Volume 51, Issue 1

K n i g h t s o f C o l u m b u s C o u n c i l # 3 5 4 8 “ B e s t i n t h e S o u t h ”

J u n e 2 0 1 4 V o l 5 1 I s s u e 1 2

Brothers, I would like to thank the officers and fellow Knights for their support through this past year. I would also like to congratulate our New Grand Knight J.P Tyminski and confirm my support for all his new officers. I would like to thank the council for the opportunity to serve you this past year as Deputy Grand Knight. Yours in Brotherhood, Bill Duncan Deputy Grand Knight

Kealey Knight Letter “Serving The Knights of Greater Ocean View”

www.ovknights.com Facebook– Knights of Columbus Fr Robert B Kealey Council 3548

Grand Knight’s Desk The council held it’s elections for the fraternal year 2014-15. Please welcome the officers who have been elected to lead the “Best in the South” council; Grand Knight J.P. Tyminski

Deputy Grand Knight Dave Nelson

Chancellor PGK Richard Klotz

Recorder Jeffery May

Treasurer VACANT

Advocate Luis Contreras

Warden Chris Knizekewich

Inside Guard Pete Wellman Jr

Outside Guard Phillip Burns

1yr Trustee PGK James Gagne

2yr Trustee PGK Ed Lambe

3yr Trustee PGK Tim Dolan

Council Elections

This Month’s Events June 3rd Council Meeting 7:30pm

June 10th Columbian Club Meeting 7pm

June 15th Father’s Day

June 17th Council Meeting 7:30pm

Columbian Club Board Elections

June 18th 1st degree ceremony @ Council 367

7pm

June 24th Officer’s meeting 7pm

Please see the Council Calendar at www.ovknights.com and the Council Facebook page at Knights of Columbus Fr. Robert B. Kealey Council 3548.

Grand Knight - Patrick Nash

(402) 350-8918/ptjnash61@gmail.com Deputy Grand Knight - Bill Duncan

(757) 537-8877/jwduncan@cox.net Chancellor - Robert Rock

(757) 617-7237/robrock38@gmail.com Recorder - David Gibson

(757) 635-2919/numberone@cox.net Financial Secretary - Christopher Klotz

(757) 233-9979/kofc3548fs@yahoo.com Treasurer - Rick Gustwiller

(757) 588-8019/gust015@aol.com Advocate - Matthew Tomazic

(757) 374-0318/mxtthawk751@gmail.com Warden - Pete Wellman

(757) 480-9332/wpwellman@gmail.com Inside Guard - Jeff May

jdmhotstuff@yahoo.com Outside Guard - Christopher Knizckewich

(757) 435-3270/ovzeke@yahoo.com

Lecturer - Steve Vetter

(757) 588-2909/steve.vetter@ymail.com 1st Year Trustee - PGK Richard Klotz 2nd Year Trustee - PGK James Gagne 3rd Year Trustee - PGK Ed Lambe

2013-14 Officers

The KEALEY KNIGHT LETTER is an official bulletin published monthly for the Robert Kealey Council #3548 members. The views and opinions in the Kealey Knight Letter are not necessarily those of the Supreme Council, Knights of Colum-bus or the Council Jurisdiction Officers. The facts alleged in each element are veri-fied insofar as possible; however, the opinions are merely those of the individual authors. Readers are encouraged to submit materials for publication. All submitted articles may be edited for length, clarity, style and good taste. Informational story ideas and articles may be left at the Council Office or mailed to: Knights of Columbus, Council #3548 ATTN: KEALEY KNIGHT LETTER EDITOR 211 W. Government Avenue Norfolk, VA 23503 E-mail knightseditor3548@gmail.com Publication Deadline is the 17th of the preceding month. If you would like to start receiving the KEALEY KNIGHT LETTER electronical-ly, please send an email to the editor.

Sick & Distressed Please let someone know if there is a death or ill-

ness in your family. If someone doesn’t let us know,

we can’t do our part. Please contact Ed Lambe(464-

1075), Chris Klotz(233-9979) or Joan Waller(587-

4667).

Recall/Address If you recently moved or changed contact infor-

mation, contact Chris Klotz. This way we can make

sure that you are receiving all of our important infor-

mation.

