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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE

MILWAUKEE-PERE MARQUETTE COUNCIL NO. 524

VOLUME 17 NO. 7 January 2016

Happy New Year !

A new Orderwide initiative from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

"Our Mission to Build the Domestic Church and Strengthen Parish Life.

A new level of service as the strong right arm of our parish churches."

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524 COUNCIL OFFICERS

Fraternal Year July 2015—June 2016

Chaplain Pending appointment 000-000-0000

Grand Knight David Mohrbacker 414-671-6952

Dep. Grand Knight John Ballogh 414-476-0685

Chancellor Christopher Mohrbacker 414-769-6228

Recorder Christopher Butler 262-251-7967

Treasurer James Palmar 414-282-1462

Advocate Charles Kocinski 414-793-8537

Warden Joseph Kocinski 414-383-8929

Inside Guard James Gerlach 414-462-3133

Outside Guard William Skibinski 414-761-1092

Trustee 1 year Michael Wember 414-774-2177

Trustee 2 year Robert Butler 262-251-7967

Trustee 3 year Alan Henderson 414-208-5625

Financial Secretary Patrick Reiff 414-403-7504

Lecturer Rev. Herbert Schubert 414-282-5037

Field Agent Patrick LaPointe 414-386-5323

District Deputy Jonathan Richter 414-427-8534

KC524 CENTER, INC. Board of Directors

President Robert Butler 262-251-7967

Vice President Michael Wember 414-774-2177

Secretary Roger Leto 262-250-1702

Treasurer Patrick Reiff 414-403-7504

3 ELECTED CENTER Board Members

3 year Randy Soukup 262-786-3693

2 year Rev. Herbert Schubert 414-282-5037

1 year Roger Leto 262-250-1702

6 EX-OFFICIO CENTER BOARD & FOUNDATION MEMBERS

Grand Knight David Mohrbacker 414-671-6952

Dep. Grand Knight John Ballogh 414-476-0685

Financial Secretary Patrick Reiff 414-403-7504

Trustee 3 year PGK Alan Henderson 414-208-5625

Trustee 2 year PGK Robert Butler 262-251-7967

Trustee 1 year PGK Michael Wember 414-774-2177

ELECTED COUNCIL 524 FOUNDATION DIRECTORS

President Rory Gillespie 414-616-4933

Vice President Roger Leto 262-250-1702

Secretary Daniel Diliberti 414-321-7099

Treasurer Peter Kurz 414-659-2656

WG’S BANQUET & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

Owner / Manager Michael Jopp 414-327-5541

COMPASS - JAN 2016 Vol. 17 No. 7

Council 524 Mailing Address:

Knights of Columbus

P.O. Box 270411

Milwaukee, WI 53227-7210

Compass article submission deadline: 17th of the month

Council Meetings 2nd Tuesday @ 7:30 pm

Ladies Auxiliary Meetings 2nd Tuesday @ 7:15 pm

Ladies have no meeting in July, August & January, February

Council Officer Meetings 1st Tuesday @ 7:00 pm

524 Center Board Meetings 3rd Wednesday @ 7:00 pm

524 Foundation Meetings To be announced

State Warden Patrick Reiff PREIFF@GMAIL.COM

Compass Editor: Pat Reiff PREIFF@GMAIL.COM

Asst. Editor Randy Soukup RTSOUKUP@YAHOO.COM

Telephone: Officers Phone # listed to the right

Insurance and Fraternal Benefits: We are currently seeking active/assigned field agents

for our Councils. If you know of anyone who you think

might be interested in taking care of our membership,

please contact:

Ken Sosnowski, General Agent

12525 N. Jacqueline Ct.

Mequon, WI 53092

262-242-3350

Ken.sosnowski@kofc.org

LADIES AUXILIARY OFFICERS

President Elaine Morris 414-213-7446

Treasurer Anita Gamma 414-427-0886

Secretary Arlene Maxwell 414-541-7738

SUBMITTING COMPASS ARTICLES

The deadline for articles is the 17th. of the month

Everyday past the 17th delays the compass mailing.

If you cannot send via email, then mail to:

Knights of Columbus

P.O. Box 270411

Milwaukee, WI 53227-7210

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LADIES AUXILIARY PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Ladies:

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Alice T. Tabatowski who passed away 11/23/15 at the age of 98. Her husband was late Ervin. Alice's sister is P.P. Genevieve Olen. May Alice rest in peace. Note: Genevieve Olen's address is on our sick list.

Dates to Remember:

No Ladies Auxiliary meeting in January or February.

Pot Luck Supper March 8th. Start time 6:00 - 6:15 with about 1 hour of good food. Guests are welcome, Please bring a new member, Council & Auxiliary we need you. I'll call you for this date.

