Suffolk Chapter Light

Knights of Columbus
Vol. 17 No. 11 SUFFOLK CHAPTER NEWS May 2018

From the Chapter Chairman’s Desk …

Brothers and Sisters, CHAPTER
The joint Communion breakfast held on Sunday, April15th was a great OFFICERS
success, starting with mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Patchogue and breakfast
at Patchogue Council. There were 115 Brothers and Sisters in attendance. A 50/50 HONORARY
raffle was conducted for the benefit of the retired priests at St. Pius X and the CHAPLAIN

damaged statues at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island. $100 dollars will be
presented to each. Many thanks to Chapter Treasurer Norman Wagner and CHAPTER Fr. Augustine Fernando
Columbiette President Elaine Addie for making this event possible, and to all who CHAPLAIN

attended. Thank you to Patchogue Council for the very fine breakfast. This is a fine
example of the Suffolk Chapters working together! ASSOCIATE
CHAPTER
Rev. Paul J. Dahm
(631) 287-3413
The May 11th Chapter meeting will be in honor of our Council Chaplains who CHAPLAIN
are a valuable asset to us all. However, to date we have heard from very few
councils. There are 52 councils in Suffolk County, and I would hope that we can have Greg Warnokowski, PGK, FDD,
CHAPTER
a good showing. Please call Norman Wagner on or before May 1st, so we can plan CHAIRMAN
PFN, FCOB, FM
(516) 293 - 3429
accordingly.
May is the month of Mary, our Blessed Mother, and it is also Mother’s day on
May 13 . Don’t forget to honor our Mother’s living and deceased, and remember the
th VICE Thomas Fawcett, Sr., GK
CHAIRMAN (631) 648 - 0017
Mother of our children on this special day.
The annual pilgrimage to the” Shrine of Our Lady of the Island” will be on May
20 with Mass at 11:30 AM. I would like to see many brothers and sisters there to
th
Robert Elliott PGK FDD
support this beautiful Long Island treasure. SECRETARY
(631) 588 - 2919
Another day of remembrance is Saturday, May 26th, when we will honor our
deceased Veterans at the L.I. National Cemetery at Pinelawn, by placing flags in
Section “O and P”. The start time is 7A.M. Norman Wagner, PGK, FDD,
TREASURER PCC
The Charity Drive is in full swing and will be culminating with the ball on (631) 234 - 1922
June 24th. I hope everyone is doing their part to make this a success. Please sell the
chances, make direct donations, get journal ads, and distribute sponsor cards at
William Murphy, PGK, FDD
meetings and functions. Let’s work together to make this Charity Drive a great ADVOCATE
(631) 629 - 4383
success.
A reminder that nominations for Officer Positions
Joe Tuminello, PGK
in the Chapter are in order. If interested, contact Rich WARDEN
(516) 650 - 7958
Grefig, ASAP!
It is with deep regret that Antonio Vitalino,
INSIDE Bob Bienemann
PGK,FDD,PCC passed away on April 17th. May he “Rest GUARD (631) 724 - 1882
in Peace”!
I hope to see you all on May 11th at St. Lawrence
Council #2458. OUTSIDE Bill Fontaine, GK
GUARD (631) 289 - 2663
Vivat Jesus, Greg Warnokowski, PGK,
FDD,FCOB,PFN,FM, Chairman
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 Columbiette News
Suffolk Chapter Columbiettes
WE CARE WE SHARE
Sister Columbiettes
HAPPY SPRING !!!!!!!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY !!!!!!
NO MORE SNOW
St. Thomas More/Msgr. Midura celebrated both the Columbiettes and
Knights 50th Anniversary. Congratulations to all.
On April 15th we had our Joint Communion Breakfast. We celebrated
Mass at Mt. Carmel Church and had a fantastic breakfast at Patchogue Council.
Thank you to the cooks (Gordon Ramsey would be proud). Thank you to the
Chairpeople “You did a great job.”
April 24th, we had our Major Degree at Patchogue Council. Welcome
and Congratulations to all.
Our Lady of the Rosary Columbiettes and Knights hosted the Annual
Clergy Night. What a wonderful way to honor our Clergy.
Due to Mother Nature we had to cancel our Day of Recollection. She
sure did play us wrong. Shhhh. Don’t tell Mother Nature but we will
reschedule in the fall.
On May 20th there will be a Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Island. I will
have more info at our May meeting. Please keep this date open.
Good Luck to all our Auxiliaries and ladies on all your Bunco, Nite at the
Races and all your Victorian Teas. Hope they are all successful. Enjoy and
have fun.
Please keep our sick and deceased Columbiettes and Knights in your
prayers. Prayer is powerful. May the Lord keep our Columbiettes and Knights
in the Palm of His Hand.

