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Grand Knight’s Report

NOV 2020

Beloved Brothers & Sir Knights,

As we closed the month of October, we hope you had a wonderful Halloween and stayed safe. The current tier level for our county is (Tier 2 Red). So be vigilant and practice social distancing per county guidelines.

Although times have been really tough on events for our council. We still had opportunities to vol-unteer our time in many different ways. Thank you to all those brother that still help as much as possible with ushering during mass and all the other request from the GSCC office. Without your dedication to our Parish they would not be as successful during these times.

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Back In Our Father’s House

What’s inside

Brothers,

Here we are in the

month of November

and I hope everyone

is doing well.

On October 17th we

held our Installation

of Officers at Good

Shepherd Church. I would like to thank our

Faithful Friar Fr. Chris, our District Master Tim

Fukuda, Sr. District Marshal Don Snow and Dis-

trict Marshal Richard Thompson for making this

possible. I would also like to thank Sir Knight

Edwin Camerino for making sure we were in

compliance with Covid 19 protocols. Thanks to

all of the officers who participated.

Sir Knights now is the time to start recruiting

our Council’s the 2nd &3rd Degree Knights for

the next available Patriotic Exemplification.

Please volunteer for the Council’s Holiday Pie

Sales. I hope you and your families have a

blessed Thanksgiving.

SK Bills Boles

Faithful Navigator’s Report

Beatification

Chancellor 5

2 Pie Sales

Brotherly Love 6

5 Stellar Knights

Soccer Challenge 12

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Grand Knight’s Report . . . Continued

We had an awesome turn out during the Blessings of the Animals. Our Knights provided security and traffic control. I had luxury to see dogs, cats, birds and even chicken being blessed. It was nice to see fellow brothers and parishioners bring their pets to be blessed by Father Chris and Father Julius. From the look of Father Julius, he had a blast conducting this event.

Our veteran brothers / Knights attended the funeral mass of a fallen veteran/parishioner Jack Solarzano. Our Veterans ministry who are also brother knights participated in the pro-cession and honored his family a condolence letter.

The four athletes for our soccer challenge were presented with their council trophies and District medals during the Northern California Chapter Soccer Competition in St John the Baptist church in Folsom. They also participated in the event and came away with three 1st places. These athletes will be competing in the State Level on Novem-ber 8th. Congratulation to Susan Fukuda, Alexis Suarez, and Owen Cannon.

Congratulations to Brother Juan Rios being promoted to a 3rd degree on October 30th during the Spanish/English exemplification at the Ca-thedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A big thank you goes out to Brother Rafael Vega for stepping up and being one of the presenters during the unity section of the Spanish portion.

We were presented with our Star Council Award for Columbian Year 2019 – 2020 from District Deputy Dan Aguiar during the completion of the Officer Installation for St John Paul II #3504 Assembly. Congratulation to everyone. Without your support this award would not have happen.

Now that we will be entering the holiday and flu season, please be even more vigilant with your health. Remember to sanitize and wash hands more often. Stay safe with the national elections upon us. Times are surely strange and will be even more unpredictable as we start to close out the year.

“King of kings, I come before you ask for your help. I am here on behalf of our country as we approach the election period. Give us your wisdom to elect leaders who will stand for us and who will lead by example. Guide us as we make our decisions. Open our eyes to see what’s good for us as a nation. Protect us from those who want leadership for selfish reasons like for power and finan-cial gain at the expense of developing the nation. Give us leaders who fear you. Amen.” … By Connect US

Prayers & Blessings

Vivat Jesus!

SK NICHOLAS C SUAREZ JR

Grand Knight, Laguna Council #11236

Beatification

Fr. Michael J. McGivney:

An American Blessed

This documentary (short version) explores the life, legacy and impact of Father Michael J. McGivney.

Watch the full version of the docu-mentary on YouTube.

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November Birthdays

Stay Smart

Welcome Back to the Altar

Mass Times: Sat.: 5:00 pm

Sun.: (AM) 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 (PM) 1:00, 5:00

Sign-ups close by 12:00 p.m. on the

last business day before the date of the Mass.

