May 2012

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Official Publication of Kingsway Council #3387

4202C Dundas Street West

Etobicoke, Ontario M8X 1Y6 Published the 15th day of each month

www.kingsway3387.ca Volume 51 Issue 9

THE EXPLORER

WORK HARD - PLAY HARD - PRAY HARD

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CHURCH AND COMMUNITY

MEETING DATES

Here is the complete list for the fraternal year.

Meetings will be held in our hall at

4202C Dundas Street West @ 8:00 p.m.

2011-2012 MEETING SCHEDULE

May we suggest you copy and place this list on the

refrigerator or on your desk so you don’t forget when

there is a meeting. All members are welcomed to at-

tend both types of meetings.

DATE EVENT

Sunday June 24 Our Lady of Sorrows Outdoor Mass (At School)

Tuesday June 26 Ladies Night Council Chambers

DATE MEETING TYPE

JUNE 12 GENERAL MEETING

JUNE 26 EXECUTIVE MEETING

BROTHERS

IF YOU HAVE MOVED, CHANGED YOUR EMAIL,

PHONE NUMBER, OR ANY OF YOUR CONTACT INFO

PLEASE NOTIFY THE FINANCIAL

SECRETARY

DANNY FRANCHI

Grand Knights of Kingsway

Council

Deceased

Kingsway Council 2010-2011

Executive

Kingsway Council – General Meetings

Father Gregory Kelly Assembly General

Meetings

Kingsway Columbus Club

ONTARIO STATE COUNCIL

State Deputy Joe S

DISTRICT DEPUTY DIST. # 106

Sam Tassone 647-225-2020

DISTRICTWARDEN DIST. # 106

Danny Franchi 461-732-4648

FRATERNAL ADVISOR

Archie Lobo 905-567-1698

The 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each

month at 8:00 P.M. sharp (except

July & August) at the Council

Chambers, 4202C Dundas St.

W., Etobicoke. The second Tuesday meeting is a general

members meeting and the fourth

Tuesday is an executive business

meeting.

The 3rd Thursday of each

month at 8:00P.M. St. Grego-

ry’s Parish Hall. (Except July,

August and December) For

more information contact:

Brother Frank Ficker @ 416-720-8663.

CHAPLAIN

Fr. Leo Burns C.S.B 416-847-6131

GRAND KNIGHT

Paul Bryce 416-799-0445

DEPUTY GRAND

KNIGHT

Michael Doerig 416-231-8469

PAST GRAND

KNIGHT

Denis Tisdel 416-559-0085

CHANCELLOR

WARDEN

Chris Tisdel 416-233-8363

FINANCIAL SEC-

RETARY

Danny Franchi 416-732-4648

TREASURER

Rodger Bodrug 416-247-5491

ADVOCATE

Joe Wosik 416-622-7735

RECORDER

Ron Craddock 416-997-6707

LECTURER

TRUSTEE 1 YR

Vince Conforzi 416-233-3712

TRUSTEE 2 YRS

Joe Magalhaes 416-537-0485

TRUSTEE 3 YRS

Frank Ficker 416-720-8663

GUARDS INSIDE

Chris Columbus 416-239-9109

David Young 416-899-8036

GUARDS OUTSIDE

Tom Potocnik 416-523-9733

Cesar Fernandez—

Stoll 647-351-2879

PRESIDENT

Paul Bryce 416-799-0445

VICE-PRESIDENT

Michael Doerig 416-231-8469

SECRETARY

Frank Ficker 416-720-8663

TREASURER

Joe Wosik 416-622-7735

DIRECTORS

Danny Franchi 416-732-4648

David Young 416-899-8036

Rodger Bodrug 416-247-5491

James Arm-

strong 1951/52

Wally Evans 1952/53

Jack Dunn 1953/54

Vince Colgan 1954/55

Jack Harnett 1955/56

Furgus Walsh 1956/57

Paul Grace 1957/58

Gilford Leinster 1958/59

Wally Bedolfe 1959/60

John Quinn 1960/61

Maurice

O’Kelly 1961/62

Thomas Keating 1962/63

Jack Wallace 1963/64

E. Paul Butler 1964/65

Enio Biason 1965/66

Daniel McKeon 1966/68

Leslie Karnac 1968/69

Philip Catalano 1969/70

Herbert Hunter 1970/71

Carl Nuss 1971/73

Larry Zinkel 1973/74

William

Greaves 1974/76

Charlie Brochu 1976/78

Victor Castrucci 1978/80

Steve Harvey 1980/---

Maurice

O’Kelly ----/81

Stanley Leonard 1981/82

John Bothello 1982/84

John Feeley 1984/86

J. Paul Balog 1986/87

Placido Natale 1987/88

Peter Flanagan 1988/90

Michael Breton 1990/92

Thomas Troke 1992/93

John Lametti 1993/95

Chester Sitarz 1995/96

Joe Wosik 1996/98

Sam Tassone 1998/00

John Chiappetta 2000/02

Tom Potocnik 2002/04

Stefan

Horodeckyj 2004/06

Danny Solomon 2006/08

Danny Franchi 2008/10

Denis Tisdel 2010/11

Paul Bryce 2011/….

