Dear Brother Knights of Council Number 1522
the Cable
Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc Family Monthly Newsletter
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
~In our “Second Century of Service”~
Volume XIII, Number 1July, 2012
Dear Brother Knights and Families,
JULY MEETINGS REMINDER
- Council 1522 will meet Monday, July2nd, 2012,7 PMSaint Augustine's William J. Kelley, SVD, Retreat Center, 510 North Second Street, Bay Saint Louis, MS. All Brother Knights ofColumbus,includingarea visiting K of C members, are welcomed and encouraged to attend our meeting.Bay-Waveland Catholic Men’s Clubmeeting will follow the Council Meeting.
- Fourth Degree Assembly No. 560 will meet on Monday, July9th,2012, 7:30 PM at Saint Augustine's William J. Kelley, SVD, Retreat Center, 510 North Second Street, Bay Saint Louis, MS.
- Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc Council 1522 will have itsJulymeeting on Monday,July2nd, 2012, 7 PMatthe Saint Ann Catholic Church, 5858 Lower Bay Road, Bay Saint Louis, MS.For further information, please contact Sue Brocatoat 228.342.2902.
- Sunday, July8th, 2012, 8:00 AM Corporate Communion Mass at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church.
Meeting announcements are published in the church bulletins of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, Saint Clare’s Catholic Church, and Saint Ann’s Catholic Church the weekend before meetings.
2012 – 2013 FRATERNAL YEAR OFFICERS
CHAPLAIN REVEREND FATHER AUGUSTINE (GUS) WALL, SVD
GRAND KNIGHT JOHN DAHN, JR., PGK DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHT BOB HUBBARD, III, PGK
CHANCELLOR MEL ESTRADE, PGKRECORDER ROY BROCATO
TREASURER LES BRIGGS ADVOCATE MALCOLM VEAZEY
WARDEN GILBERT TOSSO
INSIDE GUARD JERRY WEST OUTSIDE GUARD STEPHAN CARVER
ONE YEAR TRUSTEE RICK WEBSTER TWO YEAR TRUSTEE VINCENT (BUD) MIKELONIS
THREE YEAR TRUSTEE DAVID ZUKOWSKI
FINANCIAL SECRETARY JOHN GLEBER, PGK LECTURER JOHNNY JOHNSON
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SPAGHETTI DINNER
On Sunday,July8th, 2012, “CHEF TONY AND THE NEW POTS AND PANS CREW” of Pere Le Duc Council 1522 will be hosting a “Benefit Dinner” from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.Chef Tony’s menu includes SPAGHETTI AND MEAT SAUCE, GREEN SALAD, AND GARLIC BREAD. Cost per dinner is $5. All meals are served either eat-in or take-out. Plenty of seating is available in a nice family-type setting at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church Community Center, Bay Saint Louis, MS. Proceeds from these benefit dinners sales will be distributed to support HolyTrinityCatholicSchool and Pere Le Duc Council 1522. All Brother Knights and Ladies of Pere Le Duc Council are invited and requested to assist with this activity in any way that you can.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PERE LE DUC FAMILY NEWSLETTER
Thank you for your continued supportand encouragement as we begin our thirteenth (13th) year of publication of our current format of our Pere Le Duc Family Newsletter, and “the Cable”. In case you forgot, or were wondering, why we call it “the Cable”? Well, below is the answer to that simple question, as it was first published in our Volume IX, Number 2, August, 2008 publication.
“As we journeyed, and still continue to journey, through Knighthood as Knights of Columbus, we have, or should have, learned that we cannot do it alone. We, as Knights of Columbus, grow with others, those we serve, serve with, and are served by. Alone, as a “single fiber” or strand, we are strong; but, our strength is only as strong as we are as an individual. Together with our Brother Knights of our Council, we are stronger. We feed off each other’s strength, example, and encouragement. Like the single fiber united with the other single fibers, we gain strength. We become as a cable, “the cable,” that is a symbol of strength and unity. Each strand supports the other to accomplish a task, goal, or mission. Bound together, with our Brother Knights as a Council, we are strong. Bound together, we are Pere Le Duc Council 1522 Knights of Columbus. So, why call our monthly newsletter, “the Cable’?” Simply put, because I (as editor) thought it best describes our beloved Pere Le Duc Council 1522.”
“Vivat Jesus!”
Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc
Page 2Family Monthly NewsletterCouncil No. 1522
GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE
Dear Brother Knights,
As your re-elected Grand Knight, I want to first of all thank you, Brother Knights, who served our Council 1522 as officers over the past Fraternal Year of 2011 - 2012. I thank you for your generosity, dedication, and service.
Now, I thank you for allowing me to continue to serve you as Grand Knight this upcoming 2012 – 2013 Fraternal Year. And, I thank those Brother Knights who will serve our Council 1522.
As in the past, I am again asking for help from all of you, my Brother Knights. The officers for this fraternal year and I are committed to serving and leading our Council.We have the opportunity to revitalize our council as in the years of old. We have already started with our second Sunday of the month spaghetti dinners and the most recent Tootsie Roll Drive. You, my Brother Knights, generously responded with active participation. And, we had fun!
Brothers, we need you to come back to the Council meetings. Attendance at meetings is critical. By attending our meetings, you have a role in our success.We also need to re-emphasize recruitment of new members and, especially, retention of our current members. Our local Catholic Church parishes in our South Mississippi footprint are great places to continue our recruitment efforts. As we recruit, we need to follow through with getting these men initiated.