October 14 Update (GS Website):

All Masses will now be inside the church and will be limited to 100 attendees. If you would like to at-

tend but DO NOT have a reservation, please understand that we will be holding to the 100-person limi-

tation and you might not get a space if you’re in the standby line. If you DO have a reservation, please

arrive no later than 15 minutes before Mass. In order to ensure that everyone is seated at the start of

Mass, we will begin allowing the standby line into the sanctuary at about 10 minutes prior to Mass. If

you have not arrived by then, we cannot guarantee your reservation. So that our volunteers can at-

tend Mass, the doors will be closed once Mass begins.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to attend. If you were unable to get a spot, remember that

the dispensation from attending Mass remains in effect. You can also watch our recorded Mass on our

YouTube channel on Sunday any time after 7:00 a.m.

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Romeo Gonzalvo David Olson Arnel Ambuan

George Macaraeg Edsel Icmat John Lorda

Jose Maliwat James Koepke Joseph Maestretti

Antonio Vazquez Eugene Labrie Robert Bolton

Michael Hernandez Joseph Thomas Gary Banicki

Aaron Del Monte Michael Hargan Matthew Dariano

Rudy Arrieta Miguel Llull

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Assembly Officer’s Installation

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Photos: Navarrette, B.

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November Holiday Pie Sales

Chancellor’s Report

Brother Knights! Your mission should you choose to accept it is to recruit 1

Knight Candidate this month. If you do this, we will break all kinds of records.

But seriously, all of us should be asking those Catholic gentlemen we encounter

why they aren’t Knights. Have that discussion as to why they aren’t willing to

give of their time and talent to Good Shepherd Catholic Church.

The next Parish bulletin will have a recruitment message in it. In the body of the

recruitment message will be the Knights QR code. Just have Knight Candidate

scan the QR code which will have a sign up form that pops up. Just have them

fill it out and hit send. It goes directly to our Worthy Grand Knight. My suggestion to you is to have

the QR code on your phone. How simple is that?

There is still work to be done … Recruit!

Our recruiting goal is to get 12 men this Columbian year. We did it last year and we can do it again.

Stay safe and pray the Rosary!

Thank you and Vivat Jesus!

Richard Thompson – Chancellor

Laguna Council # 11236

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November

1, 8, 15 & 22

After Each Mass

We need volunteers to help man the Pie Sales

booth after each mass starting in November. This

event helps fund the Adopt A Family program -

serving the less fortunate during the Christmas

season.

Please email me at wgk@laguna-knights.org or

Bro. Stephen Raymond @ busyperson2@aol.com

Nick Suarez

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Brotherly Love

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A Brother Knight Helps a Family Member of Another Brother Knight

Well at first pass, this seems pretty normal that as

Brothers in the Knights of Columbus, we would

help each other and our families, but this is some-

what of a “special” situation.

SK Coleman

Stephens was a long

time member of our

council. He was well-

known and was a

very active member

of our council. About

two years ago when

he retired, he moved

from Elk Grove to his

home state of Texas

to be closer to his

family. Coleman has

stayed in touch with

our council, more re-

cently with establish-

ing a daily morning

rosary group on

ZOOM, in which SK

Larry Navarrete

and I participate.

Now here’s where

it gets interesting.

Coleman’s sister,

Barbara and her

roommate Lynn live

together in Spring,

Texas which is about

180 miles from Cole-

man’s home. One

day, Lynn took a fall

and injured herself

pretty severely in

the garage. Barbara

said that a handrail could have prevented Lynn

from falling down. With Coleman living a fair dis-

tance away, undergoing chemotherapy, and stay-

ing at home due to COVID-19, he was not readily

available to help.

At one of our ZOOM rosaries, Brother Larry Navar-

rete came up with the idea that perhaps a Brother

Knight, located in her city could help. Barbara wor-

ships at St. Edward Catholic Church in Spring,

Texas and as luck would have it, a KofC council is

associated with her church. Barbara and Coleman

contacted the parish office to see if perhaps some-

one from the KofC could help her install a handrail

in her garage.

