The Compass – April/May 2011 from Knights of Columbus Council 697

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Knights of Columbus Council 697

O n March 11, an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, left

thousands dead or missing. Japan is a nation in pain! At the other end of the world, in Libya, we have a leader who is killing his own people; another nation that is in pain. I have to ask myself, can I make any sense out of this suffering? Is there any value in suffering?

People suffer all kinds of pain, whether it is physical or psychological. We need to know more about the mean-ing of suffering and how it fits in with our way of being with God.

Of-ten I have heard in my ministry from people who are suffering, “What did I do wrong?” “I try to live a good life; why do I have to suffer?” To understand the theology of suffering, we have to understand the word Redemp-tion. Redemption conveys the idea of a price or ransom paid to free someone from some kind of bondage.

In the Old Testament, the Jews were liberated or “redeemed” from the Egyptians. In the New Testament, Jesus’ whole life was redemptive; culminating in his death, Resurrection and Ascension that we call the “Paschal Mystery” or one saving act that is spelled out in History. We enter into that Saving Act (Paschal Mystery) sacramentally, in particular, the sacrifice of the Mass.

When we enter into the suffering and death of Jesus, it gives meaning to our own suffering and death. We are one with Christ through Baptism! Therefore,

To Understand Suffering Supporting Vocations to the Priesthood

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knights of columbus council 697 www.kofc697.org racine, wisconsin

I n Persona Christi. These three words

should be close to the heart of each knight of Columbus. from the earliest days of our Order in 1882, the mission of the knights of Columbus has been closely tied to our holy priests.

One need look no further than Venerable father Michael J. McGivney to understand why we knights are called to support, uphold, defend and honor our holy priests.

One of the most important jobs we do is to support vocations to the priesthood. Our annual RSVP grant supports a seminarian studying for the priesthood at St. francis de Sales Seminary.

On May 21, our most recent recipient, Javier Guativa, will be ordained at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwau-kee. Javier will celebrate his first Mass on May 22 at St. Richard Catholic Church in Racine. We are honored to have played a role in deacon Javier’s preparations for Holy Orders.

We had a double blessing at the April council meeting, when we approved two $500 RSVP seminarian grants for 2011. We are now supporting seminarians

Gideon Buya and José Mario Nieto Restrepo. Gideon is from kenya and José Mario is from Co-lombia. Both young men are part of the Community of St. Paul, an international religious order. Gideon is attached to St. Lucy’s parish and José Mario is attached to St. Richard. Both are students at St. francis de Sales Seminary.

We are fortunate to have the op-portunity to support these holy men on their journey to ordination. We will find an opportunity to host Gideon and José Mario, so each Brother knight can thank them for dedi-cating their lives to Christ.

Recalling Venerable father McGivney, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Stanley B. Witkowiak and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Anthony G. Weiler, let us thank God for all of our holy priests.

Vivat Jesus! — Joe Hanneman

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Msgr. Weiler, Msgr. Witkowiak, Father McGivney

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Two seminarians receive grantsCouncil 697 has awarded two $500 grants to support

young men studying for the priesthood at St. francis de Sales Seminary in St. francis. At its April meeting, the council approved the RSVP grants for Gideon Buya and José Mario Nieto Restrepo. It was the first time in re-cent memory that two RSVP grants were awarded by Council 697 in the same year.

Gideon was born and raised in kenya, the youngest of six children. After finishing high school, he joined the Community of St. Paul and spent two years at a mission parish, La Sagrada Familia, in the dominican Republic. La Sagrada Familia is a sister parish connected to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He is in his first year of theology studies at St. francis. Gideon is assigned to St. Lucy in Racine as his “teaching parish,” part of his pastoral, human and spiritual formation.

José Mario hails from Cerete, Columbia, a small vil-lage on the Caribbean coast. José Mario discerned a call to the priesthood while finishing his college studies in

engineering. He also joined the Community of St. Paul and spent five years serving La Sagrada Familia parish in the dominican Republic. José Mario is assigned to St. Richard of Chichester parish in Racine while he com-pletes his theology studies. “I believe our diocese is very, very lucky to have José Mario and Gideon preparing to serve our Archdiocesan church,” said Rev. Ron Gramza, pastor of St. Richard.

