Release Archive
For
Immediate Release - 6/30/05
IT OFFICIAL.......WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL IN NORTHERN
NEVADA!!!
Congratulations and welcome to "Saint John Vianney
Council #13842 at St
Rose of Lima Catholic Church in South Reno. Institution
date of June 30, 2005
Charter Council Officers for 13842 will be:
Chaplain - Rev Loy Torrente
Grand Knight - Brent Zicarelli
Deputy Grand Knight - Dan Langhals
Chancellor - Bill Kraus
Treasurer - Jimmy Holmes
Richard "Chip" Lindloff - Financial Secretary
Membership Chairman - Ken Dixon
Trustees: Troy Brown (PGK 7322), Frank Morreale
Field Agent - Russ Fromherz, FICF
The remaining officers will be selected at their 1st
Council meeting on
July 18th (3rd Monday) 7:00 PM
Council 13842 officially started with 36 members, with a
number of transfers and re-admissions to take place in
the next couple of weeks. In additional, there could be
up to 10 more candidates taking their 1st Degree in a
ceremony hosted by Ponderosa Council 4928 in Sparks, on
July 5th.
Congratulations and welcome notes, letters, cards, or
e-mails can be sent to:
Knights of Columbus Council 13842
C/O Brent Zicarelli
2776 Shadow Dancer Trail
Reno, NV 89511
(e-mail: zicarelli@charter.net
As most Grand Knights and Council officers know, it takes
money to operate a Council. A new council doesn't have
any money in the bank, except for a $200 gift from
Supreme. As a new Council, a gift of money and/or items
can always be used. Please consider this Nevada Tradition
for new councils, at your next Council business meeting.
Fraternally Yours;
SK and Brother Russell Fromherz, FICF-PGK
Knights of Columbus Insurance and Benefits Field Agent
Local: (775) 746-0518 / Rural: (800) 774-0518
e-mail: RussKofC@Juno.com
For
Immediate Release - 6/28/05
Election Results 13392 San Lorenzo Ruiz
2005-2006 COUNCIL OFFICERS
Grand Knight Ruben
Hermogino / Deputy Grand Knight Maynard
Aisa /
Chancellor Vincent Barte /
Recorder Greg Improgo Jr /
Treasurer Billy Alibangbang /
Advocate Nicholas (Nick) Warque /
Warden Cesar Contreras / Inside
Guard Jim Wiggins /
Outside Guard Tony Sarte / 3 Year
Trustee Antonio (Tony) De Guia /
2 Year Trustee Jun Cordero Jr / 1
Year Trustee Israelito Guilas.
For Immediate Release -
6/22/05
Brothers,
I am most pleased to announce that 26 new brothers and
most probably a new council was formed last night
at St. Rose Lima parish in Reno. The first
degree ceremony was held at the parish by council 4997.
Thanks to State Treasurer, Peter Herborn and District
Deputy, Ed Strickland and all the other brother who
attended and help make this "new council" a
reality.
The roundtable was in existence for less than 6 months
and all of the paper work, thanks to Russ Fromhurtz,
should be at Supreme before the close of the fraternal
year.
My thanks to my brothers at council 4997 for the
overwhelming support this past month in the recruitment
and degree phase of getting new council on its feet!
Jim Kelly
GK 4997
For
Immediate Release - 6/19/05
St. Jude Council 9102 Election Results for
Fraternal Year 2006
Grand Knight Robert A. Hazy /
Deputy Grand Knight Richard Wismer
/
Chaplain Rev. Dave Casaleggio /
Chancellor Stamatis Fragidakis /
Advocate Kevin J. Hazy, Sr. /
Financial Secretary Sabas de los Santos* /
Warden Carlos C. Ramirez /
Recorder Joseph C. Fragiadakis /
Treasurer Mike Pinjuv / Trustee 3
Yr. Jose L. Sotelo /
Trustee 2 Yr. Raymond A. Foster /
Trustee 1 Yr. Richard J. Castricone
/
Inside Guard Steven M. Campbell /
Outside Guard Gary Francisco
NOTE: *
Sabas de los Santos is resigning as Financial
Secretary, and will be replaced by Ed
Nangano as soon as he is accepted by the
Supreme Council.
