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Knight News, Council 14446 Mary Mother of God Parish November 2020

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Brother Knights,

Well it looks like the cold weather is coming as temperatures start to dip into the single digits, time to move indoors and keep warm.

This month was an exciting month for our order as we watched the Beautification of Fr. McGivney on October 31st and now, we con-tinue to pray for his Canonization.

On the business side of things, everything remains slow as there is not much we can do at this time with COVID-19 ramping up again across the country. After an extensive review and consultation of those involved, the State Board has decided to cancel the Basketball Free Throw, Soccer Chal-lenge, and Hockey Challenge for the 2020-2021 fraternal year. We will however be moving forward with our Coats for Kids program. The coats we ordered have just arrived and we will be making arrangements to do-nate them to Safetynet very shortly.

I also want to draw your attention to the new Knights of Columbus webpage on the MMOG parish website. Debbie Frey from our parish, has been updating the entire website including the web pages for the various ministries. You can find our new web page under the “SERVE” tab. Here is the link:

https://mmogp.ca/knights-of-columbus

The new webpage contains a video describing the KofC mission that we borrowed from the Supreme Website, sshhh don’t tell anyone! It is very well done and really gets the message of our mission statement across. Take a moment to have a look at it. I want to thank the two other mem-bers of our “web page committee”, Worthy Lecturer Scott Bell and Wor-thy Recorder Ken Lesperance for all their great input.

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November 2020 Volume 13, Issue 5

Inside this issue

Notice of Motion 2

Deputy Grand Knight 3

Executive List 4

Birthdays 4

Christmas Food Drive 5

Prayer List 6

Online Degree Report 8

Save the Date 8

Getting to know... 9

Oakville Prayer Breakfast 13

Donation Announcement 14

Flashback 10 Years 15

Flashback 5 Years 16

Flyers 20

Calendar of Events 18


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On a final note, we are preparing for the Memorial Mass to be held on Saturday November 28th at 11am. COVID-19 protocols will be in place as with any Mass. We have already received confirmation from several of the widows and their families that they will be attending. Unfor-tunately there can be no social after the Mass. I hope you make the time to come out for this important event to honour and pray for our deceased members and their families.

Stay Safe Brothers!

Vivat Jesus!

Tony

Mobile: 905-808-3804 [email protected]

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Notice Of Motion

A Motion was made by Brother Gordon Rivera at the No-vember Officers meeting, that the December General Membership Meeting be postponed. This motion will be brought to the floor at our November General Member-ship Meeting. The motion will require a seconder, and if the motion is seconded a vote will be held.

What’s red and smells like blue paint?

(answer at bottom of page 18)


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Deputy Grand Knight’s Message

Fellow Brothers, I hope this finds all of you and your families well. How are you using the gifts of God? Sunday’s homily by Father Isaac really hit home to me. As I was listening to him speak, it became apparent to me that we all have been given many gifts from God to use. Father said: The more you love, the more love you will receive. The more you give, the more you will receive. The more you serve, the more you are rewarded. Have you shared your gifts abundantly enough with your family, your community, your work or with your Brother Knights? It would be sad to bury your God given talents and not to have shared them. Mathew 25:14-25 Program Update: Into the breach video series is about 1/3 of the way com-

plete. There is still time to join us if you like. Just drop me a note and I will forward the link to you.

We might be able to sell Keep Christ in Christmas items again this year in the narthex. Frank D’Aurora Is looking for volunteers to assist him at all Masses during the week-ends of Dec.5 & Dec 12.

We have sent in the order for the “Coats for Kids Program”. The coats have arrived and will be distributed shortly

Please consider joining us on Saturday November 28 at 11:00 am at MMOG for our Me-morial Mass. This is being held to honour and pray for our deceased Brothers and their families. As our Covid numbers continue to increase, lets remain vigilant and do our best to social distance and slow down the spread. Please continue to pray for all of our frontline workers. God Bless, Vivat Jesus, Mario Peluso (DGK)

Special dates of interest

All Membership Meeting, Online November 24 2020, 7:30 PM


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MARY MOTHER OF GOD COUNCIL 14446 - EXECUTIVE

