THE PATCHOGIAN

August, 2017 - Celebrating 114 Years of Faithful Service 1903 - 2017

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, PATCHOGUE COUNCIL #725

Officers From the Grand Knights Desk

Chaplain
SK Fr. William Winters, OFM, Cap. " Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote.
WRONG is WRONG even if everybody is wrong. RIGHT is
Grand Knight RIGHT even if NOBODY is right." Archbishop Fulton
SK John A. Praino J. Sheen
Deputy Grand Knight Dear Brother's and Sister Columbiettes,
SK John Terlecki Our inspirational quote above will and should be OUR mantra moving this
Chancellor Council forward. Having said that everything in July was Right. Our Parade
SK Joe Sheldrick
Chairman Kevin Hanley and several members of the Council met on July 1st to
Financial Secretary
SK Robert Elliot PGK FDD assemble the 4th of July float. We had coffee and donuts and worked a couple of
Warden hours to put the float together. The parade went off as planned, the weather was a
SK James Kaan gift from God. Fr. Bill, Fr. Henry and Fr. Steve all showed up to march and we
Treasurer
Denis Boyce
ultimately won "MOST ORIGINAL FLOAT". I want to thank everyone
Recorder
(approximately. 25) who showed up to march, what a fantastic day !
Keith Mandart Our July 17th First Business meeting of the New Columbian year went
Advocate well, some NEW rules were implemented, some OLD TRADITIONS re-instated to
SK Vincent Lettieri
PGK FDD PFN FM
everyone's satisfaction. We were happy to have our NEW insurance agent with us
Intside Guard
FINALLY, Ralph DePinto, who by the way transferred into our Council and is now
SK Frank Bosco a member of Patchogue Council 725. Ralph brings with him an abundance of
Outside Guard knowledge and as he himself stated he's available always to guide us with our
SK Robert Green insurance needs. He also volunteered to help with our upcoming Council picnic
Outside Guard naturally making our Picnic Chairman Frank Bosco very happy. Welcome Ralph.
SK Richard Costa
Outside Guard
In a final note regarding the meeting, I want to congratulate our Guards under the
SK Kevin Drawbridge direction of our new Warden Jim Kann, they functioned EXACLY as they were
First Year Trustee supposed to and I was so proud when the evening was over to extend my thanks for
Richard J. Basak
a job WELL DONE.
Second Year Trustee
SK Vittorio Marciano PGK
At the submission of this memo we're still working on our August 6th
Third Year Trustee
Installation of Officers Ceremony. I will have a more detailed account in the
SK John Orlando PGK September edition. Remember ALL are welcome to attend, there is no charge and it
will give you an opportunity to witness a beautiful ceremony and perhaps meet
some of the Dignitary's who will be in attendance.
As a final note remember we are in the SUMMER period (July, August,
Council Roster as of September) please observe the "DATES TO REMEMBER" section of The
June 30, 2017 Patchogian and all Officers will be in the "Dress Down " mode, Council Shirts and
Associate: 274 slacks.
Insurance: 144 Let us always remember our founder Fr. Michael J. McGivney, Apostle to
Inactive: 20
Total: 438 the young, Protector of Christian Life and in the words of our Beloved Pope Saint
John Paul II, " Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed
Honorary: 16 circumstances of today's Church and Society ".
Honorary Life: 103
Disability: 14 Enjoy your summer and don't forget the Council Picnic!!!

