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KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS NEWSLETTER FATHER NICHOLAS RAUSCH OSB COUNCIL 1643

SAINT FRANCIS of ASSISI ASSEMBLY 1183 http://www.kofc1643.org

Grand Knight:

Michael R Colosi

360-870-5597

w00butch3r@aol.com

Chaplain:

Fr. Tim Ilgen

Faithful Navigator:

Karl Hoffman

360-280-1240

drkarlhoffman@comcast.net

Faithful Friar:

Fr. Lawrence Gosselin

Fraternal Benefits Information:

General Agent Jarrod Roth in Bremerton at 1-360-475-0784

Knights of Columbus Customer Service at 1-800-380-9995

NOVEMBER 2015, ISSUE NO. 2015-11

Knights of Columbus Newsletters are published monthly by Father Nicholas

Rausch OSB Council 1643, 3420 78th Avenue SE, Olympia WA 98501-9403. It

is distributed to members of Knights of Columbus Father Nicholas Rausch

OSB Council 1643. Postage is paid at Olympia, Washington.

NEWSLETTER CO-EDITORS: Jim Pivec and Tom Brignole are the co-editors of our newsletter. Please send any

articles for the newsletter to Jim or Tom by the 15th of the month. And let Jim or Tom know if you would like to

receive your newsletter in full color via email. Jim’s email address is jfpivec@gmail.com. Tom’s email address is

kbrignole@yahoo.com. If you do not have email, Jim’s snail mail address is 2406 Dublin Drive NW Olympia WA

98502-3443.

CAN YOU PRAY FOR VOCATIONS FOR JUST ONE HOUR? Brother Knights,

Father Jim Lee has requested that the Knights of Columbus pray for religious vocations at

the St. Joseph Adoration Chapel at the St. Michael Downtown Church for one or more

hours per week.

We have designated Saturday & Sunday AM hours of 1AM, 2AM, or 3AM on November

1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, and 29th as our Knights of Columbus hours.

Please call Tom Hruska at 360-561-5548 or e-mail hruska@wwdb.org to sign up for one

or more of the above hours. Thank You. God bless you and your family.

STATE BULLETIN

The Washington State Council of the Knights of Columbus publishes a monthly bulletin. For members

interested in viewing this publication it is available at: http://www.kofc-wa.org/Bulletins/current.pdf

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GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE

Gentlemen, another Tootsie Roll season down. Total

for the two weekends,

$7614 and some change.

Thank you to all who gave

up watching Football to

come out and help with

this very worthwhile

cause.

The checks are all out to

the schools from the

Bernie Tourney, I was

able to attend the St.

Mikes Family Auction and

the Holy Family School Dinner (We were the Largest

Single Donation), I also met and delivered our

donation to the Principle of JPII HS. The Venerable

Don Robbins took care of St. Martins for me. All told

we donated $6500 to Catholic Education this Year. I

urge all to reserve the date of July 30th 2016, for our

next tourney, you may not golf but, I’m sure we all

know someone who does. Please help spread the word.

Seminarian checks are all on their way to those Brother

John Sweet notified of us, as well as the Military

Archdiocese and Bishop White Seminary for Debt

Relief. Please be on the lookout for info on our next

auction, Brother John Zrykowski will head this up

again for next year, let’s all try to give him a hand.

Upcoming events, November 14th is our Annual

Veterans Appreciation Dinner. This event is not just

for the 4th Degree. All brother knights, Veterans or not

are encouraged to attend. This year the event will be in

Our Columbian Hall starting at 6:00PM. We plan to

sponsor 80 veterans again this year, if you know of a

Veteran that would like to attend simply call myself

360-870-5597 or Sir Knight and FN Karl Hoffman

360-280-1240. Our illustrious resident chef Sir Knight

Sam Pellegrino, will be catering a traditional Turkey

Dinner with all the trimmings. Nov. 15th we will have

a Pancake Breakfast at the 7:30 and 9:30 AM masses at

St. Mikes. Volunteers as usual are desperately needed.

At Sacred Heart on the 18 Oct. I had 5. I don’t

particularly feel like cleaning up until 1:30 PM again,

just ask Bill McBride. November 19th will be our

annual Memorial Mass and Potluck. 6:00 PM at

Columbian Hall. Sam will again supply a main course,

with sides coming from the attendees. I’m sure Sam

will have an announcement in this month’s newsletter.

On Dec. 20th we will be hosting a 2nd Degree

Exemplification at Columbian Hall, details will follow.

I highly encourage all 1st degree members to attend as

there will be a third degree to follow January 30th of

2016. This the chance to move forward without having

to travel too far.

