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On November 3, the Knights of Columbus surpassed $100 billion of life insurance in force, cementing its position as one of the largest life insurers in North America.

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“We are the only Catholic life insurer to have achieved this milestone. Our members can see that the Knights of Columbus is in a class by itself. And for our members who have yet to take part in the insurance program, this achievement encourages them to consider participating in this important fraternal benefit. There has never been a better time to turn to the Knights of Columbus to help secure your family’s future.”

– Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

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“May the Holy Spirit today enlighten our hearts, that we may recognize in the Infant Jesus, born in Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary, the salvation given by God to each one of us.”

- Pope Francis

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F E AT U R E S

10 For Life and Liberty Half a World Away Knights in Ukraine find fruitful ground for expansion and key roles serving Church and society.

BY BRYAN BRADLEY

16 Champions of Dignity With enthusiastic K of C support at every level, Special Olympics athletes compete with perseverance and joy.

BY MIKE LATONA

20 ‘God Drilled That Hole’ Five years after the historic rescue, Knight Greg Hall recalls his role in the mission to save 33 miners in Chile.

BY COLUMBIA STAFF

22 In a Little Town Near Bethlehem Canadian Knights give hope to Christian families by supporting students in the Holy Land.

BY MARTA ZAKNOUN

The Flame of Hope is held July 24 by participants in the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.

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Building a better world Through a new Orderwide initiative, the Knights will better serve Catholic families and the Church.

BY SUPREME KNIGHT CARL A. ANDERSON

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Knights of Columbus News Polish Government Honors Supreme Knight • K of C-Produced Documentaries Available on DVD

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Learning the faith, living the faith Through spiritual and corporal works of mercy, the Holy Father calls the Church to live a special year of grace.

BY SUPREME CHAPLAIN ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI

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Knights of Columbus News Former Papal Secretary Dedicates Altar at John Paul II Shrine

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Knights in Action

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Star Council Winners

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Our Advent Waiting FOR DECADES, much has been said about the increasing secularization and commercialization of Christmas, and rightly so. After all, amid the lack of religious symbols and the accelerated pace of the “shopping season,” it can be easy for people to forget what holiday we are actually celebrating. But this year, a media-contrived controversy has focused public discussion about the “War on Christmas” on something as inane as a red coffee cup. If we want to celebrate the birth of Jesus with open hearts, we might reflect on what is truly meant by the phrase “Keep Christ in Christmas.”

First of all, we know that Christmas begins, rather than ends, on Dec. 25, and the Church’s liturgy provides a blueprint to help us to prepare spiritually. Indeed, the season of Advent (this year Nov. 29Dec. 24) is a penitential season and a time of interior preparation, similar to Lent, as reflected in the purple vestments worn by priests. The hymns and Old Testament readings of Advent liturgies reflect a longing for the coming of the Messiah promised by God. As with Lent, Advent is a time in which we are encouraged to practice prayer, fasting and almsgiving; to receive the sacrament of reconciliation; and to reflect in a special way on our need for a Savior.

In contrast to the hustle and bustle around us, the Church presents Advent as a time of silence, waiting and conversion. Like Lent, this season includes festive days as well, including the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8), the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dec. 12) and Gaudete Sun-

day (Third Sunday of Advent), providing occasions for holiday gatherings.

This year, the Advent season is a particularly special time, since the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which has been called for by Pope Francis, begins Dec. 8 (see page 8). The Holy Father has urged us to contemplate God’s mercy, to examine our own need to show patience and forgiveness to others, and to practice the spiritual and corporal works of mercy during this special year of grace.

Pope Francis has also expressed his desire that people experience “an oasis of mercy” in “our parishes, communities, associations and movements” — a challenge that has special relevance for the Knights of Columbus, especially as the supreme knight is setting a new course for the Order, emphasizing greater integration with parish life (see page 3).

So, as we begin the Holy Year of Mercy and a new chapter in the history of the Knights, our Advent waiting takes on even more significance. We know that the campaign to Keep Christ in Christmas is about more than ensuring that religious symbols and greetings are reflected in our society, as meaningful as these expressions are.

Rather, keeping Christ in Christmas begins in our own hearts, and extends to those around us, especially in our homes and parishes. In this way, we are called to receive and show the mercy of God, anticipating and making present Christ’s kingdom on earth.♦ ALTON J. PELOWSKI EDITOR

Celebrate the Journey to Christmas THE POSADA is a traditional Advent celebration brought to the New World by 16th-century missionaries. It is a prayer, play and party all in one that reenacts Joseph and Mary’s search for an “inn” or “shelter” (Spanish: “posada”). The Knights of Columbus has prepared a new booklet on how to host a Posada.

Download Journey to the Inn: An Advent Celebration (#9898) at kofc.org/posada or request the booklet by mail through the Order’s Supply Department.

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COLUMBIA PUBLISHER Knights of Columbus ________ SUPREME OFFICERS Carl A. Anderson SUPREME KNIGHT Most Rev. William E. Lori, S.T.D. SUPREME CHAPLAIN Logan T. Ludwig DEPUTY SUPREME KNIGHT Charles E. Maurer Jr. SUPREME SECRETARY Michael J. O’Connor SUPREME TREASURER John A. Marrella SUPREME ADVOCATE ________ EDITORIAL Alton J. Pelowski EDITOR Andrew J. Matt MANAGING EDITOR Patrick Scalisi SENIOR EDITOR ________

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Copyright © 2015 All rights reserved ________ ON THE COVER A mosaic of the Nativity is pictured at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C.

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Our Mission to Build the Domestic Church and Strengthen Parish Life Through a new Orderwide initiative, the Knights will better serve Catholic families and the Church

by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

On Nov. 20, I delivered the following address at the Order’s midyear organizational meeting of state deputies in San Antonio. I encourage all brother Knights to read and reflect on these remarks, in which I outline key principles for the future growth and work of the Knights of Columbus.

IN HIS APOSTOLIC exhortation Evangelium Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), Pope Francis called for a new missionary spirit among Catholics.

“By her very nature the Church is missionary,” the pope wrote. “She abounds in effective charity and a compassion that understands, assists and promotes” (179). This challenge has special resonance for Knights of Columbus, especially throughout North America, where we have benefited in so many ways from the sacrifice of countless missionaries.

The great Catholic institutions of our country were built by men and women filled with a great missionary spirit. Although Father Michael McGivney would probably not have described himself as a missionary, throughout his lifetime the United States remained “mission” territory in the eyes of the Vatican.

In this regard, we remember the words of Pope Benedict XVI during his 2008 visit to the United States when he named Father McGivney as an example of the missionary spirit

that built the Catholic Church in America.

On that occasion, Pope Benedict urged Catholics in America to “move together toward that true spiritual renewal desired by the [Second Vatican] Council, a renewal which can only strengthen the Church in that holiness and unity indispensable for the effective proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world.”

The pope continued, “Was not this unity of vision and purpose — rooted in faith and a spirit of constant conversion and self-sacrifice — the secret of the impressive growth of the Church in this country? We need but think of the remarkable accomplishment of that exemplary American priest, the Venerable Michael McGivney, whose vision and zeal led to the establishment of the Knights of Columbus.”

This missionary spirit has been the lifeblood of the Knights of Columbus.

How else can we account for the fact that within four decades of its founding, our Order had spread across the United States and Canada and had begun activities in the Philippines, Mexico and Cuba?

That same missionary spirit led the Order to establish a network of facilities throughout Europe during the First World War to serve countless members of the American and Canadian military. And then after the

Great War to open athletic facilities in Rome to serve and help evangelize the youth of that city — a work that continues to this day.

We see that same missionary spirit today as the Order begins activities in Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania and Korea, and as our charitable programs change thousands of lives for the better in places like Haiti, Uganda, Vietnam and Iraq.

This missionary spirit has been a constant dynamic throughout our history. It has always encouraged us to seek new challenges and to adapt to new situations — and to do so always in faithful service responding to the needs of our Church.

THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL Following the Second Vatican Council, it became clear that the vitality of our parishes and of our Catholic families was being tested as never before.

Thousands of priests and religious left their ministries, and vocations to the priesthood and religious life plummeted. The widespread scourges of no-fault divorce, cohabitation outside of marriage, single-parent families and abortion made Catholic family life appear at times as the new “terra incognita.” At the same time, the Second Vatican Council called upon the laity to assume a greater role in meeting these challenges.

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The Knights of Columbus re- This was always one of the core mis- an evangelizer. Successful evangelizasponded with dramatic new initiatives sions of the Order envisioned by Fa- tion and catechetical initiatives must to better meet the needs of our fami- ther McGivney. It was the reason the be focused on the parish.” lies and our parishes.

Order developed fraternal benefits to The document then went on to say For example, we initiated one of the support widows and orphans. It led to this about the family’s role: “A culture largest vocations programs in history. the establishment of thousands of of witness is sustained within the Through our Refund Support Voca- youth and family activities, to our sup- Church through marriage and the tions Program and scholarships, we port of parish-based Catholic schools, family. … It is within the Sacrament have provided more than $68 million and to developing our spiritual and of Matrimony that the husband and to more than 115,000 men and catechetical programs directed to fam- wife evangelize, become evangelized, women pursuing vocations. ilies, such as our Catholic Information and share their witness of the faith to We also began a shift away from es- Service, our Pilgrim Virgin Icon pro- their children and to society.” tablishing local councils dependent gram and Fathers for Good.

It further noted, “The family, upon home association facilities. InMore recently, the Order has imple- called the domestic Church, is often stead, we promoted the establishment mented a new program that brings to- the first place where one experiences of parish-based councils aligned with gether both our support of parishes and is formed in the faith.” And it Father McGivney’s original concluded by quoting Pope vision for the Order.

Benedict XVI’s 2011 adAnd we began to encourage dress to the Pontifical a greater focus on programs Council for the Family that Today, the Knights of Columbus that would include more fam“the new evangelization deily members in our activities pends largely on the domesis positioned to move to a new and would more directly suptic Church.” port Catholic family life.

Thus we see a providential level of service as the strong The result has been a convergence of three initiaright arm of our parish churches. tives of the Knights of tremendous success. This shift has opened the door to Columbus: the development thousands of new councils of thousands of new parishthat could not have taken on based councils; new prothe financial burden of building or and our support of families. It is titled grams to strengthen family life, all purchasing a meeting hall. At the Building the Domestic Church: The leading to a deeper understanding of same time, this shift opened the door Family Fully Alive. Already, many the family as domestic church; and of membership to hundreds of thou- thousands of local Knights of Colum- our increasing commitment to serve sands of new brother Knights. bus councils and families have begun the Church’s mission of a new evanSimilarly, many of the thousands of participating in this program. gelization through the parish. priests we have helped financially are Indeed, each of these three initianow brother Knights who proudly LOOKING TO THE FUTURE tives points to the Knights of Columserve as our council chaplains.

In its 2012 document titled Disciples bus as the organization best situated And this shift has done even more. Called to Witness, the U.S. Conference to enliven and strengthen parish life.

It has led to the extraordinary growth of Catholic Bishops made clear the We are truly positioned today to move of the Knights of Columbus in the connection between the parish and to a new level of service as the strong charity we provide our neighbors — the family in the new evangelization. right arm of our parish churches. literally hundreds of millions of dolRegarding parish life, the bishops’ Now the time has come for us to aclars and hundreds of millions of vol- document stated, “It is the responsi- celerate these initiatives as they affect unteer service hours. bility of both pastors and laity to en- our work in parishes and our work to Active Knights of Columbus coun- sure that [the doors of the parish] are strengthen Christian family life. cils are bringing our principles of always open. Evangelization must reThe family as domestic church is charity, unity and fraternity, as well as main rooted in the parish. It is in the central to both the work of the new our energy and activities, to enliven parish that one becomes engaged with evangelization and to the future susand strengthen thousands of parishes. the Church community, learns how to tainability of our parishes — as well During this same time the Knights become a disciple of Christ, is nur- as the future sustainability of the of Columbus sharpened its mission to tured by Scripture, is nourished by the Order. But the Catholic family cannot better support Catholic family life. sacraments, and ultimately becomes perform this important mission on its 4 ♦ COLUMBIA ♦

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own. The reason is simple: As Blessed Paul VI observed, the family can only truly be a domestic church when its daily life “mirrors the various aspects of the entire Church.” And for this to become a reality, the family must be more fully integrated into the sacramental life of the parish.

Knights of Columbus parish-based councils today are not only places that provide invaluable support to parish life in terms of charitable and social activities. They are a primary place to support the evangelization of family life through the mission of the domestic church. Our councils can do this by more fully integrating families into the life of the parish through the many programs of our parish-based councils.

If we do this, then we will continue the legacy of Father McGivney — a legacy which, as Pope Benedict observed, was to promote spiritual renewal among Catholics by strengthening them in holiness and unity. And as a parish priest, Father McGivney saw that this renewal could be assisted in powerful ways in the parish by the new organization he had established.

THE RENEWAL OF PARISH AND FAMILY LIFE Today, we are determined to continue this work of renewal and unity. In this way, we will also realize the mission that St. John Paul II identified in Ecclesia in America: “The renewal of the Church in America will not be possible without the active presence of the laity. Therefore they are largely responsible for the future of the Church” (44).

The pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the United States and his attendance at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia present a historic opportunity for Catholics throughout the world — and especially for Catholics in North America.

During the World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis called for a new alliance between the Church

and the family in order that Catholic families might receive greater encouragement and support.

“May God grant us this gift of a renewed closeness between the family and the Church,” the pope said.

“Families need it, the Church needs it, and we pastors need it.”

But for millions of Catholic families, this new alliance will become a reality only if they can find this greater support within their local parish.

There is no Catholic organization better positioned for this task today in thousands of parishes than the Knights of Columbus.

Today, the Knights of Columbus is providentially positioned to play a key role in the new alliance between the Church and the family called for by Pope Francis. But for us to do so requires that we adopt new methods.

We must devote even greater efforts to our fundamental mission of charity, unity and fraternity, and we must do so with even greater attention to the needs and the future of our parishes and our families. What is necessary now is our greater involvement in the renewal of parish and family life.

To meet this need we will have to do some things differently. Our councils will have to become even more active in our parish communities. We will have to stop duplicating activities that are more appropriately done by and through the parish. We will have to focus more on programs that support Catholic families in their mission as a domestic church.

For many councils, doing these things will require making choices between what is good and what is better.

Often they may have to choose between what our Catholic community may have needed in the past and what it needs today and in the future.

A NEW K OF C INITIATIVE Therefore, I am announcing a new Orderwide initiative to strengthen both our parishes and our families. It is titled Building the Domestic Church

While Strengthening Our Parish. This new initiative builds upon our past programs and accomplishments. At the same time, it requires that we do some things differently in the future.

First, this initiative requires that we accelerate the process of moving away from the home association system and moving toward more parish-based councils. We should no longer expend valuable resources supporting home associations whose activities are outside the mission of the Knights of Columbus or of the Church.

The deployment of our resources should be made on the basis of mission integrity with our core principles of charity, unity and fraternity. Some home associations, for example, served important social purposes in the past, such as hosting receptions and parties, as well as degree ceremonies and business meetings. However, because of the need to generate a constant stream of revenue just to maintain their buildings, many home associations have been forced into the facilities rental business, in which they are now subject to market forces, government regulations, and liability risks. Needless to say, this situation has diluted the mission integrity of the councils that use those buildings.

These home associations may, at times, actually impede the work of the Order.

For this reason, I am asking every council using facilities owned by a home association to undertake a serious assessment of how that relationship supports the council in its fulfillment of the core mission of the Knights of Columbus. And every council using facilities owned by a home association should, as soon as practicable, enter into the contractual agreements required in a resolution adopted by the Supreme Council at its convention in 2014.

Second, our Building the Domestic Church While Strengthening Our Parish initiative requires that our parish-based councils move toward

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greater integration into the life of our ture sustainability of an authentic programs which more fully integrate parishes.

Catholic scouting program and of the their council’s activities within the Councils should begin to phase out Catholic identity of the young men life of their parish; and they should the duplication of programs that may who participate in it. give priority within the Youth Activcompete with parish activities. InAdditionally, councils should seek ity category to those programs which stead, we will use our resources of to more closely integrate the activities strengthen or support parish-based time, talent and money to strengthen of Squires circles and their other youth ministry. They should also parish-based and parish-sponsored youth activities within the youth min- consider how their activities in the programs. istry goals of the parish. Councils and categories of council, Community One important area where this will assemblies in the United States and and Culture of Life may be enhanced occur is youth-based parish ministry. Canada that do not presently sponsor through greater participation by the Perhaps more than at any other time, Squires Circles are encouraged not to wider parish community. our youth are in need of greater evan- institute new circles. Instead, these gelization, catechesis and pastoral local units are encouraged to support THE NEW EVANGELIZATION care. This pastoral care must take existing parish-based youth ministry When St. John Paul II spoke of the place within the parish and at the di- programs. In parishes where youth new evangelization he explained that rection and supervision of its the content of evangelization pastor. Today our youth need would not be new, but that more not less involvement in this would be an evangelizaThe ‘content’ of the Knights of the life of their parish. tion “new in its ardor, methColumbus has not changed.

There is no better organizaods and expression.” tion today in so many This is this same dynamic What will change is the parishes than the Knights of that guides our mission Columbus to assist our pastoday. The “content” of the ‘expression’ of that service so tors in this responsibility.