For
Immediate Release - 6/19/05
PONDEROSA COUNCIL NO. 4928 Sparks, Nevada
ELECTION RESULTS -FRATERNAL YEAR 2005-2006
Grand Knight Paul Matteoni /
Deputy Grand Knight Thierry Barkley
/
Chancellor Chris Brockway /
Financial Secretary Clyde Harshbarger
/
Warden Greg Fields / Treasurer Steve
Deisenroth /
Recorder Todd Galati / Advocate Joe
Saiz /
Lector Dick Penndorf / Inside
Guard Peter French /
Outside Guard Steve McHorney / 1
Year Trustee Brian Mathews /
2 Year Trustee Marvin Cochran / 3
Year Trustee Mike Swedowski
Paul A. Matteoni
Beesley, Peck & Matteoni,
Ltd.
5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Ste. 300
Reno, Nevada 89502
phone: (775) 827-8666 fax: (775) 827-8722
For
Immediate Release - 6/17/05
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Council 4781 Carson City, Nevada
REPORT OF COUNCIL OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR THE TERM
July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006
Grand Knight: Jeff Kiser /
Deputy Grand Knight: Steve Paul
/
Chancellor: Tom Healy / Recorder:
Daniel Costella /
Treasurer: Dick Moore /
Advocate: Gregg Swift /
Warden: Alan Vondrack / Inside
Guard: Tom Buckert /
Outside Guard: Edward DeCarlo
/ Trustee 1yr: Stephen von Rumph
/
Trustee 2yr: James Madson /
Trustee 3yr: Richard Hackman
The financial secretary is: Phil Clark
For
Immediate Release - 6/16/05
Assembly 2820 Fr. OCallahan S.J. Election
Results
Officers for the Columbian Year 2005/2006
Faithful Navigator: Thomas Ward
/ Faithful Admiral: Tony Perrella
FM /
Faithful Captain: Tony Luchessi /
Faithful Pilot: Steven Luedtke /
Faithful Comptroller: Peter Ilardo
/ Faithful Scribe: Jim McCawley /
Faith Purser: James Spurling
/ Faithful Inner Sentinel: Terry Benko
/
Faithful Outer Sentinel: Paul Boehm
/ Faithful Outer Sentinel: J.R. Sarabia
/
Trustee 3yr: P.C.Rustigian /
Trustee 2yr: Emmett Stewart
PFN /
Trustee 1yr: Kay DeNeal FM
For
Immediate Release - 6/16/05
Congratulations to Council 4997 and their Roundtable
at St Rose. Results
of their weekend membership drive is outlined below, in
an e-mail I
forwarded from GK Jim Kelly. If all goes as planned, the
St Rose Council
will be Chartered on Tuesday, June 21, after the 1st
degree.
You can send a congratulations to:
Council 4997 and GK Jim Kelly: jimngbh@hotmail.com
St Rose Roundtable and coordinator Brother Brent
Zicarelli:
zicarelli@charter.net
Fraternally Yours;
SK and Brother Russell Fromherz, FICF-PGK
Knights of Columbus Insurance and Benefits Field Agent
Local: (775) 746-0518 / Rural: (800) 774-0518
e-mail: RussKofC@Juno.com
For
Immediate Release - 6/16/05
Elko Council 2511 held Elections for the
2005-2006 Columbian Year
and the results are as follows.
Grand Knight Jim Conner /
Deputy Grand Knight Lloyd Waters
/
Chancellor Tom Gust / Recorder Dan
Mahlberg /
Treasurer Mark Paris / Advocate Matt
Lipparelli /
Warden Gary Koffler / Inside
Guard John Hunton /
Outside Guard Chris Gevock /
Trustee 1st Year Ray Langer /
Trustee 2nd Year Bob Colon
/Trustee 3rd Year Rich Barth
For
Immediate Release - 6/16/05
Election Results 12845 Gardenerville
The following Council oficers were elected for fraternal
year 2005-2006:
GRAND KNIGHT DICK CLARK /
DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT CHUCK RIPOLI
/
CHANCELLOR JOHN SOLT / RECORDER MORRIS
LAWTON /
TREASURER STEVE THALER / ADVOCATE
CLARK BUSH /
WARDEN MIKE MULLINS / INSIDE
GUARD EMMETT MC ARDLE /
OUTSIDE GUARD EMIL HASTERT / 3YR
TRUSTEE JULIAN LARROUY /
2YR TRUSTEE TIM BUNTING / 1YR
TRUSTEE AL BLYTHE
For
Immediate Release - 6/16/05
Election Results for Mother Seaton Council11029
Mother Seton Council Held it's election June
9,2005. The results are as follows.
