March 2024
Basketball Free Throw Bishop’s Burse C&B Books Calendar Coats for Kids Color Corps Columbiettes Day of Caring Essay Contest Fourth Degree Keep Christ in Christmas Lottery Calendar Pro‑Life RSVP Scholarships Soccer Challenge Veterans Vocations Wheelchairs
Fish Fry Dinners
Medina, NY
Fridays in Lent
Fish Fry Dinners
Fr. Justin Council
Cheektowaga, NY
Fridays in Lent
Spaghetti Dinner
Fr. Justin Council
Cheektowaga, NY
April 6, 2024
Fourth
Degree. The biannual meeting will be held March 23,
2024, at 11:00 am, in Spencerport, NY. Location: St. Padre Pio Chapel, 141 Frank
Dimino Way, Rochester, NY 14624. This is an onsite meeting with light
refreshments. Assemblies should submit any resolutions you want to be presented
and voted upon at the meeting. If you have any important information to share,
please come prepared to say a few words. Nominations for the next Master of the
4th NY District will be put forth to the members. April 13, 2024, will be an
exemplification of the 4th degree at the Hamburg Council. Contact GK Sir Knight
Mike Goergen <Mikegoer49@gmail.com> (716-649-2115) for more information.
Navigators also have information packets. Candidates should get with your
council officers and get the forms into respective Assembly. Now is the time
for assemblies to approve program ads. Also, there is a need for raffle baskets
for the exemplification.
Color
Corps. Take advantage of monthly training, usually
on a Thursday, from 6pm to 730pm at the Father Justin Council. Just bring your beret, sword, social baldric
and white gloves. All interested 4 the Degree members are welcome to
attend. Contact Paul Sawaya for details.
Pro-Life. Please contact
your N.Y.S. representatives and let them know that you do not support Assisted
Suicide. All Life is Precious.
Day
of Caring.
The Special Olympics Golf Tournament will be held at Rizzo’s at Rothland
Golf Course in Akron on Saturday, August 17, 2024.
Veterans. Trinity Assembly hosted an outreach
informational afternoon on Saturday February 17, 2024.
Lottery
Calendar. Lottery
calendars for 2024 are still available. When you sell 25 calendars your Chapter
dues are waived for 2024-2025 year. As of late January, 537 calendars have been
sold. In past years we averaged 600. Calendars sold after January 1, 2024, will
be checked for winners from January 1. The Lottery fund wrote a check for $500
to the Gold Star Mothers of Veterans. Funding was provided by Trinity Assembly,
Toomey Assembly, WNY Lottery Account, and monies collected at the Fr. Millet
Cross Mass last September.
Wheelchairs. This initiative provides aid to those who
lack the freedom of mobility in our communities and around the world. Whether
councils are presenting wheelchairs to local veterans and neighbors in need or
donating funds to benefit those abroad, mobility brings with it independence
and dignity. Obtained at discounted prices, these wheelchairs change the lives
of their recipients.
Vocations. Three young men from the Diocese of Buffalo
are currently being considered for the seminary.
Refund Support Vocations Program 2023-2024 |
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Seminarian |
Year |
Sponsors |
Teko-Teko Agbo |
2nd Theology |
Madonna & Our Lady of Hope |
Christopher Wild |
Pastoral Year |
St. Pius X & Fr. John Schaus |
Sebastian Aristizabal |
Transitional Deacon |
Wyoming and Niagara |
Jack Willet |
Pastoral Year |
Fr. Justin & Our Lady of Batavia |
Andy Erdman |
2nd Pre-Theology |
Bishop Burke & St. Gregory |
Michael Liebler |
2nd Philosophy |
Christ the King of East Aurora |
James Bobak |
3rd Theology |
Mary Star of the Sea & John
Cardinal O’Hara |
Kevin Steyer |
Entered
January
2024 |
Christ the King |
Scholarships. All applications for Scholarships and Grants
must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2024, at the New York State Council
Offices for consideration. The applications are available on the NYS website at
www.newyorkknights.com.
