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QAS KNIGHTLY NEWS

Publication of the
Knights of Columbus Council 10136
6603 Christopher Rd.
St. Louis, Mo.
Founded on the principals of:

Charity – Unity – Fraternity – Patriotism

As Changes occur during the month they will be in this color.

May, 2012

Date Time Event Location Knight Responsible
May 14 6:30
7:15 pm		 Officers Meeting
Gen. Membership Meeting		 Church Hall John Berra
May 24 6:00 am Pro-Life prayer breakfast Chase Park Plaza Contact Mary Arconati,
parish office for a free
ticket.

June, 2012

Date Time Event Location Knight Responsible
June 1 6:30 Annual Dinner – All are invited
NO CHARGE		 St. Francis
KC Hall		 John Berra / Chris Nelms
June 2 10:00 am Charlie Bacher Ordination Cathedral
June 3 8:00 am -1:00 pm Blood Drive School Cafeteria Chris Nelms
June 9 Noon – 10:00 pm School Picnic – Dice Wheel Church Grounds
June 11 6:30
7:15 pm		 Officers Meeting
Gen. Membership Meeting		 Church Hall John Berra
June 24 10:30 Charlie Bacher first mass as Deacon
at QAS – Reception to follow		 Church & Hall

Other upcoming events:

Blood Drives: 2012  Feb 5,   April 1,  June 3,  August 19,  October 14  December 9

Fifth Sundays for 2012: Jan 29, April 29, July 29:   and Dec 30

QAS Retreat at the White House : Sept. 20 thru 23rd, 2012

Annual Dinner: June 1, 2012 (Friday)

Important Links

View the ‘COLUMBIA’ Knights of Columbus Publication at:
http://www.kofc.org/publications/columbia/index.cfm

View the QAS Parish Website at: http://www.qasstl.org

View the Missouri K of C site at: http://www.mokofc.org

View Supreme Website : http://www.kofc.org


FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

Please pray for the following brothers or their family member:
Our prayers do make a difference:

  • Rick Schmidt
  • Charlie Slama/ & wife
  • Karla Berra
  • Mary Christisen
  • Msgr. Simon recovery from hip surgery next Monday
  • Ray Vendt

All other brother Knights who may be ill or under stress due to health, jobs or other factors.

The new elected officer slate for 2012 is as follows:

Chaplain

Rev. Eric Kunz

Grand Knight

Chris Nelms – 314-846-4786

Past Grand Knight

John Berra – 314-596-7014

Deputy Grand Knight

Rob Shipp – 314-846-9771

Chancellor

Mark Crenshaw – 314-845-3142

Warden

John  Catarinicchia– 314-293-0411

Recorder (would like to be replaced)

Dave Schroeder (314-846-8730

Financial Secretary

Rick Schmidt – 314-846-4331

Treasurer

Mike Amad – 314-846-0200

Lecturer

Eric Jarvis – 314-846-2539

Advocate

Ray Suda – 314-846-6814

Inside Guard

Brett Keeven  -  314-293-1673

Outside Guard (Would like to be replaced)

David Bieg (314-568-3042

Trustee 3 Years

Eric Treptow – 314-846- 4015

Trustee 2 Years

Bruce Bange – 314-846-6388

Trustee 1 Year (Would like to be replaced)

Don Weis 314-846-5105

MEETING HIGHLIGTS:*

  • The Knights have been asked by the parish to assist at the reception of Charles Bacher on June 24nd after the 10:30 mass.  Charlie will be ordained as a Deacon on June 2nd of this year.  More information is yet to come relating to how many are needed etc.  Charlie’s First Mass as a Deacon will be at St. Matthias on Buckley at 11:30 Mass June 3rd with a reception afterward at the St. Matthias Parish Hall.  He is very grateful for every thing we’ve helped him with and he want’s us to enjoy this moment with him.
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  • The basketball tournament results are a profit of $3936
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  • Congratulations to Eric Treptow   who made his Fourth Degree in March.
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  • Elections were performed.  The slate of new officers are listed above.
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  • If you haven’t paid your DUES get your check in to Rich Schmidt, 2638 Cripple Creek, 63129 for $40 as soon as possible.
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  • The Calendar meeting for the parish will take place on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the church hall.  If you have any dates you would like to request for an event you are involved in, please call John Berra or Chris Nelms.  We will be sending the dates we would like for various events in advance of this date to the parish office and they need to know what’s needed.
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  • Congratulations to Jerry Mueller and Jay Foster as they are the Knights of the Month for April and May respectfully.
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  • Father Kunz thanked all the members who helped with the rectory garden area as a surprise to Msgr. Simon.  He also emphasized that May is a special Marian month and we should pray the rosary often.  The Holy Mother uses our prayers for souls who need them.  He also asked us to spend more of our time with our families especially in these good weather months of spring and summer.
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  • Pro Life Prayer breakfast is on May 24th at the Chase Park Plaza.  The parish has paid for a table of 10, 7 spots are still open.  Please call Mary Arconati in the rectory office if you would like to go.
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  • John asked for us to sign up for the annual FREE dinner and installation of officers being held on June 1 at the St. Francis KC hall on Telegraph and ALSO to sign up to help at the parish picnic on June 9th at the Dice Wheel, chair Scott Gurley.  Signups are on this site on the home page.