Membership If anybody knows of anyone who would like to join our Order, please contact Rob Rock to get the process rolling.

LOTKA News The Ladies Auxiliary filled plastic eggs with candy at our last meeting for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. In spite of the rainy weather, the children who came en-joyed “finding” the eggs that were spread throughout the main hall, meeting the Easter Bunny (thanks, Ray Kitchen), and eating “Pink Bunny Cake” and Rice Krispie treats (thanks to Lana Moon & Maryann Lambe). Since Carole had to work, Bill Dewey came to help us get ready and Linda Clark was there to help me with the party. We will have the egg hunt the Saturday of the week prior to Easter next year so that more children might be able to attend. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, May 1st at 7pm. Carole Dewey is planning a craft for us to make either to give away for Mother’s Day or treat ourselves for a change !!! Any questions, call me at 757-587-7796. Laura Reese

Elections for 2014-15 Columbian Club Board

Happy Birthday Brothers! GEORGE NORMAN

PAUL PFLECKL

PGK CARL LEE

ANTHONY MARTIN

TOMAS REYES

COLIN WOODS

DENNIS JOACHIM

JOHN MULLEN

DANIEL BATKIN

ANTHONY CORLETTO

DENNIS FIORE

COLIN REWERT

JOHN MANISCALCO

MATHEW HALES

MATTHEW CONEYS

MICHAEL MCKENNA

JOHN PEARSON

JOHN FELLOWES

HERMAN MARTIN

JIMMY CHUPIK

RYAN KAVANAUGH

ZACHARIAHA DUNCAN

Elections for the 2014-15 Columbian Club Board of Directors has been set for June 17th. Anyone who is interested in running for one of the following posi-tions below, there is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the council bar.

4th Degree News The 4th degree assembly 1162 held it’s elections on May 5th. Below are the officers for the fraternal year 2014-15 Navigator Frederic Vacarella Captain Tom Wedeking Comptroller Mike Atkinson Admiral Guido Escalante Inner Sentinel Sean Meyers Outer Sentinel Doug Johnson Pilot Ray Parker Purser Vacant Scribe Dan Schmidt Trustee 1yr Don Fuss Trustee 2yr James Gagne Trustee 3yr Vacant Any 4th degree member who is interested in the va-cant positions, please contact PGK Don Fuss.

The past year has been a remarkable time in the life of the Church. Pope Francis has captured the world’s attention not by great gestures, but by simple ones: riding a bus, kissing persons with disabilities, washing the feet of poor women, embracing prisoners and meeting with penniless immigrants. As I said soon after his election, it was as if the cardinals had been reading Pope Benedict XVI’s encycli-cal Deus Caritas Est when they elected Pope Francis. And in the months that have followed, we have seen in his personal witness the wisdom of St. John Paul II’s call for Christians to practice “a charity that evangeliz-es.” Many have been attracted by the candor and willingness of Pope Francis to face hard questions — especially in his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. In this document, he reminds us that there are areas where we can do better as Christians, both as individuals and as a community. It is clear that the pope’s directness arises from a confidence that is grounded firmly in the “joy of the Gospel.” One of the pope’s most important actions so far has been scheduling a synod of bishops in 2015 for the pas-toral care of the family. Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis has decided to center his first synod on the family, reflecting both his confidence and pastoral spirit. In 1994, John Paul II recalled in his Letter to Families: “In the first days of my ministry … I wrote that man is the way of the Church. With these words I wanted first of all to evoke the many paths along which man walks and at the same time to emphasize how deeply the Church desires to stand at his side” (1). He continued, “Among these many paths, the family is the first and most important. It is a path common to all, yet one which is particular, unique and unrepeatable, just as every individual is unrepeatable” (2, emphasis in original). Pope Francis has also recently spoken in such terms, urging priests to “accompany” those in failed marriag-es. “Do not condemn,” he said. “Walk with them and don’t practice casuistry on their situation.” Pope Francis’ reference to “casuistry” is thought-provoking. During the 17th century, in his famous Provincial Letters, Blaise Pascal criticized the Jesuit casuistry of his day that attempted to excuse homicide, abortion, lying and a variety of sexual and other misconduct. It was argued that the moral norms taught by the Church could be modified by individual circumstances and, therefore, such actions might not always be sinful. News media reported on Pope Francis’ remarks with headlines like, “Accompany, don’t condemn those in failed marriages.” But because of his reference to casuistry, they may have missed the pope’s full meaning. It might have been more accurate to say, “Accompany, don’t condemn — but don’t excuse, either.” A legalistic mentality tends to reduce a choice to two extremes: condemn or excuse. This was the choice the Pharisees presented Jesus in the case of the woman caught in adultery. Jesus chose a different way: for-giveness, and the truth spoken in love. We might ask another question: What does it mean to “accompany”? In Familiaris Consortio, John Paul II followed up on the work of the 1980 Synod on the Family by urging greater pastoral care of Catholics in failed marriages. He also gave us a comprehensive pastoral blueprint for the evangelization of all Catholic couples. By announcing a new synod, Pope Francis has again called on the universal Church to confront the extraordi-nary challenges facing families today. Certainly, more must be done to accompany families, but we must also be candid. Too often during the last 30 years the message of Familiaris Consortio has been ignored or forgot-ten. As a result, millions of Catholics have never received the catechesis, preparation for marriage and pasto-ral care envisioned by this great document. If they had been “accompanied” in this way, who knows how many marriages might have been strengthened and saved? In the days ahead, let us all take more seriously the call of these two great popes to accompany our families more closely with candor and compassion. Vivat Jesus!

The Church’s pastoral care of the family demands neither excuses nor condemnation, but Christ’s path of compassion

by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

Blue Crabs

Red Crabs

Fried Shrimp

Steamed

Shrimp

Clam Strips

Crab Cakes

Soft Shell Crab

French Fries

Sausages

Hot Dogs

Music by The Michael

Clark Band

&

Ocean View’s one and only

Steve Duke

We are looking for help setting up, taking down, cooking, serving etc. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board in the lounge.

For more information contact PGK Borkowski @ 650-8445 or PGK Bill Dewey @ 374-8268

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AUGUST 2014

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2 3 4 4th of July Celebration 12-4pm

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6 7 8 Col Club Mtg 7pm

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13 14 15 Council Mtg 730pm

16 17 18 19 OV Crab & Seafood Fest 12-7pm

20 Sunday Breakfast 9-11am

21 22 Officer’s Mtg 7pm

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JULY 2014

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Hello. My name is Nate Apatov and I am the new president of the Greater Pinewell Civic League. I thought for my first newsletter I would use the space to introduce myself. I am married to my wife Nola and we have four adult children between us. Our two daughters live in Maryland. Our oldest son lives here in Ocean View with his wife and the youngest son is a college junior in Sarasota, Florida. I am new to the Hampton Roads area having only lived here for two and a half years. I spent 21 years serving in the US Army and before thatI spent 4 years as an enlisted man in the Air Force. During those years I move quite a bit spending the bulk of my time in either Texas or Hawaii. Although military people have a common bond and there is quite a bit of camaraderie, there is nothing like the sense of belonging and community that I have found here in Ocean View. I currently work at ODU where I teach in the Nurse Anesthesia Program. I have been teaching anesthesia for 20 years and love what I do. One day a week I work in the OR at DePaul delivering anesthesia to patients. The reason I wanted to serve on the GPCL board is that I have fallen in love with the neighborhood and wanted to be involved in the

community. I have served on non-profit boards before and know that often there are not enough people to do the day to day upkeep of these small organizations. I thought that I could help. After I mentioned that I would be interested to serve on the board I was told that the only position open was the presidency. So here I am! I have a few ideas regarding moving forward with the civic league. I think that a webpage or blog might enhance access by more neighbors. I would l ike to drive up membership and as a result increase dues revenue. I would like to increase neighborhood security awareness and continue where Richard has made lots of progress making us more secure. Most of all, I want to listen to you and prioritize what your concerns are. I think that the neighborhood is great, but I am sure that there are a few issues that are on peoples’ minds. I’d like to hear from you. !

Nate !

