September2019 Issue31Number9

GrandKnight’sMessage

WorthyKnightsandFamilies,

Thismonthseemstobethemonthinwhichtoaddressastickysubjectforsome.Civility.PopeFrancisurgedCatholicstoadopta“cultureoffraternity”andPopeBenedictcalledusto“CharityinTruth.”“Letcharity,unity,andfraternityguideourdiscussions,andletustreatthosewhoopposeusononeideaoranotherwithdignity.”ThiswaspointedoutbySupremeKnightCarlAndersonattherecentconvention.Thereismoreinformationonhisdiscussionattheirwebsitewww.kofc.org.Pleasetakeafewminutestoreadhiscomments.However,Ihavemyownthoughtsoncivility.Itappearstomethatweare99.99%civilwhenweareinchurchduringMass.Thatnumberdipsabout5%intheparkinglotafterMassandthenitcanreallyfallfromthatpointon.Myweakestpointisinthecar.IloseallsortsofpercentagepointsforcivilitydrivingaroundintheTidewaterarea.Onceoutofthecar,mypercentagerisesbutdoesn’tcomparetowhatitisduringMass.I’mstillaworkinprogressandsuspectthatmostofuscouldclaimthis.MyconcernastheGrandKnightishowwedealwiththoughtsandideasthatdonotmatchourownideas.IquicklylearnedasanewlymintedGrandKnightthatIwillbeapproachedbydifferentWorthyBrotherswhohavewellthoughtoutideasonagivensubjectwhichwillbethepolaroppositeofthenextWorthyBrotherwhoapproachesmeconcerningsamegivensubject.BothWorthyBrothersarewellinformed,wellmeaning,andgoodCatholicGentlemen,havelogicalpremisesinwhichtheyformtheiropinions.Buttheydonotagree.

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ThispublicationisfortheinformationofWalterPollardCouncil5480membersanddoesnotnecessarilyre�lecttheviewsofSupreme

Council,theKnightsofColumbus,orCounciljurisdictionof�icers.

WelcometoSeptember,GentlemanandLadies.ThereareseveralactivitiesofinterestforthemonthofSeptember.First,the60thAnnualDenbighDayParadeison21Septemberat10A.M.Comejointhe4th

DegreeAssemblytocelebratetheDenbighneighborhood.Therewillbegamesandactivitiesbehindthegrandstand.Second,thePastGrandKnightandPastFaithfulNavigatorDinnerisalsoon21Septemberat6:30P.M.—pleasehelpusacknowledgethegreatworkofPGKDavidKerstetterandPFNRickSchirm.Thedinnercosts$10pre-paidviacheck,perpersonAsusual,youwillreceiveyourcheckbackwhenyouarriveunlessyouwishtodonatethemoniestotheCouncil.Iwasthinkingaboutwhattowriteaboutforthismonth’snewsletter.Service—thankyouforthebrothersandwiveswhohelpedouttoprovideagreatBacktoSchoolpicnic.Greatfood,greatmusic,greatgames,andgreatfellowship.Nowfortheseriousstuff:Whathaveyoudoneforyourchurchlately?Whathaveyoudoneforyourneighborlately?Howhaveyouhelpedsomeoneyoudidn’tknow?Wedonothavetobragabouthowwehelpothers,thatiswhatthebiblesays.Solet’slendahand,donateyourtimeormoney,andencourageourbrothersandsisters,sonsanddaughterstodothesame.HaveablessedSeptember.LouisFederico,DeputyGrandKnight,Council5480

DeputyGrandKnight’sMessage

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For all Lounge Rentals, please contact

