CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY & PATRIOTISM

Father John Rossiter Council #9385

Holmen, Wisconsin

Chartered July 13, 1986 Vol. 13 Issue 11

http://www.seasholmen.org/knights-of-columbus.html

Holmen Knights In

Action … placing

U.S. Flags on the

grave sites of veterans

who served during

military conflicts.

Holmen KCs helped at

the Gate of Heaven

Cemetery in

preparation for

Memorial Day.

CONGRATULATIONS ALL

GRADUATES !

Holmen High School recipients of the

Knights of Columbus Council #9385

Scholarships.

Taylor Greenwold-

Don Pedretti Scholarship ($400.00)

Kate Balder-

Monsignor Delbert Malin

Scholarship ($500)

Mackenzie Schmit-

Father John Rossiter Scholarship

($500.00)

“To those of you who received honors,

awards and distinctions, I say well

done. And to the C students, I say you

too may one day be president of the

United States.” —George W. Bush

CLASS OF 2016

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

June 12, Sun. …. Regular meeting night for Father John Rossiter Council

June 14, Wed. …. Flag Day

June 19, Sun. … Father’s Day

June 20, Mon. …. Summer Solstice

July 4, Mon. … 4th of July—Independence Day

July 10, Sun. … regular council meeting at St. Elizabeth’s Church

July 13, Wed. … Holmen Council’s 30th Anniversary - 4689595 July 13, 1986

July 15 & 16, Fri. & Sat. …. FREEDOM FEST to honor Veterans in La Crosse / Knights will help serve food and refreshments both days / contact Tom Hundt to volunteer.

July 17, Sun. … Council #9385 - 30th Year celebratory picnic—all welcome !

July 23, Sat. … National Hot Dog Day

July 25, Mon. …. Officers meeting at Pizza Corral 7 p.m.

August 14, Sun. ….. Regular council meeting at St. Elizabeth’s Church

August 19-21 … Holmen KornFest— KC FunRun and Breakfast

August 29, Mon. … officers meeting at Pizza Corral 7 p.m.

August 31, Wed. … National Dog Day

HOLMEN KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS Monthly meeting schedule : Officers meetings

are held on the last Monday of the month at 7

p.m. at the PIZZA CORRAL on Hwy 53.

Regular Council meetings are held on the

second Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. at

St. Elizabeth’s Church in the gathering space

at entrance of church. All Knights of Columbus

members in good standing are invited to attend

all regular meetings and officers meetings.

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COUNCIL #9385 OFFICERS 2015-2016

Grand Knight … David Hawes

Deputy GK… .. Jeff Hammes

Chancellor— Gary Dvoracek

Recorder… Jerry Glentz,

Treasurer….. Peter Tabor,

Advocate… Tom Bertram,

Warden….. Matt Englerth,

Inside Guard - Greg Corcoran

Outside Guard…… John Stubler,

Financial Secretary…..... Anthony Villare,

Lecturer…… Pat Stephens,

Chaplain… Father John Paar,

Trustees …….. Jeff Reiter, Joe LaMere,

and Mike Bruha,

MINUTES: COUNCIL MINUTES

FROM OUR OFFICER’S AND

REGULAR MEETINGS CAN BE

FOUND ONLINE ON OUR

WEBSITE.

http://www.seasholmen. org/kc/kc-

main.html

Knights of Columbus Mission

Statement: To provide a means by

which Catholic Men could support the

Catholic Church, To provide Financial

Protection to Protect their Families and To

engage in works of Charity to Benefit the

Less Fortunate.

Once upon a time there was a man named Benny. Benny was a simple man with simple tallents and simple desires. He was a quiet fellow who

loved to walk the beach when he had some time to spare. He was the kind of guy you wouldn't mind having a drink with, but anything more might

be tedious. One day, as Benny was walking the beach, he stumbled over a small black jar shaped object. Benny curiously picked it up and began to

brush off the sand. Woosh. Benny winced as sand flew into his eyes, blinding him temporarily. By the time he opened his eyes, a shadow had

been cast over him. "I AM KHALROG, GENIE OF THE URN, YOU HAVE AWOKEN ME FROM MY SLUMBER. WHAT IS YOUR ONE

TRUE DESIRE?" the genie bellowed. Stunned, Benny could hardly believe what he was seeing. Benny thought for a moment as he regained his

senses. Then he began to speak, "Well, I've always wanted a magnificent beard. I've always had a hard time with the ladies and I hear great beards

are a wonderful attraction." "VERY WELL," replied the genie, "YOU MAY HAVE YOUR BEARD. HOWEVER, I MUST WARN YOU THAT

THIS BEARD COMES AT A PRICE: YOU MUST NEVER SHAVE IT OFF." Benny thought for a moment, then agreed to the genie's

conditions. A brilliant beard protruded from Benny's chin and grew and grew until finally it reached his belly. This was fantastic! Surely he would

be a ladies' man now! Years passed by as Benny became an icon of beard lovers everywhere. He won contest after contest. Then one day, he met

the woman of his dreams. They went on several dates together before she revealed to him that she would love nothing else than to see him without

his beard. Benny loved his beard, but he loved this woman much more. Reluctantly, he agreed to shave it off. The next morning, Benny grabbed

his razor and started to shave his beard. POOF! Suddenly, Benny was teleported into a round, black room! "Egad!" Benny cried. "Where am I!?"