Knights of Columbus has that our work may become even Councils should seek ways to not changed. We are a work more closely with Catholic brotherhood based more relevant and effective. parish-based youth ministry upon the principles of charprograms. And councils ity, unity, fraternity and pashould also seek new ways to support ministry programs can be improved, triotism. We are dedicated to faithful the activities of parish-based schools. councils should work with their chap- and unparalleled service to the The Board of Directors has thus de- lain and pastor to find ways to begin Church. But what will change is the cided that as part of this new initiative, new or more effective parish-based “expression” of that service so that our local units of the Knights of Colum- youth programs. work may become even more relevant bus will no longer sponsor Boy Scout In the future, youth activities of the and effective. troops. Councils should move to end Order should be measured by how The changes outlined here may be sponsorship as soon as practically pos- they assist the overall goals of parish difficult for some. Change is never sible — in many cases by the end of youth ministry programs and how easy. But the proven record of the past 2015 and in no case later than 2016. well they are incorporated within our half century is clear: The closer the Instead, local units should encour- Building the Domestic Church While Knights of Columbus becomes to age troops that they presently sponsor Strengthening Our Parish program. parish life, the closer we work with to become parish-sponsored troops. As we move forward we will incorpo- our parish priests, and the more we Such new parish-sponsored Boy Scout rate many existing programs into this support Catholic families, the more troops can and should receive the vol- initiative. our Order grows in membership and unteer and financial support of local During this fraternal year, councils charity. councils. But the key change is that that formulate their activities The challenge of effective leaderthe mission and activity of scouting through the Surge with Service Pro- ship is to lead change, not to be led by will be more properly integrated into gram should give priority within the change. The leadership of the Knights a comprehensive strategy of the Family Activity category to those ac- of Columbus has always succeeded in parish’s youth ministry under the di- tivities related to our Building the leading change. And this is what I am rection of the pastor. After consider- Domestic Church program; they confident you and I will succeed in able deliberation, we believe that this should give priority within the doing in the days ahead. is the best way to provide for the fu- Church Activity category to those Vivat Jesus!

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Polish Government Honors Supreme Knight In reCOGnITIOn of his “outstanding achievements in charitable activities” and for his “contributions to promoting the legacy of John Paul II,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson was honored by the Polish government with the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the republic of Poland.

The award, one of the first honors authorized by the recently elected Polish President Andrzej Duda, was conferred Oct. 16 at the embassy of Poland in washington, D.C. “There is no nation — other than my own — that is more meaningful to me from which to receive such an honor than Poland. It touches me deeply, and I am very grateful,” Supreme Knight Anderson said in his acceptance remarks.

In a letter read at the award ceremony, Polish Ambassador ryszard Schnepf praised the supreme knight’s leadership in developing the Saint John Paul II national Shrine, which operates under the Knights of Columbus. The shrine, the ambassador said, “is a living monument dedicated to the life of the pope” who “was able to change the world” by helping to bring down communist rule in eastern europe and liberate Poland.

In remarks during the event, Bishop Janusz Stepnowski of Łomża, Poland, congratulated the supreme knight for receiving the honor. A member of the Bł. Ks. Michała Piaszczyńskiego Council 15652, the bishop said he is pleased to have the Order’s presence in his diocese, which will also host the 2016 Poland State Convention.

Minister Counselor Maciej Pisarski of the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C., applauds Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson after conferring the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit Oct. 16.

Under Supreme Knight Anderson’s leadership, the Knights of Columbus established a presence in Poland in 2006 — the first international expansion of the Order in more than a century. The K of C in Poland has grown steadily, with nearly 4,000 Knights in 82 councils in the country today.♦

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K of C-Produced Documentaries Available on DVD The new K of C-produced documentary film, Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message, presents a comprehensive and inspiring account of the historical events and legacy of the 16th-century apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

“The message of Our Lady of Guadalupe helped to build bridges between cultures and worlds, and began the transformation of our continent into a Christian continent of hope,” said Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, the film’s executive producer. narrated by actor Jim Caviezel, the film brings history to life through modern reenactments, 3D animations and interviews with leading theologians, historians and scientists.

Airing as part of ABC’s Visions and Values Series, the documentary will be broadcast in certain markets through Dec. 10. For more information, including broadcast times and the DVD release, visit guadalupethefilm.com.

A second K of C-produced documentary, John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continent, has gained international recognition. narrated by actor Andy Garcia, the film explores the transformative impact of St. John Paul II’s papal trips to the Americas.

The film enjoyed a PBS distribution earlier this year and was aired on Catholic TV networks. It has also been selected to screen at a variety of film festivals.

John Paul II in America has received a number of awards, including for Best Documentary at the Glendale International Film Festival in California and the Special Jury Award from the International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration and equality. It also received multiple honors from the Global Independent Film Awards, including for Best Documentary. For more information or to purchase a DVD, kofc.org/jpiifilm.♦

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The Holy Year of Mercy Through spiritual and corporal works of mercy, the Holy Father calls the Church to live a special year of grace

by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori EARLIER THIS YEAR, during a MERCY AND CHARITY Lenten penance service, Pope Francis Like his predecessors, St. John Paul II announced that the Church would and Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis celebrate an extraordinary jubilee year does not present God’s mercy as merely dedicated to God’s mercy. The Holy a soothing ointment designed to make us in December 1965: “We prefer to point Year of Mercy begins Dec. 8, the feel better about our sins while still living out how charity has been the principal solemnity of the Immaculate Concep- in them. Rather, mercy is God’s way of religious feature of this Council ... the tion, and will conclude Nov. 20, 2016, reaching out to us, offering us a new old story of the Good Samaritan has the solemnity of Christ the King. chance to look at ourselves, to convert, been the model of the spirituality of the Last April, on the Second Sunday to believe. Mercy is also the foundation Council” (4). Pope Francis also recalled of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday), of the Church’s life — God’s mercy is that St. John Paul II, in his encyclical Pope Francis published a letter about what the Church preaches; what the Dives in Misericordia (Rich in Mercy), the holy year titled Misericorobserved that we always experidiae Vultus (The Face of ence God’s love — his charity — Mercy). In the first words of The pope’s challenge is for us to be as mercy. the document, the Holy FaThe pope’s challenge, then, is practitioners of mercy, not only by for all of us to be practitioners of ther invites us to look upon the face of the Lord Jesus as contributing to charitable efforts, mercy, not only by contributing the face of God’s mercy. It is to charitable efforts, but also in Jesus of Nazareth, God’s eterour personal lives. “Love, after but also in our personal lives. nal Son, born of Mary, who all, cannot be an abstraction,” he has revealed the Father’s wrote. “By its very nature, it inmercy to us “by his words, his ac- Church dispenses in the Mass and the dicates something concrete: intentions, and his entire person” (1). sacraments; and what the Church prac- tions, attitudes, and behaviors that are Pope Francis also invites us to con- tices in works of charity, healing and ed- shown in daily living” (9). template God’s mercy “as the wellspring ucation. In a world that all too often of joy, serenity, and peace,” calling chooses violence and severity over mercy, THE SACRAMENT OF MERCY mercy “the ultimate and supreme act by we are all called to be authentic signs — It is easy to see how this special holy year which God comes to meet us” (2). and, indeed, missionaries — of the Fa- is tailor-made for the Knights of ColumMercy is “the fundamental law that ther’s mercy. Pope Francis has thus cho- bus family, whose first principle is chardwells in the heart of every person who sen the “motto” of this holy year as: ity. Following the lead and inspiration of looks sincerely into the eyes of his Merciful like the Father (14). our founder, Father Michael McGivney, brothers and sisters on the path of life” In Misericordiae Vultus, Pope Francis the charity that the Order puts into and “the bridge that connects God and recalled the words of St. John XXIII at practice is a matter of serving one’s man, opening our hearts to a hope of the opening of the Second Vatican neighbor and finds its source in God’s being loved forever despite our sinful- Council when he said that the Church mercy. Whether it’s reaching out to a ness” (ibid.). With these moving words, preferred “the medicine of mercy” to brother Knight and his family in times the pope brings us to the heart of the “the arms of severity.” Even more to the of trouble, aiding in disaster relief efforts, Gospel, namely, that Jesus Christ is the point, he noted what Blessed Pope providing wheelchairs to people with revelation of the Father’s merciful love. Paul VI said when he closed the council disabilities, distributing winter coats or 8 ♦ COLUMBIA ♦

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scholarships, or advancing the protection of unborn life through ultrasound machines, the charity of the Knights of Columbus seeks to restore and affirm our wounded human dignity.

Furthermore, our works of charity are meant to convey the mercy of God, which is at the heart of the Gospel.

Prospective members and their families are most attracted to the Knights of Columbus when they see the Order engaged “in service to one, in service to all.” More importantly, it is often through the practice of charity that we lead others to Christ and his Church.

HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS

Offered in Solidarity with Pope Francis

POPE FRANCIS: CNS photo/Paul Haring — ARCHBISHOP CARROLL: Portrait by Gilbert Stuart (ca.1806), public domain

UNIVERSAL: That all may experience the mercy of God, who never tires of forgiving.

EVANGELIZATION: That families, especially those who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain hope.

For the Order to take full advantage of this special Holy Year of Mercy, the first step is for each Knight to open himself personally to the God who is “rich in mercy.” Jesus is looking at us with the eyes of mercy, asking us to believe in him and trust him. He isn’t merely asking us to assent to a series of abstract truths, but instead to entrust our lives to him, confident that he will forgive our sins and open for us the door of mercy in the house of his heavenly Father.

Even more than the vastness of creation, the mighty power of God is re-

vealed in his mercy and endless capacity to forgive our sins, giving us new life by his own eternal newness. During this holy year, Pope Francis especially urges us to “place the sacrament of reconciliation at the center once more in such a way that it will enable people to touch the grandeur of God’s mercy with their own hands” (17).

May this Holy Year of Mercy be for our beloved Order, for each of us personally, and for our entire Church a time of grace and joy. And may Mary, the Mother of Mercy, accompany us along the way.♦

C AT H O L I C M A N O F T H E M O N T H

Archbishop John Carroll (1735-1815) JOHN CARROLL was born into a prominent Maryland family on Jan. 8, 1735. At age 13, he was sent to northern France, where he attended a Jesuit school with his cousin, Charles, a future signer of the Declaration of Independence. He joined the Jesuits in 1753 and was ordained in 1761. Father Carroll taught in Europe until the Jesuit order was suppressed in 1773.

The young priest set out to minister to the Catholic population in Maryland.

Sympathetic to the U.S. colonial cause for the freedom and what it would mean for the Church, Father Carroll was asked by the Continental Congress in 1776 to accompany Benjamin Franklin and others in an effort to win over support from Canada. Following the ratification of American independence in 1783, he wrote, “Freedom and independence acquired by the united efforts, and cemented with the mingled blood of Protestant and Catholic fellow-citizens, should be equally enjoyed by all.”

In 1789, Father Carroll was named bishop of Baltimore, thereby becoming the first bishop of the United States. An exceptional administrator, he estab-

lished a seminary in Baltimore and founded Georgetown College (today Georgetown University). He also promoted religious life, personally encouraging a future saint, Elizabeth Seton, to establish the Sisters of Charity for the education of girls.

In a unanimous vote, Congress chose Bishop Carroll to deliver a eulogy for President George Washington at St. Peter’s Church in Baltimore in 1800.

When near death himself, then-Archbishop Carroll shared one of his greatest consolations: “that I have always been attached to the practice of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and have established it among the people under my care.” Archbishop Carroll died peacefully on Dec. 3, 1815.♦

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For Life and Liberty Half a World Away Knights in Ukraine find fruitful ground for expansion and key roles serving Church and society

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hen he was a young pastor, Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia (Ukrainian) was impressed by how a new Knights of Columbus council energized the faith and leadership of many men.

“The power of fraternal prayer and works of charity in an atmosphere of unity with patriotic love of God, Church and country transformed these men,” he recalled in a homily during the Supreme Convention in Philadelphia last August.

“This in turn inspired these Knights and their families to reach out in service to the needs of others.”

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transformation underway in Ukraine, the land of his father’s birth. This time, though, it is about giving a boost of Christian life not to just one parish, but to a country of more than 40 million people after 70 years of Soviet oppression and 25 more of mainly oligarchical misrule.

Members and councils have multiplied in Ukraine since the Order established a formal presence there over two years ago.

And as the country struggles with pro-Russian rebels and vestiges of corruption to consolidate recent democratic gains, local Church leaders say the Knights showed up with material and spiritual assistance when it was most needed.

“The presence of the Knights of Columbus in Ukraine

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Left: On Jan. 24, 2014, Orthodox priests pray as they stand between proEuropean Union activists and police lines in central Kyiv, Ukraine. • Above: When the Euromaidan protests began, an ecumenical prayer tent was organized with the help of Knights and K of C chaplains. After riot police later burned the makeshift chapel, many others joined to construct a larger tent to serve the protestors with liturgies, confession and spiritual guidance.

seems to me the action of Divine Providence,” said Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv, in western Ukraine.

“They’ve come with so much help in the struggle with the many difficulties.”

CALLED TO BE PRESENT The origin of the Knights’ expansion into Ukraine goes back to 2005 at the 123rd Supreme Convention in Chicago. It was there that Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, then major archbishop (now emeritus) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, appealed for a “transplanting” of the Order to Ukraine.

The Knights’ way of practically living the faith was needed

to help heal “deep wounds” in Ukrainian society, the cardinal said. Communist persecution, he added, could not kill the faith in people’s hearts, but it did largely eliminate it from habits of daily life.

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson took the request seriously, according to Supreme Director Larry W. Kustra of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Beginning in 2009, Past State Deputy Lawrence Sosnowich of Washington, D.C., laid groundwork for the Order’s expansion while Kustra was tasked with preparing a team to conduct degree ceremonies in the Ukrainian language. It helped that Manitoba had nine Ukrainian Greek-rite K of C councils, though none of the Ukrainian speakers had any degree experience, Kustra said.

During an initial trip to Ukraine in the spring of 2012, the team initiated Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, who succeeded Cardinal Husar in 2011 as head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, together with Archbishop Mokrzycki, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine and former personal secretary of St. John Paul II. The team also gave presentations on the Order to priests and groups of laymen.

They received additional support from Knights in Poland and returned to Ukraine in May 2013, this time initiating several dozen men in Lviv and in the capital, Kyiv. Now with a critical mass, the first councils could be formed. The supreme knight announced the Order’s formal start in Ukraine and Lithuania at the 131st Supreme Convention in San Antonio in August 2013. It was the first international expansion since councils were chartered in Poland in 2006.

Major Archbishop Shevchuk welcomed the news as bolstering the ability of Ukraine’s Catholic communities — including roughly 5 million Greek-rite Catholics and 1 million Latinrite Catholics — to help renew Christian life in the country.

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Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv (left), former personal secretary of St. John Paul II and head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine, talks with Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, after taking the First and Second Degrees together in May 2012 in Lviv.

Columbus resonate deeply in the soul of a Church and a people experiencing a vivid resurrection in its spiritual and moral life,” the major archbishop said in a video address to the convention.

The Greek-rite St. Volodymyr Council 15800 in Kyiv and Latin-rite John Paul II Council 15801 in Lviv were established in September 2013. On Nov. 6, Major Archbishop Shevchuk celebrated a Divine Liturgy to commemorate the historic expansion. In his homily, he reflected on the Order’s mission, and said, “We rejoice that knighthood is taking root in the life of our Church.”

Later that month, the approximately 125 members in Ukraine were caught up in dramatic historical events that would put their newly forged commitment to the Order’s principles of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism to the test.

TRIAL BY FIRE On Nov. 21, 2013, just weeks after Bogdan Kovaliv and Youriy Maletskiy became the charter grand knights of the first K of C councils in Kyiv and Lviv, respectively, protesters filled Maidan Square in Kyiv to start a “revolution of dignity” 12 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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against corruption and Russian influence, and in favor of European integration.

Amid freezing temperatures and police repression, the so-called Euromaidan movement suffered dozens of casualties before the old authorities ceded power in March 2014. Since that time, violence has continued as a result of Russia annexing Crimea and separatists in eastern Ukraine fighting to break away.

Members of Council 15800, meeting just five blocks away from Maidan during the protests, set to work tending the wounded, providing food and warm clothes, interceding for those who were arrested, and assisting families of people who died. Knights also set up a prayer tent at Maidan to offer spiritual support, thus bolstering the Christian presence of those struggling bravely for change. Knights from Lviv traveled 300 miles (500 km) to assist these efforts.

According to Kovaliv, no one hesitated to offer aid. “Volunteer efforts, solidarity and support for those in need all demonstrate the Knights of Columbus principles for action,” he said. “And these initiatives probably helped the active development of the Order.”

Meanwhile, awareness of the Knights grew in Ukraine.

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TOP RIGHT: Photo courtesy of the Canadian Wheelchair Mission/Fondation Chaise Roulante Canada

Seven new councils in six cities have been added over the past two years.

“At first, it was a little difficult, but after many, many presentations, and after giving a lot of information to the priests and the bishops, we now have 400 Knights in this country, and I hope we’ll soon have 500,” said Maletskiy, noting that plans are underway to charter additional councils.

The Knights of Columbus is unique in Ukraine for uniting Greek-rite and Latin-rite Catholics in charitable, fraternal and spiritual activities. For historical reasons, the two communities have tended to stay apart, with little interaction and, at times, an element of mistrust.

Serving as a force for Church unity in Ukraine was always an objective for the Knights, and the joint initiation of the archbishops for the two rites set the tone, according to Kustra.

Now the Order’s principle of unity is teaching men to work together in specific projects.

“By simply being together, we start to remove the misgivings in the minds of some people,” Maletskiy said. “The Knights of Columbus is definitely helping people to understand better and begin to show publicly that we are the same Church and we take part in the same Catholic work.”

VITAL ASSISTANCE The work of the Knights for the Church and the people of Ukraine has been intense at both the local and international levels. Supreme Knight Anderson touched on this reality when he said at this year’s Supreme Convention that the Order’s members “are committed to defending life and liberty for all: for those on the margins of our communities, and for those on the margins half a world away.”

Ukraine has been a country in transition since the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991. It has worked slowly to develop better medical care, for example, and build a basic social safety net. Recent unrest, with recurring fighting in the east, has hit the already struggling country hard. Inflation is running above 50 percent, and the World Bank says that the economy contracted some 15 percent this year. An estimated 3 million people have fled their homes.

In response, spiritual support has not been lacking. Knights the world over responded generously to the supreme knight’s February 2014 call to pray for peace in Ukraine in solidarity with Pope Francis and the country’s Catholic bishops.

As this prayer campaign has continued, material help has also been crucial. “The Ukrainian government is very poor these days and cannot provide any significant social help. For many people, the only thing they have left is to rely on mercy,” Archbishop Mokrzycki said in August, adding that the local Knights, with help from abroad, “are surrounding them with care in the daily struggle for survival.”

Knights in Ukraine have raised money locally and channeled donations from Chicago, Philadelphia and elsewhere to buy medicine and equipment for hospitals. They have also purchased and distributed 1,500 wheelchairs through the Knights’ partnership with the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation and

From top: Edward J. Shawchuk (left), past state deputy of British Columbia and Yukon, and Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Ken Nowakowski of New Westminster, B.C., participate in a wheelchair distribution in Ukraine. • Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, major archbishop emeritus of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, meets with Supreme Treasurer Michael J. O’Connor in August 2013 to discuss the recent expansion of the Order to Ukraine.

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Grand Knight Bogdan Kovaliv (above, left) and members of St. Volodymyr Council 15800 distribute food and Easter baskets to families in Kyiv last spring.

have provided aid to a children’s hospital in Lviv.

Local Knights have likewise assisted Caritas efforts by collecting food and clothes for the needy and helping to transport materials and volunteers. And they have helped refurbish abandoned homes for refugees and visited troops at Easter, bringing care packages and cheer. A delegation from Ukraine even joined the 57th Annual International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Last February, the Knights of Columbus Christian Refugee Relief Fund disbursed $400,000 for charitable efforts in Ukraine. The country’s Greek-rite Church and Latin-rite Church each used half of the funds to provide emergency food, medicine and shelter for refugee children and families.

In November, the Supreme Council announced a second gift of the same amount for the Church’s continued efforts assisting refugees in Ukraine.

As in every jurisdiction, the Knights in Ukraine also actively serve their local churches. They assist in parish liturgies and with practical needs, like repairs, and even helped build a village church. At the consecration of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection in Kyiv in 2013, Knights provided an honor guard.

“They’re showing themselves as real Catholic role models,” Kustra said. “Men and their families are becoming stronger in their faith, living their faith. And society in Ukraine is benefitting from the charity works. Given the political situation in the country, they’re doing really well.”

The supreme director and past state deputy is not sure if he will be making any more trips to Ukraine, though he expects the degree ceremonies that he helped adapt will be getting a lot more use there. And he certainly feels enriched and inspired by the Ukrainians he has gotten to know.

“To have the opportunity to go over and bring the Knights of Columbus and make a bit of history for the Order really affected us all,” Kustra said. “It’s been the experience of a lifetime.”♦ BRYAN BRADLEY is a member of St. Ignatius Council 15900 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS

Former Papal Secretary Dedicates Altar at John Paul II Shrine

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Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, archbishop of Kraków, who served as St. John Paul II’s secretary in Poland and throughout the pope’s nearly 27-year pontificate, prepares to dedicate the altar of the new Redemptor Hominis Church at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. ON OCT. 2, Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, the longtime personal secretary of St. John Paul II and now archbishop of Kraków, Poland, made his first visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. The occasion was a Mass and dedication of the main altar of the new Redemptor Hominis Church.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington served as principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass, which was concelebrated by Cardinal Dziwisz, Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and other bishops and priests. Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Patrick Kelly, executive director of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, as well as other K of C officials were also in attendance.

The shrine has recently undergone a major renovation, which included the creation of the Redemptor Hominis Church and a reliquary chapel. Both chapels house altars featuring representations of the Twelve Apostles, created by noted Italian sculptor Edoardo Ferrari. Together, the two altars contain first-class relics of 11 saints connected to St. John Paul II or the evangelization of North America.

The walls of both sanctuaries feature mosaics designed

by Jesuit Father Marko Ivan Rupnik. Based in Rome, Father Rupnik and the Centro Aletti community of artists have installed mosaics in more than 100 sanctuaries throughout the world. The new mosaics at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine were completed in September.

Drawing hundreds of visitors, the Mass and altar dedication in the Redemptor Hominis Church marked a significant step forward in the life of the shrine, which was designated as a national shrine by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2014 and is a place of prayer and pilgrimage.

In prepared remarks following Mass and altar dedication, Cardinal Dziwisz reflected on the “polyphonic” legacy of St. John Paul II’s holiness. “Holiness in a sense is a synthesis of all who John Paul II was,” the cardinal said. “He would stand every day before God, to contemplate his face, and God led him to serve the Church and the world.”

Among the many titles that St. John Paul II earned, Cardinal Dziwisz highlighted that he was known as the “pope of the young.”

“I take this opportunity to invite the young people from the United States and Canada for the 2016 World Youth Day in Kraków, the city of John Paul II, the spiritual capital of Divine Mercy,” he added.

Those in attendance were also invited to view an advanced screening of a new K of C-produced documentary, Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism, and to visit the shrine’s permanent exhibit, “A Gift of Love: The Life of Saint John Paul II,” which allows visitors to walk in the footsteps of John Paul II by exploring the major events of his life and themes of his papacy.

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Champions of

Dignity With enthusiastic K of C support at every level, Special Olympics athletes compete with perseverance and joy

by Mike Latona

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hey’ve already authored many success stories in their lives, so it’s hardly surprising that Patrick Gulbranson of Iowa, Chris Dooley of Maryland and Catherine Partlow of Ontario rose to the occasion at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.

Representing the United States last July 25-Aug. 2, Gulbranson netted three top-six performances in bowling, and Dooley claimed a third and a fourth place in kayaking. For her part, Partlow took home three gold medals in track and field for Team Canada.

These finishes were the latest in a series of personal achievements related to Special Olympics, which provides athletic and social opportunities for youth and adults with intellectual disabilities.

“It gives me courage, and I can show other athletes how I perform and inspire them,” said Partlow, 32, reflecting on her experience as a Special Olympics athlete.

Special Olympics has benefitted from major financial and volunteer support from the Knights of Columbus throughout its nearly 50-year history. This year, the Knights covered the costs of every athlete from the United States and Canada — more than 400 total — who participated in the World Games.

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pledge in 2014, at which time the Knights of Columbus was named a “Founding Champion of the World Games.”

A SEA OF SUPPORT Deputy Supreme Knight Logan T. Ludwig led a delegation of K of C representatives and volunteers to this year’s Special Olympics World Games, beginning with the Opening Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Over the next week, more than 6,500 Special Olympics athletes from 165 countries competed in 25 sports at the World Games. The second largest sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games, it drew more than 30,000 volunteers, 500,000 spectators and millions of television viewers. Taking place every two years, it was the first time the international event was held in North America since 2009.

The Knights’ support of Special Olympics extends back to 1968, when the Order helped Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her husband, Sargent, a long-time Knight, host the first international Special Olympics Summer Games in Chicago.

Since that time, the Order has raised and donated more than $600 million to programs for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Their efforts are reflected at the council level by numerous fundraising events for Special Olympics, which uses sports to foster a greater sense of dignity and inclusion.

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Catherine Partlow of Ontario celebrates at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, where she won three gold medals in track and field. • Opposite page: Special Olympics medals are pictured at the 2015 World Games.

“This vision fits perfectly with what the Knights of Columbus stands for,” Deputy Supreme Knight Ludwig said. “As a creation of God, each human life has a special value, and as a charitable and family organization, we respect life in all of its stages — from the unborn to the end of life and everywhere in between.”

Mark Tisl, who is a fellow member of Stuart (Iowa) Council 1961 with Patrick Gulbranson, noted that, with the help of two other Knights they collected more than $425 in a mere 90 minutes during their council’s annual “Tootsie Roll” drive this year.

“When the people asked us what we were collecting for, we told them that the Knights are a big supporter of Special Olympics and helping the underprivileged,” Tisl said.

Gulbranson, who was born with Down syndrome and is now 28, said that participation in both the Knights and Special Olympics has given him a stronger sense of identity.

“I can be who I want to be,” he said.

Gary Harms, president and CEO of Special Olympics Iowa, befriended Gulbranson during this year’s World Games. A member of St. Francis Council 12422 in West Des Moines, Harms called the Knights’ link with Gulbranson “a great example of the inclusion and fellowship that is part of our brotherhood.”

When Special Olympics athletes like Gulbranson are given opportunities, Harms added, “they simply blossom and excel.”

Last year, Gulbranson was even invited to join Tisl’s bowling team.

“He fits right in with the rest of the group,” Tisl said.

In addition to financial assistance, Knights actively staff Special Olympics events as volunteers. One such volunteer is Jim Jennings, a fellow member with Chris Dooley of Regina Coeli Council 2274 in Easton, Md. Jennings noted that Special Olympics athletes are always cheered on “no matter whether they finish first or last,” adding that brother Knights in their council readily support Dooley.

Dooley, 32, said he cherishes the camaraderie he enjoys among his brother Knights, fellow athletes and supporters.

“You make a lot of friends,” he said.

Dooley’s mother, Peggy, a longtime special education teacher who adopted him when he was 7 years old, is especially grateful for the support of her son’s council.

“They really, really care about Chris,” she said. “I’m always thanking them for being patient with him. And they’ll say back to me, ‘No, we want to thank you.’”

LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL Glenn MacDonell, president and CEO of Special Olympics Ontario and a member of St. Patrick’s Council 12782 in Mississauga, observed that the Knights of Columbus enjoyed considerable positive exposure with the World Games, adding that the partnership between the organizations is “a perfect fit.”

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Clockwise, from top left: Catherine Partlow sprints to victory for Team Canada. • Deputy Supreme Knight Logan T. Ludwig congratulates a Special Olympics athlete after assisting with a medal ceremony at the World Games. • Patrick Gulbranson, a member of Stuart (Iowa) Council 1961, competes in a Special Olympics bowling event. • Members of the Cuban team greet spectators at the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum July 25.

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Chris Dooley, a member of Regina Coeli Council 2274 in Easton, Md., is pictured at the World Games after winning a bronze medal in kayaking.

Yet the biggest winners, emphasized MacDonnell, who has known track-and-field star Partlow for many years, are the athletes themselves.

“They deal with the athletic successes and the failures so well,” he said. “Maybe it’s because they’ve already dealt with something much more difficult.”

Facing steep competition from athletes around the world, Gulbranson, Dooley and Partlow saw their training and practice pay off in their respective events.

In bowling, Gulbranson earned fourth place in team competition, fifth in individual, and sixth in doubles by throwing well over his 124 average, including a 176 game.

“I couldn’t believe it. That had to be the best moment of my life. I felt great,” Gulbranson said.

Dooley was equally thrilled with his bronze medal in the 200-meter kayaking race and fourth place in the 500. “I felt awesome, and proud of myself for accomplishing a lot,” he said.

Dooley, who trains under Jack Brosius, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic kayaking team, noted that his sport is very challenging: “You have to be in very good shape. And you have to keep steady or you’ll flip over.”

Whereas Los Angeles marked the first World Games for Gulbranson and Dooley, Partlow was making her fourth appearance after competing in Dublin in 2003, Shanghai in 2007 and Athens in 2011. This year, with first-place wins in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and 1,600-meter relay, she equaled her number of gold medals from previous World Games combined. And she was particularly happy with the relay win.

“It was the best relay we could have put together. I was very proud of everyone on my team,” Partlow said.

Like many Special Olympics athletes, Partlow, Dooley and Gulbranson have participated in multiple Special Olympics

sports over the years — that is, when they aren’t busy working or volunteering. In addition, all three serve as global messengers, promoting Special Olympics through various community appearances.

“I like the social atmosphere of [Special Olympics], and it’s given me a great opportunity to travel,” Partlow said.

“It’s been amazing to see her confidence develop and to have the opportunities to broaden her horizons,” said her father, Tom Partlow, a member of Msgr. Gerard Breen Council 8309 in Whitby, Ontario.

He added that Catherine is a natural in her public-relations role. “She’s definitely at home in front of a microphone.”

Peggy Dooley said that she has taken Chris to almost every available Special Olympics event and venue. “It’s just opened up a whole new world to him,” she said with pride, adding, “He’s gained a lot of friends, and I have, too.”

John Gulbranson, Patrick’s father and a member of Council 1961, reflected similarly on the impact that Special Olympics has had on his son’s life.

“The inclusion and the self-esteem that come from Special Olympics have played a huge part in his development,” he said. “He wouldn’t be anywhere near where he is without it.”

Through all their trials and triumphs, the athletes ultimately cast a spotlight on the beauty and dignity of human life.

“They inspire and show us all what is really important in life, no matter what the challenge,” said Deputy Supreme Knight Ludwig. “What I always admire about them is that these athletes don’t ask to be treated special — they just want a chance.”♦ MIKE LATONA, a staff writer for the Catholic Courier in the Diocese of Rochester.

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Five years after the historic rescue, Knight Greg Hall recalls his role in the mission to save 33 miners in Chile

by Columbia staff n Aug. 5, 2010, a catastrophic collapse at the San José copper and gold mine in northern Chile trapped 33 miners 2,300 feet underground for more than two months.

Greg Hall, a member of Anton J. Frank Council 8771 in Houston, ultimately led the operation, known as “Plan B,” that freed the men on Oct. 17.

Drilling under extreme scrutiny on a job made more complicated by the depth, the unstable ground and the degree of the borehole combined created a nearly insurmountable task that Hall says he and his team were able to accomplish only with God’s help.

Five years after the disaster’s successful outcome, the miners’ story has been brought to the big screen in a film titled The 33, staring Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips and Juliette Binoche.

Based on the book Deep Down Dark by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar, the film was released Nov. 13.

Because Hall’s role in coordinating the rescue was largely behind the scenes, he was not represented as a character in the movie, though he was involved as a consultant. In October, Columbia spoke to Hall about the rescue and the movie based on the ordeal.

COLUMBIA: How did you become involved in the operation to rescue the 33 trapped Chilean miners in 2010?

GREG HALL: I’ve had a company [in Chile] since 1992. We manufacture equipment and give technical services to the drillers. When the collapse happened, the government quickly found out that if the miners were alive, they would be somewhere between 400 and 800 meters down.

The drill rigs they were bringing in to try to find the miners didn’t have enough equipment to reach those depths, so we were contacted to equip all those rigs to get there.

COLUMBIA: Can you give us a better understanding of just how daunting this situation was?

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months — months and months and months. And, of course, the ground was shifting and the miners were in danger.

I had been able to see the personal messages they gave to their families, and that made me feel like we were family. I remember telling my wife, “You know what we would do if that were our son or brother down there — we would go down there and try to dig them out with our hands.”

So I decided to try to develop a plan using whatever equipment was available. All the calculations, all the simulations we made showed that it couldn’t be done. But again, what would you do if that was your brother? So finally we did that, and the government called it “Plan B.” COLUMBIA: It sounds like you and your team were really motivated by love and concern. Can you say more about that part of the story?

GREG HALL: Up until that time, we had only drilled for profit, never for people. So there was an awesome weight on us. Plus we had the family watching us every minute. They would be calling to us, “Don’t let our son die. Don’t let our brother die. Please save our daddy.”

So there was a lot of pressure besides the technical, and the job itself was more than we were capable of doing. At one point we were about 140 meters from the bottom of the hole and we got stuck.

We could not get out, and there was nothing we could do. The miners were calling to us asking what was going on. I didn’t have the heart to tell them that we had failed.

At the time, I remembered thinking that we weren’t alone, that the Lord had been with us. So I actually said the words, “Lord, we’ve done everything we can. If you want them out, you’re going to have to send your angels down and dig the bit out.”

And then the bit started moving.

I’ve had many people who know the business come up to me and say that that hole was impossible to drill. One of my friends said, “God drilled that hole.” That’s when I said, “God did drill that hole, and I just had a good seat.”

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Lou Diamond Phillips (far left) as Don Lucho and Antonio Banderas (center) as Mario Sepúlveda star in Alcon Entertainment’s true-life drama The 33, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. • Opposite page: Greg Hall, a member of Anton J. Frank Council 8771 in Houston and coordinator of the 2010 rescue of 33 miners trapped for 69 days in a Chilean mine, holds a piece of a drill bit that broke off during the rescue efforts.

Photo by Douglas Kirkland

COLUMBIA: You obviously possess very specialized training. Did it occur to you at any point that you were prepared for this remarkable opportunity to save lives?

GREG HALL: I guess I just figured it was so strange for a person from Texas to have a company in Chile and then all of a sudden be involved in this. After it was over, one of the newscasters asked me, “Greg, how did this job change your faith?”

And I said, “My faith changed the job.” We realized pretty quickly that it was going to be providence if this was going to happen. Things that are impossible for us are possible for God. COLUMBIA: Tell us about your membership in the Knights of Columbus. What inspired you to join and in what ways has being a Knight impacted your life?

GREG HALL: I joined about 10 years ago. I haven’t been as active as I’d like because I was in seminary. I became a permanent deacon and now I teach at the seminary. But I love the Knights. Whenever somebody’s in trouble or the church needs something or I need something as a deacon, we call the Knights and they’re always right there.

It’s one thing to sit in your house and pray for people, which is obviously really important. But you also have to get out there. Christ calls and sends. The Knights are sent, and I always know I can rely on my brothers. They’re people where the rubber meets the road.

I always recommend that all Catholic men join the Knights because it’s a way to really be in family and fraternity. God

calls us to be in communion and to go help — that’s what the Knights do.

COLUMBIA: What can you tell us about the film The 33?

Why should people go see it?

