THE PATCHOGIAN

February, 2018 —- Celebrating 115 Years of Faithful Service — 1903 - 2018

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, PATCHOGUE COUNCIL #725

Officers From the Grand Knight’s Desk

Chaplain "O HOLY FAMILY....the family so closely united to the
SK Fr. William Winters, OFM, Cap. mystery which we contemplate on the day of the Lords
Grand Knight
birth, guide with your example the families of the whole
SK John A. Praino
earth" ……………………………..Pope St. John Paul II
Deputy Grand Knight
SK John Terlecki
Dear Brothers and Sister Columbiettes:
Chancellor As we enter February and continue our journey through the New Year let us
SK Joe Sheldrick
remember the inspirational quote above and the Feast of the Epiphany that we
Financial Secretary
SK Robert Elliott PGK FDD
celebrated on January 7th, 2018. Embrace the resolution to devote more time to
Warden
family. In last month's Patchogian the time line took us up to our Council Christmas
SK James Kaan Party on December 16th, 2017. On December 17th,2017 we had our Council's
Treasurer Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus Party. Thanks' to our Council Officer Kevin
Denis Boyce
Drawbridge and his team, a good time was had by all the kids and Santa and Mrs.
Recorder
Keith Mandart Claus made another memorable appearance. On another note of thanks to Kevin, he
Advocate finally got our Council web-site up and running, he is the NEW webmaster so
SK Vincent Lettieri please check out the site and send him pictures of any events you may have, it looks
PGK FDD PFN FM
great. We had our first MAJOR snowfall on January 4th, so as a result of the State
Intside Guard
SK Frank Bosco of Emergency imposed by the Governor and after consultation with some of our
Outside Guard PGK's, I cancelled the First Business Meeting of the NEW YEAR January 8th. My
SK Robert Green reasoning was simple, the SAFETY of the membership was more important. On
Outside Guard January 12th we had our Chapter Charity Drive Kick-off, again this year the
SK Richard Costa
recipients of the proceeds will be 911 Vets and The Gianna Center, we're looking
Outside Guard
SK Kevin Drawbridge forward to another successful outcome, please contact me to " GET ON THE
First Year Trustee SCHEDULE".
Richard J. Basak Let us ALWAYS remember our founder Fr. Michael J. McGivney, apostle to the
Second Year Trustee young, protector of Christian life Pray for us.
SK Vittorio Marciano PGK
Third Year Trustee
SK John Orlando PGK Peace be with you all,
VIVAT JESUS !

All material in this document was approved by GK John A. Praino for publication. Copyright 2018, Patchogue Council #725
Council Roster as of
December 1, 2017
Associate: 280
Insurance: 141
Inactive: 20
Total: 441

Honorary: 16
Honorary Life: 103
Disability: 14

All Articles for the

March Patchogian
must be submitted
by February 20th February 14th
Financial Secretary
Congratulations to our newest Life Member
Thomas F. Phelan Jr. and Honorary Life
Members James M. Nudo, Joseph Nunziata,
Frank J. Siegel and PGK Harry Sweeney.
I am happy to report that our records and
forms are currently all up to date.
February 19th
Dates To Remember
February 5th—–—Business Meeting, 8pm
February 12th—Monseigneur Corp. Meeting, 7:30pm
February 19th——Social Meeting, 8pm
February 26th—–—Officers Meeting, 7:30pm

As of December 1, 2017 we have 280 associate; 141 insurance; 20 Upcoming Events

Information on page 7
inactive members for a total of 441 members. The council is in
good standing with Supreme.
Super Bowl Party, February 4th

Robert W. Elliott, FS Annual Valentine‘s Dinner Party, February 17th

151 Springdale Drive, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
631-588-2919
relliott7@verizon.net

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

May our Council Prayers be on behalf of the following:

Pray for Brothers Jim Addie, Steve Benincase, Sammy Garafola, PGK Micky Mingino and his wife Vivian, Car-
mine Franzese, Rudy Carrabus and his wife Vicki, Jim Craig‘s daughter Airen, Bill Mones‘ wife Virginia, Joann
Brandi, PGK Willie Marciano and his wife Jean, Eddie O‘Reilly, Phil Butler‘s wife Donna, Gerry Restifo, Ernie
Maller, Andrew Carollo, Ralph DePinto, Frank Cooper‘s wife Virginia, Phil Sgro, Keith Mandart, Robert Naurek,
Rich Basak and Tony Russo.
Below are some of our recent notifications:
We were sorry to hear of the passing of Brother Charlie Burton. May he rest in peace and we give prayers
of comfort to his family.
In doing follow ups for our January ‗Robo calls‘ I was notified that Brother Anthony Balado passed away
almost a year ago. Let us all say a prayer for him and his family.
May we continue to offer prayers for Phil Butler‘s friend Jim Conklin‘s wife Lisa whom is battling cancer.
May we extend our prayers and 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.

Council February Birthdays:

James Addie, Jr., James Ahern, David Brooks, Joseph Canale, Louis Consiglio, Kevin Cooper, James DeLucia,
John DeLucia, Michael Donovan, Peter Dreyer, David Felice, Bill Gonzalez, William Grimaldi, Charles Heifferon,
Francis Hilley, Diego Jaramillo, James Kaan, Carl Majowka, James Mancuso, Leon Meinke, John Morris, John
Orlando, Jr., William Perry, Martin Peters, Eugene Phelan, Charles Prochaska, Waldo Robinson, John Seiler, Paul
Slabowski, Steven Stumpo, Corey Tighe.

Council 1st Degree Anniversaries (Years):

Richard Acosta (4), Rev. Thomas Aidoo (21), Philip Barone (9), Henry Bontempi (58), Jeffrey Brandi (11),
Phil Butler (10), Dr. Timothy Carney (9), Brian Cassidy (11), William Connolly (21), Louis Consiglio (11), Rich
Costa (4), James DeLucia (36), Anthony DeLucia (10), Bruno Drawbridge (4), Jason Farrell (11), Patrick Felice
(12), Michael Fleming (56), Vincenzo Gattuso (42), John George (10), Stephen Gregg (10), Lawrence Gualtieri
(53), James Kelly (9), Edward Lawler (39), Jesus Lola (4), Carl Majowka (35), Carlo Matteucci (4), Robert
Mazzoli (12), Anthony Modesto (37), Kevin Molloy (32), Michael Moloney, James Nudo (42), Andrew Oreste
(12), Anthony Pino (39), Anthony J. Prudente (11), Anthony L. Prudente (11), John Prudente (11), James Ryan
(20), Ralph Salamone (36), Robert Sellers (10), Duane Shpak (12), Robert Silver (9), James Space (26), John
Sparling (9), Joseph Themann (50), Jacques Vandekieft (4), Joseph Viggiano (11), George Watson (35), Melvin
Weeks (5),

Brothers and Sisters,

It is February and what does February bring to mind? When I think of February, I think about
Washington‘s and Lincoln‘s Birthdays. I guess now it‘s just ―President‘s‖ day. I remember being in
school and always hearing the story of George Washington and the cherry tree and the old ―I cannot tell a
lie‖ when his father asked him about it. And of course old ―Honest Abe‖ Lincoln. Abe got his nickname
because when he was a shopkeeper he once walked 10 miles to give a lady back her change that she had
mistakenly left behind on the counter. Do they still tell these stories to kids in school today? I certainly
hope so. I think it‘s important for kids to hear them, to know and understand that there is nothing more
important than to be honest and to be a person of integrity. I think they should go back to some of the old
role models that kids had back in the day, like our Founding Fathers. They certainly can‘t look up to the
celebrities of today, or the sports stars like we used to. They‘re in the papers everyday getting arrested and sometimes even
worse.
February also brings to mind for some, Valentine‘s Day and candy and flowers and of course love. Where did the story of
Valentine‘s Day begin? A popular account of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings
for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and I guess that‘s where the part about the love comes in. In the middle ages, it
evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery and
sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). Throw in a naked little cherub shooting arrows and the legend is complete.
I would like to congratulate all of the New Brother Knights who Attended some or all of the Degrees we held in January. On
January 9th we held both an Admission and Formation Degree at St. Jude Council. A Special thanks to St. Jude for not only
hosting the Degrees, but for the great work of their Degree Teams ( with a little help from a few Brothers from The Queen and
Kavanaugh in the Admission Degree). And then on January 26th we held a Knighthood Degree, with over 50 Brothers taking
their Journey into full Knighthood in our Order. And we never stop recruiting. There is an Admission Degree scheduled for
February 13th in Patchogue if anyone is holding onto any applications or may have a prospective member, there is still time to
bring him in. I look forward to seeing you all in the weeks to come or at the next Degree.

