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June 2003
VOLUME XXVII ISSUE 12
Contents . . .
Grand Knight’s Message
Brother Knights, This year has blown by. Whew, we did a lot of stuff; Tootsie Rolls under fire, Breakfast with St. Nick, Four Communion Breakfasts, Inwood House Halloween party, Council Halloween party, Council Christmas party, Repairs and maintenance for Sisters house, Kennedy Institute efforts, Art Auction, New Council meeting place, Membership cook-outs, two Living Rosaries and Lenten soup kitchens, six first degrees, two second degrees, a third degree, two Knights of the Year, Cashel Elementary school safety day hotdogs and hamburgers, Meeting sponsor for a cub scout pack, College Scholarships, Seminarian Assistance, memorial masses, First Friday devotions, Pro-Life License plate frames, not to mention individual Knights being lectors, ushers, Eucharistic ministers, Deacons, Scout leaders, Athletic coaches, and DADs.
There are way too many to thank for all the work and efforts done for these good causes, but you know that we need more help. The best help is to come to an event, and if what you’d like to see done is not on the list above call me or any one of the other officers or chairmen and we’ll figure out a way to do it.
Pax Christos et Salve Regina,
Rick Allison, GK
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From the Grand Knight Special thanks and recognition to:
No the council appreciates your help and looks forward to getting the job done as part of your team.
Chaplain’s Message
We are at the threshold of a new Fraternal Year. We are blessed with good leadership in our Council for which we should give thanks to God. Good leadership is a sign of health for any organization. For a Catholic organization it is also a sign of God's grace working in and for us. All members of the Council should support our leaders, in prayer especially, but also in volunteering freely. Each member should also consider the possibility that he may be called to a leadership position and be ready to respond generously. In a Christian organization to lead means to serve, in imitation of our Lord.
This June sees the conclusion of the Easter Season with the celebration of Pentecost. I like to think of our Council's meetings in our new, little home as something like the Apostles huddled together in the Upper Room. Tongues of fire may not come down, but the Holy Spirit is present in our prayers, in our fellowship and in the work we do. Resolve this new Fraternal Year to become active. Keep open this avenue of the Holy Spirit's work in building up a Christian culture of love and respect for life in our two Parishes and in the Olney and Norbeck communities.
May the Lord Bless you all.
Fr. LaHood
Membership News
by Homer Chen
On behalf of the Council, I would like to welcome Nick DiBattista and William D. Seifert who joined our Council by taking the First Degree exemplification on May 20, 2003 at Father Rosensteel Council. A warm welcome is also extended to Philip W. Sieber who joined our Council by reactivation. Congratulations also go to James F. McNulty who transferred to our Council from Father McKenna Council.
The above events are good news for our membership. The real good news will be yet to come when we reach our membership quota. We still need 89 new members by the end of June. We must all try harder. For Application Forms, call Bill Ketter at 301-570-8959 or Homer Chen at 301-460-0580.
Insurance Article
by Rick Morin, FICF/LUTCF Your K of C Insurance Agent (301) 384-7627
Have You given Your Universal Life Policy an "Interest Check?"
Many years ago when interest rates were very high, projections of cash accumulations were quite aggressive. Rates of 10% - 12% or even 14% were common.
Have you reviewed your interest rates recently? With lower rates, what has happened to your Universal Life policy? Will it perform as projected? Will it terminate, unless more premium deposits are made?
Those lower interest rates may require more premium deposits. However, that may not be your only worry. If you counted on those policy proceeds to be left on deposit for your loved ones, consider that a $100,000 death benefit will produce $10,000 a year at 10%. Unfortunately, at today's lower interest rates, a $100,000 death benefit may not even produce $5,000 a year.
What about your retirement plan? How have these lower rates affected your projected income? Isn't time you had an "Interest Check?"
Call your Brother Knight and council's field agent today.
