Knights of Columbus New Hampshire State Council New Hampshire State Website: www.nhknight.org NH State Council Weekly 04/22/2018 * ONE MEMBER * PER COUNCIL * PER MONTH * This Is Your NH Knights News: Page: 2) Mission Statement: Several Prayer Requests 3) Penny A Knight A Day Information Convention Registration Notice 4) Convention Introduction 5) Convention DJ Flyer 6) Seminarian Convention Support Request 7) Seminarian Sponsorship Request 8) Convention Food Pantry Food Drive 9) Tootsie Roll Drive 10) Raffle Ticket Announcement 11) Keep Christ in Christmas Program 12) Upcoming Degree Exemplifications 13) Upcoming Degree Exemplifications Continued 14) June 16 th Degree Exemplification 15) Veteran Pin Offer 16) Financial & Estate Planning Session 17) February Video Schedule 18) Be a Hero for Team NH Special Olympics 19) Pamphlet on Being a Hero 20) Pledge form 21) Annual 2018 Retreat: Camp Bernadette 22) Camp Fatima Needs Our Help 23) St. Pio Comes to the Diocese of Manchester 24) Assembly 1506 invite for the Memorial Day Parade Nashua 25) Grand Night IV Windham NH Important Dates to Remember: Activities: April 14 th 2 nd & 3d Degree in Tilton Venue Change!!! April 27, 28 & 29 th The Convention June 16 th 10:30AM 4 th Degree Exemplification Reports: June 30 th SP-7 Columbia Award Application CANNOT BE LATE Editor s Note: I have assumed the duties of publishing this weekly briefing. Please submit your entries to me at tjkingsley23@gmail.com
For Local & State News, and Degree Information, visit us on the web at: www.nhknight.org Mission Statement: The purpose of the NH State Council Weekly Briefing is to provide to the membership, timely information from your State Officers, District 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 in order to 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! Grand Knights and Faithful Navigators, please remember to share these briefings by forwarding them to your email rosters and refer to the information at your business meeting Brother Joe Orzech just became a Grandfather; however, his daughter Katherine gave birth 10 weeks premature with no complications. Little Stephen Joseph was 4 lbs 1 oz. Please pray for Stephen, his mother and grandfather.
Penny-a-Knight-a-Day Notice Just a reminder in the Weekly for all Councils who participated in the Penny-A-Knight-A-Day (PKD) program to make their checks payable to NH State Council, noting PKD in the Memo line and send them to the State Secretary Joseph J. Kowalik III. Please postmark by 4/23 if possible. Thanks Dave Wilson PKD Chairman Convention Notice http://www.nhknight.org/documents/stateconvention/conventionticketorderform.pdf Brother Knights and Delegates to the 2018 NH Annual NH State Convention: If you missed it, click on the link above. It is the form for ordering your tickets for the Convention Weekend. It is an electronic form so after opening the form you do not need to print it until you simply fill it out. Prices will automatically add up as you enter your quantity of tickets you need. Once it is filled out, simply print and send along with your check to me. PLEASE REMEMBER THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 13TH Sure would be happy to see you at the convention. Don't miss out. Have a great day. Ed McCann, PSD State Executive Secretary State Function Chairman
Seminarian Convention Support Request Brother Knights, In preparation for our Annual New Hampshire State Convention, there are a few details that we are tying up, to make sure that everyone has the best time possible. Each year, the New Hampshire State Council always invites our Seminarians to attend the State Convention at no cost to them. This gives us the opportunity to spend time with those whom we support throughout the year, catching up with those whom we don t see all of the time because they are studying at Seminary, and to get to know some whom we have never met before. These men have truly given their time, energy and prayers to grow closer to God, in preparation of becoming those who shepherd us in our daily lives. With that being said, we are actively seeking donations from you, our local Councils, in raising these funds for their attendance at the Annual Awards Banquet, on Saturday the 28 th. Each year s attendance continues to grow each year, and so we have set a goal of $1,000 to sponsor our Seminarians. Please consider sending a donation to the New Hampshire State Council for this need. Send checks to: Joseph J. Kowalik, III State Secretary 157 Hackett Hill Road Hooksett, NH 03106 Joe will keep track of Council or individual donors, and make sure that our State Vocations Chairman, Joel Plante, PSD is kept up to date on this drive for donations. Please don t hesitate to donate now. Time is drawing near to this EXCITING weekend and no one should miss out on the fun. On behalf of your Knights of Columbus, New Hampshire State Council Officers and our wives, and State Vocations Chairman, Joel Plante, we thank you in advance and look forward to your support. God Bless! Glenn Glenn P. Camley State Deputy Knights of Columbus New Hampshire State Council
