FR. VICTOR C. COTE COUNCIL 9671 Serving the Community …...Story of St. Valentine "The story of...

FR. VICTOR C. COTE FR. VICTOR C. COTE COUNCIL 9671

Serving the Community of

Good Shepherd Parish

NEWS FOR KNIGHTS February 2018

General Meeting: Tuesday, February 27th

Dinner at 5:45 PM

Mass at 6:30 PM

Meeting at 7:00 PM

Council 9671 Executive 2017 – 2018

Chaplain - Fr. Gary Goyeau - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 735-9517 Past G..K. – Dave Wilds (Alice)- - - - - - - - - - - - 915-6867 Grand Knight – Paul Lauzon (Gabrielle )- - - (226) 782-1241 Deputy G.K. - Fred Anderson (Orietta )- - - - - - - 979-8168 Chancellor – Alan Stewart (Yvonne) - - - - - - - - - 979-2121 Recorder – Ron Barnhard (Carol) - - - - - - - - - - - -735-3503 Financial Secretary–Mario Di Domenico(Louisa) - 735-1311 Treasurer – Mike Trepanier (Jeanne)- - -- - - - - - - 727-3596 Lecturer –Leo Laforet (Eileen )- - - - - - - - - - - - - 735-3642 Advocate – Stan Rychel (Audrey) - - - - - - - - - - - -735-6854 Warden – Dave Pellizzari (Pamela) - - - - - - - - - - 981-7429 Guard – Rene Bedard (Melba) - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -979-6353 Guard – Jerry Deck (Yvonne) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 735-0999 Guard – Paul Loebach (Diane) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 979-0128 Trustee – Frank Renaud - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 739-3785 Trustee – Dennis Drew (Mary Anne) - - - - - - - - - 735-1068 Trustee – Jack Regnier (Penny) - - - - - - - - - -(226) 363-0831 District Deputy - Alan Sims - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 735-0017 Insurance Agent – Matthew Sylvester (Danielle) -- 567-9258 Newsletter Editor – Ron Barnhard (Carol)- - - - - - 735-3503 [email protected]

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Dear Brother Knights: Lent begins February 14th. It is a time for us to once again renew our relationship with the Lord through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This year we have planned a parish Mission with Dr. Terry Nelson-Johnson. Dr. Johnson’s is the written and spoke word. His passion for narrative theology expresses the yearning of 2,000 years to connect our life stories with The Story of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Through storytelling, poetry, and humour, Dr. Nelson-Johnson challenges us to enter more deeply into the mystery of grace, the mystery of spirit, the mystery of God. I hope you will join us for our Parish Mission. Bring your family and friends. And please share this invitation with others that you know. Fr. Gary

Chaplain - Fr. Gary Goyeau

Upcoming Events

Feb. 24, 2018 (Saturday) . . . . . . . . . .Ticket Sales at Spitfires Game– (WFCU Arena)

Feb. 27, 2018 (Tuesday) . . . . . . . . . .K of C General Meeting– (Good Shepherd Parish Hall) Mar. 8, 2018 (Thursday). . . . . . . . .. .Admission/ Formation Degree (St. Michael’s Church, Parkwood) Mar. 13, 2018 (Tuesday) . . . . . . . . . .K of C Executive Meeting– (Good Shepherd Parish Hall)

Dear Brother Knights,

Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday we were

celebrating the birth of Christ. The entire first month of 2018 is gone

and the start of the Lenten season is slowly making its appearance on the horizon ……

but before we can begin to celebrate Lent, we must first get past Valentine’s Day. A day filled with

helium balloons, love letters surrounded in chocolates and topped off with a fresh bouquet of red roses.

As Knights, February signifies District Free-Throw Contests, Degree Exemplifications, and the reminder

that the Ontario State Convention is only a few months away, which in its own right, signifies the

near-end of our Fraternal Year. As we renew our love and commitment to our spouse on Valentine’s

Day, I would also challenge you to reflect on your commitment to our Council. What is it that we stand

for, all the things we have accomplished, and all that we have set out to do.

