BROTHER LOUNDIS "LOU" BARTIE
(1925 - 1988)
On August 29th , 1988, our dear Brother Lou departed from this life
for his eternal rewards. Our hearts and prayers are with him and
his lovely and charming wife, Gertrude, and their family.
Lou was born on November 12, 1925, in Cameron, Louisiana. On May
25, 1943, he enlisted in the United Sates Navy at the age of 17.
He devoted 30 years of exemplary service to his country, most of
which was spent on submarine duty.
Brother Bartie will always be remembered by his fellow knights of
Council 7445 for his willingness to lend a helping hand when
needed. Lou was a quiet, almost shy, man who could always
fascinate everyone with his amazing life history. Our Council
is so much enriched for having had Lou with us for these few, but
great, years. Thank you for all the wonderful memories, and may
your soul rest in peace.
Morris Lavergne Jr.
Our Council held a Rosary for Brother Lou Bartie on Friday
evening, October 2, at the Evans Funeral Home, and his Requiem
Mass was held at St. John Fisher Church on Saturday, October 3,
where a naval guard of honor escorted the coffin at the church
and to the burial at Green Lawn Cemetery.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 1, Saturday...Family Day Pic-Nic, from 2 p.m. at Krolczyk's.
9, Sunday...……..Barbecue after all the morning masses at Sacred
Heart Church.
10, Monday……...COLUMBUS DAY
11, Tuesday……...Blood Drive from 6 p.m. at Sacred Heart CCD Building
raffle and supper.
12, Wednesday…..Bible Study starts at 7:15 p.m. in the CCD Building.
16, Sunday…….....Sacred Heart Parish Bazaar and Turkey Dinner.
25, Tuesday……...Officers meeting.
November 6, Sunday.....Barbecue after all the morning masses at Sacred
Heart Church.
8, Tuesday……...ELECTION DAY.
Regular meeting.
19, Saturday….….Ladies Evening.
20, Sunday..….….Distribute food baskets.
22, Tuesday……...Officers meeting.
24, Thursday…….THANKSGIVING.
Note: All meetings will be held at Sacred Heart parish CCE building at
7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
Future Events:
December.......Christmas on Morton Street.
Christmas Party.
GRAND KNIGHT'S
MESSAGE
Dear Brothers,
Thank you all for making my first three months as Grand Knight a real
pleasure (aside from the paperwork). Everyone is saying 'Yes!';
volunteering is at an all-time high level; good ideas are coming in
regularly; and overall interest from old and new seems to be outstanding.
I see no reason to doubt that the rest of this year will be even better.
Be sure to look around at the next council meeting, I'll wager that you
will see someone new. We have gained five new first degree members, and
through the diligent efforts of our retention committee we have rekindled
the interest of several brothers who for many reasons have been unable to
participate recently. But as you all know there are many Catholic
gentlemen in our three parishes who have not been given the opportunity
through either invitation of information to enjoy the benefits of our
order. Make yourselves available to them, wear your emblem, and welcome
them to join with us.
By the way, the next time you see Fr. Eric, say welcome to our Council. It
is wonderful to see him at our meetings, so tell him thanks for the support
he is offering.
See you all at the pic-nic, or the meeting, or the B-B-Q, and bring a
prospective K of C with you.
Fraternally Yours in Christ, Brick R. Hodge, Grand Knight
CHAPLAIN'S MESSAGE
Around the first of October we were asked by our bishop to support a
capital fund campaign for some extra special needs of our diocese. This
appeal brings to mind some characteristics of our Church, namely: those we
call 'catholic', and 'universal'. This means that our Church was designed
by Divine grace to unite and sanctify people of all races, cultures and
times. It means also that its success depends on the Holy Spirit working
through us, and for that to happen we, in turn, must allow ourselves to
embrace the larger family we call the diocese, and to think beyond our
personal and local needs and to be concerned for this larger family. The
Knights of Columbus have always been a strong supporter of this more
universal aspect of our Church¬ and have consistently and generously
supported this attitude by allits actions® May God bless your efforts in
whatever actions you decide to take.
Yours in Christ¬ Fr® Jack (Broussard)
On September 1³ we honored our late Brother Lou Bartie by naming our first
degree ceremony after him in memory of his years of commitment to us
brothers of this Council as well to all his fellow people® At that meeting
we were very happy to initiate five gentlemen into the first degree¬ five
young men offering more of their lives in Christ's service through our
order® Please look out for them¬ welcome them¬ and let them know what you
do as a KC® Encourage them by your friendship and your enthusiasm® And we
most certainly do welcome you new knights heartily into our Council:
arrived from Kansas.