New Hampshire Knights of Columbus Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities Memorandum: To: Joe Kowalik III, State Secretary Tim Kingsley, State Warden Robert Jones, JR., State Program Director Glen White, State Community Director Grand Knights, State of NH Knights of Columbus Councils From: John Vlastelin, State CPWID Chairman Date: April 22, 2018 RE: Tootsie Roll Delivery at the State Convention on Saturday, April 28 at 12:00pm Worthy Brothers, this memo is to let you know that I will be under the hotel entrance overhang at noon on Saturday to deliver tootsie rolls to all councils who ordered them. Have a great convention, a wonderful time, and I ll see you on Saturday at noon. Faithfully submitted, John Vlastelin, State CPWID Chairman 603-969-8953 jvlastelin@icloud.com
TIME TO ORDER YOUR 2018 STATE RAFFLE TICKETS Tickets for the 2018 NH Knights of Columbus State Charity Raffle are now available to order. To pre-order tickets, please complete an order request form, which is available on the State Website, and send it to State Council Director, Kerry Johnson. Please send your completed request form via email to kdjohnson83@myfairpoint.net. Tickets will be distributed at the 2018 Annual State Meeting. Tickets may also be ordered and picked up at the State Meeting. Please complete your charity selections section on the order form. Vivat Jesus! Respectfully submitted, Kerry L. Johnson, FDD State Council Director Knights of Columbus New Hampshire State Council
The 2018 Keep Christ in Christmas (KCIC) The 2018 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 2018 KCIC Program in your council. 1. 2018 KCIC Christmas Card Program April 13 - Explains program in detail 2. 2018 KCIC Council Chairman Nomination Form MASTER (Word only, not pdf) 3. 2018 KCIC NH State Council EMAIL Order Form MASTER (Word only, not pdf) 4. 2018 KCIC Promotional Material 5. 2018 KCIC Retail Price Brochure 6. 2017 KCIC NH Sales Figures 7. 2017 NH KCIC Cumulative Sales Figures 8. 2017 KCIC International Sales Figures * 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. If you have difficulty creating an account or logging into the State Web Site, please contact the State Web Master s directly: Greg Taillon: G.Taillon@comcast.net and Robert Jones: REJonesjr@comcast.net 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 and Email Order forms must always be emailed to me in MS Word and not a pdf. A reminder that the 2018 KCIC Assortment Kits are discounted until September 25, 2018, so don't delay, order your kit as soon as possible! Only one discounted kit per council unless you support more than one parish. Contact me if you still need assistance! KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS! Dave Dave Wilson Knights of Columbus NH State Council KCIC Chairman yeoldknight@comcast.net 487-5037
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 1st Degrees pending, please contact the listed Team Captains for Degree info. Bedford, NH, Contact: Team Capt. Chris Bond, bondchrisg@gmail.com http://nhknight.org/index.php/en/home/state-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2017/09/18/406/-/1st-degree-bedford 2018 Dates: March 19 th Monday Back to St. Elizebeth Seton Bedord April 16 th Monday May 21 st Monday June 18 th Monday Epping NH, Contact: Team Capt. Rich Pimental. rickredleg21@gmail.com Derry NH, Contact: Team Capt. John Dowd, 426-7017, derryjpdowd@gmail.com Hudson, NH, Contact: Team Capt. Jay Malette Cell: (603) 867-4917 j4y.ma1ette@gmail.com 2nd Friday of the Month Manchester, NH Contact Team Capt, PGK Ray Lemay, (603) 674-0033, RayLemay@comcast.net Regular Monthly Degrees Rochester, NH -- Contact: David Deworken, (603) 759-5715, ddeworken@aol.com http://www.nhknight.org/index.php/en/home/state-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2017/07/11/379/-/1st-degreerochester Tilton, NH, Contact Team Capt. John Bruno, (603) 286-3240, jeabru85@metrocast.net
Second Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Manchester, NH Ray Lemay raylemay@comcast.net Belmont, NH Contact: Aaron Boudreau, aaron.boudreau@cfosolutions.com, (603) 998.2806 Or check the State Calendar Hudson NH Contact: Ron Distasio, rddistasio@comcast.net, (603) 595-7837 Home Normally held on the 3d Friday of the Month 3 rd Degree Schedule: Degree Date Host Council Location Host DD Saturday 5/19/2018 Council 819 Keene St. Joseph School DD#5 Steve Ruel This is a combined 2 nd and 3d degree. Fourth Degree: Saturday June 16th 2018-10:30AM St Jude Parish 435 Mammoth Road Londonderry, NH 03053 Contact 4 th Degree Secretary Hector St. Jacques, PGK to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Contact: Hector St. Jacques, PGK (603)888-4590 Hstjpgk@aol.com Councils and Assemblies: Don t forget to post your degree information on the website: www.nhknights.org Do you have degree information that 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.
