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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Worthy Master’s
Report 1
2013 Fall Exemp 2
2014 Spring Exemp 2
Ultrasound Machine 2
Patriot Day Celebration 3
Milford Assembly 3
Home for Chalices 3
Fall Harvest Mtg 4
New Assembly Install 4
Coats for Homeless
Vets 4
4th Degree Functions 5
Lady’s Corner 6
Donation Checks 6
Military Chap. Fund 6
Calendar of Events 7
Master Staff List 8
Sir Knights and Ladies, Vivat Jesus! I would like to start off this newsletter by stating how appreciative Susan and I were for the support the District and friends provided us at the passing of my father, Harry Wasmund. For those Color Corpsmen who participated at the Casket Watch and Funeral Mass, thank you so very much. I cannot begin to say how many comments we received regarding the participation and professionalism the Color Corps demonstrated. I would like to thank those Assemblies who participated in the BBQ that was hosted by Bishop Gallagher Assembly 0482 in July for the troops being deployed overseas. Those men who did attend had a great time cooking and serving the troops and were later thanked by being given an opportunity to fire weapons at the firing range. This goes to show that good things happen to those who answer the call. Those who attended the Fall Exemplification had the opportunity to meet, listen and provide their best wishes to our new VSM, Donald L. Hall. The VSM stated to me and others how welcomed he felt and was pleased with the fine showing of 101 candidates at his first Exemplification as VSM. Thank you to those Color Corpsmen that came to help out. I was told that the Color Corps looked sharp at inspection and all were in compliance to Supreme’s regalia guidelines. The Provincial Meeting will take place at the Sterling Inn in Sterling Heights on October 11-13
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I thank those Assemblies who took out an ad in the Souvenir Book. I strongly encourage the officers of the Assembly to take advantage of the training sessions being held on Saturday. This is your chance to ask questions on issues you have experienced. The cost for the training is $10/pp if you not attending the banquet. The Fall Harvest District Meeting will be back at DeCarlo’s Banquet Center. Awards will be given out during dinner. The ladies will be packing boxes for the troops during our meeting. I strongly encourage the Assemblies to purchase provisions listed on the separate attachment as to what the troops can use. These boxes are sometimes the only connection they have with home. There will be a 50/50 raffle to generate funds to cover the postage of the boxes. The Spring Exemplification will be held on March 8, 2014. More details can be found within the newsletter. Please consider taking out an ad for your Assembly and solicit from businesses you patronize. There will be a basket raffle so please give some thought to your theme for your basket. Susan and I would like to wish you and your family a safe, happy and health holiday this season and look forward to seeing you at the Provincial and District meetings. Fraternally yours, Clifford F. Wasmund
Worthy Master’s Report – 4th Quarter 2013
District Master
Clifford F. Wasmund
And Lady Susan
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2013 Fall Exemp Exceeds the Century Mark
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Pledge of
Allegiance
I Pledge
Allegiance
to the
Flag
of the
Unites States
of
America,
and to
the
Republic
for which
it stands,
One Nation
Under God,
Indivisible,
With Liberty
and
Justice
for all.
Yes, it is true! This Fall’s Exemplification class exceeded 100 candidates, if only by
one. Even though this was not a record number for a “One Day” Exemplification, which
was held by the Fall class of 2007 with 115 candidates, it is encouraging to see a
positive trend in larger classes starting to emerge and an honor towards our Class
Honoree District Friar, Rev. Thomas Sutherland. This may be the result in the
approved economy, but I am hoping that it is the result of Assemblies beating the
proverbial bushes at their Councils and asking the Third Degree members to join.
The new Vice Supreme Master Donald L. Hall, attended his first Exemplification as
VSM of the Fr. Hennepin Province. Don stated that he felt very welcomed by the
District. It was also the Supreme Director Thomas Wegener’s and State Advocate
Tony Vittorini’s birthday that day to which they were presented with a cake. As it turns
out, the day before was FM Walter Winkle and the State Deputy Michael Malinowski’s
birthday the following Monday so they joined in the celebrations. Approximately 60+
Color participated in the ceremony and more than half of the candidates and their wives
attended Mass following the banquet.
