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FR. MAHER'S KNIGHTLY NEWS
'Help Us Help Others'
August 2007
VOLUME XXXII ISSUE 2
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Newsletter Contents:
Grand Knight's Message
Your Council is certainly off to a blazing start this fraternal year with a fabulous Council Family Picnic that was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the many knights, ladies, and children who attended. We closed out July with an inspiring talk from Elaine Parreco and by providing food, cooking, and serving barbecue for the DC area seminarians and their families, held at St. Patrick's Church, which emphasizes our growing involvement in Church activities.
August brings our annual Program & Membership Seminars and a 1st Degree Ceremony and ends with our Council Installation of Officers. Plan to come out and support of all of your Council Officers as we begin our new fraternal year. Please "Help Us Help Others" through your continued interest and involvement in our Council's activities. If you have ideas for new activities or to improve our traditional activities, please let us know.
Thank you, Harry F. Bushar, Grand Knight
District Deputy Message
by Ernest E. Harley - District Deputy, # 11
We are well into the new Fraternal Year 2007 - 2008; some of you have already completed your Installations, and are now involved in the Councils programs. Already the subject of recruiting new members is before us.
The possibility of getting a head start in filling the quotas of new members, and insurance candidates can be a reality. Start now with an emphasis on recruitment, by giving a push to the membership recruitment team and each member in the Council, because it is also their duty to bring in new members and the strength of the Council, and indeed the Knights of Columbus, is in its membership.
A goal has been set for each Council in the State to bring on board two new members by the end of August. Help the incoming Grand Knight and the Council to be the first to accomplish this task.
Silver Knight Award
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The Silver Knight Award is available to a 3rd Degree Knight who recruits 2 new members, participates in 3 council programs, and attends 3 Business Council meetings. |
Bits and Pieces
Newsletter Access Survey
Would you consider receiving only our electronic newsletter at www.kofc6793.org and, thereby allow us to save the expense of mailing a hard copy to you each month? Please reply to Harry F. Bushar at harry.bushar@fda.hhs.gov or (301) 929-1425. Thank you.
Council Positions
Below is a complete listing of council positions, not including Council Officers. If you are interested in any of these positions please give me a call and we can discuss what the position entails. Some of these positions may already be filled, but I'm sure additional help is always welcome. Please remember that along with each position comes years of experience from Brother Knights who have held these positions in the past. I can assure you that they are willing and able to guide you successfully through any project, event or program. So please call me at 301 929 1425, thank you, Harry F. Bushar.
| Admissions Chairman | Membership Director | |
| Car Raffle Chairman | Newsletter/ Communications Coordinator | |
| Cardinal's Charity Ball | Newsletter Editor | |
| Chairman (Kennedy) | Newsletter Publisher | |
| Charity Corp President | Pancake & Sausage Breakfast Chairman | |
| Christmas Card Chairman | *Pro-Life Chairman/Couple | |
| Church Activities Director | Recruitment Chairman St Peter's | |
| Columbus Day Ball Chairman | Retention Chairman | |
| *Community Activities Director | Round Table Chairman - St Patrick's | |
| Convention Chairman | Round Table Chairman - St Peter's | |
| *Council Activities Director | Scholarship Chairman | |
| Entertainment Books Chairman | Special Advisor to the Grand Knight | |
| First Degree Captain | Spring Raffle Chairman | |
| Fall Raffle Chairman | Tootsie Roll Chairman | |
| Family Activities Director | Tootsie Roll Co-Chairman | |
| Financial Advisor (Insurance) | Webmaster | |
| *Lecturer | Youth Activities Director | |
| * Critical Open Positions | ||
Scholarship Award Recipients and Spring Raffle Winners
Fr. Peter Paul Maher Council is pleased to announce that four local high school seniors have been selected to receive scholarships under the council's Fr Canice Treacy Scholarship Fund. The winners were invited to our Scholarship Award and Spring Raffle Pot Luck Dinner on June 25 to receive their award. Chairman Kevin Kennedy made the presentation of a $1000 check and a certificate to each of the following winners.
Ermias Semaie - Montgomery College
Seth Gorman - University of Maryland
Jacob Blauvelt - University of Maryland
Courtney Owen - Salisbury University
We congratulate all the winners and wish them much success as they begin their undergraduate studies. A special thanks Kevin Kennedy and all the brother knights that participated in the scholarship process.
