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Grand Knight’s Message WGK Martin Perez My Dear Brothers:
I want to begin by thanking you for being so supportive and making my transition as
smooth as possible. We had a very busy month with a number of different activities. We have a lot of momentum and I look forward to working with all of you to serve and showcase the excellence of our Knights to the Parish community. I am very pleased to announce that Chris Smith has accepted the responsibility to be our council’s Faith Director. Please congratulate Chris and make it a point to support him in our Faith In Action activities. We have many opportunities to make a difference in our parish community by engaging and supporting our Faith in Action programs. I strongly encourage each Knight to take an active role in one of the programs (Faith, Family, Community and Life) for which you have a passion. Each of you brings unique skills and Experiences, so please volunteer and help make a difference.
We have many upcoming activities in August including our annual Ice Cream Social on August 24
th and
this year’s Installation of Officers ceremony on August 17th. Please plan to participate with your family and friends. It will be a great way to kick off our new fraternal year and show our Parish that we want to make a difference. There are a number of other upcoming activities which will require a focal point such as the Arizona Rosary, Silver Rose, and Knights at the Ball Park. Please reach out to one of our FIA Directors or contact me if you would like to volunteer or coordinate that activity. I again remind each of you to reach out to a Catholic Gentlemen who is not a Knight and invite him to join us. It is a rewarding experience and provides Catholic men with another way to be a role model to their families and a contributor to our Parish community. For those of you looking to advance within the Knights of Columbus, we have another 2nd /3rd Degree Exemplification coming up in September. Please take advantage of this opportunity if you are a 1st degree member. In addition, there will be a 4th Degree Exemplification in September for those of you wanting to attain your Patriotic degree. Please visit our website (kofc12164.org) to get the latest news and calendar of our events. Trevor Mahan has done a great job building our Council’s website and it is a positive reflection of our Council activities and the Knights of Columbus. I welcome your input and suggestions so that we can continually improve upon our contributions to the Parish community. I continue to ask you to pray for me as I hope that God will provide me with the insight and knowledge to serve you in the manner you deserve. God Bless you All. Vivat Jesus, SK Martin C Perez Grand Knight
St. Bernadette
Council 12164
480-905-0221
Scottsdale, AZ
Inside this issue:
Grand Knights’ Report 1
Knight of the Month 2
Family of the Month 2
Birthdays 2
Saint of the Month 3
Food for the Poor 4
“I’m in Awe of You” 6
Leica and the Jews 7
Pictures 9
Calendars 10
Coming Events 11
Good of the Order
Prayer List 12
Contacts 12
The Assumption 13
Le Chevalier
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August 2019 Gene Arvizu
Bob Bolin
Christopher Butcher
Dale Lewis
Louis Matthews
Terrance Miller
Ken Minniti
Nikolas Nikas
Charles Polizzi
George Shatto
Dominic Svorinic
Brian Weber
Jerry Wood
Trevor Mahan
Knight of the Month
July 2019
The Morano Family
Family of the Month
July 2019
Installation Dinner The Installation of the 2019-20 Officers will take place
on August 17, 2019, right after the 5:00 PM Mass in the
Church. If you plan to enjoy dinner and the ceremonies
that follow in the Parish Hall, please RSVP to PGK
Richard Welp as soon as possible. We’d love to have the
whole Council and the Knights’ wives and children there
for this event. $10.00 adults; children free
August 17, 2019 right after 5:00 Mass
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Saint of the Month
Saint Mary MacKillop
(January 15, 1842 – August 8, 1909)
Saint Mary MacKillop’s Story
If Saint Mary MacKillop were alive today, she would be a
household name. It’s not that she sought the limelight. On
the contrary, she simply wanted to serve the poor wherever
she found them in her native Australia. But along the way,
she managed to arouse the ire of some rather powerful
churchmen. One even excommunicated her for a time.
Born in Melbourne in 1842, to parents who had emigrated
from Scotland, Mary grew up in a family that faced constant
financial struggles. As a young woman she was drawn to
religious life but could not find an existing order of Sisters
that met her needs. In 1860, she met Father Julian Woods,
who became her spiritual director. Together they founded a
new community of women—the Sisters of St. Joseph of the
Sacred Heart, also known as the Josephite Sisters. Its
members were to staff schools especially for poor children, as
well as orphanages, and do other works of charity.
