Newsletter for August 2000
Knights
of Columbus
St.
Johns River Council #10850
Father Dan Cody, Chaplain
Kevin Boudreaux, Grand Knight, 904-880-8977
James F. Ventimiglia, Jr., Financial Secretary, 904-886-4440
Jacques
Aubertin, Deputy
Grand Knight and Membership Director, 904-268-8742
James R.
Hansen,
Chancellor
Stephen D.
Kerlin,
Recorder,
Harry H.
Kimball,
Treasurer
Charles N.
Simmons,
Advocate
James F.
Ventimiglia, III, Warden and Editor of Newsletter
Lorenz W.
Schneider, Dino Palazesi
and Leo P.
Collins,
Trustees
Wayne T.
Jimerson,
Inside Guard
Barry A.
Blackledge,
Outside Guard
Upcoming
Council Events
Sat. - Aug. 19 Installation
of Officers @ 11:30 am
Sat. - Aug. 19 Fish Fry @
6:00 pm
Mon. - Aug. 21 Wives
Appreciation Night @ King’s Head English Pub
First Degree Exemplifications
are scheduled for:
Thu. - Aug 17 Archbishop Hurley Council #11069/Holy Spirit
Tue. - Aug 22 Arlington Council #4727/Christ the King
Thu. - Sep 28 St. Johns River Council #10850/St. Joseph’s
Thu. - Dec 14 St. Johns River Council #10850/St. Joseph’s
Second Degree
Exemplifications are scheduled for:
Mon - Aug 21 Father Murphy Council #5535/Beaches
Thu - Oct 26 St. Johns River Council #10850/St. Joseph’s
TBA Oct __ Arlington Council #4727/Christ the King
Third Degree
Exemplifications are scheduled for:
Sun - Oct 8 Old Middleburg Road Council #648
Sat - Dec 9 Middleburg Council #10626
Sat - Feb 24 Father Murphy Council #5535/Beaches
Upcoming
Fourth Degree Exemplification will be held on:
Sat. - Nov. 25, 2000, at the Clarion Resort Hotel, International
Drive, Orlando, Florida.
Around
The District
·
August
5 5:00 pm Installation
Archbishop Hurley Council after Mass at Holy
Spirit Church
·
August
13 1:30 pm Golf Tournament Archbishop Hurley Council
·
August
19 11:30 am Installation St. Johns River Council at St. Joseph's Old Church
·
August
19 6:00 pm Installation Father Murphy Council at the Beach
·
August
22 7:30 pm Installation Arlington Council at Christ The King Church
Grand Knight’s Message
Brothers Knights,
One of
the many rewarding aspects of being a knight is giving. We give our time, talents, and treasure to
accomplish Jesus' work here on earth.
Through a grant from the Florida Supreme Council, we presented a check
for $4,400 to Divine Mercy House on behalf of the Knights of Columbus at our
social meeting on the second Thursday in July.
We have more giving scheduled for August. You want to be there for the presentations to see the fruits of
Christ's work through your council.
The KC's
involved in Habijax projects in September will have the opportunity to give of
their time and talents to this worthy cause.
The goal is to build 100 homes in September! Please sign up at our next meeting or call John Pires at 292-0598
for details. You can find other activities
worth giving to within this month's newsletter. Also, you may check our council calendar at http://calendar.yahoo.com/public/kofc10850_2000. Pick a project (like the annual Fish Fry on
the afternoon/evening of August 19!) and help your community and your council.
Special congratulations go to the family
of Brother Barry Blackledge. The
commitment of the Blackledges to their church and to our Lord is seen often. Another family commitment was exemplified
through work on the cemetery lighting project at St. Joseph's. The Family of the Month is awarded at the
social meeting on the fourth Thursday the month.
Congratulations, also, to Brother Wayne Jimerson as July's Knight of
Month. Wayne's participation in council
activities and diligence in formation of this fiscal year's council ministries
helps to position us for growth in family, church, and council ministries. The Knight of the Month Award is presented
at the business meeting on the second Thursday of the month.
The new
officers will be honored to see you at the formal installation on Saturday,
August 19, 11:30 am, in the historic church.
Light refreshments follow.
Please call Jacques or me by August 12 to confirm your attendance.
Your
participation in last months KC meetings is appreciated. Your continuing input is a necessity!
Pray the
rosary.
Fraternally yours,
Kevin Boudreaux
Grand Knight
Deputy
Grand Knight’s Message
Brother Knights:
Two Words on Recruitment: JUST ASK!
Many of you
know that we achieved 620% of our recruitment quota for the 1999-2000 fraternal
year. We also achieved 266% of our
Insurance quota and achieved a net gain of 40 members! Congratulations to all who contributed so heavily in this great
year. For this year, we need to strive to exceed last year’s successes. We will have at least four First Degree
Exemplification’s at St. Joseph, the first one being on September 28.
Our
immediate goal is to have 40 First Degree Members join our Council during the September
Degree. We already have 16 people
signed, so we just need an extra 24.
