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MANRESA REVUE October 2020 Volume 110 Issue 10
FROM THE GRAND KNIGHT’S DESK
Worthy Brothers –
It is hard to believe with all that is going on around us, that
we had a busy September considering we are still in a pandemic. We
had a well-attended picnic coordinated by our Deputy Grand Knight
Bob Dugan, Officer Installations at Our Lady of Lourdes and the
JDRF Golf Outing thanks to PGK Jim McCue and Tim Marshall. This
proves that Manresa is a strong Council with out-standing members.
A big THANK YOU to all who made those events successful; your help
is truly appreciated.
We now turn our attention to October. We had our first jacket
mass at St. Charles on 10/4 at the 9:30am mass and continued with
our Virtual Rosary Program on 10/7. We also would have had our
Central Jersey Walk to Defeat ALS, but due to current restrictions
we are participating virtually. You can use the follow-ing to make
your donation to our team Bauer’s Crusaders: Bau-er's Crusader We
are once again walking (albeit virtually) with our great friend and
Past Grand Knight Bob Bauer.
October is Respect Life Month so please pray for the protection
of the unborn. If possible, consider spending an hour or so
pray-ing in front of SIUH North to end abortion. Additional
information can be found by clicking the following link: 40 Days
For Life SI
One other important note – we will be having a special election
to fill the recent vacancy at Chancellor. The Revue contains the
names of the nominee(s) and we will take a vote at our next meeting
on 10/22. Please note that the 10/22 meeting will not be available
on Zoom so if you are able, please attend the meeting in
person.
As always, thanking you in advance for your cooperation and
support for all the things we do.
Vivat Jesus.
James De Francesco, GK
Photo: 2020 Installation of Officers taken by District Deputy
Mike McHugh
COUNCIL OFFICERS 2019-2020 District Deputy: Michael McHugh, PGK
Chaplain: Grand Knight: James De Francesco Deputy Grand Knight:
Robert Dugan Chancellor: Warden: Jim Welborn Recording Secretary:
Anthony Arcamone Treasurer: Adolph Ferrer Guard: Greg Baxter Guard:
Bill Tompkins Guard: Ray Wasson Guard: John Zingales Guard: Chris
Marzullo Financial Secretary: Robert Moumblow Trustee: James Neese,
PGK Trustee: Jim Gonzalez, PGK Trustee: Eddie Thatcher PGK
Lecturer: Johnny Czirr Advocate: Daniel Ajello Youth Director:
Geoff Thatcher C&B Chairman: Donald Thatcher Membership
Director: James Neese, PGK Retention Director: Peter J. Sacco
Scholarship Chairman: Anthony Buzzanca Scouting Director: Bill
Muller Admissions Chairman: Frank Alessio, PGK Catholic Activities:
Nicholas Macula Public Relations: Timothy Marshall Social Media
Chairman: Mark Curi Field Agent: John A. Carone, F.I.C.F
CONTACT US
Manresa Council [email protected]
James De Francesco, Grand Knight (917) 903-8701
[email protected]
James Neese, Membership Director (917) 301-2135
[email protected]
John Carone, Insurance Field Agent (718) 331-0112
[email protected]
Mark Curi, Manresa Revue Editor [email protected]
Manresa Council 2147 Website
www.manresa2147.org
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www.kofc.org
NY State Council www.newyorkknights.com
Staten Island Chapter
www.statenislandchapter.com
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FATHER McGIVNEY TO BE BEATIFIED OCT. 31ST HARTFORD, Conn. —
Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus,
will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of
St. Joseph in Hartford.
On May 27, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, who met with
the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus in February, had
signed the decree recognizing a miracle through the interces-sion
of Father McGivney, clearing the way for his beatification. Once he
is beatified, he will be given the title “Blessed.”
The beatification Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. (ET) by
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey. Because of COVID-19
restrictions, attendance inside the cathedral but the Mass will be
livestreamed by EWTN and on the website of the Knights of
Colum-bus, www.kofc.org.
Father McGivney, who will be the first American parish priest to
be beatified and has long been a hero of working-class Catholics,
can be viewed as a martyr of a pandemic. When he died of pneu-monia
complications at age 38 in 1890, it was during an outbreak of
influenza known as the Russian flu in Thomaston, Connecticut. Some
recent evidence, according to the Knights, indicates the outbreak
may have been the result of a coronavirus.
“Father McGivney has inspired generations of Catholic men to
roll up their sleeves and put their faith into action,” Supreme
Knight Carl A. Anderson said. “He was decades ahead of his time in
giving the laity an im-portant role within the church. Today, his
spirit continues to shape the extraordinary charitable work of
Knights as they continue to serve those on the margins of society
as he served widows and orphans in the 1880s.”
He added, “Father McGivney also remains an important role model
for parish priests around the world and left us a transformative
legacy of effective cooperation between the laity and clergy.”
After the announcement that the priest would be beatified,
Anderson told Catholic News Service in an inter-view: “We’ve been
praying for years for this to occur, and finally this day has
arrived.”
The initial work on his sainthood cause began in 1982 on the
Knights’ centenary. His cause was formally opened in Hartford in
1997, and he was given the title “servant of God.” In March 2008,
the Catholic Church recognized the priest heroically lived the
Christian virtues, so he was given the title “venerable.”
Generally, two miracles attributed to the candidate’s
intercession are required for sainthood — one for beati-fication
and the second for canonization.
John A. Carone, FICF● (718) 331-0112●[email protected]
COLUMBIETTES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear Sister Columbiettes,
We met at the Council for an in council meeting on October 14. I
thank everyone who showed up. The 1st
Manresa Columbiette Cookbook is finished and off to the
printers. Six Columbiettes showed up at the Knights Jacket Mass at
St. Charles. We had a very successful Virtual Radio Blngo on
October 9. There were 43 participants. Our officers were busy the
weekend of October 10 and 17. Regional meetings were held and NYSCC
gave us a lot of good information. The 1
st and Major Degree were replaced with Virtual
Initiation Ceremony. Members who didn’t make their Major Degree
were asked to participate on Zoom on October 20 or October 27. And
we continue to say the Rosary, courtesy of Zoom, the third Tuesday
of each month.
Connie De Francesco
President, Manresa Council
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IN OUR PRAYERS
May God bring peace and comfort to all those suffering from all
illnesses
including COVID 19
Please pray for the following:
Ashley Arcamone
We also remember all our deceased Friends and Family
including:
Joseph McHugh
Eileen Rost
Eternal rest grant unto their souls O Lord. And let perpetual
light shine up-on them Amen. May their souls and the souls of the
faithful departed rest
in peace. Amen.
2020 COUNCIL BUDGET
2020 POLAR PLUNGE
The 2020 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics is hap-pening! COVID
can't stop the Plunge so come join Team Manresa on Sunday, December
6th at South Beach. Plungers and donors are needed to make this a
success again this year. Click Here to join the team or make a
donation.
Due to the restrictions this year Special Olympics has taken a
big hit with its fundraising and this event will go a long way with
helping them run their programs and events in the future.
Please join as a plunger (fundraiser) or donor. Let's end 2020
on a high note.
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CHANCELLOR
We will be having a special election to fill the recent vacancy
at Chancellor at our next Council meeting held on 10/22.
The nominee for the vacancy is the following:
Jim Welborn, Warden
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