The Ship’s Log The Newsletter of Orange Park Council, No. 7399 Knights of Columbus March, 2015 Serving St. Catherine’s Parish Council Meetings: second and fourth Thursday of each month in Haut Hall This month’s meetings will be on the 12th and 26th See Our Website at: www.kofc7399.org The second annual Parish Bowling Party was a great success, and provided an opportunity for fun and fellowship. *** Save the Date - Seminarian Dinner Dance April 11th *** Council 7399 Officers and Directors 2014-2015 Chaplain Fr. Rafael Lavilla 264-0577 ext 313 paengosj@gmail.com cell: 887-8727 District Deputy Dave Counts 264-0146 thefootaz@aol.com Grand Knight Jay Heather 298-1906 heatherfamily@comcast.net Deputy Grand Knight Tom Scherch 614-4009 Troubleshooter01@comcast.net Chancellor Greg Donaldson 655-4106 gregin49@yahoo.com Financial Secretary Tom O’Brien 272-1648 Tjob1940@att.net Treasurer Jesse Palmer 264-2356 Jesse.palmer@comcast.net Recorder Wolfgang Kraus 213-0947 W.KRAUS@XORAIL.COM Warden Jim Skulsky 699-0611 skisouth@att.net Lecturer Phil Robbins 215-2181 Philiprr52@gmail.com Advocate George Robertson 215-2871 gclarkr@bellsouth.net Trustees 1 Year Dennis Hall 215-0252 Flhalls4@aol.com 2 Year Charles (Mac) McDonald 264-6788 Macplus1@bellsouth.net 3 Year Joe Pinnell 278-4443 marjopin@earthlink.net Inside Guard Ed Fleck 386-546-1622 BUGEDBUGED@AOL.COM Outside Guard Bill Abell 269-7667 10motor2368@bellsouth.net Program Director Tom Scherch 614-4009 TROUBLESHOOTER01@COMCAST.NET Directors Church Wylie Hartwell 264-1904 coyotekoc@comcast.net Vocations Larry Hart 264-2960 L.larryhart@att.net Family Carlos Carbajal 514-2567 Carlos.Carbajal@comcast.net Community Jim Pilliod 269-2693 pilliodop@bellsouth.net Council Dennis Abbott 215-2059 heyabbott@bellsouth.net Pro-Life Joe Crawford 269-3968 jccii@comcast.net Health Dr. Gene Harris 278-0705 Marnav214@att.net Youth Tim Cook 379-2450 Timcook167@att.net Membership Dan Wehby 375-2047 WEHBYDL@COMCAST.NET Public Relations Alex Olis 278-0735 Aolis@bellsouth.net Recruitment Committee Director Mac McDonald 264-6788 Macplus1@bellsouth.net Dan Costello 637-9223 Daniel.Costello@KOFC.ORG Dan Wehby 375-2047 WEHBYDL@COMCAST.NET Faithful Navigator Assembly 3154 George Robertson 215-2871 gclarkr@bellsouth.net Food Collection Chairman Mac McDonald 264-6788 Macplus1@bellsouth.net Field Agent Dan Costello 637-9223 Daniel.Costello@KOFC.org Web Master Alex Olis 278-0735 aolis@bellsouth.net Editor Joey Caso 269-0760 joeycaso@gmail.com The Ship’s Log is the official newsletter of the Knights of Columbus Council 7399 in Orange Park, Florida. It is published monthly. Articles and pictures should be E-Mailed to the Editor, Joey Caso at joeycaso@gmail. com Articles of any reasonable nature should be sent as an Attachments in WORD format. Any member, or person connected with a member, is encouraged to submit articles and/or pictures, usually not later than the twenty fifth of the preceding month for inclusion. The Ship’s Log is available, usually on the first day of each month, in the Council’s website at www.kofc7399. org. It is mailed to religious with past or present connections with St. Catherine’s, widows of Council members, and Council members who do not have or use E-Mail. Copies are also available in the Narthex of the Church From the Grand Knight The council has had a great first two months with the success of both the Annunciation School Spaghetti Dinner and Parish Bowling Party. Both were attended by many individuals and there was some great fun had by all in attendance. March For Life - (March 6 & 7) – Contact the Pro Life Director, Joe Crawford to assist. BBQ Sunday - (Sunday, March 15) Chairperson Needed – The council will be making BBQ Chicken, Cole Slaw, Baked Beans and a roll for $6.00. Meals will be served after the 10 AM and Noon Masses. Ok, so we have had some great fun and now it is time to get some serious work done. Please go to the Council Website and sign-up for a two hour shift in support of the Citizens with Disabilities Campaign. Citizens with Disabilities - Last year we did great with this program and helped many individuals with disabilities have a little joy in their lives. Please go to the council Website to register for these dates/locations. Faith In Action from this past month. Thank you all who helped in these areas: Locations/POCs/Dates Monthly Parish Breakfast – Team B had a great breakfast and we had really good support which meant that all aspects were covered from setup through cleanup. We also had a discussion on how to better these events. For the next few months, we are going to offer Coffee and Donuts, which we hope will encourage others to come