SEPTEMBER 2020 KC Quote2020, and Padre Pio Relic 13 Knight of the Month/Family of the Month for September 2020 14 Upcoming Exemplifications/Special Fraternal Opportu-nities And Notices

KC Quote September 2020 Mt Vernon Council #5998

SEPTEMBER 2020

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Past State Deputy Bob Szerszynski , and

Bishop Burbidge, see page 12.

A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC SEE PAGE 17

Mount Vernon Council 5998 www.kofc5998.org

Council Meetings - First and Third Thursday of the Month 8592 Richmond Highway - Alexandria, VA 22309

Telephone: 703-360-1964

Fr Michael McGivney Miracle See Page 19

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In this Issue...

2 Table of Contents

3 September 2020 Calendar

4 Mount Vernon Council Directory

5 Mount Vernon Columbus Club, Inc. Directory

6 Grand Knight’s Message

7 Corporation Article

8,9,10 District Deputy’s Message

11 In Memoriam Michael John Stehn, and In Memoria Maria Maliki

12 Abortion Facility with Bishop Burbidge, August 22, 2020, and Padre Pio Relic

13 Knight of the Month/Family of the Month for September 2020

14 Upcoming Exemplifications/Special Fraternal Opportu-nities And Notices

15 Birthdays for September

16 Prayer List / Deceased

17 A Prayer For Protection In Time Of Pandemic

18 Just Thinking, Carl Eifert

19 Fraternal Benefits Corner

20 Ladies Corner and Potomac Assembly 2204

21 Looking Ahead to October

Note: Scheduled Events may be subject to cancella-tion due to the current sta-tus of the Corona Virus which cannot be projected

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Council Calendar – The Council Calendar is being maintained and is up to date on our Council website. KofC5998.org Please take a look ahead and mark your calendars for the events you don’t want to miss! Tip: On our website you can forward the calendar ahead a month at a time and

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Notes:

For more up to date information on our latest events, access our website at www.kofc5998.org

Council Calendar – The Council Calendar is being maintained and is up to date on our Council website. KofC5998.org Please take a look ahead and mark your calendars for the events you don’t want to miss! Tip: On our website you can forward the calendar ahead a month at a time and see what is scheduled

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Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 7:30pm Char-ity, Unity, and Fraternity Ex-emplification at Good Shepherd

3 6:30 Council

Officers Meeting Council Rosary 7:30pm Council Business Meeting 8pm, and Reception for New Knights 9pm

4 Friday

Bingo 7pm

5 -Spiritual Re-flection - Zoom, -Abortion Facili-ty Prayer 9-12, -First Saturday Patriotic Rosary at 11am.

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Labor Day

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11

Bingo 7pm

12 -Spiritual

Reflection-Zoom 7:30-9am, -Abortion Facili-ty Prayer 9-12, -Ladies Luncheon w/ GK At Council Hall, 1pm

13 St Louis Pancake Breakfast (Cancelled)

14 7pm Corporation Business Meeting

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Newsletter Articles Due

16 17

18 Bingo 7pm

19 -Spiritual Re-flection - Zoom, -Abortion Facili-ty Prayer 9-12.

20 GS Pancake

Breakfast Cancelled)

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25 Bingo 7pm

26 -Spiritual Re-flection - Zoom, -Abortion Facili-ty Prayer 9-12.

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28 7:30

4th Degree Assembly #2204 Monthly Meeting

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September 2020


Council Directory Fraternal Year 2019– 2020

Program Director SK Steve Piscitelli 703-768-4957 **Faith Director Kevin Moran **Family Director TBD Youth Director Thomas Canning 571-722-6050 **Community Director SK Dan Rinzel 703-360-4627 **Life Director SK Richard Hayden Good Shepherd Roundtable Chairman SK PGK PFN Herbert Ray Duff St. Louis Roundtable Chairman SK FDD PGK PFN Jim McCracken 703-960-4546 KOVAR Alfred Rodriguez Jr. 202-746-6800 Lawrence Miller 703-472-7180 Mike Sprung 703-851-7574 KCIC Alfred Rodriguez Jr. 202-746-6800 Lawrence Miller 703-472-7180 Mike Sprung 703-851-7574 Vocations Alfred Rodriguez Jr. 202-746-6800 Publication & Public Relations KC Quote - Philip Twumasi 703-362-8041 SK Carl Eifert, SK PGK PFN Herbert Ray Duff, and Renee Duff [email protected] Photographer—SK FDD PGK PFN Jim McCracken

Communications Program Director -

Tim Kelly 703-310-4282

Webmaster/Media Director -

SK PGK Robert K. Reynolds 703-623-0379

Bar

SK PGK PFN Robert T Reynolds 703-439-7490

Bowling

Tim McCauley 703-922-7149

Memorials Director

SK PGK John J. Daly 703-360-5812

The KC Quote is the Mount Vernon Council #5998, Knights of Columbus newsletter published 12 times a year for members, their families, and their