Fraternally Yours,
Michael Boehm P.G.K., D.D., N.Y. 3
Chairman of the Board of District Deputies
Suffolk County, L.I., N.Y.

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 The Chapter Charity Drive is underway! This year‘s recipients will be the
9-1-1 Vets and the The Gianna Center. Our Council is selling Charity Drive
Raffle Books now, so to purchase Books or to see how you can help, contact
GK John Praino. The Chapter Fraternal & Weekend is March 16, 17 & 18 at
the Villa Roma. To get in on the fun or for more information call Tom
Romano at (631) 561-7052. The next Chapter Meeting will be held at
Kavanaugh Council, located at 176 Madison St. in Mastic on February 9th. It
will be State Deputy Night. Meeting begins at 8 pm.

The Fourth Degree is now accepting Applications for Membership!! Pick up an

Application at the Council Hall. All Third Degree Knights in Good Standing
are eligible to become Fourth Degree member!! Make 2018 the Year that you
become a SIR KNIGHT!!
The next Fourth Degree meeting will be held on Wednesday
February 28th at Sts. Philip & James: 1 Carow Place, St. James.
Meeting begins at 7 pm.

NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
PURPOSE: To provide Financial Assistance to dependent
children, grandchildren and legal wards of Knights of
Columbus for the furthering of their Catholic High School
education.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Scholarships are awarded based
upon the scholastic aptitude of the applicants and their
involvement in Church and/or Community activities. The scholarship is awarded without
consideration of financial need. Applications must be submitted by April 1st. For more
information and to print the Scholarship Applications go to www.kofc725.com or
www.newyorkknights.com

Our Council will be hosting an ADMISSION DEGREE in

February 13th at 8 pm.

Please arrive by 7:30. It‘s important that Members from the

Council come To Support our Newest Members.
Jackets and Ties are required. Thank you.

Our WEBSITE has been undergoing some MAJOR CONSTRUCTION. Take a few minutes to check it
out at www.kofc725.com. Our new Webmaster Kevin Drawbridge has been working hard to
update and improve the website. Use it to print the newsletter, get forms, and all kinds of cool
stuff. Let him know how you like it and make some suggestions on what you would like to see on
the website going forward.

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 February 14th

Roundtable Report: Here is some News from our Local Parishes

Mary Immaculate Church:

St. Vincent de Paul Parish Outreach
Blood Drive Sunday February 11, 2018
Bellport Community Center 9am-3pm

St. Francis de Sales :

WINTER WOMAN‘S WRITE
This afternoon is an opportunity to open both your heart and your ear to the words the Spirit of God
longs to speak. We will begin in prayer and carry that prayer-filled energy with us as we allow our
inner words to flow. (Limited to 20)

Wednesday, February 7th, 1—3:30pm

With Sr. Pat Duffy
St. Francis de Sales Parish Center (Blue house)
To register please email; sisterpatduffy@gmail.com
A donation of $20 is appreciated. (all materials included)

