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January 21, 2015
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All material in this document was approved by GK Bill Fontaine for publication. Copyright 2016, Patchogue Council #725
Important Reminder!
Our Council only meets on the THIRD Monday in the months of
AUGUST and SEPTEMBER! Our Summer Schedule is as follows:
August 15th
September 19th
All meetings begin at 8pm.
Officers Meeting will still be held on the Last Monday of the Month.
Financial Secretary
Dues notices have been mailed out and you
can pay your dues either by return mail or
see me at a Meeting.
C & B books are now available. Please see
DGK John Praino for your books!
If you have any questions regarding your membership or
Membership card, please feel free to call or contact me
anytime.
Robert W. Elliott, FS
151 Springdale Drive, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
631-588-2919
relliott7@verizon.net
Dates To Remember
August 8thMonseigneur Corp. Meeting, 7:30pm
August 14thInstallation of Officers
August 15thBusiness meeting, 8pm
August 29thOfficers Meeting
September 3rdCouncil Picnic
Upcoming Events
Information on page 6
Family Director
Please continue to Pray for Brothers Phil Manitta, Sonny Fuoco, Jim Addie, Steve Benincase and also for Sammy Garafola.
Please continue also to pray for PGK Micky Mangino, who in rehab over on Gazzola Drive. Please stop in and see Micky if
you are able. Also pray for Brothers Pete Fournier and Carmine Franzese. We ask also that you pray for all of our Brother
Knights who are in need and for their families and their needs, those we know about, and the many that we do not know
about. We ask for prayers also for Columbiette State President Dee Wyck, who is recovering from an illness. We pray, as we
always do, for all of the poor people of the world and for an end to world hunger and for an end to Islamic Terrorism for the
victims of Terrorism. We pray for our Pope Francis, our Bishops and Priests and all of the Religious people of the world. We
pray for all of our Brother Knights and Sister Columbiettes who are in need and for all of our Military people who are far
from home. We pray for our Police, that they be given the support and respect that they deserve and need to carry out the
difficult job that they have, and for an end to the violence that some misguided people have shown towards them. And for our
brave Firefighters and Rescue workers who keep us safe. Thank you.
Brother James Ryan has agreed to take over as Family Director going forward. Please call him at (631) 278-9429 or email
him at jpr_ryan@msn.com if you know of anyone who is in need of our prayers.
The new 2016 C & B books are in! Chairman John Praino is setting up all of the locations to
sell C & B Raffles and they will also be arriving in the mail.
Please do your best to buy one book and sell one book. If all of our members did that we
would surpass last years total. We need everyone to get on board with this C & B drive.
Please call John at 399-4420 to let him know when you can help!
The next Chapter Meeting will be held at the Patchogue Council on Friday August 19th. It is the
Knight of the Year meeting, and is open to all members of the Chapter and their Wives. The meeting
will begin at 8 pm. There will be a repast before the meeting.
The next Fourth Degree Meeting will be held on August 24th at Kavanaugh Council in Mastic. The next Fourth
Degree Exemplification will be held on Sunday, October 9th. Any Third Degree Brother Knight interested in
becoming a Fourth Degree Member should fill out an Application as soon as possible and hand it in with a $40
check made out to Commander SheaAssembly. Applications will be available at the next council meeting.
My Brothers and Sisters,
August has arrived and we are into the Dog Days of Summer, as they say. I hope you are enjoying your
Summer, I know that I am.
I had the pleasure of attending the New York State Council Indoctrination Meeting in July at the Villa
Roma in Upstate New York, where I had the Honor of being Officially Sworn in as your District Deputy for
the current Columbian Year. It is always good to be able to spend time with all of the District Deputies from
all over the State, and with the N.Y.S. Family. This year our emphasis will be on two things first and
foremost: Membership and Programs.
As far as Membership is concerned, we all need to get better at setting up Membership Drives at our
Church and or Churches. I ask all the Brother Knights to ask themselves this question: When was the last time that you
brought a New Member into your Council? If you have to think about it for more than a few seconds, its been too long.
Membership is the lifeblood of our order. Without New Members your Council will eventually die off. It is solely the
responsibility of each individual member to seek out and bring New Members into the Council. It is NOT up to the
Membership Director or the F.S. or the G.K.. They will take care of all the arrangements, but they need YOU to bring them the
Candidates.
Now about Programs. There are so many Programs that the State and Supreme offer to us. Many of them are very
underutilized. There are many contests that your Council can use to get the School Kids involved. There are Essay and Poster
Contests. There are Scholarship Programs. If your Council doesnt have a Scholarship Program, you can jump on these. If your
Council does have a Scholarship Program, you can piggyback onto these Programs as well. And thats not all. The State has a
Matching funds Program. If your Council donates money to a Catholic School, the State will match those funds up to $1,000. I
urge every Grand Knight and Committee Chairman to make themselves aware of all of the Programs that the State Council and
Supreme have to offer. For more information on all of the Programs available, please visit www.kofc.org/un/en/service, or
www.newyorkknights.com/programs. I would also like to see our Councils get the recognition for all of the Programs that they
do currently participate in. There are plenty of opportunities to do so. There are individual Councils Awards given every year
for Council Activities, Church Service, Community Service, Youth Service, Family Service and Pro-Life Service. Most of you
are already fulfilling the requirements for these Awards. Just fill out the form #STSP located at kofc.org/forms and submit it by
email to nyskocforms@hotmail.com, or mail them to NYS K of C Forms 109 Caroline Ave. Solvay, NY 13209. You do the
work, why not get the recognition? Sometimes a little pat on the back can go a long way for all the effort you put in. Please
take advantage of everything that the State and Supreme have to offer!!