VIVAT JESUS !
All Articles for the
September Patchogian JOHN
must be submitted
by August 20th All material in this document was approved by GK John A. Praino for publication. Copyright 2016, Patchogue Council

Financial Secretary Dates To Remember

Dues notices have been mailed out and you August 14thMonseigneur Corp. Meeting, 7:30pm
can pay your dues either by return mail or see
me at a Meeting. August 21stBusiness Meeting, 8pm

Many of you should have already received August 28thOfficers Meeting, 7:30pm
your New Card along with two C & B books,
which are also now available at the Council. Please fill them out
and return them asap. If you need additional books please see GK Upcoming Events
John Praino! Information on pages 7 and 8

If you have any questions regarding your membership or Council Picnic, Saturday, August 19th
Membership card, please feel free to call or contact me anytime. Patchogue's Annual Italian Festival of St. Liberata,
Saturday, September 16th
Robert W. Elliott, FS N.Y.S K of C NY Yankee Game Benefit, Sunday
151 Springdale Drive, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 September, 17th
631-588-2919
relliott7@verizon.net Patchogue K of C 5th Annual Golf Outing,
September, 20th

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 Family Director
Family Director: James Ryan / 631-278-9429 / jpr_ryan@msn.com

May our Council Prayers be on behalf of the following:

Pray for Brothers Sonny Fuoco, Jim Addie, Steve Benincase, Sammy Garafola, PGK Micky Mangino, Carmine Franzese,
Rudy Carrabus wife Vicki, Phil Butlers friends wife Lisa Conklin, Jim Craigs daughter Airen, Lenny Locantore, Tony
Prudente, Bill Mones wife, Joann Brandi and PGK Willie Marcianos wife Jean.

Below are some of our recent notifications.

Brother Rich Basak will be undergoing some tests. May he fair well and they turn out okay.
Brother Phil Butlers wife has an upcoming procedure. May she have a speedy recovery.
Brother Joe Sheldricks brother has been undergoing some medical issues. May he work through them and be okay.
Columbiette Grace Bessieres needs our thoughts and prayers.
Brother Mel Weeks has recently had a stroke and is presently at Stony Brook Hospital. May we pray for him and Betty for a full
recovery.
May we extend our prayers and best wishes to these Brothers and their families.
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.
Council August Birthdays:
Dennis Barone, Richard Basak, Edward Bethel, Dr. Tim Carney, Joe Comparato, Anthony Covais, Scott DAngelo, Paul
Delaney, Bruno Drawbridge, Jeff Falisi, Juan Fernandez, Frank Foronjy, Anthony Fuoco, Lawrence Gualtieri, Kevin Hanley,
Robert Harman, Ed Henry, George Kurrass, Frank Leavandosky, Ed Leddin, Frank Longo, William MacKenzie, John
Maggiacomo, Leonard Mele, Joe Modica, Alex Patterson, Anthony Pino, Tim Reid, James Rentkowicz, Joe Rupolo, Jr.,
Lawrence Ryder, Fred Schorden, Jason Sileo, Sean Spiller, Ron Thompson, Pat Thornton, James Venero, Joe Vermaelen, Ray
Votke, Lawrence Wesolko.

It was with great pleasure that I was able to attend the New York State Organizational Meeting in July.
Our State Council, along with our Supreme Council, has many new and exciting programs and
Incentives that I will be sharing with you at our meetings. Not only was the weekend very informative,
but I was able to witness the Installation of all of the Incoming New York State Officers and together I
am confident that we will be able to continue to carry out the mission of the founder of our Order, the
Venerable Michael J. McGivney. I myself also had the honor of being Installed as the District Deputy of
the Third New York District for the current Columbian year. I look forward to seeing all of you in the
upcoming weeks at your Councils Installation of Officers. Having the honor and the duty of conducting
the Installation of Officers for all of the Councils of the Third District is the greatest
privilege that the District Deputy has. It is a wonderful occasion and the only
Ceremony In the Order that is open to non-members. Until then may the Lord keep you and Bless you.

Michael Boehm P.G.K., D.D., NY 3

Chairman of the Suffolk County

The August Chapter Meeting will be held at Patchogue Council on Friday, August 18th. The
Meeting will begin at 8 pm, with a repast prior to the Meeting. This is an open Meeting, which
means that the Ladies are invited to attend. At this Meeting the Chapter will be presenting the
Prestigious Knight of the Year Award. This always proves to be a fun and entertaining evening.
We look forward to seeing you there.

