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1 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NH STATE COUNCIL NH State Website: * ONE MEMBER * PER COUNCIL * PER MONTH * NH State Council Weekly Your NH Knights News: Prayer requests: Sandy Wilson, wife of SK Dave Wilson, Norm Lessard (7/16/2017) 2017 State Raffle Tickets ( ) NH Right to Life Petition ( ) KCIC Program Announcement ( ) Annual Camporee at Camp Fatima (7/16/2017) Monthly Pilgrimage to shrine St. Joseph The Worker Sound the Alarm, Save a life Red Cross program (7/17/2017) Diocese of Manchester Letter on Religious Scholarship ( ) Letter from Jane Cormier on Right to Life upcoming Programs ( ) Message from the Advocate Protecting the Name of the Order (7/16/2017) Annual Retreat See Attachment 40 Days for Life Info See Attachment Upcoming Degree Exemplifications Important Dates to Remember: Activities: July 15, 2017: Fourth Degree Exemplification Derry Assembly 3594 July 22, 2017: DD Seminar, St Peter s Church, Concord, NH July 23, 2017: Summer State Quarterly Meeting, St Peter s Church, Concord, NH Sept : Camp Fatima Camporee Reports Due: June 30, 2017: Columbian Award Application to Supreme Form # SP7 July 1, 2017: Report of Officers Chosen for Term Form # 185 Aug 15, 2017: Semi-Annual Council Audit Report Form Editor s Note: I have assumed the duties of publishing this weekly briefing. Please submit your entries to me at tjkingsley23@gmail.com. See the last page for more information. Page 1 of 9

2 + PRAYER REQUESTS + Brothers: Please keep in your thoughts, all of our brother Knights and their families, that need our prayers, remember also all our religious, Priests, Brothers and Sisters, and our active duty military personnel in harm s way. Prayer request for Sandy Wilson, wife of SK Dave Wilson Thanks to all my Brother Knights and their families for your prayers. Sandy will begin radiation treatments sometime in July. No chemotherapy. She is doing fine! Please continue with your prayers! Thanks Dave Prayer Request for NormLessard Worthy Brothers, Our brother Norman Lessard, PGK and FS Council 1820 Claremont NH and past DD and state officer, has been in Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital since Wednesday 07/12, undergoing tests and treatment for a brain mass which had been discovered. I visited Norman at the hospital on Saturday and he was in good spirits, alert and conversant. At this point he can have visitors, but it might be advisable to first check with the hospital prior to a visit for changing circumstances. Norman has been undergoing tests and awaits results to determine extent and treatment for his condition. Cards, notes, and well-wishes can be sent via U.S. Mail to home of Norman and Claire Lessard at: 18 Krista Place Claremont NH Your prayers for Norman are encouraged and most welcomed Page 2 of 9

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5 NH Right to Life Petition No More Tax Dollars to Abortion Providers On June 21, the Executive Council voted 4 1 to approve contracts with Planned Parenthood of New England and The Equality Center in Concord to the tune of $440,000. Sadly, only Executive Councilor Dave Wheeler voted NO on this contract. Executive Councilors, Joe Kenney, Russell Prescott, Chris Pappas, and Andru Volinsky voted YES. More future funding will be requested of that you can be sure. And, NHRTL would like to show solidarity in our STOP FUNDING ABORTION campaign. NHRTL believes it is way past time to say NO to our hard-earned taxpayer dollars being sent to abortion providers. Private businesses should support themselves and the taxpayer should not be forced to subsidize abortion activities. Period. If you feel strongly that Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers should NOT be receiving our tax dollars, we ask you to sign this petition and share with others to do so as well. NHRTL will then turn this petition over to Governor Sununu to demonstrate NH citizens do not approve of this public policy. Please, take a moment and sign this petition. We must work together to stop the policy of subsidizing abortion here in New Hampshire one signature at a time! Click here to sign our petition. Connect with Us: TwitterDonate Contact Info: Phone: (603) life@nhrtl.org Website: Page 5 of 9

