Knightly News

Holy Ghost Council # 4977

If not you, then who? If not now, when?
March 2010

Officers Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the Month – 7:00 pm
Business Meeting: 2nd Monday of the Month – 7:30 pm
St. Theresa - Lower Dolan Center OR
St. Thomas - Meeting Room A & B (See calendar)
District Deputy: Anthony Beaudette
Grand Knight: Jim Killigrew 847-359-9951
Deputy Grand Knight: Jim Ciciora 847-991-2049
Treasurer: Bernie Bojarski: 847-358-9363
Chancellor: Jack Landers 847-202-5272
Warden: Rick Deyhle 847-934-7824
Recording Secretary: Brian Peterson 847-934-4320
Advocate: Pat Barrett 847-359-9620
Financial Secretary: Stewart Tesnow, Sr. 847-358-0479
Chaplain: Father Thomas Rzepiela

Visit the Holy Ghost Council # 4977 website at: www.holyghostknights.webnode.com

Visit the Women’s Auxiliary website at: www.holyghostauxiliary.webnode.com

In This Issue
Grand Knight’s Report
Awards and Recognition
New Fourth Degree Sir Knights
Easter Egg Hunt
MH Appreciation Dinner
Communion Breakfast at St. Thomas
Second and Third Degree Exemplification
Fourth Degree Exemplification
Phone Directory
Basketball Free Throw Championship Update
All-Night Eucharistic Adoration
Bellarmine Retreat Weekend
Holy Ghost Ladies Auxiliary News
Special Note on Annual Dues
Golden Villanovans Casino Trip
Prayer Intentions
Calendar

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CASINOGrand Knight’s Report
We are now over halfway through the Lenten season. This past Sunday we held our Pancake
Breakfast. There may have been some guidance from the Holy Spirit in picking the date. Although we
didn’t plan it, the Pancake Breakfast fell on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, which is called Lætare Sunday.
Lætare means rejoice. It is the midpoint of our Lenten journey and we are called to preserve fervently
to the end of this holy season when we will celebrate our Lord’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. It was
very appropriate to celebrate “Rejoice” Sunday with a Pancake Breakfast. As usual, our chairman, George
Tibus, and his crew did a great job and the food was delicious.

Our Lenten Fish Frys are now complete. I heard numerous compliments about the food. And I
noticed many repeat customers. I want to thank Brian Peterson, who chaired the first two Fish Frys and
Jim Baur, who chaired the last one, for all their hard work. I also want to thank everyone who assisted
them. Many hands make light work and we had lots of help with the set up, food preparation, serving, and
the all-important clean up.

Both the Lenten Fish Frys and the Pancake Breakfast offered a great opportunity to share a meal
with our family and friends. The events were successful both as fundraisers and in bringing people
together as a community.

Our thanks go out to our chaplain, Fr. Tom, for donating the
Cubs tickets for our raffles. We had a great response at our March
business meeting, the Pancake Breakfast, and the last Lenten Fish
Fry.

We also want to thank Fr. Tom for his strong support. He

graciously allows us to use the facilities at St. Thomas of Villanova
for our meetings and other activities such as our Pancake
Breakfast. He encourages the men of his parish to join the Knights.
Fr. Tom Rzepiela

Our next business meeting will be on April 12 at St. Theresa. Our MH Dinner will be on April 16 at
St. Theresa. I hope to see everyone at both events

God Bless
Jim Killigrew, Grand Knight

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Awards and Recognition

Knight of the Month Family of the month Third Degree Knight

Jim Steiner and Jim Ciciora Joe Simeo and Jim Ciciora Frank Mazzocco

Jim Steiner is our Knight of the Month. Jim is always there to lend a hand at our events. Over
the past month Jim has assisted at our Spaghetti Dinner and our first two Lenten Fish Frys. Thanks, Jim
for all your participation in our events!

Our family of the Month award goes to Joe and Barbara Simeo. Joe is a long time member of our
council and was instrumental in the establishment of our Ladies Auxiliary. Joe is a key supporter of our
Ladies Auxiliary. His wife Barbara is very active in our Ladies Auxiliary. Barbara also lends a hand at our
events. During the past month she has assisted with the Spaghetti Dinner and our first two Lenten Fish
Frys.

Congratulations to Frank Mazzocco who recently took his Second and Third Degrees

New Fourth Degree Sir Knights

Congratulation to our new Sir Knights who took their
Fourth Degree Exemplification on Saturday, February
20, at the Wyndham Hotel in Lisle: Bruce Alesi, John
Breit, John Devron, Raymond Leider, and Lawrence
O’Neil.