The Exemplification of the 4th Degree will be held on October 8th at the Melville Marriott. The
dead-line for applications is at the September 27th Assembly meeting. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. We
have Applications at the Council!! If you want to become a Fourth Degree Member NOW IS THE TIME
TO ACT! Fill out an Application and return it with a Check for $40 made out to Commander Shea
Assembly to our Council F.S. Bob Elliott as soon as possible. For those that do not know what the
Fourth Degree is all about, here are a few items that our Members are Committed to:
To promote and strengthen the patriotic spirit of the civic community.
To educate its members, and others, both in the teachings of Holy Mother Church, and the
history of our nation.
To promote by example the highest type of citizenship so necessary for the preservation and perpetuation of
Republican form of government, and its democratic institutions.
To oppose dissemination and spread of doctrine dangerous to our form of government, and to the Divine law of
faith and morality.
To support by word and deed, the duly constituted authorities of local, state and national government, and to
recognize excellence in public life.
If these items are important to you, as an American Citizen, we urge you to join the Fourth Degree of our Order. Every Third
Degree Member is eligible to become a Fourth Degree Knight. Remember, every Member of our Order is a Knight, but only
Fourth Degree Members are SIR KNIGHTS! Call Mike Boehm at (631)774-2605 for more in-formation or for an application
today! Applications must be in by the September Fourth Degree Meeting.

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 Mary Immaculate Church, 16 Browns Lane, Bellport, NY
Blood Drive Sunday August 20th Bellport Community Center
4 Bell St., Village of Bellport, 9am-3pm

Annual Clam Bake, Saturday, August 26th after the 5pm Mass. Clambake 6pm-9pm
Mass will be held outdoors. Tickets $25 in advance, $50 at the door for Adults
Tickets $15 in advance, $25 at the door for children 12 & under.
Register online at maryimmaculatechurch.weshareonline.org

SAVE THE DATE - St. Francis DeSales ia holding their 21st Annual Church BBQ on September 10th which will
begin with an Outdoor Mass. We need volunteers to help out with the cooking and setting up. Please see Pat Molluso
for more details. Look for more information on this event in the September Newsletter.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel would like to thank everyone who helped out on July 16th for the Feast of Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel BBQ following the 11:30 Mass. Over 150 Parishioners came down to celebrate this Day. We would like to
thank the Council for supplying the Hot Dogs and Burgers and to everyone who helped out. Special thanks to Bill
Wallace, Keith Mandart, Joe Sheldrick, Kevin Hanley and PGK Bill Fontaine for all of their hard work.

Our NYS Council Website is currently under construction. Our

NYS Webmaster Richard Ditrio is busy updating and improving the
site. Please visit often and see the progress at
www.newyorkknights.com . We have a new slate of Officers and
Directors who are willing to assist you in any way they can, as well as
more programs than you can count. See the programs and events that
Councils from all over the State are doing, you may get an Idea for
something that you never even thought of.

Do you have a form 100 handy?

Well you should. It is the duty of
every Brother Knight to recruit new Members into our Order.
Our Supreme Knight Carl Anderson said: We have a Moral
Obligation to offer membership in the Knights of Columbus to
every eligible Catholic Man. And he is absolutely 100%
correct. Potential Members are all around you. Look around
your Parish, your place of work, your neighborhood, your
family and friends. Look at your sons, nephews and
son-in-law's. Yes they are busy. But get them to join and get
them into our Insurance program now, while they are young.
They can become active members later in life. But stress the
importance of securing a finical future for their families, your
family! Remember, you have a Moral Obligation! Pick up a
form 100 at your Council now.

Our Council is Excited to Welcome our New Field Agent, Brother Ralph DePinto.
Please feel free to contact Ralph at (516) 318-4470 or by email at
ralph.depinto@kofc.org for all of your Insurance needs and questions. Knights of
Columbus Insurance now offers so many different products such as Disability
Insurance, Annuities, Long Term Care and so much more. Please dont hesitate to give
Ralph a call.

