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GK Message 1

Special Prayers 2

Calendar Looking Ahead 2

Council 11672 Officers 2

Knight of the Month 3

Family of the Month 3

October Birthdays 3

K of C Insurance 3

Council Committee Chairmen 4

Monthly Breakfast /Can Drive

4

Short Story Corner 5

Spiritual Theme 5

Questions of the Mind 6

Council Activities and 7

Oct. & Nov. Calendars 8

Membership Form 100 9

Volunteer Report Form 10

Veteran's Day Parade Map 11

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: G R A N D K N I G H T ’S M E S S A G E

Brother Knights, Catholic Gentlemen,

Fall officially is upon us, which means football, the begin-

ning of fall weather (hopefully), and a flurry of Council ac-

tivities. The first of which is our annual Campaign for Peo-ple with Intellectual Disabilities. The first weekend will be Friday, Saturday,

and Sunday (October 7th, 8th, and 9th) at the Walmart Supercenter on South

Memorial Parkway. The next session will be the weekend of October 21st, 22nd,

and 23rd at the Kroger in the Logan Square Shopping Center. The last session is the weekend of November 12th following Mass. Volunteers are still needed

for various time slots so please visit the SignUpGenius site, or contact the pro-

ject coordinator Mike Rose (256-213-2876).

In addition, Columbus Day is on October 10, which remembers Christopher

Columbus’ arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. Columbus Day origi-

nated as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and was first held in San Francisco in 1869. In April 1937, as a result of lobbing by the Knights of Co-

lumbus and the New York City Italian leader Generoso Pope, the United States

Congress and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 a

federal holiday under the name Columbus Day.

Finally, our Council will be hosting a 2nd and 3rd Degree Exemplification on Oc-

tober 15th. The 2nd and 3rd Degree ceremonies will begin at 1:00 and 2:30 PM, respectively. Please consider supporting your fellow Knights by attending one

or both of these events, and to re-experience these events again.

As always, please take time for yourself and family, aid where possible those

less fortunate, and pray for those in need.

Vivat Jesus,

Steve Gentz

Grand Knight, Council 11672

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S HEPHERD ’S W ATCH Newsletter of the Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council 11672.

S he phe r d ’ s Wa tch Pa ge 2 October 2016

Joe Arnold

Will Becker

Don Diemer

Kim Harris

Harry O'Beirne

Peter Paccio

Mike Rose

Chris Sloan

Our sponsored Seminar-

ian Josh Altonji

All our brothers in distress

Knights

Visit our website at: http://council11672.weebly.com

LOOKING AHEAD

October 2016 Calendar Highlights

Oct 3 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.

Oct 9 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:15 a.m.

Oct 13 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)

Oct 15 - 2nd and 3rd Degree @ Good Shepherd @ 1 p.m.

Oct 18 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

Oct 31 - Halloween

2016 Tootsie Roll Campaign Schedule

Oct 7 - Walmart 2 - 6 p.m. (tentative)

Oct 8 - Walmart 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Oct 9 - Walmart Noon - 6 p.m.

Oct 21 - Kroger 2 - 6 p.m.

Oct 22 - Kroger 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Oct 23 - Kroger noon - 6 p.m.

Nov 12 - Good Shepherd after mass

Nov 13 - Good Shepherd after masses

November 2016 Calendar Highlights

Nov 1 - All Saints Day

Nov 7 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.

Nov 10 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)

Nov 13 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:15 a.m.

Nov 15 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

December 2016 Calendar Highlights

Dec 5 - Monthly Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m.

Dec 8 - 4th Degree Assembly Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

(Holy Spirit Catholic Church)

Dec 11 - Monthly Parish Breakfast; 8:30-10:15 a.m.

Dec 20 - Monthly Officers Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.

