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For Immediate Release - 12/30/06
Living Rosary at St. Patrick's on 6 January

Br. Knights, This is a reminder that Council 4828's next council-sponsored Living Rosary prayer service will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 6th, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fallon. Why not start the New Year right by taking 20-30 minutes of your time to join us in support of this special and important prayer service. If you can't attend, please pray the Rosary on your own or with your family and pray for an end to the sins of abortion and for the protection of life at all stages.

Remember, these services are not just for the Knights of Columbus, but rather, they are for any and all pro-life individuals, so please help spread the word to our fellow Br. Knights and parishioners and also to your friends and neighbors. See you there!

Also note that there will also be a similar simultaneous prayer service in Reno that morning. It will be held in the open field, across the street from the abortion clinic, a couple of blocks behind the Meadowood Mall.

Jim Shurtliff
Financial Secretary
Fallon Council 4828

For Immediate Release - 12/28/06
1st SATURDAYS MASS FOR JANUARY

Fellow Knights and Ladies, First Mass will be Jan. 6 at St. James the Apostle Catholic Church (Located at 1920 N. Martin Luther King Blvd) at 9:00am.

All Brother Knights and their families are invited and encouraged to attend. Please make plans to attend and share the spirit. If you are out of town and in the Las Vegas area, come and worship with fellow Brothers.

Yours in Christ,

Ray Foster PGK 9102
State Church Director
rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 12/28/06
JAN. 7TH CORPORATE COMMUNION MASS

Worthy fellow Knights and Ladies,
A Corporate Communion Mass will be held at St. Christopher's Catholic Church at 8:00am.
All Brother Knights and Families are invited and very welcome. Coffee and Doughnuts will be served after all Masses in the Parish Hall, by the Knights of Columbus

Yours in Christ,

Ray Foster PGK 9102
State Church Director
rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 12/23/06
Council 4828's Oasis Knightline - winter edition

Br. Knights, The winter edition of Council 4828's quarterly newsletter, Oasis Knightline, is now available on our Council website at http://www.kofc4828.org . There is also a new "Photo Finish" page that is stored as a separate document. Both MS-Word and Adobe Acrobat versions are available, plus the Acrobat version is also available as single-page downloads, for quicker access over dial-up lines. All of the files can be reached through the Council's website or through the following links. Note that some of the files are quite large, especially the Photo Finish page, so be patient when downloading them.

Jim Shurtliff
Financial Secretary
Fallon Council 4828

For Immediate Release - 12/16/06
Pro Life Mass location

Fellow Knights and Ladies, The location of the Pro Life services on Dec. 26 th 2006 at 6:00pm will be located on the corner of OGDEN & 14TH STREET. The building that the services are normaly held is temp. closed .

We apologize for any inconviences this may cause. Brother John Galvin ,State Pro Life Chairman will be out to direct those who come to the services.

Yours in Christ Ray Foster PGK 9102 State Church Director

For Immediate Release - 12/16/06
Knights of Columbus Christmas TV spot begins airing on December 18

"This Christmas, help a child in need."
A message from the 1.7 million members of the Knights of Columbus

At the mid-year meeting with state deputies in Atlanta at the end of November, Supeme Knight Carl Anderson announced that the Order would be running a special Christmas spot on major television networks this year.

We're happy to report that he Knights of Columbus Christmas spots will begin airing on Monday, December 18 on the following US- based cable networks: Fox News Channel, CNBC, MSNBC and CMT (Country Music Television). In addition, it will air in Canada on CTV National and CTV Newsnet, as well as on local stations CFTO in Toronto and CFCF in Montreal.

Watch the TV spot on line
The TV spot has been posted on the Supreme Council website in both broadband and dialup versions. At the moment, it's only available in Real Media format (.rm), but we will add a Windows Media version next week. We're also going to post it as a downloadable file so that computer-savvy Knights can put it on the hard drive or a CD for viewing down at the Knights hall or parish hall.

Click here to visit the kofc.org page on "helping a child in need"

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

For Immediate Release - 12/16/06
Pro Life Mass for December (Las Vegas)

Worthy fellow Knights and Ladies, There will be a Pro Life Mass Dec.26th at St. Bridgets Catholic Church 220 N. 14th Street and Stewart At 6:pm . All are invited and strongly encouraged to attend and be with fellow Brothers and their families as we continue our prayers to end abortion to the protection of life in all stages. A safe and merry Christmas to you all.

Yours in Chirst, Ray Foster PGK State Church Director

For Immediate Release - 12/11/06
Knights of Columbus News
Knights of Columbus Supreme Council commits $50,000 for typhoon victims
Fund established to aid those affected by Typhoon Durian in Philippines

New Haven, CT - Dec 7, 2006 The Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus today committed $50,000 to help victims of Typhoon Durian, which struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines late last week, and encouraged state and local councils of the Order and any concerned individual donor, to make contributions as well.

The powerful storm hit the Philippines with winds as high as 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour, and caused landslides and flooding that destroyed or damaged at least 250,000 homes. More than 1,300 people are dead or missing in the wake of the storm, and aid is urgently needed for the survivors. The worst damage was done in the area around Mayon, a volcano in the province of Albay.

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson noted that the Knights of Columbus has more than 200,000 members in the Philippines, many of whom have been working to help those affected by the storm. “Just as U.S. and Canadian Knights rushed to help those in need after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year, Filipino Knights are reaching out to their countrymen on Luzon who are suffering so much right now,” Anderson said. “This contribution expresses our solidarity with them in their hour of need, and I am confident that Knights around the world will add their own contributions to this effort.”

Contributions should be made out to Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc., with a notation on the check that it is for the Philippines Typhoon Relief Fund. The mailing address is:

Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc.
Philippines Typhoon Relief Fund
P.O. Box 1670
New Haven, CT 06507-0901

About the Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic lay organization, with more than 1.7 million members in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Last year, Knights at all levels donated more than $139 million and over 64 million volunteer hours to charity. In 2005, the Knights of Columbus celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment in the Philippines.

Website: http://www.kofc.org/

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Knights of Columbus / One Columbus Plaza / New Haven / CT / 06510

For Immediate Release - 12/11/06
Pro Life Mass for December

Worthy Knights and Ladies,
There will be a Pro Life Mass Tuesday Dec. 26th at 6:00 pm at St. Bridget's Catholic Church (in Chapel across the lawn) 220 N.14th street and Stewart. All Brothers and their families are encouraged to come and pray on behalf of the innocent lives lost daily to abortion and the protection of life in all stages.

Yours in Christ, Ray Foster PGK State Church Director

For Immediate Release - 12/05/06
Next 2nd, & 3rd Degree - January 13, 2007 in Carson City

Brother Knights,

The next 2nd, & 3rd Degree Exemplification is scheduled for January 13th, 2006 in Carson City. Sierras Madre Council 4781 & District 4 are sponsoring the event to be held at St. Teresa of Avila Church, 3000 N. Lompa Lane in Carson City, NV.

The Degree Honorees are;
2nd Degree: Fr. Jorge Herrera, Pastor of Holy Family Parish in Yerington.
3rd Degree: Fr. Bill Nadeau, Administrator of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Incline Village.

The Agenda is as follows;

WHERE:        St. Teresa of Avila Church
                       3000 N. Lompa Lane
                       Carson City, NV 89706

11:30 AM       2nd Degree Registration

12:00 PM       2nd Degree begins

12:45 PM       3rd Degree Registration

1:00 PM       3rd Degree begins

4:00 PM       Mass at St. Teresa of Avila Church

5:30 PM       Dinner at the Church (Chartz Hall) catered by B’Sghetti’s Restaurant in Carson City (C/o Brother Knight John Higgins)

* Banquet Dinner is $20.00 per person No Cost for Candidates

* For more information contact Brother Rick Fambrini – District Deputy Coordinator – North: at 775-267-2859 or email at: RickFambrini@prodigy.net

* RSVP to your Grand Knight.

* Grand Knights are to call in reservations by January 8th Please send list of candidates and Paid dinner reservations to RickFambrini@prodigy.net by January 8th. We MUST have a firm number of dinner reservations by this date. (person’s name and number in party)

* Dinner Costs: Our cost for the dinner is $20.00. Dinner for the candidates and team members is reimbursed at $15.00. We are requesting that individual councils help by making up the difference, $5.00 per candidate. Council 4781 will cover the invited guests and the $5.00 difference paid by the Nevada State Council. The cost to guests will be $20.00.

Vivat Jesus,

Rick Fambrini
District Deputy Coordinator - North
Nevada State Council
RickFambrini@prodigy.net

For Immediate Release - 12/05/06
Knights of Columbus News
‘Spiritual Pilgrimage’ with Pope Benedict concludes with his return from Turkey
Supreme Knight thanks all who made the prayer effort a success

New Haven, CT - December 1, 2006 As Pope Benedict XVI returned to Vatican City at the conclusion of his four-day visit to Turkey, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson thanked all who participated in the worldwide “spiritual pilgrimage” of prayer for the pope during his journey, organized by the Knights of Columbus.

“I am especially grateful to the many bishops and priests who encouraged Catholics in their dioceses and parishes to join in this prayerful support for the Holy Father and his important mission in Turkey,” Anderson said. “The pope made a significant contribution to the promotion of Christian unity in his meeting with the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, and made an important overture of peace and good will to Muslims everywhere in his visit to the Blue Mosque with Mustafa Cagrici, the Grand Mufti of Istanbul. We pray that his visit and genuine expressions of concern and respect for all will bear fruit in improved mutual understanding and a broader acceptance of religious freedom.”

“While the pope’s trip, and our spiritual pilgrimage program, has ended, our continued prayers and support will remain with him and his apostolic initiatives,” Anderson concluded.

During the pope’s visit to Turkey, Knights of Columbus, their families, and all Catholics were encouraged to recite a daily Spiritual Pilgrimage prayer for the pope. Composed by Supreme Chaplain Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, the invocation sought “deeper ties of understanding, cooperation, and peace among Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, and those who profess Islam,” and asked that “Pope Benedict be kept safe from all harm as he prays, bears witness to the Gospel, and invites all peoples to a dialogue of faith, reason, and love” (full text available at www.kofc.org).

