114 YEARS
JOLIET COUNCIL #382
CHARTERED NOVEMBER 27, 1898
2011-2012 Knights of Columbus Officers
Elected Officers Joliet Columbian Club (Building Assoc.
Grand Knight Louie Mau President Bob Schmitt (PGK)
Deputy Grand Knight Dick Foecking Vice-president Bob Kinmonth
Chancellor Bill Schmitt Secretary Jim Lawler
Warden Bob Kinmouth Treasurer Bob Kobe (PGK)
Recording Secretary Jose Vargas Board member Don Hawver
Treasurer Jim Lawler Board member Bill Schmitt
Trustee for 1 years Jim Cumpston Board member Bill Jenkins
Trustee for 2 years Dave Kaluzny Grand Knight Rep. Louie Mau
Trustee for 3 years Jeff Greenberg (PGK) Deputy G. K. Rep. Dick Foecking
Outside Guard George Onderak Trustee Rep. Jeff Greenberg (PGK)
Inside Guard Rich Baran
Advocate John Gallo
Appointed Officers Insurance Agent
Chaplain Fr. Timothy Andres
District Deputy Bernie Lawrence General Agent - Michael Lodato - 970.901.9873
Financial Secretary Len Micklich
Lecturer Bob Kobe (PGK)
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE K.C.’S IN JANUARY
Wednesday - 4th - Pasta Night from 4 pm - 6:30 pm
Thursday - 12th - Council 382 meets at 7 pm
Sunday - 15th - Pancake Breakfast from 8 am - 11 am
Monday - 16th - Bean Bag League plays at 7 pm. See Louis Mau if interested in playing.
Wednesday - 18th - Chicken Noodle Soup Dinner from 4 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday - 23rd - Joliet Columbian Club meets and 7 pm. Bean Bag League plays at 7 pm
Monday - 30th - Bean Bag League plays at 7 pm
Every Friday - Our Famous Fish Fry and More runs from 11 am until 8 pm.
- Country Dancing in our hall from 8:30 pm.
- Karaoke begins in our lounge at 9 pm.
THANK YOU
A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make the Children’s Christmas Party a big success. Louie Mau,
Bill Jenkins, Mary Jane Birsa, Bill Schmitt, Jose Vargas, Scott Lewandowkki, Mike Gugulemucci.
SPIRITUAL MESSAGE
Reprinted from Fr. Tim’s Catholic Corner
A parishioner wonders if we first see the Holy Spirit as a “dove” at Jesus’ Baptism or are there earlier times
when the Holy Spirit is portrayed as a “dove”. In order to answer this question, we need to look at both the Old
and New Testaments. We also need an understanding of Judaism’s concept of the “spirit” and the Catholic
Church’s understanding of the Holy Spirit.
Although the term “holy spirit” is used three times in the Old Testament (Psalm 51:11 and twice in Isaiah
63:10,11)’ it does not carry with it the same meaning as our Catholic understanding of the Holy Spirit, the Third
Person of the Blessed Trinity. Also, the word, “spirit” appears alone several times throughout the Old Testament
(the Hebrew Scriptures), in reference to God’s spirit, a specific metaphysical quality of the one God, Yahweh.
It is often referred to as the “Ruach Yahweh”, the very breadth of God signifying life and inspiration. As early as
Genesis 1:2 we read “the earth was a formless wasteland and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind
swept over the waters”. This mighty wind spoken of here refers literally to the “spirit of God”. We also read in
Genesis 2:7: “the Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breathing of
life, and so man became a living being”.
The image of the dove does appear in the Old Testament, but it does not symbolize the Catholic conception of
the Holy Spirit. According to Mosaic law the only birds allowed to be offered in sacrifice were doves and
turtle-doves, as they were considered clean (Genesis 15:9; Leviticus 5:7). Maybe the most famous Old
Testament use of the dove image occurs in Genesis 8:8-10, in the story of Noah: “Then he sent out a dove, to
see if the waters had lessened o the earth. But the dove could find no place to alight and perch, and it returned
to him in the ark for there was water all over the earth. Putting out his hand, he caught the dove and drew it
back to him inside the ark”. To Noah, the dove was seen as a harbinger of peace. The dove also appears in the
Book of Psalms as an emblem of purity and innocence (Psalm 68:13).
