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St. Joseph Council 10627, High Bridge, New Jersey A Catholic men’s organization promoting Charity, Unity, Fraternity, Family and Patriotism
January 2019
Knight Worthy News
Brothers all,
H appy New Year from the Cor-
rado home to yours. We had a
really good 2018, let’s make
2019 even better. Get involved
in the upcoming Free Throw. Two new
events coming up soon—Friday Night on the
Knights, and a Night at the Races. Watch for
more about them.
Welcome to our new members, Andrew
Clarke, Tom Creelman, Damián and Lue
Rigatti! I hope you get involved quickly.
Vivat Jesus, Tom
(Area Code 908 unless otherwise noted)
(Red indicates change)
Officers: Grand Knight Tom Corrado 328-9440
Chaplain Fr. Abraham Orapankal 832-2513
Deputy G. K. Mario Bernardo 797-6344
Chancellor Jim McCloskey 328-5176
Advocate Greg Boyle 730-8737
Recorder Steve Bauernfeind 638-4285
Fin. Sec. Robert Young 832-2721
Treasurer Peter Sandrian 236-2711
Warden Tom Klawunn 246-3722
Inside Guard Jim Codd 892-1089
Outside Guard Andy Kin 617-5621
Past GK Kevin Loughney 797-0061
Trustees:
Bill Cerwinski, PGK (732) 715-0057
John Furnari, PGK 693-2782
Kevin Loughney, PGK 797-0061
Directors:
Program Mario Bernardo 797-6344
Church Bill Cerwinski (732) 715-0057
Comm.-Tech. Greg Boyle 730-8737
Community Jim McCloskey 328-5176
Council Tom Klawunn 246-3722
Life Rich Mirocco 638-4804
Family Chris Dietrich 797-0243
Member Involvement
Bill Cerwinski (732) 715-0057
Membership Mario Bernardo 638-6318
Special Events Kevin Loughney 797-0061
Youth Chris Denis 617-5345
Dist. Deputy: Ed Schilke (973) 886-3884
Ins. Agent: Gerry Tatarka (973) 713-3394
Website: www.kofc10627.org
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We welcomed four new members to the council
last month! Each completed both the Admission
Degree and the Formation Degree at Our Lady of
Lourdes Council. All four members are parish-
ioners of St. Joseph Church.
Andrew Clarke, his wife, Sa-
mantha, and their three children,
Annemarie (4), Liam (2) and ba-
by Ellie live in Lebanon Town-
ship. Andrew is employed by
Lafayette College in Easton.
Andrew and Samantha are Lec-
tors at St. Joseph Church.
Tom Creelman and his wife, Carol, live in
High Bridge. Tom is an engi-
neer with PS&S Engineering in
Warren. Carol is a Lector at St.
Joseph Church. They have two
young adult children, Joshua and
Ian.
We are fortunate to have another
father-son duo! Damian Rigatti is
a physician at the Pleasant Run
practice. He is an Usher and
member of the Finance Council at
St. Joseph Church.
Damian’s son Luke is employed
by Stop n Shop. The Rigatti
family lives in High Bridge and
includes wife/mom, Janet, and
daughter/sister, Julia, who was a
2016 beneficiary of our scholar-
ship program.
Congratulations to brother Bob
Sepe on achieving the status of
Honorary Life Member. That sta-
tus is applied to all priests who are
members and to other members
who achieve 25 or more years of
continuous service in the Order and
have reached their 70th birthday.
See all of our Life Members at www.kofc10627.org/honorary-
members
Best wishes to brothers Bruce
Teeling, PGK, FDD, and to Pat
Womack who have transferred to
councils in North Carolina.
Pat transferred to Msgr. Michael
A. Cary Council 6650, in Cary,
NC. Bruce has transferred to Wil-
mington Council 1074. Bruce still
plans to send spiritual encourage-
ment message to us.
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Thanks to the generosity of St. Joseph council members and to brothers
Jim Codd and Community Director Jim McCloskey
who teamed up to lead the effort, a bunch of boys and
girls have new winter coats! The council purchased
two cases of coats for girls ages to 6 and boys ages 4 to 7. Jim & Jim de-
livered them to Life Choices in Phillipsburg where they were distributed to
kids who need them.
Our council is one
of hundreds that
participate in the
Order’s Coats for
Kids activity.
Left: Jim McCloskey and Jim Codd with Life Choices volun-teer Allison Bullock.
Right: Two happy kids!
Photos by Arlene Lippincott
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The data used by the Supreme Council to prepare the reports that we see in Columbia Magazine and else-
where about the great work Knights perform around the world comes from our Fraternal Activity Re-
ports. Those annual reports include both the value of each council’s money contributions, and the value
of the work we Knights do in charitable and fraternal service work in council activities and as individu-
als. The economic value of what we do is significant and important to the Order!
According to Independent Sector, a nationwide coalition of charities, foundations, corporations, and
individuals, one hour of volunteer time is worth nearly $30 in New Jersey! For example, when any
of us serves at a one-hour mass as a Eucharistic Minister, or every time we help with Offertory collec-
tion—the economic value is nearly $30! That really adds up but in order for it to be useful to the Order,
we members must provide our information to the council!
