July 2017

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June Meeting Minutes ............................................. Page 2 Seminarian Gordon Mott wins state award ............. Page 2 The Chat Corner ...................................................... Page 3 Knight/Family of the Year Banquet ......................... Page 4 Council Picnic & Family Fun Day ........................... Page 4 Proposed 2017-2018 Budget .................................. Page 5 Megan Will’s visit to the Dominican Republic..... Pages 5-7

Written and edited by Bob Hess, member of Council No. 12772. Please send inputs or comments to me at hess7762@sbcglobal.net

The Carpenter Fr. Edward Fitzgerald Council No. 12772; 670 West Main Street; Plain City, Ohio 43064

Coming soon on the web: www.kofc-12772.org

Grand Knight’s Report

Brothers…

I offered to do this one last article for Todd since he is away. I’ll be brief. I made a couple of

errors and bad omissions last month that I would like to correct. First, our esteemed recorder is really Kevin Donovan, not Shawn. Kevin has blessed us in that position for the

last 5 years – Thank you, Kevin. Second, I left out one of the most important people that has worked with me for the last 2 years. Our Worthy Deputy Grand Knight, John Ciuca, has been there to get food prepared for the Degrees, help with contacting Degree candidates, worked on the Degree Team, helps clean up after Fish Fry’s and was willing to assist wherever help is needed. For these efforts, we voted him as our Knight of the Year for 2016-2017. It was See Grand Knight Report, Page 7

Council elected officers for FY 2017-2018

Grand Knight Todd Thobe Deputy Grand Knight John Ciuca Treasurer Mark Needham Chancellor Chris Miller Recorder Kevin Donovan Advocate Greg Wayton Warden Jim Schwope/Joe Achtner Inside Guard Kevin Schilling Outside Guard John Colvin Trustee 1st Year Carl Haaser Trustee 2nd Year Bob Hess Trustee 3rd Year Jeff Fisher

Meeting Schedule for 2017/2018

Effective July 1, 2017. All meetings, Business and Social, will start at

7:30pm throughout the year. Business meetings, 2nd Wednesday of each month,

will be held in the Church basement, except for the third month of each quarter, i.e. September, December, March and June, those will be at the PAC.

All Social meetings, 4th Wednesday of each month, will be at the PAC.

Read Megan Will’s Reflections on her visit to the Dominican Republic –Pages 5 & 6

District Deputy’s Report

Welcome to a New Fraternal Year in District 37 Congratulations to Council 12772 for attaining the prestigious Star Council award again this year. In District 50

only the Marysville council achieved this award besides you. Thank you for all of your efforts in making this past Fraternal year a huge success!!! I recently returned from the annual District Deputy meeting that launched the new state program and the new State Deputy, Kevin Miller of Columbus and his staff for the next two years. There was much discussion around how to sustain and grow our Order. Over the past year 4100 new Ohio members were admitted to the Order. Over 2300 Brothers passed away in the same time frame and with the attrition of inactive and withdrawn members, the net growth of the Ohio jurisdiction gained only 500. The charge of the State Deputy is to increase membership over the next two years. I look forward to helping our council to do our part in growing the Order.

Vivat Jesus, Jeff Fisher, DD, Ohio District 37

Proposed 2017-2018 Budget—see Page 5

June Business Meeting Notes

Grand Knight Report Meeting was called to order at 8:00PM.

Opening prayer by GK Carl Haaser. Previous Minutes approved. No corrections

needed. No new Admissions. July 16th Program Roadshow upcoming. Brothers Jeff Fischer and GK Carl attended

the State Convention. Council awards include the Administrator of the Year award to Todd Thobe and the Pennies from Heaven 1k Club. Also the “In Him” Award and the Newsletter of the Year Award, Division 4 to Bob Hess.

Thanks from GK Carl and Father Trapp for all who helped with the Parish family Fun Day.

The Council Picnic was held at GK Carl Haasers house on June 17th. Beautiful weather and a fun time had by all. Thanks Carl.

GK Carl Hasser ended his second term as our Grand Knight. He thanked all Knights for their help in making our Council great.

Religious of the Year awarded to our former Seminarian Gordon Mott. Great job Gordon.

