April 2011 Newsletter
ST. THERESA’S COUNCIL # 14615 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 450 Radio Road Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087 April 12, 2011
Council Meeting: Date: Monday, April 25, 2011 Time: Setup – 7:45 PM; Meeting – 8:00 PM. Location: Faith Formation Center, St. Theresa’s Church. Dress: Business Casual
Officers’ Meeting: We will hold our May Officers’ meeting as follows: Date: Monday, May 9, 2011 Time: 8:00 PM Location: Faith Formation Center, St. Theresa’s Church Dress: Business Casual
Degree Information:
Chaplain’s Message:
Dear Brother Knights,
I pray that this Easter season has found you rejoicing in the great resplendent glory that comes from God and God alone! Our Lord has risen and in doing so he has conquered all sin, anxiety and death. Our Lord has provided us with a faith that is beyond all comparison. Christ's resurrection makes Christianity the only truly Supernatural religion. Almost all religions in the history of the world have been strictly natural. The polytheistic religions recognized mankind's dependence on powers outside of their control: life and death, food and light, the seasons and the stars. In primitive times, when mere survival was at stake, religion attempted to provide a way for men and women to stay in perfect synch with these natural forces.
Hunting and agricultural rituals and sacrifices served that purpose. Today, New Age, neo-paganism, witchcraft, Wicca, Dianetics, and other pseudo-religions are returning to this naturalism.
In advanced civilizations, religion developed along more negative lines. Once human societies became stable enough to produce a high literary culture, there emerged an awareness of the futility of the natural religions.
The cycles of nature didn't go anywhere. There was no progress. It was a purposeless wheel of birth, death, and rebirth.
For these advanced religions, then, the goal became an escape from the meaningless natural cycles and a blending into the nothingness beyond nature. This was the case of Buddhism, for example, and Taoism.
Judaism was entirely different - which makes sense, since it alone of the ancient religions consisted in God revealing himself to man, not man striving to understand God. But human nature had obscured this vocation - the Israelites were still seeking heaven on earth. Islamic religion, which began six centuries after Christ, attempted to return to an Old Testament type of faith, however incomplete.
Only with Christ's resurrection was the revelation of man's supernatural vocation made complete. Christ, by rising from the dead, revealed it in his own life. He transcended all natural limits, not by dissolving into nothingness, as the old religions taught, but by entering into the glory of complete communion with God.
That is the vocation of every human being. That is the vocation for all our brother Knights. In him, without losing our personalities, we become sharers in the divine, everlasting life.
This is the unthinkable, wonderful revelation of Easter. It is what makes us a chosen race, a holy nation, a royal priesthood, a people set apart!
May God bless you and your families this Easter season!
Your faithful servant in Christ,
Fr. Brian
In Memoriam:
Brother Don Fine’s Mother-in-Law, Helen Myers, has passed away. Brother Denis Farrelly’s mother, Mrs. Theresa Farrelly, has passed away.
Illness:
Brother Deacon Bill Sulzmann is having difficulties with a heart condition. Brother Deacon Bob Kratchman is being treated for a gall bladder condition. Past Grand Knight Tom Hartley is scheduled for a hernia operation on April 18th, Brother Gordon Nienburg’s wife has pneumonia. Brother John Taaffe’s wife is ill. Brother Don Fine’s brother-in-law, Ray Myers, has brain tumors and has been given less than a year to live. Brother John Hulme’s wife is scheduled for knee surgery on May 3rd. Brother Mike Santo is scheduled for knee surgery on April 20th.
Please remember them in your prayers.
If you know of a Brother Knight, or a member of the family, sick or in distress, please let Jay Werling know. His contact information is at the bottom of this Knight Letter.
Identification:
We have a need to put a more public face on our Council. This will help us with identification and Council growth. Whenever you are participating in any parish activity - attending a meeting of any of the parish ministries, assisting at any parish function - if possible please wear Knights of Columbus identification (either a Council shirt or Council name tag). This will help put a public face on the Council and allow parishioners to know who we are and what we do.
Easter Decorations:
Again this year, Fr. Mick has asked us to assist in decorating the Church for Easter. If you are available, please meet in the Gathering Space on Holy Saturday April 23rd at 9:00 AM. Thanks.
Financial Secretary Appointment:
The Supreme Knight has appointed Brother Jay Werling as the Financial Secretary for our Council. Congratulations Jay!!
Treasurer Appointment:
With the appointment of Jay Werling as Financial Secretary, the Treasurer’s position becomes vacant. Our District Deputy, after consultation with our Board of Trustees, has appointed Brother Don Trizzino as Treasurer for the remainder of this current term of officers. Congratulations Don!!
Council Scholarship Program:
Annually, our Council gives scholarships to the children and grandchildren of our members. If your child or grandchild is graduating high school this June and pursuing post-secondary education, please complete the attached application and return it to the address indicated. Use a separate application for each child/grandchild.
Currently, the Council currently has received eleven applications. If you have a child or grandchild who will graduate high school this year and plans on attending post-secondary education, this month is your last opportunity to apply for your Council’s scholarship. Later this month the Scholarship Committee will begin contacting the high school counselors identified on the applications about the award.
