Kitchener Knights of Columbus
Father Funcken Council 1504
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110 Manitou Drive,
Kitchener, Ontario
N2C 1L3 CANADA
Phone: 519-893-1504 ... ~ ... Fax: 519-893-6210
E-mail:grandknight@kofc1504.com
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100th Anniversary of Council 1504
CENTENNIAL BANQUETOur Centennial Banquet Celebrations will take place on Saturday, August 14th with a Celebration Mass at St Mary’s Church in Kitchener for all members and guests at 5:00 p.m. Our mass celebrant will be the Most Reverend Anthony F. Tonnos, D.D., Bishop of Hamilton.
Following mass, and for those who have purchased tickets, we will proceed to the Columbus Centre for our Centennial Banquet at 7:00 p.m. Following the banquet and a little socializing there will be fireworks to close out our evening.
Tickets for the banquet are now available for members and their guest until July15th. From that date onward we will open sales to friends and other guests of members.
To purchase tickets please contact any of the following Past Grand Knights (PGK’S). The cost of tickets is $50 per person.
Joe Sutherland: 519-576-9465 ......... Reinhart Schreiter: 519-745-8164
Gerry Kelly: 519-742-0908 .............. Owen Hennessey: 519-894-6360
Brian Hughes: 519-578-3401 ........... Whit Husk: 519-743-6647
CENTENNIAL WEEK CELEBRATIONSTuesday, 10 August:
7:00 PM ... Ladies Horseshoe League Play
• Complimentary BBQ Sausages, Burgers, EtcWednesday, 11 August:
1:00 – 8:00 PM ... Open House
• For all members and families
• Photos and displays in the Lounge
• Complimentary BBQ: sausages, burgers, etc.Thursday, 12 August:
7:00 PM ... Men’s Horseshoe League play
• Complimentary BBQ: sausages, burgers, etc.Friday, 13 August:
6:00 PM ... Mixed Dart Tournament & Karaoke
• Open to all members & guest
• Complimentary BBQ: sausages, burgers, etc.Saturday, 14 August:
5:00 PM ... Centennial Mass Celebration
• St Mary’s Church, Kitchener
• Celebrant – Bishop Anthony Tonnes
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7:00 PM ... Centennial Banquet
• Columbus Centre
• Fireworks to follow (weather permitting)
INDIANA TRIP
To celebrate our 100th anniversary we have planned a trip to Notre Dame University in South Bend Indiana on the weekend of November 12 - 14, 2010.This trip will include transportation, accommodations at the Sacred Heart Parish Center (movie Rudy) and a football game ticket to Utah vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Final cost has not been finalized, but figure approximately $500.00 for the transportation, accommodations and ticket. Any other costs will be at your expense.
Due to limited accommodations a cheque for $500 per member, payable to K of C 1504, will be accepted from June 1st to 12th, and must be deposited in Brian Schmalz’s mail slot at the Knights. A draw will be made at the general meeting on June 15th to finalize who goes, and a back up list in case anyone is unable to go.
In order to qualify you must be a current member in good standing with Council 1504.PLEASE NOTE: This week-end involves an extreme amount of walking! You will need to share a room with someone, as the accommodations have 2 single beds per room
BINGO!
Knights of Columbus Bingos are held every second Tuesday at 1:00 PM in the K-W Gaming Centre in the Krug Street Plaza, 501 Krug Street, Kitchener. Last game usually finishes around 3:30 PM. You can be a winner, play the special games and win cash prizes. Proceeds go to support the many Knights of Columbus charities. Click here for dates.
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K OF C BOWLING ... Treasures cash in !
Bowling is sometimes one game, one hot person away from being a winner to a runner-up – or worse, has been or goat. A head pin instead of a strike, and the game is done. That may have been the case – or it could have just plain good bowling as the Treasurers edged the hard-luck Trustees on the final night to win both the League Championship and the overall Grand Championship.
Not only did the Treasurers win both – they were also crowned the A-Division Champs, completing the rare Triple Crown of the Knights of Columbus Wednesday Night Bowling League. The team (pictured at right), led by first-time captain Mike Williams, was comprised of John Conrad, Chris Detzler and his father, Mike, and Peter “I can’t miss on the 50-50 strike” Leduc.
B-Division winners were the Guards, led by Mike Szabo, and teamed by Chris Banasch, Hank Bauer, John “J.J.” Jackson, Brian Schmalz while the C-Division winners were the Wardens, captained by Vernon Schaefer and helmed by Al Evans, Harold Schmitt, Jamie Brown, and Tom Miller.
Congratulations to all three division champions for a wonderful season and a well-conducted playoff. In fact, the Wardens had the overall pin count with 17,021 – remarkable given the limited time for playoffs. They deserve a hand for a great total.
