August 2018 P.O. Box 26

Mesilla, NM 88046

WWW.NMKOFC15578.ORG

New Mexico District 13

Council Officers 2018—2019

Grand Knight * SK Daniel Duffin

Chaplain * Very Rev. Christopher Williams

Deputy GK * SK Solomon Padilla Jr.

Chancellor * Joseph Escarsiga

Financial Secretary * SK Patrick Lujan

Recorder * Jim Yankovic

Treasurer * Howard Schmitt

Advocate * Brandon Darrow

Warden * Joe Loera

Inside Guard * Geno Diaz

Outside Guard * Jay O’Neill

Trustee 3rd * Dale Ellis

Trustee 2nd * Richard Lohmeyer

Trustee 1st * SK Jim Maes

Lecturer * Richard Portillo

Basilica de San Albino Council # 15578

San Albino Knight

Charity ~ Unity ~ Fraternity ~ Patriotism

Brothers, Ladies, Families & Friends,

Just a quick but important update for this month. At our last

council meeting the brothers unanimously passed a motion to move our

council meetings to the THIRD WEDNESDAY of the month. We will

keep the normal starting time of 6:00 pm for dinner and 6:30 pm to start

the meeting.

Since the council’s primary purpose is to be in service to our par-

ish, we felt it was critical to maintain closer contact with our pastor and

chaplain, Father Christopher. Father Christopher’s weekly day off is on

Mondays, so it was important for the council to move its meeting day to

support Father’s availability.

We hope this schedule change works well for most of you and

hope to see a number of new faces at our council meetings. Please don’t

be shy to show up even periodically if that’s all your schedule allows. For

some of you, this schedule change may be burdensome and I urge you to

keep in touch with the council, the brothers and the ladies, and our activi-

ties via alternate means such as our newsletter and emails.

This change will take place immediately so our next regular council

meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 15th! I will send out email

reminders as we get closer as well.

Viva Cristo Rey!

Grand Knight’s Message

Danny Duffin

A kindergarten teacher was walking around observing her

classroom of children while they were drawing pictures.

As she got to one girl who was working diligently, she

asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm draw-

ing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows

what God looks like." Without looking up from her draw-

ing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

Council Achievement July 2018

33% Insurance Growth

Knight of the Month

TBD (June)

Lady of the Month

TBD (June)

Family of the Month

TBD (June)

Altar Server of the Month

Gabe Walter (June)

Happy Birthday August

Uriel Acosta

Francisco Gurrola

Patrick Lujan

Sam Saenz

John Paul Taylor

Gilbert Vasquez

Meeting Reminders

Business Meetings

Every Third Wednesday

@ 6:30 pm in Yannes Hall of

The Basilica of San Albino

Programs / Officers Meetings

Every First Monday

@ 6:00 pm / 7:00 pm in Yannes Hall of

The Basilica of San Albino

Program Directors 2018/19

Programs Manuel Garcia Faith Howard Schmitt Community Richard Lohmeyer Family Richard Portillo Life Mark Cavaliere Vocations Jim Yankovic Membership Sol Padilla Jr. Recruiting Jim Maes Retention Sam Saenz