Thank you to Peter D. Quatrale Tree Svce, and Joe Brandi and Pat Molluso for taking down the
Christmas tree lights at Saint Francis again this year.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel:

ADULT BIBLE STUDY****THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
(Matthew, Chapters 5, 6,& 7)
Wednesday Evenings from 7:30 -8:30 PM In the Parish Center
January 31 and February 7 – Chapter 5
February 21 and 28 – Chapter 6
March 7 and 14 – Chapter 7

One time cost is $10.00 for the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
RSVP Required to the Parish Office— 631-475-4739
Special Guest Al Barbarino will be joining us at Masses on Sat. & Sun. 2/24 & 2/25 and will be
speaking on Sun. 2/25 & Mon. 2/26 at 7 pm. With a ―Mission for Lent‖. Topic : ―Do you Text God?‖.
Come join us!

Our Lady of the Snow:

PAINT NIGHT at OUR LADY OF THE SNOW
Friday, Feb 9, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Mother Church Basement
Price $45.00
Includes appetizers
Bring your own drink
If you are interested in joining us for this fun night out, You need to register online at;
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/themonogram-crew if you are not able to do this online call the office
and we can register you.

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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Respect in a disrespectful world by M.Boehm
In America today, it seems it has become acceptable for people to treat each other in what I would
call a less than respectful manner. Just watch any Cable TV ―News‖ show, or venture onto social
media, and before too long you will see or hear or read about people cursing, pointing fingers at
and accusing each other of being stupid, being liars or worse. It seems like people cannot have a
difference of opinion anymore without it getting out of hand. Just look at the gridlock and the situa-
tion that we have in every level of government. No one wants to work with the other side, especial-
ly when they are so busy tossing insults at one another. It‘s not how adults are supposed to act.
People are supposed to be able to interact, to disagree, to have exchanges of ideas with each other
while still maintaining a degree of civility.
In our relations with each other, the Knights of Columbus have very clear cut guidelines on how
to settle differences with our Brother Knights. In the Gospel of Matthew, our Lord Himself advises
us how to address interpersonal conflict and wrongful behavior: ―If your brother sins (against you),
go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your
brother.‖ (Matt. 18:15). In the Knights of Columbus, and in dealing with difficulties with our
Brother Knights, we are called to use Fraternal Correction. When dealing with issues relating to
misconduct or behavior that is otherwise inconsistent with the principles of the Knights of Colum-
bus and the teachings of the Catholic Church, officers, chaplains, or other persons having a leader-
ship responsibility should apply the principles of fraternal correction and subsidiarity. This means
that they should, in the first instance, privately and informally approach the individual member in
person and, with a charitable spirit, discuss the matter and provide advice and counsel. Officers
should be able to resolve the vast majority of issues and problems by speaking directly with the
member. Members are encouraged to do the same with each other. Officers should be a calming in-
fluence against the rash judgments of those whose first impulse is to disregard the principle of due
process and summarily suspend or expel members from the Order. A member who has been ac-
cused of misconduct should be given an opportunity to offer an explanation or to clear up any mis-
understanding or to otherwise resolve the issue in private. Officers must not resort to formal disci-
plinary action unless and until all other reasonable attempts to resolve a situation informally have
been exhausted. To the extent that a Grand Knight or other officer must resort to disciplinary ac-
tion, he should always observe the principle of due process. Due process simply means that mem-
bers should be treated fairly and in a manner consistent with the Laws of the Order. At a minimum,
every member should be given notice and an opportunity to be heard. However, before dealing with
a matter as a disciplinary issue, you should address it informally and privately through fraternal
correction. Remember the lessons of our Degrees, how Charity stems from a kind Heart, that we
need to exist in Unity with our Brother Knights, and in particular, the Charge of Fraternity in the
Knighthood Degree and what it teaches us. It is why we always suggest to members to go to these
Degrees when it is possible and renew yourself. As members of the Knights of Columbus, we
should always participate in fraternal activities as Catholic gentlemen. We expect our members to
address each other in a spirit of Charity, the first principle of the Order, even when some of our
brother Knights fall short of this high standard. This means that members should engage in meas-
ured and respectful dialogue and debate, even when discussing matters as to which members may
have strong opinions and opposing views. Although remarks that reasonably could be construed as
personal attacks could form the basis for a charge, members should be careful not to impute bad
motives to a speaker merely because he has expressed criticism of a Brother Knight. To bear
wrongs patiently and to forgive offenses willingly are spiritual works of mercy that every Knight
should maintain in his heart. We need to remember that we are always called to respect each other,
and to give our Brother Knight the benefit of the doubt whenever possible. It is never acceptable to
use abusive language towards one another, whether we are in our Council Hall or elsewhere. We
are not just members of some local club. We are Members of the Knights of Columbus, Catholic
Gentlemen and we must ever be mindful of this. Remember what the Bible teaches us in Romans
12:10 ―Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves‖. Is this
something that is always easy to do? No, of course not. We are after all just men. All we can do is
try to follow these guidelines. In Matthew 5.23–24, Jesus says: ―Therefore, if you are offering your
gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift
there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.‖
To me, this means that it is so important to Jesus that we not have any bad feelings towards our
Brother, that he would rather we leave the Alter, and His Presence, immediately and go make peace
with him. Nothing is more important to Jesus than that. So let us go forward and make a pledge to
ourselves to treat our Brother Knights with the respect that they, and we, deserve. Only then can we
truly uphold the oaths that we have taken and serve our Order, our Church and our God. So as we
go into this Lenten Season, let us do our very best to treat all of our Brother Knights with the
respect that they deserve. Vivat Jesus!

