THE PATCHOGIAN

November, 2018 —- Celebrating 115 Years of Faithful Service — 1903 - 2018

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, PATCHOGUE COUNCIL #725

Officers From the Grand Knight’s Desk
Chaplain
S/K Fr. William Winters, So dull and dark are the November days. The lazy mist high
OFM, Cap. up the evening curled, And now the morn quite hides in
smoke and haze; The place we occupy seems all the world -
Grand Knight John Clare

S/K John E. Terlecki

Brothers,
Deputy Grand Knight
S/K Joe Sheldrick Here it is already November - where are the months going? These busy months of November
and December are fast approaching. Our annual Blue Mass, Thanksgiving, and our Christmas
Chancellor Parade are all coming in just a few weeks believe it or not. It all seems to be moving at warp
S/K James Kaan speed.
In early October my wife and I took a vacation to northern Italy and we thoroughly enjoyed
Financial Secretary all sights, food, and cities, but it was the Churches and Basilica’s that stood out the most. Vati-
S/K Robert Elliott PGK FDD can City, St. Peter’s Basilica, St Anthony’s Basilica of Padua, St. Mark’s Basilica of Venice –
so much beauty. While there, we were able to light candles and pray for our friends in need.
Warden While in Rome we also visited the il Covento dei Cappuccini, a museum, crypt and church.
Keith Mandart We couldn’t miss visiting this beautiful place as our Chaplain Fr. Bill Winters is member of the
Cappuccini order.
Treasurer The social meeting was a success. Approximately 30 members and spouses attended. The
S/K Denis Boyce Integra Company gave a brief presentation on eldercare in the home versus nursing home
care. They left behind brochures and give- a-ways and recommended phone #s for additional
Recorder information. Tony Grant provided music and our own Vito Marciano sang a couple of Italian
S/K Kevin Drawbridge songs solo. All in attendance enjoyed hero sandwiches prepared by Fuddy Graniello and Paul
Chilupo. A good time was had by all.
Advocate On Friday night, Oct 19th, we held a night at the races with Italian cuisine. It was a well-
S/K Michael Boehm attended fun night for members to gather and enjoy each other’s company Thanks to
PGK FDD FCOB Chairmen Joe Sheldrick and his crew the night went off without a problem.
Once again November will be a busy month as I mentioned in my opening paragraph. I hope
Inside Guard that all of you mark your calendars with the dates posted in this month’s Patchogian so as not
S/K Tom Liguori to miss any the events we have planned. These are but a few of the many things we do here at
the council. There is so much more going on each and every day. The big things are
Outside Guard highlighted, but in the back ground someone is always at work either managing committee
S/K Richard Costa work, attending meetings, attending webnet training, managing our property, or generating
funds to keep it all running. Ours is a busy Council and we should be proud.
Outside Guard In closing my fifth memo from the Grand Knights Desk, it is my continued hope that we to
S/K Nick DiMola reach out to the parishes we support and provide the services and people whenever and where
we are needed.
First Year Trustee
S/K James Addie PGK On behalf of my family and myself, I’d like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Second Year Trustee Vivat Jesus!

S/K John Orlando PGK
GK, SK John E. Terlecki
Third Year Trustee
Richard J. Basak
All material in this document was approved by GK John Terlecki for publication. Copyright 2018, Patchogue Council #725

Council Roster as of Dates To Remember Upcoming Events

October 1, 2018 Information on pages 6 and 8
Associate: 274 November 5th—– Business Meeting, 8pm
Insurance: 141 Blue Mass——November 19th
Inactive: 19
November 12th—–Monseigneur Corp.
Meeting, 7:30pm
Total: 434
Christmas Parade——November 24th
November 19th—–Social Meeting, 8pm
Honorary: 16
Honorary Life: 103 November 26th——Officers Meeting, 7:30pm Christmas Party——December 15th
Disability: 14

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 Family Director
SK James Ryan / 631-278-9429 / jpr_ryan@msn.com

May our Council Prayers be on behalf of the following:

Pray for Brothers Jim Addie, Sammy Garafola, Rudy Carrabus and his wife Vicki, Jim Craig’s daughter Airen, Bill Mones’ wife Virginia, Joe
Brandi’s wife Joann, PGK Willie Marciano and his wife Jean, Eddie O’Reilly, Gerry Restifo, Ernie Maller, Andrew Carollo, Ralph DePinto, Frank
Cooper’s wife Virginia, Phil Sgro, Keith Mandart, Robert Naurek, Rich Basak, Rich Costa’s Mother, Tony Russo, Santo Liguori, Tony Baffo, Al
Freytag, Robert Rizzo and Roy Schiebel’s wife.

