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Knights Record September 2014
MSGR. LEONARD A. BAUER COUNCIL 1028
5301 West Main Street
Post Office Box 23844
Belleville, Illinois 62223-0844
(618)979-0622
Editor: Julie Armstrong
BISHOP JANSSEN ASSEMBLY 0199
5301 West Main Street
Post Office Box 23844
Belleville, Illinois 62222-0844
www.kofc1028.org
FROM THE DESK OF THE GRAND KNIGHT
On September 1st, we respect the dignity
of human labor. By working with His
own hands in Nazareth, Jesus conferred
dignity on labor.
Labor should be rewarded in such a way
as to provide people with the capacity to
cultivate in a worthy manner a material,
social, cultural and religious life for them-
selves and their dependents…(a summary
of the documents on socio-economic life.
Vatican II).
OUR CATHOLIC HERITAGE
A faith in Jesus Christ that unites us as
one under the authority of the Catholic
Church which Jesus founded.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE
The Gregorian Calendar.
In 1582, on the advice of astronomers,
Pope Gregory XIII corrected the differ-
ence between the sun and the Julian cal-
endar by ordering 10 days dropped from
October, as well as other corrections.
Although non-Catholic countries were
slow to adopt its use, the Gregorian calen-
dar is now used throughout the world and
is accurate to about 26.3 seconds per solar
year. This “Catholic” calendar is centered
on the birth of Jesus Christ (BC before
Christ; AD Anno Domini – ORIGIN Latin,
in the year of the Lord.) e.g. 4000 BC; AD
2014.
Genetics.
Gregor Johann Mendel was a Catholic
Augustinian monk (1822-1884). The
understanding of how genes are transmit-
ted from parents to offspring began with
the work of Mendel. Because of this
work, Mendel is known as the founder of
the science of genetics.
Wulf’s electroscope.
In 1910, Theodor Wulf (1868-1946), a
Catholic priest, made a sensitive electro-
scope. Using Wulf’s electroscope, Victor
Hess discovered radiation (cosmic rays)
from outer space and was awarded the 1936
Nobel Prize in physics.
Monsignor Georges Lemaître & Albert Einstein, 1933
The Big Bang Theory.
Georges Lemaître, a Catholic priest and
astronomer, was the first known academic
to propose the theory of the expansion of
the Universe, widely misattributed to Ed-
win Hubble. Lemaître further concluded
that expansion explains the redshift of
galaxies. Monsignor Lemaître is com-
monly known as the Father of the
Big Bang.
In 1931, in an article published in the
prestigious journal Nature* Lemaître pro-
posed that the cosmos expanded from an
initial point. He described his theory as
“the Cosmic Egg exploding at the mo-
ment of creation”, it became better known
as the “Big Bang Theory” a term coined
by Fred Hoyle during a BBC broadcast.
Also in 1931, Lemaître was the first sci-
entist to propose that the expansion of the
Universe was actually accelerating. This
was confirmed in 1998.
The Catholic Church and science are unit-
ed in this one truth: Everything in science
was created by the same God that founded
the Catholic Church.
Let’s be proud of our Catholic Heritage!
Thank you,
Dr. Jim Kreher Grand Knight
*G. Lemaître The Beginning of the World from the Point of View of Quantum Theory, Nature 127
(1931).
NOTE: Jim Kreher resigned this month from
the Grand Knight position. We wish him all
the best and thank him for his time and efforts.
Recently, Pope Francis reiterated the idea of the domestic church as a place of encounter. In an address June 1, he said, “Families are the
domestic church, where Jesus grows; he grows in the love of spouses, he grows in the lives of children. That is why the enemy so often
attacks the family. The devil does not want the family; he tries to destroy it, to make sure that there is no love there.” Thus, as Pope Fran-
cis so starkly reminded us, the family is a place of encounter not only on a temporal level, but also on a spiritual one. This will encourage every Knight of
Columbus family to be, in the words of Pope Francis, a place where Jesus grows in the love of spouses and in the lives of children. Vivat Jesus!
Carl A. Anderson
Supreme Knight
FROM THE SUPREME KNIGHT
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please attend the Friday Night
Bingo at SMSA benefiting the
parishes of St. Mary and St. Augus-
tine students. This weekly event is
held at Kuhl Hall at St. Augustine.
Doors open at 4pm with the kitchen
ready to serve at 4:30pm. Besides
the world famous cod and walleye
fish, the kitchen also serves burg-
ers, fries, onion rings, cole slaw and
chicken strips with homemade
desserts. Bingo starts at 7:00pm.
Bingo 11:45am Tuesdays at C.K.
and L. of I. Country Club to benefit
Althoff Catholic High School.
St. Augustine’s food pantry is look-
ing for food donations. Please
consider donating items and drop-
ping them off at the rectory of the
Church.
SUNSHINE COMMITTEE
Our thoughts and prayers go out to
all of our Knights of Columbus
Council 1028 members and
families who have either lost a
loved one or have someone in the
hospital in need of our prayers.
PRO-LIFE NEWS
To be kept up to date on pro-life
issues, please feel free to refer to
the following website:
www.respectlife.catholicweb.com
for the weekly Respect Life Corner
message and upcoming events, or
email Sue Huett at:
The Catholic Church lovingly
offers help with neither judgment
nor condemnation through the min-
istry of Project Rachel, which
brings hope and healing to then
hurting.
Please call 1-888-456-HOPE
(4673).
FOURTH
DEGREE
Greetings Fellow Knights,
The year is moving so fast with the
coming of Fall within a few weeks,
and I hope it has been an eventful
year so far for you and your loved
ones. We all need to continue to
pray for those in need everyday,
and hope that the Lord will give
them comfort.