Knights Den Lounge Information

Roaring Knights Sep 2019 Bartender Schedule

If a Knight is interested in tending bar or cannot make his scheduled evening,

pleasecontact Alberto Ríos at 814-5393

Date Day Description Bartenders

3 Tuesday AssemblyMeeting Howard

6 Friday GameNight Rios

10 Tuesday CouncilMeeting Humphrey/Kelley

13 FridayPotLuckInterna-tionalDinner

Kerstetter/McFadden

24 Tuesday CouncilMeeting Silva/Carrotta/Hill

27 Friday MovieNight James

20 Friday BirthdayNight ?

Sick, Recovering, and Deceased:Brothers,weaskforyourprayersandsupportforBrothersinneedofheal-ing.Wealsoaskforprayersforthedeceased.IfyouareawareofaBrotherKnightorfamilymemberinneedofourprayers,contactDaveMazary(813-5272)ortheGrandKnight. • Sick and Recovering:JimBuckman,BlancaO'Brien,MaryLitzinger,CraigJernigan,AngelaFilicko,JeffJames,ClemDanish

• Deceased:Donald KleopferAlso,letusprayforthemanybrothersandfamilymemberssufferingfromcancer.

NAMESWILLREMAINONLISTFORONEMONTH.PLEASERENEWYOURPRAYERREQUESTIFCONTINUED

AlmightyandeverlastingGod,theeternalsalvationofthosewhobelieveinYou,hearusonbehalfofYourservants

whoaresick,forwhomwehumblybegthehelpofyourmercy,sothat,beingrestoredtohealth,theymayrender

thankstoyouinYourChurch,throughChristourLord.Amen.

Virtus Training:St.JeromewillbehostingaVirtustrainingsessionon5September2019at6pmattheFaithandLifeCenter.CalltheofIiceat757-877-5021toregister.Thesessionwilltakeapproximatelythreehours.

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FraternalBene5itsAgent

Life Insurance Awareness Month

SeptemberisLifeInsuranceAwarenessMonth.It’stheonemontheachyearthatthelifeinsuranceindustrycoordinatesacampaignaimedateducatingfolksabouttheimportanceoflifeinsuranceandhelpingthemgetthecoveragetheyneed.Idon’twanttoboreyouwithlotsofstatistics,butarecentsurveyfromLIMRA(LifeInsuranceMarketingResearchAssociation)foundthatonly59%ofAmericansownlifeinsuranceandabouthalfofthoseareunderinsured.(Althoughthisreportdidn’tsayit,I’vegottothinkthesepercentagesareprettymuchthesameinCanada.)Sothatmeansthat70%ofthepopulationeitherhasnolifeinsuranceorhastoolittlelifeinsurance.SowhatdoesthathavetodowiththeKnights?Thehistorian,ChristopherKauffman,spentseveralyearsattheSupremeOfIiceandattheMuseum,researchingthebookthathewroteonthe100thanniversaryofourfounding.Thatbook,FaithandFraternalism,notesonpage13,“…he[Fr.McGivney]wasdeeplyinterestedinpursuingthetopicofaCatholicfraternalinsurancesocietyamonggroupsofCatholiclaymenofNewHaven.”Thenonpage35Mr.Kauffmangoeson,“…he[Fr.McGivneyagain]spenthisenergyinpromotingtheinsurancefeature…hisemphasisonbusinesswashispastoralconcernforthesocialandIinancialsecurityofthefamily.”Fr.McGivneylivedboththesocialandtheIinancialinsecurityofadesperatefamily,withthebreadwinnersuddenlytaken,thathadtobesupported.Helefttheseminarytoworkandsupporthismotherandsiblings.Hedidn’twantotherCatholicfamiliestoIindthemselvesinsuchapredicament.That,andunitingmenoffaith,wastheimpetusforestablishingourOrder.EveryonewhojoinedinthoseIirstyearswasinsured;thatwaspartandparcelofbeingintheorganization.Noweverymemberhasachoiceandeverymembershouldknowwhatwedo,andhowwedoit.Here’stheprocessIusewhenImeetwithfamilies:1.Discover–IdentifyandprioritizeyourIinancialgoals2.GatherData–CollectfactsandIiguresbasedonyourcurrentsituation3.Analyze–Inputdata,runcalculations,identifyshortfalls4.Recommend–ProposeaIinancialstrategydesignedtosatisfyyourgoals5.Implement–ChooseaIinancialstrategyandimplement6.PeriodicReview–Reviewregularly,measuresuccess,makeadjustmentsAsyoucantell,thisisn’tapainlessprocess.Butitcanhelpanyfamily,atanyage,determineiftheyhaveblindspotsintheircoverage.Itcanhelpyouavoidthepainofbeingunderinsured.Withavarietyoflifeinsuranceproductsweofferwecanhelpjustaboutanypersonwithinanybudget.Idon’tknowaboutyou,butIdon’twanttobuylifeinsurance…Iwanttobuywhatlifeinsuranceprovides:nochangeinlifestyleforthesurvivors…inthehousewheretheywanttobe.It’llpayforadaughter’swedding,achild’scollegeeducationandmuchmore.Whatdoeslifeinsuranceprovide?Peaceofmind,security,freedomfromanxiety,andasafeguardfromtheunknown.That’swhereIcanhelp.ToddCurtis,FIC–YourFieldAgent

