Knight Times Monthly Newsletter of the Great 799

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1 Knight Times Monthly Newsletter of the Great 799 March 2015 Volume 112, Issue 3 Dallas Council 799 Knights of Columbus Shoreview Road Dallas, Texas Chaplain s Message By Fr. Josef Vollmer-König Dear Brother Knights, The season of Lent is a time of change. It is a special time to prepare to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. As Catholics we are asked to fast. What are we fasting from- food, drink, noise, gossip, or just busyness? The fast should help us to discipline ourselves in order to lead a more spiritual life. We are asked to pray. Prayer is more listening to God through spending time in and with Sacred Scripture, rather than talking. Prayer needs to be a part of our everyday life. This time should help us to draw closer to God. We are asked to give alms, sharing the blessings we receive from God with the less fortunate sisters and brothers among us. It is the hope that the good practices we develop during this holy season become part of our everyday life and increase our relationship with God. The disciplines of Lent remind me of the time I spent with the physical therapist before my knee surgery. This therapy was designed to help me to get rid of bad habits and develop good ones. Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock. Lent originated in the very earliest days of the Church as a preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and when converts were instructed in the faith and prepared for baptism. By observing the forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days. Blessings Fr. Josef Month at a Glance This Month March 3 (Tue) Monthly General Meeting March 6 (Fri) Fish Fry March 7 (Sat) Diocesan Corporate Communion March 8 (Sun) Daylight Savings Time begins (Spring forward) March 9 (Mon) Spring Break March 13 (Fri) Fish Fry March 15 (Sun) St Patrick s Day toast at KayCee Lounge March 16 (Mon) Orientation Meeting for new candidates March 17 (Tue) St. Patrick s Day March 20 (Fri) Fish Fry March 23 (Mon) Catholic Daughters of America - Meeting March 27 (Fri) Fish Fry March 29 (Sun) Children s Easter Party; 3:30-5:30pm March 29 (Sun) Palm Sunday March 31 (Tue) First Degree Ceremonial Looking Ahead April 2 (Thu) Holy Thursday April 3 (Fri) Good Friday & last Fish Fry April 5 (Sun) Easter April 7 (Tue) Monthly General Meeting

2 For These We Pray Please pray for our members and their family members with chronic or serious ailments, as well as the souls of our departed Brothers. Prayer List Pope Francis Most Reverend Charles Grahmann Matthew Schmitmeyer David Carr Anne Hale James Allred Audrey Vlk Tom Carpenter Al Hauser Debbie Hooper Jim Wood Dave Ostang Tony Tovar Brother Ray Vlk passed away peacefully on February 8th. Ray recently celebrated his 86th birthday. He was a long time Member of our Council, an Honorary Life member that joined the Order in Ray was a faithful helper to the FAJR for many of the 4th degree events. Ray is also the father of our Past Grand Knight Pat Vlk. If you know of deaths or major illnesses of Knights or their family members, please contact: Frank Gray, (214) or prayers@kc799.org The Knights of Columbus offers a wide range of products suited for the needs of our Members. Call our Field Agents: Last Names A-L Marc Newhouse (972) (469) cell Last Names M-Z John Shaver (817) (214) cell Grand Knight s Letter By John Guerra Dear Brother Knights: This newsletter is going out late. Please accept this better late than never attempt to keep you informed about activity at our Council. Member dues are vital to the operation of our Council. Not only do they fund our activities and our Charity account, the dues help us pay our obligations to higher levels of the Order. The per capita tax is paid to State and Supreme Councils based on the number of members on our roster. This is good, because this allows our Council to support the charitable mission of our Order. But when a Member fails to pay his dues, it puts our Council in a situation where we deplete our Charity Fund to cover the Member s portion of the per capita tax. For the past two months, I have made an effort to get as many Knights as possible to pay their dues. This month we are launching a phone calling campaign. Starting in April, we will begin the process to drop Members who have not paid dues. At the March meeting, we also reviewed the deadlines that were enacted last fall (and which have been widely publicized). Knights who have paid their Council dues