Fourth Estate A Monthly Newsletter for the Sir Knights of Father Kleber Assembly 1970

Volume 1, Issue 7 May 2021

Faithful Navigator’s Log SK Faithful Navigator Sergio Arellano: May is

the month of the Pentecost which is celebrated on the 50th day on the Seventh Sunday from and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit, the symbol of the Fourth Degree. May also brings Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day that are two

symbols of Patriotism. May is also the month of Our Lady, our “Queen of the Knights,” when devotions to the Blessed Mother are held [continued on page 2] Father Emil Kapaun celebrated Mass with the First Cavalry Division in Korea on October 7, 1951, less than a month before he was captured by Chinese Grand Knights’ Notes Communist Forces. Several times, his Mass kit

Council 6711 SK PFN Grand Knight Chuy Perez: jeeps and trailers were blown up by enemy fire. Father Kapaun was awarded the Matthew Church is now at 50% capacity. posthumously for his bravery in ministering to and Thunderbird Council 6711 assembled and delivered helping his fellow soldiers. His remains have just 22 meals to Church [continued on page 2] been identified and he is about to be declared Venerable by the Church. (Photo: COL Raymond Council 12160 SK Grand Knight Mike Doblado: A. Skeehan via The Wichita Eagle courtesy Saint Luke Church increased its capacity to 50%. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via Franklin Mountains Council 12160 continues its Associated Press)

October Golf Outing planning. [continued on page 2] Faithful Scribe’s Script Council 14413 SK Grand Knight Butch Francisco: SK Faithful Scribe Joe O’Connor: The Queen of Peace Church is now at 50% capacity. month of May holds Pentecost and Memorial

Rio Grande Council 14413 will be having a fund- Day. Pentecost highlights the Holy Spirit’s raiser for the Church on [continued on page 2] role in the Church, and is recognized in the Fourth Degree emblem. The Fourth Degree Council 17420 Grand Knight Eric Zubia: Saint is the patriotic order of the Knights of Colum- Church raised its capacity to 50%. bus, and dying for one’s country is the high- Three San Francisco de Asís [continued on page 2] est form of patriotism. We celebrate Memo- rial Day to honor those who died serving their District Deputy’s Desk Country. Above and on page 2, we remem- SK District Deputy Roman Bustillos: The Fourth ber Father Emil Kapaun, a holy Servant of Degree Exemplification will be held on June 5 at God about to be named Venerable by the Mother Cabrini Church, 12200 Vista Del Sol Drive. Church, whose bravery was recognized by Registration will be held at 9 a.m., Mass celebrated his Country for the many times he risked his at 10:00 a.m., and the Exemplification conducted at life to save the lives and souls of his fellow 11:00 a.m. Candidates should [continued on page 2] soldiers before and after his capture.

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Faithful Navigator’s Log [continued] MOH Winner Father Kapaun

SK Faithful Navigator Sergio Arellano: [continued] About to Be Named Venerable in churches throughout the world, with special services for the crowning of our heavenly mother, Mary, who continuously intercedes for us. May also brings us Mother’s Day, when we thank our own mothers for all they did to nurture us from infancy

and beyond. We must, as Sir Knights, carry our cross by helping with our Assembly projects to promote patriotism and serve our veterans who do so much to help the world be a better place for God and our Country. I attended the KofC Texas State

Convention and learned about the importance of Father Emil Kapaun was a US Army in getting your new Regalia now, since in fallouts for the who was awarded the Medal of our own deceased Sir Knights no one shows up Honor (MOH) posthumously for his bravery because we disagree with the new uniform, so before and after his capture by Chinese please find it in your hearts to get the new Regalia Communist Forces (CCF). He was about to be now to be able to serve our own Sir Knights. Mary declared Venerable by the Vatican Congregation Queen of the Knights, pray for us! for the Causes of in March 2021 but the hearing was postponed due to the coronavirus Grand Knights’ Notes [continued] resurgence in Italy. Three possible miracles are