Phone–(757)495-1492Email–todd.curtis@kofc.org

LIFE INSURANCE | LONG-TERM CARE | ANNUITIES |

DISABILITY

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PGK/PFN Dinner

OurannualPGK/PFNDinnerisSaturday,21September2019.Doorsopenat6:00p.m.andthedinnerstartsat7:00.CashBar.WewillbefeaturinganewChefatthisdinnerandyouwillenjoyit.A$10perpersonchecksavesyourspotandwewillgiveitbacktoyouuponarrival.PGKsandPFNsareourhonoredguestsso,nochargeforthem.

New Options for

Ceremonials

Inoureverbusylivestakingthetimetomemorizeceremonialworkjustmaynotmakesense.OtheroptionsareavailabletoGrandKnightsfortheirAdmissionDegrees.Theycanhaveallthepartsread,someofthepartsread,orjustturnonavideo.TheIirstoptionistohavethepartsmemorizedandperformedinsuchamannerastomaketheexempliIicationmeaningfulandmemorable.WhydoImentionthis?WelltheoddsofmeactuallymemorizinganypartwhileI’mGrandKnightandheavilyinvolvedinbingooperationsislow.Toomuch.However,otherscanhelpandwouldbegreatlyappreciated.

Did You Know? RecentlySupremeannouncedthat$185.7Millionand76,700,000volunteerhourswererecordedasoffor2018.Also$250,000fortheU.S.southernborderinhumanitarianaidwasrecentlyannounced.

Adopt - A– Spot & Day of Service

Clearyourcalendars!Saturday,14September2019,themorningafterInternationalPotLuckDinnerwewillonceagainhostanAdopt–A–Spottohelpkeepourcommunityclean.Sobreakfastisjuice,coffeeanddonuts.Butwait!There’sMore!!!The5480ClubwillspringforyourlunchifyoustickaroundandhelpIixupFounder’sHallandtheotheroutbuildings.Twoforthepriceofone.Noshippingandhandlingcharges.Bringaworkman’sattitudeandenjoythefoodasmuchasthefellowship.

I Heard the other day….

TheCouncil5480September2019FamilyoftheMonthisRonandGailRosenbaum.TheyarebothveryactivemembersatOurLadyofMountCarmelCatholicChurchandvolunteerasauditorsforthe

BingoInstantsQualityControloperationsmultipletimesamonth.RonandGailrepresentpositiveexamplesoflivinglivesinahealthyandbalancedmanner,andmorenoteworthy,theyareagreatexampleofhealthy,activeCatholicfamily.JoinmeincongratulatingRonandGailRosenbaumforbeingselectedasCouncil5480’sFamilyoftheMonthforSeptember2019.