The spring raffle was drawn at the dinner and the winners were
$500 winner Robert Broughton
$100 winner Lynn Feakes
$50 winner Elena Curran
Congratulations to you all....Jack Giacalone, PGK
By-laws Revision
A meeting of the By-Laws committee was held on Wednesday, June 6, at 7 PM at the cottage. In attendance were Chairman Gene Kane, Dick Sherbert, Harry Bushar, Steve Goldhammer, Innocent d'Almeida and Jack Giacalone. Changes were proposed and approved by the committee. Under the By-Laws provisions the By-Laws may be amended by a two thirds vote of the members present and voting at a regular business meeting held subsequent to a regular business meeting at which a resolution in writing providing for such an amendment shall have been given to the members in writing or in a council publication at least 5 days prior to the second meeting. This resolution was read at the June 13th business meeting and published in this July 2007 newsletter. The vote on this resolution will take place at the July 11, 2007 business meeting. The resolution outlines the proposed changes; the entire By-Laws can be reviewed online.
| FATHER PETER PAUL MAHER COUNCIL | |
| Knights of Columbus | |
| RESOLUTION TO AMEND COUNCIL BY-LAWS | |
| Whereas: | The expenses for the operation of our Council have increased such that the current dues of $40.00 are insufficient and $45.00 in dues would be sufficient. |
| Whereas: | The Council needs to meet earlier than previously scheduled time of 8:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. is preferred. |
| Whereas: | The previous limit of $400.00 for the transfer of Council Funds as provided under Article VII of the By-Laws was appropriate several years ago, an adjustment of the limit to $500.00 is appropriate and needed to conduct routine Council business. |
| Whereas: | The dues previously set aside expressly and exclusively for the "Building Fund" could not be used for any other purpose. The Council deems it appropriate to not restrict five (5%) of the new dues collected to the Building Fund but rather provide for the building fund via a budgetary item in the annual budget. Said Fund will continue to exist and the allocation of the Council's dues for the Building Fund will be a budgetary matter and not a mandatory by-law assessment. |
| Therefore be it RESOLVED THAT The Father Peter Paul Maher Council No. 6793 of the Knights of Columbus in its general business meeting following notification as required during the preceding meeting of June 13, 2007, does this 11th Day of July, 2007, amend the by-laws of the Council to change the following: | |
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Bella
Excerpted from an email from our Worthy State Deputy, Edgar Haynes:
Our Supreme Knight recently sent a letter to all District Deputies, Grand Knights and Financial Secretaries regarding the film "Bella". It is a heartwarming and inspirational film about an unwed mother and her decision to choose life. It presents a positive message about the culture of life we support as Knights.
Our Supreme Knight has asked us to help make this film a success and send a message to Hollywood that wholesome movies will be well received at the box office.
2008 Entertainment Books
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Invitation to All Ladies of
Fr. Peter Paul Maher
Council #6793
Afternoon Tea and Fellowship
Sunday, October 21, 2007
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
St. Patrick's Parish Center
Norbeck Rd., at Muncaster Mill Rd., Rockville
RSVP: Please respond to Barbara Mazonkey at 301-253-6274
or Roberta Homick at 301-762-6786 by October 7
ART AUCTION
Sponsored By
Knights of Columbus, Father Peter Paul Maher Council 6793
To Benefit the Community Support & Charitable Programs of
Father Peter Paul Maher Council
on
Saturday Evening, October 20, 2007
at
Longwood Community Center
19300 Georgia Avenue
Brookville, MD
Preview: 6:00 p.m. Auction: 7:00 p.m.