Chaplain Rev Thomas Ferguson 703-780-4055 Grand Knight SK Maurice Chau 703-220-6185 [email protected] Deputy Grand Knight SK Steve Piscitelli 703-768-4957 [email protected] Chancellor Alfred Rodriguez Jr. 202-746-6800 Financial Secretary SK William McGuirk 703-300-0929 Recorder Eugene Maggioncalda 703-921-9143 Warden SK Dan Rinzel 703-360-4627 Treasurer Jason Rastovski 574-210-9729 Lecturer SK Paul Kayanan 571-276-7894 Advocate SK 2PGK PFN Steve Smith 703-627-8399 Outside Guard Joe Zelinka 703-360-0322 Inside Guard Tim Kelly 703-310-4282 Trustees 3 Year SK PGK Joe Graf 703-473-0372 2 Year SK 2PGK Leo McCormick 202-213-1789 1 Year SK PGK Robert K. Reynolds703-623-0379 Insurance Field Agent BR Daniel Garrigan 703-494-0967 [email protected] 1st Degree Team Captain SK John Michals 703-587-3901 Membership Director SK PGK PFN Robert T. Reynolds 703-439-7490 Retention Director DGK SK Steve Piscitelli 703-768-4957 1st to 3rd Committee SK PGK PFN Robert T Reynolds 703-439-7490 Snack Bar Manager SK PGK PFN Robert T Reynolds 703-439-7490


Mount Vernon Columbus Club, Inc.

www.mvkofcclubinc.org

Committee Chairmen

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD GK SK Maurice Chau 703-220-6185

PRESIDENT SK PGK John J. Daly 703-472-2080 VICE PRESIDENT Andy Rodgers 703-296-5041 SECRETARY SK Kerry McCabe 703-577-9704 TREASURER Alex Amari 571-257-9480 ASST TREASURER Bill Burns 703-768-1271 DIRECTORS Brian Green 703-283-8322 John Hannon 540-538-3139 SK Richard Hayden 703-799-2646 SK 2PGK Michael J. Murphy 571-435-0289

BINGO SK Larry Dietrick 703-799-4193 BUDGET & FINANCE BY LAWS Brian Green 703-283-8322 CHARITY SK 2PGK Michael J. Murphy 571-435-0289 CREDENTIALS John Hannon 540-538-3139 FACILITY MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS Mark Busse 703 597-5790 LONG RANGE PLANNING NOMINATIONS SK Richard Hayden 703-799-2646 Construction/Planning Audit Committee SK PGK PFN Herbert Ray Duff 703-780-1822 SK John Dougherty 571-228-9567 SK Robert K Reynolds 703-626-0379

Officers & Directors

FACILITIES/BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR

Eileen Young Phone: 703-360-1964 Ext 1

FAX: 703-360-2457

HOSPITALITY MANAGER/ SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR

Kathy Chau


August has been a fruitful month! On its first day, we teamed with Good Shepherd Catholic Church and the Fair-fax County Health Department to offer COVID-19 testing in our hall. The event was featured on August 20 in the Arlington Catholic Herald in an article written by Mike Murphy (see the article at https://www.catholicherald.com/News/Local.News/Knights host COVID-19 testing/)

We had four Fridays of Bingo (when this article was written) and met for Saturday prayer/rosary at the Landmark area abortion facility that include a mass on August 15 and on August 22 Bishop Burbidge blessed the mobile ul-trasound equipment. On a sad note, we learned of the death of Maria Maliki, wife of our late Brother Stan, on Au-gust 18, as well as Brother Knight Michael John Stehn on July 9.

A special thank you is extended to District Deputy, Joe Tiago, for his support of our Council. He frequently helps as a bingo floor worker and also provided input on the previously mentioned article covering the COVID-19 testing that really enhanced it. Thank you.

Looking ahead, please join us in the coming weeks for the Charity, Unity, and Fraternity degree at Good Shep-herd (September 2, 7:30 p.m.), Bingo (every Friday evening, please consider volunteering!!), and the 54-day No-vena. Ladies of the Council, mark your calendars and attend a luncheon on September 12 1:00 p.m. with the GK in the Council Hall.

As some of you may know, I’ve worked as a Fairfax County Elections Official over the past four years, serving at headquarters, as well as with satellite voting and onsite during Elections Day. Here are three options to help you exercise your civic duty and vote

Satellite Absentee in Person Voting is available to all Virginia residents no reason needed for voting early!

Fairfax County

September 20-October 13 at the Fairfax County Governmental Center, Conference Rooms 2 & 3; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. From October 14- 31, hours are extended to 7 p.m., with 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Saturdays. October 14-31, at 14 locations throughout the County. The closest Alexandria sites are the Mount Vernon Governmental Center (2511 Parkers Lane) and the Franconia Governmental Center (6121 Franconia Road). Hours are 1:00-7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Satur-days.

Prince William County, voting starts September 18.

Stafford County voting begins 45 days before the election at the Registrar Office, 1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford, VA 22555.

