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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Sunday July 24, 2022
COUNCIL MEETING DAYS ARE THE 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH
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Our next council meeting is on
* Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 7:30 PM *
Rebuild. Rebrand. Reinvigorate
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Grand Knight's Message
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Grand Knight,
Jonathan De Leon
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Worthy Brothers, Family, and Friends,
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As so many of us are travelling and enjoying lots of activities during the summer, we have canceled both the 4th Wednesday in July and 2nd Wednesday in August council meetings.
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Council members are reminded to attend our meetings whenever possible. We need your collaboration on developing innovative programs and help our council bring members and parishioners together while supporting our local organizations. Additionally, council officers should attend all meetings. If you are not able to attend, please let everyone know by replying to this email, sending an email to officers@kofc.ws or calling 201-5959-499. If you let us know, we can mark you as excused, and will not be counting on you for our business and voting requirements.
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Our next meeting will be on Wednesday August 24th. Please join us, we will be kicking off our fall and winter schedule in earnest and need a lot of support.
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We will have the following Events on September 11
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- Blood Drive (Thank you PGK Pat Noonan)
- Membership Drive - we need volunteers to distribute and pick up KofC membership recruiting cards
- Coffee and Donuts - we need volunteers to set up the room and meet and greet parishioners
Rebuild. Rebrand. Reinvigorate.
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Scholarship Program Overview
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Brothers and Prospective Members of our Council,
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We were fortunate to be able to again award scholarships to 2 high school graduates, see PGK Fred's update below. We should all be aware that our council scholarships are only available as follows:
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To eligible children and grandchildren of council 5959 active members. Active members are those in good standing who participate in council meetings and council event planning and execution.
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To eligible members' children and grandchildren graduating from high school who have been accepted to further their education at a higher learning institution.
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Although, historically, most applicants have continued their education at 4-year colleges, graduates may choose a technical school or other institution of higher education.
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Contact us at officers@kofc.ws or leave us a voicemail on phone number 210-5959-499 with your comments and recommendations. Our scholarship is a benefit to active members in good standing!
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Dear Brothers, family, and friends,
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This year Knights of Columbus Our Lady of the Hills Council scholarship awards of $500 have been presented to two individuals from the class of 2022.
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Nicholas A. Jankowski, the grandson of PGK Tom Battaglia, is our awardee from Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School. Nick submitted an acceptance letter from the University of Scranton where he will major in Business.
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The grandson of PGK Sal Longo, Salvatore Longo III, is our awardee from Somerville High School and is on his way to James Madison University where he will major in Finance. A key club and yearbook club member, Salvatore received considerable notoriety as the captain of the football team and one of the finest high school players in Somerset County.
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In addition, our annual award for achievement in theology at Immaculata High School was presented to Olivia Gaibor from right here in Martinsville. Likewise, our annual award for Outstanding Christian Values at Mount St. Mary Academy was given to graduating senior Mary Wieszczek. Each of these awards was for $250.
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PGK Fred Ciociola, Trustee
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Scholarship Program Chair
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Council Officers 2022- 23
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Below is the slate of officers for the next Columbian Year which starts on July 1st. Please join us at the next meeting, June 22, to vote on the slate and congratulate the newly proposed officers. We are still in need of an Outside Guard and various directors and committee men.
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Grand Knight – Jon De Leon
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Deputy GK - William Maxwell
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Chancellor – PGK David Adams
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Treasurer – Kennedy Arockiam
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Advocate – PGK Francis Schissler
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Recorder – Alfred Beronio
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Inside Guard – Dominick Larosa
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Trustee 1st Year – PGK Patrick Noonan
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Trustee 2nd Year – PGK Vincent Scafuto
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Trustee 3rd Year – PGK Fred Ciociola
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Blessed Sacrament
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Above, Father Paul leads the Corpus Christi Procession
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Fr. Brian Nolan
Daily at 9:00 AM and 12:10, and Weekend Masses on Sat at 4 PM and Sun at 7:30 and 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon
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It is important that you review the frequently updated information on our Webpage, the link is below. Please visit Parish's webpage for latest Holy Day Mass schedules.
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Patrick Kelly Begins Tenure as Supreme Knight.
He is the 14th Supreme Knight to lead the Order in its mission of charity, unity, and fraternity.
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Contact Information for Council Members and Family
Brothers,
We know not when; we know not where, and we know not how! Please make it a point of specifically providing our council's contact information to your loved ones! This information is relevant not only for you, but also for your loved ones, as they may need to contact one of us.
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Field agent for insurance information and questions Cell: 917-589-1252; Charles.Gardner@kofc.org (Br. Bud)
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Financial Secretary for dues and council related information; fs@kofc.ws (PGK Bob)
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Council's phone number, 210-5959-499, leave a message and one of us will call you back as soon as possible.
We have many electronic resources available to us,
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www.kofc.org, for our Orders global organization
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At the top of this newsletter, you will always find our social media links to Twitter and Facebook as well as a link to our page
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Knights of Columbus Insurance
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Charles Bud Gardner, Field Agent
917-589-1252 - charles.gardner@kofc.org
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Exemplification Ceremony
The Knights of Columbus has revised the degree program; it is now one Exemplification Ceremony which combines 1st. (Charity) 2nd. Unity and 3rd. Fraternity, our Orders' principles. The one degree is now the Charity, Unity and Fraternity (CUF) degree. The 4th (Patriotism) continues to be a distinct event.
The link below includes a video of the ceremony. Take the time to view this video as a refresher as to what the nights are about and why you joined and to help you explain to your family who the Knights are, what we stand for and what we do.
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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) or as communicated.
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Publisher: Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of the Hills Martinsville NJ Council No. 5959
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Phone number: 210-5959-499
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USPS Mail to: Blessed Sacrament Parish
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1890 Washington Valley Rd
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