So to answer our original question, the Holy Spirit is depicted as a dove for the first time at the Baptism of
Jesus” “After Jesus was baptized, He came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened, and He
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him (Matthew 3:16). However, we do see in the
New Testament where Jesus uses His breadth to refer to the Holy Spirit: “Then He breathed on them and said:
Receivethe Holy Spirit. If you hold them bound, they are held bound”. (John 20:22-31). Biblical imagery and
Christian symbolism are intertwined and Old Testament imagery foreshadows the truth that is revealed through
Jesus Christ in Sacred Scripture.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE K.C.’S IN JANUARY
Wednesday - 4th - Pasta Night from 4 pm - 6:30 pm
Thursday - 12th - Council 382 meets at 7 pm
Sunday - 15th - Pancake Breakfast from 8 am - 11 am
Monday - 16th - Bean Bag League plays at 7 pm. See Louis Mau if interested in playing.
Wednesday - 18th - Chicken Noodle Soup Dinner from 4 pm - 6:30 pm
Monday - 23rd - Joliet Columbian Club meets and 7 pm. Bean Bag League plays at 7 pm
Monday - 30th - Bean Bag League plays at 7 pm
Every Friday - Our Famous Fish Fry and More runs from 11 am until 8 pm.
- Country Dancing in our hall from 8:30 pm.
- Karaoke begins in our lounge at 9 pm.
THANK YOU
A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make the Children’s Christmas Party a big success. Louie Mau,
Bill Jenkins, Mary Jane Birsa, Bill Schmitt, Jose Vargas, Scott Lewandowkki, Mike Gugulemucci.
SPIRITUAL MESSAGE
Reprinted from Fr. Tim’s Catholic Corner
A parishioner wonders if we first see the Holy Spirit as a “dove” at Jesus’ Baptism or are there earlier times
when the Holy Spirit is portrayed as a “dove”. In order to answer this question, we need to look at both the Old
and New Testaments. We also need an understanding of Judaism’s concept of the “spirit” and the Catholic
Church’s understanding of the Holy Spirit.
Although the term “holy spirit” is used three times in the Old Testament (Psalm 51:11 and twice in Isaiah
63:10,11)’ it does not carry with it the same meaning as our Catholic understanding of the Holy Spirit, the Third
Person of the Blessed Trinity. Also, the word, “spirit” appears alone several times throughout the Old Testament
(the Hebrew Scriptures), in reference to God’s spirit, a specific metaphysical quality of the one God, Yahweh.
It is often referred to as the “Ruach Yahweh”, the very breadth of God signifying life and inspiration. As early as
Genesis 1:2 we read “the earth was a formless wasteland and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind
swept over the waters”. This mighty wind spoken of here refers literally to the “spirit of God”. We also read in
Genesis 2:7: “the Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breathing of
life, and so man became a living being”.
The image of the dove does appear in the Old Testament, but it does not symbolize the Catholic conception of
the Holy Spirit. According to Mosaic law the only birds allowed to be offered in sacrifice were doves and
turtle-doves, as they were considered clean (Genesis 15:9; Leviticus 5:7). Maybe the most famous Old
Testament use of the dove image occurs in Genesis 8:8-10, in the story of Noah: “Then he sent out a dove, to
see if the waters had lessened o the earth. But the dove could find no place to alight and perch, and it returned
to him in the ark for there was water all over the earth. Putting out his hand, he caught the dove and drew it
back to him inside the ark”. To Noah, the dove was seen as a harbinger of peace. The dove also appears in the
Book of Psalms as an emblem of purity and innocence (Psalm 68:13).
So to answer our original question, the Holy Spirit is depicted as a dove for the first time at the Baptism of
Jesus” “After Jesus was baptized, He came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened, and He
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him (Matthew 3:16). However, we do see in the
New Testament where Jesus uses His breadth to refer to the Holy Spirit: “Then He breathed on them and said:
Receivethe Holy Spirit. If you hold them bound, they are held bound”. (John 20:22-31). Biblical imagery and
Christian symbolism are intertwined and Old Testament imagery foreshadows the truth that is revealed through
Jesus Christ in Sacred Scripture.