KnightoftheMonth

TheKnightoftheMonthforSeptember2019isSirKnightWilfriedWotke.Awonderfulhumorist,BrotherWilfriedisusuallysomewhereneartheColumbianCenterfourtoIivetimesaweek.AnOfIicer

forbothCouncil5480andAssembly2430,WilfriedalsodonatesmanyhoursaweekworkingintheBingoInstantsoperations.Hiskeensenseofdutyensuresthatallinstantgamesneededforthenextbingosessionarecountedandreadyforuse.PleasejoinmeincongratulatingSirKnightWilfriedWotkeforbeingselectedasKnightoftheMonthforSeptember2019!

FamilyoftheMonth

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COUNCIL OFFICERS: KOVARCo-Chairmen:

GrandKnight RickSchirm 310-3242 ·OLMC JessiePowell 254-2181

DeputyGrandKnight LouisFederico 833-3536 ·St.Jerome CarrollKelley 877-4865

ChaplainFrPatrickBaffour-Akoto

877-5021 KCICChairman JimHealy 867-5145

Charities JimHooker 596-4765

FinancialSecretary JessiePowell 254-2181 Adopt-A-Spot AlbertoRios 814-5393

Chancellor BillJohnson 309-1135 BoyScoutLiaison JonathanSargent 525-0077

Warden WilfriedWotke 877-3316NocturnalAdoration(OLMC)

DaveMazary 881-9332

Recorder GarthHallenbeck 602-3913 Widows&Orphans ClementDanish 877-2751

Treasurer DavidKerstetter 872-0624 SickandDistressed ClementDanish 877-2751

Advocate CarrollKelley 877-4865 Scheduling BernieGerlach 877-0126

DistrictDeputy DavidBrin 851-0907

Guards: DistrictWarden TonyVelez

·Inside GeorgeKoch 660-1049 FoodService JessiePowell 254-2181

·Inside RecoCotton 508-1398

·Outside SteveChipman 707-303-5852 ChurchBulletins:

·Outside MikeCreamer 410-5257 ·OLMC EileenMazary emazary@olmc.org

·St.Jerome GemmaKerstetter 877-5021

Trustees: ·St.VincentdePaul JeannieKlump 245-4234

·OneYear JonathanSargent 525-0077 ·QueenofPeace MikeLennartz 234-0886

·TwoYear JohnEdwards 876-8386 VA STATE COUNCIL OFFICIALS FROM 5480:

·ThreeYear HaroldHairston 877-1566 NewCouncilDevChair ThaiNguyen(PGK) 232-0889

5480 CLUB, INC:

Lecturer ThaiNguyen 232-0889 President JohnEdwards 876-8386

DIRECTORS/CHAIRS: VicePresident AlbertoRios 814-5393

Membership Director BillJohnson 309-1135 Secretary RonGorman 930-0311

Programs Director LouisFederico 870-0573 Treasurer JosephDrozdowski 930-3559

Faith Directors: GrandKnight RickSchirm 310-3242

·OLMC PatMcFadden 593-0238 FaithfulNavigator TeeFuller 746-0125

·St.Jerome GabrielFranco 877-4423 PastPresident JonathanSargent 525-0077

·QueenofPeace MikeLennartz 234-0886

Family Director JasonWeischedel 910-381-5643

Community Director JoeO'Brien 874-7965 Directors:

Life Director DaveMazary 881-9332 3Year GabeFranco

YouthChairman JasonWeischedel 910-381-5643 3Year BernieGerlach

YouthOutreach DavidKerstetter 872-0624 2Year JeffJames

YouthOutreach DeanJernigan 596-4034 2Year KevinKonouck

CommunicationsDirector 1Year LewisStokes

Photographers KietNguyen 1Year

AngeloCavone 469-8303 Chairmen:

HealthServices LeonardCarota 877-6993 Building&Grounds AlbertoRios 814-5393

VocationsChairman LouisFederico 870-0573 LoungeManager CarrollKelley 872-7840

PublicRelations JonathanSargent 525-0077 RentalAgent BernieGerlach 877-0126

KnightlyNewsEditor GarthHallenbeck 602-3913 KitchenManager JoeDrozdowski 930-3559