Knights of Columbus Insurance Corner

The Value of Membership Referrals

As your Field Agent, one of the things I appreciate most is when one of my brother Knights or his wife refers another member to me. This is a great endorsement of the service I provided. It tells me that you were so pleased with the value of what I helped you accomplish that you want me to help those close to you achieve the same level of financial safety and security. Similarly, there is no stronger membership recruiting tool than the referral. How many of us know an eligible Catholic male who is not a member of the Knights of Columbus? Do you have Catholic family or friends, local or not, who have yet to join? Most likely, they’ve never been asked and don’t know enough about the Order to seek out membership on their own. If you have names of potential members, please pass them along to me, your Chancellor, or your Grand Knight. Let us know if we can use your name when we contact the gentlemen in question. It’s always more effective to tell a potential new member that he was recommended by a current member, especially someone he knows. Don’t forget that often our best recruiters are right there in our own homes – our wives! Many members I’ve met with found their way into the Knights based on conversations their wives had with a KC member’s wife. After all, what Catholic woman doesn’t hope for her husband to be become a better man, a better father, a better Catholic, and a better husband? Don’t worry if the candidate is outside the area I serve or beyond the district of the local councils, we can make sure we put these future members in touch with the right people in their communities. . Perhaps they’d like to “test drive” membership through the e-membership program, available at www.Knights.net. It’s a quick, low pressure way for them to join, it encourages them in their faith through regular email content and provides an easy door into a local council as soon as they are ready. New members working hand in hand with current active members are the lifeblood of the Or-der. All the good deeds done by the Order are driven by the members. Over the past decade, Knights have given more than $1.65 billion to charity and provided in excess of 700 million hours of service. And our membership has merely scratched the surface in New Mexico. Imagine the po-tential!

Matthew Seltzer 2017 New Mexico Agent of the Year (575) 936-7181 matthew.seltzer@kofc.com matthewseltzer.com

Holy Father Pope Francis

Most Rev. Bishop Oscar Cantu

Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop Emeritus

Very Rev. Christopher Williams

Very Rev. Richard Catanach

Monsignor Bob Getz

Monsignor John Anderson

Father Ron Burke

Father Ray Flores

All Bishops, Priests, and Religious

Venerable Fr. Michael McGivney’s Cause

Our Seminarians & Vocations

Brother Daniel Rivas and Lady Emilie

Brother Dennis Cherry and Family

Brother Vicente Casas and Family

Brother Richard Lohmeyer and Family

Brother Santos Delgado and Family

Brother Bob Stuth and Lady Pat

Brother Joe Loera and Lady LaDonna

Brother Solomon Padilla and Lady Emily

Brother Sam Saenz

Brother Howard Schmitt

Brother Ralph Misquez

Brother Tony Nieto

Brother Tom MacGugan

Brother Manuel Garcia

Brother Geno Diaz & Alicia Diaz

Brother Joe Escarsiga

Brother Raul Rivera

Lady Rebecca Duffin

Maria Therese Seltzer and Family

Virginia Ellis and Ellis Family

Jasmine Escarsiga

Wilma Apodaca

Sophia Sanchez-Maes

David Maes

Virginia Sanchez

Dean Alexander

James Maes Sr. and the Maes Family

Elisa Martinez and the NM Alliance for Life

Johnny Gomez Petra Caro

Ginger Franco Sidney Franco

Margarita Alba Eloy Flores

Garfield Salas Ray Young Jr

Ignacio Prieto Mr. Cooper

Enrique & his family

The Sanctity of Life from Conception to Natural Death

The Sanctity of Traditional Marriage

All Knights of Columbus and our Families

Amen

LET US PRAY... Prayer to the Immaculate

Heart of Mary

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Heavenly

beauty and splendor of the Father, You

are the most valued Heavenly treasure.

New Eve, immaculate in soul, spirit and

body, Created of the godly seed by the

Spirit of God, You are the spiritual Mother

of mankind.

Pure Virgin, full of grace then and now,

Your whole being was raised Heavenly in

full glory, To be elevated above all the

hosts within the Kingdom of God.

O Heavenly Mother, Queen of Heaven

and earth, I recognize the glory of your

highest title, The Immaculate Heart of

Mary!

Loving Mother, dispenser of endless bless-

ings, You who continuously intercedes on

our behalf, Please present my need before

your loving Son Jesus.

(In your own words, make your special re-

quest here)

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, I know that

you are now presenting my need before

Jesus, For you have never turned away

those in dire need.

Mother dearest, I await your favorable

answer, Submitting myself to the Divine

will of the Lord, For all glories are His for-

ever and ever.

Amen.