2011 Tootsie Roll drive beginsThe 2011 fund-raising drive to help the intellectu-

ally disabled in the greater Racine area has begun at our parishes and select area stores. due to scheduling conflicts and the lateness of Easter, the Tootsie Roll drive did not follow its normal April schedule. Collections have already taken place at Educators Credit Union and some local stores. Parish collections are also underway and will be complet-ed by the end of May. If you’ve not already volunteered at your parish, you can do so by contacting Brother knight Stan fortuna ([email protected]).


we share in his suffering and death. There is only one way to understand our suffering and that is to under-stand His. Christ suffers in us and we suffer in Christ.

The mystery of human suffering cannot be explained by any Philosophy. It can only be grasped by the re-ligious spirit in relation to the sufferings of the cross.Another mystery in the light of the cross, is how can we alleviate the suffering of another? How can we apply the redemptive work of Jesus to those who need healing? It is hard to say, what takes place between the U.S. and Japan; or between the world community and Libya; hopefully a deeper bond of the human spirit that would lead to a lasting peace within the Human family!I have seen where a loving husband was able to absorb some of the pain of his dying wife; or a wife who sacri-

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How do we make sense of suffering in our lives and our world?

ficed much in taking care of her husband suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

This is literally “embracing the cross!” It is a mystery of communion and participation, a union of one body. Accepting suffering in the spirit of Jesus, has redemptive powers.

People have been helped, supported, and perhaps, even saved, because somebody prayed and suffered with them. If someone is suffering with me through love or be being close to me, he or she can, at least, heal my spirit.Actually, this is not a question of suffering, but of lov-ing. This love incites one to unite, to feel solidarity with those who suffer. It is a commitment of the will to share the condition from which we want to free them. This is what Jesus did for us in his passion and death. Suffering is redemptive. It heals our relationship with God, family and the Church.

— Father Richard Molter

Gideon Buya José MarioNieto Restrepo

April-May 2011

Good Friday with Fulton SheenBrother knights, Ladies and family members turned

out on Good friday at McGivney Hall to listen to Servant of God Archbishop fulton J. Sheen’s incredible discourse on the passion and death of our Blessed Lord. The hall was illumined only by the light of sev-eral candles as the faithful listened to a 1977 hom-ily by Sheen, delivered at St. Agnes Catholic Church in New york.

The 2 hour 3 minute talk has become known as one of the most inspiring and powerful sermons ever given on the passion of Christ. So many turned out in 1977 to hear Archbishop Sheen that the streets around the church had to be closed to accommodate the thousands of faithful who could not fit into the church.

Before and after the McGivney Hall presentation, attendees could browse a selection of the more than 60 books authored by Sheen, who died in 1979. Also on display was a second-class relic from the vestments worn by Sheen during his many decades of service to the Church. The Good friday program will be repeated on Good friday in 2012.

Pancake fund-raiser set for May 22A new quarterly series of Council 697 pancake break-

fast fund-raisers will kick off Sunday, May 22 at St. Lucy parish. The breakfast will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the cafeteria and school gym at St. Lucy, 3101 drexel

Avenue. Tickets cost $5 ($2.50 for children up to age 12). The cost includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, two sausages, applesauce, coffee and juice.

These breakfast events will be an important source of income for our charity programs. All Brother knights are asked to promote the event and sell advance tickets to family, friends and parish neighbors. Tickets will be


available at the May 12 Council 697 meeting, or by e-mailing Gk Joe Hanneman ([email protected]) or Brother knight Mike Chuchara ([email protected]).

District Deputy news and notes• What a pleasure it was to bring to Amalia at St.

Patrick’s the $2,500 check issued by the Wisconsin State Council’s Charity fund for Heraclio Torres. This brings to more than $10,000 the funds that Council 697 has helped to raise for that unfortunate family. you are to be commended for your extraordinary efforts!

