The Desert Knightline

Schedule andEvents

Council 10441 has several

important upcoming events

that all members are invited

to attend for an evening of

fun and fraternity. Please

contact the Brother Knight

indicated to make your

arrangements to attend these

events.

Please try to attend at least

one Council meeting during

this fraternal year. Dress is

“Tucson Casual”

See Page 9for Schedule

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Grand Knight ~ Bill NeerDeputy Grand Knight ~ Bart PembertonChancellor ~ Jeff VrabelRecorder ~ Jim HackettTreasurer ~ John Paul VybornyWarden ~ Randy HannonInside Guard ~ Steve SanchezOutside Guard ~ Jim ArmijoFinancial Secretary ~ Larry LewisAdvocate ~ Lou Attinasi

Insurance Field Agent – Tony Lo Monaco

Chaplain ~ Fr. Chris Corbally, S.J. 1st Year Trustee ~ PGK Tom Metzger2nd Year Trustee ~ PGK Patrick McMahon3rd Year Trustee ~ PGK Allan ReithNewsletter Editor ~ Patrick McMahonAssistant Editor ~ Edd Ruiz

MeetingsSecond Thursday of the MonthAll Knights ~ 7:00 p.m.

This IssueGrand Knight’s Corner P.2

Upcoming Events P.3Deacon’s Corner P.5

Chaplain’s Corner P.8Schedule of Events P.9

October 2017

Venerable Servant of GodFather Michael J. McGivney

I S S U E MONTHLY

NEWSLETTER

Deacon Raphael (Ray) Longpre Council 10441Chartered July 3, 1990, Tucson, Arizona

http://kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/index.asp?CNO=10441

Vivat Jesus,

GK Allan Reith

~ Grand Knight’s Corner

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OCTOBER ~ Knight’s Birthdays

1st - Lambert J. Matl

1st - William D. Perry

4th - Pierre Trinque

6th - Mark Gaspers

8th- James L. Hackett, III

8th - Antonio Kenon

11th - Scott J. Green

13th - Daniel B. Chambers

16th - John R. Cross

16th - Dr. Scott C. Forrer

16th - Rev. Tadeusz Sypko

18th - Charles Luebbering

19th - Bret S. Canale

19th - Sidney B. Lang

20th - Robert F. Kennedy

24th - Fernando E. Campa

27th - Steven M. Wood

28th - Hans J. Gregg

29th - Richard C. Juergens

29th - Brian P. O’Connell

29th - Richard C. Treanor

30th - Robert M. Way

OCTOBER ~ Wives Birthdays

Barbara Gonzalez

Rosemarie Deppisch

Michele Hackett

Jill Kennedy

Kathleen Patterson

Lori Pemberton

Jan Schrodes

Peg Skieresz

Patchara Vrabel

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Dear Fellow Knights,

September proved to be a busy but very successful month for the Council. We had a great kickoff to the Car Raffle, and other events during the month proved just as successful. The All Knighter had the largest turnout I’ve seen, since I became a Knight at St. Thomas. Almost 50 people turned out for a great evening of fraternity, food and drink, and an outstanding guest speaker. The day after that I had the pleasure of watching two more Knights take their oath of the Patriotic degree. The weekend continued with a PWID Drive in the Courtyard and a Meet and Greet in the Parish Hall. Knights seemed to appear from everywhere, as we had at 4-5 volunteers in the courtyard after each mass. The Knights table in the Parish Hall was manned all morning and the results were amazing. The PWID Drive collected over $750. At the table, we not only sold a significant number of Oktoberfest and Car Raffle tickets, but more importantly left with 3 signed Forms 100 from candidates who want to join our Council.

The past month was quite busy and many of our members still haven’t returned from summer travels, but everyone else really stepped up and made things happen. You are indeed living up to the oath you took with regard to Charity, Unity and Fraternity. Being the Grand Knight of an organization filled with men of your character and caliber makes me quite proud. We still have some busy weeks ahead and I know that you will continue to be there and help us achieve the goals that we have established for the year. I look forward to meeting these challenges with you and making this council the best in the state. As far as I’m concerned, we’re already there!

