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Robert G. Gamboa Council #9527
NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2017 Number 4
In This Issue
Note from the Grand Knight
Council Updates
Knights in Action
Membership
Congratulations
Insurance Corner
Prayers
Upcoming Events
Next Month Sneak Peek
2017 to 2018
Council 9527 Officers
Grand Knight: Richard Hoyle
Deputy Grand Knight: Rick Medina
Chancellor: Weston Lee
Advocate: Bill Kinsella
Warden: Mike Baker
Financial Secretary: Art Kerschen
Treasurer: Joseph Fleming
Recorder: John Byers
Inside Guard: Chris Evaro
Outside Guard: Ronald Gabaldon
3rd Year Trustee: Narciso Holguin
2nd Year Trustee: Daniel Fernandez
1st Year Trustee: James Wilcox
Note from the Grand Knight
Happy November Brothers and families,
Thanks for all that each of you do in your parish, council, and community. This month we distributed 50 Village Inn pie vouchers for $15 each as a general fundraiser. If you need one ask one of your fellow brothers. This month kicks off
our posole sales on November 18-19th so please join us before and/or after your mass to help sell /make posole. Habitat for Humanity has kicked off so if you have a free day available please help them out. We also voted to provide Las Cruces Catholic School with $200 for their teacher Christmas bonuses and Fr. Richard graciously offered to match that amount for a total of $400 besides what local businesses and families contribute. Have a great Thanksgiving holiday all! Vivat Jesu!
Richard Hoyle, +JMJ Grand Knight
Council Updates
Habitat for Humanity
If you want to help on a very worthwhile project instead of
lazing around the house all day, the Habitat for Humanity
will put you to work! Pack a lunch and come to a safety
briefing at 4154 Aurora Star Court at 8:00 a.m. any day of
the week. Work hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. To get to Aurora Star Court, turn
North from Highway 70 (main St.) onto Elks Drive and go
Contact Us: http://www.kofc9527.org
Facebook page: Robert G. Gamboa Council 9527
Membership Director: Rick Medina 575-202-0580
The Knights of Columbus Council 9527 meets
every first Monday of the month at the Pope John
Paul II Annex at Holy Cross Church at 7:00 p.m.
They also hold an officer/trustee meeting to
discuss upcoming events that is open to all
members, on the last Monday of every month at
7:00 p.m.
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
Life is not a level, smooth road, but rather a series
of hills & valleys. Sometimes we feel like we are on
a mountain top where everything seems clear and
perfect. Then there are those times when we feel
like we are bogged down in a slimy, muddy swamp
where everything is dark & dreary.
Take some time to set your heart to be persistent
in your faith—faith in God to lead you, pick you up
when you have fallen, give you strength to
continue and—ultimately—reach your goals.
CURRENT FUNDRAISERS
1. The council is selling Olive Wood
Solidarity Crosses made in the Holy land for $10 each. Net proceeds will all go to persecuted Christians in the Holy
Land. You can order yours today by signing up at our officer/trustee
meeting, general business meeting, Flocknote, or sending order request to [email protected] or
visiting the church front office.
2. Christmas is right around the corner,
but Jesus is with us Year round! We still have many “Keep Christ in Christmas” car magnets which we are selling for
$5.00. Makes a nice little Christmas gift, as well as a reminder that if there
were no Jesus there would be no Christmas!
3. Posole sales start on November 18-19th after all the Masses in the gathering space. This is our major
fundraiser of the year! If you can help prepare it or sell it contact Daniel
Fernandez at 575-526-9499. OR if you can’t help be sure to get yours –it’s YUMMY!
to Lavender St. Be aware that Lavender St. is closed for
construction, so you need to go one street north of
Lavender to Rio Bravo, turn west and connect with
Lavender from there. Continue on Lavender for a short
distance, then turn left at McCoy Ave. Continue to Holiday
Pl. and turn right. The work site is will be on your right.
Also be aware that it's a relatively new street, so some GPS
programs may have trouble finding it.
100th
Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima
The Robert G. Gamboa Council celebrated the 100th
anniversary of the Miracle of the Lady of Fatima with
three Rosaries conducted by the Council. On Friday, Oct.
13th
a rosary was held in the Chapel at Holy Cross. This
was organized by our Program Director Chris Evaro.
Mrs. Ralph Madrid leading the Rosary at Holy Cross Church Chapel
On Saturday morning, Oct. 14th
Br. Art Kerschen organized
a public Rosary at Johnson Park in downtown Las Cruces.