Dec 25 - Christmas

COUNCIL 11672 OFFICERS (2016—2017)

Grand Knight ................ Steve Gentz 256-690-6195

Deputy Grand Knight .... Michael Weist

Financial Secretary ....... Ben Cumbie 256-783-9627

Treasurer ...................... Lane Mousel

Recorder ........................ Steve Nelson

Warden ......................... Mike Wolk

Chancellor..................... Thomas Geoffroy

Chaplain ....................... Deacon Paul Keil

Advocate ....................... Rodolfo Chavez

Inside Guard ................. Danny Nelson

Outside Guard .............. Bob Godwin

1 Year Trustee ............... Ed Gniadek

2 Year Trustee ............... Mike Rose

3 Year Trustee ............... Mike Lenz

Lector ............................ Rob Godwin

Family and Friends

Ester Wolk

Rose Bellono

Edsel Chalker

Christopher Dollman

Rebecca Dollman

Andrea Ely

Barbara Hills

Nichole O'Brien

Sophie Pace

James Rivette

Michael Rose

Fr. Kevin and his parish in

Anapra, MX

Our Members of the Armed

Forces

Our First Responders

Pope Francis

SPECIAL PRAYERS

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Knights of Columbus Insurance

General Agent:

John Stice 85 Hunter Ridge Lane

Pell City, AL 35128

205-338-0207 (Home), 205-908-1253 (Cell),

john.stice@kofc.org

MEMBER RECOGNITION & NEWS of INTEREST

John Aiello ....................... Oct 01

Terance Carlson ............... Oct 01

Joseph Aiello .................... Oct 03

Rick Hycoop ..................... Oct 03

Jeffrey McFetridge ........... Oct 07

Tim Sullivan ..................... Oct 08

Tracy Wagner ................... Oct 08

Ben Cumbie ..................... Oct 09

Lamar Jackson ................. Oct 12

Raul Alonso ...................... Oct 13

Rolando Gentolizo ............ Oct 13

Philip Dombrowski ........... Oct 16

Kim Harris ........................ Oct 17

Gary Michael Rose ............ Oct 17

Christopher Nascone ........ Oct 18

Thomas Dollman .............. Oct 19

Carter Robinson ............... Oct 20

Brian Finzel ...................... Oct 22

Jacob Patrick Weist .......... Oct 25

Dr. Terrance Nordmann ... Oct 26

The officers and members of Council 11672 wish a

Happy Birthday to the following members who have

birthdays in October:

Knight of the Month

The Knight of the Month

for September is Harry O’Beirne.

Harry, received his 1st

Degree Exemplification in 1961 and is recognized

this month for his sus-

tained support to our Council. Medical issues

prevent Harry from regu-

larly attending meetings,

but his interest and en-couragement to the

Council and its’ members

cannot be understated.

Harry is a unique exam-ple of a member helping

maintain a strong Coun-

cil from every aspect and he provides a rare model

to aspire to where his

challenges are secondary to helping his fellow

Knights. With every

Knight of the Month, keep Harry in your

prayers and if you see

him, please extend your

hand in heart filled ap-preciation and thanks.

Family of the Month

The Family of the Month

for September 2016 is the Tim Sullivan family. The

Council would like to

recognize Tim and his wife Michele for their

continued support to the

Knights of Columbus, the Church, and the Par-

ish and general commu-

nities. Tim and Michele

have a special relation-ship and caring for oth-

ers, both within and out-

side the Church and

Council. They have long supported those pursu-

ing the Religious Orders,

especially our sponsored

Seminarian, Josh Altonji. Tim and Michele expend

considerable effort in

helping others. An ex-ample of Tim's and Mich-

ele's effort includes men-

toring our youth in their volunteer work to help

them build character and

develop a life-long com-mitment to others.

Council 11672 recog-

nizes the Sullivan family

for their longstanding commitment of the

Knights of Columbus

core principals of Char-ity, Unity, and Frater-

nity.