Ladies Birthdays for January: Jan 3rd Helen Henderson Jan 5th Genevieve Amrozewicz Jan 12th Patricia Dziadosz Jan 22nd Margaret Surges Jan 23rd Barbara Zielinski

Happy Birthday everyone! Let's keep our sick members in our prayers.

Happy New Year everyone !

Elaine C. Morris, President, Ladies Auxiliary

414-213-7446

Food for Families Collection Report

By 524 Brother Knight Randy Soukup

I delivered our "Food for Families" to St. Aloysius food

pantry on the Sunday after the snow storm. Margaret

Rondeau, pictured below, greeted me at the church for

entry to the food panty. I presented her with the food

we collected and the check for $500.00 which she

didn't expect. She was so excited getting the money

saying that she had just spent $700.00 to stock their

pantry for the coming week before thanksgiving.

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Milwaukee Pere Marquette 524 Foundation message

KNIGHTS & LADIES,

This December 2015 the Foundation distributes about $20,000 to

twelve Benefactors. We looked at what we have done from before

birth to death with give to Ultra Sound equipment, Birthright care

after birth to the Mothers, NAMI Family to Family help, Ignatian

Spirituality Retreat for addiction, Angel fund for Tuition for Catholic

School, St. Stanislaus blue Knights & Little Flowers Boys & Girls

in grade schools, St. Francis Seminary Two Seminaries and

Xaverian Missions and Blessed Sacrament Senior Group.

This is done by your donations to the Foundation and we are

hoping to keep doing this for many years. Again The Foundation

would like to Thank all from the many donations.

We wish you’re all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

Thank You letter from Margaret Rondeau

At our December Council meeting, we read the

hand written note that was received from Margaret.

Quote: " More than words can express, thanks so

much for your tremendous donation of non-

perishable food items, in addition to the most

generous "GIFT" of a check for $500.00 !

May the Lord reward you a hundred-fold.

Even though St. Aloysius has Kof C. (council

3095) both Mary Queen of Heaven & Immaculate

Heart of Mary Catholic Parishes are willing to host

your Council # 524.

Wishing all of you a Blessed Christmas season &

New Year 2015. In God's Love,

Margaret, Food Pantry Coordinator" End Quote.

Editors Note: St. Aloysius, Immaculate Heart of

Mary, and Mary Queen of Heaven are all part of a

Tri-Parish Cluster of West Allis - Pat Reiff

Editors Note: Regarding Change of Address

It is apparent that several of our Senior members are either moving

in with family members or health care facilities, as evidenced by

the returned newsletters that are coming back to me from the Post

Office. If this is in your future, we pray that all goes well for your

future health needs, and would appreciate a notice of change of

address so that we can keep in touch in with you.

God Bless, Pat Reiff

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LADIES AUXILIARY SICK LIST

Bernadette Connar

7901 West National Ave. Unit #32

West Allis, WI 53214-4569

414-541-3131

Kathleen Reitz

9339 W. Howard Ave. Apt 102

Greenfield WI 53228

Joanne Literski

4430 So. Nicholson Ave.

St. Francis, WI 53235

Eleanor Heritsch

1910 West Ohio Ave. #352

Milwaukee, WI 53215

Dolores Albrecht (c/o Shore Haven)

1305 West Wisconsin Ave

Oconomowoc, WI 53066

Genevieve Olen

c/o Meadowmere

701 East Puetz Road Room 221

Oak Creek, WI 53154

Phone 414-766-2221

Marge Surges

9001 W. Holt Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53227

Audrey Heine

c/o Gerry Pareteau

143 Lake Street

Pewaukee, WI 53072

Loraine Korpal

9200 W. Layton Ave. #314

Greenfield, WI 53228-6306

Please remember these Ladies in

your prayers and send a card.

Any changes, please call

Mary Dooley 414-433-2670

NOTE: This is a new phone #

524 COUNCIL SICK LIST

PGK Jack Forrest

11100 W. Forest Home Ave.

Franklin, WI 53132

PFN Marvin Palk

12935 W. Van Norman Ave.

New Berlin, WI 53151

PGK Charles Swain

4481 S. 116th Street

Milwaukee, WI 53228

PGK Joseph Ferschinger

1742 Sycamore Drive

Waukesha, WI 53189

Robert A. Barnes

15830 W. St. Francis Dr.

New Berlin, WI 53151-5127

Robert R. Kirchner

450 Kimberly Dr. #23

Waukesha, WI 53188-3320

Richard J. Salske

7735 Maple Ridge Ct.

Franklin, WI 53132-9198

Harold Susalla

6143 W. Howard Ave. #11

Milwaukee, WI 53220-1974

Mrs. Henry Kurz

3655 N. 126th St. Ste. A

Brookfield, WI 53005-2423

Please remember these men and

women in your prayers and send a

card or give them a call.