One of my goals as Grand Knight is to re-engage our members in our Council activities. For those of you

who are not active, how can we get you more involved? Can you spare one hour per month? If each of

our Council’s members said yes to that, that would total over 5000 volunteer hours just in one year.

That adds up to a lot of good that we could do !

Remember, the future of our Council lies in the hearts and minds of each and every one of us. Thank

you for all you do. God Bless.

“Vivat Jesus” Paul Lauzon – Grand Knight.

Grand Knight - Paul Lauzon

Dear Brothers and Families in Christ:

I would like to say a special thank you to our newsletter editor Brother Ron Barnhard for the fantastic job he does every month providing us with this great newsletter. Please join me in thanking Brother Ron for his continuous hard work compiling all these articles and presenting them to us in our beautiful newsletter each month. Thanks Brother Ron. Congrats to our new Bingo and Charities Chairman Brother Jack Regnier . Jack is doing a great job as our new chair and is rapidly learning the Bingo computer program under the watchful eyes and skills of our Financial Sec-retary Brother Mario Di Domenico. We are in the process of cross-training several people to cover the various po-sitions if ever a vacancy should occur. We are asking that you please come out and join us even if only for one ses-sion. We have fun and many laughs while we are all there working together….Remember our bingos are our main source of income that we use to provide for our charities….please call Jack Regnier if you are interested.

Thanks to Mike Trepanier, Ron Barnhard and Jack Regnier who are our great cooks in the kitchen for our

monthly General Meeting Nights. Please make some time to join us at our general meetings the 4th Tuesday of

every month September thru June. Awesome job brothers…thank you !!!

Brother Dave Wilds PGK.

Past Grand Knight - Dave Wilds

Birthday and Anniversary Dates

February Birthdays

Paul Greff 3

David Stankovich 4

Philip Kovosi 5

Eric Hayes 10 Scott Dufour 12

Marcel Kadour 15

Robert T. Kane 15

John Zalger 16

Emod A. Greff 17

Rick Heath 24

Donald Knapp 26

February Anniversaries

Leonardo & Vita Fazio 13

Brother knights,

Easter is now upon us and already we are nearly through winter and looking forward to spring and summer, but we still have things to do. We must firstly celebrate the

wonders of Easter and what it all means to us that God sent us his only son who died for us on the cross. His death caused to word to be spread by his Disciples under Peter that changed the world forever. We can only try to follow his ways.

The council should now be getting ready for the nomination of new officers for the elections in May and making plans for March for Life and Rose Sunday.

As you know State has set up 2 man training for councils to help them with recruitment please take advantage of this because I do believe that it will help all councils.

To those councils who have yet to complete a church drive for new members please try and get it finished before the end of March, although you can hold a drive at anytime.

All councils may want to undertake the Food for Family program where all members are asked to share the spirit of Lent and donate ONE CAN OF FOOD FOR EACH DAY OF LENT. Go for it.

District # 76/10 are holding an Admission/Formation degree on Thursday March 8, 2018 at St Michaels Church, Parkwood, Windsor. Candidates for 6pm, doors locked at 6:45 with degree starting at 7.

Vivat Jesus, Alan Sims, DD # 76..

District Deputy - Alan Sims

Knights of Columbus Council 9671

Annual Golf and Dinner Event Date: Saturday, June 9, 2018

Reminder: We’re asking all brother Knights to help in obtaining one hole sponsor to

support our annual golf tournament. The cost of a hole is $250 with sponsorship

signs provided at no additional cost and will be displayed at the golf course and later

at the dinner.

