Knights of Columbus February 2023 Council 1387

Knights of Columbus
Fr. Brian McKee
Council 1387
February 2023 Newsletter
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Grand Knight’s Report

Dear Brother Knights
Lent will soon be here and Shrove Tuesday.
Our Lady of Hope will be having a pancake
dinner on February 21st, Shrove Tuesday, I
have offered to help with this upcoming
dinner. Any help you can provide will be
greatly appreciated. The dinner is still in the
planning stages and I hope to get together
with the social committee soon.
As we know, Lent is a time of prayer and
preparation for the Great Easter Tridium. As a
child, growing up, my family would say the
Rosary every day. So much is happening in
our world today that we really do need to
make Lent a time of prayer.
Our Bingo is coming up soon and more
volunteers are needed. Keep in touch with
Richard Rivard for the exact dates. Please
help wherever you can. Thank you.
Mark Butler
Grand Knight

List of Executive Advocate

Warden
Richard Rivard
Marius Gasser
Grand Knight Mark Butler Inside Guard Keith McCormick
Chaplain Rev Vince Fiore Outside Guard Serge Roy
Deputy Grand Knight Aaron Murphy One Year Trustee Jim Cook
Chancellor Ken Fediuk Two Year Trustee Eric Moles
Financial Secretary David Cook Three Year Trustee Jesse Winters
Recorder Lecturer Nathan Frangomeni
Treasurer
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having merited his own condemnation – his eternal

Chaplain’s Report Father situation, left to himself, had become effectively
hopeless. There was nothing man could do to save
Vincent Fiore himself. Full restoration to communion with God, his
Creator would be absolutely impossible without God’s
Chaplain’s Message February 2023 “Dust thou art, own redemptive intervention through which He
and into dust thou shalt return” (Genesis 3: 19). These showed us – by His Cross – cannot be accomplished
words spoken for the first time by God to Adam after without our own passage through the dark and bitter
he fell from grace are repeated on Ash reality of our own passion and death. God
Wednesday by the Church to all the warned man of the consequence of his
baptized to remind them of two disobedience (Genesis 2: 17). Death is
fundamental truths: their own the consequence and punishment for
nothingness and the certainty of sin, (Romans 6: 23). It is bitter and
their death. Dust – which are the painful. But Christ, the Lord –
ashes which are imposed on us – Who wanted to be like to us in all
has no substance. Even the things except sin – in submitting
slightest breath will disperse it. to His own cruel death has given
Dust (or ashes) is an effective the baptized the grace and strength
symbol of man’s nothingness, as the to accept it in love. Therefore, in
Psalmist exclaims: “O Lord, my this holy season of Lent – and
substance is as nothing before Thee.” certainly not limited to it – we should
Our self-love and pride must come to grasp regularly take time to reflect on our
this truth. We must realize that everything in us mortality – not to distress ourselves – but to
is as nothing. It is from nothing that we were lovingly arouse ourselves to perform our good works in love.
drawn by God’s special initiative and creating power. “In all thy works, remember thy last end, and thou
It is by His perfect love that He communicated His shalt never sin”, says the Prophet Sirach. Pax, and
being and life to us. But, after man had sinned – blessed Lent to all

District Deputy’s Report

Brother Knights,

In the month of February, the month of “love”, this may mean many things such as the love for your family,
your spouse, your children, could be also the love of the Order. Remember you reap only as much as you put
into it.

On January 29th, the exemplification at St Andrews Church will bring several new knights into the Order. I am
hoping there could be another exemplification in the month of March. Now is the time to recruit new
candidates. Plan to have recruitment drives in your parishes to bring in new members.

With Covid virus not gone but with vaccines it is not a threat as it was, and activities are ramping up again
throughout the councils. Contact your brother Knights so that we may rejuvenate our councils and ourselves
going forward.

