February Newsletter - Knights of Columbus Council 5436

Knights of Columbus
Volume 18 Issue 8
Kevin Wisely
Grand Knight
kwisely@sbcglobal.net
248-623-9739
Fr. Chris Maus
Chaplain
cmaus@stdanielclarkston.org
248-625-4580
Geoff Wright
Deputy Grand Knight
geoffrey@yahoo.com
248-760-6855
Robert Reinelt
Chancellor
248-625-4052
Thomas Farrell
Warden
tefarrellsales@gmail.com
248-766-4156
Bill Johnson
Financial Secretary
jockiii@comcast.net
248-202-6204
Dar Balcom
Treasure
dbalcom@comcast.net
810-869-5637
Todd Jenkinson
Recording Secretary
toddjenkinson@hotmail.com
Jack Will
Advocate
jackwill041@aol.com
248-969-2286
Fred Baumgartner
Trustee, 3rd year
248-625-5935
Dan Fuller
Trustee, 2nd year
248-394-1034
Len Wasilk
Trustee, 1st year
248-620-3763
Gerry Gebrowsky
Lector
248-922-3522
Joe Brenner
Guard
248-681-0319
Victor Negrette
Guard
248-812-2204
Cliff Holmyard
Guard
cliffordholmyard@hotmail.com
248-701-8711
Pope John XXIII Council #5436
www.clarkstonkofc.org
February 2012
Super Bowl Party
& Big Screen
TV Raffle
February 5th
Doors Open @ 1PM
Raffle tickets are $2 each or 3 tix for $5
Pancakes for
Priests @ OLL
February 12th
After the 8AM,
9:30AM & 11AM
Masses
Poker for Priests Project
Columbiere Center
February 25th @ 6:30PM
VEGAS NIGHT 7PM MARCH 3RD
YOUTH PROGRAM, AGES 10 TO 18
Squires and Knight’s Daughters meet on
the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00PM.
Wednesdays @ 6PM
Fridays @ 5:30PM
Bill Methner
Building Manager
248-625-3772
Call for rental information
Merrill Charbonneau
Building Corporation Pres.
248-625-3578
Brent Michelson
Fundraiser Committee Chr.
248-625-6074
Fred Devendorf
Bingo Chairman
248-2845
Vince Belevender
Bartender Manager,
Council Program Director
248-625-6204
Vince Belevender
Cook Team Mgr.
248-625-6204
Kara Fuller
Ladies Aux. President
fourfullers@comcast.net
248-394-1034
Chris Chaffee
Squire Master
586-764-4321
Chris Chaffee
Knight’s Daughters Program
586-764-4321
Dan Fuller
Newsletter Publisher
Community Director
dcfullerjr@gmail.com
248-394-1034
Kevin Wisely
Parish Roundtable, OLL
kwisely@sbcglobal.net
248-623-9739
Robert Reinelt
Parish Roundtable, St. Dan’s
248-625-4052
Peter Riccardo
District Deputy
Membership Director
pdriccardo@gmail.com
248-202-4903
Gary Lieber
Insurance Agent
gary.lieber@kofc.org
248-673-4142
Grand Knight Article
We had the Auto Show Coat Check fundraiser
event in January and it certainly was a lot of
work. It is so gratifying to see that so many
brothers, wives and family members were willing to step forward to help the council with
this major fundraiser. Many of these kind
folks worked several days at the auto show.
We will be getting an accounting of what our
cut of the proceeds from the fundraiser was in
the near future and we will also thank the volunteers by name. But for now, please know
your efforts are greatly appreciated.
February brings the end of football season and
means it is time for our annual Super Bowl
Party. The Super Bowl Party will be taking
place in our member’s lounge starting at 2PM
on Sunday, February 5th. There will be great
food, fun and football. We will also be raffling
off a big screen TV, so stop on by and enjoy
the day.
We would also like to thank Jerry Nowakowski
for volunteering and bartending on Sunday’s
during this past football season. This gave us
a great opportunity for some Fraternity, one of
our guiding principles. This proved to be quite
popular and quite a few brothers stopped in to
watch our much-improved Detroit Lions and
spend some time with our friends.
We will also be having a St. Patrick’s Day Party on Saturday, March 17th, which is always a
good time.
There are a few big events coming up in March
as well. On March 3rd we will have another
Vegas Night. On the last weekend in March,
we will have our annual Tootsie Roll Drive to
raise funds for mentally handicapped youth in
our community.
The Tootsie Roll drive is our leading community outreach project and last year we raised
over $18,000 that was donated to non-profits
in our community. We will be counting on
your help and involvement to once again make
a significant difference in our community.
GK message continued:
St. Daniel Parish Roundtable Report
Time and time again, we see brothers and wives
step forward to give generously of themselves to
help their council, the churches we serve and
our communities. This helps us build new
friendships and better our world and carry on
the proud tradition of service the Knights of Columbus are known for worldwide.
On Sunday February 5, 2011 we will be having a NEW MEMBER DRIVE at St. Daniels.
If you know any Catholic men who believe in
the importance of investing time in the Catholic Church, friendship, helping others, please
encourage them to join the Knights of Columbus.
Vivat Jesus,
Kevin Wisely
Grand Knight
Note from the Building Corporation:
The Building Corporation has interviewed a handful
of real estate brokers to handle the listing of our
Knights of Columbus Council Hall for sale. We reported in the December newsletter that after long
and deliberate review we have come to the conclusion that with declining council revenues we can no
longer afford to run our Council Hall. After reviewing a handful of proposals from brokers, we have
listed our hall for sale with Signature Associates.
The Building Corporation will continue to run Bingo, rent the hall for events such as weddings and to
run Fish Fry Dinners to keep revenue coming in. We
will continue to pay necessary expenses to keep the
building running.
Anyone interested in finding out what is going on
with this is welcome to attend our Building Corporation meetings. These take place at 6PM on the
first Thursday of each month.
After each mass there will be coffee and donuts in the Cushing Center, all are invited.
Brother Knights will be in the Cushing Center
after all masses to answer questions and accept applications for membership.
If you would like more information prior to
February 5, please contact Bob Reinelt
at 248-933-9179.
Bob Reinelt - Chancellor & RoundTable Coordinator
March 3rd
K of C Irish Pub opens at 5 P.M.
Corned Beef & Cabbage will be served at 6:30PM
Tommy O’Farrell’s Band begins at 7:00PM
We won’t be stealing your fortune, cost is only $10 each!
Join us for a fine Irish
dinner, good Irish cheer,
and a good bit of blarney
with Irish toasts and songs
Get your tickets from Danny-Boy
248-394-1034
Fish Fry Teams
Cook Teams—Mike Pagano 248-464-1788
Team 1 Balcom, Kerr, Butts, Zubalick
Team 2 Roberts, Carpenter, Wasker, Baumgartner
Team 3 Fuller, Will, Bugai, Michelson
Team 4 Belevender, Farrell, Luna, Jackson
Team 5 Methner, Mountian, Flynn, Michelson
Team 1 Roberts
Team 2 Gates
Team 3 Belevender
Team 4 Nowakowski
Team 5 Christina
Poker for Priests at Colombiere
Financial Hardship?
Any member facing financial hardships and having
difficulty paying dues may contact our council’s
Financial Secretary Bill Johnson or Grand Knight
Kevin Wisely. Special consideration is given to any
member that is unable afford dues, if they contact
the council. These matters are handled confidentially.
March 17th
Clarkston K of C – Founder’s Room
Bartender Teams—Vince Belevender 248-625-4052
K of C Council 5436 Building Corporation
Can’t Pay Your Dues?
St. Patty’s Party
March 3rd
Our Next Poker for Priests will be held on Wednesday,
February 25th. Our Council hosts a card party for the
retired priests and brothers at Colombiere Center in
Clarkston. We deal blackjack and poker and it has become a popular event for the retired priests and brothers.
If you would like to help with this project in the future,
please let me know. You will leave there uplifted. Normally, the card games last about an hour and a half and run
from 6PM to 7:30PM. If you arrive a bit earlier, they will
feed you too. Cliff Holmyard, cliffordholmyard@hotmail.com or 248--701--8711.
Thank you to Clff Holmyard, Jim Longbucco and Rick
Wolfe for manning this project on December 28th.
Knight of the Month,
First Name
Last Name
Birth
Date
YRS
SVC
JAMES
AUDETTE
1st
57
Family of the Month,
THOMAS
HUNTER
1st
45
ANTHONY
THOMAS
BOGEDIN
BRAZIER
2nd
3rd
17
42
PATRICK
TOOHEY
3rd
34
DENNIS
SLAYTON
3rd
5
Jack Will
Scott & Pauline Mallory
Congratulations!
Thank you for your efforts.
MICHAEL
PACKARD
3rd
8
STEPHEN
PAWLAK JR
3rd
17
Good of the order:
MARC
HUFFMAN
6th
6
MARK
MORELL
6th
6