On the same note, we get $2 back for each State Char-ity Raffle ticket we sell for our Charity fund in addition to the opportunity to apply for other grants like that for the Torres family. I hope we did well in our sales for this year! I also hope that the finalization of our 501(c)(3) charity fund paperwork is successful and broadens our ability to secure tax-deductible grants from businesses, corporations, etc. and widens our ability to operate fund-raising projects for Charity.

• We had a disconnect this year with the drive to Aid the Intel-lectually disabled. Stan fortuna finally got things going and did the best he could. Hopefully, we did Ok. We’ll need to get going a lot earlier next year. Al-though the drive officially ran to May 8th, we do have up to the end of June to collect/send in money and reports in order to be credited for 2011 and secure our checks for the four organizations we support!

• I’m glad to hear that we have several new members in the wings. keep up your efforts to increase our visibil-ity and our membership.

• Help out with the Pancake Breakfast! Third and 4th degree members – clear your calendars for June 11-12 and plan to help us out with the annual flag lapel pin drive.

• We have May and June to put together our entry for the July 4th Parade. (Theme: 75 years of Goodwill Celebrations in Racine). Last year we had a fine entry thanks to the superhuman efforts of don Veselik and his family! We can do better this year, but we need yOUR HELP! If you have ideas for this year’s entry or want to help, let me know. We’ll need a pick-up and trailer again or a flatbed truck. All our 3rd and 4th degree members, ladies, families can help out! We again figure to have the Grand knight, faithful Navigator, kay Cee Ltd. presi-dent, Ladies president, district deputy and their ladies/significant others in the entry along with Honor Guard and kids if possible. – Bill Frayer

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Meet James P. Logue, founderOne of the rewarding things about our continuing

archival research is to learn more about our founding Brother knights. And in some cases, correct the record about their identities and background.

In the various histories published over the years, the name “T.S. Logue” appeared as a member of the found-ing class on Aug. 3, 1902. yet, try to find information

on Mr. Logue and you come up empty.

Our member-ship records in the first decades of the council some-times employed the unfortunate practice of using

only initials for the first and middle name of a Brother knight. This makes it much harder to develop biographi-cal sketches for our early knights.

In these cases, the solution is often found in the financial records and meeting minutes from those early meetings held more than 100 years ago. doing just that, we discovered that “T.S. Logue” was actually “James P. Logue.” Now we’re getting somewhere.

We found James P. Logue listed in the 1890 Racine city directory published by W.f. Curtis & Co. At the time, he was a foreman at the Racine knitting Works, 734 Main St. That company was placed in receivership some years later. Mr. Logue became a principal in a new venture, the Wisconsin knitting Co. In May 1899, Wisconsin knitting was busy giving out samples of its woolen mittens and other products. At the time, the firm had 23 knitting machines.

Logue was among the nearly 60 Catholic men who banded together on Aug. 3, 1902 to form Council 697 of the knights of Columbus. Within a year or so of this date, Logue moved his knitting company to Beloit, where it operated for years. In his later years, Logue moved back to his native Pennsylvania and worked as a technician in a local knitting factory.

• Memento Mori Update – Our project to create an honor roll of the deceased members of Council 697 is finally nearing completion. We’ve added a section of last names that begin with “R” and are almost finished with the “S” section. The project should be done in time for our annual Memorial Mass in November. It is an impressive list, with men from every walk of life: priests, deacons, bankers, grocers, musicians and many others.

Fourth Degree news and notes• Comptroller Bill Frayer reported that with the

death of Sir knight Bill Potthoff we have 83 members.• Delegate Sir Knight Bill Frayer reported the Exem-

plification meeting produced no new items but the Third degree teams in the future will be using a new format. Assembly 1207 had $861 in the raffle and we will get the $2 per member rebate. This figure is down $350 from last year.

• The Tri-Assembly formal com-mittee included Sir knights Gary Brown and Jim Sisak. Choices in venue included the Cotton Picker and Bristol Oaks Country Club with a variety of menus. Our consensus was Bristol Oaks which would be on Nov. 12. further investigation may be made for the Cotton Exchange. The host Assembly, Burlington, is in favor of a dance band. Our suggestion would be for dinner music only.