together for fellowship after mass. Publix - Pine Tree (Blanding / Kingsley) - POC - Tom Scherch 614-4009 - March 6 - 8 2015 (Friday - Sunday) Lenten Souper Supper – The Lady Knights and Dan Costello did a wonderful job with this meal. It was attended by many families before they attended the Living Stations of the Cross presented by the youth department. Great start to the Souper Suppers. Family Bowling Event – Bob Culp and Mike Miller did a great job with this event. We had more individuals, all our Priests and many laughs had by all. I really hope this event continues for many years. The plans are to hold this event going forward in February each year. I for one really had a great time which I needed. Monthly Social – We had great chili with rice, if I do say so myself. Bill Conroy came and talked about donating blood and saving lives. Thanks for everyone who attended. March’s Calendar – Monthly Breakfast – Canceled this month due to Men’s CRHP WalMart - Blanding Blvd - POC - Tom Scherch 614-4009 - March 10 - 12 2015 (Tuesday - Thursday) Publix - The Village Shopping Center (Blanding / College) - POC - Sal Magaddino 278-1154 - March 20 - 22 2015 (Friday - Sunday) Winn-Dixie - Blanding Blvd - POC - Greg Donaldson - Dates to be announced soon. Monthly Social - (March 26) – Phil Robbins, Bob Culp, and Mike Miller are hosting a Trivia Night event during this month’s social. Time for some more fun! Test your Catholic and Knight knowledge. Side Dish Request – Main Dish is pending. Once decided, it will be communicated. Dessert Vegetable Salad R to Z A to H I to Q In His Service, Jay Heather Grand Knight Council 7399 March Birthdays Jim Duffin Eric Lewis Charles Cagnina Arturo Serrano Richard Bilyk Paul Mayette Rafael Garcia Ron Guzman Father George Kochery Crescenci Caragan Donald Gettings Frank Delagado Paulo Olis Kenneth Maulsby David Wiltsey Those in Need of Our Prayers 03 03 04 06 11 11 14 14 18 22 22 27 27 30 31 Military Personnel and their Families. All Priests and Religious. For George Robertson who is suffering from a recurring common bile duct restriction. For Tom O’Brien who recently broke his hip requiring surgery at OPMC. He is now home but still undergoing rehab therapy. For Ray Wittenauer who while recovering at home from evasive lung/cancer surgery has now relapsed and is in very perilous condition For Dave Miller’s Brother Doug who is hospitalized with undiagnosed heart condition. For John Griffin who is undergoing radiation treatment for bladder cancer. Editor’s Note: In the past, The Supreme Council used to send our Financial Secretary a roster of members including the member’s name, the member’s spouse’s name and their anniversary date. Unfortunately, this is no longer done and the only way we can keep current on the following list is to have you, the member, give us the data. If you are missing from the following list or want to check your presence or absence from another month, please E-Mail or call me, Joey Caso Jr., the new editor. I’ll get the anniversaries updated with the data I have. March Anniversaries Alex & Lynette Elliott 24 For Richard Uhrie’s wife Maureen who endures daily IVs to sustain her quality of life. For Richard Uhrie’s Family Friend who is afflicted with Parkinson’s disease. For Richard Uhrie’s Father-in-Law who has been moved to a nursing home and had feeding tubes installed to sustain life. For Greg Donaldson’s Daughter who suffers from various chronic diseases including incurable hives. For Pete Sikora’s Mother who suffers from terminal lung cancer. For Renato Sciumbata’s Mother-in-Law who is suffering from terminal cancer. Jack Davitt’s son, Jr who is suffering from arteriole sclerosis. For Mac McDonald’s Daughter-In-Law, Kelli who is suffering complications after battling cancer for several months. For Carlos Carbahal’s Daughter who suffered a dog bite in her face. For Cheryl McClellan who after recovering from a broken leg is now fighting cancer. Knights’ Calendar Upcoming Right to Life Events March March 6 & 7, 2015 40 Days for Life 06 Fri 40 Days for Life – 7:00AM 07 Sat 40 Days for Life – 7:00AM 08 Sun Monthly Breakfast – Canceled 09 Mon Officers’ & Directors’ Meeting - 7:00PM – Upper Room 12 Thu Council Business Meeting – 7:00PM – Haut Hall 14 Sat Eucharistic Congress – 8:00AM – Prime Osborn Convention Center 15 Sun BBQ Sunday – 8:00AM – Haut Hall 24 Tue Assembly 3154 Meeting – 7:00PM – Siena Room 26 Thu Council Social – 6:30PM – Haut Hall 29 Sun Pack Easter Food Baskets – 11:00AM – Haut Hall These are St. Catherines commitment days for 40 Days for Life. 40 Days for Life is a world-wide movement to pray at abortion clinics during Lent. Commitment Hours