GREG HALL: The film does a great job of showing the heroic people who were involved in this. And the heroes were the miners and their families. [The filmmakers] do a tremendous job showing that they had a lot of differences, but they pulled together.

And our team was the same way. We had people who spoke different languages, who had different life experiences, and we all pulled together. The film shows the heroism of the families as well as what we can do when we work together.

COLUMBIA: Is there anything else that you’d like to share?

GREG HALL: In Chile, one of the miners asked me, “Greg, why did people care about us? We’re just little Chilean miners.”

I thought about that and realized that it’s really because we’re all created in the image and likeness of God. The whole world cared because we’re all brothers and sisters, we’re all family.

The other thing is that if people go to see the movie, it will help the miners. The miners didn’t receive any money from [their ordeal]. They were left completely high and dry.

That’s why I’m involved in the PR for the movie, because if it reaches a certain level, some of the money will go to the miners. So anyone who wants to help the miners in a real way can go see the movie. Plus it’s a great movie. So it’s a win-win.♦ DECEMBER 2015

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In a Little Town Near Bethlehem Canadian Knights give hope to Christian families by supporting students in the Holy Land

by Marta Zaknoun

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n Sept. 6, the harmonious sound of hymns in Arabic, Greek and English filled Jesus the King Melkite Catholic Church in Markham, Ontario, as more than 300 parishioners and Knights welcomed Archbishop Joseph-Jules Zerey of Jerusalem for a special eucharistic celebration.

Archbishop Zerey’s visit marked the fifth year since Jesus the King Arab Christian Council 15045 launched its Jerusalem Students project, an initiative to help the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate in Jerusalem provide scholarships to children of needy Christian families in the Holy Land.

The project, spearheaded by Grand Knight Hikmat Dandan, was awarded the International Youth Activity Award at the 2013 Supreme Convention in San Antonio.

Since its start, the initiative has invited donors in the Toronto area and beyond to sponsor students studying at the Greek Catholic Patriarchate School in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem. Archbishop Zerey traveled to the Melkite parish in September to personally deliver new student files to the sponsors and to speak about the situation of Christians in the Holy Land today.

“We are living horrible days in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Iraq,” the archbishop said in his homily. “In the name of the Church, I thank the Knights of Columbus and all the parishioners of Jesus the King who are making large efforts to help the refugees as well as the Christians in the Holy Land, especially for your donations to the students of Beit Sahour who cannot afford tuition.”

HELP FOR THE HOLY LAND The initial inspiration for the Jerusalem Students initiative came from a talk that Archbishop Zerey gave to parishioners at Jesus the King Church in 2010.

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recalled Dandan, who is a native of Lebanon and a Melkite Catholic. “The Greek Catholic Patriarchate School was in serious financial difficulty and might have had to close down.”

Beit Sahour, whose name means “place of the night watch,” is a small town two miles east of Bethlehem and five miles southeast of Jerusalem. It is the site of the “Shepherds’ Fields,” where, according to tradition, angels appeared to the shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus (cf. Lk 2:8-15).

Speaking at Jesus the King Church, Archbishop Zerey said, “I always consider that our parishioners are the great-greatgreat-grandchildren of the shepherds.”

With a population of approximately 14,000, Beit Sahour is 80 percent Christian and 20 percent Muslim. Residents work largely in the religious tourism industry and as artisans, using olive wood, mother of pearl and embroidery to make religious and other handmade items.

In recent times, however, many families have struggled to make ends meet. The decades-long Palestinian-Israeli conflict and a precarious economy have taken a heavy toll on people in the Holy Land. Many have emigrated, hoping to find more stability abroad. Since 2000, the already tiny percentage of Christians in the region has halved — dropping from 2 to 1 percent.

After listening to the archbishop’s presentation in 2010, Dandan felt an urgency to respond.

“I went home and as a Knight I started thinking of how I could help,” he said. “As Knights, we cannot accept that the land where Jesus and the Apostles walked and preached become a ‘museum of Christianity’ without Christians.”

One way to sustain the Christian presence in the Holy Land, Dandan realized, was to give parents hope for the future of their families. This meant helping them provide a good education for their children and supporting Christian schools.

With the archbishop’s blessing, Dandan set to work by creating a website — jerusalemstudents.org — and giving

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Photos by Afif Amireh

With a church steeple and the minaret of a mosque in the background, students play soccer at the Greek Catholic Patriarchate School in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem. • Opposite page: A young student writes on a whiteboard at the school. presentations in local parishes and councils, ultimately gathering sponsors for needy students at the Greek Catholic Patriarchate School in Beit Sahour.

Sponsors are asked to pledge $500 to help families in need cover the annual tuition of approximately $900 per student.

Each sponsor then receives a student profile, including a photograph and a personal letter of gratitude. Sponsors also receive homemade cards from the student at Christmas and Easter.

According to Sawsan Istephan, principal of the Greek Catholic Patriarchate School, the school currently enrolls 655 students ranging from kindergarten through grade 12, approximately 80 percent of whom are Christians, as are most of the teachers.

“Our school strives to serve the Christian minority, preserve the Christian spirit of the school and better communicate its Gospel values,” she said.

The school follows the local curriculum and maintains the highest standards and teaching methods in the liberal arts, sci-

ence and technology. While most classes are conducted in their native language, Arabic, the students are also taught English and German from an early age.

Integral to the school’s mission is to provide an educational environment where Christian faith is cultivated and can be lived fully.

“Our students receive a strong formation in love, forgiveness, acceptance, respect and sacrifice, which are transmitted through our religious education classes, Mass and prayers in the morning,” Istephan explained. “Children who attend other schools, such as the public ones, do not receive a Christian education and are frequently deprived of it, as they must attend school on Christian holidays.”

It is also very important for parents that the school offers students the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities, such as music, drama, ballet and sports programs.

“In this way,” Istephan said, “parents do not have to enroll them in other institutions or centers, and they can use the money they save on the basic necessities of life.”

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ARCHBISHOP ZEREY: Photo by Ingrid Punwani — STUDENTS: Photos by Afif Amireh

Melkite Catholic Archbishop Joseph-Jules Zerey of Jerusalem delivers a sponsored student’s file and gifts from the Holy Land to Armando Gamboa, grand knight of St. Justin Martyr Council 11708, as Ontario State Deputy Alain E. Cayer and Grand Knight Hikmat Dandan of Jesus the King Arab Council 15045 look on. • Below and opposite: Students are pictured at the Greek Catholic Patriarchate School in Beit Sahour.

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INVESTING IN OUR CHILDREN So far, 40 students have been sponsored through the Jerusalem Students initiative, and 123 more still need help.

The majority of sponsors thus far have been Knights — including 16 individual members and eight councils.

One such council is St. Justin Martyr Council 11708 in Unionville, Ontario, which has sponsored a boy named Ramez, now in grade 10, since 2013.

Because Ramez’s father suffers from a physical disability, the family has no regular income.

“When we read about Ramez on the website and his tough circumstances, we recognized that this is a real bootson-the-ground situation,” said Randy Galluzzi, financial secretary of Council 11708. “Here’s an opportunity to provide support not just for one year, but through his academic career at the school.”

Council 11708 currently donates $750 for Ramez’s annual tuition, and for the past two years council members have communicated with Ramez through letters and photographs.

Ramez has also sent the council an olive wood crucifix and a rosary in gratitude.

Ramez’s father, Imad, described what the sponsorship has meant for his son.

“Ramez feels loved and accompanied because of the sponsorship,” he said. “He has gained more self-confidence, and he feels more responsible because he does not want to disappoint the people that are investing in his education.”

As a graduate of the Patriarchate school himself, Imad has a keen awareness of the value of the education his son is receiving.

“This is the school I went to as a child, and I know that Ramez’s capabilities can be cultivated here,” he said. “It is where he can be prepared to pursue studies in all major universities in the Holy Land and abroad.”

Following the Mass at Jesus the King Church in September, Ontario State Deputy Alain E. Cayer addressed the sponsors who were about to receive student files containing their personal letters.

“As you will realize today, you have made a difference in someone’s life,” he said, adding that the Jerusalem Students initiative is much more than a fundraising project. “This is an opportunity for Christians in North America to sustain the

presence of Christians in the Holy Land by investing in them just as they do with their own children.”

Indeed, according to Galluzzi, members of Council 11708 feel as if they are supporting a member of their own family, and they are blessed to know how much their support makes a difference.

“We feel that it’s like an uncle helping his nephew with his education,” said Galluzzi. “It is fundamental for people who are committed to living in the Holy Land, and have been there for generations, to have the opportunity not only to survive, but to flourish, to blossom.”♦ MARTA ZAKNOUN, a Maronite Catholic, was born and raised in Jerusalem. She is a journalist in Toronto.

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KNIGHTS IN ACTION

REPORTS FROM COUNCILS, ASSEMBLIES AND COLUMBIAN SQUIRES CIRCLES FEAST DAY LIGHTS

SIGNS OF LIFE

St. Louis Council 11851 in Louisville, Colo., helped install lights at St. Louis Church. The lights will be used on feast days to highlight the importance of liturgical holidays. Knights organized both the purchase and installation of the lights.

HOLY INNOCENTS PRAYER SERVICE

St. Paul (Minn.) Council 397 and Father Timothy Vakoc Assembly in St. Paul held their annual “Holy Innocents Prayer Service” outside of a local abortion facility. The Knights have held this event annually since 2005 to pray for mothers and their unborn children.

CLAY SHOOT BENEFIT

Members of Father Robert Connor Council 6101 in Owensboro, Ky., secure the wooden framework for a new pro-life billboard that they erected on US-60. The double-sided billboard includes an inspirational message and the phone number of a pregnancy hotline.

CAPITAL IDEA

Prince of Peace Council 13457 in Flowery Branch, Ga., raised nearly $3,100 for the capital campaign at Prince of Peace Church through a partnership with a local hockey team. Knights sold more than 560 tickets to one of the team’s hockey games.

BARBECUE PIT RAFFLE

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nated by a local iron works company. The raffle raised $5,000 for St. Joseph Church and School.

Our Lady of Lourdes Council 6577 in Sparta, Ill., held a sporting clay shoot to benefit Hospice of Southern Illinois.

Through additional sporting games and with the help of local businesses, Knights raised $5,850 for the facility.

freshments. During the event, the Knights provided lots of information on becoming involved in the local pro-life movement, as well as the opportunity to sign prolife petitions.

FIRE RESPONSE

Edward Douglass White Council 2473 in Arlington, Va., put out an urgent request for donations to assist a family following a deadly fire that destroyed their home.

Knights raised $15,500 to assist the surviving family members and to help them with ongoing needs.

CARPET REMOVED

St. Sebastian Council 14255 in Akron, Ohio, came to the aid of a parishioner who was recovering from cancer treatments. To help facilitate the parishioner’s convalescence, Knights were asked to tear out old carpeting that had become an environmental hazard in her home. Council members removed the carpet and padding and cleaned the wood floor beneath — all in one day.

ON THE ROAD

Leechburg (Pa.) Council 6715 collaborated with 12 area K of C units and the Greensburg and Pittsburgh diocesan chapters to raise funds for a local child with disabilities. Knights raised more than $7,500 to purchase a handicapped-accessible van for the child’s family.

FLAG INSTALLATION

Mary, Queen of Knights Council 10142 in Glenwood, Ill., purchased a flagpole and flag for St. John Church.

After installing the pole on parish grounds, Knights attended the first flag raising ceremony, which included a special blessing of both the flag and pole.

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CELEBRATION OF LIFE

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council 11143 in Carnegie, Pa., sponsored a “Celebration of Life” prayer service. The council invited local students and their parents to pray the rosary together, followed by an evening of games and re-

Members of San Pablo Apostol Council 3723 in Monclova, Mexico Northeast, hand down “care buckets” from the back of a truck for distribution to needy members of the community.

Knights handed out food, toys and clothing to vulnerable populations in the region.

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S TA RIG CO I L AW ERS KN HU TN S CI N CITNI N ON 2552 Deogracias R. Edmilao 3842 Richard B. King 5423 Mike Malsegna 5540 Peter T. Elliott 5566 Alfred J. Czengery 6232 Cannaan Khoza 6767 Brian J. McNeil 7934 Mark F. Redchurch 7973 James W. Schwab 8520 Andrew P. De Pieri 8535 Armand M. Giroday 8853 Robert H. S. Tan 8927 Ernie Merz 9125 Richard J. Gagne 9846 Mark Pan 9990 Gerald M. Laporte 10277 Antoni Piech 10500 Kin Wah Lee 10681 Federico S. De Castro 10889 Melvin E. Greencorn 11244 David H. Short 11587 Rudy N. Van Berkel 11748 Edgar C. Sullano 13040 Cornelius P. Seyts 13356 Peter Daniels 14652 Jacek Walkowicz 14723 Terence P. Brennan 14994 David G. Matick 15564 Edgar D. Nacar BRITISH COLUMBIA

Star Councils Awarded

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early 2,200 councils earned the Star Council Award, the highest distinction available to a local K of C council, for the 2014-15 fraternal year.

These councils, led by the grand knights listed here, conducted the required charitable and fraternal programs in the “Surge … with Service” areas and also achieved their membership and insurance quotas. Each council will receive an appropriately engraved plaque from the Supreme Council in recognition of its accomplishment.

Of these councils, 350 earned the Double Star Council Award for meeting 100 percent of their insurance quota and 200 percent of their membership quota. Numbers in red indicate councils that achieved the Double Star Council Award.

There is also a new Triple+ Star Council Award for councils that met 100 percent of their insurance quota and 300 percent or more of their membership quota. These honorees, 311 councils in total, are indicated in blue text.

Finally, 5,072 councils earned the Columbian Award for excellence in programming; 3,516 attained the Father McGivney Award for meeting their membership quota; and 2,960 earned the Founders’ Award for meeting their insurance quota.

635 764 3038 3227 8551 9550 9862 10354 10903 12011 13085 13339 13446 14507 15810

Frank N. D’Alessandro Brian M. Lagasse Thomas M. Ruli Jr. Patrick D. Quillian Jake A. Romano Charles D. Moore Jr. T. John Martin Kenneth T. Friedrich James A. Yaskowich Mark A. Nau Griffin H. Shreves William A. Chambers Stephen P. Stack David A. Galloway James M. Johnson

ALABAMA

5011 8308 10798 12290 12431 13566

Timothy A. Jones Frederick A. Villa Kevin P. Adler David R. Mitchell Mark A. Terhune James G. Villano

ALASKA

1938 4503 8470 8636 10065 12353 12419 14492 14497 15290

Richard F. Duguay Bernard F. Burke Kenneth J. Waldron Peter R. Joy Karl J. Senger Dennis P. Stansfield Geraldo Oliverio Daren D. Farnel Aleksander A. Gurgul Maurice K. Prefontaine 15688 J. Stephen Fischer

ALBERTA

1229 3136 3419 4339 4737 7159 7465 7562 7626 7904

George L. Sedillo Thomas L. Harbin Daniel Martinez Nicolas Aragon Jr. Pasqual L. Rudolfo John W. Tiffany Howard A. Birnbaum Hector Gonzalez Ron D. Pfannenstiel Timothy G. McDonald 8305 Jerome J. Whalen

ARIZONA

9380 9446 9482 9485 9800 9995 10050 10062

10070 10441 10540

10762 10799 11738 12078 12144 12164 12246 12696 13272 13836 13841 14230 14583 14804 15001 15164 15497 15704

812 1153 2780 6140 6398 6419 6834 10167 10208 10908

Leo R. Smith Afam G. Ugbor Daniel C. Stoecklin Alfonso A. Muglia Rich K. Hainsworth Walter L. O’Brecht Gerard A. Bianco II Douglas Peter McCarty Enrique B. Rivera Charles A. Wright Christopher A. Schwarz Emmanuel M. Steenbakker Gary L. Imdieke Ronald M. Stevens Doug Sturm Michael J. Geerling Michael D. Smalley Paul L. Hagert Robert M. Sullivan Richard M. Robinson Kenneth A. White Jesse J. Gonzales Gary L. Alvarez Oscar M. Pena Jesus J. Martinez Gregory T. Vanek Sr. Luis L. Leyva Joe F. Fonseca Samuel J. Shummon

William M. Rios Michael A. Barbarotto David L. Straus Douglas M. Collins Wayne A. Eastman Jr. William E. Anderson John M. Donahue Jr. Paul W. Lewis Jr. Robert F. Honzik Jeffery P. Zimmerman Dale A. Olivo Allen K. Crow David E. Wewers Gregory N. Timmerman Francisco J. Gamboa Margarito Zamudio

ARKANSAS

11604 12458 12875 14010

14609 15453

621 750 1346 1849 1898 1990 2475 2540 2677

Jaccoma Maultsby Frankie A. Delgado Steven L. Heitzman Dennis L. Shortino Robert E. Deaves Carl P. McKnight Manuel S. Valencia Donald M. Keegan Ethelbert R. Onyewuenyi Allan J. Graff Diosdado A. Alejo Edgar Martinez Allen B. Hartman Kerry D. Erickson Robert U. Velazquez Oswaldo I. Cruz Matthew J. Kuczkowski Juan R. Salazar Edwin R. Braxton Steve V. Pulone George A. Bagley Simon R. De Maggio Paul R. Martinez Jose R. Ponce George L. Cesena Stephen Demeo Paul M. Condran Daniel Villegas Joseph R. Dewars David E. Bunger Jose F. Gomez Nestor D. Yalong Steve Martinez David H. Dawa Jr. John C. O’Donnell David J. Medrano Leonard N. Gonzalez Ronald B. Hale Andrew Prete Jr. Jay P. Becker Charles E. Cooper James E. Smithwick Anthony J. Arjil Forrest B. Eckhoff Brian A. McKinley Keith A. Solomon Fabio J. Dias Timothy P. Montgomery Grant W. De Smet Ernest J. Morales James J. Cofer Albert Martinez Kenneth P. Deluca Albert Gonzalez Boreas Volbeda Carlos G. Cisneros Barry M. Nally Daniel Thompson Alejandro Cazares Robert L. Villarreal Pablo V. Quiba III

CALIFORNIA

2956 2989 3073 3162 3254 3265 3449 3487

3522 3570 3571 3585 3589 3629 3648 3667 3687 3744 3978 4038 4112 4258 4440 4443 4901 4970 5271 5385 5696 5803 5811 6038 6039 6322 7142 7155 7164 7683 7950

8072 8800 9202 9314 9445 9498 9665 9667 9710 9969 10117 10180 10414

10611 George E. Westinghouse Jacob S. Billeter Joey B. Castiglione Sr. Ildefonso S. Vocal Edwardo O. Yanson Norbert P. Mafnas Jose D. Gutierrez Guy N. Caruso Michael A. Heimerl Keith R. Cunningham Jesse R. Martinez Artemio F. Leonardo Jr. 12394 Art J. Aguilar 12587 William J. Barbanica 12719 Edward A. Lugo Jr. 12805 Samuel Q. Duque 12834 Kenneth H. Doll 12845 Ronald L. Bankofier 13124 Matthew M. Hillerud 13180 Salustiano D. Ramirez Jr. 13184 Jason G. Lucero 13555 Kevin M. McLean 13620 Daniel Paz 13899 Michael J. Stoiber 13944 Raymond A. Herrera 14007 Douglas G. Estona 14292 Joe Robles 14754 Michael A. Neal 14783 Norberto J. Literte 14818 Jerome L. Gacula 14879 Salvador Flores 14945 David R. Guerrero 15002 Daniel A. Mills 15089 Enrique Guzman 15242 Reynaldo E. Go 15317 Ronald C. Ytem 15499 Robert W. C. Anthony 15515 Rosauro G. Ancheta 15589 Salvador Lira 15620 Julio A. Iraheta 15625 Richard J. Baker 15671 Steven H. Storbakkon 15693 Jordan J. Ruiz 15719 Darnell Wyrick 15733 John A. Somers 15736 James G. Gutierrez 15965 Robert Ramos 16028 Manuel J. Diaz 16073 Eddie S. Madueno 16112 Rodney D. Myers 10667 10694 10948 11033 11465 11612 11632 11790 11829 12055 12221

557 1225 2160 4732 5757 7502 11514 11575 12228 12392 13131 13981 14398 15751

Manuel C. Armijo Mark A. Jakubowski Robert A. Martin Miguel Z. Oliva James W. Espy Byron M. Day Robert W. Hoette Charles W. Rohrer Sr. Alan M. Batey Jason M. Pasionek Joshua R. Dalcher Ronnie D. Nielsen Edward D. Newell Mark D.C. Nelson

COLORADO

7 8 11 42 49 185 1155 1253 5467 5779 5780 6190 6376 7118 8013 10537 10705 11077 12080 12968 13459 14209 14216

Daniel R. Sanstrom David J. Robertson Gustavo A. Lopez Georges M. Haddad Clifford C. Soucy Joseph C. Rahtelli Joseph R. Congdon Matthew S. Skidd Andrew A. Bucci III Stephen G. Leslie Arthur P. De Cillis Gary L. Corliss Ronald Johnson Brandon A. Pool John Angiolillo Jon C. McCabe Robert G. Rauch Michael P. Lauzon Daren E. Thornberg Joseph L. Simons Stephen R. Fontaine Ronald A. Nadeau Christopher R. Randall 14360 George R. Ribellino Jr. 14664 George Zocco CONNECTICUT

3751 Brian E. Hurst 11796 James R. McAllister Sr.

DELAWARE

224 Maj. Andrew A. Gorman 417 Gregory J. Cole 7530 Ryan P. Mulvey 9386 Ray A. Crawford 9542 Joshua R. Bryant 10008 Renard E. Blanchard Sr. 11302 Patrick K. Abbott 11496 Alexander Unankah 14823 Ryan K. Roseberry 15723 Kenneth A. Brown 15795 Jose L. AlejandroCruz DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

12333 Lazaro B. RodriguezCabrera DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

611 Col. Allen J. McCaffery III 648 Gary J. Neill 667 Ronald E. Haebig 1648 James H. Campagna 1768 Brandon G. Courtade 1895 Gary J. Anderson 2505 Joseph F. Grates 3080 John J. Moorman 3393 Thomas P. Brand 3521 Vaughn L. Mikeworth 4826 Louis W. Lenhart 4892 Robert Gibbia 4934 Fran B. McGrath 4998 Thomas J. Cruz-Wiggins 5131 Ronald F. Debiase 5399 John W. Kukulski 5407 Shawn L. Hartsfield 5604 James P. Vanderhorst 5635 Manuel Diaz 5737 Thomas J. Meyer 6032 Charles B. Fitch 6168 Vincent J. De Maio 6988 Simone M. Milazzo 7109 Frank J. Di Mattei 7131 Fred Corelli 7272 Kris Elliott 7402 Norm Wallace 7621 Joseph M. Gerek 7667 Thomas F. Elsesser 7826 Daniel J. Bulinski 8086 David P. Dollieslager 8120 Carl M. Woodworth 8612 Ralph P. Galera 9916 Robert E. Sorrell 10055 Nelson Vital 10157 Jorge L. Antunez 10197 Celigny Bastien 10201 Felipe I. Cabase 10318 Dennis M. Robinson 10415 Samuel P. Bain 10572 John E. Murphy 10663 Benjamin R. Flores 10757 Richard N. Sampson 10850 John F. Holechek Jr. 10853 Rodolfo W. Solares 11046 Ronald E. Miller 11125 James D. Smith 11189 Robert J. Knof 11211 James V. Neal 11241 Joseph Zahran 11295 Timothy E. Gardner 11328 Michael R. Shea 11421 Brian E. White 11448 Kevin J. Shortelle 11497 Charles P. Hope 11566 Michael R. Dougherty 11669 Paul S. Turner 11961 Joseph D. Jurec 11967 Hans F. Perry 12240 Jude E. Hodges 12306 Richard D. Kenyon 12322 Nicholas F. Ferrara 12402 Jason A. Gingras 12456 Andrew J. Moran 12569 Raymond W. Siracusa 12619 Bassam F. Batshone 12664 William C. Baker 12746 Edward J. O’Mara FLORIDA

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 12761 12929 13018 13037 13097 13207 13240 13283 13307 13337 13338 13341 13355 13525 13571 13654 13900 13996 14132 14178

14203 14212 14278 14295 14365 14391 14456 14697 14698 14730

14815 14845 15007 15132 15224 15231 15266 15332 15366 15425 15429 15619 15624 15779 15781 15821 15836 15862

677 1939 4410 5484 6517 6532 6622 6920 7416 8081 8376 8495 8972 9792 9942 10355 10579 10632 10633 10821

Carmine M. Bravo Herman L. Hoppe Paul A. Koneski Anthony W. Labay Michael A. Garcia Dale J. Smith Frank P. Regiacorte Edward R. Kirkby Wayne G. Brewer David G. Penney Charles L. Knight Jr. Robert J. Hellner John G. Rebescher Don R. Coryell Martin E. Harper Gustavo T. Navarro Bradley J. Nartowt Todd W. Gallo Richard L. Joossens David M. Kanaszka Sr. Aloys W. Wieser Jr. Orlando Martins Steven G. Jarosz Kenneth E. Dalton Joseph T. Galea Ronald Fortin Ernest L. Comeau Jeffrey R. Ball Peter J. Chiaravalle Salvador Romo-Fragoso Jose J. Carrera Michael C. Kirby Bryan A. Parker Michael J. Lyons Omar A. Diaz Joseph A. Scalise Michael L. Falk Arthur K. Reilly Brian D. Swan Arthur C. Pione Robert J. Cuddy Jr. Kevin W. Flinn Raymond P. Agnese Clifford J. Barteaux Scott A. Galletto David J. Ceinski James M. Davis Kevin Riskowitz

Kenneth W. Redd Manuel J. Carbonell Gerard J. Quigley Larry Williams Neil T. Johnson Joseph Duffy Alex Garza John M. Capies Bradley J. Phelps Christopher W. Lacey James C. Boyle Andrew T. Von Plinsky William M. Thornton Robert T. Damon John E. Pfaff Donald A. Cirino Jr. Patrick M. McMahon Joseph M. Trovato Michael R. Dawkins Thomas A. Fagbamiye George W. Casey Dean L. Trantow Russell V. Ross Jerry M. Worley Donald J. Wirtz Harold M. Garrett Joseph A. Calderara Mark G. Kujak Patrick M. McCusker Michael E. Artzer Michael Sackmann Mark A. Meade Jonathan A. Von Plinsky Henry J. Liebeck Lawrence S. Price Joseph M. Bahm Jarad J. Heimer Wayne A. Rose William L. Priddy Todd A. Walker John H. Baist Robert G. Jobson Gregory L. Bohling

GEORGIA

11058 11402 11461 11637 12126 12386 12580 12826 12883 12942 13052 13161 13437

13808 14275 14439 14496 14625 14773 15161 15238 15848 15996

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5000 Michael J. Bauer 6302 Maximino R. Velasco Jr. 6734 Carlito D. Sapaden 6906 Nicholas A. Sherrouse 12733 Michael M. Madix 13663 Gary W. Nishijima 14663 John T. Cleghorn Sr. 15124 James A. McMichael 16002 Gabriel Perez HAWAII

1663 3086 8930 12516 12560

IDAHO

382 735 997 1077 1712 1846 1952 2782 2964

George L. Mesina Darwin L. Schweitzer Keith J. Riemersma James L. Jensen Don E. Beck

Richard A. Foecking John W. Fisk Eugene R. Labelle Michael F. Callahan Richard A. Krypciak Thomas H. Cipich Anthony A. Schenk Christopher A. Simon Nicholas C. Schrementi Joseph M. Killday Michael P. Marcolini Jeffrey E. Jurczyk James G. Patula Joseph C. Santschi Scott D. Popp Mark D. Bates Brian P. O’Reilly John T. Lavin William J. Holdener Jeffrey R. Amour Jack W. Rigney Louis M. Vidales Michael J. Kalkowski James V. Fiore Richard S. Ciancio Brandon A. Pool John W. Ainsworth Joel F. Krezman Robert J. Karbach II Steve J. Haraf Michael C. Blackburn Daniel A. Ribbing John J. Melone Donald J. Moore Michael J. Vidmar Glenn K. Yamamoto Christopher J. Cox Thad F. Stewart Fredric L. Karl Preston H. Zawada Robert R. Tetzloff Gerard P. Weber Richard B. McFarlin Christopher H. Prazak Sr. Thomas L. Hebert Stephen W. Urbaniak Howard E. Kaufman Kenneth J. Kosowski Mario Velazquez Thomas F. Dorsey Stephen T. Rossi Jeffrey D. Lopez Richard L. Allen Daniel J. Morgan Stephen P. Petrouske Paul M. Storment III Salvador A. Rios Christopher S. Ross Clyde G. Gaffney

ILLINOIS

2967 3602 3627 3674 3761 3880 4024 4330 4698 4741 5751 5754 5866 6483 6521 6993 7118 8070 10142 10276 10858 10884 11110 11232 11666 11977 11981 12005 12014 12497 12576 13123 13476 13598 14171

14463 14553 14562 14649 14795 15037 15158 15175 15422 15530 15732 15746 15763 15822 15855

726 1172 1584 1755 4511 4620 5584 8052 8080 9114 9706 12177 12510 12741

James A. Wiltshire Clarence Franchville Steven P. Luegers Larry S. Koby Daniel H. Hampton James F. Landers Jose E. Espinosa Patrick L. Donovan John F. Breslin Daniel Lopez Robert C. Becker Gary W. Wolfe Gary Q. Weisenbach Thomas B. Shutt

INDIANA

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12951 Thomas W. Root 13105 Christopher R. Paynter 13142 Anthony G. Vining 14885 Juan A. Huizar 14895 Michael J. McLaughlin 15092 Kevin M. Sitzman 16008 Christopher M. Helfen 568 1115 1228 1570 1961 4236 5389 5677 7823 8178 8269 8592 9574 9632 10035 10069 10558 10761 10805 11392 12193 12674 12855 13108 13109 13960 14695 14987 IOWA

15060 15254 15336 15347 15430 15725 15813 15853 15921

675 976 1142 1149 1370 1372 1392 1539 1769 1901 1913 1993 2114 2608 2647 2906 2937 3146 3316 4113 5387 6618 6665 7607 7769 8059 8316 8488 8511 9856 10344 10755 11067 11352 12049 12093 12546 12577 12858 12932 12960 13087 13354 15134 15865 16027

William B. Brune Jeffrey L. Anderson Jerald C. Katzer Lawrence T. Benda Jr. Wayne J. Nosbisch Ronald T. Fagan Michael J. Tigges Victor A. Randolph Anthony J. Grebner David Sanger Dennis H. Ihrig Allen R. Goche Daniel J. Jones William J. Wieland Andre A. Couture William J. Griffin Paul M. Martin Ronald A. Galles Brian K. Bowers Bradley D. Mollet James D. Crawford Timothy E. Ezzell Billy J. Van Hunnik John C. Frank Brian D. Wernimont Jose A. Alvidrez John A. Loussaert Johnathan W. Langenberg Gary L. Bailey Joseph M. Kelley Robert S. Ferguson Brian J. Pottebaum Timothy P. Carroll James A. Herrington Thomas R. Ochs William E. Kieffert Scott R. Wing Richard W. Miller Carl F. Antle James E. Wahlmeier Claude J. Straley Karl J. Singer Duane S. Boor Jackie L. McCue Riley D. Schmidt Vernon J. Reitz Anthony E. Hermreck Jon P. Reboulet Fred L. Hall Travis D. Wurtz Jose P. Hernandez Jerad W. Lange Byron G. Noeth Tracy F. Thul Thomas E. Johnson Bryan D. Horgan Dale R. Pfannenstiel John F. Mondero Joseph M. Hagood Denis R. Juenger Joseph F. Murnane Thomas M. Mock John P. Anguiano Michael L. Robinson Kevin R. Roberts Joseph A. Roth Donald R. Catron James P. Fenton Gerald T. Freeby Michael J. Gorman Donald M. Bronec Joseph P. King Jr. Jeffrey S. Bittner Troy D. Schumaker Zachary F. Doerfler Jon R. Prange Eric C. Ganson Joseph A. Smith III Bryan G. Schmitz John A. Schatzel Timothy J. Baxa Robert Z. Sibia Timothy V. Schmidt

KANSAS

5453 David R. White 7831 Charles R. Buchanan Sr. 10682 Michael L. Milligan 10725 Edward L. Sullivan 11453 John E. York 11470 James P. Galvin 12502 Charles F. Bunton Jr. 12965 David M. Tilley 13053 John R. Banbury 13304 Joseph Liedtke 14130 John C. Luketich 14234 Timothy M. Gahlinger 14372 James H. Wharton 14604 Danny E. Parker 15211 Christopher A. Puckett 15452 Samuel B. Meffert 15525 Eugene W. Block Jr. 15613 Mark T. Kelder 15699 Michael A. Kuchenbrod 15914 Anthony Carmona 15931 John B. Hulsmeyer 15979 Richard J. Burns Jr. KENTUCKY

1108 1208 1286 1724 3411 3642

Larry C. Beaubouef John A. Manes John M. Fruge Mance Tutt Patrick J. Guise Martin A. De Seamus Jr. Kenneth G. Birch Harry L. Guillory Jr. Terrence L. Carter Curt M. Degeyter Francisco R. Gonzales John M. Jackson Lemar Vincent Mark E. Belanger Randall W. Millet Sr. Matthew J. Arceneaux Charles C. Savoie Jr. Charles L. Schexnaydre Nolan J. Encalade James R. Robert Sr. Jacob T. Verdin Floyd F. Sones Leo V. Suane Jr. Michael A. Abbate Sr. Jeffery L. Richards Mark S. Adamski Mark E. Owen Robert M. Aitken III Vicen A. Alvarez Peter J. Caperino Jr. Richard J. Stutes David W. Wilson Louis A. Gaudet Matthew J. Depaula Thomas W. Cooper Rey A. Pangatungan

LOUISIANA

3779 3857 4156 4927 5747 5755 6103 6170 6753 6958 7856 8342

8703 8878 9000 9247 9415 9623 10080 10455 10728 12997 13145 13425 13931 14614 15006 15064 15133 16094 1000 3468 3692 3693 3694 3704 3705 3710 3711 3748 3937 3939 3951 4072 4073

LUZON

4103 4104 4105 4110

4206 4234 4267 4277 4317 4318 4610 4640

Jun S. Florendo Aureo B. Bacay Luis M. Jamlang Remigio M. Ancheta Ernesto S. Domingo Rolando T. Diwa Frederick S. L. Cadatal Ronnie G. Nabong Bernard A. Tuliao Eduardo P. Dela Torre Carmelito B. Atillo Ramon M. Ramos Oscar B. De Ramos Louie A. Chin Godofredo P. Sarmiento Antonio B. Dictado Angel P. Subillaga Jr. Avedel V. Francisco Fortunato D.G. Dela Cruz Jr. Dennis R. Ocampo Bonifacio F. Prudente Meliton P. Zabat Leonardo P. Cabiedes Severino C. Toledo Rodrigo A. Gutierrez Francisco G. Bernabe Jr. Antonio R. Samaniego

4758 5018 5327 5377 5579 5617 5708 5739 5741 5896 5916 5922 5973 5996 6060 6071 6072 6080 6085 6102 6105 6116 6122 6167 6178 6183 6185 6238 6259

