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Bishop McNamara 4th Degree Assembly #384

Frederick County, Maryland

Established January 16, 1916

 

ITEMS OF IMMEDIATE INTEREST:

4th Deg Exemplification - Saturday, April 5, 2008 Location: Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 5400 Holiday Inn drive, Frederick, MD

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ASSEMBLY MASS & BREAKFAST, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Mass at 9:00 a.m. at the National Shrine Grotto Of Lourdes, Emmitsburg MD, Breakfast following.

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Complete Cncl 1622/Asy 384 Newsletter 

 


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Meetings: Bishop McNamara Assembly #384 meets at 8:00 pm on the 1st Wednesday of each month in Room 10 (2nd Floor) of the St. John's the Evangelist Community Center, 114 E. 2nd Street, Frederick, MD 21702

Mailing Address: KofC Bishop McNamara Assembly #384, P.O. Box 1656, Frederick, MD 21702-0656

 

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NEW! List of Assembly officers for Columbian Year 2007-20078

Friar - Rev. SK Leo Tittler (Cncl 1622) Faithful Friar Rev Leo Tittler

 

Faithful Navigator – SK David Cadigan, PGK (Cncl 12255)   Faithful Navigator David Cadigan

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Faithful Captain – SK Dwayne Singleton (Cncl 12255)

Faithful Pilot – SK Pat Gjerde (Cncl 1860)

Faithful Admiral –  SK Joel B. Tootill, PGK, PFN  (Cncl 14011)

SK Richard F. Tymoch, PGK, PFN, CP (Cncl 11815)

Faithful Scribe - SK Querido (Reddi) S. Cerezo (Cncl 1622)

Faithful Comptroller - SK David F. Zakrzwski; PGK (Cncl 1622) <mailto:DaveZak1622@comcast.net> 301-371-9997

Faithful Purser - SK Theodore R. Varson (Cncl 1622)

Faithful Inner Sentinel - SK Matthew Meadows (Cncl 1622)

Faithful Outer Sentinel - SK Dirk Griffin (Cncl 12255)

Faithful Trustee-3 year  - - SK Richard F. Tymoch, PGK, PFN, CP (Cncl 11815)

Faithful Trustee-2 year  - SK David Richards, PFN, PCP (Cncl 11703)

Faithful Trustee-1 year  - SK William J. Kinsella, Sr., PGK, PFN, PCP (Cncl 14011)

Color Corp Commander - SK Robert W. Jack, PGK, PFN, PCP, FDD (Cncl 11703)

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Assembly History Links - <1998-1999> , <2001-2002> , <2002-2003> , <2003-2004> , <2004-2005> , <2005-2006> , <2006-2007>

 <2006 4th deg exemplification pics> - <2007 Assembly pics>

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STANDING COMMITTEES

 

Chalice Program Coordinator: Joe Berdini

 

Hospitality Room Coordinator: Dwayne E. Singleton

 

Nomination Committee Chairman:

Dick Tymoch

Jim Deeter

Dave Richards

 

Appreciation Dinner Chairman:

Dave Zakrzwski

Dave Richards, Master of Ceremonies

 

Membership Chairman:

Dick Tymoch

Bill Kinsella – Mount St. Mary’s Seminary

Greg Loss – Mount St. Mary Staff

 

Flag Day Ceremony:

Joel Tootill

Dave Zakrzwski

 

Bulletin Editor: Dave Zakrzwski

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ACTIVITIES

Volunteer Assistance for ANNUAL FALL LEUKEMIA WALK at Baker Park in Frederick, MD. OCT 13, 2007.  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. Last year's date was Saturday, Oct 13, 2007.  Coordinators: SK Bill Kinsella, Sr. and Victor Suarez  Click HERE for http://www.LighttheNight.org.

Annual Assembly Memorial Mass – Held each November jointly with Bishop McNamara Council. This year’s date will be Nov 09, 2007.

Annual Assembly Christmas Social – Held each December at a local restaurant. On Dec19th, 2007, members and wives of Bishop McNamara Assembly met at the Carriage House in Emmitsburg, MD for a Holiday Social. Member brought gift donations for “Birth Right of Frederick County. This year’s date will be (TBD).

