Michigan Columbian

MICHIGAN COLUMBIAN

Volume 63 No. 4

April 2013

OFFICAL PUBLICATION OF THE MICHIGAN STATE COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Pope Francis

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, when he was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Bergoglio, the first pope from the Americas, reportedly took his papal title after St. Francis of As-sisi of Italy. Prior to his election as pope, Bergoglio served as archbishop of Buenos Aires from 1998 to 2013 (succeeding Antonio Quarracino), as cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina from 2001 to 2013, and as president of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina from 2005 to 2011. Early Life and Education Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Decem-ber 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants. As a teenager, Bergoglio underwent surgery to remove a lung due to serious infection. Following his high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires, where he received a master's degree in chemistry before beginning training at the

Jesuit seminary of Villa Devoto. In March 1958, he entered the Society of Jesus. Bergoglio went on to attend the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, where he earned a degree in philoso-phy, and later received a doctorate in theology in Freiburg, Germany. Entering Priesthood Ordained as a priest in December 1969, Bergoglio began serving as Jesuit provincial of Argentina in 1973. He later returned to his alma mater, the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, where he served as rector (1980-86) as well as a professor of theology. In June 1992, Bergoglio was named titular bishop of Auca and auxiliary of Buenos Aires, and in February 1998, he became archbishop of Buenos Aires, succeeding Antonio Quarracino. Three years later, in February 2001, he was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II, named the cardinal-priest of Saint Robert Bellarmine. In 2005, he was named president of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina, serving in that position until 2011. After Pope John Paul II's death in April 2005, Bergoglio reportedly received the second-most votes in the 2005 papal elec-tion; Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) won election as Pope John Paul's successor. Early into his priesthood, Bergoglio earned a reputation as a doctrinal conservative. He strongly opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage in Argentina, calling it "a destructive attack on God's plan" (a same-sex marriage bill was approved by Ar-gentinian lawmakers in July 2010, making Argentina the first country in Latin America to legalize such legislation). He also publicly disputed efforts to promote free contraception and artificial insemination led by Argentinian President Cristina Fernan-dez. Becoming Pope On March 13, 2013, at the age of 76, Jorge Bergoglio was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church—becoming the first citizen from the Americas, the first non-European and first Jesuit priest to be named pope and adopting the name Pope Francis (he reportedly took the title after St. Francis of Assisi of Italy, a Catholic preacher during the 12th and 13th centuries). Prior to the 2013 papal election, Pope Francis had served as both archbishop and cardinal for more than 12 years.

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MICHIGAN COLUMBIAN

Volume 63 No. 3

April 2013

From The State Deputy Michael J. Malinowski

OFFICAL PUBLICATION OF THE MICHIGAN STATE COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

In Service to One. In Service to All.

I am late in writing this article as we wait for the words “Habemus Papam”. What a great surprise the Conclave gave to us as they selected Cardinal Bergoglio to become our next Pope. We as Knights of Columbus have to be tremendously excited as we learn about the life style of Pope Francis. His commitment to service, his commitment to those in poverty, and his commitment to those in need. It is what the Knights of Columbus are all about. His deep compassion and care for the poor has to en-ergize us as we go about our lives. They say Pope Francis is “A Pope of Firsts”. The first Jesuit to become Pope. The first Pope of the New World. The first Pope from Latin America. And the first Pope to be named Francis. The first principle of our order is charity. When we collect cans of food for our food banks, we feed the hun-gry. When we distribute coats for kids we clothe the naked. When we collect money for the Mentally Impaired we help those who need help. When we give monies to Holy Cross Children Services (Boysville) we help those in need. I could go on and on about the many things the Knights do for charity. The more we learn about Francis our Pope, the more we should try to follow his example.

Now following his lead we should ask those Catholic men who are not members to join us and help take of those in need. At the beginning of January our State Warden Mr. Richard McCloy, Jr. was notified by his employer that his job description had changed. Because of this change by his employer his ability to perform the job of State Warden came into jeopardy. I re-grettably accepted his resignation as State Warden. I have appointed Mr. Dean Combs to fulfill the unexpired term of State Warden. Rick and his wife Beth were a great addition to the State Board and will be missed by myself and the rest of the State Officers. I wish to thank Dean and his wife Linda for accepting this office.

American Catholics Praise and Respect Pope Benedict XVI

A new Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll finds that vast majorities say he changed the Church, the world and their lives for the better. Just a week after his retirement took effect, a new Knights of Columbus-Marist poll finds that American Catholics give high marks to Pope Benedict XVI. More than three quarters of Catholics (77 percent) and more than 8 in 10 practicing Catholics (82 percent) have a "very posi-tive" or "positive" impression of Pope Benedict XVI’s years as pope. American Catholics have very positive views on Pope Benedict’s impact on their lives, the direction of the Church, and the moral direction of the world. Nearly 7 in 10 Catholics (68 percent) and more than three quarters of practicing Catholics (77 percent) say Pope Benedict had a “very positive” or “positive” impact on their life. Only 13% of Catholics and 12% of practicing Catholics saw a negative im-pact. Additionally, 70 percent of Catholics and 75 percent of practicing Catholics believe he had a “very positive” or “positive” impact on the direction of the Catholic Church. Only about two in 10 said his impact was negative or very negative (21 and 19 percent respectively). About two thirds of Catholics (65 percent) and about 7 in 10 practicing Catholics (69 percent) said he had a “very positive” or “positive” impact on the moral direction of the world. Fewer than a quarter (23 and 22 percent respectively) disagreed and saw his impact as "negative" or "very negative".

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Michigan State Council Knights of Columbus

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State Officers

Michael J. Malinowski State Deputy

Rev. Scott A. Thibodeau State Chaplain

Robert W. Fox State Secretary

Kenneth B. Unterbrink State Treasurer

Antonio G. Vittorini State Advocate

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Thomas A. Marcetti, Sr. Immediate Past State Deputy

Thomas M. Wegener, PSD Supreme Director

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Dearborn Hgts., MI 48127 Office Phone 313-274-3223

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PROSPECTS TO MEMBERS

From The State Chaplain Rev. Scott A. Thibodeau

My Dear Brother Knights and Ladies: Vivat Jesus! As I sit to write, the Church is currently experi-encing “sede vacante” or “the chair is vacant” referring to the Chair of St. Peter. Hopefully, by the time you read these words, the Chair will be filled and we will have a new Holy Father leading us closer to God. Either way, whether we have a new Pope or are still waiting, pray for the Church and the new Holy Father whoever he may be. Our prayers for the leader of the Universal Church are most important to show our love and support for the Body of Christ in the world. This

election of our new Holy Father is an important decision for the Church and for us personally as Knights. I thank everyone for your kindness at my membership tribute dinner. It was a glori-ous evening and great fun. Being honored in this way was very humbling. Not long after the tribute dinner, I was the class honoree for the Fourth degree exemplification for district 1. Being honored so much in such a short period of time was interesting, humbling and tremendous all at the same time. So, thank you for kind support and know of my prayers for everyone in our order. We have just come through the great season lent and now enter the season of our redemption, Easter! What a blessed gift we have received in that the Son of God has conquered sin and death so that we might live with Him and know of God’s mercy and forgiveness. The Easter season is a wonderful time for us to get out and act in Christian charity by visiting the infirm, homebound or lonely. Perhaps in all of our councils we might take an inventory to see which of our brothers could use a visit or need to hear a kind word then actively send out other brothers to make visits. It is wonderful to perform an act of charity and to help others know they are still thought of and considered part of our blessed order. This is why Jesus came: that we may have life and have it to the full. So, live the resurrection and practice the great gifts of our Order by doing the work of the Knights; living in fraternity by bringing the gift of yourself to others in need. Wishing you a Blessed Easter season

Pope Francis

Addressing a crowd of tens of thousands in St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican City in Rome, Italy, after his election win, Pope Francis stated, "As you know, the duty of the conclave was to appoint a bishop of Rome. It seems to me that my brother cardinals have chosen one who is from faraway. ...Here I am. I would like to thank you for your embrace." In addition to his native Spanish, Bergoglio speaks Italian and German.

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The Seat of Peter Thomas M. Wegener, PSD

Supreme Director

My Brother Knights and Ladies,

As I write this article the Church is going through an extraordinary time. The Seat of Peter is Vacant with the retirement of Pope Benedict XVI and a conclave is being called to select a new Pope. Much will have been said about our new Holy Father when you are able to read this edition of the Michigan Columbian. So I thought it would be appropriate to look back at the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI and how the Pope Emeritus impacted the Knights of Columbus. The Holy Father wrote three encyclicals, all three insightful into the human condition and instructive regarding church teachings. Two of the three have specific meaning for the Knights of Columbus. The first "Deus Caritas Est" "God is Love" and the last "Caritas in Veritate" "Charity in Truth" were both extensively written about by the Su-preme Knight and referenced with regard to the Knights of Columbus. Deus Caritas Est especially was looked upon as a reaffirmation of the Order's first principle of Charity, and the Supreme Knight's letter during the 2006 Annual Supreme Convention ties it together well. I would like to present a portion of that letter. Entitled "Knights of Charity" and for the purposes of this article I have updated the charitable information in the letter to 2012 numbers, and disaster relief sites. These changes are highlighted in underlined italics. Recently, we announced the results of our latest fraternal survey of charitable activi-ties. During 2012, Knights of Columbus worldwide donated more than $158 million to

charity and logged over 70 million hours of volunteer service — both records for our Order. Any organization would be justifiably proud to announce such accomplishments and I am grateful to all my brother Knights for their dedication year in and year out. Significantly, we are building upon many initiatives to help those in need regardless of nationality, religion or race through our cooperation with Special Olympics, the Wheelchair Foundation, the Points of Light Foundation, Veterans Af-fairs hospitals, and our increased efforts for disaster relief following Sept. 11, 2001, and most recently the hurricanes in the Gulf States, tornadoes in the heartland and hurricane Sandy on the east coast. Through these projects and in thousands of others on the local level, during the last decade we have provided more than $1.2 billion in cash donations and more than 574 million hours of service. Surely, the Knights of Columbus has remained faithful to Father Michael J. McGivney’s vision and our principle of Charity. For these reasons, we received with special joy our Holy Father’s first encyclical Deus Caritas Est, dedicated to the Church’s mission of charity. I firmly believe that it is Providence and not mere coincidence that the pope’s first encyclical and our first principle are dedicated to the virtue of charity. As I said earlier this summer to our state deputies, our Holy Father sees clearly what needs to be done, and we Knights must be 100 percent in alignment with his pastoral mission. Pope Benedict XVI wrote in Deus Caritas Est that the Church possesses a threefold responsibility: “proclaiming the word of God, celebrating the sacraments and exercising the ministry of charity.” Especially important is the pope’s message that these three duties are inseparable. Certainly this is the case for members of the Knights of Columbus.This is the real meaning of the more than 574 million hours of service over the past decade we have provided for charity — it is the personal commitment of hundreds of thou-sands of brother Knights. They have not only written checks totaling more than $1 billion but have also given of them-selves. These brother Knights have made the pope’s words their own: “I must give to others not only something that is my own, but my very self; I must be personally present in my gift.” Deus Caritas Est reminds us that “charity workers need a ‘formation of the heart’: they need to be led to that encounter with God in Christ which awakens their love and opens their spirits to others.” We must always remember that our mission is inseparable from the mission of renewal that was set for our Church by the Second Vatican Council which Pope Paul VI said presented to the world, “the Church of the Good Samaritan.” May our commitment to the Order’s principles of Charity, Unity and Fraternity grow stronger each day so that each of us may daily live more fully the lesson of Deus Caritas Est. True Charity

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From The State Secretary Robert W. Fox

From The State Membership Director William G. Leveque, Sr.