• The Fourth of July parade committee has approval of Council 697 on the concept. Whatever display we use, it will be necessary to have more help from the members.

• Sir Knight Bill Frayer found the lapel pins are cheapest from our present vendor and we can order less that 5,000 at 25 cents each. We usually take in about $1,500.

• Sir Knight John Murphy reported the Holy Cross board approved only the program we have been using and that Sir knight Clyde Sustachek will make the in-serts and Sir knight John Shelby will head up the instal-lation team. The banner is ready but we need the flags.

• SK Tom Goetz is making arrangements at the Vet-eran’s Home to host a baseball outing again this year.

• Nominations: Faithful Navigator – Jim Sisak; Cap-tain: Roland dretzka; Admiral: Tom Goetz; Pilot: John Murphy; Comptroller: Bill frayer; Purser: Gary Brown; Scribe: John Shelby; Inner Sentinel: John Clark; Outer Sentinel: frank Prevatt; 1-year Trustee: don Nienhaus; 2-year Trustee: don Veselik; 3-year. Trustee: Bill Pinnow. father Molter declined faithful friar. The search is on for a priest. Elections will be at the May meeting.

• Sir Knight Gary Brown reports new Honor Guard members are needed. We only have seven active now and prospective Honor Guards find the cost prohibitive.

• Sir Knight Bill Frayer was honored at a special vol-unteer award banquet on April 15. Bill thanked all those who came to share the occasion.

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Reminder to pay late 2011 duesIf you have not yet paid your 2011 Council 697 dues,

send payment ASAP to financial Secretary John Shelby. dues are ($46 for the year) plus $3.65 for the Penny-a-knight a day program (highly recommended.) Proceeds of Pkd go to Archbishop Listecki for Catholic educa-tion. Please forward dues to P.O. Box 203, Somers, WI 53171-0203 (do not send to McGivney Hall).

dues for Assembly 1207 are also being accepted by faithful Comptroller Bill frayer. They are $15 for the 2011 fraternal year. Please forward them to 2339 Meachem St., Racine, WI 53403 (not to McGivney Hall). Also, do not put charity raffle or other raffle money on the same check as dues payments.

Youth awards night a big successThe annual youth Awards Night went well as some

120 students and family enjoyed the meal and awards presentations March 30 at St. Lucy Hall. Special thanks to dick and Gail Otwaska, John Clark, Rollie dretzka, Jim Sisak and the frayer family with helping out at the event. Well done. See the Web site for a listing of all the winners; we had several who recently won at the dioc-esan/State level for Math, Spelling, and free Throw. See also a list of thanks to all who helped with the knowl-edge and free Throw Contests.

Ultrasound machine fund growsMore than $6,700 has been pledged toward the

ultrasound machine we hope to purchase for CareNet in Racine/kenosha. Money has come from Councils 973, 697, 6554, 4831 and 14362 in district 67, as well as a personal dona-tion from Ron fiore from the Burlington Assembly. Supreme Council pledged to pay half the cost of a machine, so that takes us to the $13,500 range. Council 4831 and others are working on plans for added contributions/fundraising from now until October. CareNet already has $15,000 set aside for facility renovation and personnel costs for operating a machine. We are now working to find the cost and source of a machine. We’re looking at portable and used at this point, but may be able to come up eventually with one for each site. A planning session is set for May 18.

Third Degree news and notes• Paperwork has been filed with the State of Wiscon-

sin to form a new not-for-profit corporation, knights of Columbus Charities of Racine Inc. Gk Joe Hanneman and Brother knight Mike Chuchara are working on paperwork to apply for non-profit status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.

• The charity fund of Wisconsin knights of Columbus approved a $2,500 emergency grant to aid the family of felony beating victim Hera-clio Torres. Combined with the nearly $8,000 collected by Racine knights, more than $10,000 has been raised to help Heraclio Torres receive physical and speech therapy.

