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1 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NH STATE COUNCIL Exemplification of the Fourth Degree, Hampton, NH June 25, 2016 NH State Website: * ONE MEMBER * PER COUNCIL * PER MONTH * NH State Council Weekly Your NH Knights News: Prayer requests: Father Robert Smolley, Rev. Daniel Sinibaldi, Sav Gusti ( ) Diocese of Manchester seeks Nominations for Vita Et Caritas Award ( ) Message from the District Master Invitations ( ) State Church Director Report ( ) State Membership Director Appeal ( ) New Member Annuity Available for Insurance Quota ( ) Seminarian Support Letter ( ) Message from The NH State Council Advocate ( ) NH State Council 2016 Scholarship Announcement ( ) State VAVS Representative Report ( ) Plight of Christians in Middle East ( ) State Council Oxford Dress Shirts ( ) Ordination of two Men to Transitional Diaconate ( ) Ordination of Rev. Michael Sartori ( ) St. John Paul II documentary airs on public TV nationwide ( ) Upcoming Degree Exemplifications ( ) Important Dates to Remember: June : Transfer of the Silver Rose to the Jurisdiction of Vermont July 23, 2016: District Deputy Seminar, Manchester, NH July 24, 2016: NH State Council, Summer Quarterly Meeting Windham, NH June 25, 2016: Exemplification of the Fourth Degree Editor s Note: I have assumed the duties of publishing this weekly briefing. Please submit your entries to me at raylemay@comcast.net. See page 13 for more information. Submissions Required - New Hampshire State Directory Books Council, Assembly, & Squire Circles are encouraged to submit the incoming Fraternal Year Directory information as soon as your elections have been conducted. On the NH State Website: for ease of use, on the top of the right side on the home page, is the submission location for your data entry. This data goes directly in those handy directory books of condensed name, address, and contact information that allows you to stay in touch with your state officers, district deputies, chairman, as well as your fellow council officers. Below are direct links to the website locations. NH State Council Directory - Council Submission Submit Council Information Here... NH State Council Directory - Assembly Submission Submit Assembly Information Here... Page 1 of 14

2 + PRAYER REQUESTS + Brothers: Please keep in your thoughts, all our brother Knights and their families, that need our prayers Update: Assistant State Chaplain Father Robert Smolley Mount Carmel Manchester, NH ( ) Fr. Smolley is currently at the Mount Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 235 Myrtle St, Manchester, NH 03104, Room 404 and is receiving visitors. He is currently on an exercise program and is progressing as well as expected. Fr. Robert is planning for the Annual State Retreat. SW Raymond Lemay. Prayer request: Reverend Daniel J. Sinibaldi, St Mary s Parish, Rochester, NH, hospitalized ( ) Worthy sirs, Your prayers are requested for the recovery of Father Daniel J. Sinibaldi. Father Dan has been a priest for 19 years as of this weekend. He continues to work at the parish when he is able showing a tremendous amount of spirit. Please read his message below. His message: Dear Parishioners One and All: I am home and I am hopeful. I do have cancer, the extent of which is categorized as fourth-stage cancer as it has spread from my appendix throughout my colon to the sacrum, the bone at the base of the spine. Next Tuesday (June 2nd) I have a major consult appointment with Maine Medical Oncologists and at that time a treatment protocol will be determined. I want to thank all of you for your abiding prayers and concerns. Your Pastor, Fr. Dan Cards may be sent to: Fr. Dan Sinibaldi, St Mary's Church, 71 Lowell St, Rochester, NH DM Joel Plante, PSD Prayer Request: Former Vice Supreme Master Sav Guisti, Bishop James A. Healy Province ( ) Sav recently suffered a stroke and is in need of our prayers. PSD Joel Plante, DM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION: MELANIE ENGLISH , EXT. 166 DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR VITA ET CARITAS AWARD (MANCHESTER, NH) The Diocese of Manchester is currently seeking nominations for the Vita et Caritas Award (For Life and Love Award) given to a volunteer of a non-profit organization who makes significant contributions that help transform the lives of women, children and families. The non-profit organization will also receive a $2,500 grant. The recipient will be honored on September 8 at the annual Bishop s Summer Reception, celebrating the success of the Bishop s Charitable Assistance Fund campaign. This annual award is given in honor of the memory of Ruthie Ford, whose life reflected Catholic ideals and tireless dedication to service in the cause of helping women, children and families. After Ruthie s death in 2012, her family worked with the Bishop of Manchester to establish the Vita ET Caritas Award. Ruthie was one of the first supporters as well as a director of what today is the Bishop s Charitable Assistance Fund. Page 2 of 14