My Brother Knights and families it seems as though spring has finally arrived. At least my snow piles are down to three foot and fading fast. I love that “lake effect”! With spring also comes our Blitz membership weekend on April 20th and 22nd. Our State Deputy has been attending the steering meetings throughout the state and the information we have been receiving is that the “Blitz” does work when done correctly. I hope that all councils will give the Blitz a try, it WORKS! Why join the Knights of Columbus? I’m sure that men don’t join just to bolster our membership numbers. They join because of our programs. Programs that help the Church, community, family our youth and most importantly our clergy. Without membership all of these will suffer. Many of the council officers saw the video compar-ing decreasing membership growth to those needing assistance. It’s a fact that if we do not have the necessary support and funds the aid we give, as a state council and as individual councils, will decrease.

As Knights of Columbus we are given the opportunity to assist our fellow man whether it is a youth soccer event, help-ing build a habitat home, giving blood or taking the Eucharist to the homebound, there is something for all. Please, this April weekend, take time to do the membership drive. Give Catholic men a chance to become part of Fr. McGivney’s dream. As State Secretary I receive all checks and I do have a few housekeeping items. All checks must have two signatures on then. This is from Supreme By-Laws. Second, it is important that the memo line be filled in. I need to know where you want the funds to go. Also some councils will send one large check to be split, please let me know how it is to be done. If a council sends funds directly to HCCS and not through the State Secretary we cannot credit you with quota or over quota so please direct all checks with the exception of the MI Drive and the Raffle to the State Secretary. I wish all a safe and enjoyable spring break and hope to see many of you at beautiful Mackinaw Island for the annual convention.

My Brother Knights, What an exciting time to be a Knight. Our new Pope taking the name of Francis is very exciting, I think the first princi-pal of Our order is going to be tested in the upcoming years. I believe charity is going to be one of the watch words for his term as Pope. Like other Popes he is going to rely on the strong right arm of the church, Knights of Columbus to help. We need to start preparing for the challenges to come. We need to support Our new leader with the power of prayer and I am sure in the future more charity. With the demands that are going to be on our councils and our churches it is important that we maintain our membership and utilize their gifts even more. We also should be looking at growing our councils to help with all the new programs that will come out. We need to energize our existing members as well as replacing those who go before us. Now is the time to act. Supreme has placed full page ads on our behalf both locally and nationally. The ads will prepare people for our April Blitz. Our April Blitz is, (if not already scheduled) is the weekend of April 20, 21. Councils should report to DD how many prospect cards and how many form 100s collected. We also need to take full advantage of the new members brought into the Church on Easter. We also have many young men preparing to graduate from high school that are 18 years old. As you can see many opportunities to avail Men to the blessings of membership are now. Remember also that Supreme is still paying $9.00 for every member brought in the rest of this fraternal year. the next time we hold our next first degrees we should honor our new pope with dedicating the degrees in his Holy Honor. A note on following up the Church phase of the blitz. If you need help or are not sure what to say when calling prospects ask you DD for help. Make sure you have first degree date ready, we are finding most prospects when called are ready to join. Make sure you don't wait too long for having a degree as the longer you wait we lose possible members. We are preparing for convention and will be putting together our charts for membership awards. The last day to have your council information updated is May 13. This is only for recognition at the convention , you will still have time to achieve

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K of C LADIES “CORNER” From The State Program Director David Bergeman

your goals as the fraternal year ends the last day of June. Please check with your District Deputy to see what you may be lacking. Why ask? Living Our Faith Through Charity While Protecting Families. Our belief in God and the joy of sharing him with others. Some of my personal ex-periences of truly feeling close to God have come from being around My Knights Family. Being around fellow Catholics and living Our Faith. Growing in to a deeper relationship with God. I can’t think of a better reason. Thanks for all you do Bill LeVeque State Membership Director.

From The State Membership Director William G. Leveque, Sr.

Hello Ladies – We have a new Pope, Easter has arrived and the convention on Mackinac Island is not far away with many events sandwiched be-tween. It is a great time to rejoice and plan for the upcoming drives, raffles and parties. The Pope has declared that we cannot forget the poor. That is what our husbands have vowed to do as Knights – help the widows and orphans. The Ladies of this great state never disap-point as the assistance continues in every way possible to help in this great cause. We wish to thank Beth McCloy for her dedication to her husband and to the Order. Unfortunately, Rick’s work has limited his ability to serve as the State Warden and he has resigned. Thank you to Dean and Linda Combs for agreeing to fulfill the term until June 30, 2013. The Diaper and Formula Drive information has been dispersed to the District Deputies and is posted on the website. This drive, scheduled for May 11 and 12 (Mother’s Day week end) will help the young mothers who believe in life and have agreed to give birth to their ba-bies. At one center we visited, the ladies remarked, if they were run-ning low on a particular item – there was serendipity working with a knock at the door and a Knight and his council donating the needed item. It has occurred more than once. We and our husbands are work-ing hard to make things happen for the poor and the needy. The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island is the place to be for the State Convention on May 23, 24 and 25. The State Advocate’s wife, Sue Vittorini, is very busy preparing for the Raffle. She and the Ladies of the Board are asking for contributions, baskets, ticket sellers and dona-tions for the Raffle which in the past years raised well over $60,000.00 for Holy Cross Children’s Services. Weingartz, From Lawn to Snow Corporation matched the funds from this past year’s raffle and the total was well over $32,000.00. The Weingartz have again graciously agreed to match the funds from this year’s raffle. We heartily thank them. All the donation and help information is on the website for your convenience. This year, the Ladies have created a coupon that will be available to each of you who donates $40.00 for raffle tickets. The coupon will entitle you to 5 free raffle tickets. The coupon will be available in the delegate’s bag. We look forward to seeing you on the Island! Love and Gratitude, Maureen, Sandy, Ellie, Sue and Linda

As we enter the final quarter of the fraternal year I hope and pray that the efforts from the last three quarters can continue with a bang and not a whimper. Our goal as State and Diocesan Program Directors is the attainment of Supreme Star and Michigan Achievement for each and every council in the state. Supreme Star re-quires the attainment of the Columbian Award (Form SP-7) by conducting and reporting at least four major programs in each of the Service Program categories: church, community, coun-cil, family, culture of life, and youth. Michigan Achievement has specific requirements in each of the six program categories. Councils that have participated in meritorious activities deserve to be recognized for their ef-forts. Pat yourself on the back and submit an application for a Service Program Award in the form of a book (details can be found in the State Leadership Guide) to your diocesan program director by April 15. Family of the Year appli-cation book should be submitted to the State Family Activities Director Michael Metiva by April 15 (same guidelines as Service Program Awards). In discussing the current condition of each and every council within the State with your District Deputy, a few common issues have been identi-fied. First, a number of councils are doing pro-gram activities, but are not reporting them on the required forms. In order for the State Lead-ership to understand the situation and target as-sistance to councils in need, we have to get an accurate picture of a council’s condition. Sec-ond, the lifeblood of a council is its members. If we don’t recruit and have active programs for the members to get involved in, then we have less help for our first maxim: charity. Tailor programs to the church, family, membership, and community needs. Survey members to find out why they joined and in which service area they wish to assist. Depending on the same peo-ple to do the work over and over again leads to burnout, and loss of interest by members that are not asked to help. Rotating help and men-toring new members in activities can help to keep members interested and active. In closing, more then ever I am amazed at the good we have done and continue to do as a fra-ternal family organization with the common goal of our Christian ideals. Take a moment

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American Catholics Praise and Respect Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict’s use of Twitter was also very popular among Catholics. Two-thirds of Catholics and practicing Catholics (67 and 66 percent respectively), said they “liked the idea” of the pope using Twitter to communicate. Only a quarter of each group disagreed (25 percent for Catholics and practicing Catholics). Overall, nearly 7 in 10 Catholics (69 percent) and three quarters of practicing Catholics (75 percent) have a "very favor-able" or "favorable" view of Pope Benedict XVI. By contrast, only 16 percent of Catholics (and 14 percent of practicing Catholics) have an "unfavorable" view. “The data indicates clearly that American Catholics have a deep respect for Pope Benedict XVI and a great appreciation for his pontificate,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “That so many felt he had a positive impact on their lives, their Church and their world speaks volumes to the good that he was able to do as pope.” The findings come just days after the Cardinals – gathered in Rome to elect the new pope – sent Pope Benedict their “gratitude” for his “Petrine ministry” and “example of generous pastoral care for the good of the Church and of the world." The national survey of 2,000 American adults, including 515 Catholics was conducted from March 2 through 5. The margin of error for Catholics is +/- 4.3 percentage points.

to reflect on how you are impacting your council. Dear Lord,

Teach me to be generous Teach me to serve as you deserve; To give and not to count the cost; To fight and not to heed the wounds; To toil and not to seek for rest;

To labor and not to ask for reward; Save that of knowing that I do your will.

St. Ignatius Loyola

From The State Program Director David Bergeman

Council 2300 Knight David Adamson and wife Barbara teamed up Friday, March 22nd, to assist in the Iron River Knights Of Columbus, Council 2300, 38th annual Tootsie Roll Drive for the West Iron County Mentally Im-paired.

JUST ASK HIM TO JOIN US

Just a reminder to all councils. All council dele-gates, alternates, and special guests, will need to be a third degree member in good standing to be allowed admittance into any meeting at the State Conven-tion. For further information see our Charter Consti-tutional Laws, Page 8, Section 12. The Friday Awards presentation meeting is an open meeting to all delegates and their wives

A REMINDER TO ALL COUNCILS

SHINING ARMOR AWARD

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The Seat of Peter Thomas M. Wegener, PSD

Supreme Director

True Charity In 2009 the Pope Emeritus issued his third and final encyclical, which was issued during a time of great worldwide finan-cial upheaval. Enitled ‘True Charity’ here are a few remarks about this encyclical and the Knights of Columbus. Pope Benedict XVI’s recent encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), should serve as a reminder of the impor-tance of the first principle of our Order. In his introduction to the encyclical, the pope writes, “Charity is at the heart of the Church’s social doctrine.” He then makes clear that our charity must be true charity. “Without truth,” he says, “charity degenerates into sentimentality.” On the other hand, “practicing charity in truth helps people to understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely useful but essential for building a good society and for true integral development.” We might look at this in light of the Lord’s Prayer. Pope Benedict quotes the first two words of that prayer — “Our Fa-ther” — at the end of his encyclical. If we take those two words seriously, we must realize the truth that all of us are mem-bers of one family. From this perspective, it is easier for us to see how the law and prophets are summarized in Christ’s two great command-ments — that we love God totally and love our neighbors as ourselves (see Mt 22:37-40). Thus, we are able to speak of “caritas in veritate.” When we understand that we are all members of the same human family and accept these two commandments, we can no longer ask Cain’s question: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen 4:9). Instead, we must realize that our freedom cannot take the form of simply amassing as much wealth as we can. Instead, the actions we take should reflect the reality of our famil-ial connection to our neighbor, and we should take stock of how everything we do affects others. In fact, to be a Christian is to be a man or woman for others. This is the beautiful message of the encyclical. Sadly, not everyone will focus on this message. Some will try to view the encyclical as a political document, as support for their policy preferences or political philosophy. But to do that would miss the point. As the document itself states: “The Church does not have technical solutions to offer and does not claim ‘to interfere in any way in the politics of States.’ She does, however, have a mission of truth to accomplish”. The question is not whether this encyclical validates our viewpoint, but rather how it can help us to grow in our faith as children of God and members of the human family. All human beings, including the unborn, are part of that family. The pope made this perfectly clear in his encyclical: “Openness to life is at the center of true development. When a society moves towards the denial or suppression of life, it ends up no longer finding the necessary motivation and energy to strive for man’s true good. If personal and social sensitivity towards the acceptance of a new life is lost, then other forms of ac-ceptance that are valuable for society also wither away” (28, emphasis in original). Additionally, the Holy Father points out that religious liberty is a key component to development. He wrote, “The Chris-tian religion and other religions can offer their contribution to development only if God has a place in the public realm, specifically in regard to its cultural, social, economic, and particularly its political dimensions” (56, emphasis in original). Let us honor their legacy, and the pope’s call, by renewing our commitment to true charity. Let me finish this article with this thought. It will be years before the true impact of Pope Benedict XVI’s papacy has been registered, but certainly his writings have been an influence and a reflection on our Order’s 130 year commitment to our first principle of Charity. It is a confirmation of Fr. McGivney’s vision of our Order and its priority towards our fellow man.