As the congregation grew, so did Mary MacKillop’s problems.
Her priest-friend proved unreliable in many ways and his
responsibilities for direction of the Sisters were removed.
Meanwhile, Mary had the support of some local bishops as
she and her Sisters went about their work. But the bishop in
South Australia, aging and relying on others for advice, briefly
excommunicated Mary—charging her with disobedience—
and dispensed 50 of her Sisters from their vows. In truth, the
bishop’s quarrel was about power and who had authority
St. Mary MacKillop, oro pro nobis!
over whom. He ultimately rescinded his order of
excommunication.
Mary insisted that her congregation should be governed by
an elected mother general answerable to Rome, not to the
local bishop. There also were disputes about whether or not
the congregation could own property. In the end, Rome
proved to be Mary’s best source of support. After a long wait
official approval of the congregation—and how it was to be
governed—came from Pope Leo XIII.
Despite her struggles with Church authorities, Mary
MacKillop and her Sisters were able to offer social services
that few, if any, government agencies in Australia could. They
served Protestants and Catholics alike. They worked among
the aborigines. They taught in schools and orphanages and
served unmarried mothers.
Money, actually the lack of it, was a constant worry. But the
Sisters who begged from door to door, were bolstered by
faith and by the conviction that their struggles were
opportunities to grow closer to God.
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By the time Mary was approaching the end of her life, the
congregation was thriving. She died in 1909 at the age of 67.
Pope John Paul II beatified her in 1995. In 2010, when Pope
Benedict XVI canonized her, she became Australia’s first
saint. Her Liturgical Feast Day is August 8.
Reflection
The story of many foundresses of religious communities and
the tales of the early days of those communities can make
for fascinating reading. Those women were dedicated and
tough and fought for those they served. Let’s thank the Lord
for raising up such wonderful examples of faith.
Food for the Poor Project
Good week to all our Knights of Columbus and Volunteers! What a month to think back
fifty years when the first man walked on the moon. All over the country people
have been celebrating that event. When we think about it, this was involvement of many people who could make it happen. This is the same principal that our Food For The Poor Project is going on in its sixth year. We are all working in coordination with each other to make this happen. Thank You all for giving your time. We have taken steps to help all humankind. As we celebrate our history, let us also celebrate our dedication to our community for helping the homeless each week. Today and going forward, we take steps to serve humankind. Important information for volunteers who are in
GROUP TWO: You will have one more stop at Starbucks at Tatum/Thunderbird. We welcome our new location starting in August; with all our groups, this will be TEN
BUSINESSES that help us each week. Make sure you thank them. We will be on vacation from August 8th until August 22nd. Larry Brainard of Saint Barnabas On the Desert will fill in. His numbers are 602-482-0112 or 480-589-9711 if you need to reach him. We can all ask ourselves “What are the footprints
I am leaving as I pass through my human existence?” We are leaving footprints at St Vincent De Paul Becker House dining room. Have a love filled week.
Food for the Poor Project
Chairperson and Committee,
Santo Graziano, cell: 602-321-1673
Larry Brainard
Robert and Jackie Franciosi
Mike
and
Susan
Dalton
SK Santo Graziano
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Building the Domestic Church strengthening our Parish.
Monthly Pancake Breakfast
Third Sunday of every month between September and May $5.00 Family: $15.00
Join us in the Parish Hall!
Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, and Sausage! No pancake breakfasts
during the summer. They will resume on
September 15th
Grotto on the Campus of Mt. St. John, Bergamo, Beavercreek, Ohio
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Kamala Harris Applauds
Activist Who Celebrates
Killing Her Baby in
Abortion: “I’m in Awe of
You” NATIONAL MICAIAH BILGER JUL 5,
2019 | 4:56PM WASHINGTON, DC
An Iowa woman who celebrated aborting her unborn baby received praise from Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris this week. The California senator, who has close ties to the abortion industry, said she was in “awe” of the woman for telling her abortion story during a campaign stop Wednesday in Iowa, the Washington Examiner reports. “I’m in awe of your courage to speak, really, to speak in
this venue with all who are here and with such grace to tell your story that is a very personal story and is a story that many women in America can tell,” Harris said. “But you have a special ability to have the confidence and the courage to speak it in a room like this, and those truths need to be heard by everyone, so I
first just want to thank you for that. I really do,” she continued. The woman told her story during a campaign rally hosted by NARAL, a radical pro-abortion group that supports unrestricted abortions up to birth and taxpayer-funded abortions. The report identifies the woman only as Katie, an undecided voter from Iowa who said she has supported NARAL for 10 years. “About 10 years ago, I found myself facing an unplanned pregnancy,” Katie told Harris during the rally. “To be totally honest, I’d never really thought too much about reproductive rights, because I never thought I would need them, but I do distinctly remember the moment I found out I was pregnant. I had two immediate thoughts before the denial and all those feelings that come later. I remember thinking, I need to have an abortion, and oh, I live in Iowa.” Katie also criticized Republican lawmakers for trying to take away women’s “power” to have abortions. Harris promised that if she is elected, she will try to stop “bad” pro-life laws that protect unborn babies and mothers.
“Let’s also do what we need to do around litigation against these bad laws, but let’s also from a pro-active position, think about how this is a fundamental issue of justice,” Harris responded. “And in that way, that’s how I think about the role of the United States Department of Justice, which is why I’m saying, in a Harris administration, we will have pre-clearance requirements for any state that infringes on a woman’s access to reproductive healthcare if they have a history of doing that, so that is a new and a different approach.” In May, Harris introduced a plan that would require states to get permission from the federal government before passing laws that ban, restrict or regulate abortions. Specifically, states that have a history of passing pro-life laws would be subjected to the oppressive mandate.
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“We are living through an all-out assault being waged on women’s health and reproductive rights,” her campaign said in a statement. “Kamala Harris believes we need to fight back and block these dangerous and deadly laws before they take effect.” Requests would go through the U.S. Department of Justice, which would determine whether the law can go into effect. If the DOJ rules in favor of the law, abortion activists still could challenge it in court, according to Harris’s plan. In essence, her would force a federal government agency to defend abortion on demand – even if future presidential administrations disagree. The plan, a kind of “preclearance requirement,” is similar to the Voting Rights Act, which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against in 2013, the New York Times reports. Harris has a 100-percent pro-abortion voting record from the National Right to Life Committee. As attorney general of California, she prosecuted David Daleiden for exposing Planned Parenthood’s allegedly illegal sales of aborted baby body parts. Recently, she voted against a
bill to protect newborn babies from infanticide.
LEICA AND THE JEWS
The Leica is the pioneer 35mm camera. It is a
German product - precise, minimalist, and utterly
efficient. Behind its worldwide acceptance as a
creative tool was a family-owned,
socially oriented firm that, during the Nazi era,
acted with uncommon grace, generosity and
modesty. E. Leitz, Inc., designer and manufacturer
of Germany's most famous photographic product,
saved its Jews.
And Ernst Leitz II, the steely-eyed Protestant
patriarch who headed the closely held firm as the
Holocaust loomed across Europe , acted in such a
way as to earn the title, "the photography industry's
Schindler."
As soon as Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of
Germany in 1933, Ernst Leitz II began receiving
frantic calls from Jewish associates, asking for his
help in getting them and their families out of the
country. As Christians, Leitz and his family were
immune to Nazi Germany's Nuremberg laws,
which restricted the movement of Jews and limited
their professional activities.
To help his Jewish workers and colleagues, Leitz
quietly established what has become known among
historians of the Holocaust as "the Leica
Freedom Train," a covert means of allowing Jews
to leave Germany in the guise of Leitz employees
being assigned overseas.
Employees, retailers, family members, even friends
of family members were "assigned" to Leitz sales
offices in France, Britain, Hong Kong and the
United States, Leitz' activities intensified after the
Kristallnacht of November 1938, during which
synagogues and Jewish shops were burned across
Germany .