Upcoming Events

◄ July August 2018 September ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

4 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

Diocesan Eucharis-tic Congress 8:30am-5pm

Centennial High (see flyer)

Notes: RMM Meal: TBD Family Gathering and Rosary: TBD

5 Weekly Food Drive

@ Masses

6 Programs & Officers

Meeting 6 pm

Yannes Hall

7

8

9

10 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

11 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

Men Under Construction Conference

Albuquerque, NM (see flyer)

12 Weekly Food Drive

@ Masses

13

14

15 Monthly Mtg & Food Drive

6:30 pm Yannes Hall

Meal by TBD

Possible Ad-mission Degree

16

17 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

18 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

19 Weekly Food Drive

@ Masses

20

21 Admissions

Degree St. Gens Hall

6:30 pm

22 Assembly 3330

Meeting 7:00 pm

St. Gen’s Hall

23

24 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

25 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

26 Weekly Food Drive

@ Masses

Dominican Sisters Fundraiser

Chaparral, NM Details TBD

27

28

29 30 31 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

Upcoming Events

◄ August September 2018 October ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

Notes:

RMM Meal: TBD

Family Gathering & Rosary: TBD

2 Weekly Food Drive

@ Masses

3 Programs & Officers

Meeting 6 pm

Yannes Hall

4

5

6

7 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

8 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

9 Weekly Food Drive

@ Masses

10

11

12

13

14 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

15 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

16 Weekly Food Drive

@ Masses

17

18

19 Monthly Mtg & Food Drive

6:30 pm Yannes Hall

Meal by TBD

Possible Ad-mission Degree

20

21 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

22 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass

23 Weekly Food

Drive @ Masses

24

25 Admissions

Degree St. Gens Hall

6:30 pm

26 Assembly 3330

Meeting 7:00 pm

St. Gen’s Hall

27 28 Adoration 10am-5pm

Basilica Chapel

29 Weekly Food Drive

@ Mass 30

Week-ly Food Drive

@ Masses

From the Brothers

Dear Brother All:

Twenty-three years ago, the President of the Coats for Kids, Karen

Bailey started this program to help the less fortunate children in our com-

munity. Throughout the years she has had many sponsors help support her

so that this program can succeed. As of last year, I have put in many efforts

to help support this program by collecting all the used winter coats from the

lost and found section from the schools in our community. Prior to me col-

lecting these gently used coats the schools would dispose of them because

they had no way of storing them. Last year our council collected 800 coats

from five schools in our community. These coats were sorted and sent to

Comet Cleaners, which is also a sponsor for this program. Comet Cleaners

then cleaned these coats and sent them back to the storage for distribution

to the needy children in our community. Our goal this year was to collect

from twenty-two schools and transport these coats to the storage facility at

U.S. Bank so that we can sort at a later date so that they are ready for distri-

bution from this program. Another goal is to continue to support the Coats

for Kids President and program so that we can continue this event for many

years to come. We would like to expand our resources and unite all our

brother knights from all the councils to engage in a joint effort in the collec-

tion and sorting of these items. In closing, I would like to thank you for

your time, and hope that we could all come together for this important event

to help the less fortunate children of our community.

Thank you!

Your Brother Knight, Narciso Holguin

Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids Program Director

Please contact me for further questions at:

575-343-6871 or nlholguin12@gmail.com

Picture This...

Organizational Meeting

Tucumcari, NM

July 13-15, 2018

Pictured are the new State Deputy John Brault, Mrs. Brault, Sir

Knight Solomon Padilla Jr., State Warden Samuel Serna at the re-

cent organizational meeting which took place in Tucumcari N.M.

Picture This...

San Albino Confessional Construction

July 27, 2018

A handful of Knights, including Father Christopher Williams, Howard

Schmitt, Joe Loera, and Guillermo Rivera, and other parishioners

work on the construction of a new confessional for the Basilica.

Picture This...

San Albino Roof Construction

Not to be outdone...the spires of the bell towers at San Albino get a

shiny new roof!