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2nd Street is the most common street name in the United States; First Street is the 6th most com-mon. Six—Year—olds laugh an aver-age of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day The term rookies comes from a Civil War term “reckie” which was short for recruit.


From St. Louis Center Fr. Enzo Addari

As we prepare to celebrate the Easter of our risen Lord, we know that Palm Sunday is close at hand and that spring can’t be too far behind. The snow will melt eventually, and I pray that all of you will have a warm weekend to work with during the M.I. Drive coming up on March 22-24, 2013. Whether it’s warm or cold outside, the weather never deters the Knights in Michigan from being faithful to the first principle of the order; charity. Charity is what drove Fr. Michael J. McGivney to begin his great order, and charity is what drove our Ser-vants of Charity founder, St. Louis Guanella to begin caring for his “Good Children;” the small ones who were abandoned and defenseless and who had no one else to care for them. I cannot begin any discussion without thanking the Knights of Co-lumbus for all you do for our children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The funds that you raise and send to St. Louis Center every year are important for our very existence, whether from that single donor, from individual councils, or from the State Council itself – you have kept St. Louis Center alive, and we are grateful to you all! In particular, we thank State Deputy Michael Malinowski and 1st Lady Maureen, along with the remaining State Officers and their wives, for taking the time to attend two important Guanellian celebra-tions at the end of February. We honored the 100th Anniversary of the Visit of St. Louis Guanella to the U.S. on Feb. 24th, and the 45th Anni-versary of the Ordination of Fr. Fortunato Turati and Fr. Joseph Ri-naldo on Feb. 27th. Both of these events were significant, as Fr. Guanella came to the U.S. in 1912-13 to establish his institutes here for persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, remind-ing us that “The Fatherhood of God requires everyone to become big brothers and big sisters to their fellow man.” And that’s how you are perceived by our residents, as their “Big Brothers & Sisters” who have come into the world to take care of them. The second celebration hon-ored two great priests who have been members and supporters of the Knights of Columbus for many years. Fr. Fortunato Turati has now moved on to a new assignment in Lake Zurich, Ill. where he will be working with our Sisters to care for the women of Mt. St. Joseph who have I/DD, while Fr. Joseph Rinaldo remains here as our Provincial Treasurer. Our “Legacy Campaign” continues to achieve positive results, as we are now in the process of “Master Planning” much needed renovations to our facilities to better accommodate older adults with I/DD, and to create a future housing development for families with disabled chil-dren who might want to live together called, “The Village at St. Louis Center.” This year’s renovation project will take place at Fr. Guanella Hall to create a Senior Residential Center, and we would invite any interested members to assist us in this endeavor either financially or through in-kind services. Finally, as we continue to develop future programming, we hope to continue providing our special population with life services, and to add a new wrinkle of providing pre-natal counseling to families seeking alternatives to abortion that may be bringing special needs children into the world. May the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ fill all of your hearts this Easter Season.

10 Things to Know About Pope Francis

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the first South American Pope in history but that isn't the only noteworthy thing about his biogra-phy.

The 76-year-old has lived an interesting life, which includes surviving the political turmoil of Argentina in the 1970's.

The former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, who was made a Cardinal in 2001 byJohn Paul II, made the decision to join the clergy at age 21. What would he have studied if he didn't choose the way of the cloth? Find out below!

He only has one lung No one knows exactly why he had one lung removed when he was a teenager but it probably was a precautionary move following an infection. Without the aid of modern antibiotics, doctors could have removed the lung to stop fur-ther infection.

His familial background is Italian While much has been said about his Argentinian roots because he was born and raised there, his ancestry is steeped in Italy. His father moved from Torino to Argentina before Pope Francis was born.

He rode the bus Instead of taking a chauffeured limousine to work, he took the bus or subway.

He made his own meals He cooked his own food in his simple apartment, rather than have a chef and stay in the archbishop's palace.

He's a Jesuit He's a member of the Society of Jesus, which is often seen as a liberal order, though he himself leans towards the conservative.

He's a scientist On top of his philosophy degree from the Catho-lic University of Buenos Aires, he also has a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires.

He was a teacher Before becoming the archbishop, he taught literature, psychology, philosophy, and theology.

He was almost the pope eight years ago During the third ballot of the 2005 conclave, he reportedly received 40 votes Cardinal Joseph

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10 Things to Know About Pope Francis

Ratzinger managed to garner two-thirds of the votes at the same time, which led him to be-come Pope Benedict.

He's a dance lover He has a soft spot for the tango.

He comes from a big family He has four brothers and sisters.

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A Message to Recruiters

Time and again, I have stressed that we have nothing less than a moral obligation to offer mem-bership in the Knights of Columbus to every eligi-ble Catholic man. To accomplish this, I am asking dedicated brother Knights like you to be ambassa-dors, to reach out to Catholic men and their fami-lies and invite them to become part of our Order. The Servant of God Father Michael J. McGiv-ney founded our Order more than 120 years ago, and yet we have only just begun to realize our true potential. New members are essential to our suc-

cess; the Order’s tomorrow depends on our recruit-ment today!

We must be creative in our recruitment efforts, and I am pleased to promote an exciting web site feature that we hope will facilitate mem-bership recruitment. Please visit the Why Join? feature and see how it can help in your recruitment efforts. This multimedia presentation of-fers powerful testimonials from Knights like you about their experi-ences in the Order. Please encourage prospective members and their families to visit the “Why Join?” feature at their convenience and in the comfort of their own homes. In so doing, they can see why being a Knight of Colum-bus truly is an experience of a lifetime. Thank you in advance for your efforts to bring new members into our ranks. Working together, I am confident that the Knights of Columbus will continue to thrive as the preeminent lay Catholic organization in the world.

Carl A. Anderson Supreme Knight

Our State Treasurer, Kenneth Unterbrink believes in recruiting new members within our families. He urges fathers and grandfathers to do so. This philosophy is practiced in his own family. His grandson, David Poljan recently went through all three degrees at the Major De-gree hosted by St. Martha’s Council #10006 on February 24. David’s father and recruiter, Richard who is also the Financial Secretary of East Lansing Council #7816, was also on hand for this proud moment.

Recruiting New Members



'Habemus Papam'

Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and the 1.8 million members of the Knights of Columbus extend cordial best wishes and prayers to our newly elected pope. The election of Pope Francis - the first pope from the American hemisphere - highlights the fact that America is the continent of baptized Christians, and a place of central importance to the faith today. Pope Francis is well known also for his emphasis on charity - the first princi-ple of the Knights of Columbus. Both in our efforts for evangelization and in our charitable work, we will strive with him to bring the light of Christ to the people of our continent during his historic pontificate.

The UP diocesan/state free throw was held on Sun. March 10 in Neguanee. We had two state winners! Connor Richard Baccus from Lake Linden won the 12 year old boy's category with 23 out of 25 baskets. Darien Nichols from Manistique won the 14 year old boy's category after 2 tiebreakers with the boys down-state. Many thanks to DD Dave Guenther and the members of Ne-guanee Council for again running an efficient free throw con-test.

UP Diocesan/State Free Throw

Connor Baccus Darien Nichols

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Michigan Knights of Columbus Announce State Free Throw Championship Winners

Mt. Pleasant, MI March 26, 2013 The Michigan Knights of Columbus held their Statewide Basketball Free Throw Championships for participating boys and girls on Sunday March 10, 2013 in two locations simultaneously; Mt. Pleasant, MI and Negaunee, MI. Over 200 parents and family members arrived in the gym at Sacred Heart Parish in Mt. Pleasant on March 10th, where each male and female winner from the District level came to compete against their peers at the state level. Over 70 contestants were on hand to compete in Mt. Pleasant alone. The contest was coordinated by State Program Director David Bergman and State Youth Activities Director Chris Kolomjec, and many other state, diocesan, and local representatives from throughout Michigan were on hand to assist. Each participant was given 25 attempts to sink a basket, and the winner of each age group was de-termined by the most baskets made in their group. A tie-breaker took place at the end of the day between Garret Gamble of Hudson and Connor Baccus of Lake Linden in the 12 year old age group. After each boy sunk 23 baskets, they both made 5 attempts three more times before a winner was declared between the upper and lower peninsulas, while the results were being reported via cell phone technology. State Deputy Michael Milanowski of Dearborn Heights, MI, congratulated the winners and said that, “Youth programs are vital for our Church and to the Knights of Columbus in our state. We can teach our kids the importance of our shared values, and have a good time with them in the process. Hopefully some of these young men will become Knights some day.”

Michigan K of C Free Throw Championship Winners

Name Age Hometown Diocese Council Girls Division Sara Bromley 9 Manistee, MI Gaylord #853 Abigail Funk 10 Hillman, MI Gaylord #8041 Precious Santos 11 Indian River, MI Gaylord #7385 Nicole Hardman 12 Ashley, MI Saginaw #13449 Taylor Mikkelson 13 Whitehall, MI Grand Rapids #12985 Leslie Asman 14 Luzerne, MI Gaylord #7329 Boys Division Ben Bridenstine 9 Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo #15439 Joseph Kimmerer 10 Hale, MI Gaylord #7623 Brenden Zeien 11 Mt. Pleasant, MI Saginaw #1297 Garrett Gamble 12 Hudson, MI Lansing #3221 (Lower Peninsula Champion) Connor Baccus 12 Lake Linden, MI Marquette #2713 (State Champion) Rielly Troyer 13 Schoolcraft, MI Kalamazoo #6980 Darien, Nichols 14 Manistique, MI Marquette #2026

Councils from two districts in the Gaylord Diocese raised $19,000 for the Ultra Sound Machine, training, and staffing through various fundraisers at each Council. Supreme matched our contributions. The following Councils contrib-uted along with 3 private donors: 7623 Hale/Whittemore, 8948 Holy Family, 2709 Tawas, 5083 Oscoda, 2022 West Branch, 7329 Mio, 8390 St. Helen, 6548 Prudenville, and 6593 Roscommon. Frank Warner and James Szafran were the District Deputies at the time.

Gaylord Diocese Ultra Sound Machine

Pictured left to right--Knights of Columbus State Deputy Michael Malinowski, District Deputy Frank Warner, W.B. Director Eric Rogers, Past District Deputy Jim Szafran, Bishop Hebda, and Fr. Don Geyman.


Please"Donate

To the 2013 Raffle

To Benefit

Holy Cross Children's Services

Volunteers will be needed to help with tickets, setup and pack up.

Please contact

the State Advocate's Wife by phone or email Sue Vittorini

46763 Poma Court, Macomb, MI 48044 Cell Phone:. 586-718-1532

Home"Phone: 586-247-9174 Fax: 586-566-4665

Email: [email protected]

Raffle Items Needed

The raffle was started in 1998 by State Deputy Martin Poleni’s wife, Diane, as a live auction with all proceeds going to Holy Cross Children’s Services. In 2000, State Deputy Kenneth Grembowski’s wife, Carol Ann, changed the auction to the raffle we have today. The subsequent state deputies’ wives have worked hard to help the raffle continue to grow. Donations can be made by a person or several people, by a business or organization, council or several councils, an assembly, LOTA, ladies auxiliary or a district. They can have a theme or can be a single item. Donation forms must be filled out for every donation and can be found on the Knights of Columbus web site (www.mikofc.org) Ladies Corner. The forms are necessary to make sure the item is listed correctly and we know who to thank. For the next two years, the raffle will be run by Sue Vittorini, the wife of the State Advocate. She can be reached at [email protected]. According to the raffle license, donations must be as-

signed a value. Please assign an amount to your gift. Dona-tions must be brought to the Grand Hotel’s Art Gallery for the 2013 Convention. If you have your raffle item ready by November 30, please bring it to the Winter Meeting and the state officers will see to it that it is hand-delivered to the convention. You can give the gift to any state officer before April 1st and they will deliver it for you. You will be seeing sign-up sheets at different Knights’ functions that you attend. These sign-up sheets include: helping with the raffle by setting up the gifts, selling tick-ets, and packing up the gifts while at the convention. It takes many people to make the raffle a success. Please sign up. You will meet new friends and enjoy being a part of this very worthwhile effort. In the past we have had a business volunteer who has matched the funds that were raised—first the Detroit Free Press, and for the last two years the funds were matched by Weingartz Lawn to Snow. All contributions are welcome.

THE MACKINAC ISLAND RAFFLE

Coats for our Homeless Vets

In No-vember 2012, Michigan District #1 learned that there were over 1,000 homeless Vets in

the Detroit Metropolitan area. Focusing on our Veterans and our Country, the District partnered with the AMVETS and their “Coats for Home-less Vets” program and worked together to en-sure that each and every one of the homeless men and women had a warm coat to get them through the Winter. Seeing this as a short term District Project, the Assemblies were contacted and asked to solicit for gently used men’s and women’s coats. Several Assemblies became creative and not only solicited from their As-sembly by notices were placed in Church bulle-tins. By the end of the program at the end of January, a total of 1679 coats were collected, sorted and distributed to not only the homeless shelters in the Detroit area but also Lansing, Grand Rapids, Bay City, Saginaw and Kalama-zoo areas. Of this total, 711 coats (42%) were collected by Michigan District #1.

Jerry Moore, AMVETS receiving one of many loads of donations from Master Cliff Wasmund, District #1.

District # 47 Free Throw Finals

Pictured are the winners with Event Chairperson Bill Duley Jr. and Gay-lord Diocesan Program Director Horst Lehrer

Cadillac Council # 1224 hosted the Dis-trict 47 Free Throw Finals

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Show Your Support, Leave A Legacy

Calendar Fundraiser Continues to Produce Winners Below is a List of Recent Awardees

December: William Hufnagel, Brenda Higgins, Mario & Meridith Pena , Thomas & Eleanor Szankin, Carol So-bell, Robert Bielinski, Jerome Schultz, Richard Starck, James & Marilyn Pawlosky, Carmel Clark, Brian Shumaker, Sue Goodwin, Daniel Vogel, Erik Mayernik, Harold Grice, Martin Powers, Joshua Johnston, Jane & Gene Evans, Ellen Bartz, Brian Heintz, Larry Maki, Eugene O’Mara, Dennis Dzwigalski, Daniel Thelen, Daniel Vezzetti, Margaret & Paul Durkee, Melvin Mysliwiec, Daniel Brooks, Stephen Vitale, Lillian Han-son & Wayne LaPointe, Mark Scott, $500 WINNER - Sister Joanne Fedewa, $5,000 GRAND PRIZE - Jerome Pohl January: Richard & Margaret Tanghe, Kevin Wisely, Alick & Fay Feldpausch, Charles Colligan, Patricia Wood, Beatrice Flannery, John Bogdziewicz, Edward & Mary Taylor, Jill Charters, Donald Croff, Timothy Her-

degen, Randy & Margaret Farmer, John Pegouskie, Daniel Jankowski, Robert & Mary Zuker, Stephen Goodman, Fr. Edwin Fisher Council #4354, Mary Rose Damato, David Buick, Walter Papciak, John Rogers, Raymond Depcinski, Fran-cis Spitzley, Paul Saigh, James Przybyla, George Lee, Dennis Brown, Hilary Forbes, Leonard & Geraldine LeFevre, George Jackson, Gerald Hachenski, $500 WINNER - Stella Wolfe February: Gerald Jaloszynski, Wayne Sterenberg, Gabriel & Karen Campbell, Joseph Roznowski, Gerald & Janet Ho-chendoner, James Dummer, Edwin Kuberski, John Klimkiewicz, Sr., Lillian Hanson, Ed Burt, Marirose Mouinski, P. Judd, Pope John Paul I Council #6865, Sally Warnement, Denise Bergeron, Mark & Cindy Braun, Rodney McMahon, Francis & Darlene Kotcher, Kenneth Bezemek, Frederick Bruso, Richard Hoffman, Wayne Friedman, Gary Wayne, Carl Fachting, Ronald Florkowski, Louis Irrer, Paul & Pam Gelinas, Maria Palazzolo, $500 WINNER - Bruce Pline March: George & Esther Jaksa, William Beningo, John Haddix, Mary Garlicki, Raymond Gehlmann, Ann Parker, Ray-mond Geiger, James Gatti, Norma Reimel, Albert Broome, Phillip Wesley, Leo Wagatha, Jerome Booms, Bill Meyer, Theresa Fox, Sister Heidi King, SSJ, Elizabeth Goodwin, Marjory Arning, Albert Joseph, Gary Graham, Russell Rigelhof, Gary Bendall, James Mason, Michael Palchesko, Gary Lieber, Cheryl Summers, Gary Merritt, Michael Schafer, Valerie & Eric Johnson, Eugene Netkowski, John King, $500 WINNER Michael Huhn

Brother Francis Boylan, Jerome Pohl & Mike Malinowski

Terence D. Farrar Bernard G. Gerke Beverly Harker

Ray Joseph Lynch Mary Ellen McCloy

Francis Donald McKenna Michael Robert Pitlanish Joseph & Jolly Sobczak


Heartfelt Thanks for the K of C Councils & Members That Hosted Events in Support of HCCS

K of C #4102 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Benefited St. Vincent’s

Several of the Holy Cross Children’s Services, students from Matthew Hall in Saginaw visited the St. Stephens Knights of Columbus in Bay City. The Students, along with Br. Francis assisted John Turek and his family, with their Pancake breakfast held on January 13, 2013.

K of C Councils #3615 & #13475 Mardi Gras a Big Hit

On January 9th, K of C Councils Monsignor John P. Eppenbrock and Sacred Heart (Grs. Isle), hosted their annual Mardi Gras event with proceeds benefiting HCCS. State Deputy Mike & Maureen Malinowski, State Sec-retary Bob and Sandy Fox along with HCCS Vice President, Larry & Tami Arreguin attended the func-tion. Larry shared his sincere gratitude for the work organiz-ing the event and provided a brief overview of HCCS Services. Mike reflected on a recent trip to HCCS and how appreciative the kids were of the work of the Knights of Columbus.


Holy Cross Children’s Services Celebrates 65 Years of Service to Michigan’s Children & Families

Dear Brother Knights,

Let me begin by thanking all of you for meeting the challenge that his Eminence Edward Cardinal Mooney presented to both the Congregation of Holy Cross and the Knights of Columbus in 1948– educate and care for youth in the State of Michigan. Stepping up to the challenge, we partnered to establish Boysville of Michigan at the site of Henry Ford’s Agriculture school in the city of Clinton.

As our service to children and families continued, particularly with ladies, in 1998 our present name of Holy Cross Chil-

dren’s Services was officially adopted. It was also the year of which we celebrated 50 years of continued service, with over 800 co-workers and most importantly serving over 1,000 youth and families daily.

Today, the students we embrace and care for have greater needs, yet the resources we have available are less. With 17 sites

in Michigan, serving 80 of the 83 counties and over 400 kids served daily, we continue to have a positive impact. Additionally, our subsidiaries serve an additional 250 students a day at the Samaritan Center and the Kairos Substance Abuse Facility. All of this occurring with half of the revenue and half of the number of co-workers then in 1998.

As we celebrate our 65th Anniversary, we’re very thankful for the unyielding partnership that has formed one of the

Michigan’s most successful Children’s Services Agencies. Having served over 130,000 youth and families, it could not have been done without the support of the Knights of Columbus. I hope your Council will continue to support our efforts and we look for-ward to another 65 years of unwavering support.

With gratitude and humility, Brother Francis Boylan, CSC

In Celebration of Holy Cross Children’s Services 65th Anniversary

the Michigan Knights of Columbus

Brothers of Holy Cross and the

Board of Directors

Invite you to the Play “Catch Me If you Can” on

May 8th at the Fisher Theatre Cost of Strolling Dinner and Play—$200

For More Information, contact 517.423.7556


Knights and Spouses Celebrating Christmas Over 5,000 Gifts Provided to HCCS Students & Families


By Thomas P. Smith, Jr., Chief Insurance Officer

The Knights of Columbus is truly a remarkable, one-of-a-kind organization, and our insurance program continues to show its strength and stability in spite of economic turmoil. In fact, 2012 marked the twelfth consecutive year of growth in many categories, chief among them the volume of cover-age issued. This accomplishment illustrates the faith our members have in the products and services we offer to pro-tect their families. Allow me to share a few of the Order’s 2012 achieve-ments with you. • During 2012, the Order issued more life insurance than

ever before in our history: $8.1 billion. • Our total insurance in force surpassed $88 billion. To

put this remarkable number in perspective, consider that at the end of 2001, we stood at $42.9 billion.

• The Order introduced a Graded Premium Whole Life

plan, which makes whole life coverage more “budget-friendly” than ever before. We also made improve-ments to the Systematic Withdrawal Options on our annuity products. Ask your agent how these additions to our portfolio can benefit you and your family.

• We finished the year with more field agents serving our

members than ever before. Still, as our membership continues to grow, new agent candidates are always in demand across the U.S. and Canada. The ultimate goal is to have all of our members served by a dedicated, full-time agent, and, if you know someone who may be interested in becoming an agent, please contact me.

• During 2012, we celebrated four exceptional months

that were in the “best ever” category. Records were set in February, May, August, and November.

• More than 13,000 new retirement annuities were issued to our members and their families in 2012, and mem-bers continued to fund their current annuities in record numbers.

• Our A++ (Superior) rating from A.M. Best was reaf-firmed and there continues to be no more highly rated life insurer in North America.

• Members purchased more long-term care policies from the Knights of Columbus than in the past five years. As other companies discontinued this vitally important product, the value and strength of our long-term care coverage remains solid.

• In the first full year since its introduction in the spring

of 2011, our Income Armor disability income insurance has already been embraced by many members who needed to protect their income. If you have a job and you haven’t spoken to your agent about this product, you should have that conversation soon.

• Associate members continued to become insured mem-

bers, extending our shield of protection to themselves and their families. This trend is especially important to every agent, manager and member of the staff in New Haven. After all, this is the founding goal of Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney, and, with each associate-to-insured conversion, we take a step towards fulfilling his mission.

My purpose in sharing these statistics with you is two-fold. First, take pride in the success your organization is having in fulfilling the vision of Father McGivney by car-ing for the financial security of our members and their families. Second, I want to remind you that today is a great day to meet with your professional agent to discuss cover-age or review your current policies. If you don’t know who he is, please visit www.kofc.org and click on “Find an Agent.” You’ll be glad you did.

Record breaking streak reaches twelfth consecutive year

John Paul II Council

On January 25, 2013 was the 40th annual March for Life in Washington DC. It was also the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the death of Nellie Gray, the founder and former president of the March for Life. There were over 500,000 participants in this year’s March for Life. Statistics show that pro-life is the new normal in America. More Americans self-identify as being pro-life, and young people are the most prolife of all age groups. The adults and teens in the picture, taken on the National Mall, are from St. Joseph Parish in White Cloud. From left to right are Virgil Houle, Adam Frisbie, Gary Wend-lowsky, Michael Zeilinger, Isaac Frisbie, Tanner Frisbie, David Feldpausch and Matt Feldpausch.


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Families of the Month Port Huron Council 521 Pete & Sandra Cervini Donald & Cindy Issac George & Shirley Jackson Alpena Council 529 Richard & Rita Losinski Edward & Diane Labell Roy & Sally Wekwert Patrick & Mellisa Gapske Thomas & Penny Pelleran Marine City Council 856 Dan & Jean LaVere Tom Cook family Bill Cullens family Cadillac Council 1224 William & Kathy Hoy David & Joanne Welsh Ludington Council 1492 Grant & Brooke Klein Wayne Wheeler, Sr. family Bad Axe Council 1546 Stanley & Josephine Wolschlager Francis & Marian Mazure Dan & Mary Ritter Virgil & Lorraine Jaskowski Larry & Marie Ritter Kenneth & Audrey Wolschlager Lapeer Council 1987 Richard & Rosemary Spankie Peter & Kathleen Lynch Steve & Sharyl Costello Robert & Mary Kay Kosal *cyf West Branch Council 2022 John & Judy Mitchell *cfy Howell Council 2659 Paul & Judy Klebba, Sr Edward & Jay Nickel Romulus & Mary Ann Pompilius Hamtramck Council 2723 Edward & Brenda Gregory Standish Council 2724 Steve & Nancy Baranyai Joe & Dorothy Drzewiecki James & Aggie Somerfield*cfy Ronald & Jacklyn Krzyzaniak Fred & Gail Mosciski Gerald & Lori Reno *cfy Gaylord Council 2781 Michael & Julie Rola Westphalia Council 2890 Roger & Genny Bengal Jeremy & Sara Miller William & Mary Nurenberg Luke & Janet Pohl Daniel & Lynette Witgen Brian & Erin Smith Nathan & Sherry Thelen David & Deb Schneider Utica Council 2950 James & Stephanie Langeveld

James & Lou Bokshan Grand Haven Council 2975 James & Barbara Burke Pinconning Council 2986 Roy & Sue Ellen Dewyse Tom & Alice Rodak Jacob & Florence Gotrryd Harold & Patricia Schumann Wayne & Joanne Jasman, *cfy Caro council 3224 Andrew & Sharie Schlaud Bradley & Val Hartel Joseph & Beth Greene Warren Council 3257 Scott & Lori Budry Trenton Council 3615 George & Rita Patrick Howard Hammes, Jr. family Thomas & Pamela Jackson Kenneth & Susan LaForest Sr. Allen Park Council 3774 Eric & Monica Bollman William & Mary O’Neal Richard & Dawn Szczesny Ruth Council 3823 Jerome & Lucille Koloar *cfy Laverne & Millie Kaufman Berkley Council 3830 Wilfred & Nancy Peddicord James & Meg Bowken James & Jennifer Quinn Michael Landry, family Saginaw Council 4232 Bert & Mitzi Murphy Sandusky Council 4693 John & Suzanne Guttowsky Bill & Pam Thompson Douglas & rose Banker Taylor Council 4872 Terry & Ann Cauley, PGK Raymond & Joanne Slepski Gerald & Sandra Wagel Salvatore & Mary Ann DiStefano Boyne City Council 6314 Richard & Deb Ferris Al & Bev Joseph Carl & Kathy Waghorn Prudenville Council 6548 Gary Gross, Mike Dushan Portage Council 6980 Joshua & Nicole Reid Marlie & Pat Smith Max & Frieda Walter Steven & Nancy Dudasko Romeo Council 7018 Ed & Kim Glowicki Joe & Sue Martino Mitchell & Mary Ann Jabczenski Ron & Judy Stec

Algonac Council 7227 James & Susan Mihalich Mark & Kim Kovasity Grand Ledge Council 7311 Robert & Tracy Russman Dan & Judy O’Shea Caledonia Council 7341 James & Colleen Shoaf Erie Council 7413 Jerry & Colleen Henry Jenison Council 7487 Russell & Michelle Hower Karl & Jan Knittel Richard & Karen Grzesiak, II Hale Council 7623 Eugene & Geraldine Dow Ralph & Jane Dady AuGres Council 7717 James & Dorthy Morell Thomas & Mary Ann Thayer East Lansing Council 7816 Manuel & Guadalupe Colunga-Garcia

Hamburg Council 7891 Dennis & Linda Schuldti Durand Council 7955 Gregory & Carol Middleton Louis & Phylis Male Carland & Carol Purdy Thomas & Janette Gomps Sanford Council 8043 Clarence & Cathy Ruggles Tony & Madonna White Sidney & Polly Hansen Jeffery & Debra McGraw Gerald & Cindy Ciuk Pewamo Council 8071 Mike & Brenda Thelen Howell Council 8169 John & Elizabeth Meaney Bob & Debra Lachajewski Michael & Lisa Rozewski Lake City Council 8556 George & Sylvia Saylon Horst & Virginia Lehrer Ada Council 8564 Don & Susan Baumann Hugh & Joan Cosgrove Joe & Kathy Keller Ed & Bev Bogko Dr. Terry & Linda Emiley John & Genie Eardley Fowlerville Council 8605 Bud & Doreen Scott Pete & Juanita Gudaitis Robert & Maryann Brown Auburn Hills Council 8669 Curtis & Virginia Palinsky Cass City Council 8892 Kelly Smith family

Mason Council 9182 Paul & Theresa Miller Terry & Susan Domzalski Christopher & Mary Knudstrup Lawrence & Pamela Prokop Anthony & Jeanine Igl Jackson Council 9301 Steve & Mary Malewitz John & Ann Durocher Shawn Giffors family *cfy Brad & Carol McVey Mike & Laura Siciliano Reese Council 9305 Donald & Rose Hirschman Philip & Betty Grzemkowski Louis & Mary Pierce Kimball Council 9526 Clarence & Martha Gentner Tecumseh Council 9937 Todd & Jodie Dahlberg Donald & Pamela Ford Ralph & Mary Ann Galvin Okemos Council 10006 Shawn & Lauri Adair Larry & Cherie Leece Lansing Council 11099 James & Annette Harken John & Beth Gordon Gary & Laura Langdon Ira Twp. Council 10724 Stan & Nancy Sommens Tom & Martha Vandenbossche Harrison Twp Council 11658 John & Rose Sherrard Clinton Twp. Council 11689 Gino & Beverly Gattari George & Patrica Loewen Angelo & Carol Garavaglia Joseph & June Marheineke Port Huron Council 11756 Roger & Ellen Thomas Richard & Sandy Ainsworth David & Mary Kelley Joe & Mary Ready Anthony & Marsha Paladino Shelby Twp. Council 11772 Edward & Diane Frederick & Karen Polega Christopher & Debbie Peitras Brighton Council 12295 Chris & Marie Kottke Paul & Denise Schifko Montague Council 12985 Mike & Ellie Cook *cfy– council family of year

Muskegon Council 13035 Allen & Barbara Bean James & Leslie Stein George & Tersa Tindall Kenneth & Diane Korson Thomas & Pat Helferich White Lake Council 13319 Joseph Gibson family John & Jennifer Fitzgerald

Larry & Joan Dunst Gary & Kathy Doyle *cfy Kingsley Council 13432 Donald & Dandy Weston Howell Council 13450 Thomas & Cindy Rey Jim & Barb Thibodeau Kevin & Darlene Burke

Troy Council 13453 James & Beth Collison Waterford Council 13600 Robert & Mary Seeterlin Enrique Ala family Clio Council 13703 Jerome & Angela Waldron Rochester Hills Council 13950 John & Elizabeth Hundiak

Joe & Clair Bond Kenneth & Laura Corrion Roseville Council 14213 Robert & Cynthia Greening Grand Rapids council 15454 Jos & Ivonne Anleu David & Lydia Flickinger *cfy– council family of year

Families of the Month

Flushing Council 8489 and St. Joseph Assem-bly in Flushing donated $200 to the Flushing Christian Out-reach Center, which provides physical, spiritual and emotional assistance to several hundred families each year. Knights are intimately involved with the center. In 2004, the council pur-chased the building that houses the center and donated it to the organization.

Proposing a new member is a commendable achieve-ment and one to be proud of. However, as a proposer, turning over a completed Membership Document (#100) is not the end of the job. You must also take the responsibility to see that your recruit becomes fully accepted by his fellow council members and stays in-volved in council activities. There are several steps you can take to ensure this. • Explain to him that the council's Admission Comit-

tee will examine his qualifications for membership and accompany him to the Admission Committee meeting. Introduce him to the members

• After he has been accepted, escort him to his First Degree and remain with him throughout the event. Following the exemplification, introduce him to his fellow council members.

• Take the newly initiated member and his family "under your wing". See that he learns council pro-cedures, such as meeting times, committee assign-ments, etc. Introduce him and his family at council events. Encourage him to involve his family in council-sponsored activities.

• Accompany your recruit to his Second Degree and Third Degree exemplifications and stay with him throughout the day.

• Contact him before each council meeting and bring him to the meeting if necessary. If the new member becomes inactivate for some reason, try to find out why. Call and ask to visit with him. Explain your concern about his absence and offer support or as-sistance.

• Encourage him to earn "Shining Armor" status within the council.

If the Knight becomes inactive, his proposer should work with the retention committee to find out the rea-sons for his lapsed interest and try to converse his membership. With a little personal effort you can help guarantee that your recruit becomes an active member of the Knights of Columbus.

Duties of a Proposer


After raising $157 dollars in a charity basketball game it was a unanimous decision by theSt. Joseph Catholic School Stu-dent Council, in Howell MI., to donate the funds to the Livingston County Ultrasound Initiative. The check was sent to Holy Spirit/Glorious Assumption Council 7891 of Brighton and then transferred to the LCUI Chairperson. The students at St Joseph School were excited to donate the money they had earned. The check was presented to the Knights of Columbus, representing the LCUI, by members of St. Joseph Catholic School's student government. The entire student body was present at the presentation to offer their sup-port for the cause. As one fifth grade student phrased it: “We feel like we are giving our money to a good cause. It is important for us to do what we can to help the unborn babies”.

Livingston County Ultrasound Initiative

Front row: Student Council Officers Back row Lt to Rt. District Deputy 68 James Osborne, Deputy Grand Knight7891 Ken Neal, and Brother Knight, student body advisor, Kurt Hoover, Grand Knight7891 Michael Radelt, and District Deputy and LivingstonCounty Ultrasound Chair Timo-thy Donovan.


SNINING ARMOR AWARD

St. Martha Council 10006

The Brother Knights of Council 10006 formed an a-cappella harmony group called Knights in Harmony, made up of 12 men who sing four part harmony Christmas songs at all the local restaurants and pubs in the Okemos / Williamston area for the last four years. This program has be-come a tradition among the parishion-ers of St. Martha who anticipate din-ing at one of the locations that the Knights sing at. The men had a very successful tour this past Christmas while visiting more than 20 establish-ments and were able to raise $5200 for the local food banks. The program that inspired them was the Food For Families Program that the Supreme Council has initiated. !00% of the proceeds were given to the organiza-tions that feed the families that de-pend on them.

Michigan Knights of Columbus Helps Care Clinic

Monsignor Nolan B. McKevitt Knights of Columbus Council 689 of Marquette recently presented a check to Care Clinic of Marquette. The amount of $1,835.00 was from funds raised by the Knights of Columbus annual January spaghetti dinner event held at St. Peter Cathedral. Pictured left to right are Financial Secretary Charles Crotty, Executive Director of Care Clinic Cindy Asher and Grand Knight Robert Jurkovich. (photo by Bill Lawrence)

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Council 7444

On Tuesday January 8, 2013 a first degree was held at Council 7444 and one of the candidates was Charles Cosnowski, son of District Deputy William Cosnowski. Charles is in the Air Force and is a pilot. He is sta-tions in Texas. He was home for a wedding for a week and did his dad the honor of joining the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Council 7444 in Mil-ford.

Pictured L-R _ Rob Edwards, Charles Cosnowski, Bill

St Paul of Tarsus Council #11689 The Council had a Christmas Ham and Kielbasa sale with the net pro-ceeds of $1687 donated to the St Paul of Tarsus Food Pantry A clothing drive was held during No-vember and 35 large bags were col-lected. This clothing was delivered to the St Aloysius Center in Detroit.

Fr. Victor J. Renaud Council 3292 Plymouth's Passage-Gayde American Legion Post #391 donated an Ameri-can flag to the Knights of Columbus-Fr. Victor J. Renaud Council #3292 in Plymouth, Michigan. Pictured in the photo (left to right). Legionnaires Don Green, Johnnie Johnson. Accepting the flag for the Knights of Columbus are Joe White, Ken Wilkens, Mike Kisabeth, Larry Pernak, and William Healy. Legion-naires Paul Miner, Doug Ringer and John Neault. Yes, the Legionnaires have folded-up the lower section of the flag so it does not touch the floor.

St. Clement of Rome Council 7018

St. Clement of Rome Council 7018 hosted a country breakfast fundraiser for Charity in conjunction with a Cor-porate Communion for District 30 in the month of January. Above, members of the color corp. are addressed by District Deputy Jeff Gapczynski and Grand Knight Jim Smiszek

Queen of the Holy Rosary Council 3830 in Berkley hosted its annual spaghetti dinner, raising $1,600 for Our Lady of La Salette Church. The funds will help the church repair damage that was incurred during a water line break.

Albert Doerr Council 6189 Purchased and distributed rosaries for all students at St. Michael School at a school-wide Mass. Following Mass, Knights led the students in praying the rosary.


Brighton High School Partners up with the Knights of Columbus 4th. Degree Assembly 2050

The Livingston County/Williamston Knights of Colum-bus generously donated 90 American flags and brackets

to Brighton High School this holiday season, establishing yet another positive community/school partnership in the city of Brighton. After hearing from Teacher/Administrative Intern Stephanie Carroll in early December that most BHS classrooms have been without American flags for the last two decades, Dave Russell, Color Corp Commander (Msgr. Herman P. Fedewa Assembly #2050 4th Degree), presented the project to the membership of the Assembly and they voted to make the donation that would cover the costs. On December 19, Mr. Russell hand-delivered the flags to Mrs. Carroll and Principal Gavin Johnson, who plan to arrange for their installment over the holiday break. Having American flags in all classrooms will give all students the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning if they desire. Additionally, the flags arrived just in time for the Second Annual BHS An-nual Wounded Warriors Week, which takes place in early February. During Wounded Warriors Week, stu-dents participate in extra curricular activities and fundrais-ers in honor of veterans.

Knights of Columbus Color Corp Commander Dave Russell presenting the first American flag to Teacher Stephanie Carroll and Principal Gavin Johnson of Brighton High School.

By Joseph Yekulis State Public Relations Director The Squires Program of the Michigan Knights of Colum-bus became the first in the nation to raise funds for the pur-chase of an ultrasound machine for a pregnancy center in the State of Michigan. The machine was dedicated at a spe-cial ceremony at the Blue Water Pregnancy Care Center on Saturday February 16, 2013 in Port Huron, MI, and accord-ing to Jennifer Rose, Executive Director of the Center, the new ultrasound machine will save many more lives. “This

new machine will provide clearer images for us, and our mother’s will now be able to hear their baby’s heartbeat. Moms will make a stronger connection with their babies by seeing and hearing their baby’s heartbeat. This new ma-chine should improve our baby save rate now up to 90%.” The Squire’s Ultrasound Project in Port Huron was a state-wide collaborative effort of Michigan Squires Circles that began in August 2011, and was supported by the State and Supreme Councils. According to Michigan’s Chief Colum-bian Squire Dennis Schneider of Milford, MI, “Our original goal was to raise $10,000 for the 50% Supreme match, however after the first year the price went up to $38,500, so we had to raise another $9,500. We have 20 active Squires Circles in Michigan, and we asked each one of them to try to raise $1,000 towards this purchase. Squires Circles raised $2,000 in Port Huron from a ‘Lifesaver’s for Life’ cam-paign, two Catholic parishes in Richmond raised $3,500, and another Circle in Waterford raised money from a ‘Baby Bottles for Life’ campaign. Our Squires believe that saving lives is a great and worthy cause.”

The February 16th dedication ceremony was opened with a prayer by Fr. Brian Cokonougher of Holy

Trinity Parish in Port Huron who said, “We are proud of the Blue Water Pregnancy Care Center. People of many Chris-tian backgrounds have come together to support this vital

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Michigan Squires First in Nation to Purchase Ultrasound Machine for Pregnancy Center

Pictured R to L- Squires Director Bill Corey, Squires Anton Krause and Dennis Schneider, Blue Water Director Jennifer Rose, State Deputy Mike Malinowski, RTL Director Paul Thorn, and Squires State Director Tom Turek with donation and ultrasound machine.

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pro-life operation.” MI K of C State Deputy Michael Mali-nowski, pointed out to the Squires that, “Your generation is defined by technology, and ultrasounds have been around since you were born. Yours is the first Squires Circle in the country to see a project like this through to completion. Con-gratulations!” Immediate Past State Deputy Thomas Mar-cetti added “This ultrasound machine is an instrument of life. Every life saved from this will be a drop of forgiveness from heaven.” Additional dignitaries present included State Representative Dan Lauwers of the 81st District and Paul Muxlow of the 83rd Dis-trict of Michigan.

K of C State Treasurer Kenneth Unterbrink and State Advo-cate Tony Vittorini were also present, along with many State Directors and their wives. State Squires Directors Thomas Turek and Bill Corey were in attendance, along with Chief Squire Dennis Schneider, and Squires Anton Krause of Highland, Aaron Armstead of Smiths Creek, and Paul and Arnold Bouverette of Port Huron. A Squires Circle is made up of young Catholic boys and men who are mentored in faith and leadership skills by members of the Knights of Co-lumbus.

Michigan Squires First in Nation to Purchase Ultrasound Machine for

Pregnancy Center

Pictured L to R - Rev. Brian Cokonougher, Squires Director Bill Corey, Squire Anton Krause, Director Jennifer Rose, State Squires Director Tom Turek, Chief Squire Dennis Schneider, Squire Aaron Armstead, and Squires Paul and Arnold Bou-verette (holding check), stand in front of the new ultrasound machine.

Servants of Charity Priests Celebrate 45 Years of Priesthood at

St. Joseph Church in Dexter

Two well known members of the local Servants of Char-ity congregation at St. Louis Center were honored by the community for serving 45 years in the priesthood on Wednesday February 27, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Village Church in Dexter, MI. More than 300 people were present for a special 45th Anniversary Celebration Mass held in honor of Fr. Fortunato Turati, SdC., and Fr. Joseph Ri-naldo, SdC., who were both ordained in Italy in December 1967. A reception immediately followed in the parish hall, and was hosted by the Cardinal O’Hara 4th Degree Assem-bly of the Knights of Columbus, representing the Knights of Washtenaw County. This special event also presented an opportunity for Fr. Turati’s many friends to say goodbye, as he recently ac-cepted a transfer to Mt. St. Joseph in Lake Zurich, Ill, a residential care facility for women with developmental disabilities run by the Daughters of St. Mary of Provi-dence. Both priests have served as administrator of St. Louis Center in Chelsea, MI at different points in their careers, and both have spelled many of the area priests at local Catholic parishes when needed. Joining Fr. Turati and Fr. Rinaldo on the altar during Mass was Rev. Brendan Walsh, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Dexter, and Rev. Timothy MacDonald, pastor of St. Mary – Queen of the Miraculous Medal in Jackson, MI. During the consecration of the Sacraments at Mass, they were joined by several other priests from the Servants of Charity and local area parishes; for a total of fifteen priests on the altar. Following Mass, several speakers celebrated the contri-butions of these two fine priests over the years, and the crowd that gathered was able to bid their fond farewells to Fr. Turati for his many years of service to the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree, Legatus International, Huron Valley Catholic School, Fr. Gabriel Richard High School, and the Pious Union of St. Joseph in Grass Lake.

A delegation of the “State Family” of the Michigan Knights of Co-lumbus is present at Mass, including (L to R), State Deputy Michael Malinowski, Brother Francis Boylan – Holy Cross Children’s Ser-vices, Maureen Malinowski, Sandra Fox, State Secretary Robert Fox, Ellie Unterbrink, and State Treasurer Ken Unterbrink of Chelsea.

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NOTE : FOR GRAND KNIGHTS AND COUNCIL PR CHAIRMAN In each issue of the Michigan Columbian we print the Current Knights and Families of the Month as designated by the local councils in the State. These men deserve State wide recognition. . We appreciate your help in keeping this information Current. The names of the Family of the Month and those of the deceased members, need to be sent direct to: Gary M. Kolbicz 39373 Durand Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48310. The Names of the Knight of the Month Need to be sent direct to: David A. Riley State Council Activities Director 3202 Strickland Rd., Battle Creek, MI 49017-8739

Knights of the Month

Grand Rapids Council 389 Ryan Farley, Peter Gonzalez Robert Foster, James Wilson

Lawrence Wilson Russel Banaszak

Kevin Van Wagner Thomas Kaplanowski Bay City Council 414

James Ostash Port Huron Council 521

Paul Torres, Cliff Van Hoey James Turpin, William Kearns

Deacon John Connors Alpena Council 529

Donald MacNail James Hubert, Barry Nelson Marine City Council 586

Denny VanTiem Ann Arbor Council 587 John Owdziej, Lou Kraus

Tom Clark Keego Harbor Council 600

George Vihonsky Jackson Council 609 Christopher Rogers

Lee Reigle, Frank Hones Flint Council 695

Paul Drevon, Joe Goergen George Jaska

Muskegon Council 706 Nick Mason, Steve Tejchma

Manistee Council 853 Robert Picardat

Robert Wojceichowski Marine City Council 856 Paul Steinmetz, Jim Santer

Joe Smith Cadillac Council 1224

Cory Enyeart, Lon Reddy Msgr. Francis Murphy

Mt. Plesant Council 1297 Charles Larrance Francis Hackett

Big Rapids Council 1300 John Zimmerman

Mark Brcjcha, John Cline Ludington Council 1492

David Hatch, Anthony Bliss Robert Gancarz, Grant Klein

Rev. Wayne Wheeler, Jr. Bad Axe Council 1546

Thomas Prill, Edward Prill David Mousseau

Marvin Smaglianski John Baranski

Grayling Council 1982 Robert Breaugh, Harry Wojcik

Lapeer Council 1987 Ed Mason Jr., Bob Laeder

Richard Renusch West Branch council 2022

Dick Ehinger Portland Council 2168

Patrick Heckman Mike Wilcox, Daniel Nowicki

Pat Lay, Fritz Russman St. Clair Council 2251

Daniel Eves, II Steven Anderson

Leon Vantroostenberghe Sturgis Council 2508

Lloyd Stemen Royal Oak Council 2569

Joseph Holota, Mark Hornbacker

Howell Council 2659 Ronald Sakay, Richard Bauer

Patrick Shannahan Standish Council 2724

Henry Filipek James Somerfield

Fr. Christopher Coman *cky Charles Moffitt Ronald Lalonde

Gaylord Council 2781 Howard Wood Craig Hill *cky

Westphalia Council 2890 Rev. Robert Fisher

Joseph Spitzley Frederick Theis Theodore Simon

Andrew Beech *cky Scott Thelen, Douglas Wilton

Samuel Miller Donald Smith,Sr Bryant Tierweiler

Chesaning Council 2943 Michael Howko, Jr.

Charles Weisenberger Patrick Holcomb Kenneth Andress

Utica Council 2950 Jason Meyers

Rev. Robert Fisher Kevin Manning Ted Bonkowski Terry Donovan

Dexter Council 2959 Don McDevitt

Grand Haven Council 2975 George Bennett, James Green

Fowler Council 3027 Drew Klein

Eastpointe Council 3042 Jeff Kirkman, Fred Boyne

Richard Szymanski Mike Damiani, Ron Tomala

Chelsea Council 3092 Rev. William Turner

Plymouth Council 3292 Gary Ikes, Joe White Phil Oshaughnessy

Steve Zdan Andy Bishop, Eric Stalter Trenton Council 3615 Thomas Jackson, PGK Howard Hammes, Jr.

Jack Potestato, Kenneth Berlin Allen Park Council 3774

Walter Sutowski Roseville Council 3797

Earl Kay Berkley Council 3830

Gregory Stannis, George Carter Lou Sabatini, Kirk Meadows Three Rivers Council 4141

James Dalponte Richard Grams, Bob Larkins

Clawson Council 4188 Steve Paul

Saginaw Council 4232 Tom Slivinski

Dennis McManaman Farmington Hills Council 4401 Joe Gromala, Michael Mitchell Edward Waldecker, Sr, PGK

Michael McKeever Sandusky Council 4693

Bill Thompson Doug Banker

John Guttowsky

Taylor Council 4872 Richard Hoffman, PGK,FDD

Bryan Cragg, Donald Zub Ronald Gingrich

Oscoda Council 5083 Daniel O’Connor Edward Bastion

Clarkston Council 5436 James Bruso, Robert Reinelt

Thomas Koenigbauer Livonia Council 5492

Joseph Derscha Chester Ostrowski

New Baltimore Council 5981 Michael Desmarais

Boyne City Council 6314 Sylvester Czerkies, Ken Koss

Ed Kachman, Bill Taylor Kevin Clements, Jim Dixon Eaton Rapids Council 6534

Mark O’Donnell Robert O’Donnell

New Boston Council 6549 Robert Cook *cky

Roscommon Council 6593 William Kopo

Richard Marshall Thomas Chaeleston, PGK Gladstone Council 6667

Francis Sinnaeve Warren Bovin, John Savoie

Michigan Center Council 6687 Anthony Pascarella Jr.

William Roller Spruce Council 6851 David Glomski *cky

Portage Council 6980 Donald Beckley David Carpenter Doran LeFaive

Romeo Council 7018 Rev. George Askar

Steve Betka, Frank Barylski Joe Martino, Bob Burcar

Lester Ottenwalden Earl Griffee

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Macomb Council 7200 Michael Fontana, Dennis Park

Dave Pillete, Dick Proof Fr. Mike Hrydziuszko

Gary Rosa, Jim Malczeski John Sroka

Algonac Council 7227 Elmer Roland, Forrestt Walker

James Guyette Madison Hgts. Council 7239

Anthony Bliss James Morrison, PGK,FDD Grand Ledge Council 7311 Jor Merrill, Leob Simeon Caledonia Council 7341

Roger Campbell Erie Council 7413

Peter Dusseau, Thomas Kleparek

Jenison Council 7487 Aet Schoenborn, Gabe Rayner

John McCormick Steve Denhoff

Harrison Council 7571 Harry Tazzia, Larry Gawel

James Hall Hale Council 7623

Keith Walters, Norman Terrasi John Nicholson

Rockford Council 7761 John Darling

East Lansing Council 7816 Erik Corbett, Scott Cole

Andrew Gallavan Remus Council 7869

Thomas Brokoff Duane Karcher

Fr. Michael Burt Lawrence Foy

Hamburg Council 7891 Thomas DeNoyer

Kenneth Neal, John Rocu Michael Rzeppa

Wayne Clinger, Kurt Hoover William Messinger

Evan Deschaw Clark Lake Council 7945

Ted Bonkowski Durand Council 7955

Douglas Thompson Michael Pelky, Robert Lewis

Michael O’Keefe Caseville-Pigeon Council 8042

Ron & Mollie Bass Sanford Council 8043

Paul Crivac Pewamo Council 8071

Mark Schneider Bruce Frechen

Howell Council 8169 John Welch

Detroit Council 8231 Edward O’Brien

Canton Council 8284 David Lengal, Joseph Nader

Dennis McCann Sand Lake Council 8425

Marc Jansheski Frank Sylvester

Tom Shuker, Shawn Hanna Don Kaupa, Mike Pinkerton

Lake City Council 8556 Frank Randel

Randy Sucharski George Saylor Sr. Ada Council 8564

Ken Biegler, Ed Donahue Dan Fitzpatrick

Fowlerville Council 8605 Doug Childs, John Backhuus

Gene Gierlach Auburn Hills Council 8659

Mike Kurkowski Mike Zelinski, John Backhuus

Barry Doherty, Dan Heath John Schmidt

Montrose Council 8669 Fredrick Domine

Ray Andres, David Pesta Charles Stone

Yale Council 8710 James Peltier

Saginaw Council 8808 Ray Essenmacher Steve Butterworth

Cass City Council 8892 Daryl Iwankovitsch

Nick Smith, Rich Moskal Larry Hollis

Temperance Council 8902 Robert Bomyea

Kenneth Tomczak Ann Arbor Council 8989

Dale Brandenburg Mason Council 9182

Gerald Baldwin, Ron Bates Charles Heiler

Jackson Council 9301 Don Parker, Todd Pelletier

Jason LeFebvre *cky Mason Council 9182

Gerald Baldwin, Ron Bates Jackson Council 9301

Don Parker, Todd Pelletier Jason LeFebvre *cky

Cody Clark, Howell Wynne Reese Council 9305

John Elbers Kimball Council 9526

Mike O’Brian North Branch Council 9568 Clay Armstrong, Tom Yezak

Lansing Council 9711 Jim Beckwith

Tecumseh Council 9937 Richard Niedermier

Kevin Hartmann Kalamazoo Council 9962

Michael Wachowski Bernnie Westrick

Terry Wallace Okemos Council 10006 Steve Kwast, Dan Reed

William LaRue Lansing Council 10907

Joe Scarane, Brian Hagler Rueben Gonzales, Joe Lorenz

Thomas Brandell Raymond Feldpausch Michael Boehnlein

Sparta Council 10992 Bill Drent, Paul Marker Mark Eslick, Dan Engel

Dan Fodor Lansing Council 11099

Daniel Kuch Michael Gillenkirk Frank Levandowski

Mitchell Kogut Daniel Dowsett

Temperance Council 11430 Cyril Hajdu

Harrison Twp. Council 11658 Ciro Minnella, Roger Jacob Timothy Mcgue, John Walsh Port Huron Council 11756

Douglas Brooks Roger Thomas

Stephen Dusellier Rev. George Askar

David Kelley, II Gustav Gerlach IV

John Derer Shelby Twp. Council 11772

James Winne, Rev. Tim Mazur Charlotte Council 11875

Richard Johnson Timothy Lamoreaux

Gerald Sweeney Shelby Twp. Council 11957

Robert Pazdzierz Dennis Dysarzz

Laingsburg Council 12044 Mike Domagalski Steve Wickham

Grosse Pte. Farms Council 12121 Jim Duerr, Robert Costello Elk Rapids Council 12294 John Mischel, Tom Brown

Russ Galorneau, Jim Adams Harold Aardal, Gary Hanna Andy Hanna, Elmer Schultz Brighton Council 12295

Ed Govan, John Hill James Chevalier

Gross Pte. Park Council 12479 Thomas Lopiccolo

Edenville Council 12660 Gary Hawks, Sr.

Ubly Council 12850 Dave Eilers, Steve Briolat

Greg Sweeney Montague Council 12985

John Loss Muskegon Council 13035 Deacon David Kaspizyk

Randy Ferrier Thomas Helferich Kevin Urbanawiz

Houghton Council 13115 Bryan Milde, Ron Antila

Michael Drewyor White Lake council 13319

Kristopher Gibson Steven Matheny David Delorey

George Goeddeke Dr. Patrick Mitchell

Grand Rapids Council 13391 Bruce Probst

George Marshall, Jr Kingsley Council 13432

Donald Bott, Donald Weston Bannister Council 13449

Michael Slagh, Robert Wooley John Kusnier

Howell Council 13450 Ed Hogan, Ronald Falkner

Gregg Pleiness Troy Council 13453

Timothy Yoder Mark Brezenski

James Grasseschi, *cky Leslie Council 13516

Ronald Sinke Belmont Council 13526

Robert Courtade, Mark Brown James Wisnewski

Mike Talaski, Jack Huttenga *cky - Council knight of year

Knights of the MonthKnights of the MonthKnights of the MonthKnights of the Month


Waterford Council 13600 Willian Snyder, Richard Mini Kenton Allard, Philip Couture Robert Kulczyki, Chris Healy

Dennis Dopke, John Bedo Augusta Council 13633

Paul Wilga, Steve Mollison Farmington Hills Council 13673 Darren Losey, Richard Smith Peter Becks, Louay Mansoor

Clio Council 13703 Greg Hetzer

Pontiac Council 13930 Jack Meinhart

White Cloud Council 13939 Matthew Bleiler

Charles Pearce, Dean Heflin

Rochester Hills Council 13950 John Hundiak, Bob Jackson

Ed Ratzenberger Bill Travnik, Charlie Pearce Traverse City Council 13958

Michael Putman Michael Heuss

Riverview Council 13980 James Fitzpatrick

Gerald Solak Shelby Twp. Council 13983

Robert Dynes, Timothy Meyer Timothy Krockta

Sterling Hgts. Council 13992 Ed Potonac

Newaygo Council 14206 Dale Salacina

Roseville Council 14213 Richard Aubuchon

William Schweddler Charles Hickey

New Buffalo Council 14366 Charles Kotaska, Jr.

Lake Odessa Council 14404 Manual Rodriguez Matthew Schasser

Michael O’Mara, Bill King Greg Haskin

Allendale Council 14586 Jason Horton

Davisburg Council 14883 Thomas Mockeridge

Westland Council 15204 Jay Neilus, *cky

Gary Warner, Jerome Duhr Edward Tabor

Sean Schaefer, Gerald Borycz Muskegon Council 15337

Dennis Federoff Richard Sabec, Tom Zmolek Ruben Ayala, Dale Hilson

Dale Ertzingrt Wayne Lapointe Hugh White II

Grand Rapids Council 15454 Ben Kuslikus, Doug Pointer

Conklin Council 15548 Don Steffens

May They Rest In PeaceMay They Rest In PeaceMay They Rest In PeaceMay They Rest In Peace Cheboygan Council 791 Leo Pratt, George Dotski Leroy Rettell, John LaMack West Branch Council 2022 Red Gilbert, Whitey Morris Fritz Ekinger Standish Council 2724 Gerald Baumgart, Anton Prohaska Jeremiah Coughlin, James Turner Burton Palmer River Rouge Council 2819 Any Merchak PGK

Lincoln Park Council 3078 George Bielis III, John Jerome, Jr John Krasinski, George Unger Jerome Doornaert, Robert Squires Bishop Raymond Kalisz Herbert Verville, Richard Doute Louis Niebrzydowski Dr. Kenneth Loranger Caro Council 3224 Anthony Albin, Richard Dievendorf

Virgil Gosdzinski Mt. Plesant Council 3651 Donald Applegreen, Albert Noce James Bierschbach, Daniel Grisdale Russell Martin, Raymond Reihl John Theisen Lake Orion Council 4764 Gerald Frederick , FDD, PGK Taylor Council 4872 Edward Szczechowicz, David Horth

Charles Caldwell Romeo Council 7018 David Hribar, Sr., Richard Parrott David Kaiser Durand Council 7955 Michael O’Keefe Highland Council 8500 Jack Washbourn, FDD Kimball Council 9526 John Durcan Laingsburg Council 12044 John Hurt, FDD,

The winner of the Ceremonial Sword at the last Exemplifi-cation held on Saturday March 2, 2013 in District 1was: S.K. Bruce Van Voorhis of St. John Neumann Assem-bly #0478. He is a member of St. Regis Council #13783 in Bloomfield Hills. The Ceremonial Sword was presented to SK Van Voorhis by District 1 Master Clifford Wasmund.

4th Degree District #1 Tradition Continues


VATICAN CITY - When Pope Benedict XVI, 85, announced his resignation, he said that "both strength of mind and body are necessary" to carry out the papal ministry in the modem world. He was elected in 2005, just after his 78th birthday. Of the 102 popes whose exact age at election is known, Pope Benedict was one of 17 churchmen elected bishop of Rome while between the ages of 71 and 80. Ambrogio Piazzoni, vice prefect of the Vatican Library and author of a book on the history of papal elections, re-cently distributed a sheet of "some curiosities" about elec-tions. On the topic of the age of the pope at election, he said: • Three popes were under the age of 25. The last was

Pope Gregory V, who was 24 when elected in 996. • Seven were between 25 and 40 years old. The last was

Pope Leo X, who was 37 in 1513.

• Eleven were between 41 and 50. The last was Pope Clement VII, who was elected in 1523 at the age of 44.

• Twenty-four popes were in their 50s. The most recent was Blessed John Paul II who was 58 years old when he began his papal ministry in 1978

• Thirty-seven were between 61 and 70 years old. The last was Pope John Paul I, who was 65 when he began his 33-day papacy in 1978.

• Only three popes were over 80 when elected. The last, chosen by cardinals in 1406,was Pope Greg ory XII. He was 81.

Piazzoni also provided a list of "lasts":

• The last pope who was not a cardinal yet when elected was Pope Urban VI in 1378.

• The last who was not I even a priest yet was Pope Leo X.

• The last born in Rome was Pope Pius XII, elected in 1939. (He was also the last serving Vatican secretary of state elected.)

• The last African was Pope Gelasius, elected in 492.

• The last native of Dalmati , an ancient Roman province, was Pope John IV in 640.

• The last Frenchman elected was Pope Gregory XI, in 1370.

• The last Greek was Pope Zachary in 741.

• The last Englishman was Pope Adrian IV in 1154.

• The last Italian was Pope John Paul I.

• The last Dutchman was Pope Adrian VI in 1522. • The last Palestinian was Pope Theodore in 642. • The last Pole was Pope John Paul II in 1978.

• The last Portuguese was Pope John XXI in 1276. • The last Syrian was Pope Gregory III in 731.

• The last Spaniard was Pope Alexander VI in 1492.

• The last German was Pope Benedict XVI, elected in 2005. It had been 950 years since a German - Pope Victor II- had been elected

Did You Know

Our Worthy State Secretary, Robert Fox, Steve Pawlak, President of the Michigan K of C Bowl-ing Association, and the Grand Knight began the 72nd bowling tournament.

Michigan K of C Bowling 72nd Tournament

The Tournament Honoree is Bernie Rokosz

This year's host councils are Montrose Good Shepherd 8669 and Flushing 8489. The opening ceremonies honor guard were from Flushing Assem-bly 2211. Selection for the 2015 tourna-ment will take place in May. This is a great fund raiser for the host council. Remember, the Bowling Association handles all of the bowling paper work. For more information for host-

ing this event, go to the State K of C web site and follow the link to the bowling association.

In Memory of Date of Death Gift of Requested by Phone Address City, State Zip Make checks payable to: Michigan State Council K of C Mail to: Robert J. Garstka State Vocations Director 47120 Savannah Dr. Macomb, MI. 48044 Rec’d

Casey Teddy Bear Order Form Council No. _____ Council Name ________________________ Order Qty. _____ Total Order (Number of Bears x $10) ______________ Ship To: Name ____________________________ Address _______________________________ City _______________________ State _____ Zip Code __________ Checks Payable to: Michigan State Council Knights of Columbus Memo: Casey Teddy Bears Send to: David A. Riley State Council Activities Director

3202 Strickland Rd., Battle Creek, MI 49017-8739

SPRING INTO KNIGHTHOOD

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MONTHLY MASS FOR GUILD MEMBERS Please remember these specific intentions at the monthly Mass for Guild Member. 1. If you wish to make a tax-deductible contribution to support the mission of the Guild, checks should be made payable to The Father McGivney Guild, 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, Ct 06510-3326 GK 4046 10/03


Vocations Are Everybody’s Business LEAST WE FORGET OUR DEPARTED

A beautiful and lasting remembrance is to have your loved ones enrolled in the Knights of Columbus Vocations Com-mittee Memorial Society Plaque, which now hangs in the chapel of Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. For a tax deductible gift of $100.00 (a 4-line nameplate or a $25.00 gift (a one-line plate) will be placed on the plaque. Also those enrolled will share in the daily masses, prayers and good works of the Priests and Seminarians of the Seminary. Proceeds from this ongoing fund-raiser go to aid religious students in need of financial help.


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Columbia magazine is now available as a paid subscription on the Amazon Kindle Did you receive an Amazon Kindle device for Christmas? If so, you now have the opportunity to experience Columbia magazine in a new and excit-ing way. Columbia on the Kindle lets you access the official magazine of the Knights of Columbus whenever

and wherever you are. You can even read Columbia when you're not connected to a wireless network since the magazine is downloaded completely onto your Kindle device. Columbia is available for $1.99 per issue when you sign up for a monthly subscription or $5.99 for individual issues purchased with-out a subscription.

Here is a fund raiser your council can handle. It is a win, win situation.

Every year the Michigan K of C Bowling Association holds their Annual Tournament. The Association officers and directors do all of the work in keeping the scores, record keeping and prize money. Every year the tournament is held in a different part of our State.

The host council makes their profit from holding activities during the bowling tournament at their council. Other fund raising activities include selling Tee Shirts, bowling jackpots, selling 50/50 tickets, and etc. All that is needed is the re-quired licenses along with your workers. A good suggestion is to inquire with councils who in the past hosted this tour-nament.

The Association, at their Annual meeting selects the host council from those who bid on this project.

For more information go to the State K of C Web Site and follow the link for the Bowling Association or check with your financial secretary for the Associations contacts in his K of C State Directory.

Gene Gross Association Publicist

COUNCIL FUND RAISER Columbia Magazine

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--Aristotle

38th Annual MICHIGAN COLUMBIAN 31 APRIL 2013

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Holy Cross Children's Services

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Reclaim The Roots Of Our Faith

Year of Faith Pilgrimage

Walking on Holy Ground

Saturday August 10, 2013

With the Most Reverend Bishop Francis Reiss

And Fr. Alex Kratz, OFM

The Day Will Start at 8:30am And End at 7:30pm

All Inclusive Price of $75.00 Per Person

Includes bus, meals, and activities

38th Annual MICHIGAN COLUMBIAN 32 APRIL 2013

MAY THE JOY OF Christ’s Resurrection

FILL YOUR HEARTS AND BLESS YOUR LIFE

HAPPY EASTER

State Chaplain Rev. Scott A. Thibodeau

State Deputy Michael J. & Maureen Malinowski

State Secretary Robert W. & Sandra Fox

State Treasurer Kenneth B. & Eleanor Unterbrink

State Advocate Antonio G. & Sue Vittorini

State Warden Dean R. & Linda Combs

Immediate Past State Deputy Thomas A. & Arlene Marcetti, Sr.

Supreme Director Thomas M. & Joyce Wegener, IPSD

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