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Assembly Bulletin Spring 2018 Meetings generally held at the Francis J. Spence Diocesan Centre. Knights of Columbus ~ 4th Degree 1st Ontario District Archbishop James V.

through what I hope and trust has been a fruitful Lent, full of discernment, grace and peace. Now we look to, and celebrate our risen Lord Jesus.

Serving with the Knights over these past many years has given me an opportunity to better understand who I am and where my heart did and now lies.

1 Assembly Bulletin Spring 2018 Meetings generally held at the Francis J. Spence Diocesan Centre. Knights of Columbus ~ 4th Degree 1st Ontario District Archbishop James V. Cleary Assembly #0857, Kingston, ON 1922 ~ 2018 The Faithful Navigator Report Whoever exalts in himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted MATTHEW 23:12 We have just come through what I hope and trust has been a fruitful Lent, full of discernment, grace and peace. Now we look to, and celebrate our risen Lord Jesus. We can also reflect on how our personal forty day journey has brought us closer to him. Serving with the Knights over these past many years has given me an opportunity to better understand who I am and where my heart did and now lies. You see my honesty with you now will not only help me but I pray it will help you also. I have always gone through life wanting to be loved and accepted. These things within themselves are not so wrong. What I feel is wrong is my approach of allowing pride to get in the way to be my true leader, instead of giving myself into full humility. Titles and positions were always my way of gaining your acceptance. I have come to learn that I have always crowned myself, sat on a throne to serve, rather than humble myself and serve our Lord Jesus who wears the true crown of Glory. It may be that I was brought on my journey with the Knights to grow in my own humility. If that is the case then I am forever grateful for having my eyes and ears opened. I have reached a point in my life where I must bow down through my own humility, listen and trust in God for his plan with my life. I am so thankful for the gifts granted to me with the Knights. The gift of Charity, allowed me to understand what it truly means to give without expecting a return. The gift of Unity has shown me that alone I can do nothing with true success. Trusting in God however, shows me that with numbers and his anchor all things are possible. The gift of Fraternity, open my heart to understand that through full Charity and Unity, friendships are the fruit of God s vine. I did not need the titles to receive this. I only needed greater humility in my life. Finally, the gift of Patriotism allowed me to dig deeper into my soul, stand tall with courage and tenacity in order to defend our Faith, knowing God is with me and I with him. In many ways I believe that I may never have fully understood all these things about myself unless I did serve in the various leadership roles. I guess it can be said that my pride has led me to better understand my own humility. There is a definite need for leadership in our broken world. But keeping God in the center of that leadership will allow sins to be snuffed and his will be done. From the bottom of my heart and soul I ask you to discern on how you can serve as a leader in our Assembly. Our nominations will begin in April with and Election to be held in May for the 2018/2019 Fraternal year. Please consider putting your name forward for one of the many elected roles in our Assembly. Positions available are, Faithful Navigator, Captain, Admiral, Pilot, Trustee, Inside Guard and Outside Guard. You will not make a mistake in deciding to lead within our Assembly. Instead you will, like I have been; shown the gift of Humility and be forever thankful to our God. My peace be with each one of you and I would like to close with this prayer and ask that you take it with you into your own personal discernment. Lord make me humble. Help me to be sincere and honest about who I am. And in that honesty, help me to let your heart, living in mine, to shine through for others to see. Jesus I trust in you. AMEN

Faithful Comptroller The membership of Assembly 857 currently stands at 190 members. This is comprised of 39 Honorary Life; 3 Honorary; & 4 Disabled members. We have 21 Priests & 3 Deacons.

Please keep yourself in Good Standing with both your 3 rd degree council & your 4 th degree Assembly 0857.

Please support your Assembly. If you have any concerns, please contact me. Also, keep me informed of any changes in your personal Contact Info, so our records can be kept current.

Those without; will still be informed by regular mail & by voice. If you have any concerns, please contact me. www.knightsgear.com as well, and check out what is available.

Let us be ever aware of those around us, who require assistance, and support to carry on. Our mission as Knights, empowers us to be there, for those in need.

2 Faithful Comptroller The membership of Assembly 857 currently stands at 190 members. This is comprised of 39 Honorary Life; 3 Honorary; & 4 Disabled members. We have 21 Priests & 3 Deacons. We have presently, 2 candidates; Michel Quenneville of Council 9652 & Fraser McLaren of Council Remember our Assembly operates with the dues collected from those members of billing status. Please keep yourself in Good Standing with both your 3 rd degree council & your 4 th degree Assembly You may pay your dues at any time, by cash, Etransfer or by cheque, made payable to Knights of Columbus Assembly 857. The Final billing notice for 2018 dues, will be sent out in early April. Please support your Assembly. If you have any concerns, please contact me. Also, keep me informed of any changes in your personal Contact Info, so our records can be kept current. Also, due to the increase in postal rates, we must try to curb expense where possible. The use of & the internet, if used wisely, is an excellent way of moving information to our members. Those without; will still be informed by regular mail & by voice. If you have any concerns, please contact me. as well, and check out what is available. **NOTE** The cost of new attire ordered is now subject to $US conversion rate. All in stock items previously ordered is available at old cost. Ordering for many, cuts down on shipping costs. Let us be ever aware of those around us, who require assistance, and support to carry on. Our mission as Knights, empowers us to be there, for those in need. Keep Christ at the centre of your daily life. May the Joy of the Easter season & the Risen Lord ; keep us strong in our Faith. Knightsgear Attire I do have some attire in stock for purchase at affordable prices; polo shirts, caps & T-shirts. I also have various lapel pins & other Knight s items. Contact me to find out the attire for purchase. Visit our website for details; I will order 4 th degree & 3 rd degree attire for any council, on request. Checkout the website; SK Dale & Lady Lyne Tuepah - FComp 857 H) C) E) dale.tuepah@bell.net

3 4 th Degree Bulletin S/K Garry Davis (Trustee, PFN) This time I will avoid discussing the regalia change. I will leave that to the powers that be. Instead I will be discussing the recruitment of Sir Knights as Executive members of the Assembly. All members in good standing can nominate or elect members for the various Offices. During the nomination meeting in April no member nominated can refuse his nomination. They may do so during the actual Election at the meeting in May. A lot of members try to avoid these meetings so that they won`t be nominated. I really don`t understand why that is. Is it because they are afraid to take over the particular responsibilities involved. If that is the case there are plenty of experienced people around to help you. Also the Diocese Association puts on training sessions for all Officers in the Diocese on June 9 th at St. Paul the Apostle Church Hall. If your problem concerns the time available during your busy week activities, I`m sure that you can work around this if you want to. My concern is that as age increases, health issues arise which prevent us from performing at the same capacity that we used to be able to do. What is the solution for this. One solution that comes to mind is to nominate and elect younger, more active Executive members. So that is something to think about and action. I am one of those senior members so I`m not calling the kettle black. If you are like me, I never want to give up the ship but that time is coming. I look back on my 20 plus years in my Council and Assembly. It has been a special time in my life. I thank all those who have supported me through the many Executive positions that I have held. Without their support I would not have been able to properly carry out my responsibilities. So why I am mentioning this is to allay your fears of taking on a position on the Executive that you may think you can`t handle. There are many Knights who can help you gain that necessary confidence and experience. They want you to be successful because your success is important to help the Council or Assembly meet its obligations. Also there are records from previous Sir Knights which you can refer to if you aren`t sure of yourself. We are open to new ideas to compliment or improve existing procedures. Once you have been elected to a position on the Executive, you will get to be more appreciative of the workings of this Order. In turn you will be directly supporting the largest religious service organization in the world. As we proceed into our election of Officers for the years, it is hoped that we will be able to get more Knights committed to offer their services to cover the offices for election as well the offices that are appointed. Only your support will make that happen. On that note let s make it happen.

4 Relic of Saint Francis

S/K Ed Melanson attained Hon Life status in Jan/18.

Life lapel pin from Scott Arnold FNav 857 & Ray Smith GK 9652.

S/K Stephen Kincaid Received Honorary Member Status, with a framed certificate and a new member card.

8 S/K Ed Melanson attained Hon Life status in Jan/18. Ed is receiving Hon Life certificates(3rd&4th) Gold card(3rd), Gold/Purple card(4th), as well as Hon Life lapel pin from Scott Arnold FNav 857 & Ray Smith GK Presentation taking place at 4th degree regular meeting on Thu. Mar.8, 2018, at Diocesan Centre. S/K Stephen Kincaid Received Honorary Member Status, with a framed certificate and a new member card. Congratulations to both sir Knights! Please give me a call to book your appointment. I can be reached on my cell , or at home , or by at stephen.henderson@kofc.org

12 Photos by Sharon Buffett (a.k.a. ScenebySharon)

14 Assembly 857 Executive 2016/2017 Faithful Navigator SK Scott Arnold 1360 Anderson Dr. Kingston H) C) E) Faithful Comptroller SK Dale Tuepah 981 Mayfair Cres. Kingston H) C) E) Faithful Friar SK Rev Shawn Hughes 279 Johnson St. Kingston H) C) E) Asst.Faithful Friar SK Rev Dan Ryan 279 Johnson St. Kingston H) C) E) Faithful Pilot Raymond P. Paquin 1006 Greenwood Park Dr. Kingston H) C) E) Faithful Admiral SK David Cupido 9 Grenville Cres. Kingston H) C) E) kofccupido@gmail.com Faithful Purser SK Michael Foley Greenview Dr. Kingston H) C) E) mfoley8@cogeco.ca Faithful Captain SK John McIntyre 606 Davis Dr. Kingston H) C) (613) E) jmacintyre@royallepage.com Faithful Scribe SK William M. Coppens 938 Newcastle St Kingston H) C) E) 857scribe@gmail.com Outer Sentinel SK Tom Callery Sutton Mills Ct Kingston H) C) E) tom.kay.callery@gmail.com Inner Sentinel SK Slawomir Sadurski 14 Elizabeth Ave. Kingston H) C) E) ssadurski@yahoo.ca 1 Year Trustee SK Michael Mombourquette 613 Pimlico Pl, Kingston H) C) E) michael@mombourquette.com 2 Year Trustee SK Gary Davis 984 Bourne Cres. Kingston H) C) E) gdavis24@cogeco.ca 3 Year Trustee SK Frank Cuvelier 1181 Richwood Crt Kingston H) C) E) cuvelier12@bell.net Colour Corp Commander SK Peter Scott 2754 Battersea Rd Rr 2 Inverary H) C) E) skpetescott.857@gmail.com

Assembly Bulletin Winter 2018

Assembly Bulletin Winter 2018 This Month s Meeting at the Francis J. Spence Diocesan Centre. Knights of Columbus ~ 4th Degree 1st Ontario District Archbishop James V. Cleary Assembly #0857, Kingston, ON