Patuxent Ripple July 2021 - Patuxent Council #2203
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July 2021 www.kofc2203.org
Patuxent Ripple
Patuxent Council 2203 Knights of Columbus • Laurel, MD
Grand Knight’s Report by Augustine Nwabueze
Thank God for another Fraternal ebrated by Fr. Larry Young, a big thanks to him and the
Year (FY) having gone through a staff of St. Mary of the Mills. I also would like to thank
treacherous 2020/2021 FY with the DD Mike Webster and DW Jimmy Williams and their
horrible COVID-19 PANDEMIC wives for leading the Installation and the State Advocate
which made life difficult for many John Winfrey and his wife Gloria as State Deputy Vince
people in the country, but we Grauso’s representative. Thanks to the Master of Ceremo-
thank God for getting us through nies PGK Steve Hubbard who managed the reception and
and starting a new FY 2021/2022 PGK Bill McMahon the photographer of the day. A Big
in good health and spirit. All Glo- thanks to DGK Dick Stevick, PGK Stan Potter, Brother
ry goes to Him. Amen. Mark O’Dea, PGK Marc Alvarez and Brother Ben Stevick
It was a thing of joy to see all the Brothers in atten- for ensuring the reception went smoothly and everyone
dance at the last 2 Hybrid meeting in the Wilson Room satisfied with food and drinks. Thanks to Lady Philomina
for those ones who attended live and the ones on Zoom. Ogordi, Brother Paul Ogordi’s wife for providing the food
It was an evidence that we are ready for restart. To fully served; quite delicious. Thanks to Brother Paul Ogordi
get back 100% to all our Programs and Activities as an and Brother Mike Turek as stand-ins for excused Offi-
Extraordinary Organization. cers. Kudos to all the unmentioned Brother Knights who
Before going too far, I would like to thank all my Wor- played a role in ensuring the Installation was a success.
thy Brothers for having the courage to elect me as the My Administration shall follow the template set by
Grand Knight and my fellow Officers of Patuxent Coun- previous Servants Leaders to meet all our commitments
cil #2203 to serve us all for FY 21/22. I promise to work and expectations for FY 21/22. We started with an Ex-
hard in the service of this Extraordinary Organization emplification on the July 13, 2021, with 3 new Knights
with hope of meeting all your expectations; all of us and a Knight from Resurrection of Our Lord Council
working as Servant Leaders to ensure we leave no neigh- #14099 a neighboring Council. On July 17, Steve Hub-
bor behind while serving our church and community. bard ran the Little Sisters of the Poor drop off and on
Unlike last year, where we had to hold our Installation July 24th is the SHARE Program and our Rosary for
cautiously with compulsory mask and social distancing Life via Live Stream continues on July 22nd and 29th
because of Covid-19 Pandemic, this year on July 10, led by Mike Turek to conclude the first month of our
2021, we had a live Installation without mask unless de- Administration.
sired and no social distancing. We had close to 40 people Vivat Jesus
in attendance at the Installation and close to 35 people at Fraternally
the reception which followed. Augustine Nwabueze,
The Installation began after the 5:00pm vigil mass, cel- Grand Knight
Serving Others is Faith in Action
Council Meets: 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Location: Kutzera Room of the Keesler Parish Center, 800 Main Street, Laurel, MD 20707
Mailing Address: K of C Patuxent Council 2203, P.O. Box 95, Laurel, MD 20725
Appreciation for Retiring Junior Usher Membership Director’s Report
by Jimmy Williams, PGK by Steve Hubbard, PGK , Membership Chair
On Saturday, July 3rd, Grand Knight Augustine Nwabueze pre- It did my heart good to witness our three new council members
sented a certificate and rosary to Jack Kudwa, a retiring junior ush- take the Exemplification of Charity, Unity, & Fraternity this past
er, thanking him for his 4 years of service to the parish. Jack, the Tuesday. That is about one-fourth of our quota for the year! Con-
son of Brother Knight Bill Kudwa, is also a regular volunteer at our veniently, we plan to hold an Exemplification once per quarter
monthly SHARE Program and assisted several times throughout throughout the year, so keep those new members coming! As I’ve
the past year with our drive-through dinners. Thank you, Jack! said several times, we all know at least one guy we can recruit,
so let’s do it! Remember – membership is the lifeblood of our
Brotherhood!
