volume xxxviii, no. 1 july/august 2017 fileentering his first year at mount st. mary’s seminary...
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VOLUME XXXVIII, No. 1JULY/AUGUST 2017
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JULY 2017 KNIGHT of the MONTHThe Vincent T. Lombardi Council is proud to announce Jeffrey Kandravy as their
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Knight of the Month for July 2017! While there were a few standouts during themonth of July, Jeff, as is usually the case, was always on-hand to help his parish, his
community, and his brothers.
During the month, Jeff worked the entire six days at the St. Mary’s Great Fair invarious game booths. Jeff assisted at the 7/16 Pancake Breakfast in shopping,
doing prep work, serving, cleaning, and transporting items to and from the CouncilHouse and St. Mary’s Grammar School. He was an advocate of the new 20/20 MassProject to support the “Babies in the Womb Feel Pain” initiative. A dedicated Knight,he helped set-up and clean-up after the 7/5 New Officer Installation Ceremony. The
list could go on (he attended our Business and Scoial Meeting as well as theCouncil’s Meeting with Life Teen to start working together on various activities) asJeff has given much of himself. Jeff is truly supported by his adoring wife and 2
wonderful daughters. Thank you to the Kandravy family for sharing yourhusband/dad with us!
We are appreciative of his passion and loyal support to everything the Knights forColumbus stands for!
GRAND KNIGHT'S MESSAGEAs we head into the new Columbian year, it is myhope that all our Brothers are healthy and doingwell. We had a very busy July as we did our part inthe 2017 very successful St. Mary’s Great Fair. Agreat turnout of Brothers loaned a helping hand allsix evenings whether manning game booths,cooking or working the beer tent. We also joined
the 20/20 Mass Project - an effort to ban abortion past 20 weeks (post-fertilization) in New Jersey by passing the Pain Capable Unborn ChildProtection Act by the year 2020 (A3452/S2026). The Lombardi Council ishaving a Mass offered every first Tuesday at 8:15 AM at St. Mary’s Chapel for aperiod of one year starting in December 2017 and running through November2018. These Masses will be offered for the “protection of Babies in the Womband their Families.”
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We had our New Officer Installation Ceremony on July 5th where our WorthyChaplain, Fr. Rick, celebrated Holy Mass and our Worthy District Deputy,William Horton, presided over the ceremony. Everyone enjoyed a spread fromTaliercio’s afterwards and shared some laughs. We held a meeting with LifeTeen representatives and discussed doing some joint ventures (especially co-hosting a Christmas Dinner/Gift Auction on December 9th at St. Mary’s). BobCastner and John Gillis did a great job manning the grill for Life Teen’s“Farewell to Drew BBQ” (their ministry leader, Drew Pillar retired) on July 30th. We did two ARC Drive Collections (one at Stop and Shop on Jul 15th and oneat Best Market on July 22nd) that were successful thanks to all the Brothersthat came out under the leadership of our Community Director, Bob Castner,our Council Director, John Brandon and Robert Lauricella.
We also sponsored a very successful Pancake Breakfast on July 16th tosupport one of our Seminarians here at St. Mary’s, Christopher Ziegler, who isentering his first year at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary down in Maryland.
Looking ahead, August and September will be just as busy. We still meet every1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Council House at 872 LeonardvilleRoad in Leonardo. I hope to see many of you decide to come out to one of ourmeetings and perhaps join us for one of our events. I am proud to serve asyour Grand Knight
Vivat Jesus!
Colin Casey
OUR CHAPLAIN’S MESSAGEDear Brother Knights,
This is my first time writing to you as yourchaplain. It is a joy to be with you in this capacityand I ask that you all pray for me that I may fulfilthis role in the best way. This month of August,
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we are reminded of the maternal love for us of the Blessed Virgin Mary. August15h is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and we arereminded that our hope is in being with God for all eternity. Our Lady’sAssumption was the fruit of her holy and immaculate life. May we, as Disciplesof Christ and Knights of Columbus, learn to say “yes” with our whole life likeOur Lady did before us. May we look to her as the shining example of what itmeans to serve and love God.
Let us pray for each other!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Rev. Richard M. Osborn
Parochial Vicar
St. Mary, Mother of God Parish
Chaplain: Vince Lombardi Knights of Columbus Council
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CATHOLIC CITIZENSHIP ESSAY CONTESTThe Order encourages all councils and assemblies to sponsor the Knights of
Columbus Essay Contest at schools in their communities. The essay contest is acreative way to encourage young people to become citizens who are firmly grounded
in the Faith.
