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The Knightly News Volume 20, Issue 5 Council 11514, Monument, Colorado 80132, Dick Peters, Grand Knight May 2016
Chaplain’s Column
Father Gzregorz Golyzniak
Dear brother Knights
The month of May is right upon us. As you
know month of May is always devoted to
Mary. I would like to share with you some
thoughts on additional Mysteries of the Holy
Rosary. John Paul II introduced us to
Mysteries of Light. Enjoy reading this article
and even more enjoy praying the rosary.
Pope John Paul II, who has already done so
much to foster piety in the faithful, has
wanted to celebrate the beginning of his 25th
year in the papacy with an apostolic letter
introducing five new mysteries of the rosary
and encouraging the recitation of this popular
prayer by declaring a 'Year of the Rosary'.
It is very much like him. His pontificate was
put under the mantle of Mary when he chose
for his papal shield the letter "M", for Mary,
beneath a cross, and the motto "Totus Tuus",
"all yours". Over the years, he has handed out
thousands of rosaries. Pilgrims making the
effort to climb up to the dome of St Peter's
Basilica would often see him on his rooftop
terrace praying the rosary. Years ago he
confided: "The Rosary is my favourite prayer.
A marvelous prayer. Marvelous in its
simplicity and its depth."
The rosary arose over the centuries out of
popular piety. In the early centuries the
faithful who could not read the 150 psalms
would instead recite 150 prayers, usually Our
Fathers, counting them on beads known as
"Pater Noster beads". Around the 11th
century, with the rise in popularity of the Hail
Mary, especially in England, the Hail Mary
was substituted for the Our Father. In the 13th
century St Dominic did much to propagate the
recitation of the 150 Hail Mary’s, or "Angelic
Psalter", in his fight against the Albigensian
heresy, having received a message from Our
Lady to do so.
The name "rosarium", or rose garden, came to
be applied to this devotion around the
beginning of the 14th century, since the
prayers are like roses presented to Our Lady.
The 15 mysteries we know today, divided into
the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries
of the life of Jesus as seen through the eyes of
Mary, were published in 1483 in a Dominican
"Psalter of Our Lady" in Germany. They refer
to the infancy and childhood years of Christ in
the Joyful mysteries, to his passion and death
in the Sorrowful mysteries, and to his
resurrection, ascension and subsequent events
in the Glorious mysteries.
In 1569 the Dominican Pope St Pius V
standardised the rosary in its present form; he
instituted the feast of Our Lady of Victories
on October 7, 1572, to commemorate the
victory of the Christian navies over the Turks
at the battle of Lepanto a year earlier - a
victory attributed to the recitation of the
rosary. The following year he changed the
feast name to Our Lady of the Rosary, a feast
still celebrated in the universal calendar today.
In 1883 Pope Leo XIII ordered that October
be dedicated to the Holy Rosary.
Now, after more than 400 years with 15
mysteries, the rosary is to have an additional
five, called Mysteries of Light, to be recited
especially on Sundays. Like the other
mysteries, they refer to important events in the
life of Christ, this time in his public life.
Yours Fr. G
P.S. thank you for keeping my body and spirit alive.
Thank you for your YMCA membership.
Committee: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
Saint of the Month
Month of Our Lady
Saint Eugene de Mazenod
Born on 01 August 1782 at Aix-en-Provence in France,
Eugene de Mazenod early in life experienced the
upheaval of the French Revolution. None the less, he
entered the seminary, and following ordination, he
returned to labor in Aix-en-Provence. That area suffered
greatly during the Revolution and was not really a safe
place for a priest. Eugene directed his ministry toward
the poorest of the poor and others joined his labors
which were to become the nucleus of a religious
community, the Missionaries of Provence. Later Eugene
was named Bishop of Marseille where he built churches,
founded parishes, cared for his priests, and developed
catechetics for the young. Later he founded the Oblates
of Mary Immaculate, and in 1841 the Oblates sailed for
missions in five continents. Pope Pius XI said, “The
Oblates are the specialists of difficult missions.” After a
life dedicated to spreading the Good News, Eugene died
on 21 May 1861 and was beatified by Pope Paul VI in
1975. We celebrate his feast day on 21 May.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is
also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Council News
A member of St. Peter’s Council 11514 achieved
full Knighthood in our Order on Saturday, 02
April at an Exemplification held at Saint Frances Cabrini
Church in Littleton. Brother Rob Hickman was elevated to
the Third Degree and was accompanied on his journey by Sir
Knight John Hartling.