Before long, German "employees" were
disembarking from the ocean liner Bremen at a New
York pier and making their way to the Manhattan
office of Leitz Inc., where executives quickly
found them jobs in the photographic industry. Each
new arrival had around his or her neck the symbol
of freedom - a new Leica camera. The refugees
were paid a stipend until they could find work. Out
of this migration came designers, repair technicians,
salespeople, marketers and writers for the
photographic press.
Keeping the story quiet The "Leica Freedom Train"
was at its height in 1938 and early 1939, delivering
groups of refugees to New York every few
weeks. Then, with the invasion of Poland on Sept.
1, 1939, Germany closed its borders. By that time,
hundreds of endangered Jews had escaped to
America, thanks to the Leitz' efforts. How did
Ernst Leitz II and his staff get away with it? Leitz,
Inc. was an internationally recognized brand that
reflected credit on the newly resurgent Reich. The
company produced cameras, range-finders and other
optical systems for the German military. Also, the
Nazi government desperately needed hard currency
from abroad, and Leitz' single biggest market for
optical goods was the United States.
Even so, members of the Leitz family and firm
suffered for their good works. A top executive was
jailed for working to help Jews and freed only
after the payment of a large bribe.
Leitz' daughter, Elsie Kuhn-Leitz, was imprisoned
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by the Gestapo after she was caught at the border,
helping Jewish women cross into Switzerland . She
eventually was freed but endured rough treatment in
the course of questioning. She also fell under
suspicion when she attempted to improve the
living conditions of 700 to 800 Ukrainian slave
laborers, all of them women, who had been assigned
to work in the plant during the 1940s. (After the
war, Kuhn-Leitz received numerous honors for her
humanitarian efforts, among them the Officier
d'honneur des Palms Academic from France
in 1965 and the Aristide Briand Medal from the
European Academy in the 1970s.)
Why has no one told this story until now?
According to the late Norman Lipton, a freelance
writer and editor, the Leitz family wanted no
publicity for its heroic efforts. Only after the last
member of the Leitz family was dead did the "Leica
Freedom Train" finally come to light. It is now the
subject of a book, "The Greatest Invention of the
Leitz Family: The Leica Freedom Train," by Frank
Dabba Smith, a California-born Rabbi currently
living in England.
Thank you for reading the above. Memories of the
righteous should live on.
Note: As many of you know, I am involved with the German-American community of Phoenix as president of the local chapter of the German-American National Congress (DANK), home based in Chicago. Frau Uta Behrens, a member of DANK and a Christian supporter of the German community, sent me the above article. I had never heard this story before, and neither had she. I felt compelled to share it with my Brother Knights because “Memories of the righteous should live on.” —JTW
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Churches and Cathedrals of the World
Figure 1: Westminster Abbey, London
Figure 2: Le Mont St. Michelle, France
Figure 3: Notre Dame de Paris - recently destroyed by fire is under reconstruction.
Figure 4: Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona, AZ
Figure 5: Kölner Dom, Cologne, Germany
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August 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Meeting 7:00 PM
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14 Council Meeting
7:00 PM
15 Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
16 St. Stephen of
Hungary
17 Officers
Installation & Awards
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22 The Queen-ship of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
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29 The Passion of
St. John the Baptist
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September 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2 Labor Day
3
4 Officers’
Meeting 7:00 PM
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8 Grandparents
Day
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11 Council Meeting
7:00 PM Patriot Day
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Holy Name of Mary
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28 Knights at the
Ballpark
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St. Jerome
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Officers Installation for 2019-2020 Fraternal
Year after 5:00 Mass on August 17, 2019
Annual Ice Cream Social after 5:00
Mass August 24, 2019
Fr. Paul Avarez, Associate Pastor
We welcome Father Paul
Avarez to our Parish! He is our
new Associate Pastor, and you
have certainly been to at Mass,
at which he has officiated.
He comes originally from India,
and has been serving the
Church for the last several
years in New Zealand.
He is interested in becoming a
Knight, and We look forward to
welcoming him into our Council
12164.
Father Paul: Welcome to St. Bernadette; we are happy to have you with us!
Willkommen!
Bien Venue!
Welcome!
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Good of the Order Prayer List—July 2019 Brothers, please join us as we pray for the following Knights and their families.