Vivat Jesus,

Bill Neer

Grand Knight

~Grand Knight’s Corner~

~ Upcoming Events ~

Pancake Breakfast ~ Our next monthly pancake breakfasts is this Sunday October 1st (the next one will be November 5th). We welcome any Knights who wish to volunteer to help serve after the 07:30 and 9:00 AM masses on Pancake Breakfast Sundays. Please contact Lloyd LaComb llacomb456@comcast.net to volunteer. Breakfast is only served after the 7:30 & 9 AM Masses.

Jim Click Car Raffle ~ Our key fundraiser for this Fall is the Jim Click Car Raffle (Millions for Tucson). Our Financial Secretary, Larry Lewis, has coordinated with the Jim Click Raffle folks to have this year’s car, a Ford Platinum Explorer, here again on October 1st. All raffle tickets purchased go completely to the Knights of Columbus designated charities, because Jim Click is donating this car to the winner. Since our “selling” dates are in conjunction with our Fall pancake breakfast schedule, we will need as many Brother Knights as possible to volunteer their time to help sell raffle tickets after the Sunday Masses. Please contact Larry Lewis larryklewis@gmail.com or Steve Sanchez zxcvbnmsteve@aol.com to volunteer your help.

PWID Drive ~ Our PWID (People with Intellectual Disabilities) Drive continues this month at the Safeway grocery (Swan/Sunrise) on October 13/14 and again October 27/28. Please contact Brother Knight Dan Chambers (520- 909-6821) danchambers6314@comcast.net and take a two-hour shift passing out Tootsie Rolls. Our primary benefactor is still the Special Olympics of Southern Arizona, sponsored by the Sunnyside Vikings Booster Club.

Coffee & Doughnuts ~ Our K of C Coffee and Doughnuts service will resume on Sunday October 15 after the 7:30 & 9 AM Masses. Contact PGK David Orr (520-548-8472) david.orr@aol.com , if you would like to participate and extend some warmth to the St. Thomas community.

Diocese of Tucson Arizona Rosary Celebration ~ This event will again be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on October 21, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 8650 North Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ 85742. GK Bill Neer will be leading our council into the church. Plan to arrive NLT 09:30am for this event. Seats are limited.

Oktoberfest ~ On October 21st our council co-sponsoring (with the Marian Club) our 2nd parish-wide Oktoberfest fundraiser. It should be a fun evening in the courtyard. This will include music, German food, and beer. The Bouncing Czechs will again provide the entertainment Contact PGK David Orr (520-548-8472) david.orr@aol.com to help with this event. Please don’t delay in purchasing your tickets – our selling dates in the courtyard are very limited.

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OCTOBER ~Wedding Anniversaries

Delia & John Gravina

Virginia & Lambert Matl

Lindy & James McKearney

Mary & Thomas Monteodorisio

Shelby & Jeffrey Schaefer

Patchera & Jeffrey Vrabel

Prayers for the Sick & Distressed

Cathy Adelman

Johana Bovo

Ed Clarke

Henry Hilton Clarke

Joanna Christensen

Fedele Colosimo

Rudy Contreras

Deb Crawford

Bernice Donahue

Reb Guillot

Diana Lewis

Sandi Lewis

BK Jim Neihart

Jo Neihart

Evelena Ortiz

Elizabeth Pemberton

Babs Ronstadt

SK Marty Ronstadt

Richard Sanchez

Robb Sykes

BK Bob Wenzel

Fr. Ken Wolfe

Shelley Wolfe

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~ 1st Degree Brother Knights ~GK Patrick McMahon and Membership Chairman, PGK Tom Metzger, welcomed Tom Lewis and Matthew Holter to the council this past March. They took their 1st degree at Council 1200. We apologize for missing these handsome Knights in the last newsletter. Mea Culpa.

Council All-Knighter

Our September 22nd All-Knighter men's social drew a good crowd with plenty of good food and fellowship.

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Guest speaker Col Ron Sable, USAF Ret, provided some interesting personal insights and stories from his time as a National Security advisor in the Reagan cabinet. Special thanks to the Brother SK Randy Hannon for coordinating this fine speaker.

