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March, 2015
From the Editor
Treasurer LeRoy Dziewulski presented two
checks to Deacon Mike Wundsam of St.
Zachary Parish. The first check was for $500 to
be given to Father Jack for the Parking Lot
Fund. The second check was for $100 to be
given to Father Augustin for the Holy Hill Lenten
Mission Trip on March 22. Deacon Mike stated
that he could not come up with enough words to
express the gratitude of the Clergy and Deacons
of the Parish.
As you can tell from the Banner, someone is
celebrating an anniversary this month. A V Motz
took his first degree with the Knights of
Columbus on March 28, 1965. This year marks
his 50th Anniversary as a Knight all with The
Father Linden Council. Later on in this issue the
editor will share some fun facts about Al V Motz
that you may not be aware of. Happy
Anniversary Al from your Linden Lines Editor Sir
Knight LeRoy Dziewulski.
Wrapping Up February
On February 10, 2015 the Council held its’ 33rd
Annual Spelling Bee at St. Zachary School.
Congratulations to Carmela Aldea, Bridget
Sloan, and Cosette Gutierrez (8th Graders from
St. Zachary) who finished in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place.
Cosette, Bridget, and Carmela will advance to
the next round of competition to take place at St.
Catherine Laboure School in Glenview, Illinois
on February 28th beginning at 11 A.M. Good
Luck Girls.
Also participating in the Bee were St. Zachary
students Szymon and Kasper Mocarski and
Gerick Valena. Former St. Zachary student
Brooke Jurczyk (she is now a student at
Devonshire school also participated.
Thank you Miss Determann for allowing the
Knights to use the Parish Room for this event.
Grand Knight Jeff Jurczyk announced that Matt
Kindle will be the Round Table chairman for the
Council at St. Stephen’s Parish. Matt stated that
he will be meeting with Father Noel to find out
what kind of assistance He would like the
Knights to provide the Parish the week of March
9th.
Highlights of the March Meeting
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Reaching for the Star(s)
As you know one of the awards that Supreme
gives out is for Star Council. The goal for the
Council this year is 8 new members and 3
insurance members. As of this time we have 8
new members but two have opted out of the
Knights leaving us a total gain of 6 members.
The Council has until June 30th to bring in two
new members to help our Grand Knight achieve
the status of Star Council Award. Let’s work
hard to make two consecutive years of at least
Star Council Status a possibility.
March, 2015
28. Rev. Thomas Bishop
29. Brandi Jurczyk
30. Marzio Dante
31. Joseph Robinson
31. Benjamin Schatz
March Anniversaries
20. Robert and Janice Provenzano
20. Joe and Christine DalMaso
27. Ken and Kristi Florey
28. AV Motz (50 Years a Knight)
April Calendar
10. Business Meeting (Parish Room – 7:30
P.M.)
16. Officers Meeting (Teachers Lounge 8:00
P.M.)
24-25-26: State Convention, Westin Hotel,
Itasca, IL.
At the March 6th meeting the Council welcomed
Daniel Schaedel who took his First degree.
Welcome Daniel and the Council invites you to
actively participate in our meetings and also the
events which we plan throughout the year
whenever possible. Your ideas are always
welcome and keep in mind that no idea is a bad
idea unless you don’t voice it.
From Our Insurance Agent
April 15 (tax day) is right around the corner. It’s
become popular this time of year to encourage the
opening of an IRA or similar retirement annuity, or
the depositing of additional funds into an existing
account, as a tax-savings vehicle. Or perhaps
someone has tried to convince you to open an
account, touting the rate of interest that money in one
of these accounts can earn. Let me join the chorus of
folks encouraging you to open or add funds to an
annuity, but for a different reason.
Who Took The First Degree in March
Elmer Sweet, A V Motz, Robert J. Motz, Nick
Pistolis, Joe Witkus, Joe DalMaso, Gary Grabek,
Dale Perry, Francis Guiao, David Motz, Edward
Sowin, Giuseppe Caputo, Richard Bird, Robert
Rovito, and John Zielinski, Daniel Schnedel
Who Took The Fourth Degree in March
William Whelan, A V Motz
March Birthdays
2. Robert V Motz
7 Peter Bueza
7 Miguel Hernandez
8. Ron Miller
8. William Whelan
10. Bruno DalMaso
11. Nick Imbo Jr.
15. Linda Kurcab
16. Francis Guiao
16. David A. Motz
18. Craig Slater
19. Rev. James Curry
19. Ron Zydel
20. Josephine Samborski
22. Ken Florey
25. Linda Berg
Certainly, contributing money to a Knights of
Columbus annuity will allow you to save some
money on your income tax return. And, our annuities
do pay a very competitive interest rate, consistent
with our primary goal of absolute safety of principal.
Opening or adding to an annuity for these reasons,
however, strikes me as taking a short-term view of a
product that is designed to provide long-term
security. How much security? How does retirement
income that you cannot outlive — guaranteed —
sound to you?