Chaplain Rev. Issac Tharayil (appointed by Bishop) Grand Knight Tony Zimbalatti (elected) Deputy Grand Knight Mario Peluso (elected) Chancellor Jim Tourangeau (elected) Financial Secretary Thomas Krueger (appointed by supreme) Recorder Ken Lesperance (elected) Treasurer John Casullo (elected) Lecturer Scott Bell (appointed by GK) Advocate Rory Facca (elected)Warden Frank D’Aurora (elected) Inside Guard Gordon Rivera (elected) Outside Guard Lino Renella (elected) Trustee to 2021 Mesiton (Bingo) Rivera (elected 2018) Trustee to 2022 Ron Kwapis (elected 2019) Trustee to 2023 Tony Gizzie (elected 2020) Membership Director John Murphy (appointed by GK)

NORTH OAKVILLE CATHOLIC KNIGHT CHARITIES INC. (NOCKC) - EXECUTIVE

Mario Peluso President Tony Zimbalatti Director / Council Grand Knight TBD Vice-President / Advocate Thomas Krueger Director / Council Financial Secretary Tom Schramm Director / Treasurer Ron Kwapis Director Angelo Spadafora Director / Secretary (Elected) Steven Orji Director / Elected

November Birthdays 5 — Joseph Cordiano

7 — Mark Mueller

8 — Robin Mitchell

9 — Robert Almeida

10 — Brendan Saunders

10 — Tony Thomas

16 — James Whittaker

19 — Gabe Salvatore

22 — William Blake

22 — Ron Kwapis

27 — Andy Lubinsky

27 — Thomas Krueger

If the early bird gets the worm, I’ll sleep in until

there’s pancakes.


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SSVP Mary Mother of God Christmas Drive 2020!

Hello and thank you for your past generous support of the Society of Saint Vincent de

Paul and the families our Ministry serves! This year the drive launches the weekend of

November 14/15 2020 and runs until December 5/6 2020. We wanted to reach out again

and invite you to consider helping the families we serve and to bring some joy to their

homes this Christmas.

BUT 2020 IS DIFFERENT! SSVP, LIKE EVERY ORGANISATION, HAS HAD TO ADAPT!

We are seeking your financial help. We are NOT asking you for gift cards. With monetary

donations collected SSVP will purchase the grocery and gift cards in bulk to present to

the families to prepare them for the special day.

There are three ways to support SSVP this Christmas:

1. MAKE AN ONLINE DONATION. Click either link below:

Canada Helps –

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/society-of-st-vincent-de-paul-mary-mother-of

-god-parish/SSVP Halton Particular Council – http://www.ssvphaltonpc.org/Donate.htm

and select Mary Mother of God - Oakville.

-OR-

2. MAKE A DONATION BY CHEQUE (payable to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul).

Put it in an envelope marked SSVP Christmas and place it in the collection baskets at the

back of the church.

-OR-

3. CAYR(Christmas All Year Round): CONSIDER A MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION TO SSVP

through pre-authorised debit. For more information please email our President Liz Blake

[email protected]

Thank you for your support and prayers for the families in need within our parish bounda-

ries. If you know of someone who would be interested in assisting, please share along the

email. If you require any further information about SSVP and the work we do please go to

the Mary Mother of God Website https://mmogp.ca/ssvp-christmas-drive. --

Liz Blake President

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/society-of-st-vincent-de-paul-mary-mother-of-god-parish/SSVPhttps://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/society-of-st-vincent-de-paul-mary-mother-of-god-parish/SSVPhttp://www.ssvphaltonpc.org/Donate.htmmailto:[email protected]://mmogp.ca/ssvp-christmas-drive


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Please keep in our prayers those within our community who are ill or infirm.

Current: Please pray for the those who are either recovering from, or still suffering from, recent

health issues including: Mario Peluso, Carol Brown, wife of Brother Mike Brown, Richard Mann, son of

brother Tim Mann, Yvonne O’Neil mother in law of Brother Tom Schramm, Laura Kupferschmidt, wife

of PGK Gerry Kupferschmidt, Brother Al Frost, Stephen Norris, Brother Stephen Lee , Nick Farrow –

member of the 9 o’clock choir, Brother Paul Myers, SK John Howard, PGK Milt Cowan, Ambrose Blank,

and Rene Lesperance, father of Brother Ken Lesperance.

