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Inside this issue:
Phone Numbers, Prayers 3
Events Calendar 4
Raffle 5
Council Program Director Report 6
Council Photo Album 10-11
Grand Knight’s Report
Special points of interest: • Urgent - All Brothers are urged to notify Brother Jack Guedry of changes
to your contact information (phone numbers, home and email addresses )
so that we can keep our records up to date! Email him at jgue-
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Brother Knights,
As Hurricane Harvey made its way toward the Texas Coast, it was very important that we prepared ourselves and our families for what was about to come. We stocked up on supplies, filled the car with gas, prepared the house and mapped out a plan on where to go in case of an evacuation.
So how do we prepare ourselves for the Storms of Life? The periods of trials and suffering that we encounter.
It is also very important to prepare our minds and hearts for the trials of life.
Prepare yourself by developing a good strong foundation in our faith.
Study. Seek what the Bible teaches us about trials and suffering. Why do they ex-ist? How should we respond? How does God use suffering in our life?
Faith. Believe that God is in absolute control over everything that happens. Do we trust that he will use all things, even our suffering, for our good and his glory?
Pray. Develop an active prayer life. During the seasons of life, grow in prayer and learn to turn to God for all things. Don’t just ask God to fix everything. Ask that he come into our boat to help us and others.
Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction and affected many lives and now WE must go out and do the good works of our order to help others to see the goodness of God.
God Bless.
Duong, GK
GK Duong Nguyen
Prayer 6:30 PM Rosary in Chapel followed by
Council Business Meeting & Dinner @ 7 PM
First Thursday of the month in the Parish Hall.
Phone Numbers To Keep Handy From the Editor
The newsletter notice is being
emailed to all members.
If you have not received the email
notice, either we don’t have your
correct email address or any email
address at all for you. The newslet-
ter is available at the
Council Website:
www.kofc11343.org
Please forward your email address
to [email protected] if you are
not receiving the notice electroni-
cally or if your email changes
IV Gonzalez, Newsletter Editor
We offer our prayers for the following
brothers :
Fr. Roy Oggero
Bill Copenhaver
Gary Bentz
Deacon Al Bothe
Deacon Don Burns
John & Pam White
Paul & Nancy Cranley
John Theriot
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Deacon Prayer:
Deacon Dennis Henderson: See next page.
Grand Knight: Duong Nguyen 281-248-3798 [email protected]
Deputy Grand Knight: Greg Clement 713-253-3639 [email protected]:
Ass'c Chaplain: Dcn. Dennis 281-726-1729 [email protected]
Chancellor: Kim Schwartz 832-725-7664 [email protected]
Recorder: Tom Benzaia 281-794-7067 [email protected]: J. D. Gutierrez 832-490-7574 [email protected]
Warden: Doug Turner 281-980-4169 [email protected]
Outside Guard (2): Mike Brower 281-208-4931 [email protected]
Outside Guard (1): Barth Uche 832-453-5343 [email protected]
Inside Guard (1): Ashley Choate 832-928-7810 [email protected]
Inside Guard (2): Roy Elengical 291-721-2371 [email protected] 1 Year: Nathan Raun 713-823-3690 [email protected]
Trustee 2 Year: Gary Arrington 713-882-9567 [email protected]
Trustee 3 Year: Ian Cullen 832-289-1841 [email protected]
Treasurer: Tim Haney 281-499-8206 [email protected] Secretary: Jack Guedry 713-504-1243 [email protected]
Lecturer: Dick Martin 281 565-4033 [email protected]
Program Director: Greg Cordova 832-457-3011 [email protected]
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Dennis Henderson KC chaplain report August 2017
Read these two scriptures first:
1 Kings 19:11-13, Matthew 14; 22-33
Brother Knights, Listen to these words again from our first reading. “After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound.” God comes to Elijah like this to make a point to the fiery prophet. God is not in the mighty wind, the earthquake or the fire but rather in the gentle whisper of the breeze. God in his own way without great fanfare will work his will for Israel. The message for us is that the clutter in our lives is the enemy of peace that fights for the space where that whispering sound seeks to conform our will to God’s.
Who is this God so close but I do not listen to Him? Why is this so? De-cluttering is easy to say, but hard to do. Clutter attacks at every turn; paper, traffic, cell phones, things to do…yada...yada…yada, we all face it. Yet, bringing order to these things gives me freedom from stuff weighing me down. Order comes from answering one simple question. Do I want peace or clutter? It seems reasonable to answer peace and life but we are weighed down by stuff.