Grand Knight Joseph Falis /
Deputy Grand Knight James Hurja /
Chancellor James Spurling /
Recorder Julian Conception /
Treasurer Salvatore MIlano Sr
/ Advocate Kenneth Smith /
Warden Ernest Ergottino / Inside
Guard Arthur Vallary /
Outside Guard Andrew Valone /
Trustee 1yr Emmett Stewart /
Trustee 2yr Horace Bowser /
Trustee 3yr Robert MIller
Thank You Financial Secretary Frank
Vatalare
For
Immediate Release - 6/9/05
Sir Knight Kay DeNeal psd,fm, is home from the
Hospital in Loma Linda. The procedure was a success and
he is recovering at home. Unfortunatlly our VA Southern
Nevada Represenative will be unable to attend the VA
Benefit Dinner this Saturday at 2828 Hall in Las Vegas.
This of course will not prevent all knights in Nevada
from attending in his place.
The Cost is $10.00 with all proceeds going to the
Vets. Call Bruce Jarzen Master for Reservations
702-254-0604 or show up at the door with your ten bucks.
Please Keep this fine brother Knight and his Wife Donna
in your Prayers. A call or a get well quick card can be
sent to: 7500 Pinedale Ave. LasVegas, NV 89145
Phone: 702-363-2474
For
Immediate Release - 6/9/05
St. Francis of Assisi Council 13456 held
election on June 7th. The results are:
Grand Knight William Beck
/ Deputy Grand Knight Allan Korejwo
/
Chancellor John Gratkowski /
Warden Robert Czarnik /
Recorder Thomas Krush / Treasuer Erich
Sedler /
Advocate Don Vallecorsa / Inside
Guard Jesus Avila /
Outside Guard Joseph Pastorino /
Outside Guard William Padilla-Pagan
/
1 Yr. Trustee Henry Fairfax / 2
Yr Trustee Patrick Wainscott / 3
Yr Trustee Frank DiSanza /
Financial Secretary is still Richard Rumbold,
and Chaplain will be Father Greg Gordon.
Bill Beck GK
For
Immediate Release - 6/9/05
Council 4781/St. Mary's Round Table
Bishop Straling of Reno Nevada has announced that
after 150 years of history, St. Mary's of the Mountains
in Virginia City, Nevada will no longer be administrated
by a priest. With the reassignment of Father Joe
Anthony effective July 1, 2005 Brother Nick Nicosia,
chairman of the K of C roundtable at St. Mary's, will
become the parish's first lay administrator. Father
Cyril Apassa has been assigned by Bishop Straling to say
Mass at St. Mary's on the weekends and other occasions.
Congratulations to Brother Nick and Father Apassa on
their new assignments.
Vivat Jesus,
Rick Fambrini District 4 Deputy
For
Immediate Release - 6/9/05
Msgr. Patrick J. Connors Council 4997 election
results!
Council 4997 elected by acclamation the following
brothers;
Grand Knight Steve Evermann /
Deputy GK Ray Kennedy /
Chancellor John Fry / Recorder Tony
Curatolo /
Treasurer Clay King / Advocate Greg
Livingston /
Warden Tom Brokaw / Inside Guard John
Lujan /
Outside Guard Paul Romero /
Trustee 1 yr Bob Spinetta /
Trustee 2 yr Dan Woods / Trustee
3 yr Jim Weir /
The Financial Secretary remains Flor Mangosing
and the Chaplin Father Vince Fallon.
We wish the best to the 2005/2006 officers of the
council.
For
Immediate Release - 6/5/05
Fallon Council 4828 held our election of
officers at our regular business meeting on Wednesday,
June 1st. Our new officers for Columbian Year
2005/2006 are as follows:
Grand Knight: Cliff Cramer
/ Deputy Grand Knight: Dennis Kathrein
/
Financial Secretary: Jim Shurtliff
/ Treasurer: Ron Flores /
Recorder: Alex Scherr /
Chancellor: Bob Greer /
Warden: Doug Lynch / Inside
Guard: Jack Waldeisen /
Outside Guard: Jerry Keener /
Advocate: Rob Davis /
Trustee 1 Year: Pat Laca /
Trustee 2 Years: Richard Wiersma
/
Trustee 3 Years: Ron Rudden /
Lecturer: Elmo Dericco (appointed
by new GK)
Jim Shurtliff
Financial Secretary
Fallon Council 4828
For
Immediate Release - 6/5/05
Prince of Peace Council
9899 is proud to present Our Officers for the 2005
-06 Fraternal Year
Grand Knight: Joseph
Mimnaugh / Deputy Grand Knight: Thomas
Boganski /
Chancellor: Richard MacIver /
Warden: Edward Patricks /
Treasurer: Mark Roth / Advocate: Greg
Abernathy /
Recorder: Eugene Brunelle /
Trustee 3 year: Marcus Knickerbocker
/
Trustee 2 year: Gene Edmondson /
Trustee 1 Year: John Newman /
Financial Secretary: Gerald Glass
/ Inside Guard: Lou Uttaro /
Outside Guard: Patrick Spalten /
Outside Guard: Chuck Spalten
For
Immediate Release - 6/4/05
Below are officers election results for Madre
Teresa DeCalcuta Council 13691.
