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Page - 1 The Communicator Knights of Columbus Immaculate Conception Council 11991, Goose Creek, SC Volume 20, Issue 11 Senior Editor: Steve Ekhaml & Editor: Lenny Tittle May 2018 Sir Knight John James Sheil March 4, 1935 April 16, 2018 John James Sheil, beloved husband of Wilma Rohloff Sheil, and devoted father and grandfather. He was a retired member of the Sheriff’s Department of Nassau County, NY, where he was a correctional officer for over 20 years. Survived by his wife, Wilma; his daughter, Marjorie Sheil of Wagener, SC; grandchildren, Richard Sheil and Angela Smeilus; great grandchildren, Margaret Rose Smeilus and Luke Patrick Smeilus; brother, Patrick Sheil; sister, Eileen Tart, as well as many nieces and nephews, and dear friends. John was predeceased by his son, Shawn William Sheil. His family and his fellow Knight Brothers celebrate his life and the person that he was, and deeply mourn his passing.

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The Communicator Knights of Columbus

Immaculate Conception Council 11991, Goose Creek, SC

Volume 20, Issue 11 Senior Editor: Steve Ekhaml & Editor: Lenny Tittle May 2018

Sir Knight John James Sheil

March 4, 1935 – April 16, 2018

John James Sheil, beloved husband of Wilma Rohloff Sheil, and devoted father and grandfather. He was a retired

member of the Sheriff’s Department of Nassau County, NY, where he was a correctional officer for over 20 years.

Survived by his wife, Wilma; his daughter, Marjorie Sheil of Wagener, SC; grandchildren, Richard Sheil and

Angela Smeilus; great grandchildren, Margaret Rose Smeilus and Luke Patrick Smeilus; brother, Patrick Sheil;

sister, Eileen Tart, as well as many nieces and nephews, and dear friends. John was predeceased by his son, Shawn

William Sheil.

His family and his fellow Knight Brothers celebrate his life and the person that he was, and deeply mourn his

passing.

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Grand Knight’s Message

Brothers

This past weekend SK Brother Mike Cousino and I attended the South Carolina Knights of

Columbus 97th State Convention and I’m happy to report that the Convention went smoothly with

no arguments, contentions or issues to plague the event. A new slate of State Officers was duly

elected and several honorariums were passed without issue. All in all a very productive weekend.

At the conclusion of the Convention awards were given out recognizing the achievements of many

Councils and our Council 11991 was recognized with the 2017 – 2018 Columbus HOPE

Foundation, Inc. Silver Achievement Award and the 2017 – 2018 Inter Council Competition

Honor Award. Well done Brother Knights!

Our May Business meeting will include the reading of the proposed slate of Officers for the 2018

– 2019 Fraternal year to formalize the slate for elections to be held at the June Business Meeting.

While the Trustees have worked diligently to complete the slate of Officers, nominations from the

floor will also be encouraged at the elections in June and once the elections conclude, plans will be

underway for the Installation Banquet on June 21st.

And while we turn to look forward to the elections and installation banquet, it is also fitting that

we take a moment to look back on the tremendous amount of work that you, my Brothers, have

tackled with the gusto of an Olympic athlete. While obstacles may have arisen on the path to

completion, you without question overcame them and met success and your goals. There are too

many to capture with this message from your Grand Knight, but you all are owed a debt of

gratitude for all that you do.

With the need for brevity at our most recent Socials, and the need to skip a Social in March as we

worked on the Lenten Fish Fry’s, we have lagged behind in naming and acknowledging our

monthly Knight of the Month and Family of the Month as well as Youth of the Quarter. It is my

goal to make up for those omissions and call upon those Knights, Families and Youth, to be

recognized during this Social in May, hoping to leave a clean slate for the newly elected Grand

Knight to begin anew with the July Social.

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Grand Knight’s message continued…

So yes, summer is also upon us but there will be no rest for the weary as we continue to grow our

Council, support our Church and Priests and help build the Domestic Church with a focus on our

Catholic Faith and Family. To you all I say, Thank you for all that you do.

