Sealy Knights of Columbus The Round Table November 2014 Meeting Reminders

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Sealy Knights of Columbus
The Round Table
November 2014
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A monthly newsletter published by Knights of Columbus, Father Crann Council No. 3313, Sealy, Texas
Meeting Reminders
Please take note of this month’s meeting
dates:
Special Officers Meeting
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2014
Meeting Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Sealy KC Hall
Regular Business Meeting
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2014
Meal Time: 7:00 PM
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Sealy KC Hall
Regular Officers Meeting*
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Meal Time: 7:00 PM
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Sealy KC Hall Main Kitchen
* Due to Thanksgiving being on the same day as our
regularly scheduled November KC officers meeting,
we are moving the date. Please mark your calendars.
In Appreciation
A big “Thank you” goes to the
following individuals for the donation
of their time and talents to our Council:
 October newsletter production and distribution –
Steven Kutra, Willie Kutra, Larry Kuciemba,
Bennie & Bernice Stolarski, and Louis & Barbara
Hajdik
Memorial Donations
In memory of Emil Reznicek
Ernest Feik
Margaret Kahanek
Bobby & Joannah Hagen
To date, approximately $7,785 has been given to the
building, scholarship, and charity funds. All donations
are tax deductible. Envelopes may be picked up at any
of the KC meetings.
Charitable Donations
Nada Knights of Columbus ................................. $100.00
Any KC member is invited and encouraged to attend any
or all of these meetings. You’ll find out what’s going on
in our Council and be able to take an active part by
expressing your views and opinions on various issues.
Attendance Prizes
At the October regular meeting, James
Toman and Bennie Stolarski each won a 12pack of refreshments in the attendance prize
drawings.
Every Brother Knight of our Council has an
equal chance of winning an attendance prize. To collect
it, however, you must be present at the next regular
membership meeting.
Sealy KC Dues
Sealy KC dues for 2015 are $30.00. Please send your
dues to:
Sealy KC #3313
ATTN: Paul Dronka
P. O. Box 1133
Sealy, Texas 77474
Council Participation Incentive
During this fraternal year, our Council is awarding the
official 2014-2015 caps displaying the KC emblem and
“Sealy Council 3313” to certain special members. To
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become eligible for one of these caps, an individual must
accomplish one of the following: (1) attend at least six
(6) regular Sealy KC meetings during this fraternal year
(July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015); (2) propose a candidate
for membership in the First Degree of our Council; or
(3) become a new First Degree member in our Council.
Many Thanks!
Roy and Carolyn Dierschke have
collectively served as our Hall
Manager for the past 30+ years. They
have announced their retirement from
this position effective January 1,
2015. We are extremely honored to have had such a
couple who has contributed a considerable amount of
time and effort in making our hall available for various
and numerous celebrations and events. A big thank you
for all your years of service!
Hall Manager Position Vacancy
Due to the retirement of Roy and Carolyn Dierschke, we
have a vacancy in the Hall Manager position that needs
to be filled. If interested, please contact one of the
trustees or Larry Kuciemba.
Welcome Aboard!
We welcome David Olvera to the Order and our
Council. David attained the First Degree on October 9.
Congratulations, David!
Sealy Columbus Club Meeting
We will have a special-called Sealy Columbus Club
meeting after our Sealy KC meeting on November 13.
Items to be discussed are building improvements, real
estate, storage issues, pavilion, etc.
Barbecue Chicken Fundraiser
In a fundraising effort, a barbecue
chicken meal will be served on
Sunday, November 16 at the Sealy
KC Hall. Serving will be from 10:30
AM to 1:00 PM. You may purchase barbecue chicken
meals with all the trimmings OR barbecue chicken plates
to go. This fundraiser will be used to help defray
expenses of the Sealy KC Iron Knights softball team.
The team members would like to thank all of the people
who have supported their fundraising events.
Sealy KC Christmas Party
Our Sealy KC Christmas party will be
Saturday, December 13 from 4:30 PM to
8:00 PM. A complimentary catered
dinner with all the trimmings will be
served. We will be exchanging men’s
and ladies’ Christmas gifts. Adult Christmas gifts
should be NEW gifts (valued at $10). If you do not
bring a gift to exchange, please do not expect to receive
a gift. Mark your calendar for this annual event. Please
RSVP to Willie Kutra by Monday, December 8, at (979)
885-3465 or wfkutra@att.net.