Mail Absentee Ballot. Request an absentee ballot from your County Registrar. Mail your ballot as soon as pos-sible because it must be received by the Registrar by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Vote in Person at your precinct on Election Day from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Vivat Jesus,

Maurice


Mount Vernon Columbus Club, Inc.

John Daly

Brothers, Greetings from your Corporation Board of Directors. After a slight delay caused by the COVID virus the newly con-stituted Board was able to meet in early August to elect our officers for this fraternal year. They are as follows: President – John Daly Vice President – Andy Rogers Secretary – Kerry McCabe Treasurer – Alex Amari Assistant Treasurer – Bill Burns Charity Committee – Past President Mike Murphy By-laws – Brian Green Credentials – John Hannon Nominations – Rich Hayden Throughout the course of this year we want to hear your ideas and vision for how the Corporation can continue to improve to better serve the membership, the community and those in need. If you see any of us, please feel free to share your thoughts – just don’t yell at us. We’re all trying our best! We are pleased to report that under the leadership of our BINGO Management team led by Larry Dietrick, his wife Debbie and Tim McCauley, ably assisted by our office staff, we have been able to get BINGO up and running again. Conducted in accordance with all applicable guidelines, BINGO is off to a fast start, helping off-set some of the loss-es we have incurred since March. Last year, under the leadership of Mike Murphy, the Board was able to bring to conclusion projects that often dated back to the Presidencies of John Dougherty and Joe Graf. We relined the parking lot, installed a new air condition-er on the roof, upgraded the BINGO boards to high definition televisions, Andy Rogers and Mark Busse led up-grades to our security system and President Murphy and PGK Rob Reynolds helped install a new wi-fi network while Persnickety Painters repainted the interior of the Hall. Hopefully you have noticed some of these changes. Our sense is that 2020-2021 will include upgrades that might not be as obvious. We know we need to plan to redo the roof, at considerable expense. We are also aware that the parking lot needs a watchful eye. We’ve had in-creased expenses in areas such as office staff salaries on down to pest control. Our initial thought for this year is that we need to be good stewards of our resources, particularly going into the winter months, to better understand what path nature will take us on concerning the pandemic. And lest we never forget our commitment to support your charities through BINGO revenue. Regardless of what the future holds, do know that the Board of Directors is committed to working hard for you through these “interesting” times. Should you ever have a question or concern please reach out to one of us or, better yet, attend our meetings on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Hall. Respectfully, John J. Daly

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!

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May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts, that we may know what is the hope that belongs to our call. (See Ephesians 1: 17-18) Worthy Brother Knights of District 13, peace be with you! As we continue attempts to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world and in our community of faith in particular, as we try to find a way to accommodate our “new normal”, to date, we have explored different options and implemented many new ways of conducting our daily lives and businesses. As Knights, we’re always called to serve others in need regardless of the circumstances, and to ever exemplify the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. Charity is our greatest principle and in difficult times, when our neighbors, our brothers, our community of faith, our coun-try, and the world are hurting the most, that’s when we as Knights are needed the most. I encourage all my Brother Knights of District 13 to consider a charitable act at least weekly, no matter how small or insignificant we may think that act may be. In fact, there’s no small act of charity, and charity can be expressed in various forms and forums, beginning in our own homes. One of the foremost highlights in the month of August was the 138th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus during which Supreme Knight Carl Anderson reflected on the current fraternal year that he char-acterized as “Knights of Columbus Year of Fraternity”. He also touched us on the call we have as Knights, reminding us of our commitment to be a brother as we claim membership in the Knights of Columbus: “We’re brothers who see all those who suffer, all those in need as our brothers. Brotherhood is a commit-ment of the heart.” In this spirit, I encourage all of us to continue to recruit eligible catholic men to be a brother in the Knights of Columbus, and retain them to continue to be active in our Order in responding to our call to serve and to leave no neighbors behind. District 13 has a couple of opportunities to join the Order in September. I encourage the district councils, to the extent possible, to send candidates to the September Knighthood Exemplification Degrees that will be held on Wednesday September 2nd at 7:30pm at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, and Saturday September 26th at 6:00pm at the Fort Belvoir Woodlawn Chapel. The District leadership team has been busy despite the pandemic in assuring monthly coverage for council meetings and coordinating other activities, in addition to a few events that I ’d like to highlight below. I had the privilege to participate in a very successful event sponsored by Mount Vernon Council 5998, a Targeted Community COVID-19 testing on August 1st. The council-hosted event was spearheaded by Good Shepherd Catholic Church’s Hispanic Ministry in partnership with the Fairfax County Health Depart-ment to provide testing for over 250 residents within the community. An article was published in the August 20th issue of the Arlington Catholic Herald highlighting the event.