RecruitmentChair BillJohnson 309-1135

RetentionsChairman LouisFederico 870-0573

InsurancePromotion ToddCurtis 847-9981

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October 2019 • 1Oct:Assembly2430Meeting• 4/5Oct:QuarterlyStateMeetingatPCHS• 3Oct:Adoration(St.Jerome)• 4Oct:Adoration(OLMC)andLoungeGameNight• 8Oct:CouncilMeeting• 12Oct:KnighthoodDegreeat5480• 14Oct:ColumbusDay• 22Oct:CouncilMeeting• 25Oct:LoungeMovieNight• 26Oct:AdmissionDegreeatICC(Sata.m.)

November 2019 • 1Nov:Adoration(OLMC)andLoungeGameNight• 2Nov:PatrioticExempliIication(Manassas)• 5Nov:Assembly2430Meeting• 7Nov:Adoration(St.Jerome)• 12Nov:CouncilMeeting• 22Nov:LoungeMovieNight• 26Nov:CouncilMeeting

Markyourcalendarsforupcomingevents.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

8 95:30pm-Bingo

107:30pm-CouncilMeeting

11 125:30pm-Bingo

136:30pm-Interna-tionalPotLuckDinner

148:30:p.m.-AdoptASpot10:00-5480ClubServiceWork

15 165:30pm-Bingo

177:00pm—5480ClubOfIicermeet-ing

18 195:30pm-Bingo

206:30pm-Birth-day/AnniversaryNight

21PGK/PFNDinner-6:00p.m.

22

235:30pm-Bingo

247:30pm-CouncilMeeting

25

265:30pm-Bingo

276:30pm-LoungeMovieNight

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29

305:30pm-Bingo

1 25:30pm-Bingo

37:30pm-Assem-blyMeeting

4 55:30pm-Bingo

66:30pm-LoungeGameNight

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UpcomingDegreeCeremonies

ThefollowingexempliIicationceremoniesaretakingplaceinthenextfewmonths:

First(Admission)Degree:24Sep,Council5480Second(Formation)Degree:26Sep,Council511,Hampton,VAThird(Knighthood)Degree:12Oct,Council5480,NewportNews,VAFourth(Patriotic)Degree:2Nov,Manassas,VAIfyouwouldliketoparticipateinadegreeceremonyorjustneedmoreinformation,pleasecontactLouisFedericoatfedericolouis98@gmail.comor757-870-0573.KnightsofColumbus–OurPrinciples:kofc.org/un/en/todays-knights/our-principles.htmlChecktheVirginiaKofCCalendarforadditionaldegreeevents:vakofc.org/calendar

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FromtheFaithfulNavigator

ASSEMBLY DIRECTORY

Faithful Navigator

SKTyroneFuller 746-0125Faithful Friar VACANTFaithful Captain

SKJuanRodriguez Faithful Pilot SKWilfriedWotke 877-3316Faithful Comptroller SKHaroldHairston 877-1566Faithful Purser

SKBernieGerlach 877-0126Faithful Scribe SKJayMadigan

Faithful Admiral SKCarrollKelley 877-4865 Faithful Inner Sentinel

SKJoseVelezSKRecoCotton 508-1398Faithful Outer Sentinel

SKStanZduniakSKJuanRodriguezColor Corps Commander

SKLouisFederico 833-3536Sick and Distressed

SKTonyMerendino 872-7113Trustees 1Yr-SKThaiNguyen 232-08892Yr-SKKietNguyen 3Yr-SKStephenRaschke 509-0177