Remember, for each member you sponsor between now and December 31, you
will receive 500 points redeemable for K of C merchandise. Also, when you sponsor two members, you will
become part of the VIP (Very Important Proposer) Club. I have plenty of applications, literature,
flyers, etc. to help you recruit. Call
me when you need some![1] Recruitment is every Knight’s job. Sadly, the main reason why Catholic men do
not join the Knights of Columbus is because they have never been asked to do
so!
I am
asking every single one of you to make a special commitment: Talk to your
friends, neighbors, fathers, sons, co-workers, etc. Talk to them about the Knights of Columbus. We need them to become stronger, to
accomplish more. To do that, there is
only one thing that you have to do: JUST ASK!
Fraternally yours,
Jacques Aubertin
Deputy Grand Knight and Membership Director
Prayers
Please pray for our Brother Leo
Otto, Brother Harry Kimball’s mother, Brother Peter del Valle’s mother, and for
all Knights and their families.
News and Notes From Around Your Council
· Fish Fry. The Fish Fry is scheduled for
6:00 - 9:00 PM, Saturday, August 19th, in the St. Joseph’s school cafeteria.
Tickets are available for pre-sale through all knights and will be sold after
all weekend Masses leading up to the Fish Fry weekend, at a cost of $6.00/adult
and $3.00/child. At the door price for
adults is $7.00. Menu includes fish,
hush puppies, french-fries, and cole slaw.
We are in immediate need of items for the auction and door prizes like
golf packages, etc. The Committee is
working on this, but needs your help and suggestions. This is a major fund raiser
for your council! Contact for Rufus
Lawrence at 448-6363 or Barry Blackledge at 262-3450 and volunteer to help!.
· Jaguar Tickets. Again this year we are
raffling great tickets to 3 Jaguar games.
But this year the format is a little different. We purchased two tickets for the White
Package (games against Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Oct. 8, 8:35 p.m. --- Seattle Seahawks Sunday,
Nov.12, 1:00 p.m. --- Cleveland Browns Sunday, Dec. 3, 4:15 p.m.) Instead of having three separate raffles,
we are going to raffle all three games at one time. The tickets will sell for $10 each and the winner will receive
both tickets for all three games. Come
to August Business meeting for more info or call Jim Ventimiglia, III, at
928-0080.
· Ladies Auxiliary. Brother Bob Turner’s wife,
Barbara, has been the driving force behind the development of this group. Bob volunteered to be our liaison to this
important group. For more information
please call Barbara at 262-1506.
· Wives’ Appreciation Night. Worthy DGK and membership director Jacques
Aubertin has arrange for the King’s Head English Pub on Phillips Highway, north
of St. Augustine for an exclusive evening for knights and their ladies on
Monday evening, August 21, 2000. Cost
will be $10 - $15 per person and will include club rental and all you can
eat. For more details and sign up
please call Jacques at 268-8742.
· Installation of Officers. This council event is scheduled for 11:30
AM, Saturday, August 19th, at the Historic Church. A reception follows immediately in the Little Angels room
of the middle Church. Father Cody and
District Deputy Reggie Dubay will participate.
Spouses are invited. Attire is
coat and tie for guests and robes for the officers. Please contact Kevin at 880-8977 or Jacques at 268-8742 to
confirm your attendance by August 12.
· Storekeeper. Brother Bob Turner, reported
that he has a good stock of beautifully embroidered St. Johns River Council
10850 golf shirts at a cost of $15.00 through XL, 2X and 3X at $17.00. Please see Bob at the next meeting.
· Semi-Annual Audit. The Worthy Trustees are conducting the semi-annual
audit. Audit Board members include the
Grand Knight, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and the three Trustees. Questions may be directed to Jim
Ventimiglia, Jr., at 886-4440.
· Spelling Bee. Brother Tony Bennek, Chairman of the Youth
Committee, announced that his Committee is looking for a Chairman for the
annual council sponsored Spelling Bee, which must be completed by October
2000. Please call Tony at 288-0497 for
details and volunteer to help with this worthy and fun youth project.
· Workday at Church. Brother Barry Blackledge reported that
Father Cody is creating a Maintenance Ministry to do some landscape work one
weekend per month. We can help with
this effort. Please call Barry at 262-3450.
· St. Joseph’s Family Fun Day
Booth. Worthy DGK Jacques Aubertin
announced that our Council has been asked to sponsor and man a booth for the
St. Joseph’s Family Fun Day in conjunction with the annual bazaar. This is a fun event and offers a good
opportunity to recruit for the Council.
For more details and sign up please call Jacques at 268-8742.
· Jim “Bonie” Bonitatibus for
KC insurance at 744-5426.
Birthdays To Remember
Anthony
M. Bennek, 8/3
Vincent M. Obi, 8/5
Jim
Ventimiglia III, 8/10
Bruce
J. Toth, 8/22
John H.
Sauer, 8/23
Kenneth R. Bullock, 8/26
Remember:
Habijax in September – John Pires- 292-0598.