Elizabeth House
by Rick Askins, PGK , Membership Chair
On Wednesday, June 30th, Brother Knights Marc Alvarez, Mark
O’Dea, and Rick Askins volunteered at Elizabeth House, prepar-
ing a hot evening meal and sandwiches for the clients to take with
them for lunch the next day. The Council normally volunteers
at Elizabeth House whenever there is a 5th Wednesday of the
July 13th Exemplification
month, reporting at 4 p.m. and working until 6 p.m. However,
this month, Marc received a call informing him the volunteers for
by Jimmy Williams, PGK the serving shift were having problems making it into volunteer.
On Tuesday, July 13th, Patuxent Council conducted its first As a result, Marc, Mark, and Rick stayed past 6 p.m. and, with
in-person Exemplification of Charity, Unity, and Fraternity the help of an additional volunteer, served the evening meal and
since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcomed sandwiches to those in need.
a total of four Brother Knights into full Knighthood in the 3rd Thanks to Marc for continuing to lead this program for the
Degree, three of whom are members of Patuxent Council: Tim Council as he has for the last several years, and to Mark and Rick
Hensel, John Nguasong, and Kwasi Antwi. The fourth Knight for assisting. The next 5th Wednesday of service at Elizabeth
to be Exemplified, Ronald Fosque, joined Resurrection of Our House will be Wednesday, September 29th, 2021. Contact Marc at
Lord Council 14099. alvarez3m@aol.com or 301-776-8483 if you’d like to participate.
“It’s been a long road back, but we are so happy to be able
to gather together in person again and welcome new Brother
Knights into our Council,” said District Warden Jimmy Wil-
liams, who served as the Presiding Officer for the evening.
July SHARE Reminder by Jimmy Williams, PGK
There were about 30 total attendees for the Exemplifica- July SHARE will take place on Saturday, July 24th. Please note
tion, including about 20 Brother Knights, family members, and the location this month is the Main Lobby of Pallotti High School.
guests who watched the candidates be Exemplified through We are no longer in the Sr. Lucy Lobby. This is intended as a one-
our new, public ceremonial. Following the ceremony, Deputy time relocation due to a conflict with Granny’s Attic. Warehouse
Grand Knight Dick Stevick provided refreshments, including truckers should report no later than 7:25 a.m. for a 7:30 depar-
ice cream, brownies, and assorted toppings. ture. All other volunteers are asked to arrive by 8:45 a.m. While
We look forward to getting to know Brothers Tim, John, and most COVID-related mask mandates have ended, as of the time
Kwasi in the weeks and months ahead. this article was written, the SHARE Warehouse still has a mask
mandate in place, so please remember a mask if you will be part
of the team going to the Warehouse.
Submissions
This newsletter is published on or about the 15th of
every month. If you have an article you would like to
submit for publication, please submit to:
GK Augustine Nwabueze at
augustine.nwabueze11@gmail.com and
Brother Erik Washam at ekwasham@gmail.com
for review. Please limit submissions to 250-275 words.
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Family of the Month June 2021
Patuxent Council No. 2203 is pleased to recognize the Gager
family – Jerry and Pat – as its Family of the Month for June
2021. Jerry is a Fourth-Degree Knight and Past Grand Knight
of Patuxent Council. He and Pat are active in numerous council
programs & parish ministries. Three days each week throughout
the year, they work together in the Food for Families program,
collecting bread & other bakery goods from local grocery stores
and delivering those items to local food pantries & soup kitchens,
including Grassroots’ Day Resource Center, St. Mary of the Mills
food pantry, & Elizabeth House. Jerry is a SHARE volunteer and
an usher for parish Masses. As a retired professional architect
and affiliate member of the Association of University Architects,
he has served as the design consultant for parish facilities such
as the Monsignor Keesler Parish Center & several remodeling
projects and consulted with St. Vincent Pallotti High School on
their lobby reconstruction. Pat serves the parish as a lector. In
the community, she is a Board member and Past President of the
Women’s Club of Laurel and a member of the Laurel Historical
Society. She also volunteers with LARS, Elizabeth House, &
Charity’s Closet. Jerry & Pat have three grown children and two
grandchildren. Patuxent Council & St. Mary of the Mills Parish
are grateful for the Gager family’s dedication & service to our
parish & the greater Laurel community.