Annual Assembly Renewal of Vows and Social Dinner – Ladies are invited. Usually held in February with Pangborn Assembly in Hagerstown. There is a social period, followed by a pot-luck dinner. The Renewal of Vows will take place with the ladies moving to another area. SK's wear their tux and social baldric.

Annual Assembly Appreciation (Old Timers) Dinner, Cosy Restaurant, Thurmont, MD. Open for Knights, ladies and family members of any degree. Usually held on the first Wednesday in April. SK's wear their tux and social baldric.

Annual Maryland District Exemplification Banquet - Usually held on a Saturday between February and April. This year, it will be held Saturday, April 5th, 2008 at the Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 5400 Holiday Inn drive, Frederick, MD. Exemplification reservations will be handled by SK (TBD). He is handling room reservations for the motel and the banquet. The cost for the formal banquet is will be $TBD per person. Checks should be made out to Master, Maryland District Fourth Degree. Additional information about Friday's and Saturday's hospitality room will be provided later. We will be looking to determine what kind of food you will bring to share. We expect to open the room at 6pm on Friday.

Annual Flag Day Celebration – Each year on June 14 in Baker Park Memorial Gardens – Coordinator: Joel Tootill. Open to Knights of ALL degrees, family and friends.

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Assembly Email List - Emails are used to pass on time-critical information and augment our newsletter. As a member of the Assembly, are you on our email list? If not, send an email to SK David Satterfield <mailto:satterf@comcast.net>

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Our membership is mainly drawn from the following Councils:

* Bishop McNamara Council #1622, Frederick, MD - http://home.comcast.net/~satterf/kc1622/

* Brute Council #1860, Emmittsburg, MD

* Mt. St. Mary's (College) Council #1965, Emmittsburg, MD

* St. Paul's Council #11105, Damascus, MD

* Our Lady of the Valley Council #11703, Middletown, MD

* Archbishop Carroll Council #11715, Brunswick, MD

* St. Ignatius of Loyola Council # 11815, Urbana, MD  http://kocf.e-stignatius.org/

* Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Council # 11975, Thurmont, MD

* St. Timothy's Cncl #12255, Walkersville, MD -  http://www.kofc-sttimothys.org/

* St. Peter the Apostle Council 13290   http://st.peterskofc.home.att.net/

 

* St. Katharine Drexel Council # 14011, Frederick, MD, http://www.saintdrexel.org/kofc/index.htm

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OTHER LINKS

MD State Cncl LogoMaryland State Council http://www.kofc-md.org
    For info on other Councils in MD and state events.

 

KofC logoKofC Supreme Council   http://www.kofc.org/ 

Head of our entire Order. Full of info on the Knights of Columbus.
 

SCHOLARSHIPS FROM MARYLAND K of C ScholarshipMarch 1 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/pages/Committees/scholarship/scholar.htm

Student loans info at http://www.kofc-md.org/pages/Committees/scholarship/student_loans.htm
 

St. John's Regional Catholic School (SJRCS), Frederick, MD http://www.sjrcs.org
   Grades 1 - 8.

St. John's Literary Institute at Prospect Hall (SJPH), Frederick, MD  http://www.stjph.org/
   Grades 9 - 12.

Visitation Academy - Frederick, MD.   http://www.thevisitationacademy.org
   A unique private, Catholic educational community for girls.


Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, MD  http://www.msmary.edu

National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes, Emmitsburg, MD http://www.msmary.edu/grotto/

and a nice unofficial Grotto site http://www/screensaves.com/grotto.htm

Archdiocese of Baltimore  http://www.archbalt.org/
   Our Archdiocese's web site, including The Catholic Review newspaper.

Archdiocese of Washington  http://www.adw.org/
   Not ours, but close enough...

Central MD Catholic Webpage http://www.centralmdcatholic.org/
A regional satellite of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Our US Bishops  http://www.nccbuscc.org/
   National Conference of Catholic Bishops / US Catholic Conference

The Holy See  http://www.vatican.va/

 
   Official Vatican web site.

The Daily Gospel at http://www.dailygospel.org
   Read the Daily Gospel or have it emailed to you every day.

The English Company Inc. - KofC Supplies - http://www.kofcsupplies.com/

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Last updated 05/01/2008

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