Now, to separate our thinking from the clutter, we can turn off the cell phone, turn off the TV, and spend some quiet time with Scripture or just being with God. Then we can realize that God surrounds us more closely than the air we breathe. It seems obvious that de-cluttering our lives can bring a freedom to enjoy this peace.
Jesus provides this means to de-clutter my life, simply asking Him to guide my life. Fo-cused on this, our minds can listen, freely bowing to the One who brings peace. Listen to the gospel again, the wind is howling. Peter is with Jesus in the water. "After they got into the boat, the wind died down.” When Jesus gets into our boat that is being tossed around, peace has the upper hand over clutter and we can rest easy. Brother Knights, God is wait-ing for our answer.
A Whispering Sound
“Clutter is the enemy of peace!
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Invite a friend to become a Knight!
CONTACT BROTHER RICHARD RAMIREZ
PHONE: 281-685-8098
E-MAIL: [email protected]
February Calendar Raffle Winners
PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN
We should make it a habit to pray daily for the
lives of the unborn. Here is a very short and
easy to remember prayer by Archbishop Ful-
ton J. Sheen:
J e s u s , M a r y , J o s e p h ,
I l o v e y o u v e r y m u c h .
I beg you to spare the life of the un-
b o r n c h i l d
that I have spiritually adopted, who is
in danger of abortion. Amen.
DATE NUMBER WON NAME SELLER
8/1/2017 276 $ 30 Kacie King Doug Turner
8/2/2017 100 $ 30 Mike Heinzman Joe Chirco
8/3/2017 614 $ 30 Roy Elengical Roy Enengical
8/4/2017 490 $ 40 Unsold Unsold
8/5/2017 305 $ 50 Unsold Unsold
8/7/2017 706 $ 40 Marlene Davis Greg Schockling
8/8/2017 380 $ 30 Lindsey Yonish Frank Yonish
8/9/2017 283 $ 30 Unsold Unsold
8/10/2017 138 $ 30 Delmie DePuma Unknown
8/11/2017 758 $ 40 David Simek Gary Arrington
8/12/2017 209 $ 100 Lauren Yonish Frank Yonish
8/14/2017 575 $ 40 Unsold Unsold
8/15/2017 671 $ 30 Vicky Begnaud Yvette Do
8/16/2017 503 $ 30 Robert Gonzales Yvette Do
8/17/2017 768 $ 30 Unsold Unsold
8/18/2017 484 $ 40 Scott Hanrahan Scott Hanrahan
8/19/2017 627 $ 50 Bob Bilski Bob Bilski
8/21/2017 346 $ 40 Martha Janousek Ron Viaclovsky
8/22/2017 233 $ 30 Morgan Love Doug Turner
8/23/2017 531 $ 30 Stephanie Eberhardt Jim Eberhardt
8/24/2017 015 $ 30 Unsold Unsold
8/25/2017 015 $ 40 Unsold Unsold
8/26/2017 578 $ 50 Unsold Unsold
8/28/2017 885 $ 40 Jane Hill Joe Chirco
8/29/2017 168 $ 30 Taylor Lorehn Doug Turner
8/30/2017 827 $ 30 Dave Martin Ashley Choate
8/31/2017 150 $ 30 Paul or Jean Fontenot Ashley Choate
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Council Emergency Coordination Report
Brothers,
At our last business meeting, I reported we had over 300 Brothers affected by Hurricane Harvey. Father Roach Council 3217 in Dickinson, TX was one of the hardest hit. Over 100 brothers in that council were impacted by Harvey. In the Archdiocese there were 68 parishes, schools and Archdiocesan locations that reported damage by Harvey. Of those parish and schools, four sites sustained damage categorized as “catastrophic”: Shrine of the True Cross Parish and School (Dickinson), St. Francis of Assisi Parish and School (Houston), St. Ignatius Loyola Parish (Spring) and St. Phillip the Apostle Parish (Huffman). Each site experienced several feet of water in each building on campus. Please keep these parishioners in your prayers as they rebuild their community. At St. Laurence we had two brothers affected by Harvey. Both brothers will be receiving assistance from the State Charities Disaster Relief fund. However, sadly one Brother from another council was overwhelmed by damage caused by Harvey and took his own life. This is the reason we must pray for those who must carry the burden of loss and recovery long after a disaster has left its damage.
