Grand
Knight’s Message
Let me first wish all of you a
very Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving from the Newsom home to yours. Even though the world is full of unrest,
stress, pressure, strife, etc…. We can all look to God and thank Him for the
many blessings he has bestowed on all of us.
This is the time to ponder what is right with the world and how you can
make it a better place. We all have our
problems, but, in most cases, we have more than others. God is good and merciful. He forgives us for the times we are not so
charitable and rewards us abundantly when we go the extra mile to help a fellow
brother, neighbor, friend, family member, or stranger. We all need to be grateful for the many
gifts our Lord has given us. On
Thanksgiving Day, Nov 24th, we will have an opportunity to speak
with the Lord and thank him for all He has done for us. We will celebrate Mass with Father Sean at 9
AM at the Council Hall. There will be a
small social after the Mass. This is a
time we can come together as a family and celebrate what is good in life and
share a moment in time with our fellow Knight families. Please mark your calendars and set aside a
moment of time for God on this Thanksgiving Day.
Upcoming
events in November and December.
Friday night, November 18, is
“Knight at the Races”. Tickets are $10
each and with a table of 10, the price is $8 each. Tap beer, wine, and soda, plus a hearty snack is included in the
price. I will be your master of
ceremony for the evening and have a talented staff of workers to make your
evening enjoyable. This is one of the
events that raises money to keep the Hall operating. We need your support.
Please review the article in the newsletter concerning this event.
December 10 is Breakfast with
Santa and December 16th is the Adult Christmas party. Please plan on attending these events and
sign up early so we can plan properly.
Charity
Ball Success
The final numbers are not in
as of this writing, but the 130 or so attendees appeared to have a great
time. The Boomer Esiason Foundation
made $4,750 from the Silent auction. My
many thanks goes to those that
dug deep into their pockets to make that portion a great success. The BEF and Brother John Lynch did a great
job with this portion of the night. We
raised $1,194 from the 50/50
raffle. Of that, $587 went to the Foundation.
Ann Marie Grace won 1st prize of $400 and
Marybeth Bouteau (our guest
speaker’s mother) won 2nd place of $187.
As for our speakers, Jerry
Cahill of BEF was very inspiring with his personal story with his struggle with
Cystic Fibrosis. His comments were full
of hope and energy as he awaits a double lung transplant and continues to work
with the foundation in hopes of a break through in research.
Kenny Bouteau, a senior at
Hillsborough HS, gave us a warm and touching insight in the life of a teen
struggling with CF but not laying down and feeling sorry for himself. He is active in football and various
activities as other HS teens. He is
active at Mary, Mother of God and is a very impressive young man.
Our lives are richer as a
result of hearing these two speaking of their illness, but providing all of us
with an example of how we should live life.
We should live it with hope and thankfulness for what we have. We are very grateful to Jerry and Kenny for
sharing their stories.
Art Beaver was honored as our
Knight of the Year for 2005. It was
evident that Art was a favorite choice of all for this honor. Art, Maureen and his three children, Amanda,
Brendan, and Christopher are active at the Church, School, and Council. They are great examples of what it means to
be Knight of the Year. Their efforts
are not for the moment, but perpetual and lasting. Art, as usual, was humble and gracious in his acceptance of the
award. Speaking in the behalf of all
Knights of Council 1432, we are proud to have Art and his family join the many
deserving Knights as Knight of the Year.
Lastly, we owe a major thank
you to Tom Russell, Mark Grace, and Joe Raimondo for their efforts in this
great event. Without their dedication,
we would not have been able to make this a successful event. I know we will have the final results soon
and I anticipate a generous sum of money for the Foundation to go with the
$5300 already raised. We will be
meeting soon to review this years event and start planning for the Charity Ball
2006.
Columbettes
receive Certificate of Appreciation 
I recently had the opportunity
to attend the induction of 14 new members to the Columbettes (the Council’s
women’s auxiliary). It was a beautiful
ceremony and very moving at times. I
would encourage all Knights to attend an induction ceremony if possible. It really is quite nice. The new inductees appeared to be very
excited about becoming a Columbette. I
have the feeling they will be great additions to the organization. They were all so gracious to me.
As Grand Knight, I expressed
my appreciation to the Columbettes and the support that they give to our
Council. We do not often share how
proud we are to have them as partners.
In recognition for their support for the Somerville Council, a
certificate of appreciation was presented to Jean DeFillipo, President of the
Columbettes. The next time you ee a
columbette, give them a thank you. They
are a very dedicated and caring group of women.
Your Grand Knight and Council
needs you
We are in the stages of
establishing a family Prayer Mass at each of the churches. Brother Giulio Capra and Ken Genco are our
Round Table leaders and will be meeting with the Round Table to make plans at
each of our churches. When you get the
call or receive the message of the Time and date of your Family Mass, please
sign on and make it a wonderful blessed event.
For those of you that have not
been to a meeting lately, PLEASE COME BACK! We need you and your input on
council issues, programs, etc… We have
things like the Teen dance, Altar server appreciation party, Men’s prayer day,
Lenten Fish Fry, All you can eat Family Breakfast, Art Auction, Night at the
races, Spring Dance, etc… in which we
will need your support and your help.
There is something for everyone.
Thanks to Jim Farmer, we are embarking on a phone out project to each
brother once a month. We hope to keep
you informed and see you at a meeting or event real soon. If you do not know who to go to, then
please come to me. I can be reached at
908-237-9258 or email at rrnewsom@patmedia.net. Let me know what you would like to do or I
will discuss ways that you can help.
We are almost 400 members
strong, but the work is done by 10% or less.
This is your council. We serve
the Lord, Church, School, Families, our Youth, our community, and each other
through our fraternal bonding. As your
Grand Knight, I ask that you join with me and your fellow Knights to come
together and work with each other. I
have faith that you will listen and answer the call. As Knights, you committed to participating and working for the
good of the Council. I challenge all of
you to that task. So please, come join
us at our next meeting on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of
each month.
May Christ guide you in wisdom and understanding.
Ron
Newsom, Grand Knight
Upcoming Events
Nov 3 (Th) Reg Business
Meeting 8 PM
Nov 10 (Th) Social Night at
the hall. 7 PM - …
Nov 13 (Sun) Vets To Mass
8AM
Nov 17 (Th) Reg Business Meeting 8 PM
Nov 18 (Fri) Knight at the
Races 7 PM
Nov 20 (Sun) Coffee Social
at Immaculate Conception
Nov 24 (Th) Family Thanksgiving
Day Mass 9AM
Dec 1 (Th) Reg Business
Meeting 8 PM
Dec 10 (Sat) Breakfast
With Santa 9:30 AM
Dec 15 (Th) Reg Business
Meeting 8PM
Dec. 16 (Fri) K of C Adult
Christmas Party
Dec 18 (Sun) 4th Degree Christmas Party
Help Is Needed to Fill Programs
As I mentioned earlier, there
a few programs that need our attention. I need leaders and supporters from each
parish to be successful. If anyone is
interested in being a Pro-Life Couple for the Council, please let me know. This is an important program and we need a
chairman to handle the various programs, attend pro life meetings and organize
activities.
Publicity is a needed part of
the Council. I really could use a
Publicity Director that will make sure import programs and articles go to
various K of C as well as the public news media. We need to let the public know what we are doing and spread the
word of our dedication to God, Church and Family.
I am looking for someone to
take over the Newsletter responsibilities from Brother George Cox. As Treasurer, George has a lot on his
plate. If you don’t feel you can take
the leadership role, then let me know if you are interested in helping with the
Newsletter. If we can form a committee,
the burden would be light for all.
Lastly, I will lead a team in
a Men’s prayer day in the spring.
It would be a program held on a Saturday Morning starting with Mass and
Breakfast. We would bring in a guest
speaker to talk about a “Knight’s role in the family” or something along those
lines. We would have lunch and then
finish up with discussion or continued talk and then adjourn for the day. It could be held in the Hall and is open to
all men who wish to attend. Let me know
if you are interested in helping.
Please consider these programs
and let me know how you would like to help.
This is an opportunity for new members to get involved and for some of
our long time members to get active again.
A little of your time is all I need to be successful.
Thanks for your attention. Ron Newsom. GK
Retention:
The retention committee: Ken Genco (Chairman), Tom
Russell, Mike Cebo, Jerry Nugent, Henry Yablonski and myself are following up
on those that have failed to pay their dues.
We set up a program last year and had no brothers in arrears as of the end
of the Columbian year. We now must
follow up on 50-60 brothers. If you
have not received your current membership card, you are in arrears and need to call
Tom Russell or one of the committee members and get your dues in. If you have an issue, please call Tom or me
to help.
Your
cooperation is appreciated. We do not
want to suspend any members. Most of
the time it is just an oversight.
Thank
you in advance for your prompt attention.
Ron
Newsom
Vets
to Mass
The next "Vets To Mass" is Sunday, November 13, 2005. If you
are interested in helping take Vets to Mass at Lyons Veterans Hospital, please
be at the Somerville Knights hall no later than 8:00AM. We will then car pool
up to Lyons.
Let's try to have a better showing than
we had in August when only 3 Brother Knights went to Lyons Hospital to take
Vets to Mass.
Mike Cebo PGK
Knight
@ the Derby …aka the Fall Trot
Your presence is requested. The next Knight at the Races will be held on
Friday Nov. 18th in the Council
Hall. Gates open at 7:00 pm with post
time for the first of ten races a 7:30 pm.
Tickets are $10 / person ($80 to reserve a table of 10) and are available
at the door or in advance from PGKs Mike Power or Henry Yablonski. Contact your
friends, family, neighbors and anyone else interested in having a very enjoyable
evening. Plan ahead and reserve a table.
Ticket price includes admission, free draft beer, wine and soda and a
delectable assortment of tube steaks
and KofC chili. Mixed drinks are
available at normal club prices. There
will be a 50/50 raffle during the night.
For
tickets / reservations contact: PGKs Michael J. Power (908-303-9382) or Henry
Yablonski (908-526-1165)
Coffee Social At
Immaculate Conception
The Somerville Knights will host a parish coffee social
at Immaculate Conception Church on Sunday,
Nov 20. It will take place after
the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses in the elementary school lobby adjacent to
the church.
