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John M. Sherry Thomas M. Bell, PGK Financial Grand Knight KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Secretary 182 Woodside Drive Moorestown Council, No. 1082 142 West Central Avenue Lumberton, NJ 08048 Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-234-3155 Chartered January 28, 1906 856-235-6266 ` [email protected] www.moorestownknights.org [email protected] May 2015 Newsletter

Upcoming Meetings:

Tuesday 5-5-2015-8:00pm Officers’ Meeting Heritage House Thursday 5-7-2015-7:45pm Business Meeting Cafeteria Thursday 5-21-2015-8:00pm Social Meeting/1st.Degree Cafeteria Tuesday 6-2-2015-8:00pm Officers’ Meeting Heritage House Thursday 6-4-2015-7:45pm Business Meeting Heritage House

Grand Knight’s Comments:

New Website!

Have you visited our new website yet? http://www.moorestownknights.org You can use the calendar to view our upcoming events and degree ceremonies. In fact, the calendar will show which Council is hosting the degree and provide location information. Visit the UKnight Market Center and advertise your business. Check out the photo and video galleries too! Do you have information and/or pictures/videos of past Council events? Help us digitize the history of 1082! Contact Greg Klint at 609-556-8505 or [email protected] to get those events published on the website.

After every Mass the weekends of May 9th & 10th as well as May 16th & 17th, our council will be selling raffle tickets to help support the Seminarians from the Diocese of Trenton. The proceeds will help defer the costs that each seminarian faces while pursuing their vocation in the Seminary. The cost of these tickets is $10 each, with the prize being a vacation voucher valued at $5,000. We are looking for volunteers to help sell the tickets before and after each Mass on those weekends. Please email [email protected] to volunteer.

Speaking of golf outings, our Council will have its Annual Golf Outing in September. Last year’s Golf Committee is looking for some new members to assist with this year’s outing. If you golf, or would like to help out with this important effort, please contact Joe Badowski ASAP. The Golf Outing is the largest fundraiser for our Council!

We are holding our Annual Scholarship Contest this month. The prize will be $1,000. We will need some volunteers to help with judging the essays etc. Please contact Erik Jazwiecki at [email protected] if you would like to participate in judging this year’s essays. Attached to the e mail forwarding this newsletter is a resolution that will be voted on at the May Business Meeting to authorize this expenditure from the treasury.

Brother Joe Graham will be leading the Nomination Committee over the next month to present a slate of Officers for the next Columbian Year. Please seriously consider serving in an Officer’s role if you are called.

John Sherry and George Tower will be our Council Delegates to the State Convention the weekend of May 15th – 16th. Ed Michalak and John Glowacki Jr. will be Alternate Delegates.

Deacon Jim Grogan a, Brother Knight, will be ordained on June 6th.at the Cathedral in Trenton. He will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving here at OLGC on Sunday June 7th. I am sure you have heard that he will be stationed here to replace Father Matthew Pfleger who has been transferred to Saint Dominic Parish in Brick Township.

On Thursday evening April 24 our Council conducted an Altar server Appreciation Pizza Party for our 77 Altar servers and their families. 120 people attended this event and a good time was had by all. Certificates of appreciation were presented to all attendees.

Thanks to all who helped with the Roses for Life drive this past month! A check in the amount of $1,021.00 has been sent to 1st. Way of Burlington County in Willingboro, NJ. Insurance Agent – Dan Pollaci

As the end of the Columbian year draws near Council1082 needs three new insurance members to qualify for the Star Council Award and a credit on our per capita dues with Supreme Council. Please consider reviewing your current insurance program and see if you or your family would benefit with a modification to your current status. No matter what stage of your life you are in, the Knights of Columbus have a program for you: Disability Insurance Long term Care Insurance -30% discount Children Annuity Single premium Whole Life Legacy Policy for your children, grandchildren or your favorite charity Contact Dan Pollaci at [email protected] 732-616-1354

Membership Director – Joe Maguire

On Tuesday, May 5 our Council is holding an Open House, at Heritage House, in the Mother Seaton Room, 8:00pm. This is a great opportunity to bring a friend who is interested in finding out more about the Knights of Columbus. Please contact Joe Maguire for additional Information

Degree News – Warden Dick Bakely

Our Council will be conducting a First Degree on Thursday May 21, at 8:00pm in the school cafeteria. Please come and renew your knowledge about the lessons of the first degree. Refreshments will be served.

Pro Life Director – Joe Graham

Catholic Colleges and law schools can claim 66 alumni in the House of Representatives or 15% of the entire House. The Cardinal Newman Society has found that more than half of the Catholic College alumni, 39 in total have a 100% rating from the NARAL – National Abortion Rights League and Planned Parenthood.

Religious and Civil Liberties Director – Dave Lyzinski:

The USCCB asks that we call (202-224-3121) or write our Members of Congress and ask them to protect religious freedom in the District of Columbia: http://lil.ms/pig/!j5lcd .

Brother Knights go to the NJ Catholic Conference website, http://wwwnjcathconf.com/ , click the faith in action button and generate an e mail to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee asking committee members to Keep the Opportunity Scholarship program ihn the budget. The scholarship program would provide scholarships to poor students.

There are new rules pending that would require religious charities to refer immigrant children for abortion. The USCCB believes these rules can be moderated to avoid such an impact. See http://www.usccb.org/news/2015/15- 031.cfm .

Lastly Brothers, continue to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters in the Middle East.

Developmental Disabilities Drive Chairman – Stuart Altschuler

Our Annual drive for people with Developmental Disabilities takes place this year on Friday 6/5 through Sunday 6/7. This is a fun and rewarding activity that simply involves (1) wearing a yellow apron advertising the drive, (2) holding a blue can into which people make their donations and, (3) handing all donors a Tootsie Roll as a thank you. I have personally experienced a number of people who have blessed the work that we do while I’ve been collecting. We need volunteers for the following times:

Friday 6/5, for 2 hour shifts from 9 am – 3 pm Saturday 6/6, for 2 hour shifts from 9 am – 3 pm After all the Masses on Saturday and Sunday 6/6 and 6/7

Please call Stuart Altschuler at 856-383-6961 or e mail me at [email protected] if you can help for any of these times!

Church Director – Tom Bell:

Saturday: May 2, 2015 – First Saturday Devotion, Crypt Chapel following the 9:00 Mass.

Sunday: May 3, 2015 - 3:00 PM: K of C (All are invited) Rosary Rally at Saint John Neuman, on Walton Avenue Mt. Laurel starting at 3:00 PM in the Rosary Garden by Our Lady of Fatima Monastery.

Thursday: May 14, 2015 - Feast of the Ascension – Holy Day of Obligation.

Fri-Sat-Sun: June 26-27-28: Council retreat St. Joseph's in the Hills, Malvern Pa. Please contact Tom Bell for additional information.

For Information, please contact Tom Bell 856-235-6266, [email protected]

Vivat Jesus, John M. Sherry, Grand Knight