Council Scholarships are awarded based on the number of eligible applicants and funds available. Scholarship funding comes from two sources: our annual spaghetti dinner and solicitation from our membership. If you wish to contribute to our Scholarship Fund, see the form attached to this letter.
Annual Membership Drive:
Our Council is holding its Annual Membership Drive at all the weekend Masses in June. We will have a table in the Gathering Space at all the Masses. Obviously, we need volunteers at all these Masses. These volunteers will need to wear either their pocket name tags or their Knights of Columbus shirts. If you can volunteer, please see Chancellor Joe Lutz at the Council meetings to sign up. We need support for all five Masses (one Saturday afternoon and all four on Sunday) every weekend.
Senior Citizen Expo:
Again this year, the Council will participate in the Senior Citizen Expo at the Little Egg Harbor Community Center on Calabreeze Way. Details are: DATE: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 TIME: 9:00 AM until Noon
If you can help, please notify Chancellor Joe Lutz at the Council meeting.
Fund Raisers:
Currently two fund raisers are under way:
NAME BADGES:
The name badges ordered are in; the price is $11.00 for regular members and $12.00 for Fourth Degree members. See Jay Werling at the meeting for your badge.
New orders for name badges will be taken at all meetings. See Jay for this as well.
SHIRTS:
Brother John Taaffe is taking orders for K of C shirts at the meeting. The cost is $33.00 a shirt, payable with the order. John placed the order; if received, he will distribute the shirts at the meetings after receipt.
Brother Earl Lind is selling Council T-Shirts. The price is $10.00 a shirt.
INSURANCE MESSAGE:
Your Knight of Columbus Insurance Update
New products coming soon (April – May) Disability Insurance - 10 Year Pay Whole Life Details when available.
Annuity Still guaranteed at a minimum of 3% (Don’t Wait) Members & Wives – IRA’s Regular & Roth also Flexible Premium and SEP Transfers and rollovers accepted --- Minimum to start only $300
Long Term Care Remember – Shared care available to member and wife if qualified.
MEMBERS OR WIVES, PLEASE CALL ME ASAP FOR DETAILS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
FIELD AGENT BOB DODDS 609-978-6396
Betania III Mass for Maria Esperanza*
Sunday May 29th - St. Mary of the Pines - McKinley Ave. Manahawkin NJ. 08050 3 00 PM Divine Mercy Service 3:15 PM Rosary 3:30 PM Mass *Cause for Canonization opened 1/31/10 – for prayer cards or information call Bob Dodds at the number above.
Emails:
If you want to contact me via email, please use ‘Knights of Columbus’ in the Subject Line and use my email address at the end of this letter. If you receive this monthly letter via the United States Post Office, it costs your Council $5.28 per year to mail it to you. We want to continue to reduce our monthly mailing expense so we email this letter to those members who provide us with an email address. If you want to receive this via email, please see the Council Guards at the meeting and provide them with your email address, or send Jay an email using his email address below.
Ocean First Account Offer:
For any K of C member from now to July 1, 2011 who opens an Ocean First checking account will receive $50.00 for opening the account and another $50.00 for direct deposit. Thus totaling $100.00 and the Knights of Columbus will also receive $50.00 for each account. See attachment for more details.
Newsletter:
Articles for inclusion in this newsletter should be forwarded to Jay Werling, at the email address below, by the 10th of each month. Anticipated distribution date is not later than the 15th of each month.
Jay Werling 226 Lake Champlain Drive Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087 ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) 609-294-8393
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
To the Scholarship Committee:
My child/grandchild will graduate high school this year and continue with post-secondary education.
Please print all information requested. Thank you.
Student’s Name:____________________________________________________________
Student’s High School:_______________________________________________________
High School Address:________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip Code:_________________________________________________________
Guidance Counselor Phone Number:____________________________________________
Council Member’s Name: ____________________________________________________
Return all Scholarship Applications to:
Scholarship Committee St. Theresa’s Council 450 Radio Road Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087
Knights of Columbus St. Theresa’s Council 14615 Scholarship Program
The purpose of this scholarship is to reward eligible students of this Parish and increase membership in our Council.
Donation
I have enclosed the following donation to the Knights of Columbus St. Theresa’s Council 14615 Scholarship Fund: $ ____________.
Please make checks payable to: “St. Theresa’s Council” or “Knights of Columbus” and either bring this form and check to a Council meeting or mail to:
Jay Werling, Financial Secretary, 226 Lake Champlain Drive, Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087
Jay L. Werling 226 Lake Champlain Drive Little Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08087 609-294-8393 - Home 609-709-9236 - Cell 609-677-6706 - Work |
Knights Of Columbus
St. Theresa Council
#14615
St. Theresa Council
#14615
Faith Formation Center
St. Theresa Parish
450 Radio Rd
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087
Officer's Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the Month
Council Meetings: 4th Tuesday of the Month
Upcoming Events
| Tue May 22 @ 7:00PM - Business Meeting |
| Tue Jun 12 @ 7:00PM - Officer Meeting |
