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8 Taking Root in Seoul With the formation of Council 16000, the Knights of Columbus begins its latest international expansion — in South Korea.

BY PATRICK SCALISI

12 Building Hope, One House at a Time Knights return to Appalachia to construct a home for a family in need.

BY MARGARET GABRIEL

16 Farmers of Faith For these agrarian Knights, farming cultivates an appreciation of work, family and caring for creation.

BY DAVE BOROWSKI

24 The Admiral’s Legacy A war hero, U.S. senator, humanitarian and Knight of Columbus, Adm. Jeremiah Denton’s life and work were rooted in his Catholic faith.

BY CMDR. JOSEPH MCINERNEY

Bill Gordon and Bob Corsi, members of Father Vincent S. Sikora Council 7992 in Burke, Va., nail roof sheathing into place during a June house-building initiative in Appalachia (see article on page 12).

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Building a better world The Order continues its tradition of charitable support for people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

BY SUPREME KNIGHT CARL A. ANDERSON

Photo by Patrick Murphy-Racey

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Learning the faith, living the faith The Lord’s Day is a privileged time for attending Mass and spending time together as a family.

BY SUPREME CHAPLAIN ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM E. LORI

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Knights of Columbus News College Leaders Called to Live Out Mission of the Laity on Campus • Documentary on Haitian Amputees Premieres at Film Festivals • Iraqi Christian Fund Raises $2.5 Million for Persecuted Minorities

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Building the Domestic Church Because God rested on the seventh day, we want to celebrate Sunday as a family.

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21 Columbia Conversation An interview with Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson about the enduring mission of Knights of Columbus Insurance.

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An Urgent Call for Renewal IN A PROPHETIC essay titled “What is America?” in the August 1975 issue of Columbia, Rear Adm. Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. noted a growing abandonment of “spiritual values,” which he argued were the foundation of American prosperity.

Having spent more than seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, Denton had a deep appreciation of his country’s ideals and recognized warning signs that these ideals were at risk.

“This tide must be reversed as a matter of priority,” he wrote, adding that spiritual and moral renewal could not be accomplished through censorship or legislation. Instead, he encouraged faithful Americans, especially members of civic and religious groups such as the Knights of Columbus, to defend principles that are critical to a healthy culture.

The article then concluded with a warning and a challenge: “Our own moral decline is the greatest threat to national and international security. In my view there is no more timely, feasible or suitable project than the noble quest to regain America’s worthiness to claim the title: ‘One Nation under God.’” One year later, in August 1976, Adm. Denton was a special guest at the 94th Supreme Convention in Boston. He had joined the Order in April, becoming a member of Father Robert B. Kealey Council 3548 in Norfolk, Va. Supreme Knight John W. McDevitt presented Denton with a medal at the States Dinner on behalf of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, an organization that honors outstanding civic contributions — in this case, Denton’s Columbia essay a year earlier.

The following day, Denton delivered a stirring address to the convention in which he said, “Religious self-discipline is the glue that holds a democratic society together.” Wearing his officer’s uniform, he added, “I believe that the work of organizations like the Knights of Columbus is equally essential to the national security of the United States with that of the Army and the Navy and the Air Force and the Marine Corps.”

This month, the United States and Canada celebrate Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, respectively, to honor all of the men and women who have served our armed forces — including military Knights who have served overseas and helped to establish a K of C presence in Korea (see page 8), as well as Adm. Denton, who died in March (see page 24).

This issue of Columbia also highlights some of the many ways that Knights serve their families, parishes and communities. In some cases, the Order’s charitable witness is expressed through visible, organized initiatives, as when members provide funding and manpower to build houses for neighbors in need (see page 12). Most of the time, however, the Christian witness to which we are called takes a simpler form — beginning with upholding “spiritual values” in one’s own home. By standing together in humble defense of these values and by strengthening the basic cell of society — the family — the Order embraces “the noble quest” of renewing our culture and building a civilization of love.♦ ALTON J. PELOWSKI EDITOR

Faith Resource: Called to Love The booklet Called to Love: John Paul II’s Theology of Human Love (#406) by Katrina F. Ten Eyck and Michelle K. Borras is part of the New Evangelization Series published by the Order’s Catholic Information Service. It discusses St. John Paul II’s groundbreaking teaching on marriage and the family, explaining how the Church’s teachings are not a series of do’s and don’ts but rather a “yes” to the beauty of God’s plan “from the beginning” (Mt. 19:8). To download this and other Catholic resources, visit kofc.org/cis.

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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 ________

Venerable Michael McGivney (1852-90) Apostle to the Young, Protector of Christian Family Life and Founder of the Knights of Columbus, Intercede for Us. ________ HOW TO REACH US MAIL COLUMBIA 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510-3326 ADDRESS CHANGES 203-752-4580 OTHER INQUIRIES 203-752-4398 FAX 203-752-4109 CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-380-9995 E-MAIL columbia@kofc.org INTERNET kofc.org/columbia ________ Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical (that is, practicing) Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that an applicant or member accepts the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church, and is in good standing in the Catholic Church.

________ Copyright © 2014 All rights reserved ________ ON THE COVER Jesse Straight, a member of Father Herman J. Veger Council 5561 in Warrenton, Va., is pictured with his family on his Virginia farm in September.

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Fostering a ‘Culture of Inclusion’ The Order continues its tradition of charitable support for people with physical and intellectual disabilities

by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson I AM SURE that many brother Knights same time, the total amount donated by were as moved as I was to see the photo- Knights at all levels to help those with graphs of Pope Francis embracing a mental or physical disabilities has ex- the poor in countries throughout the young armless dancer during his meet- ceeded $243 million. world, including Vietnam, Israel, the ing last month with Italian paralympic More recently, we launched a partner- Philippines, Cuba, Ukraine and Mexico. athletes at the Vatican. On that occasion, ship with the University of Miami-affili- In the near future we will distribute our the pope reminded us that playing ated Project Medishare for Haiti to help 20,000th wheelchair. “sports is an invitation to foster a culture all those children who underwent emerNonetheless, building a “culture of inof inclusion … and to overcome the bar- gency amputations following the horren- clusion” will take more than dollars, riers that are outside of us, and especially dous earthquake that struck that country though dollars are necessary. Building a within us.” nearly five years ago. Our grant of more culture of inclusion requires the realizaAs Knights of Columbus, we tion that the banquet of life is know very well the truth of not reserved only for the Building a culture of inclusion these words because of the milplanned, the perfect or the lions of volunteer hours and privileged. requires the realization that the dollars that we have given to Last January, Pope Francis isSpecial Olympics since its sued a message for the World banquet of life is not reserved founding games in Chicago in Day of Peace, titled “Fraternity: only for the planned, the perfect 1968. Since that time, hundreds the Foundation and Pathway to of thousands of brother Knights Peace.” That message inspired or the privileged. have volunteered to help make the theme for our 132nd these special athletes know that Supreme Convention in Authey are welcomed and important. than $1.6 million established the chil- gust: “We Will All Be Brothers: Our VoWe know how difficult it can be to fos- dren’s amputee rehabilitation program in cation to Fraternity.” ter “a culture of inclusion” for those who Port-au-Prince, through which more Pope Francis reminded us in his mesconfront the challenges of mental and than $12.5 million worth of donated sage, “True brotherhood among people physical handicaps every day. We know services has been provided. presupposes and demands a transcendent how far we have come, and we know too Here as well, sports have played an im- Fatherhood. Based on a recognition of how much farther we still need to go. portant role in fostering a new culture of this fatherhood, human fraternity is conThis past summer, the Knights of inclusion in Haiti. Our partnership with solidated, each person becomes a ‘neighColumbus pledged $1.4 million to cover Project Medishare led to our sponsorship bor’ who cares for others.” the costs of Special Olympic athletes of an amputee soccer team composed of As the Christmas season fast apfrom the United States and Canada dur- young Haitians whom we then brought proaches and we look forward to the ing their time in Los Angeles for the on tour to the United States, visiting birth of the Son who revealed to us the 2015 Special Olympic World Games. In Miami, Hartford and Washington, D.C. face of transcendent Fatherhood — the response to this new commitment, we Our program and the tour are the subject Son who made possible true brotherhood have been named a “Founding Cham- of a new award-winning documentary among people — let us always remember pion of the World Games.” film titled Unbreakable. that being a neighbor who cares for othWith this donation, the Order has For more than a decade, our partner- ers is at the center of Father McGivney’s given more than $46 million to Special ship with the Global Wheelchair Mission vision for the Knights of Columbus.

Olympics since 2001. And during that has also brought the gift of mobility to Vivat Jesus!

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Sunday: A Day for Families The Lord’s Day is a privileged time for attending Mass and spending time together as a family

by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori

GROWING UP in Southern Indi- doing; he rested on the seventh day ana, I always looked forward to Sun- from all the work he had undertaken” days. For one thing, the possibility of (Gen 2:2). home for dinner. Such frenetic activa priestly vocation occurred to me What does it mean to say that God ity can lead us to forget the purpose early in life, so I was naturally inter- “rested”? Should we imagine a celes- of our work: Sharing in God’s creative ested in the celebration of Mass. tial recliner and a really large-screen activity, we labor to create a better After the liturgy each week, my fam- TV? Of course not! Unlike us, God world, a “civilization of love.” ily would usually eat at home. Once in does not get tired, even if we do our In short, we all need time to rejua while, though, we would pile into best to weary him. God is never inac- venate. A day of rest, including not our DeSoto and head across the Ohio tive; at every moment, the Triune going to work or to school, signals a River to Louisville for hamburgers and God upholds all creation. In his rest, break from the pressures and irritants a picnic in the park. Returning of our daily routine. It’s a time home midafternoon, I tried to to put our concerns in their use what little I knew of reliproper perspective, a time to region to avoid doing homeflect on the past week and the Sunday is meant to be a day work. I would tell my mom week ahead, and a time to talk that Sunday was a day of rest of prayer, a day of togetherness things over in the family circle. and I was exempt from “servile So important is this Sabbath labor.” It didn’t fly!

— in short, a day of “re-creation” rest that its observance is listed Those memories came back among the Ten Commandfor our families. to me when I reflected on this ments. For Christians, the Sabmonth’s theme of the Knights bath is observed on Sunday, the of Columbus program BuildLord’s Day. As the Catechism of ing the Domestic Church: the Catholic Church explains, “Because God rested on the seventh God looked with love upon all he had Sunday is the “eighth day” that “symday, we want to celebrate Sunday as a made and wed himself to the human bolizes the new creation ushered in by family” (see page 22). Sunday is family.

Christ’s Resurrection” (2174). meant to be a day of prayer, a day of God’s “labor” and his “rest” have togetherness — in short, a day of “re- something special to say to all of us, KEEPING SUNDAY HOLY creation” for our families. but especially to families. Much of the Just as our work is part of God’s creweek, we are working and keeping our ative activity, so too should our rest THE DIVINE REST lives in good order. In many families, resemble in some way God’s “rest.”

In the Book of Genesis we read how both the father and the mother work I suggest that Sunday is a day for God created the world in all its won- outside the home. Their children are families to return to that love which der. His creation bore the imprint of also busy with schoolwork, sports and makes them a family. Getting up early his wisdom and love. He made man other activities. Mobile devices, and getting children ready for Sunday in his image and endowed him with meanwhile, keep most of us tethered Mass might not strike everyone as dignity and freedom. Scripture then to our daily work. Family schedules “rest.” But when we go to Mass with tells us, “On the seventh day God can be hectic, to the point where there hearts and minds that are well precompleted the work he had been is seldom a night when everyone is pared and disposed, we can experi4 ♦ COLUMBIA ♦

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ence God’s love for the world and for ourselves. We can offer him our daily work of heart and hand and ask for what we need. Most of all, we can be renewed in that love by which God “married” his people in the ultimate covenant of love. This is the love that brings a man and a woman together in holy matrimony and that moms and dads are called to share with their children. When we receive Our Lord in holy Communion, we are drawn into God’s covenant and, at the same time, are given the strength to reflect that self-giving love in marriage and family life. By sharing Christ’s gift of self, renewed at every Mass, spouses

HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS

POPE FRANCIS: CNS photo/Paul Haring — St. GIuSEPPE MOSCAtI: Courtesy of the Archives of the Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo, Naples, Italy

Offered in Solidarity with Pope Francis GENERAL: That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others.

MISSION: That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors.

and families find peace, solace, renewal and solidarity.

To be sure, not every teenage son or daughter is giddy with anticipation about Sunday Mass, and many face the competing demands, including sporting events, which are often scheduled on Sunday mornings. This is why it is urgently important for parents to work with Catholic schools and parish religious education programs to impart to young people a deeper appreciation for Sunday Mass and to model that appreciation in their own lives. It is equally important for parish communities to go out of their way to welcome families and

young people, equipping them to be agents of evangelization.

With Sunday Mass as the centerpiece of the day, family members might be more inclined to spend time with one another, to enjoy one another’s company, and to engage in activities as a family. Reflecting on the Lord’s Day, St. John Paul II noted that “the relaxed gathering of parents and children can be an opportunity not only to listen to one another but also to share a few formative and more reflective moments” (Dies Domini, 52).

In this light, I wish you and your families not merely a pleasant weekend, but a joyous and truly restful Sunday!♦

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St. Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927) GIUSEPPE MOSCATI was born July 25, 1880, the seventh of nine children in a family of Italian nobility.

Four years later, the family moved from Benevento to nearby Naples, where Moscati would spend most of his life.

In 1893, his older brother Alberto, a lieutenant in the army, was brought home with a devastating head injury.

For years, Moscati helped care for his beloved brother, attentive to his physical and spiritual needs.

Profoundly affected by this experience, Moscati entered medical school at the University of Naples in 1897. He became a doctor at age 23 and immediately began to practice medicine at the city’s Hospital for Incurables.

Gradually, Moscati gained a reputation as “the holy physician of Naples,” both for his ability to diagnose and cure illnesses and because he encouraged his patients, especially those awaiting surgery, to receive the sacraments.

Acts of heroic charity accompanied Moscati’s faith. When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 1906, he rushed to a hospital filled with trapped patients and rescued them just as the roof collapsed under the weight of the ash. In 1911, during a

cholera outbreak, he worked around the clock for days, tending the poor for free.

Having taken a vow of chastity, Moscati regarded his medical practice as a lay apostolate. “Remember that you must treat not only bodies,” Moscati wrote to a young doctor, “but also souls, with counsel that touches their hearts and minds rather than with cold prescriptions to fill at the pharmacy.”

On April 12, 1927, after attending daily Mass and completing his hospital rounds, Moscati felt fatigued and lay down. He died peacefully that day at age 46. Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1987, Moscati was the first modern doctor to be declared a saint. His feast day is Nov. 16.♦

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College Leaders Called to Live Out Mission of the Laity on Campus

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The 2014 College Advisory Board, which served as the primary planning committee for the annual conference, gathers for a group photo to celebrate the conclusion of the College Council Conference.

For the first time at the conference banquet, college councils received Star Council Awards for their achievements in developing membership and insurance participation among young Knights. Awards were also presented for exemplary service in the categories of Church, community, council, family, youth and culture of life.

For the first time since 1994, The Catholic University of America Council 9542 in Washington, D.C., received the Outstanding College Conference Award for overall outstanding programming.

