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C o u r s e C h a r t K n i g h t s o f C o l u m b u s S t . R a p h a e l
C o u n c i l 6 2 6 5 A N D
M s g r . J o h n A . B i t e r A s s e m b l y 1 7 2 7
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Chaplin:
SK FR Skip Baltz
Phone: 369-1831
Grand Knight:
Scott Kilpatrick
Phone: 849-7050
Deputy Grand
Knight:
Doug Blais
Chancellor:
Don Sullivan
Financial Secretary:
Frank Kuhn
Treasurer:
Axel Ward
Recorder:
Alain Cappucci
Advocate:
Larry Levesque
Warden:
Ron Garcia
Inside Guard:
Jose Aponte
Outside Guard:
Tito Silva
3 Year Trustee:
Vinnie Galante
2 Year Trustee:
Pete Pena
1 Year Trustee:
Don Dufour
Lecturer:
Council Officers
Meeting Place:
Knights of Columbus Hall
1250 Business Way
Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
Council Meetings:
First Thursday of each
month 7:00 PM at the
Council Hall
Fortnight for Freedom
There are three fronts where the fight to preserve our right to have freedom of
religion are wagered besides prayer. First is the social front where people of
faith are challenged by persons and organizations that seek to suppress our
right to actively practice, speak and demonstrate our faith publicly by encour-
aging and forcing us to accept ideas and practices that oppose those of our
faith. Political correctness, redefining marriage, making us think we can not
publicly celebrate or faith, the Affordable Health Care act, all things pro abor-
tion, ridiculing our faith and humiliating us are the tactics we are challenged to
stand up against. The next escalation, which is where the second front is being
fought, is in the courts. The battle to legally prevent the erosion of our Reli-
gious Liberty as guaranteed by the 1st
Amendment is being fought in the
courts continuously. The third way,
which can be escalated to quite quickly,
is martyrdom. Loss of lives to preserve
or freedom to worship, is happening in
the Mid East, Africa and Europe.
Where do we want to make our stand?
The St. Raphael’s Youth Group
(pictured) submitted two presentations,
“The Poem” and “The Make Over” and
St. Agnes Youth Group of Naples pres-
entation “Freedom Fighters” that repre-
sented their interpretations of the ero-
sion and fight for Religious freedom in a
dramatic competition.
Larry Levesque
Please welcome and help Jose Aponte as he fills in for
Mike Baltz who is taking a much needed respite. Msgr. John A. Biter
Assembly
Friar
SK Fr Skip Baltz
Ph: 369-8770
Faithful Navigator
Commander Color Guard
SK Bernhard Mummert
Ph: 369-8317
Captain SK Bill Carrion
Admiral
SK John Hauf
PR Director
(239) 454-4651
Pilot
SK Tito Silva
Comptroller
SK Larry Levesque
Purser
SK Pete Pena
Ph: 368-8191
Scribe
SK Ernesto Rolon
Inner Sentinel
SK Richard Salyers
Ph: 839-3095
Outer Sentinel
John Santiago
3 Year Trustee
Oscar Gamble
2 Year Trustee
SK Don Dufour
368-1273
1 Year Trustee
John Hodor
Ph: 369-6003
Ladies Auxiliary
Officers
President
Kris Repnyek
(239) 691-5301
Vice President
Mindy Salyers
Secretary
Amanda Blum
Treasurer
Rosa Carrion
Every Wednesday 6:00 PM at the Council Hall
Every Thursday 12:00-3:00 PM at the Council Hall
Every Friday 6:00 PM at St. Raphael Church Social Hall
Please contact Jose Aponte if you wish to help
Upcoming Knighthood (3rd)
Degree
St Raphael’s Council has been approved by the
State to host a Knighthood Degree on Saturday
Sept. 30, 2017. The conferring Officer is
Brother Bob Marrah. Candidates need to be at
the church school building by 9:30 AM.
For more information please contact:
GK T. Scott Kilpatrick
Greg Masonick District Deputy District 57 630-788-2533
1 2 Council Officers
Meeting 7:00 pm
At the Kof C
Hall
3 Afternoon
BINGO 12:00 –3:00 PM
Council
Meeting 7:00 PM
4
BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall
6:00 PM
5
Rosary Prayer
Walk at
Abortion Clinic
Following 8AM Mass
6
KofC Break-
fast
Following
8AM & 10
AM Mass
7
Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at the
Parish class-
rooms
7:00 PM
8 1st Degree
7:00 PM
Tentative Con-
tact Dan Sullivan
Women’s Bible
Study
9
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
10
Afternoon
BINGO 12:00 –3:00 PM
LACHI 7PM
11
BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall 6:00 PM
12
13
Corporate
Communion
5:30 PM
Spanish Mass Please wear
Council or
Assembly shirts
14 7:00 PM
Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at Beef
o Bradys in
Lehigh Acres
3114 Lee Blvd
15
HOLY DAY
Assumption of
Mary
16
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
17
Afternoon
BINGO 12:00 –3:00 PM
Social Meeting
7PM
18
BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall 6:00 PM
19
Youth
Group Yard
Sale
20
21
Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at the
Parish class-
rooms
7:00 PM
22
2nd Degree
7:00 PM
Tentative Con-tact
Dan Sullivan
23
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
24 Afternoon
BINGO 12:00 –3:00 PM
Assembly
Meeting 7:00P.M.