Treasurer’s Report Current Bank Balance noted. Outstanding

Checks: $500 to State and $200 to Ohio Fraternal.

Financial Secretary`s Report Bills reported: $225 to GK Carl Haaser for

Convention expenses. $455 “Of The Year” fees, $596.40, Per Capita State Bill.

Yearly Budget turned in and discussed. Will be posted in the Newsletter and voted on at the next Business Meeting.

New Business Bob Hess requested a volunteer to send email

reminders to the Council for Business and Social meetings and any important information.

Motion made to start Meetings at 7:30pm; Motion Passed.

Unfinished Business All nominated Officers were elected. Phil

Powers is doing necessary paper work process to become our new Financial Secretary.

4th Degree/D.D. Report 3 New 4th Degree Members for the Marysville

Council at the most recent Exemplification.

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July Dates to Remember

July 12 7:30pm Business Meeting—Church

July 16 K of C State Roadshow

July 26 7:30pm Social Mtg– PAC

Good of the Order Dave Harris, John Harris, Joe Achtner, Jerry Lewis, Nora Donovan, Florence Hamlin, Kelsey Chapman, Christine, Daniel Donovan, Joe Elias , Lynn Chapman, Lenny D (R.I.P.), Bettie Schwope, Gloria Butler, Joe Brookhammer, Nora Ludwig, Diane Link, Mary Sanders, John and Joyce Vostatek

Send a greeting to our adopted Seminarian:

Gordon Mott The Pontifical College Josephinum

7625 North High Street, Columbus OH 43235 614-271-5131, gmott@pcj.edu

July Birthdays/Anniversaries Knights

Tony Bonacci 7/1 Eamon Costello 7/13 David Farrand 7/22 Thomas Gilles 7/28 David Kinkler 7/28

Spouses

Ann Ciuca 7/17 Carol O’Connell 7/20 Joanne Mandel 7/23

Children

Carter Schilling 7/2 Emma & Brooke Copoly 7/5 Ben Ciuca 7/8 Ryleigh Timberlake 7/10 Kollin Schnieder 7/13

Children (cont’’d)

Johnny Campbell 7/14 Rhys O’Conner 7/24 Grace Ciuca 7/19 Ciara Donovan 7/25 Daniel & Caroline Ciuca 7/28 Ally Miller 7/29

Wedding Anniversaries

Mike & Kathy Balmert 7/10 Mark & Kimberly Walden 7/10 Kevin & Jessica Schilling 7/15 Mark & Debbie Laux 7/16 John & Jenna Campbell 7/17 Cole & Emily Blankemeyer 7/18 Dennis & Jan Grose 7/22 Mike & Jennifer Peck 7/24 Eamon & Shelley Costello 7/25

Seminarian Gordon Mott earns state Religious of the Year award

Seminarian Gordon Mott, whom our Council sponsors, was awarded Religious of the Year at the recent K of C State Convention. While assigned to Our Lady Miraculous Medal Parish in Southeast Columbus last summer, Gordon worked with a parishioner and

fellow Brother Knight from the local Miraculous Medal Council 11188 to help fix a non-functioning air conditioning system at the church. His work included hours of self-study of chilled-water air conditioning and pneumatic control systems on YouTube, as well as dealing with a problem existing vendor and transitioning to a new vendor. He also worked with needy families in the surrounding community.

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Stewardship of the Body  Our physical bodies can challenge us. We might have aches and pains, be dealing with disease, or just not able to move our joints very well due to past injuries.

We are made in the image and likeness of God, and as temples of the Holy Spirit, it is good stewardship to maintain a healthy and balanced approach to caring for our physical bodies. Praying, exercising, eating healthy (most of the time), getting enough sleep, managing stress, socializing and balancing work and play can help us to be the best version of ourselves in order to serve God and our neighbor well. Do we see the honor and dignity in maintaining our health and vitality? Are we physically able to be God’s hands and feet in the world? Do we encourage our loved ones to address medical issues, but ignore our own? St. John Paul II calls the body the ‘masterpiece of God’s creation.’ Caring for the body can truly be a holy action that allows us to run the race for Christ. Blessings, Lori

Lori Crock can be found online at www.holyandhealthycatholic.com.

C hat orner The ...

A Communion Prayer Back in the fourth grade, "Miss Milligan" broke the hearts of every little boy in our class when she announced that she would "be away for a few weeks" and that when she returned, her name would be "Mrs. Ryan." You

see, we thought that one day when we grew up, WE would marry the pretty teacher! But the thing I will always remember about Miss Milligan was the simple prayer she taught us to say before and after receiving Holy Communion. To this day, some 65 years later, I still recite it, not only before and after Communion, but also when going to bed or waking up... we never know how lasting are the things we teach our children and grandchildren, do we? I invite you to print it, clip it out, and teach it to your young ones... Oh, my God, I believe in Thee; do Thou strengthen my faith;

All my hopes are in Thee; do Thou secure them;

I love Thee with all my heart and soul;

teach me to love Thee daily more and more;

I am sorry for having offended Thee; do Thou increase my sorrow.

Love and Blessings to you and yours, Deacon Tony

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Knight of the year: John Ciuca

Family of the Year: the Brickners

Key Council 12772 Of-The-Year Awards were presented at the Annual Greater Columbus K of C Chapter banquet held on May 7. John Ciuca, shown above with wife Anne, received our Knight of the Year award. The Brickners shown above, Mike, Denise, Allyson, Griffin and Matthew, were named our Family of the Year . K of C State Treasurer and State Deputy Elect Kevin Miller made the presentations.

First Annual Council Picnic

Master chefs Ciuca and Needham cooking up delicious burgers, brats and dogs, while GK Carl sits back and supervises while enjoying the aroma and some beverages.

Council supports Parish Fun Day

Council Brothers spent many hours doing set-up work along with cooking and manning several booths for the Parish Fun Day on June 10. The event featured inflatables for the kiddies, raffles, a silent auction, food for purchase and sport celebrities Pete Johnson and Mr. Buckeye.

Slaving over a hot barbeque grill are Past DD Duane Lord (l.) and Brothers Stransky, Schwope and Wayton.

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A crowd of some 30 adults and children enjoyed our 1st Council picnic at the Haasers’ beautiful home and property.

Reflections on my trip to the Dominican Republic By Megan Will

On May 20th, 2017, I embarked on a one week journey to the DR (Dominican Republic). I knew that this trip would have a significant impact on me, but I didn’t realize just how big of one it would be. When someone says “the Dominican Republic,” pictures of Punta Cana, white sandy beaches, and tourist attractions come to mind. So when I stepped off of the plane and encountered shacks made out of cinder block, tin, and scrap metal/wood, I experienced extreme culture shock to say the least. I had no idea just what kind of conditions the people of the Dominican were living in. The biggest difference between the DR (Dominican Republic) and the United States is that the water is not safe. Anywhere. Never in my life have I ever had to worry about having clean water to

carry with me through my day and worrying about budgeting it until I got back to a clean source. Even the Dominicans do not drink the water due to an amoeba and other parasites that dwell in it. Everyone must buy purified drinking water, but not everyone has the money to do so, especially in the more rural parts of the country. Many people just take a chance drinking the water because they cannot afford to buy clean water. The day that I went to the rural clinic site in the mountains was absolutely incredible. We were very lucky to set up our mobile clinic in a school that had more than one room and concrete floors (as opposed to dirt and

one small room). Our clinics comprised of three stations. The first station is where the patients file in and have their blood pressure and heart rate taken and recorded on their slip of paper. Nursing students team up with translators to ask the patient their chief complaints and record this as well for the doctor. The patients then take their papers to the next room where the two Dominican doctors each have their own teacher’s desk and the patients wait in the same room in student See Dominican Republic, Page 6

The class of trainers, trainees and supervising doctors. Megan, bottom right.

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Council 12772 Budget for 2017-2018 For vote of approval, Business Meeting on July 12

Megan with a new-found local friend

Training team ready to travel to work—all in one pick-up truck. Megan at top.