Happy August Birthdays!
James Burke 08/05
Robert Hoeffken 08/06
Rev. James Buerster 08/07
James Hoffman 08/08
Roscoe Womble 08/13
Willie Holdener 08/18
Pete Joergensen 08/28
Randy Pass 08/29
John Lane 08/30
Joe Sandy 08/30
Chadwick Delatine Sr. 08/31
Happy September Birthdays!
Dr. Timothy Richards 09/02
Joseph Fahrner Jr. 09/04
Roger Hund 09/04
Michael Ferri 09/08
Larry Conrad 09/19
James Pickard 09/21
David Fournie 09/24
Steve Voss 09/29
Willie Holdener Faithful Navigator
Vivat Jesu!
INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITY DRIVE
The 2014 Intellectual Disability
Drive (Tootsie Roll Drive) will be
held September 19th and 20th. If
you are interested in volunteering,
please contact me (Steve Voss)
at (618)530-6546.
The captains meeting will be held
Monday, September 8th , 6pm, at
the KC Hall.
Thanks,
Steve Voss ID Chairman
VOCATION RAFFLE
TIME
Vocation Raffle books will be
mailed soon. Please return your
book as soon as possible WITH
THE COVER. Do not separate the
cover from the name and address
stubs. The cover has one of the
numbers in the computer. The num-
ber “drawn” will be matched to the
book cover that has your name and
address on the stubs. No cover, no
number, no win! Please never send
cash in the mail. Send check or
money order only.
Fraternally,
Gene Busekrus Financial Secretary
INSURANCE NEWS
On August 18, 2014, the Knights of
Columbus launched its new Long-
Term Care Plus product in 40
states, Canada (excluding Quebec),
and Puerto Rico. The new product
is an enhancement and replacement
of the Order’s existing Long-Term
Care insurance, where approved.
Long Term Care Plus contracts can
be customized with the help of your
Knights of Columbus field agent to
best fit your projected needs and
budget. Working with your agent,
you can select the daily benefit
amount, the benefit duration, and
the elimination period that best
suits your situation.
Gerry Bach (618)978-3888
This Space Available
Please Call Dan Joergensen
Advertisement Chairman
For Details, Phone # (618)531-0876
Membership Goals for 2013-2014 Fraternal Year as of November 1, 2013 Annual Award Membership Quota: ( 21 ) Insurance Quota: ( 7 )
Additions Deductions Net Additions Deductions Net
Month End 0 0 0 1 0 1 Year-to-Date 1 0 1 1 1 0
Percentage of Quota Attained: 4% Percentage of Quota Attained: 0%
Membership Summary Total Insurance Associate Included in Total Are
Inactive Honorary Honorary Life Disability
Month End 320 143 177 27 14 99 0
Year-to-Date -3 -4
The numbers for these charts are quoted from the Illinois State Council website:
Charitable Goals for 2013-2014 Fraternal Year
Newman YTD
Total
% of
Goal
MR/LD YTD
Total
% of
Goal
General
Assistance
YTD
Total
% of
Goal
Vocations YTD
Total
% of
Goal
$1,725.00 $0 0% $8,000.00 $7,400.00 92.5% $200.00 $14.00 7% $900.00 $0 0%
OFFICER CONTACT LIST Grand Knight Chaplain Fr. Elmar Mauer
Deputy Grand Knight Tom Schmidt
Chancellor Recorder Dan Baldus
Financial Secretary Gene Busekrus
Treasurer Joseph DiGiovanni
Lecturer Steve Voss
Advocate Jim Weber
Warden Dave DeBourge
Inside Guard Pete Joergensen
Outside Guard Chris Heilig
Outside Guard Mike Schoenborn
Trustee 1 Year Stanley Thien
Trustee 2 Year James Hoffmann
Trustee 3 Year Larry Conrad
(618)277-2967
(618)979-0622
(618)398-0903
(618)235-3590
(618)416-5101
(618)530-6546
(618)277-5712
(618)334-0003
(314)324-5790
(618)234-6131
(618)233-1514
(618)234-1555
(618)691-8006
(618)234-5080
Officers for 2014-2015
Council 1028 Grand Knights Chaplain Father Elmar Mauer Deputy Grand Knight Tom Schmidt Chancellor Recorder Dan Baldus Financial Secretary Gene Busekrus Treasurer Joseph DiGiovanni Advocate Jim Weber Lecturer Steve Voss Warden Dave DeBourge Inside Guard Pete Joergensen Outside Guard Chris Heilig Outside Guard Mike Schoenborn Trustee 1 Year Stanley Thien
Trustee 2 Year James Hoffman
Trustee 3 Year Larry Conrad
Assembly 0199 Navigator William Holdener Friar Father Dennis Voss Captain Joe DiGiovanni Scribe Roger Mueller Comptroller Gene Busekrus Purser Jim Weber Admiral Tom Schmidt Pilot Jim Kreher Inner Sentinel Steve Voss Outer Sentinel Pete Joergensen Trustee 1 Year Larry Conrad Trustee 2 Year Dave DeBourge Trustee 3 Year Stanley Thien
Monthly Meeting Schedule
Council Officer’s Meeting
2nd Thursday of the Month, 6pm
Prior to Business Meeting
Knights of Columbus Hall
Council Business Meeting
2nd Thursday of the Month
Knights of Columbus Hall
Assembly Meeting
4th Thursday of the Month,
Knights of Columbus Hall
All Meetings Begin at 7:00 PM