As soon as SK Charles Gustavus

heard of Barbara’s need, he immedi-

ately sprang into action! He fabri-

cated, painted, and installed a handrail

in the garage for Barbara and Lynn.

He was so happy to help! It turns out

Charles lives just a few blocks away

from Barbara and Lynn! Barbara

wanted to pay him for his efforts, but

there was no way she could convince

Charles to accept payment for the

handrail! This call to action from a

Brother Knight clearly embodies what

we as Brother Knights are all about.

SK Charles is a member of St. Ed-

ward the Confessor Council,

#14512.

Coleman can

now rest assured

that his sister

and her room-

mate will feel

safer as they go

between the

house and ga-

rage.

On Behalf of

Coleman, Bar-

bara, and Lynn,

Laguna Council

#11236 of Elk

Grove, Califor-

nia would like to

sincerely thank

Brother Charles

Gustavus for his

willingness to

help a family

member of our

good friend,

Brother Coleman.

God’s Blessings,

SK Iggy Lopez-Alvarez, PGK

Charles

Barbara

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Adopt A Family Rosary Night

Honor Guard

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Beloved Brothers & Sir Knights,

Our Honor Guard team had the privilege presenting the colors for our Assembly

Officer Installation on October 17th. They also completed their annual inspec-

tion from our Northern California District Master, SK Tim Fukuda.

Congratulations goes out to our newest Honor Guard Member, SK John Huggard

who will start joining our call outs.

For Honor Guard members wanting to purchase a Polo shirt or jacket one, the

cost is $60.00 + tax up to XL. An additional $4.00 for up to 4X when purchasing.

I encourage members of our assembly to join our team. Our team is split into 2 sections, one is for

call outs for mass, funerals, confirmation, etc. and the other is for the competitive drill competition.

Just remember that our assembly has a program to purchase your uniform and pay back in install-

ments for 1 year.

Prayers & Blessings

Vivat Jesus!,

SK Nick Suarez

Honor Guard Commander, St. John Paul ll Assembly # 3504

Dec. 10

6:30 pm Good Shepherd

Honoring

Our Lady of

Loreto

Every year for the Holidays, Laguna Council #

11236 uses the proceeds from the Knight’s

Holiday Pie Sales to adopt deserving families

in our community. We

get suggestions from the

Parish Office, St. Vincent

de Paul, and SEAS.

It is not set in stone of

just how many families

we will adopt this year

because we aren’t sure

how many pies will be

sold. Once we discover

how many families we will adopt, we will in-

terview them as to what they are wishing for.

Usually, the gifts are wrapped and then Santa

(FN Bill Boles) delivers them usually a few days

before Christmas.

Puts smiles on a child’s face by buying a Holiday

Pie!

Richard Thompson

Chairman - Adopt A Family

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Good of the Order

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Requester For Whom Information

Mike Blakey Steve Hemenez Improved Health

Mike BLakey Julie Gutierrez Health Issues

Mike Blakey Gabe & Lynn Eder Health Issues

Larry Navarrette Granddaughter Health Issues

Larry Navarrette SK Coleman Lower PSA levels

Larry Navarrette Ethel Leon Repose of Soul

Larry Navarrette Julie Gutierrez Prayers & Support

Larry Navarrette Cecelia Hart Prayers & Support

Larry Navarrette Deacon Ed Smith Prayers & Support

Larry Navarrette Gabe & Lynn Eder Prayers & Support

Larry Navarrette Steve Hemenez Prayers & Support

Larry Navarrette Ernest Costa Repose of Soul

Larry Navarrette Alicia & David Rider Prayers & Support

Richard Thompson Maury Woods ( Joie's Brother) Repose of Soul

Earl Gray Ethel Leone Repose of Soul

Earl Gray Mother & Father Health & Peace of Mind

Earl Gray Rollie Swingle Cancer

Matt Marcotte Family Awaiting Daughter’s COVID Results

Terry Rees Sierra Leoneans Unrest between Muslims & Catholics

Rommel Declines Carlos Llarena’s Daughter Catherine

Rommel Declines Lorna Declines (Mother) Breast Cancer

Juan Rios Fr. William Moore Repose of Soul (Cancer)