Then on Saturday evening, Br. Weston Lee invited Council
members & families to attend a Rosary at the Chapel of
Our Lady of the Rosary at Fort Selden State Park followed
by a potluck dinner at his house. Thank you Brs. Chris, Art
and Weston for organizing these events.
Chris Evaro leading the Rosary for the 100th Anniversary of the Miracle of
Fatima
4. SWEET RETURNS FUNDRAISER: We have distributed 50 Village Inn Pie
Vouchers to members. We will either use them ourselves or sell them to
other individuals at $15.00 each. They will never expire & can be exchanged at Village inn Restaurants in Las Cruces &
El Paso for any pie they have available. If you wish to obtain some to use or to
sell contact Michael Vetri at 719-766-1289 or [email protected]. If sales go well we will purchase another
50 coupons to sell.
Thank you for all your support to date!
Local Charities we support:
Quarterly Payments
Holy Cross Church
El Caldito Soup Kitchen
St. Luke’s Medical
Annual Payment
Turning Point
Other Programs
FOP’s “Shop With a Cop” program
“RSVP” Seminarian Program
Coats for Kids project
Many other “Ad Hoc” requests
Is the Prison Ministry calling you?
Bible Study on Fridays, Sunday Mass 6 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Brother Brian Noon for
more information on how you can make a difference at [email protected]
Is the Hospital Ministry calling you?
We are always in need of Eucharistic Ministers at Mountain View Hospital. You
can either sign-up as a back-up and help those that are sick or on vacation or sign
up for any day of the week or even the weekend! The time you attend is flexible
to your schedule. For more information
contact Dennis St. George at 575-312-4287 or 575- 993-4164.
Family Rosary Fridays & Rosaries before Masses
Br. Chris Evaro has arranged for the Council to conduct a
Family Rosary every second Friday of the month at 7:00
p.m. at Holy Cross Church. Please try to attend whenever
you can as attendance has been very poor.
The Council also conducts a complete Rosary before
morning Masses during the months of October and May.
Except for the 8:00 a.m. Mass, during the other months of
the year only one decade is prayed before the Mass. A
complete Rosary is prayed at the 8:00 a.m. Mass
throughout the year. Consider volunteering to lead these
Masses. Help is especially needed for the 8:00 a.m. Mass
as only two Knights currently are signed up for leading
this Mass. Point of contact is Dr. James Guganig at 575-
644-0496 or email: [email protected].
Christmas Bags Stuffing Party & Pot Luck Dinner
Our annual Christmas Bags Stuffing party is scheduled
for Dec. 8th
. For newer members who may not be familiar
with this project, it has been done for many years &
organized by Br. Joe Fleming.
At the beginning of each year members are asked to
accumulate the small sample soaps toiletries normally
available to you for free at hotels & motels you visit during
the year. Also, after Hallowe’en you are asked to save
leftover trick-or-treat candies. Then in December we gather
everyone’s booty together, separate, organize and stuff the
soaps & toiletries into one group of bags and the candies in
another group of bags. The bags are then distributed to the
needy adults & children at the El Caldito Soup Kitchen’s
annual Christmas dinner. In past years Br. Joe played the
part of Santa Claus to distribute the bags, but this year he
will not be doing this, due to logistics and other
considerations.
If you haven’t visited any hotels where the toiletries are
offered to you or if you don’t have any leftover Hallowe’en
candy, you are asked to bring travel sized toiletries and
Christmas candies found in groceries stores to the party.
Additional details will be discussed at our next meeting
on Dec. 4th
.
HELP NEEDED:
1. Help is need sorely at the St.
Vincent DePaul Thrift Shop on Valley Drive. Currently only Br. Dennis St.
George is the only person taking care of picking up & delivering
donated items. He can no longer handle this job by himself. If you
are capable and willing, help is needed Monday thru Friday 9:00
a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Contact Denny at the Thrift Shop (575-993-4164).
2. Fr. Richard has moved into the new rectory. He needs help getting
things organized and completed. On
the top of the list is landscaping. If you have a green thumb & a
strong back consider volunteering your talents to help him.
3. Presiders for nursing home/independent living masses.
Wednesdays would be about 9 am
to 11 am at Golden Mesa Thursdays 9 to 11 am approx. at
Northrise. Person needs to be capable of moving
chairs/tables-attend faith formation training, background check, and
Eucharistic Minister Training.
