**** SEPTEMBER 2016 ****

Volume XIV Number IX

GRAND KNIGHTS MESSAGE

My Brothers All,
We are now official officers of the K of C. The
installation went well and it was a very moving experience.

In service
to one.
In service
to all.

I would like to thank the Worthy District Deputy and

his District Wardens for an excellent ceremony. We had a
number of dignitaries attend and we thank them for their
support.
The Council is in dire need of funds. Our checking
account balance is very low.
We must put a strong push selling C & B books so
we will have money to pay our bills. My brothers you are
our only source to generate funds. Please volunteer to sell
C & B books.
If you attend the social please help out wherever you can.
Many hands make light work.
May God bless you and your families,

S.K. Frederick S. Hess

Grand Knight

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A Prophetic Flame of Charity

The ongoing work of the Order testifies to the laitys vocation and mission in the Church
THIS PAST JUNE, I had the privilege of attending the 28th plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. I had been appointed
a member of the council by Pope John Paul II and reappointed by Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
At the start of the meeting, the president of the council, Cardinal Stanisaw Ryko, observed that Pope Francis recently reminded us of a phrase
that was popular following the Second Vatican Council: The hour of the laity has come. But then, the pope added, it seems that the clock has
stopped.
In his direct and often provocative way, the Holy Father was raising the issue of whether the laity today lives up to its vocation and mission in the
Church. He went on to say that the laity is called to many initiatives exhibiting the necessary boldness to enable the Good News of the Gospel
to be brought to all areas of the social and, above all, political sphere.
Pope Francis rejects a view that minimizes the role of the laity and gradually extinguishes the prophetic flame to which the entire Church is
called to bear witness.
Obviously, there is much here for us to think about. But the first thing we may say is that the clock has not stopped for the Knights of
Columbus. To the contrary, as the worlds premier organization of Catholic men, we are in many ways ahead of time.
That is to say, we continue to hold high the prophetic flame to which Catholics are called to bear witness.
Our efforts to protect religious liberty and end the scourge of Christian genocide have already achieved important results, not only in
the courts but also in the U.S. Congress and the State Department. And we have become a leader in providing direct aid to and raising awareness about persecuted Christian refugees in the Middle East.
Each year, our councils undertake many thousands of locally inspired programs at the parish level, making life better for millions of
people. And all of this is the legacy of our founder, Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney, whose spiritual genius inspired generations of Catholic men to step forward with courage to confront the challenges of their day by living out the principles of charity, unity
and fraternity in a distinctly Catholic way.
The prophetic flame that Pope Francis speaks about continues to burn bright in the hearts of our brother Knights around the world.
That flame ignites in them a true sense of Catholic charity a charity that evangelizes and that brings, in a very concrete way, a light
to the nations.
Vivat Jesus! - Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight
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SEPTEMBER Birthdays

St. Jude Council Officers

Chaplain
Chaplain

Msgr SK Rev. William Breslawski

Rev. Fr. Thomas Tuite
SK Rev Montford D. Naylor Jr

Grand Knight
Deputy GK
Chancellor
Warden
Recorder
Fin Secretary
Treasurer
Advocate
Inside Guard
Outside Guard
Trustee 1 Year
Trustee 2 Year
Trustee 3 Year
District Deputy
Field Agent
Beacon Editor

SK Fred Hess
Paul Knudsen
SK Bob Sanders
SK William Benson
SK Steve Spector
SK Andrew Delligatti, PGK
SK Richard Bowne
SK Brian Beaulieu, PGK, PFN
Joseph Badalamenti
Open
SK Ray Hernandez
SK Joe Daly PGK
SK John Nugent
SK Mike Boehm PGK
SK Patrick Maguire
SK Gene Johann

631 744-2609
631 744-2800
631 744-6447

631 603-7348
631 664-6410
631 848-7322
516 429-3097
631 821-3249
631 807-3191
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631 833-8247
631 804-1886