25
BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall 6:00 PM
26
27
28
Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at the
Parish class-
rooms
7:00 PM
29 30
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
31 Afternoon
BINGO 12:00 –3:00 PM
A u g u s t 2 0 1 7
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 7
1
2
Rosary Prayer
Walk at Abor-
tion Clinic
3
4 Labor Day
Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at the
Parish class-
rooms 7:00
5
Independenc
Day
1st Degree
7:00 PM Tentative
Contact
Dan Sullivan
6
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
7 Afternoon
BINGO
12:00 –3:00 PM
Council
Meeting 7:00 PM
8
BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall 6:00 PM
9
10
Corporate
Communion
10:00AM Mass
Please wear
Council or
Assembly shirts
11
Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at the
Parish class-
rooms 7:00
12
2nd Degree
7:00 PM
Tentative Contact
Dan Sullivan
13
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
14
Afternoon
BINGO
12:00 –3:00 PM
LACHI 7PM
15 BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall
6:00 PM
16
Youth Group
Yard Sale
17
18 Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at the
Parish class-
rooms 7:00
19
20
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
21 Afternoon
BINGO
12:00 –3:00 PM
Social Meeting
7:00 PM
22 BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall
6:00 PM
Autumn
Begins
23
24
25
Men’s Bible
Study with
Deacon Joe
Allison at the
Parish class-
rooms 7:00
26 27
BINGO
Council Hall
6:00 PM
28 Afternoon
BINGO
12:00 –3:00 PM
Assembly
Meeting 7:00 PM
29
BINGO
St. Raphael’s
Church Hall 6:00 PM
30
KnightHood
(3rd) Degree
9:30 AM
Church School
building
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Reflecting on Religious Freedom by DioceseofVenice | July 14, 2017 4:57 pm
Staff Report (Florida Catholic)
For one evening the faithful gathered to reflect and learn about the
realities of religious freedom at home and abroad. The Diocese of
Venice sponsored a Fortnight for Freedom Prayer and Film Night,
hosted by Bishop Frank J. Dewane, on July 28 at St. Leo the Great
Parish in Bonita Springs.
During the evening attendees – more than 100, including a number of
seminarians – heard from Bishop Dewane who stressed the need to
stay vigilant for any efforts, either locally or nationally, to attempt to
strip away the freedom of religion we cherish in this nation. “The
challenge is to realize when religious freedom is under attack because it can often be in a subtle way; and be-
fore we know it, our freedoms are gone.”
The guest speaker, Ave Maria School of Law Associate Professor Tim Tracey,
spoke about what religious freedom is and how it faces challenges every day,
even though it is clearly called for in the U.S. Constitution.
There was also a presentation of three selections from the first ever Diocese of
Venice Film Festival, which encouraged youth groups to submit a video about
religious freedom. In the videos, the youth groups from St. Raphael Parish in
Lehigh Acres and St. Agnes Parish in Naples offered their unique perspective on religious freedom. The vid-
eos showed a deep understanding of the threats to religious freedom and the potential consequences if nothing
is done to defend these freedoms before it is too late.
One of the most poignant parts of the evening included a screening of the
powerful documentary “Our Last Stand.” The film by Jordan Allott, fol-
lows the journey of an Assyrian-American school teacher from New
York who spends her summer vacation traveling to Iraq and Syria to help
raise awareness about the plight of the Christian communities
(Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac) threatened by civil war and ISIS.
“The (Our Last Stand) shows how easily we could lose our freedoms on
short notice. The Fortnight for Freedom is educating Catholics across our country on the attacks on religious
liberty here at home,” said Dan Dougherty of Fort Myers.
The Bonita Springs event coincided with the 2017 Fortnight for Freedom (June 24-July 4) during which the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops encourages the faithful to reinforce their commitment to prayer, to study
the Church’s teaching, and to participate in peaceful public action during the Fortnight in defense of Religious
Freedom. The Fortnight was initially created to raise awareness in the United States following the HHS man-
date which impacted Religious Freedom. The dates selected by the USCCB coincide with the feast days of St.