Respectfully,

Michael R. Colosi, Grand Knight

Father Nicholas Rausch OSB Council 1643

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Member Name Date Member Name Date

Salvatore Conti Nov 01 Donald Hovancsek Nov 15

George Baker Nov 02 Douglas Jeske Nov 16

Larry Cahill Nov 02 Kevin Underwood Nov 16

Florante Jayme Nov 02 Patrick Black Nov 17

John O Conner Nov 03 Peter Hahn Nov 17

William Dilorenzo Nov 04 Samuel Pellegrino Nov 20

Terence Monaghan Nov 04 Filemon Villanueva Nov 22

Thomas Monaghan Nov 04 James Arnold Nov 24

Ronald De Groot Nov 05 Robert Honan Nov 25

Anthony Pellegrino Nov 07 Yul Iverson Nov 25

Paul Enns Nov 10 John Zyrkowski Nov 26

Donald Spieles Nov 10 Joseph Norton Nov 27

John Sager Nov 11 Joseph Scuderi Nov 27

Walter Dale Nov 12 L Bowman Nov 28

Paul Barga Nov 13 Sean St Clair Nov 28

Felipe Contreras Rojas Nov 13 Joe Herald Nov 30

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FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR’S MESSAGE

Dear Faithful Brother Knights

We are in the final

stages of planning for

the Veterans

Appreciation Dinner,

to be held Saturday,

November 14th, at

Columbian Hall.

Social hour begins at 6

PM with a Traditional

Roast Turkey buffet

with All the

Trimmings served at

7:00 PM (by our

brother and chef Sam Pellegrino). Keynote Speaker:

Colonel Ronald Averill, USA, Ret.

Tickets are $25.00 For Information and Tickets

Contact: Me (360) 280-1240, or Phil Kelley. 360-

970-6323. Black Tie or Business Attire.

If you are a third degree Knight, I invite you to join

the Patriotic Degree, the 4th Degree.

A Fourth Degree Exemplification will be held on

Saturday November 7, 2015 at St Brendan Parish,

10150 NE 192nd St. Bothell, WA 98011. The host

assembly will be Our Lady of the Americas

Assembly 3123 with support from Charles F.

McLean Assembly 2621. The exemplification fee

for each candidate, except priests, is $70 as set by

the Supreme Board of Directors. Included in this fee

is one Banquet ticket for the candidate, a Social

Baldric and a Fourth Degree Pin. There is no

exemplification fee for ordained priests or religious

brothers, however, their Assembly will pay $14 for

their Social Baldric and Fourth Degree Pin and $25

for the cost of the dinner. The candidate's or the

Assembly's check is to be made payable to the

Master, Knights of Columbus. Banquet tickets for

wives or guests should be made payable to Our Lady

of the America’s Assembly 3123. Send all Form 4's

(Fourth Degree Membership Document), reservation

forms, and checks to: FC Tom Gray, 24323 Bothell

Everett Highway Bothell, WA. 98021. Please

register no later than November 1. Details can be

found here: http://www.kofc-

wa.org/bulletins/2015/oct.pdf If you are interested,

contact me.

4TH DEGREE QUARTERLY CORPORATE

COMMUNION

Sunday November 22nd, St. Michael Downtown,

9:30 AM Mass; Reserved Section up front left side.

BRUNCH: Mercato Restaurant, across from the

Farmers Market. COST: Special Weekend Brunch

Menu ranging in price from $9.00pp for “sausage &

eggs” - $14.00 pp for “steak & eggs” etc.,Complete

brunch menu on line at:

http://www.mercatoristorante.com/menu/brunch/

ATTIRE: Formal/Sunday Best. RESERVATIONS: A

MUST; Please contact Sir Knight Sam Pellegrino

ASAP: sam@pellegrinoscatering.com or 360-259-

7337 for more details. Please do this NOW,

and put it on your calendar lest we forget!!!!!!

This event is open to all Sir Knights

prospective 4th Degree Knights and family

members.

Our next Assembly meeting will be Thursday,

January 28, 6:00 PM.

Fraternally Yours in Christ,

Karl L Hoffman, DDS, Faithful Navigator

St. Francis of Assisi Assembly 1183

DrKarlHoffman@comcast.net 360-280-1240

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MEMORIAL MASS AND POTLUCK

6:00 PM THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19 AT COLUMBIAN HALL

Our chaplain, Fr. Tim Ilgen, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, will celebrate this year’s annual Memorial

Mass at Columbian Hall on Thursday, November 19th, 6:00 PM, for recently deceased members, family

members, and friends of the Knights over the past year. Our Schola will, of course, lead the singing.

