THE PATCHOGIAN

May, 2017 - Celebrating 114 Years of Faithful Service 1903 - 2017

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, PATCHOGUE COUNCIL #725

Officers
From the Grand Knights Desk
Chaplain
SK Fr. William Winters, OFM, Cap.
"The world's favorite season is the spring. All things
Grand Knight seem possible in May." - Edwin Way Teale
SK William A. Fontaine
My Brothers and Sisters,
Deputy Grand Knight
SK John A. Praino
On Palm Sunday I had the honor of presenting 3 checks to Seminarians that
Chancellor
SK John Terlecki
our Council sponsors. We are able to sponsor a third due to a generous
gift given to our Council by Phil and Donna Butler. Thank you for
Financial Secretary
SK Robert Elliot 500.00 that enabled our Council to sponsor a third Seminarian.
Another successful Dinner and a movie was held on Good Friday. I was
Warden
SK Joe Sheldrick concerned because we did not have many RSVP's, but in the end about 70
people came down to have fish sticks and watch Risen. Thank you all who
Treasurer
Patrick Molluso were there to help and make this event a success.
Recorder
On Easter Sunday we had a plant sale to raise money to buy TV's for
SK James Kaan Religious Education at Mt. Carmel. Mike Boehm, Fuddy, Kevin Hanley, Duane
Advocate
Shpak, John Terlecki and Bill Wallace all gave up their Easter morning with
SK Vincent Lettieri PGK FDD FN their families to come down and help sell plants. Through their effort and a
Lecturer generous donation from Drs. Grace and Francisco Rabadam, we were able to
Phillip Fuddy Graniello meet our goal and purchase 3 TV's with mounting hardware and 2 DVD
Intside Guard players. Thank you gentlemen for your help with this successful endeavor.
SK Frank Bosco On April 23rd our Council had a Communion Breakfast with our
Outside Guard Columbiettes. Thank you to all those who supported this worthwhile event.
SK Robert Green We had a wonderful speaker from Birthright. Thank you Jim Addie for putting
Outside Guard this event together and Fuddy, Joe S, Bill W, Kevin H, Anna and Tammy for
SK Rich Costa their tremendous help in cooking and serving.
Inside Guard May is the last full month to sell Chapter Books. Please support this event it
SK Scott Weyant helps our Council and supports 2 vet groups. Contact DGK John Praino to see
First Year Trustee how you can help.
Richard J. Basak
Second Year Trustee God Bless,
SK James D. Addie, Sr. PGK Bill
Third Year Trustee
SK Vittorio Marciano, PGK All material in this document was approved by GK Bill Fontaine for publication. Copyright 2016, Patchogue Council #725

Roster as of
January 21, 2015
Associate: 261
Insurance: 148
Inactive: 21
Total: 430

Honorary: 22
Honorary Life: 89
Disability: 14

All Articles for the

June Patchogian
must be submitted
by May 20th
Sunday, May 14th Monday, May 29th

Financial Secretary Dates To Remember

May 1stBusiness meeting, 8pm

Our Council and Corporation Elections will May 8thMonseigneur Corp. Meeting, 7:30pm
be held in June. You will be required to
present your Membership Card in order to be May 15thSocial Meeting, 50/50 Dinner and a
able to vote in the elections. Please make Movie
sure you bring it with you to these meetings.
May 22nd1st Degree at our Council
If you have any questions regarding your membership or
membership card, please feel free to call or contact me any
time. Upcoming Events
Information on pages 7 and 8

Robert W. Elliott, FS Commander John J. Shea Knight at the Races, May 6th
151 Springdale Drive, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of our lady of the island, May 21st
631-588-2919 relliott7@verizon.net
K of C Cubs/Mets game, June 12th

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 Family Director
Family Director: James Ryan / 631-278-9429 / jpr_ryan@msn.com

May our Council Prayers be on behalf of the following:

Pray for Brothers Sonny Fuoco, Jim Addie, Steve Benincase, Sammy Garafola, PGK
Micky Mangino, Pete Fournier, Carmine Franzese, Rudy Carrabus wife Vicki, Phil
Butlers friends wife Lisa Conklin, Jim Craigs daughter Airen, Lenny Locantore,
Joann Brandi and Bill Mones wife and PGK Willie Marciano wife Jean.