Vivat Jesus Dennis Tomini

District Deputy, Ontario District 13
Greater Sudbury 705-585-3414, Cell 705-920-9097

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 50-50

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 50-50 DRAW

Fr Brian McKee Council 1387 is listed as a
participant in the Knights of Columbus 50/50 Lottery Ontario License RAF119970. The 50/50 will run
quarterly (4 times in 2022) Next draw April 30/2023.
Proceeds to Council 1387 will be donated to Christ the King, Sudbury.
The link is https://ontariokofcraffle.5050central.com/?olc=1387 You may have to copy and paste in browser
to access site.
This takes you into the “Select Tickets” page where you get 3 options. Option 1: 15 tickets for $10.00, option
2: 40 tickets for $20.00 and option 3: 100 tickets for $40.00 (Best Value) At checkout you will have a billing
sheet and Sudbury 1387 should appear bottom right-hand side under Organization. If not, tap scroll down to
Sudbury 1387.
Thank you for your participation in this worthy cause.
For further information contact
Peter Stankiewicz email: pbstankiewicz@gmail.com or telephone 705 920-2293

Roundtable Report from St. Mary’s SYMPATHYS and CONDOLENCESES.

A) Our deepest prayers and condolences to his wife
Church Melissa (Stonley) Yeo and all his families and friends
LIVE STREAM AT on the passing away of Thomas “Tom” Edward YEO.
https://www.youtube.com/@st.maryssudbury Loved watching sports and cheered whoever Ben was
NASHA RODYNA DANCE ENSEMBLE of cheering for. Spent time at the Sudbury Arena with
SUDBURY, ONTARIO, CANADA. the Sudbury Wolves cheering them on and let’s not
Canada is a leader in the development of Ukrainian forget getting Ben “High Fives” from the players
dance and the preservation of Ukrainian Heritage. The before each period. In the last couple of years, he took
dancers performed on November 12th for the great pride in helping Ben’s hockey teams, both on
multicultural gala hosted in Sudbury where and in a managerial role. He was definitely one proud
newcomers were welcome to the festivities. The dance hockey dad.
school hosted a St. Nicholas brunch on Sunday, B) Our deepest sympathy to family and friends of
December 18, 2022 for all parishioners, dance Frank Kramer. Please pray for the repose of his soul
families along with newcomers from Ukraine which and family he left behind.
was a huge success for all! It was wonderful
to seeing all the children together and
keeping tradition alive.

COFFEE AND SWEETS - Every second

and fourth Sunday of the month after 9am
Divine Liturgy.

LENTEN RETREAT March 25 and 26. The

retreat master Rev. Roman Rytsar, PhD, RP,
CSAT.

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Quote from Most Rev. Tihamer Toth , The Virgin Mary is Christ’s mother, therefore
the mother of God; she bore Him, yet in spite
“The Risen Christ’-Mary of this she keeps her virginity intact, and had
We cannot speak of our Lord Christ without only one Child the Lord Jesus, and this one
speaking of His virgin mother too. We cannot she conceived – in a Manner differing from
become fully acquainted with our Lord’s that of all human beings – only by a specially
doctrine, with Christianity, if we forget to creative act of the Holy Spirit. Because of her
speak of the Virgin Mary. “The holy Virgin dignity s mother of God, God preserved her
lends grace, charm, and fragrance to from original sin, so that she was never
Christianity. She is the glowing taper of the defiled by any kind of sin whatever.
Bethlehem grotto, she is the most beautiful One cannot read without emotion the passage
star of the holy night, her sigh is the sweetest in St. John’s Gospel when our Lord speaks
gloria. Nazareth would not be Jesus’ home if from the cross: “Women, behold thy son.
His mother and the archangel were not there; After that He saith to the disciple: Behold thy
Golgotha would not be so deeply affecting if mother. And from
Christ did not plant beside the cross the rose that hour the
that He is the first to bedew with His blood, disciple took her
the rose that clings to the cross, and under to his own.
thorns of anguish blooms so gloriously. The
holy Virgin is instrumental in bringing about Hail Mary, full of
the first miracle, she walks the first Calvary, grace, the Lord is
she locks in her heart belief in the suffering with thee, blessed
Christ and in His redemptive work, she is the art thou amongst
first to kiss Jesus’s wounds in her yearning for women and
eternal salvation and eternal peace; she keeps blessed is the fruit
the first vigil at the resurrection. She alone if thy womb Jesus.
awaited the Word in the night of the
annunciation, she alone awaited Him on the
great day of the resurrection.