Admission: $10.00 per person
Door Prize
Wine & Cheese ~ Hors D'oeuvres
For Tickets or Information Call:
Jack Giacalone (301) 774-6338
Major Credit Cards Accepted
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| ZULE | SPORTS MEMORABILIA | AND MANY MORE! | ||
Invitation to All Knights and Ladies of
Fr. Peter Paul Maher
Council #6793
Installation of
Council Officers
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Mass at 6:00 pm, followed by Installation,
followed by reception with hors d'oeuvres at
St. Patrick's Parish Church & Center
Norbeck Rd, at Muncaster Mill Rd., Rockville
RSVP: Please respond to Harry Bushar at 301-929-1425 by August 11
Rehearsal on Monday, August 27 at 7 PM in the Church
Help Finding Council Brother Knights
We need help in getting contact information for the following council brother knights:
William J. Ostrum Jr. Wife - Jennifer
Thomas E. Cardamone
John E. Dudas
Rev. John R. Clark
Rev Rafi Kuttukaran
If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts or status of these brother knights, please call Don Hemke (Financial Secretary) at 301-774-7511 as soon as possible. This is important, so any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Reflections on the Importance of Culture
by Lawrence P. Grayson
When Alexis de Tocqueville studied America's experiment in democracy, he perceived the necessity of an essential precondition for it to be sustained. A basic moral conviction was needed to provide foundational limitations for the country's institutions and democratic mechanisms. This would allow the country to maintain national cohesion while regulating freedom in a society possessing a communal devotion to freedom. Fortunately, this moral conviction existed as the founding Americans shared a faith in an Almighty God and a belief that man has an inviolable dignity because he is created in the image of God. This dignity and the unalienable rights that flow from it were antecedent to the laws promulgated by the state. Without those shared moral beliefs, the governmental institutions could not work with fairness and justice, and a government of the people - a people who possessed all of the human foibles of self-concern, including venality, greed, envy, pride - could not survive.
In time, these beliefs and the actions they shaped in daily life were reflected in the art, music, literature, artifacts, and social mores of the country. This formed a substrate of collective conscious and unconscious beliefs, values, and social forms that guided the thoughts and behaviors of the people. In short, they formed the culture of the nation -- a culture rooted in the tenets of Christianity.
This culture served America well for about two centuries. Although the outward manifestations changed over time, the underlying moral beliefs remained the same. Today, however, those beliefs and the associated foundational strictures are being eroded, as God is being excluded from public awareness and treated as irrelevant to public life. Personal freedom in many instances is unfettered, resulting in gross abuses to human dignity. Abortion is legal and widespread, divorce is rampant, cohabitation acceptable, unmarried sex pervasive, Christian beliefs mocked, and there are movements for the acceptance of euthanasia, legalized drugs, same-sex marriages, and parity for alternative lifestyles, among other "modern" social trends. One is reminded of the latter days of the Roman Empire, when there were no inviolable norms and every type of licentiousness and moral decadence was accepted. The traditional religions were merely facades, useful for state functions, but void of spirituality. All that counted were man's desires and the pleasures of the moment.
In America today, as former Cardinal Ratzinger reminds us in his book, Values in a Time of Upheaval, three values underlie the national mores: freedom, science, and progress. The first and most fundamental is freedom. This is the nation's distinguishing mark and underlies everything else. There is freedom of religion, which leads to the religious neutrality of the state; freedom of expression in speech and in the press; freedom to form political parties; freedom from unwarranted searches and seizures of one's property; freedom from being deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; freedom from slavery and involuntary servitude; freedom to vote and elect national representatives. The concept of freedom, however, has grown from an ordered liberty in which freedom is balanced by moral constraints to an unrestricted ability to do whatever one wishes.
Science, the second value, and its applications have brought significant benefits to mankind in meeting basic human needs through understanding and harnessing the forces of nature. But science too must be subject to moral criteria. In today's society, the guiding principle is that man's capability determines what he is permitted to do. Once the ends are demonstrated, they quickly become rights to be granted. Any restraints on science are in opposition to freedom, which is the supreme value. But man has knowledge of how to do many things. He can build weapons of mass destruction, clone human beings, manipulate stem cells in medical research, and farm human organs for the purpose of transplantation. Although each of these activities is justified to meet a societal need, they often run counter to human dignity and basic human rights. They denigrate people and if carried further may reduce man to an object dispensable for the good of society.
Progress, the third standard, has been a key value, especially since the beginning of the industrial age. With the introduction of scientific management, manufacturing productivity increased. As production grew and profits increased, the concept of progress spread to other industrial and business sectors, then to the military and government, and into the political arena. It was not long before it became an ideal for human behavior. Progress, however, brought with it a secular philosophy, focusing on material gain and technological advances. Prosperity in this world for the individual or for the group has become the sole conscious aim. The concept of progress was indifferent to religion, separated from tradition, and detached from the reason for our existence. Like freedom and science, progress, as beneficial as it can be, must be pursued with moral aims and limits.