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Yearly

Profit to

Date

$ 3,747

Number

Meals

Served

1290

Monthly Parish Breakfast The following is a summary of our 2016 breakfast activity

as of September:

Avg. Profit per Breakfast

$416

Avg. Meals Served per

Month

143 KC Breakfast Workers

COUNCIL ACTIVITIES & NEWS of INTEREST

Council 11672 Committee Chairmen For 2016-2017

Council Program Chairman - DGK Mike Weist

Committee Chairmen:

Church - James Mosley

Vocations - Tim Sullivan

Council - Merv Eberhardt Community - Mike Rose

Family - Open

Youth - Tom Barthel

Columbian Squires - Rodolfo Chavez

Culture of Life - Frank Tomasella Membership - Bill Schultz

Membership Recruitment - Open

Membership Retention - Mike Weist

Council Meeting Can Drive for the Good Shepherd Pantry

Don’t forget those

canned goods. Each

Knight is asked to bring

just one canned good, or

non-perishable foodstuff

or money (equivalent to

one can) to the monthly Council business meeting.

To the right is a summary

of our donations for the

2016-17 fraternal year as

of the September meeting.

Number /

Pounds of

Can Goods

153/156

Dollars

Donated

Equated to

Pounds

$652 = 652

TOTAL POUNDS

To date

808

The second Monday in Octo-

ber is designated in the

United States as Columbus

Day. This day commemo-

rates Christopher Colum-bus' first voyage and sight-

ing of the Americas on Octo-

ber 12, 1492. However, Co-

lumbus Day as a federal

holiday was not officially recognized until 1937.

The first Columbus Day

celebration took place in

1792, when New York’s Co-

lumbian Order held an

event to commemorate the historic landing’s 300th an-

niversary. Taking pride in

Columbus’ birthplace and

faith, Italian and Catholic

communities in various

parts of the country began organizing annual religious

ceremonies and parades.

Beginning on October 12,

1866, New York City's Ital-

ian population organized a celebration of the 'discovery'

of America. This yearly cele-

bration spread to other cit-

ies and became known as

Columbus Day in San Fran-

cisco in 1869.

In 1892, President Benja-

min Harrison issued a proc-

lamation encouraging

Americans to mark the

400th anniversary of Co-

lumbus’ voyage with patri-otic festivities and a statue

of Columbus was raised at

Columbus Avenue in New

York City. Further, at the

Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year, repli-

cas of Columbus' three

ships were displayed. Italian

-Americans were key in the

creation of Columbus Day.

Colorado became the first state to observe an official

Columbus Day in 1905.

Over time other states fol-

lowed.

In 1937, President Franklin

D. Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day a national

holiday, largely as a result

of intense lobbying by the

Knights of Columbus, an

influential Catholic fraternal benefits organization.

In 1971, the federal holiday

was officially changed by

Congress to be observed on

the second Monday in Octo-

ber.

A History of Columbus Day

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SHORT STORY CORNER Submitted by Mike Rose

Council Charity Contributions for September The Council made the following charitable contributions this past month:

Father's Discretionary Fund $ 300

Rose of Sharon $ 400

G.S. Backpack Program $ 250

Catholic Center of Concern $ 350

Community Free Dental Clinic $ 250

G.S. Pro-Life Committee $ 300

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,

But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.

One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,

Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.

You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,

Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,

Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?

If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,

And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?

If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,

Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Then one may be that, and there would be those,

Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,

And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.

We speak of a brother and also of brethren,

But though we say mother, we never say methren.

Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,

But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!

One last thought on English! One can spell fish

‘ghitia’

Gh as in enough

The short “i” as in initiative

Ti as in initiate

The Queen’s English is rather quite a quandary, say

what!

English Spelling Quandaries

Prayer to the Queen of Peace

O Queen of Peace: it is you who have placed the Rosary in our hands. It is you who bid us to recite it daily. By the power of the Family Rosary we beseech you to obtain peace for us--peace within our hearts, our homes, our country, and throughout the world. Through the daily recitation of the Family Rosary we beg you to keep sin from our souls, enmities from our hearts, and war from our shores. By the graces received from the devotion of the Family Rosary we pray to be made helpful to one another in following the paths of virtue so that we may be found worthy to be called children of your family, children of your home. Amen.