The conference also featured presentations and breakout sessions that explored topics like council management and leadership development, membership recruitment and growth strategy, running effective charitable programs, spirituality, and best practices in communications.

On Saturday, conference participants were welcomed to the Supreme Council headquarters, where they

visited the building’s Holy Family Chapel and executive offices. Afterward, the college leaders toured the Knights of Columbus Museum.

In the evening, Knights gathered at St. Mary’s Church, the birthplace of the Order, for the celebration of Mass. In his homily, Dominican Father Jonathan Kalisch, director of chaplains and spiritual development, exhorted college Knights to publicly step out in faith.

“You and I are called to live a fraternal communion with missionary fruitfulness that goes beyond our inner circles and into the heart of our campuses,” he said.

Sunday morning’s closing session began with the praying of the rosary, followed by a presentation on how the Order’s fraternal benefits are grounded in Father McGivney’s founding vision.

After the final remarks, participants bid farewell to New Haven and returned to their respective campuses to live out their vocation as Knights with renewed faith.♦

Photo by Tom Serafin

NEARLY 200 college Knights, representing 79 campuses across North America, gathered Sept. 26-28 for the 49th annual College Council Conference in New Haven, Conn. The weekend event offered participants the opportunity to strengthen bonds of faith and friendship with one another, deepen their knowledge of the Order’s mission, and discuss new ways of becoming effective lay apostles on campus.

Also participating in the conference were 18 chaplains who serve the spiritual needs of college councils.

During the opening banquet on Friday, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson thanked the young men for their service and challenged them to let the Gospel radiate through their daily lives.

“Profess what you believe and live what you profess,” the supreme knight said. “Anyone who tells you that youth are the future of the Church doesn’t have it right. …

Today you are Catholic laymen responsible for living the mission of the laity: to transform society through living the message of the Gospel.”

Also addressing the gathering was author Kevin Coyne, who is working on a forthcoming history of the Knights of Columbus. Recounting the details of the early development of the Order, Coyne focused on the life of John Francis O’Hara. A founding officer of Notre Dame Council 1477, which was established as the first college council in 1910, O’Hara later served as president of Notre Dame and went on to become the cardinal archbishop of Philadelphia.

“I don’t know if there’s a Cardinal O’Hara among you, but I do know that there’s a piece of him in all of you — that you, too, stand for the principles that he stood for,” Coyne said. “That will only grow as you grow, and as you broaden the commitment you have already made as young Knights.”

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Documentary on Haitian Amputees Premieres at Film Festivals A DOCUMENTARY about hope and healing amid the horrific aftermath of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake has been captivating audiences at independent film festivals throughout the United States this fall.

Unbreakable: A Story of Hope and Healing in Haiti was a featured presentation at the Portland (Ore.) Film Festival Aug. 30, the DocMiami International Film Festival in Boca Raton, Fla., Sept. 13, and the NYC Independent Film Festival Oct. 17. The film took the “Most Inspirational Documentary” award at DocMiami.

Produced by the Knights of Columbus, together with Connecticut-based EVTV, Unbreakable focuses on the thousands of children who underwent emergency amputations following the disaster that struck the Caribbean nation more than four years ago. Not only did these young people survive, but they also helped recast the perception of people with disabilities in a country that is often considered one of the poorest in the world.

While touching on aspects of Haiti’s culture, turbulent history and economic hardship, Unbreakable highlights the Healing Haiti’s Children initiative. Developed through a partnership between the Knights of Columbus and the University of Miami’s Project Medishare for Haiti, the initiative offered free prosthetics and rehabilitation to every child injured in the earthquake.

Wilfrid Macena, captain of Team Zaryen, the Haitian national amputee soccer team, works as a prosthetic technician thanks to a collaboration between the Knights of Columbus and Project Medishare for Haiti.

“This film shows that … lives can be saved and transformed by a program that is truly sustainable,” said Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson. “The work of the dedicated medical staff and the unbreakable spirit of these Haitian young people, in circumstances most of us can’t imagine, are truly inspiring.”

For more information about the film, including its trailer and updates on screenings, visit unbreakableinhaiti.com.♦

IRAQ: CNS photo/Rodi Said, Reuters

Iraqi Christian Fund Raises $2.5 Million for Persecuted Minorities THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Christian Refugee Relief initiative has raised more than $1.5 million in public donations for those suffering persecution in Iraq and the surrounding region. Combined with the $1 million donated by the Order, the fund now stands at more than $2.5 million, which is being distributed to support humanitarian assistance to refugees fleeing from the ongoing persecution.

Expanding its support for persecuted Christians — and those from other religious minorities in Iraq — the Knights of Columbus is also adding a spiritual dimension to its response to the humanitarian crisis, urging Knights and their families, as well as the public, to recite the “Prayer for Those Persecuted in Iraq,” written by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William E. Lori. The prayer, available at kofc.org, asks God to grant mercy to those suffering and wisdom to “leaders of nations to work for peace among all peoples.”

“The Knights’ twin efforts are a concrete response to Pope Francis’ request for prayers and material assistance for those affected by this terrible persecution,” explained Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson. “We are asking our members, and all people of good will, to pray for those persecuted and to support our efforts to assist them by donating to this fund.”

Displaced people fleeing violence in Iraq walk toward the Syrian border town of Elierbeh in this Aug.11 file photo.

Those wishing to assist with the relief efforts can donate to K of C Christian Refugee Relief by visiting www.kofc.org/Iraq, or by sending checks or money orders to: K of C Christian Refugee Relief, Knights of Columbus Charities, P.O. Box 1966, New Haven, CT 06509-1966.♦

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With the formation of Council 16000, the Knights of Columbus begins its latest international expansion — in South Korea

by Patrick Scalisi

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tep into the streets of Seoul and you will encounter a city council was named in honor of an auxiliary bishop of the U.S. like few others. Spanning both sides of the Han River, this military archdiocese who had passed away a month earlier. sprawling metropolis serves as the technological, political and These close ties to the military ordinariate — both in South commercial center of South Korea, boasting a population Korea and the United States — would form the foundation nearly three times the size of Los Angeles. With one eye on of the Order’s growth, success and expansion in Korea. the past and one on the future, Seoul is home to traditional According to Deacon Mellon and Deacon Joseph Pak, antemples with gracefully flowing eaves and modern skyscrapers other early member of Council 14223, Koreans are familiar lit with neon messages. with the European knights of old from Western literature, Despite the intense hustle and bustle of one of the world’s films and popular culture. Explaining the Knights of Columlargest metropolitan areas, many Korebus, however, was a different story. ans are finding more time for spiritual “Within the military community pursuits. In a land that boasts no relithere was not a full realization of what gious majority but is home to many the Knights could do, that they could who profess Buddhism, Christianity or become the backbone, the structure of E’VE GONE FROM, no religion at all, Catholicism has seen the parish,” said Deacon Mellon, who, significant growth in recent decades. along with Pak, served as one of the ‘WHAT’S THE KNIGHTS According to the most recent South council’s grand knights. “We’ve gone Korean census, Catholics grew from 5 from, ‘What’s the Knights of ColumOF COLUMBUS?’ TO ‘OH, percent of the population in 1985 to bus? Who are those guys?’ to ‘Oh, just 11 percent in 2005. ask the Knights!’”

JUST ASK THE KNIGHTS!’” “There is at least one Catholic As its membership grew, Council church in every neighborhood,” said 14223 was given space on base for Deacon Roy Mellon, who serves the meetings and ceremonies, and it even Archdiocese for the Military Services, established round tables at other miliUSA. tary installations. In 2008, the council It is in this environment, this massive city surrounded by moved about 40 miles north to U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, mountains and overlooked by the N Seoul Tower, that the a base in the heart of Seoul that is home to more than 21,000 Knights of Columbus has established its latest international service members, contractors and their families. The first presence, following its expansion into Ukraine and Lithuania charitable programs focused on helping fellow soldiers serving in 2013 and Poland in 2006. More than a century after char- in the Middle East and providing assistance to South Korea’s tering the first councils in the Philippines, the Order’s future vast, and often poor, migrant worker population. in Asia looks just as stunning as the Seoul cityscape.

One early champion of the Knights in Korea was Bishop F. Richard Spencer, auxiliary bishop of the U.S. military MILITARY TIES archdiocese. While serving as a U.S. Army chaplain there, The Order first set down roots in Korea in February 2007 then-Father Spencer transferred his K of C membership to with the formation of Bishop John J. Kaising Council 14223 Council 14223. When he was ordained a bishop in 2010, at U.S. Army Base Camp Humphreys near Osan. The military his advocacy for the Knights only increased.

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Newly initiated Sir Knights join Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson and Bishop F. Richard Spencer, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, following a historic Fourth Degree exemplification at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in South Korea April 25, 2012. Nearly 40 members of Bishop John J. Kaising Council 14223 were initiated into the new Bishop Joseph W. Estabrook Assembly, which is named for a deceased bishop of the U.S. military archdiocese. • Below: Supreme Knight Anderson meets with a delegation from South Korea at the 132nd Supreme Convention in August, in which the formation of St. Andrew Kim Taegon Council 16000 was formally announced.

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“As an army chaplain in Korea in 1999 and again from 2006-2009, I saw a great need for a men’s fraternal organization to be the umbrella that would promote Christian living and fraternal care while soldiers were on assignment with our U.S. military … and the Knights was an ideal framework and format,” said Bishop Spencer.

STEPPING OFF BASE Discussions about starting “civilian” councils in Korea began informally during Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson’s 2010 trip to the Philippines and Japan. Deacon Pak presented a broadly outlined strategic plan, which was received favorably, and Anderson advised using the next 12-24 months to better educate Korean priests and bishops about the work of the Order.

As it turned out, members of Council 14223 did not need to look far to find an ardent supporter among the Korean hierarchy. After overcoming what Bishop Spencer called “cultural suspicions” and learning more about the Order’s good work, Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il of the Military Ordinariate of Korea joined the council with Bishop Spencer accompanying him to the exemplification ceremony in 2011.

“Once [Bishop Yu] saw and realized that a member of the Knights becomes a ‘ministry multiplier’ to his chaplains, he embraced the idea and the desire to introduce the Knights into the Korean culture and military environment,” said Bishop Spencer.

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Deacon Pak added, “Bishop Yu — without him we couldn’t do anything. He provides that hierarchical support in a very complex Korean culture.”

Discussions continued during the supreme knight’s 2012 trip to Korea, during which he visited the border of the Demilitarized Zone, met with Bishop Yu and other church leaders, and was present as Pak and Mellon were installed as acolytes for the U.S. military archdiocese (they later became the archdiocese’s first-ever permanent deacons). It was also during this trip that the Order established its first Fourth Degree Assembly in Korea: Bishop Joseph W. Estabrook Assembly, which was named for another deceased military bishop.

Things proceeded swiftly from there. Bishop Yu attended the 2013 Supreme Convention in San Antonio and, according to Bishop Spencer, “returned to Korea with great enthusiasm and ready to begin the introduction process of growing K of C councils in the Republic of South Korea military communities.” Deacons Pak and Mellon, meanwhile, worked with the Supreme Council to begin translating some of the Order’s written materials, while legal issues were ironed out with several Korean law firms.

Finally, the formation of St. Andrew Kim Taegon Council 16000 was announced at the 132nd Supreme Convention this past August. The council’s namesake is particularly fitting: St. Andrew Kim Taegon was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and was martyred with more than 100 others during the persecution of Catholics in the mid-1800s.

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Pope Francis celebrates the Aug. 16 beatification Mass of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 martyred companions in Seoul, South Korea.

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Bishop Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il (center) of the Military Ordinariate of Korea leads Bishop F. Richard Spencer, Supreme Knight Anderson and their delegation in prayer for the ministry of military chaplains during the supreme knight’s visit to South Korea in April 2012.

MINISTRY MULTIPLIERS With approximately 40 members and growing, Council 16000 is off to a promising start. Furthermore, the Knights in Korea — and the Catholic Church there in general — got a huge boost when Pope Francis visited the country Aug. 13-18 for the 6th Asian Youth Day. During his apostolic trip to the “land of the morning calm,” the Holy Father urged unification between North and South Korea, met with Buddhist, Orthodox and Protestant religious leaders, and beatified 124 Koreans martyrs. Meeting with the bishops of Korea, Francis praised the “prophetic witness of the Church in Korea [as] evident in its concern for the poor and in its programs of outreach, particularly to refugees and migrants and those living on the margins of society.”

Indeed, the pope’s visit seemed to capture the imagination of the country, with Korean celebrities (known as K-pop stars) recording a song in the pope’s honor and early polling by Pew Research showing that 86 percent of Koreans share a favorable opinion of Francis.

For the Knights of Columbus, the visit was personal.

“The pope’s recent visit to Korea has proven that our ancestor martyrs did not die in vain,” said Chan-Woong “Paul” Moon, financial secretary of Council 16000. “The pope consoled a hurt Korean Church and led Korean Catholics to be more influential and helpful. Pope Francis also gave us homework — work for the poor and the needy.”

In short, Korean Knights are serious about heeding the pope’s

call to minister to “those living on the margins of society.”

Deacon Pak hopes that Council 16000 and future K of C units will concentrate on supporting seminarians and migrant centers; Deacon Mellon expects that Knights will look to shore up areas that are neglected by the country’s already extensive social service programs; and Moon is looking forward to strengthening the council overall and holding First Degree exemplifications in Korean. All see the promise of continued expansion.

“The plan is to move into the individual parishes and show that the Knights can become the right arm of parish communities, while still joining together to take on larger-scale projects,” said Deacon Mellon.

Bishop Spencer, meanwhile, is looking forward to the benefits that come when like-minded Catholic men gather to grow in the faith — not unlike Father Michael J. McGivney when he founded the Knights in 1882.

“As our beloved Knights of Columbus councils multiply and grow … a great groundswell and need for ways that enable Catholics to live their baptismal promises will be even more desirable,” the bishop said. “The Knights of Columbus will be there to support and assist in this continual growth of the Catholic faith in South Korea.”♦ PATRICK SCALISI is senior editor of Columbia. He previously covered the growth and expansion of military councils in Japan and Korea as editor of the Military Knights in Action newsletter.

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Building Hope, One House at a Time Knights return to Appalachia to construct a home for a family in need

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he two lanes of Highway 896 in McCreary County, Ky., lead deep into the Daniel Boone National Forest. At times, the tree canopy is so dense that the sunshine on a bright morning in mid-June only dapples the roadway. Past a curve, the sheltering branches clear and the road widens to reveal a half-dozen cars and trucks parked on the shoulder. A handpainted sign affixed to a tree trunk reads “2950.”

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The sign marks a construction site in Parkers Lake, Ky., where Knights of Columbus have gathered to build a house for Donna Ridenour, her mother, and her two children.

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Father Jeffrey Estacio, pastor of Good Shepherd Chapel in Whitley City, Ky., and a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council 12774 in Lexington, blesses a new house built by Knights of Columbus and the Nebraska-based Appalachian Construction Crew, Inc. from her mother’s house to her trailer. She and her children — James, 7, and Keristin, 6 — bathed at her sister’s home, but now the kids are excited about the bathroom in their new home. They call the bathtub a “hot tub,” Ridenour said, “because it’s so big!”