The trip to visit veterans at the McCandless Veteran’s Home
in Penrose was two-pronged in April. Due to a
misunderstanding in dates, John and Karen Hartling, and
members of the American Legion Post 9-11 made the trip with
books, puzzles and money on Saturday, 02 April, while
Council members Rob Hoette, Tim and Rose Walter, and
Dave Nelson drove there on Sunday, 03 April. No doubt, the
veterans did not mind and would welcome visitors every day
of the week. Thanks to all for brightening the day of these
veterans of America’s Greatest Generation!
Grand Knight Dick Peters presents the April Knight of
the Month Award to Rob Hickman.
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and
campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect
each from the other.
Three of the 8th
graders helping with the French toast
breakfast. Left to Right: Lauren Sauley, Seneca Hackley, Haley
Morgan
Many thanks to the Knights who helped with the French toast
breakfast on Sunday, 10 April that was a fund raiser to help
the eighth graders at St. Peter’s School defray costs for a trip
to Washington, D.C. A record number of parishioners showed
up to eat the delicious breakfast of French toast, link or patty
sausage, scrambled eggs, fruit, orange juice and coffee. The
net proceeds amounted to $764.82 – a bit higher than the $500
requested of the Council by the students!
Grand Knight Dick Peters presents the $764.82 check to the
8th
graders as Principal Sheila Whalen looks on.
Knight of the Month for May goes to SK Bob Leise. Bob is a
daily communicant at St. Peter’s, is an Extraordinary Minister
of Holy Communion, serves on the parish finance committee,
chairs the parish safety committee, is the Sunday Mass
coordinator for the 0800 Mass, is the leader of Team B that
works on fund-raising events, and is an all-‘round good guy!
Family of the Month award was an easy one: Ed and Shelly
Paulovich! Both are daily communicants at St. Peter’s, both
are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, and Shelly
is part of the group that prays the Hours of the Day. Ed is
president of the Tri Lakes Cares Board of Directors and can be
seen at every fund raising function. He is also on the St.
Peter’s School Advisory Board.
As The Knightly News went to press, it was learned that
Council member Dr. Brad Burtwhistle and family were
leaving for a meeting with Pope Francis in Rome. Daughter
Olivia will be presented a Patient Hero Award by the Holy
Father that was awarded to her by the Adult Stem Cell Group
for Research. More news and hopefully some pictures will
follow in the next newsletter.
Fr. Kekeisen Assembly
Congratulations to Sir Knight Jim Van Camp who was
awarded an Honorary Life Membership after completing 25
years in the 4th
Degree of our Order.
During the 21 April meeting of the Father Kekeisen Assembly
meeting, it was voted upon by all members present to pay for
half of a chalice and paten in memory of the late Sir Knight
Gene Noel. Gene was a member and Past Faithful Navigator
of the Fr. Kekeisen Assembly, but transferred to the Major
Broyles Assembly at St. Gabriel’s when it was organized. It
was decided by both Assemblies to share the cost and the
chalice will be presented to a priest yet to be determined. The
usual practice has been to present such a chalice to a newly
ordained priest.
If you ever forget that we’re one nation under GOD, then
we will be a nation gone under.
