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Robert M. Papo
The membership of council 8152 increased substantially this past year and the many projects and fund-raisers undertaken by our group benefited the numerous charities we help to support. 1999 will be extremely busy year for our group, as we will be hosting the Knights of Columbus International Golf Tournament along with the many other rewarding programs on our calendar. I encourage each and every brother knight to participate in all the events. You will find them to be rewarding in many ways. I would hope to have many more new members join us in 1999. Wear your name badges to church, talk to new parishioners and ask them to join our congenial and busy council.
Fr. Phillip Thoni
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WHAT'S NEW
CROSSVILLE,TENNESSEE INFO
Location:60 miles west of Knoxville and 30 mile east of Cookeville off of
I-40 between Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville triangle. Elevation is 1980 feet above
sea level.
History:Originally called Scott's Crossroads because North, South, East and West
wilderness roads crossed the great Cumberland Plateau, named for the Duke of Cumberland.
Scott's Crossroads was later changed to Crossville. Cumberland County was formed in 1856
from seven other counties and named for the Duke of Cumberland.Crossville has
become one of the best places in the South to retire
Climate: The average annual temperature is 54 degrees with an average summer
temperature of 72 degrees. The average annual snowfall is 12 inches.
Area golf:
Cumberland Gardens: Briarwood Golf Course is 18 challenging hole on top of Renegade
Mt. off I-40 in Crab Orchard, TN, 615-484-5285.
Deer Creek: 18 holes located on Crabtree Rd. in Crossville, 515-456-0178.
Dorchester Country Club: 18 Holes located at Fairfield Glade,615-484-3729,
membership required.
Druid Hills Country Club: 18 holes located at Fairfield Glade,615-484-3729,
membership required.
Heatherhurst Golf Club: 27 holes located at Fairfield Glade,615-484-3729,
membership required.
Stonehenge Golf Club Resort: 18 hole located at Fairfield Glade, 615-484-3729, open
to public.
Lake Tansi Golf Club: 18 holes located at Lake Tansi, private/resort, 615-788-3301.
Mountain Ridge Golf Club: 18 holes located at Cumberland Cove Resort, west of
Mayland, 615-839-3313.
Holiday Hills (Thunder Hollow): 18 holes located in Crossville, 615-456-4060.
The Bear Trace Located just outside Crossville. A Jack Nicklaus designed
signature Golf Course to open in 1998
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MEETING INFO
The Knights of Columbus meet at the St.
Alphonsus Social Hall on the 2nd. Thursday of the Month at 6:30 PM. to recite the Rosary
followed by the regular Meeting at 7:00 PM.
The K of C 4th. Degree meet at the Social Hall on the 4th. Thursdays at 7:00pm.
The Social Hall is located at 426 Sparta Drive, (that is the road behind the Kroger store.)
FIRST
DEGREE
FOURTH
DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION WEEKEND
August 14, Crossville, TN
HOW TO BECOME A KNIGHT
| Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open
to practical Catholic men in union with the Holy See, who shall not be less than 18
years of age on their last birthday. A practical Catholic is one who lives up to
the Commandments of God and the Precepts of the Church. Application blanks are
available from any member of the Knights of Columbus. Every knight is happy to
propose eligible Catholic men for consideration as members. Acceptance of the applicant depends upon a vote of the members of the subordinate council in which he is making application. All priests and religious brothers having duly made application for membership and participated in the ceremonials become honorary life members of the Order and are exempt from payment of dues. Application for membership must be made through the council in the community nearest the applicant's place of residence. Interested prospects without a permanent domicile, such as men temporarily away from home through duty in the armed forces, may make application through their hometown council or at the nearest council on a military base. If favorably voted upon, the applicant becomes a member by initiation known as the First Degree. He subsequently is advanced through the Second Degree and the Third Degree. There are modest initiation fees and dues set by subordinate councils under regulations established by the Supreme Council. The insurance privileges are available to all members