Here at the Knights of Columbus, you can open a
retirement annuity for as little as $300. Consistent
and disciplined savings placed into that annuity over
time can guarantee you an income at retirement that
you cannot outlive. That guarantee — along with the
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I would have been 53 years old with other
problems to take on.
In August and September of 2012 when
Sandy and Diane talked about joining the
KNIGHTS I guess they got me at the right
time, I retired from the CTA with 31yrs in 2011
almost a year into retirement with nothing to
do except to sit around and take life as it
came I was talked into going to a meeting to
see what it was like and what could it hurt by
doing so. I went to the meeting but I really did
not feel ready to become a Knight. However, I
did take the 1st degree and became involved
and you know the rest of the story. I now can
say I have worked you personally since 2012
and found out the type of involvement it takes
to be a KNIGHT and what it takes to be a
really good KNIGHT and I know one thing for
sure no matter how hard I work I will never be
able to accomplish as much as you did in the
5O YEARS as a KNIGHT. I have learned a lot
from you, and I wish I could remember all that
you showed me but that is impossible.
I love you as a Knight, as a friend for 20 years
and for ALL you have done to help me out in
becoming a better man, Catholic, and Grand
Knight. It will be very hard to pay you back
because I cannot be as good and outstanding
person that you are and I hope that your next
2O years will be as rewarding as the last
5O YEARS were.
THANK YOU, for all you have done and
accomplished and I know with you help I will
learn how to do a lot more with the
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS and the FR.
LINDEN COUNCIL.
GOD BLESS YOU, SANDY, YOUR FAMILY.
VIVAT JESUS
GRAND KNIGHT
JEFFREY E. JURCZYK
fact that no one has ever lost money left in a Knights
of Columbus annuity (remember – absolute safety of
principal) — really will provide you with peace of
mind.
I am happy to meet with you – at your convenience
and in your home – to explain in detail the benefits of
opening a Knights of Columbus annuity, along with
the benefits of our top-rated life insurance, disability
income and long-term care insurance plans.
Jim Keefe
Field Agent
773-343-1003
From our Grand Knight To A.V. Motz
5O YEARS is a long, long time to be involved
with any organization. To be involved with the
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS for 5O YEARS as
I see it is a labor of love, commitment, time,
effort, volunteering of your every moment of
your days, nights, you have to eat, sleep,
being a KNIGHT almost a 24 hour 365 day a
year commitment. You Alan have done that
and then some. You know all the time you
spent with meetings, traveling, hours you
spent in front of a computer, the hundreds of
people you talked to get what you wanted
accomplished. You know all the different
positions you held and what it took with time,
volunteering, you are one heck of a man to
get it all accomplished and keep your sanity,
to hold a full time job, to keep your family
happy, to keep yourself happy in doing what
you have loved for 5O YEARS.
Diane and I have known you for 2O years and
until 2O12 you did not try to push your Love of
KNIGHTS and the KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
on me. I really do appreciate that, I knew you
were a KNIGHT and did not pay attention to it.
I knew you sold tootsie rolls in front of Our
Lady of Ransom once a year but that is all I
knew about you.
If you had asked me 2O years ago to join the
KNIGHTS I would have told you I do not have
the time because of work, raising children etc.
From The Treasurer and Financial Secretary
By now all members should have received their
dues statement for 2015 or a Second Notice.
Included with the statement is a brief
questionnaire which we would ask each member
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to check, edit, and return with his remittance. By
doing this you will allow us to make sure that the
information we have on file is accurate. Thank
you in advance for your help. As of this
newsletter 65 members have paid their yearly
dues resulting in an income of $1800.
March, 2015
March. It is held on the day corresponding to the
14th day of Adar on the Hebrew calendar.
15. March 8 - International Women's Day
16. March 14 - Pi Day
17. March 19 - Saint Joseph's Day
18. March 22 - World Water Day
19. March 23 - Pakistan Day
20. March 26 - Bangladeshi Independence Day
Fun Facts About March
The 3rd month of the year is an outstanding one
In the Georgian calendar, the calendar that most
of the world uses, March is the third month of
the year. However, it was the first month and
named Martius in the early Roman calendar.
Later, the ancient Romans made January to be
the first month so March became the third
month, which always had 31 days. The name
Mars was named after the Roman god of war. In
March, the winter ends and spring begins. In the
northern half of the world, spring begins in
March 19-21, which is the day when the sun is
directly over the equator. At this time, the
animals end hibernation and begin to show up.
And Now Fun Facts About A V Motz
The editor conducted an email survey with Alan
and below are some fun facts that he learned:
1. Alan is 74 years old.
2. Alan took his 1st degree March 28, 1965.
3. Alan has been forever a member of the
Father Linden Council.
4. Alan took his 4th Degree on March 21,
1988.
5. Alan has held the following Council
Offices: Financial Secretary 24 years,
Grand Knight 2 years (achieved star
council both years), Trustee 1 year,
Chancellor 1 year, ID Chairman 3 years,
First Degree Team Member 15 years,
President of Linden Club 8 years and
General Agent for Linden Club 8 years.