Compass Editor Update:

I just received back via the US Mail service the Dec. Compass Newsletter that I mailed to Ruth Ann. It was returned with the hand written comment,

Return to Sender, Deceased.

I then did an Obituary search and came across the following obituary published November 11, 2015

Notice & Condolence:

Ruth A. Lesch-Matuszak

Lesch-Matuszak, Ruth A. (Nee Hansen) Passed away peacefully on Monday, November 9, 2015 at the age of 91. Mother of James (Maureen) Mangione. Grandmoth-er of 2 and great-grandmother of 6. Survived by her sister Sally (Leon) Clarizio. Preceded in death by her husband’s Joseph Lesch and Arnold Matuszak; siblings Maurice, Robert, Joyce "Boots" and Shirley. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation at ST. John PAUL II PARISH-ST. JOHN KANTY CHURCH (3307 S. 10th St., Milwaukee) on Saturday, No-vember 14 from 9-9:45AM. Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10AM. Private interment at Forest Home Cemetery.

Published in Milwaukee Journal Sen-tinel on Nov. 11, 2015

Ruth Ann Matuszak was a member of our 524 Ladies

Auxiliary.

May she rest in peace !

Pat Reiff

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The pitfalls of replacing coverage

You know the old saying, “the grass seems greener on the other side of the fence,” but we all know that it rarely is. The same holds true when it comes to replacing your existing Knights of Columbus life insurance with coverage offered by another company. Perceptions are deceiving. A move to the “greener” grass on the other side of the fence might seem like a good one, but it can leave you with less green in your wallet — in some cases, a lot less. That’s why it pays to remember another old adage, “Read the fine print.” There are many reasons to keep your existing coverage in force, whether that coverage is with the Knights of Columbus or with another company. We’ll focus on the potential pitfalls of replacing coverage here — pitfalls that an agent trying to convince you that the grass actually is greener might neglect to mention. First, all life insurance contracts contain a contestability period, which allows the insurer to contest claims made for a period — typically two years — after the contract is issued. Chances are this is no longer an issue with your current coverage. Second, it’s unlikely that you can obtain the same amount of coverage, for the same premium, that you were able to obtain with your existing contract. The two factors that determine how much you’ll need to pay for life insurance coverage are age and health. Certainly, you’re older now than you were when you took out your current coverage. There’s no way around that. And you have to ask your-self, has your health changed during that time? Is your blood pressure the same? Your cholesterol? Have you gained weight? All these factors can affect the amount of coverage you’ll get for your premium dollar. If someone encourages you to replace — or worse, drop — your existing coverage, please call me. I will show you how your existing coverage is working for you and why replacement is rarely in your best interest. Council Field Agent

Patrick LaPointe

414-975-4650

Vocations Article

The STAGES of FORMATION (Jesuit Style) are:

NOVITIATE: 2 years: A novice joins a community of brothers to grow in prayer, Jesuit history, apostolic work and personal enrichment. After meeting the Lord through the Order’s thirty-day Spiritual Exercises, he vows poverty, chastity and obe-dience.

FIRST STUDIES: 3 years: The newly-vowed candidate, now a brother or scholastic, begins academic work to study phi-losophy and theology; he also deepens his Jesuit identity through ministerial work that challenges and strengthens his gifts.

REGENCY: 3 years: The brother or scholastic now partici-pates in the order’s active ministry, usually teaching at a high school or university.

THEOLOGY: 3 years: Scholastics usually move on to formal theology studies to prepare for priestly ordination. Brothers study theology for a shorter time – to prepare for and en-hance their future ministry.

ORDINATION: The scholastic now receives the sacrament of Holy Orders and is available for his first assignment as a priest.

TERTIANSHIP: (3 years later): Priests and brothers take a year to review their formation, to experience again the thirty-day retreat, and to pronounce final vows into their Society.

Roger Leto,

Vocations

A Special Message from the Council Field Agent:

FINANCIAL SECRETARY ARTICLE

All Regular and Honorary members should have received

their annual membership dues statements by this time.

Your payment is due by the end of January 2016

Your timely payment of these dues is greatly appreciated, as it

eliminates the additional cost of postage & materials needed to

send second & third payment requests.

Honorary Life members have also received a request for

voluntary contributions to the PKD program, Supporting the

monthly newsletter, and an option to make an additional

donation to the Councils operating costs if they are able.

Our Council membership as of December 22nd. 2015 = 265

96 Regular Yearly Dues $50.00

13 Honorary Yearly Dues $11.00

102 Honorary Life Yearly Dues $ 0.00

54 Inactive /Insur. Yearly Dues $ 0.00

Plus Voluntary Contributions:

PKD $3.50

Compass $10.00

Any other Donations $ ?

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MILWAUKEE PERE MARQUETTE

COUNCIL #524

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

P.O. Box 270411

MILWAUKEE, WI 53227-7210

January 2016 Issue

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