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The Vessel
ST. JOSEPH’S COUNCIL 5958
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
IN GOD WE TRUST
VOLUME 53 NO.10 JANUARY 2021
GRAND KNIGHT’S MESSAGE CHAPLAIN’S MESSAGE
Brother Knights and Ladies, Dear Brothers Knights:
We are halfway through our fraternal year, and “The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his
as I look back, I am impressed by how active our face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The
Council has been during this most challenging of LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!” (Nm
6, 24-26) This is the blessing of the Israelites, how
years!
beautiful it would be to make it ours. The Church always
remembers these words at the beginning of the year to
COVID-19 made us change the way we did remind us of the importance of blessing. The words that
things but we moved forward in a safe but focus God gives to bless are beautiful. Remember, God is the
in our mission to help our Parish, Community one who blesses and protects, we only pronounce them,
and Council members. but it is an action of God, an action that God wants to do
for us, that he is willing to perform each time we
Beginning with our participation in Adopt-A- pronounce it. How much we need that gaze, how much
Precinct fundraisers (which we did three of we need his love and his peace!
these), participated in 2 food drives led by It would be good if this New Year we make a conscious
Catholic Charities and St. Vincent De Paul, commitment to bless more. What do you think? We
participated in the JMJ Gala Dinner, participated must bless—we must wish well. We cannot miss the
doing office improvements to the JMJ Pregnancy opportunity that God gives us to pour out graces on
Center in Orlando and assisted in the moving of those around us. Let us ask God that as we begin this
their old Center located in Kissimmee. We also New Year, the power that our words may have, will also
participated in the Rosary Rally - American be powerful words of blessing. Merry Christmas and a
Needs Fatima and nine Brother Knights prayed a happy New Year! Animo!
NOVENA (October 4 to 12) for those impacted St. John Vianney… Pray for us,
by COVID-19. Fr. Carlos José Cabán Vázquez
Parochial Administrator
Continued on page 5 St. John Vianney Catholic Church
CHARITY UNITY FRATERNITY PATRIOTISM
Orlando, Florida 32859-0544
P.O. Box 590544
6200 S Orange Blossom Trail
Knights of Columbus Council 5958
Official publication of the
THE VESSEL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SUPREME & STATE OFFICERS
ST. JOSEPH’S COUNCIL 5958
6200 S.O.B.T.
Supreme Knight CARL ANDERSON (203) 772-2130
P.O. BOX 590544 State Deputy SCOTT A O’CONNOR (305) 790-2041
ORLANDO, FL 32859-0544 State Chaplain THOMAS J SKINDELESKI
State Secretary ROBERT S URRUTIA (407)486-7883
THE VESSEL State Treasurer RICHARD P. HUGHES (813)545-8046
Published by St. Joseph’s Council 5958 as a newsletter for State Advocate ROBERT W RASCH (407) 697-4618
State Warden MICHAEL P GIZEWSKI (561) 667-2421
members and their families monthly. Items submitted for District Deputy JOE CHENETTE (407) 291-8969
publication in THE VESSEL must be received by the Editor on or District Warden JIM VALENTINE (407) 625-3718
before the 3rd Sunday of the month prior to the publication
month. Items may be turned in at Sunday morning Coffee &
Donuts at St. John Vianney Saint Joseph Hall or e-mail to: DISTRICT 26 COUNCILS & GRAND KNIGHTS
Please visit our Facebook VESSELL EDITORIAL
page for up to date STAFF
information about our Brian Fitzgerald Council 5958 ERIC RODRIGUEZ 407 259-8144
407-761-2862 Council 9236 AMOS ISAAC
Councils events and E-MAIL: Council 11488 JAMES H BALL 407-351-1920
activities. Vessel5958@gmail.com Council 12402 JOHN D. RICE
All meetings are held in the Saint Joseph Hall or Parish Living FATHER WILLIAM HOLMES ASSEMBLY, 1951, FOURTH DEGREE
Room of St. John Vianney Church, 6200 S.O.B.T (Hwy. 441) Faithful Navigator SK Michael C. Adamus
Orlando, FL at 7:30 P.M.
