Week of 4/27/2015 - NH Knights of Columbus

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS – NH STATE COUNCIL
NH State Council – 116th NH State Convention – May 1-3, 2015
NH State Website: www.nhknights.org
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NH State Council – Weekly 2015-04-27
Your NH Knights News:
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Keep Christ In Christmas (KCIC) Program kick-off – Chairman Dave Wilson
State Charity Raffle Ticket Requests – State Council Director Ray Lemay
State Council Hospitality Room at Convention – DD John Shevenell
OPEN HOUSE – NHRTL – New Location: 8 North Main St, Concord NH – May 02, 2015 9:00 am – 11:30 pm
Building the Domestic Church – The Family Fully Alive Program
The Pray For Life Center – Manchester NH – Update on Pennacook St – April 23, 2015
Prayer requests: Rev. Joseph Klatka, Rev. Roland Blais, Knight Richard Caron, Knight Merton (Gus) Gustafson,
Richard F Wolpert father of DD Gary Wolpert, Brother Knight Rene O Roy, Sir Knight Dan D Halpin Jr
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre – Council #8016 – Rochester NH – May 09, 2015 – 6:00 pm
“Knight of Talent” - Knights of Columbus Talent Show (sign up now!) – Jaffrey Council #8544 – May 16th
Camp Fatima Work Day – Barnstead - Saturday - May 16th - Ron Metevier State Diocesan Camp Chairman
19th Annual Bert Boucher Memorial FUN GOLF Tournament – Londonderry Council #6949 – May 16, 2015
USCCB - Fortnight for Freedom: The Freedom to Bear Witness, June 21-July 4, 2015
ANNOUNCEMENT: Exemplification of the Fourth Degree – Littleton NH – June 13, 2015 - 10:30 am
Upcoming Degree Exemplifications
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116th New Hampshire State Convention - 2015 Documents
NOTE: The 116th NH State Convention Newsletter should be out tomorrow evening, Tuesday April 28th.
Please continue to check the NH State Website at www.nhknights.org for up to date Convention info.
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Penny a Knight a Day (PKD):
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2015 Keep Christ In Christmas (KCIC) Program:
GO TO COUNCIL FORMS...
Worthy Grand Knights, Worthy Council KCIC Chairman, Worthy District Deputies,
The 2015 KCIC program materials are now available on the NH State Council Web Site (secure side only - requires User ID and
Password). There are eight (8) KCIC documents available to provide you all of the information needed to begin your 2015 KCIC
Program in your council.
I will also have the new 2015 KCIC display at the State Convention on Friday and Saturday. Please drop by and see the refreshed
selection of beautiful religious Christmas cards to spread the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ! I hope to see you
at the Convention this coming weekend.
KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS!
Dave
Dave Wilson
Knights of Columbus
NH State Council KCIC Chairman tknightnow@aol.com
487-5037 (after 6:30 pm weekdays; anytime on weekends)
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PRAYER REQUESTS
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Brothers: Please keep in your thoughts, all our Brother Knights and their families, that need our prayers
Prayer Request: Passing of Rev. Joseph Klatka, 76, April 13, 2015, Littleton Council #1835 & Assembly #636:
On April 13, 2015, the Reverend Joseph S. Klatka was called to his rest and to the glory of the Resurrection
promised by the Lord. He was 76 years old. Father Klatka was born on February 27, 1939 in Manchester, New
Hampshire and was ordained a priest on May 6, 1967 by the Most Reverend Ernest J. Primeau, D.D., S.T.D., at Saint
Joseph Cathedral in Manchester. Father Klatka served at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Concord; Camp Fatima & Camp
Bernadette; Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Concord, Saint Mary Parish, Rochester, St. Joseph Parish, Dover, St. Peter
Parish, Farmington, St. Pius X Parish, Manchester, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Manchester. Father Klatka
served as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Littleton with its mission of Christ the King in Bethlehem and later the
Mission church at Our Lady of the Snows in Franconia. He also served the Dover Deanery and was Dean of the Franconia
Deanery for several terms. He retired from active ministry in 2006.
On Monday, April 20, 2015, Father Klatka will lie in state at St. Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester, N.H.
from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. The Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci, Bishop of Manchester, will preside at a Mass of
Christian Burial at St. Joseph Cathedral on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. The Rite of Committal will be celebrated
after the Mass at St. Joseph Cemetery in Bedford, New Hampshire. The Connor Healey Funeral Home & Cremation
Center, Manchester, New Hampshire has care of the arrangements. There are no calling hours at the funeral home.