Joel D. Plante, Master, District of New Hampshire Will Proudly Provide an Exemplification of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Date: Saturday, June 16, 2018 10:30 AM Host Assembly: Bishop Bradley (Assembly 626) Manchester Location: St. Jude Parish, 435 Mammoth Road Londonderry, NH 03053 Honoree Military Chaplains Price Schedule: Candidates Must be in dark suit, white shirt with dark tie or Service Dress Uniform - $70 this includes the banquet, social baldric and a 4 th Degree Pin Spectators - (4 th Degree Members of the Knights of Columbus) Dinner -$40 Non-4 th Degree Knights, Wives & Girlfriends Ladies Program, Dinner - $40 All Checks Must be made Payable to: Joel D. Plante, District Master And mailed to: Joel D. Plante 13 Dick Dame Lane Farmington, NH 03835 Deadline: June 11, 2018 Days Schedule of Events Subject to change as needed. 11:30AM 12:30 PM: 12:30PM 1:00 PM 12:45PM 2:30 PM 1:00PM 3:00 PM Registration / Social Candidates to Anti-Chamber Ladies Program Degree Exemplification 3:15 PM to 3:30 PM Pictures 4:00 PM Mass 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 District Master)
Hello Gentlemen I have just been informed that the pins are on back order and will not ready for the convention. I will keep you all informed Bob Garand
NH Knights Video Schedule for April April 2 nd The Verses I Never Saw by Marcus Grodi April 9 th Scripture and the Early Church by Fr. Mitch Pacwa April 16 th How Do We Know the Early Church? by Dr. William Marshner April 23 rd Four Witnesses Brought Me Home by Rod Bennett April 30 th Peter, the Rock, the Keys and the Chair by Steve Ray The video schedule for the month of April is based on the Deep in History video series by Marcus Grodi and The Coming Home Network. Four of the five speakers are converts to the faith. The one exception is Fr. Mitch Pacwa who is well known through EWTN. These videos, and The Coming Home Network itself, are evident of a phenomenon that few Catholics are aware of, which is that there has been a movement among Protestant clergy towards Catholic conversion. Within the last twenty years over 1000 former Protestant clergy have converted to Catholicism through The Coming Home Network. That doesn t count the non-clergy conversions, and Marcus Grodi states that they are contacted on average by three to four new Protestant clergy every week. That movement is based on scripture, history and authority. The hope is that these videos, working with the Holy Spirit, can soften the hearts of non-catholics as well as fallen away Catholics to see the Catholic Church for what it is, The One True Faith. As of now Nashua, Hudson, Pelham, Salem and Concord cable access TV systems broadcast our weekly programming. We need more knights around the state to help us get this Catholic programming out to more NH towns. All we need is one knight in each town to contact their local cable access TV system to request the NH Knights videos be broadcasted. Anyone with a question about the program can contact me at donovansnh@myfairpoint.net Thank you, Bryan Donovan Video Media Chairman NH State Knights of Columbus cell: 603-718-2799
2018 Knights of Columbus Men s Retreat September 7 th thru September 9th My Brother Knights, Please save the date September 7 th - 9 th for the Annual Knights of Columbus Men s Retreat. It will again be on beautiful Lake Wentworth, Wolfeboro, NH at Camp Bernadette. The theme for the weekend has not been chosen but I am sure our Spiritual Director for the weekend Fr. Chris Martel, pastor of St. John Newman Parish, Merrimack will greatly fill our needed spiritually. Full details will be presented at this year s State Convention April 27th - 29th. In the meantime if you have any questions just email me at bassaholic47@gmail.com or text/call me at 603-568-1142. God Bless. Vivat Jesus, Jim Preisendorfer <>< DD#15, FFD, PFN, PGK