Join and Follow us on Facebook @ Knights of Columbus
Council 5958 - MONSIGNOR BISHOP ASSEMBLY, 162, FOURTH DEGREE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2191571084468094/ Faithful Navigator SK Wiley Boland 407 257-5094
OFFICERS & PROGRAM DIRECTORS MEETINGS:
1st Thursday of each month. (Virtual Meeting) BISHOP THEODORE G. ROMZHA ASSEMBLY, 2279, FOURTH DEGREE
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETINGS:2nd Thursday of each month. Faithful Navigator SK Joe Grelish 407-239-9488
(Virtual Meeting)
SUPREME MEMBER BENEFITS REPRESENTATIVES
SICK, VISITATION & MEMORIAL COMMITTEE Robert Gitto (407) 926-0355
Eric J Rodriguez, GK 407 259-8144 Alvin T. Smith, Sr. (407) 290-9004
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BLOOD BANK – ACCOUNT 304 SERVICE PROGRAM DIRECTORS & CHAIRMEN
Chairman
Program Director ERIC J RODRIGUEZ, GK 407 259-8144
COUNCIL OFFICERS 2019 – 2020 Church Director DAVID VOGELPOHL, PGK
Vocations Chair JAMES J VALENTINE, GK 407 625-3718
Grand Knight ERIC J RODRIGUEZ 407 259-8144 Culture of Life Chair BRIAN J FITZGERALD 407 851-9331
Chaplain REV. CARLOS CABAN 787 508-1881 Council Director
Deputy G K THOMAS J PERNO 407 721-3152
Family Director CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, JR
Chancellor RAY STANDARD 407 354-2118
Assistant
Recorder MARK E PERREAULT 407 748-2980
Membership Director W. RICARDO MORENO
Financial Sec. T MARK BASSETT 407 851-5592
Assistant
Treasurer TOM WILHELM 407 947-7491 Recruitment LUCA RUOCCO 407 709-4783
Recruitment PGK JIM JETMORE 407 929-7098
Lecturer JOSEPH BELINA 407 353-2279
Recruitment
Advocate BRIAN FITZGERALD 407 851-9331 THOMAS J PERNO 407 721-3152
Admissions
Warden CARLOS RODRIGUEZ JR 646 837-2759 st
1 Degree Team CO
Inside Guard STEPHEN F ZINK 407 859-6249 ERIC RODRIGUEZ 407 259-8144
Retention Chair
Outside Guard RAY MOGLIA ALVIN SMITH 407 290-9004
Member Benefits
1-Year Trustee JOE CHENETTE, PGK 407 291-8969 DOUG REBERA 407 251-0272
Webmaster
2-Year Trustee JAMES L JETMORE, PGK 407 929-7098 JOSEPH BELINA 407 353-2279
Lecturer
3-Year Trustee ALAN SCHLAGTER 407 855-5257
JANUARY 2021 2
KNIGHT OF THE MONTH FAMILY OF THE MONTH
DECEMBER DECEMBER
John Genzel Trejo Family
GOD BLESS YOU, GOD BLESS YOU,
Thank you John for being our Engineer for Thank you Jordan, Megan and Megan’s
the creation of the blue prints, execution and Father for your help in the assembly of the
recently our leader for the assembly of our parish nativity scene. I really appreciate your
parish nativity scene as you have done for so gifts of Time and Talent and may the Lord
many years. THANK YOU for your gifts of share with you and your family many
Time and Talent. May the Lord give you blessing.
many blessing.
May the Lord Bless you,
and Thank You for everything May the Lord Bless you
you do for our and Thank You for everything
Church and our Council you do for our
Eric Rodriguez Church and our Council
Grand Knight Eric Rodriguez
Grand Knight
MEMBERSHIP DUES 2020- 2021
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
To all of our Brother Knights who were born during the
month of JANUARY (Day indicated)
Membership Dues of $30.00 are now payable
(1) Ray Reynolds (15) Al Izzo
for the Fraternal Year rather than the calendar year.
(2) Paul Gacharich (20) Stan Chlastawa
Dues are due July 1, 2021. (3) Gary Gick (20) Rev Miguel Gonzalez
(5) Bill Wolff, PGK (24) Sal Aprile, PGK
Please check the expiration date on (12) Rev Rex Familiar (27) Charles Davis
your current Membership Card. If expired, (13) Eduardo Bori (28) Tom Wilhelm
please send in your dues payment. (14) Joe Chenette (29) Dennis Arena, PGK
(31) Tom Mahoney
Checks should be made payable to KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 5958. Payment may be HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
made at any meeting or may be mailed to the Financial
Secretary at the following address: Gary and Danielle Gick will be celebrating their 45th
Wedding Anniversary on January 23rd
Mark Bassett, FS-5958
14734 Cableshire Way
If you would like your anniversary listed in the
Orlando, Fl 32824
Vessel send an email to Vessel5958@gmail.com
3 JANUARY 2021
WAYNE TURPIN MEMORIAL CLUB AWARDS
NOVEMBER
1st Award – Sal Aprile
2nd Award – John Ekblom
3rd Award – Carlos Roche
.
COUNCIL 5958 SATURDAY DINE-
OUT
Saint of the Month: ***********6:30 PM************
FRANCIS DE SALES Canceled this month
There is a popular saying you may have heard: “You catch
more flies with honey than with vinegar.” This means that TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SEATING, PLEASE NOTIFY
if you want people to agree with you or help you, being nice PGK ALAN SCHLAGTER, 407-855-5257, IF YOU ARE
to them is better than being mean or unfriendly. The PLANNING TO ATTEND
person who first said that lived more than 400 years ago,
and he was a very persuasive speaker — and a saint.
Francis de Sales was born in France in 1567 to a noble
family. His father sent him to the best schools, and when he We are celebrating Our Bothers and their years of
was 20 he decided to become a priest. Despite his wealthy
background, Francis always thought it was more important Service to the Order. This month we are celebrating
to serve God than to have money or power. His father tried our Brothers with 23-24 years of service.
to persuade him to marry, but Francis was instead
ordained at the age of 26. Congratulations to our Brother Knights for their years of
Service & Commitment to our Order. The Knights of Columbus
He quickly earned a reputation for being a kind and and our Council say Thank You and we pray to our Lord for
understanding man and an excellent speaker who attracted many more years of Service to our Parish, Community and
people to the Catholic faith. Many people in his diocese, Council.
which was partly in France and partly in Switzerland,
followed the teachings of John Calvin, since at one time the Brother Knight Years of Service
Catholic faith had been outlawed in the region. Francis
won many of them back. He taught religion to children and Walter A Rickus Jr 24 years
helped prepare men to be ordained priests. He wrote Alexander Anthony Rossi 23 years
several books and helped St. Jane Francis de Chantal to John A Genzel 23 years
found a religious order of women, the Order of the Jeffery M Guy 23 years
Visitation of Holy Mary, in 1610. Bruce A Hicks 23 years
Scott B Lloyd 23 years
Francis died in 1622 and was canonized in 1664 by Pope Thomas J Perno 23 years
Alexander VII. He was declared a Doctor of the Church in Michael D Bayron 23 years
1877. He is a patron of writers and journalists because he Juan F Martinez 23 years
used his writing to teach people about the faith.
In Memory of Mary Gale Merkes
JANUARY 2021 4
REMEMBER OUR SEMINARIANS
We urge all of our Brother Knights and their families to keep our
seminarians in your prayers and to send them letters of encouragement
and holiday greeting cards as often as possible. Their mailing addresses
are:
Seminarian Alex Feliciano
afeliciano@svdp.edu
St Vincent De Paul Regional Seminary HATS
10701 S Military Tr. OFF
Boynton Beach FL 33436-2205 THE VESSEL SPONSORS – 2020
A BIG THANK YOU goes to all the sponsors who
Deacon Francisco Ojeda are helping defray the cost of publishing THE VESSEL
fojeda@svdp.edu
during calendar year 2020.