• Lecturer Mike Benner showed a fascinating clip from the documentary Star of Bethlehem at the April business meeting. The clip, called “day of the Cross,” showed how study of the stars suggests that Good friday occurred on April 3, 33 Ad, and that a “blood moon” (actually an eclipse) occurred the night after Jesus died. for more information on the film, visit www.bethlehemstar.net.

Pray for the sick and in distressfr. Paul daniels, fr. John Aiello, Clyde Sustachek,

dr. Ray Skupniewicz, frank feil, Chet Leskowicz, Helen Leskowicz, Lu Goetz, Gail Otwaska, Steve/Barb Jansta, Curt Pippenger, Bill Pinnow, don Smith and all who are in ill health.

Our sympathy is extended to Sir knight Joe Clem-enti and family on the death of his beloved wife Joan. May she rest in peace. Also our sympathy is extended to dodie Potthoff and family on the death of her husband, PGk and dd Bill Potthoff. We mourn with Barb kardos on the death of her brother, father Richard P. Beck. We also pray for father Russ Ro-etzer, formerly of St. Catherine’s High School and St. Richard. May they rest in the peace of Christ.

Pray for Sk father Richard Molter, who had a heart procedure done on May 2. Mary, Help of Christians, Pray for Us!

(To add or remove names from the prayer list, contact Bill frayer, Joe Hanneman or John Shelby.)

April-May 2011

A People of Life

COUNCILMSGR. STANLEY B. WITKOWIAK

RACINE, WISCONSIN 697


GREEN BAy — More than 400 delegates to the 110th meeting of the Wisconsin State Council,

knights of Columbus, banded together to defend Chris-tian marriage, promote the sanctity of life at all stages and urge a renewal to charitable efforts statewide.

Council 697 Grand knight Joe Hanneman and Trustee Jim Sisak were delegates to the convention, vot-ing on a long list of resolutions, a state operating budget for the k of C, and election of delegates to the 129th Su-preme Convention. The convention also paid tribute to Blessed Pope John Paul II, who was beatified on May 1.

• TORnaDO ReLIeF – On a motion made by Council 697, all Wisconsin Brother knights are urged to donate at least $1 each toward tornado relief to assist those suffering from the horrible southern storms that claimed more than 350 lives. Checks should be sent to fS John Shelby and marked “tornado relief.” Monies will then be collected by the state office.

• MaRRIaGe – knights reaffirmed the Order’s longstanding commitment to the definition of marriage as being exclusively a union between one man and one woman. The resolution, approved unanimously, brought a hearty round of applause.

• PRO LIFe – delegates approved a resolution to reaffirm the knights commitment to ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede for us in creating a culture of life that overcomes the culture of death and the “senseless slaughter” of abortion.

• MeMbeRShIP – Calls were made to boost mem-bership in the Order to reverse a longstanding decline. As of March, Wisconsin membership stood just shy of 37,500 knights. fewer than 30,000 of those are dues-paying members (due to honorary life and honorary status).

• SPecIaL OLYMPIcS – The most touching moment of the convention came when a young Special Olympian addressed the delegates to thank the knights of Columbus for its longtime support of Special Olym-pics. She received an extended standing ovation.

• ReLeVanT RaDIO – Each Brother knight is urged to donate at least $1 toward the support of Green Bay-based Relevant Radio. Councils should collect dona-tions and forward them to the state office, as the state will match up to $5,000 in local donations.

• eLecTIOnS – By unanimous consent, the cur-

110th Wisconsin K of c conventiondelegates defend Christian marriage, promote culture of life

rent slate of state officers were retained for 2011-12. dan Hull will be State deputy. Other officers include: Tim Genthe, secretary; Tim Guski, treasurer; Ron faust, advocate; and Gordon kremer, warden. Immediate Past State deputy Roland Ransom II was named a supreme director.

