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FROM OUR WORTHY GRAND KNIGHT |
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Welcome to Bishop McNamara Council #1622 (instituted April 28, 1912). The Knights of Columbus is the largest fraternal, family oriented, service organization of Catholic gentlemen in the world, with over 1,700,000 members.
Mailing Address:
KofC Bishop McNamara Cncl 1622
P.O. Box 1622
Frederick, MD 21702-0622 |
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OFFICERS & COMMITTEES |
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FY2007-2008 OFFICERS
Bishop McNamara Council’s elected and appointed officers for the 2007 -
2008 Fraternal Year.
(LtoR): Bob Boehman (Recorder), Dave Vernot (Treasurer), Bill Wierzbicky (Grand Knight), Rick Casazza (Deputy Grand Knight), Dave Zakrzwski (Trustee), Matt Coccagna (Inside Guard), Mike Collins (Chancellor)
Chaplain - Rev. Leo Tittler (appointed by GK)
Grand Knight - Bill Wierzbicky
Deputy Grand Knight – Rick Casazza
Chancellor – Mike Collins
Warden – Jose Rector
Financial Secretary - David Shumway (appointed by Supreme Council)
Treasurer - Dave Vernot
Recorder - Bob Boehman
Advocate - John Satterfield
Lecturer – Mike Cremona (appointed by GK)
Inside Guard – Matt Coccagna
Outside Guard - Matt Meadows
Outside Guard - Jim Concannon
3 year Trustee – Mike Czarnecki
2 year Trustee – Eric Waldt
1 year Trustee – David Zakrzwski
Delegates to State Convention – Dave Zakrzwski; 1st Alternate – Dave Satterfield; 2nd Alternate – Mike Czarnecki
Photos of August 2007 Installation of Officers
CHARITY COMMITTEE
Chairman SK Dick O'Connor, PGK
The Charity Committee oversees an annual fund which is donated
by the Council primarily to local Frederick-area Charities.
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SCHOLARSHIPS FROM MARYLAND K of C |
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 March 1st - annual application deadline for high school
and college scholarships for children of members and Catholic students in
general (sponsor: MD State Council of the K of C).
Details
and forms at
http://www.kofc-md.org/state/committees/scholarships.htm
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OTHER KofC LINKS |
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 KofC Supreme Council
of our entire Order. Full of info on the Knights of Columbus.
 KofC Maryland State
Council
For info on other Councils in MD and state events.
Maryland State Council
Calendar -
http://www.kofc-md.org/state/calendar.htm
State Blogsite:
http://marylandknights.blogspot.com/
 KofC Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Chapter of Grand Knights
(Western Maryland)
KofC Maryland State District #1
Our area District which includes Bishop McNamara Council.
LATEST
DISTRICT 1 NEWS
 Bishop McNamara Assembly
#384
Our local 4th Degree Assembly.
Saint Ignatius of
Loyola Council #11815, Ijamsville, MD,
http://kofc.e-stignatius.org/- a nearby council
St Timothy's Cncl
#12255, Walkersville, MD, http://www.kofc-sttimothys.org/ - a nearby
council
St. Peter the Apostle Council # 1329, Libertytown, MD,
http://st.peterskofc.home.att.net - a nearby council
St. Katharine Drexel Council # 14011, Frederick, MD, http://www.saintdrexel.org/kofc/index.htm - a nearby council
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LOCAL CATHOLIC AND OTHER LINKS |
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 St. John the
Evangelist Church, Frederick, MD
Our primary parish and where we meet.
 St. Katharine Drexel Church, Frederick, MD
A nearby parish.
 Frederick, MD
Grades 1 - 8.
 Frederick, MD
Grades 9 - 12.
 Visitation Academy, Frederick, MD. An all-girl independent Catholic school.
An independent Catholic School for Grades K-8 in Buckeystown, MD.
 Friends of Catholic Education (Frederick County, MD)
Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD
National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, Emmitsburg, MD and a nice unofficial Grotto site
Daughters of Charity of
St. Vincent de Paul
Emmitsburg, MD
Our Archdiocese's web site, including The Catholic
Review
Archdiocese of Washington
Not ours, but close enough...