St Vincent De Paul Regional Seminary
10701 S Military Tr. We are grateful to the following sponsors who are helping
Boynton Beach FL 33436-2205 defray the cost of printing and mailing our monthly THE
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one year. You can help lower the cost of THE VESSEL
by furnishing your E-mail address so that we could send
you THE VESSEL by E-mail saving money on postage
Grand Knights message cont. and printing. THANK YOU!
For our youth we did the activities of Essay Contest, Keep Christ
in Christmas and Spelling Bee. We also did the assembly of the
JIM JETMORE GK DONALD BELIVEAU, PGK, FDD
stable for our parish nativity scene and participated in the Advent GEORGE ANNAN, PGK (RIP)
Homecoming (And I’m sure I missed a few). But we didn’t stop BRENDA ANNAN IRENE BELIVEAU
there, we also were blessed by making over $17,000 in BRIAN FITZGERALD JOE MCMANUS, PGK (RIP)
donations impacting many lives in organizations like JMJ ANITA FITZGERALD JUSTIN MUREIKA, PGK (RIP)
PAUL MERKES, PGK RODGER VINCENT
Pregnancy Center, SJV Church, Servant Hearts, SJV Parish, MARY GALE MERKES (RIP) ANITA VINCENT (RIP)
Ronald McDonald House, St. Vincent De Paul, Toys for Tots, CHARLIE BURR PGK (RIP) JERRY SAURO
HOPE Community Center, K of C Wheelchair program, K of C MARY LOU BURR URSULA SAURO
Vocation program, K of C Special Olympics program and K of C VINNY PALLADINO (RIP) AL IZZO
ROSE PALLADINO ERIKA IZZO
Habitat for Humanity. MARK BASSETT JAMES. RINEY, SR., PGK (RIP)
Whew!! While there are other charitable organizations that do MARTY BASSETT SARAH RINEY
good works, we are different in that we as Knights of Columbus JOE CHENETTE, PGK ALAN SCHLAGTER, PGK, PFN
perform acts of charity while giving the glory to God! DENNIS ARENA, PGK MARIO ORDONA, PGK
SUE ARENA NATIVIDAD ORDONA
I hope you and your love ones had an enjoyable & safe Merry ED SWAN VICTOR SALCEDO
Christmas and wishing everyone a Blessed new year 2021 as we LINDA SWAN CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
are reminded of this sole purpose and continue to, “Put Our CHARLES WILMETH STEVE ZINK
FAITH into Action”! SHARON WILMETH PATRICK MICALE
RUTH CINQUE SAL APRILE
As Catholic men we are called to do Good but as Knight of MARIA BELINA PGK SAM SAMPIERI
Columbus men, we are called to do Great. JOE BELINA LINDA SAMPIERI
RAY MOGLIA RUTH CINQUE
YVETTE MOGLIA WAYNE TURPIN
KEVIN RODENSKI KATHLEEN TURPIN (RIP)
God Bless us All! MARILYN RODENSKI MICHAEL BAYRON
Eric Rodriguez
Grand Knight Council 5958 To become a THE VESSEL SPONSOR,
mail your check, payable to KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS COUNCIL 5958 to:
Mark Bassett, FS-5958
14734 Cableshire Way
Orlando, Fl 32824
Sponsorships run thru the calendar year.
Jan. – Dec.
5 JANUARY 2021
St. Joseph Council celebrates St John Vianney Stable
The Four Dreams of Joseph
Dear Brother Knights,
On December 19th, the St. John Vianney Church ministries
Thank you so much for your time and talent in the assemble of the
celebrated its first-ever Drive-By Christmas Event. Each of the
Stable in front of our Parish. My appreciation to Brian Fitzgerald,
parish ministries chose a particular religious theme, decorated a
John Genzel, PGK Joe Clark, Craig Turner, PGK Jim Jetmore,
tent/booth along the back road into the parish, and then greeted
Mark Perreault, John Ekblom, Jordan & Megan Trejo and
cars loaded with parishioners as they drove down the road.
Megan’s father. May the Lord give you all his blessings.
