June2020 Issue32Number6

Grand Knight’s Message

Thank You!!! BeSafe!BeHealthy!

RickSchirm,GrandKnight,Council5480

ThispublicationisfortheinformationofWalterPollardCouncil5480membersanddoesnotnecessarilyre�lecttheviewsofSupreme

Council,theKnightsofColumbus,orCounciljurisdictionof�icers.

Tada!!WemadeittotheendoftheFraternalYear.Wedidnotgettodoeverythingwehadplannedduetothe

arrivalofthecoronavirus,butweaddedseveralrevisedactivitiestothecalendar.Wehavehadafooddrive,a

RedCrossblooddrive,andanAdopt-A-Spotcleanup,inwhichwetookasectionofWarwickBlvdanddroveourown

vehiclestopickuptrash.WewilldothesameforallthreeagaininJune.TheRedCrossBloodDrivewillbeon4Junfrom

12–6p.m.inthemeetingroom.Registertodonateifyouhaven’talready.Youcanalsovolunteer.Thefooddrivewillbe

atSt.Jerome’sChurchonJune6from10a.m.–4p.m.Adopt-a-SpotwillbeontheSaturdayafterthe2irstvirtualbusiness

meeting.

IwouldliketothankGrandKnightRickSchirmfordoingagreatjobthisyear.Thankyouforlettingmehavethechance

toleadthecouncilforthenextFraternalYear.Iwillneedyourassistanceto2indinventivewaystoraisemoneyfor

charitiesasweworkourwaythroughthecoronavirus.Wehavehad2ishfriesandspaghettidinnersinthepast.Wecan

dothatagainwiththehelpofallbrothersandtheirfamilies.Thisishowwewillbeabletoraisefundstoassistour

CatholicChurchesandSchools.Thankyou.

HaveaHappyFather’sDaythisyear.Thereisnopicnicplannedatthistimebecauseofthepandemic.Seeyounextyear

fortheannualFather’sDaypicnic.

VivatJesus,

LouisFederico,DeputyGrandKnight,Council5480

Deputy Grand Knight’s Message

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A�en�on All Hands!

TheCouncil5480JuneFamilyoftheMonthareactivemembersofSt.Jerome’sCatholicChurch.They

bothparticipateinCouncilCommunityprojectswitheithertime,talent,oractualblood.Theyboth

workasLayLeadersintheParishaswellasactiveparticipantsinMassestheyarenotleadingfromthefront

with.TheirwillingnesstoworkwiththeYouthGroupeachSundaymorningismostnoteworthy.Pleasejoinme

incongratulatingLouis and Deborah Federico fortheirselectionasFamilyoftheMonthforJune2020.

Knight of the Month

TheCouncil5480JuneKnightoftheMonthisadedicatedbingovolunteerandfrequentpresenceat

mostCouncilevents.BillJohnson’sdedicationinrecruiting,retention,andpromotionofCatholic

GentlemenintoourFraternalOrderissecondtonone.Hemakesthemostofeachcontacthehaswithpotential

BrothersatthevariousParishes,duringpicnics,parties,andbingosessions.Oncehegotthemin,hewould

escortthemtoallfourExempli2ications—nowhistaskismadesimplerbyhalf.Billalwaysshowsgreatpridein

whathedoesfortheCouncilandtheLounge.PleasejoinmeincongratulatingBill Johnson forbeingselectedastheKnightoftheMonthforJune2020.

Family of the Month

Pandemic

NotawordmentionedinalltheGrandKnightonlinetrainingorgroupworkshopsatStateCouncil

meetingsaboutpossiblepandemicscenariostobepreparedfor.Buthereweare,cocoonedinour

homespracticingsocialdistancingandeveryonedoingtheirutmostbestto“FlattentheCurve.”

Whatcanwedo?ReachouttooneanotherviaphoneortheInternet,stayintouch,keepaneyeon

theCouncil5480Facebookpage,andknowthatmoreemailblastswillhappenthaneverbefore.If

youarenotreceivingemailscontacttheGrandKnightatrickschirm@hotmail.comor(757)310-

3242.

Making It Better

Supremecameoutwithanewprograminresponsetothepandemic.Itreallyisn’tnew—it’sasold

asourcountry,andthensome.Whenbadthingshappen,wetendtotryandmakethingsbetter.