Please contact Richard Hoyle or Elizabeth
Behnke at Church Office for more details.
As you can see much work is needed so if you can help on one of the days in any of
these ministries it would be of great help. Thank you.
Open Position
We still have a vacancy for the position of Memorial Councilor. This person would
be responsible for disseminating information about the passing of a Brother
Knight, coordinating memorial Masses,
sending sympathy cards, etc. Contact the GK if you are interested in volunteering.
The “Silver Rose”
The Silver Rose
Journey is sponsored
annually by the
Knightsof Columbus
Councils located in
Canada, USA and
Mexico. It starts its
journey from
Canada, travels through the USA and goes through Mexico
before arriving in Tepayac, Mexico sometime before
Christmas. Selected councils are responsible for
transporting and care of the Silver Rose from one
council/church to the next.
It traveled through our District from Oct. 28th until
Nov. 1st
when it was transported to San Juan Diego Council 14949
in Anthony, NM where a ceremony was conducted to
release it to the Texas State Council. During its stay in Las
Cruces Rosaries and Masses were sponsored by the
Councils in our District for the Silver Rose in honor of our
Blessed Mother and Patron Saint of Las Cruces Diocese, La
Virgen de Guadalupe. Our Council sponsored a Rosary
service for the Silver Rose on Oct. 30th
at Holy Cross
Church. Thanks to our program Director for organizing this
event. Also, We thank members & parishioners who helped
and supported the Knights of Columbus in this annual
event.
Our Lady & The Silver Rose
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Service Yrs. In November
Members’ Birthdays Joeal B Gutierrez 11-05 Narciso L Holguin Sr 11-06 Johnny R Houghtaling 11-10 Raymond J Narvaez Ii 11-10 Gabriel B Chavez 11-12 Javier Ortega 11-12 Richard J Hoyle 11-19 Mr. Juan Pablo Daza-Truillo 11-20 Dennis M St George Sr 11-20
Members’ Wives’ Birthdays Karen Clark (Edward Clark) 11-03
Wedding Anniversaries
N/A
K. of C. Service Anniversaries Mark M Brunette 23 Dennis M St George Sr 10 Eric G Chavez 10 Deacon Paul B Lederman 10 Francis H Rauber 10 Irving Torres 9 Wade A Cornelius 9 Bryan J Fontes 9 Edward Hernandez 9 Alvin D Johnson 9 Brian W Noon 9 Lionel J Trujillo 9 Thomas B Reeves 5 Michael Murphy 3 Roman R Moreno 3
Knight of the Month:
Jason Barela
Lady of the Month:
Mrs. Jason Barela
Family of the Month:
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Barela Family
Attendees at the Rosary for the Silver Rose
Brother Knights with our Chaplain Fr. Richard & “The Rose”
Knights in Action
Pancake Breakfast Benefit for the Dominican Sisters
On Oct. 29th
our council hosted a pancake breakfast benefit
for the Dominican Sisters of Chaparral. The breakfast
sponsored by St. Michael the Archangel 4th
Degree
Assembly 3330, but members and wives of all the councils
& assemblies in our
District were on hand to
prepare and feed the
“hungry masses” in our
parish & community.
GK Richard “The Big Sausage”
at work
All proceeds went for
building materials &
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
It’s the Holiday Season once again. Let’s
have a PARTY! Here’s something sweet & crunchy to start it off!
PUMPKIN SPICE PARTY MIX
Ingredients 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups Cinnamon Chex™ cereal
2 cups Wheat Chex™ cereal 2 cups Honey Nut Chex™ cereal
8 oz. pecans
HOW TO MAKE IT 1. In small bowl, mix brown sugar and
pumpkin pie spice; set aside. In small microwave-safe dish, microwave butter on
High about 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in vanilla. In large microwavable bowl,
mix all cereals and pecans. Pour butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring until
evenly distributed. Add sugar and spice mixture and stir until coated.
2. Microwave uncovered on High 5 minutes or until mixture begins to brown,
stirring every minute. Spread on wax paper or a cookie sheet to cool. Store in
airtight container.
TIP Do-Ahead: To ease the load of last-minute
prep, make the mix up to 2 weeks ahead and store in an airtight container.
