DECEMBER 2017
SUN / MON / TUE / WED / THUR / FRI / SAT1 / 2 KofC Mass @ St. Charles Borromeo 5:00pm
3 / 4 / 5
Ladies Aux Mtg. 6:30pm / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
10 KofC Christmas Party 2:00 – 5:00pm / 11 / 12 KofC Council Mtg @7:00pm / 13 Retirees Lunch – NOON / 14 / 15 / 16
17 / 18 Westbury Center Inc. Home Association Mtg. @6:30pm / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23
24 / 25 / 26 / 27 Retirees Lunch – NOON / 28 / 29 / 30
31
/ New Year Day Party 11:00am
Children’s Christmas Party & Chicken Dinner – December 12/10/17
New Year’s Day Party at the club – January 1st starting at 11:00am
GRAND KNIGHT’S COLUMN
Dear Brothers,
Dear Brother Knights,
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...Everywhere you go!
It is easy to get excited about the joy of Christmas--Christmas carols, giving, gifts, & fellowship. But remembering to keep Christ in Christmas is truly the reason for the Season. I am reminded to keep everything in proper perspective by adherence to the lesson found in the acronym for J.O.Y.! The true spirit of Christmas is summed up in it nicely.
"J" is for keeping Jesus first, followed by an
"O" for caring for others, and finally
"Y" for yourself.
It is my favorite time of the year because if I live out "J.O.Y." I will be in the correct mindset and spirit for the most wonderful time of the year!
Merry Christmas dear Brothers! See you at the Christmas Party!
> Father McGivney...Pray for Us!
Live Jesus in our Hearts...Forever!
Dr. Peter Abegg,
Grand Knight
COUNCIL BUSINESS
ATTENTION: Knights of Columbus council meetings now starts at 7:00pm (changed from 7:30pm). Please adjust your calendars accordingly. See you at the December 12th meeting.
Christmas Party & Chicken Dinner
Christmas Party starts at 2pm, Santa arrives at 3pm, & Chicken Dinner runs from 4 – 5 pm. Cost $8.00 per person for dinner – please bring cookies or a desert to share.
Giving Tree benefits the Bridgeway Counseling Domestic Violence shelter. Please bring unwrapped baby supplies or women’s hygiene products to the KofC club by December 22nd. Thank you for caring.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
· January 13th, KofC Annual Bowling Tournament at Plaza Lanes. Sign up on New Year’s Day after 11am here in the club. For more information contact Mary Ann Ell at 723-1269.
· Jan 16th, Sausage Dinner cost $8.
· Jan 22nd, School Chicken Dinner from 3-6pm, cost $10 for each dinner. Next dinners are scheduled for Feb 25th & Mar 18th.
· Feb 14th, Ash Wednesday Fish Fry, cost $8
· March 3rd, 4th Degree Meeting – think about becoming a 4th degree member.
· March 10th, Annual Bean Bag Tournament, – limit to 48 teams with cost of $10 per person. Registration ends at 4:30 day of tournament – games start at 5pm.
DONATIONS FOR NOVEMBER
No Hunger Holiday $1000.00
Deacon Tom Wilbrand Retirement $450.00
Columbian Charities of Mo (tootsie roll drive) $4025.58
Westbury Center Crib Display (in the club ) $200.00
FUNDRAISER WINNERS FOR NOVEMBER
Mark Wappelhorst $125.00
C R Weber $50.00
Gary Rehm $25.00
Welcome Transfer Members:
· Dennis Spies, and Francisco Pon
KofC Mass for living and deceased members of Council 823 will be held at St Charles Borromeo on December 2nd @ 5pm.
WESTBURY CENTER INC.-- HOME ASSOCIATION
The corporation (of which we are all members) that owns and managers our buildings and property is now known as-- Westbury Center Inc.
Meetings of the Board of Directors are scheduled for the 3rd Monday of each month starting at 6:30 pm. The next meeting is December 18th and we encourage all members ion to attend.
Help us celebrate our new name and ring in the New Year by attending our 2018 Annual Open House gathering on January 1st at 11:00am in the club. This is a pot luck event so bring in all your leftovers from New Year’s Eve.
LADIES AUXILIARY
Our Christmas Party will start at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, December 5. Everyone bring a dish to share for our dinner. Also bring a wrapped white elephant gift. We will play Crazy Bridge. Kitchen committee is Sally Montgomery, Elaine McKay, Barb Samelmann and Jenell Brucker.
Remember to bring cookies for the kids' Christmas Party.
If you have not brought in your $10 for the Christmas adopt-a-family, please bring it to this meeting.
Congratulations to our November calendar winners: Mike Weiser and Tim Staley. They will each receive $25.
On Tuesday, January 2, we will have a Soup/Chili cook-off starting at 7pm. Kitchen committee is Mary Ann Ellen, Kathy Wilson and Martha Lafarge. Bring a book for our book exchange.
Financial Secretary News:
Your yearly dues statement is enclosed along with this newsletter. Please pay your dues before January 31st to avoid the expense of a second mailing. If you pay electronically through the bank, please include your membership number in the notes section of your payment. Membership cards will be mailed after 1st of the year.
A voluntary donation of $10 appears on Honorary and Honorary Life members’ dues notice. This money will help pay the Council operating expenses. We have 69 Honorary and 182 Honorary Life members that do not pay Council dues. We appreciate your consideration in helping us out for 2018.
Where do the dues go? ($37.50 per member)
Catholic Advertising
(Supreme assessment) $1.00
Culture of Life (Supreme assessment) $2.00
Per Capita Tax (Supreme) $3.50
Per Capita Tax (State) $6.00
Dues collection expenses and membership
roster maintenance (Financial Secretary) $3.75
Total Assessments $16.25
Council donations and expenses $21.25
Mike Sullentrop
Financial Secretary (636-916-3474)
KofC INSURANCE
Time Flies. So Plan Now
Is it already December?!? Before we know it, it will be tax season again. It’s become popular this time of year to encourage the opening of an IRA or similar retirement annuity, or the depositing of additional funds into an existing account, as a tax-savings vehicle. Or perhaps someone has tried to convince you to open an account, touting the rate of interest that money in one of these accounts can earn. Let me join the chorus of folks encouraging you to open or add funds to an annuity, but for a different reason.
Certainly, contributing money to a Knights of Columbus annuity will allow you to save some money on your income tax return. And, our annuities do pay a very competitive interest rate, consistent with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal. Opening or adding to an annuity for these reasons, however, strikes me as taking a short-term view of a product that is designed to provide long-term security. How much security? How does retirement income that you cannot outlive — guaranteed — sound to you?
Here at the Knights of Columbus, you can open a retirement annuity for as little as $300. Consistent and disciplined savings placed into that annuity over time can – properly structured – guarantee you an income at retirement that you cannot outlive. That guarantee — along with the fact that no one has ever lost money left in a Knights of Columbus annuity (remember – absolute safety of principal) — really will provide you with peace of mind.
I am happy to meet with you – at your convenience – to explain in detail the benefits of opening a Knights of Columbus annuity, along with the benefits of our top-rated life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance plans.
Knights of Columbus - Field Agent
Dylan G. Pashia FIC154 St. Peters Centre Blvd
St. Peters MO 63376
EMAIL:
CELL: (636) 373-3662