Our Lady of Service Council #6257 Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Recitation of the Holy Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Church 7595 Federal Boulevard Westminster, CO 80030 May 2017 – The Council Voice For the Knights of Council 6257 and Their Families Object 1 WORLD YOUTH DAY STRENGTHENS ORDER IN POLAND WORLD YOUTH DAY in Kraków in July 2016 provided a special opportunity for Polish Knights of Columbus to serve the Church. Many members were involved at the local and national levels preparing for the event and during WYD itself. K of C councils were instrumental in numerous parish-based WYD activities as well as larger programs. Of particular note is the “Ticket for a Brother” initiative, which raised funds for pilgrims from the former Soviet republics who could not afford to come to Poland without financial assistance. Our Lady of Częstochowa Queen of Poland Council 14004 in Radom, for example, financed the pilgrimage for 50 young people from Ukraine. Among the fruits of this initiative were closer cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian Knights and the friendship between the WYD pilgrims and Polish host families. During the week of World Youth Day, Knights of Columbus volunteers served at several key locations. In addition to the K of C-sponsored Mercy Centre, members served at Cracovia Stadium and worked with the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in nearby Łagiewniki, which was visited by 1.5 million pilgrims that week. “The involvement of the Knights of Columbus in the work of World Youth Day was a great gift, both for the organizers of the meeting, its participants, as well as for the whole Church in Poland,” said Father Grzegorz Suchodolski, general secretary of the Organizing Committee of World Youth Day. Following the Knights’ cooperation during WYD 2016, the Order in Poland received further requests for assistance in organizing Catholic events and initiatives. In November 2016, the Knights provided an honor guard and coordinated logistics at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy during a ceremony concluding the Jubilee of Mercy. Tens of thousands of pilgrims, including the president of Poland, attended the event. On March 1, to commemorate the Year of St. Albert Chmielowski announced by the Polish bishops’ conference, the Knights began a nationwide pilgrimage of relics and an image of St. Albert in cooperation with Albertine Sisters. Coinciding with the relic pilgrimage, the Knights are collecting blankets and sheets to benefit shelters run by the Albertine Sisters, a congregation founded by St. Brother Albert. According to State Deputy Andrzej Anasiak, the Knights see their work as an extension of the Jubilee Year of Mercy and World Youth Day, which likewise focused on mercy. “Cooperation with the Congregation of Albertine Sisters is an honor and privilege,” he said during a recent media briefing after visiting with Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, the new head of the Archdiocese of Kraków. “After the Year of Mercy and the meeting of Pope Francis with young people at WYD,” Anasiak added, “we are eager to continue the Order’s work of charitable outreach and evangelization.” — Reported by Tomasz Adamski, a member of St. Brother Albert Council 15128 in Kraków. (from Supreme Website) Please be aware and adhere to the basic protocol you learned in your 1st degree. To order Knights to Christ Chef of the month: books, please contact: James Von Feldt 303-822- th 8908 May 11 , 2017 Allan Eckert [email protected] Jun. 8Th, 2017 Duc Pham or th John Barkledge 303-680- Jul, 13 , 2017 Tim Schenk 4848 Aug. 10th, 2017 Robert Smith [email protected] Sep. 14th, 2017 Tom Solis Knights to Christ now on Amazon.com for Oct. 12th, 2017 Allan Eckert Kindle Please pray for those on our sick and distressed list and for our nation. Family of the Month Month Family October 2016 Gerry Gerk & his family Knight of the Month Month Worthy Knight December Allan Eckert January John Scott February Steve Vega March Jose Zamora April Duc Pham Grand Knight – Gene Silva Chaplain – Fr. Erik Vigil-Reyes Financial Secretary / First Degree Team Leader – Gerry Gerk We currently have 109 members. In order to keep our council vibrant and in good standing with Supreme please be sure to keep your dues up to date. For members of our First Degree Team – we have 2 copies of the First Degree video produces by Supreme. If you would like to borrow a copy to view at home talk to Gerry or Gary. Keep in mind that you will need to take appropriate precautions to safeguard the secrecy of the ceremonial as you promised when you made your 1st degree. Deputy Grand Knight / Programs Director / Public Relations – Gary Harris Each director listed below should give a report of their committee's