At the potluck to follow. Chef Sam Pellegrino will provide his famous

meatballs and Italian sausage. Please be generous with the dish you supply.

Food suggestions if your last name begins with:

A-F Salads, i.e. garden variety with dressing, fresh fruit, etc.

G-L Crusty dinner rolls, breads, and butter

M-Q Spaghetti or favorite pasta dish

R-Z Dessert, limited only by the imagination

PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE MOST CREATIVE

HOMEMADE DESSERT

RSVP to Sam Pellegrino, 360-259-7337 or sam@pellegrinoscatering.com. Please

indicate what you intend to provide for the potluck meal.

State Convention 2017 in Olympia

Planning meeting Nov 23rd

We will have our first convention planning meeting

on November 23rd at Sacred Heart’s Hallen Hall

upstairs in room #5 @ 7pm and this meeting is open

to all brother Knights and their families. The

convention is a big project for our council with

getting paid sponsors for the convention program

booklet, Dinner and Mass offsite on Friday night and

events for the ladies to keep busy while we are at the

convention. So please come out and learn more

about what is needed to make this event a success. If

you have questions please contact me at

darrenejohnson@comcast.net or my cell 253-709-

4588. Thank you.

Darren E. Johnson PGK

District Deputy – District #4

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KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS

Once again this year, Brother Knight Sam Pellegrino, along with a group of volunteer Knights and Squires,

will build the “Keep Christ in Christmas” display on the patio of Pellegrino’s Italian Kitchen, 205 Cleveland

Ave. in Tumwater. Prior to Thanksgiving, we will need 16 trees ranging in height from 4-12 feet. We will

also need 4 bales of straw. Set up of trees is scheduled for Saturday, November 21st We will need all the

help we can get from Squires and Knights! That morning, Sam will provide warm food and beverages for

the cold and hungry volunteers.

All of the twinkling net lighting and some of the wiring will again have to be replaced; all statues are in need

of re-painting, the big angel and the deer figurines are becoming very worn, not to mention the dramatic

increase in the cost of electricity. Your financial help with this project would be greatly appreciated. Tax

deductible contributions can be made to the Knights of Columbus and mailed to GK Mike Colosi at PO

Box 3511, Lacey, 98509. Checks should be labeled “Keep Christ in Christmas Project.” Thank you in

advance for your generous support.

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Fr. Nicholas Rausch OSB Council 1643

Present the 2015 Knights before Christmas program

“A Christmas Wish”

It’s time again for our awesome Christmas program helping those in need, prepacking party is December 4th @ 7pm Columbian Hall and then delivery is on December 12th @ 8am at Columbian hall. Remember this is a family event so bring the wife and kids to both events. As always I am looking for 6-7 Santa’s helpers (captains) with a delivery vehicle to head up a team of elves to make the deliveries

so please contact me if you can help out as a captain or an elf.

Contact me @ darrenejohnson@comcast.net or 253-709-4588. Snack will be served at both events. Cash donations payable to the KOFC 1643 are accepted to help cover cost of new decorations and tree stands each year. (Lightly used medium size tree stand are accepted).

God Bless and Merry Christmas!

Darren E. Johnson DD4

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DIRECTOR

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“Team Joe” conducting a membership drive at St Michael’s Westside Chapel. Pictured

left to right: Joe Schumacher and Joe Herald.

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UPCOMING 3RD

DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION

The following Exemplification ceremony is scheduled during the next few months. Please contact either

Grand Knight Mike Colosi or District Deputy Darren Johnson if you will be attending this degree so that

someone can escort you there.

3rd Degree – Saturday January 30, 2016 at Columbian Hall. Please see next month’s newsletter for

more details.

Please Keep in Your Prayers

Walt Dale

Ray DeTerra Family

Sam Pellegrino

Carole Robbins

Ed Sauley

END OF SUMMER SALE!!

This is your last chance to get your Knights t-shirts. The price is

only $10.00 each while supplies last. Available in Large, XL,

and 2 XL. Navy blue in color and some dark grey in 2XL

Mail checks to P.O. Box 3511 Lacey WA 98509, Att. Darren

Johnson. Shirts will be available at meetings and Knights

functions. No shirts will be mailed.

A very cool new free app for

smart phones from the Knights

in the Goggle play (android) or

Apple store (I phone). For

someone that is interested in

learning more about the

Knights, they can click on the

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OCTOBER 2015 KNIGHT OF THE MONTH – CORBETT THORNTON

The Father Nicholas Rausch

OSB Council 1643 Knight of

the month for October 2015 is

Corbett Thornton.