3 An application form and information is available on the Diocesan website at Nominations may be submitted electronically or through the mail. The Bishop s Charitable Assistance Fund will evaluate all applications and recommend the Award winner to the Bishop for final approval. Applications are due by June Message from the District Master Invitations Worthy Faithful Navigators, We have several opportunities coming up to assist the diocese and our brother Knights. Please pass the word in your respective Assemblies and make the effort to gather as many men as you can to participate. First is the passing of the Silver Rose to the jurisdiction of Vermont. This will take place on June 19. We need men in regalia to present the rose to the State Deputy of Vermont. Contact Paul McManus for further details. Second is the exemplification of the Fourth Degree of the Order scheduled for June 25th. This will take place at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish on Lafayette Road in Hampton. Muster time is 11 AM. If you wish to participate in the meals and the entire day of activity I urge you to contact 4th Degree Secretary Hector St. Jacques to make your intentions known and pay your fees. Remember that there is still time to bring that new recruit to the degree but you need to hurry it along to make it all happen. Don't forget the ad book. Help us fund the Ladies program by supporting that effort. Contact Bill McCarthy for additional details. Fraternally, Joel Plante - District Master State Church Director Report Brothers: Each year from June 21 st through July 4 th the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops designates time, known as the Fortnight for Freedom, for us to hold events in recognition of and to pray for the defense of our religious freedoms. There is no doubt that there is an increasing hostility to Christian values and religious liberty in our culture. In my May Update, I respectfully asked that all Councils plan to pray the Patriotic Rosary with their church communities during the Fortnight of Freedom. If we can get every Council to pray the Patriotic Rosary during the two week period, it is conceivable to think that the Patriotic Rosary will be prayed multiple times each day during the Fortnight for Freedom. It is easy to follow. The template will again be included as an attachment in the Weekly Briefing. I know that once you pray the prayer with your parish community, it will become the basis for a frequent gathering with the community. It will turn into a monthly event as it has done in the Exeter community. Please me and let me know if your Council will participate and on what date during the Fortnight. If you want to bring a smile to the face of our Blessed Mother, this will certainly do it! Vivat Jesus Rob Eib State Church Director Page 3 of 14

4 William D. McCarthy, PSD, FM (603) AD Book Chairman New Hampshire State Council Knights of Columbus P. O. Box 271 Derry, NH June 5, 2016 My worthy brothers We are just a few short weeks from the end of the fraternal year and we are within 13 new members of our Supreme Membership Quota. We are on the plus side of all of the necessary membership numbers except new members to put the State Deputy into the coveted Supreme Knight s Circle of Honor. I would ask you now to look at anybody that you have been considering as a possible member and if you have men that you have been holding for a first degree to get them through a degree, either live or by the DVD. If you can get members through a degree be sure to file the form 100 with Supreme by 4 o clock June 30 th. Filing can be done either by or regular mail with being the preferred method. On behalf of the State Deputy I thank you for whatever you can do or have done to help reach this goal. Bill McCarthy, PSD, FM State Membership Director New Member Annuities for Insurance Quota Worthy Brothers, Please be advised that Supreme is now accepting the $100 Annuity from the Form 100 as evidence of insurance membership. If the completed Form 100 and check are received at Supreme this will counted as an insurance member. This can be used for councils to achieve the Star Council Award. These applications must be received at Supreme on or before June 30, Fraternally, Wayne Griffin, NH State Deputy Knights of Columbus (603) cell Page 4 of 14

