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THE PATCHOGIAN

January, 2018 —- Celebrating 115 Years of Faithful Service — 1903 - 2018


KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, PATCHOGUE COUNCIL #725

Officers From the Grand Knight’s Desk


Chaplain "Don't spend your energies on things that generate worry, anxiety
SK Fr. William Winters, OFM, Cap. and anguish. Only one thing is necessary: Lift up your spirit and
love God........" St. Padre Pio
Grand Knight
SK John A. Praino Dear Brothers and Sister Columbiettes;
Deputy Grand Knight HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !! As our inspirational quote above, from St. Padre Pio, instructs us,
SK John Terlecki
let us spend this New Year lifting up our hearts to love God and ask him to give us the energy we need
Chancellor to continue the GREAT charitable work we commit to on a daily basis. As promised in our last
SK Joe Sheldrick
edition, let me bring you up to date on some of the happenings from the previous month. On
Financial Secretary November 3rd we had two members make their 3rd Degree, Tom Puma and Andrew Carollo.
SK Robert Elliott PGK FDD
Congratulations to both of you and continued success as a full Knight of our Order. On November 5th
Warden the Suffolk Chapter Installation took place at Mt. Carmel Church for both Knight's and Columbiettes
SK James Kaan
with a celebration at our Council afterwards. Congratulations to Chairman Gregg Warnakowski and
Treasurer our own President Elaine Addie, we wish you both success. Our Council helped out at the Veterans
Denis Boyce
Home at Stonybrook in November with some eight members showing up to assist the Vets at their
Recorder monthly meeting. Thank you to ALL for coming, we should try and make this a regular event, it is so
Keith Mandart
much appreciated God Bless all our Veterans for their service both past and present. Our traditional
Advocate Blue Mass took place on November 20th, it was a success with participation from both Fire and Police
SK Vincent Lettieri
PGK FDD PFN FM Departments. Thanks as always, to our Chaplain Fr. Bill Winters for always being there to say Mass
Intside Guard
and Ted Michaels from St. Joseph the Worker with the choir. Our annual Christmas Parade took place
SK Frank Bosco on November 25th, thanks are in order to ALL who helped put our float together making it another
Outside Guard
success. We had the pleasure of welcoming to our Council Kevin Schmuts, PGK Frank Cooper's son-
SK Robert Green in-law. Kevin made his 1st Degree on November 30th. and we wish him the best of luck on his road to
Outside Guard
full Knighthood. I'm happy and excited to report the results of this years C&B Charity Drive. We sold
SK Richard Costa 4191 books making our Council # 1 in sales in the WHOLE State! Congratulations to my assistant
Outside Guard
SK Rich Costa and ALL who helped out. Our Council made over $20,000.00 in profit, all of which
SK Kevin Drawbridge will be put to good use. Our Council Christmas Party took place on December 16th what a GREAT
First Year Trustee
party thanks to PGK Mike Boehm and his wife Jessica and their team the little tree's looked beautiful
Richard J. Basak on every table a good time was had by ALL.
Second Year Trustee Let us ALWAYS remember our founder Fr. Michael J. McGivney, apostle to the young, protector of
SK Vittorio Marciano PGK Christian life, PRAY FOR US.
Third Year Trustee "HAPPY NEW YEAR and PEACE be with you all"
SK John Orlando PGK
VIVAT JESUS !
JOHN

Council Roster as of
All material in this document was approved by GK John A. Praino for publication. Copyright 2018, Patchogue Council #725
December 1, 2017
Associate: 280
Insurance: 141
Inactive: 20
Total: 441

Honorary: 16
Honorary Life: 103
Disability: 14

All Articles for the


February Patchogian
must be submitted
by January 20th

Financial Secretary Dates To Remember


I am happy to report that our records and forms January 8th—–—Business Meeting, 8pm
are currently all up to date. Please fill out and
return to me the form 1728A ―ANNUAL January 15th——Monseigneur Corp. Meeting,
SURVEY OF FRATERNAL ACTIVITY 7:30pm
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WORKSHEET‖ that January 22nd——Social Meeting, 8pm
is included in the December publication at our
Meeting on January 8th. Final notices were sent January 29th—–—Officers Meeting, 7:30pm
out to members behind in their dues; they will be turned over to the
retention committee this month. Upcoming Events
Information on page 7
As of December 1, 2017 we have 280 associate; 141 insurance; 20
inactive members for a total of 441 members. The council is in
good standing with Supreme. Super Bowl Party, February 4th
My wife Nancy and I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Annual Valentine‘s Dinner Party, February 17th
Happy New Year!
Robert W. Elliott, FS
151 Springdale Drive, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
631-588-2919 relliott7@verizon.net