A regional satellite of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Our
US Bishops
National Conference of Catholic Bishops / US
Catholic Conference
The
Holy See
Official Vatican web site.
The Daily Gospel at
http://www.dailygospel.org
Read the Daily Gospel or have it emailed to you every
day.
SECOND LOOK PROJECT - ABORTION
FACTS
The US Bishops have done an outstanding job on this website
which summarizes people's real understanding of abortion, has a beautiful
summary of development and has PDF files that can be used as inserts for
bulletins, etc.
 NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE ORGANIZATION at
http://www.nrlc.org/
 MARYLAND
RIGHT TO LIFE at http://www.mdrtl.org/
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ITEMS OF IMMEDIATE INTEREST |
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COUNCIL 1622 CALENDAR -
http://calendar.yahoo.com/public/kc1622
ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE MTG at St. John’s, Monday, May 12 at 7:30pm. - Members welcome. Coordinator: Mike Collins.
 PREAKNESS Ushering Fundraiser – May 17, 2008 - SIGN-UP NOW – Deadline April 14 !!!
Volunteers Needed! Wives and adult friends welcome. Chairman: Mike Collins.
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Maryland State Council Calendar
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RECENT PHOTOS |
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- 2008 Council Photos, Page 1
- 2008 Council Photos, Page 2 – Youth Free Throw Competition Jan 20, 2008.
- 2008 Council Photos, Page 3 – Hoagie Prep Feb 02, 2008.
- 2008 Council Photos, Page 4 – Fish Fry Feb 07, and First Degree April 07, 2008.
- 2008 Council Photos, Page 5 – Spaghetti Dinner Apr 25, 2008. - NEW, Updated April 29, 2008!
Click here for Past Photos
 RSVP -
our annual financial support for a Seminarian at Mt. St. Mary's - donations are
collected in January with annual dues. We typically collect over $500 which
triggers an additional $100 payment from MD State KofC, which we pass along to
the seminarian. - Coordinator: Financial Secretary Dave Shumway.
ST. JOHN'S ROUND TABLE (service to parish of St.
John the Evangelist Church) - Coordinator: Jose Rector.
Annual Activities - Decorating Church for Christmas and Easter, etc.
- Hanging Advent Banners, Sat, Dec 01, 2007, 1pm – Three men needed to hang Advent banners.
- Decorating for Christmas, Sat, Dec 22, 2007, 9:15am till Noon(?) – 10 men needed to remove advent banners, set up Christmas trees, set-up manger crèche; place flower boxes over windows and hang greens over doors.
Decorate for Easter, Holy Saturday, Mar 22, 2008, morning - Three men needed to hang Easter banners.
- Annual clean up of St. John’s Cemetery, one Saturday every April. This year’s date is April 26, 2008.
- (other service activities will occur throughout the year as specifically requested.)
Photos from April 10, 2004 St. John's
Church Decorating
Photos from April 19, 2003 St. John's
Church Decorating
 KofC Sponsored Donuts & Coffee @St. John's Church after Third Sunday 9a & 11a Masses -
KofC Bishop McNamara Council #1622 sponsors the St. John's Donuts & Coffee Social every 3rd Sunday of the month, September through May. Any profit will go to the St. Vincent De Paul Society.
Volunteers Needed: one person at 7:30a to help unload donuts and help setup until 8:45a, one person to watch coffee and donuts from 8:45a-9:50a, then 3-4 people to work after the 9:00a Mass (i.e.: 9:50 to 10:50) and 3-4 people after the 11:00 Mass (i.e 11:50 to 12:50). The after-Mass help includes 1-2 greeters and 1-2 servers.
Future dates: 2008 Apr 20, May 4 (Note MAY DATE was CHANGED!) ... Sept 21, Oct 19, Nov 16, Dec 21. To sign up, call Coordinator: Larry Lindner.