~ President Ronald Reagan
Answer on page 9
"If we knew at what time we were to depart
from this world, we would be able to select a
season for pleasure and another for
repentance. But God, who has promised
pardon to every repentant sinner, has not
promised us tomorrow. Therefore we must
always dread the final day, which we can
never foresee. This very day is a day of
truce, a day for conversion.”
~ St. Gregory our Pope from 590 to 604 A.D.
“Your Insurance Corner” Update Your Beneficiaries
Sometimes it is easy to overlook the simplest of things.
Take the beneficiaries on your insurance policies. If your
policy was applied for and issued several years ago, it could
very well be that the person you originally selected as the
beneficiary is no longer the person you would want to receive
the policy proceeds. If you bought the policy when you were
single, for example, you may have named your parents as
beneficiaries. If you have since married, your policies should
be updated to reflect your wife as beneficiary. Maybe you’ve
had children who are not named on the policies.
Most people list a primary beneficiary, who is specifically
designated as the first in priority to receive policy proceeds.
We also encourage the naming of a contingent beneficiary, an
alternate person designated to receive policy proceeds, usually
in the event that the original beneficiary pre-deceases the
insured.
I routinely call all my policyholders for annual review
appointments, usually near the anniversary date of your policy
– the date it was originally issued. One of the matters that I’ll
discuss during this review is the status of your beneficiary
designations. If they need updating, and often they do, I can
complete the paperwork during that appointment.
I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your
family’s needs.
Your K of C Field Agent and Brother Knight,
Kip Gaisford
Telephone: 719-332-2938
It’s not how you play the game, but how you place the blame.
.Month’s Sermonette
The gospel of Mark 9:14-21 presents a lengthy narrative of an
exorcism performed by Jesus on a boy possessed for many
years by a mute spirit. An argument has arisen between the
people and the disciples of Jesus due to the fact that the
disciples could not drive out the demon. Upon hearing of this
situation, Jesus utters a frustrating response about this faithless
generation. This gives a clue to what is wrong. It has
something to do with faith – or the lack thereof. Jesus sees
clearly that the boy is possessed by a demon. The
conversation between the boy’s father and Jesus is crucial for
understanding what is really going on. The father approaches
Jesus with an “if-clause”: “But you can do anything….” Jesus
immediately interprets this as a lack of faith on the part of the
father. When confronted by Jesus the father has an immediate
change of heart and professes faith in Jesus’ ability to heal the
boy. Once this happens Jesus quickly moves in and expels the
demon and restores the boy to health. He raises up the boy to
new life. Jesus tells the disciples that they could not help the
boy because this kind of situation requires prayer. The
presence of faith is what allows the healing power of God to
be mediated through Jesus. Where there is no faith in Jesus
there is no healing.
There are three paths to disaster; not to teach what we
know, not to practice what we teach, and not to ask what
we do not know.
~ Saint Bede
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is celebrated in
the United States on the
second Sunday of May, which
is the 8th
this year. The day
celebrates motherhood and it
is a time to appreciate mothers, living and dead. It is not a
federal holiday, but is a busy day for restaurants and greeting
card companies.
The roots for Mother’s Day started in the late 1800’s and was
more or less formalized in 1907 starting with a service in the
Andrew’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West
Virginia, which was attended by 407 children and their
mothers. That church has now become the International
Mother’s Day Shrine, a tribute to all mothers and has been
designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Let us remember our mothers, living and dead, and be ever
grateful for the life they gave us. Since May is the month of
Our Lady, let us also remember our Heavenly Mother with a
sincere “Hail Mary”.
CHARITY is a child’s angel
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs at the
days to come. She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her
tongue is kindly counsel. She watches the conduct of her
household. Her children rise up and praise her. Give her a
reward for her labors, and let her works praise her.
~ Proverbs 31
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day
the child asked God:
How am I going to live on earth being so small and helpless?
Among the angels, I chose one for you. She will care for you.
But here in Heaven, I don’t do anything else but sing and
smile.
Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every
day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.
