KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NH STATE COUNCIL Exemplification of the Fourth Degree, Hampton, NH June 25, 2016 NH State Website: www.nhknights.org * ONE MEMBER * PER COUNCIL * PER MONTH * NH State Council Weekly 2016-06-20 Your NH Knights News: Prayer requests: Father Robert Smolley, Rev. Daniel Sinibaldi, Sav Gusti (06-06-2016) Diocese of Manchester seeks Nominations for Vita Et Caritas Award (05-30-2016) Message from the District Master (06-06-2016) Message from the State Membership Director (06-06-2016) New Member Annuity Available for Insurance Quota (06-12-2016) Protecting the Name of the Order (06-17-2016) Fr. Jason Jalbert at the NH State House (06-20-2016) Knights of Columbus set Record for Charitable Donations (06-13-2016) Knights Night with Nashua Silver Knights (06-20-2016) Knights Night at the NH Fisher Cats (06-20-2016) Request for assistance in a Meal Train for PSD Ed and Sandy McCann (06-20-2016) NH State Council 2016 Scholarship Announcement (04-25-2016) Supreme Chaplain calls all knights to be recruiters for Church and the Order (06-20-2016) Bishop Libasci ordains Rev. Michael Sartori (06-13-2016) St. John Paul II documentary airs on public TV nationwide (06-12-2016) Upcoming Degree Exemplifications (06-17-2016) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Important Dates to Remember: June 25, 2016: Exemplification of the Fourth Degree July 23, 2016: District Deputy Seminar, Manchester, NH July 24, 2016: NH State Council, Summer Quarterly Meeting Windham, NH ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 2015-2016 Fraternal Year Directory information as soon as your elections have been conducted. On the NH State Website: www.nhknights.org, 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 email 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... http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/state-council/council-directory-submission NH State Council Directory - Assembly Submission Submit Assembly Information Here... http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/state-council/assembly-directory-submission ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Page 1 of 17
+ 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 (06-06-2016) 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 (06-06-2016) 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 03867 DM Joel Plante, PSD Prayer Request: Former Vice Supreme Master Sav Guisti, Bishop James A. Healy Province (11-23-2015) 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 603-669-3100, 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 17
An application form and information is available on the Diocesan website at www.catholicnh.org/bcaf/vca. 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 24. http://www.catholicnh.org/about/news/news-releases/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Message from the District Master Invitation 05-30-2016 Worthy Faithful Navigators, 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ William D. McCarthy, PSD, FM (603)434-7787 AD Book Chairman Email: kcpgk@comcast.net New Hampshire State Council Knights of Columbus P. O. Box 271 Derry, NH 03038 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 email or regular mail with email 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Page 3 of 17
New Member Annuities for Insurance Quota 06-12-2016 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, 2016. Fraternally, Wayne Griffin, NH State Deputy Knights of Columbus (603) 560-3824 cell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Protecting the Name of the Order 06-17-2016 Brothers: We are proud of our membership in our Order. We are encouraged to wear our membership pin and even decorate our vehicle with the Emblem of the Order. This is entirely appropriate. The lapel pin and a ring are visible reminders to ourselves and to others we are Catholic Gentlemen. Order. Wearing our ribbons of office and even our name tags is limited to acts of the Order. Membership drives, dinners, church functions, parades or civil functions while representing the Order are very appropriate situations for wearing these emblems. Other than the Emblem lapel pin and ring, the other items we all wear at functions should not be worn outside of Knights functions as a general rule. Please be aware that a display of any paraphernalia of the Order, even a simple nametag, either brings credit or discredit upon our Order. Remember, in this day of visual and instant news, merely the appearance of impropriety may bring discredit upon our Order that we love. Wearing the name badge or jewel of office; 4th degree regalia at a non- Order/Council/Assembly/State Council activity needs to be carefully considered. Jordan Ulery, 2014-2015 State Advocate PO Box 15 Hudson, NH 03051 jordanulery@comcast.net +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Father Jason Jalbert at the NH State House 06-20-2016 r. ason was given the honor of presenting the opening prayer of the New Hampshire House meeting in regular session today, June 16, 2016. Thank you Fr. Jason for an inspirational prayer for us to begin our deliberations. Jordan Ulery as Member of the NH House. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Page 4 of 17
The Knights of Columbus set a new all-time record last year for charitable donations and service hours with $175,079,192 in donations and more than 73.5 million hours of service. The numbers were announced at the closing session of the annual Organizational Meeting of State Deputies in New Haven. Read more at www.kofc.org. Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 752-4000 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Request for assistance for a Meal Train for PSD Rd and Sandy McCann 06-20-2016 As you probably know, Sandy McCann had knee replacement surgery last week and everything went well and she was scheduled to be released from the hospital last Thursday. She is currently in a rehab center. Her daughter has set up a meal train for her and Ed. Below is the link. Could you maybe pass it around to the Knights at the State level and see if anyone might be interested in helping out? Meal Train Link: https://mealtrain.com/4927z5 Thanks. Jim Lockwood +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Page 5 of 17
