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Member News and Notes
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February Dinner Meeting Photos
January Dinner Meeting Photos
December Father/Son - Father/Daughter Dinner Meeting Photos
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IThe Men’s Club jump started the Advent season with our annual Father/Son - Father/Daughter Christmas Dinner. What a memorable evening, complete with a visit from Santa Claus who helped hand out our Zoo Miami related gifts and raffle prizes to both the young and shall we say “more mature (at least physically)” attendees. What a blessing it was to hear and see our special guest speaker Ron Magill tell the story of a rescued eagle. Whether you were 6, 36 or 76 years old all 112 in attendance were entertained, enthralled and educated. The Men’s Club was proud to honor Ron with a check for the Ron Magill Conservation Endowment.
November Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting Photos
Our November Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting saw the Men’s Club “Gave Thanks” to our Veterans. The night began with four cadets from the Miami Killian High School JROTC program Color Guard presenting the flag. The JROTC director Major James Brown (US Army Retired) gave us a brief overview of their successful program. It was a pleasure to see these fully uniformed young men sharply execute the Flag presentation ceremony. The contrast in age and continuity of service was appreciated by our 24 attending Veterans. (10 USAF, 9 Army, 3 Marines, 1 Navy and 1 Coast Guard) SJN’s, Octavio Orochena (US Army PFC 1962-65) sang the National Anthem. Instead of military issued “MREs” a traditional Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed by all 62 men in attendance. Our speaker Lt. Col. Tom Gammons (USAF Retired) who is the Education Officer at the Miami Military Museum gave us an excellent presentation on the history of the Richmond Naval Station as well as the impact of military events on our community.
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Helping St John Neumann Catholic School
At the St John Neuman Catholic School Swine and Dine the Men's Club presented the school with a $4,500 check for their “No Red Ink” learning program. We had a promotional booth at the event as well.
September Meeting Photos
Our September Dinner Meeting marked the 20th Men's Club Annual Chili Cook-off and this year's was more successful and tastier then ever. Congratulations to all the chefs and we look forward to even more participating next year.
GREAT SUCCESS!
Thomas Rhodes III Golf Memorial Golf Tournament
Saturday August 6 2022 - Trump National Doral
St John Neumann Men’s Club Golf Chairman Mike Mesa (far left) with the winners of this year’s Tournament: (L to R) Jorge Najera, Daniel Gonzalez, Alvaro Puche, and Rene Mesa.
SJN Men’s Club Golf Chairman Mike Mesa (far left ) with 2nd place team (l to r) Yogui González Andres Galarraga Juan Carlos Amaro Rafael Cedeño
SJN Men’s Club Golf Chairman Mike Mesa (far left ) with 3rd place team (l to r) AJ DeZayas Alex DeZayas Armando DeZayas Agustín Guardiola
Golf Chairman Mike Mesa ( 2nd from left) with most honest golf team members 😉
August Meeting Photos
The August Dinner Meeting saw the return of our popular Ialian Block Party featuring the Italian cuisine of our resident chef Jimmy Iovino. Our Guest Speaker was our newest SJN Parish Parochial Vicar Father Nicholas Toledo.
July Meeting Photos
The SJN Men’s Club dinner meeting on Monday July 11th, in celebration of Independence Day, saw the handover of Men's Club administration to the new President Keith Simmons and the 2022-23 Board of Directors. President Keith thanked outgoing 2020-22 President Tom Visney for his tireless efforts on behalf of the club and Parish. As Guest Speaker, the club welcomed new Parochial Vicar Father Cesar Betancourt.
The 2022-23 Board of Directors:
President - Keith Simmons
Past President - Tom Visney
Vice President - Mike O'Connor
Treasurer - John Hanek
Secretary - Frank Rivero
Sergeant-at-Arms - John Gentile
Membership – Richard Glass
Operations – Dennis Stommes
Events – David Donnelly
Ministries – Sal Avila
Marketing – Vacant
Food Services – Jim Iovino
Special Services (Past Past President) - Paul Banaszak
June Meeting Photos
The SJN Men’s Club meeting on Monday June 6th welcomed Monsignor Pablo Navarro back to the Parish and the Men’s Club, along with Guest Speaker Peter Jude, President of the Serra Club of Miami. Our Men’s Club presented a donation in support of the St John Vianney Seminary. The dinner meeting featured the annual steak dinner served by the club's past presidents. Keith Simmons was elected Men's Club President for 2022-2023.
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Member News and Notes
June Dinner Meeting
Eleven of our Past Presidents were recognized at our June meeting. The steaks were marinated by Chef Aroby, grilled to perfection by our expert culinary team and thoroughly enjoyed by the 63 attendees. The Club was proud to wish Fr Cesar God Speed with his new assignment. His enthusiasm and enormous smile will be missed. June was election month.
Your 2023/24 Officers are as follows:
Sergeant-at- Arms, John Gentile
Secretary, Frank Rivero
Treasurer, John Hanek
Vice President, Mike O’Connor
President, Keith Simmons
May Dinner Meeting Photos
We kicked off the month on May 1st with “Uno de Mayo” with 57 men enjoying a Cinco de Mayo themed evening. The Mexican food was plentiful and delicious with Churros and Ice Cream for dessert! Our guest speaker was Dr Joaquin Molina, author of What is a Man? He delivered a powerful and important message on what the bible has to say about being a man. Accompanying him were several men who had turned their lives around by following these biblical principles.
April Dinner Meeting Photos
The Men’s Club entered the 50 days of the Church’s Easter season with an Easter Monday Dinner on April 10. The meeting was moved to the month’s second Monday in deference to Holy Week. Because of this change, attendance was subdued but those present were amply rewarded by a plentiful and delicious lamb dinner. Our guest speaker was Eva Lizardo from the Miami-Dade County Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM). Eva had an informative presentation focused on our water resource -The Biscayne Aquifer. Her team is charged with making sure our businesses and citizens maintain proper procedures to protect our freshwater supply.
March Dinner Meeting Photos
Your Men’s Club’s Annual “Wearin’ of the green” St Patrick’s Day Dinner. Our outstanding kitchen staff led by Jimmy “Mc”Iovino prepared Corned Beef and Cabbage as well as Shepherd’s Pie. Men’s Club members Mark Minervino (who’s grandmother was from County Kerry) and David Donnelly presented the group with a history of St Patrick himself and how the Irish saved Christianity (worth a google search for more info on that). The Donnelly brothers led us in a few Irish sing-a-longs, a few jokes were told, and Irish beverages were present in some of the cups when we shared a toast to the memory of the Men’s Club’s John Sullivan.
February Dinner Meeting Photos
Our February Dinner Meeting featured Monday Night Football with the Men’s Club: Super Bowl Edition. There were 107 attending the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of the Miami Dolphins Perfect Season. Special — make that extra special— guest speaker Mercury Morris, discussed how the defeat in Super Bowl VI motivated the team to that historical perfect season capped off with a victory in Super Bowl VII. Mercury told us that he didn’t find God, God found him, a comment to ponder.
January Dinner Meeting Photos
Our January meeting featured a presentation on wills, trusts and estate planning by the law firm of Palmer, Palmer and Mangiero. Our attendees were treated to a delicious Italian meal served by “Chef Jimmy Iovino” and his kitchen crew.
December Father/Son - Father/Daughter Dinner Meeting Photos
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The Men’s Club jump started the Advent season with our annual Father/Son - Father/Daughter Christmas Dinner. What a memorable evening, complete with a visit from Santa Claus who helped hand out our Zoo Miami related gifts and raffle prizes to both the young and shall we say “more mature (at least physically)” attendees. What a blessing it was to hear and see our special guest speaker Ron Magill tell the story of a rescued eagle. Whether you were 6, 36 or 76 years old all 112 in attendance were entertained, enthralled and educated. The Men’s Club was proud to honor Ron with a check for the Ron Magill Conservation Endowment.
November Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting Photos
Our November Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting saw the Men’s Club “Gave Thanks” to our Veterans. The night began with four cadets from the Miami Killian High School JROTC program Color Guard presenting the flag. The JROTC director Major James Brown (US Army Retired) gave us a brief overview of their successful program. It was a pleasure to see these fully uniformed young men sharply execute the Flag presentation ceremony. The contrast in age and continuity of service was appreciated by our 24 attending Veterans. (10 USAF, 9 Army, 3 Marines, 1 Navy and 1 Coast Guard) SJN’s, Octavio Orochena (US Army PFC 1962-65) sang the National Anthem. Instead of military issued “MREs” a traditional Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed by all 62 men in attendance. Our speaker Lt. Col. Tom Gammons (USAF Retired) who is the Education Officer at the Miami Military Museum gave us an excellent presentation on the history of the Richmond Naval Station as well as the impact of military events on our community.
CLICK IMAGES TO VIEW
Helping St John Neumann Catholic School
At the St John Neuman Catholic School Swine and Dine the Men's Club presented the school with a $4,500 check for their “No Red Ink” learning program. We had a promotional booth at the event as well.
September Meeting Photos
Our September Dinner Meeting marked the 20th Men's Club Annual Chili Cook-off and this year's was more successful and tastier then ever. Congratulations to all the chefs and we look forward to even more participating next year.
ANOTHER SUCCESS!
Thomas Rhodes III Golf Memorial Golf Tournament
Saturday May 20 2023 - Miami Lakes Golf Club
Thanks to the efforts of many members, we had a successful Golf Tournament at the Miami Lakes Golf Club. Congratulations to the Tournament Champions--the foursome of Tom Carrigan, Harry Fritz, Alan Matas and Andres Pinate (18 under, WOW!). I think all involved would agree, it was a great day! Thank you, Mike O’Connor for your hard work which made this such a success.
A little of what we do at our Monthly Events
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Faith ● Fellowship ● Service
Founded in 1981, the St. John Neumann Men’s Club is a Catholic men's group dedicated to promoting faith development, camaraderie, forming enduring friendships, and service to build a better Parish community at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Miami, FL. Our monthly dinner meetings provide an opportunity for men of our Parish to enrich our faith, build friendships, hear informative and uplifting speaker presentations, and take action through service to support the work of the Parish, its ministries, and the wider community-at-large.
Thanks to our annual Golf Tournament and the work of our members, we are able to raise funds in support of our charitable projects and to assist over 20 spiritual and community outreach ministries of the Parish, such as Family Matters, Men’s Emmaus, Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Retreats, Homeless Ministry, Youth Ministry, Marriage Covenant Ministry, Habitat for Humanity, and St. John Neumann Catholic School. From 1996 to 2019 (Pre-Covid) , our Christmas Teddy Bear Project visited and delivered Christmas Teddy Bears to over 11,000 children hospitalized during the Christmas holidays at area hospitals, including Baptist, Miami Children’s, and Jackson. The Club distributes over 1500 orchids every Mother's Day to the mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers of the Parish.
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Saint John Neumann Catholic Church
12125 SW 107th Avenue, Miami Fl 33176
SJN MEN'S CLUB