Below are our recent notifications:

* Brother Thomas C. Dioguardo has passed away. May we pray for his family.
* Brother Mike Cuccia passed away. We hope that his family finds peace and comfort with one another.
* Brother Joe Brandi’s wife Joann had a long, difficult surgery and continues to be in Intensive Care at Columbia- Presbyterian Hospital
in NYC. Continued prayers are needed.
* PGK Willie Marciano is having some heart issues. He is to be evaluated by his Doctor and their determination may send him to the
hospital. May he receive positive news. God Bless.
* Brother Keith Mandart will be having more surgery. It is a significant surgery, so we pray for him and Donna.
* DD Bill Fontaine has a newborn grandchild. As a Council we wish him Congratulations, and we are glad that he made it out of
intensive care and is now home. May he be protected by God’s grace as a newborn child.
* Congratulations to Brother Scott Weyant! He is expecting the birth of his 1 st grandchild – a Boy! Fantastic news for the Weyant
family.
* Brother Ralph Giannola is recovering from hernia surgery.
We ask also that you pray for all of our Brother Knights who are in need and for their families and their needs, those we know about, and
the many that we do not know about.

Council 1st Degree November Anniversaries (Years):

Frank Agnetti (15), Frederick Altrui (35), Harry Artinian (49), Robert Balke (13), Rev. Joseph Becker (42), Edward Bethel (35), Ronald Brown
(5), Harvey Burke (5), John Celauro (52), Alfred Chiuchiolo (67), Thomas DeLorenzo (17), Anthony Defino (3), William Dwyer, Jr. (3), Jeffrey
Falisi (28), Joe Fontana (7), Robert Foray (43), Michael Haufe (36), Raymond Lewis (10), Richard Miglino (57), Frank Monaco (13), Deacon
Robert Mongillo (2), James Mooney (31), James Morris (33), Joseph Nunziata (36), Joseph Nuzzo (11), Joseph Pisapia (57), John Rochford
(4), Joseph Rupolo, Jr. (15), Joseph C. Rupolo (15), Vincent Rupolo (15), Thomas Velez, Jr. (25), Scott Weyant (5).

Happy Birthday to All Members in the Month of November.

Financial Secretary
Congratulations to our newest Honorary Members Raymond R. Votke and Vincenzo V. Lettieri; also
transfer in Martin P. Muratore.
I am happy to report that our records and forms are currently all up to date. Please update your information
as needed. 3rd notices (Knight Alert) have all been mailed out, the next step is to hand them over to the
retention committee. Please get your dues in promptly. Membership cards are mailed as dues come in.
As of October 1, 2018 we have 274 associate; 141 insurance; 19 inactive members for a total of 434 members. The council
is in good standing with Supreme and New York State.

Robert W. Elliott, FS

151 Springdale Drive, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

631-588-2919
relliott7@verizon.net

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 On October 7th the First New York District of the Fourth Degree Held their Exemplification at
St. Anthony’s Church in Oceanside. Pictured here are Members of the Shea Assembly Honor
Guard who participated in the Ceremony, along with Exemplification Team Member Mike
Boehm, Navigator Tom Fawcett and Fr. O’Brian. Also pictured is Vinnie Letteri PFN, PFM during
the Knighting Ceremony. The next Fourth Degree Assembly Meeting will be held on Nov 28th
at St. Sylvester Council in Medford.

On November 18th the Suffolk Chapter will hold their Annual Memorial Mass and Installation of Officers.
The Memorial Mass will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 11:30 am and will be celebrated by Bishop
Brennan, and the Installation will be held immediately following the Mass at the Patchogue Council. The
next Chapter Meeting will be held on November 9th at St. Jude in Rocky Point. The Suffolk Chapter is having
its yearly “KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS” campaign. For more information on how to participate, please see
the insert located in this Newsletter.

Suffolk Chapter Knight of the Year!

Congratulations to this Year’s Suffolk Chapter Knight of the Year Tom

Romano!! Tom is a Past Chapter Chairman who is always willing to step in
and help out. His hard work on the Charity Ball is greatly appreciated and
his dedication to the Chapter is unmatched. He is pictured here with
current Chapter Chairman Bob Elliot (L), and Knight of the Year Committee
Chairman Bill Ratzsch.
Once again, Congratulations Tom!!