Leonard Castro passed away.
Patricia Ann Cook, who passed away, mother of John Cook
Barbara Day
Ric Fichera
SK Virgil Grzywa
Deacon Jim Hostutler
Jack and Mary Jo Lichtenberg
SK Al and Johnna Minitti
Daniel Ortega, Gene’s godfather, who passed away after a long struggle, and his wife Georgina.
Rosie Pate
Sergio Romero, SK Gene Arvizu’s cousin, who’s suffering from cancer.
Chris Smith is undergoing chemo.
Jan and Cathy Steinke injured in a car accident.
Kathy Tellis
SK William Torresala
For the Pope, every Priest and Deacon and all the clergy.
For the safety and good health of all our military, police, and fire fighters.
For the good health of all Knights and their families and our own Knights who continue to find the strength to keep coming out to do God’s will.
Officers, Directors, and Program Chairmen—2019-20
Officers: Committee Chairmen:
Grand Knight SK Martin Perez 602-418-6511 1st
Degree Team SK Dan Conway 480-686-9256
Chaplain Fr. Don Kline 480-905-0221 Blood Drive Dennis Logue 602-595-1460
D. Grand Knight SK Michael Dill 760-213-3737 Oktoberfest SK Gene Arvizu 480-776-4794
Chancellor Dennis Logue 602-595-1460 Social Committee (Volunteer needed)
Financial Sec. SK Michael Smalley 602-799-2256 Italian Dinner SK William Torresala 404-668-9399
Treasurer SK Richard Welp 602-826-1241 Food for the Poor SK Santo Granziano 602-321-1673
Recorder SK Frank Scarpone 480-540-8460 Tootsie Roll Drive SK Vince Cefalu 602-350-9106
Advocate SK Daniel Conway 410-686-9256 Rosary Sunday Chair needed
Warden SK Vince Cefalu 602-350-9106 Free Throw Contest Dennis Logue 602-595-1460
Outside Guard Ronald Angelo 480-322-2035 Le Chevalier Graphic Design SK Don Tellis
Inside Guard Conrad Franks 623-628-6392 Fr. Pete Memorial Golf Tournament SK Lou DeLuco,
3yr Trustee SK Gene Arvizu 480-776-4794 SK Richard Welp
2yr Trustee SK Jerry Wood 602-568-2779
1yr Trustee SK William Torresala 404-668-9399 Webmaster: SK Edward Dunai
Editor SK Jerry Wood
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Solemnity of the
Assumption of Mary
The Story of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” The pope proclaimed this dogma only after a broad consultation of bishops, theologians and laity. There were few dissenting voices. What the pope solemnly declared was already a common belief in the Catholic Church.
We find homilies on the Assumption going back to the sixth century. In following centuries, the Eastern Churches held steadily to the doctrine, but
some authors in the West were hesitant. However by the 13th century there was universal agreement. The feast was celebrated under various names–Commemoration, Dormition, Passing, Assumption–from at least the fifth or sixth century. Today it is celebrated as a solemnity.
Scripture does not give an account of Mary’s Assumption into heaven. Nevertheless, Revelation 12 speaks of a woman who is caught up in the battle between good and evil. Many see this woman as God’s people. Since Mary best embodies the people of both Old and New Testaments, her Assumption can be seen as an exemplification of the woman’s victory.
Furthermore, in 1 Corinthians 15:20, Paul speaks of Christ’s resurrection as the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Since Mary is closely associated with all the mysteries of Jesus’ life, it is not surprising that the Holy Spirit has led the Church to believe in Mary’s share in his glorification. So close was she to Jesus on earth, she must be with him body and soul in heaven. Reflection In the light of the Assumption of Mary, it is easy to pray her Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55) with new meaning. In her glory she proclaims the greatness of the Lord and finds joy in God her savior. God has done marvels to her and she leads others to recognize God’s holiness. She is the lowly handmaid who deeply reverenced her God and has been raised to the heights. From her position of strength she will help the lowly and the poor find justice on earth, and she will challenge the rich and powerful to distrust wealth and power as a source of happiness.
St. Bernadette Council
12164
16245 N. 60th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Phone:
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Fax :(480)905-0249
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