5 Message from the State Council Advocate e all at one me or another violate or are perceived to violate any of the voluminous laws that dictate of daily lives. Some, like speeding, are minor violations. Some are much more serious. In all these things, in this State and nation and before our Order; one is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. At the same time we all took an oath not to bring discredit upon the Order. That oath includes living a good Catholic life. Discredit, however, in this day of instant news and headline rule can be merely associating our Order with an unproven alleged act. Remember also that the "press" is usually not an ally, has a profit motive, and general does not support Mother Church in the same way we do. In general it is not a good idea to speak to the press on current events items without careful reflection. This guidance does not apply to advertising our good works and acts. hus we are cau oned that when a reporter asks a question about a personnel issue, a question about an alleged crime, a question regarding a specific person they must be referred to the State Deputy. If a reporter asks about the position of the Order on a specific policy issue (e.g. public funding for Planned Parenthood) they should be referred to the State Deputy. The State Deputy speaks with the authority of the Order. eneral topics such as support for life religious freedom support of The Church, etc. we can answer from our hearts. We, as Catholic Gentlemen, need to be active in the Public Square and proudly proclaim our beliefs. As private citizens we also have a right and obligation to speak, but we then do not speak for the State Council or the Order. Specific issue questions or questions about specific persons must be referred to the State Deputy or his designee. Jordan Ulery, State Advocate PO Box 15 Hudson, NH jordanulery@comcast.net Page 5 of 14

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7 Dear Brother Knight, The plight of Christians in the Middle East continues to be dire. The Christian populations in both Iraq and Syria have fallen to a fraction of their previous numbers. Many have been martyred, others have been displaced or had to flee for their lives. The Knights of Columbus continues to support the needs of these Christians, having raised more than $10.5 million on their behalf, and having supported projects with that money to provide food, clothing, shelter, catechesis, general relief, medical assistance, education and assistance for other critical needs. As part of these efforts, last week Supreme Knight Carl Anderson gave congressional testimony of the plight of Middle Eastern Christians. He laid out a six point plan to secure their future in the region. The points he made have been suggested by John Allen of CRUX as important issues for the candidates in this year's election and can be read here. Last week the supreme knight also co-authored a piece with Archbishop Jean Clement Jeanbart of Aleppo, Syria. It can be read here. For more information, or to donate to support these efforts, please visit Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT (203) Page 7 of 14

8 Order your State Official Oxford Dress Shirt others. Knights of Columbus New Hampshire State Council The shirts this year is an Oxford Style Dress Shirt. They have Long Sleeves Men have a pocket Women no pocket Color White" with Black Embroidery on the upper left chest. Prices (Men and Women are the same price) S-XL $ XL 3XL $ XL 6XL $30.00 Shirts will be available at the next Quarterly Meeting in July Please order in advance so we can make sure they are available on time. Please me your order ASAP. Pay now or pay later Checks made out to NH State Council K of C Send or your order to: Ed McCann, PSD, DD # Brookside Drive Merrimack, NH Emccann777@comcast.net Note: All Shirts seem to run a little small for those of us with a larger waist line then I checked with our supplier and I need to order shirts by 6-20 to have them available for the next Quarterly Meeting. Page 8 of 14

9 Please respond with your qty and size you wish to purchase. I NEED YOUR ORDER BY THE 19TH PLEASE Ed McCann, PSD, DD # 15 My Brother Knights Here is your opportunity to get in early and order your State K of C Shirts. Unless you get the weekly brief and have read the content, there was information on the State Shirts available to everyone. State Officers and Delegates to the Supreme Convention have already been contacted. Please send this information to your fellow Knights across the State. In order to have them available for the Quarterly Meeting in July, you need to let me know by the 19th of this month what you and or your wife would need. Please send me an with the following information. See the attached file for the information on ordering your shirt. Name: Size & Qty Men's Size & Qty Women's Council # or State Position We will have a few extra available at the quarterly but to assure yours will be there don't forget by the 19th. A second batch will be available at the October Quarterly if you missed out on this order. Be proud to be a Knight and wear your shirt with pride. Vivat Jesus Ed McCann FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION: TOM BEBBINGTON OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION , EXT. 185 BISHOP PETER LIBASCI ORDAINS TWO MEN TO THE TRANSITIONAL DIACONATE (MANCHESTER, NH) Bishop Peter A. Libasci ordained Rev. Mr. David Harris and Rev. Mr. Matthew Schultz to the transitional diaconate at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester on Saturday, May 28. Page 9 of 14

10 Bishop Libasci said, This is a joyous moment for the Catholic Church in New Hampshire. These two young men are responding in a most profound way to Christ s call to take up the cross and follow Him. I am especially grateful to their parents, parish communities, pastors, and others who have fostered their vocations. May God bless them in a special way as these young men take the next step on their journey to becoming priests. David A. Harris, born August 17, 1983, is a parishioner of Saint Theresa Parish in Rye Beach, and is the son of Dr. Michael and Mrs. Andrea Harris. He grew up in Rye and attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover. A 2005 graduate of Providence College, he is entering his fourth year of Theology at Saint John s Seminary in Brighton, MA. He was vested at ordination by Fr. Maurice Lavigne, and has a summer assignment at the Parish of the Resurrection in Nashua. Matthew J. Schultz, born July 8, 1978, is a parishioner of Saint Patrick Parish in Nashua, and is one of 13 children of Michael and Jane Schultz. He grew up in Norwich, NY, and attended Norwich High School, then earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Dallas. He is entering his fourth year of Theology at Saint John s Seminary in Brighton, MA. He was vested at ordination by Fr. Lester Smith, and has a summer assignment at Saint Joseph Cathedral in Manchester. The Diocese of Manchester currently has 10 men preparing for the priesthood at seminaries in Baltimore, Boston, and Providence. For more information about vocations to the priesthood and religious life, visit # # # The Diocese of Manchester is the Roman Catholic Church of New Hampshire, serving the needs of more than 264,000 Catholics. For more information, please visit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION: TOM BEBBINGTON OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION , EXT. 185 BISHOP PETER LIBASCI ORDAINS MICHAEL SARTORI TO THE PRIESTHOOD (MANCHESTER, NH) Bishop Peter A. Libasci ordained Rev. Michael Sartori to the priesthood at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester on Saturday, June 4. Bishop Libasci said, Our priests are central to the life of our parishes indeed, central to our Church. I hope that all Catholics throughout our state will join with me in praying for Fr. Sartori as he begins his new life as a priest, and in praying for an increase in the numbers of those who follow God s call to do so. Rev. Michael L. Sartori, born June 1, 1988, is a parishioner of Saint Kathryn Parish in Hudson, and is the son of Ronald and Nancy Sartori. He grew up in Londonderry, and attended Trinity High School in Manchester. He is a 2010 graduate of Saint Anselm College and completed his studies for the priesthood at Saint Mary s Seminary and University in Baltimore, MD. He was vested at ordination by Fr. Gary Belliveau, and celebrated his first Mass on Sunday, June 5, at Saint Kathryn Church in Hudson. Page 10 of 14

11 The Diocese of Manchester currently has 9 men preparing for the priesthood at seminaries in Baltimore, Boston, and Providence. For more information about vocations to the priesthood and religious life, visit Page 11 of 14

12 Dear Brother Knight, St. John Paul II s role as a driving force in the fall of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe is the focus of a new documentary illustrating how the late pope insured a revolution of conscience that was pivotal in the collapse of the Iron Curtain in The documentary will air on public television across the United States, premiering on June 3. Narrated by actor Jim Caviezel and featuring original music by renowned composer Joe Kraemer (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher), Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism tells this story using rare archival footage and exclusive interviews with several heads of state, historians, foreign policy experts, church leaders and close personal acquaintances of the late pontiff, including Supreme Knight Carl Anderson; papal biographer George Weigel; John Paul s longtime assistant Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz of Kraków; and Richard Allen, Ronald Reagan s National Security Advisor. The 90-minute film recounts Karol Wojtyła s growth from an underground seminarian to his appointment as archbishop of Kraków and to his election to the papacy in As archbishop, Wojtyła developed tools for resistance to communist rule that were grounded in defense of human rights and the reclaiming of Poland s Catholic identity. This documentary, through interviews with historians and journalists who had access to recently declassified KGB documents, illustrates the vast Soviet campaign to counteract John Paul II s moral crusade. The film follows the wave of free thought that seized the Soviet bloc following the pope s epic nine-day pilgrimage to Poland in June By his actions and his words, John Paul II inspired a thirst for freedom that would evolve into the Solidarity movement, said Anderson. Without his spiritual support, Solidarity s success would not have been possible, and without Solidarity, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Revolution of 89 would never have happened. For more information about this important new film, or to obtain a DVD, please visit jp2film.com. Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT (203) Page 12 of 14

13 Upcoming Degree Exemplifications 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 June 20,2016 Contact: Team Capt Chris Bond, bondchrisg@gmail.com Epping NH Contact: Team Capt. Mike Annis, , judyannis55@gmail.com Derry NH June 25, 2016 Contact: Team Capt. John Dowd, , derryjpdowd@gmail.com Hudson, NH Contact: PGK W. Nadeau, , wnadeaukofc@comcast.net Manchester, NH June 24, 2016 Contact Team Capt, PGK Ray Lemay, , RayLemay@comcast.net Tilton, NH June 15, 2016 Contact Team Capt John Bruno, , jeabru85@metrocast.net Second Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Laconia NH Contact: DD Frank Ruffing, , fruffing@tds.net Third Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates and number of spectators. Laconia NH Contact: DD Frank Ruffing, , fruffing@tds.net Fourth Degree: Contact 4 th Degree Secretary Hector to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Page 13 of 14

14 Hampton, NH June 25, 2016 Contact: Hector St. Jacques PGK, , Councils and Assemblies: Don t forget to post your degree information on the website: nhknights.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 Raymond Lemay Sr, RayLemay@comcast.net 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. 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 ord 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 meetings! For Local & State News, and Degree Information, visit us on the web at: From Your New Hampshire State Council, Raymond A. Lemay Sr State Warden NH State Council Knights of Columbus 36 Brock St, Manchester, NH (603) RayLemay@comcast.net Page 14 of 14