Fall Will Soon Be Here... CanyoubelievethatSeptemberisrightaroundthecorner?Itseemlikejusttheotherday,wehadtheScorpionCeremonyandthe4thofJulyEvent.Wheredidthesummergo?Asour

childrenbegintoexcelinanotheryearofschool,weneedtoexcelinanotherrecruitmentyear.Itcanbedone.IspoketoseveralBrothersoverthelastfewweeksaboutwaystorevitalizeourAssembly.IreceivedalotofgoodsuggestionsonwaystoimprovetheAssembly,andthingswecandotomovetheAssemblyforward.SinceeveryoneIspoketoagreedthattheyarenotGhostKnights,weneedtomoveforwardandtalkless.Howdowedothat?Forme?IIirstneedtounderstandwhatallthecouncilsaredoing.IhavealwaysbelievedthattheAssemblyshouldbeacollaborationoftheCouncils.Weallshouldbemovinginthesamedirection.Todothat,Ineedtounderstandwhatallthecouncilsaredoing.IamworkingtoestablishaquarterlymeetingwiththeotherGrandKnightstoseewhateveryoneisdoingandhowtheAssemblycanhelp.OnceIunderstandwhatwearedoingseparately,itwillhelpmetounderstandwhatwecandocollectively.TheMichaelJ.BaderAssembly2430consistsofWalterPollardCouncil5480,SanFransiscoDeAsisCouncil11781,andImmaculateConceptionCouncil16226.IbelievethesethreeCouncilsaredoingexcellentworkfortheCatholicCommunity;however,Ibelieveifwecombineourresourcesoccasionally,wecandoextraordinarythings.Asateammember,Ineedeveryone’sinput.Ibelievewecanmovealotfartherweallrowinthesamedirection.

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September Birthdays:

AndrewBConvery09/01ShawnDFitzpatrick09/02PeteLontor09/02EdwardMPlucinski09/02RichardJSpivak09/02WilliamTLenderman09/03GeorgeWMattingly09/03JohnGRoos09/03PhillipMSkrypski09/03ThomasJAhearn09/04PGKJonathanLSargent09/05EdwardJHynes09/08TimothyESharpe09/08DominickRBevacquaPGK09/09PhilipABroadhead09/09JohnLSilva09/09BlaineRBeaulieu09/11StephenMCurran09/11LouisWFederico09/11ToddJHarrah09/11PGKCarrollGKelley09/11RaymondJNovey09/12RichardLusk09/13RobertDPallone09/13PGKJessiePowell09/13MatthewJWeis09/14JamesMDalberth09/15RobertWCurran09/16CorneliusMitchell09/16PGKDanielJRichard09/16JeffreyTStallings09/16WalterACrenshaw09/17DrKentEWillyard09/17AlbertoIRios09/19

JustinRGonzalez09/20AnthonyCLong09/20LarryMPederson09/20WilliamTEggleston09/22JohnMJackowski09/22RonaldJRosenbaum09/22FranklinDClarkJr09/23AndrewSArchbald09/24PaulJCaracciolo09/24DrKelwynAD'souza09/25JeffreyJKhoury09/25ShaunMiller09/25HenryJRowett09/26MartinAWalsh09/26GeorgeMWojcik09/26ChristopherHBush09/27PGKGeorgeDWood09/28AnthonyRFecondoJr09/30JamesPHealy09/30TerenceJKonouck09/30CharlesLZastrow09/30

September Anniversaries:

MichaelandCeliaGrinstead9/1JamesandKathleenBradleyJr9/3JosephandJamieOsso9/3CarrollandFernandaKelley9/5MarkandLindaLynch9/5KevinandKimberlyMcDermott9/5GerardandJudyPrince9/5MarshallandLeahManipol9/6FrancisandFayeDougherty9/7JefferyandHeatherLee9/8