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Family Director
SK James Ryan / 631-278-9429 / jpr_ryan@msn.com

May our Council Prayers be on behalf of the following:


Pray for Brothers Jim Addie, Steve Benincase, Sammy Garafola, PGK Micky Mingino and his wife Vivian, Carmine
Franzese, Rudy Carrabus’ wife Vicki, Jim Craig’s daughter Airen, Bill Mones’ wife Virginia, Joann Brandi, PGK
Willie Marciano and his wife Jean, Eddie O’Reilly, Phil Butler’s wife Donna, Geraldine Restifo, Ernie Mailer,
Andrew Carollo, Ralph DePinto, Frank Cooper’s wife Virginia, Keith Mandart, Robert Naurek, and Tony Russo.
Below are some of our recent notifications.
⁘PGK Willie Marciano’s wife Jean is recovering from surgery. May she have a quick recovery.
⁘Brother Phil Sgro has not been feeling well. May he be back to feeling well soon.
⁘Brother Rich Basak was in the Hospital, may he get well soon,
⁘Brother Rudy Carrabus has been having some medical concerns. We hope that he may feel better soon and
we see him back at meetings in the near future.
May we extend our prayers and best wishes to these Brothers and their families.
⁘DD Mike Boehm also asks us to pray for persecuted Christians in the Middle East and all over the world. Send
your prayers for Hurricane victims in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico and the earthquake victims in Mexico.
⁘We ask also that you pray for all of our Brother Knights who are in need and for their families and their needs,
those we know about, and the many that we do not know about.

⁘Council January Birthdays:


John Alioto, Kenneth Bianco, John Barry, Jr., Kenneth Bianco, Joe Brandi, Joseph Caprioglio, Joseph Caprioglio,
Peter Carini, Paul Chalupa, John Dioguardo, Jr., William Dockerty, Paul Felice, Anthony Ferello, Michael Fleming,
Joseph A. Fontana, Thomas Francis, Carmine Franzese, Louis Fuoco, III, Mark Greer, James Kierych, Joseph La
Cava, Francis Lopez, Nicholas Mitrani, Daniel Molloy, Pat Molluso, Robert Naurek, Chris Ortiz, Brian Pendergast,
Richard Peters, Jr., John Rochford, Jim Scanna, Jeffrey Schaefering, Roy Schiebel, Dennis Smith, Harold Thompson,
Dominick Thorne.
⁘Council 1st Degree Anniversaries (Years):
Anthony Balado (9th), Thomas Berentsen (31st), James Bermel (25th), Louis Bono (57th), Vincent Chiarello (7th),
Francis Cooper, Jr. (22nd), James Cooper (22nd), John DeLucia (35th), Peter Dreyer (59th), Anthony Ferello (16th),
John Forza (33rd), Thomas Francis (28th), Anthony Freda (46th), Louis Fuoco, III (34th), Felix Grucci (27th),
Charles Heifferon (28th), John Klevanosky (42nd), Paul Lauben (9th), Vinny Lettieri (43rd), Joseph Liberatore
(35th), Santo Liguori (35th), James Mancuso (5th), Michael Massaro (48th), John Mc Cumiskey (46th), John Meisen
(10th), Leonard Mele (9th), Joseph Modica (7th), Pat Molluso (42nd), Frank Monaco (14th), Jason Naurek (11th),
Robert Naurek (11th), James Newkirk (43rd), Nicholas Piscione (27th), Michael Porto (34th), Michael Recchio
(40th), Jason Sileo (9th), Sean Spiller (25th), Steven Stumpo (35th), Richard Tully (56th), Bill Wallace (22nd)

Happy New Year Everyone!! Can it really be 2018? Now that the Holidays are over, we can get back to
focusing on the work of the Order once again. There is an Admission and Formation Degree scheduled
for January 9th, and a Knighthood Degree scheduled for January 26th, so get those form 100’s out and
let’s get some new members so that we can get off on the right foot! ! Let’s make a big push for Star
Council, there is still time!! There are some great incentives for Councils to recruit new members.
Councils who make Star Council will receive a $4.50 credit per billable member off their per Capita!
That’s a lot of money that your council can put towards charitable giving. In addition to that, the
Supreme Knight announced at the Mid-Year Meeting of State Deputies a lottery incentive for 10
couples to attend the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland with all expenses paid. Here is
how it works: beginning December 1st, 2017, every time that you recruit a member into the Order through June 30th,
2018, your name will go into a drawing and on July 1st, 2018, ten names will be drawn at random. If you are a winner,
we will notify you and your wife immediately so you can plan this once in a lifetime opportunity to interact with fami-
lies from all over the world. When you return, you can become a beacon of light for other families in your council,
community, and state. The more men that you recruit, the greater the probability you will have to win this trip. So
please communicate this incentive to all of your council members so that they can have the chance to win this
experience of a lifetime.