I also participated in an event with Bishop Burbidge and Immediate Past State Deputy Bob Szerszynski, the blessing of the new 4D ultrasound machine co-purchased by Mount Vernon Council 5998 and Ascen-sion Council 9285 for A Best Choice Mobile Ultrasound & Pregnancy Resource Center. The event was held on August 22nd in the parking lot adjacent to an abortion clinic, the Alexandria Women's Health Clinic. Several dozen people participated in the event.


District Deputy Article (continued)

FDD Frank Guest helped coordinate a request from Father Mathias Njong, a priest who served almost 5 years as chaplain at the Pentagon and has come to the end of his contract. Thanks to Springfield Coun-cil 6153 and Mount Vernon Council 5998 for donating a total of 8 Knights of Columbus soccer balls to Father Mathias for the youth ministry in his home country of Cameroon. Appreciation also goes to PGK Mike Murphy of Mount Vernon Council 5998 and Chris Krisinger, a parishioner of Saint Mary of Sorrows for donating an embroidered Knight of Columbus polo shirt with Fr. Mathias name and council on it. I have also served as a volunteer to several Bingo events hosted by Mount Vernon Council 5998 every Friday in support of the many charitable activities they support. I went there four times this month and there was an average of about 100 bingo players each time. I encourage other councils to participate in this fun and charitable event as schedule allows. A kudos to Saint Lawrence Council 9407 for swiftly initiating a plea to State Deputy Brian Ripple just a day after the explosion in Beirut that killed more than 200 and injured thousands, asking for support from Supreme to assist the most impacted by the tragedy. Thanks to SD Brian who immediately elevated the is-sue to Supreme, I was pleased to be on the notification that the Knights of Columbus is making a $250,000 donation in support of the relief effort in Lebanon. The Degree team of Springfield Council 6153 was selected by SD Brian Ripple to conduct virtual online ex-emplifications for the State Council. I’m very please with this recognition and I look forward to participating in the first online exemplification ceremony led by the Springfield team to be scheduled sometimes in Septem-ber. Springfield Council 6153 also supported a successful food drive this month at St. Bernadette for the St. Lucy Project. 6076 lbs of food was collected, $215 in cash donation, and $50 in gift card. St. Lucy Pro-ject is operated by Catholic Charities and connects food resources with local pantries that distribute food directly to their neighbors. One of the key requirements for selected Knights of Columbus leaders is to complete training for the safe environment program. The Knights of Columbus Safe Environment Program is operated in conjunction with PRAESIDIUM, which specializes in preventing sexual abuse in organizations that serve youth and vulnerable adults. I congratulate Fort Belvoir Council 11170 for leading the way in District 13 by ensuring that all of the required leadership of their council is 100 percent compliant with the requirement of SAFE Environment. Looking forward to 100 percent compliance for all District 13 councils in the coming weeks. Continuing to pray the rosary is an important part of our call as Knights, and I was pleased to participate in the Rosary for Life held by Fort Belvoir Council 11170 this month. Each council is facing different challenges as imposed by local restrictions during this pandemic. United as a Supreme to assist the most impacted by the tragedy. Thanks to SD Brian who immediately elevated the issue to Supreme, I was pleased to be on the no-tification that the Knights of Columbus is making a $250,000 donation in support of the relief effort in Leba-non. Our district leadership has been coordinating with the Abbate Agency regarding a potential districtwide Fra-ternal Benefit Night and I’m pleased to report that we have agreed on Wednesday October 28th at 7:00pm for the event. The event will have both in-person and virtual options and we’ll gather at Mount Vernon Council 5998 for those planning to attend in person. I hope for maximum participation from each council given the flexibility offered by the event. More information forthcoming with additional logistics, including how to register for the event.

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District Deputy Article (continued)

I’d like to congratulate the following Brother Knights for their election to the positions below: District 13 Nominator: IPGK Don Howell, Springfield Council 6153. Alternate District 13 Nominator: PGK Joe McDonnell, Springfield Council 6153. The District Nominator assists the district delegation in the discernment process to determine the next set of lead-ers for the Virginia State Council and to select the delegates to the Supreme Convention. Looking ahead As previously mentioned above, I look forward to your participation in the upcoming exemplification ceremonies. Regarding the district soccer challenge, we’re still planning for October 17th with a rain date of October 25th. FDD Dave Lewis is still working to firm up the location as we were declined the original location due to COVID-19 re-strictions. In September/October some councils will be hosting their soccer challenge competitions. Whenever possible I encourage the GKs to coordinate on joint council events if they’re unable to host theirs due to COVID-19 restrictions. Alternatively, during the district event we’ll also offer the opportunity for athletes to compete for both council and district events if their councils were unable to host one. More on this to follow. The Virginia State quarterly meeting will be held virtually on October 10th. This is a great opportunity to join the conversation at the State level without the need to travel. Fr. Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut. On this same day of the beatification will be held the Virtual Fourth Degree Exemplification Ceremony, and Sir Knights will be able to watch the ceremony on EWTN later in the day. I’d like to highly encourage our fellow Brother Knights that are 3rd Degree members of our Order, to take advantage of this rare opportunity to get their patriotic degree within the comfort of their homes on this memorable day. This is a great opportunity without any travel involved, to join our District 13 Sir Knight Brothers within our 2 Assemblies: Potomac Assembly 2204 and Marian Assembly 2331 as proud Catholic American citizens. The num-ber of participants is limited to 250 so please contact your Grand Knight or Financial Secretary ASAP if interested. Looking forward to a successful Fraternal Benefit Night on October 28th. Best to you and your families. “Help one another. This is what Jesus teaches us. This is what I do. And I do it with my heart.” Pope Francis. Vivat Jesus! Joe Tiago, PGK, PFN, DD13


IN MEMORIAM

MICHAEL JOHN STEHN

September 30, 1971 — July 9, 2020 Mike, age 48, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Thurs-day July 9th, 2020. Born on September 30, 1971 in Mineola, New York to Jim and Joan Stehn, Mike spent his childhood between Leominster, Massachusetts and Germany, where he ultimately graduated from Ayer High School in Massachu-setts.After graduating high school, Mike joined the US Army where his sense of adventure thrived from joining the Air-

borne Division to traveling all over South East Asia. While he was in the Army, Bailey was born and he enjoyed flying her out to any assignment he could, whether in Arizona or Korea. Through the Army he was also lucky to meet the love of his life, Krista, who supported him through his deployment to Iraq and then moved to Hawaii where Connor was born. Mike retired from the Army in 2011, after over 20 years of service as a Counterintelligence Officer.Shortly after retire-ment, Krista, Connor and Mike moved to Alexandria, Virginia. Mike joined Deloitte in November of 2015 and served there, in the Defense, Security and Justice Sector.Mike was a longtime fan of the New York Yankees and all things

baseball and he passed the love of the sport on to Connor. Mike was able to stay involved in baseball by serving as the official score keeper for the Alexandria Aces and by helping out however he was needed at Prime Time where Connor

plays. Mike enjoyed spending as much time as he could with his family, from attending Connor’s school and sports events to flying across the country to attend Dad’s weekend at WSU with Bailey to attending concerts and attempting to eat at all of the DC top 100 restaurants with Krista. He found the balance between work and home life so that he would never miss a memory making moment.Mike is survived by wife, Krista, daughter, Bailey, son, Connor, father, Jim and

brother, Jeff.A Memorial Service was held on July 30, 2020 at St. John Neumann Church, 11900 Lawyers Road, Reston, VA, https://saintjn.org/.Interment will occur at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.In honor of Mike’s life his family

has creates a memorial video which may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO694Vzd8Oc.

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IN MEMORIAM

MARIA MALICKI

March 22, 1922 — August 23, 2020 Maria MALICKI was born on March 14, 1922 and passed away on August

18, 2020 and was under the care of Demaine Funeral Home. Visitation was held on August 23, 2020 at Demaine Funer-

al Home, 520 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA. Funeral Service was held on August 24, 2020 at 10:30 am at St. Mary

Basilica, 310 S Royal Street, Alexandria, VA.

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Abortion Facility with Bishop Burbidge, August 22, 2020

Bishop Burbidge came to bless the mobile ultrasound equipment. The visit included a rosary and a good group of brothers and family present. The immediate Past State Deputy Bob Szerszynski repre-sented the State Deputy Brian Ripple.

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Padre Pio Relic at St. Mary Basilica August 20, 2020


KNIGHT OF THE MONTH – AUGUST 2020

FAMILY OF THE MONTH– AUGUST 2020

Michael Murphy is the Knight of the Month.Â He served as the Corporation President last year 2019 to 2020 where the annual meeting was delayed until July and he led with strength for our Corporation and working to tackle all the activities and lack of activities during the March to July 2020 timeframe. A He was instrumental in accepting the COVID 19 tests and the use of the hall to con-duct these test a commitment to our Community and support of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, who asked us to be the site for these tests conducted by the Fairfax County Health Department. Michael even volunteered to staff the hall during the testing for a double shift. He led the efforts to make the hall and the property a greater place, including planting flowers.

SK Richard Hayden, Denise, and Kyle Hayden, Family of Month.

Richard has been meeting at the Abortion Facility in Alexandria every Saturday for the rosary, and prayers. Father Stephen Imbarrato (from New Mexico), a travelling priest conducted mass in his trailer on August 15th and came back the following week when Bishop Burbidge came to bless the mobile ultrasound equipment. There were a good number of people including the Virginia Knights of Columbus Immediate Past State Dep-uty Robert Szerszynski. As will as many Knights and parishioners from Good Shepherd, Saint Louis, and Saint Mary Basilica like PGK Steve Teslick. We even had a photogra-pher from the Columbian Magazine. For Richard, this effort is after spending Friday night at Bingo as the cashier. He even had coffee, hot chocolate, pastries available with the Bishops visit.