Respectfully
Elaine Addie
President Suffolk Chapter

Columbiette Chapter Officers 2017-2018

President Elaine Addie 631 - 475 - 5722
Vice President Colleen Wyman 631 - 399 - 2680
Secretary Pat Tariol 631 - 772 - 8081
Financial Secretary Lisa Liguori 631 - 846 - 3495
Treasurer Carol Tavis 631 - 724 - 2906
Sentinel Heather Raghunandan 917 - 215 - 7247
Past President Anne Marie Callahan 631 - 732 - 0497

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Minutes of the Suffolk Chapter Meeting 04/13/2018 at Assumption Council 5252

 Call to order: 8:00 PM

 Pledge of Allegiance.
 Opening prayer led by Fr. Gus.
 Wardens report, all present have a valid membership card.
 Introduce dais
 Roll Call of Officers: Excused, Thomas Ambrosecchia, Bill Billups; Robert Slingo.
 Roll call of Grand Knights. 10 in attendance.
 District Deputies Present: COB, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
 Chapter Chairman Report: We need towork together to make the charity drive a success; May 11th
Communion Breakfast with the Columbiettes, mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and repast at Patchogue 725;
May 11th Chaplains Night St. Lawrence Council #2458. Please see to it that your Chaplains are in
attendance; May 20th will be the Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Island Shrine. Rich Grefig will talk about
elections.
 No bills or communications.
 Treasurers report by Norman Wagner: Opening balance, $11,895.70 closing balance $11,732.66
 Financial Comptrollers report by Progress, never received the books from the former comptroller.
 Audit report: progress
 Norman Wagner Rep to Nassau: April 15th is Nassau’s charity ball, they are accepting direct donations for
the Dominican Nuns.
 Rep to Hudson Valley by Bob Slingo: Progress.
 Committees: Bill Fontaine
 FAC Tom Fawcett: Contact me if in need, we are here to help.
 Charity Drive Tom Romano,
 Sponsor Cards, Rich Webber: $1 per line; please support.
 Charity Drive Raffle, Tom Fawcett, turn in $5 per book. See me for books, please separate books when
turning in.
 Tom Romano: Charity Ball Reservations, tickets are $77 per person. Please promote the event and
make reservations early.
 Journal, please get ads to John Joseph; no ad is too small.
 Direct Donations, Make checks payable to Suffolk Chapter Charities Inc.
 Communion Breakfast Norman Wagner: April 15th 9:30 mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel followed by a
breakfast at Patchogue 725. May 11th will be Chaplains Appreciation night at St. Lawrence.
 Traveling Madonna is available contact Rich Webber.
 Bill Murphy: Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Island ShrineMay 20th; Statewide Marion Hour of prayer May
3rd; April 30th 5th Sunday Rosary.
 Missions: donate used eyeglasses and hearing aids.
 Special Fund Raiser, Tom Fawcett; trying to put together a bus trip, John Mastrosimone will help.
 Track Meet, Rob Fontana, at West Babylon Middle School June 9th.

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 Minutes of the Suffolk ChapterMeeting 04/13/2018 at

Assumption Council 5252 (continued from page 3)

 Veterans Affairs, John Leonardo: Stony Brook 50/50 raffle drawing 1st weekend of June. May 5th is the
next meeting.
 Blood Drive, John Finn: Suffolk councils held 34 drives, 1794 signed up, 1743 donated.
 Columbiette Liaison John Mastrosimone: The Columbiette ’s have elections coming up, after June they
break for the summer.
 John Mastrosimone: Pasta dinner was canceled, the conference will try again next year. He introduced
the Conference officers in attendance.
 Nassau Rep Otto Schmitman
 Unfinished Business: None
 New Business:None
 Chaplains Report, Fr. Gus: Charity Ball, scholarships and grants all help the community, keep up the good
work of the order.
 Good of the Order:
 Chairman presented a check to the host council for the repast.
 There were 3 winners for the raffle, all donated their winnings to Direct Donations.
 Next meeting May 11, 2018 at St. Lawrence.
 Closing prayer led by Fr. Gus.
 Closing Ode, God Bless America.
 Meeting adjourned: 9:55 PM

Respectfully submitted,
Robert W. Elliott, PGK, FDD
Suffolk Chapter Secretary.

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Starve a mosquito, donate blood….