We have some important forms that are due this month including the Survey of Fraternal Activity (#1728). This is how the
Order calculates out how many volunteer hours that the Councils put in throughout the year and how much money is
donated by the individual Councils. I hope that you all returned the Individual Worksheets that you were asked to fill out and
hand in so that your Council is credited with all of the Great Work that they do in the Name of Our Order! I look forward to
the next six months of this Fraternal Year to see all of the progress your Council is making! Let’s make a big push for Star
Council, there is still time!!
I will see you all soon at the next meeting.
Until then,

Vivat Jesus.
Michael Boehm,
District Deputy
Third New York District.

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The December Chapter Meeting was, as always, a fun and entertaining
evening. The Kids from the Central Islip School District did a fantastic job
singing and dancing to Christmas Songs, Our Brothers from Council 1816
prepared a great meal, and a good time was had by all! The January Meeting
will be held on January 12th at Bishop McGann Council, located at 1341 5th
Ave. in Bay Shore. It will be the Charity Drive Kick-off Meeting, so as always
the Ladies are welcome. We hope to see you there!

Our NYS C & B drive has come to a close for 2017.


All of the final numbers are not yet tabulated, but it
looks like Suffolk County was the top selling
Conference in the State, and Patchogue Council was
the #1 selling Council in the State with close to 4,200
books sold. In addition, 3 $1,000 winners and the
Grand Prize Winner of $25,000 were from Suffolk!
Congratulations to all of the winners! Special thanks
to all of the Brothers who helped make this year’s
drive a success for our State Council and for
Patchogue Council!!

We are considering setting up a 6 hour Defensive Driving


Class at the Council.
If you are interested, please contact PGK Jim Addie at
(516) 819-6693 and let him know that you are interested.

If we get enough people who are interested, we will set up


a date in the near future. Thank You.

The Commander Shea Assembly held their Christmas Party on December 20th
in Patchogue. Bob Elliott did a great job and everyone had a wonderful time.
The next Assembly Meeting will be held at St. Regis Council, located at 2850
Pond Rd. in Ronkonkoma on January 24th. Applications for the next
Exemplification are currently being accepted. Any Third Degree Knight
interested in becoming a Sir Knight can pick up an application at the next
Council Meeting.

The Third New York District will be Holding Admission and


Formation Degrees on Tuesday, January 9th at St. Jude Council,
located at 683 Rt. 25a in Rocky Point. The Admission Degree (1 st)
will begin promptly at 7:30 pm and the Formation Degree (2 nd) will
immediately follow. All Candidates must arrive no later than 7:00
pm. Each Candidates’ home Council Must provide an Emblem of
the Order Pin, and Rosary, a ―These Men They Call Knights‖
booklet, as well as both a First and Second Degree Card. Jackets
and Ties are required for ALL who attend these Degrees. A
Knighthood Degree (3rd) has been scheduled for January 26th. The
location for that Degree has not yet been determined. Vivat Jesus!

Order Now!!
If you are in need of Council Apparel, now is a good time to order
them. See Brother Knight John Terlecki or call him at 576-9950 for
tee-shirts, polo shirts and hats!! We have jackets available too. Order
them now for Marching in the Parades and Council Events!!

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News from Our Parishes:

St. Francis DeSales -


The following actions took places during December.
· The Christmas Nativity was setup on December 14th. Brothers Joe Brandi, John
Terlecki, Lou Minardi, Denis Boyce and Pat Molluso helped.
· The Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony took place on December 16th, after
the 5:00pm Mass. Thank you Jim Bermel for your assistance with the electrical
work.
· Two boxes of coats from the Coats for Kids campaign were delivered to the St.
Francis de Sales Outreach by Denis and Pat Molluso.
· $500 in King Kullen Gift Cards (20) were delivered to the St Francis de Sales Outreach by Pat Molluso
· Repairs, to the St. Francis sacristy roof, skylight and ceiling has started. The damage was caused by heavy rain.
Our Worthy Chancellor, Joe Sheldrick is doing the repairs. The $900 to cover repairs was donated by the Council.
· The 2018 Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw, will be held at St Francis gym on Saturday Jan 27th, 2018

