February 2008

Knights of Columbus Fr. Paul J. F. Wattson Council 8919 Parish of the Atonement Windsor - Ontario - Canada

February 2008 Newsletter Grand Knight’s Column Chaplain’s Column Dear Brother Knights, A Period of Refl ection The structure of the family is built on strength, faith, and love. Dear Brother Knights, The strength comes from a bond of togetherness, experience, and respect for one and other. Families build a strong foundation as On Wednesday February 6th, 2008, we will once again begin the they pray and attend Mass together as well as spending time to- Season of Lent. This is the most sacred part of the Christian year. gether. Through the family unit, we become more adept in deal- Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes with the Great ing with others and become well-rounded in our social lives. The Vigil of Easter. The word Lent is derived from the old English family is a powerful source of security and love, and is fi lled with lencten, which means, “spring” and refers to the season of spring laughter, courage, and love. during which the season of Lent often occurs (this year Lent falls entirely within winter) in the northern hemisphere. The duration To recognize outstanding families in our Order and to promote of the Lenten season is based on the ancient church custom of re- family life that is so important to the formation of our children, quiring catechumens to undergo a forty-day period of instruction the Supreme Council encourages every council to participate in and fasting before being baptized at the Easter Vigil liturgy. The our Order’s Family of the Month program. Participation in this colour of Lent is purple to remind us that this is a season of repen- program provides a visible sign of support for family and for the tance and to invite us to concentrate on the traditional practices of selected family to receive honours by being chosen to become a fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Lent is not about our giving up State Council and a Supreme Council Family of the Month. something to repay God for what He has done for us. It is rather For families to become eligible to receive the State Council and about what Christ gave up to pay for the penalty of our sins. the Supreme Council Family of the Month honours, their council As we begin this holy season, let us remember that the number of must fi rst select them as a Family of the Month, and then submit our days is known only to the Lord. May we use them well and the completed Family of the Month form, with all pertinent in- commit ourselves to be instruments of hope, healing, and peace formation included, to the State Council and Supreme Council in our fragile world. offi ces. Each month, one hundred families are selected, and the families chosen then receive a letter of congratulations and a Holy Vivat Jesus! Family statuette for their home from Nat Gallo, our State Deputy. Similarly, Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight, honours families Fr. Mike Graham, Worthy Co-Chaplain selected by our Supreme Council. Selected families in our Council over the past sixteen months are as follows - Keith and Gloria Campbell, George and Bonnie Lew- saw, Colin and Lillian Dunford, David and Cathy Wilbur, Bruce and Colleen Mackie, and Louis and Maria Mollica. Congratula- tions and thanks to these valuable members of our Council. Please remember that this is your last chance to purchase Improv 2008 dinner theatre tickets for February 9th, 2008. Cocktails are at 6:00 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 per person. Vivat Jesus! Greg MacDonald, Grand Knight Executive Board Family of the Month Fraternal Year 2007 - 2008 February 2008 Worthy Chaplain - Fr. Robert Remark ...... 735-6023 Stan and Lynne Burke Worthy Co-Chaplain - Fr. Mike Graham ...... 735-6023 Stan and Lynne Burke, who came to Windsor from Cape Breton Grand Knight - Greg MacDonald (Lorraine) ...... 735-3734 Island, have been members of our parish for thirty-two years. Past Grand Knight - Keith Campbell (Gloria) ...... 735-8509 They have been married for thirty-six years and have two grown Deputy Grand Knight - Mike Agius (Rita) ...... 735-8916 children, son, James and daughter, Erin. They spend a great deal Chancellor - George Lewsaw (Bonnie) ...... 735-4933 of their time with their two grandchildren, Devin and Kylie. Financial Secretary - Michael MacLellan ...... 735-7176 Their love for family and music refl ect their deep East Coast roots. Recorder - Dan Dumouchelle (Penny) ...... 735-8761 Stan has three brothers and six sisters who love music and who, Treasurer - Louis Mollica (Maria) ...... 735-6154 as a musical group, won the 2003 East Coast Musical Awards in Advocate - Richard Joinville (Carmen) ...... Private the Gospel Category. Lecturer - Paul Gervais (Maureen) ...... 735-2557 Warden - Lee Leveque (Deanna) ...... 979-0637 Stan has worked for General Motors as a maintenance electrician Trustees - John Cassidy (Dolena) ...... 735-6618 for the past twenty-eight years, and Lynne is a homemaker. Both - Mike Finn (Donna Mae) ...... 735-9034 Stan and Lynne have been very involved in our parish having - George Pickering (Margaret) ...... 735-3913 served in various Ministries as choir members and as Eucharistic Guards - Dave Hodgeson ...... 