Little Sisters of the Poor
by Steve Hubbard, PGK
Brothers - We’ve been notified that the Little Sisters of the For our sick
Poor drop-off project will continue at least through June We pray for the healing, comfort and
2022. I’m writing to ask you for a renewed commitment consolation of our sick,
to supporting the Little Sisters, as they do so much for our and their caretakers:
poor but since March 2020 they haven’t been able to beg CDR Tom Hill, USN (Ret.)
for support as is their standard op- Jim Gordon, PGK
erating procedure. And they are Pete Monti, PGK
so grateful for our support! Chris Cober, FDD, PGK
Unfortunately, our contri- Ray Turek Jr. - Uncle to Ben Turek
butions have dwindled
significantly over the past For our deceased
few months - this past Sat- We offer prayers for the
urday’s donations totaled repose of their souls.
only about 100 pounds May they rest in peace:
and were from only 3 do- SK Johnny Norman,
nors. Please, please, please HLM, FDD, PCP, PGK, PFN
put a few of the Little Sisters’ Patrick Palazzo - Nephew of
needs on your shopping lists Patty and Rick Askins
and drop off the acquired items at
the Keesler Center front door (on Main Street) between
10am & noon on the third Saturday of each month.
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Installation & Grand Knight Appreciation Dinner by Steve Hubbard, PGK
On Saturday, 10 July, Patuxent Council held our annual In-
stallation of Officers after the 5:00pm Mass in the Church,
followed by the Grand Knight Appreciation Dinner in the
Breen Room. The installation, with District Deputy Mike
Webster presiding, went off without a hitch. To start things
off, Brother Father Larry was installed as Chaplain, fol-
lowed by Brother Jimmy Williams’ installation as District
Warden. The new slate of council officers, headed by Grand
Knight Augustine Nwabueze, was then installed in accor-
dance with the usual ceremony. Representing State Deputy District Deputy Mike Webster presides Grand Knight Augustine with his daughters.
Vince Grauso, and witnessing the installation, were State over the Installation of Officers ceremony. Left to right: Dilinna, Emi and Chidi.
Advocate John Winfrey and his wife Lady Gloria.
In addition to the excellent meal, highlights of the din-
ner included Past Grand Knight Kyle Hubbard’s announce-
ment of his selections for Family of the Year (PGK Jimmy
Williams, his wife Lady Sarah Patishnock, & his mother
Lady Phyllis Williams), Knight of the Year (PGK Stan Pot-
ter), and the Edmund A. Langr awardee (Brother Chris
Walker). Additionally, Kyle spoke briefly about the recently
completed 2020-21 Fraternal Year, expressing his apprecia-
tion for the incredible work of our council members in mit-
igating the challenges presented by the CoViD pandemic.
Immediate Past Grand Knight Kyle Hubbard, ac- Brother Jimmy Williams and Ladies Sarah
By stepping up our fundraising efforts we were able to fund
companied by his wife, Lady Priscilla, receives a Patishnock and Phyllis Williams accept Patuxent
all our planned charitable works and then some. We were plaque and gavel in recognition of his leadership Council’s 2020-2021 Family of the Year Award.
a shining star in the parish and Laurel Community, and we during the 2020-2021 Fraternal Year.
were recognized by the State for our SHARE Program, se-
Left: Council Chaplain and
lecting it as the Number One Community Program in the
Pastor of St. Mary of the
State of Maryland and submitting SHARE to the Supreme Mills Fr. Larry Young blesses
Council as Maryland’s nominee for International recogni- the jewels of office.
tion. In his remarks, State Advocate Winfrey congratulated
Right: Brother Stan Potter
us on being a tremendous example to the rest of the State. receives Patuxent Council’s
We showed everyone how to rise to the occasion during 2020-2021 Knight of the
the pandemic and to not only continue our good works, Year Award.
but to increase our impact. Well done Patuxent Council!
