Week of 12/21/2015

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS – NH STATE COUNCIL
NH State Council Winter Quarterly Meeting Suncook January 24, 2016
NH State Website: www.nhknights.org
* ONE MEMBER * PER COUNCIL * PER MONTH *
NH State Council – Weekly 2015-12-21
Your NH Knights News:
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 Prayer requests: Father Robert Smolley, Rev Daniel Sinibaldi, Sav Gusti (12-21-2015)
 State Deputy Memo to Grand Knights regarding Special Olympics and Fraternal Survey (12-21-2015)
 Message from the District Master (12-21-2015)
 State Deputy Christmas Message (12-21-2015)
 Ultrasound Imaging System Donated by Salem, NH Council 4442 (12-21-2015)
 State Family Director News (12-14-2015)
 Community Director News (12-14-2015)
 Penny a Knight a Day Program (11-23-2015)
 Laundry Basket Items for Pregnancy Centers (11-16-2015)
 March For Life Report (09-28-2015)
 Upcoming Degree Exemplifications (12-14-2015)
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Important Dates to Remember
12-14-2015
December 25, 2015: Merry Christmas – Jesus Christ is Born!!
January 1, 2016: Happy New Year
January 16, 2016: March for Life in Concord
January 24, 2016: Winter Quarterly Meeting in Suncook
January 31, 2016: Fraternal Survey Forms Due to Supreme
February 15, 2016: Semi-Annual Audit
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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 12 for more information.
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PRAYER REQUESTS
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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 (11-09-2015)
Fr. Smolley is currently at the Mount Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 235 Myrtle Street,
Manchester NH 03104, Room 404 and is receiving visitors. Visitors probably should check first with the facility
before visiting as he could be in therapy or resting. He is quite anxious to return and resume his duties
especially with his students. Although it was very tiring for him, he did attend the State Ball and enjoyed
being with us. Please continue your thoughtful prayers for Father Robert. Fraternally, State Warden
Raymond Lemay.
Prayer Request: Reverend Daniel J Sinibaldi, St. Mary's Parish, Rochester, hospitalized (11-23-2015)
Worthy Sirs, Your prayers are requested for the recovery of Rev. Sir Knight Daniel J. Sinibaldi (Chaplain 2048,
10662 & Faithful Friar Assembly 0626). Fr. Dan faces some serious surgery and further treatment which will
cause him to be out of commission for some time. The charity of your prayers is greatly appreciated. Kindly
send greetings and well wishes to Father Dan at 68 Lowell St. Rochester, NH 03867. Joel Plante, District
Master
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
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Worthy Grand Knights,
12-21-2015
Please be reminded that the Special Olympics Report Form #4584 and the Annual Survey of Fraternal Activity
Form #1728 are due by January 31, 2016. If you have any questions please contact your district deputy.
Merry Christmas to all.
Fraternally,
Wayne P. Griffin, NH State Deputy
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The forms are available on the 2015-2016 Surge with Service CD - Grand Knight Materials or
Supreme’s website www.kofc.org – Officers – Forms. SW Raymond Lemay
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Worthy Faithful Navigators and Grand Knights;
12-21-2015
Donations continue to trickle in for the chaplains fund. As of today we have recorded donations of
$1,116,346.28 This leave us a balance of $83,653.72
Like you, we looking forward to reaching our goal of 1.2 million and closing out this campaign.
I know that you continue to promote this program during regular meetings and activities. I am asking each of
you to again contact your members, inform them just how close we are to fulfilling our obligation to the
Military Archdiocese USA in providing the necessary funds to assist in recruiting young men to the Priesthood
to serve our deserving men and women in uniform. Maybe you could simply pass the hat or do a 50/50 raffle
if this activity is not in your present budget. Any amount will help make the goal.
This is a major concern for our military members. They need Priest's on the battle field.
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God bless and again, thank you.