About the Knights of Columbus
Founded in 1882, the Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with more than 1.7 million members in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Last year the Order and its members donated more than $139 million and more than 64 million volunteer service hours to charitable causes.

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Knights of Columbus / One Columbus Plaza / New Haven / CT / 06510

For Immediate Release - 11/30/06
Memo: Midyear Meeting Update

Brother Knights and Ladies,

State Deputy Wayne Bieniasz has arranged for a Hospitality Suite Social on Friday night, and extends an open invitation to all Knights who are attending the Midyear meeting. The Hospitality Suite will Open at 7:30pm, and is in Room 914 at the Grand Sierra Resort (2500 E.Second St.)

Also a Ladies Breakfast will be held at "Chevys Fresh Mex" at 9:30am on Saturday morning. The restaurant is located on the casino floor at the Grand Sierra Resort.

On behalf of State Deputy Wayne Bieniasz, we look forward to seeing you there.

Vivat Jesus! Patrick Sullivan State Administrative Assistant

For Immediate Release - 11/24/06
Memo: Agenda for Midyear Meeting in Reno.

Worthy State Officers, General Agents, District Master, District Deputies, Field Agents,
State Directors, State Chairmen, Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, Brother Knights;

As you know, the Nevada State Council will convene for a Midyear Meeting as prescribed in the State By-laws on the first weekend of December. Click Here for the "Agenda for the Midyear Meeting" in PDF format.

Each council of Nevada is to be represented at the Midyear Meeting in Reno. The business meeting will open on Saturday morning, December 2, 2006, and close mid-day December 3, 2006 at the Grand Sierra Resort (formerly the Hilton.) Grand Knights are required to attend, but all 3rd degree members in the of the council are also welcome.

On Saturday 12-02-06 there be a Continental breakfast before the opening business session. Recommend donations ($3.00 TO $5.00 per person) Last year we only received $42.00 on donations, please be kind and offer a donation.
Lunch in room--------------------------$15.00 per person
Banquet----------------------------------$ 30.00 per person
Sunday: 12-03-06
Continental breakfast----------------Donations

Attention Brother Knights! The State Secretary will need to know the number of Knights and their families attending the Banquet and Knights attending Lunch at the Midyear Meeting in Reno. Time is running out! All Reservations must be made by Tuesday, November 28th!! The State Council needs a hard-count to order food. Please contact the State Secretary. Here is his contact info;

State Secretary Paul Dendary (Beverly)
2419 Balgavies Court
Henderson, NV 89044
Tel: (702) 871-6768
Fax: (702) 227-8704
Email: pdendary@cox.net

On behalf of State Deputy Wayne Bieniasz, we look forward to seeing you there.

Vivat Jesus! Patrick Sullivan, State Administrative Assistant

For Immediate Release - 11/24/06
Living Rosary Services

Worthy Brother Knights and Ladies,

Fallon Council 4828 will be having Living Rosary services Sat, December 2nd at 9:00am and Wed. December 20th at 7:00pm (Before reg. business meeting) at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 850 West 4th Street, Fallon, NV everyone is invited and encouraged to attend .

If you plan to be in Reno or the Reno area, Living Rosary Services will also held at typically the same time. Services will be held across from the Abortion Clinic near the Meadow-wood Mall.

Please come and join other brothers and their families pray for the end of Abortion and the protection of life in ALL stages.

Yours in Christ, Ray Foster, PGK State Church Director rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 11/20/06
FAMILY OF THE MONTH

Brothers: Participate in the Order’s "Family of the Month" program! Honor your council families who exemplify the values taught by our Church and our Order! Full details on the program are provided in the Family of the Month booklet (#1993) provided to each council in its annual "Surge . . . with Service" packet!

To participate in the program, your council must first select a member and his family as the "Family of the Month" using the guidelines explained in the Family of the Month booklet. Then complete and submit the corresponding “Family of the Month" form (inside Family of the Month booklet) to the Supreme Council office. Specify the reasons for the selection on the reverse side of the report. Or copy and use the generic report form (inside Family of the Month booklet) to fax this information to the Supreme Council office. Or use the OnLine form at the Supreme website: http://www.kofc.org/un/officers/forms/formlist.cfm?type=1

On the fifteenth day of each month from August through July —100 'Family of the Month" reporting forms will be drawn at random from among all entries received at the Supreme Council office for the previous month. Each of the 100 selected families will receive the beautiful Holy Family statuette, along with a personal letter of congratulations from Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson. These will be sent directly to the families at their home addresses. (i.e. The November Family of the Month honorees need to be submitted to Supreme before the 15th of December, etc..)

Remember — as your council selects each "Family of the Month," the appropriate reporting form should be completed and signed by the grand knight. Completed council forms must reach the Supreme Council office by the 15th day of the month following the month designated on each individual report form.

Note: I urge all Grand Knights to submit to Supreme the names of their past "Family of the Month" honorees from July thru October, even-though these "Family of the Month" honorees are not eligible for the Holy Family statuette, they are still eligible for the Orders' Family of the Year.

The "Family of the Month" program is an excellent way to recognize and support council families. Participate in the program and each month a brother knight and his family from your council will receive local honors and the chance to be a Supreme Council selection!

Fraternally,

Jesus Avila
State Family Director
Javila7@cox.net

For Immediate Release - 11/20/06
PRO LIFE MASS FOR NOVEMBER (Las Vegas)

Worthy Brothers and Ladies, There will be a Pro Life Mass Tuesday Nov. 28th , 6:00 pm. at St. Bridgets Catholic Church , 220 N.14th St.& Stewart. All Knights & Ladies are strongly encouraged to come to pray on behalf of the innocent lives lost daily due to abortion.
Please continue your prayers on behalf of the innocent & the reversal of the Supreme Court law of Roe vs Wade.

Vivat Jesus!

Ray Foster PGK,
State Church Director
rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 11/20/06
"Charity"

Worthy Brothers ,
Fellow Knights and Ladies,

If your Council or local Parish is having a food drive.. all are asked to keep in mind the less fortunate and their families. Please give and give generously and encourage others to do so as well. You will be glad you did.

If you weren't able to, or you missed the food drive/s, you may still donate food items to Catholic Charities downtown (LV) or to the Food Bank which is always short especially in the holidays as there are many needy families. GK's of each Council can also check with Catholic Charities or other organizations in your area that work with helping the less fortunate to see if they need any assistance as they always could use either food , clothing or a few extra hands this time of year. Also a Parish or Council may consider adopting a needy family. REMEMBER CHARITY...

Yours in Christ,

Ray Foster PGK,
State Church Director
rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 11/20/06
FIRST SATURDAY'S MASS FOR DECEMBER

Worthy Brother Knights and Ladies,

FIRST SATURDAY'S MASS will be held at St. Bridget's Catholic on December 2nd , 2006. The Church is located at 220 N.14th Street and Stewart in Las Vegas, NV. Mass will begin at 9:00am.

All Brother Knights and their families are welcome and are encouraged to attend. Please let us show thanks for our many blessings great and small this year and continue prayers for the men and women overseas who are away from their families and Brother Knights who are ill or who have lost a loved one. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!

Yours in Christ,

Ray Foster PGK,
State Church Director
rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 11/06/06
Divine Mercy Icon - Retraction

Worthy Brother Knights and Ladies, I was Informed by The State Deputy that currently, the Divine Mercy Icon is in Reno,NV. The Icon will picked up this weekend Nov.11th and brought back to Las Vegas, NV. I woud liked to appolgize for the misinfo and any inconvienience this may have caused.

Fraternally,
Ray Foster PGK, State Church Director
rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 11/04/06
Fourth Degree Exemplification - Reminder

Fourth Degree Exemplification and Banquet
November 18, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada

Hosted by Msgr. John J. Lambe Assembly #611

This is a reminder to get applications for Fourth Degree Candidates in and make reservations for the Banquet. Third Degree members of the Knights of Columbus who will have Six months or longer of membership in our order as of November 18, 2006 are invited to make application to enter the Fourth Degree on that day. Applications need to be approved and fees collected before then.

11:00 am    Degree Team Arrival and Set up     Markich Hall
                                                                            (Council 2828 Home Council Hall)
                                                                            911 E. Ogden., L.V.

11:00 am    Color Corps Arrival and Set up     Markich Hall

12.15 pm     Candidates Check in            Markich Hall

1:00 pm     Exemplification Begins        Markich Hall

3:00 pm     Degree complete                      Markich Hall

3:30 pm     Begin Banquet Set-up            Markich Hall

5:00 pm     Mass                     St. Joan of Arc
                                    315 S. Casino Center Blvd., L.V.

6:00 pm    Cocktails                Markich Hall

6:45 pm    Banquet                Markich Hall

Dinner cost: $20 per person

For New Sir Knights dinner is covered.

All Assemblies are asked to provide Color Corps members in Regalia for the degree.
Color Corps members will coordinate with District Marshall Lee Sandoval at 702 480-5423 or Color Corps Commander John Layman at 702 236-6335.

Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, and all Sir Knights are asked to invite qualified 3rd degree members submit paperwork for Assembly action.

Assembly Comptrollers will notify candidates and collect fees.

RSVP for Dinner to FN David Strait at 702 642-6324 or email dwstrait@cox.net

For Immediate Release - 11/04/06
CORPORATE COMMUNION MASS

Nov.5th, there will be a Corporate Communion Mass St. Christopher's Catholic Church, at 8:00am. All Knights and there Families are welcome to attend. Coffee and doughnuts are served afterwards in the Parish Hall by the Knights of Columbus.

Vivat Jesus! Ray Foster PGK State Church Director rayfosterkofc@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 11/04/06
PRO LIFE MASS

Worthy Brothers and Ladies,
There will be a Pro Life Mass Tuesday Nov. 28th , 6:00 pm. at St. Bridgets Catholic Church ,
220 N.14th St.& Stewart. All Knights & Ladies are strongly encouraged to come to pray on behalf of the innocent lives lost daily due to abortion. Please continue your prayers on behalf of the innocent & the reversal of the Supreme Court law of Roe vs Wade.

