K N I G H T S O F C OLUMBUS M T P R O S P E C T C OUNCIL O N 6 4 8 1 N EWSLETTER N o v e m b e r , 2 0 1 8 — V o l u m e XLIV , № 0 6

NOVEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS CHAPLAIN ’S CORNER 1 Solemnity of All Dear Brother Knights, 2 All Souls’ Day st 4-10 USCCB National Vocation Awareness Week On November 1 , the celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints. By virtue 6 Election Day, 6 AM – 7 PM of our baptism, we are all called to a life of holiness. All of us are called to be 6 Officers’ Planning Session, 7:30 PM “saints.” We are counted among the which comprises 11 Veterans Day the three parts of the Church: the Church Militant (the baptized faithful on 12 Council Memorial , 7:00 PM Earth), the Church Suffering (the faithful, suffering in Purgatory), and the 22 Thanksgiving Day Church Triumphant (the Saints in Heaven). 25 Deadline for December newsletter articles nd Dec 7 Council Party November 2 is the Commemoration of All the GOOD OF THE ORDER Faithful Departed (or: All Souls’ Day) as we pray for all We request prayers for our Brother Knights, relatives, of our loved ones who have passed away, who have and friends: Betsy Shelven, Jim Murphy, Joe & Mary gone to their rest in the peace of Christ. We never Ksandr, Tom Shelven, Barb Chengary, Donald Gniech, really forget those who have been a part of us and Ali Gniech, Lolita Gniech, David Gniech, Beverly have played a significant role in our lives. The Glowacki, Diana Valdivieso, Gary St Onge, Fr Jim Presta, Church offers us All Souls’ Day as a wonderful Mike Hoban, Frank L Folino. opportunity to pray for those who have died and are still in need of God’s mercy and love. 2017–2018 COUNCIL OFFICERS Chaplain Fr Jim Presta In a special way during this month of November I wish to remember in Grand Knight Dan Burkhard prayer all of our deceased Brother Knights and the members of their families Deputy Grand Knight Rob Glowacki who have passed away. May they ! Chancellor Sy Beck I conclude with the traditional Catholic prayer for our beloved dead: Advocate Mike Hoban Financial Secretary Stephen Abbott grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual Treasurer Russ Holmgren light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful Recorder departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Warden Dan DeGregorio Inside Guard Bob Gniech In Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Fr. Jim Presta Outside Guard Dennis Paoli Lecturer Rudy Faulhaber Three Year Trustee Dennis Gawlik GRAND KNIGHT’S CORNER Two Year Trustee John Fannon For those Brothers that were not able to attend the Council One Year Trustee John Hadfield meeting this month, we missed seeing you, praying with you, Field Agent John Kiener hearing your input on our programs and future District Deputy Ray Cordell events, and socializing with you after the meeting! Membership Director Our meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at Program Director Dennis Gawlik Community Director Jack Bagot 7:30pm At St Emily's unless otherwise noted on our Event Faith Director Calendar. Family Director Please consider adding this date to your calendar. Your Brother Knights, Life Director officers, and I look forward to seeing you! St Alphonsus Liguori Our annual Mass of Remembrance for our decreased Bother Knights will be on St Cecilia Ron Boucher November 13. Mass will be at 7:00 PM and celebrated by our Chaplain, Fr Jim St Emily de Rodat Jim Chengary St Raymond De Peñafort Rob Glowacki Presta. Wives, friends, and family are invited to the Mass as well as widows of St Thomas Becket Mike Hoban our deceased members. There will be a short, open meeting and reception Newsletter Editor Dennis Gawlik following the Mass. Printing & Distribution Mike Hoban SK Dan DeGregorio again organized Illinois State Council’s drive to benefit Webmaster Dan Burkhard its Vocations Support Program. By now, you should have received your booklet. We keep a portion of the proceeds from each booklet for our own Visit us on the Web at RVSP program. Please return your sold booklets to our next meeting. http://www.kofc6481.org/ Vivat Jesus.