Our lady of Hope-Dorothy Boyer
Our Lady of Hope welcomes our new CWL president
for 2023 - 2025 Lucie Muscolino. Coffee & treats are
being served monthly after the 9 AM Mass. The next
coffee Sunday is February 12th. Shrove Tuesday will
be celebrated for the parishioners of Hope with a
pancake supper on February 21st. Tickets will be
available before & after Masses the 1st two weekends
of February. Ash Wednesday there is a 10 AM
( children ) & a 7 PM service. Masses throughout
Lent remain the usual times.
This is the first time that council 1387 will be
involved in an event at OLPH and we hope that it will
be the beginning of a new era between the Knights of
Columbus and the parishioners of Our Lady of Hope
Church.
We are communicating with Father Chad regarding
connecting with OLPH Church.

Mass times are Tuesday through Friday @ 9am.

At Hope :Saturday @ 4:30 & Sunday @ 9am.
At St Anthony’s Sunday @ 11am.
Knights of Columbus Councul 1387 will be assisting
at the pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday on February
21st. We anticipate a successful turnout for this event.
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Down Memory Lane -First photo Sir Tom 100th Birthday, The 2nd photo honouring Sir Tom
Bubba at the Caruso Club with Ontario Stste Deputy making a presentation. The third is Judy’s retirement
party. The fourth photo-honouring Father James Sharpe—60 years as a priest. The fifth photo shows Grand
Knight presenting Tony Ryma with the Charter for the Squires and the sixth photo –celebrating Father
Sharpe’s 80th Birthday. I have 100’s of photos in my computer we will show a few every month of past
council events.

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January 2023 - Report from Church of Christ King
Happy New Year to all from the Church of Christ the King.
January has flown by and we were happy to know that
Father Raymond had a safe journey to Nigeria for his
vacation. He will be back with us on February 10th and in
the mean time we thank Father Hutton for his continual
dedication to assist us.
This month we have been actively preparing for the
pastoral visit where we welcome Bishop Dowd to join us
for 9 days starting with Mass Saturday February 18th at
5:15 PM and wrapping up with Mass on Sunday February
26th. Bishop Dowd will also be present at all masses from
February 18th to February 26th (no Masses on Mondays).
Our complimentary parish breakfast will be held on
Sunday February 19th following the 10:15 AM Mass and
we look forward to meeting the Bishop in this setting and
enjoy fellowship together.
A highlight of Bishop Dowd’s visit will be a Parish
Mission which starts on February 19th for four evening
sessions from Sunday to Wednesday. The theme is
“Putting Together the Puzzle of Faith”. In this month of
February, why not come out and listen to some thought
provoking ideas about the questions as outlined below?
Please spread the word and we welcome everyone to join
us.
The long anticipated Polar Plunge will be held during the
Pastoral visit period on Saturday February 25th. This is a
major fundraising initiative for our Front Stair Renewal
Project and to assist our outreach efforts in Downtown
Sudbury. We are excited to advise Bishop Thomas Dowd
has agreed to join our own Father Raymond Akor and
Parishioner Chris Narozanski for a dunk in the icy waters
of Sudbury’s Ramsey Lake, if and only if, we can achieve
$50,000 in donations toward the plunge. We have already
raised $24,000 toward the plunge and continue to raise
funds but we need more of your assistance. Please dig
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deep and help us achieve our goal of having Bishop join
the plunge.
We will be posting the Polar Plunge online on our
Facebook page so please follow us on Facebook so you can
join in on the fun.
Again, Bishop Thomas Dowd’s participation depends
on your generosity. The plunge will be recorded and also
shown in the warmth of Christ the King’s Memorial Hall
shortly thereafter. The Hall will open at 2:00 and a free
“chili” meal will be served to the attendees of the plunge
film show, at 3 p.m.
We are reserving 100 free tickets for the plunge show/chili
meal. Please, only request a ticket if you truly wish to
attend. Tickets will be available after mass on February 4,
5, 11, 12, 18 and 19. A number of tickets will be available
from Parish Secretary. Again, please consider a donation
either online via Canada Helps indicating Polar Plunge or
by cheque/cash in an envelope marked Polar Plunge…
thank you!
Another exciting initiative we want to inform everyone
about is our intention to run an Alpha program in the near
future.
Share life, faith, hope and Jesus on Alpha.
For those who have not heard about Alpha, it is an 11-week
course that creates a space, online or in person, where
people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation
about life, faith and Jesus.
More details will be coming in the next newsletter.
Lent 2023 - Ash Wednesday falls during the Pastoral
Visit week. Distribution of ashes will occur at the noon
mass on Ash Wednesday. The Bishop will also be
conducting the final night of his pastoral visit mission in
the evening.
We hope to see many of you at our Parish Mission and
activities being held that week! If you have any questions
don’t hesitate to reach out to the office at 705-674-6447.
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A Knight’s Saint’s Corner. surrounded by a band of devoted companions