JOHN
GARY

COOK
DURYEE

Sep 01
Sep 04

HERBERT

SIMMONS

Sep 04

HENRY

WALDEN

Sep 08

ROBERT

VERMILLION

Sep 09

JOSEPH

STRIANO

Sep 11

RICHARD

BOWNE

Sep 13

DARRYL

WEIR

Sep 15

MARTIN

REYNOLDS

Sep 15

NICK

SAPORITO

Sep 16

JOSEPH

BASSO

Sep 17

PETER

CARROLL

Sep 17

JAMES

ACCARDI

Sep 19

JAMES

LILLEY

Sep 21

FELIX

DELVALLE

Sep 22

DAVID

HEGERMILLER

Sep 23

VINCENT

GRAZIANO

Sep 23

WILLIAM

WERNER

Sep 24

JOHN

FARRELL

Sep 25

MONTFORD

NAYLOR JR

Sep 27

PGK

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District Deputys Message

Brothers and Sisters,

Well the last warm breezes of summer are sweeping across Long Island and soon it will time to put away the Lawn Mowers
and brake out those rakes! Autumn is upon us and the leaves are beginning to turn and fall. And with the change of the seasons
comes a change in the direction of our Council activates. Gone are the carefree days of picnics and ballgames, and ahead are the
serious tasks ( I hope ) of Membership Drives and C & B sales. But its not all hard work! We can still have some fun by setting up
and ordering your Soccer Challenge kits!
Speaking of Membership Drives, we should all be talking to our Pastors about getting into the Churches and setting up our
Church Membership Drives! Remember, October is Membership Drive Blitz Month!
Our 2016 C & B Drive is also well underway. I know that every Council has received C & B books and you should be out
there selling them by now. There are many different and creative ways to get involved with selling C & B, from spaghetti dinners, to
Night at the Races, to just the old fashioned way of setting up a card table at the corner store. Its a great way to bring easy money
into the Council.
Please save the following Dates: on October 15th there will be a Spaghetti Dinner for John Joseph to raise money for the
Suffolk Conference. Also on November 5th the Suffolk Board of DDs will be holding a Night at the Races to help raise money as
well.
Your Grand Knight has all of the details on these two events, or feel free to contact me if you need assistance.
Thank you all for everything that you do for our Order.
Vivat Jesus

SK Michael Boehm, PGK, District Deputy

Third N.Y. District
mb1122@msn.com (631) 774-2605

ment of his human will to the loving will of the Father.

The Chaplains Corner

Jesus Prays
The Gospel according to St. Luke emphasizes the action of the Holy Spirit and the meaning of prayer in Christ's ministry.
Jesus prays before the decisive moments of his mission: before his Father's witness to him during his baptism and
Transfiguration, and before his own fulfillment of the Father's
plan of love by his Passion.

"He was praying in a certain place and when he had

ceased, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray."'
In seeing the Master at prayer the disciple of Christ also wants to
pray. By contemplating and hearing the Son, the master of prayer, the children learn to pray to the Father.
The Our Father:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us
this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

He also prays before the decisive moments involving

the mission of his apostles: at his election and call of the Twelve,
before Peter's confession of him as "the Christ of God," and
again that the faith of the chief of the Apostles may not fail when
tempted.

CharityUnityFraternityPatriotism

Jesus' prayer before the events of salvation that the

Father has asked him to fulfill is a humble and trusting commit-

5814 Corporation Directors

President
SK Vincent J. Maggio
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Vice President SK Salvatore J. LaLima
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Secretary
SK Robert W. Wilken
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Treasurer
Director
Director
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Social Night at the K of C

683 Main St., Rocky Point, NY

September 21, 2016 at 7:00 PM

Menu by Ralph

Roast Beef with tortellini in a cream sauce and stir fried vegetables

Soft beverages and coffee

DESSERTS BY THE K OF C WOMEN

$12 pp adult / $6 for child 12 yrs / child under 5 yrs free

RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 16TH TO GK FRED HESS PHONE: 631-821-9805 EMAIL: fhess3@verizon.net

District Warden Installation on Sunday August 28th at Bishop

McGann Council. In photo are D.D. of NY 5th District John
Sommers,PGK and his District Wardens Andrew Delligatti,
PGK and Brian Beaulieu PGK PFN

Paul Basileo, PGK, FDD is 2016 Knight of the Year for Suffolk Chapter. Also pictured is our Grand Knight Fred Hess who
received the Suffolk Chapter 2016 Third Place Award for Bulletin
of the Year (for our Beacon).