CAMP FATIMA NEEDS OUR HELP Camp Fatima Work Day - May 19th, 2018 We need your help! May 19, 2018 from 8:00am - 4:00pm or anywhere in between. The Camp had a micro burst go through in Oct. A lot of trees were taken down. Most have been clean up, but a lot of the debris still exist. We will need as much man power(or person-power) as we can get to clean the grounds and cabins. We always need the tradesmen such as carpenters, electricians, plumbers and painters, etc. Please mark your calendars to come help on this day. The date does conflict with a 2nd & 3rd. Degree in Keene. But State Ceremonials Director Rich McDermott said if anyone on the teams wishes to come for Work Day he will replace the spot on degree team. This Work Day reserves you a cabin for the Camporee in Sept. If you can not participate, please consider having your council help with a donation to help defray the cost of clean up from micro burst. Make check to Camp Fatima and mail to me at 78 Batchelder Road, Raymond, NH 03077. Any questions please call 895-2889. Thank you for your consideration. Ron Metevier, SDCC
Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina will be at the St. Joseph Cathedral on Monday, April 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.with a Mass celebrated in honor of Saint Pio at 6:00 p.m. with Bishop Peter Libasci the celebrant. You are invited to visit the relics as well as you are especially invited to help during the day. We have for major stations where volunteers are invited to watch over the relcis and help with the people flow. I have divided these stations into one and two hour segments so no one will have to stand to long. Email me if you are interested in being a volunteer on April 30! Thanks. Becky <RVinson@rcbm.org>
Worthy State Officers, District Deputies, Faithful Navigators, & Grand Knights... Prince of Peace Assembly 1506 in Nashua will be marching in Nashua's Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 28, and would like to invite you to join us. The 1.3 mile route begins at Holman Stadium and ends at Marketplace Plaza in downtown Nashua. This invitation is for all Knights (regardless of Degree held), wives, and family members. Prospective members are also invited to march. Please review the next page, which outlines the event (including required attire for all participants) and recommendations for carpooling from the end of the route back to the start. I ask that you RSVP to me by e- mail or phone with a tentative number of participants from your Council or Assembly no later than Sunday, May 20. (GKs and FNs, please respond for your entire council or assembly, rather than having individual members reply). We will not have a float or a flatbed for persons to ride in or on, so all participants must march or be pushed in a wheelchair. This is a fun event where we all can publicly show we are proud to be Catholic, proud to be Knights of Columbus, and proud to support our flag and the men and women who died defending it. 30-40 persons participated in 2015 and 2016 s parade was cancelled due to weather, but only about a dozen marched in 2017. We are hoping to strongly rebound this year. Please talk this up among your Council and Assembly members and encourage them and their families to join us! If you have any questions, please call or e-mail me. Thank you. Ron Barnovsky, Assembly 1506 Parade Chairman barnovsky@comcast.net 603-809-6768
In support of New Hampshire s athletes at the the Knights of Columbus proudly present Grand Night IV a Cinco de Mayo five-course gourmet meal and Laugh out loud to the comedy and music of a Catholic entertainer from Michigan (and he is a brother Knight!) Saturday evening, May 5 at the St Matthew Parish Center in Windham NH Doors open at 6:30 pm $45 per person / table of six for $250 Soft drinks, Sangria, Beer and Wine included Contact George Fredette at gfredette@sfceng.com or (603) 801-1478 for more information or to make reservations