Spring Exemplification March 8, 2014
As mentioned in the 3
rd Quarter newsletter, the 2014 4
th Degree Spring Exemplification
location has moved and will be held at DeCarlo's Banquet and Convention Center
located at 6015 East Ten Mile Road (E. of Mound Road), Warren 48091. The move is
to give our Candidates the best value for their money and this location is the most
centralized location for those traveling from all directions within the District.
The price for the candidate will be $70.00; Priests are free. There will be a Ladies
Program which is also free of charge. The cost of the dinner for wives and/or friends
will remain the same at $30.00 per person. Should the candidate choose to purchase
a class photograph, which is optional, the cost is only $6.00. All Sir Knights are
encouraged to ask a 3rd
Degree member from their Council to become a Sir Knight this
coming Spring. Our Class Honoree will be announced in the near future. The Program
and forms can be found on the website under the “Forms” tab.
Ultrasound Machine Presentation
Color Corps from Bishop Gallagher Assembly 0482 participate in an
Ultrasound Machine dedication
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Milford Assembly Makes Donation to Homeless Veterans
Chalices Looking For a Home
At the District meeting in May, a discussion took place concerning a number of Assemblies who stated that they had
chalices to donate to a Priest or Missionary but had no idea who to send them to. At the same time a number of
Assemblies said that they knew of Priests heading overseas that could hand deliver those chalices to priests in Africa,
India and other countries. It was agreed that Chalice Chairman PFN Richard Fron would be a so-called “Clearing
House” for Assemblies to donate chalices to and to advise Richard of a Priest that would be going overseas and could
hand deliver these chalices. Richard’s contact information can be found on the last page of this newsletter.
Commander Gary
Beasley and Color
Corpsman Wally Wolfe
from Fr. John Hardon
Assembly 3099
participate in Piquette
Square Veterans 2nd
Annual Patriot Day
Observance that was
held on September 11,
2013.
Fr. John A. Hardon Assembly #3099, honored the Veterans for their service and sacrifice at the Piquette Square for Veterans in the city of Detroit. This facility provides housing and comprehensive support services that help 150 formerly homeless veterans. Assembly leader, Dennis Haas (Faithful Navigator), presented a $5000.00 check to the Veterans Resource Facilitator, Chery Allen. The veterans, Assembly members, ladies of the Assembly, and the Color Corps all participated in the event. Following the presentation, the Assembly provided pizza and beverages for our Veterans living at the center. The Veterans thanked were very appreciative as the Assembly thanked them for serving our Country.
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Officers of New Assembly Installed
2013 Fall Harvest Meeting Reminder
The Fall Harvest District Meeting will be held on November 3rd
@ 2:00 PM at DeCarlo’s Banquet & Convention Center in
Warren. The invitations to the Assembly are being sent to the Navigator this week.
Like last year’s meeting, we will discuss the State of the District in regards to supporting Supreme, State and District
Programs, and an open forum for questions and answers. This year the Assembly Awards will be presented at the
dinner. The Faithful Navigator, Comptroller and Commander are expected to attend while other Assembly officers and
members are also encouraged to participate. Like last year, the dress attire will be sport coats (tie optional).
Our District continues its partnership with Desert Angel and plans have been confirmed to hold our 3rd
Annual “Packing
Party” for the ladies. DeCarlo’s has offered a large room so there will be ample room for them to pack boxes. This year’s
goal is to exceed 155 boxes from last year. Monetary donations are also needed to assist with the postage. A list of the
items needed for the boxes can be found within this newsletter.
If you recall, we had a coat drive for the homeless Vets in the Detroit area which turned out to be fairly successful. Even
though only eight Assemblies participated, we did collect 711 coats which accounted for nearly 43% of the total coats
collected by the AMVETS. This year we are planning on conducting the collection again and ask that this be a District-
wide initiative. For those Assemblies that did not participate, this would be your second chance of helping our homeless
Vets.
The project is easy to do and step-by-step instructions/ideas will be included in the packets the Navigators will receive at
the District Meeting. All we are asking is for a few men in each Assembly to chair the project. It does not take too much
time or effort, just the initiative. Samples of the articles and signs for the boxes can be obtained by contacting the Master.
The efforts of the Knights of Columbus and AMVETS helped homeless Vets not only in the Detroit area but also in Grand
Rapids, Bay City, Saginaw and Grand Rapids.