And what am I going to do when I want to talk with You?
Your angel will place your hands together and teach you to
pray.
I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men. Who will protect
me?
Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.
But I will always sad because I will not see You anymore.
Your angel will teach you the way to come back to Me.
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but prayers
from earth could already be heard. The child asked softly:
Oh God, please tell me my angel’s name.
Your angel’s name is of no importance, you will call her:
“Mommy”
Everything comes to us from others. To be is to belong to
someone. ~Jean Paul Sartre
From K of C Booklet “Knights To Christ”
When blondes have more fun, do they know it?
Word of the Month
From Catholic Word Book, a K of C
Publication
Materialism: The theory which holds that matter is the only
reality, and everything else in existence is merely a
manifestation of matter; there is no such thing as spirit, and
the supernatural does not exist. Materialism is incompatible
with Christian doctrine.
If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Monthly Council Mass
Knights and Families Urged To Attend
The Knights celebrate Mass as a group on the
first Sunday of each month at the 0800 Mass.
The Council also has these Masses said for members or family
members who are ill or deceased. The Mass on Sunday, 01
May 2016 will be for the repose of the soul of Father Bill
Carmody.
A breakfast or brunch will be planned occasionally and
advance notification will be made at council meetings.
Remember to sit in the pews reserved and wear your Council
nametag and the Order lapel pin.
If you know of any Knights, or their families, who should
have a Mass said for them, please contact SK Bob Leise at
303-681-2182.
May Birthdays
A Monthly Feature
Our birthday recipients for the beautiful Colorado month of
May include;
01 May- Frank Evans
04 May- Scott Brunton
06 May- Mark Fini
06 May- George Sawyer
07 May- Jim Rech
08 May- Francis Doiron
09 May- Keith Reback
10 May- Randy Elmer
11 May- John Hartling
15 May- Ed Hettler
16 May- David McCloy
21 May- Walt Brower
21 May- Andre Bergeron
21 May- Jim Taylor (the elder)
22 May- Randy Fritz
22 May- John Wishart
24 May- Richard Wieseler
26 May- John Pletcher
27 May- Father Don Brownstein
Happy Birthday to our brother Knights celebrating
birthdays during this usually green month of May.
Remember in our prayers: Butch Christensen, Bob
Mikulich, Jim Burling, Father Brownstein, Father Stanley
Golyzniak, Gasper Blea, Fred and Melanie Seiter, Earl
Depner, Don Manzanares, Adolf Jonaitis, Terri Stauber, Laura
Gomez, Joan Durbin, Maria Golyzniak, and Bogdan
Golyzniak.
Please pray for the repose of the souls of our departed
Knights, especially Father Bill Carmody and SK Gene Noel.
Continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious
life.
Let us pray for the safety of our Armed Forces, especially
those in the combat zones.
Upcoming Events
01 May- Council Corporate Mass and
Communion at 0800
04 May- Council Business Meeting at 1900
05 May - Ascension of the Lord (Holy Day of
Obligation) Mass ay 0800 and 1900
07 May- Spaghetti Supper after 1700 Mass
(Team C)
08 May- Mother’s Day
15 May – Pentecost Sunday
15 May – 4th
Degree Exemplification in Security
18 May – Council Social Meeting at 1900
19 May – Fr. Kekeisen Assembly Meeting at
1900
21 May- Armed Forces Day
30 May- Memorial Day
May World History
01 May 1931- The Empire State Building opened
01 May 1967- Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las
Vegas
03 May 1921- West Virginia imposed the first state sales
tax
05 May 1961- Alan Shepard went on the first manned space
flight
06 May 1937- The Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, N.J.
07 May 1915- A German U-Boat sank the British liner
Lusitania off the coast of Ireland
08 May 1945- V-E Day (Victory in Europe) – WWII
10 May 1908- First Mother’s Day Observance
11 May 1947- B.F. Goodrich developed the tubeless tire
13 May 1981- Pope John Paul II shot and seriously wounded
in St. Peter’s Square by a Turkish fanatic
14 May 1796- First smallpox vaccine administered in
England
20 May 1506- Christopher Columbus died in poverty in Spain
25 May 1935- New York Yankee great Babe Ruth hit his
714th
and last home run
30 May 1431- Saint Joan of Arc burned at the stake in France
31 May 1927- The last Model T Ford was made
A new addition to St. Peter’s staff??
Every saint has a past
Every sinner has a future!
Pentecost Sunday The Birthday of the Church
This day marks one of the most ancient feasts of the Church,
celebrated early enough to be mentioned in the Acts of the
Apostles and St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians. It is the
50th
day after Easter and it supplants the Jewish feast of
Pentecost which took place 50 days after the Passover and
celebrated the sending of the Old Covenant on Mount Sinai.
On this day with the descent of the Holy Spirit, Christ’s
mission is complete, and the New Covenant is inaugurated.
The Magic Bank Account
Article found in the billfold of Coach Bear Bryant after he
died in 1952.
Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $86,499 into your
private account for your use. However, this has rules. The set
of rules:
1. Everything that you did not spend during each day
would be taken away from you.
2. You may not simply transfer money into some other
account.
3. You may only spend it.
4. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your
account with another $86,400 for that day.
5. The bank can end the game without warning; at
anytime it can say, “Game over!” It can close the
account and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do? You would buy anything you wanted – right? Not only for
yourself, but for all the people you love and care for, even for
people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend
it all on yourself – right?
You would try to spend every penny and use it all up, because
you knew it would be replenished in the morning.
Actually, this game is real…
Each of us is already a winner of the “prize” We just can’t
seem to see it.
The prize is “Time”.
1. Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds
as a gift of life.
2. When we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is
not credited to us.
3. What we haven’t used up that day is forever lost.
4. Yesterday is gone forever.
5. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank
can dissolve your account at any time without
warning!
So what will you do with your 86,400 seconds? These
seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in
dollars. Think about it and enjoy every second of your life
that God has given you because time races by so much quicker
than you think.
So take care of yourself, love deeply and enjoy life – and start
“spending”. Don’t worry about growing old; some people
don’t get the privilege.
A well-worn one dollar bill and a similarly distressed
twenty-dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to
be retired. As they moved along the conveyer belt to be
burned, they struck up a conversation. The twenty-
dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the
country. “I’ve had a pretty good life,” the twenty
proclaimed…”Why I’ve even been to Las Vegas and
Atlantic City, the finest restaurants in New York,
performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the
Caribbean… “Wow!” said the one-dollar bill. “You’ve
really had an exciting life!” “So tell me,” says the
twenty, “where have you been throughout your
lifetime?” The one-dollar bill replies, “Oh, I’ve been to
the Catholic Church, the Presbyterian Church, the
Baptist Church, the Lutheran Church..” The twenty-
dollar bill interrupts, “What’s a church?”
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might
be better to change the locks.
Six little paragraphs to live by.
Once all the villagers decided to pray for rain.
On the day of prayer all the people gathered,
But only one boy came with an umbrella.
That’s FAITH.
When you throw babies in the air,
They laugh because they know you will catch them.
That’s TRUST.
Every night we go to bed without any assurance
Of being alive in the morning,
But we still set the alarms to wake up.
That’s HOPE.
We plan big things for tomorrow
In spite of zero knowledge of the future
That’s CONFIDENCE.
We see world suffering
But still we get married and have children
That’s LOVE
On an old man’s shirt was written a sentence
“I am not 80 years old
I am sweet sixteen with 64 years of experience
That’s ATTITUDE
Editor-In-Chief………..Jim Bergeron
Staff Photographers…..Chuck Hardy
Rob Hoette
Contributors…………..Dr. Tom Hebda
Dr. Tom Satalowich
Additional photos by Susanna Peters