St. Mark Council News

Official Publication, Knights of Columbus Council 12654, St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville, NC

November 2007

 

Calendar of Events

Date

Event

Contacts (see last page)

Nov 30, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

 

St. Mark KofC Social Night

Location: 11330 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC (Dan Cedrone’s business)

Bill Pugh or Dan Cedrone

 

Nov 30, 1:00 p.m.

Christmas Trees arrive at St. Mark Church (4-5 volunteers needed)

Dan Cedrone

Dec 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Christmas Tree pickup at St. Mark Church (volunteers needed)

Dan Cedrone

Dec 3, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Monthly meeting

Bill Pugh

Dec 12, 4-6 p.m.

Feeding at  Homeless Shelter (volunteers needed)

Jay Bunton

 

GK Communication

 

11-29 email from Bill Pugh to Council members

§         The Knights social night is still on for this Friday night 30 Nov 07 from 7:00 to +/-9:30 pm at the Huntersville Professional Building located at 11330 Vanstory Drive in the Huntersville Business Park (it is about 1.5 miles from the church).  To clarify, this event is for Knights and a friend(s) if you would like (Sorry, no girls at this time.  We can plan a couples event in the spring if there is interest).  We will have a for fun only No Limit Hold’em tournament as well as a game on the big screen and snacks in the kitchen.  I think you will be impressed with the accommodations.  If you do not like poker, there is plenty of room to try another game if you wish.  I believe Dan Cedrone is going to sponsor a Deal or No Deal game as well.  This will be a good time to socialize with your fellow Knights. Beverages will be provided.  Please bring an hors d’oeuvre or a bag of chips or a snack if you care to have something to eat.

 

§         The Christmas trees are scheduled to arrive at the church parking lot at 1:00 pm on Friday the 30th as well.  Dan Cedrone is asking for the assistance of 4-5 people to unload the trees and assist in the setting up of the tent at this time.  If you can assist, please call Dan at 704-578-9305 or send him an e-mail if you can help.  This should not take more than an hour or two.

 

§         Christmas tree pick-up is scheduled from 9:00 am until completion this Saturday 1 Dec 07.  This seems to be a popular event with everyone.  Please meet at the church parking lot if you can assist.

 

§         Jay Bunton is still looking for volunteers for the Homeless Shelter.  This consists of helping to feed the homeless and only takes a couple of hours.  The date is the 12th of December.  If you have not assisted others lately, this is a terrific opportunity to contribute.  Please see Jay for details. His e-mail address is jbunton@carolina.rr.com.

 

§         Finally – Our next business meeting is scheduled for 3 December at 7:30 pm, room 200 at the church.  The attendance over the past 3 months has been very disappointing to say the least.  At the last meeting, we had almost as many prospective members as Knights and quite frankly it was embarrassing.  I have limited the meetings to 1 hour.  That is 1 hour a month.  If Monday nights are too busy for most members, then I would have no objections to moving the meetings to another night. Please send me some feedback if this is the case.  Else, I hope you will take some time to participate in our next meeting.

 

As usual, we have many activities taking place.  Please take a look at your schedules to see which activity suits you best and try to participate.  I believe all that we do is for a worthy cause.

 

Grand Knight Bill Pugh

 

November 5 Meeting Notes

 

Membership: Ray Fitzgerald, Membership Director, reported that several potential Knights have submitted Form 100s as a result of the recent Membership Blitz. Five visitors (potential Knights or transfers) introduced themselves at the meeting.

 

Home Assist gift: The Council received a $200 gift as a result of work performed on a parishioner’s home by Dick Mahoney’s Home Assist group.

 

New meeting space offered: Dan Cedrone has offered meeting space in his business building in Huntersville Business Park as a potential new location for monthly Council meetings. The offer will be discussed further at the December 3 meeting.

 

Treasurer’s report: Income for the month of October totaled $43. Expenses were $1,019. Balance in the bank as of 10/31 was $11,773.

 

Lowe’s report: Tom Sawicki, race shuttle bus coordinator, reported that 14 Knights drove 132 hours total at the recent Lowe’s Motor Speedway races, bringing the Council slightly more than $1,000 in revenue. Sawicki thanked all the volunteers.

 

Golf tournament report: Tournament coordinator Art Packard was not present, but it was reported that the Fall Tournament at Birkdale Country Club will bring approximately $3,200 in revenue to the Council.

