Volume 51, Issue 1

Kealey Knight Letter “SERVING THE KNIGHTS OF GREATER OCEAN VIEW”

October 2013 Vol 51 Issue 4

K n i g h t s o f C o l u m b u s C o u n c i l # 3 5 4 8 “ B e s t i n t h e S o u t h ”

Dear Brother Knights and Family, Another month has come and gone and now we are in October. The weather is be-ginning to change and football is on everyone’s mind. Thanks to everyone that helped and participated in the Labor Day Picnic and the 1st Sunday Breakfast. A special thanks to DGK Bill Duncan for heading up the food and cooking for both events. A lot of work went into preparing for the events and everyone had a great time. And thanks to all that showed for the IP – everyone had a great time, especially Carl Lee. Welcome to our newest members: Zach Duncan and Pete Wellman Jr. who completed their 1st Degree at the last meeting and have already gotten their 2nd

and 3rd Degrees. Our Knight of the Month for September was PGK Ward Holmes and it couldn’t have gone to a more deserving person for all the things that he does behind the scenes for the hall. Don’t forget your Football Frenzy tickets – they will be on sale by all the council officers until Oct 4th. Bingo continues to have difficulties and we are looking for helpers that can commit to a Bingo Team. Bingo is the primary source of income for the council and this is considered an all hands effort. If Bingo is in trouble, then the Council is in trouble. If you can help out one night every 5 weeks for a few hours, we would love to have you. Please see one of the Bingo Manag-ers: PGK Ed Lambe, PGK Bill Dewey, or PGK Ken Wiley, or myself. October brings lots of oppor-tunity to excel for the council so keep your eye on the council calendar. Keep in your prayers: Fr. McGivney, our troops, and all the sick and/or in distress Brothers and family. Go to mass often and pray the rosary. Why? Because as Catholic gentlemen, that’s just what we do! Upcoming Events for October: Oct 6th: Doughnuts after 9am Mass for Recruitment Oct 14th: Open House Presentation for Recruitment and Insurance Oct 15th: Special Meeting with 1st Degree Oct 20th: Sunday Breakfast 9-11am Oct 25th: Weenie Roast Oct 26th: 4th Degree Exemplification in Va. Beach Oct 26th: Adult Halloween Party Please see the Council Calendar at www.ovknights.com or Knights of Columbus Fr. Robert B Kea-ley Council #3548 on Facebook for more events.

Gach Mhaithe Le Dia

Patrick T. Nash Grand Knight

Grand Knight’s Desk

Grand Knight - Patrick Nash

(402) 350-8918/ ptjnash61@gmail.com Deputy Grand Knight - Bill Duncan

(757) 537-8877/jwduncan@cox.net Chancellor - Robert Rock

(757) 617-7237/robrock38@gmail.com Recorder - David Gibson

(757) 635-2919/numberone@cox.net Financial Secretary - Christopher Klotz

(757) 233-9979/kofc3548fs@yahoo.com Treasurer - Rick Gustwiller

(757) 588-8019/gust015@aol.com Advocate - Matthew Tomazic

(757) 374-0318/mxtthawk751@gmail.com Warden - Pete Wellman

(757) 480-9332/wpwellman@gmail.com Inside Guard - Jeff May

jdmhotstuff@yahoo.com Outside Guard - Christopher Knizckewich

(757) 435-3270/ovzeke@yahoo.com

Trustees 1st Year - PGK Richard Klotz 2nd Year - PGK James Gagne 3rd Year - PGK Ed Lambe Lecturer - Steve Vetter

(757) 588-2909/steve.vetter@ymail.com Insurance Agent - Daniel Diaz

(757) 742-3429/daniel.diaz@kofc.org

2013-14 Officers

K of C Football Frenzy 2013 The 2013 Football Frenzy tickets are here. Each

savings card cost $10 and comes with your Foot-

ball Frenzy contest ticket. As a reminder, For

every ticket sold, $2 comes back to the council.

With every ticket you get assigned 4 teams for

each week from October 27th - December 29

th.

You are eligible to win each and every week. You

will win if your teams score the combined highest

1st through 7

th places or the lowest and second

lowest places. Checks for winning tickets get

mailed out weekly. All you have to do is pur-

chase a ticket and fill out the stub; if you win, a

check will show up in the mail.

Doughnuts after Mass There will be a recruiting/social event on Oct 6

th

after the 9am mass in the parish offices. The

Knights will be serving doughnuts and juice and

passing out K of C brochures to prospective

Brother Knights. PGK Robert Wood will lead the

planning but we will need Brother Knights to rep-

resent the council. See you there.

Weenie Roast Bring the Family out to the Council on Friday October 25

th at 6 pm & roast hot dogs over the

fire. Cost is $2 per plate with all proceeds going to KOVAR. S’mores for Dessert, Movies for the kids, and Halloween stories around the campfire. Bring Chairs, Blankets, and Roasting Forks, and let’s get in the mood for Fall events and weath-er.

