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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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MEETING DAYS ARE 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAYS
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Please reply with your updated or loved one's email address to receive this publication in different or additional email inboxes, our phone number is 929-459-5950.
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Next council meeting: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
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- Sunday August 25 4 PM - Knights Day at the TD Bank Ballpark
- Wednesday September 11 7:30 PM - Council Meeting at BSC Parish Rooms 1 & 2
- Sunday September 15 8:30 AM - American Red Cross Blood Drive at BSC Parish Hall
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GK Vincent Scafuto
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Grand Knight's Message
A great time was had by all! 40+ attendees, and allot of fun. See event pictures on our web page www.kofc.ws.
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Our next meeting will be a business meeting on September 11, please come, let get our business for the new fraternal year started. We will discuss our calendar of events and will consider all ideas and suggestions on how we can improve.
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Our Lady of the Hills, Council 5959
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Knights Day at the Ballpark
TD Bank Stadium Somerset Patriots VA Event and baseball game
Last call for complimentary tickets to the August 25, 2019 baseball game at TD Bank Ballpark. Anyone still desiring ticket should contact Stan Serafin at stans123@optonline.net or 732-207-7737 as soon as possible.
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USS Samuel Chase
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FDD Stan Serafin has the tickets, please email him at
Click here to open Veterans of America flyer
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FRANK DEVITA TO THROW FIRST PITCH
On Sunday, August 25, 2019, 4:00 PM Sharp
On Sunday, August 25, 2019, at 4 PM at the TD Bank Ballpark the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 452 proudly hosts THE 17TH ANNUAL VETERANS OF AMERICA DAY.
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The Guest of Honor is SP4 Kevin Donavan and The Guardians For The Tomb Of The Unknowns.
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The following is an excerpt from the ceremony announcement:
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Captain Vincent Tavormina, the State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus. He entered active duty in 1970 as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. Assigned to the 39th Ordinance Group, US Army Reserves and then to the 78th Infantry Division. Served 14 ½ years in the reserves where his duty assignments included Nuclear Weapons/Special Weapons Officer, Headquarters Company Commander, Infantry Company Commander and Battalion Adjutant. Joined the Knights of Columbus in November 1996 and held many positions, most recently elected State Deputy.
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Sergeant Frank DeVita served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1943-1946 aboard the USS Samuel Chase. He served on the ship in the European-Africa-Middle East Theater and Asiatic-Pacific Theater, as well as the occupation and China Service in the Far East after World War II. While on the Chase, he was a Gunner’s Mate 3C. During both the Normandy and Provence campaigns of the Liberation of France, he crewed a Higgins Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel, and carried the U.S. Army, 1st Infantry Division to Omaha’s East Red beach in June 1944, then the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division to the southernmost beaches of the St. Tropez peninsula in August 1944. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
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Anyone interested in attending the event please contact Stan Serafin at stans123@optonline.net 732-207-7737 or Sal Longo at Talk of the Town in Martinsville for complimentary tickets. Also, at the August 14, Knight of Columbus meeting we will have complimentary tickets available.
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Brothers, family and supporters,
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I am writing this article in my role as Council 5959 Religious and Civil Rights Chairman. Our Grand Knight has suggested that the various Chairs and Directors in the council make shorter reports at the meeting but expand on them for publication in the Wind of the Hills. This makes sense on a number of levels.
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First we have to recognize that any reports given at a meeting are usually heard by only a handful of the 200+ Brothers who comprise our Council. Further, the remarks made are transient and quickly forgotten: the opportunity to follow through by urging the Brothers to visit recommended websites or by writing to our elected representatives is not easy to facilitate at a meeting.
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I welcome the suggestion for other reasons. We all realize that not everyone has the time, inclination or passion to acquaint themselves with all the issues confronting our society and, more specifically, our church. Let me paraphrase a quote often attributed (incorrectly) to Mark Twain: One must select wisely a source of news; otherwise it would be better to be uninformed than misinformed.” Couple that with the advice of our Founding Fathers who felt that “An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people”.
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Unfortunately, working against this good advice is what most of our members face: the demand on one’s time of jobs, family responsibilities, volunteer obligations and the like. On the other hand, I enjoy the freedom that retirement offers to devote time and energy to following many of the topical items that consume so much TV time, newsprint, email space, and mailings.
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My goal will be to distill this important information and get it to our Council Brothers in a concise, informative, and useful form and, when appropriate, a clear path to act on it.
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Fraternally Yours in Christ,
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Religions and Civil Rights Chairman
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Held every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, except as periodically announced. All members of the Knights of Columbus in good-standing are invited to attend, please arrive no later than start time.
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Meeting Time: 7:30 PM for the meeting, or 7:10 PM to pray the Holy Rosary
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Meeting Location: We meet at Blessed Sacrament Parish, in rooms 1&2 (off the church lobby).
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Publisher: Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of the Hills Martinsville NJ Council No. 5959
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USPS Mail to: Blessed Sacrament Parish
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1890 Washington Valley Rd
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