Freehold Knights of Columbus Council 1672

Our 4th Annual Blessing of the Autos & Car Show is rapidly approaching! Please save the date and join us for a great time. For Show Cars, there is a suggested donation of $20 for early registrants and $25 the day of the show. Admission is FREE to all who wish to browse the beautiful cars. Many raffle prizes will be given out throughout the day! We thank all of our supporters and look forward to seeing everyone there!

Presentation of our Council's "Knight of the Year" Award to Pat Facchini, a Service Award to Deacon Rolf, and an Appreciation Award to Tom LoBocchiaro by the GK at Tuesday Night's Council Meeting. Great job Brothers! These awards were very well deserved by all three of these men.

Grand Knight Ed Hudak, Deputy Grand Knight Chris Barnett, and Past Grand Knight Brian Barrett presented a check for over $3,200 to the Monmouth County ARC at the County Chapter Meeting that was held there last night. The money was raised at the Council's coin canning drive last month that took place throughout the streets of Freehold Boro. Great job to all those who participated and/or contributed!

We will be holding our 2nd annual Baby Bottle Boomerang with bottles being distributed on Mother’s Day weekend after all masses at St. Rose of Lima Church and the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine. Bottles will be collected prior to all masses at both parishes on Father’s Day weekend. All proceeds will go to Birthright of Freehold. Please support this fundraiser again this year. Thank you!

Please share this information about our Council's Scholarship Program for 2024. Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded to two exceptional students within our parishes of St. Rose of Lima Church and the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine who are graduating 8th grade and who plan to attend a Catholic High School as freshmen in September 2024. This is the second year of our Scholarship Program and it was well received last year. The deadline for submission of applications is May 17th.

The Randy Butters Magic Show has been re-scheduled! We had to cancel the last schedule show due to the snowy weather forecast. There are still tickets available. This promises to be a lot of fun and laughs.

SAVE THE DATE! February 11th there will be a Valentine's Day Breakfast at the Columbian Club! See the information below. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Our Annual Kids Day is rapidly approaching. This is open to ALL Kids under 14 and there is NO CHARGE! Always a fun event topped off with the magic act of "Randy the Magician!!" Come one, come all!

The Columbian Club of Freehold, home of the Freehold Knights of Columbus, will be presenting a "night of magic and fun" on Friday evening, January 19th. Doors open at 7pm and showtime is 8pm for the Second Annual "Randy Butters Magic Show!" Randy is back due to popular demand and is sure to sell out. Contact Gino at [email protected] for more information and to pre-register. Cost is $25 per person. Attendees may bring their own snacks and a CASH Bar will be available. Be sure to get your tickets early!

Freehold Council #1672 will be holding it's Annual Free Throw Contest on Saturday, January 5th at 1pm at St. Rose of Lima Gym on South St. This is open to ALL Boys and Girls ages 9-14. Pre-Registration is required! Contact Brian Barrett at [email protected] for more information and to pre-register.

The Freehold Knights of Columbus are proud to announce that we received two awards that were presented by our District Deputy Lou DiBello at our meeting last night. The first picture shows our Grand Knight Ed Hudak and Deputy Grand Knight Chris Barnett receiving the "Star Council" Award from the Knights of Columbus Supreme of New Haven, CT for accomplishments for the year 2022-2023. The second picture shows the District Deputy presenting the Grand Knight with an award from the NJ Knights of Columbus for our Council's Veterans Assistance Program for 2023, namely our "Send a Hero Home for the Holiday" campaign. Many smiles were on the faces of our Brothers of our Council who worked so hard during the past year. It is great to receive this acknowledgement for all that you have accomplished as a Council. These awards are the icing on the cake! Congratulations Brothers of Council #1672!

Freehold Council #1672 is holding its Christmas Tree/Wreath/Grave Cover Sale this weekend, Saturday and Sunday. We will be at two locations! The Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Rd., Freehold and Our Council Hall at 70 E. Main St., Freehold. Saturday hours are 9am-3pm at both locations. Sunday hours are 9am-3pm at the Council Hall and 8am-1pm at the Co-Cathedral. All proceeds from these sales go into our Charity Fund which enables us to provide financial assistance to many local charities. Please support the Knights!

Just a reminder for you to sign up for our Annual Blood Drive. December 2nd is right around the corner and pre-registration is necessary. Give the gift of blood. We thank you for your support! GK Ed Hudak

Please support our Keep Christ in Christmas Sales! All proceeds go to our Charity Fund which is used to support local charities. Available items include lawn signs, Christmas cards, Christmas magnets, Christmas ornaments, Christmas bumper stickers, and assorted pins. Thank you!