You can complete your report at www.kofc10627.org/fraternal-activity-survey (sample below)
An estimate is all the council needs – just the total hours in each category. Here are some of exam-
ples of Volunteer Service to consider for Faith in Action Program Activities:
Faith Activities: Religious Education, Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Usher, Choir/Cantor, Parish Break-
fasts, Picnics, Suppers, Parish Maintenance, etc.
Family Activities: Food for Fami-
lies program, Family Week, other
parish family events, Youth Minis-
try, Spelling Bees, etc.
Community Activities: Intellectu-
ally Disabled (ARC) work, Civic
Work, Environmental Work, Youth
Athletics (Free Throw, Soccer Chal-
lenge, coaching, officiating, etc.);
Scholarships, Scouting, Coats for
Kids, Veteran/Military service ac-
tivities, etc.
Life Activities: Special Olympics,
Life Choices & other pregnancy
support, March for Life, Rally for
Life, etc.
Fraternal Service Activities: Our service to the Council and to other members.
If we fail to report the time we devote to
doing good work, we are missing an
opportunity to help the Order!
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George Carlin’s Views on Aging!
“George Carlin’s Views on Aging” began circulating
on the Internet in November 2002. In 2004, a Chicago
Daily Herald article asserted that the “Author of the
tips for staying young is unknown.” (Whether George
authored them or not, doesn’t detract!)
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Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we
like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than
10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you
think in fractions.
'How old are you?' ' I’M FOUR AN A HALF!'
You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a
half, going on five! That's the key.
You GET INTO YOUR TEENS. 'How old are
you?' I’M GONNA BE 16!' You could be 13, but
hey, you're ‘gonna be 16’! And then the greatest day
of your life!
You BECOME 21. Even the words sound like a cere-
mony. You BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you TURN 30. Oooohh, what happened
there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He
TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun
now, you're just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong?
What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're
PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slip-
ping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50, and
your dreams are gone....
But! wait!! You MAKE IT TO 60. You didn't think
you would!
So……you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40,
REACH 50, and YOU MAKE IT TO 60. You've
built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that,
it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You GET INTO YOUR 80's, and every day is a
complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you
REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the
90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'
Then a strange thing happens.. If you MAKE IT TO
OVER 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100
and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
Enjoy the ride. There is no return ticket.
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• Holy Hour for Life-Thursday, 7:30pm, , January 17, February 21
• Advent Prayers & Readings—6pm, Sunday, December 2, St. Joseph Church
• CCD Spelling Bees: St. Jo-seph—Sunday January 6, St. John Neumann—Sunday Feb-ruary 3
• March for Life—Washington, January 18
• Rally for Life, Trenton, January 21
• “Newsies-The Musical” - Janu-ary 19-27 at Voorhees HS
Knight Worthy News is published monthly and distributed via E-mail. Send letters & comments to: gaboyle1 @ comcast.net
Find St. Joseph Council at: www.kofc10627.org
Happy Anniversary!
Rich & Mauricia Nacamuli January 17
Vince & Shirley Scarponi January 21
Happy Birthday!
Rev. James Kyrpczak January 1 Sean McKay January 3
Robert Hugelmeyer January 5 Aleida Gavigan January 8 Kevin Gilligan January 6 Mary Padula January 9 Ross Clark January 10
Jo Ann Murray January 11 Deborah Gearity January 12 Jacquie Niederle January 13
Annette Mahoney January 15 O’Brien Speckin January 16
Jim Codd January 17 Kevin Speckin January 17 Linda Patterson January 19 Jim Cardenas January 21 Henry Hagen January 22 Kevin Teeling January 23 Fran Goddard January 23
Pam Springstun January 23 Beverly Knoll January 25
Bill Honachefsky, Jr January 27 Hunt Patterson January 27 Ken Whalen January 27
Chapter 4 Degrees
Admission (First): February 12—Whitehouse
Formation (Second): December 12—Whitehouse
Knighthood (Third): None
Patriotic (Fourth): None
See latest statewide degree in-formation at:
www.njkofc.org and click the Degrees Tab
All the News That Fits.
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Calendar updates available at www.kofc10627.org/council-calendar.html
January 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
2019 Lyons dates?
1 New Year's Day
2
3
4
5
6
St. Joseph CCD
-Spelling Bee
7
8
9
10
Membership
Meeting
11
12
13
14
15
Deadline for Membership
Dues Discount
16
17
Holy Hour for Life
18
March for Life
(Washington)
19
20
21 Martin Luther
King
Rally for Life
(Trenton
22 Day of Prayer
for the Unborn 23
24
Membership
Meeting
25
Friday Night
on the
Knights
Social
26
27
28
29
30
31
Reserve ARC Dates-Shop Rite
2nd Dues Notices
February 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Knight Alert Notices
NJ State Bowling – Feb. 9-10, 16-17
1
MENS SOCIAL
2 Groundhog Day
3 Super Bowl
SJN Spelling
Bee
District Free
Throw?
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 Valentine's Day
Membership
Meeting
15
16
NIGHT AT
THE RACES!
17
18 Presidents Day
19
20
21
Holy Hour for Life
22
23
24
K-Club Begins (to 7/7)
25
26
27
28
Membership
Meeting