Assembly 2467

The

Charger

DEACON JAMES M. SEGHERS, SR. ASSEMBLY #2467

FOURTH DEGREE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

MANDEVILLE, LA.

SK Jay Helluin– Faithful Navigator

NOVEMBER 2005 ISSUE #11

From the desk of the Faithful Navigator SK Jay Helluin, 674-1609

jrhelluin@charter.net

Sir Knights,

I hope this month finds all of you further down the road to recovery. I know we will all be struggling to get back to normal for a long time. May we all have a little extra patience as we deal with all the new challenges.

Please make every effort to attend the December 6^th, 2005, meeting in the cafeteria. We will present a Chalice to Fr. John Talamo of Our Lady of the Lake Parish. This Chalice honors Brother SKs Vincent DeSanti and Sal Compagno, Their families have been invited to attend. The presentation will be made at 6:45 PM in the cafeteria followed by mass and our meeting.

Tickets for the Acompano Raffle are available. This program by the Louisiana State Council supports seminarians at Notre Dame and St. Benedict’s Seminaries. Any one can purchase these tickets, so please contact me if you are interested.

Financial assistance is available from the State Council for those members with needs related to the recent storms. Please contact me if you need additional information. I continue to pray that God carries us all through these difficult times.

I hope to see each of you at the next Assembly meeting. (Tuesday, 6^th December, 2005 – in the cafeteria.)

Vivat Jesu !

Jay

FAITHFUL FRIAR Msgr. J. L. Chotin 985/623-3632

My Brother Sir Knights,

I hope that all of you survived Katrina with that which is most precious, your lives!

Anything is just material. Katrina delivered a severe blow to our area and now is the time to start building again. It won’t be easy, but it can happen because of who we are. This storm brought out the worst in many people, but more importantly, it brought out the BEST in most………people became painfully aware of their brothers who were less fortunate. This can only serve to make us stronger in so many ways. I am sure that most of us suffered loss, some greater and some less, but loss never the less.

We have already seen the ‘blame game’ starting, but let’s face it what will this change? It happened, it was ugly, devastating, maybe we COULD have been better prepared, but it happened! Now we pick up the pieces and move on. Some of us are without phones, power, food and water, but even as I write this crews from all over are working to repair and restore what can be restored. I would imagine Patience, Faith and Love are the Keys to a bright future.

I’m sure you have heard it being asked, “Why did God let this happen?” I ask, “Why are we surprised?” Over the past number of years we have seen organizations seeking to have God excluded from our daily lives, our schools, our courts, even our private lives.

Maybe He got the message. It’s food for thought, not that I think it would be that easy to get God to ignore His Creation……….BUT IT IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Vivat Jesu!

Fr. Joe

INTERESTING DATES TO KEEP IN MIND

NOVEMBER 2005 (Birthstone – Topaz <> Flower - Chrysanthemum)

Tue. 01 – ALL SAINTS DAY (Holy Day of Obligation)

Assembly 2467 meeting 7:30 PM / ROSARY 7 PM

Wed. 02 – All Souls Day

Tue. 08 – ELECTION DAY

Wed. 09 – The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome

Thu. 10 – U. S. Marine Corp Birthday (1775)

Fri. 11 – Veteran’s Day <> WWI ended (1918)

Fri. 18 – The Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul

Sun. 20 – Our Lord Jesus Christ The King

National Family Week (Nov. 20 - 26)

Mon. 21 – The Presentation of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Thu. 24 – Thanksgiving

Sun. 27 – First Sunday of Advent

Tue. 29 - Navy wins first Army-Navy football game (1890)

DECEMBER 2005 (Birthstone – Turquoise <> Flower – Narcissus)

Tue. 06 – Assembly 2467 meeting 7:30 PM / ROSARY 7:00 PM <> IN THE

Cafeteria <> Chalice presentation at 6:45 PM

Naval Observatory established (1830)

Wed. 07 – Pearl Harbor Day – Japanese attack 1941

Thu. 08 – Feast of The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Holy Day of Obligation

U. S. Declares War on Japan - 1941

Tue. 13 – National Guard Birthday (1636)

Thu. 15 – ASSEMBLY POT LUCK SUPPER

Wed. 21 – WINTER BEGINS <> Congress creates Navy Medal of Honor for

Sailors and Marines. <> Forefather’s Day

Thu. 22 – 1775 Continental Congress okays first naval construction & first

Navy officers.