Vivat Jesus! Ray Foster PGK, State Church Director

For Immediate Release - 11/04/06
Mercy Devotion Icon (SEE RETRACTION ABOVE)

Worthy fellow Knights and Ladies The Mercy Devotion Icon is still presently at Our Lady of Wisdom (2120 Lindell Rd., LV) please come to see and offer prayers. (located in smaller church blding.) Please lets also continue our prayers and support for Fr. Francis Vivona who is also a Brother Knight and State Chaplain.

Vivat Jesus! Ray Foster PGK, State Church Director

For Immediate Release - 11/04/06
Military Appreciation Dinner

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
FOURTH DEGREE
BISHOP MANOGUE ASSEMBLY #612
SPARKS, NEVADA
Invites you to
Our Annual
Military Appreciation Dinner

On behalf of my fellow Sir Knights, I would like to extend a special invitation to you for a night of honoring our military who serve our country in order to keep us free. This year we are very pleased to announce that we have a very special guest speaker who is the first Non-Commissioned Officer to address our guests. He is a close friend to many of us and influenced many of our lives. He has served our country for almost 37 years which included several tours in the Mid-East and other locations throughout the world. He will enlighten us and provide us with some heart warming stories. I look forward to seeing you at this great dinner.

Chris D. Brockway Faithful Navigator

Date: Saturday, November 18

Time: No host cocktail, 6 pm
Dinner 7 pm

Location: Reno Sparks Convention Center, 4590 S. Virginia St

Attire: Formal wear (Tuxedos for Knights); after 5 for the ladies

Cost: $45 per person

Guest Chief Master Sergeant Marvin Cochran, Nevada Air National Guard
Speaker

RSVP: RSVP no later than November 13

Chris Brockway 775-827-7797, chris89434@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 11/03/06
Message from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson

Dear Brother Knights,

From Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Turkey for his first pastoral visit to a primarily Muslim country. While few Catholics will be able to join the Holy Father in Turkey, the Knights of Columbus has initiated a “Spiritual Pilgrimage” which strives to unite Knights, their families and other Catholics in prayerful solidarity with Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of that important visit.

A special “Spiritual Pilgrimage” prayer has been composed by Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori, which Knights are encouraged to pray daily, starting on the Sunday before the pope’s trip begins – Nov. 26, the Solemnity of Christ the King – and continuing through the Holy Father’s visit until he returns to the Vatican on Dec. 1. (See “Spiritual Pilgrimage” Prayer below.)

Please encourage your brother Knights, families, friends and fellow parishioners to join you in praying for the Holy Father during this important moment for the Church and the world.

Visit http://www.kofc.org for additional information and resources about the “Spiritual Pilgrimage.” Any questions regarding this initiative should be directed to the Department of Fraternal Services, at (203) 752-4154 or via e-mail spiritual.pilgrimage@kofc.org

Fraternally,

Carl A. Anderson
Supreme Knight

_________________________________________________

“Spiritual Pilgrimage” Prayer

Heavenly Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name, we humbly ask that you sustain, inspire, and protect your servant, Pope Benedict XVI, as he goes on pilgrimage to Turkey – a land to which St. Paul brought the Gospel of your Son; a land where once the Mother of your Son, the Seat of Wisdom, dwelt; a land where faith in your Son’s true divinity was definitively professed. Bless our Holy Father, who comes as a messenger of truth and love to all people of faith and good will dwelling in this land so rich in history. In the power of the Holy Spirit, may this visit of the Holy Father bring about deeper ties of understanding, cooperation, and peace among Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, and those who profess Islam. May the prayers and events of these historic days greatly contribute both to greater accord among those who worship you, the living and true God, and also to peace in our world so often torn apart by war and sectarian violence.

We also ask, O Heavenly Father, that you watch over and protect Pope Benedict and entrust him to the loving care of Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Fatima, a title cherished both by Catholics and Muslims. Through her prayers and maternal love, may Pope Benedict be kept safe from all harm as he prays, bears witness to the Gospel, and invites all peoples to a dialogue of faith, reason, and love. We make our prayer through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

For Immediate Release - 11/02/06
First Saturday Mass for November

Dear Brother Knights and Ladies,

I invite you to attend the First Saturday Mass this coming Saturday Morning -
November 4th, 9:00a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Newman Center - UNLV,
located at 4765 Brussels Ave. in Las Vegas.

Vivat Jesus, Wayne Bieniasz SD.

For Immediate Release - 11/02/06
Knights of Columbus News Release

Pope Appoints Supreme Knight Anderson to Pontifical Council

[New Haven, CT - Nov 2, 2006] Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, has been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for a five-year term.

The Pontifical Council for Social Communications, under the direction of Archbishop John P. Foley, a Philadelphia native and a Knight of Columbus, is responsible for addressing issues and interests in cinema, radio, television, and the news media as they pertain to the teaching and mission of the Catholic Church.

Mr. Anderson, who has served as Supreme Knight since 2000, also serves as a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, a consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Family and to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. He was also the only Catholic layman from North America to serve as an auditor to two recent World Synods of Bishops, in October 2005 and October 2001. In 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

From 1983 to 1998, Mr. Anderson taught as a visiting professor of family law at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. In 1988, he became the founding vice president and first dean of the Washington, D.C., campus of this graduate school of theology, now located at The Catholic University of America.

Mr. Anderson holds degrees in philosophy from Seattle University and in law from the University of Denver. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. He and his wife, Dorian, are the parents of five children.

About the Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with members throughout the Americas, as well as in Europe and Asia. Last year Knights donated more than $139 million and more than 64 million volunteer hours to charitable causes.

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Knights of Columbus | One Columbus Plaza | New Haven | CT | 06510

For Immediate Release - 10/30/06
Knights of Columbus News Release

Knights of Columbus Board of Directors Elects Officers, Fills Vacancies
Savoie becomes Deputy Supreme Knight, O’Reilly is new Supreme Treasurer

[Washington, D.C. - Oct 30, 2006] The Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus elected officers for the coming year at its quarterly meeting here Oct. 27. The 26 member board governs the international organization’s fraternal, charitable and insurance operations.

Carl A. Anderson, a Past State Deputy of the District of Columbia, was reelected Supreme Knight, a post which he has held since 2000. Dennis A. Savoie, a Past State Deputy of New Brunswick and formerly Supreme Treasurer, was elected Deputy Supreme Knight, replacing Jean B. Migneault, who is retiring. Robert J. Lane, of Connecticut, was reelected Supreme Secretary. John W. O’Reilly Jr., a Past State Deputy of Louisiana, was elected Supreme Treasurer.

Paul R. Devin, of Massachusetts, was reelected Supreme Advocate. Most Rev. William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., was reelected Supreme Chaplain. Lawrence G. Costanzo, a Past State Deputy of Arizona, was elected Supreme Warden. Yves Duceppe, a Past State Deputy of Quebec, was elected to fill the board vacancy created by the retirement of Mr. Migneault, also of Quebec, which is the Order’s largest jurisdiction with more than 104,000 members. The Supreme Master of the Fourth Degree, Joseph P. Schultz, a Past State Deputy of California, was reelected to another term.

In addition, Supreme Knight Anderson announced the appointment of a second Assistant Supreme Secretary. Ronald J. Tracz, who has been serving as Administrative Assistant (Fraternal), will join Donald Kehoe, a Past State Deputy of Virginia, in the post. Anderson also announced the appointments of Stephen M. Feiler as Administrative Assistant to the Supreme Knight; Luis F. Guevara, of Mexico, as Special Assistant to the Supreme Knight; and Edward J. Mullen, of Connecticut, as Administrative Assistant to the Supreme Knight for Insurance. George Hanna, Past State Deputy of the District of Columbia, was appointed Vice President for Fraternal Services and Patrick E. Kelly, formerly an attorney in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Religious Freedom, was appointed Vice President for Public Policy.

About the Knights of Columbus

Based in New Haven, Conn., the Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with more than 1.7 million members in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Knights of Columbus | One Columbus Plaza | New Haven | CT | 06510

For Immediate Release - 10/26/06
Tootsie Roll Drive

To All Councils and District Deputies:

Most Councils are wrapping up their Tootsie Roll Drives for 2006. Now comes the paperwork. You should already have the reporting forms. On one, you will report the financial aspects of your drive; on the other, you will designate your charities. Please return both forms, along with your checks made out to 'KofC Nevada State Council', as soon as you can. The mailing address and contact information is on the forms. If you need copies of the reporting forms, you can find them on the State Website, under "For Officers". As always, if you have question, don't hesitate to call.

Fraternally, Allan Korejwo State Community Director 702-492-1815

For Immediate Release - 10/26/06
Knights of Columbus News Release

Knights of Columbus sponsors "Spiritual Pilgrimage" with Pope during trip to Turkey

New Haven, CT - Oct 26, 2006 The Knights of Columbus announced today that it will sponsor a “spiritual pilgrimage” with Pope Benedict XVI as he travels to Turkey in late November. Knights, their families, and all Catholics are being asked to pray daily for the Pontiff during the trip, which begins on Tuesday, November 28 and concludes on Friday, December 1.

Knights will pray for the pope’s intentions beginning on November 26, the Sunday before the pope departs (the Solemnity of Christ the King). In addition, the Knights of Columbus will print and distribute cards with a special prayer written by the Order’s Supreme Chaplain, Bishop William E. Lori. Knights and others joining in the Spiritual Pilgrimage will say the prayer each day during the pope’s trip.

The prayer asks that the pope’s visit will bring about “deeper ties of understanding, cooperation, and peace among Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, and those who profess Islam.” And it asks that “Pope Benedict be kept safe from all harm as he prays, bears witness to the Gospel, and invites all peoples to a dialogue of faith, reason, and love.” The full text of the prayer appears below. A PDF file of the prayer card can be found at www.kofc.org/

“Only a few Catholics can physically travel with the Holy Father to Turkey,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said, “but millions of us can be united with him in prayer during his pilgrimage for peace.”

“We will ask Our Lady of Fatima to intercede for the pope during this journey,” Anderson continued. “Mary is regarded with special esteem by people of the Islamic faith, and this is especially true under her title Our Lady of Fatima, since Fatima was the name of the prophet Mohammed’s daughter.”

Text of prayer for Knights of Columbus Spiritual Pilgrimage

Heavenly Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name, we humbly ask that you sustain, inspire, and protect your servant, Pope Benedict XVI, as he goes on pilgrimage to Turkey – a land to which St. Paul brought the Gospel of your Son; a land where once the Mother of your Son, the Seat of Wisdom, dwelt; a land where faith in your Son’s true divinity was definitively professed. Bless our Holy Father, who comes as a messenger of truth and love to all people of faith and good will dwelling in this land so rich in history. In the power of the Holy Spirit, may this visit of the Holy Father bring about deeper ties of understanding, cooperation, and peace among Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, and those who profess Islam. May the prayers and events of these historic days greatly contribute both to greater accord among those who worship you, the living and true God, and also to peace in our world so often torn apart by war and sectarian violence.

We also ask, O Heavenly Father, that you watch over and protect Pope Benedict and entrust him to the loving care of Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Fatima, a title cherished both by Catholics and Muslims. Through her prayers and maternal love, may Pope Benedict be kept safe from all harm as he prays, bears witness to the Gospel, and invites all peoples to a dialogue of faith, reason, and love. We make our prayer through Christ, our Lord.

Prayer composed by Bishop William E. Lori, Supreme Chaplain

PDF version of prayer card

About the Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with more than 1.7 million members in North and Central America, the Philippines and Poland.

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Knights of Columbus | One Columbus Plaza | New Haven | CT | 06510

For Immediate Release - 10/25/06
Memo: Midyear Meeting in Reno & Reservation Information

Worthy State Officers, General Agents, District Master, District Deputies, Field Agents,
State Directors, State Chairmen, Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, Brother Knights;

As you know, the Nevada State Council will convene for a Midyear Meeting as prescribed in the State By-laws on the first weekend of December. Each council of Nevada will be represented at the Midyear Meeting in Reno. The business meeting will open on Saturday morning, December 2, 2006, and close mid-day December 3, 2006 at the Sierra Grand Resort (formerly the Hilton.) Grand Knights are required to attend, but other members of the council are also welcome. District Deputies, please confirm with the Grand Knights of your assigned councils that they have received this information.

We have 30 rooms reserved for Friday 12-01-06 and Saturday 12-02-06 night, the rate is $ 89.00 + 12% room tax. For reservation call the Sierra Grand Resort (formerly the Hilton) at 800-648-5080 before November 15, 2006 and mention Knights of Columbus Meeting.

All meetings and activities will be on the mezzanine.

On Saturday 12-02-06 there be a Continental breakfast before the opening business session. Recommend donations ( $3.00 TO $5.00 per person) Last year we only received $42.00 on donations, please be kind and offer a donation.
Lunch in room-----------------------$15.00 per person
Banquet-----------------------------$ 30.00 per person
Sunday: 12-03-06
Continental breakfast----------------Donations

The State Secretary will need to know the number of Knights and their families attending the Lunch and Banquet. Here is his contact info;

State Secretary Paul Dendary (Beverly)
2419 Balgavies Court Henderson, NV 89044
Tel: (702) 871-6768 Fax: (702) 227-8704 Email: pdendary@cox.net

More information will follow, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Vivat Jesus!

Patrick Sullivan, State Administrative Assistant

For Immediate Release - 10/22/06
Looking for a 1st Degree

Council 4828 in Fallon is asking if any Councils in the Carson, Sparks, or Reno area might be holding a 1st Degree prior to 3rd of November. Council 4828 has a candidate who is very anxious to join our Council, but, unfortunately, he is leaving town on 4 November and won't be back until January. We would really like to get him through his 1st Degree before he leaves. We could hold a ceremony of our own, but since he is our only candidate, we would like to find a Degree where he wouldn't be the only person going through the ceremony. Thanks!

Jim Shurtliff
Financial Secretary
Fallon Council 4828

For Immediate Release - 10/22/06
The fall edition of Oasis Knightline, Council 4828's quarterly newsletter

Br. Knights, The fall edition of Council 4828's quarterly newsletter, Oasis Knightline, is now available on our Council website at http://www.kofc4828.org/. There is also a new "Photo Finish" page that is stored as a separate document. Both MS-Word and Adobe Acrobat versions are available, plus the Acrobat version is also available as single-page downloads, for quicker access over dial-up lines. All of the files can be reached through the Council's website or through the following links. Note that some of the files are quite large, especially the Photo Finish page, so be patient when downloading them.

Word Version:
Newsletter - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006.pdf
Photo Finish page - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006-Photos.doc

Acrobat Version:
Newsletter Pages 1 to 5 - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006.pdf
Photo Finish page - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006-Photos.pdf
Page 1 only - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006-1.pdf
Page 2 only - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006-2.pdf
Page 3 only - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006-3.pdf
Page 4 only - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006-4.pdf
Page 5 only - http://www.kofc4828.org/Fall-2006-5.pdf

Jim Shurtliff, Financial Secretary, Fallon Council 4828

For Immediate Release - 10/22/06
Updated 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Degree In Elko

The Elko Council #2511 in Elko, Nevada has added a 1st degree ceremonial to the agenda and will be having a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree on Saturday, November 11th at St. Joeseph's Church in Columbus Hall, located at 990 Highland Drive.

Also November 10th we will be having a 4th degree Exemplification. Candidates arrive and check in at 6:00 pm. Degree starts promptly at 7:00 pm. Attire: Black tuxedos, plain white tuxedo shirt [no ruffles nor wing tip collars], black bowtie, black shoes, black socks, black cummerbund or black vest for the candidates.

The updated times for the degrees on Satuday are as follows: 1st Degree Candidates check in at 8:30 am. Degree starts at 9:00 am 2nd Degree Candidates check in at 10:30 am. Degree starts at 11:00 am 3rd Degree Candidates check in at 12:00 pm. Degree starts at 12:30 pm Attire: Dress-shirt and tie and/or suit.

The banquet will follow the 4:00 pm mass at St. Joseph’s, in Mater Dei Hall, 340 W Fir, Elko (located behind St. Joseph’s). No Host Social Hour: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm / Dinner: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Cost: Candidates who take the Third Degree on November 11 are gratis. The cost for members and guests is $15 per person or $25 per couple. Attire: Dress-shirt and tie and/or suit for the men. After five dresses, a cocktail dress, or a dress pantsuit for the ladies.

Please RSVP for dinner, no later than Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Contact Rose Conner, 557 Oak, Elko, NV 89801, Phone: 775-738-7991, or Email: roseconner_2000@yahoo.com

Also, the Ladys Women's Auxillary will be coming up from Las Vegas to start a charter in Elko. Come and join the celebration.. We will see you there! If you have any questions, contact Jim Connor - Grand Knight at 775-738-7991, or Ray Langer District Deputy at 775-738-5900.

ATTENTION ATTENTION!! Those interested in coming to the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th degree being held Nov. 10th & 11th in Elko Nevada. We have a GREAT offer for you. We have been able to book a block of 20 rooms at the Stockman's Casino for those interested in attending the degree being held this November. The cost is only $27.50 + tax for 1 or 2 bed room, (smoking or non-smoking) and includes a FUN PACK. You need to book the room by November 7th. If you are interested, the confirmation number is: 295115. Phone number: 775-738-5141. Make sure you tell them you are with the Knights of Columbus. Also, PLEASE let Rose and Jim Connor know who booked a room. They would need your name and address. You can give them a call at 775-738-7991. We are excited at seeing you all again.. Take care and may God bless you and your family! Vivat Jesus! Ray Langer DD-2

For Immediate Release - 10/16/06
Installation of Officers- Pope John XXIII Council #5448

Pope John XXIII Council #5448 will have their Installation of Officers on October 21, 2006 at 6:00pm, Parish Hall of St Christopher's Church. Dinner to follow after the ceremony at 7:00pm (there will be NO CHARGE for the dinner). Please contact Brothers Al Gonzales 648-9196 or Lou Pardy 642-8879 (Cell 238-6239) if you are attending and how many in your party.

Fraternally, Ray Gardea DD#5

For Immediate Release - 10/10/06
4th Degree Exemplification in Las Vegas

Fourth Degree Exemplification and Banquet
November 18, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by Msgr. John J. Lambe Assembly #611

11:00 am Degree Team Arrival and Set up Markich Hall 915 E. Ogden Ave. at 10th St., L.V. (Council 2828 Home Council Hall)

11:00 am Color Corps Arrival and Set up Markich Hall

12.15 pm Candidates Check in Markich Hall

1:00 pm Exemplification Begins Markich Hall

3:00 pm Degree complete Markich Hall

3:30 pm Begin Banquet Set-up Markich Hall

5:00 pm Mass St. Joan of Arc 315 S. Casino Center Blvd., L.V.

6:00 pm Cocktails Markich Hall

6:45 pm Banquet Markich Hall, Dinner
cost: $20 per person, For New Sir Knights’ dinner is covered.

Attire: Tuxedos for the candidates and members, After 5 p.m. attire for the ladies.

All Assemblies are asked to provide Color Corps members in Regalia for the degree. Color Corps members will coordinate with District Marshall Lee Sandoval at (702) 480-5423 or Color Corps Commander John Layman at (702) 236-6335.

Grand Knights, Financial Secretaries, and all Sir Knights are asked to invite qualified 3rd degree members submit paperwork for Assembly action. Assembly Comptrollers will notify candidates and collect fees.

Comptrollers are advised to Contact the Master of the Fourth Degree for current initiation fee amount. RSVP for Dinner to FN David Strait at (702) 642-6324 or email dwstrait@cox.net

For Immediate Release - 10/06/06
Knights of Columbus News Release

Rafael Guízar Valencia to become first Bishop/Knight of Columbus to be a saint
Bishop of Veracruz was known throughout the Americas for courage and missionary zeal

(ROME, ITALY) October 6, 2006 Bishop Rafael Guizar Valencia (1878 – 1938), who will be canonized in Rome on October 15, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI, will become the seventh Knight of Columbus and the first bishop/Knight to be declared a saint.

