Minutes to April Meeting Posted

The minutes to the April meeting have been posted on the council Web site.
Click here to view the minutes: http://www.harvesterkofc.com/roster/members.html

Remember, this is a "password-protected" section of our council's site that can only be viewed by members. If you need to get a username and password, e-mail the council's Webmaster, Mark Laux at either of the addresses below:

webmaster@harvesterkofc.com
Mark.Laux@courts.mo.gov

Pope Benedict Elected By Cardinals

On only the second day of their enclave, Cardinals have elected a new Pope for the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany becomes the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy has chosen the name Pope Benedict XVI.
God Bless the new Pope and we give thanks to the Lord for blessing us with John Paul II.

To read an in-depth package on Pope Benedict, click here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7523254/

Slate of Officers Introduced at April Meeting

The slate of officers for the upcoming fraternal year was introduced to the membership at the April meeting for a first reading. Nominations for all positions remain open until the May meeting, when the election of new officers will be conducted.
The current Directors and Officers have recommended to the council passage of the entire slate of officers for the 2005-06 year (which begins on June 1). Elections will take place at the May meeting with the new officers installed in June.
The slate of recommended officers is:

Grand Knight: Dan Breneman

Deputy Grand Knight: Kevin Smith

Chancellor: Pierce Conley

Treasurer: John Breneman

Recording Secretary: Craig Lalumandier

Inside Guard: Bo Riccardi

Outside Guard: Barry Young

Trustee 1st Year: Dave Meglio

Trustee 2nd Year: Glenn Korando

Trustee 3rd Year: Michael Tobin

Warden: Rich Antrobus

Pope's Death Presents Good Time To Renew Yourself to Family and Council

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Grand Knight's Column
By Dave Meglio

Brothers,
It's springtime! A time of new birth and renewal. It's not a coincidence that the Church chose this time of the year as the time to celebrate Jesus Christ's rising from the dead.

As we celebrate the life and mourn the death of Pope John Paul II, we are reminded about the Holy Father's constant preaching about spiritual renewal. So in the spirit of renewal I would like to ask each of you to renew you commitment to your family and the Knights.

After you make that new commitment maybe you might like to have some place to focus your efforts. Well, I've got a number of committees that can use additional help from our brother Knights.

A while back we talked about how we wanted to have our membership involved in assisting various committees to help accomplish various projects. When I discussed this in a previous article a number of Knights e-mailed me back asking about our committees and there functions, so here they are:

1. Membership: Jim Radi (Director)
New members is life blood of any organization, we must all assist in this function, even the best organizations have members that move, get transferred or worse yet pass away.
The Committee consists of 3 areas:
A. Recruiting New members
B. The 1st Degree Team
C. Retention

2. Council: Tom O'Leary (Director)
-- MR (Mental Retardation) "Tootsie Roll" drive. (Mike Sage and Bob Sage)
This is our annual commitment to Mental Retardation research and treatment and also the Special Olympics.
-- Blood Drives: (Gene Heist)
We currently work with the American Red Cross and Community Blood Services and we have 4 blood drives per year.

3. Family: Glenn Korando (Director)--Organizing the Family Christmas party the Easter Carnival and the Family Camp out.

4. Community: Bob Fusinatto (Director)
--Service and out reach to the community
--Care Service: Mike Tobin (Director) (Special Projects)
--Road Cleanup: Maintain a stretch of Mexico road in St. Peters
--Adopt-A-Family: Mike Tobin (Director) Care Service Christmas outreach.

5. Youth: Melvin Bishop (Director)
--Free Throw Contest
--Essay Contest
--Scholarships

6. Major Fund Raising Efforts:
--Trivia Knight: Kevin Smith
--Poker Knight: Kevin Smith
--Crazy Bowl: Tom Lyons
--Family Arena: Dave Meglio
--UMB Pavilion: John Breneman

7. No-Hunger Holiday: Frank Conard (Director)
Community outreach at Thanksgiving designed to give every needy family in St. Charles County an chance to have a full Thanksgiving dinner that they can enjoy at home with there family.

