February, 2018
SACRED HEART COUNCIL #6525
TROY, MISSOURI
THE GRAND KNIGHT’S COLUMN:
Brother Knights:
I know this month’s newsletter is late, if someone would like to take it over that would be Great!!! If you received a second notice for dues and had already paid them, Please disregard and Forgive us for the confusion.
Our next meeting will be Thursday February 15, 2018. Dinner, 6 P.M. Rosary to follow (Wives & Families are invited).
Please pray for Brother Larry Fague, his wife Carol , Dottie Hibbeler (Jim), Rose Dickherber (Jeff), Brother Todd Mack,
Brother Harvey Kessler, Brother Rob & Sharon Kroupa & Family, Brother Jeff Eisenbath & Family.
Please keep in your prayers the family of Brother Ron Schieffer who passed away December 25th and the Family of Brother Bobby Kroupa who passed away December 28th.
White House Retreat, we had 23 members attend.
Lenten Fish Fries begin Friday February 16th through Friday March 23rd.
FISH FRIES:
BeginningFeb. 16th. Please everyone check and see when your crew is scheduled. Anyone who can commit to something specific every week, if you are not already, please contact me (Randy Leitman 528-8962). I have a few things such as thawing, rinsing, & cutting fish, taking tickets, tending bar, suppling the food line, where I could use someone to not only do the job, but oversee it if there is enough help to keep things running smoothly and consistent each week.
Another thing, THERE CAN NOT BE ANY IDLE STANDING, TALKING, VISITING IN THE PATHWAYS, OR IN THE KITCHEN. I do my best to make this as stress free, fun, and friendly as possible, but with the potential for 900 meals per night, the work areas need to be as open as possible for carrying roasters, and trays and serving. So, please, if you are not actively in the mix, doing something, please stay out of the kitchen, and out of the pathways. THE NEW FRY HOUSE SHOULD BE READY. This may create a different result than we are used to. Hopefully for the good. But with all things new, there are sometimes some kinks. Jerry and I are planning for larger crowds, and trying to come up with ideas to handle the larger volume within the space we have, and we need to make the best use we can of all the space available, and we don't see any extra space for idleness, or mistakes. It will have to be a well-oiled machine.
FISH FRIES:Please, everyone pay close attention to the schedule. Fish Fries, and Easter come early this year, with our first Fish Fry on Friday, February 16th. We serve from4:30 to 7:00 pm.However, the prep work is what takes the time. We usually are filling SHUT-IN meals around4:00pm.Fish rinsing and breading starts around2:00-2:30.
SCHEDULED WORKERS ARE ASKED TO BRING DESSERT ITEMS….THIS IS SOMEHTING ELSE THAT ANYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MORE OFTEN AS WELL.Or if you want to contribute, but are unable physically, we can sure use desserts.
Everyone is welcome to help every week, besides what the crew schedule is. We have most of our key areas supervised by someone every week, doing the same thing, and that has helped tremendously in keeping our food quality, and serving ability consistent, and these guys could use some back-up. Last year we had some record numbers, and we could see that again. We had very good, and plenty of help every week last year, THANK YOU ALL for that. Hope to see that again this year. The one area that struggled was enough help staying around after7:00pm.(The end of serving time). This is the toughest part of the night, doing all the dishes, sweeping and cleaning the dining room. If enough helps remains after serving, we can usually knock this out by or before8:00.
THANKS AGAIN. Let’s brace for another good year.
FISH FRY COMMITTEE, Randy, Jerry, Hayley. ( Randy Leitman 528-8962)
Our next Officers and Committee Chairmen meeting will be Thursday March 1st, 7:00 pm.
The $25.00 Attendance Drawing Winners are August: Rich Mulcahy(Present), September: Greg Chrismer(Present), October: Rich Mulcahy(Present), November: Harry Partl(Absent), December($50.00): Trevor Mack(Absent), January($75.00): Mike Weitkamp(Absent), February($100.00).
Gun Raffle Drawing Winners, August: Trevor Mack, September: Jack Wilke, October: Bart Crawford, November: Ted Snyder, December: Jerry Schulte, January: Kurt Machens, February:
Our next 5th Sunday Mass will be April 29th.
We are in need of Volunteers to be Chairmen and Co-Chairmen on various fund raisers and Charities, those being Golf Tournament, Tootsie Roll Drive, it would be nice if we could do a 3 year rotation on these with Co-Chair, Chairman and Advisor. If you would be interested PLEASE let me know.Tim Muldoon (314-805-5257)
I hope everyone takes the time to read Charles Lenau’s District#30 District Deputy column in the Mariner that came in January.
Thanks to you and your families for all the help with the many functions we participated in October, November and December of this past year.
We have helped a lot of people in our Church, School, and Community, God Bless.
We have rescheduled going to St. Louis Blues Hockey Game, it will be onFebruary 8, 2018 tickets are $35.00 per person plus an additional $5.00 for Bus, Parking and Driver. We are ordering a block of 36 tickets, please make checks out to Sacred Heart K of C. there may be a couple of tickets unspoken for so, if interested call Jim Volmert at 636-497-6000.WE WILL BE DEPARTING FROM SACRED HEARTCHURCH PARKING LOT AT 5 PM.