6. Alan has held the following Assembly
Offices: Guard, Treasurer, Recorder,
Pilot, Captain, Navigator, Admiral, and
Comptroller 10 years.
7. Alan has held the following State
Offices: District Deputy 4 years Star
District twice, State Report and History
Chairman 2 years, State ID and Special
Olympics
Chairman,
and
State
Convention twice.
8. Alan has travelled to Rome twice. 1995
was his first time out of the country. He
especially remembers the day he and
his group had an audience with Pope
John Paul II. Even though there were
100 present, it was a private audience.
As the Pope was leaving the Room He
stopped 2 people away from Al. He will
never forget the Pope’s blue eyes and
the glow around the Pope. He knew
Below are some fun facts about March:
1. The birthstone for March is the aquamarine.
2. The zodiac signs for March are Aries (March
21 - April 19) and Pisces (February 19 - March
20)
3. The birth flower for March is daffodil.
4. American Red Cross Month
5. Fire Prevention Month
6. Women's History Month
7. National Reading Day
8. Saint David's Day
9. World Math's Day - the first Wednesday in
March
10. March 1 is the date the Nebraskans
celebrate the admission of their state to the
union.
11. March 2nd is celebrated by Texas as the
anniversary of its independence from Mexico.
12. On March 4, 1681, William Penn was
granted Pennsylvania's royal charter.
13. March 25th is celebrated by people in
Maryland to commemorate the arrival of the first
Maryland colonists in 1634.
14. Purim, a Jewish festival usually occurs in
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that this was a Holy Man. On the way to
the Knights of Columbus office in Rome
he and a Brother Knight met a Count
who gave them a tour of his office, a
book about the Knights, and a silver
commemorative coin. They were invited
to attend Mass in the Vatican and then
for refreshments afterward. A highlight
of this trip was that he had a friend
being ordained a Deacon at St. Peters.
All the lights in the Cathedral were
turned on and they could see things
most tourists will never see. He stood at
the tomb to St. Peter and had mass the
tomb of St. Francis of Assisi and visited
the convent of Mother Teresa, walked in
the catacombs, and visited the Vatican
Museum.
9. Al’s second trip to Rome was around
1997 on a Knights of Columbus
Pilgrimage, The trip started in Assisi
where they had a tour and then it was
off to Florence and the Art Museums.
Finally they arrived in Rome and the
audience with Pope John Paul II was a
general one on the steps of St. Peter
with about 2000 other Pilgrims.
Everyone was standing but the Group
had seats about 10 rows from the Pope.
The group had dinner with the
Seminarians from Illinois who were
studying in Rome. His wife Sandy and
Al had dinner with the Seminarians from
Illinois and they spoke with a man from
Palatine and took a side trip to Pompeii.
Al stated that both trips were great and
he will always remember the great time
he had.
10. Al has four sons all 4th Degree members
and Past Grand Knights of the Father
Linden Council. His oldest son Alan is a
former District and Past Navigator of
Hillinger Assembly. Alan adds that all
four sons are Eagle Scouts and hold the
BSA religious award. Al also has told
me that his son Robert took the
opportunity to hike the entire length of
the Appalachian Trail.
He has 2
grandsons and his oldest David is a 3rd
11.
12.
13.
14.
March, 2015
degree member of Father Linden
Council.
Alan’s advice to someone thinking of
becoming a Knight:
Get involved,
attend meetings and bring new ideas for
future events. By attending meetings
you will be heard and enjoy the
fellowship of your fellow Catholics.
His greatest experience has been in
meeting new members. Al feels great
when he is able to have his faith grow
by helping others. When Al is able to
help with a project and see the Council
succeed he is very excited.
Al really hasn’t had any unpleasant
experiences but he does tend to get a
little excited when someone is contrary
but he does try to change the mindset.
Finally, the editor asked his wife Sandy
if Al could stay a Knight for another 50
years. Her response – WHY NOT.
Sandy I neglected to make a stipulation
and that is YOU NEED TO STAY IN
ILLINOIS.
God Bless you Al and Happy Anniversary from
your editor of the Linden Lines LeRoy
Dziewulski. You have been a great mentor and
leader of the Father Linden Council.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
Pat Swachta aunt of Jerry Manning (Passed
Away)
Ed Manning father of Jerry Manning
(Hospitalized)
Finally
Please visit us on Uknight interactive at
www.kofcknights.org. Under Council Number
enter 3627 and you will be directed to the
Council web page. You can also view photos
of the Council in Action by clicking on Photos
Galleries on this web site. A site with more
photos available is our Facebook Page. To
access the Facebook page enter
www.facebook.com/knightsofcolumbuscouncil
3627 desplainesil and then click on photos.
You do not need to have a Facebook account
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to access this page. If you have not already
done so please remit your yearly dues and
answer the questionnaire included so that the
Council can continue to support the
community and children of Des Plaines and
surrounding areas with our many programs.
If you have any questions, comments (positive
or negative), or suggestions for the Newsletter
please email them to the editor at
leedzski@aol.com.
Vivat Jesus,
LeRoy Dziewulski
Editor
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