Council 6711 SK PFN Grand Knight Chuy Perez: attributed to Father Kapaun (see Wikipedia for their details). Father Kapaun grew up on a farm [continued] in Canutillo and Our Lady of Refuge in Kansas, always wanting to be a priest. He was Church in Anthony, New Mexico. One Knight is a candidate to join the Fourth Degree on June 5th. ordained in 1940 and served in the Diocese of Wichita. In 1944 he became a US Army Council 12160 SK Grand Knight Mike Doblado: chaplain, serving in India and Burma. In 1948 he [continued] Five Council Knights are candidates for returned to active duty and served as a chaplain the June 5th Exemplification. at . In 1949 he left for Japan to serve with the First Cavalry Division. In 1950 he went Council 14413 SK Grand Knight Butch Francisco: to Korea with the Division. His MOH citation [continued] Saturday, May 15, from 8 a.m. to 12 noted his constant gallantry under heavy fire to noon, a combination car wash and menudo/burrito rescue wounded and dying soldiers, often risking sale. The Council plans to have monthly his own capture or death. He was captured in fundraisers starting in June. One Knight is a November 1950 by the CCF after volunteering to candidate to join the Fourth Degree on June 5th. stay behind with the wounded and saved the life of a wounded soldier about to be bayoneted by Council 17420 Grand Knight Eric Zubia: swatting the bayonet away. POWs who survived [continued] Council Knights are candidates for the captivity recalled Father Kapaun’s humility, Fourth Degree at the June 5th Exemplification. bravery, constancy, love, and kindness in helping his fellow soldiers. (He often stole food from the District Deputy’s Desk [continued] CCF for his fellow POWs, and gave away his own SK District Deputy Roman Bustillos: [continued] food to them.) He kept up their morale and plan on attending in person, as it is not yet decided helped a lot of them become good Catholics. In if there will be a virtual option for those candidates May 1951, Father Kapaun died in captivity of malnutrition, dysentery and pneumonia. His who cannot be in town on June 5th. The Knights of th remains have been recently identified and, for Columbus Texas State Council held its 117 State now, will be interred in a crypt in the Cathedral of Convention April 30-May 2, 2021 at the Hilton the in Wichita. Seven Americas-Houston. [See pictures on page 3.] Knights of Columbus Councils and two Assemblies have been named in his honor.

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Rosary for Father Trini Fuentez 2021 KofC Texas State Convention On April 30, 2021, Knights of Columbus Texas Bishop Mark Seitz State Council held its 117th announced that Very State Convention in Reverend Trini Fuentez, Houston from April 30 to Rector, Saint Patrick May 2, 2021. KofC Texas Cathedral, was includes 15 Dioceses, 221 diagnosed with terminal Districts, 819 Councils and cancer. Father Trini 108,305 Knights, and the previously served as Fourth Degree Our Lady of Queen of Peace Church Guadalupe Province. Pastor. (Photo: KVIA-TV) (Source: www.tkofc.org)

On April 30, 2021 at the

On May 1, 2021, prior to Texas State Convention

the First Saturday Mass at in Houston, three El Paso Queen of Peace Church Sir Knights gathered for and Rio Grande Council a “selfie” (left-right): 14413’s monthly in- Council 2592 (Saint person meeting, Council Church) Knights led a Rosary for Ray Aguilar, Diocesan Father Trini who had Deputy Art Aguirre, and served as Queen of Faithful Navigator Sergio Peace’s Pastor. (Photo: Sir Knight Tim Sievek) Arellano. (Photo: Sir Knight Sergio Arellano)

On May 1, 2021, Rio On April 30, 2021, Sir Grande Council 14413’s Knight Faithful Navigator Knights prayed for Sergio Arellano also met Father Trini Fuentez by Sir Knight Father Mark leading a Rosary at Salas, Pastor, Our Lady of Queen of Peace Assumption Church, who is Church. On May 4, not only the Grand Knight 2021, Father Trini of the Council there but passed away. May God also serves as KofC Texas grant him eternal rest! Associate Chaplain. (Photo: SK Tim Sievek) (Photo: SK Sergio Arellano)

SVdP West Side Food Distribution

On April 14, 2021, at the Saint Vincent de Paul On May 1, 2021, Sir Knight West Side Food Distri- Faithful Navigator Sergio bution in Saint Luke’s Arellano encountered three parking lot, Thunderbird KofC El Paso officials (left- Council 6711 Knight right): Sir Knights District 4 Gerry O’Brien (center) Deputy James Weber, delivered food to a family. Diocesan Deputy Art Gerry has served at the Aguirre, and Assistant weekly food distribution Diocesan Deputy Richard since it began on June 17, Gilland. (Photo: Sir Knight 2020. (Photo: Sir Knight Sergio Arellano) Leonel “Doc” Ortega)

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