Ongoing: Please continue to pray for the following individuals: Deacon Jim and Lady Janice

Whittaker, Brother Manuel Medeiros, Anthony Salvatore and Brother Danny Foran.

On their behalf we offer the following prayer:

“Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give your angels charge over

those who sleep.

Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ. Rest your weary ones. Bless your dying ones. Soothe your suffering

ones.

Pity your afflicted ones. Shield your joyous ones. And for all your love's sake. Amen.

Saint Augustine

Please pray for the following Brothers and family members, who have passed away:

Manuela Krueger, sister of Thomas Krueger, passed away Aug 30, 2020

Brother Bruno Santia , passed away August 19, 2020

Ricardo Lombo , father of Brother Andrés Lombo, passed away June 26, 2020

Carmen D'Aurora (cousin of Brother Frank D'Aurora) who passed away April 25, 2020

Pedro Buide , 82, uncle of Brother Mario Rodriguez, passed away in March from covid-19

Monika Civitarese , wife of Brother Ron Civitarese, passed away March 13, 2020

PGK Rob Castonguay, passed away February 19, 2020

Mary Germann, mother of Brother Steve Germann, passed away December 6, 2019

Jean Schramm, stepmother of Brother Tom Schramm, passed away September 24, 2019

SK Pio Gomes, passed away September 22, 2019

George Schramm, uncle of Brother Tom Schramm, passed away September 12, 2019

Brother Bob Fisher, passed away February 2, 2019

SK Jim Eichenberg, passed away November 19, 2018

Brother Gerald O’Neil, father-in-law of Brother Tom Schramm, passed away October 29, 2018.

John Peluso, brother of Brother Mario Peluso, passed away August 31, 2018.



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Ken Rossel, member of our council, who passed away August 28, 2018

Monsignor Peter Coughlin, who passed away August 25, 2018.

Mike Zuk, member of our council, who passed away June 19, 2018.

Tanya Tucker, daughter of Brother Allan MacDonald, who passed away May 1st, 2018, aged 44.

Franco Peluso, brother of Brother Mario Peluso, who passed away February 14th.

Martin Lyons, brother-in-law of our Fraternal Benefits Advisor, Brother Mario Rodriguez, aged

69.

Wladyslaw "Walter" Holowczak, father of Brother Tom Holowczak, September 12, 2017.

SK Joe ‘Giuseppe’ Luciani, Charter Lecturer of our council, August 5, 2017, aged 68.

Robert Milek, father of two of our Columbian Squires, passed away June 18 2017, aged 48.

Evan Dew, brother of Ken Dew, passed away March 27, 2017, aged 62.

Fr. Frank M. Ruzza, CRSP passed away March 29th 2017, in residence at St. James’ Parish.

Joseph George Wagner, quietly passed away April 10, 2017, aged 88.

Erna Kupferschmidt, passed away May 20, 2016, mother of SK Gerry Kupferschmidt, PGK.

On their behalf we offer the following prayer:

“Heavenly Father, please look after these souls, and let them join with you

in your heavenly kingdom.

Bless their families and comfort them in their time of grief.

We ask this in Your name, Christ our Lord. Amen!”

Information regarding prayers should be directed to Grand Knight

at [email protected]

NOTE: Names might be removed from our active prayer list after appearing in two successive

newsletters, unless an extension is requested through the Grand Knight.

Also, our Grand Knight will be checking our website at: http://kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/

prayers.asp?CNO=14446 for any new Prayer Requests each month to include in this publication. The

website displays these prayer requests for up to one month and then they are hidden from public

view.

We ask that, before you submit prayer requests identifying individuals with health conditions, you

obtain their consent and make sure that they are aware and okay with you posting something online

that will be visible and discoverable to the public. Before posting your Prayer Requests, please con-

sider the following: Less is best - post only general and not specific information; DO NOT publish de-

tailed, health related prayer concerns; Consider this, if you were ill or in the hospital, how much de-

(Prayers for the deceased, Continued from page 6)

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Member News… Brothers, It takes only 30 minutes, online, in the comfort of your own home, to advance from your 1st or 2nd Degree to your 3rd Degree. Ask me how! Brother John Murphy PGK [email protected]

SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday December 22nd 2020, 7:30 p.m.

via Zoom

Knights of Columbus Council 14446 Christmas

Drop in and Council Awards Presentation

Brother Knights and their families are invited to

join us online via Zoom meeting to celebrate the

festive season, while enjoying a beverage and

snacks of your choosing in the comfort of your

own home. We will also use this venue to pre-

sent the Awards for Knight of the Year, Family of

the Year, as well as Member and Wedding Anni-

versary Certificates for 2019-2020.

Please confirm your attendance by email to

[email protected] so that we can send you the

Zoom meeting link.

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Getting to Know…Brother Ken Dew

Brother Ken hails from Edmonton, Alberta, where he lived until he was going into grade

twelve. At that time, his father was transferred to Lethbridge, in Southern Alberta where Ken

completed high school and college where he studied Business Administration.

His first job after graduation was with the County of Lethbridge, where he was involved in gen-

eral administration and designing School Bus routes. After two years he was hired by the Coun-

ty of Parkland, just west of Edmonton, where he performed similar duties for the School Board

there.

Brother Ken met the love of his life, Louise, at St. Joseph’s High School in Edmonton. St. Jo-

seph’s provided education to both boys and girls, but separately. As it turned out, Ken and

Louise grew up living five blocks apart from each other! After moving back to Edmonton to

work for the County of Parkland they reconnected with a group called YCA (Young Christian

Adults) operating out of the Cathedral in Edmonton, and within a year they got married. After

five years, they welcomed their tiny baby girl, Shelley, who was born 10 weeks early.

Louise was a Lab Technologist, a position she held both in Edmonton and later in Oakville. Ken,

who by now had been with Canada Packers for three years, was transferred to Toronto. A year

and a half later they welcomed their second daughter, Lori.

Ken was working in Personnel, which the world now refers to as “Human Resources,” and it

had been the intention of Ken’s boss to provide him with some Labour Relations experience

when he transferred east. Instead, circumstances were such that Brother Ken ended up work-

ing in the Toronto Plant operations as an HR Generalist, primarily working with Non-Union Em-

ployees. The Dews had planned to stay in Toronto for no more than five years, and as we

know, they stayed longer than that.

Ken moved into the Corporate Office where he remained for several years, travelling the coun-

try in different roles in both Non-Union and Labour Relations. Eventually Canada Packers was

bought out by a UK company, who had also bought Maple Leaf Mills, and the entities were syn-

ergized.

By the middle of 1992, Ken’s position was eliminated, and he was given a termination package,



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with no immediate work opportunities.

In 1995, Ken was hired by the Toronto Harbour Commission, (now called the Toronto Port Au-

thority) a federal organization jointly operated with the city of Toronto, as Human Resources

Manager. He was there for five years, until he left to join St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton,

as Human Resources Manager, where he spent 8 years.

Prior to retiring, Ken spent about three years involved in the Real Estate field as the owner of a

Property Guys franchise in Oakville.

In his spare time, Ken likes

doing handyman projects

around the house and wood-

working. Some of his crea-

tions have been featured and

sold at Mary Mother of God’s

annual CWL Bazaar. Ken en-

joys watching baseball, bas-

ketball, and hockey, as well as

occasional trips back to Ed-

monton to visit family, and

doing some travelling which

for the past year has been

curtailed by COV-ID 19.

Ken and Louise attended St.

Michael’s Parish when they

first moved to Oakville and

for the first two years attend-

ed Mass in in the school gym.

They are also original “gym

members” of Mary Mother of

God Parish, where they

attended Mass in the school

gym for seven years before

the Church was built. Ken has

been a Lector for 40 years,




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The sky was looking ominous so I asked Siri, “Surely, it’s not going

to rain today?” And she replied, “Yes it is, and don’t call me

Shirley.” (continued on page 20)

and Louise was a Eucharistic Minister and active member of both the CWL and SSVP for many

years.

Brother Ken and Worthy District Deputy Brother David Fisher go back a long way. Notwith-

standing their knowledge of each other through church, they met when Ken was with the Har-

bour Commission and David was doing some IT contract work there. When Brother Ken went

to work at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, their professional paths once crossed again!

After his retirement, with the support and urging of Worthy District Deputy Brother David, and

Worthy Former District Deputy Brother Milt Cowan, Brother Ken joined Knights of Columbus

Mary Mother of God Council 14446. Ken has been an active member, assisting with various

activities including the Car Wash/Barbecue and Dinner Dance. He also stepped up to coordi-

nate the CARS Draw Ticket Sales last year and has volunteered and worked a few sessions at

the Delta Bingo.