KC Sports Fest
Our 16th Annual Sports Fest will be held on
Saturday, January 10, 2015. Leon
Konvicka, Kyle Novicke, Bobby Hagen,
Ward Hagen, Mark Faldyn, Larry Kana, Ike Wozniak,
Pete Berckenhoff, Ernest Feik, Cecil Trichel, Arnold
Stastny, and Larry Kuciemba will be responsible for
ticket distribution. Only 1,800 tickets will be sold at $25
each with 60 guns being raffled (average retail gun cost
is $420). Stew will be served and a Casino Night will
take place. Casino raffle prizes will be awarded to lucky
casino winners, and a silent auction will be held.
Sealy Knights of Columbus #3313
1310 Highway 90 West
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16 Annual Sports Fest & Casino Night
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Doors open at 6:00 PM.
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– Remington 700 SPS 7 MM-08
– Rossi Circuit Judge 45LC/410 Gauge
– Henry Varmint 17
– Remington 700 270 Rifle
– Browning BPS 12 Gauge
– Rossi Rio Grande 30-30 Lever Action
– Remington 887 Nitro Mag 12 Gauge
– Ruger LCP Black 380
– Remington 700 243 Rifle
– Parker Bushwacker Crossbow Package
– Savage Axis XP Combo 243
– Henry Lever Action 22
- Benelli Nova Pump Synthetic 12 Gauge
– Mossberg 100 ATR Scope Package 270 Rifle
– Rossi Rio Grande 45-70 GOVT
– Remington 870 Super Mag 12 Gauge Rifle
– Ruger American 30-06 Rifle
– Savage Axis 308
– Henry H001M 22 Mag
– Remington 870 Express 20 Gauge
– Mossberg Flex 500 12 Gauge
– Remington 870 Express 12 Gauge Rifle
– Savage 93R17 17
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– Remington 700 SPS 7MM-08
– Rossi Circuit Judge 45LC/410 Gauge
– Henry Lever Action 22
– Mossberg 100 ATR Scope Package 30-06
– Remington 870 Youth 20 Gauge
– Savage Axis Scope Package 270
– Remington 870 Synthetic 12 Gauge
– Savage Axis XP Combo 270
– Remington 700 270 Rifle
– Remington 870 Express 12 Gauge Rifle
– Rossi Rio Grande 30-30 Lever Action
– Remington 700 SPS 7MM-08
– Rossi Circuit Judge 45LC/410 Gauge
– Savage Axis 308
– Ruger American 30-06 Rifle
– Remington 870 Express 20 Gauge
– Remington 870 Youth 20 Gauge
– Henry Lever Action 22
– Remington 700 243 Rifle
– Henry H001M 22 Mag
– Remington 887 Nitro Mag 12 Gauge
– Mossberg 100 ATR Scope Package 270 Rifle
– Remington 870 Super Mag 12 Gauge Rifle
– Mossberg Flex 500 12 Gauge
– Savage Axis Scope Package 270
– Savage Axis 308
– Henry Youth Lever Action 22
– Stoeger P350 12 Gauge Shotgun
– Parker Bushwacker Crossbow Package
– Rossi Circuit Judge 45LC/410 Gauge
– Marlin 336-W 30-30 Lever Action
– Ruger LCP Black 380
– Barnett Quad 400 Crossbow Package
– Henry Lever Action 22
– Remington 870 Express 12 Gauge Rifle
– Mossberg 100 ATR Scope Package 30-06
– Remington 700 SPS 7MM-08
This year we will be serving stew as our meal.
Donations will be accepted. Persons possessing a gun
raffle ticket stub will be given $25,000 of play money
for each raffle ticket. If someone only wants to eat (say,
your spouse), a wristband will be sold for $10.00. This
only entitles the person to eat. If this person decides
later that he or she would like to take part in the casino
games, they can purchase a gun raffle ticket (while
supplies last) and receive (a) a 1-in-30 chance of
winning a gun, (b) $25,000 of play money, and (c) a
stew meal. Yes, the gun raffle ticket is a better deal but
not required for entry into the hall. If persons do not
want the gun raffle ticket, they can purchase the
wristband for the same price ($25.00) as the gun raffle
ticket and receive $25,000 of play money. Everyone
who wants to play casino games will have to pay the
initial $25.00 either by purchasing a gun raffle ticket or
just simply paying the door entry fee. Casino play will
be from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. What do we do with the
play money? We will have special items for a casino
raffle. A ticket for the casino raffle will be exchanged
for each $12,500 increment of play money. The more
play money you have, the more tickets and chances to
win a casino prize. Since play money is used, minors
can also play the casino games. In addition, there will
be a cash bar for refreshments and bingo pull tabs.
Stew meal served. (Donations will be accepted.)
Need not be present to win
$25.00 per ticket – only 1,800 tickets sold
Guns not collected after 60 days of event become the property of
Sealy Knights of Columbus #3313.
Prize winners accept responsibility for all applicable taxes.