By Tradition, the Catholic Church

dedicates the month of October to the

holy rosary, one of the best known of

all Catholic devotions. The Feast of

Our Lady of the Rosary is October 7. As knights we should be the spiritual

leaders of our families. To take on

this leadership role, one of the best

ways would be to pray the Rosary

every day with our family. Since Pope Francis has ask us to pray for peace,

we should also say the attached

prayer to the Queen of Peace.

The Holy Rosary

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September Questions and Answers:

1. What three difference

is there between ice

cream and frozen yogurt?

Ice cream was intro-

duced into the United States in 1776, and was

well received and became

popular immediately.

Frozen yogurt was in-

troduced in to the United State in 1970, but was not

well received, as people did

not care for the taste. It

took over 10 years to im-

prove the taste so people

seemed to like it. It also helped that people were

looking for healthier foods.

Frozen yogurt is also

made with probiotics

where ice cream is not.

2. What is the oldest

U. S. military medal in

continuous use?

It is the Badge of Mili-

tary Merit.

3. What is the Badge of Military Merit called to-

day?

It is called the Purple

Heart.

4. How many men did

George Washington award the Badge of Military

Merit to?

He awarded it to three

sergeants.

5. Who were they?

On May 3, 1783:

Sergeant William

Brown5th Connecticut

Regiment of the Connecti-

cut Line.

Sergeant Elijah Chur-

chill 2nd Continental Light

Dragoons.

On June 10, 1783

Sergeant Daniel Bissell

2nd Connecticut Regi-

ment of the Connecticut

Line

6. Were there any other

recipients of the Badge of

Military Merit?

While researching the

Purple Heart Medal at the

National Archives, during

his tenure as a National Americanism Officer for

Military Order of the Pur-

ple Heart (1985-2011) Ron

Siebels (Past National

Commander), discovered

that while these three sol-diers were most likely the

first to receive the Badge of

Military Merit, discharge

certificates of other Revolu-

tionary War soldiers indi-

cate that they also received the "Badge of Merit" for

their years of faithful ser-

vice.

7. What was the word

used by ancient Egyp-

tians when referring to

their king (Pharaoh as we

use today)?

The word used by the

ancient Egyptians when

referring to their king was

“nesu.”

8. Where did the word

Pharaoh come from?

The word came from

Greek language, which was

a derivative of ‘Par-aa’

meaning great house. Par-

aa was the household of the kings of Egypt. The

word Pharaoh was also

used in the Bible to refer to

the kings of Egypt.

9. When was the first saint canonization by a

Pope?

In the first eight or nine

centuries, there was no

centralized process for can-

onization of a saint. In-stead, sainthood depended

upon popular affirmation

or “spontaneous local attri-

bution.” It wasn’t until

993 that Pope John XV

canonized the first saint. It was approximately six

hundred years later that

the process was centralized

into a formal process,

when Pope Sixtus V estab-lished the Congregation for

the Causes of Saints in

1588. Note: Answer

courtesy of the Catholic

Exchange

10. Who was the first

saint canonized?

St. Ulric was born at

Augsburg, Germany in 890

and died in 973. He was

educated at St. Gall Abbey in Switzerland by his un-

cle, St. Adalbeo, bishop of

Augsburg. St. Ulric suc-

ceeded to the See as

bishop in 923. When

Augsburg was plundered and ravaged by the Mag-

yars, he led its inhabitants

in the task of rebuilding

the city and its cathedral.

In his old age, he retired to St. Gall, named his

nephew as his successor,

and was accused of nepo-

tism for his action. His

canonization by Pope John

XV in 993 is the first re-corded canonization by a

Pope. His feast day is July

4th.

