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Father Cyril Karlowicz Council is located at 315 North Main Street, on the corner of North Main and West Foundry Street, in Woodstock, Virginia.  It is the old white church next to St. John Bosco Catholic Church.  The Grand Knight for 2011-2012 is Robert Devlin PGK. You can contact the Grand Knight by email: grandknight@kofcwoodstock.com  For easy directions to the Council in Woodstock, click on the  link for a map of the location:    
                                  
       

Pictured here on Labor Day, 2011, is our own Arthur (Art) L. La Flam, a member of the Cyril Karlowicz Council 9002, Knights of Columbus, in Woodstock, Virginia.  Art is a military veteran himself, who, unselfishly, volunteers his time each federal holiday to station himself on the bridge of Rt. 42 and Interstate 81 in Woodstock.  Here on the bridge, he pays homage to military personnel, past and present, who have and are, standing guard to protect the freedoms which we so much enjoy in the United States of America.

 Labor Day is a United States federal holiday, celebrated on the first Monday of September. Labor Day began in 1887 where it was fist celebrated in Oregon. The core values surrounding the Labor Day celebration are, economic and social contributions of workers. The fact of the matter is that Labor Day represents the struggle which many workers and unions fought for, so that future generations could receive fair treatment in the work force. While most people celebrate Labor Day as the end of summer, it appears as though the true essence of what created the holiday has been pushed to the back burner. Therefore, we encourage everyone to reflect on the days true meaning. When doing so, ask ourselves what is it we can do to improve the jobs crisis in America, and create a better situation for generations to come. It’s ultimately up to us to take the steps towards making changes so that we secure a better future for ourselves, as well as future generations to come. 
                                                                                                                          

Our new Grand Knight, Robert Devlin, who is also a PGK of our Council 9002 in 2006/07,  has left us his first GK Message since his election on June 7, 2011:

Taking the reins from your worthy, competent and God-loving predecessors is a bit like a change-of-command ceremony in the Navy, or in any branch of the military.  One is filled with joy and trepidation.  One is both humbled, and honored.  It’s somewhat like a relay race—one is challenged to take up the baton, to run with it, and to live up to the expectations, the accomplishments, and the confidences of one’s immediate predecessors, and of generations of those who have gone before. 

I thank our previous Grand Knight, Terry O’Neill, and our other predecessors, Brothers Larry Kreitzer and Gerry Hrastar and Gerry John and so many others, for having done such a splendid job, and for having done so very much to make for a smooth transition. 

I thank Father Ettner, our worthy Chaplain and our wonderful PASTOR, for being such a prayerful, supportive, and inspiring presence.  Father Ettner is a good priest and a worthy Brother Knight, and we are pleased to pledge our support to you. 

I thank our worthy State Officers.  The beginning of each Columbian Year is hectic, rushed and challenging.  They are expected to get out of the box running, and to be up to speed instantaneously.  Their challenges are awesome, their can-do attitude is truly impressive, and their willingness to help their Brothers in the Councils and Round Tables is a wonderful thing to behold. 

We have a wonderful organization.  We have a wonderful group of Catholic Gentlemen who make it work.  We have wonderful, supportive wives and families and friends who help keep us focused.  If some of those wonderful people are no longer with us, we have their memories and the assurance that they are in God’s presence, still praying for us and supporting us.  Without that support, we would falter, stumble, and fall.  So a hearty thank you to you all. 

I’ve laid out a theme for this Columbian Year.  I propose that we adhere to that ancient message found in Micah 6:8, where we have been told what is good, and what the Lord requires of us, and that is to do what is right, to love goodness, and to walk humbly with our God.  It is my prayer for all my Brother Knights and their families, and for all members of Saint John Bosco and Our Lady of the Shenandoah, that we will always follow the path God wants us to walk, as we love and serve Him, and each other.  

In all that we do, let us be encouraged by the words of Brother Ron Gorman, our State Deputy, who looks out upon his 25,000 Virginia Knights, and sees them “LIVING THE FAITH, THE LOVE, AND THE DREAM.”  So, let us step forward boldly and bravely.  It’s a tough, often ungodly world that we face.  It often seems as if the “evil one” keeps scoring points.  Let us join the saints and countless holy and good people who have gone before us. Let us say, again and again:  “Here I am Lord.  Send me…” 

On that note, I cheer us on to another great Fraternal year. 

Vivat Jesus!  Robert Devlin GK

Knights of Columbus Council 9002 Minutes of the Meeting on June 7, 2011

Under New Business:

Grand Knight, Terrance F. O'Neill conducted the election of Officers for Columbian Year 2011-2012.  The Nominating Committee print-out listed each nominee for each office.  There were no contested offices, but the Grand Knight dutifully requested nominees from the floor.  Since there were no nominees from the floor, the Grand Knight then asked for a motion approving the election of all nominees.  Brother Rick Litten so moved, and the motion was seconded by Brother Frank Caesar.  All Brother Knights present unanimously approved the election of the following officers for Columbian Year 2011-2012:  Grand Knight-Robert Devlin PGK;  Deputy Grand Knight-Dan Lane;  Chancellor-John Alcott;  Warden-Joe Butera;  Advocate-David Fairbank;  Recorder-Bill Davis;  Treasurer-Stan Couvillon;  Outside Guard-Karl Rosenbaum;  Inside Guard-Roger Schmitt;  Trustee One Year-Gerry Hrastar PGK;  Trustee Two Years-Larry Kreitzer PGK; and Trustee three Years-Terry O'Neill PGK.  Brother Todd White will continue to serve as Financial Secretary through September.  Our Chaplain is appointed with the approval of the Bishop, a Lecturer may be appointed by the Grand Knight, and various activities/program managers are appointed by the Grand Knight.  

Brother Knight, Todd White has reinstated the Yahoo Groups site in hopes that our membership will consider taking part in the services which it provides.  Please join and take a little time to poke around the site.  I think it could make our lives a lot easier at Council 9002, and help you get more from the our web pages.  It’s like an unused toolbox, jammed with new tools for us to use.  There is no charge to join the Group, so just click on the Yahoo link above... 

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Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 PM, in the Knights Hall.  The prayer of "The Rosary Of Our Blessed Virgin Mary" starts at 7:00, prior to the meetings, come and join us for the comfort you will find in the prayer.  Pope John Paul has said, "the Rosary does indeed 'mark the rhythm of human life,' bringing it into harmony with the 'rhythm' of God's own life."  The reciting of the Rosary on a daily basis can be a great blessing and a great source of strength for our lives, especially during the month of May, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the World.  Our hope is that the new set of mysteries, the Luminous Mysteries, or Mysteries of Light, will become incorporated into our weekly rosary cycles.        

     
                         OUR 26th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
In April of 1985, officers for the “new” Father Cyril Karlowicz Council 9002 were installed at a ceremony in the St John Bosco Catholic Church in Woodstock. The newly chartered Council 9002 was named in the memory of Father Cyril Karlowicz, a former pastor of the church, who had died of cancer some years before. He was in his thirties when he passed away.  The first installed council chaplain was Father Sylvester Catallo, St. John Bosco Catholic Church Pastor. The picture of the Council’s Charter hangs in the Knights Hall in Woodstock, along with a picture of the original officers. To see the photo of the original officers, click here.The first Grand Knight was Frank Beeton, and his Deputy Grand Knight was Merrill Long.  Our Council is located in District 20, and the District Deputy is Felix Hernandez

Do not imitate those who deceive themselves by saying: "I will sin and then go to confession." How do you know that you will have time to make your confession? Is it not madness to wound oneself, in the hope that a doctor will be found who will heal the wound? *-St. John Bosco

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