Upcoming Exemplifications

We had a Charity, Unity, and Fraternity exemplification on September 2, 2020 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church. We will also have one in early October at the Council Chamber. The remain-ing three will be on December 2, February 3, and May 5 at Good Shepherd Catholic church at 7:30pm, with 7pm arrival by the candidates. If you are interested and want to participate, please send GK Maurice Chau an email ([email protected]) and he will send you the information to register, participate and become a Knight of our Order. __________________________________________________________________________

Bread for Our Brothers is looking for help sorting bread on Friday afternoons for 2 - 3 hours, at the Hall. Also need drivers for Saturday & Monday deliveries. For more information contact PGK Jim McCracken, at 703-593-4546 or [email protected].

Special Fraternal Opportunities and Notices

For more up to date information on our latest events, access our website at www.kofc5998.org Please like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. You can find links on our website!!!!

BINGO Volunteers and Snack Bar Volunteers earn an hourly wage applicable toward a chari-ty of their choice. Volunteer Knights and Volunteer Family members and friends may come to Co-lumbus Club Hall on the first Sunday of the month at 2pm, or any Friday of the month at 7pm to see how they can assist our Bingo and Snack Bar operations. The proceeds from Bingo pay the bills for our Columbus Club facility as well as support for over 80 different charities in the communi-ty. Bingo and Snack Bar Contacts: Larry Dietrick is Bingo Chairman 703-799-4193 Robert T Reynolds overall Snack Bar Manager 703-799-7260, Jim McCracken in charge of Snack Bar alternating Fridays 703-960-4546 Marvin Spychaj in charge of Snack Bar alternating Fridays 703-780-3498

Council Calendar – The Council Calendar is being maintained and is up to date on our Council website. Please take a look and mark your calendars for the events you don’t want to miss! www.kofc5998.org

St Joseph Covenant Keepers, a group that promotes Catholic family values in men, meets in our Knights Lounge on Saturdays from 7:30 am to 9 am. For more information please contact: SK 2PGK Leo McCormick at 202-213-1789 or email: [email protected]

mailto:703-593-4546/[email protected]


NAME DATE Donald P Britcliffe 2 Eric P. Schmalz 2 Rev. Paul T. Lamb 3 Deacon Patrick A. Quelette 3 Stephen W. Kullinski 4 F. Moises Loza 4 Anthony M. Dearduff 6 John J. Dina 7 Karl B. Knoublauch 8 John Lane Jr. 8 Nicholas L. Bona 10 Thomas J. Doherty Jr. 10 Michae J. Murphy 10 Sebastian J. Carrado 11 George W. Davies 11 Michael E. Bennett 12 John J. Hannon 15 Richard T. Hayden 17

NAME DATE

Thomas V. Kireilis 20 Orly E.Verdesoto 20 Walter Matthew Cekala 21 Most Rev. Macram Max Gassis 21 Michael F. Dorman 22 Kevin L. McGinley 22 Willian D. Murphy 22 George L. Tanner 23 Paul Begovich 24 Steven E. Maceda 24 Gregory F. Holden 25 David H. Lohman 25 Eric M. Schoennauer 26 Timothy D. Kelly 27 Peter K. Nganga 27 Andrew J. Beatty 29 Steve Overton 29

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS


Prayer List

Pray for Brothers and their families who are sick or in need: SK Dutch Anderson SK Michael and Margaret Argo SK Bruno Bottcher Susana Bottcher, SK Bruno Bottcher’s mom SK Bob Botto Lois Bowman Aurora & Ramon Caraq, widow SK David Patrick Conron Hsu, Becky’s parents Johanna Dietrick, SK Larry Dietrick’s mother SK Ray Duff and Renee Duff Pat Dzanis SK Carl Eifert, and Bette Jo Eifert Father Wilheim Ettner Tom Fahey recovery from surgeries/procedures Susan Fecher Pat Finn Prayers for Father Tom and Joe Ferguson’s father SK Freddie Flowers Brother Bishop Gassis SK PGK Ernie and Connie Graves Dr Fred Grello, Steve Smith’s Uncle SK Reyes Guerra Fr Mike Hann, resident of GS Ken Hrechka Magda Holmes, and SK David Holmes Marty Kelly and niece Ashley Tim Kelly’s wife Debra broken ribs Marilyn Kempton, grandmother to PGK Robert K Reynolds SK Robert Kopasz Rich Koslow Jim Krebs Fr Stanley Krempa, Retired, Falls Church, VA

