Dear Brother Knights,

 

We have a active couple of weeks coming up and we wanted to pass along the details so you can plan your support and involvement accordingly:

 

Next Meeting

 

Our next meeting with be on Tuesday, September 8th (the day after Labor Day) at St. Benedict in class room 6 / 8. At this meeting we will be holding a First Degree as well as our normal meeting. Due to the First Degree food will be served after the meeting which start at 7:30 PM. First Degree Candidates need to be at the church by 7:00 PM

 

Degree Update

 

As just noted we will be conducting a First Degree Exemplification at our next meeting on September 8th. Other Degree notes are as follows:

 

-          There was a Second Degree last Thursday at St. Brigid and we had members of our council participate. Please join me in congratulating Brothers Jose Perez, Joe Shaginaw and Patrick Nwanze on becoming members in the Second Degree.  Also thanks to our membership director – Andrew Martin – for coordinating this degree.

-          There is a Third Degree coming up on Saturday - September 12th at All Saints in Dunwoody. This represents the best opportunity for our members to complete the Third Degree in preparation for the upcoming Fourth Degree on November 7th.

-          Next Saturday – August 29th - there will be a combined First and Second Degree Exemplification held in Clarksville, GA (between Cleveland and Taccoa – 25 miles NE of Gainesville). This represents another opportunity for members to get their degree’s completed in time to attend the upcoming  Fourth Degree in Atlanta.

-          Please contact Andrew Martin at andrewdmar10@gmail.com or Rick Ooten at rickooten@comcast.net if you would like to attend any of these degrees as appropriate. The degree details are provided below:

 

August

Saturday

8/29/2009

St. Marks - Clarksville

1st & 2nd

Candidates at 9:00 AM

September

1st Monday

9/7/2009

St. Benedict - 10633

First

Candidates at 7:00 PM

Saturday

9/12/2009

All Saints - 11402

Third

Candidates at 9:00 AM

Tuesday

9/22/2009

All Saints - 11402

First

Candidates at 6:15 - 6:45 PM

October

1st Monday

10/5/2009

Good Shepherd

First

Candidates at 6:30 PM

November

Saturday

11/7/2009

Atlanta

Fourth

Airport Westin Hotel

Honoree - Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue

 

Upcoming Events

 

We have several upcoming events to plan for so please update your calendars for the following:

Knights Family Picnic

Family

8/29/2009

Mark Von Plinksy / Patrick Spring

Spaghetti Dinner (Council Fund Raiser)

Council

9/12/2009

Mike Dawkins

Soccer Challenge

Youth

9/27/2009

Ken Brooke

Red Cross Blood Drive

Council

September

Rick Ooten

 

This Weekend

 

We will begin to sell tickets for the upcoming Spaghetti Dinner and we could use your help. Please stop by the table outside either before or after your Mass to help sell tickets. Angelo most likely be around and coordinated the printing of tickets.

 

RCIA Sponsors

 

We have been made aware of a couple of younger RCIA candidates who are in need of a sponsor in the 17 – 20 year old range. Having a sponsor near the same age helps with the exchange of ideas and with the formation process. If you know if any younger parishioners who may be called to this ministry please contact the RCIA department at St. Benedict for more information.

 

Knights of Columbus – Pictures

 

We are preparing a picture frame for public display to show some of the activities we are involved with as we do the works of our council. This is being coordinated by brother Joe Losurdo. We are requesting that brothers with pictures of our projects email them to Joe at joe@tgedirect.com.

 

Vivat Jesus!

Fraternally Yours,
Rick Ooten
Deputy Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Council #10633
(678) 777-7128 Cell

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