735-9703 Ministers. - Frank Cicchello ...... 739-2655 Stan has directed our Knights of Columbus Men’s Choir since - Don Panek (Janet) ...... 735-8284 its inception twenty-years ago and he stays very active with this Supreme Director - Bob Cayea (Suzanne) ...... 735-9251 group. Before becoming a charter member of our Council, Stan State Deputy - Nat Gallo (Lina) was the Social Activities Chairman for Riverside Council. He District Deputy - Joe Banoviç (Monika) ...... 735-4532 was the second Grand Knight of our Council and the third District District Warden - Alan Sims (Barbara) ...... 735-0017 Deputy of District 76. Insurance Agent - Andrew Despins ...... 979-0899 Stan and Lynne both enjoy travel and have spent the last fi fteen Program Directors years enjoying this pastime. Mike Agius - General Director I am pleased to announce the family of Stan and Lynne Burke as Family of the Month for February 2008. Basketball Free Throw - John Barron Blood Drive - Richard Joinville Walter Friedl , Family Director Car Raffl e - Richard Joinville Charities - Dan Dumouchelle Choir - Stan Burke Knight of the Month Church Activities - Frank Cicchello February 2008 Church Projects - Walter Friedl Wayne Abrametz Community - Arthur Huggins Cooking Team - Mike Charbonneau Wayne was born on October 27th, 1950 the eldest of four sons of - Ron Bardwell William and Elaine (Baron) Abrametz. He graduated from Lamb- Council - Mike Agius ton College in Sarnia with a diploma in Accounting. Council Elections - Allen Topliffe Wayne has worked for Customs Canada for over thirty years, and Family - Walter Friedl plans to retire in one or two more years. As one of the fi rst Canada Fund Raising (Bingo) - John Barron Customs offi cials involved with the North America Free Trade Goodfellows Project - Harvey Seney & John Barron Agreement (NAFTA) since its inception, his duties have seen him Health Services - Allen Topliffe travel all over the USA and Mexico. Membership - Keith Campbell Newsletter - Tony Ellul Wayne and Heather have been married for 29 years and have one Parish Council - Louis Mollica son, Mark. Wayne became Catholic in 2000 and has a strong af- Pro-Life Couple - Janna & Allen Topliffe fection for the Virgin Mary because he believes that it was she Public Relations - Tony Ellul who led him to become Catholic. He has since taught RCIA class- Recruitment - Trustees (above) es and First Communion classes. Retention - Trustees (above) Wayne, who has attained Grade X in playing the piano and also Vocations - George Lewsaw plays the guitar and the mandolin, brought together and directs the Youth - Eduardo Aguilar Atonement Family Choir. He has been a Big Brother for seven years and is a member of the Flying Squad of the St. Vincent de Paul Society conference of our parish. Submissions to the Newsletter In his spare time, Wayne has enjoyed bowling for ten years (he This newsletter is published by KofC Council 8919 at the beginning of once bowled a perfect 300 game), and enjoys music, golfi ng, and every month with the exception of July and August. Contributions to the the outdoors especially summer activities. newsletter are always welcome. Contributors are kindly requested to submit their material to Tony Ellul (735-1360) by the 10th of the month I am pleased to announce that Wayne Abrametz is the Knight of preceding publication. Contributions may be submitted by e-mail at the Month for February 2008. [email protected]. Material submitted in digital form is preferred in MS Word or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Greg MacDonald, Grand Knight 2 Charities Report Deputy Grand Knight’s Column January 2008 Dear Brother Knights: 1. Hiatus House ...... $250.00 March 6th 2008 will mark the 23rd anniversary of the inception of 2. Lung Association of Windsor-Essex ...... $250.00 our Council - Fr. Paul J. F. Wattson Council 9819. Our Council 3. Birthright of Greater Windsor ...... TNA can be very proud of our numerous accomplishments throughout 4. L. A. Desmarais School - PAC Fund Raiser ...... $200.00 the past 23 years. The level of support and participation and the 5. Parish of the Atonement - Winterfest ...... $300.00 quality of our members speak volumes. Our Council’s support 8. St. Angela School - Breakfast Program ...... TNA of the Church and the way that our Council has reached out over Total for January 2008...... $1,000.00 these years to raise money for charity to help those in need, have Total to date for 2008 calendar year ...... $1,000.00 been tremendous. I believe that when good men like you join our Order, they feel in their heart that somehow they can make a Dan Dumouchelle, Chair - Charities Committee difference. Every member of our Council has certainly had the opportunity to become involved in our Council’s programs. At our general meetings, our Council welcomes the voice and the Fund-raising Report opinion of each member to help in meeting our challenges and January 2008 improving our Council. On January 16th, the Charities Association at Paradise Bingo de- Over the years, God has blessed our Council with strong spiritual posited $651.21 into our Council’s charity account as our share leadership from all our Chaplains. We have been blessed with from bingo revenue