• ceReMOnIaLS – A new Third degree exempli-fication ceremony has been developed, and a number of knights who witnessed it recently in Texas say it is impressive. Wisconsin will eventually offer it in at least a dozen locations to make it easier for Second degree knights to advance in the Order. Councils were urged to take advantage of relaxed rules for memorization of first and Second degrees to make the ceremonials more widely available. The goal is that no candidate should have to wait more than 10 days to join the Order.

• chaPLaIn – State Chaplain Rev. Peter Renard urged all knights to remember that the knights of Co-lumbus is a Catholic organization. Some knights, he said, tend to forget that important fact.

• chaRITY – State deputy dan Hull and State Secretary Tim Genthe called on all councils to make a renewed push to boost charitable giving and programs. Noting an increased demand statewide for food, shelter, clothing and other needs, Genthe said the issue has real urgency. Hull admonished councils to not let their charity funds sit in the bank earning interest, but rather to put the money to work in the communities we serve.

Councils are urged to sell more state charity raffle tick-ets to support grants to the needy across Wisconsin. Also, each Council receives a $2 rebate for each ticket sold.

• KeeP chRIST In chRISTMaS – delegates ap-proved a resolution urging every knight in Wisconsin to display a “keep Christ in Christmas” yard sign each year. A resolution was also passed to honor Brother knight Emmett Schuchardt of Madison, innovator of the yard sign program. Brother Schuchardt passed away in March.

April-May 2011

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STATE CONVENTION

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April-May 2011

Knights support tornado reliefEvery Brother knight is being asked to donate at least

$1 to a knights of Columbus tornado relief fund to help those devastated by a series of monster storms across the south that claimed more than 350 lives.

knights attending the 110th annual Wisconsin state convention approved a resolution calling on all knights to make donations to help the storm victims. The resolu-tion was offered by Council 697 Gk Joe Hanneman.

donations should be forwarded to fS John Shelby (P.O. Box 203, Somers, WI 53171), and marked “tor-nado relief.” funds will be sent to the State Council and distributed to the affected states.

Sale of old K of c hall finalizedAfter an effort stretching nearly two years, the board

of kaycee Limited has finalized the sale of knights of Columbus Hall on Washington Avenue to five Star Rental, a local business. Sale price was $210,000, roughly the fair market value of the property as listed on the Village of Mount Pleasant tax rolls. The cash transac-tion closed on April 29.

As part of the closing, the old mortgage on knights of Columbus Hall was paid off, as was the line of credit used to finance

remodeling and preparation of father Michael J. Mc-Givney Hall. kaycee Limited is also now relieved of the cost of utilities, taxes and insurance on the building, which have been a fiscal burden as we worked to market and sell the property.

The board of kaycee Limited has put in countless hours working toward an equitable solution in the sale of the old hall. Negotiations were conducted with no fewer than six parties since summer 2009. A number of potential deals fell through for a variety of reasons. Pend-ing changes in traffic flow and medians on Highway 20 would have made it more difficult for say, a restaurant, to use the property. The forthcoming right-in, right-out traffic flow would force patrons coming from Racine to make a U-turn to access the property. Likewise, patrons from Interstate 94 would have to make a U-turn further east on Highway 20 to return to the I system. That was a serious concern for a number of prospective buyers.

kaycee Limited President Bill Wehnert and board member Matt Nelson ably carried much of the burden related to marketing the property. The sale would not have happened without their tireless efforts.

The board of kaycee Limited is now consulting with its attorney and a CPA who specializes in non-profit organizations to determine final status and options for disposition of the sale proceeds. The board, with input from Council 697, will work on a plan to invest the funds for operating McGivney Hall, and for future needs of the knights of Columbus in Racine.

Ladies of columbus newsMay, Month of Mary – “Hail Mary, full of Grace,

the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,

Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”

May is the true month of awakening. We enjoy the spring flowers of daffodils,

tulips, hyacinths, and blossoming trees with green lawns, warm sunshine and spring showers.

Many of us recall the May day baskets usually re-membering an elderly neighbor, with violets in a home-made cottage cheese basket filled with frilly crepe paper.