KofC ALL YOU CAN EAT SPAGHETTI DINNER BENEFIT FUND-RAISER -
Currently planned to be held twice each year, Spring and Fall in the St. John’s Church Community Center. This includes salad, drinks, dessert and live entertainment. Purpose: raise money for a designated Church benefit (Our Faith in Action!) and Council activities. - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – Spring date April 25, 2008, Fall date TBD.
Volunteers needed to sell tickets after Masses. Volunteers also needed for the dinner.
Coordinator: Rick Casazza.
PRO-LIFE CHAIRCOUPLE
- (Vacant - Volunteers Needed)
 ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE - WASHINGTON DC, on or near the January 22 anniversary of Roe vs Wade. Knights meet at the Northwest corner of ??th Street and Constitution Ave, NW. We march along Constitution Avenue and carry our Council Banner up to the Supreme Court. This year’s date is Jan 22, 2008.
 ANNUAL NOVEMBER MEMORIAL MASS AND DINNER
- Nov 14, 2008, at St.
John the Evangelist Church - Coordinator: Dave Satterfield.
- Council Photos of October and November 2007 including Memorial Mass
VOCATIONS - (vacant - volunteer needed)
KofC SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Coordinator - SK Dick O'Connor, PGK
KofC Fr. Michael J. McGivney
Memorial Scholarship Endowment and KofC Colonel Thomas F. George Memorial
Scholarship Endowment- for Catholic Education in Frederick
County.
- These funds are managed by the Community Foundation of Fredrick County (CFFC). Approximately $2500 is awarded annually through the Frederick Friends of Catholic Education.
- CONGRATULATIONS 2007-2008 School Year RECIPIENTS:
Fr. McGivney Scholarship: Rachel Keenan SJRS, Allison O’Boyle SJCP & Kathleen O’Connor SJCP.
Col. Thomas George Scholarship: Ryan McDowell SJCP.
 SHARE (Self Help And Resource Exchange) Food Co-operative - Serving the community through a
monthly Saturday
morning food co-op.
Coordinator: Br. Jim Shabelski, Sr.
Upcoming 2008 SHARE Distribution Dates are: Jan 19, Feb 16, Mar 15, Apr 19, May 17, Jun 21, Jul 26, Aug 23, Sep 27, Oct 25, Nov 22 and Dec 20.
Link to SHARE Metro DC
Website
 TOOTSIE ROLL DRIVE
- Our annual October-November collection of donations at local shopping centers and St. John’s church. Typical annual proceeds of around $3000 all goes to benefit the local Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Frederick County
Click Here for
ARC National HQ Webpage
Coordinator: Jose Rector
Photos October 2007 Tootsie Roll Drive
 Volunteer Assistance
for ANNUAL FALL LEUKEMIA WALK at Baker Park in Frederick, MD.
Held on a Saturday evening in late September or early October. People are needed to from 4:00 PM until 8:30 PM to blow up helium balloons, work sign-up tables, and serve as guides/monitors along the Baker Park walk route. Submarine sandwiches provided at end. Bring your wife along, everyone has a good time and it is for an excellent cause. This year's date will be Saturday, October 18, 2008.
Coordinator: SK Bill Kinsella, Sr.
CLICK HERE for LighttheNight.org
 COUNCIL
STORE Shirts, hats, sweaters, etc. available to members.
Council Store Manager, DGK Rick Casazza
 COLUMBUS DAY CAR RAFFLE
Our annual August/September fund raiser to benefit the MD State
Council's scholarship fund and our council's general fund. Car Raffle tickets
due by 1st Mtg in October. Coordinator: SK Dave Zakrzwski, PGK
Click for Car Raffle poster.
 LENTEN FRIDAY FISH BAKE/FRY
Held in 2008 from Feb 8 through March 14.
Future 2009 dates Feb 27, March 6, March 13, March 20, March 27 and April 3.
Photos of Lent 2007 Fish Fry.
Chairmen: Dave Satterfield, John Satterfield, Rick Casazza and Larry Lindner.
 Special Thanks to Mark Lohr for providing us with marvelous family entertainment at the Fish Fry on March 07, 2008. Visit his Website at http://www.marklohr.com/
PREAKNESS Ushering Fundraiser – May 17, 2008
Volunteers Needed! Wives and adult friends welcome. Chairman: Mike Collins.
