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This page contains the latest news of interest to our members and as always - visitors are welcome.
To keep everyone up to date on all activities there is a link to the full council calendar.

Be sure to read the section titled "Latest News" (see the menu above) as it contains the most recent information important to all members. We also include dedicated setcions highlighting each of the programs/events we sponsor as well as awards presentetd to members.
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Current Happenings

Annual Council Calendar

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This is the full annual calendar for our council. Events are updated and/or added regularly throughout the year, so check back often.

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Monthly Council Meetings

  1. Admissions Committee meets the 1st Monday in the school library at 7:00 pm (unless prior arrangements are made).
  2. Council Officers meet the 1st Thursday of the month in the school library at 7:00 pm.
  3. Business Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the school cafeteria at 7:30 pm. A rosary precedes at 7:00 pm.
  4. 40 Days for Life A continuing effort. We meet outside the Planned Parenthood each and EVERY MONDAY from 1 - 2 pm to pray for the unborn and offer support for families considering abortion. Please consider joining us for this very worthy cause.
  5. Knights Night Out are held on a random day of the month in an effort to facilitate families and their active schedules. A different dinner location is selected each month so check the website to see the current location. This meeting is open to all Brothers and their families, friends AND especially prospective future Knights.
  6. Social Meetings are normally held on the 4th Tuesday of the month in the school cafeteria at 7:30 pm. This meeting is open to all.
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All attendees are reminded of the dress code for Council events. Formal attire (shirt, tie and coat) is appropriate for all degree ceremonies and state events. Council attire (council shirts and jerseys) are considered appropriate for business meetings. Social meetings are casual dress or council attire unless other specifically stated. Council attire is appropriate for officer meetings while all officers are to wear a coat and tie to all council meetings. If you are attending one of the degree ceremonies the appropriate attire is a coat and tie.

Everyone - please remember to wear your name tag to all events including Sunday mass.
greencheckmark Business Meeting -    Meetings start promptly at 7:30 pm and are preceeded by the Rosary at 7:00pm. r_hand (1K) read more here
greencheckmark Parish Breakfast -    Enjoy great food in a relaxed atmosphere after all masses on Sunday in the SJA cafeteria. r_hand (1K) read more here
greencheckmark Consecration to the Holy Family - Father Rob has set our parish Consecration to the Holy Family for May 24, 2020.     read more here.
greencheckmark Below is a Sign-Up Genius I'd like to get out to our Knights for sign-up to support the Rosary Program, specifically to solicit prayer leaders for the rosary at 1500 on Tuesdays. It is scheduled to start with the first Tues in May, which happens to be Cinco de Mayo! I coordinated with Brother John Domingo and have POCs for getting the word out via various media on the Church side (e.g. myParish app, FaceBook, etc.).

Please take a look at the invite, and let me know how you want to proceed.

Fraternally,
Jay Ford, Faith Director
Council 13467

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You have been invited by your Knights of Columbus Council 13467 Faith Director, Jay Ford, to sign up for "Rosary Prayer Leaders".

Please click on the link to the right to go directly to the online sign up sheet. r_hand SignUpGenius
or - read the brief message from the Faith Director.   r_hand Directors message

Brothers, We could use your help as we pray the rosary for an end to this pandemic, for all of those affected and to help others to pray in solidarity while respecting public health measures of social distancing.
greencheckmark Admission Degree Team is seeking Worthy Brothers as Back-Ups to Degree Team.
     Please contact the GK or DGK if interested Training and support is provided
greencheckmark Admission (Interview) Committee needs a few volunteers to spread the work out. The team normally conducts interviews on the second Monday each month and lasts approximately 1/2 hour.      Please contact the GK or DGK if interested
greencheckmark Awards, degrees and new members      read more here.
greencheckmark Current and future events on full council calendar      read more here.
greencheckmark Slate of Officers for 2019-20 took office following the installation ceremony.      meet the 2019-2020 officers here.
greencheckmark KOVAR Cancelled at Va. ABC stores

As some of you might have heard, Virginia ABC stores have suspended allowing solicitations for all organizations in Tidewater. This action was not a result of bad behavior by any Knights of Columbus council, but rather some other organization and it affects all charitable organizations. As a result, we lost our normally lucrative weekend in March near St. Patty's Day. We may get it back in the future, but it is a wash this year. Needless to say, we need to maximize our collections this weekend at all the Masses, at our three Harris Teeter Stores (Sandbridge, Strawbridge and Courthouse) on 04 April and the Red Mill Wal-Mart on 25-26 April. Still need some help, particularly at the 0730 Mass, but help at all Masses is welcomed.

