KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS
SACRED HEART COUNCIL 2577
St.JOHN N. NEUMANN ASSEMBLY 1763
Neumann News Feb
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KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS SACRED HEART COUNCIL 2577 St.JOHN N. NEUMANN ASSEMBLY 1763 Neumann News Feb |
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Faithful Navigator’s Report Donald Tallmadge, PGK, FDD, PCP 301-218-4623 dtallmadge@verizon.net The Assembly held our annual Renewal of Obligations at the January meeting. Thanks to all who attended and added to the solemnity of the occasion. Our Worthy Master, Charles Smallwood, conducted the ceremony and it was most inspiring. The 4th Degree Exemplification will be on March 22. If we are to achieve our goal of seventeen new Sir Knights, now is the time to ask Third Degree members to join us. We should explain to potential candidates that the Fourth Degree is dedicated to promoting patriotism illuminated by our Catholic faith and this is their opportunity to join us in this noble cause. Ideally, we should have membership applications submitted by our next meeting so candidates can be approved by the Assembly. The District deadline for applications, as well as banquet reservation and fees, is March 15. Membership in the Patriotic arm of the Knights of Columbus should be the ultimate goal of every knight; please invite those who haven’t joined us yet. Call Faithful Admiral Rich Boehm at (410) 604-3078 for forms and more information. Watch for details within the next month on the Assembly’s Patriotic Essay contest for our youth attending St. Pius X Regional School. The theme will be “The Responsibility of the Catholic Citizen in a Free Society”. Our Chairmen this year are our resident PHD’s, PFN Frank Evans and Richard Nalesnik.
HAPPY St. VALENTINE’S DAY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Faithful Associate Friar’s Report Jesus said to them: ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.’ John 20:21-22. As we begin our journey through the desert of our Lent towards the oasis of Easter, we recall these words of our Lord. We are reminded how the disciples were hidden, fearful behind locked doors. On that first day of the week (the Sunday of the Resurrection), Jesus appeared in their midst and delivered His Easter gift to the world – the power of the forgiveness of sin, the Sacrament of Penance. This is the gift that empowers us to be able to partake of that other gift Jesus gave to the world on that previous Thursday – the gift of Himself in the Eucharist. By tradition, Lent is a time of sacrifice for us, a time of deprivation of honest pleasures we hold dear. Some place emphasis rather on this as a time of - not deprivation – but of good deeds, almsgiving. As a suggestion for a further approach much needed in our time consider these words of the prophet David, called the ‘Miserere” or ‘the prayer of Repentance’: O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. For Thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, Thou wouldst not be pleased. The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not spurn. Let Lent be a time of true repentance; a time to return to the practice of frequent Confession. [A good time to remember the second precept (law) of the Church: You shall confess your sins at least once a year.] Are we not all sinners? St. John reminds us that we are, even though our “sins may not be deadly.” This is good to recall if one thinks “I do not have to go.” Pope John Paul I (“the Lesser”?) gave a wonderful incite into the proper, positive reflection on our sins. [Cardinal Justin Rigale called this “the advantages of being a sinner.”] First, the recognition of our sins can produce “an attitude of true humility in our hearts.” Second, if we realize the mercy that God has shown us (in Confession), we are “bound to show mercy to others.” Humility and Compassion: two virtues we can take with us as we leave this year’s desert of our Lent.” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The Master has requested that we provide six (6) Color Corps Members for each of the following events. The Fourth Degree Exemplification on the 22nd of March 2009. Please consider attending the Exemplification at the University of Maryland to support our candidates. Color Corps is also needed for Mass on Palm Sunday April 5, 2009. The turn out time is 9:00 AM at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, DC. Again on the 19th of April, 2009, Color Corps Members are needed on Divine Mercy Sunday. Turn out time is 1:15 PM in the Usher’s room of the Basilica at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty U.S. states and the thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British Crown and became the first states in the Union.[1] Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory,[2] and the Star-Spangled Banner, also the name of the national anthem). Because of its symbolism, the starred blue canton is called the "union". This part of the flag can stand alone as a maritime flag called the Union Jack.[3] Compared to the flags of many other nations, the flag of the United States is notably complex, leading to expressions such as Huāqíguó ("flower flag nation"), a Chinese name for America used in the 19th and early 20th * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRTDAY’S 1 “Pat” Springmann 3 Charlie McGrady 3 Wesley Hildebrandt 7 Don Kinsley 8 Frank Rose 14 John Canter 18 Dennis Doyle 22 Gene Schacher 26 Don Taallmadge 29 Kevin Lylas * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * March 22, 2009 is the date of the Exemplification of the Fourth Degree. Now is the time to encourage our Third Degree Friends to join the visible arm of the Knights of Columbus * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR DEPARTED BROTHERS