Chaplin: Father Manuel Quintero /
Grand Knight: Salvador Macias /
Deputy Grand Knight: Juan Borges
/ Chancellor: Mario Zermeno /
Warden: Juan Mcaias / Treasurer: Hugo
Revira /
Recorder: Jesus Monarrez /
Advocate: Lee Sandoval /
Inside Guard: Clemente Luna /
Inside Guard: Francisco Brito /
Outside Guard: Daniel Macias / 1
year Trustee: Lazaro Vera /
2 year Trustee: Nicolas Maldonado
/ 3 year Trustee: Ed Irigoyen
Thank you.
Ed Irigoyen GK 13691
For
Immediate Release - 6/3/05
DD & GK Training, July16, 2005
The District Deputy and Grand Knight Training Session
and the
State Officer Installation and Installation Banquet is 16
July 2005.
Location: St. Francis De Sales Parish, Msgr.LaVoy hall.
Room reservation at Arizona Charlie's Knights of Columbus
Room
Rate is $79.00 per night.
The schedule of events is being printed and will be
forwarded shortly.
Wayne Bieniasz, State Secretary.
For
Immediate Release - 6/3/05
Council Officers Election Results St.Joseph Husband
of Mary 10442
Grand Knight: Dennis Paradise
/ Deputy Grand Knight: Paul DePra
/
Warden: John Husar / Recorder: John
Privitera /
Treasurer: Nick Vuolo /
Chancellor: Steve Luedtki /
Advocate: Jerry Barrett / Inside
Guard 1: J.R. Sarabia /
Inside Guard 2: James McCawley /
Outside Guard: Gerald LaRock /
Trustee 1: Richard Wilk /
Trustee 2: Tony Perrella / Trustee
3: Tony Lucchesi
All Candidates for Office were elected by acclimation.
For
Immediate Release - 6/1/05
Bishop Manogue Assembly #612 result of the
recent Election of Officers for the 2005-2006 Columbian
Year.
Faithful Navigator SK Michael Caudell
/ Faithful Captain SK Chris Brockway,
Faithful Admiral SK Art Hakes /
Faithful Pilot SK Mark Foxwell /
Faithful Comptroller SK Greg Fields
/ Faithful Purser SK Howard Richner
/
Faithful Scribe SK Marv Harris /
Faithful Inner Sentinel SK Andrew Wasynczuk
/
Faithful Trustee 3 Yr SK Chuck Baker, PFN
/ Faithful Trustee 2 Yr SK Dick Penndorf, PFN
/
Faithful Trustee 1 Yr SK Gene St. Mary, PSD,
FM
(The FN will appoint the Faithful Friar upon approval
of the local Ordinary)
For
Immediate Release - 5/11/05
From: Andrew.Walther@Kofc.Org
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 10:27:21 -0400
Subject: Knights of Columbus ask to intervene in Pledge
of Allegiance case
For immediate release:
Contact:
May 9, 2005
Patrick Korten
(203) 752-4474
Andrew Walther
(203) 752-4253
Knights of Columbus ask to intervene in Pledge of
Allegiance case
Defendant-intervenors include individual
Knights and their families
(SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA) < Eight Knights of
Columbus families in the
Sacramento area and the Supreme Council of the Knights of
Columbus have
asked a federal court for leave to intervene in a new
lawsuit challenging
the constitutionality of the words ³under God² in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
All are represented by The Becket Fund for Religious
Liberty, a Washington,
D.C. public interest law firm that specializes in cases
involving the free
exercise of religion.
The Knights of Columbus played a key role in persuading
Congress to pass
legislation adding the words ³under God² to the Pledge
in 1954. Knights
throughout the U.S. began reciting the Pledge that way in
1951, after the
Board of Directors adopted a resolution mandating that
the new pledge be
formally recited in each of the Orderıs 750 Fourth
Degree assemblies. The
Supreme Council adopted a resolution urging Congress to
modify the Pledge
in 1952, and after President Eisenhower signed the bill
on Flag Day, 1954,
he wrote a letter to Supreme Knight Luke Hart
acknowledging the Knightsı
role ³in the movement to have the words Ounder Godı
added to our Pledge of
Allegiance.²
The latest court challenge to the Pledge was filed by
California physician
and lawyer Michael Newdow in January 2005. Last
year, the U.S. Supreme
Court threw out an earlier Newdow lawsuit on the Pledge
on grounds that he
did not have custody of the child on whose behalf he
filed the action.
