Collin Reedy Receives Agnes Pokorney Memorial Scholarship

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The Official Newsletter of the Catholic Union of Texas
Volume 60, No. 7 www.kjtnet.org July 2018
STATE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
GO GREEN! 42nd KJT General Convention statewide charities for 2018.
Subscribe to the Kids Unlimited Foundation
focuses on providing family-
KJT News at
proceedings of the convention the Accordion Cowboy, Chris
oriented activities where
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children with cancer can get
News. We look forward to and face painting for the kids.
their minds of of their illness,
seeing all of the delegates and Come out and join us!!!
at least for a while. You can
their guests in Houston.
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We will play a 4 person
Upon returning from the The 11th Annual KJT State
KJT In Action scramble format at $250 per
Page 6-9 convention, we will begin Golf Tournament will be held on team which includes mulligans.
readying ourselves for our Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the
CHRISTOPHER L. URBAN Carts will need to be paid for
annual State Family Day to Flatonia Golf Course in Flatonia,
KJT State President separately at the clubhouse.
be held at the KJT Activity Texas located at 1245 Hwy 90
Veterans' Memorial Call to reserve your team’s
and Fraternal Center in La East. More information on the
Pages 10-11 As I write this, we are hastily spot in the tournament. We
Grange on Sunday, July 29. course is available at:
preparing for the 42nd are looking for a big turnout
We will begin the day with www.flatoniagolf.com
KJT General Convention to and look forward to seeing
Holy Mass at 11:30 a.m. and a Proceeds from the tournament
be held from July 19-21 in everyone there!
pork bbq dinner to follow. For will benefit Kids Unlimited
Houston, Texas. We will
entertainment, we will have Foundation, one of KJT’s
have a full write up on the
Collin Reedy Receives
Agnes Pokorney
Memorial Scholarship
"Thank You" Letters
some time for service to
Shirley Pokorney
Page 12 others. His impressive
KJT Society #132, Pflugerville
resume includes varied
It would be totally inaccurate leadership roles in his church
KJT Presentations
to say that Pflugerville Society and extensive volunteerism
Pages 16
132 gave Collin Reedy their in his community, as well as
Agnes Pokorney Memorial countless hours over the years
Scholarship as he truly earned devoted to KJT activity that
it! One would be hard pressed included pancake breakfasts,
Quote of the Month to find a more industrious chili bingos and stuffing
worker or a more well-rounded and distributing raffle ticket
individual for the $1,500 award. envelopes. Unbelievably, he
"Leadership is the
This diligent student attained still made time to work as a
ability to get National Honor Society status life guard to help finance his
and received multiple Science college tuition. We know
extraordinary
and Engineering Awards in this amazing self-starter
achievement from addition to serving as a captain will create his own luck, so
on the football team and instead we congratulate and
ordianry people."
running varsity track. In spite wish him incredible success
-Brian Tracy of a crowded school schedule, at Texas A&M on his path Collin Reedy enthusiastically accepts his KJT Society 132 Agnes
Collin had already figured out to bettering our world as a Pokorney Memorial Scholarship award
that it is important to reserve future construction engineer. from program administrator Shirley Pokorney.
Page 2 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
EDITOR'S NOTE
Convention Time!! Camp Time!! Family Day!!
Up Next...
for the 42nd KJT General keep an eye on Facebook, and I’m ready to polka around Where you can find me
Convention. I have prepared I will post daily photos of our the dance floor! This will be hanging out...
a social media lecture to help youth members swimming, zip- my FIRST family day I get to
our members better understand lining, and having a blast at enjoy for the entire day! Can
July 19th-July 21st
the importance of social media camp. you tell I’m excited?
State Convention
and where our organization is Once, this is all over; I will As a reminder, I will be out
headed with technology. For meet you all back in La Grange of the office until July 30th.
July 22nd-26th
those of you not attending the for the KJT State Family Day at I pray everybody
KJT Youth
convention, if you are interested the KJT Activity Center. If you continues to remain safe as
Summer Camp
and would like to know more have not RSVPed for family day, the temperature heats up.
