Knights of Columbus Council 8521 St Joseph Catholic Church - Honey Creek 25781 Hwy 46 West Spring Branch TX 78070-3613
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Knights of Columbus Council 8521 St Joseph Catholic Church - Honey Creek 25781 Hwy 46 West Spring Branch TX 78070-3613 KC Officers for 2020-2021 March 2021 Newsletter Grand Knight Tom Brod The month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph. The entire month falls 210-392-9839 Deputy Grand Knight during the liturgical season of Lent which is represented by the Ricardo Garcia liturgical color purple — a symbol of penance, mortification and the 210-843-7157 sorrow of a contrite heart. Financial Secretary Joe Vocks 830-885-4340 Chancellor Mike Merta 830-885-6714 Treasurer Matt Wohlfeil 830-388-6296 Recorder Paul Barton 830-743-1677 Advocate Greg Canfield 830-438-8266 Warden Dave Fletcher 830-885-6515 Inside Guard As we continue our journey "up to Jerusalem" during the month of Dee McNeill March, three prominent ideas are proposed for our contemplation by 830-438-3992 Outside Guard the liturgy of Lent: the Passion and Resurrection of Christ, baptism, and Geoffrey Young penance. 830-388-0994 Chaplain The Solemnity of St. Joseph is a special landmark this month in which Msgr. Peter Flood we will celebrate the great honor bestowed upon the foster father of 830-438-2807 Trustee 1st Year Jesus. And if you are Irish (who isn't), St. Patrick's feast is another Hal B. Lane III cause for a joyful celebration. The feast of the Annunciation is 830-980-9848 celebrated on March 25. Trustee 2nd Year Rudy Gonzales The saints that we will focus on this month and try to imitate are St. 210-488-5431 Trustee 3rd Year Katharine Drexel (March 3), St. Casimir (March 4), Sts. Perpetua and Max Engle Felicity (March 7), St. John of God (March 8), St. Frances of 210-508-4048 Rome (March 9), St. Patrick (March 17), St. Cyril of Jerusalem (March Lecturer 18), St. Joseph (March 19) and St. Toribio de Mogrovejo (March 23). Scott Anderson 409-344-1124 A Message from our Worthy Grand Knight Dear Brother Knights, We are now in the midst of the 2021 Lenten season and our Parish just experienced a fantastic retreat series presented by the “Redemptorist Formation Community”. I thank all the Knights who volunteered to act as ushers for this series of services. If you missed it, you missed some great and heart-searching messages. Not to worry, though, all three services were live streamed to Facebook and YouTube and are available for viewing at your leisure. We have had an unfortunate turn of events in that the weather has left our church campus with no water. Since we need water at the cooking site and that water comes through connections in the Education building, we have had to cancel two fish fry events. Depending on when water returns, we may need to cancel more, but those cancellations will be made one at a time. Hopefully, we can all feast of fish in the next week or so. We are still working to restore our use of Saint John hall for our Council and Assembly meetings. Until then, however, we must be content with Zoom meetings. I encourage all Knights to set aside time to participate in the monthly meetings. There is no need for you to be in the San Antonio area to participate. The link can be accessed from anywhere in the United States. It is our sacred duty as Knights to attend as many meetings as possible in support of our Council and Assembly. I do realize that many are involved in other activities that conflict with the Council Meetings, but there are also many who could attend and do not. Our next Council meeting is an Officer Meeting on Wednesday evening, March 3 at 7PM. The officer meeting is open to anyone who wants to bring up new business. Details should all be worked out at the officers’ meetings and not at the council meetings. Meeting minutes will be sent out electronically in advance of the Council meeting. If you desire to attend the Officer’s meeting and are not an officer, email me or SK Joe Vocks and we will extend an invitation. Our next General Council Meeting will be March 10 at 7PM. I will be sending out invitations to all Council members this coming weekend. That email will be accompanied by a copy of the minutes from the February meeting. Looking forward to good times in 2021. Vivat Jesus Viva Cristo Rey In His Service, Tom, GK, SK Knights of Columbus Council 8521 February Activities Knight of the Month January 2021 Brother Eloy Uresti. I appreciate the recognition. I have never been able to write about me. My Brothers enjoy this newsletter. God Bless You and your Families. Brothers we are still