This time, he has eight co-plaintiffs and has sued
Congress, the United
States, the State of California, and five school
districts.
In todayıs filing, the defendant-intervenors
³respectfully request
permission to intervene in this case to protect their
substantial interest
in defending . . . the constitutionality of the Pledge of
Allegiance that
is recited daily in Californiaıs public schools.²
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said that direct
intervention in the case
³will enable the Knights of Columbus to join the fight
inside the
courtroom, and thus help insure that Ounder Godı remains
in the Pledge
where it belongs.² The full text of the legal
documents can be found on
both the Knights of Columbus and Becket Fund websites.
For
Immediate Release - 5/10/05
Father Joseph O'Callahan S.J. Assembly
2820 Bulletin
Congratulations from the
Father Joseph O'Callahan S.J. Assembly on your
2005-06 Officer Election.
The O'Callahan Sir Knights
are looking forward to a great year working with the
Monsignor John J. Lambe Assembly. Considering the
fine job both assemblies did in the past year there is no
end to what may be accomplished when these two west side
groups combine their efforts and get into
Patriotism. A tip of the Chapeau and a hearty Wish
for success to the new Officer Corp of the Lambe Assembly
from the Officers and Sir Knights of O'Callahan.
Lambe Assembly 0611
Officers
Faithful Navigator: John Bongiorno
Faithful Captain: Robert Van Gordon
Faithful Pilot: Joe Fallis
Faithful Admiral: John O'Rouke
Faithful Purser: Ed Irigoyen
Faithful Scribe: Bob Dorsey
Faithful Comptroller: Ken Free
Faithful Outer Sentinel: John Ventura
Faithful Inner Sentinel: Bob Bistrek
Faithful Inner Sentinel: Juan Borges
Trustee 3: Peter Lowey
Trustee 2: Dave Ryan
Trustee 1: John VanEtten
Rusty Rustigian
Information Officer Assembly 2820
For
Immediate Release - 4/18/05
From: Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson
Re: Supreme Chaplain
I am pleased to announce the election of Bridgeport
(CT) Bishop William E. Lori as the new Supreme Chaplain
of the Knights of Columbus. The action was taken by the
Board of Directors at its meeting in Montreal on April 2,
but because of the death of Pope John Paul lithe same
day, we decided to delay a public announcement until
after the Holy Father’s funeral.
Bishop Thomas V. Daily, who has served as Supreme
Chaplain since 1987, decided to retire earlier this year
and has now been named Supreme Chaplain Emeritus. He is a
dear friend, and we are enormously grateful for his long
service as our chaplain. He will continue to be a
familiar and welcome presence at many of our meetings and
conventions.
Bishop Lon has been a Knight for nearly 20 years, and
served as DC State Chaplain while he was secretary and
theologian to Cardinal Hickey, and later, auxiliary
bishop of Washington. He is an enthusiastic Knight and
widely respected bishop, and we’ve been privileged
to work closely with him most recently in the
establishment of Villa Maria Guadalupe, the new
international retreat center run by the Sisters of Life
in Stamford, Connecticut. We are very fortunate indeed to
have him as our new Supreme Chaplain.
For
Immediate Release - 4/4/05
Knights of Columbus Nevada
State Council
Free Throw Champions
BOYS 10-NICK LUJAN (2666)
BOYS 11-DREY SHANNON (11029)
BOYS 12-OSKAR SANDOVAL (1340)
BOYS 13-JOVITA BASCO (8078) ? NO COUNCIL# ON SHEET
BOYS 14-JAMIE WALTON (2666)
GIRLS 10-JULIA DUFURRENA
(2666)
GIRLS 11-JORDAN ARNOLD (8078) ? NO COUNCIL # ON SHEET
GIRLS 12-AUTUMN REED (12690)
GIRLS 13-CHENAE QUINTARA (2380)
GIRLS 14-JOSI RAGLAND (2380)
GIRLS 14-CELISSI ROMAN (WINNER) (1340)
CONGRATS TO ALL OUR STATE
FREE THROW CHAMPIONS! PLEASE NOTIFY DAVE BRIGGS
ASAP IF COUNCIL NUNBERS ARE INCORRECT OR IF THE SPELLING
OF ANY OF THE NAMES ARE WRONG. WE HAD 6
DISTRICTS TURN IN SHEETS, THANKS TO ALL YOUR HARD
WORK AND DEDICATION TO THIS ANNUAL EVENT.