Joel Plante, District Master
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New Hampshire State Council
12-21-2015
Knights of Columbus
Office of the State Deputy
2015 Christmas Message
Building the Domestic Church, While Strengthening Our Parishes
At the November 21 2015 Mid-Year Meeting of the State Deputies in San Antonio, Texas Supreme
Knight Carl Anderson announced the Order wide initiative called Building the Domestic Church
While Strengthening Our Parishes. The focus of this initiative is to build up and support the Catholic
family by strengthening our parishes where we get our Catholic teaching and Catholic identity. This
message was recently published in the December 2015 issue of Columbia magazine.
This initiative will take time to implement but the Supreme Knight is confident that this is the way
forward. Councils are asked to move away from the Home Association System and move to a parish
based structure. We should no longer spend valuable time supporting home association activities
outside the mission of the Knights of Columbus. Many home associations have been forced into a
facility rental business and are now subject to government regulation, market forces and liability
issues. The needs of the home associations have, in many instances, diluted the mission of the council
and the Supreme Knight has asked for this to end.
To integrate councils further into parish life and ministries, councils need to end any programs that
compete with parish ministries and begin supporting the church, family and youth activities that are
best run from the parish. This can be done by integrating council programs into the parish programs
and providing the time, talent and resources needed to make those parish ministries more successful.
Today our youth need greater involvement in the parish and the Knights of Columbus can make this
happen. We need to contact our pastors and seek ways to work more closely with him to support
parish based ministries, youth activities and Catholic education.
The Supreme Board of Directors have decided that councils will no longer be sponsors of Boy Scouts
Troops and all councils who currently sponsor a troop need to move to end their sponsorship of the
troops as soon as possible but no later than 2016. All currently sponsored troops are encouraged to
become sponsored by the parish under the direction of the pastor. This is the best way to sustain an
authentic Catholic scouting program. The Knights of Columbus are encouraged to support and
volunteer for those troops.
The Supreme Board of Directors decided to integrate Squires Circles in the parish youth ministries and
discourages the starting of any new Squires Circles. Instead, councils should be supporting parish
based youth ministries and encouraging the Columbian Squires to get involved in the parish youth
ministry activities. By giving priority in activities to promoting family, youth and church we will be
Building the Domestic Church - While Strengthening Our Parishes. The parish must be the center of
every Catholic family's life and with Knights of Columbus councils based in the parish, we will be the
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ones to help husbands and fathers and their families become more rooted in united in their faith,
family and service for the Glory of God.
Maryellen and I wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year. We look
forward to the year 2016 as a year of service to one and a year of service to all.
Fraternally,
Wayne P. Griffin, NH State Deputy
Knights of Columbus
December 21, 2015
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New Hampshire State Council
12-21-2015
Knights of Columbus
Office of the State Deputy
December 21, 2015
Ultrasound Imaging System Donated by Salem, NH Council 4442
When a state/local council campaign raises one-half of the cost of purchasing an ultrasound imaging system
for a pro-life pregnancy care center, the Supreme Council will match the other half of the cost of the system.
Several months ago this process began for Salem, NH Council 4442. Lead by Ultrasound Committee Chairman
& Lecturer Ronald Bourque and assisted by District Deputy Richard Collopy and Grand Knight Paul St. Amand
the pro-life pregnancy care center was selected. The proposed project was put to a vote and the application
was made to the Supreme Council on November 12, 2015. At the same time the check from the Salem
Council 4442 was issued to Pathways Pregnancy Care Center in Littleton, NH for half of cost of the system.
The application was approved and on December 11, 2015 the Supreme Council issued a check for the second
half of the purchase price for the ultrasound imaging system. On December 17, 2015 the system was
delivered and the installation is scheduled for later this month. This has been a remarkably efficient process
due largely to the efforts of the leadership Salem, NH Council 4442.
There have been 641 donations of ultrasound imaging systems since the inception of Supreme Council
Ultrasound Initiative. The Salem, NH Council 4442 follows the Claremont Council 1820 in the donation effort
in New Hampshire. The use of the state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging technology has had profound effect on
decision making of expectant mothers to choose life for their babies.
I congratulate the leadership of the Salem, NH Council 4442 not only for their generosity but also for their
good judgment in selecting the Pathways Pregnancy Care Center based on need and not location. I also
congratulate the Salem, NH Council 4442 on their continued dedication to the principles of our Order and I
invite each member of the NH State Council to do the same.
