A Message from your Grand Knight ...

What’s Happening 2

Membership Report 2

Officers / Chairmen 2

Free Throw / Birthdays 3

4th Degree News 3

Next 2nd/3rd Degree 3

Ladies Auxiliary News 3

Field Agent’s Report 4

Culture Life / FB Frenzy 5

RTF Men’s Conference 5

Why become a 3RD Degree? 5

Calendar of Events 6

Inside this issue:

February 2016

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

Volume 18, Issue 2

Knightly Knews

Meetings are the 2nd and 3rd

“Thursdays”

of the Month.

Is winter really six more weeks?

Brothers, It seems as if I just shared an article with you regarding the Christmas season and as we enter February, we are looking at the beginning of Lent ...40 days in preparation of Easter. It gives us time to reflect and open our minds and hearts to this most important time in the Liturgical Calendar. I am taking some time to reflect as well having going through the re-cent “Called and Gifted Workshop” at the parish. The program which

will be expanded to include all parishioners expressing an interest gives each individual an opportunity to take The Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory. The program is designed to help us identify and discern our “charisms” or gifts from the Holy Spirit. I know some of our mem-bers went through this initial presentation and interview process and I would like to urge our members to consider participating in future sessions as they become available to the parish. You may surprise yourself in identifying gifts you may not even realize you have...gifts that can make your life better but more importantly better the lives of those around you. This includes family, friends, and co-workers. Related to this is an opportunity to consider taking on a leadership position within our coun-cil. Our future growth is dependent on the energy and input from all of our members. Over the next couple of months, we will be developing a slate of officers for the 2016-17 fraternal year. Officers must be 3rd Degree members, however, directors positions are open to all our members regardless of the degree they have attained. If you would like to learn more about these opportunities, please contact one of the officers. We can provide you with details on what is required of each of the officers’ and directors’ positions. I would also like to encourage you to volunteer a little of your time assisting with one or more of our upcoming activities. Our council will be sponsoring its annual spaghetti supper to benefit our parish seminarians on Saturday, Feb 6th. We will also host a Mardi Gras dinner on Tuesday, February 9. Both of these events will be held in the parish hall. You will receive an email asking you to volunteer some of your time to ensure the success of these events. Members who have only reached the 1st Degree will have the opportunity to complete their 2nd and 3rd Degrees on Sunday, March 13 at St. John the Baptist in New Haven. Please mark your calendar and make every effort to attend. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the ceremonials will begin at 12:30 p.m. 3rd Degree members have an opportunity to take the 4th Degree exemplification in Muncie on the weekend of March 5 / 6. Any member interesting in taking the next steps in Knighthood should contact Ken Bloom, our financial secretary for de-tails. Ken’s email is kenneth,bloom@frontier.com. I look forward to seeing you at our next Council meeting on Thursday, February 18 in the Spiritual Center. Dennis Fech, Grand Knight

Leadership Thoughts for February....

"Without initiative, all the positive talents and abilities you may have lie unused and unful-filled." - Paul J. Meyer

"Your success mechanism is released to work for you when you consciously visualize the goal

you want to achieve. - Paul J. Meyer

* ‘Admissions’ 1st Degree Exemplification - The next degree is: held in Spiritual Center A. Date: Thursday, February 4th. Sign in at 7 pm, with degree at 7:30pm. * Officers / Directors Meeting: Our next meeting is Thurs, February 11th, 7 pm in Spiritual Center C. * Next ‘Membership’ Meeting- Our next meeting is scheduled for Thurs, Feb 18th. Food at 6:30 followed by the Rosary and then our meeting at 7:30pm. We will meet in Spiritual Center A & B. * K of C Blood Drive– Next drive is set for Apr 23rd. It’s from 7:30-11am in the Parish Hall. Contact Ed Koehl 338-0743/Jeff Schafer 489-1965 for appointment. * K of C Family Breakfast – is Sunday, March 6th in the Parish hall. Come & enjoy a great meal with your family. 8-11am. * 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 Mike McCarthy 490-7404 2 yr trustee Bruce Cadwell 484-0078 3 yr trustee Dana Achor 490-9228 ——————————————————————————–————— District Deputy Rick Stier 704-5233 Past Grand Knight Bruce Cadwell 484-0078 Insurance Program Jeffery Goraczyk 574-529-1719 Program Director Brian Rumschlag 460-0141