THANKS,
DAVE BRIGGS
YOUTH DIRECTOR
DMBPI@AOL.COM
For
Immediate Release - 3/29/05
Knights of Columbus to Donate $300,000 for
Inner-City Catholic Schools
For release:
1:30 pm, March 29, 2005
Contact:
Patrick Korten (203) 752-4474
Andrew Walther (203) 752-4253
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) — With inner-city Catholic
schools under enormous financial pressure and many in
danger of closing, the Knights of Columbus will donate
$300,000 to the National Catholic Education Association
(NCEA) to find ways to strengthen the solvency of these
schools and give future generations the chance to get a
quality education.
At a news conference at the 2005 NCEA convention in
Philadelphia, Knights of Columbus CEO Carl Anderson
announced the grant of $300,000 over the next three years
from the Father Michael J. McGivney Fund for New Initiatives
in Catholic Education.
The grant will fund the development of new initiatives
to strengthen Catholic inner-city schools. Established 25
years ago, the McGivney fund supports Catholic education.
Though enrollment at Catholic schools declined sharply
during between the 1960s and 1990s, enrollment has
stabilized with more than 2.4 million students now
attending nearly 7,800 Catholic elementary, middle, and
high schools. 44.2 percent of those schools are located
in urban and inner-city areas. While 173 Catholic schools
closed last year, 37 new schools were opened, and 2,543
Catholic schools now have a waiting list for admissions.
"Research shows that these schools have done an
outstanding job in educating young people – many of
whom would never have had the chance to succeed in life
were not for the academic and moral education instilled
in them in their Catholic schools," Anderson said.
"Saving these schools translates into saving
productive lives."
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest
Catholic lay organization with nearly 1.7 million
members. The organization annually gives more than $130
million to charitable causes and last year gave more than
$9 million to Catholic schools. The NCEA is the largest
private, professional education association in the world.
It represents more than 200,000 educators serving 7.6
million students at all education levels.
For
Immediate Release - 3/29/05
Worthy Grand Knight
and Dear Brother Jim,
Congratulations on successfully forming Mesquite Council
13754 in Mesquite Nevada.
Your hard work and dedication have made this possible,
and you deserve my gratitude
along with the gratitude of the Supreme Knight and the
Supreme Council.
Thank you, and congratulations.May your example be an
inspiration to others as we
take the next step in offering meaningful membership to
"Every Eligible Catholic Man".
God Bless you and the New Council.
Vivat Jesus
--
David W. Strait
State Deputy
dwstrait@cox.net
For
Immediate Release - 3/21/05
Kansas Knights of Columbus Join Fight
for Passage of Marriage Amendment:
Supreme Office Donates $100,000 to Effort
(NEW HAVEN, CT) The Knights of Columbus, the worldıs
largest lay Catholic
organization, has given its full support to the campaign
to amend the
Kansas state constitution to preserve marriage as
³constituted by one man
and one woman only.² The proposed amendment will
be the subject of a
statewide vote on April 5, 2005.
The State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus in Kansas,
Tom Rottinghaus,
called on all members of the Order and their families to
become actively
involved in the effort to pass the amendment.
Kansas Knights have been
supporting and promoting the Kansas Marriage Amendment in
a variety of
ways, including passing out flyers and yard signs, and
offering to insert
flyers in church bulletins throughout the state.
The Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus,
headquartered in New Haven,
Connecticut, recently sent a donation of $100,000 to
Archbishop Joseph F.
Naumann of Kansas City to be used in a public education
campaign in support
of the marriage amendment. Archbishop Naumann said that
³This extraordinary
contribution by the Knights of Columbus will be of great
assistance to the
ecumenical and inter-faith efforts in Kansas to give
constitutional
protection to marriage between a man and a woman.²
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson
noted that the Knights of Columbus
has been active in efforts to protect traditional
marriage throughout the
United States and Canada, working closely with Catholic
bishops in both
countries. The organization joined the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops
last summer in backing the proposed Federal Marriage
Amendment then before
the U.S. Senate, and Knights in Canada are now heavily
involved in the
fight to defeat legislation in the Canadian Parliament
that would legalize
same-sex marriage there. In January, in conjunction
with the Canadian
Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Knights of Columbus
printed and
distributed two million postcards for use by Canadian
citizens in
expressing their opposition to the same-sex marriage bill
to their Members
of Parliament.