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ State Youth Director Searching for Volunteers 06-20-2016 We are looking for a council that would be interested in hosting the State Soccer Challenge this fall. If there is a council interested send Ken Goddard kennygoddard@comcast.net an email letting him know the date and place where they would like to hold it. Jim Lockwood State Youth Director ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Page 9 of 17
During the Organizational Meeting of State Deputies in New Haven, Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore calls all Knights to be good men filled with the Holy Spirit and faith who recruit for the Church and the Order. The full text of his homily can be found below. More information about the State Deputies Meeting can be found at www.kofc.org. Barnabas and the Knights Homily given by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori during the Knights of Columbus State Deputies Meeting, June 11, 2016, the Feast of St. Barnabas Today the Church remembers the Apostle Barnabas. Though not one of the original Twelve Apostles, Barnabas, as we shall later see, came to be called an Apostle. Happily, today s Scripture reading from the Acts of the Apostles paints a portrait of Barnabas whose name means son of consolation. All of us can be consoled as we reflect on this depiction of Barnabas and his work of spreading the Gospel in the earliest days of the Church because his life and example applies to us as leaders in the Order in four ways. Let s see how this is so. A Good Man Filled with the Holy Spirit and Faith First, St. Luke, the author of the Acts of the Apostles, tells us that Barnabas was a good man filled with the Holy Spirit and faith. As today s reading opens, Barnabas is living in Jerusalem in the days following the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. We see how the Gospel quickly went beyond Jerusalem and spread to Antioch where many people were being won over to the Lord. The Apostles decided to send Barnabas to have a firsthand look at what was happening in Antioch, a Greek and Roman city in modern-day Turkey. If I could put it this way, Barnabas was sent to Antioch as a layman. He was a disciple, baptized in the Holy Spirit on fire with the love for the Lord and zeal for the Gospel. Clearly, the Apostles knew Barnabas and trusted him. They saw that he was a man of virtue, a man in whom the Gospel had found a home. They could count on him to size up the situation accurately and to fan into flame the faith that had spread to a city that one day would be nicknamed, the cradle of Christianity. That is precisely what Barnabas did. A man who was himself filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit could recognize the workings of God s grace in the Christian community at Antioch. He could be counted on to encourage these new followers of Christ to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart Page 10 of 17
As state deputies, you were chosen by your brother Knights because they regard you as good men, filled with the Holy Spirit and faith. They regard you as disciples of the Lord Jesus, as active members of the Church, as men of virtue who are trustworthy fellow Knights who will also be co-workers with bishops and priests, especially our chaplains. Accordingly, your brother Knights have sent you on a mission to travel around your jurisdictions to foster the growth of the Knights of Columbus, to encourage the recruitment of new members and to help these men and their families to live the Gospel principles of charity, unity and fraternity. First Class Recruiter A second aspect of St. Luke s portrait of Barnabas is that he was a good recruiter. When he arrived at Antioch, he not only encouraged those who had already become Christians to remain strong in the faith we also read that large numbers of people were added to the Lord. In other words, Barnabas didn t merely praise the status quo but instead contributed to the dynamism of the Christian community at Antioch. We might say that he made it an evangelized and an evangelizing community. As a result, many new Christians were recruited. But there is a second way in which Barnabas was a first-class recruiter. We read that he went to Tarsus to look for Saul, known to us, of course, as Paul. Evidently, Barnabas persuaded Paul that he should come to Antioch to assist in foster the growth of the first Christian community on Hellenic soil. I m going to guess that Paul might not have been the easiest man to recruit. Be that as it may, Paul comes to Antioch with Barnabas and then things really take off. Thus begins the Church s mission to the Gentiles. In a short time, Paul would become the leader and Barnabas his assistant. Barnabas did not resent Paul s rising prominence but instead rejoiced because he was focused not on himself but on the mission. Well, it s pretty obvious how this applies to us as leaders of the Knights of Columbus. Through these days, you are receiving much guidance and encouragement with regard to the recruitment of new members. You are being sent from New Haven to your jurisdictions with a mission similar to that of Barnabas: To grow the Order, to develop more Star Councils and to reach out to younger men and their families, for the good of the Order and for the strengthening of family life, aware that the Gospel spreads whenever there are strong families families that can rightly be called domestic churches. So ask St. Barnabas to make you and your co-workers first-class recruiters. But there is another way in which you, like Barnabas must recruit: It is essential that we attract and raise up excellent leaders in the Order. Just as Barnabas went out of his way to recruit Paul for the mission at Antioch, so too we need to go out of our way to find and raise up those men who will be capable of taking leadership positions in the Order and we should rejoice if we find leaders who overshadow or outshine us. After all, it s not about us it s all about the mission. So ask yourselves: Is there a Saul of Tarsus somewhere in my jurisdiction I can recruit not only for membership but also for potential leadership? Teamwork A third aspect in St. Luke s portrait of St. Barnabas is teamwork. Page 11 of 17