STEPHANIE PRIHODA
about this topic, feel free to please do so quickly. I know Mr. Safe travels to everyone as
Director of July 26th-29th
contact me here at the home Nors and his crew will prepare they make their way to the
KJT Teen Summer Camp
Media and Marketing office, and I will be more than some amazing BBQ for us all. I convention, camp, and family
welcome to go over my lecture can’t wait to get there!! There will day.
July 29th
Wow!! All of this is with you. All of our break-out be activities and fun events for God Bless,
KJT State Family Day
happening so quickly, sessions will be recorded, and the entire family!! Chris Rybak,
and I’m so excited to get started! access to them will be available The Accordion Cowboy, will
As this newspaper hits the press, after the convention. be there once again. He brings Stephanie Prihoda
I will be heading to Houston As for KJT Summer Camp, such a great show and I know
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ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR REPORT
Wrapping Up July with Convention
on June 9th. Society President The proceeds are used to As always thank you for the
Big Ed Marik and all the society maintain the historic hall opportunity to serve as your
members worked very hard, as and grounds. It was a great Fraternal Activity Manager.
always, to make this a success. day even with the rain. There
KJT President Chris Urban, Vice were over a hundred parade
Bez práce
President David Wagner, State entries, music, bar-b-que beef,
Director Margaret Holik and pork and sausage with all the Michael Reznicek nejsou koláče
husband Charles, State Media trimmings and plenty of cold Fraternal Activity Manager
Director Stephanie Prihoda and beverages. Phone: [phone]
her three children and myself As this article is being written Email:
Without work, there
had a great time. It took all of us our sites are on the 42nd KJT [email protected]
MICHAEL REZNICEK since the home office hosted the General Convention. This are no koláče.
second annual kolache eating is always a great convention
KJT Fraternal
contest. Oh what fun it was. taking care of business and
Activity Manager
Thank you, Society #40, for your having some fun in between.
wonderful hospitality. I ask each and every one
Happy Summer everyone! For the 4th of July my family to continue to recruit new
I was able to kick off June and I worked the celebration members and keep several of
with another great Kolache in Round Top. The Round Top your member benefit flyers
Klobase Festival hosted by Rifle Association hosted the handy.
Society #40 in East Bernard annual 4th of July celebration.
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These Societies are
moving right along with
social media!!
Check out these
societies that are now on
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KJT #43, Wied
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KJT #100, Caldwell
Blinn College is offering Czech language classes via synchronous learning – in a live, on line classroom. Students are able to join the class
KJT #63, Smithville
from any location where they have access to high-speed internet. Our instructor, Thadious Polasek, has been teaching Czech for 35 years
KJT #90, Rosenberg
at both high school and college level. Elements of Moravian dialects will also be covered in class.
KJT #35, Ennis
Please let your friends know that the following classes will be offered:
KJT #46, La Grange
Czech Beginner class starting on September 12 and ending December 5, 2018;
KJT #119, La Marque
Czech Intermediate Starting on September 11 and ending on December 4, 2018;
KJT #129, Schulenburg
Advanced Czech beginning on October 2 and ending on November 20, 2018. KJT #115, Victoria
For more information visit http://www.blinn.edu/schulenburg/czech.html KJT #31, West
To register for the Czech class call Loraine Orellana, Coordinator of Distance and Community Education,
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Page 4 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
MESSAGE FROM OUR SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR
“A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the
sun, and the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of
twelve stars.” (Rev 12:1)
August 15 is the Catholic
By contemplating Mary in suffering and violence seem to Church, on August 15 we pray:
Church’s celebration of when
heavenly glory, we understand loom on the horizon. “Almighty ever-living God,
“the Immaculate Mother of
that the earth is not the We may be sure of it: from on who assumed the Immaculate
God, the ever Virgin Mary,
definitive homeland for us high, Mary follows our footsteps Virgin Mary, the Mother of your
having completed the course of
either, and that if we live with with gentle concern, dispels the Son, body and soul into heavenly
her earthly life, was assumed
our gaze fixed on eternal goods gloom in moments of darkness glory, grant, we pray, that always
body and soul into heavenly
we will one day share in this and distress, reassures us with attentive to the things that are
glory.” This is the dogma of
same glory and the earth will her motherly hand. above we may merit to be sharers
the Assumption of the Blessed
become more beautiful. Supported by awareness of this, of her glory.”
