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Knight Letter

Newsletter of the Father Abram J. Ryan Assembly 1087

A message from our Faithful

Friar

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Monthly Meetings held at 10110 Shoreview Road, Dallas ,Texas

Monthly Meeting at Kaycee Club: 10110 Shoreview Road, Dallas ***06/28/2017 Open Meeting/Installation of Officers @ 7:00 PM Upper ***07/26/2017 Closed Meeting @ 7:00 PM Lower Hall Officer Meetings at Kaycee Club: 10110 Shoreview Road, Dallas ***06/14/2017 @ 7:00 PM Board Room ***07/12/2017 @ 7:00 PM Board Room

Color Corps Events Schedule

Completed Performances:

9 May: Honor Guard & Rosary for SK Scott Wilmarth, @ St. Joseph-Richardson (9) 10 May: Funeral Mass for SK Scott Wilmarth, @ St. Joseph – Richardson (10) 11 May: Honor Guard & Rosary ~ SK Joe Mehan, @ St. Michael The Archangel (18) 12 May: Funeral Mass ~ SK Joe Mehan, @ St Michael the Archangel (16) 13 May: 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, Mass @ St. Michael the Archangel (5) 20 May: Transitional Deaconate Ordination, @ Cathedral Shrine - Our Lady of Guadalupe (16/3) 21 May: 8:00 AM, Major Degree Mass, @ St. Patrick-Dallas, (8) 29 May: 10AM, Memorial Day Mass, @ Calvary Hill Cemetery – North Chapel (6) 29 May: Memorial Day Ceremony @ DFW Nat’l Cemetery, Dallas TX (23/1)

Future Performances:

June

3 Jun.: 10:00am, Presbyteral Ordination, @ Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, District Turnout (selected Sir Knights only)

10 Jun.: 4:30PM, Council 11937 Corporate Communion, @ St. Thomas Aquinas (assemble 4PM) 17 Jun : 5:00PM Mass & Corpus Christi Procession, @ Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Dallas (assemble time 4:20PM)...procession goes from Holy Trinity to Cathedral-Dallas afterward 18 Jun.: 12 Noon, Mass: Feast of Corpus Christi & Procession, @ St. Patrick, Dallas (assemble time

is 11:30am) 24 Jun.: 5:30PM, Council 11862 Corporate Communion, @ St. Michael the Archangel - Garland ,

(assemble time 5PM)

Color Corps members are emailed updates & new turnouts as they happen!

Dear Brother Sir Knights, We have just completed the Easter season with the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord. The Feast of Pentecost and the Feast of the Holy Trinity are just ahead of us. We heard the instructions the Apostles received, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” These instructions also are directed to all of us, especially as Knights of Columbus and as Fathers. On the Feast of Pentecost, we are reminded of the fulfillment of the promise our Lord made to His Disci-ples and to us: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth.” (John 14:16) The Apostles were given the Holy Spirit with His gifts of Wisdom, Understanding, Coun-sel, Fortitude, Courage, Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord to guide them. These Gifts are ours. Through our Baptism and Confirmation, we became followers, disci-ples of Our Lord. Reflecting on these feasts, we, the followers of Christ, are sent forth to proclaim the Gospel and we receive the help we need to accomplish this mission. We are called to be witnesses to the world, beginning with our families. The month of June, gives us as Knights many opportunities for reflection. We cele-brate the Feasts of Corpus Christi and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The saints we remem-ber during the month are great examples for us. A few of these are St Norbert, St. Barna-bas, and Sts. Peter and Paul. Read about the lives of the saints. On June 18th, we celebrate Father’s Day. We give thanks for the gift of our family and the trust God shows us. Being a Catholic dad is a great privilege and responsibility. How can we live up to this responsibility? Teach by example. (continue pg. 2) 04431892

Volume 103, Issue 6 https://kofcknights.org/Assembly.asp?A=1087 June 2017

Proudly Serving Our Area Councils: 799, 4370, 5538, 11414, 11937, 13068, 14568, 14810 and 15852, 11862, 6887 & 13133

In Memoriam SK Francis Poelker, exemplified 1 Feb 1979, died 4 May 2017

SK Scott Wilmarth, exemplified 2 July 2002, died 5 May 2017

SK Joseph Mehan Sr., exemplified 1 May 1968, died 5 May 2017

SK Stoy Wooster, exemplified 16 Sep 1995, died 26 May 2017

Pray for the repose of the souls of our departed ...May they rest in

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Rev. Anibal Adorno Rev. Loyd Morris Ed Carpenter Mark Carpenter Martin Drew Cliff Maillet, PFN, FM Joe Saar, PFN, FM Billy Schlebach

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Colleen Fox

Auxilla Guerra

Jay Nell Hubbuch

Lili McDonald

Anna Ramos

Names remain on the Prayer List for 3 months unless a request is made to continue longer. If you know of someone who should be added to the List, please contact: SK Salem McLean at 214-321-5270 or at salemmclean@sbcglobal.net

Brother Sir Knights and Ladies,

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their help and support this past Fraternal year while serving as your Faithful Navi-gator. Even though I’ve been a 4th degree member since 1993, I’ve learned so many more great things about our order. I en-courage others to step up and serve the Assembly as you get so much more out of something when you put more effort into it! The Installation of Officers for the As-sembly will be held on June 28. Worthy Master Pat Conway & the Third District staff will conduct the ceremonials. This is an Open Meeting, so please plan to attend & show your support for the incoming officers. I ask our ladies to bring those delicious desserts. Officers are required to be present and wear their tuxedo with so-cial baldric and members are recommend-ed to wear their tuxedo with social baldric also. With your help and support, this promises to be another great year! Two important dates are in the month of June, Flag Day and Father’s Day. Flag Day was believed to have first originated in 1885 in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School to observe June 14 (the 108th anni-versary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as 'Flag Birthday'. It was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress desig-nating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day. FLY YOUR FLAG! Also the nation’s first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washing-ton. However, it was not until 1972, 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official, that the day honoring fathers became a nationwide hol-iday in the United States. Today, the day honoring fathers is celebrated in the United States on the third Sunday of June. As our Faithful Friar says in his message this month, it is truly a great privilege and re-sponsibility to be a Catholic dad. Make it a priority to spend time with your family and attend Mass as a family. Happy Father’s Day and God bless all the dads! Fraternally, John Vrla, FN

Faithful Navigator’s

Message

For these we pray ...

Fr. Abram J. Ryan Assembly #1087 New Officers elected 5-31-17 for the

2017-2018 Fraternal year

Faithful Navigator…………………...SK John Vrla Faithful Captain……………………..SK Michael Posey Faithful Admiral……………………..SK Dave Crawford, PFN Faithful Pilot………………………….SK James Perez Faithful Scribe………………………. SK Jose Santiago Faithful Comptroller………………...SK Robert Martinez Faithful Purser……………………….SK Gus Perez Faithful Inner Sentinel………………SK Mark Carey Faithful Outer Sentinel……………...SK Ysidro Alonzo Faithful One Year Trustee…………..SK Salem McLean, PFN, FM Faithfull Two Year Trustee………….SK James Hale, PFN Faithfull Three Year Trustee………..SK Dan Chaney, PFN

Thank you to these Sir Knights who have stepped up to serve as officers and please

give them your full support!

Fly Your Flag

Sec. 6 of the U.S. Flag Code indicates that our nation’s flag should

flown, weather permitting, from sunrise to sunset.

June 14th - Flag Day June 18th - Father’s Day

Proudly Fly Your Flag Daily!

Here are some ideas: Go to Sunday Mass as a family and dress as if you were going to a wedding. Going to Mass is one of the most important events of the week. Let your children see you pray. Pray with them. Turn off the TV and dust off your Bible and let your children read to you. Spend quality time with them. The time you spend with your family is worth more than the things we give them. Celebrate your chil-dren’s achievements. Listen to them. As you make vacation plans, be safe and make sure Sunday Mass is part of your plan. Have an enjoyable summer. Blessings, SK Fr. Josef Vollmer-König Faithful Friar

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Abbie Anderson Sr 6/3 Jose Hernandez 6/15 Napoleon Mitchell 6/22

Most Rev Michael Duca 6/5 William Brandon 6/17 David Coale 6/24

John Pirozzolo 6/5 Jose Hernandez 6/18 Chris Fowler 6/24

Samuel Onyewuchi 6/6 Robert Nieporte 6/18 ERNEST GRUBBS (100) 6/26

Aaron Feagan 6/10 Enrique Carmona 6/20 William Bugni 6/27

Jose Contreras 6/11 Rev. Joseph Mehan 6/20 Trent Corcia 6/28

Larry Winkler 6/11 Kelly Reed 6/20 Ezequiel Palacios 6/28

Emilio Barron 6/13 Jose Santiago 6/21 Pedro Davila 6/28

Michael Bernal 6/13 Anthony Barbieri 6/22

Phillip Rangel 6/15 William Melchiorre 6/22

MAY MYSTERY SIR KNIGHT IDENTIFIED

Who was able to guess who the May mystery Sir Knight was? If you guessed SK John Vrla you are correct! Picture was the freshman year at Hillcrest High School in Dallas. He then went on to Richland College and Texas A&M for a business degree. He joined the Knights of Columbus in 1991 and then Exemplified in 1993 and a member of the Color Corps since that time. Most recently he served as Faithful Pilot and Faithful Captain and currently starting a second term as the Faithful Navigator. Attends St. Martin of Tours in Talty and a member of Council 13133. Married to Lady Sonseearay and has a son named Jonathan who is a Columbian Squire and a Boy Scout. SK Vrla is also very active in scouting and has served as a Cubmaster and a District Commissioner, and currently serves as an assistant scoutmaster and a District Chairman. He also loves Czech and German music and plays the Tenorhorn in a Czech and a German band. Also a member of two Czech Fraternal Life organizations, the SPJST and the KJT. He was born and raised in Dallas, TX to his parents SK Stanley and Lady Martha Vrla along with a sister and two brothers. He has lived in Forney since 2004.

HAPPY MAY BIRTHDAY BOYS

FEATURED SIR KNIGHT IS THE OLDEST MEMBER OF OUR ASSEMBLY TURNING 100 SK Ernest Grubbs was born on 6-26-1917 on a family farm in Crandall, TX. He then joined the Army and was in WWII where he was in a battle in North Africa and the Battle of the Bulge. He then moved back to Dallas where he worked very hard as a successful businessman owning his own produce and poultry company. He is married to Lady Mary Cath-erine where they live at their home in Dallas and raised 2 sons and a daughter. SK Grubbs and Lady Mary Catherine are charter members of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and he is a member of Council 799 and a former Deputy Color Corps Commander of our color corps and was on the drill team that performed across the state. It is with great honor and privilege for the Assembly to wish him a Blessed and Happy 100th birthday and to show our appreciation to him for his unselfish love for God, Family, and Country. Chapeaux’s off to a great Catholic gentleman, hero, and patriot!

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Important– 2017 Bingo Update 04118547

Sunday, June 11, 2017, 6:00-10:00 PM @ Kaycee Club

There are three membership numbers that can be found in this newsletter so see if you can find yours and contact me if you do as it may be worth a free drink after the next meeting.

Just for the fun of it, I’d like any member that is interested to submit an old picture of themselves like from high school, college, or military and also a current picture. The idea is for members to get to know more about one another and see if anyone can guess who the “mystery” Sir Knight is in the newsletter. The first month will be the old picture with “guess who?” under it and the next month will tell who it is with a current picture and a short bio. Let’s join in and have a little fun and learn something about one another. Digital pictures are preferred although I can scan old photos if needed and return them. AND….SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS THE MYSTERY SIR KNIGHT THIS MONTH!! GUESS WHO?