I hope you all enjoy the rest of the summer, and stay out of the hot sun!
Vivat Jesus,
Michael Boehm P.G.K., D.D.
Third N.Y. District
(631) 774-2605
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Our Roundtable reports consist of Monthly or Quarterly Reports given by our assigned
Roundtable Coordinators from our Four Parishes. Our Roundtable Coordinators for this
year are as follows: Pat Molluso (St. Francis de Sales), Luher Budiarjo (Mary
Immaculate), Dick Basak (Our Lady of the Snow) and Joe Sheldrick (Mt. Carmel).
From St. Francis:
Fr. Steve Hannafin, a 4th degree Knight is into his third week as the new Pastor at St.
Francis de Sales. He has been busy meeting everyone in the parish. During his first day
Fr. Steve met Joe Brandi when the Council Emblem was being hung on the Cloister near
the statue of Jesus. Fr. Steve marched with the Council during the 4th of July Parade and thanked the Knights for the
opportunity to meet the people of Patchogue. During the parade the Council carried a banner saying K of C Council
725 welcomes Fr. Steve to St. Francis. Thanks to Joe Brandi for getting this sign made up. During the parade
Fr. Steve asked the Grand Knight where he could get a Knight shirt (he has his shirt now). The banner now hangs
on the fence at the corner South Ocean and Division Street. (for the next few weeks). Fr. Steve wants to thank the
Knights for all they have done for St. Francis and for their future efforts like providing the cooking of the hot dogs,
hamburgers, sausage and rolls for St. Franciss 20th anniversary parish picnic on September 11th.
From Mary Immaculate:
I would like to thank all the brother knights who came to help and support us at Mary Immaculates clambake. It
was a big success and Fr. Bill and the clambake committee were very thankful for our help and support. Personally,
Id like to thank: Mike Boehm, Bill Fontaine, Fuddy (Phil) Graniello, Rich Basak, Richie Costa, John Priano, Bill
Wallace, James Ryan, James Kaan, Scott Weyatt and Santo and his wife (as guests), thank you so much. Budi
From Mt. Carmel:
On Sunday, July 17th, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel with a Church
Picnic. Members of the Parish gathered after the 11:30 Mass each bringing some type of dish or dessert. Of course
the Patchogue Knights were there with their trusty ( but no longer rusty) grill and cooker thanks to some TLC by
Fuddy, cooking up the hot dogs, burgers and corn that they provided. Fr. Benet was very Thankful to the Knights for
not only this event, but for all that they do for the Parish.
Our Lady of the Snow:
Our Lady of the Snow is busy planning their 100th Anniversary! They are holding a Town Hall Style Meeting on
September 20th to discuss ideas on how to celebrate. If you have any ideas, or simply want to find out how you can
help, please attend!
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On Friday, July 1st Members of Patchogue Council 725 Gathered together to pray the Rosary and the Chaplet of the Devine
Mercy to ask for intervention to help preserve our Religious Liberty. Brother Deacon Tony Graviano and his wife Kathy, along
with Sister Columbiette Terry Bobe helped lead us in the Rosary and the Devine Mercy Chaplet and Prayer. Following the
Prayer Service the Council held a BBQ dinner, and then watched the movie ,A Man For All Seasons, a powerful film about St.
Thomas Moore and his devotion to his Catholic Faith, in Celebration of his Feast Day.
Thanks to everyone
who helped and
participated in our
Annual Patchogue
Council 725 Golf
outing to benefit Our
Lady of Mt Carmel.
It was a spectacular
day and a great time
was had by all!!!
Special thanks to
Frank Cooper, John
and Kathy Terlecki,
Joe Brandi, Pat
Molluso, Phil and
Anna Graniello, and
of course our Grand
Knight Bill Fontaine
and anyone else who
solicited ads and
donations. Thanks to
all of your hard work
we were able to
donate over $8,000 to
Mt. Carmel.
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KNIGHTS IN ACTION :
On Sunday, July 17th, Our Lady
of Mount Carmel held their
Church Picnic in honor of the
Feast of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel. Thanks to all the Brother
Knights that came down to help:
Phil Graniello, Joe Sheldrick, Bill
Wallace, Kevin Drawbridge, Keith
Mandart, Frank Cooper, John
Terlecki, Mike Boehm and of
course our GK Bill Fontaine!!
Our Council once again won MOST PATRIOTIC at the Patchogue Fourth of July Parade. Grand Knight Bill Fontaine
accepts the Trophy from Lions Club President Tom Ferb. Our Council also had the Honor of welcoming Fr. Steve
Hannafin, newly assigned Pastor of St. Francis DeSales Church, who marched with us that day. A special thanks to
Brother Knights James and George DeLucia, Phil " Fuddy"Graniello, John Terlecki, Joe Brandi and Lou Minardi for
building Patchogue Councils Award Winning Float for the Fourth of July Parade!
Upcoming Events
Mary Immaculate Blood Drive
Sunday August 14, 2016
9am-3pm
At the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell St. Bellport
Must be between 16 and 75 years old to donate (16 you need parental
permission)
Must weigh at least 110 lbs.
Need Photo ID
Eat well and drink plenty of fluids before donating. For medical eligibility, please call 1-800-688-0900.
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hats!! We have jackets available too. Order them now for Marching in the Parades
and Council Events!!
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