8. Church: Denny Corr (Director)
--Family Masses
--Roses for Life

9. Athletics: Tony Dickherber (Director)
--Softball, Darts, Horseshoes

10. Building: Pierce Conley (Director)
--Overseeing and conducting functions that will eventually allow us to purchase our own council hall.

11. Social: Jeff Smith (Director)
--Planning special social outings for Knights and there significant others

12. Communications: Kevin Smith (Director)
--E-Newsletter
--Website: Mark Laux (Director)

We would like every member to advise us about there interest in helping on one or more of these committees.

Thank you for your time,

Dave Meglio
314-610-7139

Poker Tourney Set for May 14

Details are in place for the inaugural Harvester Knights of Columbus Texas Hold 'Em Poker Knight.
The event will take place on May 14 at the Harvester Lion's Club on Central School Road (near the intersection of Hwy. N and Mid Rivers Mall Drive behind the Home Depot).
Buy in for the main event will be $35 and players will be able to have one re-buy back into the main event. There will be a prize pool of $1,000 for the main event. There will also be $20 consolation tables with the winner taking $100 in prize money away.
In addition to plenty of card playing, there will be a 50-50 drawing, door prizes, raffles and possible a "barrel of booze" (can you help in getting a wheel barrel and bottles of liquor donated?
We are hosting the event at the Harvester Lion's Club and are allowed to provide the beer for the participants, if you have the ability and connections to get beer donated from bar owners or others, or would like to donate some beer yourself, as much beer as we can get donated for free will help offset our costs and make this as big a money maker as possible.
We are hoping to sell out the event and the hall can accommodate 200 comfortably and 240 with a tight fit. Do your part to help promote the event. Make sure to sign up early to reserve your spot, or if you aren't much of a Hold 'Em player contact Kevin Smith about working that night.
For more information contact Kevin (smittyk@charter.net).
Also, help publicize the event by printing off a flyer and distributing it in your office and among your friends and family who aren't Knights.
To download the flyer about the Poker Knight, click here:

http://www.harvesterkofc.com/PromotionalFlyer.pdf>

Knights Celebrate Life of Pope John Paul II

It is with great sadness Catholics all around the world morn the loss of Pope John Paul II, but it is also with great joy we celebrate his life and the blessing he bestowed upon all of us.

The Knights of Columbus were one of the strongest advocates and partners of the Pope and the members of the Harvester council join in with all of our fraternal order in celebrating the life and mission of arguably one of the greatest Popes of all-time and without question one of the greatest champions of peace and human dignity of the last century.

To read about the extensive work between the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Father, click here:
http://www.kofc.org/news/releases/detail.cfm?id=4500">

Easter Carnival a Huge Success

Fun games for kids of all ages were included in the annual Easter Carnival

To see more pics from the Easter Carnival, click here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/harvesterknights/album?.dir=/a393&.src=ph

Korando Thankful for Support on Event

Brother Knights, Ladies, family, friends and children;

What more can I say but Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! You did a fantastic job in the operation of what Father Roberston called "organized chaos". Once again you have come through for the Knights families, the parishioners of J&A and for our brotherhood. All my fear was for not! Although our turnout was lower than last year we still had an excellent attendance for Easter weekend. I heard nothing but praise from everyone I spoke with and its all because of you. I would like to thank both Father Doyle and Father Robertson for coming down and showing there support for this wonderful event and I would especially like to thank Father Doyle for the use of the hall.

A special note of thanks to all the Knights and families which donated not only there time but material things as well, God bless you. Without your special support and effort this event would have been a disaster. Again I must send out a special Thank you to a very incredible woman. Without her extra efforts this event couldn't take place. Sheila, Thank You !!!

In closing, this is a wonderful event which offers fun for the whole family. I want to wish you all a very Happy Easter and my God bless each and everyone of you. I look forward to your wonderful camaraderie which this joyous occasion will bring again next year.

Sincerely,
Glenn Korando
Family Events Director
Harvester Knights of Columbus

Grand Knight's Column -- March

Brothers,
Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism; the four precepts of Knighthood. The first is Charity and that is for a very good reason. We are first and foremost a charitable organization that defines itself through good works. We also are dedicated to insuring the welfare of our brother Knights. We choose to socialize with those who have similar values as ourselves. We are truly a unique organization because we are a Fraternal organization in service to the Catholic Church.

