Volume 23 Issue 6 - December 2019
THE CROSS and COMPASS
"Faith in Action!!!"
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Grand Knight's Report
Brothers,
With a successful month of November behind us, and little time to catch our breath, Council 10852 now has to regroup and focus on the many programs and service requests that December always brings. Santa’s Craft Shop on Saturday, December 7th quickly comes to mind, followed by setting-up the Nativity Crèches at the main campus as well as at St. Matthew South on Monday, December 9. Then, one of our favorite and most fun activities in support of the Sisters of Charity will be the Wrap-a-Gift and Children’s Christmas Party at St. Matthew Elementary School on Saturday, December 14. Spouses are welcome to come help wrap presents that day as well (especially seeing that they are better at it than us men, me included). Children’s toys and gifts will be accepted at the December business meeting as well as the morning of the 14th. Please help when and where you can! Look for links to sign-up in this newsletter.
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Thank you to the many Knights who donated money to help purchase more than 150 complete turkey dinners for refugee families in support of Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity. Eight Brother Knights picked-up the food from the Stonecrest Harris Teeter on Friday, 22 November around 8:30 am, delivered and packaged the meals for easy distribution to needy families. After saying our goodbyes to the Sisters we celebrated with lunch at nearby House of Pizza. Grand Knight Bill McKenna wants to especially thank Brother Earl Hartenstine for spearheading this very worthwhile program.
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November Parish Pancake Breakfast
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The November Parish Pancake Breakfast was once again a success thanks to the many Brother Knights who volunteered to help in the kitchen or the banquet room ensuring that the day ran smooth. These pancake breakfasts are a true service to the parish that encourage Catholic fellowship and good food at a great price. Please look for the SignUp Genius concerning our next Parish Pancake Breakfast which will be on Sunday,
December 15. If your schedule does not allow you to work it, please join us after Mass. Remember to show your membership card and receive a
Two Dollar Knight’s Discount!
KofC Parish Pancake Breakfast looking for new leadership!
Brothers Chuck Curtis and Jack Hickey have run our Sunday Pancake Breakfast Program for a number of years and need help from younger Knights –
one Sunday per month! They especially would like to train and turnover the program to 2 or 4 Knights who would be willing to learn the process. Both Jack and Chuck will stay on to advise and assist as needed.
Please
Step-up and Help!
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Thank you to all our Brother Knights who have helped this year with the LAMB charitable endeavor. Many of you have worked several shifts and for you we are most grateful.
If for whatever reasons you did not or could not participate with LAMB this year, please consider making a personal donation to LAMB. Checks should be made payable to LAMB Foundation of NC, Inc. and mailed to 6420 Rea Rd-A1, suite 312, Charlotte, NC 28277. Or, if you prefer “e-giving” go to the LAMB website –
www.lambnc.org
– and click on the “Donate” icon.
Thank you for all that you do to help those whom Jesus calls the
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Council Donation Committee
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The Donation Committee, chaired by the Grand Knight, will meet during the month of December to consider end-of-the-year donations by both the Council and the Columbus Club.
Below is a link to the Donations Policy and Score Card adopted in 2017. Please note the 2019/2020 budget identifies organizations the our Council voted on to support. If you have other organizations in mind to donate to, please fill out the Score Card and send it to one of the committee members below:
- Bob Desch, deschr@bellsouth.net, 704-543-8212
- Ron Schumacher, reschu8@gmail.com, 704-618-2442
- Earl Hartenstine, elmstone999@yahoo.com, 704-962-0898
- John Coudriet, ccoudriet@carolina.rr.com, 704-543-9621
- Rory Wall, rwall@tivasoftware.com, 704-281-6737
- Bart Carmichael. bartcarmichael@gmail.com, 954-873-4559
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2020 Dues Due!
It's that time of year again, when the weather turns colder, there's excitement in the air and Financial Secretary John Coudriet is looking for YOUR Dues! To avoid the expense of mailing a reminder to you, why don't you pay ahead? Cash, Check or Charge!
To make it easy, below is a link to our PayPal site where you can pay withr a Credit Card or PayPal. So Do it NOW - so John can sleep at night...