Brothers and families that need work
ALLAN
KNAKE
7th
32

John Alfes
REV. MATHEW
CREIGHTON
8th
1

Mary Alfes
JOSEPH
MC GEE
9th
48

Rayna Auger
STEVEN
COOPER
9th
2
FREDRICK
BAUMANN
10th
20

Loraine Baranyai
MARK
GENO
10th
42

Lorraine Bubnik

Brenden Caarniecki

Stuart Daniel

JOSEPH
LUGINSKI
10th
24
JOACHIM
KUPE
11th
12
CHARLES
PIERCE JR
11th
16
THEODORE
GINN
13th
25
Mike Donnellon Sr
JOSHUA
DUTTON
13th
6

Harold Ford

Gabrielle Flemming
WALTER
TIM
CEMPURA
DONOHUE
14th
15th
3
4

Dee Hall
JOHN
KERR
16th
8
KEVIN
KELCO
16th
4

Dick Hall
JOHN
SCHMIDT
17th
11

Lou Henderson

William Reinelt
ALBIN
BUGAI
18th
6

Mike Johnson

Ellen Seeterlin
JOHN
WHITE
18th
1

Kathy Lewis
PAUL
GEKIERE
18th
1

John Shiff
JOSEPH
METHNER
19th
36

Bruno Marriccini

Traci Wightman
CHRISTOPHER
CYR
19th
1
DONALD
JASURDA
20th
2

James McKneely

Pat Wilson

Anthony Miloastan

Joan Wisely

Holly Moss

Jack Monohon RIP

Claudia Negrete

Matt Moulturp RIP

Victor Negrette

John LeForge RIP

Brenden O'Donnell

Angela Springer RIP

Bernice Pagano

Tran Nyugen RIP

Mike Pagano Sr

Cathleen Myers RIP

Sal Reale

Rev. Glenn Williams SJ RIP
E-mail notices:
In the future I would like to be able to contact
you about council matters such as events, funeral notices and newsletter delivery for those who prefer that option. My promise to you is I will
not send you jokes, cartoons or solicitations with either my personal email kwisely@sbcglobal.net or my KOFC e-mail address
GK5436@MIKOFC.org so if you would free me from your e-mail spam
list, I would appreciate it.
Kevin Wisely, GK
JAMES
BRUSO
21st
4
GERALD
KREINER
21st
2
GERARD
KREINER
21st
2
FRED
BAUMGARTNER
22nd
12
ARTHUR
LILIENTHAL
22nd
11
LEONARD
METHNER
22nd
36
BRENT
MICHELSEN
23rd
9
GERALD
ROBERTS JR
23rd
38
DEAN
SCHULTZ
23rd
28
JOHN
LUTZ
24th
27
GREGORY
NOLAN
24th
8
DARWIN
BALCOM
25th
28
GARY
LIEBER
26th
17
LARRY
HEARN
26th
9
DONALD
DUGAL
27th
29
DAVID
JACKSON
27th
1
LANCE
SIEMEN
27th
8
MERRILL
CHARBONEAU
28th
19
JIM
LONGBUCCO
28th
4
BRADLEY
BAKER
29th
4
Ladies Auxiliary – February 2012
Greetings! It is the month of love, as well as the
Superbowl (coincidence? I don’t think so!) The Ladies
Auxiliary got some love from Home Instead Senior Care,
who presented us with a plaque noting our participation
in the Be a Santa to a Senior program, which is run by
our own Nancy Wasilk! This past Christmas was the
second year we volunteered our time to help wrap gifts
for seniors in our community. It is always a fun time
and a great opportunity to provide a much appreciated
service in our community. The award will be shared
with our Auxiliary members at our next meeting on
Monday, March 12th beginning at 6 p.m. with refreshments and fellowship, followed by the business meeting
at 7 p.m.
At the Mid-Year Membership Meeting in Lansing, the
State Officers’ Wives reported that 3400 sweatshirts,
900 bath baskets, 31 sets of twin bed sheets, 700 hats,
scarves, and mittens, and $5000 in cash and gift cards
were brought by Knights of Columbus members from
around the state for Christmas gifts for the boys and
girls of Holy Cross Children’s Serivces. Council #5436
should be proud of its contributions, as we sent at least
18 sheet sets, 20 bath baskets and a good number of
sweatshirts. Brother Francis is very humbled by the
generosity of the Knights and is extremely thankful for
our contributions, as are the kids of HCCS. At the
summer meeting at Mackinac Island, we will again be
contributing a donation of a gift basket for a raffle that
raises money for HCCS. The money that is collected is
then matched by a corporate sponsor. Usually the
Knights are able to raise over $20,000 for HCCS from
this raffle. If anyone has ideas for a raffle basket theme,
please share them at our next Ladies Auxiliary meeting
or call me!
A group of our ladies and friends attended a performance of Nunset Boulevard on January 29th at Meadowbrook Theatre in late January and loved it! It was a
hilarious show! Make sure to join us for our next
planned outing (still in the works)…
The Auxiliary decided to share some love with the St.
Vincent DePaul Society at both Our Lady of the Lakes
and St. Daniel’s parishes.