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel –


Members from the Knights sold Christmas Wreaths at the Church during the month of December. Over $600 was
raised for the Parish. Thanks to all the guys who helped.
Members from the Knights have been assisting with the construction of the new Handicap Accessible bathroom
being built in the lobby of the Church.
The new heating system has been installed in the Parish Center just in time for the winter months, thanks in part to
funds that were raised by the recent Golf Outing. The heating system provides heat for the large Main Hall,
Office and for the classrooms where Religious Ed is taught.
Our Lady of the Snow -
March for Life Washington D.C. 2018
Our Lady of the Snow Respect Life Ministry will be attending the 2018 March for Life in Washington D.C. on
Friday, January 19th. Join us! For more information on how to join us, or to reserve a seat on the bus, call Loren
Christie at 631-457-9763. The cost to reserve a seat is $10 per person or $20 per family. Please make checks payable to:
Our Lady of the Snow Respect Life Ministry.

The largest annual human rights demonstration in the world,


the March for Life in Washington, D.C., will be held on
Friday, January 19, 2018. The theme of the 2018 March is
―Love Saves Lives.‖ We encourage all of our Brother
Knights and Sister Columbiettes to participate in this event.
There will be buses leaving form many of our local Parishes.

We would like to thank everyone who


came to our Councils Christmas
Festivities this season. Our Council
Christmas Party was held on Dec. 16th
and a great time was had by all! Special
thanks to Jessica Boehm, Kevin Hanley,
Jim Addie and Rich Costa and everyone
else who helped out!

Also, our Kids Breakfast with Santa was held on Dec. 17th. It was a great
turnout, and all of the kids had a wonderful time. Special thanks to Kevin and
Bridgette Drawbridge and Family for putting it all together, and to everyone
who helped out, especially Phil Graniello, Bill Fontaine, Rich Costa,
Bill Wallace, Kevin Hanley, Vinny Lettieri and of course our friends Pete and
Eleanor Bizzoso! Once again, thank you everyone!!

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The Patchogue Knights of Columbus
Will be holding their Annual Basketball
Free Throw Competition
on Saturday, January 27th
From 8:30 am – 10:00 am
at the Holy Angels Regional School
Gymnasium. Registration will begin at 8:00 am.
This Competition is open to all Boys and Girls Age 9 - 14.
There is no cost for this Event.
Winners from each age group will compete at the district level at 11 am
and those winners will go on to the Suffolk county level
to be held on March 10th in Deer Park.
Proof of age is required TO PARTICIPATE, so please bring a
Photocopy of the child's Birth Certificate.
any questions call Bill at (631) 988-3758
We hope to see you There!!

Congratulations to K of C
Students of the Month
for December

Shawn Magishie (pictured)


and Jessica Hite.

Our Holy Angels Student Action Club


made over 200 sandwiches for the soup
kitchen at St Francis De Sales in
December!
Catholic values working to help others!
Great job to the students
and to Our Teachers!

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On December 5th, Members from the Patchogue
Knights of Columbus gathered at our Councils Nativity
for the Annual ―Light up for Christ‖. Councils from all
over the world were gathering at the same time to light
their own Christmas Trees or Nativities. After a few
words, we were led in a prayer by our Council Chaplin
and Spiritual Leader Fr. Bill Winters, and at exactly
8 p.m. we lit our Nativity. Thank you to all who came
out in the rain and joined us!

Win a Trip to Dublin!


Recruit a new member and you just might win an all expense paid
trip for you and your wife to the World Meeting of Families in
Dublin next August! Only 10 Knights will be selected for this trip,
but the more men you recruit, the higher the chance to win. If you
recruit one member, you’re entered once — if you recruit 10
members, you’re entered 10 times! The drawing will take place on
July 1, 2018, and anyone who has proposed a new member this
fraternal year is eligible. For information on the World Meeting of
Families, please visit worldmeeting2018.ie.

So get out there and Recruit some New Members!


Forms 100’s are available at the Council!!!

A prayer for the New Year:


O sacred and adorable Trinity, hear our prayers on behalf of our
holy Father the Pope, our Bishops, our clergy, and for all that are
in authority over us. Bless, we beseech Thee, during the coming
year, the whole Catholic Church; convert heretics and
unbelievers; soften the hearts of sinners so that they may return to
Thy friendship; give prosperity to our country and peace among
the nations of the world; pour down Thy blessings upon our
friends, relatives, and acquaintances, and upon our enemies, if we
have any; assist the poor and the sick; have pity on the souls of
those whom this year has taken from us; and do Thou be merciful
to those who during the coming year will be summoned before
Thy judgment seat. May all our actions be preceded by Thy
inspirations and carried on by Thy assistance, so that all our prayers and works, having been begun
in Thee, may likewise be ended through Thee. Amen.

