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As I write my last Grand Knight's message for Knightly News, it saddens me to think that two years have already raced by. It seems like just yesterday I was writing my first article for the newsletter and now I am filled with emotion and don't quite know how to say what's in my heart; but here it goes.

The last two years were full of a great deal of personal satisfaction for what we accomplished as a Council. We had some changes that challenged us, disappointments that taught us, achievements that inspired us, and success that drove us. But we could not have succeeded if it were not for the dedicated brothers, spouses and their children who gave their time and energy, time after time.

Standing side by side, working tirelessly to ensure Church, Council, Community, Family, and Youth programs of our Council were effectively prepared and successfully presented. I am proud to have worked with all of you during the past two years and am proud to call you my friends. Thank You.

I would like to add a special thanks to my wife Phyllis for her undying support, advice, encouragement, and gentle correcting over the past two years. If not for her Love and support none of this would have been possible, I Love you....

It is now time to turn our attention to the new fraternal year. I know that you will continue to support the incoming Grand Knight and his team with the same dedication and enthusiasm you do so well.

According to a venerable tradition, the devotion of the Holy Rosary was revealed to St. Dominic by the Blessed Virgin, and he used it as a powerful weapon against the heresy of the Albigenses in the 13th century. The Blessed Virgin said to him: This land will always be sterile until rain falls on it. Saint Dominic was then given to understand that this rain was the devotion of the Rosary, which he was to propagate. This the Saint indeed did, and it was embraced by all Catholics; so much so that, even to the present day, there is no devotion so popularly prayed by the faithful of all classes as that of the Rosary.

My brother Knights, let us recite the Rosary daily for the devotion to Our Blessed Mother.

The Fraternal Year is rapidly drawing to a close, but there is still time for the Councils to recruit new members and qualify for Star Council, the greatest reward for an outgoing Grand Knight. Forty days remain in the year and the term of the current Grand Knight. What a way to go, with the Council making its quota plus, of new Knights of Columbus, to the order.

The District has four First Degrees scheduled for the months of May and June. This is ample opportunity to recruit and to First Degree a set of new members not only for the Council, but for the District, for the State, and for the Order. Gentlemen let us complete the requirements set forth by the order. Let us continue to recruit.

The new slate of Officers has been decided upon, and the probability that elections of new Officers for the coming Fraternal Year are completed. Several forms, Form 185, and Form 365, should have been completed, and are on their way to the Supreme Knight, the State Deputy, and the District Deputy.

Our Annual Scholarship Awards & Spring Raffle will be held at our final social meeting of this fraternal year on MONDAY, June 25, 2007. The Pot Luck Dinner will be held at St Patrick's Parish Center at 7PM. Pot-Luck assignments are as follows:

A-G: Salad; H-R: Entrée: and S-Z: Dessert (Please bring sufficient food to feed 10 people.)

To facilitate planning and ensure we have plenty of food for all, please confirm your participation with Harry Bushar at 301-929-1425 by Friday, June 22.

The Nominating Committee submits the nominations of new Council officers for the fraternal year beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008. The nominees are as follows:

Grand Knight	Harry F. Bushar
Chaplain	Appointed by Grand Knight
Deputy Grand Knight	John E. Moore
Chancellor	Joseph F. Krempasky
Warden	Andrew P. Colliton
Financial Secretary	Donald Hemke
Treasurer	Joseph M. Feakes
Recorder	Charles W. Cozad
Advocate	Eugene I. Kane, Jr.
Lecturer	Appointed by Grand Knight
Inside Guard	Nick J. Padams
Inside Guard	Frederick E. Boland
Outside Guard	James N. Padams
Trustee (1 year)	Richard L. Sherbert, Jr.
Trustee (2 year)	Innocent P. d'Almeida.
Trustee (3 year)	Jack Giacalone
Convention Delegate	John E. Moore
First Alternate	Robert M. Mazonkey
Second Alternate	Homer M. Chen

The election is scheduled to be held during the June 13, 2007 meeting. The nomination will still be opened until the time before the election.

The Council will hold a charity golf tournament on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at Laytonsville Golf Club. The event will benefit the Canice Treacy Memorial Scholarship Fund.

In order to meet the budget and continue our community service and charitable programs, we need everyone's help to raise approximately $1,000. A raffle is one way for EVERY member to support the council. The raffle will be held at the final meeting of this fraternal year on Monday, June 25, 2007 at St Patrick's Parish Center beginning at 7 PM, (See "Council Pot Luck Social for Scholarship Award Presentations and Spring Raffle Drawing" ad in this newsletter)

The Council will conduct a raffle for the Following Prizes: First Prize - $500.00; Second Prize - $100; Third Prize - $50. The tickets are $5.00 each.

Thanks to the support of just over 40% of the membership of the Council, last year's raffle was a success. To ALL who helped in any way, THANKS!

A letter with the raffle tickets will be sent to all Council Members in early May. Included in the mailing will be a return addressed envelope. The support of every member is needed to make the raffle a success. Thanks in advance.

The Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven, CT, will present an exhibit celebrating the cultural legacy of the French medieval heroine Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431) through Labor Day.

Joan's extraordinary life has inspired many, and her image has been appropriated for a variety of causes during the centuries since her death.

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men's fraternal benefit society that was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.

The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.

The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 13,000 councils and 1.7 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam, and Saipan.

Opened in 2001, the Knights of Columbus Museum is just two blocks from the Supreme Council office, and features both special exhibits of religious art and history, and a large permanent exhibit showcasing the Order's history.

Knights of Columbus Museum
1 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Telephone: 203-865-0400

One of my fellow field agents recently called on a Brother Knight who had allowed his Knights of Columbus insurance policy to lapse by not paying his premiums. This field agent simply called back to ask if he would please return the lapsed policy. Because the member considered the policy to be worthless now, he asked the agent why he wanted it back.

The field agent replied that when the member died, he wanted to avoid the unpleasant task of explaining to his widow and children that the policy was worthless. He wanted to avoid the excitement the widow would feel when she found what she thought was a life insurance policy, only to become further depressed when she found it was useless and belonged in the wastebasket.

Fortunately, the story has a happy ending. The member in question was able to conserve this valuable protection for his loved ones by reinstating his insurance.

Call me today to discuss your insurance needs. Let's not have any surprises for your widow.

The 2007 Annual Council Picnic will be held on Sunday, July 15th at the Marian Cottage Grounds from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Please click on the flyer below for further details:

June 3	*Spaghetti Dinner - St Patrick's Parish Center
June 6	Council Executive Meeting- Cottage 7:30 PM
June 13	Council Business Meeting - Elections - 7:30 PM, Olney Inn Room
June 20	* Council's 2nd annual Golf Tournament
June 21	Sullivan Brothers Assembly - Pot Luck Families Invited
June 25	*Scholarship Award and Spring Raffle Pot Luck Social -
	Final meeting of the 2006 - 2007 Fraternal Year

July 9	Council Executive Meeting- Cottage 7:30 PM - MONDAY
July 11	Council Business Meeting - 7:30 PM, Olney Inn Room
July 15	*Council Picnic
July 19	Sullivan Brothers Assembly
July 25	Council Social Meeting 7:30 PM, Olney Inn Room

	*additional information in this newsletter

THE COUNCIL'S COMPLETE AND UPDATED ANNUAL CALENDAR CAN BE VIEWED ANYTIME AT www.kofc6793.org (Select the "Calendar" link on the left side of the page.) If you would like any information or would like to participate in any of the above activities please contact us at 301-774-6338

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