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Mass Greeters at Saint Matthew Catholic Church
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The Council has been asked by the Saint Matthew Hospitality Ministry to provide Mass Greeters at church at all weekend Masses. It only requires 15-20 minutes of your time before Mass and is a great opportunity for Knights to be more visible to parishioners while welcoming them to church. Wear your KofC shirts or name badges to demonstrate your pride in being members of the Knights of Columbus. This is a great way to support and serve St. Matthew Catholic Church. If interested, please contact DGK Rory Wall at: (704)281-6737 or rwall@tivasoftware.com
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Please pray for your Brother Knights and their families, especially those who are sick or in distress. Together we can do great things!
Vivat Jesus!
Bill McKenna
Grand Knight
St. Matthew Council 10852
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DONATED GOODS:
St. Matthew Donated Goods Ministry -
Saturday November 14th, 2019
Mission
: To help others that are in need through monthly collections of gently used clothing and household items which are distributed to parishioners and agencies in Charlotte, Union County and western NC.
Description of agencies served:
Your donations are distributed to a number of agencies that serve the homeless, the working poor, and families affected by violence and abuse. Through the parish we support parishioners, and local ministries including Catholic Charities, Crisis Assistance and Refugee Ministries.
Click here
for more information on the Western North Carolina agencies we serve.
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For the second year, our Council provided the food for the Santa Shop Cafe. From 7 am to 3 pm, your Brothers served breakfast sandwiches, potato patties, hot dogs, chicken salad croissants, drinks and chips to hungry shoppers!
The day was a great success with almost everything gone before 3 pm. We made almost $1,300 of which $500 goes to St. Matthew.
THANKS to all the Brothers who helped prepare and cool the food. You all did a terrific job!
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Council 10852 Congratulates our New Sir Knights!
Six Brother Knights attended the recent Fourth Degree Exemplification on November 16th at Saint Vincent de Paul Church and are now full members of the Patriotic Arm of the Knights of Columbus. All of these new Sir Knights joined the George L. Gettier Assembly # 780: James Gilsdorf, Tony Simone, Josh Peeples, John Rojas, Marcello Bueno, and Cyril Onoja
New Sir Knights pictured with council members: Johan Rief, PGK Chuck Elgin, GK Bill McKenna, PGK Ron Schumacher, Bart Carmichael, and Leo Tosto
Food and drink prior to Council Business Meetings
Our Worthy Warden, Brother Hank Kempton, has been doing an outstanding job of providing food before each monthly business meeting and he has been getting terrific support from two local restaurants in particular. City Barbeque in Ballantyne and Nothing But Noodles in the Stonecrest Shopping Center have been very generous to us this fraternal year and Brother Hank asks that we patronize them occasionally, and when you do please mention that you are a member of St. Matthew KofC and that we appreciate their support and enjoy their food. We appreciate Anne Robb’s help as well!
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FIELD AGENT
As Thanksgiving approaches at the end of the month, I like to take stock of all the things I’m thankful for.
It‘s easy to say family and friends, those are blessings; and we sometimes take them for granted…but how about the little things in life. It might be that smile you get from person who hands you your cup of coffee in the morning, it may be relishing the crisp air on an autumn day. It may be a simple stroll in the park marveling at God’s nature abounding. Maybe the joy of helping an older neighbor with a chore. All little things to be thankful for.
When I think about helping older neighbors, I often wonder just how many members have taken advantage of help that they might need as they age. Some won’t be able to do the simple activities of daily living. They’ll need assistance, and with our mobile society may not have a relative nearby to help. That’s where our Knights of Columbus Long Term Care Insurance plan might help.
Many people don’t know how a long-term care insurance policy helps cover the costs of care when the policy holder has a chronic medical condition, a disability or a disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease. You can receive care in your home, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, or an adult day care center.
LTC insurance helps protect all those assets you’ve worked so hard for over the years: your house, IRAs, savings, investments. They could all be wiped out with even a short stay in a nursing home. The website: https://longtermcare.acl.gov/costs-how-to-pay/costs-of-care.html says that Home Health Care costs about $22/hour, Assisted Living Facilities about $4,245 per month and Nursing Home $85,000 per year. More expensive areas of the country are more than that. Without LTC insurance many families would face a serious financial crisis.
Most people aren’t eager to talk about long term care; but it’s important to have a plan. Many people want to wait until they are in their 60s or 70s before they start to consider long term care. But at younger ages it’s more likely you can qualify…and the price is less expensive when you’re younger.