Top 10 reasons to give blood…

10-You will get free juice and cookies
9- You will weigh one pint less when you leave than when you came in
8- Its easy and convenient, takes less than one hour
7- Most people have blood to spare yet there is never enough to go around
6- Nobody will ask you to do heavy lifting while you have the bandage on
and you can wear it for as long as you like. It’s a badge of honor
5- You will walk a little taller afterwards, you will feel good about yourself
4- You will be helping ensure that bloood will be available when you or
someone close to you may need it
3- It is something you can do on an equal footing with the rich and famous.
2- You will be someone’s hero –you may give a newborn, a child, a mother or
brother or a sister another chance at life.
1- IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO

Be a life saver!
Sign up today to donate on August 24
Right Here at St. John’s

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 Suffolk Chapter Elections

Any member wishing to run for any office in the

Chapter. Please reach out to me via mail or telephone
indicating what position you would like to run for.
My information is Richard Grefig 251 Philadelphia Ave
Massapequa Park NY 11762 516-798-2676

Richard Grefig
Chairman

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 In 1954, lobbying by the Order of the Knights of Columbus
helped convince the U.S. Congress to add
the phrase "under God" to the
Pledge of Allegiance.
President Dwight Eisenhower wrote to
Supreme Knight Luke E. Hart thanking
the Knights for their "part in the
movement to have the words 'under God' added
to our Pledge of Allegiance."
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and
to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ”

http://suffolkchapterkofc.net/
Have you had a chance to visit the new web site? Go ahead!
You will like what you see! Be sure to send our Web Master,
Orlando Jimenez, PGK, steelwheelsny@gmail.com, articles and
photos of the great things happening in your Council or Auxiliary!

"One Member, per Council,

per Month" and "One First
Degree, per District,
per Month" resulting in
"One Star Council,
per District”
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 SUFFOLK CHAPTER
Knights of Columbus
2018 CHARITY DRIVE
JOURNAL AD CONTRACT/AGREEMENT
PLEASE
PLACE

YOUR DUE
AD
Friday, May 11, 2018
HERE
JOURNAL AD PRICES

PLEASE NOTE: email ads work the best so please email your ad
to johnj.pgk@gmail.com.
Premium Full Page (FULL COLOR) $175.00
B&W Full Page $125.00
B&W Half Page $75.00
B&W Quarter Page $60.00
B &W Business Card $35.00

Ad solicited by: ________________________________________________

Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________________________________________
Send Ad and Check made out to: Suffolk Chapter Charity Drive
John G. Joseph PGK, FDD, FST
31 Hawkton Place
Lake Grove, NY 11755
ALL ADS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MAY 10, 2018
Additional information call (631) 981-8724

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 May
Babies! Enjoy
your day
celebrating life!

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Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About...

There are many wonderful events

taking place in Suffolk County
so let’s share them with our
Brothers and Sisters.

Share your event notices with

me and we will include
them in this great newsletter.

Share photos and a blurb

of the great events your
District / Council / Auxiliary
held and we will share them too!

Let’s let everyone see what

Suffolk is all about!

All articles are due to the

editor by the 15th of each month.
johnj.pgk@gmail.com
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 Register your e-mail at our
chapter website to be sure to
Meeting Reminder
receive “up to the minute”
information on meetings,
events, and activities! Visit our Friday
website to review photos of the many events
held throughout Suffolk County.
May 11
www.suffolkchapterkofc.net St. Lawrence Council
#2458
Missions 7:00 p.m. repast.
Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids are needed.
Please bring them to the Chapter Meeting.
Meeting following at
For additional information contact: 8:00 p.m.
Bill Billups, PGK, FDD at 631 - 374 - 2321.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
FROM THE EDITOR: FOR DIRECTIONS
and for many activities
ALL ADS MUST BE IN BY THE
15th OF EACH MONTH taking place at the many
EDITOR’S INFORMATION: councils and auxiliaries
MAIL: John G. Joseph PGK, FDD, FST throughout our county.
31 Hawkton Place
Lake Grove, NY 11755 You’ll like what you see!
PHONE: (631) 981-8724 http://suffolkchapterkofc.net/
CELL: (631) 813-5470
FAX: (631) 648-3067
E-MAIL: johnj.pgk@gmail.com

May is
Mary’s
Month
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 Friends of Suffolk Chapter

Help us help
you!
Put your ad
here!

We know there are great

things happening in
Suffolk County! Share
your articles and photos
with us and we will

Don’t you know

of a business who
would like to
advertise with us?
Let them know
they can
advertise here!
Any business card will
fit right in this spot!
Any interest?

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SUFFOLK CHAPTER
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Newsletter
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Makes the
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Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an
apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his
life and virtue may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up
his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we
may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your servant
Father Michael J. McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor
I now present (here make your request). Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.