C & B News:
The 2018 C & B program is well under way! C&B books are available at our
Meetings. Patchogue Council was #1 in sales last year in NY State. Help do your
part in making sure that we stay #1. See PGK John Praino to pick up your
books and to sign up to be on the 2018 C & B Team Now!!
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 District Deputy Report
Brothers,
I would like to wish all my brothers and their families a blessed Thanksgiving.
Congratulations to our newest Brothers that took their Admission (1st) Degree on September 16th at Kavanaugh Council.
Thank you Kavanaugh for hosting this Degree and thank you to the Kavanaugh Degree team for doing a great job. November
27th there will be another Admission Degree at Patchogue and a Formation 2nd Degree at St. Jude in December.
By the time this comes out our District trip to New Haven will be over. I want to thank Gene Johann and St. Jude Council for all
the work they did in making this trip the success I know it will be.
November 4th we will be paying tribute to a true Knight. Past Grand Knight, Former District Deputy, Former Chairman of the
Board Mike Boehm. Thank you Mike for all the work you do for the K of C. We appreciate it and know that your hard work has
not gone unnoticed.

Thank you for being a Knight and God Bless,

Bill

We need help with a few projects to get ready for

the upcoming Christmas Parade:
Council Nativity on Main St. – We will be building and setting up
our Council Nativity on Mon 11/19/18 – 9:30 am at the Veterans
Plaza E. Main St. by Capital One Bank.

Christmas Float Building - Friday 11/23/18 -9:30 am at council

Bring your screw guns and staple guns!

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL IS HOLDING A CHINESE AUCTION

DECEMBER 7TH, 2018
CHURCH LOWER LEVEL
DOORS OPEN 6:00 PM

ADMISSION $10.00 PER PERSON

ALL ARE WELCOME!

If you would like to donate a basket or gift for the

Chinese Auction please call
631-475-4739. Thank You!!

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Turn your clocks BACK one hour on

Sunday, November 4th

ELECTION DAY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH

All Articles for the December Patchogian

must be submitted by

November 20th

Our WEBSITE has been undergoing some MAJOR CONSTRUCTION.

Take a few minutes to check it out at www.kofc725.com.
Our new Webmaster Kevin Drawbridge has been working hard to update
and improve the website.

Use it to print the newsletter, get forms, and all kinds of cool stuff.
Let him know how you like it and make some suggestions on what you
would like to see on the website going forward.

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 On Monday, November 19th we will be
holding our Annual Blue Mass.
The Blue Mass is a special Mass where we
Honor our fallen Members,
Sister Columbiettes, Firefighters and Police.
The Mass will be held at our Council Hall
and begin at 8 p.m. sharp.

All are invited to join us. Coffee and cake will

be served immediately following the Mass.

Senior Knight’s Photo

We have scheduled November 5th, 7pm to take a photo of our senior Knights. We
invite all members of 25+ years of membership to participate. This will be a
formal photo to be published in both the Thanksgiving and Christmas editions of
the Long Island Advance. Please wear a Jacket and tie for the Photo.

Keep Christ in Christmas Sweat Shirts:

The Suffolk Chapter is once again selling these beautiful Sweatshirts, available in Red or Green.
Cost is only $25 per sweatshirt. These are always a popular item and are sure to sell out, so get
yours now! Contact Keith Mandart at (516) 480-2076 or qrewkd@aol.com to order or reserve
yours now. They also have Keep Christ in Christmas Magnets for $5 each while they last!!

Order Now!!
If you are in need of Council Apparel, now is a good time to order them.
See Brother Knight Keith Mandart or call him at 516-480-2076 for
tee-shirts, polo shirts and hats!! We have jackets available too. Order
them now for Marching in the Parades and Council Events!!
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 Student Spotlight:

Congratulations to the
October Patchogue 725
Pat – Med Students
of the Month
Anthony Compierchio
Nayeli Tunche

And over at Holy Angels we have Ms. Tocci’s 3rd Graders:

Our 3rd Graders were asked

“What do you want to be when you grow up and
how will Holy Angels help you get there?

Aidan- I want to be a wrestler so PE will help me to get in shape.