Photos of May 21, 2005
Preakness Ushers
Knight of the Year- Coordinator: GK
 2006-2007 Knight of the Year:
SK Matt Meadows (left)
(awarded May 2007 by PGK Mike Czarnecki-right)
 ANNUAL FLAG DAY
CELEBRATION - (Sponsored by 4th Deg Assembly) Held evening of June 14 in Baker Park Memorial Gardens
ANNUAL CNCL FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY
Upcoming date: Saturday, Dec 13, 2008 in the St. John’s Community Center Cafeteria.
Photos of December 2007 Christmas Party
NEWSLETTER -
Dave Zakrzwski
FAMILY OF THE MONTH AND YEAR
Coordinator: GK Bill Wierzbicky
2006-2007 Family of the Year Recipients: The Dave Shumway Family; Dave, Connie and Chris.
CNCL 1622
ANNUAL FALL FAMILY PICNIC
Date: Sept 27, 2008 (tentative) – Fort Detrick, 2pm till 8pm. Location: Fort Detrick Picnic Pavilions 2 & 3.
Click here for Map
Coordinators: John Satterfield and Bernie Litchfield, Jr.
- Council Photos of Late Summer and September Picnic 2007
 Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest
For boys and girls in Grades 1 through 8 - Conducted every Fall before Thanksgiving with poster judging held in early December by Council members and their wives. Winners progress to MD State Council judging.
See 2005
Posters See 2004 Posters
Photos of December 2007 Christmas Poster Judging.
Chairman: Bob Ordonio
 ANNUAL YOUTH BASKETBALL FREETHROW
CONTEST
Held every January - Coordinator: Bob Ordonio
All Boys and Girls age 10 to 14 are invited to participate. Winners can go on to District and State competitions.
DATE & TIME: Sunday, Jan 20, 2008, 1:00 pm
LOCATION: Gymnasium, St. John’s Regional Catholic School, 8414 Opossumtown Pike
ALTER SERVER RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Coord - SK Bill Wierzbicky and Rev SK Leo Tittler
MEMBERSHIP RECUITING DRIVES
Conducted after Masses at St. John’s Church. Knights will be needed to assist after all Masses. Coordinator: Dave Satterfield
2008: Feb 23/24
May 03/04
ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
Chairman: Mike Collins
Committee interviews all prospective candidates, usually consists of Chair Officers, Program Committee Chairmen and other interested members. Admissions meetings start at 7pm in the KofC Room 10 on the 2nd Floor of the St. John’s Church Community Center and any Knight can participate. Schedule for Admissions Committee meetings for the 2007-2008 fraternal year:
2008: Mar 10
May 12
Jul 14
Sep 08
Nov 10
FIRST DEGREE
Cncl Degree Team Leader – John Satterfield
Upcoming 1st Degrees at Bishop McNamara Cncl 1622:
2008: Feb 18 (CANCELLED due to Viewing for Deceased Rev. Wayne Funk)
Apr 07
Jun 02
SECOND DEGREE
Upcoming 2nd Degrees in District 1:
2008: Mar 06 – St. Ignatius of Loyola Cncl 11815, Ijamsville, MD (added 1/28/2008)
Apr 08 – Bishop McNamara Cncl 1622, Frederick, MD
Jun 17 - St. Ignatius of Loyola Cncl 11815, Ijamsville, MD
THIRD DEGREE
Upcoming 3rd Degrees:
2008 May 23 - Archbishop Westminster Council 1393, Westminster, MD (location revised 1/28/2008)
WEBPAGE - Webmaster Dave Satterfield
PINS ! - Brothers, Please wear your KofC Pin to Mass. This gives us the visibility needed to bring in new members. We've actually had transferring Knights say that they had been looking for us for months. If you've lost your pin, replacements are available at any council meeting for $1.75, our cost.
COUNCIL EMAIL LIST- Emails are used to pass
on time-critical information and augment our newsletter. As a member of the
Council, are you on our email list? If not, send an email to
Dave Satterfield
<satterf@comcast.net>.
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