6 Exemplification of the Fourth Degree Joel D. Plante, Master, District of New Hampshire Will Proudly Provide an Exemplification of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Date: Saturday, July 15, :30 AM Place: St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School 26 Crystal Avenue Derry, NH Host Assembly: MSG Randy D. McClellan Honoree Reverend Phil Pacheo Price Schedule: Candidates Must be in Tux or Service Dress Uniform - $70 This includes all Meals, Social Baldric, and 4th Degree Pin Spectators - (4 th Degree Members of the Knights of Columbus) Lunch & Dinner -$45 Non-4 th Degree Knights, Wives & Girlfriends Lunch, Ladies Program, Dinner - $45 All Checks Must be made Payable to: Joel D. Plante, District Master And mailed to: Sir Knight Hector St. Jacques 4 th Degree Secretary 18 June Street Nashua, NH Deadline: July 7, 2017 Da y s Sch edu le o f Ev ent s, Su b je ct t o chang e as ne eded 10:30AM 11:45 AM: Registration / Social 11:45AM 12:30PM 11:45AM 12:45PM 12:30PM 1:00 PM 12:45PM 2:30 PM 1:00PM 3:00 PM Lunch for candidates Luncheon for Ladies Candidates to Anti-Chamber Ladies Program Degree Exemplification 3:15 PM to 3:30 PM Pictures 4:00 PM Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Church 6:00 PM 7:30PM Social and Dinner: Seating for the banquet will be by reservation. Meal tickets will be given out at the registration table. (Completed applications, meal requests and checks must be sent to the 4 th degree secretary.) Page 6 of 9

7 KCIC Program Announcement The 2017 Keep Christ in Christmas (KCIC) Program The 2017 KCIC program documents are now available on the NH State Council Web Site. There are eight (8) KCIC documents available to provide you all of the information needed to begin your 2017 KCIC Program in your council. NOTE: In order to read and download the KCIC documents you must create an account with a password on the NH State Council web site. Click on blue tab at top left "Main Menu" Click on "Forms Directory" Click on "Keep Christ in Christmas" Note: Please keep in mind that the KCIC Chairman nomination form and order forms must always be ed to me in MS Word and not a pdf. A reminder that the 2017 KCIC Assortment Kits are discounted until September 25, 2017, so don't delay, order your kit as soon as possible! Only one discounted kit per council. Contact me if you still need assistance! KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS! Knights of Columbus NH State Council KCIC Chairman Dave Wilson yeoldknight@comcast.net Annual Camporee at Camp Fatima Our Annual Camporee at Camp Fatima is fast Approaching, Sept Please find all paperwork on the State Web Site. The deadline for reserving cabins is August 15th. All paperwork needs to be in the hands of the chairman, Ron Metevier by August 25th or reservations will not be accepted. We will need proof of Auto Insurance. We will be checking as you check-in. Ron Metevier metevi@myfairpoint.net Page 7 of 9