District Deputy Article
by Joe Feakes, District Deputy #1
Wow!!! That year went fast! I again want thank the officers, members, and families who have made this fraternal year so successful. Success is not always measured in public recognition. Many times it remains within with the knowledge that you have done something to make someone else’s life a little better. You may never be publicly thanked, but you will be remembered.
Let’s all continue to make our programs and activities available to all our members and their families. I am sure that there are still men we know who have not been given the opportunity to join the Knights of Columbus. All you have to do is ASK.
There will be many new faces in new positions next year as members take up their roles as officers and program chairmen. Please give them your support and advice. I know that they have a lot of energy and new ideas. We can’t expect them to do it alone. Try and make it a point to participate in at least one activity a quarter. You will be surprised how much enjoyment it can bring to you and your family and how much it will mean to the health of your council.
Next year will be filled with challenges, but none that working together we cannot overcome. Please continue to pray your Rosary, make it a regular part of your devotion. Pray for and support our priests and religious and pray for vocations.
I want to thank all the State Officers, Directors, Chairmen, Assembly Officers, and Color Corps members for their help and support this past year. We are fortunate to have many of these men in our district. When you have the chance please let them know that you appreciate what they do for the State, our councils and for our Order.
Many thanks to our District Warden, Yen Le and his wife Nu, for the help and energy they bring to the district. They have helped me overcome my inability to be in two places at one time. I look forward to serving with them next year. State Deputy Richard Sherbert asked me to become a District Deputy, but my wife Lynn allowed me to become a District Deputy. Without her love, understanding, and support I could not function. I am a very fortunate man not only to have been given this position in the Knights, but also to have such a strong partner throughout this wonderful experience. Thanks, Lynn.
Happy Fathers Day to all!
Vivat Jesus
Father Canice Treacy Memorial College Scholarship Fund
Father Peter Paul Maher Council will present several scholarship awards for the 2002/2003 Council year on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at our Marion’s location. Details will be provided in an e-mail to the Council to be published by Friday, June 13, 2003. Scholarships will be awarded from the newly named "Father Canice Treacy Memorial College Scholarship Fund." Please plan to attend this event.
Secular Franciscan Retreat at Marian Cottage
Our council is hosting the 3rd Order Franciscans on June 14th. We are providing grilled Chicken and hamburgers for lunch, they will be bringing side dishes and salads. As the hosts we should have at least one Knight available as an onsite contact both during the morning and afternoon sessions. We will also need about 6 others to set-up, cook and clean-up. Please contact Paul McFarlane and John Devine for details.
Health for K of C Membership Longetivity
by Bill Gulban
In continuance of last month’s (May) article some additional excerpts from Jean Carper, leading authority on health and nutrition on brain and aging follows. Selenium…This trace mineral is essential for proper brain function. Few people get enough selenium in their diets—which may predispose them to anxiety and mood disturbances. Example: In a recent US Department of Agriculture study, men on a selenium-rich diet experienced substantial improvements in mood—even when they had no signs of deficiency in selenium. Best sources: Grains, garlic, lean meat, seafood (especially tuna, swordfish, and oysters), Brazil nuts. You can also take a daily 200-microgram supplement.
Dietary Supplements… It’s difficult to obtain all the nutrients your brain needs from food. People age 50 and older should talk with doctors about taking daily supplements to further aid brain function. Multivitamin or multimineral supplement. This is a must for older people, who need more nutrients to support their brains than do younger individuals.
Vitamin B6… crucial for memory. B6 helps lower levels of homocysteine, a blood chemical that has been linked to mental disturbances, intellectual declines and dementia as well as to heart attacks. Recommended daily dosage: 10 to 50 mg. Vitamin B1. A B12 deficiency can lead to permanent neurological damage, disorientation, memory problems and senility. A B12 deficiency is common, especially among older individuals. As we age, we lose our ability to absorb B12 from foods. Recommended daily dosage: 500 to 1,000 mcg.
Vitamin C and E. It is difficult to get enough of these two important antioxidants from your diet. Recommended daily dosage: 1000 mg vitamin C…400 International Units (IU) vitamin E.
