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The Spirit Knights of Columbus Scott A. MacDonald Council 8512

V OLUME 3 7 I SSUE 11 N OVEMBER 2020

COUNCIL OFFICERS Month of the Souls in Purgatory Chaplain ...... Fr. Anh Tran ...... (817) 284-4811 Grand Knight ...... Mike Dellies ...... (817) 656-1492 The month of November (Overview - Calendar) is dedicated to Deputy Grand Knight.... Robert Sands...... (817) 988-3376 the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Church commemorates all Chancellor ...... John Giglio ...... (817) 281-4617 her faithful children who have departed from this life, but Recorder ...... Allan Fitzwater ...... (817) 528-8142 have not yet attained the joys of heaven. St. Paul warns us Treasurer ...... Gary Yanowski ...... (817) 656-1142 that we must not be ignorant concerning the dead, nor sor- Financial Secretary ...... Mark Krueger ...... (817) 939-1192 rowful, "even as others who have no hope ... For the Lord Lecturer ...... Juan Valdez ...... (817) 966-8925 Himself shall come down from heaven ... and the dead who Advocate ...... Terry Barnhard ...... (817) 707-6135 are in Christ shall rise. Warden ...... Gary Obudzinski ...... (817) 656-3274 The Church has always taught us to pray for those who have Guard ...... Paul Cuttica ...... (518) 774-4019 gone into eternity. Even in the Old Testament prayers and Guard ...... Paul Posluszny ...... (724) 987-3126 alms were offered for the souls of the dead by those who Trustee (3-Year) ...... Ken Kenvin, PGK ...... (817) 595-4104 thought "well and religiously concerning the resurrection." It Trustee (2-Year) ...... Jerry Dews, PGK ...... (817) 932-0551 was believed that "they who had fallen asleep with godliness Trustee (1-Year) .... Bobby Donahoo, PGK ...... (817) 498-9628 had great grace laid up for them" and that "it is therefore a INSURANCE holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they Field Agent ...... Tim Bradford ...... (817) 821-2323 may be loosed from sins." We know that a defiled soul cannot enter into heaven. FOURTH DEGREE District 3 Master ...... Pat Conway Excerpted from Liturgical Meditations, The Sisters of St. Dom- San Juan Diego Assembly 2857 inic Faithful Navigator ..... SK Dick Norgaard ...... (817) 656-2529 Comptroller .. SK Ejikeme “EJ” Alozie-Nwagboso Duration of Purgatory

DIOCESE Purgatory is not eternal. Its duration varies according to the Diocesan Rep...... Bruce Mallory ...... (817) 807-2982 sentence pronounced at each particular judgment. It may be District Deputy ...... Obie Obregon ...... (817) 528-2393 prolonged for centuries in the case of the more guilty souls, or of those who, being excluded from the Catholic commun- ion, are deprived of the suffrages of the Church, although by the divine mercy they have escaped hell. But the end of the world, which will be also the end of time, will close for ever Inside this issue: the place of temporary expiation. God will know how to rec- oncile His justice and His goodness in the purification of the last members of the human race, and to supply by the intensi- Calendar 3 ty of the expiatory suffering what may be wanting in duration. Birthday News 4 But, whereas a favourable sentence at the particular judg- Pro-Life Corner 5 ment admits of eternal beatitude being suspended and post- poned, and leaves the bodies of the elect to the same fate as News You Can Use 9 those of the reprobate; at the universal judgment, every sen- Book of Rememberance 14 tence, whether for heaven or for hell, will be absolute, and will be executed immediately and completely. T HE S PIRIT P A G E 2