Prayer Request: Passing of Rev. Roland Blais, 96, March 25, 2015, Manchester NH (Retired Priest):
The Reverend Roland O. Blais was called to his rest and to the glory of the Resurrection promised by the
Lord on March 25, 2015. He was 96 years old. He was born on January 14, 1919 in Berlin to Wilfred and Eva (Turcotte)
Blais. He was ordained a priest on April 26, 1944 by the His Excellency William F. O’Shea, M.M., at Saint Joseph
Cathedral in Manchester, New Hampshire. Fr. Blais served at Ste. Marie Parish in Manchester, St. Martin Parish in
Somersworth, Our Lady of Fatima Parish in New London, at St. Vincent de Paul in Berlin, at Sacred Heart in Laconia,
Infant Jesus in Nashua, Holy Rosary in Rochester, Sacred Heart in Wilton, and St. George Parish in Manchester where he
served until his retirement.
SERVICES: were on Tuesday, March 31st where Fr. Blais lay in state at Ste. Marie Church and the Most Reverend Peter A.
Libasci, Bishop of Manchester, presides at a Mass of Christian Burial. Private committal prayers were held at St. Anne
Cemetery in Berlin on April 1st. Notes of condolences may be sent to Rev. Marc Montminy, Gabriel House, 9 Lincoln
Street, Exeter, NH 03833-3297 or to Rev. Paul D. Montminy, St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 207 Hemlock Street,
Manchester, NH 03104-3248
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to NH Catholic Charities, 325 Franklin St., Manchester, NH 03101. To leave a
message of condolence, visit www.lambertfuneralhome.com
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Prayer Request: Passing of Brother Knight Richard Caron, Sunday, April 12, 2015, Belmont Council #10973:
Richard Caron, 78, of Belmont, N.H., died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at Lakes Region General Hospital, after a sudden
illness. Richard was a 3rd Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus Council 10943 Belmont, N.H. The wake was held
Friday, April 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Phaneuf Funeral Home, 243 Hanover Street, Manchester, N.H. A
funeral Mass was celebrated at Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, 15 Elm Street, Manchester, N.H., at 11 a.m.
on Saturday, April 18, and followed by interment with full Military Honors in the mausoleum at Mount Calvary
Cemetery, 474 Goffstown Road, Manchester, N.H.
Prayer Request: Passing of Brother Knight Merton (Gus) Gustafson, 76, 4/21/2015, Manchester Council #92:
Merton L. “Gus” Gustafson, 76, died April 21, 2015, at Mt. Carmel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy
illness. He was a 3rd Degree Knight in Manchester Council 92, as well as the League of 1000 Men of the Sisters of the
Precious Blood. Calling hours will be on Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 6 to 9 p.m. at J. N. Boufford & Sons Funeral
Home, 110 Bridge St, Manchester. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated the following Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at
10 a. m. in St Joseph Cathedral Chapel. Committal prayers will follow in Mt Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers
donations may be made to the League of 1000 Men, Sisters of the Precious Blood, 700 Bridge St., Manchester, NH
03104. Please visit www.bouffordfuneralhome.com more information and the online guestbook.
Prayer Request: Passing of Richard F Wolpert, 96, 4/23/2015, Father of DD Gary Wolpert, Council #8016
We have just received notification of the passing of Gary Wolpert's father, Richard F. Wolpert, 96, who died peacefully
early Thursday morning, April 23, 2015 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family in Oxford, MA. There will
be a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, April 25th at 11 AM at the Forastiere Smith Funeral Home, 220 North Main
St., followed by burial at Green Lawn Cemetery, Callender Ave., both in East Longmeadow. Relatives and friends may
call on Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home from 9:00-11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, please send donations
to VNA of Southern Worcester County and Central MA Hospice, PO Box 368, Webster, MA 01570. For more
information, please visit www.forastiere.com - See more at:
http://obits.masslive.com/obituaries/masslive/obituary.aspx?n=richard-fwolpert&pid=174705222&fhid=2410#sthash.vdmfwru6.dpuf
Prayer Request: Passing of Brother Knight Rene O Roy, 87, 4/22/2015, Berlin Council #506
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Rene O. Roy, 87, formerly of Berlin, died April 22, 2015. He was born in Berlin, N.H., on Aug.
12, 1927, the son of Augustin and Marie Louise (Bilodeau) Roy and lived in Berlin until 2007, when he moved to East
Hartford. Family includes his wife, Bertha (Cloutier) Roy, of East Hartford; daughters Rita B. Roy of East Hartford, Gloria
Koch of Nashua, and Anita L. Roy-Peterson of Glendale, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and brothers
Ronald Roy of Berlin, and Roland Roy of Berlin. Services: A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on April 27, 2015,
at 10 a.m., at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will be St. Anne Cemetery. Relatives and friends may
call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Ave., Berlin, N.H., on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m..