pooling for the two sessions that we held in shining examples of leadership from every Grand Knight that has December. led our Council, while our membership willingly helped to be the vehicle of our success. Brothers, our Council has defi nitely An important meeting, which all charities were invited to attend, received many blessings, and I know that each member is very took place on January 21st at the Caboto Club regarding new e- proud of all the good things that together we have been able to bingo formats that will change the work of our bona fi de volun- accomplish over the past 23 years. Once again, I want to encour- teers. age all our members to invite one other member to attend our next general meeting scheduled for February 5th 2008. Keep up the Upcoming bingo dates are shown below. good work as together we continue to serve the Lord. God bless you all. Date Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 8-Feb-2008 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Fraternally yours in Christ Vivat Jesus! John Barron, Chair - Bingo Volunteers Michael Agius, Deputy Grand Knight Arthritis Society Car Raffl e News Brother Richard Joinville, Chairman of our Ar- From Our Council Director thritis Society Car Raffl e Program, reports that of Dear Brother Knights, the 50 6-tickets packs (300 tickets) allotted to our Over the next two months, our Council will certainly be very ac- Council, we have sold 32 packs, while 4 packs are on tive. Please look at the Upcoming Events section of this newslet- hold and 14 packs are unsold. ter for more information. Once again, if you have not yet had the Of the 25 10-tickets packs (250 tickets) allotted to our Council, opportunity to help our Council, please contact our Grand Knight only 3 packs have been sold so far, and 22 packs remain unsold. or me and we will be glad to help you in getting involved. Broth- Ticket sales at the entrance to several local area businesses have ers, for this second half of our Fraternal Year, we must stay fo- so far been disappointing especially in view of the number of vol- cused, and I must add that while deservedly thanking you all for unteer hours expended in the process. your assistance, this does not mean that our work is complete. There is so much more that together we can achieve. With our If 50 of our members each bought a six-ticket pack and another 50 membership’s strong determination, we will accomplish all kinds members each bought half a 10-ticket pack, all tickets allocated to of good things. Please contact our Grand Knight or me if you our Council would be sold internally, and we would like to help in Charity by reaching out to those in need, or could more effectively make use else- to help support our spiritual leaders and our Church, or to help our where of the precious volunteer hours Youth and Community with more good programs, or if you want to spent trying to sell these tickets. continue participating in our Council activities,. We very much appreciate your support and participation. Together we continue to serve the Lord. Vivat Jesus! Upcoming Events Michael Agius, DGK, Council Director Improv 2008 Dinner Theatre ...... Saturday, February 9th ...... @ 6:00 p.m. - Atonement Family Centre Fish Fry Friday ...... Friday, February 15th ...... @ 6:00 p.m. - Atonement Family Centre

3 Chocolates and Roses, Carnival and Lent It seems just days ago that we were taking down the Christmas Knights of Columbus decorations around our homes, and here we are about to enter the season of Lent on Wednesday, February 6th. Strange month, Feb- INSURANCE ruary, and stranger still this year because this is a leap year, and February gets the additional 29th day that it gets every four years. Making a difference for life. February is also the last full month of winter, promising that soon spring will be here with its longer, warmer days. From Our Insurance Agent Life Matters… For the Catholic Church, Lent begins forty days (not counting Sundays) before the Easter Vigil in which we celebrate the Res- RRSPs urrection of Jesus. Forty days – the number forty seems to have important signifi cance in the Old Testament as well as the New. 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Vespasian laid siege to and destroyed Jeru- As his wife came closer, he said, “You know what? You have salem, Simeon led the faithful to a small town across the Jordan been with me all through the bad times, through thick and thin. called Pella. Simeon twice escaped death after the Christians re- When I lost my job, you were there to support me. When my turned to the ruins of Jerusalem, when both Vespasian and later business went bust, you were there. When I was shot, you were Emperor Domitian, ordered the extermination of all descendants by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me support. When of King David. Simeon, by now a very old man, was denounced my health started failing, you were still by my side. Now that I following a similar edict by Emperor Trajan, and was hauled in think about it .... I think you bring me bad luck!” front of Atticus, the Roman governor, who condemned him to death by torture and crucifi xion. St. Simeon’s feast day falls on Ask a Catholic Gentleman to be a Knight February 18th. 4 District Deputy’s