Ladies Auxiliary -continued
The $460 we raised at our Christmas dinner/auction will
be divided between the two so they can help those in our
community who are in dire need of assistance.
If you have Christmas, birthday, thank you, or any other
type of greeting cards that you no longer need, the Ladies
Auxiliary is collecting them for Kids’ Corp., a program for
the children at St. Jude’s Ranch to learn entrepreneurship skills. The children participate in making the new
cards by removing the front and attaching a new back.
The result is a beautiful new card made by the children
and volunteers. The benefits are two-fold: customers receive “green” holiday cards for use and the children receive payment for their work and learn the benefits and
importance of “going green”. There is a box in the
Delaney Parish Center at Our Lady of the Lakes labeled
“Cards for St. Jude” for donations of your used cards.
They will be collected until mid-February.
(The following shameless plug/information is provided
for those who ask me when my next music gig is…so
here it is! Yes, yours truly will be playing violin in this
performance.)
Love music? The Oakland Symphony Orchestra will
have a concert at Oakland University’s Varner Recital
Hall at 3 p.m. February 12th. Tickets are $20 each ($10
for students) and are available at the door. This concert
showcases the winners of the 15th David Daniels Young
Artists Concerto competition at the university. The program includes a piano concerto by Poulenc, and a euphonium concerto by Wilby, as well as works by Mussorgsky/Ravel and Theofanides. Come see the show
and expand your artistic horizons!
Time is running out to sell the Knights of Columbus MI
State Raffle tickets. The drawing is in March! Big prizes…lots of prizes! If you haven’t yet bought a ticket,
please consider doing so soon. Remember, each $5 ticket sold by our council gives a return of $1 to us. If you
need a ticket, let me know; I have plenty! I will also have
them for sale at Friday night fish fry and at the pancake
breakfast at Lakes on Feb. 12th.
“Forget love…I’d rather fall in chocolate.”—Unknown
Kara Fuller, President
HELP WANTED/NEEDED: Ladies (and gentlemen, too), we need your help. If we cannot get more
assistance in the kitchen with bingo, we may need to stop providing hot food service at bingo altogether.
If you can help, call Hope Alesi at 248-625-6151. You do not need to be a member of the Auxiliary to
help at bingo. We will teach you what to do and you will work with an experienced team member.
Thank you for your support of the Knights.
Mon
26
25
4th Deg Officers
Mtg. 6PM
4th Deg Members
Mtg. 7PM
19
Tue
Squires &
Daughters
Meeting @6PM
6PM Bingo
Team #1
OFFICERS
Kitchen—Kisell
7PM Card Night
29
25
6PM Bingo
Team #4
Pearce
Kitchen—Flynn
7PM Card Night
ASH WEDNESDAY
15
6PM Bingo
Team #3
Charboneau
Kitchen—Kisell
7PM Card Night
6PM Bingo
Team #2 Haines
Kitchen—Aliesi
7PM Card Night
8
1
6PM Bingo
Team #1
OFFICERS
Kitchen—Flynn
7PM Card Night
Wed
23
16
9
Membership
Mtg 7PM
Officers Mtg
Building Corp Mtg
6:30PM
2
Thu
27
20
Rosary &
Adoration
at OLL 7PM
Squires &
Daughters
Meeting @6PM
13
6
Tue
6PM Bingo
Team #1
OFFICERS
Kitchen—Kisell
7PM Card Night
28
6PM Bingo
Team #4
Pearce
Kitchen—Flynn
7PM Card Night
21
6PM Bingo
Team #3
Charboneau
Kitchen—Kisell
7PM Card Night
14
6PM Bingo
Team #2 Haines
Kitchen—Aliesi
7PM Card Night
7
Wed
29
Happy 130th
Founder’s Day
22
15
Fish Fry #2
Membership Mtg
7PM
Light Supper at
6PM
TOOTSIE
ROLL DRIVE
Bar Team #5
Fish Fry #5
30
Bar Team #4
Fish Fry #4
23
Bar Team #3
Fish Fry #3
16
Bar Team #2
9
8
Officers Mtg
7:30PM
Fish Fry #2
Building Corp Mtg
6:30PM
17
31
TOOTSIE
ROLL DRIVE
24
ST. PATTY’S
DAY PARTY
10
Vegas Night
7PM
3
2
1
Bar Team #2
Sat
25
18
11
4
Sat
Fri
Bar Team #5
Fish Fry #5
24
Bar Team #4
Fish Fry #4
17
Bar Team #3
Fish Fry #3
10
Bar Team #2
Fish Fry #2
3
Fri
Thu
M ARCH 2012
28
Rosary &
Adoration
at OLL 7PM
21
14
7
Ladies Social 6PM
Meeting @7PM
12
5
18
11
Pancake
Breakfast @ OLL
4
Sun
27
26
Mon
4th Deg Officers
Mtg. 6PM
4th Deg Members
Mtg. 7PM
20
13
6
19
Pancake Breakfast
@ OL Corporate
Communion
@9:30AM
12
Super Bowl Party
Doors open
at 1PM
5
Sun
F EBRUARY 2012