Council

Officers nominated by the committee for 2013-2014 Columbian year

The slate of officers that follows are nominated by the committee and will be voted on at the June Business Meeting.

Grand Knight, Fred Struck
Deputy Grand Knight, John Sheldon
Chancellor, Lewis Munoz
Warden, Andy Thielen
Recorder, Bryan McKrell
Treasurer, Dale Edwards
Advocate, Richard Cuttng
Inside Guard, Robert Perez
Outside Guard, Hector Garcia
Trustees – 3 year, Ricardo Saldana , 2 year, Matthew Lucien, 1 year Joe Miceli

Nominations may be accepted from the floor provided the nominee has agreed to serve if elected.

Insurance

Two Important Additions To A Disability Insurance Policy

If you make the commitment to protect your future income by buying disability insurance, look closely at any available extra coverages called “riders” that may add considerable long-term advantages at a moderate cost.

Two of the riders available with a Knights of Columbus Income Armor policy are the Cost of Living Adjustment
(COLA) and the Guaranteed Purchase Option (GPO)

COLA: Each year, the benefits your policy provides for disabilities that last more than one year will increase to help compensate for inflation. Medical costs continue to increase significantly each year, and that trend is not likely to change anytime soon.

GPO: At some point after buying your Income Armor policy, you may see a need to increase the base monthly benefit for which you’re eligible. Without this rider, the increase would be subject to a medical exam. If you’ve developed a health condition that makes you medically ineligible, you would not have that option. With this rider, you don’t need to provide evidence of insurability.

If you don’t have disability insurance or you have it through work but don’t know how much protection it actually provides, let’s have a discussion to see if Income Armor makes sense for you.

Please contact me for any help I can offer you.
Brotherly yours,

Justin F. Tanjuaquio, F.I.C.F.
CA LIC.#; 0C46842
(916) 726-0981
justin.tanjuaquio@kofc.org

Pro-Life

Culture of Life Report for June 2013

Abortionist Kermit Gosnell was convicted on May 20 of three counts of first-degree murder. Dr. Gosnell ran an abortion business in West Philadelphia that prosecutors called a “house of horrors.” After ten days of deliberation, the jury found Gosnell guilty in the deaths of Baby A, Baby C, and Baby D.

Also on May 20, Cardinal Sean O’Malley boycotted Boston College’s graduation ceremony due to the Jesuit university’s decision to confer an honorary law degree on Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, whom the Cardinal protested for “aggressively promoting abortion legislation.” Since 2004, the USCCB has called on Catholic institutions to “not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles.”

The Choice Medical Group, a chain of six Northern California late-term abortion businesses, went out of business in May. A Choice Medical representative explained, “We just didn’t have enough patients.” In 2008 and 2009, the Sacramento 40 Days for Life prayed at Choice Medical on Butano Drive, one of the businesses that closed.

In parting, I’d like to share a poem that I wrote for one of the babies saved from Choice Medical on Butano.

Khya (kai-ya)

The courage of a mother and
The love she showed her child
The Lord repaid a thousand-fold
When baby Khya smiled.

The doctors said her baby could
Not possibly survive,
But Khya proved the doctors wrong
And is today alive.

The doctors said abortion was
The only thing to do,
But Stephanie had faith and hope
And love to see her through.

Vivat Jesus!

Bill James
Culture of Life Director

Council, Grand Knight

Grand Knight’s Message, May 2013

To my worthy brother knights and their families:

This isn’t my last message as Grand Knight, but I thought I would break it up into two letters.
As we approach the end of our Columbian year, we have made many strides as a council. I personally would like to thank all our officers, directors, and trustees for their countless hours of dedication, cooperation and wisdom. These last two years have flown by and we couldn’t have been this successful without all of you.
These last two years have filled me with a passion to continue our Lords work. That is truly how I feel. Not just because of our generous donations and volunteer hours, but more so by getting to know my fellow Brother Knights. All of you have decided to join the Knights of Columbus, but many of you do not know your brethren. We are fathers, brothers, & sons. We are employed, self employed, unemployed and retirees. The common threads are our faith and brotherhood. We are there for each other in good times and bad. We are there when we need help, advice or simply someone to listen. The bonds I have forged with those around me is cherished, appreciated and loved.

Council 953 is both 10 new brother knights and 5 new insured members away from making star council. Surely we can do this. Call your insurance agent and ask your fellow catholic gentleman to join our council. Star council is an award that has eluded our prestigious council for far too long, with your help we can achieve this honor.

We’d like to thank Terry, Steve, Dave (and all our volunteer’s) for chairing our annual garage sale. And though it was cancelled, we’d like to sincerely  thank Oscar & Andy for their efforts in this years Saints & Sinners golf Tournament.

Thank you
GO! And make a difference

Ricardo Saldaña
Grand Knight council 953

Community, Council

Garage Sale for Charity was a Big Success!

Once again our 6th annual Garage Sale for Charity was a big success! We made over $1000. I never thought it would happen looking over the minimal selection we had this year, but never say die Garage Sale wizard Terry Corcoran pulled it off again! Without Terry’s long hours of work on this project throughout the year it would never happen. Clara’s house Catholic free medical clinic should be happy and proud of Terry again this year! Terry would like to thank the following people, without them NO SALE!……

Big time thanks to his set up crew of Fred Struck and his wife Mary, John Watling and Cindy Leggitt. They stayed so late and it was really appreciated. Thank you David Carboni for your generous donation of polish dogs,soda,chips and doughnuts! Thanks to great stuff donated by George Mills and Kevin Corcoran. Thanks to all the great helpers who included George,Kriske, Rudy Nagel, Bill Renard, Joe Miceli, Dale Edwards and Alex Kachmar. If I forgot anyone i apologize…..Thanks to all again!!!! …..

Steve Mills

Council, Knight of the Month

Bill Renard Selected as Knight of the Month

Bill Renard - April Knight of the Month
Bill Renard on right is presented the April Knight of the Month certificate by Terry Corcoran on left

Bill Renard was selected as Knight of the Month for the month April 2013. Some of our hardest working members do so much work for the council behind the scenes. Bill is Vice President of the Building Association. Bill is always helping out at the hall, making repairs, cleaning up and recently he filled his car full of e-waste to take to CEAR.

Many thanks Bill for all your hard work.

St. John Vianney, Pray for Us.