Please contact Dave Pellizzari (519-981-7429) or [email protected] for details

Dear Brother Knights

State Lottery tickets

As you know, State has been slow to issue the lottery tickets this year. They are expected soon. The time frame for selling tickets will be somewhat compressed this year due to

this delay. Your Executive has decided to offer an incentive to all Brothers to promote the quick sale of tickets this year. Every Council Member who sells at least one book of tickets between the issue date and May 15 will have their name put into a hat, and one name will be drawn. The winner of the draw will receive dinner tickets for two to out Council annual golf banquet on June 9 - this is a $70 value. I encourage every Brother to sell 1 book of tickets. If we manage that, we will sell out our allotment.

Gordie Howe raffle tickets

We still have tickets for the raffle of the Gordie Howe signed jersey. I encourage everyone to help in this project, as it will yield funds for our charitable works. For tickets please see our Grand knight Paul.

Bingos

We continue to operate bingos, and the committee needs volunteers to work the bingos. Contact brother Jack Regnier to volunteer. Training is provided.

Other programs

There are several youth programs that need someone to chair. These include the Soccer challenge, the basketball free throw challenge, and the substance abuse poster contest. If you can help in any of these, please contact me.

Recruitment

Recruitment is an essential part of the lifeblood of our Council. If we fail to add new members, we will be unable to continue our community charitable works. This is an important part of our Council activities. Come out to a meeting, have dinner with your Brothers and see what your Council is doing and consider how you can be involved! "Vivat Jesus"

Fred Anderson - DGKC

Deputy Grand Knight - Fred Anderson

Story of St. Valentine

"The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a humble Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was Valentinus.

Claudius had ordered all Romans to worship twelve gods, and had made it a crime punishable by death to associ-ate with Christians. But Valentinus was dedicated to the ideals of Christ; not even the threat of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs. He was arrested and imprisoned.

During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man of learning, the jailer asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons. She had been blind since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He de-scribed the world of nature to her. He taught her arithmetic and told her about God. She saw the world through his eyes, trusted his wisdom, and found comfort in his quiet strength.

"Valentinus, does God really hear our prayers?" Julia asked one day.

"Yes, my child, He hears each one."

"Do you know what I pray for every morning and every night? I pray that I might see. I want so much to see everything you've told me about!"

"God does what is best for us if we will only believe in Him," Valentinus said.

"Oh, Valentinus, I do believe! I do!" She knelt and grasped his hand.

They sat quietly together, each praying. Suddenly there was a brilliant light in the prison cell. Radiant, Julia screamed, "Valentinus, I can see! I can see!"

"Praise be to God!" Valentinus exclaimed, and he knelt in prayer.

On the eve of his death Valentinus wrote a last note to Julia, urging her to stay close to God. He signed it, "From your Valentine." His sentence was carried out the next day, February 14, 270 A.D., near a gate that was later named Porta Valentini in his memory. He was buried at what is now the Church of Praxedes in Rome. It is said that Julia planted a pink-blossomed almond tree near his grave. Today, the almond tree remains a symbol of abid-ing love and friendship. On each February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, messages of affection, love, and devotion are exchanged around the world."

www.olrl.org/lives/ Alan Stewart Chancellor

Chancellor - Alan Stewart

Rev. Patrick Beneteau

Director of Vocations and Seminarians

Diocese of London, Ontario

What is discernment? Dear brother Knights, As we begin our Lenten journey, we are also preparing ourselves for the next “Come and See Discernment Retreat” on the weekend of March 2-4th at St. Peter’s Seminary. The weekend is geared to men 17 years old and up, who are discerning their vocation in life. All Catholic men benefit from these weekends, even if they are not called to the seminary for further discernment of the priesthood. But what exactly is discernment? Fr. Timothy Gallagher O.M.V., a well known spiritual director, describes discernment as the process of having “the courage to be spiritually aware, understand, and act upon God’s will in one’s life.” And so, with God’s grace and with the wisdom of the saints and doctors of the Church, we are called to be aware of the move-ments in our hearts, understand them, and then take action. Often, we can fall in the trap of two extremes: 1) acting upon impulse without prayerful discernment, or 2) ending up in a state of perpetual discernment with no action being taken to move towards God’s plan for us. The Come and See weekends encourage young men through an experience of seminary life, prayer, instruction, and fraternity, to gain the confidence required to take the next step in following Christ. I would encourage our brother Knights to invite a young man from your own parish to the next Come and See weekend, and to benefit from this discernment. Joy and peace are the two fruits of any discernment, and wouldn’t it be great to have more of these two gifts! With my prayers, Fr. Patrick Bénéteau Director of Vocations and Seminarians Diocese of London

Wilds in Windsor ……….February 2018 Going down Memory Lane in Windsor…from a recent e-mail This should take you back to the good old days….. how many can you remember !!!