 

Homeless feeding: Jay Bunton, coordinator of the homeless shelter feedings, made a plea for additional volunteers so all the burden is not placed on the few Knights that have been volunteering time after time. The next feeding is Wednesday, December 12.

 

Christmas Bazaar: Mike Mullen thanked the Knights who volunteered at the annual St. Mark Christmas Bazaar. The event earned more than $7,000 for the Church building fund.

 

Sacred Heart Sundays: Deacon Robert Murphy asked for private contributions for a radio station at AM 1220 that is helping spread the Catholic Faith. Website address is   www.sacredheartcommunications.org. Address is PO Box 47004 Charlotte, NC 28247

 

Other discussions on the November 30 Knights social event and the annual Christmas Tree sale are covered in the Grand Knight’s communication at the top of the newsletter.

 

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 pray for all those who are sick and in distress, or in danger, especially
  • Ken Fusaro, District Deputy – ill health
  • Edward and Helen O’Rourke – ill health (Brother Dennis O’Rourke)
  • Pat Bradford – cancer diagnosis (Brother Dan Cedrone)
  • Julie Dougherty – 10-year old, confined to a wheelchair (Brother Robert Murphy)
  • Diego Garcia – recovery from foot surgery (Knight candidate)

Continued from October

  • Jackie Keller, wife of Past GK Ed Keller, who has continuing medical complications.
  • Tom Fox, Jr., son of St. Mark Knight Tom Fox, who is serving in Iraq with the U.S. Air Force
  • Josh Carter, U.S. Army, who has been protected while in Iraq by the prayers of the Knights and others. Josh is the son of St. Mark Knight Jimmy Carter.
  • Unnamed person who is sick, requested by GK Bill Pugh.
  • St. Mark parishioner Cynthia Panza
  • All relatives of St. Mark Knights serving in the Armed Forces
  • All U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

 

Council Contact Information

 

Grand Knight

Bill Pugh

896-8250

bpugh@gerdauameristeel.com

Past Grand Knight

Ed Keller

655-8190

edwardkeller@bellsouth.net

Deputy Grand Knight

Sergio Miranda

395-9802

smiranda@carolina.rr.com

Chaplain

Msgr R. Bellow

 948-0321

Richard.bellow@yahoo.com

Recorder

Mike Mullen

948-7484

mike.mullen@bankofamerica.com

Treasurer

Chip Marshall

875-8811

chip.marshall@roadrunner.com

Financial Secretary

Jim Bossert

655-8852

sixsigmaguy@aol.com

Warden

Kevin Csehoski

947-2856

kcsehoski@bellsouth.net

Advocate

Carl Rizzo

896-9799

crizzo0503@aol.com

Inside Guard

Bruce Milstead

892-4578

No email

Outside Guard

Rick Knack

947-2443

Rick.knack@earthlink.com

First Year Trustee

Ed Keller

655-8190

edwardkeller@bellsouth.net

Second Year Trustee

Tom McGahey

947-9334

tommcgahey@bellsouth.net

Third Year Trustee

Ray Fitzgerald

992-1702

rfitzg@aol.com

Membership Director

Ray Fitzgerald

992-1702

rfitzg@aol.com

Operation LAMB Dir

Joe Scallan

947-8175

jfscallan@adelphia.net 

Community Director

Open

 

 

Council Director

Open

 

 

Family Director

Mark Yelanich

875-3469

myelanich@adelphia.net

Youth Director

Mike Ducey

947-6615

mike_ducey@irco.com

Church Director

Jimmy Carter

236-2266

jhcarterjr@hotmail.com

Insurance Field Agent

Ed Kane

799-0957

Edward.kane@kofc.lorg

Chancellor

Deacon Robert Murphy

947-7870

ram316@bellsouth.net

Homeless Shelter

Jay Bunton

394-5521

jbunton@carolina.rr.com

Lowe’s Shuttle Bus

Tom Sawicki

948-0426

tesawicki@aol.com

Golf Tournaments

Art Packard

895-3812

arthurp@us.ibm.com

Habitat Coordinator

Todd Williamson

875-9370

todd.williamson@medcath.com

Christmas Tree Sales

Dan Cedrone

892-5736

dcedrone@bellsouth.net

Web Master

Oscar Bernardo

894-9290

ocbernardo@earthlink.net

Web Master

Chris O’Keefe

875-2524

sandcritta@adelphia.net

Newsletter Editor

Mike Mullen

948-7484

mike.mullen@bankofamerica.com