Dominican Republic, From Page 5 desks, waiting to be seen. The doctors speak with them in front of everyone. With such limited space, we can’t afford to include all the privacies that HIPAA ensures in the United States. The doctor then speaks with them about their vitals and complaints and prescribes them a one month supply of a prescription from our pharmacy. The patient then takes the slip with those prescriptions to our pharmacy area and waits for it to be filled by students and checked by RNs and then given to them by Dominican translators along with “goodie bags” of supplies for their families like shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, etc. The most common complaints of our patients in this mountain village were body aches from farming, parasites in the belly from the water, and just the lack of proper nutrition/the need for vitamins. As a naive, bright eyed, newcomer, I had all of these heroic ideas of seeing

extreme medical conditions and swooping in and saving the day. I didn’t expect all of these “little” problems of just giving tylenol and vitamins. When I expressed the fact that it seemed like all we were doing was giving out tylenol to these patients, my instructor said something to me that changed my whole perspective, “Imagine having a migraine and being unable to go to a medicine cabinet to grab something for it, or having body aches from work or old age and having to just live with it. These people don’t have medicine cabinets or money to afford these products.” That’s when it started to hit home just how spoiled we Americans were. I personally took for granted that I had access to over the counter pain relievers or even medicine in general. I took for granted the fact that when I turn on the faucet at home that for one, there is even water, and two, that it is clean. I can remember my mom harping on me as a

kid to turn the water off when I was brushing my teeth and not everyone had clean water like me. didn’t really care or could even possibly relate to such a drastic difference until experiencing it first hand. And I most definitely took for granted the plethora of doctors and hospitals to choose from in my vicinity. Many people here have to walk for days to get to a hospital, and when they get there, they must take a number and wait. Sometimes for days. Sadly, many die waiting to be seen. In fact, our mobile clinic is the only medical attention some of these people receive during the course of the year, and our permanent clinic in San Juan, is the most skilled facility within a three hour radius of the capital, Santo Domingo. I couldn’t help but to feel guilty about being grumpy about my 45 minute wait at the doctor’s office the week before. My favorite thing about the entire trip was just interacting with the

people. The people are amazing. They are so thankful, kind, and giving. When our hosts at the Solid Rock guest house were talking about our service, they said they asked the people to define poverty, and you know what they said, “No one cares about us.” Not the lack of money or things. The lack of caring. This rocked me to my core, and I found this to be true. Everywhere I went, eyes were on me. All my patients wanted was to be acknowledged on a human level, and when you just made eye contact and smiled at a random patient, their whole face lit up and they were just happy that I was there and cared. All of the patients I met just had the kindest hearts. Many Dominican doctors and nurses approached us and thanked us for “taking care of my people.”

My second favorite thing was the simplicity of everything. I always thought I was a simple person and that I didn’t need much to be happy, but I realized within 10 sec of stepping off of the plane that I was wrong. As Americans we are raised to be thing-people even if we realize it or not. In the DR, it’s all about having what you need and being happy with it. They don’t measure happiness based on large houses or nice cars, but by family, friends, and God. It was a lovely, refreshing take on life. I basically had reverse culture shock coming back to the States! See Dominican Republic, Page 7

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Dominican Republic, From Page 6 In short, I cannot wait to return to the DR! The work that Solid Rock does there is amazing. I love that Solid Rock teams up with the locals to educate the people and work with them to improve their lives instead of just giving handouts. I participated in a Spanish Catholic mass on Sunday, educating a class of nursing students on Monday, observing/assisting with surgery in our permanent clinic on Tuesday (an OBGYN team from NC came down and teamed with us), the mobile clinic Wednesday, and construction of a new clinic Thursday. To the Knights of K of C Council 12772, thank you all so much for your support and donation. Thanks to your help, I was better able to do God’s work in a 3rd world country! I encourage all of you to approach me with any questions or if any of you would like to talk about my experiences due to the fact that I don’t have enough room to include all of them. Thanks again so much and God bless you all!

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Grand Knight Report, from Page 1 well deserved and I thank him for his hard work. I will be looking forward to John reign as Grand Knight once his kids clear the high school grades. I pray you all have a safe July 4th holiday. May God bless you and God bless America!

Yours in Christ,

Carl Haaser, Past Grand Knight cjhaaser@gmail.com

Vivat Jesu!