Message Feast of the Shipwreck of St. Paul in Malta Firstly, I would like to welcome all the new members who recent- Around 58 A.D., Felix, the Roman governor of Caesarea put St. ly earned their First and Second Degrees on January 6th at Council Paul in prison because of accusations laid against St. Paul by 9671 when sixteen candidates became members of the Knights of Asian Jews. Two years later, Porcius Festus took the matter of Columbus. Thanks go out to the District 76 & 10 Degree Team St. Paul in hand when he succeeded Felix as governor. Since who provided the candidates with instruction to gain entry into St. Paul was a Roman citizen, he appealed his case to the Roman our Order. Additional thanks to all Brother Knights who came out Emperor, and Festus sent St. Paul under guard by ship from Cae- to support these candidates on their fi rst step into our Order. sarea to Rome. We are now well into the second half of our Fraternal Year. Much The Roman centuri- work to do lies ahead of us. Today, the importance of recruitment on, Julius, who was of new members and retention of existing ones cannot be under- in charge of St. Paul, stated. We seem to get into a position of complacency, which is treated him kindly, not good. We need to continue the search for good Catholic men and in due course, to join our order. We can fi nd them in our churches and communi- they changed ships ties. Our future successes and existence depends on it. in the city of Myra in Lycia, in modern To all Councils, please work closely with your Chaplain and chal- day Turkey. From lenge him to talk about the Order at the pulpit on Sunday. We Myra, the ship sailed count on his help and encouragement in our recruitment efforts for several days until it reached Crete, where a violent fall storm of new members. It seems that the District Deputies deliver the typical of the Mediterranean overtook the ship and eventually same message year after year. drove it to shipwreck in St. Paul’s Bay in Malta. The hospitable Worthy Grand Knights, it is that time of year for me to encourage Maltese welcome the shipwrecked people, and the Roman gover- all councils to submit their required reports to both the Supreme nor of Malta, Publius, came in person to welcome them. St. Paul Council and Ontario State Board. For any projects that you have visited the father of Publius, who was very sick with dysentery taken on as a council, please complete the documenting paper- and probably malaria, and healed him. St. Paul spent the three work so that State Board Directors have the opportunity to con- winter months in Malta, healing all who came to him with sick- sider the entries for an award at the State Convention in May. ness, and converting the Maltese to Christianity. Tradition has it that St. Paul appointed Publius as the fi rst bishop of Malta before Now that the season of Lent has begun, please plan to participate he left for Rome and eventual martyrdom. in your Parish celebrations, and to use this time to refl ect on what it meant for Christ to suffer on the cross for our sins. Historians who stud- I wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day. Don’t forget that spe- ied St. Paul’s cial someone! journeys con- cluded that St. Fraternally yours in Christ Paul was ship- Josip Banoviç, D.D. District 76 wrecked in Malta some- time in late fall of 60 A.D. The Maltese people have been Catholic Christians Ask a Catholic Gentleman to be a Knight ever since, even though they endured close to 220 years (870 A.D. – 1090 A.D.) of Muslim occupation by Aghlabid Arabs who in- vaded Malta from Sicily led by Admiral Ahmad bin-Umar known as Habasi. During those many years of Muslim occupation, Chris- February Birthdays tian Maltese endured religious persecution, special taxes imposed Lee Leveque...... February 9 on Christians, second-class citizenship, and even expulsion and Bob Cayea ...... February 10 exile when the Maltese bishop and a number of his fl ock were Pierre Doyon ...... February 10 imprisoned in Palermo, Sicily. In spite of all these hardships, the David Wilbur ...... February 10 Maltese remained steadfast in the faith that St. Paul brought to Dennis Battocchio...... February 12 them so many years before. In 1090, a band of Norman adventur- Colin Dunford...... February 13 ers led by Count Roger of Normandy crossed over from Sicily Andrew Stebila ...... February 17 and expelled the Arabs from Malta, and the Maltese people could Gerry Cappussi ...... February 20 once again practice the Catholic faith, fi rst planted in Malta by St. Dwight Hesman ...... February 21 Paul and for which they had suffered for so long, in the open and Mike Charbonneau ...... February 25 unhindered by religious persecution. Bernard Shanahan ...... February 28 In Malta, February 10th is a national holiday that commemorates Brothers, God bless you and keep you, and may He grant and celebrates the shipwreck of St. Paul and the embracing of the each of you many more birthdays to come. Christian faith by the Maltese. For those who are interested, more detailed information about this event can be found at the following links http://www.parsagard.com/3-shipwreck.htm and http://www.maltagozo.com/stpaul.html. Photos courtesy of Joe and Jenn (Tony Ellul’s sister) Cassar.

