Welcome
to the Knights of Columbus, Nevada State Council
 Ceremonial Academy
Day August
Nevada
State Council Ceremonials
Las Vegas session to be held at Holly Hall,
St. Francis de Sales church1111 Michael Way, Las Vegas,
at 7:00 pm Tuesday August 26, 2008.
Reno session to be announced!
District Deputies are asked to extend invitations to all
degree team captains, members, and prospective team
members through council meetings and through direct
communication to key degree team members.
Who should come?
All degree team captains, certified team members, members
who are studying parts, and new recruits (3rd
Degree members in good standing) who are willing
to become active in degree work.
What will happen at
this meeting?
Existing
teams and team members will be identified.
New
Teams and team member candidates will be
identified, and 1st stage development progress
will be assessed.
Materials
needs will be assessed and study/rehearsal plans
will be initiated.
Second
and third part certification will be planned.
Redundant
part backup will be assessed.
Upcoming
degree schedules will be discussed.
Cross
utilization of team members will be discussed.
Mentors
and students will be identified.
Memorization
techniques and aids will be discussed.
Next
month’s goals and objectives will be discussed.
The heart and
soul of our Order is expressed in the lessons taught in
our Degrees. The essentials of who we are and what we
strive to be is expressed in the vows we take while
learning and teaching these lessons. Our brotherhood will
grow bigger, stronger, purer, and more faithful as we
become more proficient, more eloquent, and more inspired
by the holy act of performing (and conducting) excellent
degree work.
Vivat Jesus,
David W. Strait, PSD
Ceremonials Director
Tel. 702 642-6324
Fax 702-642-8600
email: dwstrait@cox.net
Review
the 126th Supreme Convention
Supreme
Knight Calls on Knights to Live Faith in All Aspects of
Their Lives
Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson’s annual report,
delivered Tuesday at the 126th Supreme Convention,
highlights achievements and calls on Knights to live out
their faith in every aspect of their lives.
Resolutions
Passed on Life, Marriage Issues
Delegates to the 126th Supreme Convention Aug. 7 adopted
resolutions calling for “legal and constitutional
protection … for the definition of marriage as the
union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all
others” and opposing “any governmental action
or policy that promotes abortion, embryonic stem cell
research, human cloning, euthanasia, assisted suicide and
other offenses against life.”
Knights
Must Live the Spirit of the Transfiguration, says
Montreal Cardinal
In a stirring homily on the second day of the 126th
Supreme Convention, Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte of
Montreal weaved together a number of applications of the
convention theme, “Building a Civilization of Love
Through Charity, Unity and Fraternity.”
Knights
Establish 'Fathers for Good' Web Site
The Knights of Columbus launched a new initiative at the
126th Supreme Council Meeting, called Fathers for Good.
The centerpiece of the initiative is an interactive Web
site, www.fathersforgood.org.
GoTo
>> Convention Central @ kofc.org for full
convetion review
Most
Rev. Dino thanks State Council for Seminarian offering
Bishop of the Byzantine Catholic
Eparchy of Van Nuys
Brother
Knights and Ladies,
I received a letter of sincere thanks from Most Rev.
Gerald N. Dino, Bishop of the Eparchy of Van Nuys, for
the gift of $2,746.89 which was given to him from the
Nevada State Council/Seminarian Raffle Fund. The
monies will go to offset the cost of the expenses for
Seminarian, Diodoro Mendoza from Our Lady of Wisdom
Church in Las Vegas. His studies are at the SS.
Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in
Pittsburgh, PA. Bishop Dino has asked for us to
keep Diodoro in our prayers.
I want to thank all my Brother Knights and their
families, for their donations, time, and selfless efforts
given; that make our Seminarian Raffle Fund possible and
successful.
Please See Bishop Dino's thank you letter below.
Vivat Jesus!