6291 6387 6613 6632 6655 6681 6732 6745 6775 6830 6843 7037 7111 7126 7415 7594 7631 7632 7664 7806 7844 7957 7995 8014 8210 8219 8234 8235 8256 8412 8421

8444 8449 8451 8456 8475 8492 8693 8724 8751

8753 8754 8825 8833 8834 8942 8987 8994 8996 9011 9026 9071 9104 9122 9189 9348 9353 9366 9390 9440 9459

Samuel C. De Vera Pastor S. Jacobe Jr. Robert D. Simeon Victor E. Dizon Isagani G. Dominguez Denis S. Umpacan Juan D. Pizarro Crispulo G. Bautista Vladimir C. Serrano Rodel O. Dominguez Remigio C. Gamo Francis X. Martinez Alfredo P. Abesamis Rolando A. Fernandez Eleddoro T. Gaera Eduardo A. Jarcia Ruel C. Almario Ramon T. Asprer Rolando R. De Leon Gerard A. Peregrino John R. Llasus Jorge P. Felipe Jun E. Rampas Cesar B. De Leon Gregorio C. Del Prado Sotero R. Esguerra Ivan R. A. Viray Ramon M. Racoma Bonifacio De La Cruz Velasco William T. Valenzuela Rizalio Valencia Nestor S. Ferrer Sr. Jerryel R. Meim Domingo G. Reyes Renato A. Javate Benedick C. De Mesa Gene Paul G. Gallardo Ronaldo P. Sta Maria Hector A. Balon Jr. Virgilio Noel B. Cosca Geobert M. Reyes Enrico Anda Alva Alberto C. Marzan Jr. Ronilo S. Barashari Heraldo A. Dacayo Jr. Phil B. Dumlao Manuel S. Vergara Nonito C. Evaristo Jose G. Josol Homero O. Diaz Jr. Ramil C. Veracruz Antonio V. Palaya Cesar A. Santiago Wilson S. Chua Isabelo Froilan B. Banda Edilberto B. De Castro Roel L. Olivar Nathan V. Lazaro Artemio De Leon Cabuya Aproniano Errol R. Flores Jr. Arsenio C. Adriano Quirino C. Macapallag Orlando P. Reyes Lyndon V. Candelaria Reynaldo P. Lucas Albert D. Pervera Anacleto A. Hermogenes Criscel D. Espaldon Felixberto B. Dela Cruz Eric R. Juan Alfredo C. Dacanay Gil G. Balaoro Jaime B. Delos Santos Ricardo M. Felix Eduardo E. Testa Dennis G. Copada Leonito P. Zulueta Lutgardo C. Espeleta Danny I. Pamatian Martin E. Obrero Rodolfo L. Follero Raul M. Madrigal Elenito C. Militante Jr. Atilano P. Roldan Manuel E. Teodoro Jose Natividad De Jesus Jr. Luisito D. Pahita Ferdinand C. Semilla Jerimeco S. Dulalia Ricardo T. Soriano

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 9468 9582 9588 9620 9636

9866 9877 9934 10165 10166 10187 10227 10353 10383 10399 10476 10527 10538 10548 10695

10734 10845 10971 11031 11124 11183 11203 11249 11290 11297 11367 11368 11519 11594 11624

11705 11753 11765 11791 11885 11894 11923 11953 11954 11971 11990 11993 11996 11997 12041 12125 12171 12204 12308 12330 12342 12351 12352 12405 12443 12464 12508

12513 12548 12568 12595 12624 12625 12715

12770 12794 12810 12844 12890 12892 12908 13009 13057 13059 13077 13137 13150 13213 13274 13292 13298 13332 13344 13536 13538

Antonio R. Verzo Reynaldo M. Egsao Virgilio B. Llorens Avelino C. Belliza Glorioso F. Rosales Jr. Ruben P. Erestain Bernardo A. Abanador Antonio T. Animo Claro A. Ramirez Sr. Serafin Y. Bernardino Jesus S. Garcia Ramon B. Alcid Simon M. Guinid Edelmiro P. Banan Alfredo O. Fajardo Jr. Serafin A. Encinas Edward B. Aguilar Michael C. Navales Armando F. Caguitla Cesar S. Divinagracia Pablo L. Marquez Evangelista P. Oreta Jose Malate Burgos Rodolfo C. Lajon Sr. Eduardo N. Urbina Diosdado M. Macaraeg Monchito P. Roldan Jesus Pajo Igar Federico M. Joyas Lauro B. Villafuerte Leoncio A. Baguling Antonio M. Manzo Jesus M. Maat Jr. Baraquiel M. Bacus Benruben R. Anonuevo Ricardo B. Lumagbas Marianito Esmeralda Alex P. Coronacion Salvador B. Buena Tomas F. Atilano Jr. Bienvenido B. Abano Adonis N. Dolorito Petronilo P. Magno Nicanor P. Rongavilla Ricardo A. Abundo Alexander S. Arucan Edgar B. Hilbero Dionisio G. Marcelo Jacinto I. Mateo Antonio T. Garcia Emilio R. Dela Torre Juan G. Desuasido Reynaldo S. Gallos Danilo F. Del Rosario George B. Anog Ceferino C. Blanco Nilo D. Macapanpan Quintin N. Co Victorino C. Rovero Jr. Jessie R. Vite Herminio D. Licub Reynaldo C. De Guzman Rodolfo C. Acay Emiterio Hernandez Andrew L. Sagubo Adolfo B. Barruga Ronaldo D. Nicdao Tereso M. Montero Armando M. De Ocampo Gerardo B. Non Jr. Reynaldo C. Maranan Nonilon C. Lopez Gersonito R. Quinto Felix Berto T. Dizon Antonio P. Ramirez Efren D. Catayoc Leopoldo L. Gallardo Florencito F. Sumayao Gemmo G. Guillermo Raul T. Carreras Maximino C. Junio Mark Anthony R. Rivera Benito P. Aguinaldo Cleovie A. Orno Pablito S. Toribio Danilo D. Del Rosario Norvic B. Flores Jesus S. Ibe Roy L. Sangalang Arnel A. Croox

13549 Romeo M. Pagdanganan 13553 Wilfredo R. Casao 13616 Jose E. Elicanal 13618 Vicente P. Cantanero 13628 Reynaldo L. Lojo 13668 Petronilo B. Cruz 13709 Michael V. Caceres 13722 Gernan V. Angeles 13725 Percival C. Doctor 13726 Rogelio D. Colting 13776 Avelino C. Miclat 13777 Ernesto V. Parada 13805 Leonilo D. Battung 13852 Ethelbert M. Serrano 13855 Bernardo D. Santos 13889 Andrew V. Barnes 13919 Manuel T. Hormigas 13949 Guillermo E. Resma 14019 Rodelon I. Temporaza 14072 Teofisto D. Lapasaran 14108 Michael E. Roxas 14137 Tagumpay C. Cruz 14160 Danilo G. Pecho 14227 Louie Chito A. Rosell 14258 Joel C. Diego 14314 Crispin S. Gutierrez 14323 Arby E. Moselina 14381 Jose B. Arrogancia 14389 Bernardito S. Alcantara 14405 Luis R. Ricaport 14424 Ricardo R. De Jesus 14467 Renato M. Gonzalez 14669 Valerio B. Sacramento Jr. 14670 Rodolfo A. Velmonte 14766 Mario C. Alcoreza 14779 Gomer B. Carta 14800 Jefferson N. Celis 14901 Camilo A. Tolentino 14904 Cesario Del Mundo De Sagun 14907 Guillermo R. Alayan 15055 Aureuo F. Cambaya 15079 Servando A. Alvano 15080 Gorgonio G. Ferrer 15081 Rodolfo D. Diokno 15097 Vicente N. Tanguilig 15139 Gil Badrina Canillas 15140 Facundo A. Cuajao 15166 Edgar I. Arellano 15167 Reynaldo A. Andula 15169 Romeo T. Ramos 15298 Mario B. Bayot 15311 Jimmy A. Alama 15318 Lauro A. Palma Jr. 15323 Rufino C. Dolipas 15370 Benjamin O. Vito Jr. 15385 Reynaldo M. Conaco 15387 Alfredo P. Zuniga 15419 Averell R. Aggabao 15428 Hermolope H. Dacanay 15432 Ferdinand L. Santiago 15441 Wilfredo U. Martinez 15481 Arthur F. Ledesma 15506 Ricardo R. Dela Cruz 15508 Restituto V. Ramos 15517 Jonathan L. Limpiada 15529 Domiciano M. Mendoza 15542 Eduardo R. Mangadap 15560 Eduardo Q. Rivero 15572 Henry M. Enerio 15628 Leandro J. Natividad 15641 Eduardo B. Joson 15660 Jhonrey A. Taneo 15663 Oscar L. Duque 15697 Carlos R. Bairan Jr. 15702 David M. Marfil Jr. 15758 Gerald A. Vargas 15842 Alden L. Ingua 15875 Jesus S. Timpug 15902 Roberto O. Montano 15928 Johnny Monang 15939 Rodolfo T. Tagayun 15948 Francisco T. Milo Jr. 15957 Romulo G. Gapuz 15988 Gil B. Baldorado 16045 Ferdinand T. Ilag 101 John M. Brown 136 John Ferraiolo 3942 Philip G. Carthage

MAINE

8144 Richard L. Goulet 12941 Michael A. Bolduc 15791 Denis C.J. Dancoes

5870 9425 10569 15596

Frederick W. Kazina Edouard W. Nizio Gerald M. Pronyk Renerio G. Carino

MANITOBA

1365 1384 1960 1965 2002 2797 3849 5263 5317 5381 5482 5567

Celestine W. Shannon James F. Ryan Jr. Scott J. Luco William L. Powell VI Lucas A. Lakatta James A. Caufield Matthew J. Lamb Roland C. Fisher Edgar Garay Sr. Donahue A. Aitcheson Charles T. Johnson William R. Newbrough Lawrence T. Horlamus Donald J. Patti Craig I. Judd Thomas L. Taylor Richard K. Phillips James M. Huse Mark H. Mooney Anthony F. Spadarella Walter Novicki Dale J. Solarz Wallace L. Sheckells Rodrigo Ibacache Wilfred J. Legato Patrick C. Brim Gregory J. Ward Thomas F. Matthews III Jeremy M. Shutt Jay C. Schaefer Sr. James M. Garippa III John H. Planert Thomas R. Firestone Jesse N. Graybill Jr. Thomas J. Ebaugh David L. Crum Tom Beck Anthony L. Cruz Avellino Ernestanto Zenon Fernandez Richard E. Moorman Paul C. Schneider Thomas A. Jasick Kenneth M. Zemrowski Dominic N. Pompa Christopher A. Lindsey Ronald G. Nahas Stephen P. Holowenzak James A. Goldbeck Jose R. Rector

MARYLAND

6021 6901 7914 8159 8251 9258 9815 9968 10100 10525 10648 11105 11106 11341 11372 11422

11552 11618 11898 12054 12127 12128 12524 12796 13008 13091 13295 13463 13859 14099 14189 14455 14535 14572

14775 15084 15768 15985

1116 Robert D. Williams Sr. Thomas J. Finn Gary G. Bourbeau Lloyd C. Hammer James G. Capurso Michael F. Lancaster Dennis J. Vecchi Brian D. Chamberlain 14236 Christopher Pereira 14842 Keith M. Jackson 14940 William T. Taylor 15125 Hector Maldonado 15197 Theodore J. Tudryn 15829 James A. Laren 15864 Robert C. Bys 15962 Brian M. Smith MASSACHUSETTS

1232 3535 5188 5406 6063 10877 13966

2062 Ricardo Alberto Lepe-Zepeda 3566 Alfredo Jaramillo-Ruiz 13787 Gerardo VelascoGonzalez 14720 Jose Carmen AlvarezLuna 14721 Luis Rivas-Gomez 15230 Rafael Herrera-Cruz MEXICO CENTRAL

15444 Felix OsornioOntiveros 15570 Jose D. FernandezHernandez

2081 Liborio QuintanaMorales 2312 Jesus Santos Chapa-Guerra 3723 Eleazar BenavidesAyala 4559 Miguel A. RuizDe Los Santos 4573 Ramon HerreraSanchez 5159 Roberto C. MartinezRamos 13570 Artemio LopezCardoza 14793 Sostenes De HoyosMartinez 14854 Adolfo Soto-Lopez 15218 Sergio A. DelgadilloMontano 15431 Samuel M. GarzaHernandez 15695 Derly Daniel Gallegos-Arredondo 15890 Juan Diego VillarrealAvalos MEXICO NORTHEAST

2367 Emilio Gutierrez-Diaz

MEXICO NORTHWEST

1891 Omar EspinosaCarrillo 3443 Ignacio Carrillo-Ortiz 4214 Carlos J. GalvanCastro 13963 Rogerio OrtegaCanton 15815 [No officer listed] MEXICO SOUTH

2101 Francisco Eusebio Sanchez-Garcia 3338 Mauricio JimenezCarrillo 3552 Marco Antonio Nava-Zavala 4062 Ricardo Del Toro-Farias 4637 Gerardo FrancoGonzalez 4910 Salvador RomoAlvarez 5593 Abelino BautistaFarias 5848 Juan Manuel Mata-Sandoval 13531 Gustavo Alejandro Gomez-Barrera 15284 Francisco Alonso Moreno-Munoz 15354 Gerardo MunozCampos 15449 Martin Torres-De Anda 15476 Carlos E. EspinozaNino MEXICO WEST

305 Delmar J. Harkenrider 414 Terry F. Doyle 744 Brian D. Hein 2934 Daniel J. Sterbenz 2966 Paul C. Lux 3029 Matthew C. Benic 3191 Marco P. Zerilli 3956 Ray J. Bilyk 3959 Othmar J. Lenze II 4064 Daren J. Sugars 4232 John T. Czymbor 4401 Marc T. Wilkins 5981 Kevin G. Komara 6293 Randolph G. Dulany III 6549 Joseph D. Williams 7011 James A. Pawlik 7115 Thomas W. Weber 7239 Ronnie S. Thompson 7545 Bernard V. Kazyak 7761 David S. Lawrence 7891 Michael W. Radelt 8071 Patrick A. Fedewa

MICHIGAN

8169 8186 8284 8291 8605 8710 9909 10542 10992 11099 11581 11772 12102 12295 12479 12985 13340 13360

13419 13453 13485 13499

13579 13600 13634 13641 13673 13749 13793 13799 13810 13930 13958 13980 14056 14211 14404 14427 14598 15337 15352 15439 15548 15691 15692 15889 15937 15967

Charles Aberasturi Kenneth A. Warzybok Hans K. Hansen Bruce W. Kelly Robert T. Kuch Adam L. Smith Joel R. Meintsma Kenneth E. Balcer Edward W. Forgeron Thomas J. Fox Christopher J. Booth Gary E. Kopp James F. Frenza Kenneth M. Anderer Lawrence Radgowski Kodi R. Schulist Julius A. D’Ambrosio Lawrence P. Donnellon James A. Kortes II James A. Manzo Joseph L. Bishop Randall S. MacGeorge Michael L. Lewis Jr. Mark S. Sroczynski Timothy J. Starzynski Michael A. Menardie Patrick J. Rogers Robert L. Taylor John F. McGrath Anthony D. Regier Gioseppe S. Zeolla Mark A. Bowker Howard J. Super Donald G. Smith Bobby D. Ellis Kenneth R. Forsyth Sr. Andrew R. Snider Richard P. Bennett Richard M. Ruemenapp Willie P. Rahrig Steven W. Atwell Robert E. Smith Claude C. McManus John P. McLaughlin Carl M. Kaczmarski John A. Falicki Gerald E. Montry Robert F. Reinelt

15700 James P. Federline MILITARY OVERSEAS

3364 Francisco C. Galvadores Fernando G. Tidalgo Joel R. Cadelina Romeo A. Patan Emmanuel Jose R. Barroso 5339 Serafin L. Ramos 5831 Emeterio R. Orteza 5907 Antonio M. Bahian 6023 Benjamin Charlon 6603 Raul P. Cabiasa 6738 Edilberto G. Garay 6960 Avelino G. Herrera 7639 Ruel M. Nazareno 7852 Elmer T. Buquia 8006 Charlito V. Albana 8068 Hans J. Hernandez 8069 Jovencio Z. Napoles 8202 Paciencio S. Bagotsay 8206 Flor Dhendro G. Dasilao 8212 Ernesto J. Buenaflor 8389 Eriberto Hallarsis 8587 Alfredo C. Destreza 8764 Romeo G. Pandapatan 8777 Dionaldo M. Tapispisan 9480 Venauro U. Unson 9517 Nicasio C. Venci 10457 Eliezar A. Bayocboc 10549 Raul N. Birador 11031 Rodolfo C. Lajon Sr. 11032 Ariel L. Lumbad 11412 Danilo B. Tin 12109 Rosalino E. Lumamba 12506 Rodrigo M. Pelegro 12608 Roel L. Layog MINDANAO

3463 3504 4409 4639

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 12693 13246 13258 13547 13706 13728 13736 13768 13769 13770 13817 13898 14288 14718 14812 14893 14971 15277 15285

15409 15480 15537

15973

16032 16036 16102 16119

397 1076 1575 1608 1632 1636 2029 2751 3657 3949 4184 4374 4564 5141 5647 5926 9096 9307 9585 9905 11949 13001 13122 13359 13529 14013 14250 14460 14574 14616 14832 15807 15819 16016

