Official Newsletter Of St. Pius X Council 11101 Greensboro, NC

AprilOfficial Newsletter of St. Pius X Council 11101Greensboro, NCSpecial Points of Interest: April 1—Easter April 6—Adoration April 7 & 8—Membership Drive April9—O & D Meeting April 12—BusinessMeeting April 14—1st Responders Dinner Council 939 April 27—Blood DriveFr. Lesak Bio2018State Chaplin Leads Day of ReflectionInside this issue:Day of ReflectionAprilVolume 1 Issue 923Fr. Lesak, State Chaplin for theKnights of Columbus, will beholding a Day of Reflection Retreat on Saturday, April 7, 2018,from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. in theSimmons Parish Center . Masswill be said at 8:00 am in thechurch followed by coffee anddoughnuts in the SimmonsCenter with the retreat startingat 9:00 am.Topic for the retreat will beDiscipleship . The retreat isopen to all who wish to attend.This includes women, men andteens from the surroundingcommunity. One does not haveto be a member of St. Pius X toattend.Fr Lesak is a retired Navy Captain, Chaplin Corps with 27years of service. Prior historyis:in 1947 Undergraduate degreefrom Seton Hall with abachelor of Arts in Sociology Master of Divinity in Pastoral Theology from Immaculate ConceptionSeton Hall Theological Studies in Religious Education at the Jesuit School of Theology atthe University of California Master of Education inCounseling Seton HallIn 1982 Fr. Lesak was commissioned Lieutenant Junior Grade.1983 he completed the BasicCourse at the Navel ChaplainsSchool at Newport, RI, beforereturning to his parish duties asa Reserve Officer.Fish Fry Update4LAMB Update4Belk Charity Sale4Membership DriveDistrict Deputy Re- 5portDuring Fr. Lesak’s weekendvisit, our council will be holdingmembership drive on April 7 &8, 2018 after all Masses.should not take more than 20minutes. Please consider thisopportunity to help another tojoin in our mission.Brother knights as requested tostay after all the Masses to answer any question about ourorder. Brothers will assist infilling out interest cards whichApril 7 after the 5:00 pm Mass 2Knights needed State Raffle Tickets5FOM & KOM5Field Agent Report6Born Summit, New JerseyApril 8 after the 7:30am Mass 31986 he was recalled to activeduty serving at various stationsuntil his retirement as a NavyCaptain in 2009, with 27 yearsof service. A complete bio is onpage 3.I you have never heard Fr. Lesak, you are in for a real treat.Please plan on attending.Must RSVP by April 5, 2018, toReserve a place and lunch.RSVP to jpduffy64@gmail.comKnights are neededApril 8 after the 9 am Mass 4Knights needed.April 11:30 am Mass 1 Knight isneeded.Contact Sam Waters At;336-451-7298 orpointertwo@yahoo.com

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Page 4AprilFish Fry ResultsThe annual Lenten Fish Fry washeld on March 9, 2018, in theSimmons Parish Center.various areas to make this happen. No need to name names.You know who you are.The council witnessed over 25plus knights who came out tohelp with the fish fry. With thisgreat turn out , the event wentoff with minimal interruptions.The council operated like awell oiled machine.A great asset this year as in thepast was St. Pius Youth Groupunder the supervision of someof the parents. Nothing butpositive comments were heardfrom those that attended.A special thanks to those whotook a leadership position inA final count of the revenue isnot available as of this writing.Several bill are still coming in tothe financial secretary.Some statistics are as follows:300 Adult paid meals wereserved.47 children meals were served15 youth group meals20 worker group mealsOverall, food for 400 was purchased. Little food was letover. Which was given to theRoom at the Inn.L.A.M.B. UpdateLAMB collection for the year of2017 ended on December 31.Distribution of the funds collected will be distributed at theApril 12, 2018, meeting.John Kosco, LAMB chairman,will be presenting the recipients their checks.This will give those who spenttheir time standing outside inall kinds of weather the chanceto witness who is receiving thefunds for their hard work.Come to our next businessmeeting to meet and see whothe organizations are. You willalso get to see what the organization do for their clients.LAMB is a great organizationthat supports individuals withintellectual disabilities of allages.have been steadily cutting support to achieve balance to theirbudgets.Reedy Fork Elementary LifeSkills, Peace Haven CommunityFarms, Sunshine Club, Max &Friends, and Horse Power arethe recipients.Many local agencies depend onour contribution each year tomeet their clients goal.Local and state governmentBelk Charity SaleBelk Charity Sale will take placeon May 5, 2018.Tickets are available for salenow. Our council has beenassigned the main door atFriendly Center Monday thruFriday for 1:00—5:00 pm.Please contact Ed Caluori tovolunteer to sell tickets. Ed’scontact information is:336-707-2475 cellecaluori@triad.rr.comPlease consider a couple ofhours to help sell tickets.Remember the council get tokeep all the proceeds from thesale of the tickets. That meansevery ticket for 5.00 is thecouncil money.Proceeds from this sale helpsto fund many of our charitieswe support. Without thismoney, we are limited on oursupport.Last year we were able to send 1500.00 to Patrick Walsh[Seminarian] to help with hisexpenses. We would like todo more this year.