5 A Message From The Supreme Director Chancellor’s Report In mid February, the State Deputy of Ontario and his wife will be I am pleased to report that Lee Leveque continues to do well. fl ying to Mexico to take part in the distribution of wheelchairs pur- Proper medication and good eating habits should help to en- chased by Ontario KofC councils in conjunction with the Wheel- sure Lee’s future good health. Lee thanks us for our prayers. chair Foundation. These chairs will be presented to young and old Lee Leveque’s twin brother, Louie is recuperating from his alike who don’t have the means to purchase one for themselves stroke and had been moved to Windsor Western Hospital for and who would otherwise have extremely limited mobility. The rehabilitation. Please keep him in your prayers. cargo bin full of wheelchairs will be presented in various cities, towns and villages showing that we, as Knights of Columbus in Lee Leveque’s brother, Walter is coming along well at home Ontario, truly believe the lesson of Charity and love for our fellow after suffering a stroke. Please keep him in your prayers. man that was taught to us in the First Degree. Our Council can Franco and Rosanna Campagnoni’s daughter-in-law Shan- also be a part of this program by hosting an event to raise funds non is still undergoing treatment for her cancer. There is noth- to purchase more wheelchairs, or by encouraging our members to ing new to report at this time. Shannon continues to maintain a make a donation that would go for this purpose. The cost for each positive outlook. Please keep her in your prayers. chair is $100. This is not a great deal of money to bring a smile and a chance to become mobile to a poor, disabled person. Lorraine MacDonald is doing very well at the present time. She is feeling much stronger and is able to get out to Mass Our Council is always looking for new members. We need them pretty much on a regular basis. It’s great to see her doing so to continue the work that we have done in our parish and commu- well. Please keep her in your prayers. nity. New members bring us the gift of their talents that make our Council truly one of the best councils in Ontario. We give to them Lou Mollica’s father Joe is presently in hospital in London the gift of brotherhood and a chance to share in the good we do for where he underwent angioplasty surgery on January 29th. We our church and community. Everyone has something to offer, and pray that his procedure was successful and that all will go well we need new members to keep our Council vibrant. for him. Please keep him in your prayers. We are in a new year with new challenges and tasks. It is up to Art Huggins is doing well, and continues to heal from his us to meet these challenges and make the world a little better each knee surgery. He is getting stronger daily and is beginning day. to resume some of his normal activities. He thanks us for our prayers. Art asks that we continue to keep his mother in our Vivat Jesus! prayers as well. Robert (Bob) Cayea, Supreme Director Tony Ellul’s brother, Victor is showing encouraging signs of improvement in his fi ght with cancer. His pain is diminishing and dropping in frequency. Please keep him in your prayers. Bruce Mackie has almost completely healed from his her- nia surgery. He is beginning to resume normal activities. He Goodfellows Christmas Paper Drive thanks us for our kindness and prayers. The closure of many manufacturing plants in Norma DeBolle, Theo’s wife, had back surgery at Hotel Dieu Windsor and Essex County has resulted in Hospital on January 14th. The surgery appears to have gone many people out of work and an increase in the well and she was hoping to be home by the weekend. I visited number of people in need of assistance. Mindful her in the hospital and once she is home, I will send her a card of these circumstances, the Goodfellows of Wind- and some fl owers on behalf of our Council. Please keep her in sor established a target of raising $250,000 from the your prayers. Christmas Special Edition Newspaper campaign in I recently had the opportunity to speak with Tony Tocco at Windsor and Essex County. The Goodfellows are Mass. He informed me that he had suffered another mild heart delighted to report that the amount of money raised attack. Although he is not in hospital at this time, his condition came to $222,000. They are grateful that, despite is considered guarded. Please continue to keep Tony in your the current downturn in our area’s economy, the community once prayers. again lived up to its reputation of great generosity. Mike Agius’ sister-in-law Isabel had surgery for breast cancer on January 14th. The surgery went well and the family feel very optimistic about her future. The Agius family thank God that Isabel came through the surgery so well and pray for her future good health. Please keep her in your prayers. Improv 2008 Virginia Barron’s recent test results showed that she required some surgery, which was performed on January 21st in Wind- A Night of Comedy and Song sor. She is recuperating at home. After consultation with the Sponsored by KofC Council 8919 surgeon, Virginia and John are very optimistic about the out- Come join us at our come of this surgery. Please keep them in your prayers. 