Jim Kelly

Grand Knight

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Deputy Grand Knight’s Message

May 20th is our next Blood Drive with sign-ups after all Masses on the 12th and 13th.

The Red Cross appreciates the support of Council 11991 and Immaculate Conception Catholic

Church for more than 20 years.

Let's make this one another success.

We have shifted to entering all donors on the Red Cross online.

Joe O'Saben

Deputy Grand Knight

Remember-Knights proud of their membership will

wear their name badges anytime they are at Church

Blood Drive Sunday May 20th at our ICC/CC

Our longstanding partnership with the American Red Cross continues!

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District Deputy’s Message

Vivat Jesus!

As I attended our 97th Knights of Columbus State Convention I had the pleasure letting everyone

in South Carolina know just how much you all do!

Columbus Hope Awards -3 of our 4 councils were presented awards:

11991 with a Silver achievement Award (144.56% of their goal)

11471 with a Gold Achievement Award (184.99% of their goal)

6726 with a Platinum Achievement Award (200.17 % of their goal)

For the State Charity Raffle 6726 did 124% of their goal

The Silver Rosary award did not go to 11471 which surprised me as they had done about 1500

rosaries in the 2 week period! Very impressive, the winner had done only 2000.

My favorite section is the ICC or Inter-Council Competition. This where the councils tell what

they did throughout the whole year-only 11991 took on this task.

Next year’s Convention will be held somewhere in the top of the state, maybe Greenville,

Spartanburg, or Rock Hill. It is the opportunity meet the many other Knights in our state; learn

what and how they do things. But the best part is seeing friends that you haven’t seen in a

while.

Now it is time to consider who your leaders will be for the next year. Contemplate on what you

can or could do to make your council better.

Brothers,

Vivat Jesus! Pat Davis

District 13

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Our Field Agent’s Message

In case some of you haven't already noticed, the economy is strongly improving. So much so

in fact that the Feds feel comfortable enough to start raising interest rates. No why is this

important to the Knights of Columbus? Its important because everything we do within the life

insurance realm as well as our annuities are tied into the bond markets which are vastly

affected by the federal interest rates. When rates go up, our policies and annuities go up as

well too.

At this time last year, our annuities were paying out a mere 1.5%. Now after four fed rate

increases over the past year, we are now paying out 2.5% with the feds planning to raise rates

two more times this year and up to three possibly next year. This is important because if you

have an annuity that is over a year old and was guaranteed less than 2.5% well you are now

receiving 2.5% interest and will go up time the feds raise rates. On the life insurance side, with

the rates going up, our cash flow through dividends and interest are increasing as well too

resulting in higher cash available as well as a faster increase on the death benefit as well too.

The numbers are steadily getting back to where we were pre 2008 and a bright future is

certainly in store for all of us. These are certainly exciting times again with being able to serve

our Brother Knights and their families with an even better product, all while helping to keep

the dream of the Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney alive and well to, but most

importantly as well Honor the Lord in all that we do. If you have any questions at all please

feel free to contact me at any time.

Yours in Christ

Brandon Chambers

843-224-3022

[email protected]

St. Francis Caracciolo Café

Council 11991 members and wives volunteer at the St. Francis Caracciolo Café every

second Tuesday serving from 11:30 – 1:30 at the Community Center of the Immaculate

Conception Church. The Café is a Soup Kitchen Ministry that serves the homeless, needy

and lonely people of the community. The café offers food and fellowship. Come join us and

volunteer!