Fraternally,
Wayne P. Griffin, NH State Deputy
Knights of Columbus
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State Family Director Notes
12-14-2015
My Brother Knights,
The following are excerpts from an address that was delivered by Cardinal Burke at the Voice of the Family
press conference in Rome on 15 October. All presentations at the press conference were on the subject of
parents as the primary educators of their children. Cardinal Burke will be coming in The Northeast Catholic
College formerly College of St. Mary Magdalen, Warner, NH April 5. 2016.
Being formed in Parents, for their part, should be fully engaged in whatever service of education is provided
by society and the Church. Children and young people should not be confused or led into error by an
education outside of the home which conflicts with the education given in the home. Today, parents must be
especially vigilant, for sadly, in some places, schools have become the tools of a secular agenda inimical to the
Christian life. One thinks, for example, of the compulsory so-called “gender education” in some schools, which
is a direct attack on marriage at its foundation and, therefore, on the family.
For the sake of our young people, we all must give particular attention to the fundamental expression of our
culture which is education. Good parents and good citizens must be attentive to the curriculum which schools
are following and to the life in the schools, in order to assure that our children are the human and Christian
virtues and are not being deformed by indoctrination in the confusion and error concerning the most
fundamental truths of human life and of the family, which will lead to their slavery to sin and, therefore,
profound unhappiness, and to the destruction of culture. Today, for example, we sadly find the need to speak
about “traditional marriage,” as if there were another kind of marriage. There is only one kind of marriage as
God has given it to us at the Creation and as Christ has redeemed it by His saving Passion and Death.
At the heart of a solid curriculum is both respect for the dignity of the human person and for the tradition of
beauty, truth and goodness in the arts and the sciences. So often, today, a notion of tolerance of ways of
thinking and acting contrary to the moral law seems to be the interpretative key for many Christians.
According to this approach, one can no longer distinguish between the beautiful and the ugly, the true and
the false, and the good and the evil. The approach is not securely grounded in the moral tradition, yet it tends
to dominate our approach to the extent that we end up claiming to be Christian while tolerating ways of
thinking and acting which are diametrically opposed to the moral law revealed to us in nature and in the
Sacred Scriptures. The approach, at times, becomes so relativistic and subjective that we do not even observe
the fundamental logical principle of non-contradiction, that is, that a thing cannot both be and not be at the
same time. In other words, certain actions cannot at the same time be both true to the moral law and not true
to it.
In fact, charity alone must be the interpretative key of our thoughts and actions. In the context of charity,
tolerance means unconditional love of the person who is involved in evil but firm abhorrence of the evil into
which the person has fallen. All education should be directed to forming the students in the charity by which
the mind and heart respond to the beautiful, the true, and the good, as God has created us to do.
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Education which takes place first in the home and is enriched and supplemented by schools and, above all, by
truly Catholic schools is directed fundamentally to the formation of good citizens and good members of the
Church. Ultimately it is directed to the happiness of the individual which is found in right relationships and has
its fulfillment in eternal life. It presupposes the objective nature of things to which the human heart is
directed, if it is trained to be a “listening heart,”[5] that is, to follow a correctly formed conscience. It seeks an
ever deeper knowledge and love of the true, the good, and the beautiful. It forms the individual to this
fundamental pursuit throughout his or her lifetime.
May God inspire and strengthen parents and all of us in the work of forming “listening hearts” in our children
and young people for their salvation and for the transformation of our culture.
Vivat Jesus.
God Bless,
Jim Preisendorfer <><
State Family Director
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Community Director News - Glen White
12-14-2015
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Salvation Army Bell Ringing
Many of our councils participate in this activity. Anyone who is interested
in participating should call our toll free # 1-866-674-4391. The receptionist will be
able to provide them with the most current contact information for your area.