Mary Ward (23 January 1585 – 30 January 1645)
was an English Catholic nun whose activities led to
the founding of the Congregation of Jesus and the
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, less well
known as the Sisters of Loreto. There is now a
network of around 200 Mary Ward schools
worldwide. Ward was declared Venerable by Pope
Benedict XVI on 19 December 2009.
She was born at a time of great conflict for Roman
Catholics in England. From 1589–1594 she lived with
and was educated in Latin by her maternal
grandmother, Ursula Wright, at Ploughland Hall,
Welwick, who had been imprisoned for fourteen years
for the "exhalation of the Catholic religion." Relatives
Lady Constable, Lady Babthorpe and Lady Ingleby
had also been imprisoned by the Earl of Huntingdon.
It is documented, through John Jackson (b.1581) that
Mary was at Ripley Castle, home of relative Sampson
Ingleby, steward to the Earl of Northumberland for a
brief time in 1594.
In 1609, at the age of 24, she experienced the voice of
God directing her towards a religious life (Glory
Vision). She heard "Glory, Glory, Glory" while she
was sitting and combing her hair.
At this time, women in the Catholic church lived an
enclosed, cloistered, contemplative life, governed by
others. However, Mary Ward did not find herself
called to the contemplative life and instead decided to
dedicate herself to an active ministry, whilst still
being religious; this was considered most unusual at
the time. At the age of twenty-four, she found herself
including Winefrid Wigmore determined to work
under her guidance to address new needs. One of
these was that it was essential to educate girls. She
said in 1612, "There is no such difference between
men and women that women, may they not do great
things? And I hope in God that it may be seen in time
to come that women will do much." In 1609 they
established themselves as a religious community at
Saint-Omer and opened schools for girls.
By the twenty-first century, over 200 schools had
been named after her and form a world-wide network.
For the 400th anniversary of her birth in 1985, the
Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School in Toronto
was named after her. A Catholic elementary school in
Niagara Falls, Ontario is also carries her name.
Schools in Germany named for her include, the Maria
-Ward-Schule in Landau and the St. Marien-Schulen
in Regensburg. In addition,
there is the private St Mary's
School, Cambridge in
England, Loreto Toorak
(Mandeville Hall) in
Melbourne and Loreto
Kirribilli in Sydney. Her
work to be inclusive in the
community continues in
schools today, Her work is
celebrated in an exhibit in
the museum of the Bar
Convent in York.