3rd Annual Dinner Theatre Pierre Doyon’s father, Joseph passed away on January 25th. Saturday, February 9th We extend our sympathy to Pierre and his family on their loss. Tickets: $20.00 per person On behalf of our Council, I sent Pierre a sympathy card and presented him with a perpetual Mass card. Includes – Play, Dinner, Coffee, and Dessert Continued on Page 7 6 February 2008 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 Presentation of the Child St. Basil the Great Jesus in the Temple St. Abel St. Brigid of Ireland First Saturday First Friday

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4th Sunday in Ordinary St. Veronica St. Agatha St. Paul Miki & Com- St. Richard of Lucca St. Jerome Emiliani Bl. Marianus Scotus Time General Membership panions St. Josephine Bakhita Improv 2008 St. Blaise Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday Dinner Theatre St. Ansgar Family Centre @ 6:00 p.m. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1st Sunday in Lent Our Lady of Lourdes St. Satruninus & Com- St. Catherine de Ricci St. Valentine St. Claude de la Colom- St. Onesimus St. Scholastica panions Sts. Cyril & Methodius biere

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2nd Sunday in Lent St. Simeon, Apostle St. Conrad of Piacenza St. Eucherius St. Peter Damian Feast of the Chair of St. St. Polycarp Founders of the Order of Peter the Servites 24 25 26 27 28 29 3rd Sunday in Lent St. Tarasius St. Porphyrius St. Leander St. Hilary St. John Cassian St. Ethelbert Bl. Dominic Lentini Executive Board Meeting St. Gabriel of our Lady of St. Oswald of Worcester @ 7:30 p.m. Sorrows

Chancellor’s Report Congratulations and Welcome Aboard From Page 6 We congratulate and welcome Brothers Sam De Rose and Wil- Angie Papineau is healing well from her shoulder injury. liam (Bill) Foris who became the latest additions to our Council and our Order when they completed their 1st and 2nd degrees on She is presently going for physiotherapy on a regular basis th and is feeling stronger. Although it will be some time before Sunday, January 6 at Fr. Victor Cote Council in St. Clair Beach. she is able to resume her normal schedule, she is beginning to We encourage our two newly minted Brother Knights to take feel strong enough to come out to Mass once again. She very advantage of the opportunities offered to them by our Council much appreciates the card and fl owers that I sent her on behalf by becoming active in any of the projects and programs that our of our Council. Council undertakes. It is through participation that one gets a sense of belonging to our Order and satisfaction in service to the In regards to my own (George Lewsaw) health, I am feeling Church and the community. fi ne. After many tests, I thank God that there was nothing found of any major concern. I had my stress test on Friday, January 25th and, thank God, my heart is fi ne and I have no Did you know that …. blockages. Thank you all very much for your prayers and concern. ' The Knights of Columbus has more than 1.7 million members worldwide, in more than 13,000 local and state councils I spoke with Bob Adam again recently. He says that he is still and Fourth Degree assemblies. undergoing some tests and that there is nothing serious and ' Last year, members KofC donated more than 68 million hours that he is back to work and feeling well. He thanks us for our of volunteer time and $143 million to charitable causes. concern and prayers. ' Last October 30th, the Knights of Columbus insurance pro- Dan Frimer’s lifelong friend, Lynda Joyce Jacko passed gram passed a major milestone when total insurance in force away on January 23rd. She and Dan grew up together from exceeded $65 billion for the fi rst time. pre-school days and, as Dan says, they were just like brother ' The amount of Knights of Columbus life insurance in force and sister. We extend our sympathy to Dan on his loss. Don has doubled in the past decade, from $32.9 billion in 1997 to Panek and I attended the funeral service with Dan, and I sent $65 billion today. Dan a sympathy card on behalf of our Council. We are happy to see that Tony Ellul is healing well from his Good of the Order wrist injury. We continue to pray that he will experience a full General Meeting - January 2008 recovery. Attendance Draw - $33.00 ...... Kevin Warren (absent) Please keep all the ailing Brother Knights and their family mem- Free Membership Dues (annual) ...... Louis Mollica bers mentioned above in your prayers. Mike Finn ...... Bottle of sparkling wine Chris Ymana ...... Set of beer glasses George Lewsaw, Chancellor 7 Our Council In Action Rectory Renovations - Church The second phase of the renovations to the parish rectory is now complete. Thanks to the volunteer efforts of several Brother Knights and parish members, the cost of the project