SK Rev. Patrick W. Kemp
And FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK AND RECOVERING, especially: SK John Drake SK John & Mary Giddo SK Robert Costenbader SK Tony Salvemini, PGK, PFN SK Frank Schrom SK Eugene Sides, PFN now living in South Carolina SK Edward Weber, PFN SK Frank Evans, PFN SK Fred Ragazzone, GK SK Bill Picirilli SK Tom O’Connor
Sir Knights’ Family Members
Dorothy E. DeVous Mother of SK Charles (Ray) DeVous Chloe Nardini Granddaughter of SK Jake Nardini Albert Urasek Father of SK Ken Urasek Donna Mihaly Wife of SK Steve Mihaly Kathy Salvemini Wife of Tony Salvemini, PGK, PFN * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you know of a SK or a SK’s family member who is ill, has died, or has recovered, please contact our Faithful, Pilot, Bill Macri, (301) 249-5580 or e-mail at bmacri@jamacco.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Isn’t it amazing how quickly the store decorations change? Before all of the Christmas decorations were put away, the stores had turned from green and white to pink and red. After all, Valentine’s Day was just around the corner. Everything is rushed as the secular world discards the old and presents the new. Sometimes the liturgical world also seems a bit rushed. After all, the Easter Season is almost upon us as Ash Wednesday falls on February 25th this year. What happened to Ordinary Time? Just as the secular and liturgical worlds are busy, the same can be said for the Columbian Year. It is also VERY BUSY. Much has been accomplished, and yet we find ourselves busier than ever. We are deeply involved with the Renewal of Obligations Ceremonies, rehearsals for the exemplification are well underway, and we are all busy with recruiting candidates to become members of the highest degree in the Order-the Fourth Degree. But I beg you all never to forget that we as Fourth Degree Knights have the obligation to work with our Councils to ensure a stronger Order by asking our Catholic men to become members in our order during the Council Membership Blitz in March and April. But let’s not stop there. Membership is ongoing and we MUST do our part. Keep in mind, a Fourth Degree Knight cannot be realized unless we recruit and follow a member from the First Degree through the Third. Please help them serve with us as we go about “Building our Communities through Service, Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism.” We keep busy. We continue to work with overturning Roe vs. Wade as we Marched for Life last month, and we are working hard to ensure that God stays in the forefront of our life by fighting to keep “One nation Under God” in our pledge, just to name a couple. Before you know it, we will have State Conventions, Election of Officers and the chance to do it all over again. With so many strings pulling us in all directions, how do we know which way to lean and which path to resist? What happened to the quiet and reflective time? How can I support my council, my assembly, my family, my job, my community, my church, and so much more? First of all, concentrate on the spiritual and try to determine God’s will for you. Select a Lenten devotion or spiritual exercise and focus on doing that well rather than trying to do too much. Focus next on the family, especially children and grandchildren. Try to see things with the eyes of a young child. There is much less confusion in their eyes. Focus on the little things like snowflakes, rainbows, baby’s fingers, bugs under rocks, the beauty of a fresh snowfall. Take a look at the trees outside your home and see them void of leaves but yet soon to be in full bloom of many beautiful colors. Look at some of the pictures of deep space taken with the Hubble Telescope, and wonder at the awesome beauty of continuous creation. If we take care of God and Family, then God will take care of us. Somehow He will provide the Grace and energy needed to face the other demands on our lives. With His help we will find a few good Knights, the Exemplification will be another great success, and we will find time to have fun and laugh at the nagging little inconsistencies of life. Pray for our Brother Knights and family members sick or in distress. Remember always and keep in your prayers – all of our service men and woman, especially those in harm’s way. We are One Nation Under God, but it does come at a price. God Bless America and God Bless you and your families! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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