Makes: 16 Servings
labor to refurbish the Sisters quarters in Chaparral. The
Faithful Navigator of Assembly 3330, Rick Medina said
that over a thousand dollars were raised for the needed
repairs. Big Kudus to all the Sir Knights, Knights, wives
and children who helped with the breakfast!
Past FN’s of Assembly 3330:
Jim Glasscock (foreground) &
Kerry Morley sold tickets.
Wives helped cook & make extra goodies for the breakfast
Chief Chef Al Sanchez getting his orders from the wives!
Please submit articles or pictures,
recipe, ideas for future newsletters to John Byers, Editor, [email protected].
Happy Thanksgiving
Parishioners enjoying Breakfast!!!!
Congratulations – Jason Barela
Congratulations and Big Kudus go out to Br. Jason Barela.
Not only was he selected as Knight of the Month, but he
also earned his Shining Armor Award. If you are not
familiar with this award, it is an award all NEW Knights
can earn. It is a tremendous way to get a new member
active and also honor him as an elite member of the State
Council’s membership during his first year as a Knight.
New Knights that are involved in at least 3 service
programs, attend 3 council business meeting, receive their
Third Degree, meet with their insurance representative and
recruit at least one new member – all during their first year
of membership qualify for this award.
The Shining Armor Award will be presented to Br. Jason
by our insurance agent, Matt Seltzer, at an appropriate time.
4th Degree News
Sir Knights in full Regalia from St. Michael the Archangel
Assembly 3330 marched proudly in the Veterans’ Day
Parade on Sat., Nov. 11th
. Members of all the 4th
Degree
Assemblies and 3rd
Degree Councils in our District were
invited to march beside them. Though the attendance was
small, their unit made a nice appearance in this annual
patriotic event
Insurance Corner:
Update Your Beneficiaries
Sometimes it is easy to overlook the simplest of things.
Take, for example, the beneficiaries on your life insurance
policies. If your policy was applied for and issued several
years ago, it may very well be that the person you
originally selected as the beneficiary is no longer the person
you would want to receive the policy proceeds. If you
bought the policy when you were single, for example, you
may have named your parents as beneficiaries. If you have
since married, your policies should be updated to reflect
your spouse as beneficiary. Maybe you’ve had children
since, who are not named on the policies.
Most people list a primary beneficiary, who is specifically
designated as the first in priority to receive policy proceeds.
We also encourage the naming of a contingent beneficiary,
an alternate person designated to receive policy proceeds,
usually in the event that the original beneficiary pre-
deceases the insured.
I routinely call all of my policyholders for annual review
appointments, usually near the anniversary date of your
policy – that is, the date it was originally issued. One of the
matters that I’ll discuss during this review is the status of
your beneficiary designations. If they need updating, and
they often do, I can complete the paperwork during that
appointment.
I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your
family’s needs.
Matthew Seltzer
(575) 936-7181
matthewseltzer.com
Prayers For:
Holy Father Pope Francis
Most Rev. Bishop Oscar Cantu
Msgr. John Anderson
Father Richard Catanach
Father Michael J. McGivney
Bishops, Priests, and Religious Seminarians
Vocations
The Sanctity of Life from Conception to Natural Death
The Sanctity of Traditional Marriage
Holy Cross Parishioners
Don Perry
John Byers Brother-in-Law, Robert Kinter (repose of the soul)
John Byers Sister-in-Law), Minako Byers (repose of the soul)
Joe Behnke
Manuel Chavez
Don Robinson
Richard Hoyle (safe travel)
And for the repose of the soul of Mary Slavic, a faithful servant
of Holy Cross Parish.
Please take a moment to post your own special intentions on our
Council website www.kofc9527.com
Upcoming Events: Nov. 18
th ,19
th – Posole Sales resume
Nov. 23rd
– Thanksgiving
Nov. 27th
– Next Officers Meeting 7:00 p.m. PJPII
Annex, youth meeting room
Nov. 29th
– Next Assembly 3330 4th
Degree meeting at
St. Genevieve’s Parish Hall, 7:00 p.m.
( Meeting date changed due to Thanksgiving)
Next Month Sneak Peek: Dec. 4
th - Next General Membership Meeting 7:00 p.m.
PJPII Annex, youth meeting room
Dec. 8th
- Christmas Bag Stuffing & Pot Luck
Dec. 8th
– Family Rosary, 7:00 p.m. at Holy Cross
Dec. 9th
,10th
– State Mid-Year Meeting in Deming
Dec. 25th
- Christmas