was limited mostly to the acqui- sition of materials. Basilio Crestan, assisted by Walter Friedl, laboured mightily to lay new tile in the vestibule, hallway, and a bathroom. Helmut Hofgärtner did his part by painting the bedrooms assisted by parishioner Carlton Ngui, while parishioner Leo Benedet painted the laundry room. In addition, Brothers Dan Dumouchelle, Wal- ter Friedl, Lee Leveque, GK Greg Mac- Donald, Don Panek, and George Pickering provided much of the muscle in doing the groundwork of demolition, site preparation, clean up, and the incessant moving around of furni- ture and appliances. Brother Walter, who in his capacity as Chair of the Parish Properties Committee was in general direction of the project, estimates that these Brother Knights and parish members put in around 180 hours of volunteer work on the project. Thank you gentlemen for another job well done.

General Meeting Guest Speaker – Fraternity At our Council’s January general membership meeting, we were fortunate to have with us a Brother Knight, Detective Sergeant Glenn Gervais of the Fraud Division of the Windsor Police Department, who came to give us a brief and interesting talk and warnings about the many fraudulent schemes being perpetrated on many unsuspecting people especially through the Internet. The presence of Det. Sgt. Gervais among us was no coincidence. He is the son of our Council’s Lec- turer, Brother Paul Gervais, FDD, PGK, and a former member of our Council. We are grateful to Glenn for making time in his busy schedule to give us this talk, and to his father Paul for inviting him.

8 Our Council In Action .... cont’d Substance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest Awards - Community Salon A in our Parish Family Centre was abuzz with excitement on the evening of January 10th as children who participated in our Council’s Substance Abuse Poster Contest gathered in excited anticipation to fi nd out who the winners of the contest were. Members of our Council’s Cooking Team (Brothers Ron Bardwell, Ken Bondy, Bob Cayea, Mike Charbonneau, Mike Finn, Walter Friedl, Earl Fontaine, Terry Killen, Bill McKay, and John Sabga) had earlier been busy in the kitchen preparing a meal of spaghetti with tomato sauce, meat balls, and garlic bread for those in attendance. Fr. Mike began the proceedings by saying grace before these same Brother Knights served the food to an appreciative crowd. Following the meal, our Council’s Youth Director emceed the event assisted by GK Greg MacDonald and DGK Mike Agius. Fr. Mike gave a short inspirational talk to the children, encouraging them to stay away from drugs. As in the past few years, RCMP Offi cer Walter Silver and Drug Abuse Counsellor Frank De Angelis gave informative talks to the children and parents present about the dangers of substance abuse. Offi cer Silver spoke about how the makers of illegal drugs often use toxic substances in making them, and how there have been many cases where young people died after their fi rst encounter with illegal drugs. Mr. De Angelis spoke about the psychological and social effects of taking illegal drugs – how people lost all their possessions to drug use, and how the use of illegal drugs often leads to all kinds of mental problems. He described how young people often fall into the trap of drug use because they sometimes feel that they do not fi t in. All speakers urged children to avoid drugs, and to “just say no”. It was then time to present the awards to the winners, certifi cates of participation to every child who participated, and certifi cates of ap- preciation to the school principals and teachers who guided the children in their projects. The winners were as follows:

L. A. Desmarais School H. J. Lassaline School Alcohol Abuse Category 1st Place Hannah Larocque Sarah Jarvis 2nd Place Madison Hamelin Tianna Langlois 3rd Place Soﬁ a Zambito Stephanie Gaus Drug Abuse Category 1st Place No entries Ashley Costello 2nd Place No entries Erika Briden 3rd Place No entries Jordan Molloy We congratulate the children for their eager participation, and thank their teachers for their invaluable contribution to this project. State Council Family of the Month – Fraternity The people attending the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 13th, were in for a pleasant surprise. Just before the conclusion of the Mass, the celebrant, our Council’s Co-Chaplain Fr. Mike Graham, invited DD Josip Banoviç to come to the lectern. Our DD was at the Mass for a special purpose – to make a presentation in which he was assisted by our GK Greg MacDonald. Together they announced that the On- tario State Council had selected the family of Brother David Wilbur as Ontario State Family of the Month for April 2007. They called forward Brother Dave, his wife Cathy, and their daughter Rosemary and presented them with the Ontario State Council Family of the Month certiﬁ cate and a beautiful statue portraying the Holy Family. We congratulate Dave, Cathy, and their family on receiving this pres- tigious and well-deserved recognition.

