GRAND KNIGHT MESSAGE D ear Brother Knights, I would like to thank Bryan Galloway, our Past Grand Knight (Deja Vu) for an amazing year of leadership. I appreciate his guidance and direction of council 7761. We are looking for another great couple of years with some new faces in our council and our incoming officers. Thanks for all who stepped up to take a leadership role. Thanks to John Peerenboom for the folder project last month. I appreciate all who helped make it a success and raise over $3,100 for our charities. We will have a little slow period before we get rolling in the fall with many projects. That is where I need some help with, running these continuing projects serving both our youth and charities. Please look for the plan to be rolled out at our July meeting and continuing throughout the entire year. If you ever felt like you wanted to make a difference, please see me for some of the details and help ME out.… Please!! Please mark your calendar for our family picnic at the community cabin on Wednesday, August 20. Please join us (and please bring a new friend to the Knights or tenured Brother who hasn't been active for a while) this is a social event and we want to fill the cabin and have some FUN! Thanks again and I look forward to seeing everyone this Summer, Dave . BISHOP RICHTER COUNCIL 7761 JULY 2014 - NEWSLETTER Serving Our Lady of Consolation Parish Since 1981 Council website: www.7761.catholicweb.com 2013-2014 COUNCIL OFFICERS Chaplain Fr. Tony Russo 866-0931 x214 Grand Knight Dave Lawrence 874-3789 Email: [email protected]D.Gr. Knight Larry Denhof 866-8516 Chancellor John Tierney 446-3040 Fin. Secretary Roger Mawby 866-5128 Treasurer Michael Despres 866-1282 Recorder Bill Koltak 874-1179 Lector OPEN Advocate Brent Boncher 318-6363 Warden Frank Savickas 866-9319 Inside Guard James Jean 874-9426 Outside Guard Chad Carlisle 560-3906 3 Yr Trustee Bryan Galloway 874-9682 2 Yr Trustee Erich O’Brien 460-4322 1 Yr Trustee Stan Dobek 884-0171 MEMBERSHIP Dave Lawrence - 874-3789 Email: [email protected]STATE OFFICERS District Deputy - Zane Rice 696-2366 District Warden - K of C INSURANCE Agent Robert J. Taylor (616) 794-0527 COUNCIL NEWSLETTER Editor Chad Carlisle 560-3906 Email: [email protected]Distributor Dick Hurst (231) 629-8333 Email: [email protected]COUNCIL DIRECTORS Membership Director……………..Dave Lawrence Youth Director…………………...Mitchell Rysztak JULY MEETING T he July meeting for council 7761 will be held at the Rockford Community Cabin at 7:30 on July 16th. Come and attend the meeting and then join your brother knights for some comradery, friendship, and a drink or two after the meeting. Remember this IS a fraternity!
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GRAND KNIGHTMESSAGE
Dear Brother Knights,
I would like to thank BryanGalloway, our Past Grand Knight (Deja
Vu) for an amazing year of leadership. Iappreciate his guidance and direction of council
7761. We are looking for another great couple of years withsome new faces in our council and our incoming officers. Thanksfor all who stepped up to take a leadership role.
Thanks to John Peerenboom for the folder project last month.I appreciate all who helped make it a success and raise over$3,100 for our charities. We will have a little slow period beforewe get rolling in the fall with many projects. That is where I needsome help with, running these continuing projects serving bothour youth and charities. Please look for the plan to be rolled outat our July meeting and continuing throughout the entire year. Ifyou ever felt like you wanted to make a difference, please see mefor some of the details and help ME out.… Please!!
Please mark your calendar for our family picnic at thecommunity cabin on Wednesday, August 20. Please join us (andplease bring a new friend to the Knights or tenured Brother whohasn't been active for a while) this is a social event and we wantto fill the cabin and have some FUN!
Thanks again and I look forward to seeing everyone thisSummer,
Dave
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BISHOP RICHTER COUNCIL 7761
JULY 2014 - NEWSLETTERServing Our Lady of Consolation Parish
Since 1981Council website: www.7761.catholicweb.com
2013-2014 COUNCIL OFFICERSChaplain Fr. Tony Russo 866-0931 x214Grand Knight Dave Lawrence 874-3789Email: [email protected]. Knight Larry Denhof 866-8516Chancellor John Tierney 446-3040Fin. Secretary Roger Mawby 866-5128Treasurer Michael Despres 866-1282Recorder Bill Koltak 874-1179Lector OPENAdvocate Brent Boncher 318-6363Warden Frank Savickas 866-9319Inside Guard James Jean 874-9426Outside Guard Chad Carlisle 560-39063 Yr Trustee Bryan Galloway 874-96822 Yr Trustee Erich O’Brien 460-43221 Yr Trustee Stan Dobek 884-0171
JULY MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIESDON CADWELL 26 YRSMICHAEL FRON 24 YRS
JULY BIRTHDAYSJAMES STEINBECK 07/01 RAYMOND LILLIE 07/08BILL HARBERTS 07/02 BRAD NIELSON 07/11STEVE SURBOCK 07/04 JAMES TEFFT 07/11STEPHEN RINGLER 07/05 JERRY PROM 07/19LARRY CUNNINGHAM 07/06 STEVE BLONDIN 07/22RON WILSON 07/07 JIM FASE 07/22ALLAN PILCZUK 07/08 RON DENHOF 07/23
Did we miss your milestone date?Contact Chad Carlisle by email at [email protected]
or phone 616-560-3906 to have your special day remembered.
