Knights of Columbus, Santa Maria Council #553, Chartered January 6, 1901 the

Volume 49, Issue 8 South Bend, Indiana August, 2021

“We’ve had enough exhortations to be quiet! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues! I see the world is rotten because of silence.” -St. Catherine of Siena THE RETIREMENT BUCKET LIST Virtue of the Month Here it is August already…and the summer is more August = Diligence than halfway over. I hope that you are enjoying some rest and relaxation! He did all things well. - Mark 7:37 I can't seem to pick up anything to read, whether Many believe that they can do it's a newspaper, some type of news feed on my computer, or a periodical, without finding articles about no true penance for their sins retirement. With so many baby boomers getting to that except by giving themselves up to age I guess I should expect it. Articles tell me how to boost my retirement, how to for retirement, how to use certain plans to corporal austerities. But we know have a successful retirement. Some of these articles talk about maximizing the that he does a very good penance money that I've saved, some talk about maximizing my government benefits, some talk about how I can lower my taxes in retirement. Some articles talk for his sins, who takes pains to about retirement without even retiring, they say keep on working or take perform all his actions well, to on a new job in the gig economy. Frankly, that doesn't seem like much of a retirement to me. please the Lord, which is a matter When I retire I want to do some of those things I’ve put off over my of great perfection and great merit. working years: spend more time with family, travel, get immersed in my hobbies…those kinds of things. I’ve begun a bucket list to keep track of all − St. Francis de Sales the things I’d like to do when I retire. Here are a few of my thoughts about retirement: 1. I want to retire “to” something, not “from” something. Many believe that the rocking chair on the front porch kills retirees. Retirement means having something different to engage in, not simply sitting around and doing nothing. Maybe I’ll be Grand Knight some day! 2. “Begin with the end in sight.” One of the seven habits of successful people as espoused by Stephen Covey. What do you want your retirement The Knights of Columbus Insurance Office of Andrew to look like? What do you want to do, where do you want to go, how do Weiss has settled into a new location. Since May of 2020 you want to continue to contribute to your church, your council, and your Andrew has been in the Innovation Park building at Notre community? Dame. His new office address is 1400 E. Angela Blvd. Suite 271, South Bend, IN 46617. His office phone number is 3. Have goals and have a plan. If you begin with the end in sight, now you (574) 274-8023. Schedule a time to visit Andrew and have to make a plan on how you want to get there. Write it down, make it complete a financial review by visiting his website at Continued on next page www.AndrewWeissKofC.com. Knights of Columbus Council #553 www.kofc553sm.org KNIGHTS - NEWS - NEWS - NEWS NEW OFFICERS BUCKET LIST (continued from page 1) INSTALLED happen, the book by Henriette Klauser might be helpful. A goal without These are the new duly-elected officers that a plan to get there is just a dream. were installed at our meeting on Monday, I've talked to a number of members and their spouses lately and July 26th: retirement always comes up as a topic of conversation when we review Grand Knight Christopher Alumbaugh their current situation. It doesn't seem to matter their age. I've had Financial Secretary Brian T Masterson members as young as 35 and as old as 70 over the past couple of months Deputy Grand Knight Gregory W White want to talk about retirement and making sure that they're set at some Chancellor 2LT Johannes K Olind point in the future. Let’s face it, the 35 year old has a lot more time to plan. Time is an ally for him. As changes occur in the economy, he has Recorder Larry B Taylor time to make course corrections. He has time to contribute more to Treasurer John M Ryal meet the family’s income goals, he’ll probably earn more as he progresses Advocate Paul W Stevenson in his career. For the older member, time is no friend. Less time to earn Warden Myron A White income, less time to cope with the vagaries of the economy, and topped Inside Guard Alexander J Bauer out in earning power. The closer one gets to the planned retirement age, Outside Guard Joseph R Funari the more important that a strategy be in place. One Year Trustee Robert P Ramesh That’s where I can help. Our new financial needs analysis tool allows Two Year Trustee Eric D Snyder me to plug in your personal information and let you see where you stand. Three Year Trustee Stephen J Sommers Are you accumulating enough funds to meet your retirement income goal? Chaplain Rev James E Are there ways to make sure you’ll never run out of money in retirement? Fenstermaker Is your money safe and secure, not following the whims of the market? Lecturer William G Schmitt Let’s get together and make sure you have a strategy to put you in the You will find an updated list with winner’s circle. contact information on page 4.

KNIGHT OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST, 2021 MIKE RYAN. For his exceptional Our Scholarship Winners See next page for details help at the Kamm's Island event, we have named Mike Knight of the Month. He worked the entire event, kept up with an intense pace, and really helped keep it all organized with orders coming out right. Nearly sold out of everything but the hotdog buns! Organization! A true testament to service as a knight. Honorable mention for all the guys that volunteered at the Kamm's Island event.

Knights of Columbus Council #553 www.kofc553sm.org OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

CAMERON ALUMBAUGH CHLOE ALUMBAUGH GRACE RYAL 2017-18 Stanley J. Prebys - J. Frank Miles 2021-22 Stanley J. Prebys - J. Frank Miles 2018-19 Stanley J. Prebys - J. Frank Miles Scholarship Winner Scholarship Winner Scholarship Winner Graduated from Marian High School Daughter of Christopher Alumbaugh Daughter of John Ryal May 2021 Attending St. Joseph High School Attending St. Joseph High School Attending Columbia College GPA: 3.335 GPA: 3.515

MEGAN RYAL LAUREN TOEPP ABIGAIL SHAFIER 2018-19 Stanley J. Prebys - J. Frank Miles 2019-20 Stanley J. Prebys - J. Frank Miles 2020-21 Miciniski Scholarship Winner Scholarship Winner Scholarship Winner Daughter of Jeff Shafier Daughter of John Ryal Daughter of Jeff Toepp Attending Marian High School Attending St. Joseph High School Attending Marian High School GPA: 3.988 GPA: 3.779 GPA: 4.288 2021-2022 COUNCIL OFFICERS Grand Knight UPCOMING EVENTS - AUGUST 2021 Christopher Alumbaugh 5th Fourth Degree Meeting @ 7:00pm (574) 386-4078 5th Rosary at Holy Cross @ 7:00pm [email protected] 9th Knights Rosary at the Hall @ 7:30pm 9th Business Meeting Following Rosary Chaplain 16th Rosaries at CTK @ 6:30pm / St. Joseph’s @ 7:30pm Rev. James Fenstermaker, CSC 23rd 1st Degree Ceremony @ 7:30pm (574) 233-2179 23rd Social Meeting @ 7:30pm Juan Angel Corral [email protected] SEPTEMBER Michael Szilagyi Deputy Grand Knight 2nd Fourth Degree Meeting @ 7:00pm MPedro Galicia Peter Gaffney Gregory W. White 2nd Rosary at Holy Cross @ 7:00pm (574) 232-9788 13th Knights Rosary at the Hall @ 7:30pm Linwood Bailey [email protected] 13th Business Meeting Following Rosary Timothy Braunsdorf Chancellor & Membership Chairman 20th Rosaries at CTK @ 6:30pm / St. Joseph’s @ 7:30pm 27th 1st Degree Ceremony @ 7:30pm Thomas Pulaski Michael Morin 2nd Lt. Johannes K. Olind 27th Social Meeting @ 7:30pm (307) 331-2490 SK Raymond Patnaude [email protected] OCTOBER Darryl Price Matthew Vale 7th Fourth Degree Meeting @ 7:00pm Recorder Stanley Jozwiak Larry B. Taylor 7th Rosary at Holy Cross @ 7:00pm (574) 272-4792 11th Knights Rosary at the Hall @ 7:30pm James Kowalski 11th Business Meeting Following Rosary [email protected] 18th Rosaries at CTK @ 6:30pm / St. Joseph’s @ 7:30pm SK Deacon Greg Gehred, MD Treasurer 25th 1st Degree Ceremony @ 7:30pm Peter Timler Roy Tepe John M. Ryal (Erin) 25th Social Meeting @ 7:30pm (574) 289-9792 SK Edward Baer Financial Secretary SK John Feeney Brian Masterson (Tina) MOVIE REVIEW: Edward Pilipow Ronald Pecsi (574) 289-9510 SECRET AGENT DINGLEDORF and his trusty dog Splat [email protected] SK Frank Baranko Jeffrey Shafier MOVIE GUIDE: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment Advocate John Horan Paul W. Stevenson SECRET AGENT DINGLEDORF AND HIS (574) 277-9849 TRUSTY DOG SPLAT is a fun, lighthearted Br. Roy Smith, CSC [email protected] comedy about Bernie Dingledorf and SK Ted Ellis, III George McLaren a malicious group of clowns led by Dr. Warden John Ferrett Donald Fischesser Myron A White Chuckles. Dr. Chuckles hatches a plan to (574) 247-1470 take over the world with laughter, but SK Michael Slaninka, Jr. [email protected] not the nice kind. Dingledorf thinks he’s Jonathan Wheeler Inside Guard a loser until he and his friends become Daniel Rowland Alexander J. Bauer the only ones who can stop Dr. Chuckles (574) 315-7175 and save the day. The movie includes a [email protected] lot of wild and wacky comedy sure to Outside Guard entertain younger viewers. Joseph R. Funari (973) 699-6301 (C) DINGLEDORF is reminiscent of classic children’s movies about good [email protected] conquering evil like SPY KIDS. However, it has a stronger biblical, First Year Trustee moral worldview about kindness and forgiveness. The movie also Robert P. Ramesh promotes the idea that God is our creator and the importance (574) 289-9732 of sticking up for your friends. The production values aren’t the KNIGHTS ROSARIES [email protected] best, but the movie’s charm, strong moral messages and minimal Come pray with us! Second Year Trustee questionable elements make DINGLEDORF a fun watch. Eric D. Snyder (Eva) Holy Cross: (574) 233-1286 MOVIEGUIDE® advises media wisdom for parents of younger children due to 1st Thursday @ 7pm [email protected] mild peril and light crude joking. Parents should be aware that the clowns, portrayed as mainly comical, could scare some children. Third Year Trustee KofC Rosary at the Hall: Stephen J. Sommers Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements: Very strong moral 2nd Monday @ 7:30pm worldview, with a few Christian, redemptive elements, including the movie (574) 299-9460 Christ the King: [email protected] champions the importance of sticking up for your friends, how kindness overcomes hate, and how God is our creator, good is shown defeating 3rd Monday @ 6:30pm Lecturer evil, and the main character champions positive themes like forgiveness William G. 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wait, Kimbrel signed with the Cubs Cubs the with signed Kimbrel wait, should be our fulfillment.” our be should toward the postseason. The Cubs haven’t haven’t Cubs The postseason. the toward

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was an All-Star three more times with with times more three All-Star an was make you more empty and the only only the and empty more you make things we’re given in life but for some some for but life in given we’re things

and made four All-Star appearances. He He appearances. All-Star four made and things don’t fill you. They sometimes sometimes They you. fill don’t things Kimbrel said. “We don’t deserve all the the all deserve don’t “We said. Kimbrel

leagues, won Rookie of the Year in 2011, 2011, in Year the of Rookie won leagues, success, who’ve made money. All those those All money. made who’ve success, are, I mean, we don’t deserve anything,” anything,” deserve don’t we mean, I are,

of his first four full seasons in the major major the in seasons full four first his of that a lot of people can tell who’ve had had who’ve tell can people of lot a that “If we look in the mirror at who we we who at mirror the in look we “If

the Braves, he led the NL in saves each each saves in NL the led he Braves, the the 2019 season. “I think that’s a story story a that’s think “I season. 2019 the sovereignty and grace of God. of grace and sovereignty

seven All-Star appearances. While with with While appearances. All-Star seven Spectrum at a conference shortly after after shortly conference a at Spectrum his faith, he has come to appreciate the the appreciate to come has he faith, his

perform at the level that earned him him earned that level the at perform was still missing,” Kimbrel told Sports Sports told Kimbrel missing,” still was As Kimbrel continues to grow in in grow to continues Kimbrel As

in June 2019 but had yet to see him him see to yet had but 2019 June in everything that I wanted, but something something but wanted, I that everything and Jesus through me.” through Jesus and

who signed Kimbrel as a free agent agent free a as Kimbrel signed who “At one point in my life, I had had I life, my in point one “At that could have done that is God Himself Himself God is that done have could that

It’s a welcome sight for the Cubs, Cubs, the for sight welcome a It’s with Jesus. with for my family and I think the only person person only the think I and family my for

the National League Central. League National the in comparison to Kimbrel’s relationship relationship Kimbrel’s to comparison in be. I had to be strong for my wife, strong strong wife, my for strong be to had I be.