9 Our Council In Action .... cont’d KofC-CWL Breakfast – Fraternity The winter wind blew hard and cold and bitter chilling people’s bones on Sunday, January 20th, but inside the Atonement Parish Family Centre, it was toasty warm. Several members of our Council’s Cooking Team – DGK Mike Agius, Ron Bardwell, Ken Bondy, Mike Charbonneau, Mike Finn, Bill Foris, Walter Friedl, Paul Gervais, Terry Killen, Lee Leveque, GK Greg Mac- Donald, Bruce Mackie, Mike MacLellan Sr., Bill McKay, and John Sabga - had once again come together and did an excel- lent job of preparing a, hot, hearty, appetizing breakfast. Serv- ing the food were the ladies of the Catholic Women’s League council of our parish. DGK Mike Agius’s wife Rita and Bro. Walter Friedl kept busy with ticket sales at the door to the hall. The breakfast, which ran from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., was a successful event with 147 people including 25 children attending and enjoying scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon, sausages, toast and other appetizing food. Initial estimates show a profi t of approximately $480 that our Council will share equally with the CWL council. Our Council’s share will go to our general account, which funds such things as trophies and certifi cates for our Council’s youth programs, cards, fl owers, and fruit baskets that our Worthy Chancellor sends to ailing members of our Council, and other non-charity expenses. These funds make it possible for our Council to carry out its fraternal activities and youth program activities. Basketball Free Throw Competition – Youth and Community The sun was shining brightly on Windsor’s snow-covered streets on the afternoon of January 24th, while inside the gym at H. J. Lassaline School the bright faces of 50 children excitedly looking forward to our Council’s Basketball Free Throw competition were a match for the sun’s brightness. The competitors came from L. A. Desmarais School and H. J. Lassaline School, two of the fi ve schools in the Forest Glade community that Brother John Barron, PGK had invited to participate in the competition. Although the competition was sharp as boys and girls competed separately in 5 age categories, it was heart-warming to see the children cheer- ing each other on and applauding every time a competitor scored a basket. We congratulate all the children for this great show of sportsmanship. Erica Hensman, who was our Council’s cham- pion in the girls’ 10-year-old category last year, and then went on to win the Ontario-wide competition in her division, had everyone spellbound as we watched her sink 13 baskets out of the 15 throws allowed. The competition came to a nail-biting end when it was necessary to have a tiebreaker after Olivia Ferguson and Lina Florian had tied scores in regulation competition for 13-year-old girls. Bro. John very ably and effi ciently conducted the event assisted by GK Greg MacDonald, DGK Mike Agius, and Brothers Eduardo Aguilar, John Cassidy, and Walter Friedl, while Bro. Tony Ellul kept busy taking photographs. As the competition of each age group was completed, GK Greg MacDonald presented the winners with a Age Group Girls Boys trophy and an invi- Michelle Labonte Steven Marquis tation to compete Age 9 L. A. Desmarais H. J. Lassaline at the District com- Sofi a Teresa Zambito Kolton Schram petition scheduled Age 10 L. A. Desmarais L. A. Desmarais for Saturday at St. Bernard School. Erica Hensman Tyler Semande Age 11 We congratulate L. A. Desmarais H. J. Lassaline the winners, whose Sarah Sales Julian Colarossi names are shown Age 12 H. J. Lassaline H. J. Lassaline here, and wish them success at the Lina Florian Chris St. Pierre Age 13 District competi- H. J. Lassaline L. A. Desmarais tion and beyond.