Church Director Bob Deck 418-9758 Community Director Council Director Steve Lybrook 417-6559 Family Director Youth Director Gene Meenagh 489-0647 Culture of Life Couple Bob/Maurine Gensheimer 489-8397 —————————————————————————————————- Membership Chairman Darryl Smith 637-2018 Membership Chairman Buddy Weihe 627-2256 - Retention Committee Dan Nix 450-2073 - Admission Committee Mike Pranger 637-1560 Vocations Chairrman Mike Pranger 637-1560 Memorial co-Chairmen Jim Cox 637-4969 ’’ ’’ Tom Solosky 703-924-6206 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 Chairmen Ed Koehl 338-0743 /Jeff Schafer 489-1965 Special Olympics AmB Dennis Fech 489-9620 Food Chairman Andy Dailey 255-4837 - Food Committee: Rob Green/Tom Dailey

Membership Report...

NO ONE EVER ASKED!! We hear it regularly because it is an important message... A strong membership base and our regular efforts to attract new Knights is an essential and ongoing effort. Every member of our council is a vital part of helping Council 11353 grow so we can do the many things that our council does. YOU can make an immediate impact on the effectiveness of our council by getting just 1 or 2 catholic men involved as a member of the K of C. DON'T DELAY! OUR UPCOMING 1st DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION is on February 4th and another 1st Degree in April. We will be holding a recruiting weekend, and an information meeting for men who would like to join our Council You can make an impact by asking Catholic men who are in good standing with the church and at least 18 years old to join our Knights of Columbus Coun-cil! A strong membership base creates an immovable pillar that allows us to do the many wonderful things the Knights of Colum-bus do. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MOST MEN STATE AS THE REASON FOR NOT JOINING THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS? NO ONE EVER ASKED!! If you have any questions about recruiting new members, please contact Darryl Smith, Buddy Weihe, Mike McCarthy, John Becker, Dan Nix, or Dennis Fech.

“All you have to do is ASK. Start off now and recruit that guy who you see at all the things you.”

What's Happening in Council 11353...

2015/2016 Officers... Service Program Directors / Chairmen

Officer’s / Director’s Meeting Officer’s / Director’s Meeting Officer’s / Director’s Meeting

Location ChangedLocation ChangedLocation Changed

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February 14th — St.Vincent N.E.Regional “K of C Free-Throw Competition”…. Here are the dates and times for the upcoming Free Throw Contests at St. Vincent School, 1720 East Wallen Road, enter at Door 6. ‘Regional’ Free Throw.................. Sunday, Feb 14th 11:30am @ St Vincent Gym ‘Indiana State’ Free Throw............ Sunday, March 6th @ Indy We will need a lot of help with these events, please let Gene Menaugh (efmeenagh@comcast.net) or Bruce Cadwell (beecad@aol.com) know if you would like to help work this fun, fast-paced activity! —————————————————————————–—-—————————————————————————————————————————————

Happy Birthday, Guys!! ....

Robert Behan Paul Bobish Noah Brennan Kevin Cunningham Joseph Curtis Andrew Ewell Fr. David Engo Jason Garrett Jason Garrett Philip Goffer Fr. Vincent Ibeh Michael Koch Michael McCarthy William Magda Gregory Mitro Eugene Michael Daniel Nix David Peden Corey Porembski Joseph Reitter Michael Richardville Dean Stanley Chris Smith Dr. Matt Shambaugh Mark Sorich Buddy Wiehe Kent Whiting Fred Zuleger

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4th Degree News.... The Assembly will once more have the 4th degree meeting on February 9th, 2016 at Mother Theodore Guerin Chapel basement. Meetings start at 7:15 with rosary. —————————————————————————————————–—–——————————–————————————————————–——–—