Brother Corb joined the

Knights in 2004 in York,

Pennsylvania, and has been the

Faithful Scribe for the 4th

Degree for several years. He is

now retired, allowing him to

participate more fully in Knight

activities. Corb is in the Color

Corps which provides honor

guards for weddings, funerals,

the annual pilgrimage at St.

George, and confirmations at

St. Michael and Sacred Heart.

He sings with the Schola choir,

most notably singing the National Anthem at the

Rainers baseball game this last August.

Corb helps cook for the annual Cowboy BBQ, the

Hall Fish Fries, and helps with donut sales at St.

Michael after mass. He served food at the Flag

Football Project to raise money for the

Children’s Cancer Clinic in Seattle. Also,

he helped the Knights raise money for the

Tootsie Roll Drive.

Recently, he assumed responsibilities for

sending out bereavement and get-well

cards to those Knights in need.

Corb belongs to the St. Michael

downtown choir with his wife, Elaine. He

participates in the 40 Days for Life and

Show the Truth at Planned Parenthood.

He attended the Men’s Day of

Recollection at Holy Theophany

Monastery and has helped with clean-up

days at the monastery.

Corb said the reason he joined the Knights

can be described in one word, “Service,

"Service to my beloved Catholic Church,

to God, to my Country, and to my fellow Knights."

Thank you, Brother Corb, for all that you continue to

do, and congratulations on being selected as our

Knight of the Month for October.

JULY 2015 FAMILY OF THE MONTH

JOSEPH & BRENDA PATNUDE

No write-up for Joseph & Brenda this month. The editor apologizes.

Brother Corb

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St. Francis of Assisi Assembly 1183

Keynote Speaker:

Ronald H. Averill, Colonel, US Army, Retired

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Rev. Tim Ilgen – Council 1643 Chaplain

Ordained: June 7, 2003

Parochial Vicar: Lewis County cluster 2003-2004

Pastor: St. Rose, Longview 2004-2010

Pastor: Lewis County cluster 2010-2015

I am a

Washington

State native. I

was born in

Spokane in

1960. I spent

most of my

childhood

there. It is a

wonderful

place to grow

up. My parents

are still living

there, along

with my brother who lives close by. I have three

sisters who live in the Seattle area. All my siblings

are married and I have six nieces and two nephews.

The next generation has already arrived as I now

have a grand-nephew.

I graduated from high school in 1978 and from

WSU in 1983 with a degree in psychology. I had

various jobs after college. I believe the experiences

from those jobs have helped me as a priest. Some

jobs were administrative and some were blue collar

maintenance type jobs. I owned my own painting

business for a short while. It was at this time that I

felt called by God to the priesthood. I initially said

“No” to God’s call. I had other plans for my life.

However, God doesn’t give up that easily. God

eventually convinced me that the priesthood was

what He wanted for me, and that His plans were

better than mine. As soon as I said “Yes” it was as

if all the doors were opened and all the lights

turned green. I applied to the Archdiocese of

Seattle to be a seminarian, and was accepted by

Archbishop Murphy. I entered the seminary in the

fall of 1997. After five years in the seminary and a

pastoral year in a parish I was ordained.

God was right, of course. I have been tremendously

blessed since I said “yes”. God cannot be outdone

in generosity. As a priest I have been invited to

share in some people’s lives like I am one of the

family. I have been blessed to celebrate weddings,

baptisms, first communions, blessings of various

types, anointing of the sick, funerals, and the list

goes on. I have been a part of people’s lives in

joyous times and in times of heartache. I have felt

my heart be filled to overflowing with love and

gratitude, and I have felt my heart being broken by

sadness and the darkness of pain and suffering. Life

is filled with a wide range of emotions, and

people’s lives (my life too) can be touched by all of

them at some point.

Where would we be without Jesus in our life? I

have visited some people in nursing homes who

had no faith. They were usually depressed and felt

hopeless. The people that I visited who had faith

seemed to maintain a spirit of hope. They knew that

Jesus was close to them in their suffering, and that

He would soon bring them to a better life. As

Christians we are people of hope. Jesus suffered,

died and rose again to give this hope. How can we

not trust the promises of Someone who was willing

to undergo so much for us? Jesus came to give us

life in abundance (Jn 10:10). We need this beacon

of Light showing us the way. Jesus is the Way.

I feel very fortunate to have been assigned to

Sacred Heart Parish. I have a special devotion to

the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I am also a fourth degree

Knight, and I look forward to being with this

Knights council. I have heard many great things

about this council from some of the Knights in

Lewis County. They have spoken highly of you.

