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Fathers Nellen Council # 6371 - PO Box 322 - Waunakee, WI 53597-0322
January 2019 NewsletterNext Business Meeting will be Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 7:00 pmNext Officers Meeting will be Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm
January Knight of the Month – Mike Finley is our January Knight of the Month. Mike is our Financial Secretary and worked very hard in December to get out our annual due’s invoices along with our newsletter and raffle tickets. Thanks, Mike, for all you do!
Knight of the Year – Rufino Arce is congratulated by Grand Knight Bob Sachtjen at the Annual Christmas Party on Sunday, December 16th in the photo below left. Rufino was named the State Coordinator for Hispanic Council Growth on July 9, 2018 and in that role, he has helped form three new Councils and has recruited 114 new members.
Family of the Year Award Presentation – In the photo below right, the Rufino and Margarita Arce Family were honored as our 2018 Family of the Year at the Christmas Party on December 16th at Rex’s Innkeeper. Left-to-right are Carolina Flores, (Rufino’s mother), Ashley, Rufino, Margarita, Daisy, and William Arce. Rufino’s family has been very supportive of his new role as the State Coordinator for Hispanic Council Growth and all the travel he has done all over the state speaking to Hispanic men’s groups and congregations. Congratulations Arce Family!
Recent Events
Tuesday, December 11th – Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration – In the photo on the left below, Father Gabi looked on and Fourth Degree Honor Guard Knights: Gerry Bauer; Ron Faust; John Huttenhoff; Bill Liegel; Mike Tomsyck and Glenn Weisensell stood at attention as Maria Lourdes Ramirez and her grandchildren placed flowers in front Our Lady of Guadalupe. In the photo to the right, our new District Deputy Alirio Pardo and Rufino Arce, KC State Coordinator for Hispanic Council Growth are pictured at the reception following the Mass at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration.
Saturday, December 15th – The Journey to the Inn (La Posada) – The Hispanic community led the procession from the Church to the School cafeteria commemorating Joseph and Mary’s Journey to the Inn. The children enjoyed smashing the Pinatas and racing for the candy purchased by the Knights.
Sunday, December 16th – KC Christmas Party was held at Rex’s Innkeeper where over eighty people enjoyed an evening of good food and fellowship. Monsignor Gunn and Father Paulraj were able to attend and participated in the singing of Christmas carols. Jim Tillman coordinated the event again this year, and Dennis & Diane Hampton decorated the tables and brought in the door prizes.
Wednesday, December 19th – We welcomed five new members into our Council: Father Paulraj Sellam; Dave Goldman; Jim Holden; John Koga and Robert Schuster.
Sunday, December 30th – Tom Foster led the KC Fifth Sunday Rosary before the 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist with help from John Howard and Bob Sachtjen.
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Upcoming Events
Sunday, January 13th – Chicago March for Life – Join thousands at the Chicago March for Life. The Bus leaves at 9:00 AM and returns at 7:00 PM. The cost is $30 per person, or $85 for a family of 3 or more. Call 262-796-1111 for registration.
Friday, January 18th – Roller Skating at the School from 6:30-8:30 PM – Please contact Chris Lezotte at 608-217-9419, or [email protected] if you could help. Help is needed selling entry tickets, handing out skates and in the concession stand. Roller skating is also planned for Sunday, February 10th from 2:00-4:00 PM.
Annual KC Pancake Breakfast - Sunday, January 27th – The Annual KC Pancake Breakfast will be held in the Saint John School Cafeteria from 8:00 AM – Noon on Sunday, January 27th in conjunction with Catholic Schools Week. Please contact Ed Gilkes at [email protected] or 608-358-5096 if you can help with this event. The awards for the winners of the "True Meaning of Christmas" poster contest and the winners of the KC knowledge contest for math and spelling will be presented at the pancake breakfast. Please bring along some used shoes for a donation to the “World Shoe Project”.
Monthly Challenge for October by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori:
After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." (Gospel for Jan. 13, Lk. 3:21-22)
Think about it. Do you really see yourself as a beloved son in whom your Heavenly Father is well pleased? To be honest, most men, including this archbishop, go through seasons when we don’t seem to sense that our father is well-pleased. Maybe we see ourselves as self-made men who don’t owe our father anything. Maybe we did not experience love from our dad, and the very idea of being beloved is ludicrous. Maybe instead of Jesus’ actual words, we hear, “This is my wayward son, in whom I am much disappointed.” Yet we know that we are baptized into Christ and share in his identity as the beloved son. Being beloved sons is the bedrock of our identity. The plain fact is that your heavenly Father is well-pleased with you.
This month I challenge you to hear the Heavenly Father saying these words— “you are my beloved son”—personally to you and reflect on your identity in him. I recommend that you do so, if possible, in Adoration. Secondly, I challenge you to spend time with someone who loves you unconditionally. Ask them why? Their answer should give you a small glimpse of God’s unconditional love for you.
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Field Agent Article - Happy New Year! It’s that well known time of year when we make resolutions. Have you made any yet? Maybe the realistic question is, “Have you already broken some of them?” Here are 10 popular New Year’s resolutions along with some of my own:
1. Get in shape; for some of us this means to lose some weight, exercise more and staying fit; to stop smoking or eat healthier foods.
2. Stop procrastinating; I don’t know about you, but I’m going to put this off for yet another year!
3. Improve my prayer life; there’s an app for that! I’ve been using the Laudate app. The Laudate app claims it is the most downloaded Catholic app. It has an immense library of prayers, devotions, daily readings, podcasts and Vatican documents.
4. Improve on a skill or develop a new hobby; maybe you want to lower your golf handicap or learn to bowl.
5. Be more thankful; God has blessed me in so many ways and sometimes I forget to thank Him for all those things…usually because I’m too busy asking for something else.
6. Spend more time with the people that matter most; sometimes I get so busy working, keeping the house up or going to some meeting, I forget the ones I do these things for. I’ve got to set aside more time to just be with them.
7. Reduce stress; in this sometimes hectic and seemingly crazy world, it’s easy to get swallowed up in the latest tragedy and worry all the time. Cutting out those sources of stress or learning how to deal with them more effectively means a more settled life.
8. Read more; with so much on the internet, TV and radio it’s easy for me to get lost in those. Reading for pleasure has become something of a lost art. Think about the last book you read.
9. Spend wisely; it’s so easy to spend money on things we really don’t need, buy on a whim or because we’re keeping up with the Jones.
10.Review your financial health; whatever your current situation, it’s always a good idea to take stock on a yearly basis.
Now this last resolution I can definitely help you keep: Resolve to meet with me this year to update your Family Service Record and see where you stand. Your financial health is critical to your family’s future security. As your field agent I have so much more responsibility than a simple financial advisor or stock broker. We’ll take a look at your dreams, goals and aspirations and make sure you’re on track to make them become a reality. Give me a call at 608-795-4287 or drop me an email at [email protected] Dennis O’Connell, K of C Field Agent, Vivat Jesus!
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