Officer’s / Director’s Meeting Room.... Please note that starting in February, our officers’ meetings will be held in Spiritual Center room “C” beginning at 7 p.m. Please use Door #3 of the Spiritual Center (East side). This is part of the former rectory. The relocation will give us ample room and free up the larger space in the Spiritual Center for other meetings. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Ladies’ Auxiliary News.... Hi ladies, A big thank you to all the ladies who were either in attendance or dropped off gifts at our meeting in January for the pro-life shower. The women's care Center was thrilled with all the gifts. We had a very fine planning meeting for January. Many new opportunities for your service coming up in February and March. February 6 is our spaghetti dinner. It is a fundraiser for our seminarians... we need desserts ladies. We can also use your help you will see a notice from Bruce, please sign up and show up thanks so much! Our next meeting will be March 17. We are planning on working on first communion veils. Claudia Thomas will be heading this up. Thanks to Claudia! There is a need for yarn. If you have any yarn that you would like to donate we have ladies that are going to be knitting and crocheting year around. They don't have to be full skeins--left overs are okay. Call me and I will pick them up from you ! Wishing you all a blessed and fruitful Lent! Your Sister in Christ, Connie Dailey

Next 2nd & 3rd Degree (Formation and Knighthood).... The next 2nd & 3rd degree will be held at St. John’s New Haven on Sunday March 13th, 2016. Registration

begins at 11:30am, with degree starting at 12:30pm. After the degree, food will be served. Let an Officer

know, if you will be attending ‘to take’ the degree or ‘to observe’.

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Culture of Life Report… Tens of thousands of pro-life supporters braved a fierce winter storm, Jan. 22, to protest legalized abortion and to bear witness to the sanctity of every human life during the 43rd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. While the number of marchers was lower than in previous years, the attendance remained impressive considering that forecasters had predicted a blizzard to bring snow totals of up to 30 inches in the nation’s capital. At this year’s march, which had the theme, “Pro-Life and Pro-Woman Go Hand-in-Hand,” many Knights car-ried council banners and flags, but these were just one indication of the Order’s presence. Scattered among the crowd were thousands of K of C “Defend Life” signs, which the D.C. State Council has distributed to marchers for several years. At the rally held on the grounds of the Washington Monument prior to the march, several speakers addressed the crowd, including pro-life businesswoman Carly Fiorina, journalist Sue Ellen Browder, NF L veteran Matt Birk, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly, and pro-life members of Congress, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey. Patrick Kelly, Kof C vice president for public policy and chairman of the board of the March for Life, began the rally by commending the marchers for traveling to the capital despite “a major storm barreling down on Washington, D.C.” He said each one has a key role to play in what he referred to as “the most important human rights movement of the 21st century.” He also reminded the marchers of the truth that “to be pro-life is to be pro-woman and to be pro-woman is to be pro-life.” Opponents of the pro-life movement, he said, “insist on dividing and bullying those who disagree with them by speaking of a fictional war on women. Our movement, the movement to protect human life, is dif-ferent. It is built by you, the grass roots.” “The March for Life has a simple message about pregnant moms and their babies. We love them both.” “Something is changing in America. And it is this: being pro-life and pro-woman is now the new normal.” March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said “Thank you for being here despite the weather forecast. The world may think that we’re a little bit crazy to be here on a day like today, but those of us standing here know that there is no sacrifice too great to fight the human rights abuse of abortion.”

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6th Annual Diocesan Men's Conference.... Join the thousands of men across the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese who have attended a Rekindle The Fire conference. Join us in responding to our

call to "Get the man right!" as true men of God.

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2015 Football Frenzy .... The total net was $3,828.50. Thank you to all who bought tickets to support our seminarians. Please cash your checks promptly ! Our winners are listed to the right. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ====================================================================================

Why Complete the Journey to Knighthood....

