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ST. CLOUD – KISSIMMEE COUNCIL 6624 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 407-847-8549 ST CLOUD – KISSIMMEE COUNCIL 6624 P.O. BOX 421732 KISSIMMEE, FL 34742 DATED MATERIAL DO NOT DELAY POSTAGE PAID NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION PERMIT #40040 ORLANDO, FL USA 32862 MAR 2010 (Pic of Council Hall) 1st 1996 1st 1997 1st 1998 1st 1999 1st 2000 1st 2001 1st 2004 MARCH 2010 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 BINGO 5:30 PM BINGO 5:30 PM Boy Scouts 7 PM Boy Scouts 7 PM Boy Scouts 7 PM Columbia Club 6 PM / General Meeting 7 PM / First Degree Ceremony 7PM: 4 th Degree Meeting Rosary 6 PM Social 6:30 PM BINGO 5:30 PM BINGO 5:30 PM C O M P A S S FPO March 3 rd – First Degree Ceremony Council Hall Candidates arrive 6:30 PM March 6 th – 11:00AM State Spelling Bee March 6 th – TASTE OF KOWTOWN March 13 th – 11:00AM State Free Throw, Bishop Moore High School March March 18-21 – Tootsie Roll Handicap Drive March 28 th – Children’s Easter Egg Hunt, Council Hall, 2:00 PM April 1 st – Holy Thursday April 2 nd – Good Friday April 3 rd – Easter Vigil April 4 th - Easter Sunday May 28 th – 30 th – State Convention April 30 th – May 1 st – State Squires Convention (in Kissimmee) Upcoming Key Dates BINGO 5:30 PM Online at: www.kofc6624.com 12 5 28 BINGO 5:30 PM BINGO 5:30 PM BINGO 5:30 PM Some Thoughts on Lent By Fr. John H. R. Ellis The length of Jesus’, ordeal in the wilderness is believed to have been forty days, and this is the reason that the season of Lent is forty days long. There are many who question the appropriateness of present- day life of both the length of time and certain Lenten devotional practices. No doubt, in the Taste of Kowtown State Spelling Bee Tootsie Roll Handicap Drive State Free Throw 29 30 31 Easter Egg Hunt 2:00 PM Boy Scouts 7 PM BINGO 5:30 PM coming year there will continue to be an evolution in our Lenten customs and disciplines as newer and more effective forms of discipleship are recognized by the Church as being appropriate to the new age. The essential feature of this season, however, can never change — for it is central to the Christian life in any age. We do not keep Lent as a special period of religious discipline simply because it has become traditional, or because the Church tells us to do so. We keep Lent as we do everything else in the life of Faith, as our response to God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. The only right motive, for prayer, fasting, sacrificial giving or study is our deep desire to please God. There can be no other worthy reason for what we do than this: our longing to respond in love to that Love who first loved us. Once we realize that we must turn to the loving God, we begin to see our Lenten discipline not as a chore but as an opportunity. “Keeping Lent,” therefore, is no different from the challenge every Christian faces daily to respond anew to the call of Christ to take up the cross and follow Him whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light. Can there be a more appropriate time for us to show our faithfulness than in the weeks before Holy Week and Easter? The way, in which we respond to this opportunity may be

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ST. CLOUD – KISSIMMEE COUNCIL 6624KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

407-847-8549ST CLOUD – KISSIMMEE

COUNCIL 6624P.O. BOX 421732

KISSIMMEE, FL 34742

DATED MATERIALDO NOT DELAY

POSTAGE PAID

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

PERMIT #40040

ORLANDO, FL USA 32862

MAR2010

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Boy Scouts7 PM

Boy Scouts7 PM

Boy Scouts7 PM

Columbia Club 6 PM / General

Meeting 7 PM / First

Degree Ceremony

7PM: 4th Degree

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Rosary 6 PMSocial 6:30 PM

BINGO5:30 PM

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• March 3rd – First Degree Ceremony Council Hall Candidates arrive 6:30 PM• March 6th – 11:00AM State Spelling Bee• March 6th – TASTE OF KOWTOWN• March 13th – 11:00AM State Free Throw, Bishop Moore High School• March March 18-21 – Tootsie Roll Handicap Drive• March 28th – Children’s Easter Egg Hunt, Council Hall, 2:00 PM• April 1st – Holy Thursday• April 2nd – Good Friday• April 3rd – Easter Vigil• April 4th - Easter Sunday• May 28th – 30th – State Convention• April 30th – May 1st – State Squires Convention (in Kissimmee)