Grand Knight’s Message Brother Knights, We’re almost half way through fall and it feels like winter. Several of the past few days have been cold and dreary. Of course, with COVID still gripping our world, sitting inside doesn’t seem like much of a change. The “new normal”, as they say. Speaking of sitting inside, nothing much is happening with our Council as well. On-campus activities at St. John’s are still not allowed, so outside of masses, the school and Outreach, nothing much is happening. BUT, that doesn’t mean our Council is inactive. We have our annual Tootsie Roll Drive coming up on November 28th (the Saturday after Thanksgiving). Funds raised from this event will go toward our State Charities goal for this year. We will be working the intersection of Beach Street and Basswood Boulevard from 9 am through 5 pm. We’re hoping to have enough volunteers for two shifts each of 4 hours. Dave Garrett is heading up the Drive, so if you’re interested in helping, please contact Dave so he can get you on the list. Without our other on-campus fundraising events, it’s imperative we have a good Tootsie Roll Drive to keep ouf coffers from running dry. We’ll also be remembering our fallen Brother Knights with the annual Memorial Mass. However, because of COVID and the need for social distancing, the Memorial Mass will be combined with 9 am mass on Sunday, No- vember 8th. If you are not able to attend the mass, please pray for all of our deceased Brother Knights. You may or may not know that Terry Peffers has “retired” from the Knights of Columbus Insurance team. Last month there were several from our Council, as well as a few other KofC Insurance agents at a retirement party of sorts at Witten’s. We took over the back room for a couple of hours to share stories about Terry. Many of us have known Terry for many years and we have shared some fun times. He has been, and will continue to be, an active member of our Council and we’re glad he chose to stay with our Council. We wish Terry well on his new career. As I menionted, Terry will still be active with our Council, but just not as our Field Agent. That distinction goes to Tim Bradford. It may be a little difficult with the meeting restrictions to formally introduce Tim to the Coun- cil, but you may be hearing from him individually as your insurance needs arise. If you currently do not have KofC insurance, I strongly urge you to talk to Tim and see what he can do for you to get you set (Tempus Fugit, Memento Mori). Tim can be reached at (871) 616-5359. Welcome aboard, Tim! Toward the end of the month we’ll all celebrate Thanksgiving with our families. The first of the holiday gatherings will take on a new look this year. Thanksgiving gatherings probably won’t be as big and those in attendance will likely be separated by some distance, if they happen at all. No matter what you do for Thanksgiving this year, please remember the reason for the holiday. Thanksgiving was originally meant as a was of showing our appreciation to God for all that we have and for his watching over us. Sorry, football wasn’t part of the deal. The Pilgrims, after one year in America, decided to celebrate a three days' thanksgiving in the autumn of 1621. At the second “Thanksgiving” two years later, it was formally proclaimed by the governor as a day of prayer to thank God for their deliverance from drought and starvation, and for the safe arrival from Holland of the ship Anne. This year, some of our brothers and sister are thankful for ‘deliverance from drought and starvation’ as the COVID pandemic has greatly affected their financial situation. We need to pray for them that they can weather the COVID storm. We also need to be mindful of the many blessings we have, and that our situations can turn at a moments notice. Personally, I thankful for being associated with you all through our various Council activities, limited they may be at present. I know we’ll get through the COVID pandemic and we’ll be- come active on the church campus again. I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, no matter what you do. Thanks be to God! SK Mike Dellies, Grand Knight

T HE S PIRIT P A G E 3 Calendar of Events ALL MEETINGS ARE VIRTUAL UNTIL THE EASING OF COVID-19 MEETING RESTRICTIONS November 2020

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THIS MONTH’S EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS

5th Business Meeting (via Zoom) DECEMBER 2020 JANUARY 2021 7th 1st Saturday Mass 3rd Business Meeting 2nd 1st Saturday Mass 19th Officers’ Meeting (via Zoom) 7th Sandwich Making 7th Business Meeting 25th Chapter Meeting 8th Birthday Dinner 12th Birthday Dinner 17th Officers’ Meeting 21st Officers’ Meeting 30th Chapter Meeting 27th Chapter Meeting

T HE S PIRIT P A G E 4 BIRTHDAY

NEWS Council 8512 proudly supports the following seminarian: NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Joseph Hoffschwelle 1 Vaughn Gordon 14 Sean Perez Michael Marincel 1 Arturo Ramirez 16 Jose Luna Please keep them in your prayers. 2 Andrew Reiser 19 Rick Cardona 2 Mike Pollack 19 Ray Workman PRAYER LIST 4 Mark Vieth 23 Raul Rodriguez, Jr. Pope Francis I 5 Joseph Hnizdo, Sr. 23 Gerardo Antunez Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Michael Olsen 5 Rommel Agbulos 24 Joseph Aleman Fr. Jack McKone 6 Charles Chung 25 John Fitzwater Fr. Ahn Tran 7 Joseph Evans 25 Michael Corso Seminarians 7 Joseph Hicks 25 William Higgins Unborn Children 8 Martin Herrera 26 Andrew Tittor Middle Eastern Christians 9 Matthew Deskeere 26 Nicholas Tittor Victim of Domestic Violence Active Military / Veterans 10 Derrick Age 26 Chris Kenefick First Responders 14 Jose Martinez 28 Christopher Baker COVID-19 Victims/Families 14 Joseph Lord, II 30 Dillard King † Cliff Simon 14 Roberto Gonzalez 30 Manfred Knapp, Jr. Oliver Pettit 14 Pete Gomez, Jr. 30 David Burch BIRTHDAY DINNER MEETINGS ARE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED... How to Recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet ...TO BE CONTINUED SOON The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is preceded REMINDER: by two opening prayers from the BUSINESS MEETING LOCATION Diary of Saint Faustina and fol- lowed by a closing prayer. For Whenever the COVID meeting restrictions are eased, our monthly busi- step-by-step instructions on how ness meetings will be held in the Resource Room in the Church Admin- to recite the Divine Mercy Chap- istration Building, located directly across (west) the church parking lot. let: The Resource Room is in the south end of the building, as you first enter https:// the double glass doors. www.thedivinemercy.org/ message/devotions/pray-the- The monthly officers meetings will still be held in the Council office at chaplet 4101 Frawley (south end of Outreach Building). T HE S PIRIT P A G E 5