Carol McCracken, sister-in-law of Jim McCracken Joan Murphy, SK 2PGK Michael Murphy’s mother Matulich family (does anyone know of them?) Art McCormick SK Paul Mehler Harriet and SK Christopher Moore Patricia Moran SK David Noon and wife Pat Tofi Owen SK Vic Perez SK Jeff Petrino SK Bud Powers for health and recovery Padama Reilly,7,granddaughter PGK Jim Reilly & Janis (tumor of eye) PGK Robert T. Reynolds Pam Rubin, wife of SK PGK Larry Clark SK Donald Rogan & Son Donald Rogan Jr Gretchen Reilly, daughter of James Reilly SK Fred “Fritz” Scheuren SK Randy Schlosser Sean Sansbury, grandson of SK John Dougherty Bob Schwenk’s niece, (Name?) and her daughter Ariel Paul Kayanan Patty Shanahan of GSCC and friend of Paul Sonosky Amy Snyder, Larry Dietrick’s niece Cheryl Masaitis-Spychaj,& children Kristin, Charity, Jennifer, & Joseph John and Dorothy Thibeau Nelly Verdosoto, mother of Brother Orly Verdosoto Robert Vermont, father of Dave Vermont, son-in-law of SK Bud Powers Jim Winkler Eleanor Wood Christine Zuniga, wife of GK Fred Zuniga, Ft. Belvoir Council

The following Brothers, relatives and close friends are in need of your prayers. Please pray for them and the other personal intentions of our Brother Knights.

To be placed on or taken off of the Prayer List, please contact the editor of the KC Quote, Philip Twumasi , [email protected] Thank

Pray for the repose of the souls of our beloved de-ceased: Ronald Barckhoff SK Pete Butler Jr. (Oct 3, 2019) Maria Ciociola, Jim Batchelder's sister

PGK Joe Deem, friend of PGK Kevin Moran

Dorothy Healy and the Healy Family

SK Jay Landreth 2019

Tim McCauley’s father—Paul McCauley

Maria Malicki widow of BrotherStan Malicki —August

2020

May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God

Fr Cornelius O’Brien—Sep 2019

Edna Lenz, grandmother to

SK PGK Robert K. Reynolds 2019

Betty Lowman

Stephanie Koslow and for Koslow Family

Mary Mag

Richard Scheber

Donna Ziant


O Mary, you always brighten our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith. O loving Mother, you know what we need, and we are confident you will provide for us as at Cana in Galilee. Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician, for those who have fallen ill, for those who are vulnerable, and for those who have died. Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health and safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick and seeking a cure.

Help us, O Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who took upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross, to the glory of the Resurrection. Amen.

Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God. In our needs, despise not our petitions, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen. Adapted from the prayer of Pope Francis KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ER FOR PROTECTION

A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC

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Just thinking . . .

Golden Rule Long Lustrous

A score or more of U.S. cities, most notably Portland, Oregon, have witnessed prolonged rioting and looting. Some downtowns experienced borderline anarchy with bloody attacks on police. A few police forces stood by without even defending persons or property. Inexplicably, a couple of mayors let chaos prevail uninhibited. Obviously, perps ignored the Golden Rule disrupting civil tranquility and legitimate commerce. While others peacefully demonstrated for particular causes such as racial equity, why did the mili-tants use those protests as cover for breaking into stores and stripping them of merchandise, and then setting them ablaze? Their motives must be held suspect. The Lord gave Moses a set of rules expanding the Ten Commandments that included this one: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” [Lv 19:18] Jesus, in his Sermon on the Mount, taught, “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.

This is the law and the prophets.” [Mt 7:12] And again, “Do to others as you would have them

do to you.” [Lk 6:31] Those are examples of the Golden Rule taught in Judaism and Christianity. But other forms of the same exhortation appear in 12 other religions including Islam, 2 new religious movements, 2 Afri-can, and another 2 secular religions. Other versions are found in humanism and existentialism, plus social sciences and economics. And other forms of the rule have also been found in the ancient writings of Egypt, India, Greece, Persia, and Rome. In an Egyptian story, The Eloquent Peasant (c.2040-1650 BC), a goddess named Ma’at says, "Now this is the command: Do to the doer to make him do." A papyrus (c.664-323 BC) puts a neg-ative spin on the Golden Rule, "That which you hate to be done to you, do not do to another."

In the face of such a history, it might be assumed that a lot of people around the globe know the Golden Rule intuitively even if, very likely, they can’t quote a version of it. If that assumption is true, then surely some of the lawbreakers who devastate urban neighborhoods these days are wilfully harming their fellow human beings. Are public school students taught the Golden Rule? Not too likely. An online search turned up lit-tle. Almost 77 million students attend such schools; the Golden Rule Project reported only 15,550 of those multi-millions were taught the rule in 2017. Several sites urge parents to teach it to their children. Mom and dad giving good-example must bestow lifelong benefits on their offspring. The Golden Rule obviously is also religious. But its history shows it comes close to being a trait of humanity. Suppressed, perhaps, but not gone. Were that not true, earlier domestic peace would not have been recognized as the normal condition. Of course, U.S. history records such disorders as the Pullman car strike, the end to the veterans’ bonus march, the sit-down strikes, and other labor riots, the race riots. The very idea of civilization depends on most people keeping the Golden Rule. The me-generation of not too long ago was critiqued for its selfishness. For Catholics, the do-unto-others way of life is Jesus’ teaching. Our Father reminds those praying of this fundamental rule. The fifth of the Lord’s own prayer’s six sentences pleads, “And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

Carl Eifert


Prayer for Vocations

Heavenly Father, bless your Church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers, and sisters. Give those you have called to the married state and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the

world, the special graces that their lives require. Form us all in the likeness of your Son so that in Him, with Him and through Him, we may love you

more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary we ask this through Christ Lord. Amen.

