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A NEWSLETTER FOR OUR LADY OF THE HILLS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Thursday January 19, 2023
COUNCIL MEETING DAYS ARE THE 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH
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Our next council meeting is in person, weather permitting
* Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 7:30 PM *
~ Holy Rosary at 7:10 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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PGKs Dave Adams and Bob Warren collecting coats!
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Dear Brothers, Family, and Friends,
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Continued best wishes for a holy, healthy new year!
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Happy belated birthday to Br. Al Beronio who turned 90 earlier this month!
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Thank you, Deputy Grand Knight Bill Maxwell, for presiding at our council meeting a week ago. This is greatly appreciated!
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Thank you to PGK Dave Adams for the great work with chairing the coat drive! Thank you to PGK Vincent Scafuto! Here is a note I received from Dave before Christmas.
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GK Jon,
The coat box is there at BSC with 8 coats. I took 4 that were child & teen size to FISH right away (local distribution to Irene). Several are new. Vinny & I got some new (14) children’s coats at. Burlington with uncle Vinny getting a discount! We delivered those also. Temperature forecast for 24-25 Dec. is 15-14 F so this is urgent!
Cheers Dave
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I hope to see you at next week's meeting, bring us your lightly used coats!
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Christmas Greeting
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Kathie and our late council brother, PGK Steve Sisolak
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A BLESSED CHRISTMAS…. We know that darkness becomes Light, and that Peace and Joy are ours because JESUS is born for us. May this Christmas, and every day, find our families following the Light of the World, the true Messiah among us.
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This has been a very unusual year. After living for over half a century in New Jersey, I now reside in the large state of Texas. I live in a lovely assisted living facility called The Village at Incarnate Word. Our building is on a large tract of land which also houses the University of the Incarnate Word, which is in walking distance. I am also privileged to attend and audit classes there free of charge. Something to consider in the next year or so. More fun was to attend a football game yesterday afternoon against a university from South Carolina. In the evening I participated in a Spanish Christmas tradition called a Posada. My daughter, Joy, who lives a 15 minutes ride from here, also went with me.
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Our Christian heritage is beautifully fostered in this community. Advent wreathes, decorated trees in all community rooms, nativity set-ups, etc. are all over the place. The outdoor trees over a large section of the campus are strung with many lights. We have daily and Sunday Mass in this building or one can attend Sunday Mass in a larger church on the grounds. I am introducing Bible studies here that we did in New Jersey and this past week we completed The Great Adventure Bible Timeline. It went over very well. In January 2023 we are scheduled to start the study of Peter and for Lent we will present Brant Pitre’s Jewish Roots of Holy Week.
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There are many other activities as well. I attend some exercise classes, arts and crafts, movies, buses to restaurants and shopping, and there is also a large swimming pool which I haven’t tried yet.
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Although I still miss New Jersey and all of you who have been so special to me, I am beginning to feel more at home here as time goes by. I pray you are staying healthy and will have a very happy and holy Christmas and New Year. I am always delighted to hear from you and grateful to all who keep in touch.
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Blessed Sacrament Church
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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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Council Officers 2022- 23
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The slate of officers for the 2022 Columbian Year as of July 1, 2022. Congratulations to all!
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Thank you, PGK Robert Warren, for continuing as our Financial Secretary!
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Thank you to all those that continue to participate in our council's renewal.
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Rebuild. Rebrand. Reinvigorate.
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Grand Knight – Jon De Leon
Deputy GK - William Maxwell
Chancellor – PGK David Adams
Treasurer – Kennedy Arockiam
Advocate – PGK Francis Schissler
Recorder – Alfred Beronio
Warden – Larry Blanke
Inside Guard – Dominick Larosa
Outside Guard – [Open]
Trustee 1st Year – PGK Patrick Noonan
Trustee 2nd Year – PGK Vincent Scafuto
Trustee 3rd Year – PGK Fred Ciociola
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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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