Alpha lipoic acid. This nutrient helps other antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, work their magic. It can also help restore memory. Recommended dosage: 50 mg.
Ginkgo biloba. More than 50 studies have shown that ginkgo can help boost memory and concentration and reduce confusion. However, a more recent study has called these findings into question in people with normal mental function. The herb is currently undergoing tests by the National Institutes of Health as an Alzheimer’s remedy. Recommended daily dosage: 120 mg.
Carrot Nutrients. Cooked carrots are more nutritious than raw ones. Most vegetables lose nutrients when cooked. But cooked carrots have one-third more antioxidant potential available to the body than raw carrots. Reason: As heat softens carrots, more of the antioxidant compounds are released.
Important Mineral Most Diets Lack. Everywhere you turn, there is conflicting advice about nutrition supplements. Vitamins are the most poplar. But what about minerals? There are at least a dozen minerals critical to health, but only calcium and iron are likely to be deficient—even in healthful diets.
Calcium… If dairy products are not a regular part of your diet, your average daily intake of intake of calcium is probably only about 400 mg. The recommended daily allowance (RDA) for adults ages 19 to 51 is 1,000 mg. In people over age 51, the RDA is 1,200 mg. That extra 600 mg of calcium for most adults can be supplied by two cups of milk or the dairy equivalent… or by a calcium-fortified orange juice or cereal. Or take a 600 mg supplement at the end of a meal.
Calcium boosters. Add calcium-rich broccoli to salads, stir-fries or pasta dishes. Eat on ounce of dry-roasted almonds a day—they are rich in calcium as well as vitamin E and magnesium. Add nonfat dry milk to recipes, even if they do not call for any milk—it will not change the consistency or taste. When to drink milk…Drink all the milk in your cereal bowl. Vitamins added to cereal are sprayed on, so they dissolve in milk. If you do not finish the milk, you leave nutrients behind.
This article is supported by various expert authorities written up in Boardroom, Inc and The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs in Readers Digest Association.
Spring Fund-Raising Raffle
To date about 90 members (22%) have returned their raffle ticket stubs. Please check and if you have not yet sent yours in, DO SO NOW. The raffle Prizes, ( First Prize - $500; Second Prize - $100; Third Prize - $50) will be drawn at the last meeting of this Council Year on June 25, 2003.
The ultimate success of the raffle will depend on maximum participation. We need the support of every member. We sent every member twelve tickets in hopes that all would participate to that level. We understand that some cannot, therefore we need whatever extra participation that other members can contribute. Extra tickets are still available from the Chairman. (Bob Caron 301-774-6951). Several members have made additional contributions and we thank them for the extra help. If we are to have a successful fund raising campaign, every member must make an effort to get his ticket stubs in. All ticket returns must be in before the meeting on June 25, 2003. Ticket stubs can be mailed back in the envelope provided or they can be turned in at any meeting. (Thanks to all those who have responded to date.)
Thank You from Bill Gulban
On May 3rd at our Council’s reunion picnic and Founder’s Day event I was presented with a great surprise by our Grand Knight, Rick Allison, who presented me with an award as Knight of the Year. I want to thank him for the kind words that went with his presentation and also kudos written in the May newsletter. I have enjoyed the spirit of my brother knights and their wives, and Boy Scouts who helped me in many efforts while planning and operating the Church Activities this past year. Indeed it has been fun. My thanks go to those who supported me with your fine communal spirit and dedication, which resulted in successful communion breakfasts and with associated great speakers. I am hoping the spirit extends and broadens throughout other council activities.
I am proud to share this year’s award with Ben Santaiti whose promotional efforts led to successful activities in pro-life.
Summer Time Cook-outs and Family Gatherings
The Cottage is available every Second Sunday of the month for Summer Time cook-outs and family gatherings, call The Grand Knight, Deputy Grand Knight or Warden to Schedule One!!!!!!