We can do all things in Christ who gives us

strength (Phil 4:13). May God continue to pour

forth His love and mercy upon all of us in

abundance, and especially upon His devoted

servants – the Knights of Columbus.

Sincerely,

Fr. Tim Ilgen

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BE IN THE PICTURE NEXT YEAR

On the 18th the kitchen will be prepared and on the 19th (day of the march) beginning at 7:30 A.M. Knights of

Columbus Traffic Officers will assemble at Sacred Heart parish EATING DOUGHNUTS. At the same time

brother Knight, Sam Pellegrino, will begin whipping his kitchen crew into action.

At 8:15 Traffic Officers will depart to take up their assignments at St. Martin U.

Archbishop

J. Peter Sartain

Presiding

After Mass travel from St. Martin’s to the:

“Washington State

March for Life”

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016

9:30 AM PRO-LIFE MASS

AFTER THE MARCH FOR LIFE

March Participants Are Invited To

SACRED HEART PARISH

For A Complementary Lunch Provided By The Knights

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Thank you Fr. Tim and the

people of Sacred Heart

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OUR AGING MEMBERSHIP

Brother Knights

As we all grow older and our membership ages and we find many brothers who have trouble

seeing at night, and some can no longer drive.

I am asking for your help on this matter; if you can pick up a brother

and bring him to a meeting, or to another event, please contact me

and let me know your phone number and what part of town you live

in.

Brother’s - if you are not able to get around to attend meetings and

events’ please don’t be embarrassed to let me know so that I can

connect you with a Brother Knight.

Please remember that we all enjoy your fellowship and company so please contact me. My

information is listed below.

Darren E. Johnson PGK

District Deputy - District 4

Cell Phone 253-709-4588

DD04@kofc-wa.org

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NOVEMBER 1, 2015

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November 2015

Sun 1 40 Days for Life ends 6PM @ St. Michael Downtown

Sun 1 Show the Truth “Tour to the Borders” begins

Mon 2 Council Officers Meeting 6PM @ Columbian Hall

1st Degree Exemplification 7:30PM @ Columbian Hall

Tue 3 Schola practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event Center

Thu 5 Council Business Meeting @ Columbian Hall

5:45 PM social & rosary. Business meeting @ 7:30PM

Tue 10 Schola practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event Center

Thu 12 4th Degree Officers Mtg 5:45PM @ Columbian Hall

Squires Meeting 7:30PM @ Columbian Hall

Sat 14 Veterans Appreciation Dinner 6 PM @ Columbian Hall

Sun 15 Membership Drive & Pancake Breakfast

St. Michael Downtown after 7:30 and 9:30AM Masses

Tue 17 Schola practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event Center

Thu 19 Annual Memorial Mass for recently deceased members

6PM @ Columbian Hall, followed by potluck dinner

Sat 21 Keep Christ in Christmas tree cutting 9AM @ Schilter’s

Family Farm. Nativity display setup approx. 10AM @

Pellegrino’s restaurant.

Sun 22 Donut Sales after 7:30 & 9:30 AM Masses @ St. Mike

Sun 22 Corporate Communion St. Mike’s Downtown @ 9:30

AM Mass, followed by brunch @ Mercato Ristorante

Tue 24 Schola practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event Center

Thu 26 HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Mon 30 Council Officers Meeting 6PM @ Columbian Hall

1st Degree Exemplification 7:30PM @ Columbian Hall

No 4th Degree Social, Rosary, or Meeting in November

December 2015

Tue 1 Schola practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event Center

Thu 3 Council Business Meeting @ Columbian Hall

5:45 PM social & rosary. Business meeting @ 7:30PM

Fri 4 Knights Before Christmas Packing Party 7 PM @

Columbian Hall

Sat 5 Knights before Christmas Set Up Party 7:30PM @

Columbian Hall

Tue 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception (no Schola

practice)

Thu 10 4th Degree Officers Mtg 5:45PM @ Columbian Hall

Squires Meeting 7:30PM @ Columbian Hall

Sat 12 Knights Before Christmas Tree Delivery 8 AM @

Columbian Hall

Sat 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast 5:45PM @ St. Mikes and

Sacred Heart

Sat 12 Children’s Christmas Party 6PM @ Sacred Heart

Dec 15 Schola practice 7PM @ Pellegrino’s Event Center

Wed 16 Drexel House Dinner 4:15 PM

Thu 17 Council & Assembly Christmas Party 6PM @

Columbian Hall

Sun 20 Donut Sales after 7:30 & 9:30 AM Masses @ St. Mike

Fri 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS

No 4th Degree Social, Rosary, or Meeting in December