Blood Drives – The need for Blood is Great
Supreme has just finished filming a production for the Knights on our working with the Red Cross in
New Hampshire. The State Council has set a goal of increasing the collection of blood state wide
from approximately 10-12% today. We are working with the Red Cross on providing better
coordination and marketing of the Council Blood Drive event. We have seen several drives increase
the Blood received by 50% or more. Please contact the State level Red Cross Blood Drive
coordinator Emile Anderson (email: andersoner@hotmail.com or 401-578-4914) for
assistance on how we can increase the Blood donations.
Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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II.
III.
IV.
How to Order Tootsie Rolls a. Cost is $19.50 for a case of 300
b. March 15 - Orders need to be placed
i. You will incur freight charges after that
You can pick them up at the ‘State Convention’
c. Forms are on the State web site; or call Ron Meteviea 603-895-2889
Sales Aids - Aprons
a. $8.50 per apron
b. $12.00 Handling
c. Aprons will be mailed to GK
Reporting Campaign Funds
a. Send the ‘TOTAL PROCEEDS COLLECTED’
i. Send before March 1
b. Make the Check out to “N.H. Knight of Columbus State Council “
c. Mail to ‘Ron Meteviea / 78 Batchelder RD / Raymond NH 03077
d. Funds Distribution
i. Gross sales minus expenses [tootsie roll and /or aprons] =Net Sales
ii. 30% of Net Sales goes to the State Council
1. Allocation of the funds are voted on at the State Convention
iii. 70% of Net Sales goes to the Council designated Beneficiaries
1. State will issue as many Beneficiary checks as designated by the Council
iv. Beneficiaries must be affiliated with People with Intellectual Disabilities
Important Reminders
a. Order by March 15 and receive no shipping charges
b. Send the ‘TOTAL PROCEEDS COLLECTED’
c. Forms are on the State web site; or call Ron Meteviea 603-895-2889
d. Expenses will be subtract by the State Council
e. Identify beneficiaries
f. Questions call Ron Meteviea 603-895-2889 / metevi@myfairpoint.net
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Merry Christmas !
Glen White State Community Director
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Penny-A-Knight-A-Day (PKD) Program
(11-23-2015)
Voluntary program to provide funding to support the NH State Council Vocations Fund
100% of the funds collected will go directly to the Vocations Fund for
candidates to the priesthood and religious life.
Add $3.65 to your council’s annual dues assessment and include in the check
sent to your Financial Secretary
The State Deputy will present a check representing the combined donations of all NH State Councils to the
Bishop of Manchester at the State Convention.
Read More… http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/state-council/657-penny-a-knight-a-day-pkd-program
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Items for Pregnancy Centers
Brothers,
(11-16-2015)
The following is the list of items for the Laundry Basket Drive. Laundry Baskets are preferred because they are
can be donated as well, but we’ll take the items however they come!!
Thanks,
Tim Kingsley SPD
Diapers
Blankets
Burp Cloths
Bibs
Sleepers
Onesies
Crib Sheets
8 oz. Playtex Bottles and Liners
Feeding Spoons
Infant Socks and Hats
Maternity Clothes
Maternity PJ’s
Regular Undershirts
Towel Sets
Receiving Blankets
Shampoo
Sweater Sets
Stretch Outfits
Wipes
Baby Powder
Lotion
Desitin
Q-Tips
Diaper Bags
Baby Thermometers
Baby Formula
Tipper Cups
The list of Pregnancy centers that the State Culture-of-life Director is targeting.
Options for Women
Care Net of Laconia
Care Net of Nashua
Care Net of Concord
Our Place
P.R.C of the Monadnock Region
Care Net of Manchester
Portsmouth Birthright
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Birthright of Manchester
Care Net of the White Mountains
Derry Birthright
Care Net of the Upper Valley
New Generation
Pathways (Littleton)
Penacook Pregnancy Center
Lighthouse Pregnancy Center
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March for Life
(09-28-2015)
We need you to go to Washington, DC for the 43rd March for Life and Pilgrimage of Faith.
Why do we go to the March for Life and Pilgrimage of Faith?
In 1974 Nellie Gray organized the first March for Life to remember the infamous US Supreme Court decision
on January 22, 1973 that declared children in the womb are not persons – with the right to life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.