The family is the 15th to receive a new house through the collaborative efforts of Father Vincent S. Sikora Council 7992 in Burke, Va., the Church of the Nativity, also in Burke, and the Appalachian Construction Crew Inc., a non-profit organization based in Bellevue, Neb., and launched in 1988.

“Our partnership began in 2001 when the Burke council stepped in to help with volunteers. It soon turned into a major council initiative to keep the Crew afloat financially so that this incredibly important mission could continue,” explained Bob Corsi, a member of Council 7992, who had previously worked with the Nebraska group and who introduced the home-building program to the council.

“The Crew was building one home per year but was on the

brink of shutting down,” he said. “We didn’t want that to happen.”

Since then, a dynamic partnership has developed. The council and parish in Burke raise and donate 75 percent of the necessary funds and volunteer manpower each year, while the Nebraska Crew, under the direction of George Ziska, coordinates each mission project with Good Shepherd Chapel in Whitley City, Ky. Today, building a home for a family in McCreary County has become the council’s signature work, according to Grand Knight Mark Sawyer.

“As men, we’re called to use our time, treasure and talent,” said Sawyer. “This project brings all of those things together.

Every year, our goal is to change a family’s life forever.”

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counties in one of the nation’s poorest states. The extractive industries of coal mining and timber largely define the county’s economy, and the boom-bust tendencies of those industries contribute to both high unemployment and a low per-capita income.

Harry Wallace, a member of Good Shepherd Chapel — the only Catholic parish in McCreary County — links residents with construction workers willing to assist them. He collects and screens applications that are taken at Good Shepherd, the local library and the McCreary County Christian Center.

“We’re not looking for someone who is just living off the system,” Wallace said.

He explained that families’ very low incomes prevent them from obtaining conventional mortgages. Many work hard to improve their situations but often do not have the tools they need to make progress.

Applicants are asked to provide references so that Wallace is able to get a complete picture of a family’s efforts. Brenda Campbell, the manager of the Christian Appalachian Project’s Child and Family Development Center in McCreary County, was one of the references that Ridenour listed on her application.

“Donna works hard to better her children’s lives,” Campbell explained. “A new house, with running water, will give her the extra boost she needs. A warm home will turn life around for James and Keristin.”

Ridenour, whose family was selected from among dozens who have submitted applications over the years, was grateful to have Campbell as an advocate. “She was really kickin’ for us,” Ridenour said.

In December 2013, Ridenour was notified that she had been selected to receive the new house. Valued at $50,000, it would be fitted with appliances, furniture, linens — even toys and school supplies for the children. Ridenour was initially skeptical when she received the call from a member of the selection committee, thinking that it was a practical joke. Just a few minutes later, though, her phone rang again and Wallace assured her that her days of living in a rented trailer without electricity or running water were over.

Ridenour’s home is typical of the previous construction projects that Ziska and Corsi’s crews have undertaken annually for the last 14 years. Since recipients live in such poverty, their houses or trailers do not receive routine maintenance and simply fall into disrepair. Families often live with leaky roofs, rotting floors and broken windows, and it is not uncommon for homes to be heated by a coal or wood stove. As a result, it is more cost-effective to construct a new house than to provide the repairs needed to make a house safe and livable.

The knowledge that the construction project will dramatically improve the living conditions of recipient families motivates the entire crew, not just during the days of the build, but also during the months when the crew is being assembled and money is being raised for construction.

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Donna Ridenour sits on her new front porch with her mother, Gladys Head, and her two children, James and Keristin. ilies. In 2014, parishioners donated a record $52,000 while Ziska’s efforts in Nebraska raised $13,000.

While cash donations are collected, 40 parish families at Nativity collect new and gently used household items.

“The project couldn’t be done without all the Knights of the council and the people of the Church of the Nativity,” Sawyer said. “They’re really committed to bringing Christ’s light.”

HARD WORK AND GRATITUDE The new homeowner is required to own the land on which a house is to be constructed. Ridenour’s home in Parkers Lake was built on property where her mother, Gladys Head, has lived for 50 years. To allow room for new construction, Head watched as a local crew assembled by Wallace, with help from Ridenour’s extended family, tore down her old house. Families are asked to provide as much “sweat equity” as they are able, based on their ability and expertise.

That work was completed in February, as Head crowded into the trailer with her daughter and grandchildren.

As with past projects, construction of the Parkers Lake house took place in two phases. From June 6-11 the exterior structure of the 1,000-square-foot, three-bedroom, one-bathroom home was raised. The following week, a finishing crew completed the interior work, with a family move-in date set for June 20.

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Bill Gordon (left) and Dave Perales (right), members of Father Vincent S. Sikora Council 7992 in Burke, Va., assist members of the Appalachian Construction Crew, raising an end roof truss into position with ropes.

Nebraska — began by building the wall frames for the house and front porch. Trusses were raised the next day, with work on the roof, porch, deck and siding continuing into Sunday (with a break for Mass and brunch). Local contractors installed the electrical wiring and plumbing, which passed inspection on Monday just as the roofing and insulation were nearing completion. By the time the drywall and siding work were wrapped up on Tuesday, the house looked like a home.

While cutting pieces of siding, Dave Perales, a member of Council 7992, explained that he uses the project as a way to teach his children about the importance of giving back.

“I joined the Knights of Columbus so I could come and do this,” he said. “The first time, it’s overwhelming, but after that it’s cool to see what can be done in a few days.”

After finishing for the day on Tuesday afternoon, the crew gathered with the family for a traditional house blessing. Father Jeffrey Estacio, pastor of Good Shepherd Chapel and a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council 12774 in Lexington, Ky., asked God’s blessing on the family and the crew, sprinkled the house with holy water, and prayed that the home would be filled with peace and prosperity. At the conclusion of the rite, a furious summer storm stirred up, and everyone hurried to their cars to travel to St. Joseph Inn, a parish facility, for a multi-course dinner.

After cheesecake and coffee, Ben White, the youngest crew member, presented keys to Ridenour and Head, the proud co-

owners of the new house. White worked on the build alongside his father, Mark, a member of Columban Council 6192 in Bellevue, Neb., and his grandfather, Don. The presentation of the keys makes for one of the most emotional moments of the week for every build, and the dedication of the Ridenour’s home was no different.

“We are just so happy,” said Gladys Head, unable to contain her tears.

Corsi pointed out that the crew has several common threads in addition to a desire to help those in need. “The principles of the Knights — charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism — are binding elements. They are all in play,” he said.

“I’ve been incredibly fortunate in my life,” Corsi added.

“Working on these houses is my way of giving back.”

After the finishing crew of five Knights and Ziska put the final touches on the house the following week, Ridenour and her family were able to move in ahead of schedule on June 18.

Four months later, with the autumn leaves beginning to turn, Ridenour remains grateful for the improved life for her and her mother — and especially for her children.

“They love it, especially having their own bedrooms,” she said. “They’re getting better grades in school and they like to have their friends over now. We’re all really proud!”♦ MARGARET GABRIEL is a freelance writer who lives in Lexington, Ky. NOVEMBER 2014

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Farmers of Faith For these agrarian Knights, farming cultivates an appreciation of work, family and caring for creation

by Dave Borowski

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hiffletree Farm lies on 82 acres of rolling countryside A national organization founded in 1923 and based today outside of Warrenton, Va., just 50 miles west of Wash- in St. Paul, Minn., Catholic Rural Life has 2,200 member ington, D.C. The farmhouse where Jesse Straight and his fam- leaders who reach out to some 10 million rural Catholics, inily live sits on a hill surrounded by green fields that are cluding farmers, in nearly every U.S. state. populated by pastured chickens and turkeys, grass-fed cattle, Ennis laments the industrialization of farming, noting that and free-foraging pigs. Straight, 32, wakes up before dawn large commercial farms often have a negative societal and eneach day and is out the door by 6 a.m. vironmental impact.

“Being a farmer is special because this is your office,” he “Small farmers act as stewards of the land who are out to said with a smile in September as he looked out over his herd pass it on to the next generation,” said Ennis. grazing in the morning sunlight. “I spend the day making anAccording to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical imals happy.”

Service, the number of farms has dropped from more than Straight, a member of Father Herman J. Veger Council 5.3 million in 1950 to 2.2 million in 2012, but the average 5561 in Warrenton, has been farming this land since 2012 farm size has been steadily increasing since the 1930s. and abides by a simple yet profoundly Catholic principle: “If At 82 acres, Whiffletree Farm is considered small. The you pay close attention to how God created nature, then Straight family raises approximately 30 beef cattle, 200 pigs, everything around you starts to flourish — land, animals, 500 turkeys and 10,000 broiler chickens annually, and also farmers, people who eat your food, and the community at pastures hens that produce about 360 dozen eggs a week. The large.” family sells its bounty to local groceries, restaurants and conStraight came to farming out of a sumers, and runs a farm store on its concern for people who consume the property that helps other local farmers products of the land. His parents sell lamb, salmon, honey, fruits and bought the farm several years ago, and vegetables.

ENJOY HOW THE WORK he and his wife, Liz, both converts to Straight’s philosophy about farming Catholicism, own and live in a small has been influenced by two popular FLOWS TOGETHER WITH house on the property with their five farmers, writers and social activists: young children. He loves what he does.

Wendell Berry and Joel Salatin. He FAMILY AND PARISH LIFE. “I enjoy physical and manual work,” first was attracted to Berry’s vision of said Straight. “And I enjoy how the the interconnectedness of life, blosTHIS IS MY VISION OF THE work flows together with family and soming from the home and fostering GOOD LIFE.” parish life. This is my vision of the healthy local communities. good life.”

Salatin then provided the nuts and While the Straights are new to farmbolts to put this vision into practice: ing and their farm is small, they are Raise animals free of harmful cheminot so unlike multigenerational farming families such as the cals and move them from one fresh pasture to another, rather Ankleys in Imlay City, Mich., and the Kinderknechts in Park, than cramming them into centralized feeding areas and propKan. These Catholic homesteads — and many like them — ping them up with antibiotics. share a common vision of faith and stewardship.

As a Catholic, Straight believes that farmers like him have to do a better job of explaining the difference between what STEWARDS OF GOD’S BOUNTY he calls “virtuous farming” and the food they produce and The Bible is rich with stories about farming and the covenant common practices of large corporate farms. He would also between God and farmers. One psalm praises God as the cre- like to see the Church do more to discuss the virtues of stewator of all things, including the bounty of the land: “You cause ardship with parishioners. the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, “My hope is that more and more people will see the good that he may bring forth food from the earth” (Ps 104:14). of this kind of farming,” he said.

This covenant, of course, still exists today. The U.S. ConThere are, of course, challenges to virtuous farming. For ference of Catholic Bishops’ 2003 document Catholic Reflec- one thing, it’s more expensive, making it even harder to tions on Food, Farmers, and Farmworkers states, “Food sustains compete. For Straight, however, the benefits far outweigh life itself; it is not just another product. Providing food for all the difficulties. is a Gospel imperative, not just another policy choice.”

“When you do things within God’s design,” he said, “things According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 96 per- spiral upward: Healthy land and animals produce healthy cent of the more than 2 million farms in the United States are food, which makes for healthy people and communities.” considered “family-owned” — defined as “any farm organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation.” MULTIGENERATIONAL James F. Ennis, executive director of Catholic Rural Life, fur- CATHOLIC FARMERS ther estimates that approximately 350,000 U.S. farms are op- While the Straights are new to farming, many other Catholic erated by Catholic families. families have been in the agricultural business for generations.

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Clockwise from left: Jesse Straight is pictured with his Virginia farmhouse in the distance. • Bill Ankley, a member of Our Lady of Peace Council 4556 in Imlay City, Mich., stands among his herd of dairy cows. • Tom and Tony Kinderknecht, members of Park (Kan.) Council 2538, are pictured at their family farm.

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Barb and Tom Kinderknecht stand together with their son, Tony, his wife, Jaime, and three grandchildren on the family farm that has been in operation for more than a century.

In recognition for the family’s many years of service, Kinderknecht and his wife, Barb, received the 2014 Msgr.

John George Weber Century Farm Award from the Salina Diocesan Catholic Rural Life Commission.

Tom’s son, Tony, 35, has recently taken over much of the farm’s day-to-day operations with the help of his wife, Jaime.

The couple has three young children. Tony, who is also a member Council 2538, does most of the farm labor himself and takes great pride in his work.

“You can see the life cycle of your work, and see a job from start to finish,” he said. “No year is ever the same.”

Despite a rigorous work schedule and all the unpredictable factors involved in farming, Tony is also active in the church, the Knights of Columbus and the community.

“In the end, it’s in God’s hands,” he said. “Mostly I pray for our health and that we will all be together.”

For Straight, Ankley and the Kinderknechts, like so many other Knights who run family-owned farms, food is more than just a commodity. It is a gift that is essential for human life.

“If you take care of God’s creation, everyone wins,” said Straight.♦ DAVE BOROWSKI is a staff writer for the Arlington Catholic Herald and a member of Edward Douglass White Council 2473 in Arlington, Va.

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The Ankley Family Farm is located about 60 miles north of Detroit and has been in operation since 1902, when Philip Ankley purchased a 160-acre farm. A little over a century and several generations later, the 80-cow dairy farm is run by William Ankley, 54, and now includes an additional 580 acres where the family raise 200 head of cattle and grow corn, alfalfa, wheat and soybeans.

A member of Our Lady, Queen of Peace Council 4556 in Imlay City, Ankley considers the most important things in his life to be faith, family and farming — in that order.

“Farming is a lifestyle,” said Ankley. “But faith has to come first.”

Ankley and his wife, Virginia, have been married for 26 years and have eight children.

“There’s no better place to raise a family than on a farm,” he said. “We work together.”

Belonging to the Knights of Columbus is also a family tradition. All of Ankley’s six sons, except the youngest, who is 15, are members.

Bill and Virginia are both active in the pro-life movement.

They serve as the council’s pro-life chair couple, and Bill serves as the president of Lapeer County Right to Life.

Being pro-life goes hand in hand with farming, Ankley explained. “It’s all intertwined,” he added. “Everything you do on the farm entails growth and life and depends on God’s blessing, from weather to healthy animals.”

As the farm has developed over the years, Ankley has focused on sustainability. Many of the current farm buildings were constructed using recycled material from the original farm, and in 2011, with help from a USDA grant, he installed 32 solar panels on the roof of his barn.

“If we don’t respect the land, we’ll have nothing for future generations,” he said.

Like the Ankleys, the Kinderknecht family has operated a family farm for more than a century. Anton Kinderknecht, a German immigrant, established the farm in rural, western Kansas in 1906. It has since grown to become a 3,000-acre farm with half the area for crops (wheat, sorghum, feed and corn) and the other half for grazing more than 200 cows.

Tom Kinderknecht, 75, has lived on the farm his whole life. He is a member of Park (Kan.) Council 2538. For him, farming is a way of life, and it’s a wonderful life.

“We grew up in a Catholic farming family. My parents helped other people out, and they helped us out,” Kinderknecht said. “I don’t know anything else.”