Each car was presented with a small gift and an explanation of
the religious theme that ministry was sponsoring. Fittingly
Eric
enough, Eric Rodriguez, Grand Knight of the St. Joseph
Council, chose “The Four Dreams of St. Joseph” as our theme.
He put together a handout explaining the 4 dreams:
1) In Matthew 1: 20-21, Joseph is told not to be afraid to take
Mary as his wife, because she has conceived by the Holy Spirit
2) In Matthew 2:13, Joseph is warned to leave Bethlehem and
flee to Egypt
3) In Matthew 2:19-20, while in Egypt, Joseph is told that it is
safe to go back to Israel
4) In Matthew 2:22, after being warned in a dream, Joseph
departs for the region of Galilee instead of going to Judea.
Each car was given a Prayer Pamphlet and a bookmark from the
Shrine as their gift from the Knights, along with the handout
explaining the dreams.
The Council tent was staffed by PGK Joe Clark and Mark & Toys for Tots
Marty Bassett. Many thanks to Eric for putting the event Dear Brother Knights,
together, and Joe, Marty & Mark for staffing the booth
I’m very happy to report that after the approval of the use of the
COVID-19 allotment to help the children of our Community, we
were able to make a difference of the lives of many boys and girls.
Today (12/14/20) we delivered $2,510.00 of toys to SJV Parrish,
HOPE Community Center and Toys for Tots. In all we purchased
and delivered over 300 toys for boys and girls from 2 to 16 years
old.
Thank you to Tom, Mark and Andrew for your gift of Time &
Talent and a special THANK YOU to Vanessa (my dear wife) for
the hours she enjoyed getting the toys for this beautiful and great
cause. AMEN!!!
MARY QUEEN OF THE KNIGHTS
Our Lady Queen of the Knights, bless all the activities
of our order. Keep us true to the pledge to extend the
Kingship of thy Divine Son on earth. Through thine
intercession win for us the grace ever to exemplify in
our public and private lives, the virtues, which should
characterize those specially dedicated to the service of
the heavenly court. Make us always aware that as your
Knights we are constantly observed and our faith
judged and our order appreciated. Accept, O Mary,
this renewed pledge of fealty and devotion of thy
See the Toys for Tots Commanders Award issued to our Council
servants the Knights of Columbus. Amen.
on the last page.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 5958, ORLANDO, FLORIDA
COUNCIL ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
JANUARY 2021
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2
A VERY
WELCOME 2021
HAPPY NEW
YEAR
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
OFFICERS
MEETING – 7:30
VIRTUAL MEETING
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
4TH DEGREE MTG 4TH DEGREE MEMBERSHIP
AT COUNCIL 2112 & MTG AT MEETING – 7:30
2279 COUNCIL 2112 &
VIRTUAL MEETING
8PM 2279 8PM
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
DATES TO REMEMBER
3
Jan 7 Officers Virtual Meeting @ 7:30 PM
Jan 14 Membership Virtual Meeting @ 7:30 PM
SICK AND VISITATION Jan TBD Council Semi-Annual Audit
The following Brother Knights and family members of Council 5958
who are sick or in distress and need our help and prayers: Feb TBD Membership Drive
Feb 17 Ash Wednesday
PGK Paul Merkes
Mary Lou Burr
Patrick Micale Mar 13 Annual Laps for Life Fund Raiser – Bishop Moore
Rodger Vincent Mar 28 Holy Weeks starts
Jerry Sauro
Ursula Sauro
Stephen Zink Apr 3 Holy Weeks ends
PFN John Stephens
Troy Cook Please monitor your email for updates about
Hector Lugo
Denise Szelengiewicz meetings and other possible events.
Joe Liktenhus
Audrey Moglia
Jim Radosevich
Joan Rodenski
If you know of a Brother Knight, or a member of his
Terance McGovern immediate family, who is sick, hospitalized, in distress,
Marie Ann Chenette or who died, please notify GK ERIC RODRIGUEZ 407-
Carlos Rodriguez Jr 259-5144 without delay. Please give me a name of the
Frank Moglia
hospital, address, and room number of the person you
want me to visit.
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