8521 Newsletter for July 2015

Knights of Columbus Council 8521
St Joseph-Honey Creek 25781 Hwy 46 West
Spring Branch TX 78070-3613
July 2015 Newsletter
KC Officers for 2014-2015
Grand Knight
Mike Lecocke
210-219-3233
Deputy Grand Knight
Rudy Gonzales
210-488-5431
Financial Secretary
Joe Vocks
830-885-4340
Chancellor
Steve Guerrero
210-499-5707
Treasurer
Terry Temple
830-438-8058
Recorder
Hal B. Lane III
830-980-6848
Advocate
Doug Beckwith
830-227-5994
Warden
Michael Brady
830-885-4231
Inside Guard
Skip White
830-885-4399
Outside Guard
Martin Hernandez
830-863-9146
Chaplain
Father Pancho
830-980-7250
Trustee 1st Year
Donald Zaiontz
830-980-2505
Trustee 2nd Year
Max Engel
830-229-5657
Trustee 3rd Year
Gilbert Alvarado
830-980-5918
Lecturer
Sam Haines
830-438-4049
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Although words cannot express the heartfelt thanks
and gratitude we owe to you, a special thanks to all
of our veterans and current military members who
have faithfully served our nation in protecting the
security, freedom and liberty which we all hold so
dearly. We thank you and salute you for your
service and your sacrifices which have allowed us
to remain a free nation. May God bless you and
keep you.
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Freedom isn’t free….
"I have been shown in the files of the War
Department a statement of the Adjutant
General of Massachusetts, that you are the
mother of five sons who have died gloriously
on the field of battle. I feel how weak and
fruitless must be any words of mine which
should attempt to beguile you from the grief
of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain
from tendering to you the consolation that
may be found in the thanks of the Republic
they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly
Father may assuage the anguish of your
bereavement, and leave you only the
cherished memory of the loved and lost, and
the solemn pride that must be yours, to have
laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of
Freedom.“ Letter from President Abraham
Lincoln to Mrs. Lydia Bixby" (November 21,
1864),
"The men of Normandy had faith that
what they were doing was right, faith
that they fought for all humanity, faith
that a just God would grant them mercy
on this beachhead or the next. It was the
deep knowledge -- and pray to God we
have not lost it -- that there is a profound
moral difference between the use of
force for liberation and the use of force
for conquest.“ President Ronald Reagan
“The cost of freedom is always high,
but Americans have always paid it. And
one path we shall never choose, and
that is the path of surrender, or
submission.”
President John F. Kennedy
Save the date for these upcoming events:
• July K of C Meeting: Wednesday, July 8, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., St John Hall
• K of C Officers Meeting: Wednesday, July 15, 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m., St. John Hall
• Blood Drive & Pancake Breakfast: Sunday, July 19, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
• Corporate Communion Masses: Sunday, August 30, 10:00 a.m. Mass
A Message from the Grand Knight
Brother Knights!
It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of our Brother and Sir Knight Dei Castilleja
who passed away on Wednesday, 06/10/2015, in the morning hours. Dei was in transit to the
hospital via EMS when he passed. It is a huge loss for our Council and Assembly as well as for
our parish community. Dei is and will be missed but not forgotten.
It is also a time of celebration for Dei has gone home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ. Dei
has served out his mission here on earth, the mission Christ blessed him with and now reaps
the benefits of a job well done.
We are all gathered physically and spiritually as one in Jesus Christ's name. We humbly ask
on bended knee and bowed heads for Christ's mercy, peace and comfort for Dei and his wife Yvonne.
Lord, You told us that You are among us when two or more are gathered in Your name. Lord, we
are gathered for we know You wait and listen to our prayers. We also thank You for the gift of
Dei while he was with us here on earth. We, as his Brothers, return him back to You and thank You
again for everything You have blessed us with in our lives.
Blessed Mother, please wrap your mantle around Yvonne and comfort her as any good mother would
do. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
God's peace be with you my Brother Dei
Vivat Jesus!
Viva Cristo Rey!
Mike
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In memoriam:
Demecio (Dei) Castilleja
1948 - 2015
Obituary
Demecio Romo Castilleja, beloved husband, father and
brother departed this life to be with his loved ones in
heaven. We can only imagine what a blessing that is!
Born on February 17, 1948 in Kyle, Texas, Dei grew up in San Marcos where he
graduated from San Marcos High School with honors and Southwest Texas State
University in 1972 where he received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in
Chemistry. He also met the love of his life, Yvonne Cruz and got married in August of
1975. His career was as a Research Chemist for Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport, Texas.
He enjoyed traveling around the world with his job because he made many lifelong
friends. Dei was involved in community and church activities.
He was Grand Knight for 2 terms at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Lake Jackson, TX.
He remained a member of the Knights of Columbus until his death. He was involved
with many activities as he supported his sons while they were growing up. Dei also
was an officer and active member of the Castilleja Family Reunion for almost 30
years.
Later, after retirement, he continued to work as Life Insurance Agent for Catholic Life
in San Antonio. He is survived by his loving wife, Yvonne, son D.J., daughter in law
Amanda, and son Greg, brothers Rod Castilleja, Domingo Castilleja, Jess Castilleja,
Johnny Castilleja, Ramon Castilleja, sisters: Josie Carrion, Cruz Garrett, Janie Sharp,
Rosemary Garcia, and Verna Perez and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dei was preceded in death by his father, Demecio Castilleja, Sr., mother Rosa Romo
Castilleja and brother Narciso Castilleja. Dei will lovingly be remembered for his
dedication to his family and as a servant of God.
