DD (District 40) Jack Reilly's Corner
Fr. Francis Koch
Knights of Columbus Council 6343
1st and 2nd Degrees @ Fr. Koch Hall Thursday June 24th @ 8 PM
Worthy Grand Knights of District 40:
By popular demand, the Echo Lake Council 6343 Degree Team Captain, Phil
Stoehr, has announced the scheduling of one last exemplification of the the
1st and 2nd Degrees for this Columbian year.
Date:
Thursday, June 24th
Time:
8 PM Sharp - Doors Are Locked - Gavel Goes Down - (Have candidates in the
Koch Hall at 7:30).
Dress:
Proper attire - candidates and sponsors - please.
Location: The Father Koch Hall @ Saint Joseph's Church on Germantown Road in
West Milford - Directions Click Here:
http://www.stjoseph-nj.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=3
The Father Koch Hall is located to the right of the church adjacent to the
Cemetery. It is a white building that sits back about 200 feet from
Germantown Road. Parking on Germantown Road is recommended.
BRING:
Don't forget membership Kits for your 1st Degree Candidates.
Contact: Please call the team captain, Phil Stoehr, with your candidate
numbers so that the team can anticipate and prepare properly for
attendance:
Team
Captain Phil Stoehr: 973-728-7686
Wife:
"Roe"
Let's send out the Columbian year with a big bang and crush those quotas!
Tempus Fugit - Momento Mori
- DD Jack
Tank Pull
Worthy Grand Knights of District 40 -
A very worthy fund raising event is being coordinated through the Msgr.
Anthony H. Stein Assmbly 0645 for the benefit of wounded warriors returning
from overseas.
The event is a "Tank Pull". A real US "tank" will be placed on a
flatbed truck, and teams of volunteers will do their best to 'pull the tank'
as far as they can in a given time slot.
Competing teams can consist of 20 people ... anyone... athletes...
police... firemen... church choirs... company employees... neighborhood
organizations... Knights of Columbus Councils.... other fraternal
organizations... anyone!
Entrance fee (minimum) is $1,500 per team or higher as your fund raising
success may dictate.
More info is available at
www.tankpullkofc.org
All team registrations must be completed by August 1st to insure
participation.
The Father Koch Council 6343 has committed to entering a 'team'.
Remember - the team can be anyone - no Knights affiliation is required.
Cops-firemen-local athletes-veterans-men/women in service-Knights-other
fraternal organizations- anyone!
I hope your Councils will give consideration to participating by assembling
a team to compete in this worthy cause. Got strong guys in your
neighborhood? Bring it on!
Any questions? Call DD Ray Lill @ 973-472-1756 (Wife Sandra).
Also - in lieu of team participation - other avenues of contributions are
encouraged. Call DD Ray Lill for info.
Tempus Fugit - Momento Mori
- DD Jack
Third Degree Team
Worthy
Brothers of District 40:
One of the most endearing charms
of our Order are the ceremonials. Guarded like rare treasures, the
exemplifications of the Degrees define our brotherhood and illuminate the
principles of the Order.
The only
thing more rewarding than attending a Degree is participating in one. For
those of you who have attained membership in the 3rd Degree of our Order,
you now have a golden opportunity to do just that.
Just
recently, I was given permission from our Worthy State Warden, Bruce
DeMolli, to establish a new 3rd Degree Team. Because 3rd Degree teams are
regional, any 3rd Degree Knight in the district qualifies to participate.
There are many positions that need to be filled. All 3rd Degree brothers
are invited to participate in the formation of this team.
I heartily
invite you to call me and register to be on the team roster. We will be
establishing a meeting schedule shortly, and all are welcome to attend.
Feel free to call me with general questions.
It is rare, indeed, to have an
opportunity to be on the 'ground floor' of a Degree team formation, and I
can speak from experience, its a lot of work... but a lot of fun too.
Like anything in life, what you put into something is what you get out of
it. For my part, participating in the exemplifications of our Order is a
joy beyond measure.
I
can be reached on my Cell Phone at 973-903-6547 or home phone at
973-208-5942.
My email address is:
ejackreilly@msn.com
I am
looking forward to hearing from you!
Tempus
Fugit - Momento Mori
- DD Jack
Reilly
Paterson Federation Scholarship
I received the
following information today 1/21/2010 regarding a scholarship that is
available from the Paterson Federation. Please distribute this information
to your members and publicize it in you church bulletins and newsletters.
If you have any questions, please call me.
From Paterson Federation President Frank Manganelli:
Dear Worthy Grand Knight:
The Paterson Federation has prepared for distribution the application for
its partial scholarship for Catholic students to a Catholic high school.
It is important that the students graduating from grammar school be aware
of the qualifications and deadlines for submitting this application for
consideration. Make as many copies as necessary when you contact the
parochial and public schools in your area. Applicants need not be sons or
daughters of members; they need only to be Catholics. A place on the
application is reserved for the signature of their pastor.
If you wish to prepare additional material for publicity, please feel free
to do so. The success of the program is contingent upon the interest of
the council and the students. Spread the word that the partial scholarship
is $1,000 annually for four (4) years, which will be presented to the
Catholic high school in the student’s name.
Before the judges review each application, careful preparation will be
made to ensure the anonymity of each applicant for utmost objectivity.
For your information, the judges of the contest are experienced educators,
both members of the K of C and non-members. Much of the criteria for this
scholarship is based on the objective scores in a national test which the
students must take to graduate in New Jersey and the student’s performance
during his/her years in school. Additional material used for evaluating,
however, is a short essay in which the applicant will express his/her
ideas about Catholic education and a summary of volunteer work performed
for the church and/or the community. This scholarship will be awarded
regardless of financial need.
The success of this program is in your hands and its success will redound
to your council’s benefit. Please contact those principals, guidance
counselors and pastors whom you deem appropriate to afford every eligible
student an equal opportunity to win. The money is there for them. They
need only apply; the measure of their scholarship will point to the
winner.
Knights Motorcycle Ministry
Worthy Grand Knights
of District 40:
I have been getting some inquiries lately regarding the Knights Motorcycle
Ministry.
Please save this email or write down the information so you can answer
inquiries made by your members.
State Chair: John W. Brandon (Wife Janice)
Phone:732-787-0236
email:
motorcycleministry@njkofc.org
Also you can find info at the State website at:
www.njkofc.org
Please distribute to those in your councils who may be interested.
Vroom! Vroom!
- DD Jack
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