Volume 1 Issue 9Page 5District Deputy ReportMarch was a busy month InDistrict 24.Grand Knights and ProgramDirectors completed their NCState Award applications, inhopes of getting recognition foryour most significant Charitableworks.Speaking of significant CouncilAwards, it is now time to planfor your Council's ColumbianAward #SP-7. Deputy GrandKnights and Program Directors, please review your program activities. Verify if yourplanned activities have beenconducted. Plan to conduct atleast four programs in each ofyour service program categories. The #SP-7 application isavailable at: kofc.org/forms. Aminimum of four of these programs must be designated asdomestic church activities. Afull listing of Domestic Churchactivities can be foundat: kofc.org/domesticchurch.For Council 11101 reaching theStar Council Award this yearcould winthe Council approximately 1500. Our Council's totalmembership is 244.The Council's membershipquota to reach Star Councilthis year is 17. So farour Council has a net gain of 3.Our insurance quota is 6, witha current net gain of zero. Wehave a significant membershipdrive coming up on April 7 and8. On that weekend, if we receive enough help from you,we might reach our Star Council membership and insurancegoals.SPX Council will host its nextFirst Degree on Thursday,April 12.If you are a First Degree,hoping to move up .on Saturday, April28th, there will be a Second Degree at Council939 in the morning and aThird Degree in the afternoon at St Paul's Council13236. If interested, contact John Joyce 336-8145005.God bless our Church,our Council and our families.State Raffle TicketsRaffle tickets are to be returned to the financial secretary by April 5, 2018.Make every effort to sell yourtickets. The council gets tokeep 2.50 from each ticketsold. This is a easy way to fundour charities with the chance ofwinning some big money.Remember this year all prizesare cash.1st prize is 5,000.002nd prize is 4,000.003rd & 4th prizes 500 each5th & 6th prizes 400 each7th prize 200Family of the MonthApril 2018Frank & Olga FratoniHttp://stpiusxcouncil11101.org/fom.htmCheck our website for more information on the Family & Knight of the MonthKnight of the MonthApril 2018Warren Duhaimehttp://stpiusxcouncil11101.org/fom.htmCheck our website for more information on the Family & Knight of the Month

Knights of Columbus Field Agent ReportKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSST. PIUS X COUNCIL 11101GREENSBORO, NCOnly Having Insurance “Through Work” Doesn’t WorkEd CampbellFinancial Secretary4908 Tower Rd. Unit CGreensboro, NC 27410E—mail Address:Spxcouncil111101@gmail.comDo you know anyone whose life or career has drastically changed during theseyears of economic downturn? It’s very likely that someone in your immediate orextended family or group of friends is facing financial uncertainty. Maybe there’s apossibility that you (or your spouse) could change employers, or even lose yourjob.Too many people have often relied on group term life insurance as their only safetynet. Often, this insurance is an employee benefit provided at low or no cost. Theexistence of this coverage might convince someone that personally-owned life insurance is not necessary.But only having “through work” insurance can leave you and your family vulnerable. Most group life insurance policies are limited in amount, which may be tiedto salary or some other benchmark. These numbers are often capped, and this capmay be dangerously low when compared to your family’s actual needs. In fact, adetailed needs analysis that evaluates your specific situation, will likely show thatany employer-provided coverage falls short.We are on the Webhttp://Stpiusxcouncil11101.orgBusiness Meetings—Second Thursday of the MonthOfficers & Directors Meeting Monday before the BusinessMeetingAll Meetings in the Simmons Parish Center at 7:00 pmMembership Chairman Sam Waterspointertwo@yahoo.com336-451-7298In addition, the amount of group insurance offered is almost always reduced, sometimes dramatically, when you retire. You could one day find yourself without coverage, and if your health has changed (which it will as you age), you might alsofind yourself unable to secure individual protection. At the very least, it will definitely be more expensive.While group life insurance can help, it does not replace the need for individuallyowned life insurance. I’ll be happy to meet with you and provide a no-cost needsanalysis, so you’ll know exactly where you stand.

Official Newsletter of St. Pius X Council 11101 Greensboro, NC Special Points of Inter-est: April 1—Easter April 6—Adoration April 7 & 8— Membership Drive April9—O & D Meeting April 12—Business Meeting April 14—1st Respond-ers D