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Our Continued Commitment An interview with Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson about the enduring mission of Knights of Columbus Insurance

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n July, the editorial team at LifeHealthPro.com, a comprehensive website for life and health insurance advisors, published a series of interviews titled “13 insurance industry heroes you need to know,” beginning with Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson. As CEO, he shared some insights about the Order’s fraternal benefit program and why there is no higher rated insurer in North America than the Knights of Columbus. The interview is reprinted here with permission.

Why Knights of Columbus? How did you get your start?

ANDERSON: We are a Catholic fraternal benefit society, and I joined my local council in the 1980s in the Washington, D.C., area. I was attracted to the mission of the organization, the idea of combining charitable outreach and Church and community service, with the idea of protecting the financial stability and future of Catholic families. Over the next several years, I moved into leadership positions at the local and state levels of the organization, and then at the corporate level.

Describe what you do.

ANDERSON: Because we are a fraternal benefit society whose first principle is charity, my work entails focusing both on the enormous charitable outreach that we do — $170 million and 70 million hours donated by Knights last year — and on the top-rated insurance program that we provide to our members. We are rated A++ by A.M. Best, with [$95] billion in insurance in force and $21 billion in assets under management. We have seen solid growth in our charitable giving and our insurance business over the past decade and a half, so my yearly calendar is filled with a mix of insurance, business, Church and charitable meetings, activities and events.

Describe how you’ve experienced such strong growth in the Knights’ financial resources, especially that of life insurance.

ANDERSON: We work hard at what you might call mission integrity. The Knights of Columbus was founded more than 130 years ago to protect the financial future of Catholic families in the event of the tragic death of a breadwinner and to

provide charity to those on the margins of society. Today, those same founding principles are at work in every aspect of our business, guiding our corporate governance, our professional agency force, our investments, and our day-to-day business operations. It is this continued commitment to our foundational principles that is the key to our ethical, sustainable and successful business model.

Share an achievement you are especially proud of.

ANDERSON: This past year, we were certified by the Ethisphere Institute as a “World’s Most Ethical Company.” We were one of two companies so honored in Ethisphere’s life insurance category, and one of fewer than 150 companies worldwide. I think this award, combined with our solid growth in both insurance business and charitable giving, and our top rating from A.M. Best for 39 consecutive years all indicate that we have a winning, sustainable model for growth precisely because that growth is based on ethical principles.

Share a story about a client you have helped.

ANDERSON: The day after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, we launched our 9/11 Heroes Fund in the amount of $1 million. We immediately understood that those who had lost a loved one who was a first responder would have an immediate need for emergency funds to pay the bills, or the rent, or the mortgage. So we sent our agents out to meet with the widows of the fallen, and with a simple signature on an affidavit, we provided funds for their immediate use.

Some of those first responders who fell that day were Knights of Columbus; most were not, but the families of more than 400 fallen heroes received our support because of our focus on both insurance and charity.

What excites you most about the insurance industry today?

ANDERSON: What excites me most about the insurance industry today is that when tragedy strikes a family, we’ve done something to protect their future, and we have been doing that since 1882.♦

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NOVEMBER Because God rested on the seventh day, we want to celebrate Sunday as a family.

Sunday is the Day of the Lord (Dies Domini) in which we remember and give thanks for the work of creation, his gift of the Holy Spirit, and the joy of our faith.

All this happens in the family, and so Sunday is also the Day of the Family. Celebrating as a family the sacredness of this holy day each week strengthens us in our vocation to holiness.

Bring Song Into Your Home

Family Projects

Sing grace before meals with your whole family.

Sunday is a special day, the day of the Resurrection and the day of Christians. Each Sunday, Easter returns and we celebrate Christ’s victory over sin and death. Sharing a special meal as a family is one way to celebrate together and honor this day.

Laudate omnes gentes (Taizé chant) Laudate omnes gentes, laudate Dominum.

Laudate omnes gentes, laudate Dominum.

(Sing praise, all you people, sing praise to the Lord.)

Psalm of the Month (Psalm 128) Pray the Psalm of the Month during every Sunday of the month at your family prayer space. On the last Sunday of the month, discuss as a family which verse stood out most for each member.

Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!

You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

Lo, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord.

The Lord bless you from Zion!

May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life!

May you see your children’s children!

Peace be upon Israel.

Have each family member help make the meal special by: • Preparing a tasty dessert • Using a special tablecloth and good dishes • Lighting candles • Composing a toast to share Also, consider planning a Sunday trip to visit an adoration chapel in a nearby parish and spend time together as a family adoring God, truly present in the Eucharist. Use Psalm 128 as a guide to meditate on the blessings he has bestowed on your family.

Council-Wide Event: Movie Night November’s movie is It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). Prior to the movie, offer families the opportunity to share how they have spent their Sundays and what that means to them as a family.

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Meditation

Volunteering Together Project:

Coats for Kids Invite families to participate in your Coats for Kids distribution.

• Contact local schools, services and agencies, and other organizations serving people in need to determine the number of coats that will be needed.

• Find a location for the distribution that is central to the community and easily accessed via public transportation — such as a parish hall, school auditorium or community center — and set the date.

• Advertise the distribution through your parish, schools, community services and local media.

• Order the coats by utilizing information available at kofc.org/coats.

• Utilize your council families as volunteers to set up the distribution and allow easiest access for the recipients by sorting coats by boy-girl and sizes, setting up rows of tables, etc. On the day of your distribution, ask them to help youngsters with trying coats on, restocking tables and any other tasks that need to be done.

• Councils in warm-weather climates may want to substitute a clothing drive or donate funds to purchase coats for children in need in colder climates.

• For more information and to order coats, visit kofc.org/coats.

In the Gospel we do not find discourses on the family but an event that is worth more than any words: God wanted to be born and to grow up in a human family. In this way, he consecrated the family as the first and ordinary means of his encounter with humanity.

In his life spent at Nazareth, Jesus honored the Virgin Mary and the righteous Joseph, remaining under their authority throughout the period of his childhood and his adolescence. In this way he shed light on the primary value of the family in the education of the person.

Jesus was introduced by Mary and Joseph into the religious community and frequented the synagogue of Nazareth. With them, he learned to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem ….

When he was 12 years old, he stayed behind in the Temple and it took his parents all of three days to find him. With this act he made them understand that he “had to see to his Father’s affairs,” in other words, to the mission that God had entrusted to him.

This Gospel episode reveals the most authentic and profound vocation of the family: that is, to accompany each of its members on the path of the discovery of God and of the plan that he has prepared for him or her.

Mary and Joseph taught Jesus primarily by their example: In his parents he came to know the full beauty of faith, of love for God and for his Law, as well as the demands of justice, which is totally fulfilled in love. …

The Holy Family of Nazareth is truly the “prototype” of every Christian family which, united in the sacrament of marriage and nourished by the Word and the Eucharist, is called to carry out the wonderful vocation and mission of being the living cell not only of society but also of the Church, a sign and instrument of unity for the entire human race.

– Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus Address, Dec. 31, 2006

Questions for Reflection 1. What does it mean to me to see the rest of the family pray or attend Mass with me?

2. Why might God want me to be a part of this particular family, giving me these people to love and care for?

3. What is one thing about Mary or Joseph that I admire?

4. How can I allow others to help me discover God’s plan for me? How can I encourage others to be open to God’s plan for them?

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF MONTHLY THEMES AND MEDITATIONS, VISIT KOFC.ORG/DOMESTICCHURCH. NOVEMBER 2014

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The Admiral’s Legacy A war hero, U.S. senator, humanitarian and Knight of Columbus, Adm. Jeremiah Denton’s life and work were rooted in his Catholic faith

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n Oct. 25, 1967, U.S. Navy pilot Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. found himself in a new home. A prisoner of war since his A-6 Intruder was shot down in North Vietnam two years earlier, then-Cmdr. Denton was brought to a windowless 3-by-9-foot cell, ventilated by a few small holes and lit by a 10-watt bulb. Affectionately known to its residents as “Alcatraz,” this detention center was reserved for prisoners that the North Vietnamese had identified as the “diehard” leaders of American POWs. A choking feeling welled up in Cmdr. Denton’s throat as the heavy wooden door closed behind him and its bolt slid into place. “Alcatraz” would mean solitude, torture and desolation for the next two years of his captivity.

During his seven-year and sevenmonth odyssey in the prison camps of North Vietnam, Denton distinguished himself as a leader of many heroic men serving their country in horrific conditions. Upon his return to the United States in 1973, he continued to serve his nation as a civic and political leader, with a special concern for the poor and defenseless.

When Adm. Denton died March 28 at age 89, he left behind the legacy of an extraordinary life. As a committed Catholic and Knight of Columbus, Denton’s many accomplishments — together with his hope amid the direst of circumstances — were grounded in the firm foundation of his faith.

LIFE IN PRISON It was a hot and sunny day in July 1965 when Cmdr. Denton led his A-6 squadron on an attack of Tan Hoa Bridge, about 75 miles south of Hanoi. The 41-year-old father of seven had deployed just a month earlier. According to his 1976 memoir, When Hell Was in Session, he was diving toward his targets when his plane was hit twice, forcing him and his navigator, Lt. Bill Tschudy, to eject over enemy territory. During their slow descent toward the Ma River, Denton devised an escape plan: to swim underwater, away from his equipment and away from the soldiers watching him drift down to the water. However, a tendon in his leg had 24 ♦ C O L U M B I A ♦

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been torn during the attack, and his swim instead became a desperate fight for survival. He struggled to the surface of the river’s brown water and soon found himself captured by North Vietnamese soldiers.

Fifteen years earlier, the Korean War had demonstrated that communist POW camps did not invite prisoners to sit on the sidelines of a conflict. The North Vietnamese, like the North Koreans, were intent on manipulating prisoners to further their goals, and torture was the means of extracting propaganda that might turn the tide of American popular opinion, thereby taking the war from the jungles of Vietnam to the streets of the United States.

Mistreatment in the form of humiliation, malnutrition and lack of adequate medical care afflicted Denton and his fellow prisoners from day one of their captivity, and the brutality of physical torture followed shortly thereafter.

“They beat you with fists and fan belts,” Denton later recalled in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

“They warmed you up and threatened you with death.”

The men were further subjected to exposure to the cold, the use of ropes to cut off circulation and cause intense muscle spasms, and other torture devices.

Despite the suffering they endured, Denton and his companions resisted the torture to such a great extent that when they finally broke and agreed to provide information, they physically could not write or speak in a way that was useful to their captors. Once they had adequately recovered, their will had recovered as well, and their resistance to the torture would begin anew.

Even among this group of heroes, Denton stood out among his peers. As one of the most senior officers in captivity, he often had the obligation of leading his fellow prisoners in resistance. In circumstances that were anything but encouraging, he earned the nickname “president of the optimist club.”

Due to what his captors saw as a “negative” influence over his fellow prisoners, the North Vietnamese subjected Denton to solitary confinement for more than four years of his cap-

CNS photo/U.S. Navy/National Archives handout via Reuters

by Cmdr. Joseph McInerney

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Opposite page: Rear Adm. Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. is pictured in this U.S. Navy photo from the National Archives. • Frames are shown from a May 1966 interview with Denton, taped during the first of his more than seven years of captivity as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He revealed his treatment during the interview by blinking the word “torture” in Morse code.

Records of the Central Intelligence Agency/National Archives/Handout via Reuters

Denton’s leadership, courage and optimism so impressed President Lyndon Johnson that he wrote to Denton’s wife, Jane, on May 12: “I wish to share with you and your seven children sincere pride in the courageous statement made by Commander Denton of support for the United States and for our policy in Vietnam. It has given me renewed strength.”

tivity, two years of which were spent in the claustrophobic confines of the “Alcatraz” cell.

But Denton’s most prominent act of leadership came in May 1966 when he was forced to participate in a propaganda interview that was subsequently aired on U.S. television.

During the interview, Denton repeatedly blinked the word T-O-R-T-U-R-E in Morse code, which gave U.S. intelligence officials their first confirmation that the North Vietnamese were in fact torturing American prisoners of war. Adm. Denton later wrote that what took more courage than his blinking was the answer he gave to one of the interview questions.

When asked what he thought of U.S. policy in Vietnam, he answered, “I don’t know what’s going on in the war now … but whatever the position of my government is, I agree with it, I support it, and I will support it as long as I live.”

‘ONE NATION UNDER GOD’ In the days following the Paris Peace Accords on Jan. 27, 1973, nearly 600 American prisoners of war left Hanoi, beginning with those who had been imprisoned the longest.

Denton had been promoted to captain while in captivity, and as the senior officer in the first group of 40, he stepped off the plane at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines and said, “We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve our country under difficult circumstances. We are profoundly grateful to our commander-in-chief and to our nation for this day. God bless America.”

Denton soon attained the rank of rear admiral and in 1977 retired from the Navy, returning to his home town of Mobile, Ala. Three years later, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Catholic ever to hold statewide office in Alabama and the first Republican to represent the state since post-Civil War Reconstruction.

During the years immediately following his return to the United States, Adm. Denton exerted leadership in two areas where he saw an acute need: addressing the rapid moral decline in American culture and alleviating the suffering of the poor throughout the world.

Denton lamented the increase of vulgarity in the media, the stark decline in church attendance and rising divorce rates sweeping the country in the 1970s.

In 1975, he contributed an article to Columbia in which he shared his story of imprisonment and reflected on the American way of life, which he said was based on an equation of two principles: love of God and neighbor + free enterprise.

Without the former, he argued, America would drown “in a sea of materialism.”

The following year, Adm. Denton — by this time a member of the Knights of Columbus — was welcomed at the 94th Supreme Convention in Boston. Addressing the delegates, he called the Knights “valiant fighters for the preservation and application of values which I, as a Catholic, as a professional Navy officer and former captive of communism, see as essential, not only to pleasing God, but to the survival of this nation and of the free world.”

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ported family life, reported on the content of television programming and collaborated with other organizations to promote integrity in American culture. In addition to his domestic efforts of moral reform, Denton’s post-military career also focused on humanitarian relief abroad. As a senator, he established what became known as the Denton Program, which allowed private donors to ship humanitarian aid costfree to countries in need by using extra space on U.S. military aircraft. Since it began, the program has helped to transport more than 20 million pounds of supplies.

To continue his own international humanitarian relief efforts after his six-year term as senator, Denton founded the National Forum Foundation. He also formed a partnership with IMEC America, an organization that seeks to support impoverished communities throughout the world. Now known as the Admiral Denton Legacy Initiatives and operated

by IMEC, the humanitarian programs that Denton established more than 25 years ago continue today.

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a humanitarian with international impact, Jeremiah Denton’s life was filled with remarkable accomplishments. Nonetheless, Denton would assert that at the foundation of his extraordinary achievements was something very ordinary: his love of Christ and the Church.

“We were drawn closer to God by much suffering and deprivation,” he wrote in his 1975 Columbia essay, reflecting on his and the other prisoners’ experience.

During one of his most difficult torture sessions, Denton uttered a simple, desperate prayer: “God, I’m putting it all in your hands now. I’ve taken all I can take.”

According to his account, God’s response was instantaneous and powerful. “Never before have I had a prayer answered so spectacularly. From the instant I phrased it, it was answered.

I never before have experienced such physical comfort and serenity of mind.”

Such is the example that Adm. Denton offers to those who remember his legacy. Human greatness is to be found above all in humble witness and is accessible to anyone who calls on the name of Christ in faith.♦ CMDR. JOSEPH MCINERNEY is permanent military professor of applied ethics in the Leadership, Ethics and Law Department at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. He is a member of Annapolis Council 1384.