Virgin Mary as infallibly defined
Consequently, we must not let us continue confidently on our
REVEREND ROBERT E. (BOB) by Pope Pius XII in his papal lose our serenity and peace path of Christian commitment
KNIPPENBERG bull, Munificentissimus Deus, on even amid the thousands of wherever Providence may lead
KJT State Spiritual Director November 1, 1950.
daily difficulties. The luminous us. Let us forge ahead in our lives
How does the Assumption of
sign of Our Lady taken up into under Mary's guidance [General Father Bob Knippenberg
the Blessed Virgin Mary apply
Heaven shines out even more Audience, August 16, 2006]. State Spiritual Director
to our daily lives? According to
brightly when sad shadows of This is why, with Holy Mother
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI:
Please visit www.kjtnet.org for more information.
Reminder:
Please remember to update your records at the KJT Home Office
periodically. With the turn of the century, home phone lines are
becoming extinct, and most of us use our cell phones as our main
lines. It’s important that we have up-to-date communication
information here on record. We are proud to personally deliver
membership notices, and make it part of our success that we
recognize those who have been a part of our organization for so
long.
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UPDATED PHONE NUMBERS
EMAIL ADDRESS
You are welcome to contact us here at the home office
Catholic Union of Texas
P.O. Box 297
214 E. Colorado St.
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[email protected]
Page 5 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
JUNE 2018 TOP PRODUCERS
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Producer
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• June Premium Leader
Tanner Schlottman Albert Sustala
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Society #35, Society #80, Sealy
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Page 6 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
KJT IN ACTION
WELCOME TO OUR SALES FORCE
Taylor Ivy Joins the KJT Team
DAVID WAGNER
Associate of Arts degree with volunteer fireman. Taylor
STATE VICE PRESIDENT 75-Year 50-Year
a concentration in Agriculture. married Ashley (Pietzsch) and
He is the general manager at currently lives in Hungerford. Membership Membership
The Catholic Union of
the Hungerford CO-OP Farm They have just welcomed a
Texas, the KJT, is excited to and Ranch Store and a local little boy, Jaxton, into this July 2018 July 2018
announce our newest
world. Taylor is
agent, Taylor D. Ivy.
excited and looks Society #1, Praha
Taylor was born and
forward to this Society #72, Corpus Christi Gregory P. McGill
raised in Hungerford,
new endeavor of Marvin S. Bezdek
Texas where he
being an insurance Society #3, Hostyn
graduated from
representative Society #115, Victoria Edward G. Polasek
Boling High School.
for the KJT. He is Francis J. Herman
After graduation,
currently a member Lawrence S. Yanta Society #14, Bryan
Taylor attended
of Hungerford Kevin C. Boriskie
Wharton County
Society #79.
Junior College and
Welcome aboard Society #16, Wallis
graduated with an
Taylor! 25-Year Kevin D. Marik
Membership
Society #20, Shiner
July 2018 Philip Hybner, Jr.
Bryan S. Vaclavik
Society #12, Frenstat Society #31, West
Brian L. Tanner Steven F. Gerik
Christopher B. Nemec
Society #20, Shiner
Claire M. Vincik Society #43, Wied
Savanna M. Vincik Gregory C. Mladenka
Flag Day Society #31, West Society #48, Hillje
Linda D. Beseda David J. Hlavaty
Celebration
Society #46, La Grange Society #55, Corn Hill
Trenton N. Proske James A. Lefner
Jordan P. Walla
KJT Society #114, Temple
Society #72, Corpus Christi
Society #72, Corpus Christi Brian J. Nemec
On Thursday, June 14, 2018, Beverly J. Bohuslav John F. Nemec
Travis K. Neslony
KJT Society #114, Temple held
a Flag Day ceremony at Saint Society #84, El Campo
Mary’s Catholic Church in Society #79, Hungerford Thomas E. Krenek
Trisha M. Thornton
Temple to honor our Nation’s
flag. In 1897, the governor of Society #87, Jourdanton
New York proclaimed a Flag Society #96, Sinton Kenneth M. Huschke
Day celebration for the first Dillon C. Mokry Kenneth R. Netardus
time as an annual event in James Rakowitz Jr.
the state. President Woodrow Society #112, Austin James Rakowitz, Sr.