Serving life: How pro-life pregnancy centers are making a difference

CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2020 / 10:00 am MT (CNA).- A new report aims to measure the impact of pro- life pregnancy centers on women’s health care in the U.S., offering detail on the nearly 2 million women served last year. The Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List, reported on Wednes- day that more than 2,700 pro-life pregnancy centers around the U.S. served nearly two million people in 2019, providing nearly $270 million in services. These centers included both brick-and-mortar establishments, but also mobile medical centers, serving both expectant mothers and post-abortive women, with the vast majority of facilities offering parental education, material assis- tance for mothers, and ultrasound tests. “Pregnancy centers exist to serve and support mothers in the courageous de- cision to give their children life, even under the most difficult circumstanc- es,” Chuck Donovan, president of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, stated on Image of a pregnant woman. Credit: Wednesday. “This report calculates the impact of their mission of love in con- Emituu/Shutterstock crete terms.” The report calculated that pregnancy centers offered around 732,000 pregnancy tests in 2019, and more than 486,000 free ultrasounds. They also provided women nearly 1.3 million packs of diapers and more than two million baby outfits. In addition, they offered more than 291,000 clients parenting and prenatal education, and more than 21,000 clients post-abortive support. Pro-life pregnancy centers have come under fire from pro-abortion groups in recent years, with groups like Planned Parenthood claiming that they use deceitful tactics to get women in the door who are considering abortion and then do not offer them information on abortion as an option. In California, the state passed a law in 2015 that required pro-life pregnancy centers to offer women information about abortion and where they could obtain one. The centers, represented by the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), brought a lawsuit against the state and its then-attorney general Kamala Harris, who is now the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. The Supreme Court in 2017 ruled that the state’s requirement likely violated the free speech rights of pregnancy centers, and blocked the law from going into effect while lower courts reconsidered the case. Pro-life groups warn that women would experience a steep decline in available health care centers if they had to close clinics; they also say that federally-funded health clinics around the U.S. would not be able to replace them amid a surge in women clients. “They provide invaluable education as well as physical, medical, emotional and financial support,” said Anne O’Connor, NIFLA’s vice president for legal affairs. “Pregnancy centers provide these services at no cost, saving communities across the nation millions in tax dollars annually.” Alison, a woman from Portland, Maine, whose testimony is in the report, said she was a post-abortive mother who was pregnant with her second child. She reached out to a pregnancy center ABBA, and said that she “started to grow a strength inside of me that wasn’t there before. I decided I didn’t need anyone else’s approv- al,” and that she was “truly amazed and overwhelmed by the amount of support I was given.” “These women worked so hard and spent so much time researching options for me that I didn’t even know ex- isted. They were there to support and guide me when no one else was, and I’m not sure I could ever express how much that means to me,” she said.

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CLI says it compiled the report by surveying pregnancy centers from around the country, but included only those affiliated with a major network—Care Net, Heartbeat International, or the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA)—or those abiding by national standards of care and competence.

To quantify the services offered, the report used cost estimates for services and wages calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for social workers, sonographers, and registered nurses. Pro-life leaders have hailed the increase of ultrasound machines in recent years as a concrete way for mothers to see their child. Groups such as the Knights of Columbus have worked to supply pregnancy centers around the U.S. with more than 1,000 ultrasound machines—and nearly eight-in-centers surveyed by CLI offer ultrasounds. “Thirty-five years have now passed since the introduction of life-revealing and life-changing ultrasounds into pregnancy centers, and their medicalization continues to grow and thrive,” Donovan said. According to the report, 15% of the centers received government funding. For Planned Parenthood in its 2018-19 annual report, it reported that the nearly $617 million its affiliates received in government funding made up 37% of the overall revenue of both its national organization and affiliates. Some centers also provide testing for sexually-transmitted diseases and infections (STD/STI). “National health surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the Ameri- can STD epidemic continues to be a significant public health challenge,” the report stated, adding that “undiagnosed STDs cause infertility in more than 20,000 women each year.” “Medical pregnancy centers or clinics provide STI/STD testing and treatment to women, and at some locations to men, in direct response to this public health crisis,” it stated. “At pregnancy cen