SUDBURY RIGHT TO LIFE We regret the

passing of our
Brother Knight Ted
Jolicoeur.
OUR MISSION Ted was a Fourth
Degree Knight and
STATEMENT/ ENONCE DE well respected by his
MISSION brother knights,
Brother Ted was a
TO PROTECT ALL HUMAN longtime knight, who
was always available
LIFE FROM CONCEPTION and involved in all our
TO NATURAL DEATH activities.
Whether it was selling
DE PROTEGER TOUTE VIE raffle tickets at various
locations, assisting in
HUMAINE DE LA the making of sausages
CONCEPTION A LA MORT or working at the
Bingo, Ted always
NATURELLE made himself available
to assist the council.
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Father McGivney and the Knights of
Columbus
To examine the life of Father Michael McGivney,
we must first study the history of the Irish
immigrants in America. The Irish emigrated by the
thousands, fleeing the Irish famine of the 1840s
changed everything, both in this country and back in
Ireland. The Irish-language name for the famine – An
Gorta Mór, or “The Great Hunger” – reveals more
truth than the more commonly known “Potato
Famine” a term used by the English. The starvation
and disease that cut the population of Ireland by
roughly 25 percent – the population has still not
entirely recovered today – was as much a product of
Victorian economics and population engineering as it
was the ”potato blight. “Many of the Irish who fled
starvation to come to Connecticut would find
themselves caught up in the violence of the Civil
War. This as well as illnesses and diseases also
created the many widows and orphans that lived in
the New Haven area. They faced a bleak and
miserable future, by discrimination from the early
English Protestant settlers. Father Michael
McGivney realizing the plight of these widows called
the men of his parish to organize a mutual aid society
to provide financial assistance, in the event of the
men’s death, to their widows and orphans which
soon became a fraternal society.
On March 29, the Connecticut Legislature granted a
charter to the Knights of Columbus, formally
establishing it as a legal corporation, The Order’s
principle in 1882 were “Unity and Charity. The
concept of “Fraternity and Patriotism” were added
later.
In April of 1882 Father McGivney with the
permission of Bishop McMahon, wrote to all the
pastors in the Diocese of Hartford and urged each
pastor to exert influence in the formation of a council
in each parish. First officers of San Salvador Council
No.1, in New Haven, Connecticut, were installed in
May 1882. By May 1883 Council No.2, had been
instituted in Meriden, Connecticut. Bishop McMahon
was so impressed with the organization, that he
became a member of council No.11 in 1884. By the
end of 1885, there were 31 councils in Connecticut.
On August 14, 1890, Father Michael J. McGivney
died at the age of 38. In his 13 brief, busy years as a
priest, Father McGivney's piety and compassion has
won the love of those he served as curate and pastor.
To-day there are over 13,000 KofC councils in 13
countries throughout the world, the largest Catholic
Fraternal organization with 2,000,000 members.
Council 1387, one of the earliest KofC Councils in
Canada received their charter in September 1909
with it’s first Grand Knight Judge J.A. Mulligan.
We were privileged to take the bus trip to New
Haven a few year ago and visit at St. Mary’s Church
in New Haven, with Father McGivney’s
sarcophagus, inside a totally restored church. To-day
it has become a shrine for pilgrim Knights, now that
he has been declared Venerable. We must keep in
mind, when we discuss our budget for donations to
various charities that Father McGivney did not
establish the knights to
support the churches, he
organized the knights to
assist the poor and
unfortunate in the
community.
Tony Sottile
Lucem Petimus

Rosary Sunday-February 12th

KofC Council meeting Feb. 14
Ex at 6:30pm
Member at 7pm
Pancake Dinner at OLPH.
Tuesday February 22nd at
5pm
If you have any comments or
recommendations regarding this and future
Newsletters please email Editors; Brother
Tony Sottile: ptsottile@eastlink.ca, or Brother
David Cook: davidacook1984@hotmail.ca

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