February 2015

The Mariner
Vol. 15 Issue 02
A Newsletter for Our Lady of the Rosary Council 9039 Shallotte, NC
Council Officers for
2014-2015
Grand Knight
Chaplain
Financial Secretary
Deputy Grand Knight
Chancellor
Warden
Recorder
Treasurer
Advocate
Inside Guard
Outside Guard
Lecturer
1 Year Trustee
2 Year Trustee
3 Year Trustee
Richard Rismiller
Fr. Bruno Swiatocha
Richard Connolly
Paul Murnane
Jack Pegoni
Joe Bonanno
John Hall
Paul Lombardi
Bill Anstock
Ron Dubas
Robert Curts
OPEN
John Grant
Tony Imondi
PGK Edwin Manz
February 2015
Grand Knights Message
Worthy Brothers:
As promised I would like to share with you the results of the Fraternal
Hours Survey. First, a great big Thank You to the 42 Brothers who
responded.
The really good news is that the members of this Council are actively
participating in the community, supporting church activities and ministries, visiting the sick and consoling the dying and their families (370
visits). Over 2,000 hours have been given in community activities
in addition to 4 Habitat for Humanity projects with over 300 service
hours, and 939 hours working with Meals on Wheels and local food
pantries. We may be a mature community but 258 hours were dedicated to youth activities and 75 hours helping Special Olympics. Over
1,900 hours were given to church activities like ushering, SMC, etc.
An additional 1,200 hours were spent in other volunteering activities.
Fraternal service hours (337) were spent in helping the sick/disabled
members of this council and their families. These are tremendous
Program Directors
results from a group of Knights who lead busy lives even in retireMembership
George Manglesdorf ment.
Church
John Yencik PGK Just think what the numbers would be like if more Brothers had
Community
Fran Radley responded. Next year we will try for even greater results.
Council
William Anstock First Friday for February is on the 6th. As usual we will say a rosary
Culture of Life
Edwin Manz PGK for the unborn at 8:10 in the parish Library; Mass and Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament will follow.
Family
Charles “Tex” Irek
The Monday Night Football Program for this year will be over by the
Youth
Charles Van Buren time you read this. As I am sure you know by now it was a sell-out.
Publicity/Mariner
Ray Gromadski PGK Again, we are very grateful to all of you who sold/bought books this
Webmaster
Chuck Fitzgerald year. But it also is time to start the new season. We will order 800
LAMB
Tom Gaven books again this year as soon as the new schedule is published. We
Insurance Agent
Marty Yakimovich intend to get the books into your hands a lot earlier than last year. It
(910)686-1627 office will take a concerted effort by all of us to continue our successful fund
e-mail:[email protected] raiser that helps so many people.
Yes, it seems that Christmas was just a short time ago, but in a couple
of weeks we will begin the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday on the
18th. The hope and prayer is that during this time each of us by reflecting on His life and passion will come closer to that babe who was crucified for all of us. The joy will be in celebrating the Resurrection of
the Messiah who overcame death and won for us the hope in faith of
attaining an eternal reward in the presence of God. (See John 3:16).
Vivat Jesus!
Richard Rismkiller Grand Knight
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Council 9039 Programs
Our Lady of the Rosary Council is a very active council. Sometimes it is difficult to keep track of all we
have going on. Each month we publish information on what occurred the previous month as well as the events
coming up during the current month. More information about each Program can be accessed on the website by
clicking on the title of each Program at the top of the home page.
Generally we follow the NC State Council and the Supreme Council in our structure. We have six Programs
for grouping our various activities:
Church – John Yencik, (910) 575-8175 [email protected]
Community – Fran Radley, (910) 575-2427, [email protected]
Council – SK Bill Anstock, 575-7680, [email protected]
Family – Chuck “Tex” Irek,(910) 754-2239, [email protected]
Youth – Chuck Van Buren, 287-1785, [email protected]
Culture of Life – SK Ed Manz PGK, 579-1233, [email protected]
If you have an interest in any activity or Program, please contact the Program Director for additional information.
2015 Raleigh Rally & March for Life
On Saturday January17/2015, St Brendan the Navigator Church was represented by Our Lady of LaSalette
Assembly 3115 4th degree color guards SK Joe Troiano and SK Richard Rismiller, members of Our Lady
of the Rosary Council 3039: Fran Radley and SK Bill Anstock plus our Columbiettes: Mary Troiano and
Nancy Anstock.