On Tuesday April 12th you have chance as a Knight to support Vocations to the Priesthood by attending the 2nd Annual Dinner banquet honoring the priests of the St. Charles Deanery at the Columns Banquet Center. The evening starts at 6:00pm with Dinner at 7:00pm. This years keynote speaker is Raymond Burke Archbishop of St. Louis. If you interested in attending please email me back as quickly as you can, last year the event was a sellout and it was very well supported by the Knights councils in St. Charles county.

I would like to ask your support in a couple of other areas also. Glenn Korando is wrapping up plans for the Easter Carnival and Egg Hunt at Sts. J&A is Saturday March 26. He still needs donations of small gifts and a few workers to help out the day of the event. You can reach Glenn at 636-928-9144 or @ korando@concentric.net .

We are also finishing up the main season at the Family Arena and we are about to start UMB Pavilion for 2005. These two events fund our over head for the council and allow us to make donations to many different charities. Please consider taking a shift when you are contacted by email or phone. Many hands make light work!

John Breneman still needs help working the parking lot at Sts. J&A during the parish expansion. Please drop John a note or give him a call and let him know that you would be willing to help even if you can't do it every week you might be able to give another brother Knight a week off. You can reach John at 636-422-1691 and @ john@brenemangomez.com .

Thankyou for your time ,

Dave Meglio
314-610-7139

Care Service Golf Tourney Set

1st Annual
Sts. Joachim & Ann Care Service Golf Outing
$1 Million Dollar Shootout
$10,000 3 Putt Contest

Thursday, April 28, 2005 Whitmoor Country Club
4 Person Scramble
Lunch Cook-Out & South of the Border Dinner Buffet
Sports Memorabilia Auction

Food -Fun-Prizes
Lunch Served at 11:30 a.m. Tee Off at 1:00 p.m.

Entry Fee $125 per player
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Name: _____________________________ Phone: ____________________
e-mail address: ______________________ I am interested in sponsorship Y___ N___

Additional Players:



Please fax to 636-477-6283 and send check to:
Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service 4112 McClay Road St. Charles, MO 63304
Any Questions, Call Bill at 636-734-4207

Help Needed for J&A Parking Lot

We are in need of additional volunteers for the Easter Weekend Masses (except for 7:15 Sunday Mass). Please let me know if you can work a shift (a double if you are a regular volunteer). I would like to have a minimum of 7 people at each Mass. We will need to use the lower Care Service lot and drive & we will have radios to assist with communication. Please contact me if you can help.

I have also had shortages at the 5:00 pm Mass and the 8:45 dismissal (9:45-10:30). Please let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to work the lot. I am very grateful for the service of you “regulars” and need you to remain “regulars”, but don’t let your co-workers down by not finding a replacement (preferred) or asking me to help find a replacement.

Guy Weber, PLEASE get your Athletic Association Members to sign on as dependable volunteers. We are not quite ½ way through the service period & we can use some help, especially as vacation weather approaches when replacements will be required for the regulars.

Thanks, jb.
978-0234

Easter Carinval Approaching

Easter is just around the corner! March 26th is our annual Easter carnival and egg hunt and I am still short on help and donations. As you all are aware, this is our annual church community contribution and our time to shine! The bigger the Knights presence the better our organization looks to our fellow parishioners and to the community in large. This is also a great opportunity for recruitment.

Last year we serviced over 140 paid children accompanied by at least one parent. A lot of those parents were fathers! What a great way to recruit new blood into our organization. But in order to do so we will need a larger presence from you. There's not much effort involved.
Come, help were you can and while assisting, speak to every male parent that arrives about the benefits of being a Knight. Its that simple. If you can't help with physical labor you can certainly help by bring your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews up to enjoy the mornings
activities.

As always, we need snacks from everyone! This is a vital part of the event. Cookies, cupcakes, donuts, any type of finger snack is welcome and appreciated. We could also use a few more inexpensive gifts. Stuffed animals, small games, bouncy balls, cars, dolls, ect. Anything you can pick up cheep! I mean cheep! Don't go out of your way, but if you happen to be in a store and walk by a clearance section, see something usable and you can afford to donate it to the cause, it will be greatly appreciated.