by March 31 will be eligible for a reduced family pool membership. Knights who are delinquent on that date will be subject to an additional late fee, essentially paying a higher pool rate. Assuming you pay your Council dues by March 31, your pool application can be submitted without late fee before April 30. The final, final, final date to get your pool application submitted is May 15. Anyone not aware of these dates can refer to the previous several newsletters and their pool application paperwork they received in the mail. Thank you for your support of the Council and for helping us achieve our goal of 100% of dues paid. Fraternally, John Guerra, GK Sisters' Appreciation Dinner Recap We hosted the Paul Bagley/Cardy Vance Sisters' Appreciation Dinner on February 15. It is a long-time tradition at KC 799 and our small way of saying thank you to the Sisters of our diocese. We served the Sisters a four-course taste of Italy, prepared by a professional chef. We also distributed gift baskets, flowers, goody bags and gift cards. We would like to thank the following volunteers: Chef Nick Pavageaux (Kozy) Azzurra Pavageaux Jason Gordon Amy Stuart John Stuart Susan Hill Mike Hill John Little Pat Vlk Terry Vlk Lynn Daniel Sonya Hanna Jen Widhelm Sandy Kubelka Heidi Gerst Steve Fox Colleen Fox Jennifer Collier Amy Vitek Erika Estrada Tina Galvan Tim Rogers Lisa O'Brien Kristi Files Jeff Vance Andy Ellard Jim Schuldenberg Tim Brennan Sergio Zarate Bobbie Taylor Thomas and Ann Kelton (hosts) Knights of Columbus - Dallas Council 799 Page 2

3 KC799 Annual Fish Fry Come Support Charity! Invite your friends! Take part in a unique Catholic tradition and spend some time with family and friends! Every Friday during Lent, the Knights of Columbus Council 799 is hosting a Fish Fry at the KayCee Hall (located at Shoreview Road, Dallas, TX 75238). The all-you-can-eat buffet, including fried fish, French fries, hush puppies and cole slaw, will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at $10 per adult and $5 for children (12 and under). And if you re too busy to sit down, we ll provide drive-through service ($10/plate) from 6:00 p.m. to - 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome so come join the fun! Come to the Fish Fry! Your attendance is a huge help. Sure we need labor (see below). But we also need customers. Come enjoy the Fish Fry with your family/friends. You can take pride knowing that when you pay for your Lenten meal, you are also supporting the KC Charity Fund. Volunteers needed Labor needed. Here are a few places you can volunteers: Inside crew (lead by Andy Ortiz and Chris Ortiz). Setup: Each Friday afternoon we will set the tables and chairs (flipping the room from the morning event). Start time will vary each Friday. Service: Volunteers can help keep the room clean, bussing tables, and clearing trash during the meal from 5:30pm to 8:00pm Tear down: Each Friday night starting at 8pm, we will clean and reset the room. Many hands make light work! Drive through (lead by Tom Mangelsdorf and Tony Rodriguez). We'll need about 10 men each Friday to run the drive through. A couple are needed to set the drive through starting at 5:00pm. Then around 5:30pm, we'll get the drive through crew organized and ready to serve by 6:00pm. Flag Crew (open) Need 1-2 volunteers to take on the responsibility for posting retiring the U.S. flag court along Shoreview. We also have banners and signs for the Fish Fry that will need to be displayed. Bishop's Pro-Life Dinner The Bishop s 22 nd Annual Catholic Pro-Life Dinner featuring a musical performance by award-winning singer Kathy Troccoli will be on Saturday, April 18 at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. The annual event benefiting the Catholic Pro-Life Committee includes a wine pull and silent auction at 5 p.m., followed by a seated banquet, live auction and program at 6 p.m. This event raises critical funds to save babies, support families, and provide post-abortion healing and education. Reservations are $100 for an individual seat, $1,000 for a table of ten, $50 for student volunteers, and premium tables with private reception tickets are $5,000 and up. Raffle tickets for a chance to win $15,000 in MasterCard gift cards are available now for $20 each, 4 for $60 and 8 for $100. Dinner reservations are requested by April 6, 2015, after which the price increases to $125. Seating is limited. Reservations may be made at prolifedallas.org/bishops_dinner_2015_reservations. Fourth Degree Exemplification The Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus was founded in 1900 as the highest degree of our Order. The Fourth Degree is about Patriotism, promoting good Catholic citizenship, supporting programs to promote learning the rich history of our country and providing support for those serving in our military services. The Father Abram J. Ryan Assembly, chartered April 6, 1914, is the Fourth Degree assembly assigned for Council 799 members, and we share a long association with the Council. To join, you must have made your First Degree, have attained the Major Degrees and are a Brother Knight in good standing with your council - i.e., your dues are current. The Spring Exemplification will be held the weekend of April 11, 2015 in Palestine, Texas. Please contact Jim Hale with any questions. (jamesahale@gmail.com; ) Knights of Columbus - Dallas Council 799 Page 3

4 KofC Insurance Spotlight Ask Eligible Men to Join Today, I want to address the growth of the Order. Membership growth is the fuel that keeps this great fraternal engine running. All of our charitable works at the council, state, national and international level are thanks to our hard-working members. And more members equals more charity. We know that the membership blitz is a tried and true way for councils to get more men to join. We see these pushes often in March, in celebration of Founder s Day, and again in October. These drives are successful because brother Knights have increased visibility speaking or presenting during and after Masses and at special events. We must remember that we have a duty to ask each and every Catholic gentleman to join our ranks for the good of the Church, the community and the Order. During the rest of the year, we often forget to ask men to join and to bring their families into the Knights of Columbus family. You probably know an eligible Catholic man you could ask today. What if the only reason he hasn t joined is because no one has asked him yet? When telling a prospect about the strengths of the Order, don t forget our greatest fraternal benefit: our insurance program. This is often a selling point to a potential member who is on the fence. Many members become Knights simply to be able to buy coverage to protect their family. Soon after, they realize the good our charitable works do for their community, and they are proud to be members. As your professional Knights of Columbus insurance agent, I look forward to helping us grow in fraternity in any way that I can. KayCee Club Website John Shaver FIC Marc Newhouse John.Shaver@kofc.org Marc.newhouse@kofc.org Visit the KayCee Club s new website at Check out the new look and get information on the pool or on Club hall services or rentals. KayCee Club Pool News By now all pool members and new Knight s should have received the pool paper work to renew your pool membership. If you have not received your paperwork, it is available in the office during business hours. The deadline to submit your pool paper work and payment is May 15th. Pool registrations will NOT be accepted after this date. A reminder that Knights who wish to sign up for the pool, MUST have their Council 799 dues paid by March 31st. Please do not delay in getting your dues paid, the end of the month will be here before you know it. If you pay your Council 799 dues by March 31st, the pool dues are $200. If you procrastinate and pay your dues after the deadline, but before May15th, your pool dues are $300. Diocesan Corporate Communion Bishop Farrell will host the Diocesan Corporate Communion this coming Saturday, March 7th at 10 am at the Cathedral downtown (2215 Ross Ave, Dallas TX 75201). The word corporate refers to a united group, and the Corporate Communion is an opportunity to bring all Knights together to demonstrate unity for the celebration of the Mass and Eucharist. We would love to see many Knights from Council 799 in attendance. This is also a great opportunity for you to bring the family to hear more about the great work the KC does for our Dioceses. Knights of Columbus - Dallas Council 799 Page 4

