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Knights of Columbus Pope Leo XIII Council 10804 14 th Anniversary

Knights of Columbus Pope Leo XIII Council 10804 14 th Anniversary. February 18, 2006. The Beginnings. Initial meetings initiated by Paul Piche (DD) in 1990 Organizing committee Dick Dietz, Ron Jakubec, Pat Markey, Jim Mulligan, Herb Sargent, Rod Schall, Phil Terveer

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Knights of Columbus Pope Leo XIII Council 10804 14 th Anniversary

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  1. Knights of ColumbusPope Leo XIII Council 1080414th Anniversary February 18, 2006

  2. The Beginnings • Initial meetings • initiated by Paul Piche (DD) in 1990 • Organizing committee • Dick Dietz, Ron Jakubec, Pat Markey, Jim Mulligan, Herb Sargent, Rod Schall, Phil Terveer • Process delayed by a change of pastoral assignments until 1992

  3. The Beginnings • Sponsoring Council • Fr. Habets Council 4632 - presented first jewels • Fr. Habets Assembly 1505 (4th degree) presented first American flag • Charter Issued February 20, 1992 • Founding State Deputy – James Dagenhart • Founding District Deputy – Art Ehlers • 54 charter members (24 are still members)

  4. Pope Leo XIII – Our Name • Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi • b. March 2, 1810 • Carpineto, Italy • sixth of seven sons • Elected: February 20, 1878

  5. Pope Leo XIII • His Papacy was one of the first to try to adapt the Church to the modern world. • He firmly re-asserted the Scholastic doctrine that science and religion could co-exist. • He also encouraged openness and discourse, opening the Vatican archives to historians and creating a number of institutions of higher learning.

  6. Pope Leo XIII • Admirer of the United States • 1884 – He confirmed the decrees of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore • Baltimore Catechism & catholic school for every church • 1886 – He raised Archbishop Gibbons (of Baltimore) to the cardinalate – but later wrote to him pointing out the dangers of Americanism. • 1889 – He sent a papal delegate, Monsignor Satolli, to represent the Pope in Washington on the occasion of the foundation of the Catholic University of America. • 1893 – He participated in the Chicago Exposition held to commemorate the fourth centenary of the discovery of the Americas (Christopher Columbus)

  7. Pope Leo XIII – May 15, 1891 • Rerum Novarum (“The Condition of Labor”) • He defended the working man and private property rights. • He explained the sad deficiencies of Marxism. • This encyclical was written for several countries in different stages of the industrial revolution. • It is considered one of the most fruitful and effective principles of industrial justice that has ever been enunciated.

  8. Pope Leo XIII - Accomplishments • Wrote 11 encyclicals devoted to the Blessed Mother. • Initiated the Feast of the “Holy Family”. • He died on July 20, 1903.

  9. Charter Officers - 1992 • Bill Sabourin Grand Knight • Fr. Robert Cummins Chaplain • Rafale Zalles Chancellor • Ron Jakubec Treasurer • Scott Rusch Recorder • Joe Tucker Lecturer • Anthony Agnelli Outside guard • Delmar Burridge PGK, Trustee • Bud O’Donnell Trustee

  10. William Saborin – 1992-1993 • Charter Grand Knight • Past Faithful Navigator – Father Habets Assembly • Past Financial Secretary

  11. Ron Foreman – 1993-1994 • Grand Knight #2

  12. Elbert (Danny) Rabb – 1994-1995 • Grand Knight #3 • Past State Youth Chairman

  13. Joseph Keely – 1995-1996 • Grand Knight # 4 • Past Faithful Navigator – Father Habets Assembly

  14. Pat O’Donnell – 1996-1997 • Grand Knight #5 • Past District Deputy – District 3 • Current State Convention Chairman

  15. Carl Wesolowski – 1997-1998 • Grand Knight #6 • Co-Chief Procurement Officer

  16. Glen Rodriguez – 1998-1999 • Grand Knight #7 • Facilities Manager for the Church (a.k.a. the man to see…)

  17. Kenneth Hildebrand – 1999-2000 • Grand Knight #8 • Past Financial Secretary

  18. Robert Rodgers – 2000-2001 • Grand Knight #9 • Procurement Officer • Charitable Disbursement Chief • Historian & Postmaster • Winter Clothing Drive

  19. Paul Diaczun – 2001-2002 • Grand Knight #10 • Present Financial Secretary

  20. Rick Paradiso – 2002-2003 • Grand Knight #11

  21. Frank Coyle – 2003-2004 • Grand Knight #12

  22. Butch Zarn 2004-2005 • Grand Knight #13

  23. Joe Panchik 2005-2006 • Present Grand knight

  24. What We Do • Charitable Donations 2004 - 2005 $31,000

  25. What do we do • KOVAR Drives – close to $30,000.00 raised for the special people • Winter Watch – 7 breakfasts and 1 dinner (Our Wives) each year • Winter Wear Drives – over 5,000 pieces collected and distributed to the needy • Special Olympics – Coordinate the Volleyball Event in the fall • Seminarians - $1,000.00 + each year to support Vocations • Scholarships - $1,000.00 each year to the youth of our parish

  26. What do we do • Charitable Donations – Over $31,000 total in the last 2 years • Parish Fair – Chairmen, facilities, run booths • Fund Raising – $24,000 raised in the last year • Parish Ministries – Knights and families are cantors, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, ushers, counters, etc… • Parish Parties – Oktoberfest, Mardi-Gras, Beef & Beer, Spaghetti Dinner, etc…

  27. What do we do • Family Breakfasts – Fund raiser as well as Parish get-togethers • Keep Christ in Christmas – Annual Christmas card sales • Flea markets • Other charitable causes – Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, Home Visitors, KOC Charities, Tsunami, Katrina, Haiti, Priest Support, Our Parish

  28. Who are We

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