Bill Boles Merry Anne (Wife) Accelerated Heart Rate

Bill Boles Ernie Costa Repose of Soul

Nick Suarez Rich Thompson’s Bro.-in-Law Repose of Soul - Maury (Cancer)

Nick Suarez Bill and Ivi (In-Laws) Prayers for Health Issues

Nick Suarez Ernesto (Uncle) Repose of Soul - Covid 19 Related

Mike Gutierrez Rollie Swingle Cancer

Mike Gutierrez Terri Stanton Repose of Soul

Mike Gutierrez Steve Machado Improved Health

Mike Gutierrez Raul (Brother-In-Law) Prayers Needed

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Free Throw Challenge

Church Audio System Plea Volunteer!

Good Shepherd

in need

of volunteers!

As we deal with ever-

changing circumstances

and restrictions on our

gatherings, now more

than ever we are in need

of volunteers to help at

Mass. We need more ush-

ers, people to check-in

parishioners at Mass, and

Mass coordinators. Any-

one can help - men,

women, even responsible,

older teens in need of vol-

unteer hours. If you feel

called to help in any of

these capacities, please

contact the parish office

at:

gsccofice@frontier.com

All of these roles require a

minimal time commitment

but make a huge differ-

ence in keeping everyone

safe and healthy!

Thank you for considering

how you can make a posi-

tive impact at Good Shep-

herd.

(From GS Website)

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Brothers,

Our church's audio system needs to be upgraded. The part of the sys-

tem that carries wireless signal from the microphones to the amplifiers

has to be replaced including the microphones.

To upgrade all the hardware the cost is just under $9,000. To date, I

have raised $2,000 which Denise has in the office.

This upgrade needs to be done. Please consider giving to this needed

cause. Any amount you can contribute would be appreciated.

We know this is a difficult time for all of us. Donations are down at

church so please help if you can and God Bless You if you can't afford

to.

I took this task on to help our church and would be glad to pick any do-

nations. Checks can be made out to our church and taken to the office

or given to me. Please write “GS Audio System” in the memo part of

the check. I am keeping track of donations and providing the GS office

with these same numbers so that your contribution can be eligible as a

tax deduction.

Please help make this happen.

Thank you,

SK Gabe Eder

916-502-7434 (Cell)

6705 Folkstone Way, Elk Grove, CA. 95758

The Knights of Columbus is conduct-

ing our Annual Free Throw contest

again this year in January 2021.

Good Shepherd has produced some

champions in the past so plan on

joining us in the Fr. Philip Wells Hall.

We’ll need volunteers, statisticians,

ball chasers and a cheering section.

Social Distancing, masks, hand sani-

tizer stations and other Covid-19

precautions will be taken. More in-

formation to follow!

SK Mike Blakey

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Council & Assembly Calendar

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Oct. Knight of the Month

Richard Thompson

Oct. Family of the Month

Julie & Mike Gutierrez

Subject to Change

Due To Covid-19 Pandemic NOVEMBER

1 Holiday Pie Sales (Start) GS Parking Lot After Mass

4 A. & C. Officers Meeting Virtual 7:00pm

18 Assembly General Meeting Virtual 6:00pm

18 Council General Meeting Virtual 7:00pm

22 Holiday Pie Sales (End) GS Parking Lot After Mass

DECEMBER

2 A. & C. Officers Meeting Virtual 7:00pm

10 Rosary Night ( Our Lady of Loreto ) Good Shepherd 6:30pm

16 Assembly General Meeting Virtual 6:00pm

16 Council General Meeting Virtual 7:00pm

JANUARY

6 A. & C. Officers Meeting Virtual 7:00pm

20 Assembly General Meeting Virtual 6:00pm

21 Council General Meeting Virtual 7:00pm

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The winners of our Laguna Council Soccer Challenge automatically won their age groups at the District

level as no other Councils participated.