We are currently trying to implement credit card
payment of Sports Fest raffle tickets via our website and
PayPal. More information to come in the near future.
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Be sure you inform the people who pre-purchase the
raffle tickets that they will need them to exchange for
play money. We hope this will answer most of your
questions. If you have any further questions, contact
Bobby Hagen, Mark Faldyn, or Larry Kuciemba.
Thanks!
Sports Fest Committee
Guns purchased through Academy Sports & Outdoors.
For tickets, please call (713) 296-9387 or e-mail
kuciemba@comcast.net.
CASINO NIGHT
We hope the following will answer
some common questions about the
Casino Night we will be hosting along
with our annual Sports Fest. This is to
inform all of our ticket salespeople so you can all answer
any question given by ticket buyers.
Sealy KC Ladies Night & Awards Banquet
The Sealy KC Ladies Night & Awards Banquet will be
held on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at the Sealy KC
Hall.
Sealy KC Website
Have you seen our website lately?
Please check it out at
www.sealykofc.org.
If you would like to receive your KC
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newsletter via email, please email or contact Steven
Kutra with your email address. We are currently
sending out three or more emails weekly with
information updates.
Electronic Sign Ads
All Sealy KC members’
birthdays have been input into
our electronic sign so that, on
your special day, you will have
your name up in lights.
If you would like to buy an ad
for your wife’s birthday or your anniversary, you may
purchase ads for the following prices:
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Daily.....................................................$20
Weekly ...............................................$100
Monthly..............................................$300
6 months ..........................................$1,500
Yearly..............................................$2,750
If you are interested in purchasing an ad for yourself or
your company, please call Larry at (713) 296-9387.
Newsletter Articles Deadline
The deadline to submit articles for the
December issue of the newsletter is
Sunday, November 30, 2014, by 6:00 PM.
All articles must be in writing and
submitted either by hard copy to Newsletter
Editor Steven Kutra or by E-mail to
newsletter@sealykofc.org.
LTC Is an Important Piece of the Puzzle
There are many financial consultants and retirement
authorities who emphasize the need for a long-term care
(LTC) product for estate preservation and family
protection. While many commercial life insurance
companies have gotten out of the long-term care
business, the Knights of Columbus considers LTC a very
important piece of the family protection puzzle. The
Order has been actively offering our members this
product for nearly 15 years without a premium increase
on current policyholders. Members who wisely
purchased an LTC plan from the Knights in 2000 are
still paying the same premiums today. Even better, our
LTC coverage is backed by the full strength of the
Order, which remains rooted in our strong Catholic
values. Talk about stability when it counts.
If we have not spoken about your need for LTC
coverage in your family portfolio, please take some time
out of your schedule to meet with me.
Remember, long-term care policies are underwritten
based on your health, and you most likely will never be
any healthier than you are today.
Mark Boenisch, FICF, Field Agent
Knights of Columbus Agency Department
Business Phone: (800) 460-2706
Cell Phone: (979) 758-4039
E-mail: mark.boenisch@kofc.org
Sealy Knights of Columbus Events Calendar
November 09, 2014 - December 20, 2014
Sunday
Nov 9
Leroy Zapalac's
75th Birthday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednes day
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 12
6:15 PM Steven
Kutra & Larry
Kuciemba's Bingo
Team (Kitchen:
Theresa &
Malford
Williamson)
Kenny
Callender's
62nd Birthday
Veterans Day
Thursday
Friday
Nov 13
Nov 14
Nov 16
Dwayne Schroeder's
47th Birthday
Willie Kutra's 81st
Birthday
Nov 23
Feast of Christ the
King
Nov 17
6:15 PM Daniel
Cano's Bingo
Team (Kitchen:
JoAnn Hagen)
Nov 18
7:30 PM KC
Officers Meeting
Abraham Carrillo, Gil
Mendoza, Raul Rosas,