Guy's, this is crunch time! I need help. I cannot do this with out you. Work for the day is not subject to just the men of the organization. If your wives, girl friends or older children wish to
help bring them along. The more the merrier! Thanks again to all of you which have already committed your time and donations to this wonderful event. I look forward to seeing you all very soon. Please contact me to sign up to help or if you have a donation which needs to
be picked up.

My #'s are 636-928-9144 and m. 314-570-8139
Sincerely,
Glenn Korando
Family Events Director

Grand Knights Column -- Feb.

Brothers,
I've got a couple of short subjects that I wish to touch on this month.
The first one is why someone might consider joining the Knights and why you would or should stay in the Knights.
The answer, quite simply, is that if you want to help others in your local parish and the community around you then you should join the Knights. If you want to experience a broader sense of friendship with your fellow Catholics by helping others then you've come to the right place. If you want to have the opportunity to help your brothers in their time of need and create a much larger extended family that will help you in your time of need then the Knights is for you.
This organization has never been a place that I would join to network, but at the same time I enjoy helping my fellow Knights when they need it. I want to see our members succeed in their business ventures and I want all their families to have strong loving relationships.
I revel in the successes of their children and I feel their pain when they fail just like their children are part of my own family.
In this fast paced world where we know fewer and fewer of our immediate neighbors around us and our sense of community is shrinking, the Knights is a fantastic supplement because of our similar beliefs and family values. All you have to do to make this a reality is not be a name on a list. Get involved! Say yes the next time one of your brother Knights calls or emails you for your help and it will be the beginning of a very enjoyable experience.
I've also want to touch a little bit on our email list. Our list is meant to be used by our members to conduct the business of the brotherhood. It is not meant to send out jokes, so please if you have a joke that you would like to share with a few of your brothers please refrain from sending it our to the whole list. You could offend another brother Knight with out even knowing it.
Thanks again for your time,

Dave Meglio
314-610-7139

Remember to Pay Your Dues

A reminder that dues notices went out in December and our now considered past-due. . . Please remember to get your dues paid if you haven't done so yet to save the council the extra cost of sending out late notices and the time it takes to make phone calls reminding those who haven't paid. There are about 50 members who still have't paid their dues. You can bring your dues to the Feb. meeting or mail them to:
Gene Stark
14Shadowcreek Dr.
St. Peters, MO. 63376

New Lector Looking for Ideas

Brothers, I have taken over as the Lector for our council.
I am excited to take over this position and look forward to providing new and exciting meals at the council meetings. I hope to have an emphasis on more "home style" meals along the lines of what Bob Gragnani . and Pierce Conley provided to our council in recent years.
This I feel will give us a more personal atmosphere. I plan to start cooking the meals for the meetings, this not only save us some money, but also will provide for more brotherhood after the meetings.
A special thanks to Bob Gragnani for the suggestion he has given me from when he was lector. Also special thanks to Kenny Boone for being the Letor the last year or so as he moves on to help with both the Squires and staffing at UMB this summer.
I ask any of you that may have a request or an idea for a meal to please e-mail me. The plan as of now is to have the menu in the news letter each month. The February meeting is a first degree so we will have BBQ pulled pork and potato salad.
Thanks
Virgil Beer
e-mail ( virgilbeer@charter.net )