8 Monthly Pilgrimage to shrine St. Joseph The Worker 7/16/2017 My Brothers In Christ, I invite you to join myself and the Catholic Men of St, Padre Pio as we make our monthly pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Joseph the Worker in Lowell Massachusetts this Saturday, July 15, This is a great chance to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, preparing you to approach the Lord through the Sacrament of the Eucharist without the stain of serious sin on your soul. Remember that all men sin and that none of us are worthy on our own to approach the Body and Blood. This is why He has given us the Sacraments in order that we might be saved. ORDO: 9:00AM Carpool Concord area and North IHM parkling lot, 180 Loudon Rd., Conocrd 9:30AM (optional): Breakfast at Theo's Restaurant in Manchester for all interested. 10:30AM: Depart Theo's for the Shrine (we encourage car pooling) 11:00AM: Arrive at Shrine 101:00AM - 12:00PM: Opportunity to make a good Sacramental Confession. The OMI Father's who run the shrine provide 2 confessors at a time from 9AM - 1PM every Saturday. It is their proper mission to the people of the area and they are very good at what they do. You can make your confession face-to-face or at a traditional screen. 11:40AM: A group rosary is recited in the main church 12:00PM: Mass 12:45PM: Depart for Manchester 1:15PM: Arrive at Theo's Any particular questions are welcome. Just me. Jim Preisendorfer bassaholic47@gmail.com Sound the Alarm Save a Life Red Cross Program Brothers The Red Cross has a new program to help save lives in our community. This is an ongoing year round program. They are having a national publicity push this fall and targeted events in cities around the country. In NH Manchester was selected. The goal is to prevent the loss of life by installing smoke detectors and helping families with fire evacuation plans if they ever fall victim to a fire. What can your council do? Ask for volunteers to be trained to install the smoke detectors and educate residents on evacuation plans. The Red Cross will supply the smoke detectors. Then promote the program in your parish and your town. You can also if you choose run a fundraiser to increase awareness and help the Red Cross fund the on going costs. This is a great way to increase visibility of your council in your town. Possibly even work with the local Fire Department in your efforts. How to get involved, Brian Gillis the State Blood Drive Chairman for more information. Nhkofc@gmail.com Vivat Jesus Brian Gillis State Blood Drive Chairman Page 8 of 9

9 Letter from Jane Cormier upcoming Right To Life Programs Hope all is well. There are a couple of upcoming events I wanted to pass by you... The first one is a New Hampshire Right-to-life petition to begin a push back campaign on funding abortion clinics here in New Hampshire. Our goal is to get thousands of people to sign this petition and then present to Governor Sununu. Secondly, I am putting together a performance with Northeast Catholic College in Warner New Hampshire to bring a concert version of an opera called Mary Magdalene on July 22nd. This is her feast day and it's going to be just a beautiful event complete with mass service, lunch, and then concert. I am hoping that this event will have lots of people attend and was hoping perhaps you could help us get the word out. There is no ticket fee for this performance although we will ask for a donation at the end. I am attaching the links for these endeavors at the end of this . No rest for the weary. ;-) I hope your summer is going great. Thank you very much, for all you do! Jane C. Jules-Massenet Protecting the Name of the Order (7/16/2017) Brothers: As with any enterprise that wants to maintain its individuality and personality it is important to protect those signs, names and symbols that set them apart from all others. This is done through the acquisition of a registration mark from the government in which the entity exists. In the US and most of the western world this is referred to as a trademark, marcus registrad or (enlarged for clarity). You may have noticed that the Emblem of our Order, the names K of C and Knights of Columbus all bear this significant mark. The names and the emblem should always be displayed with the mark. The Fourth Degree and Squires Circle Emblems are similarly registered and protected. This is a signal to all that the use is restricted to the holder of the registration. In our instance the holder is the Supreme Council, not the individual Councils nor the State Council. In short O N L Y the Supreme Council can say who can use those registered items. A blanket permissive use by a Council for a Council/Assembly function only (dinner dance, food drive, degree exemplification and the like) has been granted by Supreme. However, or more to the point HOWEVER, the names or the emblem may not be used in a business enterprise without the explicit written permission of Supreme. Gaming operations by a Council are, by New Hampshire law, a not-for-profit business venture and neither the Emblems of the Order, the names K of C or Knights of Columbus are to be used in identifying the operation of such enterprises with the Order. Gaming operations need to be registered with the Secretary of State and received a license/permit from the lottery agency. P a g e 9

