Vol. I, Issue 2 Archbishop James V. Casey Council #9349 “We are here to serve, not to be served.” December 2015 The Messenger CHARITY UNITY FRATERNITY PATRIOTISM Members of Council #9349 served CALENDAR of Thanksgiving lunch to approximately 155 members of the St. Frances Cabrini Silver Strands Seniors Group Council Activities on Thursday, November 19th. This also included the Parish Office Staff. December 2015 The Silver Strands is for seniors and is a monthly lunch gathering at St. Frances Cabrini. The event is coordinated by Judy Conrad who 2nd- Assembly Social Brecken- has been organizing the monthly function for ridge Brewery on Santa Fe several years. 2nd- Ladies Auxiliary Christ- The coun- cil provided mas Party the turkeys and 11th- Mid-Year Tng Registra- the trimmings. tion 5:00-7:00 pm Crown Plaza Fifteen (15) members of the coun- Hotel The council members person- 11th- Mid-Year Training w/ 1st ally served each of the Degree Exemplification 6:30- parishioners in attendance. 8:00 pm 12th- Mid-Year Tng Registra- cil prepared the turkey and all of tion 7:00am-4:00pm; General the trimmings which included Tng starts 8:00am bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans. The council 12th- Christmas Party Social w/ members personally served each of State Officers starts 6:30pm the parishioners in attendance. Council members participating 13th- Mid-Year Meeting Pro- in the event were: Paul Basquez, Jack Bettinger, Raymond Durbala, gram Wrap Up Tony Giuliani, Jerry Hayes, Al Heroux, 16th- Officers/Directors Dave Kathman, Vern Meeting and Council Meeting Krier, Jim Noel, Bob Patterson, Jim Penta, Tony Schaffhauser, 27th- No Parish Breakfast due Jack Sullivan, and KC to Christmas Holiday Van Nieman. 28th- No Council Meeting due (More photographs on to Christmas Holiday (See the page 5 and 6) 16th for meeting) The Messenger Page 2 “We are here to serve, not to be served.” Prayer Requests St. Frances Cabrini Shrine Paige Mowery Colleen Schumacher Marie May Adrienne Pettit Charise Pettit Pat Handel Judy Dalla Sheila rose Carol Kennon John Kerns Meredith Mulford Carol Johnson Josh Steffen John Kelly Pat Dean Jay Cardosi Marcy Martinez Alex Garcia Cameron Chavez Adam Guinn Jeff Williams Vikki Farrel Cyl Hunter Steve Hunter Bob Newman Laura Lahen Alan Hoffman Angie Ramirez The Messenger Published monthly by the Knights of Columbus Archbishop James V. Casey Council #9349 P.O. Box 620954 Littleton, CO 80162 SK Ernest Joas Photograph by Octaviano Grand Knight 303-740-7514 2015 SK Joseph O. Marquez, DEADLINE Editor FOR THE MESSENGER 303-933-8672 NEWSLETTER ARTICLES: 25TH OF EACH MONTH. The Messenger December 2015 “We are here to serve, not to be served” Page 3 Council Officers Knight of the Month: Joe Birge 2015-2016 Chaplain ince joining the Knights on April 15, 2015, Father Sean McGrath S Joe has progressed on to receive his 2nd and [email protected] 3rd Degrees and was nominated to Supreme to Grand Knight be the Financial Secretary of Council 9349 and Ernest Joas has performed admirably in that position. [email protected] In addition, he is an enthusiastic participant 303-740-7514 in service program activities such as street clean- Deputy Grand Knight ups, serving at Ciderfest, church usher, yard work for Seniors and Richard Simpson Culture of Life activities such as putting up and taking down white [email protected] crosses. Chancellor He has attended almost all of the council business meetings, Mike Schmisek met with our insurance representative and has actively and success- [email protected] fully recruited for the council. In addition, his prompt and accurate Financial Secretary handling of the Council's financial matters takes a great deal of Joe Birge time. [email protected] Treasurer Curt Siroky [email protected] Advocate Bill Lahey [email protected] Recorder Doug Cook [email protected] Warden Ed Dean [email protected] Outside Guard Richard Mann [email protected] Inside Guard Robert Newman [email protected] Web Master Tino Martinez [email protected] Lecturer Art Hinkel [email protected] 1st Year Trustee Tino Martinez 2nd Year Trustee Mike Smoody 3rd Year Trustee Frank McGinley The Messenger Page 4 “We are here to serve, not to be served” Honoring Our Brothers: Brother Knight’s Celistino Tino Martinez Birthdays December 2015 K Tino Martinez was born in 12/1 William Krempasky S Monte Vista, Colorado in the San Luis Val- ley on May 22, 1953. His father farmed in the area of Alamosa. He 12/2 Jerry Gomez attended elementary school in Thornton, Colorado at Holy Cross Catholic School. He continued at Mullen High School, and Highland 12/2 Edwin Dean High School. He graduated from Highland High School in 1971. In 1971, a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Compa- 12/4 Robert O'Connor ny representatives came to Highland High School to recruit workers. 