15 MAKE IT GREEN TO BE STAR COUNCIL - New Hampshire Changes: *Reactivation progressing Supreme reports as of dates: 3/30 5/19 5/19 5/1/2016 5/1/2016 Council Agent District # DD Form 365 Form 1728 SP7 % Membership % Insurance 92 Rafael Peschiera 007 Ken Komisarek NO Carlos Aguilar 008 Jim Preisendorfer NO Steve White 003 Brian Tyrrell NO Ed Manrique 010 Paul McManus NO NO NO Kevin Hastings 013 Francis Ruffing NO Kevin Hastings 014 Henri St. Jean Thomas A Ingham PSD 010 Paul McManus NO Joseph P Dicalogero 005 Steve Ruel NO Kevin Hastings 014 Henri St. Jean NO NO NO *Kevin Hastings *014 *Henri St. Jean NO NO NO Carlos Aguilar 012 Dr Frank Gesek NO Kevin Hastings 014 Henri St. Jean NO NO NO NO NO Thomas A Ingham PSD 009 Bill Gehring NO Thomas A Ingham PSD 010 Paul McManus NO NO NO NO Ed Manrique 011 Bob Jones Jr NO Kevin Hastings 014 Henri St. Jean NO NO Carlos Aguilar 012 Dr Frank Gesek NO Steve White 004 Don Brown Kevin Hastings 014 Henri St. Jean NO NO NO James Gill 002 John Cebrowski NO Matt Dicalogero 001 Dick Collopy NO Rafael Peschiera 008 Jim Preisendorfer NO Joseph P Dicalogero 015 Ed McCann PSD NO Rafael Peschiera 007 Ken Komisarek NO Carlos Aguilar 012 Dr Frank Gesek NO Ed Manrique 010 Paul McManus NO NO Rafael Peschiera 006 Roger Bouchard NO James Gill 001 Dick Collopy NO Rafael Peschiera 007 Ken Komisarek NO Carlos Aguilar 006 Roger Bouchard NO Carlos Aguilar 008 Jim Preisendorfer NO Joseph P Dicalogero 005 Steve Ruel NO NO NO Joseph P Dicalogero 007 Ken Komisarek NO NO James Gill 005 Steve Ruel NO NO NO NO NO Thomas A Ingham PSD 011 Bob Jones Jr NO NO NO Joseph P Dicalogero 002 John Cebrowski NO NO Joseph P Dicalogero 011 Bob Jones Jr NO Matt Dicalogero 001 Dick Collopy NO NO NO NO Joseph P Dicalogero 005 Steve Ruel NO Joseph P Dicalogero 012 Dr Frank Gesek NO NO NO Matt Dicalogero 004 Don Brown NO Kevin Hastings 013 Francis Ruffing NO NO NO NO NO Thomas A Ingham PSD 009 Bill Gehring NO Steve White 001 Dick Collopy NO Kevin Hastings 014 Henri St. Jean NO NO NO NO James Gill 005 Steve Ruel NO NO Carlos Aguilar 012 Dr Frank Gesek NO James Gill 005 Steve Ruel NO Joseph P Dicalogero 011 Bob Jones Jr NO Kevin Hastings 013 Francis Ruffing NO Matt Dicalogero 004 Don Brown NO Thomas A Ingham PSD 009 Bill Gehring NO NO NO NO Joseph P Dicalogero 002 John Cebrowski NO Kevin Hastings 013 Francis Ruffing NO Joseph P Dicalogero 004 Don Brown NO NO NO NO James Gill 003 Brian Tyrrell NO Joseph P Dicalogero 009 Bill Gehring NO NO NO NO Kevin Hastings 013 Francis Ruffing NO Kevin Bacon 003 Brian Tyrrell NO NO NO NO Kevin Hastings 013 Francis Ruffing NO James Gill 003 Brian Tyrrell NO NO NO NO Matt Dicalogero 002 John Cebrowski NO Rafael Peschiera 006 Roger Bouchard NO Rafael Peschiera 008 Jim Preisendorfer NO James Gill 003 Brian Tyrrell NO Kevin Hastings 015 Ed McCann PSD NO NO Carlos Aguilar 015 Ed McCann PSD NO NO NO Ed McCann PSD NO NO NO Thomas A Ingham PSD 009 Bill Gehring NO NO NO of 1

16 Joel D. Plante, Master, District of New Hampshire Will Proudly Provide an Exemplification of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Date: Saturday, June 25, :30 AM Place: Sacred Heart School 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH - Miraculous Medal Parish Host Assembly: 1445 St. Mary s Honoree Rev. Gary Belliveau, Pastor Corpus Christi Parish, Portsmouth Price Schedule: Candidates Must be in Tux or Service Dress Uniform - $70 This includes all Meals, Social Baldric, 4 th 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: June 7, 2016 Day s Schedule of Events, Subject to change as needed 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 Miraculous Medal 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 paperwork and checks must be sent to the 4 th degree secretary.)