are 7:00am to 7:00pm, Friday and Saturday. Abortions are performed both on Friday and Saturday. Will be signing up people after all masses Feb 21-22 and Feb 28-March 1. April 16, 2015 Women's Health Center Annual Gala Speakers: Rick Santorum & Bishop Felipe Estevez April No Cost but donations will be requested at the table 07 Tue Officers’ & Directors’ Meeting - 7:00PM – Upper Room 09 Thu Council Business Meeting – 7:00PM – Haut Hall 11 Sat Jacksonville Special Olympics – 7:30AM – Atlantic Coast High School 11 Sat Seminarian Dinner Dance 12 Sun 16 Thu 28 Tue St. Catherines has filled 3 tables in the pass. Would like to go for a 4th table Time: 5:30-6:30pm Cocktails (Cash Bar) 6:30-9:00 Dinner and Speakers Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel Jacksonville, Riverfront 225 E. Coastline Dr. Monthly Breakfast – After 8:00AM and Jacksonville, FL 3220 10:00AM Masses – Haut Hall – Team B Women's Health Center Annual Gala – Contact Joe Crawford to make a reservation Phone Number: 904-607-6152 5:30PM – Hyatt Regency Hotel Email: jccrawfordii@icloud.com Assembly 3154 Meeting – 7:00PM – Siena Room 31 January Spaghetti Dinner in Support of Annunciation School Souper Supper Upcoming Men’s CRHP Weekend On the first Friday of Lent, February 20th, the Knights and the Lady Knights served the Souper Supper. The Ladies prepared Tortilla soup while the Knights made Potato soup. In all, 75 adults and 25 children were fed with more than $430 being raised. After the Souper Supper, Live Stations of the Cross were performed in the Church. More Souper Suppers are scheduled for February 27 and March 6, 20 & 27. This coming March 7th and 8th will see St. Catherine’s 17th Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Weekend for Men. Brother knights Joey Caso, Travis Logerwell, George Hawkins, Bernie Graleski, Sam Seise, Juan Toole, Chris Yoerges, Ignacio Garcia, Father Rafael and Joe Caso will all be presenting to the new team (#17). There is still time for those knights who have never experienced a CRHP weekend to sign up and see what a renewal weekend can do for you. Just contact the parish office and the folks there will pass your information on to the presenting team. Please keep your presenting brother knights in your prayers so that this will be an outstanding weekend. Annual Parish Bowling Party On Saturday, February 21th the Knights of Columbus sponsored the second annual Parish Bowling Party at the Bowl America Center. Over 100 parishioners enjoyed an afternoon of fun and fellowship. Special thanks to Bob Culp and Mike Miller for chairing the event. Here are three stories from the bowling party. First, there were 2 little girls who were bowling and they were using the metal track gadget to roll the bowling ball down the lane. They’re helping each other in the photos and Tom Scherch is helping them in another. But as the afternoon wore on, one of the little girls was getting visually more and more disgusted with the number of “Gutterballs”!! After one such turn, the little brunette girl, turned away from the lane and the 10-still-standing-pins, with a look of utter disappointment on her face. Jay Heather was in the next lane, and observed all this, and when he saw her expression he started singing... “Let it Go-o-o-o-o-o, Let it GO-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, Let it GO-O-O-O-O-O-O-! You can see her face when she hears him sing this now popular song.......... AND SHE’S NOT IMPRESSED!!!!! Then towards the end of the afternoon, when Richelle Carey got up to bowl, she discovered that the “head pin” was yellow. That meant that if she got a strike, she could win a free game. Suddenly that whole area of the bowling alley erupted in screams and hollers and the biggest raucous that you’ve ever heard! RICHELLE GOT A STRIKE!!!! SHE WON A FREE GAME! The photos aren’t all clear, but you can see her expression! SHE IS IN SHOCK!! SHE IS IN DISBELIEF! Unfortunately, her Dad, just at that moment, had just gone to the restroom, and he missed it, but she found him soon after. Jay H is singing LET IT GO! She's NOT impressed! Richelle Carey is in shock afer getting a STRIKE! The third thing that happened was that Fr. Jose Maniyangat was bowling for the first time. Not long into his first game he got his first SPARE and he came back from throwing the bowling ball with a huge smile on his face and everyone in that area was clapping and hollering and praising him for his accomplishment! It was super! Then not too long after that, he rolled the ball again and THIS TIME, he got a STRIKE! His first STRIKE! The whole place erupted in happy celebration. AND...his final score was 124 for his FIRST GAME OF BOWLING! That is a good score for the first time! There are also a few shots of Fr. Rafael and Tom Scherch and some “Tomfoolery” antics that went on during the afternoon that kept everyone smiling. Father Jose Maniyangat's very first STRIKE! 21 February Bowling Party Doris H and her Family chat with Travis Logerwell. One hundred parishioners came out to bowl. It looks like Father Ignatius had a good time. Luis Nancy Rodriquez and his Family had a lot of Fun. Some fun antics between Tom and Father Rafael. Yacoub & Jamal Rafidi take a break to pose for a picture. From the Lady Knights Our meeting was held on February 12th in the Siena Room with good attendance. As a special way of saying “Thank You” to all the Lady Knights who helped with the many events in January, a “Valentine Card Making” craft project was scheduled at the end of our meeting. Pat Fiedler put together three different craft projects for us to do. We held our regular meeting, and then as quickly as possible, started the craft project under Pat’s tutelage. The gals loved it and asked if we could do it again real soon! Thank You, Pat for a really fun evening! Lynn Hall and Vicki Counts hard at work making cards. Thank You to all the Ladies who helped with the preparation of the Pulled Pork BBQ, on Jan. 24th, and then baked cookies and bars and helped man the bake sale during the K of C. BBQ on Sunday, Jan. 25th. for the Orion Project. On Jan. 31st the ladies brought several different kinds of desserts for the Spaghetti dinner fund-raiser for Annunciation Catholic School. As we began Lent with Ash Wednesday, plans were formulated for our first Friday ‘Souper Supper’. It was held on Feb 20th with a hundred people in attendance. The Lady Knights made Tortilla Soup and the Knights of Columbus made Potato Soup. This is a nice event, with the donations given to Sulzbacher Center and Labor Ready. Several Ladies worked along side our Knights at this event and it was a nice way to start lent with serving others and helping the needy. Celebrating Valentines Day by making Valentine cards. The Lady Knights are opening a new board position which will be a Membership Chairperson. If anyone is interested, it involves sending invitations to the spouses of new Knights and keeping the board abreast of all new members. Let me know if it sounds like something you would like to do. Our next meeting is March 12th, see you there. Mardelle Wehby Lady Knights President The finished product. Nice work, they came out great! Knight of the Month Family of the Month I am very pleased to announce that our Knight of the Month provides assistance in many areas for our community throughout the year. He can be counted upon to assist in many events, including the monthly breakfast. He is also known for talking to many men in our parish to see if they may be a proper fit to join us in our ranks as servants of the Lord. Over the past year, this couple has “Bloomed Where They Were Planted” in their faith and their Parish Family. He joined our faith recently and has really been on fire. Last year, they went through Christ Renews His Parish and RCIA. After that he spent a week with me on Plunge II last year. During this past month, he prepared some wonderful homemade Potato Soup for the Souper Supper that the parish offers each Friday night before the Stations of the Cross during Lent. Each year, the Knights team up with the Lady Knights and prepare separate soups to offer to those who attend this modest meal. They receive a bowl of soup, piece of bread and something to drink. Then the individuals are asked to make a donation to help those in our community who are hungry. For the past two years, this Knight used his culinary skills from days gone by and prepared from what I hear was a fabulous meal. Recently, they have been leading the parish with taking pictures of parish members and setting up a parish directory. They also took pictures at Christmas. He joined the council in November 2014 and has already achieved third degree within two months. This Knight is an active example of a wonderful serving Catholic Gentleman and has been selected Orange Park Council’s Knight of the Month for February 2015, Sir Knight, Dan Costello. In His Service, Jay Heather Grand Knight Council # 7399 They are an example of what being a Catholic family and proactive servant is all about. It is with great pleasure and honor that I announce Knight “Bernard and Debbie Graleski” as our Family of the Month for February 2015. Jay Heather Grand Knight Council # 7399 Knights of Columbus Council #7399 1649 Kingsley Avenue Orange Park, FL 32073
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