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 Special thanks to D.G.K. John Terlecki for running our Council Free
Throw on Saturday Janaury 26th. We also want to thank everyone who
helped out: Pat Molluso, Kevin Hanley, James Kaan and Bill Gonzalez.
Our Council has 3 kids moving onto the Suffolk County Regional‘s on
March 10th at St. Cyril and Methodius in Deer Park. Good Luck!!

Here is this month's Holy Angels Classroom Spotlight: 6th Grade

In honor of Catholic Schools Week and our Open House, our 6th
Graders were asked:

―What do you love about Holy Angels?‖

―If you were talking with a prospective family, who was considering
joining our school, what would you tell them?‖

Leah——―Our school is special because we learn the regular subjects, but we also learn about God and Jesus.‖
Nicholas- ―We have amazing teachers here, especially our homeroom teacher, Ms. Mitchell.‖
Ashton— ―We use SMART boards at our school. For example, if we are talking about another country, the teacher
can put a map on the board so we can see what we are learning about right away.‖
Katelyn— ―We are a community of nice friends. We go to Mass together with our whole school; that‘s something really
special.‖
Michael— ―We use Chromebooks here. We can see interactive textbooks so we can learn more. I really like when we
use them in Spanish class.‖
Allison—- ―We have a very caring and friendly student population here.‖
Claudia— ―We really are all so close. We all get along and have fun together.‖
Joseph—- ―I like technology class when we get to learn and explore using the Internet.‖
Kristen— ―The concept of the Holy Angels environment is different than other schools. You can just feel something is
special here.‖
Grace—— ―You won‘t get lost and feel alone here. You will always have a friend.‖
Kailynn— ―We are such a close family here.‖
Abby—— ―I love being a role model to our Pre-K buddies.‖
Kerri—— ―Holy Angels has so many fun activities outside of the classroom, too. We have cheerleading, Student
Action Club, Basketball, Cross Country, Chorus, the school play and more!‖

Our students really expressed well how special it is to be a part of the Holy Angels family! Thanks!

