Memorial Day May 26, 2008

Knights Of Columbus Council 7011

Sterling Heights, Michigan

www.KofC7011sterlinghgts.org

kofc7011@hotmail.com

*Notice: St. Nicholas Council Building is now a "No Smoking Facility."

Brother Knights – Vivat Jesus!

Thanks to every one that participated in the Annual MI Drive and helped paint the hall. Jerry Mercier coordinated the MI Drive and will give an update in his article. The
painting of the hall was coordinated by Karl Zawalski and Jerry Mercier who spent every day and many long hours of the painting project at the hall. Karl and Jerry in their
respective articles will give recognition to those who gave their time and talent to this endeavor.

The Fish Fry!!! The Bob Pawlik family and crew once again made this year’s fish fry a success. Bob’s direction and dedication every Friday during the fish fry was outstanding.
On behalf of the Council a sincere thanks to the Pawlik Family and crew.

The Membership Drive on April 5th and 6th at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church resulted in one transfer and four new member applications. Our next Membership Drive
is scheduled for June 29th at St. René in conjunction with the Corporate Communion at the 10:30 AM Holy Mass.

Our Financial Secretary Bob Pawlik, since he took the position, has been diligently working to reach those members who are and have been delinquent (some for two
years) in paying their membership dues. His effort is producing results. Come to the next meeting for his update.

The Clergy Appreciation Dinner will be held on Monday, May 19, 2008 at St. Nicholas Council. This is the evening to extend our gratitude to our priests and deacons for
their ministry to us. The cost per person is $8.00. The event will start at 6:00 PM with dinner being served at 6:30 PM. Tickets will be sold at the Council. RSVP needs
to be in by May 12th. Please contact Joe Honce at (248) 879-8972 to confirm or if you have any questions.

Let us pray together, lifting our prayer to God in “one voice:” The Rosary will be prayed on Monday, May 12th and Monday, June 16th at 7:00 PM, at the Council. The
June 16th Rosary is a make-up for missing it last quarter.

Please note that by a majority of votes, at our April 3rd Business Meeting, the St. Nicks Council building is now a non-smoking facility.

Exercise your franchise to vote:
The Fraternal year is coming to an end June 30, 2008 – elections are upon us. The nomination for officers for the 2008-2009 Fraternal Year will be on Thursday, May 1,
2008 at 8:00 PM. The election of officers will be on June 5th at 8:00 PM.

Since this newsletter will carry through to the end of the Fraternal Year, I want to take this opportunity to thank those Brother Knights, Jerry Mercier PGK, Bob Pawlik
PGK and Karl Zawalski PGK, who shared their collective experience that helped me navigate this year as Grand Knight.

Deputy Grand Knight

Vivat Jesus
The Fraternal year of 2007-08 is rapidly coming to a close. Our council has had many accomplishments this past year. Among these are the Lenten Fish Fry’s chaired by PGK Bob
Pawlik, Texas Hold-em at Sunnybrook chaired by PGK Jerry Mercier which has helped to solidify our finances, and the MI Drive. The hall was freshly painted by several volunteers. The
Corporate Communion at St. Cyril was well attended. Coming up on April 27 will be a pancake breakfast at St. Rene and Clergy Appreciation Dinner on May 19 at the Council. Hopefully we will see you there. One area where we need help is the recruitment of new members. It is not the sole responsibility of the Grand Knight to serve as Membership Chairman, but every member should have a Form 100 to help recruit new members to our order. If you know any family member or friend who has any interest have them fill out a Form 100. At the business meeting on May 1 nomination of officers will take place. Consider taking an office to help our council grow. Joanne and I would like to express our gratitude and thanks to everyone for their prayers, cards, gifts, and phone calls. Special thanks to Sonia Honce who several times brought Holy Communion to Joanne at the hospital, which helped to keep her spirits up. Joanne is well on way to recovery helped a great deal by your prayers.
Michael Gray
Deputy Grand Knight

On Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at a ceremony sponsered by the Michigan Macomb County Board of Commissioners, Richard Nowakowski, PGK, PFN,was recognized as a 2007 Macomb County "Volunteer Of The Year" recipient. He is a Past Grand Knight of St. Nicholas Council 7011, where he is a Council Director. He is the Charter and Past Faithful Navigator of Blessed Virgin Mary Assembly 1839. He is a member of St. Cyril & Methodious Parish Men's Club and a Head Usher at the Church. He is an Assistant District Commissioner, Ojibwa District, Clinton Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America; a committee member of Scout Troop 7 and Cub Scout Pack 7. He is a Member of The Sterling
Heights Senior Corner Club,completing a term as Vice-president. The Officers and Members of St. Nicholas Council wish to congratulate Worthy and Sir Knight Richard Nowakowski for his efforts to the Order, the Community and his Church.

TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE

This year we did not do as well as we would like to have done but we can be proud of what we did. We raised $7,826.00 in funds to use to help the families of the mentally impaired. Over $5,800.00 will be used right here in our area the remainder will go to areas who can not raise the kind of funds that is available here. I would like to thank all who helped and especially those who hit the streets and stores to help with raising these funds. Many people who were not able to go out in the streets donated funds and they deserve a big thank you also. Denise and I would also like to thank the ladies who did the counting of coins and dollar bills for three days; they did a great job and kept us up to date throughout the whole time.
Thanks and God Bless
Jerry Mercier

TEXAS HOLD-EM SUNNYBROOK

We the members of St. Nick have been working at Sunnybrook Lanes on 17 Mile for the last few months and this has been a blessing for the Council. We have been making good money for a minimum amount of work, but your help is needed. Contact your friends and ask how hard the job is. These are workers that you could ask and they will be happy to tell you how easy the job is. Helga Odom, Jan Hamilton, Kevin Jakobiak, Chuck Jennings, Frances Pretto, Dan Looby, Dan Jakobiak, Tom Starynchak, Ken Faragher, Jim Stelzer, Joanne Johnson, Mike Lisiecki, Marcel Nicholas, Geri Stelzer, Joe Zub, Jim Stempnik, Jim Pawlik, Larry Sulikowski, Joe Honce, Karl Zawalski. As I said before, you do not need to know how to play the game, just how to count. Call me to work this worthy event. In May, we will work May 21 through to Saturday the 24th.
Jerry Mercier
Chairman
586.731.1587

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
In May we bring in the spring full force and end the snow, thank God. This is the month we thank Mom and we have our quarterly Rosary on May 12th check the Grand Knight and Chancellor report for a date. Also we thank our Clergy and that will be on the 19th, we will have dinner with Fathers and Deacons more details will be in the Grand Knight Article. In May we will work Wednesday, May 21 through to Saturday the 24th at Sunnybrook.
In June we will have election of Officers at the business meeting so come and express your choice and pick who you think would best lead our Council. Also in June we have a makeup on
the quarterly Rosary on June 16th and we will work at Sunnybrook Wednesday June 18 through to Saturday June 21st. The 5th Sunday Corporate Communion is June 29th check with
the Chancellor report for more details. Also watch BVM and get details on the annual Flag disposal ceremony on June 14th.
Jerry Mercier
Program Director

SENIOR CORNER
Seniors continue to meet each Monday and you are welcome to come be apart of the group or to visit at anytime. May 12th at 12 noon State Rep. Steve Bieda will attend the meeting and speak to our group. May 19th is bingo day at the Senior Corner. On Monday May 26 the Council will be closed for the Memorial Holiday.
Senior Corner on June 2nd Greg Thomas from Sterling Hts. Fire Department will speak on home fire safety. And bingo is June 30th. We have pot luck luncheons twice each month and offer specials at a very reasonable price the rest of the month. There is always cards and socializing throughout till 3 PM
Jerry Mercier President

Ladies Auxiliary

A final note…the Ladies Auxiliary meeting scheduled for May 19th has been moved to May 12th at 8:00 PM. Honor thy father and mother - Sonia and I wish all mothers and fathers a
joyful and blessed day! Mother’s Day, May 11th; Father’s Day, June 15th. Fr. Michael McGivney…pray for us.
Fraternally,
Joe Honce
Grand Knight
248-879-8972