Carlito P. Remoreras Gaudencio C. Acma Jr. Nicasio T. Mancia Sr. Samuel V. Bentoy Mauro T. Pontillas Edilberto A. Amores Bernie C. Naguita Felix R. Encarnado Magno D. Lanaria Jr. Jose T Tabosares Peter P. Laurente Alie P. Buna Nelson M. Demecillo Tito M. Abestillas Julius C. Palomar Joseph I. Montejo Jonathan B. Balambao Lulo U. Cuarteros Alenogines L. San Diego Manuel Vimoya Buen Thomas F. Baloyos Rev. Stephen M. Brongcano Dante R. Cababaraban Nemesio G. Loayon Nicasio P. Guilao Gegi G. Irong Hernan M. Perez Marcus G. Stoick Keith A. Marti Christopher W. Pierce Thomas S. Riordan Thomas M. Thul Michael L. Pachan Matthew L. Johnson Thomas A. Roble Anthony J. Angelo Daniel R. Gawarecki John F. Rutz Michael W. Braun Scott N. Schettler Terry M. Wagner John T. Share Howard H. Kron Steven J. Dahl Robert R. Vouk Matthew P. Gilderhus Kelly J. Summerville Daniel R. Williams III Greg M. Wattenhofer Timothy J. Steuck Patrick J. Farrelly Kelvin D. Torkelson Michael R. Renckens Melvin A. Brandl Paul J. Mertes Bernard J. Saletel Thomas L. De France Richard P. Fillmore Robert D. De Crans Timothy J. Neft Carl J. Schollmeier

MINNESOTA

848 1244 1522 7087 7120 7910 8054 8912 9094 9543

Ivan Lambert Paul J. Arguelles Paul D. Pitts Jr. John G. Cuevas Theodore E. Lander Hugh R. Frazier Jr. Larry A. Maniscalco Larry D. Gann Jeffrey M. Riopelle Dewey T. Vandevender David A. Carpenter Jeremy B. Nichols Paul R. Minnaert Joseph B.Tullos Bernard L. Nowak David J. Fisher Od L. Landrum

MISSISSIPPI

10216 10901 11995 13471 15121 15131 15382 995 1037 1529 1893 2117 3430 3511 4300 6470

David A. Yowell Donald J. Stuppy Clayton J. Vogl Randal W. Miller David A. Renard Francis R. Marble Kevin Vescovo Thomas F. Beck Patrick Lee Guidry

MISSOURI

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6794 7198 7307 7841 8334 8588 8865 8931 9272 11382 12022 12288 12934 12986 13604 13681 13748 14266 14414 14745 14750 14906 14972 15935

Michael A. Mayo Kevin J. Loos Jeffery P. Shriver Larry J. Ryan Sr. Gary J. Beier Frank J. Roser Timothy D. Colf Stephen J. Hubbert Richard J. Boyle William L. Echelmeyer John J. Butler James T. Rooney Steven P. Winschel Patrick K. Brennan James Klarsch Michael L. Calliotte Frank R. Barchak Norman A. Schmalz Jr. David A. McIntosh Tommy A. Webb Jacobose V. Ammons Daniel L. Bernskoetter David L. Chapman John H. Moore

1413 Christopher G. Budeski 1518 Anthony D. Sandau 2360 Gerald J. Solwey 6200 Michael T. Henning 9395 Dean A. Erickson 13022 Daniel J. Conway 13050 Mark J. Ball MONTANA

833 975 1233 1723 1739 1793 1833 1904 1966 2681 4434 5143 5287 5439 6750 7614 7740 8579 8625 9704 9898 9939 10047 10108 10795 10894 10895 10909 11001 11364 13015 13576 13584 14077 14914 15101 15407

Ronald R. Schinkel Jerome J. Smith Trent T. Becker Rodney L. Benson Anthony P. Kusek James E. Arens Andrew P. Kauffold Alan R. Kenning Patrick M. Carroll Richard L. Forsstrom Joshua F. Whitney Randy T. Korth Timothy J. Kiuntke Randolph P. Baumert Todd J. Pella Jason J. Stinson Win N. Lander Paul F. Fehringer Kevin D. Kollars Ron S. Grose Gary L. Brabec Chad P. Kneifl Marty W. Stednitz Dennis J. Podjenski William S. Yosick Phil F. White Jonathan P. Daly Brent J. Kollars Paul H. Dion James E. Reisinger Levi G. Baus Steven P. Becker Gerald P. Smith Craig S. Vavak Edward G. Biwer Gregory D. Barry Paul L. Bouffard

NEBRASKA

2511 4928 4997 12543 12845 13392 13924 14144 14784

Michael D. Stirm George A. Minter Jerome D. Winter Stephen C. Okosisi Ronald L. Bankofier Edmundo C. Verceles Michael L. Sartore Vincent F. Gorski Joseph W. Cerame

NEVADA

1942 5619 7948 8213 9270

Robert E. Gerard Amedee Lebreton Roger Pellerin Kenneth R. McBride Paul J. Cyr

NEW BRUNSWICK

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

1930 Desmond J. McCarthy 2581 Keith M. Kean 5904 George J. Burke

DECEMBER 2015

7786 Harry M. Murray 8700 Sean A. Carroll 10599 Patrick G. Power

807 5112 5162 5163 7533 7572 8016 10943 13904

Paul H. Butler James R. Finn Adam C. Florczak Michel A. St. Onge Wayne C. Richards Robert F. Guyre Jr. Mitchell J. Preedom Mark W. Messier Ronald A. Barnovsky

NEW HAMPSHIRE

335 Raymond M. Mastapeter Sr. 355 Kenneth E. Rhodes 475 Christopher Kuhn 589 Nicanor A. Flordeliza 636 Nathan P. Eberle 816 Sebastian P. Vaccaro Jr. 1082 John M. Sherry 1179 Bruce L. Sirak 2188 Joseph M. Laquidara 2355 Robert L. Barricella 3512 Antonio Diaz 3550 John E. Quaregna 3962 Alexander J. Stecyna 5486 Roger E. Frick 5730 Seth McQuillan 5903 Anthony J. Pluchino 6041 Francesco C. Sacchetti 6139 John J. Trahan 6320 Frank J. Wos 6343 Michael J. Heller 6354 James J. De Luccia 6522 Frank C. Pielhau 6530 Vincent E. Schnell III 6930 Gaspar P. Tiranno 7000 Vito A. Pulito 7333 John A. Reynolds 7429 William E. Maronski 8415 John J. Coghlan 8603 Robert J. Livingston 8733 Gary R. Williams 9199 Edward P. Delaney 9852 Robert E. Weber 10627 Kevin J. Loughney 10899 Bernard J. Ernst 10994 Oren M. Carrol Jr. 11017 Gregory P. Varga 11378 Steven Reitano 11585 Thomas Gonnella 11660 John J. Bajor 11873 Anthony Riccardella 12092 Anthony F. Armentani 12868 Matthew F. Printy 13259 Fredrick G. Buehler Sr. 13677 Frank W. Masters 15217 Edward M. Schilke 15808 Ryszard Smykowski 15907 Anthony J. Scalamandre 15958 Andrew J. Ventura 15964 Donald A. Pisano NEW JERSEY

804 1707 1783 3137 4227 6696 9105 9340 9527 10560 10697 10835 11218 13479 14999 15381 15578 15651 15788 15854

Manuel A. Carrillo Stephen E. Hauf David F. Montoya Stephen A. Ciddio George A. Martinez Sr. Geoffrey T. Stamp Vince A. Gallegos John L. Chavez Daniel J. Fernandez Ezequiel L. Ortiz Anthony J. Chavez II James E. Waters Daniel M. Riley Patrick E. Montano Clifford R. Stephenson Julian V. Gonzales Lorenzo M. Alba Jr. William A. Powers J. William Romero Jr. Miguel M. Vigil Jr.

NEW MEXICO

265 Christopher M. Hallenbeck 277 Pete Romani 281 Allen D. Lukowski

NEW YORK

340 462 599 1059 1119 1675 1816 1974 1992 2122 2548 2626 2852 3102 3481 3892 4065 4565 4629 4651 4746 4810 4884 5091 5252 5723 5872 5890 6041

6062 6556 6652 7248 7278 7875 8637 9254 9602 10332 10904 11160 11544 11621 11968 13378 13661 14279 14666 14991 15113 15192 15446 15471 15493 15638

15728 15745 15809 15917 16134

1074 3574 6451 7024 7186 7225 7259 7343 7406 9579 9847 10389 10783

Thomas W. Hobbs Joseph J. Schuka James R. Ammon Brandon J. Baldwin Patrick A. Wilson Karl R. Emigholz Brian K. Evans Vincent C. Mastroianni Leonard J. Pfister Thomas J. Mayerhauser Richard P. Carl Nicholas J. Nicolich Thomas J. Liddy Vincent C. Russo Danny Ramos Dennis A. Viele Alfred A. Ronda Stephen M. Duschaneck Jaime Varela Robert A. Powers Walter J. Loveless Charles F. Sorrentino Antonio Corso John G. Rooney Arthur G. Blum Michael A. Trimarco Ralph M. Cefalo Kevin M. Strommer Francesco C. Sacchetti Stephen Loccisano Leslie A. Small Scott J. Cunliffe Maurice L. Bonnier Louis J. Borriello John J. Fumo III Anthony La Spina Paul J. Plate Brian K. Frear Neil J. De Rosa Mark R. Monica Robert J. Rugar George H. Lamb Jr. Matthew J. Karp Thomas R. Humel Deo W. Read III Mark J. Morgante Juan C. Munoz Michael Mitts Richard Jagdeo Daniel J. Sion Donald F. Mackenzie Benedetto Schiraldi Vito J. Vitelli Steven J. Brundage Matthew R. Grosodonia Rev. Michael L. Gelfant Hugo Sosa John H. Russo Thomas R. Shanahan [No officer listed] Robert Macaluso Gerald G. Brandon Robert E. Hall Norman J. Wilson Paul L. McGrath Lee P. Pittman Kent B. Best Steven J. Coradini Tracy V. Neumann Michael G. Buff Joseph M. Gelin Mervin J. Jenkins Jose Luis J. Mendoza Justin H. H. Rick Frank J. Kopenec H. Bryant Stoneham Clarence J. Butler Thomas J. Stracuzza Bernard A. Gerstemeier William M. Hoadley Daniel K. Rains Thomas W. Rice William P. Graham David A. Ratte David J. Wiese Dennis P. Hill Walter T. Preddy Jr.

NORTH CAROLINA

11076 11946 12025 12119 12281 12610

12640 12832 12885 13016 13220 13236 13488 13812

15085 Nelson C. Amsler 15250 Sompaul Vorapanich 15265 David J. Brockman 1260 4778 5055 5057 5298 9996

Philip A. Kraemer John J. Popp [No officer listed] Carl F. Hoffarth Allen L. Wald Rev. William F. McDermott Robert A. Koppinger Mathew D. Gerving Kevin T. Boehm Scott C. Seltveit James A. Keller

NORTH DAKOTA

10496 10829 10837 10982 14816

1060 Raymond J. Doucet 9404 Titus S. Gomez 11625 Jacques P. Proulx

NOVA SCOTIA

637 1056 1234 1597 1641 1757 1801 2158 2280 2565 2640 3123 3698 3724 4733 5128 5239 5559 5628 5801 5899 10941 11216 11224 11354 11445 11550 12359 12772 12939 13429 13608 13813 13984 14093 14155 14282 14344 14345 14406 14457 14502 14714 14834 14882 14962 14995 15009 15043 15056 15401 15447 15458 15533 15569 15614 15793 15824 15901 15905 15942 OHIO

William T. Argenti David T. Ayscue III Michael A. Clouse Christopher E. Spiese Craig J. Stickelmeyer Marcus J. Roof Donald J. Howell Timothy L. Bertke Michael A. Peter Michael P. Nau Nathan P. Helmstetter James F. Herweh Joseph M. Saluke Herman L. Karhoff Donald J. Boron Jr. Michael D. Shaffer Jerry M. Mceldowney Jerold A. Bruce William J. Berry Jeffrey A. Bernard Shawn P. Murray Michael E. Kelley Jerome P. Henderson Charles L. Nelson Michael P. Murphy Patrick J. Rosmarin Richard P. Joesting Walter J. Walling Robert E. Hess Matthew K. Thomas Keith W. Johnson Ronald E. Ramhap Philip J. Wentzel Michael Higgins Christopher M. Deakin Robert A. Malone David C. F. Davisson Jason W. Tabb Marion E. Smithberger Daniel A. Szabo Douglas P. Costello Michael J. Feldkamp Frank N. Yurkovich John Lang Roger R. Hesselbrock Daniel M. Cleary Edward J. Leschansky Brett R. Garland Ronnie A. Whitehead David S. Neuzil Daniel A. Hitchcock John A. Brunney Robert M. Craft David R. Wandstrat John B. Rauch John L. Antel Robert N. French Robert F. Rodgers David F. Rickman Michael W. Bragg Arthur J. Oleksiak

965 Paul J. Brown 1018 Michael T. Piggott 1104 Conrad C. Bergschneider 1302 Peter M. King 4026 Bernardo Z. Contreras Sr. 4598 Donald L. Carpenter 4721 Joe F. Deere 5160 Nicholas J. Cheper

OKLAHOMA

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 5396 D. Chris Bolding 7392 Bertebranio D. Armendariz 8204 Fred M. Crump 8633 Raymond J. Rudnicki 10388 Paul D. Louderback 10822 William P. Kelch 11135 Kevin A. Gasperino 11237 Nicholas J. Caporale Jr. 11959 Christopher M. Victor 12108 John J. McCarthy 13313 Leo W. Reding 13366 Dennis M. Nauman 1429 2092 3554 4895 4915 5073 5333 6579 8309 8668 8715 8951 9494 9544 9553 9645 9780 10364 10416 10561 10888 11528 11725

Norman Monteiro Robert A. Griffith Mario S. Figliomeni Frederick F. Shady Daniel C. Frank Marc J. Morneau Jean G. Leclair Chester K. Kras Adriano O. Solis Michael A. Genua Lucien L. Brunet Christopher M. Lazure Gino L. Di Pede Bryon J. Milliere Michael A. Cusick Jesse R. Shuster Dean MacDonell Gregory J. Maltby Stephen G. Maloney Patrick G. Lavigne Dennis Tomini Larry G. Hallihan Stephen J. C. Dillabough Alex C. Arokiam Luc M. St. Jean Paul F. Chenard Roque M. Barreto Josefino M. Canlas John J. Pickett Sr. John R. Heywood Randall G. Pineault Ken P. St. Denis Bruce G. Doucette John G. Van Troost Narciso V. Rodrigues David C. Watson John F. Cappucci Tarek Marroushi Patrick A. O’Neil Odilio L. Ferrer Donald C. Prescott Romulo F. Anastasio Jr. Kevin M. O’Connor Michael G. Meady

ONTARIO

11813 11825 12401 12454 12582 13094 13244 13390 13405 13701 14421 14676 14727 14969 15045 15333 15840 15920 15922

15945 15995

1577 2221 3509 3591 6266 8129 13851 15263 15526 15640 15773

Michael S. Woody Mark J. Stupfel Michael E. Cline Scott R. Young Steve L. Purves Reed D. Gould Donald Dravis Dinh V. Mai Van Do Henry A. Taylor James E. Friese

OREGON

604 954 1083 1381 2068 2600 3291 3780 3979 4067 4123 4282 4545 4644 4649 5367 5947 6299 6353 6611

Dennis C. Garrett David L. Mandarino David A. Roessler II Lawrence Barkowski Paul J. Fagan Charles A. Brooks John Serbak Jr. William L. Houser John R. Shade Brett N. Yonish Jeffrey M. Skarzenski Edward F. Rossner James G. McHugh George M. Lightner Jr. Joseph B. Miller Edgar H. Schuring Ronald J. Ciucci Bruno A. Mediate William A. Schreiber Anthony A. Dalasio

PENNSYLVANIA

7208 Robert M. Angiulo 7515 Kurt M. Schanbacher 7996 Gerald M. Teed 8222 Bobby L. Anderson 9164 Robert G. Repsch 9715 Richard J. Ray 10175 Michael J. Macri 10411 Richard J. Seman 10685 Jerome P. Wood 10921 John J. Geosits 11279 Robert J. Osso 11319 Robert V. Blasiotti 11434 James J. Kruzynski 11564 William J. Robinson 11838 John T. Linnane 12250 Bruce E. Kocsis Jr. 12355 Gary L. Williard 12551 Richard J. Bonitz 12571 James Marino 12703 William G. Brown 13141 Daniel J. Condron 13427 John C. Altman 13710 George E. Spannbauer 13752 Stephen G. Glinane 13832 Francis J. Kovscek 14035 Paul A. Scarlata 14078 Paul J. Edwards 14081 David G. Maass 14090 Richard J. Tesar 14474 Peter H. Starz 14722 Mario Mancini 14786 James K. Seibert 15351 Dean M. Brockmole 15373 David P. Swierkosz 15456 Samvil B. Whitehouse Sr. 15590 Francis J. Puchino 15655 Michael L. Shanebrook 15687 Quang H. Mac 15912 Frank S. Riegler 15929 Stephen M. Waller

14000 Sławomir Wójtowicz 14004 Marek Podlewski 14332 Krzysztof Maciejewski 14955 Andrzej Bera 15015 Włodzimierz Majchrzyk 15078 Marek Rojek 15117 Jerzy Warasiecki 15160 Michał Tworuszka 15195 Grzegorz Więckowski 15216 Krzysztof Jędra 15267 Marek Kiełbasa 15268 Lucjan Kosturek 15281 Marcin Piętak 15299 Bronisław Grabowski 15416 Stanislaw Ściana 15440 Kazimierz Skiba 15500 Tadeusz Tyc 15520 Leszek Ziółkowski 15527 Marek Ziętek 15588 Bogusław Kucab 15631 Jacek Bartosiewicz 15649 Marian Duda 15652 Zbigniew Brzósko 15672 Bogdan Kawecki 15726 Stanisław Chmura 15894 Mariusz Zaborski 15915 Krzysztof Pikul 15947 Henryk Grzywna 16014 Eugeniusz Rakoca 16015 Cezary Drzazga 16100 Franciszek Florek 16101 Hubert Kania 16165 Paweł Zaczek POLAND

10808 Basil J. Favaro

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

1719 Jose R. DavilaRodriguez 2033 Eduardo SantiagoCastro 5014 Justino Cruz-Vega 9572 Noel De Leon-Lozada 10906 Wilfredo Morales-Lugo 11081 Felix E. VargasRodriguez 11706 Pablo A. OcasioGonzalez

PUERTO RICO

13206 Alberto OlmoAlbaladejo 15528 Javier MelendezPineda 15849 Damaso Neris-Flores 446 2909 3096 3441 3567 7161 9452 9554 9592 9954 12339 13881 14693 15491

Pierre Plamondon Francois Duhaime Pierre Lebeau Joseph Blais Andre Simoneau Laurent Cormier Daniel Paquet Pierre Falardeau Daniel R. Des Coeurs Leonile Carrier Andre Giasson Reynaldo M. Ramos Paolo Stea Carlos R. Villarroel

QUEBEC

57 113 181 256 322 1528 2235 3623 4005 5273 5295 5702 7110 8977 12821 16053

Philip J. Shea Jeffrey A. Gaulin Jeffrey R. Guyette Thomas R. Nasser Jr. Paul R. Gebhart Michael P. De Angelis Louis Parente Gus C. Morelli Edward K. Cummins Herbert R. Knott Joseph Robenhymer Joseph Medeiros Robert A. Pardi Lee V. Rossetti James F. McManus Shaun Rodrigues Sr.