Coats for Homeless Vets
The charter officers of the new Assembly, Fr. Vincent Capodanno 3392 were installed on June 29, 2013 at St. Perpetua
Church in Waterford. Master Clifford Wasmund (left) presents the Assembly Charter to FN Dennis Haas and Assembly
Friar Fr. Jack Baker. The new Assembly officers and members.
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Ladies Program at 2013 Fall Exemplification where Christopher
Fletcher, Founder and President of Phenix Foundation in
Washington DC was the guest speaker
New Sir Knight Robert Vaillancourt presented sword at 2013
Fall Exemp Banquet by Master Clifford Wasmund as a result
of the drawing for all new Sir Knights.
New Sir Knights and their Ladies processing into Mass at
St. Mary Our Lady of Queens Family Parish after the
Exemplification.
Color Corps in attendance at Mass after the
Exemplification
New Vice Supreme Master Donald L. Hall and Lady Elaine BBQ sponsored by 4th Degree for the troops deploying
overseas from Selfridge Field
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3 Ladies Corner
Congratulations to the ladies installed as the new Officers of our LOTAs for 2013-2014. I hope to see the LOTAs
get involved in District activities this year.
THANK YOU to all the 130 ladies who attended the Ladies Program during the Fall Exemplification held on
September 21st. This was the largest group of ladies we have ever had and it was wonderful to see so many
familiar faces and new First Ladies attend. We were fortunate to have Christopher Fletcher from Washington DC
who is President and Founder of The Phenix Foundation as our guest speaker.
We will be holding our 3rd
Annual Packing Party with Desert Angels on November 3rd
at DeCarlo’s Banquet
Center. A list of the items needed can be found on the website under the “Forms” tab. Our goal is to exceed the
155 boxes we packed last year.
Lady Susan
Mailing of Donation Checks and Forms
It still seems as though donations for Guest House, Holy Cross Children Services or the Military Chaplain
Scholarship Program get mailed to the incorrect person or the check is made out incorrectly. At the May 18th
District meeting, I included in your package a flyer that provides the correct information as to who the check
should be mailed to and how the check should be made out. Listed below is the information once again for your
reference. (Details for the Military Chaplain Scholarship Program are provided in the following article.)
Guest House Holy Cross Children Services
Check Payable to: Guest House Holy Cross Children Services
Memo Line: Donation Religious Education
Mail to: Sir Knight Larry Grabowski, PFN Sir Knight Robert J. Godi
Guest House Director Former Master, Michigan District #4
53411 Rebecca Drive 1718 Ashwood Drive
Macomb, MI 48042 Reese, MI 48757-9438
From time to time I still receive audits or other forms from either FVSM George Mallison or FM Walter Winkle, Jr.
George and Walter have not held office for nearly three years or more. Please make sure that the person mailing
out the forms and audits are aware of who the current Vice Supreme Master and Master are.
Military Chaplain Scholarship Program - Update
Listed below are the donations received to date. We are at 46% to the District’s five-year goal of $20,000. I would
ask those Assemblies who are less than 40% to go back to your membership and discuss the need to submit a
donation and support this program. Remember, your Assembly would be supporting both your active military
personnel overseas and Seminarians. In the event that you do not agree with the data below, I would ask you to
please contact me directly.
100%: 0484, 1622, 2136, 3057
80 – 99%: 0470, 0490, 2599
60 – 79%: 0482
40 – 59%: 0477, 0478, 3099
20 – 39%: 0483, 0488, 0521, 1536, 2032, 2521, 2804, 2942, 3082
1 – 19%: 0480, 1795
0%: 0475, 0492, 0515, 0520, 1839, 1963, 2149, 2696
Checks should be made payable to “Knights of Columbus”, and on the memo line write “Military Scholarship”.
The checks should be mailed to VSM Donald L. Hall, 301 Garden Drive, Wintersville, OH 43953-4113. I would
ask that you notify me that you have mailed a check to the VSM so that I can enter your donation into my records.