Jennifer K. Bartosh
Wilson established Flag Day as
an annual national celebration Eric Janecek Society #96, Sinton
in his proclamation issued on Gregory L. Vanecek
May 30, 1916, and a Flag Day Society #119, La Marque Mark F. Vanecek
celebration to honor our nation’s Jacob A. Triska Matthew D. Vanecek
flag has been held on June 14 of
each year since that date. Society #100, Caldwell
Edwin L. Charanza, Jr.
Pictured left to right: KJT Society #114 President, Eugene
Floyd J. Fritcher
Pavlat; Society Secretary, James Hosch; Father Steve Sauser; St.
Steven A. Telg
Mary’s Catholic School Principal, Theresa Wyles; St. Mary’s
School Faculty Member, Deanna Cayce; Society Treasurer,
Society #108, Brenham
Estelle Simonton; St. Mary’s Faculty Member, Dr. Lucie
Johnny C. Kubeczka
Menivar; Society Vice-President, Edwin Vasicek.
Matthew M. Kubeczka
Page 7 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
KJT IN ACTION
District V Family Fun Day
Joseph Block Society for the preparations
Society #35, Ennis President for the day of cooking and
making sure everyone was
well fed. Thank you Mike
We would like say thank
Landsfeld for all that you have
you to Robert Slovak for the
done for District V, hope you
the use of his farm for the
have room for the plaque to
days activities of the annual
hang on your wall. Thanks
District V Family Fun Day and
to all that participated and
meeting. Everyone had a great
the opportunity for everyone
time with a great turn out of
to visit with one another. As
the members. Competition was
always, thank you for another
tough in the fishing contest,
successful year.
but the fun was exciting for
the winners. Thank you Dallas
Mrs. Simon Borak
East Bernard, #40
Page 8 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
KJT IN ACTION
Flags for Veterans
Pictured are Fourth Degree Knights Darrin Koym carrying the flag and Joe Marusik.
Members Pays Homage to Flag
KJT Society #80, Sealy an extra special thank you
Sealy KJT Society #80 paid
to Fourth Degree KC’s: Joe
homage to the American
Fourth Degree Knights of Lemos, Dustin Konesheck,
flag on Saturday, June 9, and
Columbus in full regalia joined Randy Cernosek, Darrin
Sunday, June 10, in honor
in the Flay Day program. The Koym, Joe Marusik, Abraham
of Flag Day with a special
program included a short story Carrillo, Raul Rosas, Third
program at all three Masses
about the flag, reciting the Degree, Samuel Acosta, Jr.,
at the Sealy Immaculate
Pledge of Allegiance, and singing Isidro Garcia, and lectors,
Conception Catholic Church.
“The Star Spangled Banner.” Mark Stolarski, Carolyn Bilski,
The society placed a patriotic
Then, while the organist softly and Elsa Sanchez , as well as the
floral arrangement on the altar,
KJT Society #72, Corpus Christi and the Sunday 9 a.m. Mass played “The Battle Hymn of the music and song leaders.
Republic,” the lector read the
FLAG DAY - Corpus Christi Society #72 - Jr. Member, Caroline was for living and deceased
poem “I Am Your Flag.”
Finnegan, shown distributing flags at Seaside Memorial Park & society members.
Society #80 wishes to extend
Funeral Home on Flag Day, June 14, 2018.
Page 9 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
KJT IN ACTION
Flag Day Celebration
KJT Society #141, Georgetown
On June 14, 2018, we
current church on Highway 29
celebrated Flag Day.
in Georgetown.
Members of KJT Society #141,
Afterward, we met at the
Georgetown and KJZT Society
Sirloin Stockade in Taylor Tx.
#130 gathered around the bell
that on May 3, 1931, which was
Pictured below (front Row L-R) Dan Berto,Treasurer; Rick
located on top of the original
Nemec, Vice President; Jeanette Nemec, Secretary; Virginia Berto,
St. Helen Catholic Church
Gary Gentz, President; Daphne Gentz, Pat Gregoire, and Lillian
in Georgetown. It now sits
Naizer. (Back Row L-R) Pat Ermis, Larry Gregoire, Mary K Marusak
outside the east entrance of our
and George Marusak.
The original 1931 church bell at St. Helen Catholic Church in
Georgetown
KJT Society #129 Participates in Flag Day
KJT Society #129, Schulenburg
St. Augustine Society #129 in Schulenburg participated in the annual Schulenburg
Memorial Day celebration held on May 28 for their Flag Day activity. Society members
handed out bottled water to the attendees.
(l-r) Matthew, Nickolas and Shantelle Prihoda and Paul Rogers,
(not pictured) Joanna Rogers.
Page 10 Catholic Union Of Texas News July 2018
VETERAN' MEMORIAL
Stephanie Prihoda
KJT News Editor
Anita Meismer
The Nada-Garwood Veterans' Memorial
KJT Society #35, Nada
Af ew short years ago, Army
Leon Meismer,
different, the love for their Engineers to provide operational and could support aircraft at
Veteran Leon Meismer,
US Army Staff Sergant
country and the pride they control for construction of the 17 tons loaded. During one of
husband of Anita Meismer of
Nada, spent countless hours a few of the Veteran’s of Nada carried with their duties single largest airfield in Osan, the battle conflicts, Leon was
watching over and maintaining and Garwood at their annual remained the same. Korea. After the group was wounded. He didn’t remember
the Veteran memorial that Veteran’s luncheon that is Anita Meismer shares her there less than a month the much from this time, but he did
stands at the entrance of Nada, hosted by the Nada-Garwood story of her husband, USA North Korean tanks crossed remember that he resumed back
Texas. This memorial marks “Gadabouts.” The “Gababouts” Army Veteran Leon Meismer the 38th Parallel. Company A, to his unit without taking any
the honor and memory of a small, local organization that and the story behind twhe 802 Engineer Aviation Battalion time off. However, he carried
Veterans in the surrounding was organized to raise funds for Nada-Garwood Veterans found only two airfields in all his battle scar wounds for the
area. One might ask themselves the Nada-Garwood Memorial Memorial. of Korea that were suited for rest of his life.
why such manpower is put site. What once stood as an high-performance aircraft. The Leon was discharged from the
into a project this small. Time eyesore to town visitors soon My late husband, Leon SCARWAF units immediately Army in December 1952 with
spent maintaining proper became full of life honoring the Meismer, was a US began adding extensions to the the rank of Staff Sergeant. He
lighting and manicuring the Veterans of the surrounding ARMY Staff Sergeant, January Korean airfields to accommodate returned to his hometown of
lawn around it seems like a area. 1951 - 1952. Leon served in air crafts, such as the F-86 C- Nada and was married to his
lot of work for a small statue, Sitting among these heroes, the Army and was attached to 124's. In a very short time, the wife, Anita by his uncle, Right
but for most, there is a much a few of these men were happy the Army Corp Engineers. He North Korean's advancement Reverend A.A. Leopold of San
deeper meaning behind that to tell me a small part of their was later assigned to serve with forced the SCARWAF units Antonio.
memorial, and I had the honor adventures serving time in the the Special Category Army to fight. The SCARWAF units They celebrated their 60th
to sit among some of these men military. I spoke with members Personnel with Air Force forced the North Korean's to wedding anniversary on March
and women to hear their stories. of all the military branches, (SCARWAF). This unit was retreat. The 9,000-foot concrete 1, 2014. They had four children:
June 14, 2018, I visited with and while their stories were a trained group of Aviation runway project was resumed Michael, deceased, Patrick,