* We are sorry to hear of the passing of Brother Ed Hughes.

May we extend our best wishes to these Brothers and their families.
We ask also that you pray for all of our Brother Knights who are in need and for their families and their needs, those
we know about, and the many that we do not know about.
We are happy to share announcements for new family births, birthdays, anniversaries, retirements and other special
occasions. Please notify Brother James Ryan so that we can share with the Council.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful and Blessed Easter, but now that Easter is over we may ask
ourselves what is there to do now? In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus instructed his followers to make
disciples of all Nations. As Catholics, we are called to evangelize and invite people into our Faith. Or at
the very least invite those that we know who are Catholics and no longer attend Mass to come back to the
Church. As Knights of Columbus, we are also called to invite those men that we know who are Catholic
to join us as Brother Knights. What better time to do this then now. Now while we are full of the Spirit of
our Risen Lord. Following the Resurrection, the disciples of Jesus took steps to grow the movement by
their willingness to answer the skepticism of their critics, break bread with strangers and take care of the
sick. We as Knights also need to do the same thing. We can answer the skepticism of our critics by
fulfilling our Oaths to keep Charity, Unity and Fraternity at the forefront of our acts. We can invite those
in our Parishes to break bread with us by holding functions at the Church like pancake or bagel
breakfasts or hosting Church BBQs or Picnics, and we can take care of the sick in our communities by offering aid or
volunteering at our local nursing homes or Hospitals, holding Blood Drives or any numbers of ways. We need to lead by
Christs example. We need to show the people in our Parishes who WE are, and by our example we will convince them to want
to join us.
By the time that you all read this we will have elected new State Officers for the New York State Council. The elections are
conducted at our State Convention being held at the Villa Roma Resort April 27th- 29th. I will be attending the Convention and
will give you a detailed report in my next message. On May 22nd there will be an Admission (1st) Degree held at Patchogue
Council at 8 pm. All Brother Knights are encouraged to attend. I will see you all in May,

Vivat Jesus,
M. Boehm D.D.
Third NY District

Patchogue Grand Knight Bill Fontaine accepts

awards from NYS Deputy Bob Weitzman and
C & B Chairman Tony Ippilito. Patchogue
received Awards for # 2 in sales in NYS with
2,480 books sold, and most books sold for a
Council with between 401-500 members.

Congratulations to Patchogue Council and

Patchogue C & B Chairman John Praino and
his team.

The next Chapter Meeting will be held on Friday May 12th at Mother Cabrini Council in Coram.
The Meeting will begin at 8 pm with a repast before the Meeting. The Chapter Charity Ball is June
4th. May is the last full month to sell Charity Drive Raffle Books. Contact DGK John Praino to see
how you can assist.

The Commander Shea Assembly Meeting for May will be held at St. Gerard Majella Council in
Port Jefferson Station. The Meeting will be held on Wednesday May 24th and the Assembly will
be conducting their Elections that evening. The Meeting will begin at 8 pm with a repast before
the Meeting. All Fourth Degree Members are encouraged to attend this Meeting and take part
in the Election. Please make certain that you have both your Third and Fourth Degree Card to
gain Admission.

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 Council Communications: RoboCall.CallingPost
CallingPost Administrator: SK James Ryan / 631-278-9429 / jpr_ryan@msn.com

I wanted to do a periodic refresher of CallingPost:

* This is the Council system to get out information about announcements or activities in an efficient manner.
* Caller ID of the calls: 631-866-6735
* If you have call intercept, please add this number to your list of accepted phone calls. After 2 times of interception
a note is sent to your home, then after the 3rd interception, your number will be removed.
* If you pick up the phone live, there will be several seconds of pause before the message starts.
* I check the call quality prior to each phone message being sent by CallingPost.
* The number 631-866-6735 is not answered. It is only used for CallingPost messages.
* A copy of the sent message is left on 631-866-6735.