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President: Nate Apatov Vice President: Hayden Bayer Secretary Liz Burns Treasurer: Suzanne Wheatley

PACE Officers: Miles Warren Jet Sarmiento Non-emergency NPD: 441-5610 Code Enforcement: 664-6500

Neighborhood Watch Coordinator: Dean L’Hoste Welcome Committee: Marianna Price

President’s Message

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Join GPCLFiscal year 2013 begins in January. Dues ($5 per person) can be paid in person at any civic league meeting

Remember that paid membership is a prerequisite to casting a vote on any issue before the league.

Please update membership information by filling out a registration form

Meetings 3rd Tuesday @ 7PM each month from September thru July at the Pretlow Library

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Restrictions Apply. Contact us today and mention this ad.

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NEWSLETTER

Improving Our Community And Quality Of Life Through Local Action

MARCH 2014

OVCL OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Al Saunders .................. 480.4385

VICE PRESIDENT Chad Parker .................. 583.3680

SECOND VP Linda Miller .................961-9815

TREASURER Lee Ann Looman ......... 646.6348

SECRETARY Sharyn Leiding ............. 587.8060

MEMBERSHIP

COMM. CHAIR Barry Millard ................ 735.3460

NEWSLETTER

COMM. CHAIR Amanda Crow .............. 271.3892

WEBSITE Debra Burrell ................ 406.8700

OTHER NUMBERS

Police Non-Emergency ..............................

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Norfolk Cares ........................................ 664.6510

Mary D. Pretlow Library............................... 441.1750

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear Friends, Another snowy scene in Ocean View – whoops, it’s MARCH and I’m

ready for warm weather.

THE EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT OCEAN VIEW – ANNUAL ST.

PATRICK’S DAY PARADE –

Saturday, March 15 – 10 a.m., beginning at Northside Middle School,

north on Granby Street, ending on First View Street.

Watch for Ocean View Civic League representation in the parade.

Who is that leprechaun?

Family fun, your best behavior, adherence to parking regulations, and

use of litter containers will add to a successful event. This is Ocean

View’s opportunity to shine in the City of Norfolk. Please do your part.

Welcome to tonight’s speaker, Norfolk City Treasurer Anthony Burfoot.

Al SaundersPresident

OVCL NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE AT:

Mary D. Pretlow Library

Davenport’s PostNet

VISIT THE OVCL WEBSITE:

www.ovcleague.webs.com

HELPFUL WEBSITES

www.norfolk.gov

www.virginia.gov

Spring 2014

www.livingeov.com

News From the East Ocean View Civic League

• A Letter From the President

• East Ocean View Civic League Minutes

• Great News for our Beaches!

• Senate Approves House-Passed Flood Insurance Bill

• New Residents

• Adapting to Sea Level Rise

INSIDETHIS ISSUE...

EOVCL Board of Directors Meetings Last Thursday of the Month

Upcoming EOVCL MeetingsMeetings are the first Thursday of each month at the East Ocean Community Center

EOV Quarterly

In conjunction with The Great American Cleanup and Keep Norfolk Beautiful, the East Ocean View Civic League will sponsor a Litter Cleanup on May 3rd. The event will be based out of the EOV Recreation Center parking lot located at 9520 20th Bay Street. Please plan to help pick up litter from 9-12:30 followed by a picnic lunch and dedication of our new Kayak ramp from 12:30-2:00. Volunteers will be asked to work in the following areas: • Beach and Bay Streets north of East Ocean View Avenue• 1-10th Bay• 11-21st Bay• East Beach and Bay Breeze Point • Harbor Walk and the area bordered by Thompson Road, Little Creek Road and Pretty Lake

Groups will be dispatched from REC to their targeted locations using a shuttle van from New Life Christian Center. Bags and gloves will be provided. You are requested to wear closed toed shoes. No flip flops are allowed. Pick- up trucks are needed. We could use 2 more trucks to insure volunteers have sufficient water and supplies.

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Call Ann if you can help out with a truck that day.

A picnic lunch of hamburgers and hotdogs will be served to all volunteers following the cleanup. Display tables will be manned by the EOV Medical Center, Coach Dwight, as well as our project sponsor from 12-2pm so volunteers can learn more about our community. Everyone is encouraged to get involved. If you or your group wishes to become a sponsor, please contact: Ann Bolen 362-0337. The RAIN DATE is May 17th, same time. We hope the event is a chance to meet new neighbors and get our community looking great in time for the summer.