Brother Ken and Louise find great joy in their family. They have five grandchildren in total -

two granddaughters from Shelley and her partner, and two granddaughters and a grandson

from Lori and her husband.

Thank you, Brother Ken, for all that you … Dew!

Would you like to share your profile or suggest a Brother Knight to highlight? Please contact

Brother John Murphy, PGK [email protected]



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Annual Oakville Prayer Breakfast - Wed. Dec 2, 2020—VIRTUAL AND FREE

For the past four years I have been attending the Oakville Prayer Breakfast The

Oakville Prayer Breakfast. It is a 37 year tradition of bringing the Oakville Chris-

tian Community together to celebrate the beginning of Advent and the Christmas

season. We celebrate our faith with prayer, music, and a witnessing of Christian

faith in action. It is truly moving and inspiring to be together with our larger

Christian community in celebration. It is normally held at a hotel banquet hall

with 400-600 like-minded individuals and celebrate inter-denominational com-

munity.

This year the breakfast has gone virtual. Please join us at 7:00am on Wednesday,

December 2, 2020 for this inspiring event, featuring Dr. Erica Roebbelen, Family

Medicine Practitioner. Music provided by the various choirs within the Oakville

Children’s Choir.

TICKETS ARE FREE, but please register to receive the email link to the break-

fast. Tickets and a great breakfast video featuring Julia Hanna of Ritorno Restau-

rant are available at oakvilleprayerbreakfast.com.

With prayers for a blessed Advent for you and your family.

Roberto Pegoraro, Past Grand Knight ((3881)


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Knight News Flashback: Ten Years Ago


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Knight News Flashback: Five Years Ago


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Delta Bingo is a great place to find entertainment and there’s never a dull moment at Delta

Bingo & Gaming! You can go in and experience a wide array of entertainment, food and drink

options. They have the traditional Bingo that you know and love, and much, much more! You

will also find volunteers like ourselves helping out Delta Bingo for good causes such as ours!

Feel free to share this information friends and neighbours!

Delta Bingo and Gaming can be found at:

483 Speers Rd, Oakville, ON L6K

Phone: (905) 842-0876

Wrong email address: A couple were going on vacation but since his wife was on a business trip, he went to the destination first and his

wife planned to meet him the next day.

When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email.

Unfortunately, when typing her address, he mistyped a letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preach-

er’s wife whose husband had passed away only the day before.

When the grieving widow checked her email, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell

to the floor in a dead faint.

At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:

Dearest Wife,

Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.


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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 7:30 PM Into the Breach—Zoom call

4 5 6 7

8 Tony Vasquez Birthday

9 10 7:30 Teleconference Officer’s Busi-ness Meeting open to all members

11 Remem-brance Day

12

13 14

15 Florante Punongbayan Birthday

16

17

18 Assembly 1981 Online Meeting

19

20

21 Paul Myers Birthday

22 23

24

7:30 Telecon-

ference

Membership

Meeting

25 26 Curtis Allen Birthday

27 28 11 AM Memorial Mass

29 30 Kresimir

Cicvaric

Birthday

1

2

3 4 5

November Calendar of Events

Red Paint.


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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat


2 3 4 5 Joseph Cordiano Birthday

6 7 Mark

Mueller

Birthday

8 7:30 Teleconfer-ence Officer’s Business Meeting Robin Mitchell Birthday

9 Robert Almeida Birthday

10

Brendan Saunders & Tony Thomas Birthday

11 12


16 Assem-bly 1981 Online Meeting James Whittaker Birthday

17

18

19 Gabe Salvatore Birthday

20 21

22

Christmas

Zoom Party Ron Kwapis &

William Blake

Birthday

23 24

25 Christmas Day

26

27 Andy Lubinsky &

Thomas Krueger

Birthday

28

29 30

31 1

Feast of

Mary,

Mother of

God

2

December Calendar of Events


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Editor’s note: Steven Orji is a member of our council and has provided this flyer

advertising his services. If you also have a business to advertise, please direct

your inquiry to the Grand Knight first. We have space available.

That was when I realized I’d left my phone in Airplane mode.

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