Again, I humbly thank you for re-electing me as your Grand Knight. I look forward to serving our Council 1522 with you.
Vivat Jesus,
John Dahn, Jr., GK
FRATERNAL YEAR 2012 – 2013 PERE LE DU COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLY 560 MEETINGS SCHEDULE
Council 1522 MeetingsAssembly 560 Meetings (4th Degree)
2012 Calendar Year
Monday, July2Monday, July 9
Monday, August6Monday, August 13
Tuesday, September4 Monday, September 10
Monday, October1 Monday, October 8
Monday, November5 Monday, November 12
Monday, December3 Monday, December 10
2013 Calendar Year
Monday, January7 Monday, January 14
Monday, February4 Monday, February 11
Monday, March4 Monday, March 11
Monday, April1 Monday, April 8
Monday, May6 Monday, May 13
Monday, June3 Monday, June 10
Please note that Tuesday, September4th is the only non-Monday. We do not meet on major holidays such as Labor Day, Monday, September 3rd.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS INSURANCE
For your insurance needs and/or questions, please contact Brother Jody Knight, Council 1522’sKnights of Columbus Insurance Field Agent. Please contact him at 228.342.5943, or at his mailing address is 12143 Knights Lane, Picayune, MS 39466.
“Vivat Jesus!”
Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc
Page 3Family Monthly Newsletter Council No. 1522
“Vivat Jesus!”
Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc
Page 4Family Monthly Newsletter
Fr. William Joseph Kelley, SVD Assembly 560
Calendar of Events
July 29, 30, and July 1, 2012 The 28th Annual Fourth of July Crab Festival, Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic
Church, 228 South Beach Boulevard, Bay Saint Louis, MS…family fun, music, food, fireworks, craft
booths, $15,000 drawdown, $1,000 raffle …please call the Parish Office at 228.467.6509 for more
information. Thank you for your support! Come enjoy the MississippiGulfCoast; we’re open for
business and fun!
July2Pere Le Duc Council Meeting
July2Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc Council 1522 Meeting
July4Independence Day 2012…National Holiday of the Fourth of July…please fly your United States of America Flag
July6First Fridayof the Month in honor of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
July 6Feast of Saint Maria Goretti
July7First Saturdayof the Month dedicated to Our Blessed Mother
July9Assembly 560 Meeting
July 14Feast of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
July 16Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
July 26Feast of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
July 31Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola…founder of the Society of Jesus…the Jesuits
Please pray for protection from hurricanes: Father, all the elements of nature obey Your command. Calm the storms that threaten us and turn our fear of Your power into praise of Your goodness. Grant this, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Please continue to remember in your prayers every day our military men and women, especially those in harm’s way, and those civilians, through their employment, supporting our military and peace efforts. Remember to pray for our President and the leaders of our great nation during this time.
As Knights of Columbus, we are called to demonstrate our Catholic Faith in special ways. Please be generous and “demonstrate to our Church community how involved we are in the everyday workings of the Church”.
Please remember to pray for our sick and deceased members.
Council 1522 Knights of Columbus embroidered Royal Blue, emblem golf shirts are still being offered to our Council 1522 members. For information, including pricing, contact Mel Estrade, PGK, at any meeting or by calling 228.586.9292.
Fraternally yours,
Mel Estrade, PGK,Editor
Happy Independence Day, Fourth of July, 2012!
Please remember that Freedom is not free.
Please remember the souls of those who paid the price for our freedom.
Our Fourth Degree Assembly No. 560’s meeting night will be on Monday, July9th, 2012, at Saint Augustine's William J. Kelley, SVD, Retreat Center, 510 North Second Street, Bay Saint Louis, MS. Our Assembly meets every second Monday of the monthat 7:30 PM. All Sir Knights with a current traveling card are most welcomed and encouraged to attend our meetings. Please make every effort to attend this and future meetings.
Pro Deo, Patria et Ecclesia
PROUDLY FLY YOUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FLAG
EVERYDAY,
ESPECIALLY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
JULY 4TH, 2012
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
one Nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all.
the Cable, our Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc Family Newsletter, is a monthly publication of the Knights of Columbus Pere Le Duc Council 1522.
Our council membership includes Brother Knights, Ladies Auxiliary, and families from the Roman Catholic Church Parishes of the South Hancock County, Mississippi “footprint”. Our Council was instituted on December 18, 1910 in Bay Saint Louis, MS.
Our mailing address is P. O. Box 3951, Bay St. Louis, MS 39521-3951
To find out more about our Council 1522, please call or email one of the contacts listed below:
228.493.5904Grand KnightJohn Dahn, Jr.
228.342.3867Financial SecretaryJohn Gleber, PGK
228.586.9292 Newsletter Editor Mel Estrade, PGK
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS EVERY KNIGHT’S RESPONSIBILITY.
“A Prayer for Priests and Priestly Vocations”
“Heavenly Father, please grant to Your faithful servants, the grace and strength to carry out Your mission for the church each day. Keep our priests close to You and continue to inspire them to serve others in Your holy name. Please help to inspire men who are called to a priestly vocation to answer Your call and participate in the fullness that You have planned for them. Amen.”
“Vivat Jesus!”