Windsor always knew how to party. Perhaps it was the city’s legacy of rum-running and speakeasies during Prohibition. Or maybe it was the influence of a US neighbour, given that Americans long streamed across for recreation and entertainment on the Canadian side of the Detroit River. What-ever the reason, the generation that came of age in the ‘60s and ‘70s frequented a regular circuit of local haunts – whether it be the neighbourhood tavern, a glamorous nightclub, or anything in between. Windsor offered it all.

The glitzy king of late-night entertainment was the Elmwood Casino, which actually offered no gambling. Billed as “Canada’s largest and gayest supper club,” it opened in 1946 and closed in 1974. The Elmwood offered a dance chorus, a house band, vaudeville-style acts, and numerous stars--Sammy Davis Jr., Jimmy Durante, Rudy Vallee, Victor Borge, Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, and many more. In June 1972, Tom Jones showed the what’s new, pussycat, when he sold out 22 shows in 11 days, charging a record $10.50 a ticket.

Another spot that drew a crowd for its shows was the downtown Top Hot Supper Club, owned by Mike Drakich. It attracted the likes of comic/impersonator Rich Little, Syd Caesar, Bette Milder and Buddy Rich.

Across town Drakich’s brother Nick owned the Metropole Tavern out on Walker Road, which also garnered big names in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

Other swinging downtown hotspots included the Norton Palmer Hotel, the Bamboo Garden, the Prince Edward Hotel, the Radio Tavern, the Lotus Garden, and Mario’s Tavern offering its specialty prime roast beef.

But the party carried on outside the city core, as well. A notable public house on the west side for sheer longevity is the Dominion House, the oldest continually run bar in Windsor. It opened in its current location in 1883, and is going strong more than 100 years later.

The famed and fashionable Edgewater Inn, was sold in 1964 and became Adam Martini’s. Other famed joints also kept the scene alive: the Tecumseh Tavern, the Rendezvous Tavern, The Riviera, The Embassy, the Drop-In Tavern, the Bellevue, Abars Island View Hotel and the Canada Tavern, which advertised the largest dance floor in southwestern Ontario. The days of rock’ n’ roll took the Windsor party scene to another level. It was an era when locale arenas held sock hops, presided over by deejays. Windsor Arena held rock festivals, with headliners such as Pop and the Stooges, attracting local hippies in the ‘60s and ‘70s. The Jackson Park band shell, the Griffin Hollow Amphitheatre, and the Jaycees Showmobile all provided popular outdoor venues.

A slew of Detroit acts played Windsor high schools in the early days, such as Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder, and Ted Nugent. Shock rocker Alice Cooper caused a stir when he played Walkerville High School, at the height of his outrageous behaviour, when he offended the establishment by his name and look alone.

Local haunts also included various eateries, from diners to fancy fare. A students’ favourite, Sam’s Italian restaurant, opened in 1946 on Wyandotte near Assumption College, while Volcano Pizzeria, one of Windsor’s most famous spots, opened in 1957---both among the first pizza parlours in Canada. Valcano’s pizza pies proved such a success that the eatery operated a fleet of delivery vehicles.