"YOU HAVE DISOBEYED THE ONE RULE, BENNY," a voice behind him roared. Benny stammered, "But I... I... it's only a beard! Why are

you doing this to me?" The genie replied, "I AM THE GENIE OF THE URN, BENNY. I HAVE RULES. WHEN THOSE RULES ARE

BROKEN, YOU MUST BE PUNISHED." "So... so... what's my... my punishment then?" Benny stuttered. "YOU WILL REMAIN HERE IN MY

URN FOR ALL ETERNITY AND THE WORLD WILL KNOW YOUR FAULTS." the genie exclaimed. And from that day forth, Benny has

taught all Benny's everywhere the most important lesson of all: A Benny shaved is a Benny urned.

KC MEETING ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH ….. LOOK FOR THE HIDDEN NUMBER AND BE AT THE MEETING AND

YOU COULD WIN ………….. ! 7 P.M. AT ST. ELIZABETH’S CHURCH.

Happy

Birthday Brad Tom & Roz Hundt

Enjoy Father’s Day

The Lanzels

If you have moved or changed your

mailing address or E-Mail address,

please let us know so we can make

the necessary corrections.

E-Mail: holmenknights@yahoo.com

Grand Knights Report …

Well, I think its safe to say Summer is finally here. I know my family is anxious

for school to be out and summer break to start!

It was a pleasure to hand out our Scholarships at the annual Holmen High

School banquet on May 25th. Our Scholarship winners were Taylor Greenwold-

Don Pedretti ($400.00), Kate Balder-Monsignor Delbert Malin ($500), and Mackenzie Schmit-

Father John Rossiter ($500.00). It was amazing to hear how much generosity there is within

our community. Local money given away to HHS Seniors totaled $400,000, and total money

given out hit $1,300,000!

We’ll have a bit of a lull while we enjoy summer and travel, and start prepping for our 30th

Anniversary as a council. We decided we’d give a it a go at doing an old fashioned picnic to

celebrate our accomplishments over the past 30 years. It will be falling on Sunday, July 17th

from 1pm to 5pm. We are extending an invitation to our Parish family to help celebrate with

us. So if you are around, stop by and have a meal and play some games over at the Halfway

Creek Shelter, next to the band shell. As a bonus, the Band Shell will be playing music

starting at 5:00 pm.

That will be a busy weekend, as we also have been invited to help out with Freedom Fest.

They asked us to also help out on Friday night for a few hours with a new family oriented

venue, free to all. So we’ll be asking for volunteers for both Friday and Saturday nights (July

15th and 16th).

Kornfest Fun Run and our Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast will be coming up fast in August,

scheduled for August 20th and 21st. Gary, Pete, and myself are seriously looking for co-

chairs to help with these events. Yes-these are a lot of work, but the work is much easier

when you can spread it out with several people. Please, please consider

stepping up and helping to keep these fundraisers going into the future.

These are big fundraisers for our Council.

As always, thank you all for your generosity and support for all that

represents the Knight of Columbus and may we continue to strive to

support our community, our faith and our fraternity through out this Year

of Mercy and our 30th year as a council.

Vivat Jesus!

David Hawes, Grand Knight

Dr. Anthony D Villare. Beth H. Villare, Daniel & Sarah

May God Bless the United States of America

Our Holmen Council #9385

website is located through

the following address.

http://www.seasholmen.org/

knights-of-columbus.html

In Loving Memory of

JOHN K. MCHUGH

In loving

memory of

George Hammes

A Founding Notion: Protecting the

Breadwinner’s Income

While jobs may be safer in 2016, accidents, injuries,

and illnesses that can impact your ability to work still

happen. Most, in fact, do not happen on the jobsite or

place of employment. Did you know that a 2011 study

revealed that more than 95 percent of the long-term

disability claims on file were not work related?

The Knights have always sought to protect members’

families from the “loss” of a breadwinner. I’m sure you know all about Father

McGivney’s vision for our insurance program. But you may not know that Father

McGivney also wanted to find a way to help members who couldn’t work because of an

illness. After all, the “loss” of the breadwinner does not have to mean that person’s death;

it can also mean the loss of the breadwinner’s income.