For us the most moving moment was when the story was told of a pregnant woman had decided to have an
abortion but then she saw the ultrasound of her ba by and changed her mind to not have the abortion. The baby
was adopted by parents, unable to have children, just 2 days after the birth. That little girl is now 11 years old
and was present and she sang “Jesus lovesme”....not a dry eye in the audience.
The march followed.
Bill Anstock
Council Director
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Youth Program
Our Lady of the Rosary Knights of Columbus Council #9039 in Shallotte should have 11 of our Free Throw Winners moving onto the
District Free Throw at St. Mary’s Church in Wilmington on Sat. Feb.
21, 2015. Contestants should arrive about 11:30 AM. The Free Throw
will start at 12:00 Noon. Those winners will move onto the State Free
Throw in Burlington, NC on Sat. Mar. 21, 2015. Any Brother Knights
who wish to help in Wilmington please contact me at (910) 287-1785.
Chuck Van Buren
Council Youth Director
2015-2016 Scholarship
Our Council will be awarding two (2) tuition assistance School or Business School. Awards will be made on
scholarships for the academic year 2015-2016. Scholar- the basis of academic excellence and personal qualifications.
ships will be awarded to students who are parishioners
of St. Brendan the Navigator and/or resiApplicants must submit the required
dents of Brunswick County, NC and will
documentation by April 1, 2015. An
be for one (1) year only. Recipients may
application and list of requirements can
re-apply annually. There are academic
be obtained thru Brunswick County
and service requirements for awarding
High School Guidance Counselors, the
the scholarships. The individual scholarOffice of Student Financial Resources
ships of $1,000 each will be awarded
for Brunswick County Community
to applicants attending or accepted for
College (910 755 7322) or by downattendance at an accredited University,
loading the forms from the council web
College, Junior College, Technical
site www.kofc-shallotte.org
Proceeds from booking cruises
If you were not aware of it the Council gets a portion of the amount of sales from the cruises advertised
in the Mariner. Here are totals that the Council has received from Cruises in 2013($400.00) and Cruise and
Bus Trip in 2014($1030.00). The total amount of money contributed to the KofC Council 9039 treasury since
2008 is $2,630.00. $880.00(total commission) was from the 2013 Bus Trip to Miami and Key West. The
cruise amount ($1,750.00) comes from 10% of our commission for Knights bookings. Thank You for all who
traveled with us
Paul Lombardi
Council Treasurer
L.A.M.B. PROGRAM
The Council finished out the year with $8,146 income. In upcoming year, Andy
Biro is getting us 3 Saturdays at Lowes Food in OIB. Tentatively scheduled for
7/11, 7/18 and 9/5. I’ll be finalizing the Wall-Mart dates for 2015 in a few weeks.
Thanks!
Tom Gaven
Council L.A.M.B. Director
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District Deputy Message
Brothers,
This past weekend, the NC –East Midyear meeting was held in Greenville, NC. I would like to
thank those GK’s and council officers who attended. I am sure you found it informative if not
controversial. For the L.A.M.B. directors and Financial Secretaries and Membership Directors
there were break-out sessions. As to a brief synopsis of the state of the North Carolina Knights
of Columbus Mid-Year Meeting: We are now half way through the fraternal year it is time to take a look back on
what we have done so far and to set goals and mile markers for the rest of the year so that we can finish the year
better than we did last year. Membership Goal: The State goal for 2015 is 950 to date we have 400 new brother
Knights. We can far exceed this goal if each council can bring in one new member each month. How do you
grow your council? Plan!!! If you don’t know how to plan for membership growth there is a great resource for
you on the state website (http://kofcnc.org/MEMBERSHIP/Table%20Of%20Contents.htm) GKs pass this along
to your Membership Director it has a great deal of information on how to run a membership drive and follow up
so that you don’t just collect names but turn the names into brother Knights.
L.A.M.B. dollars are down 10.6% from 2013. Stores are becomes harder to get or more restrictive in the number
of days/hours we can collect. We need to find new sources of revenue. Contact LAMB Chairman (East) Jim
Laraia [email protected] for ideas on how to develop new streams.