The 2020 Knights of Columbus Northern Chapter Soccer Challenge Competition was held Sunday, Octo-

ber 25, 2020 at St. John the Baptist Parish soccer field. There were 4 youths from our Council repre-

senting our District who competed at the Chapter level competition. 3 of our competitors won first

place. They are as follows:

Alexis Suarez - Girls 12 Yrs. Susan Fukuda - Girls 13 Yrs. Owen Cannon - Boys 13 Yrs.

Congratulations for a job well done.

They now advance to the State level competition which will be held on November 8, 2020, also at St.

John the Baptist Parish. Good luck at the State competition!

God bless all the participants and continue to be an inspiration to our youth.

SK Rafael Vega

Chairperson

District & Chapter Levels

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Alexis Susan Owen

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They Walk Among Us

Field Agent

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Blessing of the Animals

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Church Chuckles

VOTE

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On or Before NOV 3

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A pious man who had reached the age of 105 sud-

denly stopped going to church. Alarmed by the old

fellow's absence after so many years of faithful at-

tendance the pastor went to see him. He found him

in excellent health, so the pastor asked, "How

come after all these years we don't see you at ser-

vices anymore?"

The old man looked around and lowered his voice.

I'll tell you, Pastor," he whispered. "When I got to

be 90 I expected God to take me any day. But then

I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured

that God is very busy and must have forgotten

about me … and I don't want to remind Him."

All four churches in the small town had a serious

problem with squirrel infestation.

The Presbyterians decided that it was predestined

that squirrels be in the church and that they would

just have to live with them.

The Methodists decided they should deal with the

squirrels lovingly in the style of Charles Wesley.

They humanely trapped them and released them in

a park at the edge of town. Within 3 days, they

were all back in the church.

The Catholics also humanely trapped them and at-

tempted to teach them the "rhythm" method which

of course did not work.

The Lutherans had the best solution. They con-

firmed the squirrels, and now they see the animals

only at Christmas and Easter.

Four pastors were on vacation when one of them

confessed he had a problem with alcohol. He knew

these men, his most trusted and valued friends,

would quietly help him.

The second pastor said that he too, had a secret

vice — gambling.

The third pastor confided that lust was a really big

issue for him.

The fourth pastor announced that he also had a

problem: gossip.

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Laguna Council

SK Nick Suarez Grand Knight

Rev. Julius K. Kaburu Chaplain*

SK Mike Blakey Deputy Grand Knight

SK Richard Thompson Chancellor

SK Rafael Vega Recorder

SK Joe Thomas Financial Secretary*

SK Roy Tufts Treasurer

SK Camilo Pizarro Advocate*

SK Joseph Carvalho Warden

SK Alex Avera Inside Guard

Br. Carl Gregsby Outside Guard

SK Larry Rapolla First Year Trustee

SK Edward Serafica Second Year Trustee

SK Earl Gray Third Year Trustee

*Appointed Positions

St. John Paul II Assembly

SK Bill Boles Faithful Navigator

Rev. Christopher Frazer Faithful Friar*

SK Richard Thompson Faithful Admiral

SK Ed Ortiz Faithful Captain

SK Mike Blakey Faithful Pilot

SK Joseph Carvalho Faithful Scribe

SK Steve Hemenez Faithful Purser

SK Nick Suarez Honor Guard Comdr*

SK Ed Serafica Faithful Comptroller

SK Alex Avera Faithful Inner Sentinel

SK Romeo Gonzalvo Faithful Outer Sentinel

SK Iggy Lopez-Alvarez Faithful Trustee 1st Yr

SK Rollie Swingle Faithful Trustee 2nd Yr

SK Earl Gray Faithful Trustee 3rd Yr

*Appointed Positions

2020 - 2021

2020/21 C&A Officers

Online Data Collection Links

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