Admission Degree Monday February 12th at Cottleville 6:30 PM, Tuesday February 13th at Dardenne 6:30 PM.
There will be a 2nd and 3rd Degree at Florissant KC Hall on Sunday February 11, 2018 beginning at 1 PM, candidates need to arrive by 12:30 PM.
Next St. Isadore Assembly 4th Degree Dinner meeting is TENTATIVELY set for Sunday March 25th at Sacred Heart K of C Hall Troy. Social Hour 4:30, Dinner 5:30, Meeting 6:30. The next 4th Degree Exemplification will be at the Airport Hilton Hotel on Saturday March 3rd 2018, cost including Banquet estimated at $70.00.
THE MEMBER APPRECIATION DINNER/DANCE IS TENTATIVELY SET FOR SATURDAY MARCH 17TH, 2018. THIS IS FOR ALL MEMBERS AND THEIR WIVES OR SIGNIFCANT OTHERS. PLEASE MARK ON YOUR CALENDARS.
State Scholarship Program Applications are due no later than February 17th Applications for the Msgr. Mancuso Catholic Education Grants for Catholic Schools and PSR’s are due March 1st.
If anyone needs to get something in the newsletter give me a call at 314-805-5257. Or email me at:
MATTHEW CHAPTER 7:
7:1"JUDGE not, that you may not be judged,
7:2For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.
7:3why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
7:4Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?
7:5Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam in thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
“Oh God, May You truly Bless us and extend our boundaries, May your hand be with us and make us free of misfortune, without pain!”
Christ Peace be with you,
A Blessed 2018 to You and Yours.
Tim Muldoon - Grand Knight
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S COLUMN:
The Council roster remains the same as it did last month. There are 73 Associate, 86 Insurance and 16 Inactive member for a total of 175 members. There are 13 Honorary, 27 Honorary Life, 2 Disable and 1 Active Military members. Charles Brockman advanced from 1st to 3rd Degree on Sunday January 28 at the Flint Hill Council.
Current paid membership for 2018 at the end of January stands at 86 plus. Eighty Six have had membership cards forward but some have paid there dues to a council officer who has not passed the details along to me as yet.
Response to the NOTICE relating to added e-mail addresses by Supreme has been sparse. One phone call, four or so e-mails and a half dozen notes included with dues payments have been received. There have been five request to remove e-mail address two requesting there e-mail addresses be added and perhaps a half dozen indicating that they wished for their e-mail address to remain. As a result I have decided not to write a letter to Supreme objecting to there action due to the fact that there action seems to have been a plus overall for the Council.
Knights of Columbus Monthly Member Quiz – Feb. 2018
Last months newsletter went out by e-mail at 10 PM and the first response/answer to the quiz was received about seven hours latter. It was the one and only answer received.
The correct answer was E none of the above, if the position held was an elective position then the individual having completed the term would be a Past Grand Knight or Inside Guard or State Deputy or Faithful Comptroller for examples where as if the position completed was an appointed position then the individual having completed the term would be a Former Youth Director or Chaplin or Financial Secretary or District Deputy.
The answer received from Chad Simpson was A past, correct if elected but not if appointed. Thanks Chad for your participation, I will be forwarding you a emblem of the Order.
Now for the February quiz question. In the United States of America we have States (Missouri or Arizona) and Territories (Puerto Rico or Guam) while in Canada there are Providences (Quebec or Nova Scotia) and Territories (Yukon or Northwest) for examples. What single term is used by Supreme Council to identify States, Territories, Providences, etc. for Countries around the where in the Order is established.
Respond with your answer to Charles Lenau, see FS column or back of your membership card for contact information
The Councils’ UKnight web site can be accessed as described below. The Councils UKnight web site can also be accessed via the Missouri State Council web site clicking on the left Council Directory then scroll down to Council 6525 you will need to enter your membership number (see your membership card) and your date of birth (mmddyyyy) to access some of the resources only council members can view. Then proceed as in step 3 below.
Getting started with UKnight
1. Start with going to
2. At the top right opening page enter Council # 6525, then left click the GO button.
3. Four main headings should now appear:
ABOUT OUR COUNCIL
COUNCIL OFFICERS - rotating carousal
COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
On the left you see a menu of some 14 or so choices beginning with HOME
4. Click: EVENT CLENDAR
You are now seeing the Current Month - Note entries including Dec 20 Christmas Party
You can look ahead or back
You may check the box near the top right to show birthdays
You may also Print the calendar
5. Now back at the left menu:
Click: OFFICERS
All current officers are listed with a single click e-mail button if that officer has e-mail
6. Back at the left menu:
Click: NEWSLETTER LIBRARY
Current year is listed, for prior years Click the year then the issue
7. On the left menu:
Click: ABOUT OUR COUNCIL - Observe
8. On the left menu:
Click: MEMBERS ONLY
Here you will need to enter your membership # (see your traveling card) and enter your
Birth Date
Click: Submit
Now Click: ACCESS COUNCIL MEMBER LIST
All current Insurance and Associate council members are listed. Fourth Degree
members will have a SK preceding their Name and their Assemble #, Phone & E-mail
Tab is provided. For your listing an UPDATE button appears allowing you to view your
data as recorded on the Knights Rooster kept by the Financial Secretary. You may also
Add, Delete or Correct that which should be. Your entry will be delivered to the FS for
correction.
9. A few other menu chooses work at this time with others to follow.
There have been a few additions made with the UKnight site, service hours can now be logged and prayer request are accepted and indicated.
Again this year Mary Ann and I will be leaving for Arizona only this year Dec 14 or 15th. Business as usual however mail from the P.O. Box will upon request be forwarded..
I can be reached by phone at 314-973-3631 or E-mail .
Charles Lenau, FS, P.O. Box 201, Truxton, MO 63381-0201
DISTRICT DEPUTY COLUMN:
This months column will be brief in that being here in the Arizona desert and with limited internet access life is relaxed and news travels at a turtles pace.
Did you know that as of December 2017 there were over 43,000 Knights on council rosters in Missouri. There is an estimated 80,000 former Knights, who in the past choose to join the Order but then left for any number of reasons. From our Council alone there are 18 former members whose names currently appear on the roster who are a part of the 80,000. These are a resource of Catholic men already knowledgeable of the Knights of Columbus and some perhaps just waiting to be reinvited to active membership.
These 80,000 represents nearly double the current 43,000 Knights in Missouri a ready resource to council growth.
Charles Lenau, DD #30 Missouri K of C, 314-973-3631
E-mail:
FIELD AGENTS COLUMN:
Our Guarantees Set Us Apart
Knights of Columbus life insurance offers something precious few other financial products can – guarantees. As long as you pay your premiums, the policy proceeds will be there for your beneficiaries, tax free and probate free, should something happen to you. That’s peace of mind, and that’s what we offer with every product in our portfolio.
We guarantee the cash value in your whole life policies will be there.
We guarantee the rates on your term insurance.
We guarantee the rate and your principal in our retirement annuities.
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 over 40 consecutive years. It’s a testament to 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 Venerable 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. I pledge to serve my brother Knights, and their families, according to 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.” In other words, I'll give you the advice I would give my parents, my siblings or my children.
Let’s talk soon to discuss how our products can bring that peace of mind to you and your family.
In His service, Rob Kroupa:(636) 290-3770 ,
Field Agent #17098, Knights of Columbus
THE LADIES AUXILIARY’S COLUMN:
February’s Meeting is Tuesday the 13th at 7:30 PM.
WIVES AND FAMILY ARE INITED TO THE MENS DINNER AND ROSARY THE 15TH!!!!
A quick review of our meeting:
Greg Chrismer is heading up the Easter Hunt and will come in February to give us more details so we can decide if we want to get involved or send donation.
Don't forget to get Food Permit. We will reimburse you!! you can go here
then scroll down until you see below and click onFood Safety Certification Course
NO JANUARY MEETING!!!!
Congrats again to Alaina and Michael!!!
As Always – Wives and (Daughters 18 years of age+) are welcome to attend.
Thank you,
Barb Bennett
Ladies Auxiliary President
THE LECTURER’S COLUMN:
Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Schedule:
Saturdays from 11:00 P.M. until 12:00 A.M.
February
3rd----
10th—Mike Noonan
17th---Rich Mulcahy
24th---Terry Strunk
March
3rd----Jeff Dickherber
10th---Joe Martin
17th---Greg Vossenkemper
24th---Tyler Finley
31st----Jerry Huslage
April
7th----Michael Kessler
14th---Randy Leitman
21st---Bill Fischer
28th---Charles Peterson
May
5th----Harvey Kessler
12th---Gerald Schulte
Gentlemen:If anyone is interested in being an alternate on the Adoration Schedule for Saturday nights at11:00 pm to 12 Midnightplease contact CJ Brown with an email or call me at636-485-2355. We have one extra at this time but a couple more would be better.
CJ Brown
Sacred Heart Council #6525 Member Benefits:
When a Brother Knight or immediate family member in our community passes away we provide food trays for the visitation.
We also send a Mass Card through the Sacred Heart Southern Missions.
Hall Rentals Half Price and usage:
To receive Member discounts, a Member shall have paid their dues, worked 3-4 functions (ie: weddings etc. concession stand) and attended 2 Council meetings.
For use of Tables and Chairs from the Horse Shoe building only, a Member should contact a Home Association Member and make sure there is no function scheduled.
Pavilion and ball diamonds schedule with a Home association Member.
WORK CREW SCHEDULE
January
Saturday the 6th, Open
Saturday the 13th, Trivia Night---Team #5
Friday the 19th, Chamber Banquet---Team #6
Saturday the 20th, Open
Saturday the 27th, Open
February
Saturday the 3rd, Open