PAINTING PROJECT

Karl Zawalski decided that a men’s group should not meet in pink buildings. So he arranged to have a painting project started and it got done. We used a total of 9 men and women, included with Karl Zawalski, PGK ; are Dan Jakobiak, PGK ; Jerry Mercier, PGK ; Mario DiDonato; Dan Chaffee; Joe Zub; Kathy Looby; and our Grand Knight Joe Honce; they used
12 gallons of paint 10 rollers and brushes and 4 days just to paint the front lobby and hall. Bob Pawlik , PGK ; not to be out done painted the kitchen. Then Karl decided that we
needed to make changes in how the pictures and awards should be laid out and now the hall looks great. Our Senior members have volunteered to paint the doors in the building and
started by removing the plates on the doors and putting a new polish on them. Come out and see how it looks and you will be impressed.
Jerry Mercier

CAR SHOW NEWS

Dear Brother Knights and Ladies,

We will be having our 13th annual car show on September 19th and 20th. We’re open to new ideas and we value your support, so please come to the next car show meeting or contact me directly if you’d like to help. We’ll be having our first car show meeting on Monday, May 26th, at 7:00pm at the council hall. If you can’t attend the meeting, but would still like to help, please contact me for further information. My Intent is to have our car show meetings on the 3rd Monday of the month from May through September starting at 7:00pm. I’m open to changing the meeting schedule, but for the sake of this newsletter, the first two meetings are planned for May 19th and June 16th. Thanks in advance for supporting our car show,
Kevin Jakobiak
248-299-0946

Please remember in your prayers Brother Jim Pawlik, Brother Joe Connor PGK Brother Dan Weaver, Dan Nowakowski, son of PGK Richard Nowakowski, Brother Gerald Rys, Lori Gee, daughter of Brother Michael Gray, Denise Mercier wife of Brother Jerry Mercier PGK, Joyce Nowakowski wife of Brother Richard Nowakowski PGK, Jackie Rys wife of Brother Gerald Rys, Joanne Gray wife of Brother Michael Gray, Connie Connor wife of PGK Joe Connor, Carolyn Dara Godchild of Brother Phil Dara, Barbara Nowak, Barbara Sneath, Margaret MurphyMother-in-law of Brother Jim Pawlik, and Margaret McDonald mother-in-law of Brother Dan Jakobiak PGK. Audrey Lemon mother-in-law of Brother Bob Pawlik

FROM THE DISTRICT DEPUTY

Brother Knights, Ladies andFamilies: Vivat Jesus!

As we continue to reflect upon the Resurrection of our Risen Christ, we honor His Mother and our Blessed Virgin Mary during the month of May with Prayers and devotion to our Holy
Rosary. Nomination of Officers for the next fraternal year will be conducted at your next Council business meeting. Brother Knights who wish to seek an office position must be a Third Degree member in good standing with the Council. Effective leadership and management are both essential to the continued success and operation of your Council. Officer training will be sponsored by the State Council in the month of June. Registration information will be available from your Grand Knight. The annual State Convention of the Councils in the State of Michigan will be soon taking place the weekend of Memorial Day at historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. During these three days we will participate in Liturgies, review the accomplishments of this past fraternal year and plan for the upcoming year including the election of leadership of our State Council. A summary of the proceedings and actions from the convention will follow in my next article. Remember our Mothers, Grandmothers, Great-Grandmothers, Godmothers living and deceased on Mothers Day-May 11th. These special Ladies who have or continue to nurture, feed, form and shape our lives deserve our honor and praise on this day and every day! Enjoy a safe Memorial Day weekend and remember those who
sacrificed their lives for us and those who continue our peacekeeping efforts throughout the World Peace through Christ, our Risen  Lord!

Fraternally, Robert A. Skwara District Deputy-#73 (586) 873- 6407

Notice: St. Nicholas Council Building is now a "No Smoking Facility."

Brother Knights,

The Clergy Appreciation Dinner will be held on Monday, May 19, 2008, starting at 6:00 PM. The cost is $8:00 per person. Tickets are on sale at the Council. R.S.V.P. by May 12th.
The Nominations for the 2008-2009 Officers will be May 1st at the monthly Business Meeting. Elections will be June 5, 2008.
Quarterly Rosary is scheduled for Monday, May 12th.
Fraternally,
Joe Honce