activities at our regular monthly business meeting. If you can not attend, please submit your report to Gary Harris and he will present it on your behalf. Please join me in welcoming our own Jerry Rodriguez as our new Field Agent. Thank you Russ for serving us these many months. We will again be leading the Rosary before all Sunday and Anticipatory Masses during the month of May. As practical Catholic gentlemen we should enthusiastically enter in to all Holy Mother Church offers us. Please consider joining our Assembly for ‘Prayer in the Square’ at 10 AM on the 1st Saturday each month at the Westminster Armed Forces Tribute Garden at 6001 West 104th Avenue. We pray a Patriotic Rosary for our country (military service, pro-life issues, etc.) & personal intentions. Chancellor / Membership Director / Admissions Committee Chairman – Al Ortivez Please take the step from being a member by association only and become an insurance member of our Order. Father Faustinus is in the process of landscaping his front & back yard at Curé d'Ars and would welcome some help. Contact Al for information. This is a great opportunity to work with men who are members of the Knights of Peter Claver. Contact Al with any prospective candidates for 1st degree. You are encouraged to view 'The Power of One'. Recruit a Knight and you will change his life! Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to men 18 years of age and up who are practicing Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that they accept the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspire to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church, and are in good standing with the Catholic Church. Feel free to share the Newsletter , the Supreme website http://www.kofc.org/, the State website https://www.coloradokofc.org/, our council website http://vgharris.wixsite.com/kofccouncil6257 and facebook https://www.facebook.com/kofc6257/ Recorder – Tom Theis Treasurer – John Scott. Thank you to all who continue to participate in our breakfast fund raisers. These events constitute our council’s primary source of income, which we use to support our charitable programs. Watched Bernadette – available at navispictures.com – it was fantastic! Also, don't forget about Holy Heroes Lenten Adventure Advocate – Alex Guetlein Warden – Tom Solis Inside Guard – Bobby Jackson Outside Guard – Duc Pham Trustees – Jeremy Coash / Steve Vega / Emilio Unate Lecturer / Church Director / Vocations Chairman – Allan Eckert. We are now sponsoring four seminarians in the RSVP program - please pray for Darrick Leier, Tomislav Tomi, Jason DiRito & Jack Rueschhoff. Please also continue to pray for Cecilia Knapp and St. Paul’s Outreach - check out her video http://spo.org/staff/cecelia-knapp . There will be a Rosary for the intentions of our priests & for our Church and School every Wednesday during the month of May at 6:00 PM (May 10th will be at 5:30 PM). Pleas join if you are able, Community Director – Tim Hall Our “That Man is You” (TMIY) group has finished the Spring semester. We will regin again in September. Please join us! All men are welcome! Come meet other men, make new friends and learn more about our shared faith. Culture of Life Director – Alan Gillan We pray at Planned Parenthood the third Saturday of the month, leaving Holy Trinity at 9AM. Save the date – Saturday 4.15 Council Director – Open – We still need to fill this position - contact the Deputy Grand Knight if you can help. As you know our focus is now more than ever to support our parish. All of our programs directors are very important helping to maintain that focus and our Council Director plays a key role helping us to meet our goals. All of our directors will be working together on the items discussed above in the Council Update section under 'Building the Domestic Church'. The Grand Knight can't and shouldn't do everything. The directors are in place to allow the Council to work as a team with Our Lord to accomplish great spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Please consider investing your talents in this endeavor. In the interim please let Gary know your nominations for Knight of the Month. Family Director – Tim Schenk A monthly family movie night with a family rosary is still in the works. This would be in the overflow on a Saturday evening after the 5:00 PM Mass. Please consider volunteering to assist Tim with this effort. Tim has also been working with Fr. John Paul to establish more KofC/Parish activities such as Octoberfest, Spaghetti dinner and a summer parish picnic. ‘Building the Domestic Church – The Family Fully Alive’ is a program sponsored by Supreme that we might consider offering here at Holy Trinity. There is information available at https://www.kofc.org/un/en/domestic-church/parish-programs/family- fully-alive.html.