FW: Catholic News Service

An article posted by the Catholic News Service highlights the charitable giving and service of the Knights. The full article is available on the Catholic Sun website: http://www.catholicsun.org/2015/06/23/helping-the-poor-involves-knights-in-faith-in-deep-way-says-anderson/

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FW: Special Olympics Softball - Tucson

Feed: AZ Knights of Columbus
Posted on: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 8:17 AM
Author: noreply@blogger.com (AZ K of C State Webmaster)
Subject: Special Olympics Softball - Tucson

On Saturday, 6/13/15, at 0900, the Special Olympics "Team USA" played a scrimmage with the Subway Tucson team. This event was held at the "Field of Dreams" ballpark in Tucson and went from 0900 until around 1200 (noon). Team USA consists of Athletes from the Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff areas and will be representing the United States (and Arizona) at this years Special Olympics World Games. The World Games is being held in Los Angeles, California  this year and goes from July 25th through August 2nd. ESPN is capturing everything before and during the competition.  Check out athlete stories, World Games news and more on the Special Olympics ESPN channel!

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FW: 2015 Arizona State Organization Meeting

Congratulations to the newly elected State Officers for the 2015-2016 Fraternal Year!!! Fr. Bishop Francis J Green Council 11855 are the proud hosts for the 2015 Arizona State Council Organization Meeting occurring July 10-12 in Tucson Arizona. All District Deputies are required to attend this meeting and all other brother knights are welcome to participate. Please download the registration document for more information.

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Priest Appreciation Dinner

Brothers,

All Knights are cordially invited to the "Annual Priest Appreciation Dinner" for the Diocese of Tucson. The Chief Judge John M. Roll Chapter of the Knights of Columbus will sponsor this event on Tuesday February 17, 2015. The dinner will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Gymnasium, 8650 N Shannon Road, Tucson, AZ, 85472 and is hosted by Roy Champeau Council 8077.

Click here for a map

There will be a social hour at 5:30 pm and dinner will be served at 6:30 pm. All Priests are guests of the Knights of Columbus for this special dinner.

The dinner will be a steak with various side dishes, dessert and coffee. If you have any special dietary needs, please let us know so that we can accommodate those needs.

Cost is $15. It is customary, but not mandatory, that attending Knights sponsor and pay for a guest Priest. You may also sponsor Priests without attending the dinner. Your generous support is welcome and appreciated. All proceeds go to the Bishop and Diocese of Tucson.

Please confirm your reservation by calling Grand Knight Tom Camenisch (Cell: 520-271-3998), Deputy Grand Knight Joe Kollisch (Cell 520-342-6010) or Chancellor Ruben Sandoval (Cell: 520-481-9765) by Friday, February 13, 2015.

His Excellency Gerald Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson, is scheduled to be in attendance as are the State of Arizona Officers of the Knights of Columbus.

We look forward to you joining us for an evening of fraternity and brotherhood.

Download the Letter to Grand Knights and the Tally Sheet.

Councils should return tally sheets and funds by February 13, 2015.

Pete Karculias

Secretary

Chief Judge John M. Roll Chapter

skpeter@cox.net

520-261-0762

Don't Let Tax Scammers Get Away With It

  

Two Ways Tax Scammers Might Target You

It’s that time of year — tax time. It’s also a great time to get up to speed on tax-related scams. Here are two ways tax scammers might target you:

Tax identity theft

This kind of identity theft happens when someone files a fake tax return using your personal information — like your Social Security number — to get a tax refund or a job. You find out about it when you get a letter from the IRS saying:

·        more than one tax return was filed in your name, or

·        IRS records show wages from an employer you don’t know

If you get a letter like this, contact the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 800-908-4490. You can find more about tax identity theft at ftc.gov/taxidtheft and irs.gov/identitytheft.

IRS imposter scams

This time scammers aren’t pretending to be you — they’re posing as the IRS. They call you up saying you owe taxes, and threaten to arrest you if you don’t pay right away. They might know all or part of your Social Security number, and they can rig caller ID to make it look like the call is coming from Washington, DC – when it could be coming from anywhere. Leaving you no time to think, they tell you to put the money on a prepaid debit card and tell them the card number right away.

The real IRS won’t ask you to pay with prepaid debit cards or wire transfers, and won’t ask for a credit card number over the phone. When the IRS contacts people about unpaid taxes, they usually do it by mail. 

If you have a question about your taxes, call the IRS at 800-829-1040 or go to irs.gov. You can report IRS imposter scams to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) online or at 800-366-4484, and to the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint.

Orange Harvest at Benedictine Monastery

Brothers,

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration at the Tucson Monastery located at 800 N. Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ need your help to harvest their orange crop. Families welcome but it is best to not bring small children.

Bring ladders, big buckets, crates or boxes with hand-holds, gloves.

Date:  January 31

Time:  8 AM – 11:00 am or when we finish J

Carpooling is encouraged.

The Sisters provide a lunch for us and most definitely appreciate the help that they receive.  Here are a few pictures from good times past…see you there!

 

Rosary Novena Starting Jan 23 at Benedictine Monastery

The Knights from the U of A Council at the Newman Center will lead the first Rosary Novena at the Benedictine Monastery. The Novena will continue as described below.  All Knights and families are welcome to join.

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Rosary Novena And Evening Prayer Services

(beginning Friday, Jan. 23, and concluding Saturday, Jan. 31),

Benedictine Sisters' Monastery

800 N. Country Club Rd.

Friday, Jan. 23 - Rosary at 6:30 p.m. led by the University of Arizona Newman Center's Knights of Columbus. Vespers will follow at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24 - Rosary at 2 p.m. led by the 2000 Ave Maria Group.
Vespers will take place at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 25 - Rosary at 5:30 p.m. led by the Our Lady Queen of All Saints youth group.
Vespers will be at 6 p.m. followed by refreshments in the assembly room.

Monday, Jan. 26 - Rosary at 6:30 p.m. will be led by the Barrio rosary group.
 Vespers will follow at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 27 - Rosary at 6 p.m. will be led by the San Juan Pablo II rosary group from Our Mother of Sorrows. Vespers will be at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 28 - Rosary at 3:45 p.m. will be led by Grupo Latina.
Vespers will follow at 4:15 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 29 - Rosary at 6:30 p.m. will be led by the Marion Movement of Priests from St. Thomas Apostle, Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Odilia, St. Elizabeth, St. Mark and Our Lady of the Desert Parishes.
Vespers will be at 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 30 - Rosary at 6:30 p.m. will be led by Rogelio and Monica Frisbie-Garcia who are representing the Shrine of Our Lady of the Sierras.
Vespers will follow at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31 - The close of Rosary Novena will begin at 5 p.m. and be led by the Benedictine Sisters.
Vespers will conclude the event at 5:30 p.m.
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Sr. Ramona Varela, OSB
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
520-325-6401
www.benedictinesisters.org

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FW: Parade of Lights DownTown Tucson, KofC float, on NBC News

Subject: Parade of Lights DownTown Tucson, KofC float, on NBC News

Sir Knight Antonio Otero was interviewed on the NBC News affiliate, KVOA, channel 4.  Click on the web address.

http://www.kvoa.com/news/parade-of-lights-attracts-thousands/

Approximate marker 043 to marker to 058 on the video.

A Blessed and Merry Christmas to all, Ray