We Have a Columbus Baby!!!

Dear Grand Knight Ed,
On behalf of the Freehold 1672 Council of The Knights of Columbus, I am happy to announce we have a 2023 Columbus Day Baby born in Freehold at Centra State Hospital.
For over 30 years, the Freehold 1672 Council has been given the first baby born in Freehold on the actual Columbus Day, October 12th, a $100 Stop & Shop gift card, flowers and a congratulations certificate to the baby and family. This tradition was started by Past Grand Knight Frank Aburto. This year baby boy Jasiel Ramonz was the first born at CentraState Hospital on the morning of October 12th, 2023.
Congratulations Jasiel and May God Bless You always!

Fraternally,

Gino Iacovella
Past Grand Knight
Freehold Council 1672

GAME SHOW NIGHT ROUND II

Back by popular demand! We will be hosting another round of Game Show Night at the Freehold Columbian Club. This event will surely sell out and pre-registration is required. Contact me to reserve a spot or to book a table of 8 players.

A wonderful time was had by the 7 Brothers of Council #1672 who attended the Pride in our Priests Banquet last night at South Gate Manor in Freehold. We were fortunate to be able to get a couple of pictures taken with Bishop David M. O'Connell, Monsignor Sam, and Fr. Jim.

On this past Saturday the Brothers of the Freehold Council hit the streets of Freehold and collected donations from passing motorists that will go towards our "Coats for Kids" campaign to purchase winter coats for needy children in the Freehold area. In 4 hours over $4000 was collected for this worthwhile cause. I wish to thank all who donated and all those Brothers who gave a great effort out there on the streets! Another job well done by #1672!!

Our Brother Knight, recent Pro Football HOF'er Joe Klecko, attended our monthly Council meeting on Tuesday evening and spoke to our members about his career in football and his strong Catholic faith. It was a memorable evening for our Council I thank Brother Joe for taking time out of his busy schedule to make it all possible!

This promises to be a great day.

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Congratulations again to our Brothers who were recognized at our last Council Meeting. Brother Roger Zurro accepting his “Wings of Life” award for all of his Pro-Life work that he does year after year, Brother Jim Meyers, accepting his plaque for being recognized as “Council #1672 Knight of the Year for 2022-2023”, and Brother Charles Pomaro accepting his plaque for being recognized as “Rookie of the Year for 2022-2023”.

Following our fundraising efforts, Grace Huegel, who will be embarking on her journey to become a Salesian sister, is presented with a check from our Council for $4625. Brother Paul Fournier brought a first degree relic of St. John Bosco, founder of the Salesian sisters, and Deacon Rolf led all of us in a prayer for Grace, who is pictured holding the relic. It was a wonderful way to show our support for her. She is truly a remarkable young woman and I ask that all of you keep her in your prayers.

Congrats to Brother Joe Klecko!!

A Great job was done by the Brothers who made up the cooking crew for this past Saturday's Old Freehold Day event. The weather was great and there was a good turnout for the event. A fun time was had by all!!

Another new addition to Council #1672. Welcome to Leo Parmegiani, our newest Brother!! Brother Leo attended the CUF Degree Ceremony in Fair Haven on this past Saturday morning. Accompanying him were (from left to right) Chancellor Pat Facchini, Leo, Brother Nebil Toutounchi (his sponsor), and his brother-in-law, PFN Joseph Gasparro from the South Amboy Council. That's three new Brothers in the last week!!

Don't miss the 3rd Annual Blessing of the Autos and Car Show!
Guaranteed to be a great day!

FREEHOLD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #1672 RECEIVES TOP AWARD

The Freehold Knights of Columbus Council #1672 has received the distinction of Star Council, the international organization’s top award for local councils! The Star Council Award recognizes overall excellence in the areas of membership, promotion of fraternal insurance benefits, sponsorship of faith formation programs and service-oriented activities. Congratulations to all of our Brothers who worked tirelessly this past year to make this award possible! Winning this award is the culmination of a very successful year for our Council and my hope is that we can continue along this path and be in line for similar recognition next year as well!
For information on joining our Council please contact our Membership Director Pat Facchini at 908-334-0768.

Let's all give a hearty welcome to Peter Balestrino and Jonathan Abbate, our newest Brothers to Council #1672! Attending the CUF Degree Ceremony last night at the Jackson Council of the Knights of Columbus were (from left to right) Brother Tom Abbate (father of Jonathan), Peter, Jonathan, and Brother Bill Harms. Missing from the photo was the cameraman, Chancelor Pat Facchini.