TOP: Knights of Columbus Multimedia Archives — LOWER LEFT: CNS photo/Cherie Cullen, DOD handout via Reuters

Above: Supreme Knight John W. McDevitt (right) presents the Freedoms Foundation medal to Adm. Denton during the States Dinner at the 1976 Supreme Convention. Also pictured are Supreme Chaplain Bishop Charles P. Greco of Alexandria, La., and Cardinal Humberto S. Medeiros, archbishop of Boston.

• Left: Denton speaks during the 2009 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

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KN IGHTS IN ACTION

REPORTS FROM COUNCILS, ASSEMBLIES AND COLUMBIAN SQUIRES CIRCLES

HONORING VETERANS

Volunteers from Father Edwin F. Kelley Assembly in Woodbridge, Va., and Father Edward L. Richardson Assembly in Prince William County clean the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. About 50 Knights and their families traveled from northern Virginia to undertake the project, cleaning the memorial’s wall, walkway and statues.

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Potomac Council 9259 in Triangle, Va., hosted a free throw competition and coed three-on-three basketball tournament to raise funds for St. Francis of Assisi Parish.

The tournament was open to participants ages 9 and up with three age groups participating. All players received a gift bag from community sponsors, and trophies were awarded to the winning teams in each category. Overall, the event raised more than $600 for future parish youth activities.

SUPPORTING SEMINARIANS

Councils and assembles in the Diocese of Tulsa, Okla., collaborated to sponsor 17 young men studying for the priesthood. Knights pledged support to pay off student debt and tuition and to purchase books, black suits,

clerical shirts and gas cards.

Knights hosted a variety of charitable functions to support the program, including raffles, fish fries, pancake breakfasts, and spaghetti dinners.

FEEDING INMATES

Bishop Pedro G. Magugat Assembly in Urdaneta City, Luzon, hosted a feeding program for the inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Faithful Navigator Florente Rogelie P. Rosario II delivered an inspirational message to the inmates as well.

ALZHEIMER’S WALK

For the fifth consecutive year, St. Leonides Circle 5177 in Sparta, N.J., participated in the annual New Jersey Alzheimer’s Walk at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Past Chief Squire Frank Cutrone served as walking team captain for the Sparta youth

group, leading the event in honor of his grandfather, Frank, who suffers from the disease. The team raised more than $9,000 to support a respite care program that provides supportive services to 350,000 families in New Jersey who are impacted by Alzheimer’s.

REDISCOVERING CATHOLICISM

Father Vilarrasa Council 7268 in Benecia, Calif., raised funds to purchase 1,000 copies of Rediscover Catholicism by noted inspirational author and speaker Matthew Kelly. The book has been recommended highly by bishops and clergy across the U.S. for bringing Catholics back to the Church wherever it has been distributed. Knights gave away the books at St. Dominic’s Church after Masses as a part of the parish’s new evangelization efforts.

Paul Krebs of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council 7850 in Plano, Texas, and his grandson, Andrew Briseno, participate in the council’s annual fund drive for people with intellectual disabilities. Around 50 council members stood in the rain outside of a local McDonald’s to raise nearly $5,000 for groups like Plano Special Olympics, Collin County Court Appointed Advocate Program, diocesan deaf charities and the Global Wheelchair Mission.

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Star Councils Awarded

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ore than 1,500 councils earned the Star Council Award, the highest distinction available to a local K of C council, for the 2013-14 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, 234 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.

And for the first time ever, there is a new Triple Star Council Award for councils that have met 100 percent of their insurance quota and 300 percent of their membership quota. These honorees, 233 councils in total, are indicated in blue text.

Finally, 4,110 councils earned the Columbian Award for excellence in programming; 3,059 attained the Father McGivney Award for meeting their membership quota; and 2,344 earned the Founders’ Award for meeting their insurance quota.

764 893 2631 2736 5597 5636 7679 8959 9862 10903 11537 12011 12270 12618 12765 13339 13446

Robert T. Kikta John C. Lauer Jr. Phillip A. Giardina Donald M. Rhodes Daniel M. Cupps John L. Blackburn Jr. Ibrahim H. Abril James C. Bates T. John Martin Isaac N. Williams Alvie H. Allison Carl H. Thomas James E. Raynor Paul R. Mckinney Michael J. Mullek William A. Chambers Alain J. Gallet de St. Aurin 15845 Joseph L. Castillo ALABAMA

12290 Leslie E. Dennis Jr. ALASKA

1184 4530 6083 7070 7938 12419 12658 13312 14492 15290

Gary T. Sherman Felix J. Miller Sean P. Mullane Gerard B. Korte John W. Geraldi Geraldo Oliverio Robert J. Smith Ronald J. Ill Daren D. Farnel Maurice K. Prefontaine

ALBERTA

1158 3419 4339 7465 7562 9467 9485 10050 10062 10540 12164 13272 13278

Frederick S. Madrid Daniel Martinez Robert D. Romero Howard A. Birnbaum Hector Gonzalez Robert E. Coakley Jr. Alfonso A. Muglia Michael P. Bracco Dennis P. Sullivan Keith A. Baker Michael D. Smalley Richard M. Robinson John F. Martin

ARIZONA

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13779 13836 14121 14357 15001 15704 6419 6609 7258 8410 9396 11604 12458 14010 14609

John Patrick Molloy Kenneth A. White Glenn A. Army Michael A. Dewitt Jack J. Swartz Henry W. Werner

David Newton White Michael E. Huber Ronald L. Anderle Ronald P. Schoborg Lloyd J. Cambre Dale A. Olivo William G. Adams Lawrence E. Leding Miguel A. Andrade

ARKANSAS

3842 6855 7973 8853 9125 9775 10500 10681 10889 13072 13252 13356 15564 15574

Richard E. Jones Kevin G. Mendonca James W. Schwab Robert H. S. Tan Richard J. Gagne Oscar Raasveldt Bosco K. S. Toa Alexander S. Racela Tom Tary Lebie B. Curate Peter A. Scolt Peter Daniels Edgar D. Nacar Alsandair D. Toms

BRITISH COLUMBIA

621 874 877 920 953 1067 1740 2130 2431 2540 2692 2989 3162 3254 3429

Jaccoma Maultsby Rolando C. Santos Neftali Villa Jr. Robert A. Pickett Frederick E. Struck Frank E. Giacomini Rueben Serrano Jesus P. Herrera Michael A. Pulciano Donald M. Keegan Gustavo Rivera Jr. Diosdado A. Alejo David A. Diaz Jr. Robert D. Fawcett Henry Baca Herrera

CALIFORNIA

NOVEMBER 2014

3487 Matthew J. Kuczkowski Jesse F. Santos Jose R. Ponce Jesus N. Ramirez Stephen Demeo Paul M. Condran Rene J. Perez Rudolph H. Lopez Ray Velasco Clemente E. Mejia Rodolfo L. Bautista Peter Parga Jr. Ramon R. Garcia Gary A. Brys Jeff M. Beland Dennis D. Lundbom David Silva Christopher J. McCann Harold H. Teunisse Richard C. Ostrich Stephanus P. Surjaputra 6043 Mario M. Da Silva 6066 David R. Murray 6332 Joseph O. Alber 6922 Clarence P. De Leon 7268 Joseph M. Thurin 7467 Art Londos 7683 Thomas P. Dwyer 7864 Ernesto G. Mayuga 7987 Tony I. Bartholomew 8609 Dan C. Quinan 9037 Paul F. Lopez 9065 James C. Hardy 9206 Michael L. Fernandez 9314 1st Lt. Hoang S. Nguyen 9445 Kenneth P. Deluca 9469 Byron W. Paige 9530 Dominic Espitia 9594 Blaine A. Kramer 9665 Boreas Volbeda 9714 Oliver R. Berber 10234 Jesse E. Gonzalez 10590 Gilbert J. Barragan 10667 Jacob S. Billeter 10948 Edward C. Dantes 11260 Theodore K. Cherms 11612 Jose D. Gutierrez 11632 William J. Uberti 11829 John J. Corcoran 12305 Anthony Flores 12489 Ines J. Torres 12719 Robert Paul Pugh 12834 Stephen E. Tomasula 12887 Richard R. Ches 13271 Richard Parker Rice 13620 Michael P. Kerrigan 14007 William Ruiz 14158 Brian Kelly 14818 Nenar N. Nicolas 14945 David R. Guerrero 15002 Daniel A. Mills 15065 William M. Gottbreht 15089 Enrique Guzman 15099 Frank L. Cabrera 15242 Eric G. Capalla 15317 Ronald M. Ytem 15489 Eduardo F. Correia 15515 Harry Tefilo Sison 15671 Conrad M. Villegas 15679 Elias O. Ugbogu 15693 Jordan J. Ruiz 15719 James E. Halton 15736 James G. Gutierrez 3585 3648 3667 3687 3744 3773 3926 4060 4178 4229 4436 4440 4540 4567 4588 5271 5385 5696 5803 6016

539 557 4286 4732 6257 7502 8909 9456 10961 12228 12335 12392 13221 14785

Stephen V. Sweeney Frank G. Romero Anthony D. Gutierrez Federico Herrera John D. Scott Byron M. Day Matthew J. Basalla Ronald J. Connell Robert J. Bruchez Alan M. Batey Alfred D. Roberts Daniel P. Murphy Kevin M. Hemphill Thomas A. Berens

COLORADO

14806 Col. Timothy A. McKernan 15269 Milton W. Aldal 15751 Mark D.C. Nelson 8 10 11 49 1090 1155 2961 3544 4460 5987 8013 10537 10705 12968 14209 14360 14590 14664 15734

Mark F. Szczepanski Protais T. Tala Jaime Morales Clifford C. Soucy Everett G. Harnish Joseph R. Congdon George J. Ostrowski Mark A. Germain John J. Skroly John D. Tartaro John Angiolillo Jon C. Mccabe Peter W. Harrison Joseph L. Simons Frederick E. Dauser Jr. George R. Ribellino Jr. Frank A. Errato Sr. George Zocco John R. Egazarian

CONNECTICUT

6768 Lawrence B. Maguire 7297 Robert W. Worthing

DELAWARE

417 433 9386 11302 15723

Gregory J. Cole Ryan M. Jackson Milton P. Harris, Jr. Daniel J. Sadowski Harry P. Anderson

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

648 667 1768 1895 2105 3080 3393 4826 4934 4998

George A. Deihl Richard A. Hohman Brandon G. Courtade Michael Orris Jonathan A. Holmes Scott P. Knight Willie C. Gabriel Sr. Dave J. Westner Gary T. Conroy Thomas J. Cruz-Wiggins Steven L. Oster Ronald F. Debiase John J. Sheba Alfred A. Connizzo David W. Foret William A. Walwik Walter Prio Richard I. Eddie Salvatore P. Porta Brian M. Jones Fred Corelli William J. Cramsie Glen A. Borges Norm Wallace Ronald E. Renfroe Thomas F. Elsesser Robert M. Haas Raymond L. Lozano Sean P. Mcdaniel John M. Horrell John F. Fay Nelson Vital Jorge L. Antunez Felipe I. Cabase Dennis M. Robinson David C. Simmons Benjamin R. Flores Frank T. Johnston Rodolfo W. Solares Ronald E. Miller Cristov Dosev Alex J. Sobtzak Sr. Robert E. Smith William Harrington Sr. Felix Ruiz Brian Gallipeau Charles P. Hope Frank Royal Lawrence P. Wong Jr. Frank J. Merlo Michael A. Lubrano Sr. Jason A. Gingras Andrew J. Moran

FLORIDA

5092 5131 5150 5604 5618 5758 5972 6108 7091 7109 7131 7166 7380 7402 7621 7667 7826 8074 8419 8838 8910 10055 10157 10201 10318 10498 10663 10850 10853 11046 11125 11138 11226 11295 11317 11421 11497 11668 11669 11877 12155 12402 12456

12873 12956 13037 13047 13097 13116 13118 13153 13209 13307 13338 13341 13369 13525 13624 13654 13743 13907 13996 14212 14215 14278 14365 14391 14456 14485 14845 15007 15132 15224 15231 15266 15332 15357 15366 15425 15429 15619 15624 15644 15675 15779 15781 15798 15821 15847

Stanley G. Lee-Fatt Gary A. Woodard Richard S. Williams Thomas S. Kalament III John P. Fitzgerald Jr. Benny Vazquez Peter Siano Roger J. Parauka John Joseph Hauser Joseph M. Reardon Charles J. Dolce Andrew Velichko Jr. Jorge G. Molina Don R. Coryell John M. Hauf Gustavo T. Navarro Kenneth J. George Gregory J. Schober Todd W. Gallo Michael B. Alba Manuel A. Delgado Timothy M. O’Connor Leonard C. Marino Ronald Fortin Ernest L. Comeau Michael D. Kononitz George P. Haviland Donald R. Plombon Michael J. Lyons Armando Santelices Sr. Joseph A. Scalise Michael Leon Falk Arthur K. Reilly Charles P. De Carlo Brian D. Swan Arthur C. Pione Julius S. Dunajewski Kevin W. Flinn Donald H. Reese Rogelio P. Perez Edward A. Skube Paul S. Amodeo William M. Cook George E. Saade Lawrence C. Kocen Jorge Mendez

1939 6517 6532 6622 8495 9458 9792 10355 10633 10821 11058 11340 11402 12580 12905 12942 13204 13457 13808 14425 14496 15161 15212 15238 15716

Manuel J. Carbonell Neil T. Johnson Ralph M. Infanti Alex Garza James D. Declue F. Joseph Kump III Adam F. Wrublewski Thomas M. Probst Michael R. Dawkins Thomas A. Fagbamiye Bradley J. Albrecht Leon J. Oldham Robert P. Fiscella Joseph A. Calderara Timothy W. Borah Charles F. Bogatie William T. Dent Michael R. Krafick Henry J. Liebeck Robert R. Costantino Kyle R. Simonis Todd A. Walker Charles M. Floyd John H. Baist Edward G. McKinnon III

GEORGIA

13373 David S. Okada GUAM

5000 Michael J. Bauer 7156 William L. Rodrigues Jr. 11485 Dennis R. Fortna 11636 Theodore J. Rhoades III 11743 Col. James I. Weaver 14105 Rodrigo B. Alhambra 14469 Reynaldo A. Golino 14663 Michael D. Fontenot

HAWAII

1416 Mark L. Rasgorshek 1663 George L. Mesina

IDAHO

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 3703 5444 8780 8930 12172 12531

682 716 997 1143 1567 1599 1712 2782 2967 3627 3674 3761 3800 4238 4330 4338 4696 4849 5751 5754 6964 6993 7072 8021 8022 9266 9768 10025 10276 10311 11232 11707 11758 11977 11981 12407 12497 12824 13123 13201 13476 13598 14024 14171 14283 14284 14553 14562 14851 15037 15158 15296 15306 15422 15530 15713

John C. Goodell Stephen B. Medaris Paul E. Stroschein Keith J. Riemersma Raoul A B. Johnson Robert F. Tratz Jr.