Last year, voters in 13 states
approved state constitutional
amendments similar to the Kansas amendment, and a total
of 17 states now
have such provisions in their constitutions.
Sent By:
Brian Caulfield
Managing Editor
Columbia Magazine
For
Immediate Release - 3/18/05
New Round Table at St Rose of Lima
Parish in SW Reno
Brothers;
It is official, St Rose of Lima Parish in SW Reno now has
a Roundtable.
With the Blessing of Father Tom Donnelly and under the
leadership and
guidance of Council 4997's Grand Knight Jim Kelly,
Brothers/officers of
Council 4997, District Deputy #8 - Brother Ed Strickland,
and Field Agent
Brother Russ Fromherz.
Brother Brent Zicarelli, from St Rose, will serve as
Parish Coordinator.
Brother Brent and his wife Val recently retired and moved
to Reno from
Southern California. He is a past Deputy Grand Knight
from Council 5385
in Tustin, CA.
St Rose is Reno's newest Parish, dedicating their new
Parish Facility in
August of 2003. Pastor of St Rose is Father Tom Donnelly
and Parochial
Vicar is Father Loy Torrente. At the request of Father
Donnelly, Father
Loy will serve as Roundtable Chaplain. St Rose is located
next to the new
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School Campus.
Fraternally Yours;
SK and Brother Russell Fromherz, FICF-PGK
Knights of Columbus Insurance and Benefits Field Agent
Local: (775) 746-0518 / Rural: (800) 774-0518
e-mail: RussKofC@Juno.com
For
Immediate Release - 3/13/05
RESULTS OF STATE FREE
THROW CONTEST (SOUTHERN ZONE)
HELD ON 3/13/05 IN BOULDER CITY.
BOYS 10-CHRISTOPHE
KENNEDY (9899)
BOYS 11-DREY SHANNON (11029)
BOYS 12-KYLE DIMPEL (8078)
BOYS 13-JOVITO BASCO (DIST 6)
BOYS 14-CHRIS LEACH (8078)
GIRLS 10-MARCELA LAMAS
(DIST 7)
GIRLS 11-JORDAN ARNOLD (DIST 6)
GIRLS 12-AUTUMN REED (12690)
GIRLS 13-GABRIANNA VEGA (7708)
GIRLS 14-NO ENTRY!
For
Immediate Release - 3/09/05
State Deputy Dave,
The Assembly today
passed and sent to the Senate A.B. 6, This bill prohibits
the imposition of the sentence of death upon persons who
committed a crime when that person was under the age of
18. The vote was 40 to 1. One assemblyman was
absent.
A second bill
important to not for profit organizations A.B. 119 was
heard today. There was a lot of opposition the bill
is set to be amended to make it more acceptable.
Its passage or defeat is still not a sure thing.
Franklin M. Holzhauer P.S.D.
Legislative Chairman
For
Immediate Release - 3/05/05
New Round Table at St. Mary’s in
the Mountains in Virginia City.
Council 4781 in Carson City is
pleased to announce the formation of a new Round Table at
St. Mary’s in the Mountains in Virginia City. St.
Mary’s is the oldest, continuous Catholic Parish in
the State of Nevada. The pastor, Fr. Joe Anthony is a big
supporter of the Knights of Columbus. He has done wonders
with this parish since his arrival and with the help of
the new Round Table coordinator, Nick Nicosia, has
established an amazing museum.
We encourage all the ladies to sign
up for the Ladies Tour at the convention in May and come
and see Virginia City and the fine old Parish and museum.
Council 4781 Grand Knight is Jeff
Kiser
The round table coordinator is Nick
Nicosia.
Rick Fambrini
District 4 Deputy
For
Immediate Release - 2/28/05
JOHN BONGIORNO HONORED AT
DIOCESAN RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS MASS
Sir Knight John Bongiorno,
PGK of Mother Seton Council, was recognized for his work
and devotion to Scouting by the Diocese of Las Vegas
Catholic Committee on Scouting. At a Mass at Holy
Family Catholic Church on February 26, 2005, John was
presented the Bronze Pelican Award by Bishop Joseph A.
Pepe. This award is given to outstanding adults who have
provided exceptional service to Scouting within the
Diocese of Las Vegas.
CONGRATULATIONS JOHN, and
WELL DONE!