The Fourth Degree is the visible sign of the

order. The next Fourth Degree Exemplification will be
on April 17 at the Marriott Resort in Lincolnshire. If
you are interested in becoming a Sir Knight, please
contact Jack McCarthy.
Seated: Bruce Alesi, John Devron, Larry O’Neil
Standing: Ray Leider, John Breit

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Easter Egg Hunt
The Holy Ghost Council is holding its Annual Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 10 and
under:
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm (until all eggs are found)
Place: St. Theresa grounds

A visit from the Easter Bunny will highlight the event. We are looking for volunteers to help hide eggs
and assist with the children. If you are able, please come to the St. Theresa parish grounds at 11:15 AM.

MH Appreciation Dinner
2009 was another successful year for our MH (Tootsie Roll) Drive. On Friday, April 16th we are
celebrating with our annual dinner when we will distribute the checks to the various organizations and
kickoff the 2010 Drive. All Knights, the Team workers, and their families are invited to share this meal
with representatives of the many organizations we serve. Doors open at 6:00 pm and dinner is served at
6:30 PM in the Lower Dolan Center at St. Theresa.

All are invited at no charge. Please contact your corner/store captain or Bernie Bojarski (847)
358-9363 with a count of the number of attendees to expect. We need to know the guest count by
April 7th.

Communion Breakfast at St. Thomas

We are planning a Knights Communion Breakfast for Sunday, April 25, 2010 at St. Thomas.
This is an opportunity to share Mass, Communion, and a meal together. It is also a way to
bring some attention to the Knights as we will all sit together in the front of church. We
encourage you to bring your families. There will be a small charge for breakfast.
Further details will be provided at the April business meeting and in a separate e-mail.

Second and Third Degree Exemplification

1A Second and Third Degree Exemplification will take place at Queen of Peace council hall in Lake
Zurich on Palm Sunday, March 28th. The 2nd degree starts at 1:30 P.M., the 3rd degree immediately
follows. Dinner will be served after 3rd Degree. Due to the close location, this is a great opportunity to
continue through the ranks. Please contact Jack Landers at (847) 202-5272 if you are interested.

Fourth Degree Exemplification

Are you a Third Degree Knight? What to become a Fourth Degree? If you are interested,
contact Jack McCarthy at 847-934-7487. On April 17th there will be a Fourth Degree Exemplification
at the Marriott in Lincolnshire.

Phone Directory
You should have received the updated Phone Directory (2009-20010) by now. Thanks to Lou and
Mary Kittler for all of their hard work in putting them together. Also thanks to Bob Smith and Smith-
Corcoran Funeral Home for covering the printing costs.

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Basketball Free Throw Championship Update
The District Level Competition, which was held on Sunday, February 28 at 1:00 PM at St. Viator
High School in Arlington Heights. Five of our Council Champions won their respective Divisions and will
represent our district in the Regional Competition to be held on Saturday, March 20, at Transfiguration
Church in Wauconda. They are:

Ten-Year-Old Boys: Stephen Battin

Eleven-Year-Old Boys: Ethan Deyhle
Twelve-Year-Old Boys: Michael Baur
Thirteen-Year-Old Boys: Anthony Milford
Fourteen-Year-Old Boys: Jacob Mnichowicz

We wish them the best of luck in the Regional Competition. Thanks to our Brother Knights who
assisted with registration, scoring, judging, and rebounding at the District Competition: Jim Ciciora and
Cas Paprocki.

All-Night Eucharistic Adoration

Pierre Zermatten
Don’t forget the Knights of Columbus, along with St. Theresa Respect Life Group,
sponsor an All-Night Eucharistic Adoration on the first Friday of every month at St. Theresa
Day Chapel. The purpose is to provide a terrific opportunity for personal spiritual growth while
praying to defend the sanctity of life in the process.

The upcoming first Friday is May 7th

Note: Eucharistic Adoration will not be held on Good Friday, April 2nd.

Starts Friday at 8:45 am and continues until the 8:00 am Saturday Mass.

Whether you can only stop by for a minute of whether you can spend a whole hour or more in the
physical presence of our Lord, we invite you to join us in silent adoration, reflection and prayers. Please
call Leo Miklius (847-397-4435) or Pierre Zermatten (847-358-8648) if you can commit an hour.

Bellarmine Retreat Weekend

With all the TV’s, computers, cell phones, MP3 players, and other devices, it seems as though
we’re always listening to something to occupy our time. Do we ever give time to listen to God? Maybe
you’ve been to a retreat in the past, but have you been to a silent retreat? If you haven’t, then you owe
it to yourself to at least try it. Bellarmine offers a peaceful environment wherein the silent retreat
enables a person to experience a deeply satisfying encounter with Christ and His word. Many who have
gone, look forward to coming back year after year.

The retreat is built around talks (similar to homilies) given by a resident Jesuit priest. If you
prefer, you can go to their library and read one of their inspiring books, walk outside around the
beautiful grounds, or just relax in the solitude of your own room. So why not break away from your
everyday routine and give it a try. By the way, the food is pretty darn good as well. The Bellarmine

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Jesuit retreat is scheduled for April 9 - 11. For more information, call Jim Hoffman at 847-359-5213
or Lou Akins at 847-358-7492. You can also go to Bellarmine’s website at www.bellarminehall.org.

Holy Ghost Ladies Auxiliary News

The Knights of Columbus Holy Ghost Ladies Auxiliary is compiling recipes for a cookbook that will
be published soon. They are seeking advertisers and sponsors names to be placed in the book for
potential customers to seek your services.
The ads sell for $100.00 (whole page), $50.00 (half page), and $25.00 (quarter page) for
advertisers. Sponsors ads are $10.00 each and will be listed 10 per page.
For more information contact Barbara Simeo
1322 W Hampton Pl
Palatine, IL 60067
847-991-2782
bmsimeo@comcast.net
The next meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary will be held on Tuesday, April 13th at 7:00PM.

Special Note on Annual Dues

The economic conditions continue to be difficult. Many people are unemployed or under-employed.
If our dues would present a hardship to you, please let our Financial Secretary, Stewart Tesnow, or me
know. In cases of economic hardship we will waive the dues. This information will be held in strict
confidence. We will not deny membership due to an inability to pay.

Golden Villanovans Casino Trip

The St. Thomas Golden Villanovans will be having a two-day Casino trip to the Meskwaki Indian
Casino and the Rhythm City Casino with a visit to Pella Iowa.
Departing from St. Thomas on Wednesday, May 12 at 7:30 a.m.
$169 per person (double occupancy) get $96.00 in rebates.

Call Ed Braun at 847 991 6747 for information and reservations.

Prayer Intentions
Please remember the following in your prayers: Bob and Sandy Farley, Maureen Sherman
(church organist), and Gene Ferris (father-in-law of Jim Killigrew)

Calendar
Easter Egg Hunt – St. Theresa Saturday, April 3
April Officers Meeting - Officers only Tuesday, April 6
Bellarmine Retreat – Barrington, IL April 9 - 11
April Business Meeting – All Knights, St. Theresa Monday, April 12
Mentally Handicapped Award Dinner – All Knights Friday, April 16
Communion Breakfast – St. Thomas (tentative) Sunday, April 25
May Officers Meeting - Officers only Tuesday, May 4
All night Eucharistic Adoration – St. Theresa Friday, May 7
May Business Meeting – All Knights, St. Theresa Monday, May 10

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 The Knights of Columbus are
sponsoring a Casino trip on
Wednesday,
April 28th to the
FOUR WINDS
CASINO
New Buffalo, Michigan
130,000 square feet of gaming with 3,000 of the most sought
after slots ranging in denominations from .01 to $100.00 and
exciting table games; Blackjack, Craps, Baccarat, Pai Gow™
Poker, Three and Four Card Poker.

We will be departing the

St. Theresa’s Parking Lot
by Motor Coach at 7:30 a.m. sharp.
Departing Casino at 2:30 p.m. (Palatine time)
$38.00 per person
At the Casino you will receive $15.00 slot credit, and
an additional $10.00 in food credit.
Gratuities are not included
We can not make a trip refund after
Monday, April 12th 2010
Please call us first for reservations
Lou or Mary Kittler (847) 991-1562

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 We must have 45 to go.
Everyone must be 21 or older

You must have a valid State issued Drivers license or ID.

Ask your friends, neighbors to join us.

The $10.00 food credit can be used at the Buffet*, Willow brook
Café, Timbers Fast Food and Deli, and
The Grab N Go snack counter.

*The Buffet, lunch is served from Noon – 3:45 p.m.

The Cost of the Buffet is $14.00

Yes we will have Mary’s Bus BINGO

to the Casino
And
On our return trip we will have a raffle for a variety
of gifts from various Chicago land casinos.

Parking at St. Theresa, will be in the

back of the Church at the
far end, by Smith Corcoran Funeral
Home

Sweet rolls and a juice drink will be

provided on our way to the Casino.

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