Council 953’s annual Memorial Mass will be held on Sunday, November 4 at St. George Melkite‐Greek Catholic Parish, 1620 Bell Street. The Divine Liturgy (Mass) will begin at 10:30 am, followed immediately by the traditional Byzantine Catholic memorial service in honor of our Brother Knights who fell asleep in the Lord during this past year: Carmine Paglucia, Stan Devereux, and Charlie Nulk. All Brother Knights and their families are encouraged to attend. Coffee and refreshments will follow in the parish hall.
Mexican Night Coming Up Fast
Are you ready for some delicious carnitas and homemade guacamole? Yes! Then please save the date Saturday, October 20 to attend the 2018 Mexican Night dinner.
Funds raised from this year’s dinner will once again be donated to Clara’s House. Council 953 is grateful for your past support of this mid-town primary health care clinic, its nurse practitioners, and the many volunteers who provide compassionate health services to the voiceless and vulnerable among us. Last year we were able to
donate $2000 dollars thanks to your attendance at the 2017 Mexican Night.
Clara’s House is a nonprofit 501c3 organization funded solely by tax deductible donations and grants. The Knights appreciate how all the funds donated to Clara’s House are used to provide medical services. The volunteer staff is all unpaid allowing them to provide health care at no charge to their patients and provide basic lab tests for patients at no charge.
To find out more! Watch the YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0oQoVJTZZM.
See the October 20 Mexican Night flyer in this month’s newsletter. Call or email Greg Wolfe to make your reservation. This event has sold out in the past.
We Stand on Ethical Ground
Some people believe that ethics in business is a contradiction in terms. They think that in order to be profitable, a company and its leaders must abandon morality and embrace the dark, greedy side of capitalism.
At the Knights of Columbus, we know this business model is incorrect. As a Catholic organization, we understand the value and importance of our core beliefs and the original mission of Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney. In fact, much of the strength and financial security we provide to members and their families can
be attributed to our ethical, moral standards.
More than 96 percent of Knights who buy our life insurance keep it, year in and year out. The Order takes this commitment to our members very highly. This means carefully planning when it comes time to invest. Our professional staff researches all transactions to insure that they fall in line with Catholic values. If a transaction
makes them uncomfortable, they don’t make it.
“We exclude any company engaged in activity that conflicts with Catholic moral teaching: companies directly involved in abortion, contraception, human cloning, embryonic stem cell research, for-profit health care that pays for any of these, or pornography,” said the Supreme Knight. “There are many companies in the pharmaceutical and communications industries that would undoubtedly provide excellent returns for us, but which are not in our portfolio because they engage in research and development or programming in ways that violate the sanctity or dignity of human life.”
In the end, the Knights of Columbus investment strategy is motivated by morality and not money-making. Yet, each year we remain profitable, increase our assets and stay dedicated to this vision that will keep the Order sound financially for generations to come.
“Faithful Catholics have choices when buying life insurance,” said the Supreme Knight. “But they know that at the Knights of Columbus their policy is supplied by an insurer that shares their moral and ethical values and is guided in all of its investment and sales practices by those values.”
To learn more about our products, contact me today.
Vivat Jesus,
Howard Tank (CA License #O117393)
Supreme Field Agent
(530) 346-3016
howard.tank@kofc.org
Grand Knight’s Message, October 2018
Dear Brother Knights:
We have many big projects as a council this year and I am proud to say that we are on the right track to accomplishing them. We have fulfilled two committees that are of paramount importance to our order. Education and Pro life. Education is a new endeavor however we are very optimistic that we will achieve a lot in this committee. In the modern would pro life ideas have been on constant assault and Council 953 will stay apprised of what is going on. Please attend council meetings to get the latest information.
The council has established chair people for each parish it serves. These people will act as a resource towards brother knights within its council. This will aid in keeping brother knights active and participating.
We have many upcoming events that we encourage you and your families to attend. The Oktoberfest and Mexican Night are right around the corner. Please reserve your spots.
I would like to express a great gratitude towards all of my fellow brother knights who have taken positions with this historic cancel and to all of those who volunteer. Thank you to all of the cooks and bar tenders for the delicious food and beverages. Thank you very much for giving me the honor of being your grand knight and I will do my best to serve all of you Catholic gentlemen and families.
Thank You,
Garrett Thomas
Grand Knight, Council 953
Mexican Night Coming Up Fast
Are you ready for some delicious carnitas and homemade guacamole? Yes! Then please save the date Saturday, October 20 to attend the 2018 Mexican Night dinner.
Funds raised from this year’s dinner will once again be donated to Clara’s House. Council 953 is grateful for your past support of this mid-town primary health care clinic, its nurse practitioners, and the many volunteers who provide compassionate health services to the voiceless and vulnerable among us. Last year we were able to donate $2000 dollars thanks to your attendance at the 2017 Mexican Night.
Clara’s House is a nonprofit 501c3 organization funded solely by tax deductible donations and grants. The Knights appreciate how all the funds donated to Clara’s House are used to provide medical services. The volunteer staff is all unpaid allowing them to provide health care at no charge to their patients and provide basic lab tests for patients at no charge.
To find out more! Watch the YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0oQoVJTZZM.
See the October 20 Mexican Night flyer in this month’s newsletter. Call or email Greg Wolfe to make your
reservation. This event has sold out in the past.
Knights of Columbus Insurance September 2018
Recently, I lost a dear friend of mine. He had a small life policy with another company under $180,000 in value. A small retirement fund that he was putting money into. My friend a lifelong Catholic, Brother Knight, passed away at the age of 58. Most of us would consider this too early for the Lord to call someone home but
unfortunately we have no control over his plan for any of us. A lot of the Brother Knights I visit feel they are set. This week I had an appointment with a Brother Knight who knew about our appointment but wasn’t there. He left the entire meeting up to his wife because he had to plan out some cooking event! My time is valuable and so is yours. I set time aside from my work and family to help families plan so they do not end up in the same predicament as my friend did.
The Brother finally showed up as his wife and I concluded our meeting. She told me that he took the 50% pension option at his job. I asked her what she was planning on doing when her income drops off by 50% when he passes. There was a deer in the headlights look. She remained silent. I informed them that there are two options. One is life insurance to create pension to replace the one from his job and the other is a settlement option on his retirement funds which will provide guaranteed income with no market risk.
Keep in mind that we take on market risk when we are trying to grow our money prior to retirement. Once we are in retirement mode we want guaranteed payouts and limited or no risk as we will need those funds to get us through retirement in case the good Lord doesn’t call us home early.
In closing, my friend has four kids, two adults and two minors. His wife will reach the “blackout period” with social security survivor benefits on three of those four kids. She will receive no survivor benefits until she is 60 years old (7 years) and only benefits on one of the four kids. How do you prevent this from occurring with your
family? You take 30 minutes out of your valuable time to sit down with me and learn how the Knights will help you in a Catholic way, a way our founder would be proud of. And not leave your family destitute.
Wishing you and your family members health and happiness in the years to come.
Vivat Jesus,
Howard Tank (CA License #O117393)
Supreme Field Agent
(530) 346-3016
howard.tank@kofc.org