And many thanks to PGK Kyle for his fantastic leadership!
2021-2022 Council Officers following the Installation ceremony.
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Patuxent Council 2203 Calendar July Birthdays
(as of July 22, 2021)
All dates are tentative due to the COVID-19 crisis CMSgt. Theodore A. Gambogi IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2
Timothy J. Humphreys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2
July Rev. Philip W. Ilg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 6
22 Rosary for Life Rev. Kevin M. Cusick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 7
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed
24 SHARE Distribution Timothy R. Toplisek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 7
8:45am – 11:00am; Keesler Center
Michael T. Webster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 10
29 Rosary for Life
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed James R. Cheney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 14
David G. Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 15
August Stephen J. Edmonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 16
3 Patuxent Council Planning Meeting
7:30pm – 8:30pm; HYBRID Nicholas Panebianco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 16
5 Rosary for Life, 8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed Paul W. Simon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 17
10 Patuxent Council Business Meeting
7:30pm-8:30pm, HYBRID Tony O. Ezirike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 18
10 Submissions for Ripple Due Saqib Francis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 19
12 Rosary for Life Daniel W. Webster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 20
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed
17 Patuxent Council Social Meeting Franklin Q. Topasna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 21
7:30pm – 8:30pm; HYBRID
Deacon Robert L. Gignilliat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 25
18 Bishop McNamara Chapter Meeting
8:00-9:00pm; Rosensteel Council #9707, S/S MD Kyle W. Kiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 28
19 Rosary for Life
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed Dominic C. Prunesti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 30
21 Little Sisters of the Poor
10:00am – 12:00pm, Keesler Center
26 Rosary for Life
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed
28 SHARE Distribution Patuxent Council 2203 Officers
8:45am – 11:00am; Keesler Center
Chaplain Fr. Larry Young frlarry21@gmail.com
September Assoc. Chaplain Fr. Christian Huebner chuebner@stmaryofthemills.org
2 Rosary for Life Asst. Chaplain Deacon Bob Gignilliat ginlet@verizon.net
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed
4 UMD Concessions Vs West Virginia Football Asst. Chaplain Deacon Jim Munno jim@munnofamily.com
12:30pm – 7:00pm
7 Patuxent Council Planning Meeting Grand Knight Augustine Nwabueze augustine.nwabueze11@gmail.com
7:30pm – 8:30pm; HYBRID
Deputy Grand Knight Richard Stevick dstevick@verizon.net
9 Rosary for Life
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed Chancellor Patrick Onyekweli pokweli@yahoo.com
10 Submissions for Ripple Due
11 UMD Concession Vs Howard University Football Recorder Frederick Krutz Jr rkrutz@comcast.net
4:30pm-11pm
Treasurer Marc Alvarez alvarez3m@aol.com
14 Patuxent Council Business Meeting
7:30pm-8:30pm, HYBRID Advocate Ted Gambogi tedgambogi@hotmail.com
15 Bishop McNamara Chapter Meeting
8:00-9:00pm; Rosensteel Council #9707, S/S MD Warden Habib Konate sirkonate@gmail.com
16 Rosary for Life
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-stream Inside Guard Adam Novak beastno@yahoo.com
18 Little Sisters of the Poor Outside Guard Eloka Ifudu elokaifudu@gmail.com
10:00am – 12:00pm, Keesler Center
21 Patuxent Council Social Meeting 1-Year Trustee Gerard Gager ggager@verizon.net
7:30pm – 8:30pm; HYBRID
23 Rosary for Life 2-Year Trustee Stephen Hubbard hubbs99@verizon.net
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed
3-Year Trustee Kyle S Hubbard hubbard.kyle@gmail.com
25 UMD Concessions Vs Kent State Football; TBA
29 Eliabeth House Financial Secretary Bob Tenney roberttenney@msn.com
4:00pm – 5:00pm
30 Rosary for Life Lecturer Stephen Hubbard hubbs99@verizon.net
8:00pm – 8:30pm, live-streamed
Field Agent Matt O’Hare matt.ohare@kofc.org
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