Makingacasseroleforafamilythatjustlostsomeone,helpingcleanupafteraweatherevent,

givingblood,checkingontheelderlyordisabledduringapoweroutage,anddonatingmoneyor

timeareallexamplesofwhatwedoanyhow.Weprobablydon’thavetheBrotherKnightavailable

tosolveCOVID-19,butwehaveplentyofustomakethingsalittlebetter.Besafebuttrytoengage

whereyoucantohelpaneighbor,friend,BrotherKnight,orhisfamily.Helpmakeitbetter!

News and Facts

Aswearenotapoliticalgroupweshallstayoutofpolitics.Seemssimpleenough.Butduringthe

COVID-19pandemic,politicalopinionsandviewsseemedtohavecreptintowhatissupposedly

factualreporting.Whilehavinganewssourcethatiscompletelyvoidofanypoliticalbiasisapipe

dreamofepicproportions,wecanusesourcesthatareasapoliticalascanbe.Lookontheinternet

forgovernmentagencies(local,regional,state,andnational).Theyarenotinthebusinessof

sellingadvertisingspace,sotheirapproachisusuallynotasdramaticorslanted.Pleasewatch

yourfavoritenewsshowbutunderstandyourownpoliticalbiasbeforeyoudo.Iwatchboth

extremesuntilIgetaheadache,thenIchecktheirsources;whatamazingdifferences.

Building Closure

Thebuildingsof5480Club,Inc.,areclosedtoanygatheringofmorethanninepeopleandthen

theymustobservesocialdistancing.BloodsdrivesareconsideredexemptfromthisExecutive

OrderbytheGovernor.

Blood Drive AnotherBloodDrivewillbeheldattheColumbianCenteron4Jun20,fromNoonuntil6:00p.m.

Pleaseconsidervolunteeringtohelp,andofcoursegiveblood.Ifyoucanassist,contacttheGrand

KnightorDeputyGrandKnightassoonasyoucan.Visithttps://www.redcrossblood.org.

Council Elections 2020

CongratulationstothefollowingforbeingelectedtoserveasOf2icersforthe2020-2021Fraternal

Year:GrandKnight–LouisFederico;DeputyGrandKnight–SteveChipman;Chancellor–Bill

Johnson;Warden–DaveMazary;Treasurer–DavidKerstetter;Recorder–DanBaker;Advocate–

CarrollKelley;Guards–RecoCotton,GeorgeKoch,LeonardSafford,andDaveHill;3YrTrustee–

RickSchirm;2YrTrustee–HaroldHairston;1YrTrustee–JohnEdwards.

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July 2020

• 7Jul:AssemblyMeeting

• 14Jul:CouncilMeeting

• 28Jul:CouncilMeeting

August 2020

• 4Aug:AssemblyMeeting

• 11Aug:CouncilMeeting

• 25Aug:CouncilMeeting

Markyourcalendarsforupcomingevents.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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5:30pm-Bingo

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7:30pm-Council

Meeting

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5:30pm-Bingo

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BirthdayNight

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5:30pm-Bingo

16 17 18

5:30pm-Bingo

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OpenNight

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5:30pm-Bingo

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7:30pm-Council

Meeting

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5:30pm-Bingo

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OpenNight

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5:30pm-Bingo

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5:30pm-Bingo

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7:30pm-Assem-

blyMeeting

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5:30pm-Bingo

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OpenNight

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June 2020

Sick, Recovering, and Deceased:Brothers,weaskforyourprayersandsupportforBrothersinneedofhealing.Wealsoaskforprayersforthedeceased.IfyouareawareofaBrotherKnightorfamilymemberin

needofourprayers,contactDaveMazary(813-5272)ortheGrandKnight.

• KelwynD’Souza,MaryLitzinger,BlancaO’Brien,DeanJernigan.JimBuckman,JosephRobicseau,Stan

Zduniak,CarolMarcella,JoeO’Brien’snieces

Nameswillremainonthelistforonemonth.Pleaserenewyourrequestifcontinuedprayersaredesired.

CallDaveMazary(813-5272)ortheGrandKnightwithrequestsorquestions.

AlmightyandeverlastingGod,theeternalsalvationofthosewhobelieveinYou,hearusonbehalfofYour

servantswhoaresick,forwhomwehumblybegthehelpofyourmercy,sothat,beingrestoredtohealth,

theymayrenderthankstoyouinYourChurch,throughChristourLord.Amen.