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Our Active Military

Our Parish Members Serving…

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL: Mohse E. Alcantara, USN; Sgt Bruce Gene Alexander, Jr, USMC; David B. Blom, USN; A1C Dominic Zuniga Brinker USAF; MSgt Jason Brown, USAF; LCDR Samuel N. Caoile MD, USN; PV2 Carlos B. Eraula, USA; PO2 Francisco B. Eraula, USN; A1C Matthew Godbold, USAF; Sgt Milton Grant, Jr, USMC; SPC Jerehmy Guerry, USA; PFC Drew Haught, USA; SPC Marten James Jackson, USA; Major Melissa Jones, PO1 John V. Lleva, USN; Private Michael Luker, USAR; SGT William Lynch, USA; EDMC Scott MacFarlane, USN; TSgt James McLarty, Army National Guard; SGT Arbie Ignatius Melendrez, USA; David & Zita Merrick, USAF; PFC Ken Mitre, USA; ESN EJ Morales, USN; L.A. Morales, USN; Matthew Mullenniex, USCG; SSG James Munro, USA; FN Daniel Murphy, USN; Capt Melissa K. Opheim, USAF; LT Benjamin Pearson, USAF; Anthony Dainell Pettigrew II, USA; LCpl Chris Schneider, USMC; SGT William H. Stasiek, USA; Ben Stolz, USAF; Saji Thomas; SGT David J. Turner, USA; TSgt Wilsen B. Villareal, USAF; Matt Winters, USAF; PO1 Michael Worthem, USN; Chief Robert W. Zahrn.

Prayer for Our Country’s Military

“Protect them from the physical and moral dangers of military life. Keep them close to You and

help them live the Commandments. Lord, Jesus, give them courage to serve their Country with

honor and dignity. Be with them when they are in danger strengthening them when they face

hardships. And Lord, grant that, when their service is finished, they may return to us sound in

mind, body and soul. In particular, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in

service to their fellow man and Country. Amen.”

Editor’s Note: If you have pictures or progress reports from family or

fellow Knights serving in the Armed Forces, please send them to me

for the next edition

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Good of the Order (Good of the Order is refreshed from previous Business & O&D Meetings)

Please keep in your prayers for healing and spiritual support:

Mother of Karen Boni, Steve Cavadias, Ray Hock, Dick Koehler, Sandra Lareau, Ron Macaspac, Shannon

McIntire, Waylon Moody, Pat Nugent, Susan Raymer, Paula & Warren Schepisi,

Wilma Sheil, Arley & Shawn Shorter,

Almighty and Eternal God, You are the everlasting health of those who believe in You.

Hear us for Your sick servants for whom we implore the aid of Your tender mercy,

that being restored to bodily health, they may give thanks to You in Your Church.

Through Christ our Lord, Amen

May 2018 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Our Birthdays:

1 – Louis Icona, 1 – Kyle Marasign, 2 – Gene Janikowski, 5 – Douglas Reagin, 7 – Danilo Cariaga,

8 – Nestor Abog, 13, Lamar Watkins, 18 – Bryan Carlisle, 22 – Kyle Phillips & 29 – John Collier

Our Anniversaries:

6 - Abe & Pat Merriam, 6 - Robert & Karen Boni, 9 - Pelagio & Irma Caoile

15 - Hoap & Karen Reeves, 16 - Scott & Annette Balsitis, 20 - James & Diane Kelly

21 - Francisco & Lydia Bautista, 30 - Louis & Susan Alberto & 30 - Mark & Sue Phillips

General Announcements: Mark your calendars! See your Council’s events on our Uknight web page

http://www.kofcknights.org/councilsite/index.asp?CNO=11991

May 3 O&D Meeting followed by Business Meeting

May 6 2nd Annual Assembly 3697 Charity Golf Tournament

May 8 St Francis Caracciolo Café serving 11:00-1:00

May 12-13 Blood Drive Sign Up all Masses

May 14 Assembly 3697 Business Meeting

May 17 Council Social Mother’s Day theme

May 19 3rd Saturday Rosary at the Clinic

May 20 Service Sunday & Blood Drive

May 24 Officers & Directors Meeting

May 27 Knights Serving Breakfast in the CC

See our Calendar at the end of this newsletter for more events!