The Order has expanded the Knights of Columbus Essay Contest to all Catholicstudents — in public, private or parochial schools — in grades 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12during the current school year. The contest has also been expanded to go through
the different levels of competition to the international level.
The theme of the essay contest is “Going to the Peripheries.” The contest opens thedoors of young minds, enabling the entrants to be creative, thoughtful and
introspective in their work.
"Through the Incarnation the Lord has united himself forever with suffering humanity-not as an abstraction but throughout history with each suffering person. Jesus is
already at the peripheries. The question for us is whether He will be there alone orwhether His disciples will be there with Him."　 -Supreme Knight Carl Anderson
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Discuss the role of the Catholic Church going to the peripheries, then select one ofthe following ideas to complete your essay:
a) Describe the work of one widely known current Catholic who went to the periphery.b) Describe the work of one widely known historical Catholic who went to the
periphery.c) Describe the work of one person in your life, who helps alleviate human suffering.
Contact Colin Casey at [email protected] for details and entry forms.
CALLING ALL BROTHERS TO THE ADORATION CHAPEL
Brothers, we are looking for members to volunteer one hour on Mondays betweenthe hour of 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM at the Adoration Chapel at St. Mary, Mother of GodChurch. The Lombardi Council is responsible for that one-hour time slot on Mondaysand, unfortunately, we just had a member receive a shift change at his job and weneed at least one more member to help.
Here is the proposed Adoration Chapel schedule for August thru December. If you
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have any conflicts please let me know. Once again my cell number is 908-670-0548,home number is 732-495-3785 and my email is
Thank you and may God bless you,
Charlie Gentile
8/7/17 Russ Meyers
8/14/17 Patrick Powers
8/21/17 Pete Lopusznick,PGK
8/28/17 Jeff Mazza
9/4/17 Pete Wilkins
9/11/17 Joseph Bullwinkel
9/18/17 Russ Meyers
9/25/17 Patrick Powers
10/2/17 Pete Lopusznick,PGK
10/9/17 Jeff Mazza
10/16/17 Pete Wilkins
10/23/17 Joseph Bullwinkel
10/30/17 Russ Meyers
11/6/17 Patrick Powers
11/13/17 Pete Lopusznick,PGK
11/20/17 Jeff Mazza
11/27/17 Pete Wilkins
12/4/17 Joseph Bullwinkel
12/11/17 Russ Meyers
12/18/17 Patrick Powers
12/25/17 Pete Lopusznick,PGK
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PLEASE HELP SUPPORT PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS IN THEMIDDLE EAST.
PURCHASE A 5” OLIVE WOOD CROSS HANDMADE BYCHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE“CHRISTIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND”
Crosses were sold after Masses on 8/20 at St. Mary's
CONTACT Colin Casey at [email protected]
For details on how to order
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Please remember in your prayers our recently departedbrothers & familymembers:
Ed Balog
Janet Healy
Bruce Higgins
Carol Iasparro
John Lauricella
Angelo Shiraldi
Fred Siggle
Kevin Welch-Healing
Walter Werner
Joe Wilson
Among the sick brothers and friends:
Jim Allen & Family
Chris Castner
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Jeff Kandravy
Bob Batz
David Convery
Lauricella Family
Brandon Family
John DeBonis
Catherine O’Donnell
Al Brandon
Britney Dickson
Pete Sagalewich
Bruce Brandon
Frank DiMaira
Virginia Walden
Ed Bullwinkel
Janet Haley
Craig Wider
Bob Burke
Mike Healy, Sr.
Jonathon Carloni
Fred Hoffman Family
Prayers for the passage of the bill to have a momentOf reflection/prayer in public schools
Prayers for the passage of the Act to ban abortion past 20 weeksIn NJ by passing the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act by the year2020 (A3452/S2026).Prayers for Christians in the Middle East
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Remember to pray for those souls who have no one to pray for themAnd remember to pray for all our service men and women
INSURANCE AGENTS REPORT
Don’t wait, act today
When your family is hungry, you see that this need is taken care of quickly. You don’tput it off until tomorrow, you act immediately to the best of your ability. As a providerto your wife and children, your responsibilities are great and your time is spread thin.
It is easy to forget important tasks or let them slip to the backburner for later.
Everything, including your health, can change in the blink of an eye. Don’t put offtoday what can’t wait until tomorrow. As your professional Knights of Columbusagent, I urge you to make securing life insurance for you and your family a top
priority.
It is my fraternal obligation to make sure that every member has the opportunity toprotect his family with the Order’s top-rated insurance products. I’ll work with you toput a plan in place that will help your family when that help is what they needed the
most.