We rejoice in calling you our brothers¬ and hope to get to know you all
better at our future activities.
We also welcome into our midst a brother of longer standing¬ but new to
Sacred Heart Parish¬ Father Eric Pitre¬ known as 'Fr Eric'¬ our new pastor®
It is with great joy that we welcome you¬ not only that, with you, we are
continuing the tradition of centering our activities on Sacred Heart by the
use of the CCD building¬ but also that we have you with us for meetings¬
and for the support that any organization like ours needs from the church®
We look forward to many years of a close relationship with you¬ Father¬ and
to our serving the needs of our community more through you.
The award for the 'KC of the Month§ for August was given very worthily to a
brother who has been doing a grand jo for many a year¬ and this is a
thank-you to Brother Morris Lavergne for all his tireless efforts ¬ that
more exhausted his family¬ over the past two years as Grand Knight® Now
that that is past¬ Morris has continued with as much vigor¬ and he was
awarded this honor in particular for all his efforts that culminated in the
very successful Garage Sale in August® Why does this award seem so late in
being announced The awards are announced at the meeting in the month
following the events¬ and have to be published therefore in the month after
that® In any case¬ we thank you Morris for all you have done for the
Council¬ you are doing and what we know you will continue to do.
The award for the 'Family of the Month§ went to a family that deserves this
award many¬ many times® We honored the family of Deputy Grand Knight Don
and Jeanette Ries for being so involved in all the Council and Parish
affairs® We say 'thank you Don§ in particular for your tremendous help in
August with the Garage Sale¬ and in general for serving as an officer of
our Council for so long with all the duties you attend to¬ and for serving
the Parish Council® And to you¬ Jeanette¬ for running the CCE program¬ and
for your children all being involved with the parish activities such as CCE
and altar boys® Thanks for being a shining example of an all-involved
family.
.pa
Š
Our annual blood drive will be at our open October meeting® This means
that all the families are welcome® Whether you give a pint¬ or not¬ supper
will be served from · o'clock¬ and the raffle draw will begin then® If you
can give a pint of blood¬ just show up® If you want more information¬
please phone Brother Tim Tator at 343-0586® Your donation will help
someone one day¬ later¬ and maybe save a life you have never heard of¬ or
it may save a member of your family® Each year we give the blood to
whoever is most in need® We have a few units credited to our Council's
account which we can still give away this month® Do you know anyone who
needs it? Phone Tim.
When you read this newsletter¬ if you still have KC raffle tickets¬ please
return them to the brother who gave them to you® We need every ticket to
be sold® There are only 50° of them¬ but only those sold over 25° give us
any income as we guarantee $250° in prizes® Please start handing in your
moneys and tickets now¬ and come to the draw at · p.m® on October 1± at our
open meeting.
The Study of Holy Scriptures will begin again at Sacred Heart Parish on
Wednesday¬ October 12¬ and a different group will meet on Sunday¬ October
23® It is proposed that both groups will start with St Luke's Act of the
Apostles using the Little Rock Series course, in the library of the CCD
building® However¬ from there it will be up to the groups to decide on
their future®
The Wednesday group will then meet on the second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month at 7:1µ p.m® and study under the guidance of Brother Morris
Lavergne® The Sunday group will meet every Sunday at 9:3° a.m® under the
leadership of Denise Markech® The courses¬ times and format can then
change according to the wishes of their groups® Whether you signed up or
not, please just come and listen to the Word of God, and enjoy it.
Here it comes again¬ time for turkeys to be cooked¬ with all the trimmings¬
plants to be brought into bloom¬ a rare old master to be given for auction¬
a home-made knick-knack¬ or a cake® Yes¬ it is bazaar time again at Sacred
Heart® Sunday¬ October 16¬ we shall need cooks and servers¬ clearers and
cleaners¬ as well as the myriad of helpers and all your friends to come and
enjoy themselves at a veritable feast® Collect your turkeys and other
ingredients from the CCD building between ¹ and 1° on the Friday morning
before® Cook your turkeys and pies and bring them between ¹ and 1° o'clock
on the Sunday for we serve at 1± o'clock® If you do not know what to do¬
call Brother Dennis Barrett at 342-3936¬ if you do not know where to go¬
head south from the 5¹ on 3¶ a mile or so to the American Legion Hall¬ you
will see us all there.