JohnandPatriciaGreco9/10DavidandLynDouglas9/11ShawnandMargaretMcNeill9/11WilliamandCarolBurkeIV9/14WilliamandNikkiBarry9/15ThomasandIreneKillackey9/15RaymondandJaneNovey9/15RickandLindaSchirm9/15PaulandMargauxKiley9/16MichaelandKimLewis9/16DonaldandTerryShannon9/18BeverlyandMariaTietjens9/18RichardandKellyBryson9/19JohnandChristinaWojtas9/19KennethandJanClarke9/20DavidandPattySmith9/21BillyandDeannaBruce9/22JohnandDeannaBuckley9/22GaryandFrancisKudlacik9/22JohnandDeloresMacrino9/23MichaelandAnneSmith9/23CharlesandRitaSmith9/24DanielandJanetO'Brien9/25RobertandLindaSchrock9/25JohnandJudyTriska9/25JamesandShirleyPatterson9/28WilliamandYolandaDoak9/29EdandMaryBethPlucinski9/29MarkandMaryPinkerton9/30

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Fall Will Soon Be Here...

Inmypreviousnewsletterinput,Istressedrecruitmentandmembership.ItisuptoeveryonetoinviteandwelcomeeveryeligibleCatholicmantobecomeamemberoftheOrder.Weneednewmembers,newvision,newideas,andrenewedenergyinallareas.Weneedallmemberstoactivelyparticipateinallmeetings,andourmanyandvariedactivities.Eachofyouisneededtoenableustocontinuetobeallthatwecanbe,tomeettheneedsofourcommunity."Manyhandsmakelightwork!""Toofew,doingtoomuchmakethebrave,well-intended,weary."Weneedyou.Ifyouhavenotbeentoameetinginawhile,pleaseconsidercomingtothemeetingsandhelpanywhereoranytime,pleasedon'thesitate.Knowyouareneeded.Knowthatyouarewelcometodoasmuchasyoucan,whenyoucan.WeneedvolunteersineveryareaoftheKnightsofColumbusnowandthroughouttheyear.Don'tbeafraidtotrysomethingnew.Wehavemanyupcomingeventsthatneedyoursupport.MeetsomeonenewatourDining-InSeptember3.HelpbeautifyourcommunitybevolunteeringatourAdopt-A-SpoteventonSeptember14.RepresentourAssemblybyparticipatingorobservingtheupcomingDenbighDayParadeonSeptember21.EnjoyamealofmanychoicesatourDining-OutatGoldenCorralinNewportNewsonOctober1.Showyoursupportattheupcoming4thDegreeExempliIicationEventonNovember2inManassas,Virginia.Yes,youcanmakeadifferencebyparticipating,encouragingotherstoparticipateofobserving.Yes,weneedYOU!Summaryofimportantdates/events:September3–Dining-InandMeetingSeptember14–Adopt-A-SpotSeptember21–DenbighDayParadeOctober1–DiningOut(GoldenCorral)November2–Fourth(Patriotic)DegreeExempliIication,Manassas,VATyrone“Tee”Fuller

FaithfulNavigator,FatherMichaelJ.BaderAssembly2430

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Andthatiswherecivilitycomesin.Wecanbecivilandnotagree.Wecanremainrespectfulwithoutchangingouropinions.WecanmaintainourowndignityandreafIirmthatofotherswhodonotshareoursameopinions.Letusnotmimicthosecommentatorswhosensationalizeeverylittledifferencetheyseewhichunfortunatelyseemstosellcommercialtime.Letusnotmimicthosepoliticiansthatverballyattackordenigrateanypersonwhodoesnotsupporthisorheropinion100%.Letus,Council5480KnightsofColumbus,betheleadersinourParishesandourcommunityforCivilityindiscoursewiththosewhohavedifferentopinionsandoutlooksonlife.Let’sbeCatholicGentlemenandWomen,evenwhenwearedrivingintheTidewaterarea.VivatJesu!RickSchirm,GrandKnight,WalterPollardCouncil5480

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Adopt-A-Spot

ComeandhelpourCouncilcleanWarwickBlvd.from

OysterPointRoadtoWellesleyDrive.

Coffeeanddoughnutswillbeserved.

Familieswelcome.

September14,2019,8:30–10:00am