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Some Thoughts on LentBy Fr. John H. R. Ellis The length of Jesus’, ordeal in the wilderness is believed to have been forty days, and this is the reason that the season of Lent is forty days long. There are many who question the appropriateness of present-day life of both the length of time and certain Lenten devotional practices. No doubt, in the

Taste of Kowtown

State Spelling Bee

Tootsie Roll Handicap Drive

State Free Throw

29 30 31Easter

Egg Hunt 2:00 PM

Boy Scouts7 PM

BINGO5:30 PM

coming year there will continue to be an evolution in our Lenten customs and disciplines as newer and more effective forms of discipleship are recognized by the Church as being appropriate to the new age. The essential feature of this season, however, can never change — for it is central to the Christian life in any age. We do not keep Lent as a special period of religious discipline simply because it has become traditional, or because the Church tells us to do so. We keep Lent as we do everything else in the life of Faith, as our response to God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. The only right motive, for prayer, fasting, sacrificial giving or study is our deep desire to please God. There can be no other worthy reason for what we do than this: our longing to respond in love to that Love who first loved us. Once we realize that we must turn to the loving God, we begin to see our Lenten discipline not as a chore but as an opportunity. “Keeping Lent,” therefore, is no different from the challenge every Christian faces daily to respond anew to the call of Christ to take up the cross and follow Him whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light. Can there be a more appropriate time for us to show our faithfulness than in the weeks before Holy Week and Easter? The way, in which we respond to this opportunity may be traditional or, novel, intense or diffused throughout the forty days. The precise form of our Lenten devotion is of less importance than our motive in offering it. “The fact is that whether you eat or drink — whatever you do — you should do all for the glory of God.” (1 Cor 10: 31)

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DISTRICT DEPUTY #24

ANTHONY (TONY) – ALICE CONSTANTINI

407-247-6907

DISTRICT WARDEN

STEVE YOUNG – AURORA

863-427-6249

CHAPLAIN

MONSIGNOR FABIAN GIMENO

FR. CHRISTOPHER HOFFMANN

FR. ALFEDOORTIZ

Council OfficersGrand Knight……….......................John Hardin (Cindy)………………… 407-908-3913…………….…….…[email protected] Grand Knight………….…...William Waggener (Maria)……..……. 321-284-4016……………..…………[email protected]……………………………Randal Moser……………………...….407-697-1155………………………[email protected]……………….…………….. Stephen “Andy” Choma……………… 407-301-3021 ……………………[email protected] Secretary…………….……Robert Birchler ………..….407-301-9004……………….………….….. [email protected]……………….…………....Ralph Knothe (Alicia)…….…..……….407-201-3021…………………………………[email protected]……...………….……….…..Boyd Stodolski (Elsa)………..………. 407-201-4817 …………………………. [email protected]……………………………. John J. Early (Mary)…………………. 407-348-6589Recorder……………………………..Richard W. Lason (Pamela)………….407-348-6850Inside Guard…………………………Gerald J. Strohmeier…………………..507-460-5798Outside Guard……………...……….Ken Emede (Linda)……….…………..407-931-3344Trustee 3 yr……………...……….…Peter Staab (Betty)……………………407-892-9323………………….….……[email protected] 2 yr………………………….Mark Gervia (Bea)…………………….407-460-2009……………….……………[email protected] 1 yr……………………….…Don Brunig (Elly)…….………………..407-933-1238 ……………………[email protected]

Council Chairmen and Program LeadsMembership Director: Howard Stevenson [email protected] Chairman…..……….William Waggener.....321-284-4016Church Director………………..Randal Moser…....….407-697-1155Round Table Holy Redeemer….....….Howard Stevenson ... 407-847-6610 St. Thomas Aquinas......Richard DeVuyst..…..407-892-4894 St. Rose of Lima………. Joe Falco…………... 407-931-1792Community Director…………..Charles DeCarlo….…407-892-8393

Council Director……..… Pete Bryant ……..….407-574-3429Family Director……..….. Mark Gervia ……….…. 407-460-2009Youth Director…………..Willy Alvarado………..407-846-1249Columbian Squires Chief Counselor…………………………….Charles DeCarlo…….407-892-8393Admission Chairman……Randal Moser………..407-697-1155Retention Chairman…….William Waggener…...321-284-4016