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For all Lounge Rentals, please contact

Knights Den

Lounge Informa�on

Roaring Knights June 2020

Bartender Schedule

If a Knight is interested in tending bar or cannot make

his scheduled evening, pleasecontact Alberto Ríos at

Date Day Description Bartenders

2 Tuesday AssemblyMeeting Howard

5 Friday OpenNight Rios/Hill

9 Tuesday CouncilMeeting Kelley/Humphrey

12 Friday BirthdayNight Johnson/Koch

19 Friday OpenNight Kerstetter/Chipman

23 Tuesday CouncilMeeting Silva/Carota

26 Friday OpenNight James/McFadden

JoinusinhonoringthePastTreasurerofthe5480

Club

Joe Drozdowski

inJoeCarpenitoHall

atadateandtimetobedetermined.

Therewillbeasign-upsheetatallcouncilandclub

meetings.

ContactBernieGerlachformoreinformation.

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Birthdays:

VirgilioBManalo06/01

PeterFSommer06/01

DavidDUnderwood06/01

RobertoJPerez06/02

RandyLBuckner06/03

DaleJWilson06/03

JosephMDrozdowski06/04

IhorSPrybyla06/05

WilliamJBeyer06/07

JamesDHooker06/07

JohnPScarberry06/08

MichaelMMadden06/09

KevinBSmith06/09

RobertJTully06/09

LelandMikeWebb06/09

PalagioMAlvarez06/10

JosephJStarkIii06/10

HildemarBarreto06/11

BillyCCarter06/11

JamesCCastonguay06/12

DavidRMummert06/12

ThomasJDegnon06/13

GaryAGamcsik06/13

JamesJPatrie06/13

StephenJSvelan06/13

RicardoCFamisan06/14

FerdinandVHallare06/14

FrancisEWarren06/14

WilfriedWWotke06/15

RobertFBarclay06/16

StephenJCretacci06/16

MichaelFLightfoot06/16

GarthHJHallenbeck06/17

CharlesNAvery06/18

BertMHall06/18

AnthonyMBusquets06/19

RobertGilliam06/19

JamesBLaing06/19

RaymondJSchrecenyostJr06/19

RobertAKolesha06/20

EricAWiebke06/20

ClementDanishJr06/21

JohnAMacrino06/21

AdolphusLPendergraftJr06/21

JosephPShinko06/22

DavidWTaylor06/22

VincentJSherman06/23

PaulVTartabini06/23

KevinRCharest06/24

MichaelJReid06/24

RobertABelkowski06/25

AaronMBelangeri06/26

ChristopherJHoward06/26

JohnHGabrielJr06/27

PulusiAIoane06/27

RichardOKrewinghaus06/27

JohnFClements06/28

JasonDTraxler06/28

DarwinMArriola06/29

MichaelHCreamer06/29

DanielCMacklinJr06/29

RamonLPanaguiton06/29

ThomasARiley06/29

DennisARosier06/29

RandolphCLavender06/30

VitorMarques06/30

Anniversaries:

FrankandMaureenHumphry6/1

EmmettandEvelyneMcNulty6/1

StanleyandCarolZduniak6/1

PaulandWendaBransford6/2

MichaelandKathyLennartz6/2

JeffandMicheleJames6/2

ScottandMichelleWood6/3

FrankandJoAnnDiodato6/5

JamesandMicheleFrancis6/5

RichardandCathleenMarsh6/5

PhillipandSusanGlaude6/6

RichandMaryAnnMacaluso6/6

DonandAndreaConnelly6/8

RichardandJaniceNiewola6/8

NeilandLaurenRosenbaum6/8

WilliamandTammyJoPrice6/9

BillandKathleenAccolla6/10

GaryandDianeGamcsik6/11

RoccieandCherylLauriaIV6/11

VincentandSusanPedulla6/11

DanielandDianePoulin6/11

RandyandCamileBuckner6/12

PhilipandLindaBroadhead6/15

CarmenandMargeCardamone

6/15

JamesandLindaMcCafferty6/15

EdwardandBarbaraHynes6/16

WaltandBarbaraCarroll6/17

ChrisandFrancineConway6/17

WilliamandTeriPaffrath6/17

BertramandLa’veneHall6/18

EdandPatriciaBesures6/19

MichaelandHelenMadden6/20

VictorandEdytheBrowne6/20

RobertandAnnaMasonJr6/20

KevinandLisaMcLaughlin6/20

JohnandMichelleDavidson6/21

RonaldandKimGormanJr6/21

GeorgeandCarolKock6/22

PatrickandJenniferRyan6/22

ThomasandRosalinDegnon6/24

NormanandLucilleHarr6/24

RamonandLizPanaguiton6/24

MarkandSusanAdams6/25

RicardoandErlindaFamisan6/25

RobertandCynthiaBencal6/26

RalphandDorisAtkinson6/27

JasonandKarenDomzal6/27

JamesandLindaEllis6/27

ArthurandAnnRussnow6/28

ThomasandJoyceWunder6/28

DanandKathleenMacklin6/29

BillandPatO’Halleran6/29

WaltandDeborahTroyan6/29

BoydandEllenHill6/30

June Birthdays and Anniversaries

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COUNCIL OFFICERS: KOVARCo-Chairmen:

GrandKnight RickSchirm 310-3242 ·OLMC JessiePowell 254-2181

DeputyGrandKnight LouisFederico 870-0573 ·St.Jerome CarrollKelley 877-4865

Chaplain KCICChairman JimHealy 867-5145

FinancialSecretary JessiePowell 254-2181 Charities JimHooker 596-4765

Chancellor BillJohnson 309-1135 Adopt-A-Spot AlbertoRios 814-5393

Warden WilfriedWotke 877-3316 BoyScoutLiaison JonathanSargent 525-0077

Recorder GarthHallenbeck 602-3913 NocturnalAdoration(OLMC) DaveMazary 881-9332

Treasurer DavidKerstetter 872-0624 WidowsandOrphans ClementDanish 877-2751

Advocate CarrollKelley 877-4865 SickandDistressed ClementDanish 877-2751

Guards: Scheduling BernieGerlach 877-0126

·Inside GeorgeKoch 660-1049 DistrictDeputy DavidBrin 851-0907

·Inside RecoCotton 508-1398 DistrictWarden TonyVelez

·Outside SteveChipman 707-303-5852 FoodService JessiePowell 254-2181

·Outside MikeCreamer 410-5257 ChurchBulletins:

Trustees: ·OLMC

·OneYear JonathanSargent 525-0077 ·St.Jerome 877-5021

·TwoYear JohnEdwards 876-8386 ·St.VincentdePaul JeannieKlump 245-4234

·ThreeYear HaroldHairston 877-1566 ·QueenofPeace MikeLennartz 234-0886

Lecturer ThaiNguyen 232-0889

DIRECTORS/CHAIRS: VA STATE COUNCIL OFFICIALS FROM 5480:

Membership Director BillJohnson 309-1135 NewCouncilDevChair ThaiNguyen(PGK) 232-0889

Programs Director LouisFederico 870-0572

Faith Directors: 5480 CLUB, INC:

·OLMC PatMcFadden 593-0238 President AlbertoRios 814-5393

·St.Jerome GabeFranco 877-4423 VicePresident BernieGerlach 877-0126

·QueenofPeace MikeLennartz 234-0886 Secretary HaroldHairston 877-1566

Family Director JasonWeischedel 910-381-5643 Treasurer JohnEdwards 826-8386

Community Director JoeO'Brien 874-7965 GrandKnight RickSchirm 310-3242

Life Director DaveMazary 881-9332 FaithfulNavigator TeeFuller 746-0125

YouthChairman JasonWeischedel 910-381-5643 PastPresident JonathanSargent 525-0077

YouthOutreach DavidKerstetter 872-0624 Directors:

YouthOutreach DeanJernigan 596-4034 3Year CarrollKelley 877-4865

CommunicationsDirector ChuckCollins 850-803-8487 3Year TeeFuller 746-0125

Photographers KietNguyen 2Year JohnSilva

AngeloCavone 469-8303 2Year GabeFranco 877-4423

HealthServices LeonardCarota 877-6993 1Year JeffJames

VocationsChairman LouisFederico 870-0573 1Year KevinKonouck

PublicRelations JonathanSargent 525-0077 Chairmen:

KnightlyNewsEditor GarthHallenbeck 602-3913 Buildings/Grounds AlbertoRios 814-5393

RecruitmentChair BillJohnson 309-1135 LoungeManager CarrollKelley 872-7840

RetentionsChairman LouisFederico 870-0572 RentalAgent BernieGerlach 877-0126

InsurancePromotion ToddCurtis 847-9981 KitchenManager TeeFuller 746-0125

Walter Pollard Council 5480 Directory

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Faithful Navigator

SKTyroneFuller 746-0125

Faithful Friar VACANT

Faithful Captain

SKJuanRodriguez

Faithful Pilot SKWilfriedWotke 877-3316

Faithful Comptroller

SKHaroldHairston 877-1566

Faithful Purser

SKBernieGerlach 877-0126

Faithful Scribe SKJoeO’Brien

Faithful Admiral

SKRickSchirm 310-3242

Faithful Inner Sentinel SKJoseVelez

SKRecoCotton 508-1398

Faithful Outer Sentinel SKStanZduniak

Color Corps Commander

SKLouisFederico 870-0573

Sick and Distressed SKTonyMerendino 872-7113

Trustees 1Yr-SKKietNguyen

2Yr-SKStephenRaschkeSr 509-0177

3Yr-SKCarrollKelley 877-4865

Fr. Michael J. Bader Assembly 2430 Directory

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Leave No Neighbor Behind

Isawthistitleonawebsite:“LeaveNoNeighborBehind.”Haveyouseenit?Doyoubelieveit?

Withsomuchgoingon,haveyouforgottentocheckonyourneighbors?AsKnights,Ibelievewe

arepillarsofourcommunityandwehavearesponsibilitytocheckonourfellowbrothersandneighbors.

Recently,wehadour2irstAssemblylevelZoommeeting.Itwasinterestingtoseeeveryoneandlistentothe

engagementofeveryone.Whatwasreallynicewasthefactthatmanyhadtheabilitytoseeandtalktoothers,

whichIfeltwasgoodthing.Iwasconcernedthatmanywereunabletoattendthemeeting.Manydidn’t

understandhowtologonthesite.Hopefully,wewillsmoothoutsomeoftheglitches,andmanymorewillbe

abletoattendthefuturemeetings.

Thecurrent“newnormal”isusingvarioussocialmediasitestoprovideinformationtoothers.Mostparishes

arestreamingservicesonlineandmanymeetingsarebeingheldonline.Itmaybehardinthebeginning,butI

thinkitwilleventuallybebene2icialtoeveryone.

AfterthatAssemblymeeting,Ithoughtaboutmyneighborsandbeingunabletocommunicatewiththem,other

thantheoccasionalhandwaveaswegointothehouse.WedecidedtohaveaZoommeetingwithourneighbors

andwelearnedalot.Withthepandemicgoingaroundandmanypeoplesocialdistancing,itdidn’treallyhitme

untilItalkedwiththemandlearnedthatmanyofthemwerelaidofftheirjobs,andunemploymentwasdelayed

incomingtohelpthem.Ididn’tevenrealizethe2inancialimpactthisviruswashavingonourneighbors,even

thoughIseemostofthemeveryday.Manyofmyneighborswereunabletogetouttogetsomebasic

necessities.Ididn’trealizetheimpactthishashadonourneighbors.

HavingtheZoommeetingallowedustotalkabouthowwecanhelpeachother.BecauseIbelievethatwe

shouldleavenoneighborbehind,wewereabletoworktogethertohelpourneighbors.Somewereabletopick

upitemsfromthestoreanddropitoffattheirdoorstep.Otherswereabletohelptakethetrashtothedump,

etc.Whyisthisimportant?Althoughweareinthemiddleofapandemic,wecanstillusesocialmedia/

communicationsitestocheckonourneighbors.

Usingthesesitesallowusnottoleaveourneighborsbehind.Whathaveyoudonetohelpyourneighbors?Have

youasked?TryhavingaZoommeetingtotalktoyourneighbors.Youwilllearnsomuchaboutthem.

Remember,weareKnightsandwecannotleaveanyneighborbehind.

Remember,socialdistancingisnotsocialisolation.Let’sbegintousethetools,likeZoom,tohelpkeepus

togetherandinformed.

StaySafe…BeSafe

SummaryofImportanceDates/Events:

2Jun20:AssemblyZoomMeeting(7:00p.m.)

4Jul20:FourthofJulyEvent:TBD

7July20:AssemblyZoomMeeting(7:00p.m.)

Fraternally,

Tyrone“Tee”Fuller,FaithfulNavigator

FatherMichaelJ.BaderAssembly2430

From the Faithful Navigator