Marian Council 3773 -Pacifica CA

Pray for the repose of the soul of Edilbertha Eliares

Marian council 3773 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:38:21 GMT

Worthy Brothers,

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Edilbertha Eliares. She is the mother of DD, Bro Gil Eliares. Let us keep the Eliares family in our prayers in their time of loss.

You may reach Bro Gil via email gs.eliares@yahoo.com.

Bro Erik E. Doran, GK

Marian Council #3773

Wife of Bro Raul Conejo ( Bobbie )

Marian council 3773 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:06:28 GMT

Please pray for the wife of Bro Raul Conejo ( Bobbie ). She is going into the hospital for an operation (brain cancer) on Friday Aug 21. Let us all call for God's healing hands to be with her in the time of need. And pray for the Conejo family.

8-19-09

Mrs. Manuela Garcia Banez

Marian council 3773 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:04:37 GMT

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs Manuela Garcia Banez. Manuela is the mother of the St Francis chapter vice president & district warden Steve Banez. We ask that Manuela enjoys the face of our Lord when he welcomes her home.

8-19-09

Past State Deputy and Former Supreme Master Joseph Schultz

Marian council 3773 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:20:58 GMT

Worthy Brother Knights,

Past State Deputy and Former Supreme Master Joseph Schultz was admitted into Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla on 14 Jul with Congestive Heart failure.

Our Former Supreme Master is doing well and was scheduled to be released after his doctor gave him a final checkup.

Please pray for him, that his checkup is good and that he will overcome this malady.

The Schultz family can be reached at: joseph.schultz@kofc.org OR 344 Camino Parque, Oceanside CA 92057-7334

In Nomine Eius, vinces

Vincent A. Pacis

State Deputy

7-16-09

Chapter VP and Bro. Steve Banez's mother

Marian council 3773 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:17:43 GMT

Worthy Brothers,

I found out from our Chapter VP and Bro. Steve Banez that his mother is very ill. Please keep her in your prayers. 'Heal her, O LORD, and she shall be healed'. May God heal her according to His will.

Our Lady of Guadalupe..pray for us!

Fraternally,

Bro. Gil Eliares

Chapter Secretary

7-20-09

District Deputy Al Castellano's son Chris

Marian council 3773 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:14:37 GMT

Worthy Brother Knights,

District Deputy Al Castellano's son Chris is in hospital for surgery as a result of a work related accident in Ohio. The major concern is the infection is his arm and elbow. Your prayers for a successful and speedy recovery would be appreciated. Al Castellano can be reached at alkofc6020@aol.com

In Nomine Eius, vinces

Vincent Pacis

CA StateDeputy2009-10

7-23-09

Rosary Night (in memory of Marty)

Marian council 3773 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:01:03 GMT

3-10-09

Rosary Night (in memory of Marty)

Rosary Night is tonight at 7:30 p.m. hosted by Francis and Milly Toccalino. The address is 89 Oakmont Dr., Daly City (phone: 650-756-0387).

Cards for Marty's family can be sent to his brother Peter at:

37 Hargrove Drive, Stony Brook, NY 11790.

3-8-09

Dear Brothers:

It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Brother Marty Santoro passed away last night. I received a call from his brother Peter this morning. You may have seen Grand Knight Gil's e-mail last night expressing promising news about Marty's health, so you might understand the surprise and grief Marty's family is experiencing. They asked that an autopsy be performed.

Peter will be travelling out to California soon and wishes to meet us to thank us for the assistance and attention we provided for him this past couple of weeks. I will forward those details and advise of any assistance we can provide for him. I'll also keep you apprised of any services. I'll get a physical address to which condolences can be sent. Peter's e-mail address is petersantoro@verizon.com.

I was thinking that we could attend the Rosary Night this Tuesday to pray for him together; I'll check with Deacon Jim to see if that's OK.

Brother Marty was a warm and fun man once he opened up. He was regaling Gil and I with a lot of stories about growing up in New York when we shared a few beers before the Super Bowl. Words can't express the sorrow I'm feeling. I will miss him and regret I didn't get to know him better.

He's with the Lord now and I'm willing to bet that Marty's heavenly welcoming committee was wearing New York Giants jerseys (probably Lawrence Taylor).

God Bless you Marty.

True Story

Marian council 3773 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:18:57 GMT

Jim Castle was tired when he boarded his plane in Cincinnati , Ohio , that night in 1981. The 45-year-old management consultant had put on a week-long series of business meetings and seminars, and now he sank gratefully into his seat ready for the flight home to Kansas City , Kansas . As more passengers entered, the place hummed with conversation, mixed with the sound of bags being stowed. Then, suddenly, people fell silent. The quiet moved slowly up the aisle like an invisible wake behind a boat. Jim craned his head to see what was happening, and his mouth dropped open.

Walking up the aisle were two nuns clad in simple white habits bordered in blue. He recognized the familiar face of one at once, the wrinkled skin, the eyes warmly intent. This was a face he'd seen in newscasts and on the cover of TIME. The two nuns halted, and Jim realized that his seat companion was going to be Mother Teresa! As the last few passengers settled in, Mother Teresa and her companion pulled out rosaries. Each decade of the beads was a different color, Jim noticed. The decades represented various areas of the world, Mother Teresa told him later, and added,'I pray for the poor and dying on each continent.' The airplane taxied to the runway and the two women began to pray, their voices a low murmur.