Consider that loss for a moment. How would your family fare if a source of income

suddenly stopped? Could a dual-income family manage on one income stream? What

about young families with a working father and a mother who cares for the children?

What if his income halted due to an accident or illness?

I’ve heard some people say they have coverage at work, but too many aren’t sure what

this coverage entails, how much income it would provide or for how long. Having this

protection counts for something, certainly, but it isn’t “yours”; it’s provided by the

company for which you work at their discretion. It could be eliminated tomorrow.

That’s where a personally-owned disability income insurance product, like Income

Armor, comes into play. It can offer valuable income replacement in the event of an

injury or illness.. If you have a job, you must know about this coverage.

Dennis Tressic, Tel. (608) 769-9433

Email: Dennis.Tressic@kofc.org

Donate to the Holmen Area Community

Center

Holmen CC.org

Bob & Andrea

Stupi

COUNCIL #9385 KNIGHT AND FAMILY OF THE MONTH

MAY 2016

Sir Danny Miles, wife Anita, and children

Johannes and Franziska are the May Family of

the Month. Sir Danny, with help and support from

his family, managed our contribution to the annual

State KC Charity Raffle. They worked many hours in

preparation and mailing of the raffle tickets, and

then processing the returned entries and donations,

leading the another successful raffle year. Thank

you and congratulations Sir Danny, Anita, Johannes

and Franziska!

Our council’s grateful thanks to Sir Knights Gregg Randall, Todd

Knutson, and Mike Bruha for another successful Tootsie Roll

Drive! For their many hours of

telephoning for volunteers,

event preparation, and

handing out tootsie rolls,

they are our Knights for

May. Well done Sirs Gregg,

Todd, and Michael!

“Holmen Knights—Keep

up the good work!”

Ken & Nancy Proctor

Happy

Fathers Day

Pete Tabor

Page 5 JUNE 2016

Summer is here and Holmen Kornfest is right

around the corner!

Summer is upon us, which also means the planning and preparation

for Holmen Kornfest is under way. Gary and Pete are already

moving on the Fun Run and I have started on the Biscuits and

Gravy Breakfast. Holmen Kornfest is August 20th and 21st this

year.

We are always looking for some worthy knights to step up and

become chairs for these much needed events. We are looking

forward to hearing from you!

As always, we are looking for new ideas to improve our

fundraisers, so if any of you have any ideas or suggestions , please

let me know (dlhawes41@yahoo.com or 608-769-2761(Cell).

Thanks for all of your support,

Grand Knight (and Breakfast Coordinator)

David Hawes

HAPPY JUNE BIRTHDAYS

BROTHER KNIGHTS

William G Welch Jr 6-01

Joseph P Schaller 6-04

Gabriel L Nugent 6-07

Christopher P Butler 6-16

Daniel A Luebke 6-23

Benjamin J Nugent 6-27

Leo A Dummer 6-28

John P Popple 6-28

Jeffrey P Schroeder 6-30

(If we have missed your birthday or have the wrong date please let

us know at: holmenknights@yahoo.com)

Q: What did the duck say when he bought lipstick? A: "Put it on my bill."

MONSIGNOR DELBERT J. MALIN

“our priest is someone’s

son. Your son could be

IN MEMORY OF

WILLIAM and EMMA DVORACEK

Gary Dvoracek

NEW OFFICERS 2016 - 2017 Bishop

Schwaebach Assembly 1195—4th Degree

Faithful Friar Msgr. Steven Kachel

Faithful Navigator Richard Lepsch

Faithful Comptroller William Jaekel

Faithful Captain Jeffery Reiter

Faithful Admiral Allan Schelfhout

Faithful Purser Peter Tabor

Faithful Pilot Gregg Randall

Faithful Scribe Joseph Znidarsich

Inner Sentinel Charlie Peters

Outer Sentinel Alan Lauermann

Trustee 3 years Allan Schelfhout

Trustee 2 years Lawrence Hubert

Trustee 1 year John Keuler

Color Guard commander Lloyd Miller

REQUEST FOR NEWSLETTER SPONSORS !

Greetings Brother Knights and Friends of the Holmen Knights of Columbus,

Another year has passed since I last sent out a request for newsletter sponsors. I hope you will please consider placing a business or personal ad in the Holmen Knights Newsletter for the year, 2016-2017. The cost of placing an ad in our newsletter for one year is only $50. Double spaced and larger spaced ads are available. Your ad helps pay for this newsletter which goes out to 200 homes and is seen on the world wide web. Perhaps you know someone else that may have an interest in placing an ad. Feel free to share this letter with them.