Sat. 24 – CHRISTmas Eve

SUN. 25 – CHRISTMAS DAY – Holy day of obligation

Sat. 31 – NEW YEARS EVE.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THE PEACE AND LOVE OF JESUS AND HIS MOTHER.

GOD BLESS ALL

COLOR CORP Commander SK Ron Geauthreaux, 985/624-3059

rkc2187@aol.com

The Color Corp had ten Sir Knights, in tux, to assist as ushers at the OLL Confirmation. The class had 144 confirmants, together with many of the parents, grandparents, and other relatives and friends, filled the Chotin Center to capacity. Bishop Morin celebrated the Mass, plus the confirmation, in a record three hours. It was a very nice ceremony and the young folks from Chalmette were honored by being the first to be Confirmed and recognized. Ms. Holly, the DRE, thanked us very much and added that we will be invited again when the time arrives. We made a great appearance to our Church Community, and as the most recognized of all the degrees really impressed our fellow parishioners. Thanks to all who served and will serve in the future when full regalia, or just tux, is asked to attend. I welcome and encourage all Sir Knights to attend when our presence is requested.

Just a reminder, EVERY Fourth Degree member is eligible, and welcome, to join the Color Corps, NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

My Brothers I join with the Faithful Navigator in urging you to promote the Fourth Degree to those eligible Third Degree members. They do not have to become members of the Color Corp to become a Sir Knight. That can come later. I suggest you explain to them the only thing they need to become a Fourth Degree Sir Knight is a black tuxedo….and they can rent one for the exemplification. Tell them!

Vivat Jesu !

Ron

TO JESUS THROUGH MARY

CARRY THE ROSARY WITH YOU ALWAYS

DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!

POT LUCK SUPPER Cyrus Vernaci 727-3127

Vernaci@attglobal.net

The Assembly would like to have a FRATERNAL POT LUCK SUPPER the night of Thursday, 15 December, 2005. If you are interested in either bringing an item or just attending please call Cyrus Vernaci at 727-3127 in order to plan so as to not duplicate food items and to get an idea of how many will attend. It will be held in the Holy Family Hall. Your help and cooperation will make this gathering an enjoyable success. It is an opportunity for the Sir Knights, and their wives, to get together and meet and get to know each other. Let’s all get on board and make this event a special night, Ya’ll come!

Vivat Jesu!

Cyrus

Sir Knights, your help is requested. At the November meeting we discussed putting together a list of K C members who are in business for themselves or who are retired and do part time work for others using the skills they developed over the years. The idea is to make available to other Knights the names of those Knights who a Brother Knight could call upon when a job has to be done, keeping our business with a Brother Knight, NOT looking for a discount or such but looking for someone we could feel confident with in doing the job properly. IF you are interested and have a service to offer please send me your name, address, phone number and the type of service you can provide. i.e, accountant, bricklayer, carpenter, etc.

You may contact me at 985/ 626-3471 or email at aldokc9249@charter.net. I will compile the list and publish it in The Charger. Maybe we can use this list to help one another.

Thanks,

Vivat Jesu!

FUND RAISING Al Herron, PFN 985/ 626-3471

aldokc9240@charter.net

At the November meeting, if you were not there you missed a very good one by the way, we discussed various ways of raising money for our various needs and programs. If you have ANY suggestions please call me, I’m open to any and all suggestions. Working together we can continue to grow and be a positive influence in OLL parish.

Vivat Jesu!

Thanks,

BADGES, BADGES, Badges for the following Sir Knights are in the hall and may be picked up at any Assembly meeting. Come and git ‘em! The meetings and enjoyable as is the meal also. Ya’ll come!

Richard Aufrecht, Sr., Randy Blaise, Clint Charles, Mo Chassion, Jim Horn, Mark Marchione, Ivy O’Neill, Jerry Sherlock, Brandon Simoneaux, Clark Ward, Charles Witkowski, James Vance.

In the month of NOVEMBER the following Sir Knights celebrate another birthday:

UNUSUAL AS IT MAY BE I HAVE NO RECORD OF ANY SK BORN IN NOVEMBER ( OF ANY YEAR)

IF you had a birthday and I did not acknowledge it it is because I do not have the Month & Day of your birth.

Sir Knights please send me your DOB as well as your email address. aldokc9240@charter.net

Please keep in your prayers those who are ill:

ALL MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY WHEREVER THEY MAY BE.

PSD Ed Bonnet,

Ed Caamano, Wallace Carrone, Fr. Rhenne` Cervantes, Msgr, Joe Chotin, William Clark, Betty Cordes, Claude Daviet, Todd Falcon, Ed Farrel, Loretta Fluitt, Katherine Gensler, Austin Geautreaux, Mary Kern, Marie Kernian, Deacon Ed Kelly, Maria Landry, Bobby Lyons, C. J. Lightell, Don McMath, Michelle Nader, Benjamin Nader, Jason Parnell, Virginia & George Probst, Peggy Richards, Lucy Saldana, Audrey Seghers, Judy Vizinni. (This is an updated list as of 10/05)

We offer our prayers for Fr. John Talamo to guide him and give him the strength he needs to do the duties he has been assigned.

If there are any changes in this list please call me (985/626-3471) so that I may make the corrections. Better yet email me at ALDOKC9260@ CHARTER.NET. I realize that there are some names which should no longer be in this number.

NEW POLICY FOR THE FUTURE: A name will be carried three consecutive months, after that, unless I’m requested to do otherwise the name will be dropped.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE (THIS IS IMPORTANT!)

IN THE CASE OF THE DEATH, OR SERIOUS ILLINESS, OF A BROTHER SIR KNIGHT OR A MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY PLEASE NOTIFY SIR KNIGHT MIKE MERCOLA, 626-4125. OR…. MILOR@CHARTER.NET

EVERYONE, PLEASE PAY HEED!

Please send me your email address, send it to ALDOKC9240@CHARTER.NET.

If I had your e-mail address you would have received The Charger sooner.

Thanks,

Vivat Jesu!

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS (Hard backs & paper backs only)

Bring your books to the meeting, I’ll collect them and when I have enough I’ll take them to the VA hospital on the Gulf Coast. In the past I’ve made the trip at least once a month but I need books, no magazines, please. Jig saw puzzles would also be welcomed.

PLEASE HANG ON TO YOUR BOOKS AND PUZZLES FOR NOW, UNTIL I FIND OUT IF THE HOSPITAL IS READY FOR THEM.

Thanks,

K of C INSURANCE SK Dave Brumfield, FICF, Field Agent, 886-9235

db6423@bellsouth.net

A SMALL SACRIFICE TODAY

What is a widow?

She’s the same woman who was a wife. She used to be a mother, now she’s a dad and a mother. She used to be a homemaker, and now she’s that and a handyman too.

She used to have an income to count on; it was enough money to pay the bills with some left over for family treats and, occasionally, a luxury. Now she has make do with one-third enough money to manage the household.

What has she done to deserve all this? Not a thing. She’s really a great person; her only fault was marrying a man who died too soon. And all her money troubles could have been avoided by listening to the life insurance philosophy of “a small sacrifice today to avoid a tremendous sacrifice tomorrow.”

Somebody always pays the premiums on life insurance. Either the husband and father pay for them while he’s alive or his widow and children pay for them later. How much of your income can set aside today to care for your family tomorrow?

Call me today, I want top hear from you.

Vivat Jesu!

Dave

TO JESUS THROUGH MARY

PRAY THE ROSARY DAILY

DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT