Volume 60 | July 2022
Grand Knight’s Report
Worthy Brother Knights,

I would like to thank the Council and especially Past Grand Knight Glenn Klein for working so hard to meet all the Fraternal Goals of our Council determined by the State and Supreme Councils and by us. Glenn turned out to be one of the best Grand Knights in my twenty-eight years as a Knight.

We met our quotas and paid our bills and fulfilled our budgeted donations to the Church and Charities. During this past Fraternal Year we gave $21,000 to the Church and $ 8,200 to various charities and our proposal for state support was selected and the Knights of Columbus Charities of Georgia gave $7,000 to SMILE in addition to our financial support.

Thanks to Houston Feaster for all he did for SMILE. There was ample reason to rename the Neumann Center in his honor. 
As for the Church, I would like to thank Father Sunny as he has been a great supporter of our Order and our Parish events in this last year.

As we look forward to the coming Fraternal year, I ask that we all pull together on the rope as we did this past year. I ask no more of you except for one thing. Let us all be as welcoming as we can be to our new members and work toward getting them involved at events and in pursuing office. It is time for a new generation to take the reins of our Council. It is my hope that my term as Grand Knight will be a transition to that new generation.

Lastly, we need a Knight or two to step up as Membership Director(s). If there were two Co-Directors it would lighten the load. But, a Council that is not growing is dying. Again thanks to Glenn Klein for his leadership in meeting our growth goals in this past Fraternal year.

Vivat Jesu

Jim McHugh
GK7923
Council's Charitable Contributions - April 2022
SJN Preschool Scholarships:

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Total: 
$334.87

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$334.87
Prayers for Knights in Need
Please pray for the following Knights in need (list from the last meeting):

  • All BK’s - For all our military and first responders who keep us safe every day. 
  • Glenn Klein - Trevor Chen, recovery from fall.
  • Glenn Klein – Leo Schiltgen, broken ankle.
  • Brian Jeffers – BK Tom Hamberger, recovery from heart valve repair surgery.
  • Mark Davis – Susan Hamberger, and peace of mind for her husband Tom’s heart surgery.
  • Frank Swider – Daughter Eileen Stewart - blood disorder and Son-In-Law Bob Stewart, stomach.
  • Mark Dallas – Brenda Dixon, leukemia treatment.
Monthly Awards
BK Todd Pull– Knight of the Month.

BK Harvey and Alice James – Family of the Month.

BK Alex Naumis - Knight of the Year
50/50 and Attendance Award
  • 50/50 Drawing
  • BK Francisco Espinoza won $14.

  • Attendance Award
  • PGK Jim McHugh won $250. This was the last Attendance Award for the 2021-2022 Fraternal Year and it will be discontinued for the 2022 2023 Fraternal Year.
Lecturer's Reflections
BK David Werve provided an excerpt from the “The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 268-269” and BK Brian Jeffers read:
 
“Of all the divine attributes, only God’s omnipotence is named in the Creed: to confess this power has great bearing on our lives. We believe that his might is universal, for God who created everything also rules everything and can do everything. God’s power is loving, for he is our Father, and mysterious, for only faith can discern it when it ‘is made perfect in weakness.’ The Holy Scriptures repeatedly confess the universal power of God. He is called the ‘Mighty One of Jacob,’ the ‘Lord of hosts,’ the ‘strong and mighty’ one.
If God is almighty ‘in heaven and on earth,’ it is because he made them. Nothing is impossible with God, who disposes his works according to his will. He is the Lord of the universe, whose order he established and which remains wholly subject to him and at his disposal. He is master of history, governing hearts and events in keeping with his will: ‘It is always in your power to show great strength, and who can withstand the strength of your arm?'”
Council 7923 Officers

Chaplain
Fr. Sunny Punnaknziyil
Deacon Mike Hayward (Assistant)

Grand Knight
GK Jim McHugh

Deputy Grand Knight
BK Brian Jeffers

Chancellor
BK Harvey James

Recorder
BK Mike Madore

Treasurer
PGK Steve Brischler

Warden
BK Gil Abad

Advocate
BK Larry Hoffman

Financial Secretary
PGK Glenn Klein

Inside Guard
BK Francisco Espinoza

Outside Guard
BK Alex Naumis

Lecturer
BK David Werve

1st Year Trustee
PGK Michael MacFarlane

2nd Year Trustee
PGK Mark Dallas

3rd Year Trustee
PGK Hugh Gardnier

District Deputy
DD Mark Davis

Insurance Field Agent
BK John Paul (JP) Williams - 678-787-2201
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Happy Birthday Knights

Joseph DeSilva 7/3
Gerard Roets 7/6
Matthew Elakatt 7/8
Damien Bock 7/12
Joseph T. Finnegan 7/12
Charlie Brantley 7/14
Richard Wilbanks 7/15
Paul Hayes 7/16
Kevin Keith 7/17
Al Jacobs 7/20
Glenn Klein 7/21
George D. Childs 7/22
Tadesse Haileyesus 7/22
Bernard P. Lyons, Sr 7/22
William Verciglio 7/22
Daniel Eaton 7/24
Carlos Torres 7/24
John D. Cooper 7/25
Jason Rhoden 7/25
James Moorman 7/26
Robert Tallent 7/26
CPT David M. DeWolf 7/28
Michael A. Madore 7/31
Joke of the Month

Upcoming Council Events

July 5th @ Cracker Barrel on Hwy. 124 - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

July 5th @ Houston Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

July 10th @ Reynold's Hall - Monthly Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm

July 11th @ Houston Feaster Center - Business Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

July 12th @ Cracker Barrel on Hwy. 124 - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

July 16th @ Reynold's Hall - State Deputy Meeting - 9:00am - 3:00pm

July 17th @ St. John Neumann Church - Knight's Mass - 8:30am, Rosary in Chapel - 8:00am

July 19th @ Cracker Barrel on Hwy. 124 - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

July 26th @ Cracker Barrel on Hwy. 124 - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

July 28th @ Feaster Center - 4th Degree Meeting - 7:00pm, Dinner - 6:00pm

August 1st @ Houston Feaster Center - Officer/Planning Meeting - 7:00pm, Rosary - 6:30pm

August 2nd @ TBD - Knight's Lunch - 12:30pm

August 7th @ Reynold's Hall - Monthly Breakfast - 9:30am - 1:00pm
Knights in Action
GK Glenn Klein with Anne Feaster on the Houston Feaster Center dedication
GK Glenn Klein presenting BK Alex Naumis with Knight of the Year award
GK Glenn Klein presenting BK Todd Pull with Knight of the Month award
GK Glenn Klein presenting BK Harvey James with Family of the Month award
BK Geno Azurmendi serving at the Thanksgiving in June
Honor guard at Houston Feaster Center dedication
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