There will be a First Degree held at the Patchogue Council on Monday

May22nd at 8 pm. All Brother Knights are encouraged to attend. If you
are holding any Form 100s, please turn them in asap. If you have any
prospects now is the time to ask them to join! Jackets and ties are
required at ALL DEGREES. Thank you.

Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Monday May 29th.

The Parade starts at 11 AM on Main Street and Route 112 in
Patchogue. The Parade will go to the Four Corners and turn south on
South Ocean Avenue and finishes at the American
Legion Post at Baker Street. The Ceremony will be conducted at the
American Legion Post. All Knights and Columbiettes are
encouraged to March with our Council. Please meet in front of the
Advance Building on Rt.112 at 10:30 am. We hope to see you there!

MAY 6th 10AM- DAY OF REMEMBERANCE FOR THE

UNBORN

LOCATION: HOLY SEPULCHRE CEMETERY CORAM JUST AT RTE. 112

ENTRANCE
This special service is being sponsored by the K. of C. and being led by
Monsignor Curley.

This event is open to ALL PRO-LIFE PEOPLE. We hope you will join us.
Contact, if needed, Tom Donnelly 631-588-4590

Pete Bertran
Comdr. John J. Shea Assembly
Respect Life Chairman
631-289-2095

Pete Bertran

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 The Nomination Committee met on March 29th to conduct Interviews of Candidates for
Office for the upcoming Columbian Year 2017-2018. The Committee consists of the
Following Past Grand Knights:
James Addie Chairman, Mike Boehm, Bob Elliott, Frank Cooper, Willie
Marciano, Vinny Lettiere and John Orlando.

The Nomination Committee Recommends the Following Third Degree Members for
Office:
Frank BoscoInside Guard Kevin DrawbridgeOutside Guard
Robert GreenOutside Guard Richard CostaOutside Guard
Keith MandartRecording Secretary Denis Boyce Treasurer
James KaanWarden Joe SheldrickChancellor
John TerleckiDeputy Grand Knight John PrainoGrand Knight
Vincent LettieriAdvocate John Orlando3 Year Trustee

Council Elections will be held at the First Business Meeting in June. Any Third Degree Member in Good
Standing is Eligible to run from the floor if he so desires.

The Monseigneur Corporation Election will be held on Monday June 20th.

Corporation Nominees for Office for the Term 2017-2018 are as Follows:

President - Joe Brandi

Vice President - Vincent Lettieri PGK
Recording Secretary - Pat Molluso
Treasurer - Frank Cooper PGK

Members at Large:
James Addie PGK
Rich Basak
Frank Bosco
Bob Elliott PGK
Carmine Francese
Phil Graniello
Duane Shpak

Congratulations to Brothers Luis Servellon and

Thomas G. Liguori of Patchogue Council for
having achieved Full Knighthood in our Order in
Riverhead on April 7th. Accompanying them were
Grand Knight Bill Fontaine, District Deputy Mike
Boehm, Wardens Bill Gonzalez and Bill Wallace
and Brothers Kevin Hanley Rich Costa.

Members of Patchogue Council and their wifes attended the Annual Palm
Sunday Mass and Brunch at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
in Huntington. The event is held each year to thank all of the Councils on
L.I. for sponsoring the Seminarians while they are studying for the
Priesthood. Patchogue Council is proud to be able to sponsor Three
Seminarians this year.

Members of Patchogue Council, with two of

the three Seminarians that our Council
Sponsors; Paul Clares and Dominick Wegiel.
Pictured with them are Grand Knight Bill
Fontaine, Master of the Fourth Degree Vinny
Letteri, District Deputy Mike Boehm and
Brothers Phil Graniello and Duane Shpak.

