We are proud to announce that so far this year 8 members of our Council
have performed
386 hours of Volunteer Service in our parish and our community.
Council Donations
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Knights of Columbus Online Dues Payment
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Council News
Thinking of Joining or Transferring to the Council? We have many great opportunities for serve others and grow in faith as a man of God. Ask a Knight about the Knights of Columbus Queen of the Apostles Council and join our fraternal brotherhood. Contact: Tom Carey, Grand Knight 904-728-4300, tomc933@proton.me or Joe Bruno, Chancellor and Membership Director, 704-860-9634, announcer@aol.com for information.
NOTE: If joining through KofC.org Join Online, remember to select council 11076 so we know you want to join our council or you may leave the council number blank and remain in the affiliate council until you decide to join the men of our council in support of the parish, family and faith.
Congratulations to Our Transfers and New Knights in the 2024-2025 Fraternal Year - Congrats to Patrick Winham, Robert "Bob" Chaplin, Thanh Vu, Chris Adams, Mac Kruse and Ed Eckert and Felipe Acosta, Kyle Boor, Joseph Zullo, Collin Petruska, Tanner Leonard, and Greg Fell. Welcome to the council.
Officers and Program Directors for Fraternal Year 2025-2026. Grand Knight - Andrew M, Kloak, Deputy GK - Bradley T. Clark, Family Director - Tony Citro, Chancellor and Membership Director - Joe Bruno, Recorder - Michael C. Lee, Treasurer Christopher G. Adams II, Advocate and LAMB Director - Mark Colone, Warden - Archie A. Luna, Inside Guard - Richard Pasqualone, Outside Guard - Mark Copeland, One Year Trustee - Vin Lindgren, Two Year Trustee - Tom Carey, Three Year Trustee - Billy McHenry. Faith Director - Raymond Remeika, Vocations/RSVP Director - John Rupp, Retention Director - Andrew Kloak, Life Director - Joe O'Brien, Community Director Keith McGuiness, Family Director Tony Citro, Program Director - Tom Carey. Also, thanks for serving again this year Lecturer Deacon John "Zeke" Panzica, and Chaplin Fr. Paul Buchanan. Financial Secretary Dan Turner. Officers and Directors can register now to get the skills you need to help run a successful council and make a difference in your community. For more information, visit the Fraternal Trainers page on the Knights of Columbus website, KofC.org/training
Council Officers Meeting First Tuesday (after first Monday) Each Month. July 8th, 630PM at Parish Center Conference Room - The officers meeting is open to all members. The meeting membership includes all council officers appointed and elected, along with program directors. The meeting is the main forum for discussing new activities, highlighting opportunities for charitable giving and planning events for the council. The meeting also helps us set the agenda for the business meeting. If you have ideas for new projects, charities, budget, service activities, recruitment or fund-raising ideas this is the meeting for you. You can call or text the GK Andrew Kloak if you have a topic for discussion but can't make the meeting, at 510-754-8247. Next Officers Meeting is Tuesday August 5th.
Business Meeting July 14th, 730P, Monday, in MAK Center with Holy Rosary at 7:00P prior to meeting. The business meeting agenda includes updates from program directors; news on opportunities for faith, family, community, and life activities; vote on charitable giving; and prayers for good of the order. There will also be opportunities to sign-up for monthly support to our seminarians through RSVP and for help with events at the parish. Awards and recognition to Brother Knights will be included. Sign up to help at parish Pentecost Sunday events June 8th. Directors will present updates on Bottles for Babies Fundraiser, Just For Men Bible Study, Food Drive, Blood Drive, ramp and mud room projects and much more! Cookout from 6-7pm prior to business meeting in MAK. All knights and their families are invited. The side-by-side widows group will also be our guests. Burgers, hot dogs, coleslaw, potato salad, etc. Followed by the Holy Rosary at 7PM in MAK. Next Meeting Monday August 11th.
William Gaston Assembly 2531, Third Monday Each Month, St. Michael's Parish Center, Gastonia, 700PM. Regular fourth degree business meeting. in July is cancelled. If you change address, email or phone number please send your new contact info to the following email address along with any prayer requests. KofC.Assembly2531@gmail.com
Good of the Order Prayer Cards, Bible Study and Praying the Rosary - Roger Duncan is going to send prayer cards to those we offer prayers for via the Good of the Order. To do this, he will need the address to send the cards, in addition to the name of the person we are praying for. The prayer sheet at the business meeting will be expanded to capture that info if brothers would like a card sent.