LOTKA News It was great to have so many of our ladies in attendance at our first LOTKA meeting of the year. We welcomed two new members and encourage everyone to invite others to join us. Our new Grand Knight, Pat Nash joined us to let us know what his plans are for the upcoming year and we agreed to help him in whatever way we can. We made up our new calendar of events for the 2013-2014 year and we have a couple of new speakers planned already, as well as our “tried and true” speakers and activities. Plan to join us next month on Thursday, October 3rd. Here is our list so far: October – Christina Maniscalco, will do a Pampered Chef party with 20% of the proceeds going to our treasury. She will make a S’mores dessert during the presentation. And there are many new items that would make great Christmas presents for someone on your list. All are asked to start bringing canned goods for the Thanksgiving baskets that the club will provide for 50 families in our community. November – Deputy Commonwealth Attorney Linda Bryant will enlighten our group about the out-reach office called the Community Collaborative Center in Wards Corner and how it serves the community. Be thinking of what we can do as our “Christmas Outreach” this year. In the last cou-ple of years, we have helped out a family and it has proven to be very successful. December– You don’t want to miss our ANNUAL Chinese Auction and potluck dinner for our Christmas party. This meeting will begin at 6:30 so that we can eat early. January – Everyone enjoys our “Soup and Bingo” night. Many of the ladies are generous enough to make soup, or bring bread/rolls/butter to share with the group and we will again follow-up with our Bingo games. February – Death by Chocolate desserts and whatever else you would like to share. No speaker yet. (Any ideas??) March – We are hoping to once again have our landscaper friend, Mr. Oz come to share gardening tips with us as spring approaches. April – We are working on having a financial consultant who often works with older women to offer tips on how to better manage their finances (Still in the planning stages). We will also bring candy and plastic eggs to fill for our children’s Easter Egg Hunt. May – Still waiting for a suggestion on a speaker??? June – Dinner at a restaurant. As you can see, we are still in need of speakers or topics for February and May. Think of some-thing you would like to know more about and we will work on finding someone who can visit us to talk about it, thanks. There are many events that the men are planning that we can join in with. Check the calendar in the hall or Knight’s letter for dates. Laura Reese

Thanksgiving Baskets Thanksgiving is Approaching. Through the generosity of Brother Matt Hales, we once again have 50 turkeys to anchor our annual dinner give a way. But once again we are looking to our fellow brothers, to help get the rest of the ingredients assembled. Please bring your donations to the Selu-ga Room, so we may complete this annual task.

Items for Thanksgiving Dinner

2 Cans vegetables 2 disposable pie pans 2 Cans gravy Pie crust mix for 2 pies 1 Box mashed potatoes

2 Packs corn muffin mixes 1 Box stuffing 2 Cans yams 1 Can pumpkin mix 1 Can fruit pie filling

1 Can condensed milk 1 Box chicken broth 2 Cans cranberry sauce

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Sick & Distressed Please let someone know if there is a death or illness

in your family. If someone doesn’t let us know, we

can’t do our part. Please contact Ed Lambe(464-

1075), Chris Klotz(233-9979) or Joan Waller(587-

4667).

Recall/Address If you recently moved or changed contact information,

contact Chris Klotz @ 233-9979/kofc3548fs@yahoo.com.

This way we can make sure that you are receiving all of

our important information.

Membership If anybody knows of anyone who would like to join our Order, please contact Rob Rock @ 617-7237/robrock38@gmail.com

PGK Michael Borkowski Gerald Borte Francis Cobarrubia Daniel Diaz PGK Timothy Dolan Austin Donohue Kevin Ehrhardt Mario Esposito Edward Fiorella Edward Fiorella II Raymond Fiorella Paul Fraim PGK Donald Fuss Donet Gerloff Henry Guevara W Henderson PGK Ward Holmes Patrick Kavanaugh

David Klotz Jeffery Labarge Christopher Lalonge Blane Lorson Herman Martin John Martin Bruce Maurmeier John McColgan Ronald McCubbins Brian McKigney Michael Rapp Jay Rosen Brendan Shaw Benedict Smith Rodger Spruill Alexandro Tijerina PGK Kenneth Wiley Michael Wood

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

All Saints Day (HDO)

2 All Souls Day Navy/Notre Dame Game

3 4 5

Business Mtg 730pm

6

Bingo Team #1

7

LOTKA 7pm

8 9 3rd Degree– 5480

Oyster Roast 1-5pm

10 11 12

Col. Club Mtg 7pm

13

Bingo Team #2

14 15 16

17

Breakfast– 9-11am

18 19

Social Mtg 730pm

20 1st Degree– 367

Bingo Team #3

21 22 23

24 25 26

Officer’s Mtg 7pm

27

Bingo Team #4

28 29 30

November 2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Business Mtg 730pm

2

Bingo Team #1

3

LOTKA 7pm

4 5 2nd Qtr. State Mtg

6

Donuts after Mass 10am

7 8

Col. Club Mtg 7pm

9

Bingo Team #2

10 11 12

13 Navy B-Day 14

Open House 6-8pm

15

1st Degree– 3548 730pm Special Mtg 730pm

16

2nd Degree– 367 645pm Bingo Team #3

17 18 19

20

Breakfast– 9-11am

21 22

Officer’s Mtg 7pm

23

1st Degree– 10766 715pm Bingo Team #4

24 25

Weenie Roast– 6pm

26

4th Degree Exemplifica-tion Halloween Party– 630pm

27 28 29 30

Bingo Team #5

31

October 2013

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