Hundreds of NH residents travel together by chartered coaches on Thursday morning, January 21, 2016
returning after the events of the day on Friday January 22, 2016 arriving back in NH very early Friday morning.
What is included in the cost of the trip?
 Round trip bus transportation/Group T-Shirt
 One night hotel stay at Best Western(Lanham)/Avi Hotel (Largo), MD
 Bag Lunch on Ride Down/Continental Breakfast
 Round Trip Metro Ticket
What will we do in Washington, DC?
 Option of Mass at Basilica or group Mass at Hotel
 Mass with Bishop Libasci at Local Church/or Youth Rally Mass for those with tickets
 Noon Rally on the National Mall (in between Smithsonian Museums)
 Peaceful March to the Supreme Court Building concludes with prayers and hymns
 Opportunity to meet and lobby with NH Members of Congress
How much will it cost for room and transportation?
 Bus Only - $97
 Double Occupancy - $160
 Triple Occupancy - $143
 Quad Occupancy - $133
Make checks payable to: St. Andre Bessette Respect for Life
Who can participate?
 All ages are welcome to participate
 There must be at least one adult who has completed all diocesan safe environment requirements for
every three minors
 Chaperones must complete all diocesan safe environment requirements on or before December 21,
2015
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Reservations forms should be forwarded to Valerie Lynn Somers, 55 Spring Cove Road, Nashua, NH 03062 or
Valerie_lynn_somers@comcast.net. Registrations should be received by October 31, 2015 along with a 50%
deposit. Final Payments should be in by December 15, 2015.
I can guarantee pickups in Laconia(St. Andre-old Sacred Heart) , Bedford (St. Elizabeth), and Nashua (Nashua
Mall exit 6). Outside of that it will depend on if there are 15-20 getting picked up and where it is in line with
the other pickups. We have had in the past pickups in Exeter, Epping, Rochester, Warner, Concord. It will
depend again on which area people sign up from and how many of them from that area. We let people know
in early January soon after the holidays where they will be getting the bus and which number bus. My email
is valerie_lynn_somers@comcast.net
March for Life
I/We will be joining you for the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on January 21-22, 2016
(Send all Registrations forms and payments to Valerie Lynn Somers; 55 Spring Cove Road; Nashua, NH 03062)
Name
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Address
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Home Phone ___________________Cell Phone _________________ Work Phone ______________________
E-Mail
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Rooming Request:
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o I give permission to have my photograph taken for the purposes of promoting the March for Life and
respect life issues. I understand that my photo may be used on the Diocese of Manchester Web site
and in Parable Magazine.
o Circle t-shirt size:
S M L XL OTHER:
Name
________________________________________________________________________________________
Address
______________________________________________________________________________________
Home Phone ___________________Cell Phone _________________ Work Phone _____________________
E-Mail
________________________________________________________________________________________
o I give permission to have my photograph taken for the purposes of promoting the March for Life and
respect life issues. I understand that my photo may be used on the Diocese of Manchester Web site
and in Parable Magazine.
o Circle t-shirt size:
S M L XL OTHER:
Name
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Address
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Home Phone __________________Cell Phone ___________________ Work Phone _____________________
E-Mail
________________________________________________________________________________________
Rooming Request:
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o I give permission to have my photograph taken for the purposes of promoting the March for Life and
respect life issues. I understand that my photo may be used on the Diocese of Manchester Web site
and in Parable Magazine.
o Circle t-shirt size:
S M L XL OTHER:
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Upcoming Degree Exemplifications
(11-30-2015)
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
2012-2013 membership card in order to be admitted to the Degree Ceremonial.
Each attending council must bring the following:
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Council Constitutional Rolls unsigned by candidate.
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Form 100.
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A membership kit consisting of pin, rosary and booklet “These Men They Call Knights”.