We will forward the Harris Teeter sign-up sheets by email and have both the Harris Teeter and Wal-Mart sign-up sheets at our March Council Business meeting. I gladly (and hope to get lots of) accept sign ups by text or email. Just make sure I get your first and last name and number for the sign-up. Please contact me if you need more information:

Remember, the Knights of Columbus are the second largest contributor to assisting people with intellectual disabilities in the state of Virginia; the state is the largest. Thanks to you all.

Fraternally
Pete Frothingham

Grand Knights Message

Posted by: GK Thomas Lundquist
  • As expected, all council meetings and gatherings have been cancelled or suspended until further nontice. Pray that this pandemic is resolved soon.
  • The new exemplification, as authorized by Supreme, was a great success. On February 29th we had 4 new Brothers and 15 advancing from our council.

    • Welcome to our four new Brother Knights, most of whom were with us at our Council Business Meeting Tuesday evening. And congratulations to our additional 17 Brother Knights who advanced from second or first degree to Third Degree Knights at our Exemplification of Charity, Unity & Fraternity held Feb 29. Many were recognized at our Business Meeting Tuesday night as well.

    While the start of this Easter Season has certainly been different from years past, I sincerely hope, whether with your immediately family, with your spouse, or just by yourself, you found time to celebrate Easter Sunday & the Octave of Easter in a deeply spiritual and profound way.

    I wanted to send you a couple of updates?

    First, our virtual Business Meeting held via WebEx Tuesday evening April 14th went well and the 35 or so Brother Knights in attendance allowed us to carry on through these unique times of social distancing. Perhaps even better was the virtual social held following the business meeting, and just like in person, some good beverages were enjoyed and good fellowship and laughter was enjoyed as well all online!

    Second, Supreme held an online Exemplification on Thursday evening April 16th and four of our brother Knights (Oscar Garcia, Rick Felini, Patrick Madigan & Chris Miranda) all advanced to the Third Degree. Supreme has announced the success of the online Exemplification nationally. Over 2000 new Knights joined the KofC nationally, and over 7000 Brothers Knights advanced to the Third Degree!

    Given its success, Supreme has announced it will offer additional online Exemplifications each Thursday for the next few weeks. So if any Brother of our Council is interested in advancing to full Knighthood (Third Degree), please let myself and our worthy chancellor know of your interest and we?ll get you the necessary registration links. And if you know of any fellow brothers in our Catholic faith interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, please talk to the me about the online Exemplification and please have them contact myself or our worth chancellor.

    Third, I am happy to announce that two of our Council participants in the KofC Free Throw Challenge were announced as top three finishers in the Commonwealth of VA based on their District Free Throw success. Maria Eckhart placed 2nd Statewide in the 14 year old girls bracket and Andrew McCully placed 3rd in the 10 year old boys bracket. I received the athlete's trophies yesterday from our State Athletic Programs Director and will arrange to get them to the winners soon.

    Fourth, As in years prior, the Knights of Columbus of Council 13467 are excited to have committed to once again help support and cover logistics for the Parish Picnic which will be held at Little Island State Park on Sunday, September 20th. So hold the date! COVID-19 will pass and certainly by September we will be ready to enjoy good music, great fellowship and sun and fun at the beach with our fellow parishioners!

    And lastly, we will plan to hold our Council Business meeting again via WebEx in May and I encourage all brothers to jump on the video link via WebEx or just dial in via conference call if that works better for you. More details will come as we get closer.

    I pray for you and your family?s continued safety and health. I pray that these times of social distancing, while challenging, draw you ever closer to our Risen Lord, Jesus Christ. I pray that the longing in our hearts will grow deeper for the gift of the Eucharist that will be most profoundly experienced when we are once again able to receive in communion with each other and the parish as a whole, hopefully soon. And last I pray that you and yours, may remain ever faithful and continually safe over the days and weeks ahead.

    God Bless & Godspeed my Brothers,
    Fraternally,

    Tom Lundquist
    Grand Knight, Council 13467
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