There will be a District-Wide Fraternal

Benefits Night at St. Jude Council in Rocky
Point on Wednesday February 21st at 7 pm.
We will have multiple K of C field Agents
there to help answer any questions that
you may have regarding your Fraternal Benefits. In addition we will have people
there from other fields to answer questions about Estate Planning as well as Final
arrangement planning and more. The Council Hall is located at 683 Rt. 25A in
Rocky Point. Coffee & Cake will be served. All members and their Spouses are
welcome. If you have a friend that you think may benefit from attending, you can
bring them along as well. There is no Cost for this event.

Our Council is looking to hold a Driver Safety Course on Sunday

February 25th. This course will help you receive a 10% discount on
your car insurance.
Please contact PGK Jim Addie to reserve your spot or for more
information at (516) 819-6693. Seating is limited so call now!

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 Upcoming Events

Sunday February 4th

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
$ 10 per person includes:
Food
Snacks
Beer, Wine and Soda

Call Joe Sheldrick at (631) 872-2631

for tickets or for more information.

Games Boxes are available NOW!

Limited seating - so please don’t wait!

Please bring a can of Non -Perishable food for our Food Panty

THE PATCHOGUE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY
ON SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17TH
FROM 7 P.M. TILL 11 P.M.

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF DINING, DANCING AND LOVE

THE EVENING WILL FEATURE LIVE MUSIC
BY JACK FONTANA JR.

A ROAST BEEF DINNER

INCLUDING:
GARDEN SALAD
BEER, WINE AND SODA
DESSERT AND COFFEE

ALL FOR ONLY $25 PER PERSON

TO PURCHASE OR RESERVE TICKETS CALL MIKE BOEHM

AT 774-2605, OR E-MAIL
AT MB1122@MSN.COM

NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR

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 COLUMBIETTES CORNER
WE CARE - WE SHARE

My Dear Sister Columbiettes and Brother Knights,

On January 17th 2018 we had our first meeting of the year with about 20 in attendance and I was
very excited to see many of our new sisters present. The main topic of discussion was the Victorian
Tea coming in April. We require a lot of volunteers for this event as it is our biggest money maker.
Some jobs that we will be needing volunteers for are as following: filling and wrapping the baskets,
people getting donations from local businesses, setting up the room and breaking down the room, serving the
tea, selling the tickets, making the sandwiches and much more, so please consider volunteering.

Another topic of discussion was having volunteers to bring refreshments to our meetings. Diane Warren is our
Hospitality chairperson and is compiling a list of ladies for each of the remaining months of this Columbiettes
year. If you would like to bring something please call me and I will have Diane add your name to her list.

The next item on the list is the birthday list. I received a few phone calls last month because I missed one or
two birthdays, as a result of this I will no longer be listing birthdays by name. Instead I will do a blanket happy
birthday for that month. I apologize if this offends anyone, but it is the fairest way to include everyone for that
particular month.

We are compiling a list of members wishing to have their phone number and email address given to everyone.
If you would like to have yours added, please call me and I will have our secretary Grace Molusso add your
name to the list.

Please keep in your prayers Gerry Restifo, who spent Christmas and New Years in the hospital and Elaine
Addie who had cataract surgery as well as all our sisters and brothers.

I would like to wish all our February Birthday Baby’s a Very Happy and Healthy Birthday.

Please take note of my new phone number as I will no longer be using the 631 number.

May the peace of our Lord be with you always,

Betty Weeks, President

Email: elizabethkea27@yahoo.com
Phone: 804-243-6056

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.

Happy New Year

In December we gave to L.I. against domestic violence hats, gloves and scarves along with
two hundred and fifty ladies and children's socks and of course more toilet paper from
Suffolk Chapter.
The netties also gave to Neighbors Soup Inn scarves and hats. along with almost three
hundred socks for men and socks for ladies and children from Suffolk Chapter.
What a great feeling.

February is our shower for Birthright. The count of blankets, sweaters and hats is off the charts. Thanks Ladies
and a special Thanks to our new Columbiette from Our Lady of Snow. More in February
Elaine Addie, Arlene Russo, Betty Leupp and of course Charlotte Rogers and the Florida Contingent.
THE NETTIE KNITTERS

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