Vocations Committee, Supreme Council, Knights of Columbus

The McGivney Prayer

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor. Through the example of his life and virtue may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast. We humbly ask that you glorify your venerable servant Father Michael J. McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (here make your request). Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

MIRACLE APPROVED! FATHER MCGIVNEY TO BE BEATIFIED! On May 27, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis approved the promulgation of a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of the founder of the Knights of Columbus, Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney. The pope’s action means that Father McGivney can be declared “Blessed,” the step just prior to sainthood. An additional miracle attributed to Father McGivney’s intercession will be required for his canonization as a saint. The miracle recognized as coming through Father McGivney’s intercession involved an unborn child in the United States who in 2015 was healed in utero of a life-threatening condition after prayers by his family to Father McGivney.


Ladies Corner This month we celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8. To help us honor Our Lady—and to treat us, too—the Grand Knight and Brother Knights will serve us lunch on Saturday, September 12, beginning at 1 p.m., in the hall. Featured on the menu is pork tenderloin, as well as all the trimmings. (They will even do the dishes!) Please phone in your reservation to 703-360-1964, option 3.

I would be remiss if I didn’t note the passing of Maria Maliki, wife of the late Brother Stan Mal-iki, on August 18. Recognized as one of the Grand Ladies of this Council, she was born in 1922 in Eastern Europe and experienced the tumult of World War II firsthand. She told me that during the war, she met Stan. After the war, they married and emigrated to the United States and subsequently began a long chapter with the Council. May the angels lead you into paradise; may the martyrs receive you at your arrival and lead you to the holy city Jerusalem!

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Worthy SKs of Potomac Assembly, The next Assembly meetings are scheduled below. Try our new website at https/www.assembly2204.org/

Patriotism, SK PGK FN Larry Clark.

Day of week date event September 2020

Saturday 5 Patriotic Rosary at 11:00 am

Monday 28 Officers Meeting at 7:00 pm and Business Meeting At 7:30pm OCTOBER 2020

Saturday 3 Patriotic Rosary at 11:00 am

Saturday 24 Patriotic Rosary at 10:30 am at St. Mary Basilica with flag

Retirement ceremony

Monday 26 Officers Meeting at 7:00 pm and Business Meeting At 7:30pm NOVEMBER 2020

Saturday 7 Patriotic Rosary at 11:00 am at 5998

Monday 23 Officers Meeting at 7:00 pm and Business Meeting At 7:30pm

Potomac Assembly 2204


October 2020

1 Thursday 630pm 730pm 8pm

Officers Meeting Rosary Council Meeting

Officer Faith Director GK

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Friday 7pm Bingo Bingo Chairman

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Saturday 7:30am Spiritual Reflection—Saint Joseph’s Covent Keepers

Faith Director

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Saturday 9am-12pm

Abortion Facility Rosary and Prayer Life Director

4 First Sunday 2pm Bingo Bingo Chairman

10 Saturday 8am Quarterly State Meeting—Virtual GK

10 Saturday 12pm Ladies Of The Council Monthly Luncheon—Brown Bag

Bingo Chairman

12 Monday TBD Columbus Day—Youth Dodgeball/Soccer Challenge at St. Louis

Youth Director

12 Monday 7pm Corporation Board Meeting

Corporation Board

17 Saturday 3-8pm Social—Oktoberfest Council Director

24 Saturday 8am District Soccer Challenge at Bishop Ireton

Youth Director

26 Monday 730 pm Potomac Assembly Business Meeting

Report of Council

28 Wednesday 5-7pm District Fraternal Benefits Night GK and District Deputy

31 Saturday 11am Fourth Degree Exemplification—Virtual in the Lounge

GK and FN

31 Saturday 2pm Children’s Halloween Party (Cancelled)

Family Director

A LOOK AHEAD AT THE ACTIVITIES OF October 2020

Events in the next month are subject to change.

From the GK. The Arlington Catholic Herald had an article about the CIVID 19 Tests conducted at our Council hall on August 1, 2020. I would like to thank Good Shepherd for hosting this event with the Fairfax County Health Department. I would also like to thank SK 2PGK Michael Murphy (immediate past corporation president), and SK PGK Johm Daly (immediate past corporation vice president, and now corporation president for their support and recommendation to use the hall to conduct the COVID 19 tests. The article was written by Michael Murphy and enhanced by District Deputy Joe Tiego. The article is available at the following website: https://www.catholicherald.com/News/Local.News/Knights host COVID-19 testing/


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SEPTEMBER 2020 KC Quote2020, and Padre Pio Relic 13 Knight of the Month/Family of the Month for September 2020 14 Upcoming Exemplifications/Special Fraternal Opportu-nities And Notices