Editor’s Note: Our Council’s Roster is incomplete as to some member’s wedding anniversaries and

wives’ first names. This information is not captured on the Form 100 which is used to amend our

roster. If you do not see your anniversary listed in our Communicator, please email me with that

information and I will amend the roster to make sure it is included in subsequent issues. Lenny Tittle

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Helping Hands of Goose Creek Annual U.S. Postal Service Food Drive

On Saturday May 12, 2018 the U.S. Postal Service will hold their annual Food Drive benefiting

our local charity Helping Hands of Goose Creek. They send out reminders to the residents of

Goose Creek to put out food donations on their mail boxes. The food is collected as the couriers

make their mail deliveries then the couriers deliver the donations to Helping Hands as they end

their routes.

This Food Drive generates a lot of food delivered in a short period of time. Helping Hands is

asking the Council to provide help in processing and storing the donations. Workers will be posted

at Helping Hands to receive and process the donations and also at their storage unit nearby.

We predict that 6 Knights can accomplish the task. The time frame is 11:00-17:00. Brother Mike

Cousino and I will be working the duration. If you can help, please RSVP Lenny or Mike so we

can get a count on available labor. You can also work the duration or any time you can spare in

your schedules.

Please plan on parking near the street at the Royal Lanes Bowling Alley on Central Avenue then

walk back to Helping Hands at the end of the cul-de-sac on Commerce Place.

Thank you for supporting this worthy charity!

*** This is a wonderful Community Service Program submission! Please wear

Knight’s identifying shirts & hats! We will be submitting this project to the

Columbia Magazine and the Catholic Miscellany ***

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St. Francis Caracciolo Assembly 3697, Goose Creek, SC

Faithful Navigator’s Message

For it does not matter what we claim to be,

it matters what we are and what “we” claim to be

The Knights of Columbus has been often called “The strong right arm of the church”. And to

many, the Fourth Degree, is the visible arm of the Knights of Columbus. The Patriotic Degree is

the ultimate completion of the journey into the Knights. A journey that upon completion, award

you the honors of full Knighthood and the respect of being addressed as “Sir Knight.”

As you are well aware the Fourth Degree was very visible in the month of April. There were

times of jubilation and times of sorrow. It is always a proud moment when we don the regalia and

carry our nations colors. That we did as the Color Guard presented the colors during the opening

ceremonies at the 2018 Special Olympics Spring Games on April 17th. During the same week we

then mourned the loss of Sir Knight John Sheil and served as the Honor Guard at the Funeral

Mass. On April 24th the Honor Guard was visibly present at the Immaculate Conception

Confirmation Mass and then again served at Divine Redeemer for their confirmands. So to be

brief, we have been exceptionally busy during the month of April. The activity of the Color Guard

and the Honor Guard totally revolves around the youth of today and our leaders of tomorrow by

standing firm in support of the order, proudly serving our country, unwavering support of the faith

and honoring the legacy of Knighthood.

Interested? Talk to any Sir Knight about their experiences and what it feels like to wear the

emblem of our Order and be addressed as “Sir Knight”. The requirements are you need to be a

Third Degree member in “Good Standing”

Vivat Jesus!

Steven Gearhart PGK

Faithful Navigator

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Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree

Saint Francis Caracciolo Assembly 3697

May 2018

“You can understand why it is that people have trouble believing in the Eucharistic presence of our Lord. Jesus

clarifies that it is only through the Spirit, it’s only through the Father calling us and giving us special grace to

believe, that we believe and love this truth.

We need to believe it more, and

We need to live it better, and

We need to love it truly so this truth and beauty will get out.”

Dr. Scott Hahn from “The Lamb’s Supper”

2018 Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis: May 2018:

Evangelization – The Mission of the Laity

“That the lay faithful may fulfill their specific mission, by responding with creativity to the challenges that face

the world today.”