17 Dear Brother Knights NH Freedom Cup We are going into our sixth year with our annual NH Freedom Cup has assisted veterans caught in the transition process of returning from deployment often times facing unemployment. Once again I would like to express gratitude to the following councils and assemblies for their continued participation in and sponsorship of the NH Freedom Cup Golf Tournament. Goffstown council # 5112, N. Conway Council # 7575, Greenville Council # 8016 Londonderry Council # Farmington Council # and Manchester Assembly # 626 As we draw near to this year s tournament, our efforts need to be stepped up to provide the much needed assistance to help our veterans and their families. The Knights of Columbus has 67 Councils and 23 Assemblies. Imagine if every Council and Assembly donated $50.00 or $ each toward the NH Freedom Cup. That would be a total donation of $ $ 6750! We realize that in these economic times that you are asked to give to many worthy causes. Our veterans have served our nation to preserve our rights and our freedom. Now they return home to find unemployment, homelessness. With rising cost of living, and they struggle to provide for their families. I can only ask you all too strongly to support the NH Freedom Cup. Whether it s a gas card to the veteran to his or her next medical appointment or it may be the grocery card that feed a veteran s families, your generosity will be warmth and comforting to our veterans and their families. As before, I encourage each council or assembly to consider making your charitable donation count twice. Our councils and assemblies do so much to support charitable efforts and they readily support and appreciate the efforts of America s fighting men and women. Please consider recognizing a brother Knight for their outstanding work by sponsoring a knight to a round of golf in the 2015 NH Freedom Cup Golf Tournament. As you see I have enclosed a copy of our Newsletter and a sponsorship brochure with prices and schedule of this year event, again it will be held at Candia Woods on Friday June 26, Your support and the support of each council and assembly will make a difference to those veterans families who really need your help and assistance. Those who go to war put their lives on the line for people they don t even know. Helping them is the least that we as Americans, can do in return. Vivat Jesus Robert W. Garand State VAVS Representative Cc: Wayne Griffin, State Deputy Joel Plante, District Master

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19 State Retreat Weekend A Weekend at the Movies Date: September 23 to 25, 2016 New Hampshire State Council Knights of Columbus Fr. Robert J. Smolley, KHS State Retreat Drector Place: Time: Camp Bernadette Wolfboro, NH Friday. September 23 Dinner 6:00 pm (Registration begins at 4:00) Ends (after Lunch), Sunday,September 25 Who is welcome? - Knights of Columbus members - Prospective Knights - Fathers and sons (14 and older) Cost* - Knights $ Prospective members $ Father / Son $ *Includes all meals (including Surf & Turf on Saturday evening), printed materials, snacks and drinks, and miscellaneous things How do I register? Fill out the Registration Form Included

20 N.H. Knights of Columbus Weekend Retreat 2016 Registration Form Name Council # Address Street Zip Code Phone # address Registration Fee (check the appropriate box) K of C member $75.00 Guest $70.00 Father & Son $ Total enclosed $ If Father / Son: Please include the son s name & age below Name Age Please register by August 31,2016 Send Registration Form and Fee to : Fr Robert J. Smolley 145 Lowell St. Manchester,, NH Make out check to NH State Council Knights of Columbus Date Received Check # Amount $

21 Retreat 2016 Schedule Friday, September 23 3:30-5:45pm Sign-in & Cabin selection Dining Hall 6:00pm Angelus & Dinner Dining Hall 7:30pm Conference 1 Chapel 8:15pm Night Prayer Chapel 8:30pm Rosary (optional) Chapel Saturday, September 24 7:30am Morning Prayer Chapel 8:00am Angelus & Breakfast Dining Hall 9:00am Conference 2 TBD 11:00am Holy Mass Chapel 12:00noon Angelus & Lunch Dining Hall 3:00pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy Chapel 3:15pm Conference 3 TBD 5:30pm Evening Prayer Chapel 6:00pm Angelus & Dinner Dining Hall 7:30pm Open Questions & Night Prayer TBD 9:00pm Rosary (optional) TBD Sunday, September 25 7:30am Morning Prayer Chapel 8:00am Angelus & Breakfast Dining Hall 9:00am Conference 4 TBD 11:00am Holy Mass Chapel 12:00noon Angelus & Lunch Dining Hall 12:30 /1:00pm Departure