Though Jim considered himself not a very religious Catholic who went to church mostly out of habit, inexplicably he found himself joining in. By the time they murmured the final prayer, the plane had reached cruising altitude. Mother Teresa turned toward him. For the first time in his life, Jim understood what people meant when they spoke of a person possessing an 'aura'. As she gazed at him, a sense of! peace filled him; he could no more see it than he could see the wind, but he felt it, just as surely as he felt a warm summer breeze. 'Young man,' she inquired, 'do you say the rosary often?' No, not really,' he admitted. She took his hand, while her eyes probed his. Then she smiled. 'Well, you will now.' And she dropped her rosary into his palm.

An hour later Jim entered the Kansas City airport, where hewas met by his wife, Ruth. 'What in the world?' Ruth asked when she noticed the rosary in his hand. They kissed and Jim described his encounter. Driving home, he said. 'I feel as if I met a true sister of God.'

Nine months later Jim and Ruth visited Connie, a friend of theirs for several years. Connie confessed that she'd been told she had ovarian cancer. 'The doctor says it's a tough case,' said Connie, 'but I'm! going to fight it. I won't give up.' Jim clasped her hand.

Then, after reaching into his pocket, he gently twined Mother Teresa's rosary around her fingers. He told her the story and said, 'Keep it with you Connie. It may help.' Although Connie wasn't Catholic, her hand closed willingly around the small plastic beads. 'Thank you,' she whispered. 'I hope I can return it. 'More than a year passed before Jim saw Connie again. This time, face glowing, she hurried toward him and handed him the rosary 'I carried it with me all year,' she said. 'I've had surgery and have been on chemotherapy, too. Last month, the doctors did second-look surgery, and the tumor's gone. Completely. Her eyes met Jim's. 'I knew it was time to give the rosary back.'

In the fall of 1987, Ruth's sister, Liz, fell into a deep depression after her divorce. She asked Jim if she could borrow the rosary, and when he sent it, she hung it over her bedpost in a small velvet bag. 'At night I held on to it, just physically held on. I was so lonely and afraid,' she says, 'yet when I gripped that rosary, I felt as if I held a loving hand.'Gradually, Liz pulled her life together, and she mailed the rosary back. 'Someone else may need it,' she said.

Then one night in 1988, a stranger telephoned Ruth. She'd heard about the rosary from a neighbor and asked if she could borrow it to take to the hospital where her mother lay in a coma. The family hoped the rosary might help their mother die peacefully. A few days later, the woman returned the beads. 'The nurses told me a coma patient can still hear,' she said, 'so I explained to my mother that I had Mother Teresa's rosary and that when I gave it to her she could let go; it would be all rosary in her hand.

Right away, we saw her face relax. The lines smoothed out until she looked so peaceful, so young.' The woman's voice caught. 'A few minutes later she was gone.' Fervently, she gripped Ruth's hands. 'Thank you.'

Is there special power in those humble beads? Or is the power of the human spirit simply renewed in each person who borrows the rosary? Jim only knows that requests continue to come often unexpectedly. . He always responds though whenever he lends the rosary. He says, 'When you're through needing it, send it back. Someone else may need it.' Jim's own life has changed, too, since his unexpected meeting on the airplane.

When he realized Mother Teresa carries everything she owns in a small bag, he made an effort to simplify his own life. 'I try to remember what really counts - not money or titles or possessions, but the way we love others,' he says.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY, MAY MOTHER MARY ASK HER SON JESUS TO SHOWER YOU WITH GRACES.

Please feel free to pass this mail on especially to all those in despair so that they might know that they are not alone in their hour of need.!

The reason I share this story is because I believe in the power of these simple beads, and I wanted to share it with you. Every sacrifice has a fruitful reward. Every failure has a second chance. We only have to be strong thru God's grace and persevere in life's many tests!

Miracle of the Rosary

Oh blessed mother we pray to thee
Thanks for the miracle of your rosary
Only you can hold back
Your holy Son's hand
Long enough for the whole world to understand

Hail, Mary full of grace
The Lord is with thee
Blessed are thou among women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Oh holy Mary dear mother of God
Please pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our death
And give thanks once again
For the miracle of your rosary

Thank You God for making all of this possible

Brother Kevin Jung's Father

Marian council 3773 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:14:02 GMT

(1-16-09)

Hello worthy Grand Knight. As you know last March my fathers health had deteriorated to a point where we had to put hin into a nursing home as he had developed alzheimers. Last night he had finally lost his battle and passed away. I'm ok as I had been expecting this to happen and wasn't shocked. If you can let the brothers know and keep us in your prayers, it would provide some comfort.

Thank you worthy grand knight.

In Christ

Brother Kevin

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Worthy Brothers,

The father of our worthy treasurer and brother Kevin Jung passed away last night. Let us pray for the eternal repose of his soul. Keep our brother Kevin and his family in our prayers

for their peace during this time of sorrow.