Mercy in the Eye of the Beholder: “A beautiful illustration of two-fold Eucharistic love, namely, for Christ and for our neighbor, is seen in the life of Mother

Teresa of Calcutta. She was once asked, ‘From where do you find the strength to take care of all the difficult cases that

you encounter each day? The dying destitutes in the streets of Calcutta? The lepers? The abandoned babies? The AIDS

victims? The homeless and the hungry?’ Mother answered with her simple yet profound wisdom, ‘I begin each day by

going to Mass and receiving Jesus in Holy Communion, hidden under the simple form of bread. Then I go out into the

streets and find the same Jesus hidden in the dying destitute people, in the lepers, in the abandoned babies, in the AIDS

people, and in the homeless and the hungry. It is the same Jesus.’ So too for us, works of mercy must be the fruit of our

Eucharistic love.” Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR from “What to Do When Jesus is Hungry: A Practical Guide to the Works of

Mercy.”

Veteran’s Victory Home, Walterboro: To honor our continuing patriotic commitment, we ask that all continue to bring

toiletry articles to any of our meetings and socials throughout the year. These items will be collected and shared between the

Walterboro Veteran’s Victory Home and the Felician Sisters in Kingstree. The Veteran’s Victory Home also asks for craft

items, books (prefer large print), periodicals and newspapers. Some of these items are used in their therapy sessions. The

adult coloring books with colored pencils are exceptionally popular.

Our Lady of Joyful Hope: The Felician Sisters in Kingstree continue to help those in desperate need with the basics of

food, clothing and shelter, and humbly ask for help in replenishing their pantry with food, toiletry and hygiene items. We

will continue to collect toiletry and hygiene items to help with restocking. Therefore, at each meeting, social or gathering we

will have a box available in which to put any donated items. The Felician Sisters at the St. Anne Felician Center remain

humbly thankful for our donations and support.

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Respect Life

As of May 1, over 8,836 babies have been saved!

Every 30 seconds, a baby’s life is taken by abortion.

Human Coalition –

With unwavering hope, FOR LIFE! We continue to affirm that abortion will not be ended in the Courts – It will be ended in

our Culture!”

So Every Child Makes Their Mark,

Brian Fisher

Co-Founder and President,

Https://www.humancoalition.org

South Carolina Citizens for Life – The first civil right is the RIGHT TO LIFE!

The Issues That Matter To Us

South Carolina Citizens for Life is a single-issue, non-profit organization that exists solely to protect innocent human life

from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. Our success has depended on maintaining our single-issue focus

on life. By focusing on the single issue of life, we have been able to bring together a broad base of people – who may

disagree on other important issues in our state, but who are dedicated to ensuring that the protection of our laws are extended

to the most vulnerable members of society: the unborn, the elderly, the medically dependent and persons with disabilities.

See our state website at www.sclife.org.

Kathy Schmugge, Director

Family Life Office, Diocese of Charleston

www.sccatholic.org/family-life

[email protected] or [email protected]

803.547.5063

National Right to Life - Quick Facts

From an article by Matthew Lee Anderson:

“What happens at the margins of life has a peculiar significance to what goes on in the middle. Births and deaths play an

exaggerated role in our self-understanding, just as beginnings and endings have an outsized influence on our appreciation of

novels. At the edges of life, we see human beings in conditions that our agency as adults obscures, but which often mark

significant swaths of our mature lives: dependency and need, isolation and invisibility. The pro-life investment in opposing

euthanasia is motivated on the same terms as its opposition to abortion…”

For the pro-lifer, there is no clearer instance of the marginalized, the voiceless, and the vulnerable than in the womb — and

no more profound source of wonder at the limitless possibilities that human life is capable of achieving. The early embryo

looks nothing like us, has none of our capabilities, drains the mother’s resources, and often requires the mother to sacrifice

many of her interests. If in these conditions one can see something worthwhile, something that can be a benefit or a blessing

to the world even when unwanted, then one can start to glimpse why pro-lifers are so animated and so patient in their efforts.

In our world the pro-life “position” is radically counter-cultural. This is one important reason it resonates more and more

with young people.”

You are encouraged to visit the National Right to Life website at www.nrlc.org for additional information.

Join us to help make a difference.