He is the patron saint

against birth complica-

tions, against faintness, against fever, against mice

and moles, for happy

death, and weavers. He is

also the patron saint of the

Diocese of Augsburg, Ger-many.

QUESTIONS OF THE MIND Submitted by Mike Rose

October Questions:

1. Who was Ben Kuoki?

2. Who was James T.

Mullen?

3. Who was Daniel Daly?

4. How dangerous is the Asteroid Belt to send a

spacecraft through?

5. Who are the three

named Archangels named

in the Bible?

6. What is the earliest

known photograph?

7. When was the first

noted celebration of Hal-

loween in the USA?

8. Why are the colors

orange and black associ-

ated with Halloween?

9. Where did the tradi-tion of wearing masks

and costumes come from?

10. What is the name of

the first wrapped penny

candy sold in the United

States?

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COUNCIL ACTIVITIES & NEWS of INTEREST

Tootsie Roll Campaign Please plan to volunteer for the annual Tootsie Roll

Campaign to be held at Walmart and Kroger on the

South Parkway.

The dates and time are:

Walmart:

Friday, October 7, 2016 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 9, 2016 from 12:00 a.m. – 600: p.m.

Kroger:

Friday, October 21, 2016 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 12:00 a.m. – 600: p.m.

The time slots are two hour increments. Sign up through Signup Genius or contact Mike Rose at

rose2012@att.net.

ALABAMA STATE COUNCIL

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Drawing

Prizes

1st Prize: $1,000 Gift Card

2nd Prize: $500 Gift Card

Tickets $5.00 each or books of 5 tickets for $20.00

Drawing To Take Place

At the State Convention Banquet

Need Not Be Present To Win

Order your tickets from: Danny Garcia, State Advocate

dannygarcia@kofc-alabama.org

Cell No. 256-604-2756

Make Checks Payable to: "Alabama State Council Knights of Columbus"

Mail Ticket Stubs and Money to Danny Garcia

124 Mountain View Lane, Madison, AL 35758

Veteran's Day Parade The Knights of Columbus of North Alabama are

requesting your participation in the 2016 Hunts-

ville Veterans Day Parade. The parade is Friday,

November 11th starting at 11:00 AM.

A map on page 11 shows the parade route and

staging area. Please arrive between 9:00 – 10:30

AM at the staging area, which is the parking lot across the street (North) of the Clinton Avenue US

Post Office.

A Knights of Columbus trailer and pick-up truck will participate in the parade. You are invited to

walk with your Brother Knights. Limited space is

available on the trailer and in the truck bed.

All members and family/friends of the Knights of Columbus are welcome. Please where your

Knight’s apparel and show your support for our

veterans, and the Knights of Columbus.

To keep a lamp burning we have

to keep putting oil in it.

— Mother Teresa

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OCTOBER 2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

2

.

3

Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m

4 5 6

7 Tootsie Roll

drive at Walmart

8 Tootsie Roll

drive at Walmart

9

Monthly Parish Breakfast 8:30-10:15 a.m.

10 11

12

13 Assembly 0004

Business meeting @ Holy Spirit

@ 7:00 p.m.

14

15 2nd & 3rd

Degree @ 1 p.m.

@ Good Shepherd

16 17 18

Council Officer's Meeting @ 7 p.m.

19 20 21 Tootsie Roll

drive at Kroger

22 Tootsie Roll

drive at Kroger

23/30

Tootsie Roll drive at

Kroger

24/31 25 26 27 28 29

NOVEMBER 2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

6

7

Council Business Meeting @ 7:30 p.m

8 9 10 Assembly 0004

Business meeting @ Holy Spirit @ 7:00 p.m.

11

12

13

Monthly Parish Breakfast 8:30-10:15 a.m..

14

15

Council Officer's Meeting @ 7 p.m.

16

17 18

19

20 21 22

23 24 Happy

Thanksgiving

25

26

27 28 29 30

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