Volume 37 March 2005 Number 9
ROSEMOUNT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
FATHER CAREY COUNCIL # 5569
NEWSLETTER
Next Council Meeting
Mon, 3/28/2005, 7:30 PM Parish Center Lower Level Father McGivney
From our Grand Knight Mike Scheurer Red Cross Blood Drive: Annual KC Sponsored Red Cross
Blood Drive was Monday, 2/21/05 at the St. Joseph School Gym.
The Rosemount Knights of Columbus Council #5569 consists of Over 117 units of blood were donated! Thanks to ALL,
over 368 members serving our community in many ways. By especially Wayne Rychwalski for chairing this event.
donating our gifts of time and talent we keep our council strong
and provide a solid foundation for Catholic gentlemen to gather Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, 3/13/05 St. Joe’s School Gym:
for the common purpose of serving our community. Always The Rosemount Knights of Columbus will host its annual
being mindful that the first principle of our Order is “Charity”. Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, March 13th from 8:00 A.M. to
Noon at the St. Joseph’s School Gymnasium. Cost $5 Adults, $3
Some of the Rosemount council community events include: Children and $20 Family. All proceeds will go to the Rosemount
Pancake Breakfasts, Friday Night Fish Fry’s, Blood Drive, Police Dept. D.A.R.E. Progrm. Please support this community
Leprechaun Days Pork Chop Stand, Rosemount Football event. Call Mark Goettig, 952-431-7783, if you would like to
Homecoming Steak Fry, Special Olympics State Bowling help.
Tournament and many others.
Fish Fry #2, Friday, 3/18/05, 6:00 PM, St. Joe’s School Gym:
All of the proceeds from local council events go directly back More fish ordered! We will host our second Fish Fry of the year
into the community. Some of the organizations we support are: on Friday, March 18th, starting at 6:00 PM at the St. Joseph’s
Rosemount DARE Program, Boy Scouts of America, Rosemount School Gymnasium. This is a “free will offering” event. Your
Youth Athletics, Special Olympics, American Legion, American generous donation would be greatly appreciated. Give Doug
Cancer Society, Lifeworks Services, ARC and Proact. Busho 651-423-9165 or Bob Sturm 651-423-4548 a call for
details. We served over 229 guests at the first fish fry on 2/25.
Thank You, Happy Easter and Vivat Jesus! Approximately $1500 was donated with a net profit of over $600
Grand Knight Mike Scheurer for charity. Thanks to all!
Order Wide Charity: In 2003, the Knights of Columbus
worldwide raised and donated to charity more than $130 million
and volunteered more than 61 million hours of service. Even
more impressive are the 10-year totals. From 1994 to 2004, we
gave more than $1.1 billion and we volunteered 545 million
hours. Independent Sector estimates that the dollar value of a
volunteer hour in 2003 was $17.19. Using that figure, our 545
million hours of volunteer service was worth $9.3 billion!
Among our largest youth efforts is Special Olympics. Last year
(2003), donations to this and other programs for people with
mental retardation totaled more than $15 million. During the past
30 years we Knights have raised and donated more than $315
million to aid people with mental and physical disabilities.
Another $50 million has been donated to Special Olympics. Tootsie Roll Weekend, 4/29-4/30-5/1: Annual KC Tootsie Roll
weekend will be Friday, 4/29, Saturday, 4/30 and Sunday, 5/1.
This is truly remarkable dedication to our principle of charity and Please sign-up at the Pancake Breakfast for your Tootsie Roll
we are proud that virtually every dollar raised by a local council time slot. We are looking for 100 Brother Knights and/or family
stays at the local level. members to help with this weekend event. Call Kevin Massey
651-423-5196 or Jim Lucier 651-322-2964 to volunteer. All
Taken from: Supreme Knight Andersen’s Annual Report proceeds go the developmentally disabled within our community.
(www.kofc.org) Please participate!
Council Free Throw Winners Advance to STATE KC Council Membership: Annual Membership of $24.00 is
COMPETITION: Recent Council Free Throw Winners now past due. Please mail Leo Tutewohl, Financial Secretary,
advanced and WON at both the District Level and Region Level your check. Tutewohl, 9400 East 280th Street, Webster, MN
competition. They now await State Competition on 3/20/05 at 55088-9558.
the Target Center. Good Luck to Claire Holtz (Girls-Age 10) and
Joey Broback (Boys-Age 14). From our insurance agent Frank O’Connor
Traditional and Roth IRA’s: Did you know that you can establish
New KC Members: I would like to welcome all new 1st Degree a traditional or Roth IRA through the Knights of Columbus?
Knights to Rosemount KC Council #5569 and also congratulate Spouses of members are also eligible to establish IRA’s. If either
those Brother Knights who recently completed their 2nd & 3rd or both spouses qualify, opening a traditional IRA is an excellent
Degrees. The principles of our Order: Charity, Unity and way to reduce taxes and set aside some dollars for retirement. For
Fraternity continue to guide us just as Father Michael J. the 2004 tax year, the contribution limit is $3000. The limit
McGivney had intended. Special thanks to John Brockman, increases to $4,000 for the 2005 tax year. The limit is $3500 for
Frank O’Connor and many others for your recruitment efforts. those 50 or over by year-end ($4,500 for 2005). If you don’t
Please join me in welcoming several transfer members as well. qualify for a traditional IRA, you may still qualify for a Roth
IRA. Although a Roth IRA isn’t tax deductible, interest you earn
Congratulations: Jake Czapiewski (1st), Guy Hansen (1st), Bob is federal income tax-free, provided you withdraw your funds
Gansler (1st), Steve Pribyl (1st), Eric Snyder (1st), Gary Solheid under certain “qualified distribution” rules. You can establish a
(1st), Nick Webb (1st), Nick Walsh (1st), Tom Biechler traditional or Roth IRA, and make your yearly contribution, up to
(2nd/3rd), Kraig Boyle (Transfer), Jonathan Kopecky (Transfer), the date you file your tax return for that year (excluding
Tim Loesch (Transfer), George Narloch (Transfer), Steve Revor extensions). If you’d like more information about traditional
(Transfer). IRA’s or Roth IRA’s, give me a call. – Frank O’Connor,
Field Agent (952-898-5599) – March, 2005