Misael Dominguez (Bar
Workers)
7:30 PM KC
Regular Meeting
Hall Booking - Rodriquez
Quinceanera
James Wright's 49th Birthday
Bennie Stolarski's
Cooking Team
Nov 19
Mark Nastoupil's Clean-up
Team
Nov 20
Johnny
Compian's 61st
Birthday
Michael Gregory's 40th
Birthday
Nov 21
Eric Bukowski's
25th Birthday
6:15 PM Mark
Nastoupil's Bingo
Team (Kitchen:
Merle Pacher)
Nov 22
Abraham Carrillo, Gil
Mendoza, Raul
Rosas, Misael
Dominguez (Bar
Workers)
Bobby Hagen's Clean-up
Team
Jonathan
Kuciemba's
22nd Birthday
Nov 24
Nov 15
6:00 PM Special
KC Officers
Meeting
Meeting room
set-up: Mark
Faldyn
10:30 AM -1:00 PM
Sealy KC Barbecue
Chicken Fundraiser
(Drive-thru Only)
Saturday
George Fuller's 72nd
Birthday
Hall Booking - Rosas
Quinceanera
Nov 25
Nov 26
Nov 27
Nov 28
Don Howard's
46th Birthday
Craig Kutra's
53rd Birthday
Nov 29
Ron Fitch's Bar
Team
Juan Bueno's
41st Birthday
Melvin Cerny's
60th Birthday
Thanksgiving
Tom Nichols'
78th Birthday
Nov 30
6:00 PM Deadline to
Submit Articles for
Next Issue of Sealy
KC Newsletter
Feast of Saint Andrew,
Apostle
First Sunday of Advent
Dec 1
Dec 2
6:15 PM Pete
Berckenhoff's
Bingo Team
(Kitchen: Mr. &
Mrs. Abraham
Carrillo)
Dec 3
Dec 4
Dec 5
Ken Bukowski &
Ken Janitz's Bar
Team
Mike Gajewski's
47th Birthday
John Dirba's 49th
Birthday
Dec 7
Dec 8
August Henke's
72nd Birthday
6:15 PM Charles
Hinze's Bingo
Team (Kitchen:
Frances Hinze)
Hall Booking Sealy KC Fourth
Degree
Christmas Party
Ryan Svoboda's
37th Birthday
Dec 9
David
Aguinaga's 34th
Birthday
Benito Ybarra's
45th Birthday
Dec 10
Daniel Kulow's
68th Birthday
Gildardo
Mendoza's 52nd
Birthday
Immaculate
Conception of the
Virgin Mary
Dec 14
Dec 15
Hall Booking Immaculate
Conception
Church 125th
Anniversary
Celebration
6:15 PM Joe
Marusik's Bingo
Team (Kitchen:
Lorene
Berckenhoff)
Mark Faldyn's
56th Birthday
Dec 6
Edmund
Novicke's 85th
Birthday
Deacon Frank
Laredo's 80th
Birthday
Dec 11
7:30 PM KC
Regular Meeting
Dec 12
Our Lady of
Guadalupe
Abraham Carrillo
and Isidro Lara's
Cooking Team
Meeting Room
Set-up: Roy
Dierschke
Dec 13
4:30 PM -8:00
PM Sealy KC
Christmas Party
at KC Hall
Willie Kutra &
Bobby Hartmann's
Bar Team
Patrick Frnka's 39th
Birthday
Dec 16
Dec 17
Chad Novicke's
41st Birthday
Dec 18
Dec 19
Ike Wozniak's
80th Birthday
Donnie
Strieder's 55th
Birthday
Kyle Novicke's
40th Birthday
Mark Pulos' 57th
Birthday
Dec 20
Ward Hagen's Bar
Team
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Sealy, TX 77474-1133
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COUNCIL/CONTACT INFORMATION
COUNCIL OFFICERS
Term of Office: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
Physical Address .....................1310 Highway 90 West
Sealy, Texas 77474
Mailing Address ......................P. O. Box 1133
Sealy, Texas 77474-1133
Grand Knight.................................Larry Kuciemba
Deputy Grand Knight ....................Charles Hinze
Chaplain ........................................Fr. Eric J. Pitre
E-mail Address ........................info@sealykofc.org
Chancellor .....................................Benjamin Stolarski
Council Web Site.....................www.sealykofc.org
Financial Secretary........................Paul Dronka
Sealy KC Hall Telephone ........(979) 885-6370
Regular Business Meetings......2nd Thursday of the month @ 7:30 PM
Sealy KC Hall
Recorder ........................................Doug Konesheck
Warden ..........................................James Toman
Treasurer .......................................Joseph Schmidt
Regular Officers Meetings.......4th Thursday of the month @ 7:30 PM
Sealy KC Hall main kitchen
Lecturer .........................................Ward Hagen
District Deputy, District #69....Larry Kana
larrykana@sbcglobal.net
Trustee for 2 years.........................Daniel Cano
Trustee for 1 year ..........................Jim Grigar
Trustee for 3 years.........................Mark Nastoupil
KC Insurance Agent ................Mark Boenisch, FICF, Field Agent
(800) 460-2706
mark.boenisch@kofc.org
Newsletter Editor.....................Steven W. Kutra
newsletter@sealykofc.org
Advocate .......................................Berk Ehret
Inside Guard ..................................Roy Dierschke
Outside Guard ...............................Mark Faldyn
Outside Guard ...............................Cecil Trichel