Your Knights of Columbus insurance program is second to none. As the premiersafety net for Catholic families for more than 126 years, our insurance program
makes me proud. But I’m also concerned that too many of our brother Knights havenot yet looked into the needs of their family. I suspect that, for many of them, life
insurance has drifted to the backburner until tomorrow. Do not be one of them; moveyour insurance needs to the forefront today.
I’m can be reached at 732.895.2272 by phone or e-mailed at [email protected] me. Let’s talk.
Al Fiorello
Field Agent
732.895.2272
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“Your Legacy Depends on You!!!”
LOMBARDI COUNCIL LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE!!Our Council is proud to announce that we have launched our new website to keep
you up-to-date on everything that is going on!The website tells you all about the Knights, why you should join, our council
(including dropdowns for News & Announcements, a Photo Gallery, an EventCalendar and Prayer Requests); our Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairs; our
current newsletters, and also links for the following:
Supreme CouncilNJ State CouncilOur St. Mary, Mother of God Parish websiteThe Father McGivney GuildCOLUMBIA (monthly magazine of the Knights of Columbus)The Diocese of Trenton
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Knights Gear (where Knights can shop)Knights of Columbus MuseumThe ARC of Monmouth CountyBirthright of Red BankA link to the Vincent T. Lombardi Council Facebook pageA button to contact us
Please visit our website at www.kofc6552.org
Let us know what you think and follow the council on the site!
CHRISTMAS POSTER CONTEST
For many in society Christmas has become for many - especially children - a secularholiday. To combat this, the Knights of Columbus has introduced the “Keep Christ in
Christmas” poster contest. This program - similar to the Substance AbuseAwareness Poster Contest - will allow young people to engage their creative talents
and imaginations while understanding the true, spiritual meaning of Christmas.
Entries in the Knights of Columbus “Keep Christ in Christmas” Poster contest mustinclude a slogan reflecting the topic and an original visual image.
ELIGIBILITY
The Knights of Columbus “Keep Christ in Christmas” Poster Contest is open to all
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young people between the ages of 5 and 14.
Contest entrants compete in one of three levels:
Kindergarten through 2nd Grade3rd through 5th Grade6th through 8th Grads
Contest Levels
The winning Council level poster will be sent on to the District Level.
The winning District Level poster will be sent on to the State Level.
The winning State Level poster will be sent on to the National Level!
Contact Colin Casey at [email protected] for details & entry
and Entry forms
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COUNCIL OFFICERS
Chaplain Father Richard Osborn 732.291.0071Grand Knight Colin P. Casey 732.693.7659Deputy Grand Knight David Farney 732.241.6367Chancellor James Allen 732.320.7621Warden Charles Gentile 908.670.0548 Financial Secretary Michael Healy 732.495.3102Treasurer Robert Castner 732.495.4970Recorder Keith Mercantante 732.861.0010Advocate Paul Clark, PGK 732.671.2208Lecturer Pete Lopusznick, PGK 848.218.6033Inside Guard Jeffrey Kandravy 732.978.3768Outside Guard John Gillis 732.614.3342One Year Trustee Robert Batz, PGK 732.787.8566Two Year Trustee Robert Drach, PGK 732.233.5833Three Year Trustee Lou DiBello, PGK 732.546.5353Insurance Agent Al Fiorello, PGK 732.895.2272
SCHEDULED EVENTS
August 2017
8/26 ARC Tootsie Roll Drive at Shoprite in Middletown (10AM – 4PM)
September 20179/5 Business Meeting at the Council House
9/9 Exceptional Fishing Trip Outing - Bayshore Waterfront Park 10AM-Noon)
9/11 A Day of Prayer & Reflections
9/15 Admissions (1st) & Formation (2nd) Degrees at St. Joseph’s Council
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3402 in Keyport
9/16 New Eyes for the Needy; Round 2 (Council House at 9AM)
9/17 Pancake Breakfast at St. Mary’s Cafeteria (start 6:30AM – 12 Noon)
9/19 Social Meeting at the Council House
9/20 Roll out the Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest (grades 9-12)
9/22 -9/23 NJ Catholic Charismatic Renewal State Conference @ St. Mary’s
9/24 Bar-B-Q at Care One At King James (Atlantic Highlands) 11AM
9/26 Officer’s Meeting at the Council House
We will hold a Blood Drive at the Council House (872 Leonardville Road;Leonardo, NJ) on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 between 5PM - 8:30PM. Weneed to guarantee the Central Jersey Blood Center a minimum number ofdonors by September 6, 2017. If you, or a family member, are willing to giveblood, please contact our Council's Health Director, Mike Whalen, [email protected]. Thank you!