Windsor pioneered the fast-food drive-in with Hi-Ho Drive-Ins, opened in 1937, with joints like the A&W to follow. The United Grill on University Avenue started in the late ‘40s, with a major renovation in 1982 offering home-style cooking throughout. Tunnel Bar-B-Q, opened in 1941, provided chickens and ribs for decades. Malic’s Deli opened in 1960 on Wyandotte Street East. Elias Deli started in the Bowlero in 1968, and moved to the downtown Norwich block in 1983. And the champion on downtown meeting spots was the S.S. Kresge, whose popular lunch counter, even into the ‘70s, provided a nice quick bite for perhaps $2 or $3, not to mention a great place to sit and chat.

Plus, the Press Club of Windsor operated with scribes, stories, and suds for almost four decades in the downtown Norwich Block, starting in 1961. Fast Eddy’s Arcade opened nearby on Riverside Drive in 1974, followed the next year by Wheels Roller Rink on Dougall Avenue---both popular hangouts. Dari de Lite and Peerless Dairy in the city and Dairy Freeze in the country also attracted throngs in the summer.

Hanging out in Windsor wasn’t the problem. Choosing where to hang out was the issue. Depending on whether you were looking for food, drinks, rock ‘n’ roll, or Hollywood, Windsor, back in the day, had a spot for you.

Wilds World��.Points to Ponder�.from a recent e-mail

* If you attempt to rob a bank, you won't have any trouble with rent/food bills for the next

10 years, whether or not you are successful.

* Do twins ever realize that one of them is unplanned ?

* What if my dog only brings back my ball because he thinks I like throwing it ?

* If poison expires, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous ?

* Which letter is silent in the word "Scent," the S or the C ?

* Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn't it be called double V?

* Maybe oxygen is slowly killing you and it just takes 75-100 years to fully work.

* Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.

* The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims".

* Intentionally losing a game of rock, paper, scissors is just as hard as trying to win.

* 100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has

cars and only the rich own horses.

* Your future self is watching you right now through memories.

* The doctors that told Stephen Hawking he had two years to live in 1953 are probably

dead.

* If you replace "W" with "T" in "What, Where and When", you get the answer to each of

them.

* Many animals probably need glasses, but nobody knows it.

* If you rip a hole in a net, there are actually fewer holes in it than there were before.

* If 2/2/22 falls on a Tuesday, we'll just call it "2's Day". (It does fall on a Tuesday).

* And...drum roll, please...the age-old question... Why do we drive on parkways and park

on driveways?

Brother Dave Wilds�PGK

Photo Gallery - Presentations At Our January General Meeting

Fr. Donato Receiving Our Financial Support Towards The Shelter for Young Women That He Started In The

Congo.

Presentation Of Columbian Award To Grand

Knight Paul Lauzon By District Warden

Dr. Charles Frank and District Deputy Alan Sims

Knight Of The Month For January - Ron Barnhard

I'm sad you'll never get to see my face Mother what is this I hear you say, If I could talk I’d tell you it’s okay I may not be born yet but I have ears I’m only young but can sense your fears I cannot see you yet but I do have eyes. Mother I hate to hear your lonely cries. I know you’re feeling afraid and sad, I know your plan makes you feel bad.

But don’t feel bad mother please don’t cry, I understand that you’ve been told a lie All in the name of your choice and right, my life is destined to lose its fight I wish that I could make you see that life will work out fine with me They’ve told you that this is not the case, I’m sad you’ll never get to see my face But in the end I’ll be okay , it’s you I worry about when I’m taken away You may feel pain in your body and soul, what has happened to you is bound to take its toll

Despite all this mother you now have a mission, to tell your story and make them listen To tell them how you’ll never forget, how you feel now and how you regret I hope that in some way you can be strong, to say the words abortion is wrong To say you know because you were there , you saw first hand the lack of care The lack of compassion , the lack of joy and how you found out that I was a boy I’m not saying this to make you feel bad, I’m okay now mother it’s for you I feel sad I know that everyday you feel sorry, but you are forgiven so do not worry If you can warn mothers about what you’ve gone through, you may have the power to save a life too.

Aoife Pedreschi

Pro-Life Couple - Dave & Alice Wilds

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