Christopher B. Adams Howard J. Killian Jr. Eugene R. Labelle Lynn H. Ripper Jeffrey A. Griggs Robert A. Porter Richard A. Krypciak Matthew A. Biederwolf Joseph M. Killday Leroy P. Dziewulski Mark C. Curran Jr. Joseph C. Santschi Doyle L. Lonski John P. Coughenour Brian P. Oreilly Gary L. Zalesny Verne L. Pinkston Ty Simmons Jeffrey R. Amour Lambert P. Fleck III Kenneth A. Szott Richard S. Ciancio Brian J. Corbett Scott C. Tenney Charles Murphy Thomas M. Tritsch Scott A. Albers Joseph C. Wozniak Phillip G. Born Paul J. Kreher John J. Melone Mark A. Speraneo Marcus K. Oehmke Michael J. Vidmar Robert D. Fallon Daniel J. Marcinak Fredric L. Karl Michael P. Butler Robert R. Tetzloff Michael J. Marth William H. Brandt Jr. Robert Ennesser Adam J. Walsh Bruce A. Kleckler Frank Palazzolo David S. Rizzo Thomas E. Trusk Louis A. Vandermeer Curtis A. Macke John B. Weber Vincent P. Meno Jeffrey C. Chadwell Elmer Medina Steven E. Bishop Jeffrey L. Metters Anthony S. Mannina Jr. 15732 Stephen P. Petrouske 15746 Paul M. Storment III ILLINOIS

1172 1584 2957 4620 7555 8080 8746 9114 9706 10811 12177 12417 12510 14449

Jeff A. Kast Clifton C. Howard John A. Meggison James F. Landers Jay W. Crisp John F. Breslin William J. Okey Luke H. Weinman III Robert C. Becker Alfred E. Fillmon Gary W. Wolfe John Paul Mrugala Edward S. Shay Timothy J. Rushenberg Bryon L. Widows Michael A. Hobbs Carlos Ornelas Patrick J. McNamee Michael J. Leisman

INDIANA

14476 14555 14885 15437 15777

568 William B. Brune

IOWA

644 1228 1305 1570 1741 1961 5389 7874 8178 8227 8592 9574 9632 10035 10558 10722 10761 11222 11468 12129 12130 12244 12674 12855 13160 13960 14267 14481 14494 14977 14987 15060 15254 15347 15603

Alvin K. Snyder Jr. Joseph Leo Latus James M. Groulx Lawrence T. Benda Jr. Jeremy A. Kruse Wayne J. Nosbisch Paul C. Chicoine James B. Brees David Sanger Mark A. Becker Allen R. Goche Richard A. Brdicko William J. Wieland Andre A. Couture Paul M. Martin Scott A. Schwenk Keith D. Hauschildt Lawrence A. Thines Timothy M. Ryan David A. Ritchie Shannon L. Godwin Martin E. Brennan Allen L. Blauwet Billy J. Van Hunnik Jerry L. Roche Leonides Leza Francisco Franco Judson J. Yetley Steven A. Leppert Michael W. Kremske Travis J. Hoing Gary L. Bailey Joseph M. Kelley Brian J. Pottebaum James R. McNaughton Jr. 15725 James A. Herrington

675 1066 1372 1857 2058 2133 2352 2538 3146 3273 3321 4113 5050 5387 6660 6984 7426 8059 8488 10044 10301 10344 10407 10483 10834 10932 11352 11661 11692 11853 12546 12577 12932 12960 13087 14218 14639 15134

John P. Wood Thomas L. Biehler Duane S. Boor Gerald A. Hageman Jeffrey John Wessel Wade A. King Todd G. Lutters Mark F. Schmeidler Thomas E. Johnson Andrew J. Banman Edward A. Weiner Dale R. Pfannenstiel Roger Dean Schuster Jerry V. Schuetz Jeremy C. Sauer Charles E. Harbin Gary E. Sutton David P. Edge Kevin R. Roberts Charles F. Hutchison Randal L. Henry James P. Fenton Bill E. East Brian M. Suellentrop Thomas E. Smith Jerome W. Pater Donald M. Bronec Timothy W. Homburg Gregory E. Burge Michael L. Watson Troy D. Schumaker Zachary F. Doerfler Eric C. Ganson Joseph A. Smith III Bryan G. Schmitz Charles Kiser Jr. Fredrick L. Henry Timothy J. Baxa

1004 1055 1264 3908 5453 7831

Paul J. Monsour Robert J. Whitlock John O. Thomas Jr. Bruce J. Biedenharn Eric L. Ritchie Charles R. Buchanan Sr. Thomas D. Johnson III Joseph A. Feuser Michael W. Parker John F. Schuhmann John R. Banbury Kenneth J. Morales

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

11470 12502 12852 12923 13053 13917

14130 14372 15181 15452 15484 15525 15613 15681 15699

Robert L. Mahle John S. Lazzari Jr. Charles W. Pratt John G. Connell Jr. Steve E. Anderson Wildon E. Priddy Mark T. Kelder Michael F. Ward Michael A. Kuchenbrod

1208 3015 3411 3729 3779 3857 6389 6753 8442 8546 8601 9623 10721 12529 13145 13296 13505 13632 13931 15006 15133 15676

John A. Manes Weldon Terro Jr. Robert L. Vaughn Victor J. Welker Michael W. Roy Ronald C. Carter Donald P. Alleman Randall W. Millet Sr. Keith A. Dier Morgan G. Stewart Bryon M. Hume Michael A. Abbate Sr. Weber J. Parent Jr. Claude F. Mouney Jr. Vicen A. Alvarez Kenneth R. Antee Richard W. Constance David K. Dartez T. Carlton Babineaux Louis A. Gaudet Thomas W. Cooper Kenneth D. McDow

1000 3654 3696 4268 4277 4278 4318 4352 5377 5507 5617 5739 5922 6073 6080 6116 6122 6141 6178 6183 6185 6259 6287 6387 6745 6775 6830 7126 7400 7421 7592 7618

Patrio A. Guasa Mirando F. Fajardo Candelario F. Suase Efren F. Tomas Alejandro P. Dalalo Tarcisius T. Tiotuyco Alfredo H. Quito Rolando T. Diverson Edgardo M. Torres Pepito P. Canicosa Noel S Tang Jaime A. Gutay Dominador B. Menguito Socrates T. Dannug Jr. Ernesto B. Burgos Isidro L. Avendano Jr. Rodrigo C. Ledesma Melvin P. Castro Rolando C. Dela Paz Reynaldo Sikat Sy Florentino P. Reyes Conrado R. Salamat Victorio J. Afalla Vernon E. de la Cruz Gene Paul G. Gallardo Wilfredo C. Velasquez Hector A. Balon Jr. Orlando B. Cariaga Jose A. Eusebio Jr. Jaime L. Riesgo Ariel M. Alfonso Francisco De Rama, S.J. Wilfrido R. Quibael Jose B. Oyco Romeo V. Pamintuan Rodolfo D. Rabang Ramil Q. Horario Juanito J. Alarcon Ozzias T. Villaver Jr. Napoleon C. Tanyag Guillermo D. Rodriguez Antonio Miguel J. Sanchez Jr. Conrado A. Rosario Quirino C. Macapallag Romeo C. Umerez Jaime C. Del Rosario Melquiades A. Abella Rommel B. Renojo Rodrigo R. Redona Eric R. Juan Benjamin C. Solis Salvador S. Medina Gil G. Balaoro Victorio F. Narcida

LOUISIANA

LUZON

7656 7686 7749 7844 7868 7957 7995 8210 8234 8256

8444 8449 8565 8618 8693 8722 8751 8753 8757 8804 8825 8942

8987 Mark Anthony C. Cubos 9101 Noel C. Ramirez 9160 Wilson O. Mendoza 9353 Joaquin H. Delacruz 9459 Ferdinand M. Garcia 9877 Laurente S. Evangelista 10548 Marcos C. Aves 10639 Joselito R. Santos 10971 Antonio C. Mascarinas 11183 Alfredo C. Macaraeg 11249 Francisco D. Malig-On 11290 Federico M. Joyas 11367 Vincent M. Toyaoan 11417 Marcelo M. Torres 11444 Juanito V. Ellema Jr. 11519 Maximo N. Gomez 11754 Rodrigo B. Bien 11765 Alex P. Coronacion 11791 Salvador B. Buena 11894 Bienvenido B. Abano 11931 George L. Penaflor 11953 Petronilo P. Magno 11979 Candido S. Andumang 11993 Alexis B. San Valentin 11996 Constancio T. Olis Jr. 12051 Teodoro D. Concepcion 12125 Ernesto C. Santos 12308 Jordan T. Villanueva 12342 Ceferino C. Blanco 12370 Teofilo D. Baybayon 12405 Victorino C. Rovero Jr. 12513 Antonio Vargas 12714 Nichol N. Reyes Sr. 12755 Eutiquio F. Sernadilla 12762 Jaime T. Pragedes 12794 Reynaldo C. Maranan 12810 Rolando R. Manalad 12890 Paulino E. Sales 12908 Alain N. Alcala 13057 Santiago P. Florida 13137 Lope M. Hidalgo 13213 Nicanor S. De Guzman 13274 Cleovie A. Orno 13275 Victor C. de la Cruz Sr. 13298 Carlos S. De Leon 13332 Juancho C. Antonio 13548 Ambrocio Homer R. Malaluan 13618 Rodante A. Dawal 13628 Charley B. Lovendino 13668 Ronaldo U. San Juan 13725 Feliciano M. Rivera 13776 Joselito T. Yumul 13852 Edwin P. Lim 13919 Romeo P. Ompoc 13949 Danilo M. Diaz 14160 Antonio A. de la Pena 14227 Marlon A. Fernandez 14334 Julius S. Ballo 14353 Glenn D. Espaldon 14381 Ignacio E. Mitra 14708 Rodolfo V. Losabio 14766 Mario C. Alcoreza 14779 Gomer B. Carta 14800 Jerry O. Olivarez 14904 Eleuterio A. Malabanan 14907 Guillermo R. Alayan 15055 Jimcel M. Infante 15139 Edgardo M. Galacgac 15166 Feliciano C. Lambus 15298 Jaime A. Ambon 15311 Ronel S. Superal 15370 Miguel B. Talaue 15387 Antonio B. Aguilar 15419 Jesus Danilo B. Pena 15432 Joseph G. F. Violago 15441 Wilfredo U. Martinez 15506 Ricardo R. Dela Cruz 15508 Restituto V. Ramos 15549 Bibiano T. Serwelas 15623 Antonio Rex M. Palaya 15628 Oscar C. Fenequito 15663 Oscar L. Duque 15697 Carlos R. Bairan Jr. 15702 Miguel R. Borjal 101 John M. Brown

MAINE

12941 Michael A. Bolduc 13861 Dennis J. Guay 15791 Denis C.J. Dancoes

1470 Francis M. Campeggio 4011 William G. Thuman 5058 Richard E. Callender Jr. 6021 Lawrence T. Horlamus 6188 David A. Dulik 7559 Nicholas J. Clemens 9729 Joseph M. Regler 9968 Lupe A. Pantoja 10966 Daniel O. Sojos 11105 Owen R. Otillio Jr. 11248 Kenneth H. Platt 11341 Patrick C. Brim 11372 Keith Marchiano 11422 John W. Huntley 11616 Francis G. Bussink 11715 Edgar D. Haynes 11898 James M. Garippa III 11975 William T. Lyons 12127 Michael P. Donnellan 12524 Thomas J. Ebaugh 13091 Brian D. Werring 13294 Robert F. Mcallister 13295 David E. Burkey 14572 Gerald R. Cullens 15768 Robert S. Reier MARYLAND

72 133 1078 1116 4794 10195 11080 11178 14236 15125

Paul R. Caron Jason R. Semaski Paul A. Dollard Frank W. Furman III Jacques R. Vadnais Paul A. Huijing Wallace L. Connor Jr. John J. Parker Christopher Pereira Raymond G. H. Lavalley Jr. 15197 Theodore J. Tudryn 15864 Robert C. Bys MASSACHUSETTS

2062 Ricardo A. Lepe-Zepeda 2101 Francisco Eusebio Sanchez-Garcia 3337 Conrado HerreraJuarez 3338 Carlos A. Soto-Sanchez 3552 Victor M. Rodriguez-Garza 4062 Ricardo Del Toro-Farias 4637 Gerardo FrancoGonzalez 4703 J. Guadalupe Jimenez-Macias 5593 Abelino Bautista-Farias 5848 Antonio Ayala-Garcia 13787 Gerardo VelascoGonzalez 13788 Jose Socorro Trujillo-Albarra 14374 Luis M. Gutierrez-Munoz 15284 Francisco Alonso Moreno-Munoz 15388 Ricardo EspinosaMartinez 15444 Raul Cruz-Garfias 15449 Luis Ernesto Arellano-Garcia 15476 Ernesto ChavezCardenas 15570 Jose D. FernandezHernandez MEXICO CENTRAL

5159 Roberto C. MartinezRamos 14793 Sostenes De HoyosMartinez MEXICO NORTHEAST

2367 Emilio Gutierrez-Dia

MEXICO NORTHWEST

NOVEMBER 2014

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 2109 Carlos R. Perez-Castillo 4214 Carlos J. GalvanCastro 4297 Gabriel PrietoMarquez 4423 Jose F. Vicencio-Gomez 6262 Rodolfo CorreaOrnelas 11770 Mario F. MartinezSanchez 12301 Martin Ignacio Cervera-Ramire 14068 Juan Jose Casillas-Lopez 14104 Erik VazquezRodriguez 14838 Jesus RamirezRamos Sr. 14951 Rodolfo De Jesus Perez-Morter 14992 Jose ArandaManzanero MEXICO SOUTH

575 649 923 2515 4232 4872 6223 6314 6980 7011 7018 7115 7200 7571 7582 7719 8117 8284 8489 9909 10992 11099 11658 12102 12985 13340 13475 13526 13958 13980 14056 14213 14586

Charles D. Kincaid James F. Hendricks Jeffrey L. Haven Robert D. Holdridge II Donald J. Bell Albert W. Broome Jr. Karl F. Kontyko Stephen M. Czerkes John P. Bresnahan James A. Pawlik James L. Smiszek Thomas W. Weber Timothy M. McKeown James C. Combs William D. Cymbal Paul H. Judd Michael N. Terwilliger Hans K. Hansen Daniel F. Anderson Joel R. Meintsma Edward W. Forgeron Thomas J. Fox Michael B. Carrier James F. Frenza Stephen B. Nagengast Julius A. D’ambrosio Gregg Zuccker William T. Mikrut Larry J. Herman Donald Grant Smith Bobby D. Ellis Randy J. Wilson Richard A. Freehafer Jr. Richard M. Ruemenapp Steven A. Cooper Timothy G. Cahoon James B. Uzarski Steven W. Atwell Paul Franco Timothy J. Lindgren Claude C. McManus Carl M. Kaczmarski