5 Online Dues and Survey If you have not yet paid your dues, please do so. You can use the dues and survey link to pay online ( This online form can be used for either (or both) the dues and the survey. If you prefer to pay your dues by check, you can still fill out the online survey form (which will help us greatly). Crawfish Boil Monthly Meeting Highlights Easter Party The Knights of Columbus is hosting its annual children's Easter party and egg hunt on Sunday, March 29th. The party will be from 3:30 to 5:30 in the upper hall. Remind your children to have their Easter baskets in tow. There will also be a balloon artist and other activities for the kids. Hope to see you there! On Sunday, May 3, 2015, the KayCee Club and the Knights of Columbus Council 799 will host their first annual Crawfish Boil at the KayCee Hall (10110 Shoreview Road, Dallas, TX 75238). Come relax with family and friends, enjoy some great food and take in the pool before the summer season hits. Admission for adults is just $15 ($5 for children 12 and under), which includes access to the pool for the day and all the crawfish and grilled hamburgers and hot dogs you can eat (while supplies last). And wash it all down with cold beer for sale! The first basket of crawfish will be served around 1:00, and we ll keep cooking until we run out. Tickets are limited and going fast. Buy them at the Fish Fry events or online at Knight of the Month At the February meeting, we honored Salvatore Alfi as the Knight of the month. Sal Alfi did some carpentry work to repair some furniture we use at our Council meetings. We appreciate Sal Alfi for jumping in to get the work down with high quality and quickly. Here are the Highlights from the most recent Council General Meeting and Board meetings. Please contact an officer of the Council with questions. Council General Meeting (Feb 3): All transfers must go to Orientation Eagle Scout project funded: $350 from Charity Account, $357 from Members July 4th raffle will be for a $10k pre-paid Visa card Ronald McDonald House dates set for year. Cooking teams assigned 4 th Degree in Palestine 4/11 Crawfish Boil set for May 3 rd at the pool Council Board Meeting (Feb 17): Approved budget for Kids Easter Party Reviewed plans for Fish Fry Discussed assignments for July 4th Event Plans for online raffle of pool membership marketed to pool wait list Kaycee Club Board Meeting (Feb 17): Club sign needed for front of Hall Discussed wedding advertisement options Unexpected plumbing costs recurred Bishop Lynch HS Events Friar Frenzy 5K and Health Expo Saturday, March 21-8:30am-11am Benefitting Leukemia & Lymphoma Society & Honoring Audrey Vlk friarfrenzy@bishoplynch.org Spring Market Saturday, April 11-9am-5pm Free Admission Unique one of a kind items for Mother s Day and Graduations. Raffle drawings all day/free bags blbrigademarkets@gmail.com Regular Hours Lounge Information Mon-Fri: Open 5pm to close* Saturday: 2pm-close* Sunday: 2pm-8pm * Closing time is between 9pm and midnight. If you're having a good time, we're open. KayCee Club Hall Rental For rental (Members and non- Members), please call Vocation Chalice Program Please continue to volunteer for our Vocation Chalice program. Chalices are exchanged on Tues. evenings, at the cabinet in the downstairs lounge. Chalice 1 02/23-03/03 Mike McConnell 03/03-03/10 Herb Brady 03/10-03/17 Dave Kelly 03/17-03/24 John Little 03/24-04/31 Richard Johnston Chalice 2 02/23-03/03 Ed Reyna 03/03-03/10 Christopher Daly 03/10-03/17 Peter Callan 03/17-03/24 Steve Sapp 03/24-04/31 Jonathan Fuhrman Please call Richard Johnston at (469) to sign up for this program. Knights of Columbus - Dallas Council 799 Page 5

6 Dallas Council 799 Knights of Columbus Shoreview Road Dallas, Texas RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Subscribe for electronic delivery: Contact Information Join the Great 799 In this Newsletter KayCee Club Contacts: Office: (214) Fax: (214) Lounge: (214) Pool: (214) Prayer Intentions: Frank Gray, (214) Membership: David Kelly Newsletter Articles: Chuck Ehmann, (214) Web/ Articles: Insurance Field Agents: John Shaver, (214) Marc Newhouse, (469) What are the requirements? Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical Catholics in union with the Holy See. How to join? New applicants are required to attend an orientation meeting to get more information and meet with the Membership Committee. The orientation will discuss the history, activities, and duties of being a Knight. Orientation meetings are held in the downstairs conference room the second Monday of every month at 7pm. Need more information? Please contact our Membership Chair: David Kelly, join@kc799.org (972) Chaplain s Message Calendar For These We Pray Grand Knight s Letter Sister s Appr. Dinner Recap KC799 Fish Fry Bishop s Pro-Life Dinner 4 th Degree Exemplification Insurance Spotlight KayCee Club Website KayCee Club Pool News Diocesan Corporate Communion Council News Bishop Lynch HS Events Crawfish Boil Knight of the Month Monthly Meeting Highlights Chalice Program