May crowning also was a beautiful event with every-one dressed in their first Communion dresses and veils, and the boys dressed in white shirts and black pants. (We carried baskets of flower petals and gently dropped the petals along the path way as we approached the statue of Mary. Where have those precious days gone?) What an honor to be chosen to place a wreath of flowers atop Mary’s head as we sang “On this day, oh Beautiful Mother, on this day we give you our love. Near Thee Madonna…” father and the altar boys led and helped with the Benediction.

We also celebrate with the little children being prepared for first Communion. What a special day that was. And don’t forget Mother’s day. We drew and col-ored a picture or brought a crushed flower or dandelion to Mother.

• May Luncheon at Summit Restaurant – May 11: Social Hour Noon; Luncheon 1:00 P.M. Cost is $15. Send RSVP to Barbara Pippenger, 1437 Hickory Way, Racine, WI 53405. Officer installation will be May 11.

K of c golf tourney July 9-10The State knights of Columbus golf tournament will

be held July 9 and 10, 2011 at Idlewild Golf Course in Sturgeon Bay. Men’s, women’s and mixed teams are welcome. for a flier on the tournament, contact Gk Joe Hanneman ([email protected]).

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June01 Second Degree Exemplification, McGivney Hall, 7 p.m.04 Flag lapel pin drive @ local stores. Also June 5.06 Kaycee Limited board, McGivney Hall, 7:30 p.m.09 Council 697 officers mtg., McGivney Hall, 6:30 p.m.09 Council 697 business mtg., McGivney Hall, 7:30 p.m. Election of Council officers, Kaycee Limited directors11 Flag lapel pin drive @ local stores. Also June 12.14 Flag Day - fly the colors with pride!19 Father’s Day – remember good ol’ Dad!23 July Compass articles due24 District Deputies meeting. Also June 25 and 26.27 Assembly 1207 business mtg., McGivney Hall, 7:30.29 District 67 officers meeting, McGivney Hall, 7 p.m.

May05 That Man Is You!, McGivney Hall, 5:45 a.m.05 First Degree exemplification, McGivney Hall, 7 p.m.08 Mother’s Day – behold your Mother!08 That Man Is You!, McGivney Hall, 6:00 p.m.12 Council 697 officers mtg., McGivney Hall, 6:30 p.m.12 Council 697 business mtg., McGivney Hall, 7:30 p.m.15 That Man Is You!, McGivney Hall, 6:00 p.m.15 World Day of Prayer for Vocations18 Ultrasound planning meeting, McGivney Hall, 7 p.m.22 K of C pancake breakfast, St. Lucy, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.22 Javier Guativa first Mass of Thanksgiving, St. Richard23 June Compass articles due23 Assembly 1207 meeting, McGivney Hall, 7:30 p.m. Fourth Degree officer elections26 Holy Rosary, McGivney Hall, 6:30 p.m. Ladies of Columbus, McGivney Hall, 7:00 p.m. Council 697 Social Meeting, McGivney Hall, 7:30 p.m.30 Memorial Day - fly your flag proudly!30 Holy Rosary, Holy Cross Cemetery, 9:00 a.m.30 Memorial Day Mass, TBA, 10:00 a.m.30 Racine parade and ceremony, Graceland, 10:00 a.m.


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Knights of Columbus Council 697

Published 12 times per year by Msgr. S.B. Witkowiak Council 697McGivney Hall, 2516 Winthrop Ave., Racine, Wisconsin 53403

www.kofc697.org [email protected]

Editor ....................................................................... Bill FrayerChaplain ............................................Rev. Richard Molter3rd Degree ................... Joe Hanneman, stan Fortuna4th Degree .....................................Jim sisak, John shelbyHistory .................................. Joe Hanneman, Bill FrayerKaycee limited ....................... Bill Wehnert, Jim Marksladies of Columbus ........................................ Joyce Junge

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July 4 — Racine Independence Day parade

July 9-10 — State K of C golf outing, Sturgeon Bay

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July 25 — Sir Knights Out with Their Ladies

Aug. 3 — Council 697 Founder’s Day

Aug. 22 — Sir Knights Out with Their Ladies

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