We are living in a period in which our culture is changing. As we focus more on material ends and eliminate God from the public sphere, there is a growing and significant incompatibility between Christian principles and a great deal of our social practice. America, in spite of its enormous economic success and global influence, is hollowing its spirit. The communal moral values that have provided the foundation for democracy are waning. Once we recognize this, we must task ourselves to reinvigorate, even on a small scale, in our own families, in our own communities, the general ethical and religious forces of our culture.
Maryland State
Annual Family Picnic
Saturday, September 1, 2007
This year's picnic will be held at North Point State Park, Edgemere, MD.
DIRECTIONS FROM NORTH BALTIMORE:
Take Baltimore Beltway 695 South towards Essex/Key Bridge. Follow 695 to Exit 42 (151 Sparrows Point/ North Point Boulevard). Exit and bear right onto 151 South to first light. Make left onto North Point Road (Route 20). Follow through Edgemere for 1.9 miles to North Point State Park on left.
DIRECTIONS FROM SOUTH BALTIMORE:
Take Baltimore Beltway 695 North towards Glen Burnie/Key Bridge. Follow 695 over Key Bridge to Exit 43 (Bethelehem Boulevard/Sparrows Point). Get off at Exit 43 and make left at first blinking light (Bethelehem Boulevard). Follow Bethelehem Boulevard/158 East for one mile to North Point Boulevard. Cross over North Point Boulevard onto North Point Road (Route 20). Follow Route 20 through Edgemere for 1.9 miles to park on left.
All Brother Knights and their families are cordially invited to attend. There will be plenty of food, refreshments, and games for the kids.
Festivities begin at 1:00 pm - $3.00 per vehicle Park Fee
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Maryland State Picnic Registration Form
Council Name and Number ______________________________________
Name of Family/Brother Attending _____________________________
Total # in Family ____________________________________________
(1).....$8.00 (Up to 4).....$15.00 (Over 4).....$20.00
Number of Girls and Ages______________________________________
Number of Boys and Ages_______________________________________
Make checks payable to: Maryland State Council K of C
Return with check to: Nevin Camp
2916 Carone Drive
Jefferson, MD 21755
301-834-6570
Picnic reservation deadline: August 25, 2007
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Fr. Peter Paul Maher
Council #6793
Spaghetti Dinner
Sunday, September 30, 2007
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Spaghetti, Sauce, Meatballs
Italian Bread, Mixed Salad, Dessert
Iced Tea, Orangeade
at
St. Patrick's Parish Center
Norbeck Rd, at Muncaster Mill Rd., Rockville
Donations at the Door
For more information or to volunteer to help with this event
please call Harry at 301-929-1425
August and September 2007 Calendar
| August 6 | Council Executive Meeting - Cottage - 7:30 PM - MONDAY |
| August 7 | Council Semi-Annual Audit - Cottage - 7:30 PM - TUESDAY |
| August 8 | Council Business Meeting - 7:30 PM - Olney Inn Room |
| August 16 | Sullivan Brothers Assembly Regular Meeting - 8 PM |
| August 22 | *Council Social Meeting - 1st Degree - 7:30 PM - Olney Inn Room |
| August 27 | *Council Installation Rehearsal - St. Patrick's 7 PM - Monday |
| August 28 | *Council Installation of Officers - St. Patrick's 6 PM - Tuesday |
| August 30 | Program & Membership Seminars - Rosensteel - 7:30 PM - Thursday |
| September 1 | *State Picnic - North Point State Park, Edgemere - 1 PM - Saturday |
| September 5 | Council Executive Meeting - Cottage - 7:30 PM |
| September 12 | Council Business Meeting - 7:30 PM - Olney Inn Room |
| September 16 | St. Patrick's Parish Picnic - 3 PM - Sunday |
| September 18 | Tootsie Roll Campaign Meeting - Cottage - 7:30 PM - Tuesday |
| September 20 | Sullivan Brothers Assembly Regular Meeting - 8 PM |
| September 26 | *Council Social Meeting - 2nd Degree - 7:30 PM - Olney Inn Room |
| September 30 | Council Membership Drive - St. Patrick's |
| September 30 | *Council Spaghetti Dinner - St. Patrick's - 5 PM - Sunday |
| * additional information in this newsletter | |
If you would like any information or would like to participate in any of the above activities please contact us at 301-929-1425.