December 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
Worthy Brother Knights,
The committee set up to revise the WNY
Chapter By-Laws 25 years after they were last done, has
completed their mission. It was
one that lasted for many days and many long hours. Every word in the By-Laws
was given special consideration and additions and deletions and updates were
made. We have each carefully reviewed to see if we needed to make any additions
or corrections and there were three found and further amended.
Please review the WNY Chapter By-Laws and
see if there are any additions or corrections and, if there are, contact
Brother Joe Mead by no later than December 15th, 2024. His contact information is j3mead@verizon.net. Phone number (call or text) is 716-481-6330.
We will be voting on the revised
By-Laws at the January 11th WNY Chapter meeting, being hosted by the East
Aurora Council and held at the Immaculate Conception School located at 510
Oakwood Avenue, East Aurora, New York 14052, beginning with a Continental
Breakfast beginning at 830am, followed by the meeting beginning at 9am and
finishing no later than 11am. Just a reminder the WNY Chapter meetings will be
held the second Saturday of the month at the times mentioned at the designated
months. The information will be listed on the WNY Chapter website along with
being emailed and in the Chapter meeting minutes.
The committee members that so diligently
performed their task of revising the By-Laws were led by Brothers Lew Herman
Chairman, Joe Mead, Tim Meyers , Tom Creenan , Carl
Galante, and Paul Sawaya.
We are hoping these new meeting times and
days for the Chapter meetings will allow for greater participation in
attendance. There should be at least one or two members from each Council there
to represent their respective Councils and to bring back to the Council
information that can be of use. The Grand Knight should encourage members to
attend and they themselves to attend.
PLEASE OPEN THE PDF BELOW TO SEE THE REVISED WNY CHAPTER BY-LAWS
Thank You!!!
VIVAT
JESU..........................................................................SEMPER
Paul A. Sawaya , CCRN
Knights of Columbus
President
WNY Chapter
ByLaws of the Western New York Chapter
(Proposed).pdf
Fourth
Degree. The Tony Angotti Memorial Brew Fest for the
Vets was held on Friday August 9, 2024, at the St. Pius X Parish Center, 3010
Chili Ave. Rochester, NY 14624.
Color Corps. For information, please contact Paul Sawaya:
text or call at 716 401 4334 or email at rnsawaya@yahoo.com .
Pro-Life. The annual St.
Gianna Pregnancy Outreach Center Benefit Banquet was held April 25, 2024.
Day
of Caring.
The Special Olympics Golf Tournament was held at Rizzo’s at Rothland Golf Course in Akron on Saturday, August 17,
2024.
Veterans. Tony Angotti Memorial Brew Fest for the Vets
was held Friday August 9, 2024.
Lottery
Calendar. Thank you for
your support.
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. We are always in need
of wheelchairs at $150.00 each.
Vocations. Click here
for a list of current seminarians.
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RSVP Program 2024-2025 |
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Seminarian/ Religious Aspirant |
Status in Formation |
Sponsoring Council/ Assembly |
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Andrew Erdman |
1st Theology Diocese of Buffalo |
St. Gregory the Great
#14687 Bishop Burke #5284 |
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Joe Graham |
Pre-Theology Diocese of Buffalo |
St. Vincent de Paul
#17883 Fr. Baker #2243 |
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Seamus McCarthy |
Propaedeutic Year Diocese of Buffalo |
Swormville #17530 Cardinal O'Hara #13661
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Lorenzo Quebral |
Pre-Theology Diocese of Buffalo |
Albion #1330 St. Gregory the Great
#14687 |
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Luca LaNasa |
Propaedeutic Year Diocese of Buffalo |
Lockport #319 Olean #338 |
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C.J. Wild |
3rd Theology Diocese of Buffalo (Co-Sponsored by AMS) |
St. Pius X #11168 Fr. John Schaus #4652 |
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James Bobak |
Novitiate, Benedictines St. Vincent Archabbey Latrobe, PA |
Mary, Star of the Sea
#4752 Fr. Justin #5670 |
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Sr. Mary Emmanuel (Kristen Leidersdorf) |
Novitiate, Sisters of St.
Francis of the Martyr St. George Alton, IL |
Christ the King of East
Aurora #12829 St. Vincent de Paul
#17883 |
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Michael Boltri |
Propaedeutic Year Diocese of Portland,
OR (Mt. Angel Abbey) |
St. Gregory the Great
#14687 St. John Maron #16441 |
Scholarships. All applications for Scholarships and Grants
are due April 1 at the New York State Council Offices. The applications are
available by selecting SCHOLARSHIPS on the NYS website at www.newyorkknights.com.
Current eighth graders entering Parochial High Schools are eligible for
consideration.
Basketball
Free Throw Competition. The turnout this year was encouraging. After limited participation
following the pandemic, we made great strides this past year. Let’s keep the
ball rolling! Councils: Start making plans for the 2025 competition.
Financial Secretaries: Order your kits early/now would be fine. FT Committee people: Take the online Safe Environment Program
now to be covered.
Soccer
Challenge Contest. This is a fall
event. Be
sure and take the online
Safe
Environment Program now to be covered.
Take
Note: Anyone running any youth competitions or events need certification by
taking the online “Safe Environment Program”/Supreme website. It only takes 45
minutes to complete, and the certification is good for two years. The training is
available here.
Coats
for Kids. Please contact
Joe
Gnojek <st.vincentdepaulcouncil17883@gmail.com> for more
information.
Catholic
Citizenship Essay Contest. Essay information is available at kofc.org
> What We Do > Programs > Community > Catholic Citizenship Essay
Contest
Keep
Christ in Christmas Poster Contest.
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>.
Columbiettes Auxiliary # 14687 St. Gregory’s:
Bishop’s
Burse. 216 people attended the Bishop’s Burse at
Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant on June 17, 2024.
The next Bishop’s Burse is scheduled on June 16, 2025.
Click for more information:
2024
Tickets and Processing Procedures
If you have any questions or concerns
or need assistance, please contact Gregory Traves <GregoryTKofC@gmail.com>.
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Saturday 12/7/2024 |
C&B Drawing Villa Roma Resort Callicoon,
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Sunday 12/15/2024 |
Responses Due For proposed
By-Laws change |
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Saturday 1/11/2025 8:30 AM |
WNY Chapter Meeting Christ the
King Council Immaculate Conception
School Cafeteria (basement) 510 Oakwood
Avenue East
Aurora, NY 14052 |
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Saturday 2/22/2025 |
Basketball Free Throw Regional Final Our Lady of
Hope Council 1530
Kenmore Ave Buffalo,
NY 14216 |
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Saturday 3/8/2025 8:30 AM |
WNY Chapter Meeting Hamburg
Council 36 Pierce
Avenue Hamburg, NY
14075 |
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Tuesday 4/1/2025 |
NYS High School Scholarship Applications Due |
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Saturday 4/12/2025 8:30 AM |
WNY Chapter Meeting Location
TBD |
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Monday 6/16/2025 |
Bishop’s Burse |
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Saturday 6/14/2025 8:30 AM |
WNY Chapter Meeting Olean
Council 201 S. 1st
Street Olean,
NY 14760 |
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July 2025 |
Chapter Picnic (replaces
Chapter Meeting) |
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Saturday 8/9/2025 8:30 AM |
WNY Chapter Meeting Location
TBD |
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Webmaster: Rick Jachimiak
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