in need of Prayer Warriors: The “Shield a Badge with a Prayer” program is designed to show support to local Law Enforcement Officers through daily prayer. The Texas State Council is promoting this program as a “Community” Activity” and encourages your Council or Assembly to start a “Shield a Badge with a Prayer” program. The goal of “Shield a Badge” is to have every officer “adopted” and to have a daily prayer said for that officer’s Safety, Good Judgment, and a Safe Return Home. The commitment is for ONE year. The officer’s name and badge number is given to the prayer sponsor. There are NO promises beyond a prayer every day (no personal contact, no phone calls, and no gifts.) Communication with the officer is limited to a card or note a few times a year letting them know you are praying for them. If an officer retires during the year, the prayer sponsor will be notified and a new officers name will be given. As new officers are hired, new prayer sponsors will be assigned. Contact: SK Tom Rosol,[email protected] or SK Mike Merta, [email protected] . Thank You Brothers (Volunteers) who participated in the Kitchen clean-up at St Joseph’s Catholic Church-Honey Creek for Feb. 9 2021, 1700hrs. At the Feb 28 -10 o’clock Mass, Father Francis made this announcement. Father Janak (Left) is the 1st cousin of our very own Brother/SK Ron Janak. God Bless your Family Ron! By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 15, 2021 / 05:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis on Monday named Fr. Gary W. Janak, a canon lawyer and licensed counselor, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. Bishop-elect Janak, 58, is vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Victoria, as well as rector of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory. He will join Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller and auxiliary bishop Michael Joseph Boulette in leading the south-central Texas archdiocese. As a canon lawyer, Janak has been defender of the bond for the appellate court of the dioceses of Texas, and since 1988, a judge and advocate for the marriage tribunal of the Diocese of Victoria. He also has a master’s of education in counseling and has been a licensed professional counselor in the state of Texas since 2000. Janak is the executive director of the Victoria diocese’s Emmaus Counseling Center. The bishop-elect speaks Spanish and English. The Archdiocese of San Antonio serves over 1.2 million Catholics across 23,000 square miles of south-central Texas. Janak was born in El Campo, Texas, in 1962. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Victoria in 1988, before going on to receive his licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His assignments have included several parishes, as well as director of the diocesan permanent diaconate program, vocations director, and director of seminarians. He has been a part of the diocesan finance board since 2012. Janak served as diocesan co-coordinator of pastoral care and outreach from 2004 to 2016, and as vicar forane of the El Campo deanery from 2007 to 2013. FINANCIAL SECRETARY REPORT FOR March 1, 2021 243 Members which includes 96 Insurance, 8 Honorary, and 37 Honorary Life The dues invoices for 2021 were mailed in December to 196 Knight along with 2020 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity Individual Member Worksheet. Email reminders were sent to 96 Knights on January 16th . On February 6th email reminders were sent to 57 Knights. There are 43 Knights who have not paid their dues for 2021 for a total of $1,659.25. Please make checks payable to Knights of Columbus Council 8521 and mail to Joe Vocks, Financial Secretary, 923 River Way Spring Branch, TX 78070. Payments were due December 31, 2020. SMALL CAN RAFFLE REQUEST FROM BROTHER DONALD We are in need of several more items for our $1 small can raffle. If you have something of value that you would like to donate, let me know. I will be available at all of the Lenten Fish Fries if you want to drop something off with me. Otherwise, please call me at 210-367-5413 and I will be glad to meet up with you to pick up. I need to try and secure all items by the end of April. Thanks for all your support. Brother Donald Zaiontz 1ST Fish Fry March 5, Eat more 2021 fish! Brothers, We pray that you and your family are well and safe during these most trying times of COVID-19. The Golf Tournament Committee, with an abundance of caution, rescheduled the 10th Annual Golf Tournament to Friday, May 21, 2021. It is our hope that you will join us along with eight Wounded Warriors at our 10th Annual Tournament in 2021.