Online guestbook at www.bryantfuneralhome.net.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=Rene-O-Roy&pid=174698317#sthash.zcbe13aj.dpuf
Prayer Request: Passing of Sir Knight Dan D Halpin Jr, April 22, 2015, Bedford Council #12988
Dan D. Halpin Jr. of Bedford died April 22, 2015 at Bedford Falls in Bedford. He was born May 3, 1937 in New York City,
the son of Dan D. Halpin Sr., and Margaret (Hyland) Halpin. Mr. Halpin was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Seton Church
in Bedford. He was a Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus. Members of his family include his wife of 8 years, Valerie
McKeon of Bedford, 2 daughters; Heather Halpin-Smagula of Hooksett, and Dawn Halpin-Godfrey of Bedford, a son
Daniel Dean Halpin of WV, a brother, Richard H. Halpin of Austin, TX, and a sister, Sr. Anne D. Halpin, O.P. of St.
Augustine Beach, FL.
Calling hours are Tuesday, April 28, 2015, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Durning, Bykowski & Young Funeral Home, 285
Manchester St. (corner of Beech St.), Manchester . A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 29,
2015, at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Meetinghouse Rd., Bedford. Encryptment will follow at Mt. Calvary
Cemetery, Manchester.
Funeral Home website: http://www.legacy.com/funerals/durning-bykowski-young-manchester/obituary.aspx?n=dan-d-halpin&pid=174723906
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The Pray For Life Center – Manchester NH
Go to Pray for Life Center WEBSITE...
Pray for Life Center - Facebook page...
Update on Pennacook St Thursday April 23, 2015
From: catkelley@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 5:43 PM
Subject: Thursdays on Pennacook Street
They should have been in school, but instead were keeping an appointment with the abortionist at
Manchester's Planned Parenthood.
The teenage couple arrived in a yellow cab and stopped to talk before going inside. Their reasoning was
because they are only seventeen they are too young to be parents and taking a "pill" will be the solution.
After 1:00 P M they came outside and the girl could barely walk and wound up sitting on the curb outside the
fence. She was doubled over in obvious pain and distress. She did not get the painless easy fix she may have
been promised.
Business has slowed down again and all the living victims and the abortionist were gone before 6:00 P M.
Abortion is an intrinsic evil and needs to be spoken out against. Everyone knows of someone that has been
changed forever because of an abortion and it is time to let people know God is All Merciful and forgives all
that ask.
Cathy
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Nashua - May 25 Memorial Day Parade
Worthy State Officers, District Deputies, Faithful Navigators and Grand Knights...
Prince of Peace Assembly 1506 in Nashua will be marching in Nashua's Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25,
and would like to invite you join us. To the Grand Knights, the invitation extends to all of your Council members,
regardless of Degree held. To all, the invitation extends to your wives and family members.
Review the attached PDF document, which outlines the event. The city's Parade Committee is requesting a tentative
number of participants by Friday, May 15, so please RSVP to Sir Knight Ron Barnovsky at gk@kofc13904.org no later
than Thursday, May 14. He asks that GKs respond for their council, rather than their members replying individually.
There are approximately 20-25 spots on a Santa Maria float and a flatbed for those who cannot walk the 1.3 mile
route. Please indicate how many would like to ride, if spots are available. Priority for riding on either will be given to
older Sir Knights who have trouble walking, followed by families with young children, but we cannot necessarily
guarantee a spot.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Sir Knight Ron at the e-mail address above or by phone to: 809-6768.
Many thanks, Ron Barnovsky, Assembly 1506 Parade Co-Chairman
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Upcoming Degree Exemplifications
ALL FIRST DEGREES: Please contact First Degree Team Captain as soon as possible to inform him of
candidates and number of spectators. Please do not delay in making arrangements for your candidates.
The Degree will be cancelled unless enough candidates are registered by the Friday immediately
preceding the scheduled date. The Degree Team reserves the right to limit the class size.
The dress code is suit jacket and tie with appropriate footwear for all candidates and spectators.
The principle of this degree is Charity, so let your council show their enthusiasm and support for these
candidates by their attendance at this First Degree. All Knights who are Spectators must present a valid
2012-2013 membership card in order to be admitted to the Degree Ceremonial.
Each attending council must bring the following:
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Council Constitutional Rolls unsigned by candidate.
