Seminarian William Wainio and now-Father Matthew Humerickhouse.

August 8 was an exciting day for Catholics in the Youngstown Diocese, and Council 11369 is proud to be an integral part of it.

Three seminarians were ordained as Catholic priests at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown, with Bishop Martin Amos emeritus of the Diocese of Davenport Iowa presiding.

They are Ryan Furlong, Matthew Humerickhouse and Matt Zwilling.

And Father Humerickhouse is one of out ‘adopted’ seminarians.

The council donated $1,000 each to Father Humerickhouse and Seminarian William Wainio as part of the order’s RSVP program, or Refund Support Vocation Program.

We are proud of our seminarians and the sacrifices they are making to grow the Faith.

Matthew Humerickhouse

Father Matthew Humerickhouse grew up in Jackson Township outside Canton.

He and his family attended St Michael the Archangel Church there.

Father Mathew graduated from Walsh University in North Canton and attended graduate classes there and at Franciscan University in Steubenville.

Father Matt worked for Buckeye Protective Services in security and Mark’s Inc., a construction firm for a time.

Then he decided he wanted to enter the priesthood.

He was accepted at Mount St. Mary Seminary in Cincinnati.

Father Matt completed his seminary studies at St. Mary Seminary in Wickliffe.

His summer and pastoral year assignments consisted of: St. Joan of Arc, Streetsboro, St. Joseph, Massillon, and St. Christine, Youngstown.

William Wainio

Our returning “adopted” seminarian is William Wainio from Boardman.

His home parish is St Angela Merici.

Bill is 26-years-old and graduated in 2011 from Ursuline High School in Youngstown.

He attended Youngstown State University for five years.

He finished his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy at John Carroll University in May of 2019 and is continuing his education at St Mary Seminary and Graduate School.

His hobbies include listening to and playing music, especially playing the piano.

He enjoys art, and handmaking silk screened cards for Christmas and other holidays.

Bill loves being outdoors especially among nature, so he takes to camping, hiking, biking, etc.

He loves spending time with family and friends.

Bill is a 4th degree Knight.

His uncle Thomas Wainio lives in Canfield and is a member of Council 11369.

The Knights of Columbus Refund Support Vocation Program (RSVP), keeps the faith alive by
supporting our seminarians and postulants.

As the strong right arm of the church, Knights of Columbus are committed to providing moral, financial and spiritual support to our future priests and religious at all stages of their formation.

Though financial support is vitally important, it is not the only aspect of the RSVP program.

Councils are also called to provide their “adopted” seminarian or religious with moral support and prayers for their success.

The Ordination Ceremony will be rebroadcast on the Ecumenical Television Channel (ETC) by the Catholic Television Network of Youngstown (CTNY) on Aug 11 at 11:00 am and 8:30 pm and again on Aug 13 at 11:00 am and 8:30 pm.

FINALLY, the 2020 Cash Bonanza Charity Raffle sales campaign has ended in Ohio, after starting in February!

The deadline has passed to turn in additional tickets, and our council sold another 34.

That makes for a total of 1,169 tickets sold for the 2020 campaign.

The drawing is on June 27th.

We will net over $4,000 from this campaign.

You’ll recall from the last post that the council needed to purchase tickets in order to make out goal of selling 1,130 tickets.

More information later.

Great work Brothers!

The last day to turn in ticket stubs and money for the Cash Bonanza Raffle is June 10th.

Please call Jim K at 330 507-7427.

The May 2020 meeting of Council 11369 will be a virtual meeting.

It’s May 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Just click this link to join by Zoom. (here the web address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86443498877)

Father Matthew is leading us in the saying of the Rosary every Wednesday night at 7, using the Meeting app.

(Here’s the link to that: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81847962696?pwd=MVlYa2g2bitUN2hISUlybCs2cDI2UT09)

Attention Brother Knights: Ticket turn-in is fast approaching this coming Wednesday.

I realize this is a challenging time; I hope you can buy your ticket allotment or sell to family members.

We have over 550 sold, but our goal is 1130. It’ll truly be a miracle if we can do it!

Again, ticket stubs and money must be turned in to Jim Krivanek by April 15. The actual drawing will still be on May 16 at the virtual state convention.

You can mail ticket stubs and a check to Jim at:
34 Timber Run Ct
Canfield, OH 44406

Or drop tickets off at St Michaels and place in the K of C mailbox (checks only please).

Or call 330-507-7427 and leave a message. Or email. I will pick them up off your porch or whatever designated location you provide.

UPDATE: The council is suspending organized ticket sales events at the doors of the churches. Our worthy Grand Knight has made this decision based on information on COVID-19 provided by fraternal.

We still hope Brother Knights can buy tickets or sell them while remaining safe.

Here’s some ticket information:

For our wonderful customers:

Please support our biggest fundraiser for charity, and you might win a great cash prize.

Here are just five of the things your raffle ticket purchase supports:

1. The Knights donated more than 200 hams to the Rescue Mission, Beatitude House, St Vincent DePaul and more for Christmas. It’s a holiday tradition for us!

2. Our council rebates 15% of the net proceeds to St Michael Parish and St Paul Monastery.

3. The K of C gives rosaries to all First Communicants at St Michael.

4. Ohio seminarians including the 20 men from the Diocese of Youngstown receive cash Christmas gifts, allowing them to purchase gifts for family members.

5. At one time, this raffle involved lifetime prizes. There are still four winners who receive monthly prizes for the rest of their lives.

Check out fun raffle facts in the weekly St Michael bulletin.

For our brother Knights:

Need tickets? Email us!

Also, if you want me to pick up your sold ticket stubs and money, please call, text, or email. (If texting, provide your name)

Picture: Brother Paschal is honored as Clergy of the Year at the 2018 council Christmas Party at St Michaels.

In its 75 years in the Canfield and Ellsworth Township community, the Catholic brothers and priests with the Society of St Paul at St Paul’s Monastery on Route 224 have never asked for donations.

That has changed, as the Supporters of St Paul’s Monastery is behind a $10,000 upgrade to the main building’s heating system.

To that end, there will be a party at Dino’s Restaurant at 10941 Mahoning Avenue in North Jackson on Big Game Sunday, February 2.

The Knights of Columbus Council 11369 is supporting this fundraiser.

The restaurant will be open exclusively for this event.

There will be several big-screen TVs.

Doors open at 5 p.m.

Plenty of food, beer, wine, coffee and more will be available.
Tickets are $50.00.

You can mail a check made payable to Society of St Paul to: St Paul Monastery, P.O. Box 595, Canfield, OH 44406.

Please include your name and contact information.

All proceeds go to the non-profit society.

Donations are also being accepted.

Questions, please call Rick at 330-719-0101 or Dee at 330-360-6775.

Or you can email the monastery or Father Matthew

25 Knights and their wives enjoyed a wonderful Christmas party at Dino’s Restaurant in North Jackson on Friday, December 13.

Tia Ciferno from the Bella Women’s Center in Niles was there to provide musical entertainment.

She and her story were both a huge hit!

Father Roehrig (above) and others led us in festive song as well.

And the menu was terrific!

Certainly, though, our thoughts at all times were with our brother, Brother Paschal.