RHODE ISLAND

1517 2031 2725 3177 3802 4704 5238 5256

Morris P. Lucyshyn Theodore J. Osicki Michael J. Sutter Guy L. Perrault Colin K. Aikens Raul T. Roduta James D. Ledding Maurice C. Champigny Rhys N. Beaulieu Trevor P. Himmelsbach Ronald J. Holaday Elmer Flaman Ronald J. Koberinski Frank E. Lipinski Andre C. Bonneau Abel A. De Sa Norbert J. Philippe John P. Lebersback Jerald F. Weber Mitchell J. Smith Gordon Stopanski Real D. Pouliot Paulino D. Pabello Bradley S. Burt David C.M. Rybinski Brad E. R. Lulik

SASKATCHEWAN

5259 5479

5788 5858 6068 6594 7336 8279 8896 9859 10317 10580 10797 10856 11429 11888 13129 15955

724 Donald M. Van Borsch Paul V. Burchell William J. Kennedy Raymond J. Howard Wilfred J. Vaudreuil Dennis P. Mahoney Gilbert T. Cushing Frank J. Osage Anthony J. Kwietniewski 11325 Craig P. Viers 11471 Kevin M. Skero 11910 Joseph W. Friend 11991 Steven P. Gearhart 12366 Adam A. Zollinger 12995 Mark E. Wright 13112 Joseph G. Moody 13713 Paul S. Jeanmougin 14475 Richard A. Engel 14892 Arthur D. Simoneau 15611 Milton S. Delair

SOUTH CAROLINA

2207 3067 6756 7129 7289 8980 9475 9576

703 Rick J. Wisser 1079 Douglas L. Timmer

SOUTH DAKOTA

1772 2676 2679 2977 3482 3640 5738 6537 7079 7433 9809 10296 11315 11739

12617 13302 13400 15457 15748 15817 16017

3431 4563 5207 6645 7764 8241 9168 9211 11074 12012 12256 14931 15196 15706 15837

Collin K. Newton Jared R. Soukup Mike D. O’Dea Christopher J. Larson Lee W. Pulse Danny J. Foerster Jerrod J. Gutzmer Melvin M. Reiser Phillip V. Thompson Francis H. Hauger Steven M. Soulek William R. Grocott Michael A. Dailey Doug R. Deffenbaugh Brian J. Deruyter Brian L. Cooper Paul R. Kern Carl R. Vondrak Patrick G. McCue Donald J. Wenande Chad G. Schulte

Bruce J. Rawson William G. Strebel James P. Dee Mark S. Uker Ronald R. Kempf John D. Denham Charles C. Logsdon Kevin S. Caddigan Martin Ryan Jr. Patrick E. Kelley Steven R. Fennell Sr. Jose De Jesus Baeza Michael J. Esposito Mark A. Clubb Vincent D. Federico Sr. 16088 Michael P. Wilkiel TENNESSEE

830 John A. Hanel 1003 Col. Ernest L. Harper Sr. 2597 Federico G. Lopez 2687 Thomas M. Cabello 2785 Ernesto Rodriguez 2801 Kenny E. Kocich 3203 Gregory J. Dutchover 3245 David Puente 3365 Pete D. Gutierrez 3367 Leo Canales Jr. 3404 Timothy M. Allen 3494 Juan J. Benavides Sr. 3686 Joe Ruiz 4497 Carlos A. Samaniego 4577 Michael A. Melancon 4779 Rodolfo H. Garcia 5077 Rodolfo Ordaz Jr. 5192 Juan Billalobos Jr. 5211 Robert L. Cantu 5598 George L. Ramirez 5656 Sean G. McMullen 5678 Alex O. Anyikam 6402 Nicholas Flores 6456 Daniel R. Gregory 6527 David M. Dettling 6812 Mark L. Jasek 6878 Gregory G. Forestieri 6978 Armando Montes Jr. 7099 Eric T. McKuzes 7264 Norbert E. Stanislav 7435 Jason R. Graham 7438 Bert A. White 7563 Hector M. Ortega 7573 Johnny G. Heredia Sr. 7736 Ferdinand Gonzales 7840 Paul F. Braun 7882 Marcus C. Arenivaz 7953 Tommy R. Flores 7975 Robert Rizo 8024 Scott M. Fleming 8085 Robert S. Sebesta 8097 Raymond C. Armenta 8131 Jaime Guerra 8135 Tony L. Moore 8170 Richard L. Marcantonio 8298 Oscar A. PrietoArmendariz 8302 Henry C. Gonzales 8306 Philip T. Loverde 8327 Charles R. Grout 8512 Michael J. Dellies 8521 Michael J. Lecocke

TEXAS

8738 Roberto E. Castorena 8771 Hugo A. Pena 8975 Rickey E. Flanary 9268 Glenn A. Gaddy 9291 Richard D. Richter 9463 Ruben C. Alvarado 9674 Carlos M. Ortega Jr. 9681 Timotheo T. Zepeda 9765 Paul J. Boldy 9817 Robert D. Fief 9982 Armando Flores 10181 Samuel Munoz 10224 Justin C. Hold 10256 Richard D. King 10258 Charles D. Grant 10405 Ignacio Gonzalez Jr. 10420 Joseph H. Segapeli 10463 Stanley A. Miller 10609 Ruben J. Samaniego 10646 Mark D. Nightingale 10790 Austin B. Thurman 10875 Stephen G. Larock 10940 James L. Abshire 11012 Joe A. Martinez 11023 Donald G. Payne 11070 Ruben Flores 11093 Jeffrey P. Allen 11169 Robert F. Miller III 11472 Stephen J. Novak Jr. 11695 Steven J. Fournier 11807 Herman J. Hernandez 11862 Mike J. Courtney 11864 Jose A. Bustillos II 11897 Benito C. Garcia 11980 Jesus Lopez 12040 Mario L. Guerra Jr. 12091 Javier J. Pina 12153 Doyle C. Phillips 12160 Roman Bustillos 12292 Ernest S. Pauda 12385 Emmerico T. Nepomuceno 12535 Ernesto A. Galvan 12553 Bret C. Curran 12642 Courtland B. Namken 12661 Ramiro Loya 12748 Joel G. Syzdek 12803 Stevan Perez 12869 Pedro G. Martinez 12955 Kevin J. Bradford 13044 Michael C. Gilligan 13133 Antonio Rangel Jr. 13158 Ernesto Valencia 13322 Javier V. Rodriguez 13363 Myron Walker 13447 Cruz H. Delgado 13514 Pablo B. Florez 13520 Harry S. Storey 13534 Ernesto Soriano 13824 Jimmy P. Flores 13902 Walton C. Hering Jr. 14025 Donald B. Dawkins 14050 Ismael Fernandez 14166 Joseph A. Jimenez 14412 Aloysius E. Novogradac II 14426 Jaime J. Villarreal 14568 Alfredo O. Cervantes 14584 Pedro J. Ramon 14617 Howard G. Bishop 14679 Charles A. Levitt 14700 Robert B. Goss 14943 Chester J. Dombrowski 15017 Arturo Saenz 15105 Anthony C. Austria 15262 Julian Perez 15322 Octavio Gomez 15362 Abelardo J. Leal 15448 Jose A. Zavala 15512 Herman H. Rodriguez 15661 Samuel C. Smith 15783 Ricardo Gonzalez 15789 Michael A. Moore 15882 Robert J. Theisen 16042 Robert L. Theimer 16047 Robert M. Franze

1129 5502 14399 16127 UTAH

DECEMBER 2015

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 810 Timothy M. Perry 3664 William J. Scott 10830 Peter C. Fitzgerald VERMONT

459 595 2473 3572 4522 5476 5561

Charles F. Coates Jr. John J. Nauful John M. White William F. Herlihy Cesar A. Anchiraico Paul L. Kitchen Robert B. Bodenschatz Joseph N. Tiago Tony P. Meyer Steven C. Ogilbee Steven P. Mohring Jon A. Anderson Daniel Bolas Stephen J. Clock Jr. Andrew M. Stoss Charles D. Flathers Joseph R. Bernotas Bruce D. Jones Ronald R. Barsalou Robert T. Ahlers James J. Martino George S. Vogen John F. Eschmann III Connor M. Xavios William F. Talamantes Thomas A. Smith Rick H. Wildes Mark N. Clemente Kelly J. Niernberger Raymond Vazquez James A. Neary Kenneth C. Levins Jerry Foronda Robert T. Jones Jr. Russell A. Nero Clyde H. Slick Dean B. Overman Michael G. Lemoine Thomas N. Curran Jr. Arthur A. Fritz Leonard D. Whitehead Lan H. Nguyen George M. Sprosty Thomas F. Starchville Jr.

VIRGINIA

6153 6189 6538 7538 7771 7877 8240 8403 9002 9056 9407 9953 10015 10515 10723 10754 10806 11136

11678 11710 11806 11947 11958 11984 12117 12378 12434 12579 12791 12982 13467 13468 13784 13860

14059 14129 15256 3288 3346 3596 3597 3707 3708 4164 4612

Roberto B. Billate Gregorio M. Rubias Raul Z. Lloren Felipe H. Irinco William R. Anonuevo Lorenzo N. Prialda Jr. Odith A. Acedera Benedicto R. Jumao As Felix L. Tabano Alfredo F. Nacida Dominador A. Bingco Rolando A. Tolores John B. Serra Ludovico L. Martelino Jr. Pablo Gamayao Alfredo C. Mapano Severino S. Tayor Jr. Genaro S. Abello Jesus Evans S. Demorito Nestor C. Harder Luzberto T. Beatingo Jr. Isidoro M. Espinosa Procopio T. Galido Rex A. Bajade Eric C. Camposano Ulysses L. Valdez Alberto C. Barrido Jose Ma Camarista Enrique T. Bentoy Joel A. Flordelis Beato E. Galaraga Jr. Edieser A. Noriel Ruel M. Nazareno Rarjie G. Gilbaliga Nelson W. Duller Rogelio B. Permejo

VISAYAS

5028 5123 5215 5550 5602 5614 5639 5665 5684 5762 5889 5894 6046 6048 6109 6235 6255 6278 6400 6675 6807 6990 7005 7507 7639 7651 7730 7861

8423 Filmer A. Garrido 8443 Eustaquio C. Jata-As 8584 Joselito P. Longcanaya 8656 Elmer P. Togoto 8730 Armando T. Panique 8856 Lauro I. Yatar 8929 Jeremy D. Sartorio 9091 Leo S. Navidad 9183 Jose Mosquite 9209 Silverio C. Esid 9218 Rolando E. Artiaga 10099 Clifford J. G. Ninal 10101 Charlie J. Sinepete 10164 Romulo C. Barbasa 10222 Antero G. Layog 10767 Conrado V. Mesias 10970 Jacobo P. Demanawa Jr. 11131 Miguel P. Pamplona Jr. 11331 Roberto S. Borra 11517 Erden C. Florentino 11562 Florentino P. Alor 11903 Nicanor G. Parreno Jr. 11920 Robert James Michael S. Lapining 12039 Vicente B. Dangan Jr. 12075 Pablito B. Bacong 12230 Anacleto M. Esotto Jr. 12279 Amador Gilo Gestoso 12324 Luther B. De Asis 12349 Romeo S. Supiter 12363 Enrique L. Estribo Jr. 12411 Higimo B. Tuballes 12477 Alberto B. Baclayon Jr. 12593 Renante G. Maquiling 12727 Hector Villarba Lugtu 12771 Francisco B. Sabili 13013 Virgilio M. Hapitan 13054 [No officer on file] 13273 Gilbert L. Larona 13280 Felipe C. Mendoza Jr. 13346 Ignacio G. Colinares 13385 Jose Crisanto A. Loable 13493 Nilo A. Mora 13528 Jose I. Bretana 13594 Leogardo J. Dabocol 13611 Pedrito T. Untal 13714 Samuel E. Sesbino 13745 Renato J. Palotes 13746 Raymund Anthony I. Toledo 13866 Romeo V. Gepilga 13878 Nelson P. Martir 13879 Ed Kenneth O. Pacheco 13972 Gaudencio R. Villosa 13974 Rogelio T. Arceno 14043 Djarvin T. Pancho 14116 Ray G. Mercolino 14120 Mario Pabon 14151 Antidio B. Anino 14152 Danilo B. Perez 14173 Rolando D. Bais 14196 Benjamin M. Clavel 14229 Miguel C. Baysa Jr. 14256 Randolf John E. Baloco 14273 Juluis S. Decipulo 14363 Ireneo D. Pecina 14367 Wilbert M. Solina 14444 Claudio D. Ojacastro 14559 Roque P. Pacaco 14605 Romeo A. Ala 14627 Jose Maria B. Aujero Jr. 14705 Nelson G. Cabus 14759 Mariano D. Antenor Jr. 14911 Cristino Zenas C. Renegado Sr. 14912 Delfin B. Lisondra 14939 Joar Ampalaya 14976 Ariel B. Matias 14985 Josiedore O. Balderas 15072 Benjamin P. Solis 15087 Renante D. Gonzaga 15088 Rodrigo T. Gegueira 15123 Martin A. Bolonia 15150 Renato T. Tordecillas 15159 Dante B. Tecson 15316 Rodrigo C. Sepe 15355 Joaquin Ervin G. Taculin

15465 Jovencio E. Eclipse 15488 Peter John B. Gangoso 15516 Eduardo Loyola Padit 15532 Dominador C. Martizano 15562 Ricky L. Desuyo 15566 Elenuel T. Genova 15586 Rolando E. Llamelo 15598 Clement Patrick M. Soro 15609 Bernardo C. Lumen Jr. 15635 Arnel L. Del Cruz 15718 Bernardo T. Sildo 15724 Felicisimo D. Besorio 15764 Gene C. Hernal 15770 Ronel T. Ajusan 15772 Rodante F. Andres 15784 Jeremias B. Benecio 15860 Consolador Blanco 15884 George A. Ramirez Jr. 15946 Ernesto J. Toniza 15989 Danilo O. Palma

809 829 894 1606 1643 1674 3598 4322 6686 6706 7863 7907 7908 8136 8137 8150 8872 10653 11642 11736 11780 11948 12002 12273 12483 13794

Mark K. Jensen Kevin J. Schmid Keith M. Qunell Clarence D. Williams Darren E. Johnson Patrick K. McGuire Donald B. Hall Paul A. Swortz Sr. Daniel F. Treichel Alan J. Kempen Rodolfo B. Vital David T. Johnson Raymond A. Vankat Tony J. Goedde Thomas A. Shields David B. Blair Arthur C. Smalley Armando Trenti Paul C. Robertson David D. Foley Thomas E. La Cour Michael R. Hodson Kenneth F. Rodrick William G. Danekas Augustine H. Lopez Stephen G. Schweyen Joseph G. Wienclaw Carl W. Gerling David M. Simboli Jr. Eugene T. Boring Robert F. Schwarz

WASHINGTON

14394 14689 15143 15689 15730

10011 Heriberto G. Rodriguez Leslie E. Halapy John A. Capriolo Michael F. Stanger Roger L. Lantz

WEST VIRGINIA

10545 12036 12191 15610

531 719 973 974 1257 1647 1709 2055 3249 4106 4706 4902 4948 6585 7775 10714 10774 11155 12467 12677 13880 15229 15659 15665

Michael R. Schultz Wayne Wilke Jason C. Rusnak Jason W. Martell Kevin J. Friederichs Robert F. McCormick Les A. Kostera Dennis W. Marach Edward D. Chura Thomas Goetz Robert S. Rinka Joseph W. Raehsler Josh P. Sedlacek Bradley Seibel Dale T. Freund Michael W. Donart Robert J. Grzyb William A. La Berge Victor E. Alvarez Robert J. Depover Guy E. Barber Jeffry F. Robinson William F. Wehnert Brian L. Daniel

WISCONSIN

4031 Alex H. Sitz III 9917 Ronald M. Morris

WYOMING

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Stephen H. Smith (center right) of St. Francis Council 11746 in Blairsville, Ga., is handed a mud-baked brick by a fellow volunteer while working to build a home in Masaka, Uganda. Smith led an 11member mission team to Masaka that built two homes with local bricks. Volunteers also visited a prison, provided food and clothing to orphans, and assisted at a walk-in clinic. Council 11746 raised funds for the mission trip through a charity dinner.

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