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Vocation Request

As you know one of our primary goals with the Knights is Vocations.  I’m am also involved in the Serra Club of St. Louis who sponsors vocations in the parish and the archdiocese.  They have one fund raisers each year which is a golf tournament at Glen Echo Country Club in north st. Louis.  I am offering you several ways to help personally sponsor vocations in st. Louis.  Our new State Deputy, Brad Grill has as one of his goals to become more involved with the Serra Club to help promote vocations.

  1. The first Is to play golf with us at Glen Echo on May 1st.   Many of our parish priests will also be  playing you would most likely be paired up with at least one of them.  The donation for playing is $300 per person.   It includes lunch AND dinner with free drinks during the round.  After dinner there is both a silent and oral auction giving you an even more enhanced opportunity to donate while usually picking up something  at a good value.

2.  The second way to help out Serra is to purchase a raffle ticket.  First place is $5000, second place is $2000, and third is $1000.00. The cost of a ticket is $100, if we buy 2 we get one free.  Remember your odds of winning are fairly substantial (since there were less than 200 of these are sold  last year.)  There probably wont be many more than that sold this year but even if it jumped up by 50%, your chances would be 1 in 300 to win.

3.  If you think,” I would really like to help but things are a little tight right now”, here is another opportunity.  We can split up a raffle ticket by 4, so each person would donate $25 dollars and the proceeds would be split equally.  IE:  if you were on the ticket which won 2nd place your share of the $2000 winnings would be $500.  I would keep the names separate by ticket and publish which ticket you were on prior to the event.  You can send your checks to me made out to Serra Club of St. Louis sent 6808 Copper Falls Ct.  63129.   If there is a last ticket which  isn’t full,  I will make up the difference.  IE: if the ticket only has 2 sponsors out of the 4 needed, I will pick up the remaining two spots to make the ticket full, so that there are 4 sponsors for each ticket.  If you purchase half of a ticket, $50, you would obviously get half the prize should it be selected and so on.

I hope each of you can prayerfully consider this as an opportunity for you to personally support vocations in St. Louis.   Serra does a tremendous job working with the Archbishop, the archdiocese, and the seminarians in a number of ways including daily prayer, promotion of vocations in the schools, especially the catholic high schools and tuition assistance among many other things. Please let me know through email if you are interested and send in your check at your earliest convenience.  Thanks in advance for your support:      Bruce Bange

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DEGREE INFORMATION

First Degree

Our next First Degree will   be held at our general membership council meeting on May, 2012.

Second and Third Degrees:

Further your Knighthood by taking your Second & Third degree.

Check the Missouri KC site at any time to see when the next one’s are posted at http://www.mokofc.org/degrees/123_Degrees.htm

Please contact us if you are interested. You can also check for future dates at this link: http://www.mokofc.org/degrees/123_Degrees.htm  

If you are interested call either Mark Crenshaw (845-3142) or Ray Suda (846-7843)

Your Transportation is provided. Degrees normally begin at 1:00 pm and are finished by 4:30 with a light meal provided afterward. There is no cost to you. Depending on the location we will meet at the rectory parking lot and leave to be there by 12:00 TO 12:30.

For all new members: you can take your next degree as soon as you want, scheduling permitting.
. If you want to take your fourth degree which will be in March 3rd, 2012, it has to be 6 months after you take your first degree. Contact either Bruce Bange at 846-6388 or Rick Schmidt at 846-4361 if you are interested.

FOURTH DEGREE – MARCH 3rd, 2012 Airport Marriott 1:00 pm

CONTACT Mark Crenshaw (845-3142) or Ray Suda (846-7843)or John Berra (416-0677)  if you have any interest or questions about the degree


GENERAL INFORMATION

Blood Drives
One pint saves up to 4 lives!!!!