John Paul II’s Legacy – Theology of the Body By: Deacon Ed Sheffer

The Feast Day for St. John Paul II is on October 22. Much has been written about his life and papacy. Although it is impossible to do justice to the first major teaching he undertook as pope, I hope this short article inspires some to seek to become much more familiar with Theology of the Body. I believe it will be one of St. John Paul II’s greatest legacies.

In its original release, Theology of the Body included one hundred and twenty nine talks, delivered between September 1979 and November 1984. Why did he write it? For one big reason, his entire papacy was devoted to bringing hope to a world in desperate need of hope. In Theology of the Body, he shares incredible insight to anyone who wishes to live a much fuller life.

His life experiences revealed to him that the culture has very little use for the idea that the visible body reveals the invisible person. But he says what we do with our bodies profoundly affects our souls, and to ignore that greatly distances us from being more fully human. Today even more than when he released Theology of the Body the prevailing belief is that if God exists, God doesn’t really care what we do with our bodies. God is principally concerned that we respect each other as persons. St. John Paul II says that falls woefully short in exploring the very gift of God – love.

Theology of the Body completely affirms the goodness of sexuality. It clearly discloses that sex is not a dirty little word or limited to a bodily need and or function. God and sex can and should be spoken in the same sentence. God is the author of love and love is what drives a person to give, whether in marriage or in celibacy.

St. John Paul II believed that the nature of things is indispensable to understanding love and marriage. The problem with understanding how our world perceives marriage has a significant amount to do with an erroneous grasp of human nature. When one’s vision of humanity likens us to a mechanical machine that just happened to evolve, then yes the body has no meaning, and what we do with it has no inner meaning and so marriage can’t possibly be comprehended in its truest form. St. John Paul II says the human body in its deepest nature was formed by God, it has spousal meaning, and the meaning for marriage flows from the nature of man and woman, male and female, created in the image of God.

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John Paul II’s Legacy - Theology of the Body Continued

He illuminates something that clearly needs to be understood if one is to understand love at a deeper level, each and every one of us is called to be a gift, a gift to one another and a gift to God, and that this giving and receiving requires real presence. This life altering reality is becoming even more challenging in a world becoming more and more gender neutral, not to mention virtual.

When one begins to comprehend and sense the truths of Theology of Body, the Sacrament of Marriage comes much more into focus and its ordained purpose can be seen as a divine order of creation. For the invisible realities are made visible through the physical world. Why is this important? Because everything in the created order points to God. Once a person understands and accepts this, it changes the complexion of things. For everything we see and touch and do has something to do with the sacred. We need to touch it all aware of our connectedness to God, for it comes from God and reveals God in some way.

The beauty of Theology of the Body is it goes a long way in helping us discover the biggest why’s of life. Mysticism is the why behind everything – why we’re human, why we’re made, why we are female and male, and unless we know the real why, we don’t know how to be fully human. Theology of the Body explores all these whys. Theology of the Body is a unique vehicle to call us back on the path to fuller humanness.

Stay tuned, sometime this next year, St. Thomas the Apostle will be offering multi-week presentations on Theology of the Body.

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Pray for the Repose of the Souls of ~

Charles Armijo

SK Robert Arnold

SK Vinnie Baiocchetti

Janet Baker

SK Kelly Bequette

John Breaux

Daniel Buzard, Sr.

John Corbally

Magdalena Cruz

Msgr. Arsenio Carrillo

Miki Davis

Lucille Farnsworth

Richard Flores

Angela Javella

BK Matt Jones

BK Richard Newcomb

Luci Nunan

Tibor Orosz

Craig Prebble

Gary Pekarcik

Jeanne Perry

Phillip Rylance

SK Jim Susa

Richard Tangeman

Msgr. Van Wagner

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~ Field Agent ~

Protecting Widows – A Founding Goal

As a member of this council, you know how important spouses can be to the charitable works of the Order. If you’re married, your wife is probably involved in a few of the many events that happen each fraternal year. This support adds great value and impact to what a council can achieve.

When the Order was founded in 1882, Father Michael J. McGivney and the other brave men were setting out to protect Catholic families, but especially wives and children. Today, we remain committed to this mission by offering insurance products and fraternal benefits designed with that goal in mind. One specific policy rider that you may not know about is called Spousal Waiver of Premium. This rider is unique to the Knights of Columbus philosophy of helping our widows.