Thomas More and St. John Fisher and conclude on July 4, the dates of the signing of the Declaration Inde-
pendence which set forth many of the freedoms Americans enjoy to this day.
Remember our Fraternal Brothers Please remember or Fraternal Brothers who are struggling
with illness and who have moved on to assisted living. Prayer,
a card, visit or letter from their Fraternal Brothers can be a
huge pick-me-up for them Let them know we remember them
and appreciate how the contributed to our Council and Assem-
bly.
SK Charles Troeller is struggling with two forms of cancer.
His address is 3 Heath Aster Ln. , Lehigh Acres, FL 33936.
SK Henry Weisser is in assisted living with full time
caregivers.
His address is
3801 East Crest
Drive, Apartment
5202, Bryan,
Texas 77802
SK Harold Walker is in room 101 at Heritage Park Rehabili-
tation located at 2826 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers. His wife,
Dorthy, said he is not doing well and hopes you will go by
and pay a visit.
Worthy Brothers of District 57
Yes, we are no longer District 59 but are now District 57.
Nothing has really changed except 59 to 57. I’m still Your
District Deputy
I just returned from the State Organizational Meeting held
in Orlando from July 21 until July 23, 2017. This meeting
includes all District Deputies from around the State and
that total is around 81 DD’s. The meeting also includes
State Officers, Regional Directors, and Committee Chair-
Persons and their Staff.
The State of Florida has a newly elected State Deputy,
Donald T. Kahrer for the next two Fraternal Years. He re-
places our Immediate Past Deputy Donnie Goolesby.
The new State Deputy has appointed Rev. Salvatore Pignato as the State Chaplain. He is
from the Orlando area and is a Priest in the Eastern Rite of the Catholic Church.
St Raphael’s Council has been approved by the State to host a Knighthood Degree on Satur-
day Sept. 30, 2017. The conferring Officer is Brother Bob Marrah. So Brothers mark the
date, attend and support Your Brother Knights and encourage Brother Knights to take this
Degree. The Knighthood Degree is not available as often in Our Region so take advantage of
this opportunity.
PGK Doug was awarded a Knights jacket for his accomplishments this Fraternal Year from
State which is also an award for the entire Council as high achievers this past Fraternal Year.
Keep up the good work, the State has incentives in placed for membership’s drives until
Sept. 30, 2017.
I will conduct a District Organizational Meeting in the near future with the GK’s in my Dis-
trict to network with each other.
Thank You worthy Brothers for Your Commitment to the Order.
Greg Masonick
District Deputy
District 57
630-788-2533
District 57 events
St Raphaels Council 6265
Meets next in the Council Hall
First Thursday of each month
at 7:00 PM
Grand Knight Doug Blais
Knights of Columbus
St Raphael Council # 6262 &
Msgr. John A . Biter Assembly
P.O. Box 641
Lehigh Acres, FL 33970-0641
Course Chart Addressee:
Msgr. John A. Biter Assembly 1727
Meets the 4th Thursday of each month at
the Council Hall
At 7:00 P.M.
Navigator SK Oscar Gamble
Ph: 940-3148
Ladies Auxiliary
Meets at The KofC Social Hall on the 1st
Thursday of each month at 7:30 P.M.
Officers meeting is at 7:00 P.M.
Please contact President Kris Repnyek or
Mindy Salyers for information
LACHI
Meets the second Thursday of the month
at 7:00 PM at the KofC hall
Social Meeting
Meets the third Thursday of each month
7:00 PM at the KofC hall
Building the Domestic Church
The Knights of Columbus Council 6265 will be displaying a Building the Domestic Church Kiosk in the entry of St, Raph-ael Church. It will feature 15 different booklets on topics to strengthen family life lived out through our Catholic Faith . The books include such titles as "The Gift Of Fatherhood -What Ever Man Should Know"," God's Plan For Love And Marriage:John Paul II'S Theology Of The Body ", "The Fam-ily In The Modern World", as well as many more interesting
The display will be located between the poor box and the pennies for babies donation box. We ask if you take a book-let please give a small donation to either need,
Ralph Mazzio email: [email protected]
Color Guard Commander SK Bernhard Mummert 239.369.8317 [email protected]
Vice Commander SK Pete Pena 239.368.8191 [email protected]
2. Vice Commander SK John Santiago 239.994.8154 [email protected]
Please use the listed contacts should you require services from the Le-
high Acres Msgr. John A. Biter Assembley 1712. Thank you.