***************ª Study the Issues» Vote on November ¸ ********************
All Brother Knights are reminded of the very important presidential
election to be held on November 8® One of the many issues to consider in
this campaign is the contrasting stand of the two tickets on the Right-to-
Life issue® Both Bush and Quayle are solid¬ outspoken pro-lifers¬ and they
have been endorsed by the National Right to Life Committee® The Democratic
ticket of Dukakis and Benson support the pro-abortion (or pro-choice) point
of view® Mr Dukakis¬ as a state representative¬ sponsored a bill in
Massachusetts in 197° to legalize abortion® This was three years before
the U.S® Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion in the United
States.
Besides the abortion issue¬ the next President is expected to appoint at
least three¬ and possibly four¬ U.S® Supreme Court Justices® These
appointments will have a long-lasting impact upon judicial interpretations
in this country® This is a second important area to consider when you are
deciding your next choice for President.
Most importantly¬ whether yo a are conservative or liberal¬ Republican or
Democrat¬ help make democracy work by studying the issues and by voting on
November 8.
Gene de Bons¬ Family Activity Director.
.pa
Š
For about the last two years your lecturer has been very kindly helped with
this newsletter by the able fingers and the modern wizardry of the PC¬
wordprocessors¬ thesaurI and spell-checkers of one Squire who volunteered
to type this newsletter for us® Month after month¬ between homework or
sacking¬ pages of nice clean print rolled off his printer¬ and hence we
announced in the banner that this newsletter was 'Printed by the Squires'®
You should have noticed by now that it appears no more® It was Paul Muehr¬
son of Brother Al¬ who sat up late many nights to decipher my hand-writing¬
and to get it into the American idiom® For this effort the Knights made
two donations a year to the Squires to help fill their coffers and to say
'thank you'® Time moves on and waits for no boy® As a senior¬ Paul is
making the best of his last chances at Lamar High School where he is
studying Math and Physics mainly¬ so as to get into Texas A M for an
ElectricalEngineering degree® He is also in the Air Force Junior ROTC and
in the National Honors Society® We have known him also as the Chief Squire
of our Columbian Squires®
Work hard¬ and aim for the moon¬ Paul¬ and thanks for the patience and the
long hours you have put in for me.
I have just come back from a great pic-nic® What a perfect day¬ sunny and
cool® Tons of food and drink¬ lots of friends¬ how relaxing® Why didn't
anyone save a scoop of the made-on-site ice cream for me® Those kids could
hardly wait to stop churning before it was gone® did not even get a
lick® There are some sore bones now after the volleyballand football¬ but
you all looked to be having a load of fun® Thanks everyone for coming¬
cooking¬ eating and clearing® It is funny¬ though¬ I missed the annual
shower of rain!
Anna's father¬ Sidney Mensik¬ our Grand Knight's father-in-law¬ is
progressing well at home now in Rosenberg.
Brother Ricardo Ramos§ wife¬ Hermina¬ is doing much better now¬ and luckily
did not need surgery
Brother Mike Pastor is feeling well¬ and says that he is just about back to
normal now.
Brother Dennis and Marjory Barrett¬ Brother Joe and Joy Jankowski¬ Brother
Aleø and Esther Joswiak¬ Brother Morris and Theresa Lavergne¬ Brother Bob
and Pamela Morgenstern¬ Brother Allen and Cynthia GailNewall¬ Brother Tony
and Sandy Novak¬ Brother Elliott and Shirley Nowak¬ Brother Bill and Judy
Reinecker and Brother Tony and Wallie Trevino.
Brother Joe Atkinson¬ Brother Dennis and Marjory Barrett¬ Brother Bob
Bauhs¬ Mildred (Brother Bill© Covell¬ Brother Ken Dooley¬ Olga (Brother
Charles© Garza¬ Brother Gary Graske¬ Lois (Brother Larry© Gremminger¬
Brother Jerrel Hartfiel¬ Anna (Brother Brick© Hodge¬ Pamela (Brother Bob©
Morgenstern¬ Cathy (Brother Kent© Myers¬ Brother Jackie Savoie¬ Kay
(Brother Louis© Scopel¬ Brother Victor Skrabanek¬ Brother Roland Smith¬
Mary Jane (Brother Jodie© Stavinoha¬ Brother Oscar Taccogna¬ Brother Mark
and Linda Towle, Brother Greg Visoski and Brother David Webster.
Brothers in need Brother Frank BernalIII 34³ - 9007
New members Brother Allen Ewald 34² - 6037
Newsletter items Brother PaulMetcalf 34² - 9096
SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 11
WEAR YOUR BADGE WEAR YOUR EMBLEM
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS