St. Mark Council News

Official Publication Knights of Columbus Council 12654

St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville, NC

November 2006

http:/www.kofcncstmark.org

Whew! Stop the horse I want to get off!  The last few months have truly been a whirlwind. Thank you Knights for really stepping up and showing our Parish what a wonderful bunch of guys you are.  From the Parish Festival, to driving buses at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, to playing and sponsoring at our annual fall golf outing, to attending the Room at the Inn banquet, to attending the Eucharist Congress, to helping raise funds at the Amazing Maize Maze, to setting up and breaking down for the Christmas Bazaar, to standing alongside the VW Beetles and collecting raqffle funds, and most recently Festa Italia and Operation L.A.M.B. (Least Among My Brethren).  Some of these with dramatic results, some not, but all with the spirit of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism.  I am sure there are some I missed. The list could go on and on because our Knight Brothers are involved in numerous other ministries that are helping our church grow physically and in faith. Speaking of the VW raffle: To me the results were not just a home run, they were a grand slam!  We should expect approximately $80,000 (out of the $103,000 collected) to go directly to the building fund. The raffle was not part of the Knights budget, but we really delivered the results. Thank you to all St. Mark Parishioners, Priests, Deacons, other ministries and church staff. The raffle was a wonderful example of how we can join together in our effort to build our church.  GK Ed Keller

 

Recognized

 
  • Brother Trevor Hehn, who received a standing ovation from the Knights for his service with the U.S. Army in Iraq.
  • Sir Knight Sergio Miranda, who recently achieved his Fourth Degree.
  • Jack Clement & Bill Cassady were recognized as November Knights of the Month for their work to support Eugene Watkins and family.
  • Arthur and Beth Packard and children were recognized as Family of the Month for their continual involvement and support of the Parish

Thanked

 

October 23 Charity Golf Tournament

  • Hole Sponsors: Kwik Copy of Birkdale; Lake Norman Group of Smith Barney;  Hoidas Engineering; InSouth Insurance; Earthworks; Aquesta Bank, Dr. Joe Zuhosky, Allen Tate (Chip Marshall); Brennan Law Firm; Polytech Industrial; and Footprints Carolina;
  • Prize Sponsors: Birkdale Golf Club; Dresslers Restaurant; Master Title Agency; Starbucks at Birkdale; Highland Creek Golf Club

November 4 St. Mark Christmas Bazaar

  • Setup & breakdown of Family Center:  Todd Williamson, Bill Cassady, Anthony Hoskins, Bruce and Terry Milstead, Oscar Bernardo, Joe Hack, Sean McSweeney, Richard Clancey, Jerry Jacobus, Ed Keller, Joe Scallan, Ed Kenney, and Trevor Hehn.

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Fall Races

  • Shuttle Bus Drivers: Joe Scallan, Richard Clancey, Dan Cedrone, Adam Gochnauer, Mike Leahy, Ed Keller, Ray DiDonato, John O’Neill, Tom Sawicki, Chip Marshall, Bill Pugh, Dick Christian and Andy Sikso.

 

Activities Calendar

 

Nov 29

Deliver and set up Christmas Tree at St. Mark Elementary

Ray Marr

Dec 2

Christmas Tree pickup at St. Mark Church

Dan Cedrone

Dec 12

Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival at St. Mark Church

Deacon Bob Murphy

Dec 14-21

Angel Tree Gift Delivery

Osar Bernardo

Jan 5-7

Mid-Year Convention at University Hilton (As host council, St. Mark is in charge of registration and the hospitality room)

Tom McGahey

 

November 6, 2006 Meeting Notes

 
  • State Kof C Adjutant Greg Kent and District Deputy Ed Kane attended the meeting. State Adjutant Kent presented St. Mark Council with the Father McGivney and Founders Award for Fraternal Year 2005-2006 (award is based on membership growth and insurance sales).  Kent said this award is noteworthy as the “rarest” Council-level recognition in NC. After hearing numerous event and activity reports, Kent praised St. Mark Council for as one of the most productive and active in the State.
  • Ed Keller received thank-you note from Donna Smith for the $300 donation to fund a “moon walk” attaction at the Parish Festival. Sixth and seventh grade students earned more than $2,000 with this attraction.
  • Chancellor Jim Lotito said that new seminarian addresses will be available within a few weeks for Knights who want to prepare care packages.
  • Membership director Chris O’Keefe reported that business was slow at the recent KofC Membership Blitz because of an abbreviated weekend Mass schedule. However, six cards were collected from men who expressed an interest in joining. O’Keefe said a First Degree will be scheduled sometime in December, perhaps before the December 4 Council meeting.
  • Council Director Barry McCaa reported on preparations for the November 10 Festa Italia.
  • Family Director Andy Kopchinski said a family night will be planned after the Christmas Holidays. The options are a Charlotte Checkers hockey game, or a Davidson College basketball game.
  • Arthur Packard reported that the October 23 Golf Tournment came very close to achieving the goal of raising $3,000 for charity. He thanked players, hole sponsors and gift sponsors (see list at front of newsletter.)  Packard has also volunteered to lead the Spring Golf Tournament. He said he will have a date for the Spring tournament sometime in December.