Carol Tobias

National Right to Life President

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Charleston 40 Days for Life:

May the Lord bless you,

2018 Team & Alex Palyo

Spring Director, 40 Days for Life/Charleston

Call us! 843-580-6587

Write us! [email protected]

Visit us! 40daysforlife.com/charleston/

40 Days for Life:

“Priests for Life and I are delighted to have been involved in 40 Days for Life from its inception, and to share the vision and

trumpet the call that the Body of Christ belongs in front of abortion centers, to turn despair into hope and death into life.”

Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life

Shawn Carney

President/CEO, 40 Days for Life

Please save these dates:

Saturday, May 19th - Third Saturday of every month – Priests for Life Prayer Vigil, 8am. The organization, Priests for

Life, has called for each Catholic to pray fervently for the closing of their local abortion facility. Please join us for the

Rosary and prayers at the Planned Parenthood Center at 1312 Ashley River Road (corner of Hwy 61 & Fuseler.) For

information call Stephen Boyle @ 843-763-0681.

Also, Sunday, May 20th – The Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Joyful Hope, a Marian Eucharistic Celebration will be hosted

at Williamsburg Funeral Home 332 E. Main Street, Kingstree, SC 29556. The Celebrant will be our beloved Fr. Stanley

Smolenski spma, STL, MTh who is also a Knight and celebrating 50 years of his priesthood. The theme is “Our Lady,

Mother of the Church of Charleston” in honor of the new liturgical Marian Feast Day. Schedule: 10:30am Mass, Noon

Reception, and 1:00pm Eucharistic Service with Rosary. An RSVP for the reception is strongly encouraged at (864) 650-

2783. or [email protected]

Thanks, and blessings. Annette Griebsch C: 843-708-2498

PRAYER FOR THE MONTH OF MAY:

The Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Catholic practice of assigning a special devotion to each month goes back to the early 16th century. Since the best

known of those devotions is probably the dedication of May as the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it might come as a

surprise that it wasn't until the late 18th century that this devotion arose among Jesuits in Rome. In the early years of the 19th

century, it quickly spread throughout the Western Church, and, by the time of Pope Pius IX's declaration of the dogma of

the Immaculate Conception in 1854, it had become universal.

May crownings and other special events in May in honor of Mary, such as public recitation of the rosary, stem from this time.

Sadly, such communal events are rare today, but we can take the month of May as an opportunity to renew our own devotion

to the Mother of God by dusting off our rosaries and adding a few more Marian prayers to our daily routine. Parents, in

particular, should encourage Marian devotion in their children, since the non-Catholic Christians they encounter today often

downplay (if not denigrate) the role that the Blessed Virgin played in our salvation through her fiat -- her joyous "Yes" to the

will of God.

This short prayer is very similar in structure to the Angelus, and in it, we invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary for her help in

safeguarding our virtue. The first verses recall Mary's own chastity (through the doctrine of her perpetual virginity), setting

her up as our example. Then the prayer turns to our request: that Mary may obtain for us the grace to avoid mortal sin. This

is a very good prayer to pray at times when we are feeling tempted and afraid of falling into sin.

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Invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary

“Thou who was a virgin before thy delivery, pray for us. Hail Mary…

Thou who was a virgin in thy delivery, pray for us. Hail Mary…

Thou who was a virgin after thy delivery, pray for us. Hail Mary …

My Mother, deliver me from mortal sin. Hail Mary … (three times).

Mother of love, of sorrow and of mercy, pray for us.

Remember, O Virgin Mother of God, when thou shalt stand before the face of the Lord, that

thou speak favorable things in our behalf and that He may turn away His indignation from us.

Thou art my Mother, O Virgin Mary: keep me safe lest I ever offend thy dear Son, and obtain

for me the grace to please Him always and in all things. Amen”.

PRAYER FOR OUR CITIZENS: Continue to pray for our citizens, and for an end to the continuing, and seemingly

escalating, senseless violence in our country. Also, pray and for the safety of all members of Law Enforcement, Fire Service

and Emergency Services. Let us also pray that our national leadership will make decisions supporting religious freedom and

Right to Life with positive effects on our entire Country.