Individual winners were:
High Average: Mike George Sr. with a 207 average
High Single: Jamie Reaume with a 309
High Triple: Mike Psutka, with a 729 (winners were Brian George with a 789 and Mike George Sr. with a 750)
High Triple (with handicap): Brian George with a 942 (789 plus a 153 handicap)
High Single (with handicap): Grant Ueberschlag with a 362 (306 plus a 56 handicap)
High Single Team Triple (with handicap): Chancellors with 3781 (just 30 points above the Guards at 3751)
High Team Single (with handicap): Trustees with 1314 (merely two points ahead of the Squires with 1312 and the Guards with 1306)A couple of quick notes, there were two added teams to the league this year and the overall standings (and total points) were:
1. Treasurers (664.5)
2. Trustees (639.5)
3. Deputies (606.5)
4. Squires (566.5)
5. Lecturers (558.5)
6. Guards (541.0)
7. Advocates (536.5)
8. Chancellors (497.5)
9. Grands (494.5)
10. Secretaries (468.0)
11. Knights (459.0)
12. Wardens (459.0)It was an exciting year, and an exciting finish, and filled with memories for years to come. We had a number of new players but the league realizes that there will be retirement openings coming up this year – and therefore, WE WELCOME ANY AND ALL NEW PLAYERS TO COME FORWARD FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON in September 2010. If you are interested, contact Flynn Reaume at 519-744-3644 or via e-mail at freaume@sympatico.ca.
2010-2011 Executive for Council 1504
Grand Knight – James Padgett
Deputy Grand Knight – Ted Jasica
Chancellor – Kevin Morrissey
Recorder – Brian Hughes
Treasurer – Reinhart Schreiter
Advocate – Dave Obermeyer
Warden – Terry Molloy
Inside Guard –Tim Ferguson
Inside Guard – Dave Hudder
Outside Guard – Jonathan Molloy
Trustee – Erwin Banasch
Trustee – Mark Arruda
Trustee – Gary Megaffin
Council Chaplain – Fr. Wayne Lobsinger
Financial Secretary – Brian Schmalz
Past Grand Knight – Michael DeLenardo
Mother's Day Breakfast
The Mothers Day Breakfast held on Sunday, May 9th in support of Marillac Place took place at the Victoria Park Pavillion. I would like to thank the fellow brothers and their families for coming out to support this new event. I would like to thank my fellow brother Knights and their families that worked this event for their hard work to make this event possible. The members of Marillac Place did an excellent job working with the Knights in partnership for this new event.
Brian Schmalz
Mother's Day Breakfast Chairperson
2010 Car Draw Raffle Results .................... Congratulations to all the winners! For a list of all winners, please click here.
As your past chair of the car draw ticket sales this year, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the selling of tickets at Stanley Park Mall, and Steve Scherer Pontiac, Buick for the use of a vehicle for display at the mall. Also, the people who purchased tickets who helped make this event a big success. As you know, a portion of the proceeds go to the Arthritis Society to assist people in our communities. So once again, Congratulations. James Padgett
Past Deputy Grand Knight
Substance Abuse Poster Winners
The dangers of drugs and alcohol are brought to our attention every day. Increasing children’s awareness concerning these hazards can garner significant positive results.The Knights of Columbus have been active in this struggle for years. Kitchener Council 1504 has advanced the cause by recently sponsoring the Seventh Annual Substance Abuse Awareness Poster Contest. Its role is to promote local awareness among the young people in the community of the social problems that could possibly develop. The winning posters were selected from John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School.
Council 1504 congratulates the following Brother Knights
for attaining 25 Year Status during the last fraternal year:
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Mark Ancion
Alfred Artinger
Wayne Curry
Richard Derks
Rev. James Donohue
David Fontaine
Herbert Reiko
Larry Shalla----------
Council 1504 congratulates the following Brother Knights
for attaining 50 Year Status during the last fraternal year:
----------John Ball
James Ball
William Becker
Ronald Bernardo
Patrick CharroisEugene George
Bernard Logel
Edward Piwowarek
Wilbert Reinhart
William Renaud
Foundation Committee
Interested in volunteering at our council events? Want to know what events are coming up? Do you have a good idea that may be worthwhile or have ideas that can improve our current events? If you said yes to any of these questions, come out to our committee meeting. We meet the second Saturday of each month (occasionally the date changes, check the board at the club for the current date of the meeting). This committee meets to oversee council events, reviews its progress & success, schedules dates & aids event chairs in the planned events. We try to keep the meetings short yet productive, and try to get as much input from our members as possible. To get more information or regular updates from our committee, please send an e-mail to me at foundation.com1504@gmail.com we will send out reminders for upcoming meetings, updates of our involvement and keep members informed.
Ted Jasica
Foundation Committee Chair
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Parish Round Table
Living in service to all is one of the most dynamic qualities of being a Knight. A unique way for Knights to serve is by helping out in your parish. Council members are invited to extend services to those parishes through an established Parish Round Table in which current member Knights help their parish.
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Your pastor would identify the services he requires, and the Parish Round Table Coordinator will then work with members of the parish Round Table and the Council to fulfill his wishes. Operating a parish Round Table is simplified, as there are no elective offices, no regular meetings and no dues are required. The Parish Round Table is designed to light your Pastor’s workload, not add to it.
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Member Knights in the parish would be asked by the coordinator to assist in carrying out a specific parish project, and if extra support is needed, the council would be asked to aid. This is one good way to confirm the reason you became a Knight and at the same time support your church.Kevin Morrissey
519-880-3690
Rejoice! -A Celebration of Life
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All proceeeds from the sale of this CD will be
donated to the St. Mary's General Hospital
Foundation in support of cardiac care.
[Click here for more information]
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