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Our Lady of Mount Virgin
Knights of Columbus Council #12413
Knights of Columbus News
Upcoming Events
November 21, 2008 - Texas Hold-um Card
Game 
Friday Night Father Casserly Hall Auditorium.
Knights of Columbus Annual Texas Hold'em Party. Starts at 7PM Entry fee: $125.00 - Includes Dinner and Beverages. To order tickets or for further information, please call Grand Knight Frank M. Di Girolamo at
(201) 956-7536 or e-mail him at fmdharlyfatboy@yahoo.com
Our Newly Installed Knight
Giacomo (Jack) Latona
Vincent Latona Jr. & Jack Latona Jr. |
Jack Latona Jr. |
I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the following men of our parish who received Third Degree in the Knights of Columbus from the Mt. Virgin Council: John Caravallo, Vincent Latona, Jr., Gianfranco DiSalvo & Anthony Randazzo. For the St. Joseph Council, Lodi: Michael Paul. We will be making a pitch for more young men to consider becoming a Knight. It is a wonderful opportunity to live out your faith as men, under the patronage of the Blessed Mother, and for the good of God's Church. God bless you all! Fr. Peter
Photos from OLMV Knights of Columbus Installation of officers, taken September 25, 2006
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The Knights of Columbus is a lay Catholic family fraternal service organization. Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to all practical men in communion with the Holy See, age eighteen and above. The term practical Catholic implies that a person accepts and abides by the Commandments of God and the precepts and tenets of the Catholic Church.
These are our Council Members:
OFFICERS
Frank Di Girolamo - Grand Knight - e-mail
Salvatore Cusmano - Financial Secretary
Eugene Briglio - Chancellor
Andrew Kaczynski - Recorder
Vincent Latona - Treasurer
Peter Latona - Advocate
Anthony Latona - Warden
Gianfranco DiSalvo - Inside Guard
Vincent Leto - Outside Guard
Anthony Calderio - PGK Trustee
Beltran Lopez - PGKTrustee
Daniel Tummillo - PGK Trustee
Meetings are held every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 8:00 pm
DID YOU KNOW?
Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Council was awarded the 2005/2006 Columbian Award for service to the Church, and the Community, as well as family and youth activities. The council's fundraising efforts last year has allowed us to donate the following:
$1,500 - Scholarships
$1,828 - Retarded Citizens Drive (Felecian School for Exceptional Children, ARC, and Challenger Little League)
$300 - Right to Life
$750 - RSVP Program (donations to support seminarians)
$2,000 - Our Lady of Mt Virgin Church
$375 - Sponsorship of Babe Ruth Baseball Team
$1,000 - GCA graduating class trip
The council also gave out an Eagle Scout Award.
Last year was our best year as far as participation and fund raising success. However, we do need new members with fresh ideas and more manpower to do the work. Any men interested in becoming a Knight of Columbus may contact any of the gentlemen listed above.
Thank you, Peter Latona
The Knights are Here
By Gene Briglio...
It would seem the Garfield chapter of the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Mt Virgin is the best kept secret at our parish. It is time to bring some light to this organization and remove some of the secrecy surrounding its origins and its place in our Christian heritage. You only need to ask any one who knows the history of the Order where a catholic man who is looking to find a way to serve his parish and make strong bonds of brotherhood and they would be happy to recommend the Knights.
But I'm getting ahead of myself a bit so let me back up and give you some of the great history that has surrounded this important and vital organization. On March 29, 2007 the Order will celebrate its 125th Anniversary. It will be a time when we will have the opportunity to honor a priest by the name of Father McGivney who decided to create a new movement for Catholic men. It was a noble effort made by this simple man of God who desperately needed to help poor families in his Connecticut parish. He was so moved by the plight of the poor and the lack of organized activity by men in the surrounding churches that he dedicated himself to create a new Order based on the collective need for Unity and Charity. In fact it would be those two words that would be the driving force to create an Insurance cooperative to help families who suffered the loss of a working spouse. Father McGivney came from a poor family and knew all to well the depth of that desperation following the death of his father. Following many years of struggle and dedication to encourage Christian men not to join secret societies but instead join the Catholic Church's new fraternal Order that Father McGivney was able to install the first officers of San Salvador Council No. 1 in New Haven Connecticut in May of 1882.
Today the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic lay organization, with more than 1.7 million members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the Philippines and Poland. Last year, Knights donated more than $139 million and over 64 million hours of volunteer time to charity. The Knights watch words which are engraved on the towers of the international headquarters symbolizes the Orders commitment to unity, charity, fraternity, and patriotism.
Here at Our Lady of Mount Virgin church we are fortunate to have a vital and vibrant Knights Council dedicated to helping our pastor accomplish the work that will strengthen our parish. But it doesn't end there because the Knights of Columbus is a world wide organization filled with opportunities that can expand horizons for all its members. It's a fraternal Order that bridges Christian communication and allows for greater possibilities in developing and forging new relationships. So you just might find yourself in the company of some great Christians who are willing to help secure a better future for you and your family.
If you are a Catholic man and you wish to find out more about our Council then I sincerely recommend that you to come to our table on March 18 and let us help you take that first big step in becoming a Knight or just ask any Knight of Columbus about how to become a member.
Contact Peter for more info at nurseryrhymes@optonline.net
or you can e-mail Frank at reneeandfrank@optonline.net
> See official Knights of Columbus Website
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