Wayne Bieniasz, PSD
Seminarian Raffle Chair,
Columbian Year 2007-08
Pope
Declares Father McGivney Venerable
Vatican
Approves Decree of 'Heroic Virtue'
Pope
Benedict XVI declared Father Michael J. McGivney
venerable March 15, approving a decree of "Heroic
Virtue" for the parish priest who founded the
Knights of Columbus. This step significantly advances
Father McGivney's cause for sainthood.
More
@ kofc.org
Read
More about Father McGivney
Order
Father McGivney's Biography
First
Saturday Mass
Diocese of Las Vegas
At Fatima Our Lady made the following
personal promises to those who, on five
consecutive First Saturdays, will confess their sins,
receive Holy Communion, say the Rosary and spend
fifteen minutes with Her in meditation upon the
mysteries of the Rosary, in reparation for the
offenses committed against Her Immaculate Heart:
"I will assist (be present) at the hour of your
death with all the grace necessary for
salvation..."
First Saturday Mass for September
September 6th, 9:00 a.m. at St. Bridget
Catholic Church, 14th Street and Stewart, LV
Come
Share the Spirit, All are invited
Living
Rosary services
Fallon, & Reno
Council
4828 in Fallon
sponsors Living Rosary Prayer Services on the 1st
Saturdays of each month at 9:00 a.m. and on the 3rd
Wednesdays of each month, typically at 7:00 p.m., just
before their regular business meeting. Everyone is
invited.
If
you live closer to Reno, or are going to be in
the Reno area, then please plan to attend the Living
Rosary services that are typically held over there at the
same time (across from the abortion center near
Meadowood Mall.) It doesn't matter where
you attend these services, the most important thing is
that we get as many people as possible to join in prayer
for an end to abortion and for the protection of life at
all stages, so please help spread the word about both the
Reno and Fallon services to all of our fellow Br.
Knights and to our fellow parishioners.
Knights of Columbus Insurance Set
3 New Records in 2007
Knights of Columbus life
insurance in force reached $66.1 billion at the end of
2007, setting a new all-time record, Supreme Knight and
Chief Executive Officer Carl A. Anderson announced Jan.
2. It was the seventh consecutive year of insurance sales
growth for the Order.
more
@ kofc.org
Our
Commitment to You
by Supreme Knight Carl A.
Anderson
- 9/7/2007
 We do not invest in high-risk vehicles such
as derivatives and junk bonds, nor do we invest in the
types of structured transactions that are currently
causing such turmoil in the markets. We stay away from
them not because we don't understand them - but because
we do understand them - and the risk they entail.
Read
more... @ kofc.org
Knights of
Columbus announces new Vantage annuity
 In a
continuing effort to offer its members and their families
convenient, reliable, and stable ways to enhance their
financial security, the Knights of Columbus has
introduced a new annuity product: the Vantage Single
Premium Deferred Annuity.
Vantage is designed to provide Knights with a safe and
simple way to save for retirement. It features a lifetime
minimum rate of return as well as a five-year guaranteed
interest rate from date of issue. Additionally, after the
first year of the contract, Vantage owners may withdraw
up to 10% of the policy value annually without penalty.
>> more @
kofc.org
from the
98th State Convention Banquet in Ely, May 3rd, 2008
Veiw Photos
from the Convention Banquet! Just Click on the Link
below.
Convention
Banquet Photos (click here)
from the 97th State Convention in
Las Vegas, May 5th, & 6th, 2007
Veiw
Photos from the Convention Weekend! Just Click on the
Link below.
Convention
& Awards Banquet Photos (click here)
Free
Throw Awards Presentation Photos (click
here)
from the
State Convention in Boulder City, May
6th,& 7th, 2006
Veiw
Photos from the Convention Weekend! Just Click on the
Link below.
Convention
Photos (click here)
Awards
Banquet Photos (click here)
from the
State Convention in Reno, May 7th &
8th, 2005
Veiw Photos from the
Convention Weekend! Just Click on the Link below.
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Tournament Photos (click here)
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