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 Father Henry Reid, newly appointed Pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

The Knights of Columbus has a long history of promoting a culture of

vocations in families and parishes. The Order sponsors a variety of
programs that provide financial assistance to seminarians and donates
more than $1 million in vocation endowment funds each year. Knights
readily offer prayers and moral support for men in formation as well.
Hundreds of men studying for the priesthood have received support from
the Knights of Columbus in recent years. This past Palm Sunday some of us
at the Council were fortunate enough to spend some time with a few of
these young men.
Father Henry Reid serves as associate pastor of Holy Family Church on Long
Island. He has recently been appointed to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in
Patchogue, and will take over the job as Pastor there starting in July
2017. He readily admits that he avoided the priesthood for years and has
held numerous jobs, including one as a bouncer for a bar. He came to a
greater appreciation of his Catholic faith while doing post-graduate
research on the topic of European history at Queens University Belfast in
Northern Ireland.
You cant divorce European history from the Church, said Father Reid. I was living in a Catholic ghetto, and it
was dangerous, even with the peace process going on. There was a lot of anti-Catholicism and attacks on
Catholics. It was dangerous going to Mass.
A friend challenged Reid to quit playing around with the idea of becoming a priest and actually take the first
steps. The following day, Reid met with a priest to discuss a potential vocation. He encouraged me to pray and
attend daily Mass, said Father Reid. Reid did so, and before long, he attended the Seminary of the Immaculate
Conception in Huntington, N.Y. During his years there, he received RSVP grants as well as the Father McGivney
Scholarship.
Without those, I wouldnt have been able to stay in seminary, said Father Reid. By the time I left, I was
broke.
Father Reid was ordained in 2006 at the age of 37 for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y. He currently serves
as chaplain of Holy Family Council 11227 in Hicksville. And during this Year for Priests, hes thought about what
it means to be a priest and about the challenges facing the Church.
Men arent stepping up to the plate and being men, said Father Reid. Many are being big children.
Father Reid, who spent several years working with juvenile delinquents and youth in crisis, and recognizes their
particular need, went on to say that young people need spiritual fathers who will challenge them.
Youth are lacking people who will tell them no and challenge them to grow up, he said. Many lack a faith
base. Even many of those who attend Catholic school arent attending Mass regularly.
He said that he leans heavily on the Holy Spirit to help him be a spiritual father to his parishioners.
Ive listened to youth, men and women in the sacrament of reconciliation and in counseling, he said. I
probably fail half the time, but when I get it correct, its the Spirit working within me. Half the time I say some-
thing and wonder where that came from.
Yet, despite the challenges, Father Reid wouldnt trade the priesthood for anything.
I love being a priest, he said. I would do it all again. I cant see myself doing anything else. We all look
forward to getting to know Father Reid and working with him for many years to come.

Our Council has been assigned a new Field Agent, James Nealon.
James is a Member of the Izzo Agency, which is located at 570
Expressway Dr S, Medford, NY 11763. You can contact James at
(631) 678-2354 or e-mail him at james.nealon@kofc.org. If you have
any questions about your Insurance needs or the products that the
Knights of Columbus offer, or if you would like James to simply take
a look at any of your current policies or options, please feel free to
contact him.

Order Now!!
If you are in need of Council Apparel, now is a good time to order them. See
Brother Knight John Terlecki or call him at 576-9950 for tee-shirts, polo shirts and
hats!! We have jackets available too. Order them now for Marching in the Parades
and Council Events!!

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 COLUMBIETTES CORNER
WE CARE - WE SHARE

