catholic cemetery staff. The project is expected to get underway this June. I would also ask you to mark your calendar for the first district-wide Corporate Communion for the Knights of Columbus. It will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Church on Saturday, May 16th at the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Please bring your families as well to this testimonial to our faith as Knights. If you plan to attend, please email dgf1950@gmail.com with the number in your family who will be attending. We need the count so we can reserve pews for those members in attendance. I look forward to seeing you at our April 9th Open House as well as the regular business meeting on April 19th and our next first degree which is scheduled for April 23rd. Vivat Jesus Dennis Fech, Grand Knight

* 1st Degree Exemplification - The next degree is: held in the Sp. Center A. Date: Thurs., Apr 23rd. Sign in at 7 pm, with degree at 7:30pm. * Next Officers / Directors Meeting is: Thur, Apr 9th, 7 pm. In the Spiritual Center B. * Next ‘Membership’ Meeting- Our next meeting is scheduled for Thur, Apr 16th. Dinner at 6:30 followed by the Rosary and then our respective meetings. We will meet in the Sp.Center A & B. * K of C Blood Drive– Next drive is set for Sat, Apr 25th. It’s from 7:30-11am in the Parish Hall. Contact Ed Koehl 338-0743/Jeff Schafer 489-1965 for appointment. * Rosary For the Unborn– before 8 am Mass in Church, 7:40 am….. First Saturday of Every Month! * Future Events- We are going to have many events and projects coming up in the future. If possible, please help, if available, when you are called! Even a little helps a lot.

* Send a request to Dennis at dgf1950@gmail.com if you want to receive upcoming information about the council.

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Chaplain Fr. Polycarp Fernando 489-3537 Grand Knight Dennis Fech 489-9620

Deputy Grand Knight Dan Nix 450-2073 Chancellor Mike Pranger 637-1560 Financial Secretary Ken Bloom 489-2712 Recorder Mike McMillen 490-5103 Treasurer Rob Green 348-1174 Lecturer Darryl Smith 637-2018 Advocate Andy Tauzin 490-9369 Warden Mark Sorich 637-0648 Inside Guard Walt Voigt 740-7261 Outside Guard Nick Dawson 497-0100 1 yr trustee John Becker 338-1249 2 yr trustee Mike McCarthy 490-7404 3 yr trustee Bruce Cadwell 484-0078 ——————————————————————————–————— District Deputy Ed Waldschmidt 267-2403 Past Grand Knight Bruce Cadwell 484-0078 Insurance Program Keith Praski 833-2024 Program Director Rick Stier 704-5233

Church Director Dave Thomas 637-6387 Community Director Mike McCarthy * 490-7404 Council Director Steve Lybrook 417-6559 Family Director Youth Director Culture of Life Director Bob Gensheimer 489-8397 —————————————————————————————————- Membership Chairman Darryl Smith 637-2018 Membership Chairman Buddy Weihe 627-2256 - Retention Committee Dana Achor/Mike McCarthy - Admission Committee Mike PrangerJohn Becker Vocations Chairrman Scott St. Louis 637-1957 Memorial Chairman Jim Cox 637-4969 RTF Liason Dana Achor 490-9228 Scouting Liaison John Faylor 338-1249 4th Degree Liaison Brent Mosley 615-6194 / Mike Pranger 637-1560 Newsletter Editor Rick Stier 704-5233 Gibault Envoy Bruce Cadwell 484-0078 Blood Drive Chairman Ed Koehl 338-0743 /Jeff Schafer 489-1965 Ladies Auxiliary Connie Dailey 627-6267 Food Chairman Andy Dailey 255-4837 - Food Committee: Rob Green/Tom Dailey/Josh Burkhardt

Membership Report...

How has it been since you asked someone to join Council 11353? How about 2 or 3 people? You can directly help our Council grow between now and June 2015... This will help us to meet our council goals for the 2014-2015 membership year. In order to achieve this we need your help!!! "Challenges face our society every day and we need to ensure that our Order and our council are places whose “doors are open”. It is also the responsibility of every Knight to ensure that whoever encounters the Knights of Columbus will encounter a commu-nity of brothers motivated by the joy of the gospel." -Excerpt from Knightline OUR NEXT MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION NIGHT IS APRIL 9TH AT 7:00PM AND OUR NEXT 1ST DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 23RD, 2015 AT 7:00PM YOU CAN HELP! Please consider how you can ask men (ages18 and over) to join the Knights of Columbus! ASK when you attend events! ASK before and after church! ASK by making a few phone calls! Also, please attend our Open House and our 1st Degree! If you have any questions about recruiting new members, please contact Darryl Smith, Buddy Weihe, Mike McCarthy, John Becker, Dan Nix, or Dennis Fech.

What's Happening in Council 11353...

2014/2015 Officers... Service Program Directors / Chairmen

Your Personal Leadership Thoughts for April 2015... "Desire is the motivation behind every worthwhile purpose." - Paul J. Meyer "We dedicate ourselves to what we value." - Paul J. Meyer

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2015-2016 COUNCIL ELECTIONS... Elections for the upcoming fraternal year will take place in beginning with the presentation of a slate of officers at

our April meeting. The following are the elected positions that will be voted on this year: GRAND KNIGHT - Presiding Officer DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT - 2nd in Command CHANCELLOR - Encourages members to fully participate in council activities, reviews admissions questionnaire, surveys members, identifies members for various committees RECORDER - Records minutes at all meetings TREASURER - Manages council funds and pays all bills ADVOCATE - Interprets council by-laws as well as Supreme by-laws. Makes sure we are following Roberts Rules of Order at all meetings. WARDEN - Responsible for setting up council chambers for all meetings and degrees. Oversees the two guards. INSIDE GUARD - Helps insure only current members enter the council chambers. OUTSIDE GUARD - Helps insure only current members enter the council chambers. THREE YEAR TRUSTEE - Along with the other two trustees and the Grand Knight oversee the audit reports of the Council.

APPOINTED POSITIONS: PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Assists in identifying additional directors to help the council move forward with a variety of activities throughout the year. Completes and submits various reports to both state and Supreme for awards consideration. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR - Supervises a comprehensive program of recruitment and retention. DIRECTOR OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES - Promotes a program that will enable members to respond to the constant call for active participation of the laity in the work of the parish. Would assist in organizing at least one corporate communion annually. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES - Responsible for creating an awareness of life within the community and developing programs that will be of service to the community. DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL ACTIVITIES - Primary concern is the promotion of brotherhood through a variety of cultural, athletic, and social programs for members and their families. He is also responsible for development of a public relations program for the council. DIRECTOR OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES - Assists the council with various youth programs such as the annual free throw contest, essay contest, and recognition of our parish altar servers. DIRECTOR OF FAMILY LIFE - Promotes programs and activities within the council that would strengthen and support the family life of its members. Works closely with other directors and also identifies potential candidates for the Family of the Month Award. CULTURE OF LIFE DIRECTOR - Helps promote the pro-life programs supported by the parish, council, and diocese at large. VOCATIONS DIRECTOR - Maintains contact with the seminarians within our own parish and helps promote activities to benefit and support these young men during their stay in the seminary. This includes coordinating the council’s annual gift to each seminarian and assisting the families as these young men are ordained to the diaconate and the priesthood.

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Football Frenzy 2015....

Football Frenzy was started last year and the first year was great, but we need more help. We grossed almost $7,000 and paid out prizes (winners) and $$$ for the seminarians. We are looking to start earlier this year to have a bigger financial impact. Please call Richard to get your tickets and help with this Football Frenzy Program. 260-418-2222 We need your help!

Richard

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ProLife Report... Immigration “The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin. Public au-thorities should see to it that the natural right is respected that places a guest under the protection of those who receive him.”(Catechism, 2241).

————————————————————————————————————————————————— Membership Dues....

The 2015 Knights of Columbus membership dues statements have been sent out. If you did not receive one please contact the Financial Secretary right away. Please submit your dues as soon as possible. If you are having trouble paying your dues please contact the Financial Secretary or the Grand Knight… we have a Brother Knight fund estab-lished to help those that may be in unemployed or under-employed. Don’t be afraid to ask. Also, please don’t for-get to return the Gibault raffle tickets that were included with your dues statement as well. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-

Cemetery Project Update....

Brother Jim Cox arranged a recent meeting with Fr. Dan, Bruce Cadwell, Dennis Fech, and Casey Miller, who is the newest director of the Catholic Cemetery in Fort Wayne. We will need some strong backs to assist in the project and Catholic Cemetery will provide us with the necessary equipment to move the heavier stones. We are confident that we can accomplish this task over a few weekends. Once completed, we will have a pretty good idea as to whether there is additional space for future parish burials. Dates TBA Related to this will be the possible relocation of some seventeen existing gravesites at the old St. Michael’s Ceme-tery which is now owned by a Baptist Church. The diocese would like to see these remains moved to a Catholic cemetery. Details still need to be worked out but again, we will be working with Casey Miller and the parish to see what we can do to get this accomplished as well. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-

Indiana Bishops Release Pastoral Addressing Poverty in Indiana.... Hopefully, you had the opportunity to read this Pastoral that has been sent to all of our Brother Knights. If you have not done so, here is the link that will take you to the Pastoral as well as to the survey that Bishop Rhoades has asked us to complete. http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2015/03/indiana-bishops-release-pastoral-addressing-poverty-in-indiana/ One you read this and complete the survey, think about how St. Vincent K. of C. Council 11353 can assist in these efforts. We made an initial stride this past Christmas with the adoption of two families. Can we do more? What should we do? There are new opportunities for our Council to engage the parish and community. Bring your ideas to a council meeting or contact a council officer with your suggestions.

——————————————————————————————————————————————————— K of C Shirts.... Some members have asked about ordering K. of C. polo shirts. I have been in contact with Jennifer Ramos of Ramons Apparel and Designs to see about ordering shirts for our members. I am waiting on a final price from her on both polo shirts as well as wind shirts. As soon as I have that, I will pass it along to all members. You will be able to order directly from her. Since we opted to allow for individual orders, you will be required to pay sales tax on these shirts. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————

From Your Grand Knight ... I know a couple of emails have now bounced around concerning the April breakfast. After my last email, I have given serious thought to the fact that we do poorly on the breakfasts held in the spring. We are competing with First Communions, Confirmations, Graduations, people heading to their lake cottages, etc. I am willing to contact the parish office and see about the availability of the Life Center for a coffee and donut Sunday perhaps in mid-May. The cost will be relatively low and we will not need a great deal of manpower to pull it off. In addition to the coffee and donuts, we could provide hot tea for the non-coffee drinkers as well as milk and juice for the kids. This can serve as a springboard for an earlier discussion we had about sponsoring coffee and donuts on at least some of the Sundays throughout the year when we do not have our full-blown breakfast. Let me know your thoughts and I will check with the parish office. Perhaps, we can pull it off in conjunction with the photo sessions for the pictorial directory which will begin on Mother's Day. Thanks for listening. Dennis

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429 E. Dupont Rd. #267 Fort Wayne, IN 46825

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Grand Knight: Dennis Fech 489-9620 Deputy Grand Knight: Dan Nix 450-2073

Financial Secretary: Ken Bloom 489-2712 Newsletter Editor: Rick Stier 704-5233

Published monthly and sent to all K of C Council #11353 Members.

Our Prayer Line:

Please keep the following members and their families, who are sick, in distress or in harms way (serving in military) in your prayers. Take a moment to enliven one's heart. - Msgr. John Kuzmich - Bruce Cadwell - Deacon Bob Deck - Tom Hensinger - Mike Koch - Jim Lane - Tony Turner - Coach Coonan - Linda Falater

- For the departed souls of Bob Cowan, Dolly Coonan, Jerry Borros, Don Getts, David Yee, Elliot Rumschlag - and for all of the aborted babies

- The elderly and/or sick members of our council that we have missed...

Please take a moment and ask God for his healing power upon these people in their time of need.

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Calendar of Events Apr 5 Easter Sunday !! Christ Has Risen !! Apr 9 7:00 pm K of C Officers/Directors— Meeting (Sp.Center B) Apr 9 7-8 pm Open House for Prospective Members/ Spouses (Sp.Ctr A) Apr 14 7:15 pm 4th Degree Meeting-@ Cathedral - (St. Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel) Apr 16 6:30 / 7 Rosary/7:30 K of C Membership Meeting - (Sp.Center A & B) Apr 19 7-10 pm Rekindle the Fire - (Parish Hall) Fr. Dan’s talk. Apr 23 7 sign in /7:30 1st Degree Admissions Ceremony (Sp.Ctr. A) Apr 25 7:30 -11 am K of C Blood Drive (P.H.) Apr 26 World Day of Prayer for Vocations !! —————————————————————————————————————————————————- May 8/9 9-4 pm Tootsie Roll Drive @ Krogers - Dupont Rd. May 10 Happy Mother’s Day!! May 12 7:15 pm 4th Degree Meeting-@ Cathedral - (St. Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel) May 14 Feast of the Ascension !! May 14 7:00 pm K of C Officers/Directors - Meeting ***(MKLC-Red Room) May 17 7-10 pm Rekindle the Fire - (Parish Hall) May 21 6:30 / 7 Rosary/7:30 K of C Membership Meeting - ***(Msgr Kuzmich Life Center) May 25 Happy Memorial Day!! Thanks to all those that served.

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