I can help design a plan to fit your needs…and your budget. With that you can have peace of mind that you will get the care you need, when you need and where you want it.
Let’s talk and see how you can protect your assets.
Vivat Jesus!
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AMERICAN FLAGS FOR SALE
The George L. Gettier Assembly 780 is selling 3 ft x 5 ft. American Flags for $25. These flags are made in the good old United States of America. When flags are purchased by a St. Matthew Knights of Columbus Council 10852 member, $5 of the proceeds is returned to Council 10852.
Past Faithful Navigator Chuck Elgin, will have the flags available for sale at Council 10852 and Assembly 780 Business Meetings. Cash, Checks and Credit Cards are accepted. If you cannot attend an Assembly 780 or Council 10852 Business meeting but are interested in a flag, please contact Chuck at Email:
celgin01@earthlink.net
; Call or Text: 704-614-0504.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BINGO:
Where: South Charlotte Banquet Center, 9009 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte, NC 28277
When: Every Monday with doors opening at 5:30 pm to 9:45 pm
Who: Open to the general public
Supports: The profits from Bingo go to the Charities of the Knights of Columbus. We have donated primarily to St. Matthew Catholic Church in the past but have also made contributions to LAMB, UMAR and others.
CALLING KNIGHTS TO HELP:
We group our volunteers into 5 teams. Each team is scheduled to work once every 5 weeks. Holidays nights are covered by a volunteer team, so a team may work once every 6 weeks on occasion. We can use more callers (we can train). We record all items on a computer and if interested, we can train you for that process also.
There are a few husbands and wives working on a team. In addition, we have wives that play while their husband works on a team. If you have a high school or older child that would like to help, we can use them also. If you work, all items from the Bingo kitchen are free. This can be a great family team event.
If you have questions or want to help please contact:
Ron Schumacher 704-618-2442 or reschu8@gmail.com
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Mark your calendars!
KofC Council 10852 - Faith in Action!
December Calendar Events
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December 3 – Men’s Shelter Serving at 4 pm
December 4 – Council Business Meeting at 7 pm
December 7 – Santa’s Craft Shop – KofC Food Court
December 8 – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 9 – Build a Crèche (Main Campus & Waxhaw)
December 11 – SCBC Board Meeting at 7 pm
December 18 – Council Officer’s Meeting at 6:30 pm
December 18 – Knight’s Mass at 7:30 pm
December 25 – The Nativity of the Lord – Christmas Day!
January Calendar Events
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January 7– Men’s Shelter Serving at 4 pm
January 8 – Council Business Meeting at 7 pm
January 15 – Knight’s Mass at 7:30 pm
January 19 – Parish Pancake Breakfast
January 22 – Council Officer’s Meeting at 6:30 pm
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The Grand Knight and Council Officers wish all Brother Knights with November birthdays a Very Happy Birthday!
The Grand Knight and Council Officers wish all Brother Knights with
December birthdays a
Very Happy Birthday! May God bless you with good health and much happiness for many more years.
We especially want to recognize a few of our Senior Knights:
Brother Bob Anderson (1936)
Brother Frank Lutz (1936)
Brother Leo Hohman (1938)
Brother Leo Tosto (1940)
Brother Don Gacevich (1940)
and the baby of the group…
Brother Jack Hickey (1941)
A special “Happy Birthday” to our Charter Grand Knight Jim Nass
Council Awards and Recognition:
The Grand Knight and Council Officers are pleased to announce that
Brother Richard White, PGK was selected as November’s Knight of the Month. Richard serves as the NC State LAMB Chairman and is active in many functions of the council and a ready source of information for the GK. Richard played an important role during the recent Car Raffle by handling much of the online and Internet sales.
Our
Family of the Month for November was
Luis and Lourdes Colon. Luis is a PGK and served as a Trustee for Council 10852; he and Lourdes are active members of St. Matthew Church, especially in supporting Pro-Life programs and LAMB. They are a great example of a faith-filled and deeply committed Catholic couple and much appreciated by KofC Council 10852.
For The Good of the Order: Please keep Brother Bill LoPresti who is battling cancer in your thoughts and prayers. We ask that the Holy Spirit fill Bill with His presence and strength during this difficult time.
Mary, Queen of Knights – Pray for us!
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May the Joy of Christmas
Stay With You All Year Long!
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