MICHIGAN

14598 14883 14928 15213 15352 15417 15454 15548 15692

3289 Angelito D. Lumactod 3364 Francisco C. Galvadores 3418 Teofredo U. Delgado 4552 Ramon V. Millan 4576 Hector D. Agrave 4639 Salvador S Azucena 5121 Arcelito D. Gose 5907 Antonio M. Bahian 6511 Lucrino C. Tagaytay 6610 Lorimer G. Cabunoc 6738 Carlos A. Tamayo 6960 Julian T Bajao 7690 Ernesto C. Puno 7830 Fausto C. Tranquilan Sr. 7852 Adolfo A. Buquia 8006 Charlito V. Albana 8068 John E. Ruiz 8407 Generoso M. Tolibas Jr. 8532 Jose C. Paler 8587 Elizardo P. Balasuela

MINDANAO

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8764 Dioscoro B. Sampaga Jr. 9047 Bonifacio R. Tugaoen 9480 Venauro U. Unson 9517 Nicasio C. Venci 9566 Jose Maria B. Jimenez Jr. 9573 Roberto M. Sevilleno 9683 Rod M. San Luis 10549 Raul N. Birador 10636 Felix Y. Tamula 12109 Rosalino E. Lumamba 12356 Diosdado R. Ramos 12506 Caezar V. Cielo 12608 Wilfredo M. Guerra 13258 Rosalino M. Maghanoy 13306 Leonel S. Jovenes 13409 Erwin V. Reyes 13414 Camilo B. Poliran 13815 Rafael E. Bermejo 14288 Nelson M. Demecillo 14468 Venerio A. Orgada 14718 Tito M. Abestillas 14812 Julius C. Palomar 14893 Joseph I. Montejo 15127 Reynaldo S. Blanco 15469 Eduardo D. Mesias 15480 Thomas F. Baloyos 15502 Lorenzo C. Palad Jr. 3659 4184 6374 9905 11949 14145 14420 14574 14616 14832 15608

Laurence E. Bidwell Jr. John F. Rutz Mark J. Jones Joseph M. George Jr. Kyle L. Salonek James P. Lundholm Nathan T. Welsh Michael J. Sheehan Donald J. Kerfeld Sean M. Welch Emeterio Orozco

MINNESOTA

4472 7087 7120 8054 9409 9543 12331 15131 15155

Rodney M. Malburg John Gary Cuevas Theodore E. Lander Francis A. Smith Daniel J. Lechner William R. Amadio Brian T. Adam Andre V. De Gruy Jarrod M. Fetters

MISSISSIPPI

995 1698 1893 2265 3511 3586 4679 6401 6500 7130 9533

11146 12288 12323 12650 13823 13975 14096 14163 14402 14414 14489 14561 14719 14745 14750 14972 15287 15878

David A. Yowell Kevin D. Vaughn Robert D. Macoy Rodney D. Janes Kevin Vescovo Gary T. Lottmann Jerry W. Stallo Raymond J. Reed Jr. James G. Reinhardt Donald B. Gripka Donald M. Mihalevich Sr. Mark A. Sienkiewicz Stephen C. Steiger Jimmie J. Nelson Richard A. Hofstetter Stephen K. Murphy Donald L. Lawrence Denis M. Desmond Matthew E. Scanlon Francis J. Gagnepain David A. McIntosh Terry R. Elmore Cory M. Schulte Kurt M. Leiber Tommy A. Webb Jacobose V. Ammons David L. Chapman Arturo Pinon Terry L. Kennedy

844 1021 1508 2860 3039

Christopher A. Curtis Robert M. Lawrence Zane L. Fulbright Rodney J. Christiaens Shan R. Kuntz

MISSOURI

MONTANA

NOVEMBER 2014

5189 6200 6260 8329 10432 10576 13022 13050

James L. Fritz Michael T. Henning Dean W. Hermes David J. Butler Timothy J. Adams Darvin J. Eckert Daniel J. Conway David A. Bofto

833 1723 2272 3736 4979 6192 7714 8986 9704 9771 10047 10108 10894 10909 11001 11312 11879 13576 14077 15101 15407

Ronald R. Schinkel Robert A. Ostdiek Michael J. O'brien James R. Minarick Paul E. Ruhlman Daniel A. Whitehead Matthew N. Blum Allen V. Kuchar Timothy A. Suer Mark Scott Knight Marty W. Stednitz David J. Arkfeld Alvin J. Thibault Brent J. Kollars Kevin M. Ostdiek Gerald F. Kane Michael K. Schaeffer Gary L. Taylor Jason W. Lawrence Gregory D. Barry Rodney D. Flink

5693 8078 13392 13456 13944 14820

Joe A. Haun Robert J. Hartman Gerry A. Rockwell Edward S. Boreczky Raymond A. Herrera Bachir E. Karam

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

2581 Keith M. Kean 8640 Thomas P. Lane

3023 4961 5162 7572 10307 13904

Joseph J. Falbo Philip A. Cloutier Adam C. Florczak Robert F. Guyre Jr. Gerald J. Dubreuil Ronald A. Barnovsky

NEW HAMPSHIRE

355 405 475 636 1443 2560 2858 3240 3397 3402 3826 3962 5324 6386 6392 6621 7046 7333 7784 7913 8603 8733 9193 10419 10899 10994 11529 12004 12430 12592 12769 12940 12974 14493 14615 14716 15217 15703

Kenneth E. Rhodes Ralph J. Nanfara Francis K. Koomson John P. Twamley George R. Aaron Sr. William G. Flynn Edward T. Cunning John F. Kennedy Raymond Iacovone John D. Digregorio Louis V. Serrao Ronald G. Damato Steven Traverso Francis H. Alexander Donald A. Pisano Carmine J. Amico Marc C. Kollar Robert J. McLaughlin Robert J. Tiscornia Stephan A. Collaro Robert J. Livingston Gary R. Williams Frank T. Brandis Jr. Louis E. Monteforte William A. Teeling Peter F. Bondi Ronald J. Borrello Reynerio Reyes Glenn C. Wolff Richard G. Baldwin James M. Cannan Victor J. Bala Michael Milligan William J. Timpanaro John F. Taaffe John M. Fcasni Edward M. Schilke William J. Letona

NEW JERSEY

3137 3138 3388 6696 7313 7633 9504 12981 13106 13479 13596 13699 13969 14949 15062 15138 15381 15578 15854

Stephen A. Ciddio Marc A. Lefrancois Marcos F. Quinteros Bernard L. Ela Manuel D. Vigil Ricky L. Poolaw Hector N. Jasso Richard E. Favela Jack J. Sena Patrick E. Montano Cesar A. Gutierrez Andy L. Lopez Jesus N. Frietze Javier Barrios Guerrero H. Macias John C. Tanuz Daniel S Vigil Lorenzo M. Alba Jr. Miguel M. Vigil Jr.

NEW MEXICO

265 Christopher M. Hallenbeck 277 John T. Myatt 306 Sean P. Connolly 443 Richard A. Jones 584 Edward F. Drohan 585 Vincent S. Geritano 599 William R. McIntyre 821 Anthony J. Paruolo 1059 Mark J. McKenna 1463 John P. Quinn 1805 Ken Gates 1992 John G. McKenna 2079 James J. Banville 2147 James T. Neese 2204 Raymond J. Rendina 3476 John Kopp 3488 Gerard J. Boettcher 3536 Joseph P. Cook 4422 John J. Devany 4661 Louis J. Marra 4884 Antonio Corso 5091 John G. Rooney 5147 John Cardona 5252 Arthur G. Blum 5723 Michael A. Trimarco 5743 Michael G. Drenkalo 5872 Edward A. Weisenburger 6062 Donald G. Lynch 6607 Brian P. Fitzpatrick 6893 Ronald L. Smith 7085 Patrick K. Sweeney 7220 William B. Butler 7248 Maurice L. Bonnier 8121 Steven B. McIntosh 8637 Anthony La Spina 9254 Carl F. Schneider 10904 Edward J. Szczesniak 11227 Donald M. Cardone 11544 Christopher C. Dufresne 11836 Anthony J. Battista 12839 Ronald J. Doda 14279 Fernando MartinezUrrutia 14771 Eugene H. McAdams 14991 Mark F. Block 15118 William A. Walters Jr. 15192 Donald F. Mackenzie 15446 William J. Doyle 15471 Thomas E. Wilson 15493 Steven J. Brundage 15638 Matthew R. Grosodonia 15694 Thomas Zhi Ming Lu 15809 John H. Russo NEW YORK

3574 4600 4660 6451 6600 7024 7184 7232 7343 8363

Gerald G. Brandon Rudolph D. Love Francis R. Lahnstein Robert E. Hall Richard B. Styers Brian K. Daneker Birch L. De Vault Anthony J. Santiago Richard Adams John W. Cook

NORTH CAROLINA

8664 Eugene Courtemanche John J. Gaul Sr. William J. Murphy III Edward T. Mulligan Matthew J. Stein James T. Laraia Stephen G. Simmons Thomas W. Rice David A. Ratte Larry G. Lisk Ivan G. Thomas Peter Wootten Alfred E. Devine Joseph F. Zanca Lawrence A. Pizza Jr. Peter A. Thayer David J. Brockman Thomas H. Potter III

9365 10505 11180 11234 12017 12025 12885 13220 13236 13488 13511 13532 14087 15085 15250 15265 15752

2760 4553 9043 9126 9642 10982 14816

Tony Wald Patrick D. Kelly Jarred J. Wagner Joe T. Hendrickx Michael W. Steidl Nicholas L. Sinner James A. Keller

NORTH DAKOTA

9404 Titus S. Gomez

NOVA SCOTIA

1056 1597 1786 1818 1944 3304 3335 3930 4212 4617 4733 5628 10215 10941 11193 11216 11224 11450 11550 11915 13429 13977 13984 14093 14345 14502 14551 14962 15023 15447 15569 15614

David T. Ayscue III Kevin D. Stahler William J. Dunkley Joseph D. Gatelaro Timothy M. Kuhn William A. Molnar Matthew S. Bokovitz Chad M. Rachic David B. Dvorak Erin J. Pottmeyer Paul L. Eckinger James P. Morris Henry J. Borchers Michael E. Kelley Oliver N. Collins Rich A. Menke Charles L. Nelson Timothy E. Bohls Jr. Richard P. Joesting Michael A. Gromada Keith W. Johnson Joseph Dravecky Robert F. Huczel James T. Brooks Mark R. Gideon Michael J. Feldkamp Kevin James Hogan Richard A. Viertel Jonathan C Kilroy John A. Brunney James J. Griffith John L. Antel

775 1018 1104 1533 1677 3220 4026

Albert T. Ross Ronald J. Crews Michael P. Taubman Duane F. Boeckman Jim L. Martin John D. Mueggenborg Bernardo Z. Contreras Sr. William V. Hull Daniel P. Duarte Ralph L. Gosselin Jim M. Judge Bertebranio D. Armendariz Fred M. Crump Raymond J. Rudnicki Charles Betzler Paul D. Louderback William T. Greuel Patrick L. Grose Gary L. Gatewood Leo W. Reding

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

4721 5354 5396 6606 7392

8204 8633 9333 10388 11135 12108 12669 13313

1387 Steve N. Yawney

ONTARIO

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S TA R C O U N C I L W I N N E R S 1454 3212 5860 5957 8851 8951 9143

9952 10416

10888 11726 11752 12401 12582 12745 13417 13781 14969 15840

1261 1577 1767 2171 2221 3509 8355 10684 11109

Michael J. Petis Raymond B. Sorochan Frank J. Morelli Stephen J. Lozinski John T. Barrett Henry J. Sherwood Jose Adriano M. Reyes Jr. Daniel Leveillee Raymond O. Beauregard Dennis Tomini Domenico Pontone Jerome M. Menton Jean Paul Vincelette Josefino M. Canlas Harvey F. Bailey Vicente D. Dumael Michael Watts Mark J. O’Brien Manuel M. Ching

Robert C. Adams Jr. Terry D. Brillon Raymond J. Eder Paul J. Wostel Mark J. Stupfel John J. Pavik Richard A. Klaffke John P. Howes Bardomiano Lumbreras 14802 Daniel F. Deymonaz 15295 John W. Acree III OREGON

3780 4050 4262 4282 4397 4678 5367 9875 10175 10194 10921

William L. Houser Gary J. Buschta James J. Bahm Edward F. Rossner Gerard J. Judge Edward L. Hughes Edgar H. Schuring Mario J. De La Torre Michael J. Macri Patrick J.M. Sweeney Charles J. Fenstermaker Thomas F. O’Brien Vincent T. Dlugos Robert J. Osso Michael P. Burke George J. Tensa Joseph A. Cassar Bruce E. Kocsis Jr. Gary L. Williard Richard M. Green James Marino George J. Hallesky Jeffrey D. Ciardi Paul .D Hirsch Steven A. Signorello Stephen G. Glinane Paul J. Edwards Robert J. Klugiewicz Aloysius J. McCarthy John J. Skulski Sr. Charles J. Gergits Jr. Peter H. Starz Andrew P. Rodgers Jr. David J. Krzan Russell W. Warfield Jr. Eugene A. Terefenko John D. Paulson Francis Louis Jr. Juan A. Alcantar Martinez Francis J. Puchino Michael L. Shanebrook Kevin M. Madison Anthony M. Zawadzki

PENNSYLVANIA

11013 11143 11279 11872 11901 11935 12250 12355 12406 12571 12573 13141 13451 13692 13752 14078 14081 14090 14333 14397 14474 14722 14807 14865 14924 14990 15456 15522 15590 15655 15658 15682

14000 14004 14023 14955 15078 15117 15160 15195

Sławomir Wójtowicz Marek Podlewski Leszek Kucharski Andrzej Bera Paweł Czachor Piotr Ropel Andrzej Stefaniak Grzegorz Wieckowski

POLAND

15216 15239 15268 15279 15299 15500 15520 15523 15527 15561 15588 15622 15631 15649 15652 15672 15726

Krzysztof Jędra Rafał Szczypta Józef Bąk Sławomir Sosiński Dariusz Wolniak Tadeusz Tyc Stefan Otremba Janusz Glinka Marek Ziętek Bogusław Kmieć Marian Wójtowicz Tomasz Pawlik Jan Siek Marian Duda Zbigniew Brzósko Bogdan Kawecki Stanisław Chmura

1543 Frank GergovichRosello 1719 Jose R. DavilaRodriguez 5014 Carlos A. AgostoSerrano 10906 Reinaldo SedaAlmodovar

PUERTO RICO

3567 13792 13881 14693 15491

Andre Simoneau Lorne R. Flavelle Peter R. Araneta Paolo Stea Joseph A. Cuscuna

QUEBEC

322 4005 5273 5295 5702

Paul R. Gebhart Joseph A. Paiva John A. Pizzo Joseph Robenhymer Edwin H. Benz Jr.