October 11-13, 2013 Provincial Meeting
October 11-13, 2013 Fall MI Drive
October 26, 2013 Prep Bowl at Ford Field
November 3, 2013 Fall Harvest District Meeting – DeCarlo’s Banquet and Convention Center
November 10, 2013 State Memorial Mass at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit
November 11, 2013 Veteran’s Day
November 28, 2013 Thanksgiving Day
December 14, 2013 Wreaths Across America
January 21-23, 2014 March for Life in Washington DC
January 25, 2014 73rd
Annual State Bowling Tournament Begins – Lansing
January 31, 2014 Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity (Form 1728C)
February 23, 2014 State Deputy Tribute Dinner – DeCarlo’s Banquet Center, 4:00 PM Mass
March 5, 2014 Ash Wednesday
March 8, 2014 4th Degree Spring Exemplification, DeCarlo’s Banquet and Convention Center
March 10, 2014 Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 9, 2014 (Tentative) St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Detroit
March 25, 2014 K of C Day of the Unborn
March 29, 2014 Founders Day
March 22-24, 2014 Spring MI Drive
April 1, 2014 To Be A Patriot Award Entry Form to Master (Form TBP-1)
April 5, 2014 (Tentative) Biennial District Meeting – Location TBD
April 10, 2014 (Tentative) 36th Annual Right to Life Dinner, Burton Manor, Livonia
April 20, 2014 Easter
May 2014 Elections of Assembly Officers
May 11, 2014 Mother’s Day
May 14, 2014 World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 22-24, 2014 State Convention on Mackinac Island
May 26, 2014 Memorial Day
June 1, 2014 Red, White & Blue Award Application due to Master
June 14, 2014 Flag Day
June 15, 2014 Father’s Day
June 30, 2014 RSVP and Plaque Application (Form 2863A)
June 30, 2014 Civic Award Application (Form 2321)
July 1, 2014 Report of Officers Chosen (Form 186)
July 4, 2014 Independence Day
August 1, 2014 Annual Assembly Audit (Form 1315)
August 1, 2014 Provincial Newsletter Submission
August 1, 2014 Provincial Sir Knight Submission
August 12, 2014 160th Anniversary of the birth of Father McGivney
September 1, 2014 Knights of Columbus Tiger Game at Comerica Park, 7:05 PM
September 20, 2014 4th Degree Fall Exemplification, DeCarlo’s Banquet and Convention Center
Blue = District Wide Event Red = Form(s) due
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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MASTER’S STAFF
Worthy Master Clifford F. Wasmund (586) 781-4729 (H) [email protected]
(734) 634-7989 (C)
District Friar Rev. Thomas Sutherland (586) 247-5428
District Secretary John Hundiak (248) 652-3433 (H) [email protected]
(248) 420-0135 (C)
Finance Director George Stump (586) 786-0938 [email protected]
Guest House Director Larry Grabowski (586) 232-4633 (H) [email protected]
(313) 268-5011 (C)
VAVS Committee
Chairman Richard Tschirhart (248) 544-1805(H) [email protected]
(248) 245-4805 (C)
Frank Pawelak (734) 459-4384 [email protected]
Bill Kuypers (313) 886-4149 [email protected]
Donald Morris (313) 886-3621
Membership Director Leo Backes (586) 268-5487 (H) [email protected]
(586) 291-0994 (C)
Chalice Program Richard Fron (313) 565-4289 (H) [email protected]
(313) 408-4686 (C)
Sr. Marshal Herb Stacer (248) 852-2119 [email protected]
Marshal Thomas Schmidt (586) 949-8148 [email protected]
Marshal Albert Holton (734) 934-4542 [email protected]
Marshal George Roumaya (734) 522-3089 (H) [email protected]
(734) 306-0269 (C)
Trustees: Don Brezovsky (586) 598-5611 [email protected]
Larry Grabowski (586) 232-4633 l.grabowski@ mikofc.org
Charles McCuen (586) 944-0031 [email protected]
4th Degree Team: John Cassidy [email protected]
William Gorny (313) 724-9969 [email protected]
Daniel Jakobiak (248) 879-1112 [email protected]
Paul Janiszewski (810) 388-5227 [email protected]
Tony Nardozzi (586) 524-0904
Bill Para (586) 786-7267 [email protected]
Matthew Stapels (810) 793-1849 [email protected]
Donald Vandamme (586) 296-1818 [email protected]
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