Ava- I want to be a teacher. My second grade teacher Mrs. Kaspar was so nice and helped me with reading, so I want to be like
her.
Brianna- I want to be a police officer and working hard on my reading will help me pass the police test.
Sebastian- I want to be a soccer goalie. Mrs. Messina helps me practice soccer in PE. I also want to be a mechanic so I will have
to work hard on math in school.
Grace- I want to be a doctor so I have to practice science and math.
Olivia- I want to be a fashion designer so I have to pay attention during math class, especially when we learn about
measurement.
Ray J- I want to be a video game programmer, so I can learn a lot during technology and math.
Aurora- I want to be a gymnastics teacher, so I can practice my stretches in PE.
Amelia- I want to be a teacher like my favorite teacher Mrs. Keegan. She helped me learn how to write better.
Gio- I want to be an engineer, an inventor and a singer. Learning about history can help me learn about inventions that have al
ready been made.
Layla- I want to be a teacher like Mrs. Keegan who taught me to love reading and writing.
Raymond D- I want to be a police officer like my dad. I can learn a lot during social studies class about how to help people.
Josselyn- I want to be a dance teacher. I can learn to be a better speller so I can write the programs for the dance recitals.
Dylan- I want to be a soccer player. I can practice in PE and Fast athletics.
Kevin- I want to be a video game programmer. I can practice with Ms. Mitchell in technology.
Adriana- I want to be a singer. I can learn from Mrs. Brennan in music class and glee club.
Samantha- I want to be a scientist. I’m lucky to have Ms. Tocci as my teacher because she loves science too.
Madison- I want to be a vet. I can learn about animals using the computer in technology.
Luke- I want to be a soccer player and hope to be on the Holy Angels soccer team someday.
Adriana G- I want to be a dance teacher. Math can help me learn to count the beats in a song when I’m dancing.
Alexander- I want to be a scientist so I hope we do a lot of experiments in school.
Kimberly- I want to be a teacher like Mrs. Schultz, she was so kind to me.
Natalia- I don’t know what I want to be yet, but I think school will help inspire me.
Joseph- I want to be a firefighter, in the military, a police officer, hockey player, an inventor and a director. So I guess I better just
be a great student all the time to do all of that!
We can’t wait to see all of your dreams come true !
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 Upcoming Events

The Annual Patchogue Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, November 24th at 6 pm.

All members of the Patchogue Knights of Columbus, our Sister Columbiettes, friends and
family are invited and welcome to March.

We will meet near the corner of West Ave. & Main Street at 5:15 pm.

Our Council Christmas Party and Dinner Dance

Will be held on Saturday December 15th
7 – 11 pm
Buffet Dinner
Beer, Wine and Soda
Coffee & Cake
Music and Dancing
Cost is only $25 per person
Contact Mike Boehm to reserve your tickets at
774-2605 or
mb1122@msn.com
Men and Ladies’ Grab Bag - Limit $10

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 COLUMBIETTES CORNER
WE CARE - WE SHARE

My Dear Sister Columbiettes and Brother Knights,

Can you believe it we are already in November and ready for the holiday season? Where has this year gone, we are only 9
weeks before Christmas, scary isn’t it. Well this month is our Christmas party and the Blue Mass to honor all the police and
fire personnel who have served our community. This is our last meeting for the year and our next meeting will be January 16, 2019. I
want to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season.

Last month we held our Major Degree and welcomed 23 new sister Columbiettes from several councils. We also celebrated our
Memorial mass on October 7th at Our Lady of the Island, and what a wonderful day that was. The mass had to be held in the chapel due
to the weather and to our surprise there was a visiting Bishop from India. We prayed for all our deceased Columbiette sisters who have
gone to heaven, and the ladies choral group sang in the Bishop’s native language. A luncheon at Mama Lisa’s followed.

Please keep in your prayers Joan Ansbach, Terry Bobe, Jim and Elaine Addie, Joann Brandi and her family, Vicki Carrabus and her husband
Rudy, and all our Sister Columbiettes and Brother Knights in need of our prayers.

I would like to wish all our November Birthday Baby’s a Very Happy and Healthy Birthday.

May the peace of our Lord be with you always,

Betty Weeks, President

Email: elizabethkea27@yahoo.com
Phone: 804-243-6056

Nettie Knitters
We are still here!!!!!! We meet on Tuesday’s at 1pm. In February we are having our Birthright Shower
at Resurrection of Our Lord Shower. Thanks to our Netties and Mount Carmel Ladies we have an
abundance of Carrier Covers, Blanket Sets and a box will be coming from our Netties in Florida. We also have
from one of our Netties, Infant toy balls. Why not come on down and see if you would be interested, or just have a cup of Jim’s
Delicious Coffee. See ya there, The Netties

Knights of Columbus Senior Club

Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the K of C Hall.
1 pm to 3 pm

Well here we start again!!!! We are planning trips, movies and all sorts of goodies. We are experiencing a few of
our members being out of sorts, but we plan on being back one hundred per cent. Please be patience, and just ask
any one of the seniors ―WHAT’S DOING‖ and we will be glad to fill you in.
So thank you for your patience and please keep an eye out for coming events.
Your Seniors
Chuck Gerlach, President,
VP, Pat Molluso——Treasurer, Theresa Baker——Secretary, Elaine Addie, (631) 475-5722
Communications Chairperson Dorothy Zeo, 475-8508——Entertainment Chairpersons, Ronny Pliszak 289-5758
and Elaine Addie 475-5722.

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