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FOURTH DEGREE ANNOUNCEMENTBISHOP GALLAGHER ASSEMBLY 1091Bryan, Texas - U. S. A.AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2012 NEWSLETTERThis newsletter also available at State Council Web site & at http://www.stjosephbcs.org/documents/KofC/4thdegreeannouncements.pdfArchives of Knights in Action news articles are available at http://www.kofc.org/un/en/knightsinaction/monthly_report/201101.html .To submit Knights in Action news to Supreme, complete the online form at http://www.kofc.org/un/kia/index.action?lang=en .Sir Knights - You are bestowed the honor of Knighthood and continue in your journey in learning the lesson ofPATRIOTISM. The major purpose of Fourth Degree membership is fostering the spirit of PATRIOTISM inmembers and the community and encouraging Catholic citizenship. As a Fourth Degree Knight, you are requestedto be a part of the Assembly's Color Corps. As an honor guard, you are recognized widely by the distinctive attire oftuxedo, feathered hat (chapeau), cape, and sword. You are obligated to take part in civic events, such as parades andwreath-laying ceremonies, and in ecclesial functions of our Catholic churches.Serve with PassionCOLOR CORPS ACTIVITIESBe prepared to turn out for corporate communion masses, funerals, weddings, baptisms, and other events.Color Corps Protocol Web sites: http://www.kofc.org/un/en/resources/fourth/protocol.pdf & http://www.kofc.org/un/en/fourth/color/index.htmlNo color corps activities were scheduled or conducted by the assembly in August 2012.September 23, Sunday – Sir Knights are requested to turn out for honor guard duties at the 8:30 a.m. Massat St. Joseph Church on Preston and 26th streets prior to the 10:30 a.m. Major Degree Exemplification atthe KofC Hall on Groesbeck and Palasota streets. Arrive in full regalia 30 minutes prior to mass.MEETINGS & OTHER EVENTSAugust 12-19, Sunday through Sunday – Knights of Columbus "Family Week."August 15, Wednesday – Feast of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.August 28, Tuesday – Assembly 1091 regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. at KofC Hall. Social begins at 7 p.m.Bring another SK. SKs Johnny Hoelscher and Larry Ermis volunteered to prepare the evening meal.September 3, Monday – Labor Day Holiday.September 7, Friday – Deadline for Knights to turn in Football Frenzy coupon sales receipts and ticketstubs (and unsold coupons). [Ticket stubs with payment and unsold tickets will be delivered to StateCouncil chair before September 14.]September 11, Tuesday – Fly the U.S.A. Flag - Day of Prayer in Remembrance of Our Fallen BrotherKnights of NY and Washington, D.C. during terrorist attack on twin towers and pentagon. Pray for ourmilitary and local emergency responders.September 25, Tuesday – Assembly 1091 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at KofC Hall. Social at 7 p.m. Bringanother SK to the meeting with you. SKs to be announced for meal preparation.September 26 – Wednesday – 40 Days for Life begins. [Last year, 387 cities in 50 states and 9 countriesparticipated, and it all began in College Station in 2004.] For more information, go tohttp://coalitionforlife.com/index.cfm?load=page&page=169

EXEMPLIFICATIONSRefer to the State, Diocese, District, and Assembly KofC Web sites for more information on scheduled degrees.OCTOBER 20, 2012 (Saturday) – District VI one-day FOURTH DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION at Harker Heights.[To be posted later at http://www.tkofc.org. At the Web site, go to Announcements.] Begin now to recruit fornew SKs; refer to "Promoting the Fourth Degree" on second to last page of this newsletter.The day's agenda and registration form will be included in next month's newsletter.Plan to attend the following degree exemplifications and support our prospects who will become future Sir Knights.SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 (Wednesday) – FIRST DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION at St. Thomas Aquinas in CollegeStation. Candidates arrive by 6:30 p.m. for paperwork followed by an orientation. Exemplification follows at 7:15p.m. [First degree exemplifications this past fraternal year resulted in 66 new Knights joining the order in District117.]SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 (Sunday) – MAJOR DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION (2nd and 3rd Degrees) to be hosted byCouncil 11759. Dress is full regalia for the 8:30 a.m. corporate communion mass at St. Joseph Church in Bryan.Candidates and Sir Knights should arrive at the