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 Its C & B time again!!! Our Council will be out selling C & B books and
we need your help. Contact our GK John Praino and find out how and when
you can assist. If you cannot get involved selling books, we ask that you
please purchase (or sell) the two books that you received with your new
Membership Card. Thank you.

BUDGET 2017/2018 COLUMBIAN YEAR

EXPENSES: BUDGET:

SEMINARIANS..................................................................... $1500.00
PATCHOGIAN...................................................................... $1500.00
INSTALLATION OF OFFICER'S & AWARDS.. $1000.00
REPAST AT MEETINGS...................................................... $850.00
OUR LADY OF THE SHRINE.............................................. $300.00
VET'S HOME......................................................................... $500.00
CHAPTER BALL................................................................... $750.00
4TH DEGREE......................................................................... $1000.00
FS (SUPPLIES)....................................................................... $500.00
COUNCIL PICNIC................................................................. $1000.00
SUPERBOWL......................................................................... $400.00
CHURCH PICNIC'S ( 4 CHURCH'S).................................... $2000.00
GRAND KNIGHT ENPENSE............................................... $500.00
CALLING POST.................................................................... $200.00
COAT'S FOR KID'S............................................................... $500.00
CHILDREN'S PARTY'S.......................................................... $1000.00
BLUE MASS............................................................................ $400.00
BOARD OF DD....................................................................... $55.00
CHAPTER DUES.................................................................... $50.00
CONFERENCE DUES............................................................ $50.00
PARISH FOOD PANTRY GIFT CARD'S.............................. $8000.00
HALO MISSION...................................................................... $700.00
CLB FOUNDATION............................................................... $500.00
FIGHTING 69TH SUPPORT FUND...................................... $500.00
TREASURER SUPPLIES........................................................ $300.00
DIRECT PARISH SUPPORT.................................................. $ TBD

TOTAL :.................................................................................. $24,055.00

Council Communications: RoboCall.CallingPost

CallingPost Administrator: SK James Ryan / 631-278-9429 / jpr_ryan@msn.com

I wanted to do a periodic refresher of CallingPost:

This is the Council system to get out information about announcements or activities in an efficient manner.
Caller ID of the calls: 631-866-6735
If you have call intercept, please add this number to your list of accepted phone calls. After 2 times of
interception a note is sent to your home, then after the 3rd interception, your number will be removed.
If you pick up the phone live, there will be several seconds of pause before the message starts.
I check the call quality prior to each phone message being sent by CallingPost.
The number 631-866-6735 is not answered. It is only used for CallingPost messages.
A copy of the sent message is left on 631-866-6735.

Order Now!!

If you are in need of Council Apparel, now is a good

time to order them. See Brother Knight John Terlecki
or call him at 576-9950 for tee-shirts, polo shirts and hats!! We have jackets
available too. Order them now for Marching in the Parades and Council
Events!!
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 From the parade chairman Kevin Hanley:

I would like to welcome Fr. Henry to the community. It was so

nice to see Fr.s Bill, Steve and Henry march with the Knights
of Columbus in the Fourth of July Parade. I would like to thank
my float committee: Joe Brandi, Phil Graniello, Lou Minardi,
Bill Wallace and Duane Sphak. Also special thanks to Grand
Knight John Praino and DGK John Terlecki and all The brother
knights who came out to march in the parade, as well as our
Columbiettes. We took home another trophy, Most Original
float.

In case you missed it, Our Council was

Featured prominently in the July Edition of Co-
lumbia Magazine! This photo was submitted to
Columbia by Brother Mike Boehm PGK, DD.
Great job Brothers!!

Members of Patchogue (NY) council 725

gather beside a statue of Jesus at
St. Francis DeSales Church. Since the
statue had suffered from the elements
in the years since the Council's original
donation, Knights repaired and
repainted it, and cleaned up the
surrounding area.

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WE CARE - WE SHARE

My Dear Sister Columbiettes and Brother Knights,

I hope you are all enjoying a happy and healthy summer. As we move into the dog days of August we have to
remember that St. Liberata is September 16th, the week before our meeting. As we will not be having any
meetings during July and August, you can drop off any donations for the Italian baskets during the summer on
Tuesdays between 1 and 3. This is the time the Netty Knitters are there and we will be able to take your
donations. If you are donating food please check the expiration dates. Right now the baskets are very sparse,
which means we need a lot more food and gift certificates to fill these two baskets if we want to have a successful
raffle. If you need letters for gift certificates please contact me and I will make sure you get them. My phone
number is 631-237-1167.

Please keep in your prayers all of our brothers and sisters going through difficult times or health issues this
summer, especially Elaine and Jim Addie, Flo Petralia, Melvin Weeks and Rosalie Proto-Nugent. I would like to
thank everyone who came out to Rulands Funeral Home for Sue Cheeseman. I know her family was
appreciative.

Happy birthday to the August babies: Janeth Billian, Josephine Bosco, Anne Boyce, Virginia
DAngelis, Bridgette Drawbridge, Doris Freytag, Mary Jara, Donna Mandart, Rosalie Proto-Nugent,
Sally Space, Carmen Tavares, Louise Zaccaro.

I would also like to congratulate Diane and Joe Warren on the renewal of their vows on August 16, at St. Joseph
the Worker Church.

May the peace of our Lord be with you always,

Betty Weeks, President

Email: elizabethkea27@yahoo.com

Knights of Columbus Senior Club

Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the K of C Hall.
1 pm to 3 pm

Chuck Gerlach, President,

VP, Pat Molluso
Treasurer, Theresa Baker
Secretary, Elaine Addie, (631) 475-5722
Communications Chairperson Dorothy Zeo, 475-8508
Entertainment Chairpersons, Ronny Pliszak 289-5758 and Elaine Addie 475-5722.

Well we had a fun filled year. To dining out to the Bronx Tale, to Hello Dolly, to
Pennsylvania and all in between. it great!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Ronnie and a big Thank You to Dorothy Zeo our Telephone gal. Thank you to Chuck
for Leadership and Teresa for keeping our moolah. I have it on good say so that next year
will be even busier.

So until we meet again as the song goes "SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER"

STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY. THE PATCHOGUE SENIORS

A Big Shout Out to our Nettie's Arlene Russo, Betty Leupp and our Florida
Contingent, Charlotte Rogers. A lot of Babies were kept warm with our
Love and crocheting. And a Thank You to Mt Carmel "Church Ladies".
Stay safe and healthy and keep those fingers goin. God Bless You All

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 Upcoming Events
This years Council Picnic will be on Saturday, August 19th from 12 p.m.
4 p.m.
It will once again be held at Fireman's Park, on Dewitt Ave., off of Smith St.,
near the end of Bay Ave. (just east of Shore Front Park).

We will have plenty of Food on the BBQ, as well as cold beer and soda. We
will also have activities for the Kids, as well as Horseshoes.

Cost will stay the same this year, tickets are only $5 per person (Children and grandchildren ages 12
and under are free).

See or call Frank Bosco at (631) 617-0285 to reserve your spot or for more information.
We hope to see you there!!

SAVE THE DATE!!

Saturday, September 16th is the Patchogue's Annual
Italian Festival of St. Liberata!
Spend the day in Patchogue along Main Street. Fun for the
entire family and plenty of activities for the children! The
Patchogue Knights of Columbus and Columbiettes will once
again be leading the Procession of the Saint accompanied by
our very own Honor Guard of the Commander John J. Shea
Assembly!

Wear your Council Shirts and Hats! Look for more

information in the September Patchogian !

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