As a reminder the Holy Rosary is prayed every Monday in the church at 700P and a Just for Men Bible Study is held the first Monday of the month 730 – 830P in the church parlor. Deacon Chip is leading the group in their study of The Book of Revelation.. Held after weekly Rosary at 7:00PM in Church (also on LiveStream). Come join men and share your faith. Reminder: Exemplification and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, every Thursday 530P - 630P.
Assisting Raphael Winters – Raphael is a brother knight of the council with stage 4 brain cancer. He needs charitable and service opportunity assistance. He sometimes needs drivers to take him for medical appointments and other errands. He also needs help cooking meals, giving his parents a break, and assistance with groceries. If you can help with these please call or text your name to him at 704-277-8961, his email is raphaelwinters2@gmail.com He also would like to go on a pilgrimage and there is a go-fund-me page. Give here: https://www.givesendgo.com/G2BQB he would also like three mountain bikes. If you are going to send him money, contact him for his P.O. Box address.
Council Prayer List
January 2025: Raphael Winters, Charlie Martin, Jeff Ingle, Philip Rupp, Margaret Rupp, Mary Carol Wood, Kathleen Williams, Al Citro, Raymond Remeika, Kevin Eagon, Ken Borek, The family of Paulette Bruno-Quigley (Joe’s sister), Michael Underwood, SK Mark Ebreo, Ray King, Gloria Buchanan, Nicole Wylie daughter of Dennis Kast, Roy Kirby, Debbie Kirby
SK Joe Bell, Mark Ruocco, and Deacon Ed Karon.
February 2025: Raphael Winters, Charlie Martin, Jeff Ingle, Philip Rupp, Margaret Rupp, Mary Carol Wood, Kathleen Williams, Raymond Remeika, Kevin Eagon, Gail Bruno, Michael Underwood, Ray King, Ray Kirby, SK Joe Bell, Drew Stanbridge, Long Vu, Marylee Vue, Tom Batista, Mike Cloninger, Abbie Volpini, John Olynick and wife, Bob Atterberry, and Liz Atterberry's brother Jim Eaton. Bill Bridgeman's father who passed.
March 2025: Raphael Winters, Charlie Martin, Jeff Ingle, Philip Rupp, Margaret Rupp, Mary Carol Wood, Kathleen Williams, Raymond Remeika, Kevin Eagon, Gail Bruno, Michael Underwood, Ray Kirby, SK Joe Bell, Drew Stanbridge, Marylee Vue, Tom Batista, Mike Cloninger, Abbie Volpini, Christopher Carey, Vlad Babin (deceased), Mike Cloninger, Wilson Mancadi, Al Citro, David Slesinger, Mark Ebreo, Katie Mason, Matthew Mahoney, William Bridgman, Long Vu.
April 2025: Raphael Winters, Jim Schleagel, Charlie Martin, Jeff Ingle, Philip Rupp, Margaret Rupp, Mary Carol Wood, Kathleen Williams, Raymond Remeika, Kevin Eagon, Gail Bruno, Michael Underwood, Ray Kirby, SK Joe Bell, Drew Stanbridge, Long Vu, Marylee Vue, Tom Batista, Mike Cloninger, Abbie Volpini, Christopher Carey, Vlad Babin (deceased), Mike Cloninger, Wilson Mancadi, Ray Kirby, Al Citro, Mark Ebreo, Katie Mason, Matthew Mahoney, William Bridgman, Jim Eaton, Mark Kazack, Joan Kazack, Ken Borek, Gloria Buchanan, Bob Atterberry, Elizabeth Atterberry’s brother Jim Eaton, Mary Selecky and family. Fr. Buchanan and his mother Gloria.
May 2025: Raphael Winters, Charlie Martin, Father Paul and his mother Gloria Buchanan, Jeff Ingle, Margaret Rupp, Phillip Rupp, Greg Edel, Michael Underwood, Hazel Messer Hall, Mark Ebreo, Mike Cloninger, Charles Eaton, Mary Carol Wood, Armida Colone, Martha Chaplan. Joe Petrellese.
June 2025: Raphael Winters, Charlie Martin, Father Paul and his mother Gloria Buchanan, Jeff Ingle, Margaret Rupp, Phillip Rupp, Michael Underwood, Hazel Messer Hall, Mark Ebreo, James Eaton, Joe Bell, Jack Bell, Kevin Eagon, Armida Colone
Al Citro, Steve McNally, Kathleen Williams, Fr. Miller, Phil Jurchak (John Jurchak’s brother), Bruce Wieler, Rose Fraune, Deacon Ed Karan, Joe Petrellese and Christine Eagan. For Joe and Nancy O'Brien and repose of the soul of Nancy's sister Kathy Colwell.
COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
Helene Disaster Rebuilding - Alan Campos Project. The State Council has established a process for men and their families to volunteer to help with rebuilding homes in western NC. To help track activity, individuals must send an email to our State Secretary Rick Lewis at statesecretary@kofcnc.org with the subject line VOLUNTEER(S) FOR ALAN CAMPOS PROJECT. In return, the waiver form, an internal registration form, address location, and the onsite contact person will be emailed back. Thanks for your service to those in need.
Just for Men Bible Study, Monday July 7thth at 7:30PM., The final "just for Men" reflection on "The Woman We Love" will be at 7:30 pm., on Monday April 7th, in the church parlor. The topic is "Book of Revelation". Call or text Deacon Chip at 704-468-5822 for details. A lot of your brother Knights attend.
Mira Via Fundraiser - The Knights of Columbus are holding a Bottles for Babies fundraiser for Mira Via. Mira Via is a Catholic, 501(c)(3) nonprofit maternity and after-care program with services in Belmont and Charlotte. For more information and how to get involved, visit MiraVia.org. There will be baby bottles available at all Masses on Mother’s Day weekend May 10-11 and available for pick up in gathering space over several weeks Bottles to be return the bottles by Father’s Day weekend June 14-15, when the Knights will collect them at all Masses. Our Life Director Joe O'Brien will need help collecting bottles on Father's Day weekend. Thanks to Bob Atterberry for his help sorting the change and our Treasurer John Rupp making the heavy deposits of coins. UPDATE: we have collected $4,537.50, which will get us another $400 from Supreme through ASAP, plus our council contribution.
Golf Cart, Tram and Bus Driving Fundraiser (we need the money) Various Dates next is TBD. Raise money for the council general charity fund by driving at Speedway and Drag Strip events. Task is to transport fans from parking areas to event area. Council earns money for each hour you drive. St. Michael Council 6700 in Gastonia is in charge of staffing for the event. Contact Dan Frazeur 704-524-0530 or Jim Roberts at 704-524-8090 for details and schedule. Please volunteer, we need the money to support our charitable activities.
Young At Heart's Potluck, Saturday, July 12th,after 5PM Mass in MAK. Potluck dinner with Young at Heart's over 50 parish group. This month’s theme is 4th of July and All things Americana! This month’s food theme is Barbecue Picnic!
We’ll have a guest speaker (with a time limit!) from Hospice. AND we’ll do some Americana Trivia challenges!
Hope to see you all there after 5pm Mass in the MAC center !
Parish Blood Drives - July 19th in MAK.. Next blood drives for 2025 are - July 19th, and Nov. 8th. More details to follow. To sign up please use this link: https://donor.oneblood.org/
Food For Families Parish Food Collection July 26-27. The July collection will be for BCO in Belmont. They need grits, oatmeal, canned pasta, rice, corn muffin mix. Please help your brother knights and Community Director Keith McGuiness bring the food from the altar to the MAK after the 11:15 Mass Sunday.
Charlotte Eucharistic Congress, Friday-Saturday September 5-6, Charlotte Convention Center. Bishop Martin, will lead this popular event, with largest Eucharistic Procession in U.S., with Mass, Adoration, confessions, musical performances and more. It's FREE.
Other Reminders
MONTHLY ISSUE Tar Heel Knight and Golden Plume. This month's issue here https://www.kofcnc.org/THK/June-2025 both are published on the State Council website at https://www.kofcnc.org
Council RSVP - please sign-up at business meeting to support our seminarians - Sir Knight John Rupp is heading our Councils Refund Support Vocational Program as Vocations Chairman, thanks to John for "stepping up". RSVP is the way our council supports seminarians in their important vocation. For every $500 we give supreme refunds us $100, hence the refund part of the program. We provide support through an annual $500 gift to each seminarian and by having brothers signup and send them a monthly note of encouragement and a small monetary gift. We have 3 Seminarians in our program with our two recent additions, so everyone, if they can, needs to participate in the monthly letters.
Knights of Columbus Financial Security Programs - Our Worthy Field Agent is John Olynick in Charlotte, his email is john.olynick@kofc.org and phone 203-450-0062. As a reminder our general agent is Christopher Mahoney at 919-719-2715 or christopher.mahoney@kofc.org.