Our council now has its own website. To use the website paste
the link below into your web browser and also safe the page
under your favorites. You can make changes to your address,
phone number, email, etc. by clicking on the “Members Only”
button. A screen will pop up for you to sign in asking for your
member number and date of birth. You then click on “Access
Council Member List” button and scroll to your name and click
on the “Update” button. Make the necessary changes and
then click on the “Submit Your Corrections” button. Your
changes will be saved and an email will be sent to the Financial
Secretary to make changes in the Master Records in the Knights
of Columbus Supreme system.
http://kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CNO=8521
Please welcome the newest member to our
Council, Ruben M Manriquez. Welcome
Brother Ruben!
Golf
$
15,400.00
Signs
3,100.00
$5 Raffle
3,820.00
$1 Raffle
932.00
Silent Auction
630.00
Donations
550.00
String
340.00
Throws
500.00
Tiger Drives
660.00
Mulligans
1,170.00
$27,102.00
Gross Receipts
Signs
458.35
Prizes & Gifts
4,394.33
River Crossing
9,307.40
Supplies
Total Expenses:
Net Profit
196.81
$
14,356.89
$12,745.11
Thanks to all who made this yet another successful
golf tournament!
Brother Knights!
Juan Carlos Lopez, our Brother Knight, lead a team of parishioner men that some are Brother Knights and
others are Spanish ACTS Brothers, that prepared a steps foundation and laid concrete to form a stairway
from St. John's Hall to the Old Church. The project was completed on Friday the 19th. This project was a
Knights of Columbus and Mens Spanish ACTS team effort.
The Knights of Columbus Council 8521 humbly thank these Brothers for answering the call to help, aid
and assist our parish, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church-Honey Creek. Their commitment to God and our
parish is evident through their words, actions and deeds. It is also apparent these men are emblematic of
what St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church-Honey Creek parishioner men are made of, true and committed
followers of Jesus Christ.
In addition, many of us have thought about improving the walkway that once was there but the timing
was not right. I would like to recognize Sam Haines in standing up in council suggesting this project. We all
did not know the time was right, it was HIS time and so it was constructed and built for all. Thank you Sam
for delivering HIS message.
Juan Carlos (JC)! Please translate this email into Spanish for our Spanish ACTS Brothers to know of our,
Knights of Columbus, thankfulness and recognition.
In His Service!
Vivat Jesus!
Viva Cristo Rey!
Mike, GK SK
Happy Birthday to all of our brother Knights
with July birthdays!
Jon Adame
Gilbert Alvarado
William Berry
Larry Engbrock
Carl Jordan
Dodd Naiser
David Owen
John Torres
Donald Wehe
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Member Profile:
Charles A. Willms
Charles A. Willms and his wife, Joan
Willms, have been members of St.
Joseph’s of Honey Creek Catholic Church
for almost 40 years. Charles is a charter
member of the Knights of Columbus,
Council 8521 since the beginning of the
Council in the early 1980’s. He proudly
supported Council 8521 in a variety of
ways serving as recorder and as Grand
Knight of Council 8521 in the early
1990’s. He assisted in a variety of ways
with many of the annual Church festivals.
During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army
Air Corps as crew chief on a B26
Marauder bomber and was responsible
for never having lost any plane due to
mechanical failure during the numerous
bombing missions over Germany
including the Normandy D-day invasion.
As a result of Charles’s heroism and great
work, he was twice awarded the Bronze
Star and decorated with the European
African Middle Eastern Service Medal and
the Good Conduct Medal.
p.s. We inadvertently neglected to
include Charles in the June birthdays in
last month’s newsletter. Our apologies
Charles, and a happy belated birthday
to you!
FINANCIAL SECRETARY REPORT FOR
July 2015
Total Membership (as of 6/30/2015): 177
which includes 59 Insurance 12 Honorary and 22 Honorary Life
Awards Program
Month to Date
Quota
Gain
Loss
Year to Date
Net
Gain
Loss
Net
MBR
11
1
0
1
16
5
11
INS
4
4
0
4
5
1
4
%
100
100
There are 5 Knights who have not paid their dues yet for 2015 for a total of
$170.25. Intent to Suspend letters were mailed on June10th. Payments were
due on January 1, 2015. They will be suspended if payments are not received
by September 10th.
Please make checks payable to Knights of Columbus Council 8521 and mail to
Joe Vocks, Financial Secretary, 923 River Way Spring Branch, TX 78070.
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Insurance Q & A
Do I need life insurance?
Yes, the chances are you do need life insurance, whether it’s for paying funeral expenses, replacing
income, providing money for your child’s education, protecting your home or many other reasons.
Unfortunately, too many people don’t know the value of a life insurance policy and go without any
or adequate coverage.
Is the Knights of Columbus financially strong?
Yes. The Order is one of the strongest organizations from which you can purchase insurance, as
assessments by independent evaluators consistently show. Our margin of safety is among the best in
the industry. The Knights of Columbus annually receives the highest ratings given by the A.M. Best
Company and Standard & Poor’s.
What exactly are dividends?
Dividends are the divisible surplus the Order has left over after paying expenses and setting aside
the necessary amounts to assure that future benefits are fully funded. Dividends develop from
favorable experience, such as people living longer than expected or from interest earnings higher
than those guaranteed in their policy. Remember, the payment of dividends cannot be guaranteed.
If I have questions about my insurance policy, or have an interest in learning more about the
products the Order offers, whom should I ask?
Your professional Knights of Columbus agent can answer any questions you may have. Even if you
are not currently a policyholder, a field agent, who is also a brother Knight is available to meet with
you at your convenience the needs of you and your family. To identify your agent, call 1-800-345KOFC (1-800-345-5632).