Six other Knights, all of whom were martyred in Mexico during the persecutions of the 1920s and 1930s, were declared saints of the Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II in 2000.

“We welcome the canonization of our brother Knight, Bishop Guizar Valencia, and know that his life of courage and legacy of evangelization will be an inspiration to each of our 1.7 million members around the world,” said Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson, who will attend Bishop Guizar Valencia’s canonization in Rome.

Rafael Guizar Valencia was born in Cotija de la Paz, Michoacan, Mexico on April 16, 1878. He was ordained a priest in 1901. With the start of the Mexican revolution in 1910, persecution of the Catholic Church became severe, and Guizar became a special target because of his outspoken defense of the Church. He went underground – disguised as a junk dealer – in order to be able to continue his work as a priest. In 1915, when the Mexican government issued an order that he be shot on sight, he escaped to the United States, and then went on to serve the church in Guatemala and Cuba.

While in Cuba, he was consecrated Bishop of Veracruz, Mexico. The end of the revolution enabled him to return to Mexico in January 1920, and he joined Knights of Columbus Council 2311 in Jalapa, Veracruz on August 16. 1923. As bishop, he founded a clandestine seminary to train future priests, noting that “A bishop can do without a mitre, a crosier, and even a cathedral, but never without a seminary, because the future of his diocese depends on the seminary.”

Bishop Guizar Valencia was forced to flee Mexico once again in 1927, during the persecution of the Church under Mexican President Plutarco Calles. He returned in 1929, the year the Church reached an accord with the Mexican government, reached in part because of successful lobbying by the Knights of Columbus to get the U.S. government to take an active role solving the crisis. After his return to Mexico, Bishop Guizar Valencia continued his ministry, and became known as “the bishop of the poor.” He died of natural causes on June 6, 1938, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on January 29, 1995.

About the Knights of Columbus

Founded in 1882 in New Haven, Connecticut, the Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization with more than 1.7 million members in North America, Asia and Europe. The first Knights of Columbus council in Mexico was established in 1905.

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus | One Columbus Plaza | New Haven | CT | 06510

For Immediate Release - 10/05/06
New Las Vegas Council - Christ the King Council #14144

State Officers, General Agents, District Deputies, Grand Knights, Insurance Agents, Past State Deputies, and all Brother Knights.

With the Support of Father Bill Kenney Pastor, Christ the King Parish, and the Strong efforts of District Deputy #9 David Ryan, I am proud to announce that the Supreme Council has notified me that the newest Council in the State of Nevada is Christ the King Council #14144.

I solicit your support and congratulation for Father Kenney, Dave Ryan and all the Brother Knights of Council #14144.

Vivat Jesus,

Wayne Bieniasz SD

For Immediate Release - 10/05/06
First Saturday Mass for October

Dear Brother Knights and Ladies,
I invite you to attend the First Saturday Mass this coming Saturday Morning - October 7th, 8:15a.m. at St. Viator Catholic Church, located at 2461 E. Flamingo Road in Las Vegas.

Vivat Jesus, Wayne Bieniasz SD.

For Immediate Release - 10/05/06
Fourth Degree Exemplification in Reno, November 4, 2006

FOURTH DEGREE - KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
BISHOP MANOGUE ASSEMBLY #0612
SPARKS, NEVADA
4th Degree Exemplification in Reno, Nevada
Honoring Father Art Hertowski

Marv J. Harris, Master, Nevada District and the Bishop Manogue Assembly #0612, Sparks Nevada invites all 4th Degree members to attend a 4th Degree Exemplification on Saturday November 4. An open house to be held at Holy Cross Catholic Community ( 5650 Vista Blvd.), Sparks, Friday Nov 3 from 6:30 –9 pm. The dress will be professional casual.

Saturday, November 4, 2006
4th Degree Exemplification And Banquet
Location: Reno Sparks Convention Center, 4590 S. Virginia St. , Reno, NV
Time: Candidates: Arrive and check in at 11:00 am. Degree starts promptly at 12:00 noon.
No Host Cocktail: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 PM
Attire: Tuxedos for the candidates and members, After 5 pm attire for the ladies.
Cost: Free for candidates and $20.00 per person for all other attendees.

RSVP: Please RSVP for dinner: Sir Knight Greg Fields 775.359-9044, no later than October 29.

For Immediate Release - 9/30/06
Rev. Van Skee Assembly Host Italian Pasta Dinner

FOURTH DEGREE – KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Reverend Theodore Van Skee Assembly #2164

Presents
Italian Pasta Night
A Celebration of our namesake Christopher Columbus

to be held on
Saturday Evening, October 14th, 2006

the location is
Holy Family Catholic Church
4490 Mountain Vista, Las Vegas, NV 89121

the cost is
$10.00 Per Person

Bar - Opens at 6:00 PM
Hosted by Holy Family Council #7708

Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM

for reservations
Please R.S.V.P. by October 8th to
Carl “Ted” Aceto, PSD at 451-8624

All Brother Knights and their Families of Our Order are Welcome and encouraged to attend and Join in the Celebration!!

Join Us in Remembrance; that when our namesake Christopher Columbus discovered of the Americas in 1492, it was a Catholic event!

Menu
Pasta, Meatballs, and all the fixings

Desert
Cake & Coffee

There will also be a 50/50 Drawing following Desert.

Please come early and Socialize!!

Note: Saturday Vigil Mass at Holy Family Catholic Church is at 5:00 pm.

For Immediate Release - 9/26/06
Seminary Raffle Tickets

Brother Knights,

I have the first delivery of Seminary Raffle Tickets here.

1) If you are in the Las Vegas area, please contact me and arrange to pick up your allotment.

2) We will mail allotments to the out-of town councils shortly.

Please contact David Strait with any questions or special instructions.
--

David Strait, IPSD

dwstait@cox.net

For Immediate Release - 9/25/06
Keep Christ in Christmas Program

The State Deputy, Wayne Bieniasz, has asked the State Ladies Auxiliary to chair the Keep Christ in Christmas Program for the Nevada State Council. I am Beverly Dendary, the 3-year trustee for the State Ladies Auxiliary and I will be the coordinator for the program this year. Mickey McGuire has taken this duty for quite some and we thank him for the wonderful job he has done with this program in the past.

Each Council received information regarding the Keep Christ in Christmas - Send Religious Christmas Card Program. This is a very effective way of showing why we celebrate Christmas and why the holiday should never be referred to as "Xmas" but "CHRISTmas".

This is also a good fundraiser for Councils and Auxiliaries. For each box of cards sold the Council/Auxiliary can profit up to $5.00. An assortment pack is available for $162.50 which can be sold for $282.50. The assortment consists of 36 assorted boxes, 5 sheets of seals, 2 lapel pins and 50 brochures. Click Here For Brochure (PDF fomat)

Cards come in a variety of languages including English, Spanish, French, Tagalog, Polish, Italian and Ukranian.

Council order forms and checks should be sent directly to me rather than Mr. McGuire as your forms indicate. I will then forward the order to get your cards on the way and I will forward the money to the State Secretary.

It's time to get rolling on this project.

Order cards to have them ready to sell (of course after you get permission from your pastor)
Start selling cards on Columbus Day Weekend, October 7-8
Announce in your parish bulletins that you will be selling the cards (I have sample text for you to use)
Announce in your Council newsletters that you will be selling the cards
Greet parishioners after mass with brochures (a great way to offer Form 100's also)
You should have cards available for sell until the end of November

Thank you,

Beverly Dendary
Keep Christ in Christmas Coordinator
Nevada State Ladies Auxiliary

Email: bdendary@cox.net
Phone: (702) 871-6768
Fax: (702) 227-8704

2419 Balgavies Ct.
Henderson, NV 89044

For Immediate Release - 9/22/06
Memorandum from the Supreme Secretary

TO:                  Board of Directors
                        State Deputies

FROM:            Supreme Secretary

SUBJECT:       Conversion of Client & Fraternal Systems to Ingenium

DATE:             September 22, 2006

On Friday, September 29, 2006, the Knights of Columbus will begin the second phase of its conversion to the use of Ingenium software. It will be a significant implementation that will include added support for all fraternal and client operations (members, certificateholders, etc.). When the installation is completed, there will be over 400 Ingenium users in this office.

I want to alert you to certain logistical happenings that are brought about by our implementation plan. Implementation will require that mainframe systems at the Supreme Council Office be brought down at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 29th, so that the conversion of 4.5 million client and fraternal records can begin. The Customer Service Department will have the capability of answering questions that develop through telephone inquiries until 7:30 p.m. Other operational departments will not have mainframe system access after 1:00 p.m.

Conversion to the Ingenium system will begin at 1:00 p.m. that day and is expected to run until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 1st. That will allow time before 8:00 a.m. on Monday, October 2nd, to recover from any unplanned tasks or unexpected problems. The updated Ingenium System and all other systems are expected to be available by 8:00 a.m. Monday morning.

We are cautiously optimistic that the planned conversion will be successful. We will communicate with you again on October 2^nd to keep you abreast of the results. In the meantime, we ask your vigilance and patience as we maneuver through a new browser-based system during the first weeks of October.

Robert J. Lane
Supreme Secretary

For Immediate Release - 9/21/06
Honorees for 2nd & 3rd Degree - Oct. 7, 2006 in Las Vegas

Second and a Third Degree - October 7, 2006

St. Francis de Sales Church - Msgr. LaVoy Hall
1111 Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV 89108

The Honoree for the 2nd Degree will be Lee Sandoval
The Honoree for the 3rd Degree will be Most Reverend Joseph A. Pepe

Please advise all personnel who will be printing certificates of the Honorees.

Vivat Jesus! Robert A. Hazy District Deputy #6

For Immediate Release - 9/20/06
Second & Third Degree for October 7th in Las Vegas

I am pleased to announce that District 6 will host a Second and a Third Degree on October 7, 2006. The Degrees will be held at Msgr. LaVoy Hall at St. Francis de Sales Church in Las Vegas. Hosted by Grand Knight Alex Torres and Council 5693.

Location:
St. Francis de Sales Church - Msgr. LaVoy Hall
1111 Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV 89108

Note: Candidates minimum dress is shirt, tie and dress slacks.

Second Degree:
Candidates sign in: 10:15 a.m.
Start time for 2nd Degree: 10:45 a.m.

Third Degree:
Candidates sign in: 11:30 a.m.
Start Time for Third Degree: 12:00 p.m.

*Financial Secretaries please send me certified lists of eligible candidates for the Second degree and for the Third Degree by September 30, 2006.

Mass: 4:00 p.m.

No Host Cocktails: 5:30 p.m.

Banquet: 6:30 p.m.
State Council will pay for the candidates’ dinners only.
The Dinner price is $20.00 per.

Reservations: No later than September 30, 2006 to Robert Hazy (702) 966-0208.

I would like to thank Grand Knight Alex Torres and the members of Council 5693 in advance for their support and hospitality.

Fraternally,

Robert A. Hazy
District Deputy #6 1516
Bluestar Drive.
N. Las Vegas, NV 89032
Phone: (702) 966-0208
Email: robert.hazy@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release - 9/14/06
Knights of Columbus News Release

Knight is Mission Specialist on 11-Day Flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis

City, State - Sep 14, 2006 Commander Daniel C. Burbank, 45, a 25-year member of Edmund P. Perkins Council 6626 in Tolland, Conn., is serving as af Flight specialist on the current Space Shuttle Atlantis mission, STS-115, which is making improvements to the International Space Station.

The six-member space shuttle crew is installing a second set of solar arrays, weighing 17.5 tons, on the space station, which double the station’s ability to generate power from sunlight. The 11-day mission has been in planning and training four years. Commander Burbank was a member of a two-man team that made a space walk Wednesday, Sept. 13, to activate the newly installed equipment to the space station.

Commander Burbank graduated from Tolland (Conn.) High School and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He received a master’s degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

This is his second mission aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. During a 12-day mission, STS-106, in September, 2000, Commander Burbank prepared the International Space Station for its first permanent crew.

Commander Burbank’s father, Dan, is also a past grand knight of Council 6626.

NASA's official biography of Dan Burbank

NASA mission information

Click here for more information about Shuttle Mission STS-115
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts115/

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus | One Columbus Plaza | New Haven | CT | 06510

For Immediate Release - 9/07/06
Knights of Columbus News Release

Knights of Columbus declares September 11
a “World Day of Prayer for Peace”

New Haven, CT - Sep 7, 2006 The Knights of Columbus is calling on all people of faith to observe September 11, 2006, as a “World Day of Prayer for Peace.” The Knights began observance of a World Day of Prayer for Peace in 2004 with a resolution passed at the Order’s annual convention.

A full page ad in the New York Times on September 11 will bring the simple message to more than a million people with the words: “September 11th: A day to pray for peace and those working to achieve it.” The ad can be viewed at the Knights of Columbus website www.kofc.org.

“As we pray for peace on September 11th, we not only honor the memory of those who were killed that day five years ago, but also in a special way all the brave men and women of the military who have sacrificed so much, even their very lives, to bring about true peace rooted in justice,” said Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson “Faced with a situation in the Middle East where peace seems ever more elusive, now more than ever we must ‘implore from God the precious gift of peace’ as Pope Benedict has encouraged all believers to do.”

The Knights of Columbus was one of the first organizations to provide financial assistance to the families of the fallen emergency personnel. Within two days of the attacks in 2001, the Knights began providing checks of $3,000 – for immediate needs – to family members of emergency workers who lost their lives in the attacks, regardless of their religious affiliation. Ultimately more than $1.49 million was disbursed – with a minimum of red tape – to wives and children of police, fire and other emergency workers. Recipients would later receive a second check for more than $500

The Knights has marked each subsequent anniversary of 9/11 with special events. In 2002, a memorial Mass was held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. to honor and pray for those killed. In 2003, a September 11 exhibit was unveiled at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven, Conn. And since 2004, the Knights of Columbus has called on its members and all people of faith to recognize the day as the “World Day of Prayer for Peace.”

Click here to see a fact sheet about the Knights of Columbus and 9/11

The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with more than 1.7 million members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Philippines and Poland.

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Knights of Columbus | One Columbus Plaza | New Haven | CT | 06510

For Immediate Release - 8/31/06
Master of the Fourth Degree

To: All Faithful Navigators, Former Masters, Sir Knights and Brother Knights,

I have received a copy of a Letter from Joseph P. Schultz, Supreme Master appointing Marv Harris as Master of the Fourth Degree, Nevada District, effective September 1, 2006. Accordingly. I extend my congratulations to Marv Harris as the New Master of the Fourth Degree, Nevada District.

Wayne E. Bieniasz
Nevada State Deputy

For Immediate Release - 8/29/06
Knights of Columbus News Release

"A Promise Kept" - Knights of Columbus hurricane relief effort a major success
$10 million relief fund supplemented by hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours

New Haven, CT Aug 28, 2006 “The Knights of Columbus response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been one of the most dramatic in our 124 year history,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said today. “As we approach the first anniversary of Katrina’s assault on the Gulf Coast, it is clear that much remains to be done. But it is also clear that the response to the crisis by faith-based volunteer organizations like the Knights of Columbus was a bright spot in the wrenching aftermath of this immense natural disaster.”

The Knights of Columbus Gulf States Disaster Relief Fund grew to more than $10 million, and that financial aid was supplemented by hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours of service by Knights in the immediate area (hundreds of Knights worked 8 hour shifts at the Houston Astrodome, for example) and by Knights throughout the U.S. and Canada, who collected clothing, food and other staples for storm victims.

The Knights of Columbus also quickly provided badly needed resources to Catholic Charities offices in Baton Rouge, LA and Mobile, AL when they were suddenly overwhelmed with thousands of people who escaped the storm with little but the clothes on their backs. The Knights wired $200,000 to Baton Rouge Catholic Charities just a few days after the storm hit, long before resources were available from any other source.

Individual Knights of Columbus at dozens of KC halls in the region served thousands of meals to evacuees, and several KC halls were made available to police and national guard officials for use as temporary command centers.

The Knights of Columbus also made significant contributions to the restoration of Catholic education in the affected areas, including a $500,000 grant to the New Orleans Catholic school system which paid tuition expenses for hundreds of low-income students whose parents were suddenly left without jobs or income. With the help of the Knights of Columbus, 83 of the city’s Catholic schools were able to reopen. State councils in New York and New Jersey adopted Catholic high schools that had been damaged or destroyed, raising $234,000 for Archbishop Hannon High School, which was destroyed, and $65,000 for St. Augustine High School, which is being repaired and will once again serve the low-income African-American community when it reopens next week.

Here's a fact sheet with more detail... http://www.kofc.org/cmf/resources/KatrinaFactSheet.pdf

About The Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus is a lay Catholic organization with more than 1.7 million members in the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico and Central America, and Poland. Knights donated more than $139 million and 64 million volunteer hours to charity last year.

Website: http://www.kofc.org

Knights of Columbus
Patrick Korten
Vice President for Communications

Knights of Columbus | One Columbus Plaza | New Haven | CT | 06510

For Immediate Release - 8/24/06
MC Drive (Tootsie Roll Drive)

For District Deputies and Grand Knights:

Brothers, The deadline for ordering Tootsie Rolls is upon us. To date, I’ve received order forms from 12 Councils. This is about one-third of the number of Councils who participated last year.

I’m asking District Deputies to contact their respective Councils to see if they intend to participate this year, and to pass that information on to me.

Worthy Grand Knights: the order form is on the State website (www.kofc-nv.org) under ‘For Officers.’ If you can’t get the form from the website, call me and I’ll fax the form to you.

Thank you for your prompt responses.

Fraternally,

Allan Korejwo
State Community Director
Phone: (702) 492-1815
Fax: (702) 644-6967
Email: hkorejwo@earthlink.net
Mail: 1893 Desert Forest Way
Henderson, NV 8901

For Immediate Release - 8/08/06
October 2006 ORDERWIDE Blitz

Columbus Day Weekend October 7 - 8, 2006

Promote these dates to all of your districts and councils early!!!

All councils should file a report of their BLITZ efforts with their District Deputy by Columbus Day - Monday, October 9th.

If your DD's don't receive a report from each of their assigned councils - they should be held accountable to contact each of their grand knights to obtain this information for their district report to you before October 12th.

Reminder: YOUR STATE COUNCIL'S REPORT IS DUE TO YOUR
RPC BY OCTOBER 31ST.....

For everyone's information, please spread the word.

Vivat Jesus,

Wayne Bieniasz SD

For Immediate Release - 8/08/06
District 7 Training Saturday Aug.19th. 2006

District 7 Training Session @ Holy Family Church Hall
Starting Time: 8:00am ( Harmon/Mountain Vista)
I promise to keep it short and to the point. I realize you guys have things to do.
We will serve coffee/water and donuts.
Hope to see all the GK's, DGK's, FS's and your Program and Membership Directors.

If you have any questions my Cell # 283-3571. Dave Briggs DD7

For Immediate Release - 8/07/06
Father Junipero Serra Annual Mass & Dinner
along with Priests celebrating their Jubilee Anniversaries

Dear Worthy Knights:

On Monday, August 28, 2006 Serra Clubs of Las Vegas will be honoring Fr. James Crilly C.S.V., on the occasion of his Fiftieth (50) Anniversary in the Priesthood, along with other Priests celebrating their Jubilee Anniversaries at our Father Junipero Serra Annual Mass & Dinner.

Mass will be at 6:00 pm at St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Church, followed by dinner at the Church Hall. The dinner will be $35.00 per person and checks can be made out to Serra Club of Las Vegas West and sent to Serra Club of Las Vegas West, 628 Overview Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89145.

RSVP by August 23, 2006 by calling Carolyn Leontos 242-4357, or Mary Walker 438-2982, or Dolores Brown 641-1229. Please join Bishop Pepe and help us honor these deserving Priests!

Mike Brown
District Governor

For Immediate Release - 8/03/06
New Meeting Location for Kof C #13754

The Mesquite Council #13754, Knight's of Columbus will hold it's meetings, except June- Aug, on the 1st Tuesday of each month, 4:30 PM, at the America First Credit Union's Conference Room, 530 W Mesquite Blvd. Please notice change in place and time.

Jim McCluskey, GK

For Immediate Release - 8/03/06
First Saturday Mass for August

Dear Brother Knights and Ladies,

I invite you to attend the First Saturday Mass this coming Saturday Morning - August 5, 2006, 8:00a.m. at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, located at 1901 S Maryland Pkwy. in Las Vegas.

Vivat Jesus,

Wayne Bieniasz SD.

For Immediate Release - 8/02/06
MC Drive Program

Brothers: This message is being sent at the request of Allan Korejwo, State Community Director.

SCHEDULE: Our annual state-wide drive to support those with intellectual disabilities is scheduled for October 21^st and 22^nd. If your council has a scheduling conflict, you can change the dates. Just keep it close to the designated dates and notify me in writing if you reschedule. I will assume October 21^st and 22^nd, unless you tell me otherwise.

PERMITS: Five Nevada jurisdictions require permits for charitable solicitation. These are: Las Vegas; Clark County; Sparks; Carson City; and Reno. I will obtain the required permits. Copies will be available when you pick up your orders. This is another reason why I need the dates of your drive as soon as possible.

PROCEDURES: This year, we will follow the procedures we’ve used in the past:

Councils designate a Chairman for the event.
Tell me what you need (how many cases of Tootsie Roll, aprons, hats and collection cans.)
I will send a combined order. When the order comes in, we will tell you. You will pick it up from one of two locations: one in the North (Reno) and one in the South (Henderson.)
Conduct your drive and send the money you’ve collected to me by check made out to the State Council.
The reporting and accounting form will be available on the State web site.
The State Council will send individual checks to you for the charities you designate.

CORRESPONDENCE: A significant change for this year is the use of email for correspondence. We’re trying to cut down on mailing costs (which reduce the amount we can give to charities.) Consequently, you’ll find information, order forms and reporting forms on the State website (www.kofc-nv.org) under “For Officers”. I ask District Deputies to check with their Councils for any problems getting the required information from the web site, and to help where they can.

ORDER INFORMATION: Order forms are available on the State website (see above). You can fill this out online (use your insert key to fill in the information) and send it to me by email, or you can print it out, fill in the information and either mail or fax it to me. For the address, list where your Council receives mail. When I receive your order, I’ll call to verify the amounts, so please be sure to give me good phone numbers. The order for the Tootsie Roll products will go out on August 25^th, so I need all your inputs no later than August 23rd. This is to be sure we receive the products in time to get them distributed.

For planning purposes, a case of Tootsie Rolls (6 boxes of 50 individually wrapped Tootsie Rolls per case – 300 total) costs $17.25. Some Councils vote to pay for the Tootsie Rolls with Council funds and send in all contributions; others subtract the cost of product from the money collected and send in the balance. This is a decision for your Council.

If you wish to order aprons, the message that will appear is “Helping People With Intellectual Disabilities.” These cost $7.25 each. This should be a Council expense and should not come out of the money you collect. There is a place on the order form to indicate how many you want to order.

QUESTIONS: Feel free to call if you have questions. Early evening is good for phone calls; email works all the time.

Allan Korejwo
State Community Director
1893 Desert Forest Way
Henderson, NV 89012
Hm: 702-492-1815
Fax: 702-644-6967
email: hkorejwo@earthlink.net

For Immediate Release - 7/26/06
May 2007 Convention book - Let's make it memorable!

ATTENTION GRAND KNIGHTS, DEPUTY GRAND KNIGHTS, FINANCIAL SECRETARIES, BROTHER KNIGHTS ONE AND ALL:

The time is here for all councils to come forward and be recognized for their good works! The place to advertise them is in the upcoming May 2007 Convention book. We, at Holy Family 7708 in Las Vegas, are putting some thought, effort, and energy behind this Convention keepsake to make it memorable and high quality.

Here's how you can help: We are asking all councils to sponsor just one page at a mere $100 and list some of the good works you have achieved and maybe some special history and other note worthy points about your council, and/or officers. Also, we asking all councils to publish in their newsletter an open invitation for brother knights, fellow parishioners, friends, acquaintances, one and all; to purchase sponsorship of the event and the book at rates of only $25 to $100 for a full page. We will have editorial and art copy assistance at no additional cost...

For the council selling the most sponsorship dollars, there will be two awards and special recognition. One for overall dollars and one for dollars per member. Then the third award for best lay-out in an ad based on originality and quality.

Let's all pitch in and truly make this a memorable convention together!

Gerald Holinski, PGK
Holy Family Council 7708
Tel: (702) 203-5378
Email: Gerryholinski@aol.com

For Immediate Release - 7/25/06
2nd & 3rd Degree Schedule for Nevada, Fraternal Year 2006 - 2007

as of July 23, 2006

NOTE: Venue to be Announced at Later Date

July ......................(State Training)

August ..................(Summer Vacation)

September ...........(Open)

October 07 - Las Vegas Area - District #6 - West Las Vegas Teams - CO PSD David Strait.

November 11 - Elko - District #2 - Elko 2nd Degree Team & Reno 3rd Degree Team - CO PSD Frank Pulici

December (Mid-Year Meeting)

January 13 - Carson City - District #4 - Reno 2nd & 3rd Degree Teams - CO Kenneth Peak

February 10 - Las Vegas Area - District # 7 - East Las Vegas Teams CO John Dube

March 10 - Sparks - District #1 - Reno 2nd & 3rd Degree Teams - CO PSD Frank Pulici

April 21 - St.George? Dependent upon approval of State Deputies District #3 E Las Vegas Teams - CO PSD David Strait

May 26 - Reno - District # 8 - Reno 2nd & 3rd Degree Teams - CO Kenneth Peak

June 16 - Las Vegas Area - District #9 - West Las Vegas Teams - CO John Dube

DD's please contact the Team Captain in ample time in order that he can have several practices prior to the Degree date. Second and Third Degree Team Captains are listed below:

SECOND DEGREE TEAM CAPTAINS:
RENO AREA
Dan Daily (775) 358-4651

ELKO AREA
Don Colli (775) 778-9605

LAS VEGAS AREA
Gerald Glass - District #5 (702) 528-4031
Robert Dorsey - District #6 (702) 259-1042
Christopher West - District #7 (702) 649-1816
Robert Hartman - District #9 (702) 293-6505

THIRD DEGREE TEAM CAPTAINS:
RENO AREA
Brian Seaman (775) 852-3204

EAST LAS VEGAS
Mike Rippa (702) 505-4816

WEST LAS VEGAS
Anthony Perrella (702) 262-9827

/s/ Wayne Bieniasz /s/ Gene St.Mary, PSD
State Deputy State Ceremonial Chairman

For Immediate Release - 7/25/06
Holy Apostles Council 12543 in Las Vegas, Installation & Dinner, Saturday July 29th

Brother Knights and Ladies, "On Saturday July 29th , 2006 Holy Apostles Council 12543 will be installing their officers at the 5:30pm Mass with Fr. John McShane officiating. Afterwards a fine parmigiana dinner will be served at Town & Center II located at Cheyenne & Simmons with cost of Adults $13; children dinner of italian meatballs & pasta $5 inclusive.

RSVP required by calling Karl Van Etten 633-5998 no-later-than Wed July 25th!

Let's make this a grand event of fellowship for our council officers, families & friends.

Fraternally, Mike Rippa GK 12543

For Immediate Release - 7/21/06
DISTRICT 7 NEWS FLASH! (3741, 7708, 8282 & 13456)

> On Thursday July 27, 2006 Rosary Council 3741 will be installing their officers at @ 7:00pm in the St. Peter the Apostle Parish Center located @ 204 S. Boulder Hwy in Henderson (of course!)

> On August 19, 2006 District 7 will have it's 2006 2007 training session at Holy Family from 8am-12pm. @ 4480 Mountain Vista. GK's, DGK's, Council Program Directors are encouraged to attend. More details to follow.

> August 22, 2006 @ St. Viators Council 8282 will have their installation of officers at Parish Center located at 2461 E. Flamingo Rd. (Flamingo/Eastern) @ 7:30 pm.

> On August 26th, 2006 St. Francis of Assisi will install their officers at the Saturday 5:30pm Mass. This will also be their Corporate Communion Mass. Fr. Greg Gordon (Pastor) has requested this so it will be a great opportunity to showcase our order to the rest of Catholic Community @ St. Francis of Assisi.

Hope to see all of our Brother Knights turn-out for this event/opportunity.

Vivat Jesus! David Briggs, DD7

For Immediate Release - 7/18/06
Memo: Reminder & Update for DD's, GK's Training, Saturday July 22, 2006 in Reno.

Reminder:
A Training Session for DD's, GK's and FS's will be conducted in Reno, this Saturday, July 22, 2006.

Update:
All Grand Knights and District Deputies need to bring their Training Handbook to the training session. (The State Council issued each council, and district, a handbook at last years training session. All New GK's and DD's should have obtained the Training Handbook from their out going PGK or FDD.

Who Needs to Attend:
Attendance is mandatory for all State Officers, District Deputies and Grand Knights who did not attend the Las Vegas session. Deputy Grand Knights, Membership Directors, Program Directors, Committee Directors and Committee Chairmen are strongly encouraged to attend and receive the instruction offered to the Grand Knights. The Financial Secretary training is specific to that position. All Past State Deputies are welcome at all training sessions, installation and banquet.

Location:
Our Lady of The Snows Parish Center, located at 1200 South Arlington Ave., Reno, NV 89509.

Time:
Reno training session will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a Continental breakfast being served beforehand starting at 6:45 a.m. An Open Faced Steak Sandwich lunch will be served for $15.00.

Mass:
5:00 p.m. - Mass is going to be held at Our Lady of Snows Church.

Banquet held Our Lady of The Snows:
6:30 p.m. - Social 7:00 p.m. - Dinner
The cost of the banquet is $10.00 per person or $15.00 per couple.

Please make reservations for the RENO session by contacting the State Secretary.

We look forward to seeing all of you.

Paul Dendary, State Secretary
Knights of Columbus Nevada State Council
home:    (702) 871-6768
cell:        (702) 683-6067
fax:        (702) 227-8704
Email:    pdendary@cox.net

Vivat Jesus!

State Council

For Immediate Release - 7/17/06
UPDATE ON FR. MICHAEL J. McGIVNEY GUILD

MY BROTHERS KNIGHTS:

I did not receive the JULY 2006 Guild Report from Supreme in time for the July 8, 2006 Grand Knights and District Deputies training in Las Vegas. However, I can now report that as of July 1, 2006, NEVADA has 593 Guild members. Total for International is: 108,000 members.

RECENT RECRUITMENT DRIVES/INFORMATION NIGHTS: Thanks to all the Knights and insurance agents who took part at the recent recruitment drives at so many parishes throughout the state of Nevada. This was then followed up by an Information Night at many Councils. I do hope the film: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FR. McGIVNEY was shown.

ATTENTION GRAND KNIGHTS: Please show this outstanding film about the life of our Founder at every Information Night you have. After the film is viewed, your insurance agent has the opportunity to speak about the many insurance benefits available to a new Knight and his family. This film can be ordered on-line at the HOME PAGE of Fr. McGivney at http://www.fathermcgivney.org

COUNCIL SOCIALS: As a suggestion, be sure to invite your First Degree members, their families, and your insurance agent to one of your upcoming Council socials. Show the film once again. These socials are a great opportunity to invite some of your fellow-parishioners so that they, too, can view the film and become aware of this young priest’s dedication as a Servant of God to those in need. After the film is viewed, your insurance agent has the opportunity, once again, to speak about this dedicated Catholic men’s organization and the many insurance benefits available. This is also the perfect time to enroll your new members, and other members who may not be enrolled, as well as your fellow-parishioners and all families into the Fr. McGivney Guild. You can find a copy of the enrollment form in your monthly COLUMBIA magazine. Your members can also enroll on-line on the Fr. McGivney HOME PAGE.

I do believe that every time “THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FR. McGIVNEY” film is shown, our Guild Membership significantly increases.

I will not be able to attend the July 22 training in Reno. I congratulate all Grand Knights, District Deputies, Financial Secretaries, Chairmen and Directors in the Reno area. I wish you a successful fraternal year.

MACEDONIO “CURLY” INIQUEZ, PSD
NEVADA FR. McGIVNEY GUILD CHAIRMAN

For Immediate Release - 7/15/06
First Saturday Mass for Aug. & Sept. in LV

Brother Knights and Ladies,

The AUG. 5TH First Saturday Mass will be held at St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, at 8:00 a.m., located at 1901 S. Maryland Pkwy.

The SEPT. 2ND First Saturday Mass will be held at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, at 8:00 a.m., located at Washington and Michael Way.

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...."

Vivat Jesus! John Galvin

For Immediate Release - 7/14/06
K.of C. Substance Abuse Poster Contest, Council may use a CCD program

Grand Knights and District Deputies,

The Supreme Council Department of Fraternal Affairs informed me today that a Knights of Columbus Council may use a CCD program at a Catholic parish to conduct the Knights of Columbus Substance Abuse Poster Contest. Details about conducting the Substance Abuse Poster Contest can be found on page 32 of the "Surge With Service" booklet. Vivat Jesus!

Fraternally, Robert Camilleri State Program Director

For Immediate Release - 7/09/06
District 6 combined Installation, Mass and Banquet.

Brother Knights and Ladies,

District 6 will have a combined Installation of Officers Ceremony for all of its Las Vegas based councils (5693, 9102, 11029, and 13691) at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church on Saturday July 29, 2006.

Mass will be said at 4pm., followed by the installation ceremony at 5:30pm. Following the installation, Council 5693 will be hosting a banquet in Msgr. LaVoy Hall. The main course will be a choice of ham or chicken. Dinner prices are $15.00 per person.

Please RSVP with Alex Torres at (702) 646-2314 by July 21st so that a head count can be provided to the caterer.

Robert Hazy District Deputy #6

For Immediate Release - 7/07/06
Reno Training Session for District Deputies, Grand Knights & Financial Secretaries

Worthy State Officers, District Deputies, Directors, Chairmen,
Grand Knights and Past State Deputies,

Training for District Deputies, Grand Knights and Financial Secretaries will be conducted in Reno on Saturday July 22, 2006. (An additional training session is being held in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 8th.) Attendance is mandatory for all State Officers, District Deputies and Grand Knights at one of these sessions. Deputy Grand Knights, Membership Directors, Program Directors, Committee Directors and Committee Chairmen are strongly encouraged to attend and receive the instruction offered to the Grand Knights. The Financial Secretary training is specific to that position.

All Past State Deputies are welcome at all training sessions, installation and banquet.

The Reno training session will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a Continental breakfast being served beforehand starting at 6:45 a.m. The training sessions will be held at Our Lady of The Snows Parish Center, located at 1200 South Arlington Ave., Reno, NV 89509.

An Open Faced Steak Sandwich lunch will be served for $15.00.

Reno’s training session Mass is going to be held at Our Lady of Snows Church beginning at 5 p.m. Following mass, there will be a banquet held at Our Lady of The Snows. A social will begin at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. The cost of the banquet is $10.00 per person or $15.00 per couple.

Please make reservations for the Reno session by contacting me.
We look forward to seeing all of you.

Fraternally,

Paul Dendary, State Secretary
Knights of Columbus Nevada State Council
home:    (702) 871-6768
cell:        (702) 683-6067
fax:        (702) 227-8704
Email:    pdendary@cox.net

For Immediate Release - 7/06/06
Reminder and Update for DD's, GK's Training, Saturday July 8, 2006 in Las Vegas.

Reminder:
Training for DD's, GK's and FS's will be conducted in Las Vegas, this Saturday, July 8, 2006. (Information for training session in Reno, on Saturday July 22 will be forwarded soon.)

Update:
All Grand Knights and District Deputies need to bring their Training Handbook to the training session. (The State Council issued each council, and district, a handbook at last years training session. All New GK's and DD's should have obtained the Training Handbook from their out going PGK or FDD.

Who Needs to Attend:
Attendance is mandatory for all State Officers, District Deputies and Grand Knights at one of these sessions. Deputy Grand Knights, Membership Directors, Program Directors, Committee Directors and Committee Chairmen are strongly encouraged to attend and receive the instruction offered to the Grand Knights. The Financial Secretary training is specific to that position. All Past State Deputies are welcome at all training sessions and installation.

Location:
St. James the Apostle Catholic Church (training session in Amani Hall)
1920 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Las Vegas, NV

Time:
7:30 a.m. - with coffee, donuts and juice being served beforehand.
Lunch TBD - Cost will be $15.00.

Mass:
5:30 p.m. - State Officers and District Deputies will be installed during the mass with Fr. McShane celebrating mass

Banquet held in Amani Hall:
6:30 p.m. - Social
7:30 p.m. - Dinner
The cost of the banquet is $20.00.

Please make reservations for the Las Vegas session by contacting the State Secretary.
We look forward to seeing all of you.

Paul Dendary, State Secretary
Knights of Columbus Nevada State Council
home:    (702) 871-6768
cell:        (702) 683-6067
fax:        (702) 227-8704
Email:    pdendary@cox.net

Vivat Jesus!

State Council

For Immediate Release - 7/03/06
Council 11029 Officers for Columbian Year 2006-2007

We are proud to present the new officers for Mother Seton Council 11029
in Las Vegas for Columbian Year 2006-2007:

Grand Knight: Jim Hurja
DGK: Ken Smith
Chancellor: Julian Concepcion
Recorder: Shaun Haley
Treasurer: Sal Milano
Advocate: Ernie Ergottino
Warden: Tom Habermas
Inside Guard: Art Vallary
Outside Guard: Andrew Vallone
Trustee 3 year: Joseph Falis Jr.
Trustee 2 year: Bob Miller
Trustee 1 year: Horace Bowser

The new officers were elected at the June meeting.
Thank You, PGK Joseph Falis Jr.

For Immediate Release - 7/01/06
State Secretary Memo - Subordinate Council Information Sheet

Thank you to all councils that have submitted their new officers to the Knights Info. This is good information but every Council must fill out the “Subordinate Council Information” sheet and return it to me ASAP. At the convention I gave every GK this form and as of today I have received only 3 back. The State Directory is being held and cannot be completed without this information. I am including the form again and would appreciate if all Grand Knights would complete it and return it to me immediately so the directory can be issued.

"Subordinate Council Information" sheet in PDF format >> CLICK HERE

Thank you,

Paul Dendary, State Secretary
Knights of Columbus Nevada State Council
home:     (702) 871-6768
cell:        (702) 683-6067
fax:        (702) 227-8704
Email:    pdendary@cox.net

For Immediate Release - 7/01/06
Summer edition of Fallon Council 4828's quarterly newsletter

Br. Knights, The summer edition of Fallon Council 4828's quarterly newsletter, Oasis Knightline, is now available on the Council's web site at http://www.kofc4828.org/ It is available as a six-page MS-Word file, a six-page Adobe Acrobat PDF file, or as a series of six one-page Acrobat files. If you have a slow Internet connection, it is recommended that you view the six pages one at a time. A copy of our Council's Activity Schedule for 2006/2007 is also available. The links are as follows:

MS-Word file: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006-(color).doc

Acrobat files

All Pages: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006.pdf

Page 1: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006-1.pdf

Page 2: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006-2.pdf

Page 3: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006-3.pdf

Page 4: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006-4.pdf

Page 5: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006-5.pdf

Page 6: http://www.kofc4828.org/Summer-2006-6.pdf

Sponsors Page: http://www.kofc4828.org/Sponsors.pdf

Activity Calendar: http://www.kofc4828.org/Calendar_06-07.pdf

Jim Shurtliff, Financial Secretary Fallon Council 4828