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Knights of Columbus

All Saints Council #4303

Somers, CT 06071

(860) 763-0199

January 2005 Newsletter

God Bless America

2004 - 2005 Council Officers

R. Lech, Grand Knight

Rev. D. Choquette, Chaplain

J. Kulas, Deputy Grand Knight

P. Canavan, Chancellor

A. Panciera, Recorder

A. Pellegrino, Financial Secretary

J. O'Brien, Treasurer

M. Canavan, Advocate

P. Keeney, Warden

J. Belliveaus, Inside Guard

G. March, Outside Guard

R. LaPasta, 3 Year Trustee

P. DesRoche, 2 Year Trustee

Open, 1 Year Trustee

2004-2005 Building Assoc. Officers

J. Pellegrino, President

B. Halpin, Vice President

J. O'Brien, Secretary

S. Krasinski, Treasurer

J. Kulas, Director

T. Coleman, Director

A. Panciera, Director

P. DeRoches, Director

P. Keeney, Director

2004 - 2005 Women’s Auxiliary

L. Caswell, President

P. Quinn, Vice President

Open, Treasurer

J. Trevena, Secretary

February 2005
02 - Council Meeting 7:30 P.M.
09 - Ash Wednesday Fish Dinners begin
20 - Game Dinner
21 - Presidents Day
23 - Building Assoc. Meeting 7:30 P.M.
27 - Communion Breakfast All Saints Church

March 2005
02 - Council Meeting 7:30 P.M.
17 - St. Patrick's Day
20 - First Day of Spring
23 - Building Assoc. Meeting 7:30 P.M.
25 - Good Friday
27 - Easter Sunday

April 2005
03 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
06 - Council Meeting 7:30 P.M.
27 - Building Assoc. Meeting 7:30 P.M.

We are beginning a new year and again we are asking for your help to make this Council a success. Further in this newsletter you will see a listing of events for the year to come. In order for this Council to be a success we need your help. If you can not physically help at these events please attend them in order for us to reach the financial goals we need to run this Council

We are planning a Dinner meeting in March, details later in this publication. At that meeting there will be financial presentations by the Treasurers of the Council and the Building Association. We think it is important to have these presentations, since they will stop the rumors around of how profitable we are.

For those of you that have not heard, Father Timothy Valliere, our pastor at All Saints Parish and Chaplain of the Council for the past fourteen years, has been transferred to Saint Bernard’s Parish in Vernon, CT. We would all like to extend our gratitude to Father Valliere for his help over the years and wish him the best of luck.

The Reverend David Choquette has been appointed Administrator of All Saints Parish, and after a year will be named Pastor. Father David, who has been a Knight since 1990 and in December, 2004 received his fourth degree, has agreed to be our Chaplain. I would like to extend our gratitude to him, in advance, for the help and wisdom he will provide this Council.

Since our last newsletter, we have had twelve new members join us at Council Number 4303. Please join me in welcoming the following new members into the Council. William Van Kleeck, Kevin Schuhlen, Christopher D’Amato, James Russell, George Love, Allen Zito, Timothy Lessard, David Wiesse, Stephen Moore, Karl Anderson, Ken Chickosky, and Thomas Mazzoli.

We have also had four brothers who have gone to their rest since August, 2003. They were Thomas Whiteley 10/20/03, Francis T Cormier 12/7/03, PGK John Petkis 8/2/04, PGK Charles A. Courville Jr. 8/8/04. Please remember these Brothers and our departed Brothers in your prayers

The Building Association has completed a busy yet successful 2004 and is well underway to a equally lively 2005 under the direction of Building Association President John Pellegrino. John follows Tom Coleman as President. Tom had an impressive two year stint in this office. We also thank and salute Permittee/Manager Gary March for his commitment in running the day to day operations of the club.

Highlights from 2004 include:

In 2005 we expect to again conduct these functions at a minimum and with your help and participation perhaps even more.

In spite of our sincere efforts to maintain and update club facilities there are several major capital investments which must be addressed in the near future. The most immediate and pressing items include the installation of a new roof, overhaul of the kitchen ventilation system and substantial repairs to the parking lot.

If anyone has any ideas for fund raisers that we may run to get the funds to pay for the above repairs, let us know. Also we are thinking of having ethnic events, other than Polish Night. If anyone has any ideas or wishes to volunteer for these functions please let us know by dropping us a note or calling the club at 763-0199. Polish night has good coverage with Steve Krasinski, Dick Lech, Bud Hapin and Jim Persano.

February
06 - Super Bowl Party
09 - Fish Dinner Ash Wednesday
11,18,25 - Fish Dinners
20 - Game Dinner
27 - Communion Breakfast All Saints Church

March
04,11 - Fish Dinners
18,25 - Fish Dinners
Open - St. Patricks Day Dinner

August
TBD - Bernie Mikulski Memorial Golf Tournament

September
10 - Triple Lobster Dinner Main Hall

December
11 - Senior Citizens Christmas lunch
31 - New Year's Eve Party

May, June, July, & November
The monthly schedule is open during these months. If anyone has any ideas for an ethnic night, Italian, German, etc. or any other type of event please let us know.

Your council meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 in the downstairs Lounge. For the March meeting we have a special deal for you. We will have a sit-down dinner prior to the meeting. Dinner will start with cheese and crackers, and a social at 6: PM. At 6:30 we will have a dinner followed by the Council meeting at 7:30. As part of the normal council business the Council treasurer and Building Association treasurer will give a financial report for the year 2004. Casual dress is acceptable for this meeting, black tie is strictly optional. For more details on the dinner and necessary reservations call the club at 763-0199.
MEETING DATE IS MARCH 2, 2005, COME JOIN US!

Do you know anyone that may be interested in being a Knight? If so, call the club at 763-0199 and ask that Tony Pelegrino send them an enrollment Form 100. Thank you in advance.

We can better service the council’s needs and give you the things you are looking for if we know what items or actions are needed to make this a better Council.

Also give us suggestions on any fund raisers that you think may be beneficial.

If you include your name the individual responsible will get you an answer in writing concerning your recommendation or suggestion. If the name is not included we will get answers that will be presented at the council meeting and will be included in the next newsletter. Your ideas are valuable please give them to us. The Council Mailing address is Knights of Columbus, Council No. 4303, PO Box 791, Somers, CT 06071. You can also send suggestions via email. Please include the information listed above when responding via email.