Youth Protection (Protecting God’s Children) ALL Youth Directors, Boy Scout Leaders and Squires Leaders
must submit certificates from the diocese that they have passed the diocesan test and background checks as well
as Supreme Form 4348. These leaders/directors as well as the Grand Knights will be invited (they will receive
an e-mail with a password) to take the online Praesidium Armatus course in youth protection from Supreme and
must pass the tests within 30 days or they will no longer be able to hold their office position.
Tickets for the annual State Raffle have been given out. Remember by selling your tickets early your council
will benefit as much as the State Council does. ALL TICKETS SOLD BY APRIL 25 WILL BRING IN $2.50
TO YOUR COUNCIL. After April 25 the full $5.00 has to be submitted to the State. This year’s 1st prize
is a 7-Day Alaskan Cruise and $700 cash. 2nd prize is a 7-Day Caribbean Cruise and $500 cash. There are
5 (five) $200 cash prizes.
Reports Due
February 1 LAMB Form 3 Disbursement Report Form
February 15 Semiannual Audit Report # 1295 Supreme Form
February 15 Family of the Month Due
February 15 Membership Plan to DD Due
February 15 State per capita mailed
Upcoming Exemplifications
February 7
3rd Degree Raleigh 2546
February 14 3rd Degree Clemmons 9499
Feb 22
1st and 2nd Degree (Spanish) Whiteville
Contact John Plasky [email protected]
February 28 4th Degree St. Patrick’s Fayetteville
March 24
1st Degree Wilmington
Bob Macaluso [email protected]
Vivat Jesus,
Raymond P. Gromadski PGK, PFN
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Field Agent Report
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proceeds will be there for your beneficiaries should
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We guarantee the rates on your term insurance.
We guarantee our retirement products will provide a
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On top of those product guarantees, I guarantee
that I will offer professional, high-quality service
that you would expect from our organization.
Our Order is among the highest rated life insurers
in North America. AM Best has rated the Knights
of Columbus “A++, Superior” for 39 consecutive
years. This shows our track record for excellence
and security.
I would suggest that a principal reason that we
were able to achieve those accolades is because we
remain steadfastly committed to the vision of Father
Michael J. McGivney by providing life insurance by
brother Knights for brother Knights.
That commitment is an essential core value of
the Knights of Columbus, and our core values permeate all levels of our organization. These principles for marketing are summed up by our Golden
Rule: “In all my professional relationships, I
pledge myself to the following rule of conduct: I
shall, in light of all conditions surrounding those
I serve, render that service which, under the
same circumstances, I would apply to myself.”
Let’s talk soon to discuss how our products can
bring that peace of mind to you and your family.
Marty Yakimovich
Field Agent (910)686-1627 office
e-mail:[email protected]
Pray for our Men and
Women in Uniform
Major Christopher Gromadski USMC
Lance Corporal Devin Head USMC
Lieutenant Col John l Rafferty U.S. Army
Lieutenant Col Robert Bass U.S. Army
Major Benjamin Tipton, U.S. Army
PFC Shawn Ornberg U.S. Army, Deployed
Private Robert Manz, U.S. Army
Ryan Chapman, USMC
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Good and Welfare
Pray for the following members, families and friends
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. O dearest Comforter
of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to
accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We place our sick under your care and
humbly ask that you restore your servants to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge your
will and know that whatever you do, you do for the love of us. Amen
Mary Angula
Bob Borstock
Cindi Burton
Joe Cejka
Linda Clarkin
LaVerda Dambaugh
Jason Delpezzo
Carole Dinnhaupt
Mike Dobosh
Tom Dorsa
Kate Doyle
Thomas Duffy
Scott Ebreo
Tom Faloute
Jen Galla
Bob Hack
Ed Hahn
Chuck “Tex” Irek
Jim Jasman
Renato Johnson
John Konen
Ralph Kuhnel
Christine Laputka
Benedict Lee
Joseph Leslie
Carole Letts
Sara Lovell
Richard Lombardo
Will Marmura
Nancy Massaro
Ed Manz
Eugene Mayhall
Tanya Medlin
Betsy Melanson
Thomas Merino
Jo Murray (SD wife)
Ken Olson
Flo O’Shea
Ginny Pearson
Bev Pegoni
Knights Birthdays
Robert Borstock
Alfred Ciardi
Norvell De Atkine
Kenneth Elis
Chris Frey
John Garrigan
Thomas Humenay
Chuck Irek
Paul Lombardi
Tim McGee
Harold Nelson
Robert Pearson
Bob Smith
Anthony Sneska Jr
John Yencik
Chad Peters
Ruth Peters
Russ Polizzotti
Elwin Reed
Jerry Schrub
Joseph Schebel
Marie Shea
Jerry Siegmund
Bob Simms
Stan Slawinski
Ann Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
Fr. Bruno Swiatocha
Helen Taylor
Daniel Victoria
Elizabeth Walsh
John Walsh
Christopher Young
Cui Wen Zeng
Wives Birthdays
Deborah Cronin
Lucille Di Giavanna
Kathleen Hoyle
Colleen Plebanek
Mary Rogers (Kiggins)
Catherine Shanley
Judy Thomas
Linda Van Buren
Ruth Woodward
Lynn Yencik
Keep ALL of our
departed brothers and their loved
ones in your prayers.