IN MEMORIUM

Betsy Shelven: https://www.matzfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Betsy-Shelven/#!/Obituary Frank L Folino: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/baxterbulletin/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=190560811

3 KNOW YOUR FAITH: NEW EVANGELIZATION SERIES Growing secularism, attacks on the value and the gift of human life, attempts to redefine traditional marriage, and serious curtailments of our religious rights are threats that emphasize the need for a New Evangelization in today’s world. It calls us to faith, instills hope, and fills us with love. This month we highlight the seventh booklet in the series. In the Image of Love: Marriage, the Family and the New Evangelization Through the sacrament of marriage, God's love dwells in married love, healing it, transforming it and placing it at the center of the Church's mission. In a world that is hungry for true communion, fidelity and forgiveness, the family is at the heart of the new evangelization. To download this booklet, go to http://www.kofc.org/en/resources/cis/cis407.pdf. To view on line, click here. 3 N O V E M B E R ANNIVER S ARIES AND BIRTHDAYS We applaud our fellow Brother Knights on the anniversary of their admission and continued membership in the Knights of Columbus: 1977-Douglas Gruppe; 1985-John Junius, Dr; 1989-Peter Wisniewski; 1995-Don Serbin; 1996-Rev John Barkemeyer; 1996-John Mullenix; 2000-Joesph Joyce Sr; 2001-John Jocius; 2005 Andrew Muller; 2006-David McKissack; 2009-Brian Minogue; 2011-Robert Fitzgerald, Steve Abbott, Erick Haizel; 2014-Wes Zoltowski. We pass along happy birthday wishes to our Brother Knights: 3-Jack Muscia; 7-Louis Sbarboro; 9-Thomas Smith; 12-Guy Dismang & Joe Florey; 14-Robert Kirch; 17-Brian Maye; 18-John Greg Lussem; 21-Dan Palonpon; 22-Joe Ksandr; 24-Paul Folino; 28-Dennis Gawlik & Joseph Joyce; 29-Rev. Michael Grzesik. 3 COUNCIL REPORTS Tr easur er Receipts Disbursements Balance Opening: September 1, 2018 $6,947.12 I.D. Drive $9,195.45 Split-the-pot $41.00 I.D. Dive: Tootsie Rolls $1,681.98 Newsletters: Printing & Postage $100.00 Recruitment: Display posters $8.69 Meeting Refreshments $59.37 Hospitality Sunday: St Thomas Becket $100.00 Closing: September 30, 2018 $14,233.53

Program Director Many thanks go to the 16 Brother Knights (out of approximately 150) who returned the Membership Information/Faith in Action form. We will be using other means to get more responses, including the annual dues mailings. Ne wsl ette r Edito r If there is something of importance for our monthly newsletter, please send the information to me ([email protected]) by the 25th of the month so we can publish our monthly newsletter before the first of the month. As a follow-up on Fr Ji Pretsa’s CHAPLAIN’S CORNER, read more about the origins, history, and practices of Allhallowtide – (Oct 31 eve through Nov 2) at https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2018/10/24/the-season-of-the-dead-the-origins-and- practice-of-allhallowtide/. Council Christmas Party Keep Friday December 7 open for our annual Christmas Party. SK Jim Chengary will be our maître de, arranging the menu. Entertainment will again be by MacArthur Middle School Orchestra from 6 PM until 7:15 PM. Cost will be $15 for the Knight, $25 for the Knight and his lady, and $30 for the Knight, his lady, and immediate family. GK Dan Burkhard will announce this year’s Knight of the Year; if you have any recommendations contact Dan ([email protected]). More details will follow. Field Agent – Knights of Columbus Fraternal Benefits Since 1882, the Knights of Columbus has helped hundreds of thousands of Catholic families get the security and peace of mind they need by offering a complete portfolio of top-quality products for you and your eligible family members. What does you and your family’s Shield look like?

For a comprehensive and complimentary financial analysis, please contact our Field Agent John Kiener: • Website: http://kofcknights.org/FieldAgentSite/indexNew.asp?FA=1727 • Email: [email protected] • Direct phone: 847-764-6447 • Office: 2015 S. Arlington Heights Rd #119, Arlington Heights, IL 60005; Phone: 847-378-8327

Knights of Columbus Council 6481 2018 Christmas Wreath and Decoration Sale Supporting your Parish, Seminarians, and our Council Wreaths and Garland Quantity Total Price 20” Noble Fir Mix Wreath with Bow…....…....…..…$31 ______36” Noble Fir Mix Wreath with Bow…….…...…..…$45 ______48” Noble Fir Mix with Bow…………..….…...... ….$65 ______

26” Single Face Balsam with Bow……..…...... ….…$26 ______36” Single Face Balsam with Bow……………...... …$31 ______

48” Single Face Balsam with Bow……...... …...……$46 ______60” Single Face Balsam with Bow……...... ….……$57 ______72” Single Face Balsam with Bow…..…...... ….……$70 ______

25’ Balsam Garland…………………...…...... ….…...$32 ______

12” Holiday Yule Log…………………….…...…..….$22 ______Door Swag………………………………….…...….....$18 ______12” Candle Ring Wreath with 4” Candle….…...…...$25 ______Evergreen Planter………………..………....….….….$31 ______Cemetery Stands (not pictured; wreath not included)….....…$11 ______

4” x 6” Keep CHRIST in CHRISTMAS car magnet...... $3 ______2¼” It’s OK to say Merry Christmas to me pin…...... $1 ______TOTAL Order your decorations by mail using this order form. Include full payment with mail orders. Please make checks payable to: Knights of Columbus Council #6481 C Mail your order to: K of C Wreath Sale /O Jack Baggot 913 S Tower Lane Mount Prospect, IL 60056-4259 Your Name ______Phone Number ______Orders can be picked up on December 2, 2018 after Sunday morning masses. Select which parish you would like to pick up your order:  St. Alphonsus •  St. Cecilia •  St. Emily •  St. Raymond •  St Thomas Becket Mail orders are due by November 22, 2018 Any questions / problems, contact: John Baggot at 847-253-9188, or [email protected] Thank you for your order!

Keep Christ in Christmas We are pleased to offer two ways in which we can remind others of the true meaning of Christmas.

4” x 6” Car Magnet: $3 2¼” Pin: $1 During this blessed and holy season, together let’s wish everyone we meet a Merry Christmas because Jesus is the Reason for the Season! Proceeds from the sale of these items will go to support our Seminarians in their journey to become our future spiritual leaders as parish priests. Thank you for your support!

PARISH ROUND TABLE REPORTS St Emily de Rodat — Mass of Remembrance Our Council will hold its annual Mass of Remembrance for our deceased Brother Knights on Monday, Nov 12, at St Emily, starting at 7 PM. As in past years, we will have a ceremony for retiring the regalia, reading of the names of our deceased members as part of the petitions, readings of the day, and Rob Glowacki will serve as our cantor. There will be a reception afterwards. Your families and widows of our deceased members are all welcome to attend. St Alphonsus Liguori — Veterans Day Celebration All active and retired veterans and their families are invited to our special Veterans Day Celebration with Alphonsus Liguori School. Please join us for Mass on November 9 at 8:15 AM. A reception in your honor will follow Mass. Please RSVP to Linda Bromer at [email protected], or call 847-255-5538, by November 1. — Community SPRED Confirmation On Sunday November 11 at the 11:00 AM Mass, the SPRED communities from St Alphonsus Liguori, St Thomas Becket, and St. Edna will join with our parish community to celebrate Mass and Confirmation for several of our children, with simple adaptations to the Mass to honor our SPRED friends with disabilities and bringing richness to the ritual. All are welcome to this beautiful Mass. As a gesture of our gratitude, we welcome and encourage everyone to join us for an agape – a simple sharing of food and fellowship – following the Mass in Meeting Room A. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our friends personally and explore the possibility of joining one of our SPRED faith communities.

FAITH IN ACTION REPORTS Faith — RSVP: Illinois State Raffle & Car magnet/Christmas Pin Sale You still have time to return your raffle booklets to Dan DeGregorio for Illinois State Council Seminarian Raffle. Please bring them to our next meeting on Nov 12. We again will have Keep Christ in Christmas car magnets and It’s OK to say Merry Christmas to me pins to raise money for our RSVP fund. Contact your Parish Round Table Coordinator to volunteer to sell these items before/after Masses in Deember at your parish. We are currently obtaining recommendations from our five Pastors of our parishes and any others who wish to recommend an individual. Contact Program Director Dennis Gawlik ([email protected]. 847-253-4845) for more information. Famil y — Food for Families During , we delivered another 195 pounds of food collected to St Alphonsus Liguori’s food pantry from St Emily de Rodat for the Food for Families program, bringing the total to 1,430 pounds for this fraternal year. Famil y —Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest To combat a society where Christmas has become for many — especially children — a secular holiday, the Knights of Columbus several years ago introduced the Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest. All our religious schools in Mt Prospect and Prospect Heights were invited to join the contest. We will judge the entries at our December 10 Council meeting. Communit y — Catholic Essay Contest We had one of our three Catholic Schools – St Emily – participate in the K of C Catholic Essay Contest with 24 entries. Judging occurred after our October meet and afterwards by the following Knights and friends: Joe Corrigan, Wally Szymczak, Rob Glowacki, Dennis Gawlik, Jack Hadfield, Bob Fitzgerald, Don Hand, and special thanks to St Emily’s 8th Grade teacher Regina Kinasz.

Communit y — Helping Hands: I.D. Drive The current amount collected for the Intellectual Disabilities Drive is $16,744.35. We surpassed our State goal of $15,731.03 but are well-short of last year’s record figure of $18, 901.76. We are still collecting funds through the end of October and again have our gift card raffle supporting the ID Drive during our Christmas Party on Dec 7.

Communit y — Helping Hands: Christmas Wreath and Decoration Sale We are offering Christmas Wreaths and other decorations for the Christmas season. Net proceeds for the Christmas Wreath and decoration sale will be distributed to various organizations for their charitable work. Please use the middle page in this month’s Newsletter for ordering.

PATRIOTIC DEGREE REPORT St Elizabeth Ann Seton Assembly 2410 th Congratulations to our Faithful Friar, Fr Denis M Carneiro, on the 50 anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood. Seton Assembly gathers on the third Tuesday of the month, at the KC Hall, 15 N Hickory Ave, Arlington Heights, 7:30 PM. All fourth degree Knights are welcome. Honor Guard Requests • Saturday, Nov 10—Confirmation, St Raymond de Peñafort, 11 AM Mass • Sunday, Nov 11—SPRED Confirmation, St Alphonsus Liguori, 11 AM Mass • Friday, Nov 30— Bishop Rassas Retirement Mass, St Mary of Vernon Parish, 236 US Highway 45, Indian Creek, IL 60061. 7:00 PM • Sunday, Dec 2—Installation Mass for Fr Joe Le as Pastor, St Alphonsus Liguori, 11 AM Mass

SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Rosary Service “Let us learn to pray more in the family and as a family.” With these words, the staff of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago invites you to a day of faith, visitation, gratitude, and prayer honoring your loved ones at All Saints & Mausoleum. Our faith community will gather on Sunday Nov 4 at 2:00 PM in the Interment Chapel, where we will join together for a Prayer Service as your beloved are remembered in the recitation of the rosary. Your personal intentions will also be remembered in the Prayers of the Faithful. In addition you will find the names of all those who have been buried within the cemetery from mid-October 2017 through mid-October 2018 memorialized on banners in each of the chapels. These banners will be displayed in the chapel during the recitation of the rosary and in the offices during the entire month of November. Please join us for the Rosary Service at All Saints Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum. Farewell to Bishop George Rassas We invite you to join us for Mass celebrated by Bishop George Rassas upon his retirement as Vicariate I Episcopal Vicar, Friday, November 30, 2018, St. Mary of Vernon Parish, 236 US Highway 45, Indian Creek, IL 60061, at 7:00 PM. Light refreshments will follow. Go to https://vic1chicago.org/bishop-rassas- retirement-mass to RSVP for Bishop Rassas Retirement Mass and link for donations made in his name to Cristo Rey Saint Martin College Prep, 3106 Belvidere Road, Waukegan, IL 60085.

MT PROSPECT COUNCIL 6481 C /O SK Michael F Hoban, PGK 1400 N Elmhurst Rd, Apt. 415 Mt Prospect, IL 60056-1055

The Knights of Columbus Mt Prospect Council № 648is a Catholic man’s fraternal service organization whose calling is to be a witness to our four principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism by performing spiritual and corporal works of mercy.