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If you will sponsor an ad this year, send the check for $50.00 to: HOLMEN KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS c/o newsletter ad , 515 N. MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 492, HOLMEN, WI. 54636. Please mail it in or drop it off at St. Elizabeth's Church. Also, send an email that you will sponsor the ad to: holmenknights@yahoo.com. Include a business card, a jpg. or what you would like your ad to say.

THANK YOU !

Fred Lanzel, Newsletter Editor : holmenknights@yahoo.com

DID YOU KNOW ….Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J.

McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven

and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on

March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a

fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding

principles of charity, unity and fraternity.

The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their

families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy

members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted

among members and their families through educational, charitable,

religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.

The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J.

McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican,

brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal

benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security

and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care

programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in

communities.

The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council

to more than 15,100 councils and 1.9 million members throughout the

United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican

Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba,

Guatemala, Guam, Saipan, Lithuania, Ukraine, and South Korea.

Our Holmen Knights Council was chartered on July 13, 1986. We will be

celebrating with a picnic at he Holmen Halfway Creek Shelter on Sunday,

July 17 from 1—5. Everyone is welcome !

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY !

MIKE BRUHA

JUNE 2016 PAGE 7

Faithful Friar’s Report …. Dear Sir Brother Knights, It is hard to

believe we are once again entering into the summer months. These

months bring to us many days of sun and relaxation. Of coarse there

are those days when we have to weather the high humidity and the

storms. We like to think that we can control the weather, but alas the

weather, as part of God's created nature cannot be controlled. As we

look at many things going on within the world, society seems to forget the truths

of God's natural law. We tend to forget we are creatures created in the image

and likeness of God. Too many today are trying to create God in man's image or disregarding

God totally. I enjoy teaching the 1st story of creation, in which God takes chaos , gives it

structure and order , and from it comes life. As we look around at the many who are trying to

disassemble God's structure within life we see chaos returning into the world. As Adam and

Eve in the Garden first disregarded God's commands bringing that chaos back onto the world.

It was once again the power of God's mercy, through the death of his Son, that once again

restored the structure and the order giving to us once again life. In this Year of Mercy ,during

these Summer months, let us not relax too much and forget to put in a little extra prayer,

calling upon God's Mercy to strengthen and guide us through these “chaotic” times so more

will recognize the order of God's love which gives life !!!!!!

God Bless,

SK Msgr. Steven Kachel

FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR’S REPORT ….This will be the last newsletter until around

September 1. If something comes up we will of course contact you. At our last meeting we

approved the list of new officers and voted on them. Thank you to all the new officers. The

dinner went well and our Guest Speaker was Susan Taylor who gave a very good talk about the

job of a financial coach and the interaction with clients. Our new Schedule for 2016 and 2017 will

start in September. I will be working on a couple of things over the summer. For those who are following my

personal movie selections, well summer time is a time for being out and about, so there will only be a couple

of rain day movies, but for sure I will be watching around June 6 in the morning. The Longest Day, and Is Paris Burning. I

hope all of you have a great and safe summer.

Regards,

Richard Lepsch.

DISTRICT DEPUTY’S REPORT: Brother Knights; As we look forward to summer and vacations and outdoor activities, let’s not neglect our work as Knights. Many opportunities exist for us to integrate our work as Knights with our families. Looking ahead; Election of Council Officers, Section 128 of the by-laws state that elections must occur between May 15 and June 15. Upcoming Events: June 4 - Webinar on Bridging Fraternal Years June 30 - Reports due…

Columbian Award Application, Form SP-7; Civic Award Application, Form 2321 July 1 - Report of Officers Chosen, Form 185 July 27 - District 25 DD Meeting July 31 - 2nd & 3rd Degree at St. Pats August 1 - Service Program Personnel Report, Form 365 August 15 - Semiannual Council Audit Report, Form 1295 October 22, - Men’s Conference at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Marshfield. Thank you all for submitting your administrative reports on time this past fraternal year, I truly appreciate it. Once again I urge the councils serving more than one parish, to work toward forming a Parish Roundtable in each parish, in keeping with the directions set by our Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. Have a relaxing summer and enjoy your families! God Bless! Bill Jaekel, DD#25

The next regular meeting of the Holmen Knights of Columbus,

Father John Rossiter Council #9385 will be held on Sunday,

JUNE 12, 2016 at St. Elizabeth’s Church at 7:00 P.M.

The meeting will be preceded by a

1st Degree Exemplification at 6 P.M.

THE HOLMEN KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS

FATHER JOHN ROSSITER COUNCIL

#9385 515 N. MAIN STREET P.O.

BOX 492

HOLMEN, WISCONSIN 54636

HOLMEN KNIGHTS

NEWSLETTER

JUNE 2016