10 The volunteer work by Members of a council at such events may be a Council function, but the organization and operation of the enterprise is not a Council function. Thus Council # is supporting a poker night at (where ever) and Members can, and should identify themselves. The Council cannot register themselves as the operator of the gaming night with the Secretary of State, a separate associated entity can. Once registered with the Secretary of State the Council then becomes, even if only for gaming, a business enterprise regulated by the State. We are a fraternity, a 501(c)8, not a standalone charity under IRS law. There are very significant legal ramification for violating this stricture. We are, however, a charity under the very broad definition of a charity under NH law. If your Council has a gaming operation, immediately file a change of name with the Secretary of State that removes the phrase Knights of Columbus or K of C from the name of the registered enterprise. The name of the separate entity can be Council NH Bingo (or whatever), just avoid the registered names or the Emblem of the Order. Set up separate books (a requirement of State law anyway), rules, officers (can be the same a Council Officers), etc. as if a Home Association, for the gaming operation. Keep all finances, records of the gaming operation separate from those of the Council. Do not discuss the business of the separate gaming operation during regular business meetings of the Council. Continue to accept donations from that separate business enterprise into your charitable accounts, but treat them as an outside source of revenue the same as you would proceeds from a dinner dance, not as internal Council funds. Yes, this is a bit of extra work, but it protects the Order from any untoward incidents that may arise. Oh yes, while BINGO is often a trademark of the Catholic Church for fund raising, gaming operations are frowned upon by the Church in general and the diocese in particular. We need to be about our work of helping people, not having state or federal agencies dictating how or what we do as an Order, that is the bottom line. NO COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE ITSELF REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE! If your Council is otherwise registered with the Secretary of State, unregistered immediately. If a bank says that you have to be registered with the Secretary of State, tell them they are misinformed. Your State Officers can assist you in this educational process. If they will not budge, there are several banks in NH that know the Order very well and who are happy to hold council funds Jordan Ulery State Advocate Upcoming Degree Exemplifications P a g e 10

11 ALL FIRST DEGREES: Please contact First Degree Team Captain as soon as possible to inform him of candidates and number of spectators. Please do not delay in making arrangements for your candidates. The Degree will be cancelled unless enough candidates are registered by the Friday immediately preceding the scheduled date. The Degree Team reserves the right to limit the class size. The dress code is suit jacket and tie with appropriate footwear for all candidates and spectators. The principle of this degree is Charity, so let your council show their enthusiasm and support for these candidates by their attendance at this First Degree. All Knights who are Spectators must present a valid membership card in order to be admitted to the Degree Ceremonial. Each attending council must bring the following: Council Constitutional Rolls unsigned by candidate. Form 100. A membership kit consisting of pin, rosary and booklet These Men They Call Knights. A First Degree membership card signed by the Grand Knight and Financial Secretary. Please contact the First Degree Team Captain if you have any questions. Degree Locations (See Links for details) (If available) First Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates and number of spectators. There currently are no First Degrees pending, please contact the below listed Team Captains for Degree date information. Bedford, NH --, 2017 Contact: Team Capt Chris Bond, bondchrisg@gmail.com July 17, Monday - No degree. August 21, Monday - No degree. September 18, Monday - First Degree (keep same info on the link for all degrees) October 16, Monday November 20, Monday December 18, Monday Epping NH, 2017 Contact: Team Capt. Rich Pimental. rickredleg21@gmail.com Derry NH --, 2017 Contact: Team Capt. John Dowd, , derryjpdowd@gmail.com Hudson, NH, 2017 Contact: Jay Malette Cell: (603) j4y.ma1ette@gmail.com PGK W. Nadeau has stepped down. Manchester, NH Jul 28, 2017 Contact Team Capt, PGK Ray Lemay,(603) , RayLemay@comcast.net Rochester, NH -- Jul 11, 2017, Contact: David Deworken, (603) , ddeworken@aol.com Tilton, NH, 2017, Contact Team Capt John Bruno, (603) , jeabru85@metrocast.net Second Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Belmont, NH --, 2017, Contact: Aaron Boudreau, aaron.boudreau@cfosolutions.com, ( 603) Third Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates and number of spectators. P a g e 11