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Form 100.
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A membership kit consisting of pin, rosary and booklet “These Men They Call Knights”.
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A First Degree membership card signed by the Grand Knight and Financial Secretary.
Please contact the First Degree Team Captain if you have any questions.
Degree Locations
(See Links for details) (If available)
First Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates and number of spectators.
Hudson NH – Friday, May 08, 2015 Contact: Team Capt. Wayne Nadeau, 883-8797, wnadeau.kofc@comcast.net
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2015/05/08/16/-/1st-degree-hudson?Itemid=101&filter_reset=1
Bedford NH – Monday, May 18, 2015 Contact: Team Capt. Chris Bond, 488-4854, bondchrisg@gmail.com
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2015/03/16/32/-/1st-degree-bedford?Itemid=101&filter_reset=1
Tilton NH – Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Contact: Team Capt. John Bruno, 286-3240, jeabru@metrocast.net
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2015/04/15/99/-/1st-degree-tilton?Itemid=101&filter_reset=1
Second Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates & number of spectators.
Portsmouth NH – Wed., April 29, 2015 Contact: Frank Sheehan, 436-8259, francis.sheehan@comcast.net
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2015/04/29/144/-/2nd-degree-portsmouth?Itemid=101&filter_reset=1
Hudson NH – Friday, May 15, 2015 Contact: Team Capt. Ron DiStasio, 595-7837, rddistasio@comcast.net
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2015/05/15/23/-/2nd-degree-hudson?Itemid=101&filter_reset=1
Rochester NH – Saturday, May 23, 2015 Contact: Bill Gehring DD#9, 522-9243, spiritson3@gmail.com
Please do not wait until the last minute to register. Cutoff date is May 20th. Arrival for candidates is 9:30 am. Degree
will commence @10 am followed by a Luncheon. 3rd degree will follow. Thank you, Bill
Third Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates and number of spectators.
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Rochester NH – Saturday, May 23, 2015 Contact: Bill Gehring DD#9, 522-9243, spiritson3@gmail.com
Please do not wait until the last minute to register. Cutoff date is May 20th. Arrival for candidates is 9:30 am. Degree
will commence @10 am followed by a Luncheon. 3rd degree will follow. Thank you, Bill
Fourth Degree: Contact 4th Degree Secretary Hector to inform him of candidates & number of spectators.
Littleton NH – Saturday, Jun 13, 2015 Contact: Hector St. Jacques PGK, 888-4590, Hstjpgk@aol.com
Councils and Assemblies: Don’t forget to post your degree information on the website: nhknights.org
Do you have degree information you would like to see in this newsletter? Post your notification on the
State website before Sunday afternoon. I will attempt to link to your degree timely and as space permits.
State Warden Joseph J Kowalik III jjkowalik3@comcast.net
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NH State Council - Weekly Briefings
Mission Statement: Purpose of the NH State Council Weekly Briefing is to provide to the membership, timely information from the
Officers, Deputies, Directors, Chairman, Councils, and Assemblies of the NH State Council. The Goal is to provide short term, up-todate newsworthy articles, notices, & communication, in cooperation with the NH State Council “Granite Knight” Newsletter and the
NH State Council Website.
The deadline for entries is Sunday afternoon. Prepare and submit timely for each Monday issue. Please plan your submission
requests accordingly. Your article should be sent as a “ready to go” completed submission preferably in a Word Document. PDF’s
are acceptable; however, if there are errors or corrections needed for a PDF it will be returned to the sender to fix.
Worthy Knights: In cooperation with our State Webmasters Greg Taillon PSD and Robert Jones DD#11, I have embarked on an
exciting enhancement to the Weekly Briefing. I will be attempting to place articles that were duplicated in the weekly and the
website to make the website the subject matter source and link the weekly to the article. The hope is to increase reliance and
confidence on the website and reduce the need for the membership to submit their information to two different locations to get
the word out. Please bear with us as this transition progresses. A first attempts are below with your State Convention Documents
and the Tootsie Roll report! So hit read more below, enjoy! Your SW Joseph J Kowalik III
PS: Spread the word! GK’s and FN’s please remember to share these briefings by forwarding them to your email rosters and
refer to the information at your business meetings!
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For Local & State News, and Degree Information, visit us on the web at: www.nhknights.org
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From Your New Hampshire State Council,
Joseph J Kowalik III
State Warden
NH State Council Knights of Columbus
157 Hackett Hill Rd., Hooksett NH 03106-2510
603.485-2082 || jjkowalik3@comcast.net
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