KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 11424
SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER
Our next meeting will be held on September 21st after the 10am Mass.
The October meeting will be on October 19th.
PAST EVENTS
YOUTH DAY AT THE LAKE:
Council Advocate Joe Steinhauer and his lovely wife Mary hosted a Council Youth Day at the Lake at
their home on Watts Bar Lake on August 9th. Over 40 attendees had a great time enjoying sunshine,
water, food, and fellowship. Thanks to Mary and Joseph, our very own Holy Family!
BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER:
Our recent parish breakfast fundraiser on August 10th was a great success. $267 was brought in to
support our various charitable efforts. Special thanks to event coordinator Ken Hitchcock and all the
volunteers, especially Council Deputy Grand Knight Bob Patterson who saved the day with an
emergency egg procurement run.
FIRST DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION:
Brother Knight Aaron Mowery went through his 1st Degree on August 11th at the Council 610 Hall in
Chattanooga. Special thanks to one of our Council’s newest Third Degree Brothers (see below), Chip
Garland, who accompanied Aaron to the Degree.
SECOND DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATIONS:
Brother Knight Chip Garland went through his 2nd Degree on August 10th at Council 610 in
Chattanooga, and Brother Knight Aaron Mowery went through his 2nd Degree on August 25th in
Cleveland. Thanks to all the guys who attended these degrees to show UNITY with our Brothers.
THIRD DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION:
Brother Knights Scott Maentz and Chip Garland (he had a busy month!) went through their 3rd Degree
on August 16th in Crossville. Council Inside Guard and MR Director Don Harrison helped our Dayton
contingent recover from a false start (we initially went to the church and not the council hall). Thanks,
Don, for getting us to the Degree on time!
UPCOMING EVENTS
THIRD DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION:
A 3rd Degree is scheduled for September 13th at 9am in Chattanooga. Our Council may have as
many as five Brothers going through this final step to full knighthood in the Order. We will convoy over
from Dayton, leaving the St. Bridget parking lot at 7:30am. Please consider attending this very
important event in the lives of our brothers.
FIRST DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION:
Clinton Morgan from our parish will be going through his 1st Degree at 7pm on September 22nd at St.
Therese in Cleveland. We will depart from the St. Bridget Church parking lot at 5:45pm.
ANNUAL MR DRIVE:
Our annual MR Foundation “Tootsie Roll” Drive is scheduled for September 26th and 27th (NOTE:
This is a change from what was announced previously) at the Wal-Mart in Dayton (and possibly one or
two other locations). Volunteers will be needed to make this a success. So, please contact MR Director
Don Harrison to offer your services. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year.
ST. BRIDGET CHRISTMAS PARTY:
The St. Bridget parish Christmas party co-sponsored by our Knights Council and the Council of Catholic
Women (CCW) has been re-scheduled for December 6th at the parish hall. NOTE: This is a change
from what was previously announced >TELL YOUR WIVES (again…)!
GRAND KNIGHT’S REPORT
20 Brother Knights attended the Council 11424 monthly meeting on August 17th.
Wow! You can see that our Council has been involved with a whole series of Degree activity. It is
awesome to see so many brothers going through their Degrees, and also to see the support of so many
Council brothers who attend the degrees for our candidates.
It really is important to show support for our brothers as they take these important steps on their
journey to full knighthood in the Order. I hope we have a great turn out for the 3rd Degree on
September 13th in Chattanooga > we may have 5 guys going through!
I want to share with you how impressed I was at the previous 3rd Degree in Crossville. Our two
candidates, brothers Scott Maentz and Chip Garland, were treated to one of the best 3rd Degrees I
have ever been privileged to see (including my own). This Degree exemplifying FRATERNITY was
extraordinary! The Degree Team did a great job and the class of candidates made us all proud.
Vivat Jesus!
Very respectfully,
Doug Schott,
Grand Knight, Council 11424
St. Bridget Church, Dayton, TN