who can qualify, which represents an important advantage of membership. For men in every walk of life the name Knights of Columbus engenders the image of a united organization, efficiently going about it tasks of charity, unity, fraternity, patriotism and defense of the priesthood. It is composed of men who are giving unselfishly of their time and talents in service of God and their country. Membership in the Knights of Columbus provides opportunity for wholesome association with congenial companions who are, first of all, practical Catholic gentlemen. It offers the opportunity for fellowship with those who are of the same belief, who recognize the same duty to God, to family and to neighbor and who stand side by side in defense of those beliefs. Programs are so organized as to appeal to the individual interest of the members. Through many constructive activities of Christian fraternity, members are enabled to render service to their Church, their country and their fellowman. Through membership they develop a consciousness of their ability to lead and to assist. Organized Columbianism, united behind the individual Knight of Columbus, provides the power of an intelligent, alert body of Catholic men -- a strength which the individual by himself cannot achieve. Knights of Columbus have a proud heritage. The qualified Catholic man can share in that heritage and build for an even greater future by affiliating himself with this forceful, effective body. |
COUNCIL OFFICERS
 Grand Knight: |
Robert M. Papo | bcpapo@usit.net | |
| Deputy Grand Knight: |
Lawrence F. Peterson | ||
| Chaplain: |
Fr. Phillip Thoni | ||
| Chancellor: |
Larry Davis | ||
| Recorder: |
Paul D Gardner | pgard@multipro.com | |
| Financial Secretary: |
Frank C. Baker | fcbaker@usit.net | |
| Membership: |
Lawrence F. Peterson | ||
| Treasurer: |
Joe Saden | ||
| Program Director |
Robert M. Papo | bcpapo@usit.net | |
| Warden: |
Michael L. Ritzi | ||
| Inside Guard: |
Chuck Krusa | ||
| Outside Guard: |
Hugo Vetromile | ||
| Trustee 3rd Year: |
Erwin L. Braden | ||
| Trustee 2nd Year: |
Dan Fulcher | ||
| Trustee 1st Year: |
Joe Walasinski | jomil@cookville.com | |
| District Deputy: |
John Marvin | jhmar@usit.net | |
| Insurance Agent : |
Robert H. Rounsefell | 1-800-726-3521 | |
| Youth Director: |
Larry Davis |
Fr Gabriel Assembly News letter coming soon !!!
COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
St. Alphonsus Parish, Crossville and St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Fairfield Glade
Members serving as Eucharistic
Ministers, Ushers and Lectors.
Members providing
Transportation for those unable to get to church.
Members activating Phone Tree
for the good of the order.
January: begins Free Throw
Competition for our youth 10 to 14.
March: Founders Day Dinner means
a night of congratulations and an insight into
the K of C for prospective members.
April: Annual Spaghetti Dinner to
help charitable organizations of Crossville.
June - July: Annual Charity Golf
Tournament a one day event.
July - Hilltoppers picnic
August: K of C Booth at County
Fair to promote Catholic Church and K of C.
September: Co-sponsoring Special
Olympics for handicapped young people.
October: Oktoberfest dancing to
German folk music and authentic food.
November: Highway Cleanup keeps
Crossville looking good.
December: Annual Christmas Dinner,
Mason-Knights Dinner Dance and
Hilltopper Christmas Party
Breakfast with Santa for all the youngsters and those not so
young after Mass.
Mass
St.
Alphonsus CATHOLIC CHURCH
426 Sparta Drive, Crossville, TN
Rev. Patrick Brownell, Pastor
Deacon Ralph Torrelli, Pastoral Associate
Sunday Eucharist
Saturday Vigil - 6:00 PM
Sunday Morning - 8:30 and 11:00 AM
Holy Days - 8:30 AM
Weekday Eucharist
Monday - 12:00 noon
Wednesday - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday - 4:30 to 5:30 PM
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Masses
Mass
St. Francis of Assisi
3825 Peavine Road, Fairfield Glade, TN
Father Philip F. Thoni, Pastor
Deacon Mark Fredrick
Deacon Mark White
Sunday Eucharist
Saturday Vigil - 7:00 PM
Sunday Morning - 9:30 AM
Holy Day Vigil - 7:00 PM
Holy Day - 9:30 AM
Weekday Eucharist
Monday thru Thursday and First Friday - 8:00AM
Other Fridays - Communion Service - 8:00AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday - 6:30 PM : Sunday - 9:00 AM
LOCAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
In keeping with our commitments to our church
and community, St. Bernard
Council supports the following worthy causes.