(39-30) take sole possession of first place in in place first of possession sole take (39-30) Yet, all the accolades pale pale accolades baseball the all Yet, Kimbrel said. “I guess because I had to to had I because guess “I said. Kimbrel

total to 47, and helped the Cubs Cubs the helped and 47, to total strikeout saves in 1969. in saves that, for some reason, I felt very strong,” strong,” very felt I reason, some for that,

lowered his season ERA to 0.64, raised his his raised 0.64, to ERA season his lowered than once since the MLB began tracking tracking began MLB the since once than had a lot of scares, but through a lot of of lot a through but scares, of lot a had

place on the all-time saves list with 367. He He 367. with list saves all-time the on place the only to have done it more more it done have to pitcher only the some very intensive surgeries and we’ve we’ve and surgeries intensive very some

Kimbrel also moved into a tie for 10th 10th for tie a into moved also Kimbrel streak threes times in his career, and he’s he’s and career, his in times threes streak “Our daughter has gone through through gone has daughter “Our

closer Mark Melancon for the MLB lead. MLB the for Melancon Mark closer accomplished a seven-game hitless hitless seven-game a accomplished and his family. his and

on Thursday night, tying him with Padres Padres with him tying night, Thursday on noted on Twitter that Kimbrel has has Kimbrel that Twitter on noted through it all, God has guided Kimbrel Kimbrel guided has God all, it through

Kimbrel notched his 19th save of 2021 2021 of save 19th his notched Kimbrel Prior to Thursday’s game, Stats Perform Perform Stats game, Thursday’s to Prior required multiple operations. But But operations. multiple required

after only five seasons in the majors, majors, the in seasons five only after in which he’s made eight appearances. appearances. eight made he’s which in born in 2017 with a heart defect, which which defect, heart a with 2017 in born

Famers Mariano Rivera and Hoffman Trevor and Rivera Mariano Famers hasn’t allowed a hit since May 25, a span span a 25, May since hit a allowed hasn’t hardships. His daughter, Lydia, was was Lydia, daughter, His hardships.

whom some were comparing to Hall of of Hall to comparing were some whom Kimbrel is dominating once again. He He again. once dominating is Kimbrel to stay grounded in the midst of of midst the in grounded stay to

Craig Kimbrel is back. The pitcher pitcher The back. is Kimbrel Craig somewhat normalcy in 2021, and and 2021, in normalcy somewhat Kimbrel’s faith has allowed him him allowed has faith Kimbrel’s

has resumed to to resumed has coming a lot easier.” lot a coming

But the world world the But start making a lot more sense and start start and sense more lot a making start

posted a 5.28 ERA. 5.28 a posted those things but with Christ those things things those Christ with but things those

appearances and and appearances than I am. You do start to understand understand to start do You am. I than

two saves in 18 18 in saves two used to think I was a lot more important important more lot a was I think to used

collected only only collected things a lot bigger than they were. I I were. they than bigger lot a things

better, as Kimbrel Kimbrel as better, on myself,” Kimbrel said. “I used to make make to used “I said. Kimbrel myself,” on

2020 wasn’t much much wasn’t 2020 “I think I used to put a lot of pressure pressure of lot a put to used I think “I

shortened year of of year shortened prioritizes God. prioritizes

The pandemic- The himself on a pedestal, Kimbrel now now Kimbrel pedestal, a on himself

highest of his career. career. his of highest relying on his own strength and putting putting and strength own his on relying

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mound again as he finds fulfillment in Christ in fulfillment finds he as again mound Cubs closer finding groove on on groove finding Kimbrel Craig closer Cubs