RHODE ISLAND

1886 5408 5626 10317 12415 13214

Justin S. Fisher Mark F. Neumier Thomas A. Sieben Gerald F. Weber Joseph A. Alejandria John W. Mayor

SASKATCHEWAN

1668 5026 5194 6076 6756 7129 7289 7531 8123 8502 9575 9576

William B. Hooks Robert P. Cooler Frank E. Love Mario P. Insabella Raymond J. Howard William A. Saunders Dennis P. Mahoney Edward J. Freely James E. Gunter Harvey E. Keefner Ed D. Hedbloom Anthony J. Kwietniewski Manny Jimenez Pelagio B. Caoile Joseph G. Moody Mike V. Mozdzierz

SOUTH CAROLINA

11910 11991 13112 13713

820 859 1489 2977 3640 4002 4806 5029 5738 6537 6605 6912 7079 8844 9809 11315 11739 12617 13302 15457 15748 15817

Jerald D. Bankston David C. Manning William R. Grode Christopher J. Larson Danny J. Foerster John G. Cihak Jerome J. Schaefers James M. Redder Jerrod J. Gutzmer Melvin M. Reiser James L. Puthoff Mark A. Schatz Phillip V. Thompson Edward C. Acuna Steven M. Soulek Michael A. Dailey George A. Ham Dean E. Karsky Brian L. Cooper Bradley J. Cihak Patrick G. McCue Donald J. Wenande

SOUTH DAKOTA

1101 3832 3991 6099 6992 7764 9168 9211 10743 11074 12598 14931 15234 15393 15706

James D. Tims Timothy W. Brown Arlen B. Naffziger John O. Vannucci Jr. Donald W. Grove III Jake A. Woods Charles C. Logsdon Kevin S. Caddigan Thomas A. Manning Jr. Donald J. Dougherty Ben F. Cole Sr. Hector L. Ramirez Martin W. Herrick James M. Barnes Mark A. Clubb

TENNESSEE

830 Gary C. Cox 1003 Col. Ernest L. Harper Sr. 1289 William D. Martin 1450 Robert A. Isbell 2785 Ernesto Rodriguez 3203 Willie Esmiel Balerio 3367 Fernando Pena 3404 Timothy M. Allen 3412 Mark G. Hartmann 3458 Rodolfo C. Espinoza Jr. 4298 Kevin L. Bowman 4621 Timothy Gallegos 4779 Joseph J. Melino 5052 Robert L. Mahaffey 5061 Bert F. Book 5656 Sean G. Mcmullen 5789 Stafford J. Granger Jr. 6065 James W. Butcher 6402 Florencio Garza Jr. 6456 Daniel R. Gregory 6527 Robert L. Menotti 6763 John C. Hubert 6856 Hermilo Silva 6878 Allen C. Hradecky 7058 Norval E. Martin 7099 Guillermo Munoz 7736 David G. Tomlin 8024 Scott M. Fleming 8157 Frank L. Salazar 8298 Oscar A. PrietoArmendariz 8464 Albert H. Rogoski 8521 Michael J. Lecocke 8594 Alex Dale Balla 8771 Robert M. Krzeszkiewicz 8773 Robert J. Pessia Sr. 8935 Thomas R. Skinner 9291 Richard D. Richter 9463 Ruben C. Alvarado 9564 Richard A. Wilson 9681 J. T. Waggoner 9708 William R. Cory 9868 Randall J. Poydock 9997 Stan J. Urban 10090 Eduardo V. Esquivel 10373 Edward F. Tydings 10420 Joseph H. Segapeli 10463 Joseph P. Fugina 10985 Larry W. Lange 10995 Luis A. Velazquez 11070 Ruben Flores 11169 Robert F. Miller III 11721 Robert M. Repka Jr. 11807 Herman J. Hernandez 11897 Benito C. Garcia 11937 Perry K. Purcell 12091 Javier J. Pina 12148 Edward M. Zapata 12153 Doyle C. Phillips 12385 Manuel E. Cruz 12535 Ernesto A. Galvan 12642 William J. Kadura 12803 Jerry Peck 13133 Antonio Rangel Jr. 13824 Jimmy P. Flores 14025 Donald B. Dawkins 14512 James A. Hatcher 14617 Howard G. Bishop 14700 Robert B. Goss 14943 Steven G. Thaman 15105 Steven M. Henderson 15240 Ronald B. Layer TEXAS

15262 15322 15343 15448 15512 15661 15727 15789 777 1129 5214 5347 5502 6966 7401 8350 9731 9849 10304 10733 11246 11812 12181 12264 12959 13646 14764 15418 15741 UTAH

Julian Perez Octavio Gomez Jimmie Charles Irwin Jose Arturo Zavala Herman H. Rodriguez Rolando Munoz Christopher N. Martin Michael A. Moore Joseph A. Garcia John F. Cunniff Jerry W. Angus George D. Fuller John N. Nielson Michael A. Carmody Larry Zubel Larry L. Keifer Clark W. Haycock Daniel A. Castelli Michael N. Humphries Richard Rivera Martin Duffin Benjamin P. Trujillo Louis D. Amarosa Ernesto T. Ortiz Michael P. Kramer Joe Ortiz Daniel T. Malleske John R. Steffen Jose N. Gutierrez

7669 Luc J. Dupuis 7810 Steven M. Haupt

VERMONT

459 2473 3572 4034 4522 9285 9407 9655 10015 10515 10723 10804 10979 11122 11136 11170 11172 11324 11475 11678

Charles F. Coates Jr. Stephen J. McTeague Richard J. Hart Joseph M. Vogel Cesar A. Anchiraico Joseph A. Fox Bruce D. Jones Thuong D. Nguyen Glenn A. Nalls Thomas H. Robillard Robert D. Gahl Peter B. Langlands Charles W. Goolsby Bruce P. Klemm John J. Haraburda Frederick J. Beata Ed J. Golden Eric P. Schmalz David G. Thomas Peter R. Kapusanski Sr. Charles T. Rouse Stephen T. Poniatowski Robert K. Wagenman Michael G. Lemoine Leonard D. Whitehead Jeffrey R. Gargiulo Lan H. Nguyen John T. Sheehan James V. Rutherford J. Cole Slattery

VIRGINIA

11741 11984 12117 13467 13860 14034 14059 14129 15244 15256 3348 3690 3708 4327 5028

Ronnie F. Caballero Isagani B. Enage Leopoldo D. Sombero Eliseo B. Costillas Timoteo Tomas C. Salvilla Dominador A. Bingco Lamberto M. Judit Jr. Pablo Gamayao Generoso A. Chin Jesus Evans S. Demorito Isidoro M. Espinosa Procopio T. Galido Sotero E. Fajarito Antonio S. Bunda Generoso L. Tan Jr. Eniego S. Superticioso [No name on file] Arnel I. Gilongo Jose Raul P. Cataquis Tito I. Dampor

VISAYAS

5215 5578 5639 5887 5889

6048 6109 6152 6400 6807 6840 6975 7936 8243 8362

8856 8929 10082 10099 10101 10110 10121 10222 10767 10775 12230 12324 12477 12643 12665 12971 13280 13281 13611 13802 13878 13937 14116 14119 14152 14273 14559 14828 15029 15071 15072 15088 15159 15355

Yulo Yabut Jeremy D. Sartorio Florencio P. Talan Junas C. Artiaga Jose A. Totengco Igmedio J. Caballes Jr. Francisco T. Tacadao Antero G. Layog Rene A. Sobremonte Bernardo C. Pojas Edwin A. Ragudos Luther B. De Asis Alberto B. Baclayon Jr. Ramon I. Inoferio Jr. Ramon M. Montejo Sr. Ireneo G. Suelo Felipe C. Mendoza Jr. Leonardo V. Sustento Pedrito T. Untal Hermes C. Camargo Nelson P. Martir Andres P. Belga Ray G. Mercolino Marden C. Ywayan Danilo B. Perez Juluis S. Decipulo Roque P. Pacaco Aminadab G. Manzano Cyreneo S. Dofitas Jr. Corwyn P. Alvarado Benjamin P. Solis Rodrigo T. Gegueira Jesus I. Bautista Joaquin Ervin G. Taculin 15516 Eduardo Loyola Padit 15532 Dominador C. Martizano 15562 Ricky L. Desuyo

829 Kevin J. Schmid 1565 Christopher M. Schultheis 1606 William Kennedy 1620 Michael R. Spinler 1674 Patrick K. Mcguire 6806 Lynn R. Propeack 7907 David T. Johnson 8079 Richard P. Tagorda 8179 Jerome C. Wildgen 8872 Arthur C. Smalley 10652 Stephen W. Haslett 11642 Lawrence J. McWilliams 11780 Peter M. Cunningham 12583 Peter M. Guthrie 13238 Maj. Stephen Lawrence 13395 Jacob J. Pyle 13794 Stephen G. Schweyen 14394 Joseph G. Wienclaw 15143 David M. Simboli Jr. 15721 Scott C. Esary 15730 Robert F. Schwarz WASHINGTON

594 1404 9483 12630

Harry A. Helmick Patrick R. Malamisura J. Marc Coolen Samuel W. Gros

WEST VIRGINIA

1257 1647 2035 4902 5438 5488 6585 6754 7775 7827 10774 15229 15659 15665

Kevin J. Friederichs Robert F. McCormick Gerald T. Lee Joseph W. Raehsler Steven Olkowski Thomas J. Swita Glen W. Schindler Ted M. Kotz Dale T. Freund Thomas J. Meyers Michael A. Miller David J. De Gidio William F. Wehnert Michael A. Raboine

WISCONSIN

4031 Alex H. Sitz III 9917 Remy Larson

WYOMING

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CHARTER REVISION At the 132nd Supreme Convention, the Supreme Council adopted a resolution to amend Section 118(b) of the Laws of the Order. The resolution reads as follows: WHEREAS, Section 118(b) of the Laws of the Knights of Columbus provides that “[d]ues payable by each member shall be levied quarterly in advance in an amount as fixed by the council;” and WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Financial Secretary of each council to levy and collect dues from each member; and WHEREAS, most members of the Knights of Columbus pay their dues annually, in one payment at the beginning of the year; and WHEREAS, levying dues on an annual basis would assist with membership retention, save councils money, and ease the administrative burden on Financial Secretaries, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that upon recommendation of the Board of Directors, Section 118(b) be amended to establish levying of dues on an annual basis as the official method of council administration; and FURTHER RESOLVED that the first sentence of Section 118(b) of the Laws of the Knights of Columbus be amended to read as follows: Dues payable by each member shall be levied annually in advance in an amount as fixed by the council.

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Handmade Ornaments. A local artist created these unique designs for the official 2014 Knights of Columbus ornaments. These beautiful stoneware ornaments measure 3.5” in diameter and are stamped, glazed and decaled by hand. The “Joy” ornament (left) features an impression from a sprig of evergreen pressed into each stoneware piece for a unique effect. The “Rejoice” ornament (right) features a rustic manger scene. Each ornament features the emblem of the Order and a red ribbon to hang from your Christmas tree. Every piece is created individually, so please allow for slight variations. — $9 each

STATE/PROVINCE ZIP/POSTAL CODE Complete this coupon and mail to: The Father McGivney Guild, 1 Columbus Plaza, New Haven, CT 06510-3326 or enroll online at: www.fathermcgivney.org

Our Lady of Guadalupe Figure. This beautiful figure of Our Lady of Guadalupe is made of a resin/stone mix and is decorated with calming pastel colors. The figure stands 9.45” H x 4.53” W x 2.76” L — $22 each

OFFICIAL NOV. 1, 2014: To owners of Knights of Columbus insurance policies and persons responsible for payment of premiums on such policies: Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of Section 84 of the Laws of the Order, payment of insurance premiums due on a monthly basis to the Knights of Columbus by check made payable to Knights of Columbus and mailed to same at PO Box 1492, NEW HAVEN, CT 06506-1492, before the expiration of the grace period set forth in the policy. In Canada: Knights of Columbus, Place d’Armes Station, P.O. Box 220, Montreal, QC H2Y 3G7 ALL MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOS, ARTWORK, EDITORIAL MATTER, AND ADVERTISING INQUIRIES SHOULD BE MAILED TO: COLUMBIA, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901. REJECTED MATERIAL WILL BE RETURNED IF ACCOMPANIED BY A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AND RETURN POSTAGE. PURCHASED MATERIAL WILL NOT BE RETURNED. OPINIONS BY WRITERS ARE THEIR OWN AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. SUBSCRIPTION RATES — IN THE U.S.: 1 YEAR, $6; 2 YEARS, $11; 3 YEARS, $15. FOR OTHER COUNTRIES ADD $2 PER YEAR. EXCEPT FOR CANADIAN SUBSCRIPTIONS, PAYMENT IN U.S. CURRENCY ONLY. SEND ORDERS AND CHECKS TO: ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901.

COLUMBIA (ISSN 0010-1869/USPS #123-740) IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 1 COLUMBUS PLAZA, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510-3326. PHONE: 203-752-4000, www.kofc.org. PRODUCED IN USA. COPYRIGHT © 2014 BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT NEW HAVEN, CT AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO COLUMBIA, MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 1670, NEW HAVEN, CT 06507-0901.

CANADIAN POSTMASTER — PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 1473549. RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 50 MACINTOSH BOULEVARD, CONCORD, ONTARIO L4K 4P3 PHILIPPINES — FOR PHILIPPINES SECOND-CLASS MAIL AT THE MANILA CENTRAL POST OFFICE. SEND RETURN COPIES TO KCFAPI, FRATERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PO BOX 1511, MANILA.

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Nativity Nightlight. This acrylic nightlight casts a comforting glow in any room. The Holy Family in the stable measures 7.5” H x 4” W x 3.125” D — $12 each

This year, the Knights of Columbus is offering these and other items from the Christmas Collection exclusively at:

knightsgear.com We have added many new items to remind you and your family of the meaning of this special Christmas season. Questions? Call: 1-855-GEAR-KOC (855-432-7562)

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K N I G H T S O F C O L UM B U S

Building a better world one council at a time Every day, Knights all over the world are given opportunities to make a difference — whether through community service, raising money or prayer. We celebrate each and every Knight for his strength, his compassion and his dedication to building a better world.

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Volunteers stand with a giant mound of bottles and cans that they collected and sorted during the annual “Returns for Vocations” fundraiser hosted by Msgr. Esper Council 3027 in Fowler, Mich. By collecting redeemable bottles and cans as well as monetary donations from members of the community, Knights were able to raise $5,000 to support area men who are studying for the priesthood.

“K NIGHTS IN A CTION ” C OLUMBIA , 1 C OLUMBUS P LAZA , N EW H AVEN , CT 06510-3326

PHOTO AS WELL AS ITS DESCRIPTION TO : OR E - MAIL : COLUMBIA @ KOFC . ORG .

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K E E P T H E F A IT H A L I V E

‘I COULD NOT RUN AWAY ANY LONGER.’

Photo by Lacey Bortvit, LacedPhotography.com

Filled with hopes and dreams, I moved to the United States when I was 12 years old. I wanted to go into the medical field and planned to use my money to travel, go on mission trips and help people. Yet something inside was telling me that there was something greater to be found, and this unconscious longing in my heart intensified.

In the summer of 2003, at age 16, I encountered the Sisters of the Congregation of Mary, Queen, for the first time at a big event called Marian Days. Attracted to their joy and simplicity, I went on a “Come and See” discernment retreat with them the following summer.

But I didn’t respond right away, thinking, “Me? Impossible!”

Finally, I could not run away any longer.

The longing in my heart had transformed into love of Christ, and I entered the congregation in 2007.

Looking back, all I can say is that everything has been grace! In prayer and through religious life, I have found fulfilment and strength — for I know that Christ is always there and his grace is sufficient for me.

SISTER FAUSTINA LE, C.M.R. Sisters of the Congregation of Mary, Queen Springfield, Mo.

PLEASE, DO ALL YOU CAN TO ENCOURAGE PRIESTLY AND RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS. YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. PM40063106