Officers of the Fourth DegreeFaithful Navigator…..…. William Waggener – Maria....321-284-4016Faithful Captain……….. James McKnight – Charla…..863-424-7222Faithful Admiral………....Don Brunig – Elly……………407-933-1238Faithful Pilot…………… John Hardin – Cindy……...….407-908-3913Faithful Comptroller……Richard Quesnell Linda….…..407-891-7756Faithful Purser………….Raymond Claus………………407-892-9269Faithful Scribe………….. Stephen “Andy” Choma….… 407-301-3021Faithful Outer Sentinel… Gerald Strohmeier… ..……...407-891-7556Faithful Inner Sentinel… Gustav Tay ………………….407-240-4438Faithful Trustee ………. .John Nasiatka ………………407- 856-4693Faithful Trustee ………. .Joe Falco……………………..407-931-1792Faithful Trustee ………...Pete Staab …………………407-892-9323

Columbia Club Directors3 Yr Director…..JAMES SCHONEFELD, Treas.....407-460-16133 Yr Director…..RICHARD SIKORSKI, Sec……....407-348-6331 3 Yr Director…. RICHARD QUESNELL……..........407-891-7756

2 Yr Director…..DON BRUNIG, VP…………….….407-933-1238 2 Yr Director…..PAUL SALISBURY……...………..407-935-0377 2 Yr Director…..LARRY RABB……………………..407-892-8639

1 Yr Director…. JACK EARLEY………………...….407-348-65891 Yr Director…..GERRY CUSHING, Pres…..……407-931-16451 Yr Director…. PETE STAAB…………...…...……407-892-9323

Council Hall Phone(407) 847-8549Knights of Columbus

Insurance AgentGeorge ChandlerCell: (407) 435-8357

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PO Box 421732Kissimmee, FL 34744

District Deputy ReportAs we begin the month of March, we thing of spring, and the renewal that it signifies. It is now time to reflect on the things we had intended to accomplish, and readjust our goals and desires. It is also time to recommit ourselves to our Church and our Order. Remember we are Knights of Columbus, and our goals are to support our Clergy through both time and treasure. The treasure we take care of through our contributions at Mass, and various Church functions that raise monies to assist those in need. We also contribute to our seminarians. We donate food to those less fortunate and in these trying times it is the difference of eating or going hungry for some families. Our time is the most precious gift we can give to our Church and our Community. We do this with various youth programs, visiting with our brothers and their family members in distress due to illness or other life changing events.  Remember, don’t be just a card carrying Knight. Get up, get out and give a hand up.

VIVAT JESUS!

ANTHONY M. ‘TONY’ COSTANTINIDISTRICT DEPUTY, DISTRICT 24

Grand Knight Report

JOHN D. HARDINGRAND KNIGHT, COUNCIL 6624

Knight of the Month February, 2010Bob Schroeder

Family of the MonthFebruary, 2010

Jose and Virginia DeLaGarza

Congratulations to our newest Boyscouts having recently earned their Arrow of Light from Cub Scout Pack 662 at Saint Thomas Aquinas. Jared Wood, Joseph Hardin, Jacob Szlezak and Isaac Copenhaver. We also have five new boys from Holy Redeemer crossing over to Troop 662 from pack 826 in Kissimmee. As my time as Grand Knight starts to wind down, I look back at the wonderful things we've accomplished this year including the State Golf Tournament, the Turkey Drive, the Police and Fireman Social, the New Years Eve Party, the Clergy Social, Halloween and Christmas Party, the State Soccer competitions, the regional basketball competition and the upcoming State Spelling Bee.

We'll wrap it up with the Tootsie Roll Drive (Please Answer the phone when you get the call... we're behind on getting all of the arrangements, B U T I T I S H A P P E N I N G ! Also the Florida State Convention is coming up May 28-30 at the Renaissance Hotel across from Sea World. Any card carrying 3rd degree member can attend the convention while I and Bill Waggener will represent you as your delegates. There is a nice Ladies Luncheon that happens on Saturday, a super Banquet on Saturday evening where the Knight of the year is announced and a Breakfast on Sunday where the Council of the Year is announced for the state of Florida. You should come. Ask me or the Financial Secretary about tickets. Speaking of Financial Secretaries, I'd like to personally thank our former Financial Secretary PGK, PFN John "Pete" Bryant who has concluded his three tenure. I appreciate this journey we shared together and his guidance and mentorship. I am proud to announce that former Membership Director Bob Birchler has taken over the reins of Financial Secretary. We welcome his knowledge and love of the Knights. Please welcome Bob and thank Pete as you see them at Church or the hall. Howard Stevenson steps up as our Membership Director. He's doing a super job, especially with our Corporate Communions.