Supporting the Future of the Church

This past November we celebrated Vocation Awareness Week, asking prayers for young men and
women as they discern God’s plan for their lives. Our Supreme website featured various vocation
stories, including that of Father Ryan C. Boyle: ―I flew cargo planes all over the world, including
combat sorties into Iraq and Afghanistan. But I knew that the Lord was calling me to soar even
higher. … After many hours of prayer — often while flying at 35,000 feet, and encouragement from
priests and friends, I decided to trade in the flight deck for the altar.‖ Father Boyle’s story reminds us
that God calls people from all walks of life to incredibly new experiences. We ask that you all
continue to pray for vocations. St. John Paul II tells us‖…at a minimum we should pray for vocations
daily.‖ To assist us in this, here is a very short and simple prayer that you can say each day:

Dear Holy Spirit,


Please help those who hear Your call only as a whisper, that they may know that is You calling them to
service.
May you fill those You call with the grace and courage to respond to Your whisper. I will pray, encourage
and support those whom You have chosen for priestly and religious vocations. Amen.
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Upcoming Events

Sunday February 4th


Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
$ 10 per person includes:
Food
Snacks
Beer, Wine and Soda

Call Joe Sheldrick at (631) 872-2631


for tickets or for more information.

Games Boxes are available NOW!


Limited seating - so please don’t wait!

Please bring a can of Non -Perishable food for our Food Panty

THE PATCHOGUE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS


WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY
ON SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17TH
FROM 7 P.M. TILL 11 P.M.

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF DINING, DANCING AND LOVE


THE EVENING WILL FEATURE LIVE MUSIC
BY JACK FONTANA JR.

A ROAST BEEF DINNER


INCLUDING:
GARDEN SALAD
BEER, WINE AND SODA
DESSERT AND COFFEE

ALL FOR ONLY $25 PER PERSON

TO PURCHASE OR RESERVE TICKETS CALL MIKE BOEHM


AT 774-2605, OR E-MAIL
AT MB1122@MSN.COM

NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR

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COLUMBIETTES CORNER
WE CARE - WE SHARE

My Dear Sister Columbiettes and Brother Knights,

Happy New Year everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful and healthy holiday
season. The New Year brings new beginnings and new hope for everyone, a chance to
reset and reorganize our lives. It’s also a time to get back to work. With that in mind
we have a lot coming up in 2018, starting with the annual coat drive for kids. This year we are
including hats, scarves and gloves. Please contribute whatever you can to this worthy cause.
Many children go to school in the winter with little protection from the cold.

I wish to thank the Knights for once again hosting a wonderful Christmas party and Christmas
breakfast for the kids.

Our meeting this month is January 17th, at 7 pm. Please try to make the meeting because we will
be talking about our Victorian Tea coming up in April. I would like to get an early start this year
to make it a great event for everyone.

Please keep our sister Columbiettes and Brother Knights who are ill or going through difficult
times in your prayers.

Happy Birthday to the January babies: Jessica Boehm, Virginia Manitta, Martha Gross,
Rose Marie Mancuso, Peggy Newham , Peggy Oreste, Theresa Scavo, Dorothy Zeo.

May the peace of our Lord be with you always,

Betty Weeks, President

New phone number: 804-243-6056


Email: elizabethkea27@yahoo.com

Knights of Columbus Senior Club


Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the K of C Hall.
1 pm to 3 pm

Chuck Gerlach, President,


VP, Pat Molluso
Treasurer, Theresa Baker
Secretary, Elaine Addie, (631) 475-5722
Communications Chairperson Dorothy Zeo, 475-8508
Entertainment Chairpersons, Ronny Pliszak 289-5758
and Elaine Addie 475-5722.

Happy New Year


In December we gave to L.I. against domestic violence hats, gloves and scarves along with
two hundred and fifty ladies and children's socks and of course more toilet paper from
Suffolk Chapter.
The netties also gave to Neighbors Soup Inn scarves and hats. along with almost three
hundred socks for men and socks for ladies and children from Suffolk Chapter.
What a great feeling.

February is our shower for Birthright. The count of blankets, sweaters and hats is off the charts. Thanks Ladies
and a special Thanks to our new Columbiette from Our Lady of Snow. More in February
Elaine Addie, Arlene Russo, Betty Leupp and of course Charlotte Rogers and the Florida Contingent.
THE NETTIE KNITTERS

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