This rider is available on most permanent and Discoverer plans purchased at standard rates by a member and his wife on the same day. When both spouses apply, the rider provides for waiver of premiums on the spouse’s contract in the event of the insured’s death. Best of all, for members and spouses ages 18 to 60, this waiver can be added for no charge. The rider stays in effect until the spouse attains age 65 or certain other triggering events occur.

Our products are designed with your needs and budget in mind. With a solid portfolio of life insurance, long-term care, disability income and retirement products, the Knights of Columbus can help you meet all of your financial goals. To learn more about these solutions, contact me today.

Tony LoMonaco, FICF

Tony LoMonaco, FICF Field Agent PO Box 189 Vail, Arizona 85641 (520) 275-8836 – Cell (520) 275-8836 – Office azshieldforlife.com anthony.lomonaco@kofc.org

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That all workers may receive respect and protection of their rights, and that the unemployed may receive the opportunity to contribute to the common good.” Prayer intention of Pope Francis for October.

The intention considers workers and unemployed people. In Saturday morning Roundtable discussions, we’ve looked at Pope Leo XIII's great encyclical, Rerum Novarum. It broke new ground by discussing workers' rights and social justice, thus launching the great tradition of Catholic Social Teaching.

This month, Pope Francis reminds us that through work we find an important aspect of our human dignity. Work gives us a real stake in contributing to the common good, including the good of our families. Denying opportunities to the unemployed, denies them that dignity.

As we pray to God for this month’s intention, let us pray especially for Knights who for are looking for work, for our family members and friends in a similar situation, and for all those whose rights – and needs – are not being met through their work.

May God bless your volunteer work, and bring you profound joy through the many kinds of contribution you make.

Chris Corbally, S.J.

~ Chaplain’s Corner ~Fr. Chris Corbally, S.J.

~ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~OCTOBER 2017

Date Day Event

1 Sunday Sell Oktoberfest Tickets after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard. (Jim Click Car Raffle) tickets)1 Sunday Pancake Breakfast 7:30 – 10:30 AM

7-8 Sat-Sun Sell Oktoberfest Tickets after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard9 Monday Chief Judge John Roll Chapter Meeting @ Holy Family Catholic Church 7 PM12 Thursday Council #10441 Meeting @ 7PM 13-14 Fri-Sat PWID Drive – Safeway (Swan & Sunrise)14-15 Sat-Sun Sell Oktoberfest Tickets after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard. (Jim Click Car

Raffle)14-15 Sat-Sun Possible visit from Archbishop of India.15 Sunday K of C Coffee & Donuts 7:30 – 10:30 AM19 Thursday Assembly 2392 Meeting @ 7PM21 Saturday Arizona Rosary Celebration for the Diocese of Tucson21 Saturday Oktoberfest in St. Thomas Courtyard 6:30 – 9:30 PM27-28 Fri-Sat PWID Drive – Safeway (Swan & Sunrise)28-29 Sat-Sun PWID Drive after all Masses in the St. Thomas Courtyard

NOVEMBER 2017

Date Day Event

1 Wednesday All Saints Day2 Thursday All Souls Day4-5 Sat-Sun Jim Click Car raffle tickets after all masses5 Sunday

Pancake Pancake Breakfast 7:30 – 10:30 AM

9 Thursday Council

Council #10441 Meeting @ 7PM11 Saturday VETERAN’S DAY11 Saturday Patriotic Degree (Phoenix)12 Sunday Blood Drive (O’Leary Hall) 7:30 AM - Noon13 Monday Chief Judge John Roll Chapter Meeting @ Holy Family Catholic Church 7 PM14 Tuesday Memorial Mass - 6 PM Chapel Mass; followed by 7 PM Dinner in Parish Hall16 Thursday Assembly 2392 Meeting @ 7PM19 November

Coffee and Coffee and Donuts

23 Thursday Thanksgiving - Give thanks

Pa

Deacon Raphael (Ray) LongpreCouncil #104415150 N. Valley View RoadTucson, Arizona 85718

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