Dennis Shea
Robert Leonard
George Witthohn
Henry Fulwood
Richard Goings
Harry Andres
Edward Oliver
May their souls and the
souls of all the faithful departed
rest in peace.
Wedding Anniversaries
Joseph & Patricia Cejka
Peter & Sharon Clarkin
Dellis& Myrna Griser
Jude & Sandy Herges
John & Joan Konen
Paul & Sharon Lombardi
Robert & Florence Smith
Louis & Patricia Stolt
Ifthereareanyadditionsordeletionstothenamesonthispagepleasesendthe
correctionsto:[email protected]
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Calendar
February 2015
6
First Friday
8:10 AM
after 9:00 Mass
10:00 AM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
9
Council Meeting
16 Assembly Meeting
18 ASH WEDNESDAY
23 Officers’ Meeting
7:0 0 PM
March 2015
6
First Friday
9
16
24
Council Meeting
Assembly Meeting
Blood Drive
First Degree
8:10 AM
after 9:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM
7:00 PM
7:00 AM
10AM - 2:30PM
7:00 PM
Rosary for the Unborn
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction
Nominating Committee Appointment
Church
McGivney Room
McGivney Room
Mariner articles due
Brendan Hall
Rosary for the Unborn
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction
Brendan Hall
Church
McGivney Room
McGivney Room
Council 1074 Wilmington
Important Links
Council Website: http://kofc-shallotte.org/North Carolina State Website: http://kofcnc.org/
Tar Heel Knight State Newsletter July 2014:
http://kofcnc.org/COMMUNICATIONS/THK/2014/THK_201407.pdf
Golden Plume the Newsletter of the North Carolina Fourth Degree District current and past issues:
http://kofcnc.org/FOURTH%20DEGREE/Newsletters/goldenplume.htm
You can find the latest issue of the Tar Heel Knight as well as back issues on the state website: http://kofcnc.org/
COMMUNICATIONS/THK/THKCenter.html
Knights of Columbus Supreme Website: http://www.kofc.org/en/
New Cruises
Broadway and Beaches, 15 Nights, Nov. 1, 2015, Celebrity Eclipse, Deposit $900.00.
Itinerary-Southampton, England, 6 days at sea, Boston, MA., N. Y., N.Y.(overnight), 1 day at sea, Kings Wharf,
Bermuda (overnight), 1 day at sea, Port Canaveral, FL, and Miami, FL. Price-$1895.83(Balcony).
Thanksgiving Cruise-Nov. 22, 2015, RCCL Freedom of the Sea, 7 Night Western Caribbean.
Itinerary-Port Canaveral,1 day at sea, Labadee, Haiti, Falmouth, Jamaica, George Town, Grand Caymen,
Cozumel, Mexico, 1 day at sea, Port Canaveral, FL. Prices Start at 901.65 a person. Promo limited time offer.
Panama Canal-Celebrity Infinity-April 26,2016
15 nights-Ports include Cartegena, Columbia; Colon, Panama, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and San Diego, CA. Prices start at $1765.97 pp.
Alaska 11 day land and cruise package.- Celebrity Millennium. August 22, 2016-Land includes Fairbanks
with overnight, domed train to Denali with overnight, and transport of Seward to board ship for 8 PM
sailing. Hubbard glacier, Juneau, Skagway, Icy Strait Point, Ketchican, Inside Passage, and Vancouver for
disembarkation. Prices start at $2098.20 pp.
Sharon and Paul
Lombardi
(910-754-3825)
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