The next blood drive is on June 3rd in the school cafeteria. We   host 6 blood drives a year -

If you can work for a hour or so before or after the mass you attend, it would be great. Better still come and give the gift that keeps on giving. The blood supply is always short. So please try to give if you can.

Our last drive in netted about?? through the door, ? deferrals. Thanks to all Knights who participated and worked but we need more, LETS DO THE MATH:,  WE HAVE 217 MEMBERS and even if a third of you can’t give, that leaves 145, WHERE ARE YOU?.  . The numbers CAN ONLY GETl Larger WITH YOU.  You go to church, walk across the parking lot and give blood, pretty simple, LETS DO IT!!!!!!

Pro-Life Mass and Prayer Vigil

Third Saturday of the Month The Archdiocesan Pro-Life Committee sponsors a Mass and Prayer Vigil on the third Saturday of every month that the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis (Lindell & Newstead, in the Central West End). Entitled ‘Helpers of God’s Precious Infants’, the Mass begins at 8:00am and is followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Immediately thereafter the rosary procession/witness begins and proceeds from the Cathedral to the Planned Parenthood Abortion facility. My Brother Knights all; This is a very effective way to serve God, His Church, and the K of C in support of the Sanctity of Human Life at ALL STAGES. This public, prayerful witness is an affirmation to Life and a visible sign against the pervading culture of death in our society Join US!!!

RIB COURSES

Religious Information Bureau (RIB) courses are available free online for any Knight wishing to learn more about his faith. It is suggested each of us take a couple of these courses a year as time permits. For more information on the RIB or to enroll in courses –Catholic Home Study Service

Fifth Sundays

The fifth Sundays for 2012 are, Jan 29, April 29, July 29:September 30 and Dec 30 Fifth Sundays are supported by the Knights as a way to celebrate mass with your family and brother Knights. We try to fill all the mass ministries by providing hospitality, Extraordinary, lector and music ministry positions during the 9:00 am mass. After mass we meet with other brothers and their families for breakfast at a local restaurant. Rob Miller, our Church Director, organizes this. If you can help with one of the ministries give him a call at 846-1063. Otherwise please join us.

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Field Agent Report

Do you have coverage?

Did you know that about 50% of households in the United States and Canada have no individually owned life insurance? The statistics for why people have not availed themselves of life insurance coverage are pretty clear, and they really don’t change from survey to survey. First, let’s look at the survey results (provided by the Life Insurance Marketing Research Association in 2010).

Why people don’t buy life insurance:

  • 74% list “can’t afford the coverage” as a major reason they don’t buy.

  • 52% say a major reason is that they “can’t decide what to buy.”

  • 50% agree it is a good idea but “put it off until tomorrow.”

  • 43% worry about “making the wrong decision.”

Let’s examine each of these reasons. First, the vast majority lists a major reason as lack of affordability in the coverage, yet coverage is only offered if it meets your budget. It is in no one’s best interest to offer you a product that you cannot afford. A good agent (like me and other Knights of Columbus agents) goes through a process with you of determining what the affordable monthly cost is. For the record, a healthy non-smoking 40-year-old male can get $500,000 of term coverage with the Order for just about $1.50 a day.

If a client can’t decide what to buy, I will conduct a needs analysis, which helps identify goals and objectives while considering your budget, at no obligation. We offer term insurance, permanent insurance or a mix of both. We believe a combination of these products can solve all personal protection issues.

Putting the purchase of life insurance off can be costly, and I recommend against that. You get older and premiums go up, and you run the very real risk that your health can change. A negative change in your health can cause your costs to increase, or cause you to be denied coverage all together. Delay can be disaster.

For those who worry about “making the wrong decision?” Well, I can help. You can trust me. I know what to look for and what to recommend. A conversation with me can help erase your doubt.

314-807-8008

Stephen.McMullen@kofc.org
Field Agent  Knights of Columbus

Priestly Anniversary’s:

Please remember our Priests in your prayers and remember them as they celebrate these special times in their lives: In case you don’t know these dates here they are:

Anniversary of:

Birthday

Ordination
Msgr. Simon August 6 May 29
Fr. Kunz January 11 May 24
Fr. Thess August 31 May 27
Fr. John Hallemann March 26


PATRIOTISM

Fourth Degree Section

Meetings:

Monthly fourth degree meetings of the St. Louis Assembly held are on the second Wednesday of each month at Cardinal Rigali Center at 7:30 p.m.


Honor Guard Call Outs :

None at this time.

God Bless You, and thank you for your dedication and service.

Click –>Fourth Degree Website for fourth degree website and newsletters including the Honor Guard newsletter


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