12 Fourth Degree: Contact 4 th Degree Secretary Hector to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Derry, NH July 15, 2017 Contact: Hector St. Jacques PGK, , Hstjpgk@aol.com Councils and Assemblies: Don t forget to post your degree information on the website: NH Kn ights org Do you have degree information you would like to see in this newsletter? Post your notification on the State website before Sunday afternoon. I will attempt to link to your degree timely and as space permits. State Warden Tim Kingsley, tjkingsley23@gmail.com NH State Council - Weekly Briefings Mission Statement: Purpose of the NH State Council Weekly Briefing is to provide to the membership, timely information from the Officers, Deputies, Directors, Chairman, Councils, and Assemblies of the NH State Council. The Goal is to provide short term, up-to-date newsworthy articles, notices, & communication, in cooperation with the NH State Council Granite Knight Newsletter and the NH State Council Website. The deadline for entries is Sunday afternoon. Submissions must be submitted to tjkingsley23@gmail.com and received by no later than 3:00 pm. Prepare and submit timely for each Monday issue. Please plan your submission requests accordingly. Your article should be sent as a ready to go completed submission preferably in a Word Document. PDF s are acceptable; however, if there are errors or corrections needed for a PDF it will be returned to the sender to fix. PS: Spread the word! GK s and FN s please remember to share these briefings by forwarding them to your rosters and refer to the information at your business meeting For Local & State News, and Degree Information, visit us on the web at: From Your New Hampshire State Council, Tim Kingsley State Warden NH State Council Knights of Columbus 14 Seminole Drive, Nashua, NH (603) tjkingsley23@gmail.com P a g e 12

13 New Hampshire State Council Knights of Columbus Summer Quarterly Meeting Notice Sunday, July 23, 2017 About the Meeting: I am pleased to announce the 2017 Summer Quarterly Meeting, to be held on Sunday, July 23, 2017 being hosted by Knights of Columbus, Concord Council #112. Meeting location (St. Peter s Parish Center) 135 North State Street, Concord, NH Lunch will be offered by the host Council #112. The cost of the meal is $8.00 per person for an incredible complete Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner with Salad, rolls and butter, as well as coffee, drinks and dessert. Please contact Financial Secretary Paul Parisi at paulparisijr@msn.com to make your meal reservation. RESERVATIONS CAN BE ED TO PAUL UP AND UNTIL JULY 16th. Lunch will be served from 12:00 noon to 12:45pm. There will also be Mass at 09:00am and 11:00am at Christ The King Parish in Concord. Meeting: 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Attire: jacket, tie and jewel of office. MAKE YOUR MEAL RESERVATIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE, NOW!!! About Our Plan: At this meeting we will be introducing your NEW Director s, and District Deputies, as well as some GREAT NEW programming initiatives for this fraternal year. It is important that district deputies, grand knights, council officers, program directors, delegates and membership directors attend. Members of the NH State Council Executive Board have taken great time in planning this meeting. We will be sharing this plan with everyone at this time. About the Ladies Program: The Ladies of NH State Council have been busy working on the ladies events for the upcoming fraternal year. This program schedule is included in this notice. The event for this 2017 Quarterly Meeting is making Bracelets, so please invite your wife to this meeting. Ladies will NOT need to bring anything, as all supplies will be provided. However, have your wife RSVP Jolene Camley at (603) on or before July 1st 2017 so no one is left out of the activity. In addition, there will be a raffle for a special Summer BBQ Basket, to benefit the Ladies Programs Fraternally, Glenn Glenn P. Camley State Deputy-Elect Knights of Columbus New Hampshire State Council

14 Knights of Columbus New Hampshire State Council Quarterly Ladies Programs Year The State Officer s wives invite all wives and significant others to please join us at the Quarterly Ladies program events for this upcoming fraternal year. You must RSVP due to the number of supplies needed to provide to you at each program. We do not want anyone to be left out so an RSVP IS A MUST as we will not have any extra supplies that day. There must be at least 10 people for the Ladies Program or it will be cancelled. If the program is cancelled the State Warden, Tim Kingsley, will send out a notice a week prior. RSVP Jolene Camley Phone Number: RSVP ONLY IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND Date: July 23, 2017 RSVP by: July 1, 2016 Program: Making bracelets Supplies Needed: No supplies needed. October 15, 2017 RSVP by: October 1, 2016 Christmas theme table center piece for your home Please bring decorations for your own theme. (We will have some decorations to provide). 1 Glue Gun (If you have one) January 21, 2018 RSVP by: January 7, 2017 Making fleece baby blankets for Birth Right. 1 yard of baby fleece print 1 yard of matching solid fleece Fabric Scissors State Convention April 28, 2018 RSVP by: April 14, 2017 To be announced at a later date 1 - Grocery bag of nonperishable food for State Chaplain, Father Aggie, church food pantry. Please bring food for Father to the Ladies Program.

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17 Sound the Alarm. Save a Life. Partnership Opportunities Neighbors Helping Neighbors A home fire can strike anywhere, anytime devastating families. On average, more lives are lost to home fires every year than to all other major disasters combined. But, together, we can change this. The Red Cross and partners are tackling this problem head on. Volunteers go door-to-door, educating residents on the importance of escape plans and working smoke alarms and go one step further by installing free smoke alarms, if needed. The Red Cross is committed to installing 2.5 million alarms, and already our efforts are paying off. As of June 2017, 258 lives have been saved and over 840,450 smoke alarms have been installed thanks to Red Cross and partner volunteers. Your organization can be part of the solution by participating in the Sound the Alarm events from September 23 October 15, Sept. 17 th ~ 22 nd - Rally Day Sept. 23 rd - Rutland, VT Sept. 24 th ~ 30 th - All of New Hampshire and Vermont Oct. 1 st ~ 6 th - Rally Day Oct. 7 th - East Manchester, NH Oct. 8 th ~13 th - Rally Day Oct. 14 th - West Manchester, NH On average, 7 people die and 36 people are injured in home fires in the U.S. every day. On average, Red Cross workers help a family affected by a home fire or other disaster 180 times a day. Over $7 billion in property damage occurs every year due to home fires. Smoke alarms cut the risk of death from a fire in half. Possibilities include: Pre-Event Canvassing. Go door-to-door and talk with residents about the importance of smoke alarms and having family escape plans, while informing them about upcoming installation events. Smoke Alarm Installation. On installation days, canvass neighborhoods with ladders and screwdrivers in hand, installing smoke alarms in homes that need them. Volunteers will also provide fire and disaster safety education to family members. Lunch and Learn. Is a presentation at your facility instructing smoke alarm placement, fire safety and disaster preparedness. Participants will also be given free battery operated smoke alarms. Additional Support - Pre-event and day-of event help with materials and event logistics - Provide financial and/or in kind sponsorships - Spread the word in your community Sponsorship Opportunities - $10,000 Title Sponsor - $5,000, $2,500, $1,000 By working together, we will help save lives and reduce injuries, strengthening our community s ability to be resilient in the face of any disaster large or small. Sound the Alarm with Us To find out more about how you can get involved or continue your involvement in the Sound the Alarm event, contact Stephanie Couturier at Ext. 219 or Stephanie.Couturier@redcross.org For more information, go to SoundTheAlarm.org.

18 Three 40 Days for Life campaigns Hello everyone! Great news! There will be Two 40 Days for Life campaigns in NH this fall - Manchester and Greenland! Mark your calendars: September 27th - November 5th.

19 This newsletter will switch back to 40 Days for Life Manchester, as well as the Facebook page. Expect a newsletter in early September from the Manchester team to bring you news about their campaign. Meanwhile, Concord will expect to have a 2018 Lent campaign in the spring and I will keep those of you in this region in the loop about ongoing events to plant and grow a culture of Life in the greater Concord area. Please me at concord40dfl@gmail.com if you wish to be on my list. For those of us in and around Concord, let us offer our time, prayers, and support to our neighboring campaigns to encourage our state-wide efforts for Life. You are invited to join us on Sunday, July 9th at 3:00 pm, as 40 Days for Life Concord leads the Divine Mercy and a Life Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament with the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima at Christ the King Parish, 72 S Main St, Concord. The notes from the Seeds of Grace retreat we held on June 19 at the Carmelite Monastery are available to read. Take care, Beth Gaby concord40dfl@gmail.com (978)

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