Before we can answer that question, we should ask ourselves why did I join the Knights of Columbus? Why this time? Why now? One thing we learned during the First Degree is members of the Knights of Co-lumbus are men of Faith. As men of Faith we believe everything happens for a reason. We didn't join to get rich, or to find a job, or to become an officer. Maybe it was a call to service, maybe we were influenced by a family member, or maybe it was just curiosity. One thing is certain we were drawn here as a part of God's plan for us. He started us on this journey and now we must decide how far we will travel on this jour-ney. In order to make an informed decision as to where this journey will take us we should learn all we can about the Order. The best way to gain that knowledge is by taking the 2nd & 3rd Degrees. Our Ceremo-nials are steeped with tradition, more importantly the lessons of the degrees also tell the story of the Knights of Columbus. The challenges we have faced the obstacles we have overcome. By completing the Journey to Knighthood you will learn much about yourself and more importantly you will come to the realization that there are many who believe as you, who share your values. You will grow stronger in your Faith. You will be drawn even closer to your family. You will obtain a greater respect for our Priests and a better understand of our Religion. Once you have completed the Third Degree you will realize it is okay to openly practice you Faith, it is okay to openly show your love for your family and fellow man. Once you become a Brother Knight you will discover there is much we can accomplish together, with God's help there is no obstacle to difficult to overcome. After you become a Brother Knight you can determine where this journey, God started you on, will bring you.

Council #11353 Knights of Columbus c/o Kenneth Bloom, FS

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

Next Meeting: Thurs. Feb 18stNext Meeting: Thurs. Feb 18st

in Spiritual Center A & Bin Spiritual Center A & B

Dinner 6:30, Rosary 7, Meeting 7:30 PMDinner 6:30, Rosary 7, Meeting 7:30 PM

Anyone wanting to put something in the newsletter

send it to Rick at rastier@aol.com

Publisher and Contacts: Council #11353 Knights of Columbus

c/o Bruce Cadwell 1536 Tulip Tree Rd.

Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 484-0078

Web Link to St.Vincent Council Knights of Columbus Website: www.saintv.org - click on Community Life - Men’s Organizations - Knights of Columbus

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 - Pam Allen - Mike Koch - Jim Lane - Robin Yee - Cheryl Bloom - Rob Green’s mother - Rick Cutigni - Jim Irey - Pat Reed - Bob Gensheimer - Ed Walschmidt’s aunt - For the departed souls: Bob Cowan - Jerry Borros - Don Getts - David Yee - Clem Smith - Coach Coonan 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

Feb 4 7:30pm Admission Degree (Spiritual Center A) —sign in at 7pm Feb 6 Spaghetti Dinner for our Seminarians Feb 9 7:00pm 4th Degree Meeting-@ Cathedral - (St. Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel) Feb 11 7:00pm K of C Officers/Directors— (Spiritual Center C, ‘old rectory’) Feb 14 11:30am ‘Regional’ “Free Throw” contest—(Gym) - Registration at 11:00am

Feb 14 Happy Valentine’s Day !! Feb 15 Presidents Day !! Feb 18 6:30 / 7 Rosary/7:30 K of C Membership Meeting - (Spiritual Center A & B) Feb 20 9-5pm Rekindle the Fire Men’s Conference (Coliseum Expo Center) Feb 21 7-10 pm Rekindle the Fire - (Parish Hall) ———–—————————— ————————————–———————————————————————–——- Mar 6 7:30-11:30am K of C ‘Blood’ Drive (Parish Hall) Mar 8 7:15 pm 4th Degree Meeting-@ Cathedral - (St. Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel) Mar 10 7:00 pm K of C Officers / Meeting (Spiritual Center B) Mar 13 11:30/12:30 2nd & 3rd Degrees at St. John, New Haven, IN (see pg 3) Mar 17 6:30 / 7 Rosary/7:30 K of C Membership Meeting - (Spiritual Center A & B) Mar 17 Happy St. Patrick’s Day !! Mar 20 7:00 pm Rekindle the Fire - (Parish Hall) Mar 27 Happy Easter!! He Has Risen!!