Upcoming EventsSeptember 2016

09/07

Wed

Business Meeting

St. Jude # 5814

7:30 pm

09/14

Wed

District Deputy Mtg

Patchogue

7:30 pm

09/21

Wed

Council Social

St. Jude # 5814

7:00 pm

09/22

Thu

Officer Meeting

St. Jude # 5814

7:30 pm

09/16

Fri

Chapter Meeting

7:00 pm Dinner, 8:00 pm Meeting

09/21

Wed

4th Degree Meeting

8:00 pm

St. Jude Council OKTOBERFEST

7:00 pm

Dates to Remember:
10/29

Sat

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St. Jude Council #5814

Oktoberfest Celebration
$30.00 Per Person (Cash Bar)
Bratwurst, Knockwurst, Sptzle, Sauerkraut, Apple Sauce, Cheeses, Bread
Music, Dancing, A fun time for all!
For more information please call: Ralph Ferrara (631) 662-1235

1st Come - 1st Served Tickets available at council hall or by phone

and must be purchased by: Saturday, October 22, 2016

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2016

Time: 6 PM to 10 PM
Place: Council Hall
683 Route 25A, Rocky Point, NY 11778

Grand Knights Corner

If any member knows of the passing of a Brother Knight or knows of a Brother
Knight in need, please notify GK Fred Hess at 631 803-7348 or our Funeral Services
Director Ralph Ferrara at 631 662-1235

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Knights Of ColumbusSt. Jude Council #5814

Proposed changes to the By-Laws of St. Jude Council #5814
Notice:
The following amendment will be voted upon at the regular business meeting on Aug. 3, 2016 at 7:30 PM at the Council Hall.

Article VI, Section 7,

Currently reads:
James F. Hannonn Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1976 to provide a monetary scholarship to a high school graduation student. This award is an amount up to $500.00 may be granted upon the approval of the general membership at a regular Business Meeting. A catholic child or grandchild of a member in good standing shall make an application.
A Scholarship committee appointed by the Grand Knight shall be responsible to design and receive all the applications, establish the
criteria for judging the winning recipient and award the scholarship.
The award shall be payable to the school of higher education and be presented to the student by June 30 th of the graduating year.

.
Proposed Amendment:
St. Jude Council # 5814 Knights of Columbus Scholarship is to provide tuition assistance to a high school graduate. This
assistance, in an amount up to $1000.00, may be granted each year to a student nominated by a member of St. Judes Council in good standing.
A scholarship committee, appointed by the Grand Knight shall be responsible to design and receive all scholarship applications. It shall establish the criteria for judging the winning recipient and award the scholarship.
The award shall be presented to the student by June 30th of the graduating year. The check in the amount of the assistance
shall be made payable to the school of higher learning.

Please Keep in Your Prayers

Brother Richard Bownes Granddaughter Scarlett

Brothers John Lennon, Carmine Lagnese, Larry DiPalma and Frank DePasquale
Joan Mastrogiacomo as she works on getting better.
All the souls of Brothers lost in our Council and in The Order.
(if you need prayers or know of a member or family etc. please send me the information to share).
Contact G.K. Fred Hess 631 821-9805
St. Jude, patron of hopeless cases, pray for us.

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Prayer for the Canonization of Father Michael J. McGivney

God, our Father, protector of the poor and
defender of the widow and orphan, you called
your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to be
an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the
young to the generous service of their neighbor.
Through the example of his life and virtue may
we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely,
fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the
inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your
love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and
the outcast.
We humbly ask that you glorify your servant Father Michael J.
McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will.
Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (here make
your request). Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father, Hail
Mary, Glory be.