Barnabas is called a prophet because he taught God s word authentically, but we should also note that he was indeed part of a team of teachers and prophets entirely dedicated to spreading the Gospel in Asia Minor; St. Luke has even provided us with their names. Not only did Barnabas not resent the rising prominence of St. Paul, he was a valued member of a team dedicated to the spread of the Gospel and I m going to guess that Barnabas lent to that team cohesion and coherence. The lesson here is obvious: No one in a fraternal order should be a lone ranger; rather, we are all part of a team. As state deputies, one of your most important jobs is to form an excellent team, and to provide leadership to that team so that it works well together such that it advances the mission of the Order in ways that make sense to our brother Knights and to those whom we seek to recruit. Fostering teamwork, as you know, takes patience and perseverance. Fostering Vocations A final aspect of St. Luke s portrait of Barnabas is his ordination. Together with Saul, he was set apart for the work of the Gospel by prayer and the laying on of hands the essence of the sacrament of Holy Orders and then they were sent on their missionary journeys. Because of Barnabas close association with St. Paul known as the Apostle Christian tradition also accords the title of Apostle to Barnabas. This aspect of Luke s portrait reminds us of another aspect of our leadership: namely, the longstanding commitment of the Order to priestly vocations. Barnabas whom we met as a layman ends up an Apostle just as some join the Order as lay persons often in our college councils and through the support of the Knights answer a call to priesthood. Raising up priestly vocations is deeply rooted in the mission of the Knights because we were founded by a holy priest, Father McGivney, and the cooperation of the laity and the ordained is a hallmark of the Order as well as a great source of strength for the Church s mission to spread the Gospel. Conclusion So, as this important organizational meeting proceeds, St. Barnabas gives us much to think about and much to pray about. For now let us ask him to pray for us, for our families, and for our jurisdictions that we might serve them in the same spirit as he served the Church of Antioch such that large numbers will be added to our beloved Order. Vivat Jesus! Knights of Columbus 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 752-4000 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Page 12 of 17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION: TOM BEBBINGTON OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION 603-669-3100, 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. B L b u u 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 y g u b G. 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 S A C g u S M y S y U y B 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. 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 www.catholicnh.org/vocations. Page 13 of 17
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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 1989. 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 1978. 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 1979. 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 06510 (203) 752-4000 Page 15 of 17
Upcoming Degree Exemplifications 06-06-2016 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 2015-2016 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 Epping NH Contact: Team Capt Chris Bond, bondchrisg@gmail.com Contact: Team Capt. Mike Annis, 895-4713, judyannis55@gmail.com Derry NH June 25, 2016 Contact: Team Capt. John Dowd, 426-7017, derryjpdowd@gmail.com http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/home/state-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2016/06/25/190/-/1st-degree-derry Hudson, NH Contact: PGK W. Nadeau, 459-4324, wnadeaukofc@comcast.net Manchester, NH June 24, 2016 Contact Team Capt, PGK Ray Lemay, 674-0033, RayLemay@comcast.net http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/home/state-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2016/06/24/247/-/1st-degree-manchester Tilton, NH Contact Team Capt John Bruno, 286-3240, jeabru85@metrocast.net Second Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Laconia NH Contact: DD Frank Ruffing, 798-5322, 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, 798-5322, fruffing@tds.net Fourth Degree: Contact 4 th Degree Secretary Hector to inform him of candidates & number of spectators. Page 16 of 17
Hampton, NH June 25, 2016 Contact: Hector St. Jacques PGK, 888-4590, Hstjpgk@aol.com 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 Word Document. PD 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 email rosters and refer to the information at your business meetings! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Local & State News, and Degree Information, visit us on the web at: www.nhknights.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Your New Hampshire State Council, Raymond A. Lemay Sr State Warden NH State Council Knights of Columbus 36 Brock St, Manchester, NH 03102 (603) 674-0033 RayLemay@comcast.net ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Page 17 of 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 # 10488 Farmington Council # 10662 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 $ 75.00 each toward the NH Freedom Cup. That would be a total donation of $ 4500 - $ 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, 2015. 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
Joel D. Plante, Master, District of New Hampshire Will Proudly Provide an Exemplification of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Date: Saturday, June 25, 2016 10:30 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 03060 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.)
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 $ 75.00 - Prospective members $ 70.00 - Father / Son $125.00 *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
N.H. Knights of Columbus Weekend Retreat 2016 Registration Form Name Council # Address Street Zip Code Phone # Email address Registration Fee (check the appropriate box) K of C member $75.00 Guest $70.00 Father & Son $125.00 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 03104 Make out check to NH State Council Knights of Columbus Date Received Check # Amount $
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