church by 8 a.m. The exemplification begins at 10:30 a.m. at Council1834 Hall, 1500 Groesbeck, Bryan, TX. Sir Knights must not wear tux or regalia at the KofC hall. Meal ticket cost isTBA. When posted, refer to the State Council Web site - http://www.tkofc.org - for more information. [The last majordegree exemplification in District 117 was held May 12, 2012 in College Station.]COMMUNICATIONSContinue to pray for the Douglas family and improved health for Sir Knight Terry, Grand Knight of Council 11759and Outer Sentinel of Assembly 1091.FN Jim Bilnoski requests suggestions for meetings, turn outs, and other events during the fraternal year.May the souls of all the Faithful Departed from Assembly 1091, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.MEMBERSHIP GROWTHAssembly 1091 and Assembly 2041 request support in promoting the Patriotic Degree from the Grand Knights inDistrict 117: Council 1834 GK Roel Villarreal, Council 3205 GK Ron Gay, Council 10555 GK Don Barnett, Council10624 GK Andrew Clark, and Council 11759 GK Terry Douglas.As of August 1, 2012, Assembly 1091's membership was 110. Fifteen Sir Knights are Life Members. Two Sir Knightshave Honorary Life status. Sixty-nine Sir Knights have paid their dues for calendar year 2012.The fraternal year’s quota for Assembly 1091 is 7 new members (10% of paid membership). [SK Marshall F. Luigfrom Council 10624 joined our assembly this past fraternal year.]HAVE YOU INVITED A THIRD DEGREE KNIGHT TO BE A SIR KNIGHT ?ONCE A SIR KNIGHT, ALWAYS A KNIGHT !AWARDS PROGRAM“To Be A Patriot” (single best activity) and “Civic Award” (four varied programs) applicationsare due annually on June 30 to the District Master. Assembly 1091 has received the "CivicAward" and the "Our Lady of Guadalupe Provincial Award of Excellence" over the years. [An"outstanding community-wide activity" must be completed to be considered for the "To Be APatriot" award.]

WE PRAY FOR THESE & OTHERS IN THE MILITARYSFC Michael W. AllenPV2 Paul Henri BalangaMM3 John Blair, Jr.Josh BorskiSgt. Joseph Chance BowmanT/Sgt. Tim BradenPFC Ross CarrabbaCapt. Joseph D'AgostinoS/ARMN David DominguezA1C Clinton DoriocourtCapt. Johnathan EsparzaCapt. Jennifer EsparzaSPEC Justin A. GarnerSgt. Jay GeronimeS/Sgt. Jeffrey GeronimeEF3 Justin GeronimeSgt. Nchia Kedze GhongPFC Jacob HernandezSPEC. Justin HubacekAirman E3 Zachary JimenezCol. Michael G. KelleySP4 Rusty LanicekM/Sgt Brian LockeSgt. Juan Antonio LopezPFC Ricardo A. LunaSSGT Timothy Luza, Jr.† Capt. Sean E. Lyerly †M/Sgt Douglas E. McMillanCaptain Misty MunozE5 Michael NeveuMajor Michael E. OgdenSgt. Christopher OrtaWO1 Jeffrey PivonkaPFC Naomi Hernandez-PledgerSPEC Ariel QuinonesCpl. Patrick R. ReadeLCpl. James RobinsonSgt. Adrian RodriguezSgt. Joel RodriquezSgt. Michael RuizSPC Jay SacullaTristan & Kyra SarlesCpl. Daniel W. SchwartzL/Corp. Douglas W. SchwartzSSGT Larame SowderL/Corp. Kyle Taylor1st Lt. Sean TaylorMajor Ryan UsserySgt. Matt WhiteSgt. Rick Lee WolffM/Sgt. Sherrie YeatesDillon Zemanek

ASSEMBLY 1091 OFFICERSFaithful Navigator James "Jim" BilnoskiFaithful Friar Msgr. John McCaffrey Faithful Scribe Clarence LambrechtFaithful Comptroller Johnny Hoelscher Inner Sentinel Roel VillarrealFaithful Captain Frank Lara, Jr.Outer Sentinel Terry DouglasFaithful Admiral Larry Finch1-yr Trustee Andrew RuffinoFaithful Purser Larry Ermis2-yr Trustee Valentine LopezFaithful Pilot Steve Rathbone3-yr Trustee Charlie BallewCONTACTS FOR FOURTH DEGREE INFORMATIONSK James "Jim" BilnoskiSK Johnny HoelscherAssembly 1091 Faithful NavigatorAssembly 1091 Comptroller979.779.6430 ag75@juno.com 979. 822.1821 johnnyhoelscher@yahoo.comSK Phil LeibowitzDistrict VI MasterP. O. Box 156Temple, Texas 76503254.778.5688 philleibowitz45@aol.comFIELD AGENT NEWSKNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS INSURANCE …YOUR SHIELD FOR LIFE!Field Agents Doug Supak and Jody Supak are available to discuss the following products and servicesexclusively for you and your family: Financial Needs Analysis (Free Financial Report) Life Insurance (Member, Wife, and Dependent Child or Grandchild) Tax‐Deferred Fixed Rate Annuities (Non or Tax‐Qualified Savings, No Fees) Long Term Care Insurance (Nursing Home, Assisted Living, and Home Health) Retirement Account Rollovers (401‐k, 403‐b, 457, IRA, Pension, and others) Estate Preservation (Minimize Tax Liability and Protect Assets) Scholarships (Local, State, and National Programs) Family Fraternal Benefits (Accidental Death, Orphan, and Spousal Benefits)Doug & Jody can be called at (979) 968‐5332, visited at 130 S. College Street in La Grange, or e‐mailedat supakins@cmaaccess.com.

FOURTH DEGREE ORGANIZATION INFORMATIONThe Fourth Degree is the highest degree of the order. Members of the degree are addressed as"Sir Knight." The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotismand to encourage active Catholic citizenship. Fewer than 20% of Knights join the 4thDegree, which is an optional degree. A Knight must be active in his council for one yearbefore he can join a Fourth Degree Assembly (the time requirement may be reduced to sixmonths under special circumstances).Assemblies (such as our Assembly 1091) are distinct from councils and are led by a separate set of electedofficers. The Supreme Board of Directors appoints a Supreme Master (currently Joseph P. Schultz), and twentyVice-Supreme Masters to govern the Fourth Degree. Each Vice-Supreme Master (our VSM is Paul Weigl, Jr. ofOklahoma) oversees a Province (our province is Our Lady of Guadalupe) which is then broken up into Districts(our assembly is in District VI). The Supreme Master appoints District Masters to supervise several assemblies(our District Master is Phil Leibowitz).Each assembly is led by a Navigator (our Navigator is James "Jim" Bilnoski). Other elected assembly officersinclude the Captain, Admiral, Pilot, Scribe, Purser, Comptroller, Sentinels, and Trustees (refer to previous listingof Assembly 1091 officers). A Friar and Color Corps Commander are appointed by the Navigator. Assemblyofficers are properly addressed by using the title "Faithful" (for example, Faithful Navigator). Assemblies arenumbered in the order in which they chartered into the Order and are named by the local membership (asdiscussed elsewhere in this newsletter, our Assembly 1091 is named after Bishop N. A. Gallagher).RankVice-SupremeMasterDistrictMasterDistrictMarshalFaithfulNavigatorAssemblyCommanderColor CorpsMembersColorBlue Cape andBlue ChapeauGold Cape andGold ChapeauGreen Cape andGreen ChapeauWhite Cape andWhite ChapeauPurple Capeand PurpleChapeauRed Cape andWhite ChapeauOnly Fourth Degree Knights may optionally purchase the full regalia andjoin the Assembly’s Color Corps. The Color Corps is the most "visible arm"of the Knights as they are often seen during masses, at parades, and otherlocal events wearing their colorful regalia. Official dress for the ColorCorps is black tuxedo, service baldric, white gloves, cape, and navalchapeau. White tuxedos may also be used on certain occasions, especiallyat the Supreme and State levels. Baldrics are worn from the right shoulderto left hip and are color specific by nation. In the United States, baldrics arered, white, and blue. A service baldric includes a holster for a sword and isworn over the coat while a social baldric is worn under the coat. The colorsof the cape and chapeau denote the office that the Sir Knight holds in theFourth Degree. Faithful Navigators and Past Faithful Navigators carrywhite-handled silver swords. Masters and Vice-Supreme Masters, includingFormer Masters and Former Vice-Supreme Masters, are recognized by goldswords.The need for a patriotic degree was first considered in 1886; a special pleawas made at the National Meeting in 1899. The first 4th Degreeexemplification was in 1900 with 1,100 Knights participating at the LenoxLyceum in New York. Today, the order has more than 2,500 Assemblies.[Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/knights-of-columbus.]To place Knights of Columbus informationin this newsletter, contact Assembly 1091 Newsletter Editor - Purser -Past FN Larry Ermis, 979-778-6771, aggie68@suddenlink.net.