1. Help supports two Seminarians for the
priesthood
2. Bishop's Burse
3. Participation in the statewide Tootsie Roll
Drive netted $11,371.02
One half of this amount was donated to state wide projects.
The other half remained here in Cumberland County and was
donated to: one third to Hilltoppers Inc., one third to Kids Inc. and
one third to ARC, Assn. for Retarded Citizens of Cumberland Count.
4. Right to Life $200.
5. Crisis Pregnancy Center $200.
6. Donations to other agencies $400.
7.Yearly Trash pickup along dedicated highway
Rt.70. The council is responsible for the stretch of Rt. 70 West from West Avenue to
Holiday Hills.
COUNCIL HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
COUNCIL'S ORIGIN
St. Bernard Council #8152 began in May 1982 with 33
original charter members
from two parishes, St. Alphonsus of Crossville and St. Francis of Assisi of
Fairfield Glade. Approximately 8 of the original 33 charter members are part
of the 150 council membership today.BACK
TO THE TABLE
COUNCIL IN THE NEWS
FOURTH DEGREE ASSEMBLIES 
| It is well known that our Order was started by
Father Michael J. McGivney and a group of lay parishioners at St. Mary's Church, New
Haven, Connecticut in the year eighteen hundred eighty two. What is not generally known is
that the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus was organized eighteen years later. The
first Fourth Degree exemplification was held on George Washington's birthday, February 22,
1900, in New York City. Eleven hundred candidates were exemplified. The Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus was organized on the principle of Patriotism; love for and devotion to one's country. Fourth Degree Sir Knights focus the majority of their activities to this principle. Every citizen must consider himself personally
responsible for a day to day effort to promote a better understanding and appreciation for this country's great
ideals. What to do and how to do it often escapes us. The programs of the Fourth Degree
provide ways by which it's members can take part in the preservation and the perpetuation
of our freedom and ideals. Their activities can also cause our general population to do
likewise. It should be remembered however, that the Fourth Degree is an important part of the Knights of Columbus; a Catholic, family, fraternal, service organization. Nurturing a spirit of fraternalism and service within our assemblies is a vital aspect of the Fourth Degree. It is also a known fact, that once a Third Degree member joins the Fourth Degree he will almost always maintain his membership. Once he makes the decision to advance to the Fourth Degree he has made a commitment to lifetime membership and support of our great Order. Therefore, it behooves all Councils to promote
membership in the Fourth Degree. It is a very worthwhile method of insuring the retention
of its membership and a good way to "close the back door." Begin today to
promote Fourth Degree membership to your Council members; help to maintain your Council's
strength. I look forward to the opportunity to exemplify a great many of your members at
the next Fourth Degree exemplification in the spring. It is a ceremony of such magnitude
and grandeur unlike anything else. It is an experience every Knight should be privileged
to participate in. |
IN LOVING MEMORY FATHER MICHAEL J.
McGIVNEY August 12, 1852 - August 14, 1890
Founder of the Knights of Columbus
| Father Michael J.McGivney, with deep priestly
virtue and especially with pastoral concern for the poor, the orphan, the widow, for
the Christian education of youth, for the protection of the faith of the working man
of his day was motivated to establish a mens organization to uphold the ideals he so
dearly loved. Now that his priestly ministry continues to spread to countless
millions throughout the world, through the efforts and influence of the Order of the
Knights of Columbus, which Father McGivney founded, we beseech You, Heavenly Father, to
raise Your faithful servant, Michael, to the honors of the altar. We ask this favor
through our Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother, Mary and our Mother, Amen.
Composed by the Most Rev. Charles P. Greco,
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