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER

“Tis the Month of Our Mother,

The Blessed and Beautiful Days”

During the month of May,

each of us celebrates the second

Sunday, Mother’s Day, by ex-

pressing our love for our Mothers,

whether they are in this world or the next, with all the

love and affection we can possibly show them, be-

cause they have shown their love for us in so many

tangible ways, including bringing us into existence.

May is, of course, dedicated to our heavenly

Mother as well, because it reminds us of the important

role she played in bringing Jesus into our world and so

contributing so much to our spiritual life and our eter-

nal life. It was Mary who welcomed Our Savior into

this world at Nazareth and Bethlehem. She was an

important influence in Jesus beginning His public life.

Life at Cana with the working of His first miracle.

The

Gospels are full of references to Our Lady and how

she supported her Divine Son during His early life and

His public life. She was with Him on Calvary and al-

so at His Ascension into Heaven.

The secret of the greatness of the little girl

from Nazareth, the reason why we honour her and

pray to her here in Etobicoke in 2012 and build beauti-

ful churches here in Etobicoke in her name is her ac-

ceptance of God’s will, her love for her Divine Son

and her total dedication to Him every moment of life.

Her whole life was centered upon Him. She stood be-

side Him and protected Him all her life.

This is why we pray to Mary as Queen of the

Knights of Columbus. She is our patron and our mod-

el. She devoted her whole life to her Divine Son. She

stood up for Him and was there for Him from the mo-

ment of His conception until His death on the cross.

He was the center, the purpose, the reason for her

every action.

Our lives as Knights should also be centered

on Christ through daily prayer , weekly Mass and the

Sacraments. We should like Mary, try to carry out

God’s plan for the sanctification of ourselves, our

families and our world.

As Mother’s Day reminds us that we demon-

strate openly our love for our biological Mothers in

some real good tangible way, so May, the month of

Mary, our spiritual Mother, reminds us that we should

show our love and devotion for her in some open real

and visible way, whether by saying three Hail Mary's

first thing in the morning and the last thing at night,

by saying that Rosary daily that we were given when

we became Knights, or in some definite and real way.

May Mary who brought Jesus into this world,

bring Her Divine Son into your hearts, your lives, your

homes and your families.

Mary, Queen of the Knights of Columbus, pray

for us.

Rev. L.D. Burns, C.S.B.

Chaplain, Kingsway Council

GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE

Brother Knights，

This fraternal year is

almost over, and we have been

very busy. But once again, the

year is not over yet, and we still

have a lot of work ahead of us.

I was a bit disappointed about

the turnout for our Mother’s

Day Rose Sunday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

There was no one available to cover the final mass and

so we had to leave early. Thanks to those of you who

were able to help. Your hard efforts and sacrifice

helped raise just over $320 for the Right to Life in To-

ronto. It would be nice to see some new faces at the

events in the future (along with some of the more fa-

miliar ones).

This year’s convention was very good, and one

major highlight was the announcement that the

Knights in Ontario are very close to providing an in-

surance plan for all of Ontario that covers every coun-

cil and its executive for any and all events held by a

council. More information will follow as it becomes

available.

Saturday, May 26th will be the day for picking

up the boxes of steak that were ordered early March.

Those of you who ordered them can pick them up at

the council at 1:00 p.m., and please bring your pay-

ment if you have not yet paid.

One other important announcement that was

brought to my attention by Brother Rocky Gualtieri,

Grand Knight of Humber Valley Council, is that St.

Francis Table needs some help with supper service in

June and July. The help is needed every Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 3:00 p.m.

and 7:00 for the month of June and July, and the first

Wednesday and Thursday in August. If anyone is able

to give a helping hand, please contact Brother John

Frampton at brjjmf@yahoo.ca or call St. Francis Table

at 416 532-4172 or get in touch with me at kofcking-

sway3387@yahoo.ca or 416 -799-0445. Any and all

help is greatly appreciated.

We likely will be hosting an upcoming 3rd de-

gree sometime in late June. More information will

follow once confirmation of venue and availability of

the 3rd degree team is received.

Some other upcoming events:

May 26th & 27th: Rose Sunday at St. Grego-

ry’s Parish.

June 24th: Outdoor Mass and BBQ at Our La-

dy of Sorrows.

Our last general meeting will be a brief one on

June 12th, after which we will have a BBQ. June

26th, we will have our Ladies Night in place of our

executive meeting. All Brother Knights of our council

are invited, along with their spouse or significant oth-

er. I hope to see a better turnout for our upcoming

events.

Vivat Jesus

Paul Bryce

Grand Knight

Grand Knight

Paul Bryce

Deputy Grand Knight

Cesar Fernandez-Stoll

Warden

Urs Doerig

Treasurer

Rodger Bodrug

Recorder

John Chiappetta

Trustee 3 Years

David Young

Advocate

Joe Wosik

Chancellor

Chris Tisdel

Inside Guard

Christopher Columbus Giovanni Galuoppo

Outside Guard

Luis Martin

Garvin Charles

Financial Secretary

Danny Franchi

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Please remember that on June 12th,

at 7:00 p.m. we will hold our annual

Columbus Club meeting and elections

prior to our Last Council General Meet-ing, and B.B.Q

Election Results For 2012-2013 Executive

Our Congratulations to Brother William (Frank )

Morneau on receiving 50 Years of Service with our

Order and Council.