PRAYER FOR OUR RELIGIOUS: We ask for your continued prayers for SK Jerry Caoile and SK James Baker as they

continue their studies for the Diaconate program, and for our Adorno and Diocesan Seminarians and those other young men

and women progressing in their religious discernment and studies.

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS: Continue to keep our military servicemen and women - those who are now where many

of us once were - in your thoughts and prayers, as well as those in public safety.

“Protect them from the physical and moral dangers of military life. Keep them close to You and

help them live the Commandments. Lord, Jesus, give them courage to serve their Country with

honor and dignity. Be with them when they are in danger strengthening them when they face

hardships. And Lord, grant that, when their service is finished, they may return to us sound in

mind, body and soul. In particular, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in

service to their fellow man and Country. Amen.”

“It is a great time to be a Catholic and always a great time to be an active Knight.” We ask all Sir Knights to keep

actively recruiting our patriotic Knights.

GOD IS GREAT - ALL THE TIME! ALL THE TIME - GOD IS GREAT!

Vivat Jesus!

SK Michael Cousino, PGK, PFN

Editor “The Knight Courier”

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Our Knights in Action

April 5 Business Meeting

SK Lou Alberto is presented with his Honorary Life membership Award

April 6, 7 & 8 Tootsie Roll Drive # 1 Super Walmart

Mike Arcady, Tootsie Roll Drive Commander Larry and his lovely bride Anne (Tootsie) Rocco

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The first Tootsie Roll Drive of the CHF Season went well with $2,924.18 collected! Saturday April 7 was another

wet one with the money counters of the Council having to launder money ‘a la Knights of Columbus’ style!

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April 17, 2018 Knights Participate in Special Olympics Area 6 Spring Games

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Immaculate Conception Council 11991

Officers and Directors Fraternal Year 2017-2018

Officers

Chaplain Reverend Binil Attappattu CRM 843 572-1270

Grand Knight SK James Kelly 843 819-9190 [email protected]

Deputy Grand Knight Joseph O’Saben 843 364-7352 [email protected]

Chancellor SK Frank Strunk 843 797-8268 [email protected]

Financial Secretary SK Marty Kozakiewicz PGK 843 572-1645 [email protected]

Recorder SK Michael Arcady 843 697-1629 [email protected]

Treasurer SK Ed Cavadias 843 297-2079 [email protected]

Advocate SK John Flinn PGK 843 863-0659 [email protected]

Warden SK Michael Della Croce 843 557-3309 [email protected]

Inside Guard Terry Harrington 910-391-2263 [email protected]

Outside Guard Daryl Lareau 843 513-6351 [email protected]

3rd Year Trustee Lenny Tittle 843 824-2495 [email protected]

2nd Year Trustee SK Steven Gearhart PGK 843 797-6296 [email protected]

1st Year Trustee SK Michael Cousino PGK 843 607-1007 [email protected]

Lecturer SK Joseph Schepisi 301-643-4377 [email protected]

Directors

Program Director Joseph O’Saben 843 364-7352 [email protected]

Church Fred Anchetta 843-566-5243 [email protected]

Assistant VACANT

Community Ron Macaspac 843 864-9287 [email protected]

Assistant VACANT

Council Frank DeAsis 843-824-2003 [email protected]

Assistant VACANT

Culture of Life John Flinn 843 863-0659 [email protected]

Assistant Tim Kenefick 843-569-5277 [email protected]

Family Frank Bautista 843-764-3303 [email protected]

Assistant VACANT

Youth Tom Arnold 843-873-2922 [email protected]

Assistant VACANT

Editor’s Note:

Remember, this publication is YOUR newsletter and all of our Council members are free to submit articles or

information but the editors have the final say on content due to space.

Your feedback is welcome. Simply click the Reply button on your email and your input should reach me.

Peace!

Lenny

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Council 11991 Monthly Calendar

May 2018

Remember you can see our monthly calendar for many months out at our

Council Uknight web site:

http://www.kofcknights.org/councilsite/events.asp?CNO=11991