 

Volunteer needs

  • Dan Cedrone asked for volunteers to call previous purchasers of Christmas trees (this is where the bulk of the trees are sold)  and to man the parking lot on Saturday, December 2 – tree pick-up day. He also asked for a volunteer to run a weed eater in the pickup area at the edge of the parking lot.
  • Program Director Ray Marr noted that volunteers are needed on November 29 to help deliver and set up a large Christmas Tree in St. Mark Elementary School. Students will decorate the tree on November 30.
  • Operation L.A.M.B. Director Joe Scallan asked for volunteers to solicit donations at are grocery stores on Thanksgiving weekend.
  • Tom McGahey asked for additional volunteers for the January 5-7 Mid-Year Convention at the  University Hilton.  Approximately 13 St. Mark Knights have volunteered so far. One volunteer need is altar servers for Mass (Tom Rider will do the training.)

 

 

 

The Power of Prayer

 

Mk 11: 24 - "I give you my word, if you are ready to believe that you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, it shall be done for you.”

 
  • Please keep Ray Marr’s grandson Travis Clark in your prayers. Travis is recovering from his motorcycle accident, but very slowly.
  • Brother Eugene Watkins
  • Tom Sawicki’s youngest daughter Katelynn
  • Pray for all relatives of St. Mark Knights serving in the Armed Forces
  • Pray for  all U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

 

 

Council Contact Information

 

Grand Knight

Ed Keller

655-8190

edwardkeller@bellsouth.net

Past Grand Knight

Tom McGahey

947-9334

tommcgahey@bellsouth.net

Deputy Grand Knight

Dick Christian

875-1258

dchristian@insouthinsurance.com

Chaplain

Msgr R. Bellow

 

richard_bellow@yahoo.com

Chancellor

Jim Lotito

948-9015

jllotito@bellsouth.net

Recorder

Mike Mullen

948-7484

michaelamullen@bellsouth.net

Treasurer

Chip Marshall

875-8811

chip.marshall@adelphia.net

Financial Secretary

Jim Bossert

655-8852

sixsigmaguy@aol.com

Warden

Kevin Csehoski

947-2856

kcsehoski@bellsouth.net

Advocate

Chris Tucci

896-9799

C2c01@msn.com

Inside Guard

Bruce Milstead

892-4578

 

Outside Guard

James Carter

948-8506

jcarterjr@adelphia.net

First Year Trustee

Tom McGahey

947-9334

tommcgahey@bellsouth.net

Second Year Trustee

Barry McCaa

895-2424

bemccaa@yahoo.com

Third Year Trustee

Jack Clements

992-0789

jacknnan@adelphia.net

Membership Director

Chris O’Keefe

875-2524

sandcritta@adelphia.net

Community/Health Dir

Open Position

 

 

Operation LAMB Dir

Joe Scallan

947-8175

jfscallan@adelphia.net 

Council Director

Barry McCaa

895-2424

bemccaa@yahoo.com

Family Director

Andy Kopchinsky

655-0949

76triumph@adelphia.net

Youth Director

Sean McSweeney

948-5543

sean.mcsweeney@fedex.com

Church Director

Sergio Miranda

395-9802

smiranda@carolina.rr.com

Pro-life Director

Tony Gagliardo

439-0533

ajgags@aol.com

Insurance Field Agent

Richard Keyser

 

 

Coord, Parish Rndtble

Deacon Robert Murphy

947-7870

ram316@bellsouth.net

KofC Building Director

Jim Lotito

948-9015

jllotito@bellsouth.net

Web Master

Oscar Bernardo

894-9290

ocbernardo@earthlink.net

Web Master

Chris O’Keefe

988-1655

sandcritta@adelphia.net

Newsletter Editor

Mike Mullen

948-7484

michaelamullen@bellsouth.net

Lecter

Open Position

 

 

PR Director

Open Position