Dear Sister Columbiettes,

We welcome May with green grass, flowers blooming and trees flowering-thank you Jesus.
Two of our new members moved up to the Major Degree. Congratulations to Tatiana Drawbridge, my granddaughter,
and to Jean Sloan. We welcome you with open arms, and look forward to working with you.
Next on our social calendar, we are hosting our first Friendship Night. Friendship night is a social evening where people from the
major women's Service Organizations in the Patchogue area get together to meet and discuss their various charitable works. The
committee is very excited as it is the first time we have hosted the event and want it all to be perfect! Our theme is "Sowing seeds of
Friendship" and it will be held Wednesday, May 10th from 7-10pm at the Mediterranean Manor. Ronny Pliszak has been doing a
wonderful job chairing the event.
We will be giving four scholarship awards. They are all exceptional students, making their parents and families very proud. We will
announce the students at the next meeting.
A special thank you to all our Brother Knights. You are always there for us, ready to help with all our endeavors, whether it be helping
us set up and break down the room or coming to our events, or just being there for us. Thank you!!
On April 23rd, we had a joint Communion breakfast with our Brother Knights . The food was great and the speaker very inspirational.
May 17th is our election of new officers, in addition we need to elect delegates and alternates to represent us in the other levels of
the organization. Other nominations may also be made from the floor, prior to the actual elections. Only members who are in good
standing and who have been initiated in the two degrees of the Order are eligible to run for office in the Columbiette Auxiliary.
Happy Mother's Day to all. Just like prayers are not for saying just once a year, we can always celebrate, appreciate and honor all our
mothers. They make many sacrifices for our care and well being.

May Birthdays: Lucille Boffo, Nancy Elliot, Marsha Laakmann, Debbie Linbrunner, Rose Marie Lomoggio, Gail Moloney,
Lucille Mullen, Geraldine Restifo, Anrea Schroeder. Happy Birthday to all!!

Peace of Christ, Geraldine Restifo, President

Knights of Columbus Senior Club

Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the K of C Hall.
1 pm to 3 pm

Chuck Gerlach, President,

VP, Pat Molluso
Treasurer, Theresa Baker
Secretary, Elaine Addie, (631) 475-5722
Communications Chairperson Dorothy Zeo, 475-8508
Entertainment Chairpersons, Ronny Pliszak 289-5758 and Elaine Addie 475-5722.

To end our year of Senior meetings, we will be having our June Meeting at the Lombard's on the Bay. We will have more info next
month. If you are interested please let us know next month. We are ending our year in style.

Here we GOOOOOO!!!!! Friendship Night - Sorry Guys - Ladies Only this time. Mediterranean Manor May 10th 6pm -
10pm $38.00pp Five (5) course meal - Meet different clubs and the ladies behind them. Call Ronny for more info. Time is running out.

Tuesday July 25East End Treasures & Wine Tasting $102.00pp. Includes bus, tour, tasting's and lunch. WOW Free sample of
homemade soap. Dine at Jerry and the Mermaid, 3 course luncheon. Then on to a Wine Tasting at Baiting Hollow Vineyard. Plus on the
way home a stop at Lewins Farm Stand. For more info call "YOU KNOW WHO"

Tuesday August 8, $105.00pp. Travel to Connecticut to board the Essex Clipper for a 3 course meal in a restored 1920's Pullman diner
car. Relax to the rhythm of the rails for two hours. Then enjoy a scenic cruise on the Becky Thatcher Paddleboat. Holy Smokes. Call you
know who if your interested.

Sight an SoundSeptember 14 Jonah Lancaster Pa Bus, Lunch and a fantastic play. $135.00pp If you have ever been to Sight n Sound
you know it is memorable.

If your interested in any of these or all Please get in contact with our Social Entertainment Director Ronny 631-289-5758
Hope we see you all at our May Meeting. Second Wednesday of the Month. God Bless

If you know of any Knights or Columbiettes that could use a lap robe or a Walker Bag or a Caplet
(for women), please let a Nettie Knitter know. Contact Elaine 631-475-5722. And a huge "THANK
YOU to Valerie Shpak and Our Lady of Mount Carmel" for the Baby Blankets and the wool. God
Bless

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 Upcoming Events

Commander John J. Shea Assembly Knight at the Races

Saturday May 6th Doors open at 6:00 pm
Food at 6:30 and the Races begin at 7.

Hot Dogs, chips, Beer, Wine & Soda, Coffee and Cake

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Center (Behind the Church)

495 North Ocean Ave. Patchogue (Just North of Sunrise Hwy)
Cost is $10 per person

Want to own your own Horse?

Name your Horse for $10 Races 1 7

If your Horse comes in First win $20
To buy horses see or Call Tom Ambresecchia at (631)366-1327
For tickets See or Call Mike Boehm at (631)774-2605 or email at mb1122@msn.com

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