Enter “Scholarships & Grants” in the search bar, and the printable files
will appear. This includes instructions for Scholarships, Grants and Matching
Funds. Current eighth graders entering Parochial High Schools are eligible.
Basketball
Free Throw Competition. The regional
shoot at Kenmore Council Saturday was on February 24th. Registration is from
12:30 to 1pm with the shoot to follow. The winners are:
9 yr old girl: Council 2220 Morgan M.
9 yr old boy: Council 3875 Daniel S.
10 yr old girl: Council 2243 Rowan G.
10 yr old boy: Council 2220 Brody C.
11 yr old girl: Council 3875 Giada C.
11 yr old boy: Council 3875 Charlie M.
12 yr old girl: Council 12829 Eponine Z.
12 yr old boy: Council 3875 Marquel K.
13 yr old girl: Council 2220 Claire D.
13 yr old boy: Council 3875 Shane S.
14 yr old girl: Council 3875 Gianna B.
14 yr old boy had no competitors
Soccer
Challenge Contest. The 2023
Regional Champs are: Boy, Age 9-Grayson J. (Dist 79), Girl, Age 10-Michaela P.
(Dist 73) & Boy, Age 11-Jacob P. (Dist 73). The Regional Runners-up are:
Boy, Age 9-Josh Z. (Dist 73), Girl, Age 10-Kayleigh K. (Dist 79) & Boy, Age
11-Ethan V. (Dist 79). After polling the parents, Jacob P. was the only one
able to travel to the NYS Finals at West Point. Jacob did Western proud by
winning the NYS title. Jacob was sponsored by St. Gregory the Great Council
#14687. Thank You to Nick Gallegos (Dist 73) and Leo Citron (Dist 79) for
running Council and District competitions; and to Brother Jim Handley for his
time and efforts putting this together. It could not have happened without his
“hands on” expertise. Soccer Challenge is an Autumn competition/2024; details
to follow.
Coats
for Kids. 600 Coats were
ordered in 2023. Yes 600! That’s 100
cases, 6 coats per case. Winter Coats. (~$95 per case) We ordered directly from Burlington Coat
Factory, As seen on past order forms, coats were ~$15.99 per coat
The following council's ordered directly
from Burlington: Council’s 209, 239, 254, 265, 2243, 5082, 6762, 11621, 16943,
17529, 17883. Council’s were from
across NY. As you can see the program is spread across the state.
Burlington
could not support a supplemental order last season. So councils’ were then redirected to attempt
to order from Knights Gear thru Supreme.
Many councils do not have meetings in July and/or August, but they can
be ordered in August. Yes, August and you can have the coats by September. So
c,ouncils that are entertaining the notion of having a Costs for Kids program,
are asked to PLEASE secure funding by the end of June 2024 and get me your
order. No order is too small. And I always over order.
Orders were
delivered to three central areas, Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany. Coats for Kids does not require you
to purchase new coats. You can run a coat drive and get credit. You can have coats donated to your program
and get credit. You can buy coats
from any store, warehouse, outlet, garage sales or wherever, and get
credit. All of these will fulfill the
necessary requirements for the KofC Supreme Coats for Kids report form.
Councils’ can order from the KofC Knight’s
Gear site, the coats are about $14.36 ($344.80) (24 coats per case), Size 4, 6,
8, 10/12, 14, 16/18, Adult S, M, L, XL. (Boys) $14.36/coat ($344.80) (24 coats
per case), Size 4, 6, 7/8, 10/12, 14/16, Adult S, M, L, XL. (Girls) Not
winter coats. $20.62/coat ($247.38) (12
coats per case), Size 4, 6, 7. (Boys).
$20.62/coat ($247.38) (12 coats per case), Size 4, 5/6, 6x. (Girls). Teen Coats: $25.35/coat ($304.24) (12 coats
per case), Size S, M, L, XL. (Boys) $25.35/coat ($304.24) (12 coats per
case), Size S, M, L, XL. (Girls)
Catholic
Citizenship Essay Contest. The only
submissions for the Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest were for the 8th grade
division. The essay sent to the State was that of Kadi J. from East Aurora
submitted by Christ the King Council 12829. Essay information is available at kofc.org
> What We Do > Programs > Community > Catholic Citizenship Essay
Contest
Keep
Christ in Christmas Poster Contest.
Because of the close scores, there were two posters submitted for each
of the three divisions for the Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest.
Grade K-2 Juniper M. from Smethport, PA and
Carter M. from Bradford, PA. Both were submitted by Olean Council 338.
Grade 3-5 Rachel H. from Lockport and Cora H.
from Amherst. Both submitted by St. Mary’s of Swormville Council 17530.
Grade 6-8 Luisa P. from East Aurora submitted
by Christ the King Council 12829 and Avril A. from Akron also submitted by
Council 17530.
Poster information is available at kofc.org
> What We Do > Programs > Family > Keep Christ in Christmas.
Columbiettes.
Information on the Columbiettes can be obtained by contacting Steven
Szumigala <steven.szumigala@gmail.com>.
Bishops
Burse. The Bishops Burse will be held at DiPaolo’s
Restaurant June 17, 2024.
C&B
Books. We closed the year with the sale of 3,218
books (down from 4,860 in 2022) The Early Bird Drawing was Saturday, September
23rd, 2023: Robert Raczka of Father Justin Council #5670 won 3rd prize of
$250.00. The Final Drawing was Saturday, December 2nd, 2023: Third Prize of
$5,000.00 was won by Maureen Metzger of St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Akron,
NY. The winning ticket was sold by Tom Bergman of John Cardinal O’Hara Council
#13661, located at Our Lady of Peace parish in Clarence. Thank you all for what
you did in 2023. We sold 0.5083 books/per member. It slightly exceeds the State
Council goal of 0.5 books/member for all councils in NY. We expect to see the
first shipment of books after Easter. See additional details on prizes and
bonuses here.
Every Friday in Lent 4:00
PM - 6:30 PM? |
Fish Fry Dinners Medina Council
651 418 Main
Street Medina,
NY 14103 |
Every Friday in Lent 4:00 PM-7:30 PM |
Fish Fry Dinners Father
Justin Council 2735 Union
Road Cheektowaga,
NY 14227 |
Friday 3/22/2024 6:00 PM Doors Open 6:30 PM Meal 7:30 PM Meeting |
WNY Chapter Meeting Council #
17530 at Swormville 6919
Transit Road East
Amherst NY 14051 Entrance
behind school |
Saturday 3/23/2024 11:30 AM |
4th Degree Biannual Meeting St. Padre
Pio Chapel 141 Frank
Dimino Way Rochester,
NY 14624 |
Friday 3/29/2024 |
Good Friday WNY Chapter
Meeting moved to 3/22/24 |
Monday 4/1/2024 |
NYS Scholarship Applications Due Date |
Tuesday 4/2/2024 8:00 PM |
Retirement
Savings and Distribution Planning Webinar Ed Slott, CPA |
Saturday 4/6/2024 Noon-5:00 PM |
Spaghetti Dinner Father
Justin Council 2735 Union
Road Cheektowaga,
NY 14227 |
Saturday 4/13/2024 |
4th Degree Exemplification Hamburg Council 36 Pierce Avenue Hamburg, NY
14075 |
Tuesday 4/23/2024 |
Annual Clergy Night Hamburg Council 36 Pierce Avenue Hamburg, NY
14075 |
Thursday-Saturday 5/2/2024- 5/4/2024 |
NYS KofC Convention Villa Roma Resort Callicoon, NY |
Monday 6/17/2024 |
Bishop’s Burse Ilio
DiPaolo's Restaurant 3785 South
Park Avenue |
Saturday 8/17/2024 |
Special Olympics Golf Tournament Rizzo’s at
Rothland Golf Course |
Saturday 10/19/2024 11:30 AM Mass |
NYS Pilgrimage Our Lady of
Fatima Shrine 1023 Swann
Rd Lewiston,
NY 14174 |
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