George Wohlpart Scouting
Coordinator,
Mother Seton Council 11029
For
Immediate Release - 2/28/05
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
FREE THROW
DISTRICT #7 CHAMPIONS
Boys 10-Brannan Cresanto (8282)
Boys 11-Austin Laborites (13456)
Boys 12-Brandon Coury (8282)
Boys 13-Nick Sikorski (8282)
Boys 14-Cody Barnett (8282)
Girls 10-Marcela Lamus (8282)
Girls 11-Haley Wingender (8282)
Girls 12-Kayse Cadena (8282)
Girls 13-Gabrianna Vega (7808)
Girls 14-no entry
Congrats to all the winners and good luck at state
championship.
State championship
Southern zone
Sunday March 13th, 2005
2pm-4pm
Boulder city Recreation center
900 Arizona ave.
Boulder city, nv
For
Immediate Release - 2/09/05
Worthy State Deputy,
Nevada State
Legislature began work on Monday, February 7th, and
already there is a Bill that I will be following.
It is not to early to have our brother Knights let
their legislature know where we stand on the issue.
A.B. 6
Prohibits imposition of sentence of death
upon a person for a crime committed while person was
under age of 18.
Introduced by
Assemblywoman Giunchigliani. Dem Asm. Dist. 9 Las
Vegas
Referred to the
Assembly Judiciary Committee. Chaired by Bernie. Anderson
of Sparks.
Last session we were
able to get legislation that prohibited the death penalty
for those age 16 and under. The change proposed in
this law changes that law to 18 years and under. It
has always been our hope to be able to eliminate the
death penalty altogether. But here we could at
least see to it that some might not be put to death.
Contact
your legislator and let him or her know that we support
this peace of legislation. Members of the
Order can find out who their legislator is and who sits
on this or any committee by logging on to www.leg.state.nv.us/
Franklin M. Holzhauer
Past State Deputy
Legislative Chair
For
Immediate Release - 1/21/05
³The time has come to overturn Roe v.
Wade²
Knights of Columbus CEO says decision is wrong on science
and law
(NEW HAVEN, CT) < ³The year 2005 will be a pivotal
year in the long battle
to replace the culture of death enabled by Roe v. Wade
with a culture of
life,² Knights of Columbus CEO Carl A. Anderson said
today, on the 32nd
anniversary of the Supreme Court decision. ³Roe
has long been recognized
as fundamentally flawed as a matter of constitutional
law, even by abortion
proponents. And today, with the benefit of three
decades of scientific
research in human biology, it is readily apparent to all
that its Oscienceı
was equally flawed.²
³In 1973, the court majority
declared that it Oneed not resolve the
difficult question of when life begins,ı because there
was a Owide
divergence of thinking on this most sensitive and
difficult question.ı In
fact, there was little doubt at all about when life
begins in 1973, and
there is no doubt whatsoever today,² Anderson
declared. ³Each personıs
life begins at conception, and using modern technology we
can view every
moment of the earliest development of the human
child. Today, doctors
routinely enable the long-term survival of premature
children who are
delivered well before the moment of Oviabilityı
described in Roe.²
³Together, the decisions in Roe
and Dred Scott form a unique category
that stands apart from every other Supreme Court decision
in our nationıs
history. Each considered the question of whether a
particular category of
human beings were Opersonsı entitled to the protection
of the law. And in
each case, the court issued a decision that was
profoundly and tragically
wrong, and which resulted in horrendous injustice.
It took a civil war to
undo the injustice of Dred Scott. Today, we can
undo the injustice of Roe
v. Wade simply by recognizing that new scientific
knowledge in this area
mandates a fresh look at the issue by the courts.
For more than three
decades, the courts have been struggling to sustain an
increasingly
untenable string of legal precedents based on Roe,²
Anderson said. ³The
time has come for the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and
return the
responsibility for deciding the issue to the people and
their elected
representatives,² he concluded.
[Information about the extensive
pro-life activities of the Knights
of Columbus can be found on our website, www.kofc.org.]
Sent by:
Brian Caulfield
Managing Editor
Columbia Magazine
For
Immediate Release - 1/07/05
...first Spanish Language Council in
Nevada
Worthy
Spanish Council Development Chairman and Dear Brother Ed
Irigoyen
Congratulations on successfully forming St.
Theresa of Calcutta Council 13691 the first
Spanish Language Council in Nevada. Your hard work and
dedication have made this possible, and you deserve my
gratitude along with the gratitude of the Supreme Knight
and the Supreme Council.
Thank you, and congratulations.
May your example be an inspiration to others as we take
the next step in offering meaningful membership to
"Every Eligible Catholic Man".
God Bless you and the New Council.
State Deputy
David Strait
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