LABEL PROJECT
Knights of Columbuscouncil 7761participated in the OLC
parish label project whereparishioner, and brother Knight,John Peerenboom had once againorganized a file folder labelingproject. This has in the past proved to bea very lucrative project for our Knights of Columbus council; thistime has proved to be no different. The hard work and timevolunteered from our brother knights has earned our council$3,150! Funds that can be used for Knights charities and projects.
Thank you Brother John for organizing this project and thankyou to all of those who participated in the label project.
GOLUB FAMILYFUND RAISER
The Spaghetti Dinnerat OLC to benefit theGolub family during
their time of challenge was ahuge success! On June 7th theparish came together to helpthis family in need. Jon andLaura Golub (pictured left withtheir two children) both havebeen diagnosed with cancer andhave relocated to HoustonTexas to receive treatment. Theoutpouring from our church
community on such a large scale is truly humbling; our churchcommunity donated over $12,000 to the Golub family to helpthem fight their fight. Now that’s some good spaghetti!
Thank you to all the brother knights that helped out with thisevent. If you were washing dishes or clearing the tables youhelped make this happen.
CONGRATULATIONS NATE!
Brother Nate Brown washonored at the June meetingwith Honorary Membership.
Honorary Membership is awarded toKnights with 25 years in service.Congratulations Nate!
BRYAN GALLOWAY HONORED
District Deputy Joe Jernigan presented Past GrandKnight Bryan Galloway with a certificate as TheKnights of Columbus honored him for all of his hard
work and sacrifice in his efforts with Holy Cross Children’sServices.
Holy Cross Children’s Services (HCCS) is a non-profitprovider of social services for children and their families. Formore information on HCCS visit www.hccsnet.org. See the workthat Bryan and others like him have done.
MEET OUR NEW DISTRICT DEPUTY
Meet our new District Deputy, Zane Rice (picturedbelow). A member of Council 7761 for 31 yearsand a Fourth Degree Knight of Assembly 2226,
Former District Warden, Zane Rice was recommended by thenDistrict Deputy Joe Jernigan and then nominated by StateDeputy Bob Fox for the position where the Supreme Knightfinalized the decision.
Zane has also been an integral part of the team for firstdegree induction ceremonies. Congratulations to Zane Rice andbest of luck as our new District Deputy.
The Fourth Degree Knights fromAssembly 2226 has a new WorthyNavigator. Bob Calkins from our
council 7761 will be the new guide for theassembly of our plumage wearing brothers fromthe 4th degree. Assembly 2226 is aconglomerate of 4th degree knights from 12different council comprised of:
Martin H. Carmody Council 389, Grand Rapids, MI St. Charles Council 2084, Greenville, MI St. Vincent de Paul Council 4404, Conklin, MI Bishop Richter Council 7761, Rockford, MI Bishop Kevin Britt Council 8117, Ada, MI Our Lady of Guadalupe Council 8425, Sand Lake,MI Richard C. Malone Council 8564, Ada, MI Holy Family Council 10992, Sparta, MI Blessed Sacrament Council 13391, Grand Rapids, MI Bishop Kevin M. Britt Council 13526, Belmont, MI Sacred Heart of Jesus Council 13641, Grand Rapids, MI St. Bartholomew Council 14206, Newago, MI
The Worthy Navigator, in 4th Degree Assembly speak, is theGrand Knight. Congratulations once again to Worthy Navigatorbob Calkins.
PRIESTS LOVE BASEBALL
On June 26th the priests of Southwest Michigan tookon the local sports casters of the area. They met to seewho reigns supreme over the plate at Fifth Third
Ballpark.
In the end the priests won 14-9; the sports casters will nodoubt complain that the priests had a little “Extra Help” in theirvictory on the diamond.
Pictured above a familiar face takes the field as Fr. TomPage joined the line-up.
Three days later, the 29th of June, was Knights of Columbusday at Fifth Third Ballpark. The Whitecaps bowled over theBowling Green Hotrods to the score of 4-1.
KNIGHT OF THE MONTHJOHN PEERENBOOM
J ohn was nominated Knight of the month for his hand in thelabel project which has turned out to be a huge revenueraising source for our K of C council. Johns efforts and
foresight have helped to earn our council over $3100 for ourcharities and activities.
FAMILY OF THE MONTHGERRY & JUDY BROM
Gerry and Judy Brom have been made the family ofthe month for their perseverance in the face of a verydifficult family crisis. Where many people would
have given up hope Gerry and Judy continue still to hold out hopeand fight the good fight.
WORDS OF WISDOMA good head and a good heart are always a formidable
combination.Nelson Mandela
Wisdom begins in wonder.Socrates
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
On June 22nd Our Fourth Degree Assembly #2226participated as an escort of the blessed sacrament: ourEucharistic Lord. The procession took the Holy
Eucharist around the parish grounds making several stops duringits circuit.
Our council members who are also Fourth Degree Assembly2226 members Zane Rice and Bob Calkins participated in theescort of the procession along with three other Sir Knights.
Most knights would consider it to be an honor to be able toparticipate in such a ceremony
