BIENVILLE ASSEMBLY 314 May 2015 NEXT MEETING: May 22nd at St Dominick on Vicksburg at Harrison. Officers FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR Justin Douglass Faithful Captain Paul Gagnet,SPD Faithful Friar Fr. Denzil Perera Faithful Pilot Denis VanGeffen Faithful Admiral Justin LaGrange PFN FAITHFUL SCRIBE Paul Eckert Faithful Comptroller Barry Waller PFN Faithful Purser Dave Grego PFN FaithfulSentinels Anthony Grego John Cunningham James Tardi James Eckhold Mark Carver Kyle Brady Trustee, 3rd Year Perry Torregano PFN Trustee, 2nd Year LA Grossimon PFN Trustee, 1st Year Francis Celino PFN Color Corps Commander Lynn Boudreaux Faithful Navigator s Message Sir Knights of Bienville Assembly 314, I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; / I know my sheep, and mine know me. John 10:1-10 On April 22nd we had another great meeting and thanks to all who attended. Once again, special thanks to St. Dominic Council 3729 Fourth Degree members for hosting this meeting and providing another delicious meal. Due to the parking situation downtown, St. Dominic has agreed to host the May 27th meeting. This is also our election meeting. On Saturday, April 18th the 4th Degree Promotional meeting was held in Baton Rouge. I along with S/K Paul Gagnet, S/K Douglas Saunders and S/K L. A. Grossimon attended this meeting. A couple of months ago Bienville Assembly presented the Patriotic Essay Award and a check for $50.00 to Miss Kathleen Keen, a 7th grade student at St. Angela Merici School. It doesn t stop there. Miss Keen was chosen as the New Orleans Diocese winner. For this she will receive a Certificate and a $200.00 check from the State. Again, a big thank you to Sir Knight Douglas Saunders for all his hard work as Chairman of the Patriotic Committee. On a personal note on Sunday, May 3rd I will receive the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion from Archbishop Gregory Aymond at St. Louis Cathedral. If you are receiving this honor, at the same time, please let me know so I can include it in next month s newsletter. Save the date. Installation of Officers, Sunday, June 28, 2015. More on this later. Vivat Jesus! Justin S/K Justin D. Douglass, Jr. Faithful Navigator justindouglass@msn.com 504-837-4385 504-616-5243
Page 2 NEXT MEETING: May 27th at St Dominick on Vicksburg at Harrison. ************************************************************************************* Sir Knights of Bienville Assembly may now pay the dues and assessments online at our website www.bienville314.org We only have 18 Brother Sir Knights that have not paid their 2015 dues. Please see that you meet your obligation timely as we hate to suspend loyal Brother Sir Knights but must do so prior to our membership based goals being established for the following year ***************************************************************************************** NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2015 2016 The following Sir Knights have been asked and have agreed to serve on the Nominating Committee for the Columbian Year 2015 2016 Sir Knight Douglas W. Saunders FDS002@YAHOO.COM Sir Knight Anthony V. Cuccia, PFN avcuccia@hotmail.com Sir Knight Patrick J. Guise PGUISE@AOL.COM The current Officers have agreed to stay on for a second term: FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR Sir Knight Justin D. Douglass, Jr., FN FAITHFUL COMPTROLLER Sir Knight Barry R. Waller, PFN FAITHFUL CAPTAIN Sir Knight Paul M. Gagnet FAITHFUL ADMIRAL Sir Knight Justin T. LaGrange, PFN FAITHFUL PURSER Sir Knight David R. Grego, PFN FAITHFUL PILOT Sir Knight C. Denis Van Geffen FAITHFUL SCRIBE Sir Knight Paul A. Eckert INNER SENTINEL Sir Knight Anthony C. Grego OUTER SENTINEL Sir Knight Mark C. Carver ************************************************************** ONE YEAR TRUSTEE Sir Knight Francis Celino, PFN TWO YEAR TRUSTEE Sir Knight L. A. Grossimon, PFN THREE YEAR TRUSTEE Sir Knight Perry A. Torregano, PFN Nominations will be open at the March and April meetings and Nominations & Elections will take place at the May meeting. **************************************************************
Page 3 NEXT MEETING: May 27th at St Dominick on Vicksburg at Harrison. Cooks needed for all meetings. Anyone interested should contact the Faithful Captain Paul Gagnet via email at Unclpaul@AOL.com or the Faithful Navigator ************************************************************************************************************************************** MEMBERSHIP We need to increase our membership this term and the easiest way to accomplish that is to ASK Brother Knights that are 3 rd Degree Knights in good standing to join us. To that end, we are in need of Sir Knights to visit Councils in regalia to advertise who and what we are and stand for. Please contact our new membership director, Paul Eckert, to volunteer. PAUL.ECKERT2@CHARTISINSURANCE.COM 504-887-2242 *************************************************************************************** COLOR CORPS CALL OUTS ARE ALL SHOWING ON THE BIENVILLE WEBSITE PLEASE VISIT www.bienville314.org/ FOR DATES AND TIMES. PLEASE ARRIVE 30 MINUTES BEFORE TO DRESS OUT AND FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THOSE SIR KNIGHTS WHO DO NOT HAVE REGALIA AND WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE WEAR TUXEDO AND SOCIAL BALDRIC. *************************************************************************************
Page 4 UPCOMMING ACTIVITIES MAY 27, 2015 (WED) 7:00 PM MEMBERSHIP MEETING (NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS) ST. DOMINIC 3729 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brother Knights of Council 9007, Sir Knights of Bienville Assembly 314 and all Knights of Columbus Councils, Don't forget the Rosary March on the 1st Saturday of each month at the abortion factory on Ridgelake Drive from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Let's see how many innocent lives we can save by praying the Rosary. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sir Knights of Bienville Assembly 314, As you know, we are collecting inkjet and laser print cartridges as part of our fundraiser. I just received an email from the company we send the cartridges to and they have added new items to the list of recyclable items. I have listed these items below. If you have any of these items and would like to help the Assembly please bring them to any Bienville meeting or drop them off to me at my house. The address is listed below. Cell Phones Apple iphone 6 Plus (128GB) Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V LG LS980 G2 Tablets, Mp3 Players, Laptops & More Surface Pro 2nd Gen 512GB Apple ipad Mini 2 128GB w/retina Wifi + Cellular Intel 7 Laptop S/K Justin D. Douglass, Jr. Faithful Navigator Bienville Assembly 314 4th Degree Knights of Columbus 1223 Homestead Avenue Metairie, LA 70005-1620 504-837-4385 Home 504-616-5243 Cell justindouglass@msn.com
Page 5 May Birthdays Carlos V. Muniz May 2nd Justin T. Lagrange May 6th Ronald G. Broussard May 19th Perry A. Torregano May 20th Harold J. Vega May 20th John E. Schulin May 23rd Douglas B. Kariker May 25th Manfard A. Sorrell May 28th Adrian L. Bruneau May 30 th The 4th Degree Exemplification will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2015, in Gonzales at St. Mark's Catholic Church Activities Center. Please note the changes from past Exemplifications as far as the registration time, the banquet time and the Exemplification time itself. This time there will be a Vigil Mass at 4:00 PM when all is finished. Please go to your Councils and talk up the 4th Degree and let the 3rd Degree members know that this is close by (only about 1 hour from New Orleans). Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Since the Form 4 has to be submitted no later than May 20th let me know if you have a candidate and I, along with the admission team, will come to your Council to do an admission. Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Louisiana District David J. Lemaire, Sr. District Master 102 Kendrick Drive Slidell, La. 70461 (985) 788-5301 dave@davelemaire.com On Saturday May 30, 2015, the District of Louisiana has scheduled a Fourth Degree Exemplification in Gonzales, LA. at St Mark s Catholic Church Activities Center, Gonzales La., Msgr. Arthur Lieux Assembly #2052 will host the Exemplification. The Exemplification will be held at the St Mark s Activity Center located on the grounds of St Mark s Church 42021 Hwy. 621, Gonzales, LA. Registration will be from 9:00AM to 11:00AM in the Activity Center (Signs will be posted). The banquet in the Fr. Clement K of C Hall 43472 Bayou Black Road Gonzales, LA and will begin at 11:15AM. The Exemplification will begin at 1:30PM in the St. Mark s Activity Center and conclude at approximately 3:30PM. The Vigil Mass will be at 4:00PM in the Church.
Page 6 The Exemplification cost for candidates is $70.00, which includes their banquet meal, Social Baldric and Fourth Degree Lapel Pin. The cost of the banquet for all Sir Knights, their spouses, candidate s spouses and guests will be $20.00. Reservations must be made with the Master with the forms provided no later than May 20, 2015. Any request for banquet tickets received after the deadline cannot be guaranteed. As a reminder, the official dress code for all candidates and Sir Knights for all Fourth Degree Exemplifications is black tuxedo, plain white pleated tuxedo shirt with lay down collar, black bow tie, black cummerbund, black socks and black shoes. This is a must, NO EXCEPTIONS except priest and military. Visiting Sir Knights will wear their social baldric with their attire. The only exceptions are clergy, deacons in clerics if allowed and candidates presently enlisted in military service who may wear their FULL dress uniform. All registration forms and Form 4 (must be filled out completely) for candidates for this Exemplification and must be received no later than May 20, 2015. Checks should be made payable to: Master s Fund, one check for all candidates from the assembly. Forward only the Supreme Secretary s and the Master s copy of the Form 4 with the checks. For proper arrangements for meals and check-in, it is imperative that we keep to the deadline. Any registration after this date cannot guarantee the candidate s name in the program or that a certificate can be presented to him at the ceremony. All registration forms and form 4 s are to be forwarded to the Master, David J. Lemaire, Sr. 102 Kendrick Drive, Slidell, LA 70461-1302, and other information call Warren Deemer C.O.S. at 504-638-0709, or the Host Navigator Paul Allen at (225) 810-7730.