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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 – December 21, 2015 Contact Team Capt. Chris Bond, 488-5854.
bondchrisg@gmail.com
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/home/state-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2015/12/21/151/-/1st-degree-bedford
Berlin NH –
Contact: Team Capt. Henri St. Jean, 752-1897, hstjean@ne.rr.com
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2015/06/23/147/-/1st-degree-berlin?Itemid=101&filter_reset=1
Epping NH
Contact: Team Capt. Mike Annis, 895-4713, judyannis55@gmail.com
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2015/06/25/154/-/1st-degree-epping?Itemid=101&filter_reset=1
Derry NH – December 26, 2015, Contact: Team Capt. John Dowd, 426-7017, derryjpdowd@gmail.com
http://www.nhknights.org/index.php/en/home/state-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2015/12/26/184/-/1st-degree-derry
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Exeter NH –
Hudson NH—
Contact Team Capt. Mark Delaney, 702-1915, mdelaney2179@gmail.com
Contact PGK W. Nadeau, 459-4324 , wnadeaukofc@comcast.net
Manchester NH January 29, 2016, Contact Team Capt. PGK Ray Lemay, 674-0033, RayLemay@comcast.net
Second Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates & number of spectators.
Exeter, NH – January 30, 2016 TBD
Third Degree: Contact the Degree Team Captain to inform him of candidates and number of
spectators.
Nashua NH -- January 30, 2016 TBD
Fourth Degree: Contact 4th Degree Secretary Hector to inform him of candidates & number of spectators.
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
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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. 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
email rosters and refer to the information at your business meetings!
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For Local & State News, and Degree Information, visit us on the web at: www.nhknights.org
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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
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9th Annual Birth-Right Dinner
New Hampshire State Council Knights of Columbus
NATIONAL PRAYER FOR LIFE
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very
much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I spiritually adopted who is
in danger of abortion.
February 13, 2016
5:00 PM Social
5:30 PM Dinner
St. John the Baptist Parish
Hall
12 School Street
Allenstown, NH
Guest speaker will be our own
Bishop of Manchester
Mass: 4:00pm
with
Bishop Libasci
Do not wait. Reserve you place now. Tables of 8
can also be reserved by contacting State Ticket
Chairman—Ed McCann
PLEASE NOTE:
$15.00 per person
Tickets have been mailed out
to everyone in the State Directory in December.
Additional tickets will be available by contacting the State
Function Ticket Chairman
Edward McCann, PSD
Please make checks payable to:
Social: 5:00—5:30pm
Cheese /Crackers / Fruit Selection
K of C State Council
Dinner: 5:30pm
and mail to:
Edward McCann, PSD, DD# 15
56 Brookside Drive
Merrimack, NH 03054
emccann777@comcast.net
603.424.7185
Mixed Green Tossed Salad w/Vinaigrette Dressing
Cranberry Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans with Almonds
Dinner Rolls
Assorted Pastries & Desserts
Msgr. Joseph M. Donahue Council 12988 at St. Elizabeth Parish
State of New Hampshire
FREE THROW CONTEST
When: March 5, 2016
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish Activity Center
190 Meeting House Road, Bedford, NH
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The competition is open to all boys and girls ages 9 through 14 who
have advanced from their local (Council and/or District) contest.
The competition will be the best of 25 free-throws, with winners advancing for International
Free Throw Consideration. ALL participants must have a copy of their Birth Certificate in
order to participate.
Knights of Columbus
Msgr. Joseph M. Donahue Council 12988 at St. Elizabeth Parish
190 Meeting House Road, Bedford, New Hampshire
To:
Basketball Free Throw Contestants 2016
Subject:
Knights of Columbus New Hampshire Free Throw Contest
Msgr. Joseph M. Donanue Council 12988 at St. Elizabeth Parish, 190 Meeting House Road,
Bedford, NH is hosting the 2016 New Hampshire Basketball Free Throw Contest at St.
Elizabeth Seton Parish Activity Center located at 190 Meeting House Road, Bedford, NH.
The competition is open to all boys and girls ages 9 through 14 who have advanced from
their local (Council and/or District) contest. ALL participants must have a copy of their Birth
Certificate in order to participate.
Certificates of Participation & Trophies for the winners will be awarded after the completion
of the competition.
Last sign in time for the contest will be 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Questions: Call Jim Lockwood, Youth Director, 603-548-2162 or email Grand Knight Bill
Toolin toolin1@comcast.net for more information.