Fraternally in Christ,

Brother Gil Eliares

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Worthy Brother Kevin,

Sorry to hear about your father's passing. I know how it feels to lose a loved one. On behalf of District 23 and the Northern California District of the 4th Degree, I would like to express our deepest sympathy to you and your family. May God grant him eternal peace and may he comfort you in this time of sorrows.

God Bless.

Fraternally,

Romy Quevedo, DD#23

Master, No. CA District

Brother Steve

Marian council 3773 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:38:38 GMT

Worthy Brother Steve,

The entire Marian Council No. 3773 from the Church of the Good Shepherd in Pacifica, Ca. is praying for you and speedy your recovery.

"Heal him O LORD, and he shall be healed;

save him and he shall be saved..Jeremiah 17:14

Fraternally in Christ,

Bro. Gil Eliares, Grand Knight

Marian Council No. 3773

Church of the Good Shepherd

901 Oceana Blvd.

Pacifica, Ca. 94044

Brother Basil Moreto

Marian council 3773 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:12:07 GMT

Worthy Brothers,

I'd like to request from everyone to pray for our brother Basil Moreto. He is not feeling well lately and he needs our full support in our prayers.

The prayer of faith will save the sick person and the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful..James 5:15,16.

Fraternally in Christ,

Brother Gil Eliares

Brother Victor Gouailhardou

Marian council 3773 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:05:31 GMT

Worthy Brothers,

GK presented Sister Sonia Guajardo a check for the amount of $1,250 as a donation.

Ms. Guajardo graciously served soup and crackers to the council to thank the council for their services to the late brother knight Victor Guajardo. (11-6-08)

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Thank you for your presence during the vigil and funeral of our departed brother Victor. His wife and the rest of his family are very grateful to the Knights of Columbus and all the color corps who came in full 4th Degree outfit.

It was really nice watching them in those beautiful outfit and swords surrounding the casket of brother Victor. Thank you also for singing in the choir even without notification.

You are truly brothers united in charity. God bless and Vivat Jesus!

Fraternally,

Brother Gil

(10-29-08)

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Worthy Brothers,

I gave Brother Victor Gouailhardou a visit this afternoon. He is sitting in his wheelchair and he doesn't look good. I tried to talk to him even in louder tone, he still won't talk.

I'm waiting for the answer from the Columbian Charities to find out how they can provide help for our sick brother.

For now, let us keep our brother Victor in our daily prayers. Vivat Jesus!

Saint Rita...pray for us!

Fraternally,

Brother Gil

(10-12-08)

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Worthy Brothers,

I heard from Sonia, Brother Victor's wife, that he fell on the hard floor of their apartment.

She said that he was in pain and she called his nurse at the hospice and was advised to give him pain killer like tylenol.

She was worried about his health and what's going to happen next. I called the person in charge of Columbian Charities but all I got is his answering service.

Brothers, let us pray for our brother Victor for his speedy recovery.

Lord Jesus..hear our prayers!

St. Rita..pray for us!

Brother Gil Eliares

(10-10-08)

In Memory of Former District Secretary SK Warren Scott

Marian council 3773 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:29:36 GMT

Worthy Brother Knights,

I have just learned that Former District Secretary SK Warren Scott passed away on 28Sep08. SK Warren Scott served under the term of Former Master Jim Letcher of the Northern California District. The Scott family can be reached at wscott@pdgnet.com.

Let us pray for the repose of the soul of our brother Sir Knight Scott and for his family. May he rest in peace.

St. Anthony - Pray for Us.

Robert Villalobos

State Deputy

(Thu, Oct 2, 2008)

Prayer Request for State Deputy Robert J. Villalobos

Marian council 3773 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:24:51 GMT

Worthy Brother Knights,

Our State Deputy has been recuperating at home since his neck surgery on 13Aug. He has not been recovering as quickly as he had hoped and the medications he is taking still needed more time to do their job. Our State Deputy regrets having had to miss the installations and events that had been planned during his post surgery recovery, and he hopes to be well enough soon to resume his duties and to be part of the mid-September activities.

Our State Deputy Robert Villalobos and his wife Carol need our prayers during this time of recovery. Please remember them in your prayers, and they can be reached via email at state.deputy@kofc-california.org.

St. Anthony - Pray for Us.

Vincent A. Pacis

State Secretary

(September 3, 2008)

Orange County Past Chapter President Robert Wilke

Marian council 3773 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:19:04 GMT

Worthy Brother Knights,

Janice Wilke, wife of Orange County Past Chapter President Robert Wilke, has asked for prayers for her husband who, just a few days ago, underwent procedures at Fountain Valley Medical Center for heart catheterization with coronary angiogram and placement of stents. The procedures were successful and Robert Wilke is at home recuperating.

Robert Wilke has had a series of hospitalizations for blood clots and circulation problems and the Wilke family is asking for your prayers for a speedy and successful recovery for his recent operations. Janice Wilke herself is in need of our prayers for her health condition.

The Wilke family can be reached at rwilke@socal.rr.com.

St. Anthony - Pray for Us

Robert J. Villalobos

State Deputy