Brothers are needed to help set-up, clean-up and, most
importantly, greet the parishioners after each Mass. Use the Hall Sign-up sheetl,
or call Art Beaver 908-369-5905 to volunteer your services.
This is a Council function open to all brothers
regardless of parish affiliation. Let’s provide the Immaculate Conception
parish with a strong showing of our Knights of Columbus support!
Art Beaver PGK
Click It!!
Check out the
exciting work the WEB Committee has accomplished to deliver a new Somerville
Council Site dedicated to highlight and inform the membership on activities and
initiatives that are underway.
http://www.catholic-church.org/somervillekoc1432/
Breakfast With
Santa
A Somerville Council tradition continues with a pancake
breakfast and a visit from Santa! It all takes place Saturday, December 10 with breakfast served from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
and Santa scheduled to appear about 10:30 a.m. (perhaps sooner if it’s windy!).
Adults $4.00, children free. Don't be left out -- Call Art Beaver at 908-369-5905 with the
number of adults and children attending or use the sign-up sheet at the hall.
In addition, council members are needed to help Santa and
work the griddle. Give Brother Art a call if you can assist.
Art
Beaver, PGK & KOTY
Eye Glasses/Cell Phones/Printer Toner
Reminder: Ongoing
support is required for the drives to collect eye glasses for the needy, used
cell phones and printer cartridges.
These items can be brought down to the council hall any Thursday
night. Spread the word to friends and
relatives to help us in these efforts.
K O C Apparel & Entertainment
Books:
Jackets w/ Hoods Sizes M – XL $37.00 XXL $40.00
Colors: Navy Blue or Hunter Green
Note: name embroidered for just $5.00 extra !!!
Polo Shirts Sizes M–XXL $20.00
Navy Blue, Hunter Green,
Black, Gray or White
White Pocket T-Shirts Sizes available: M-XXL
K of C Emblem on Pocket
$9.00 each
K of C Emblem on Back
$12.00 each
K of C Emblem on Pocket & Back $14. ea.
Embroidered Hats $15.00
Colors: Navy Blue, Hunter Green, Black, White
Please contact Eric Derw0id at
(908) 685-3913 or by email ederwid@earthlink.net with your order. Proceeds will go to the “Save the Building”
fund.
Columbus
Club Corner
Installation began on October 25th of a new fire alarm system to
bring the council hall into compliance with current building codes. Please
excuse the dust and debris generated during the installation.
Remember
the council hall is open every Thursday beginning at 7pm for socializing; so come on down.
Hall
Rentals: One of your benefits of
membership in our council is the ability to rent the council hall. Rental rates
are reasonable and the decorated hall makes an excellent venue for many
celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries, showers, sacraments, etc.
Contact me to reserve your date.
Jim Trenchard, PGK (908) 231-0827
President and Hall Rental
Chairman
Columbiettes
News
The Columbiettes is the Lady’s
auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus, they do a lot of wonderful actives which
help out our Council. If you know
someone who is interested in getting involved please contact: Grace Longo on 908-725-1114.
Religious
Articles
Do you have any extra religious
articles that you do not know what to do with?
Please bring them to the next business meeting. Brother Bob Behling will ensure that they are sent to Missions
in Developing Nations.
AOH
Happenings
Want
to know what is going on at the AOH? Now the AOH publishes its Newsletter
online: Click on WEB Updates at the
bottom of the AOH home page:
Need your E Mail
Address
If you are getting this Knight
Life in the mail only and have a valid E-Mail address, please send it George
Cox. We have been endeavoring to get as
many of the email addresses as possible which would put the Knight Life in your
hands in a timely manner and save your Council some money.
Please send an email to George
Cox gjc3@patmedia.net . He will add you the list and we will save on the paper
and postage and labor.
Somerville Council: Officer Roll Call
Msgr. Liam Minoque, Pastor MMOG
Rev. Sean Broderick, MMOG Chaplin
|
908-874-8220 |
Ron
Newsom
Grand
Knight |
908-237-9258 |
Ken Genco
Deputy Grand Knight |
908-874-7039 |
|
George
Cox Treasurer |
908-431-9362 |
Eric
Derwid
Recorder |
908-685-3913 |
Scott Morrisey
Warden |
908-359-7650 |
Tom
Russell
Financial.
Secretary |
908-722-8299 |
Giulio Capra
Chancellor |
908-371-1327 |
Jim
Farmar
Advocate |
908-203-3464 |
Carl
LaTerra
Co-Lecturer |
908-874-4613 |
John Lynch
Co-Lecturer |
908-371-0720 |
Robert Behling
Inside
Guard |
908-526-1431 |
Tom Faenza
Outside
Guard |
908-369-8230 |
Henry
Yablonski
3-yr
Trustee |
908-526-1165 |
Jerry
Nugent
2-yr.
Trustee |
908-526-7504 |
Mike
Cebo
1-yr. Trustee |
908-874-4835 |
Tom
Mendelson
District Deputy |
732-469-7419 |