Easter Carnival Donations Needed

Gentlemen,
That time of year is rapidly approaching, the annual Joachim and Ann Easter egg hunt. This year's festivities will be held on Saturday, March 26th from 10:00 am to noon. I have decided to change the name to Easter carnival and egg hunt as this seems to fit the festivities a little better.
Once again I am in need of your services. I will require any Knight, there wives and or teenage children to assist with this years function. I will be sending out an e-mail for people to sign up and help with this years function. I will need people to help set up, run and clean up. I will also need donations from those of you that can.
Snacks!!! Lots of cookies, small cakes, donuts, etc., plastic ware, 8-12 oz cups, 8-12 oz insulated cups for coffee, paper plates, drinks( Kool -Aid, lemonade, instant please, enough to make several gallons), and most of all any item which can be used as a prize, whether it be a door prize, a small prize to redeem for a ticket in an egg or penny game prizes. Unfortunately, my sources for such items have not produced sufficient quantities and to keep the cost down I am looking to you for donations.
Please, anytime you or your wife are in a store look through the clearance items and pick up anything you think would work. Keep it as cheap as you can! and as many as you can afford. Every little bit helps. E-mail me if you have products to donate and I will make arrangements to pick them up.
Guy's, this is important, start looking now, don't wait until the night before thinking you can just run to Walgreens and pick up something, this isn't what I am asking of you. I'm looking for penny items, things to use as prizes for the games the children play, Lots of JUNK, JUNK, JUNK, bubble gum machine items.
I know this is asking a lot from you, but if we all search, even raid our kids rooms for items they no longer need or use, we could come up with a substantial pile of JUNK to give away. Contact me as soon as you have something.
Thanks for your help in this matter. With your help, this will be the best Easter Carnival ever.
Sincerely,
Glenn Korando, Family Director

First Degree Slated for Feb. Meeting

The Feb. 21 meeting will be the next First Degree that the council will be hosting. If you know of anyone who would be intersted in joing, or have been follow through with the 1kNight1Call program that Jim Radi started make sure you invite some of those future Knights you have spoken to to the First Degree, let Jim know if you think you have some future Knights to bring to the Feb. meeting.

Blood Drive Set for March 20

We had 26 good donors at the January 9th blood drive. Thanks to all that came out to work. The Community Blood Centers whom we had at that drive were extremely efficient and we will be having more drives with them in the future. They are recognized by the Archdiocese over the Red Cross. They are so efficient that we may not need as many Knights staffing the drive as we have had in the past. It's unfortunate that the donors were at least 1/3 to 1/2 of what we normally have in January. I suspect that the reason is the parking situation at J & A.
The next blood drive will be with the American Red Cross on Sunday, March 20th. If we don't succeed in getting more than 26 donors (goal would normally be 50) we will probably cancel the June 5th blood drive and future ones and resume after the construction phase.
Thanks again and remember, if just 50 of our Knights (you non-squeemish ones) came out to give blood we would make our goal. Just drop by and roll up your sleeve. It only hurts for a minute!! If Carol Rothermich can come out to work (for her husband mind you) AND give blood, anyone can!!

Insurance Agents Report

The Knights of Columbus insurance program issued
$6.224 BILLION in new life insurance in 2004,
representing an annual increase of MORE THAN
$ 1 BILLION. It is the first time the annual increase
in new life insurance has exceeded the $1 billion
mark. It represents a 19.2 percent increase over 2003.
Find out why so many of your brother Knights are
taking advantage of this Fraternal benefit. You are
not only helping yourself and your family but allows
the K of C to donate $250,000 to the Asia Disaster
Relief and provide free accidental death benefits to
all it's members as part of the Fraternal Benefit Program,
as well as many other programs our members enjoy.
Your future starts tomorrow. Contact me today.
Bob Klein F.I.C. / F.I.C.F.
(636) 928-0510 E-Mail bobkleinkofc@msn.com

Recommendations Made for Monthly Donations

At the Feb. Directors meeting a discussion was held regarding possible charities to allocate the council's monthly donations for both Jan. and Feb. The Directors ultimately decided to recommend to the council that the spending of Jan.'s funds be allocated to the Catholic Charities Tsunami relief efforts and Feb.'s funds be given to the MS Society through efforts that member Sean O'Donnell is conducting. Both issues will be raised at the Feb. meeting for consent before the council, and remember if you have a good cause you would like to help out bring your ideas to the Director's meeting.

Care Service Events Planned

Mark your calendar now for two big Sts. J&A Care Service events upcoming.
The Care Service will be sponsoring a golf tournament at Whitmore County Club on Thursday, April 28. If you are interested in playing or volunteering at the event let Michael Tobin know. Cost for the tourney is $125 per golfer and holes sponsorships and other sponsorships are also available.
On May 20 the Care Service will be holding a black-tie formal dinner at Old Hickory Country Club, again Michael Tobin will have more information about the event if you are interested. Tickets will be $100 for the event, which also happens to be on the same day as Mariam's birthday, so if you are looking of a unique gift for her why not come out and help support the Care Service's expansion plans?