12/6 Anthony Castillo He applied and was immediately hired. During his time with Mountain States, U. S. West, and 12/7 Allen Becker Quest, he held several positions including in- staller, lineman, central office technician, test 12/8 Jerome Boswell technician, union steward, 1st level manager, 12/9 Eloy Gonzales 2nd level manager, 3rd level manager and direc- tor. 12/9 Paul Scarponcini In 2001, Quest offered a severance package to it’s eligible employees and he accepted. He 12/10 Donald Moniak was a Director of Service Assurance at the time of his severance. Also, during 12/11 Nicholas Patrick his employment with the tele- 12/14 Marcel Savoie phone companies, he was able to earn a college de- gree through the University of Phoenix with the 12/15 Gerard Beigel company paying for the tuition. Since 2002, Tino has done consulting work with 12/19 Jeremy McCombs telecommunication industry companies. At present, he is working as an engineer for Sports Authority 12/22 Stephen Funk and is responsible for several stores in area. 12/23 George Hutchison Tino met his wife Denise where he was working. Both were tele- communication professional. Tino and Denise have been married for 12/24 Christopher twenty-seven (27) years and have two children; Mariah and Camer- Bullotta on. They also have two grandchildren. Tino and Denise enjoy motor- cycle touring. Their favorite tours are to southern Colorado and 12/24 Gregory Homer northern New Mexico where they enjoy the local food and the great 12/27 Julius Cardosi scenery. Tino credits his wife Denise for his strong spiritual beliefs. Tino joined the Knights of Columbus about ten (10) years ago at HAPPY BIRTHDAY Light of World Roman Catholic Church Council #12567 on West AND Bowles Avenue. About eight (8) years ago, he transferred to Coun- BEST WISHES! cil #9349 after consulting with Brother Jerry Lovato. Jerry helped him decide to make the move. Since joining the Knights, Tino has held several positons in- cluding Guard, Treasure, Deputy Grand Knight and Grand Knight (2014-2015) and is now a Trustee for the council. He is also a Sir Knight. December 2015 “We are here to serve, not to be served” Page 5 THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON! The Messenger Page 6 “We are here to serve, not to be served” THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON! December 2015 “We are here to serve, not to be served” Page 7 Congratulations to our new 3rd Degree Members! John Barder Pat Coyne Andre Gbenado Gerald Hardesty Gus Hartman Alan Sschanher The Messenger Page 8 “We are here to serve, not to be served” Council Death of Conversation Directors Church Director Bill Krempasky [email protected] Family Director Jum Gunning [email protected] Culture of Life Director Richard Kositzke [email protected] Youth Directors Tom O’Neill [email protected] Chris Bullotta [email protected] Membership Director Jack Sullivan [email protected] Council Activities Director Russ Tirella [email protected] Community Activities Director Ed Dean [email protected] Charity - Our Catholic faith teaches us to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Members of the Knights of Columbus show love for their neighbors by conducting food drives and donating the food to local soup kitchens and food pantries, by volunteering at Special Olympics, and by supporting, both spiritually and materially, mothers who choose life for their babies. Knights recog- nize that our mission, and our faith in God, compels us to action. There is no better way to experience love and compassion than by help- ing those in need, a call we answer every day. Source: The Knights of Columbus December 2015 “We are here to serve, not to be served” Page 9 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 9349 The Past Grand Knight’s Dinner will be rescheduled for a more convenient time at a more affordable location. Minutes of Council Meeting November 18, 2015 The highway cleanup will be rescheduled when we have a chairman for the activity. Opening Committee Reports Membership Committee: Deputy Grand Knight Richard Simpson (substituting for GK Ernest Joas) opened the meeting at 7:20 following the Jack Sullivan congratulated the new 2nd/3rd Degree mem- rosary. Forty members were present. bers present and Joe Marquez asked them to stay for pic- tures after the meeting. Inside Guard Bob Newman reported (for Warden Ed Dean) that all present were in possession of their current member- Tony Schaffhauser, filling in for Jack in for the past month, ship cards. reported that we had 16 new 2nd/3rd members at the Nov. 7 Exemplification at St Marks. Eight of the 3rd Degree DGK Simpson led the opening prayer and Pledge of Alle- members were new Knights within the past year. The other giance to the Flag. eight had been 1st Degree for 2-28 years. The Recorder (Tony Schaffhauser substituting for Doug Jack stressed that we all need to be active recruiters and he Cook) called the roll.