In the recovery and relief efforts locally, several brothers helped:
Habitat Cleanup - Brothers Steve Petitjean and John Heinemann helped to coordinate council volun-teers with St. Laurence Habitat Ministry to clear out homes that got flooded in the Richmond area.
Fed Harvey Relief Volunteers - Our council fed Harvey relief volunteers with BBQ chopped beef sand-wiches at the Ave Maria Center on Sept 6th.
Mamie George Fair – Knights cooked and served lunch in support of Harvey Relief efforts. St. Laurence Harvey Relief Food Fair – Knights hosted, cooked and served hamburgers, hot dogs,
beans, chips and drinks for all parishioners to raise donations for Harvey Relief efforts. Red Cross Shelter Relief Volunteers – Knights served breakfast with our sister Council 7445 (Sacred
Heart) in Richmond for Red Cross evacuees. We also served lunch at George Junior High School in Rosenberg.
Some of the comments I heard by those receiving relief were “Thank God for the Knights of Columbus!”. Brothers I can’t begin to share how overwhelming it was to hear those words. The spirit of Charity, Unity and Fraternity has been the force that guides us to serve in the name of Christ. Diligently pray for those im-pacted by Harvey and other disasters.
Continue bringing joy and hope to those in need..
SK JD Gutierrez, CEC Visit KofC.ORG Disaster Relief
Virtus Workshops in October
This notice is especially for our newest members in our council. As Knights, we are called to serve in many different capacities for our parish. In some cases, this puts us in proximity to children. As defenders of the faith we are called to be defenders to the most vulnerable, our children. The VIRTUS workshops raise aware-ness and training on how we as volunteers are to be vigilant against inappropriate behaviors when children are present. The Diocese and State Council strongly require that all Brother Knights complete this training.
The next training near Sugar Land is at St. Thomas Aquinas on Oct 19th and Oct 28th. Check our website for details. Seats are limited but still available. Register today at www.virtusonline.org!
Fourth Degree Exemplification – Spring
If you are interested in becoming a Fourth degree Knight early next year and have completed a Major degree, I have the application forms. If you have questions about possibly joining, please see me so we can discuss the new changes in the dress uniform starting next year.
Texas Knights Sweepstakes Fundraiser (Football Frenzy)
Thanks to all brothers that purchased a ticket for this year’s Football Frenzy. We sold all 25 tickets successful-ly last month.
GH Knights Chapter Website
We now have 38 members of our council registered on www.ghknights.org. Our council has the highest reg-istered membership in the chapter but we have yet to reach our 50 member goal! The website publishes all Chapter related activities to all councils in Galveston-Houston. You can find info on the exemplification schedule, VA visit schedule, prayer requests and other KC events from neighboring councils. Important news will be shared on KC Mardi Gras Party, State Convention and Clergy Night. Please register if you are a new member.
State Convention Volunteers
The next KC State Convention will be held in Houston on April 27 -29th at the Hilton Americas. We will need many volunteers to help. If you are interested in helping to plan this exciting event, the planning committees meet at Council 3077 KC Hall 420 Telephone Road, Houston, TX 77023, (713) 923-6767 on the Fourth Tues-day of each month at 7 p.m.
SK JD Gutierrez, Council Advocate 832-490-7574
Council Advocate Report
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JD Gutierrez
MONTHLY REPORT - FINANCIAL SECRETARY September 1, 2017
Total Membership: 377 (As of September 7, 2017)
253 - Associates (-1) 10 are Honorary – (Plus One) – Richard Bryant 111 – Insurance (+2) 17 are Honorary Life – (NC) 14 – Inactive (NC)
Outstanding dues balance as of September 7th is $4,422.00 from 61 brothers. (5
Brother paid dues in the last 3 months.)
31 brothers owe 2017 dues only, (4 paid) 14 brothers owe 2 years dues, 12 brothers still owe 3 years dues, 4 brothers are more than 3 years in arrears!
Please if you have not paid your 2017 dues (and previous year’s dues if delin-quent) you will be getting a phone call from someone on the retention committee. If there is a problem please contact either: Duong Nguyen at [email protected] or Jack Guedry at [email protected]. I have received two badge orders, if you need a badge or you have ordered a badge please see me. We are working on getting every member’s email address into the system, if you are not getting emails from us please let me know. Respectfully, Jack Guedry Financial Secretary KofC Council 11343 [email protected] C – (713) 504-1243 H – (281) 980-4344
Financial Secretary Report
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