Updated: Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Honor
Guard Requests and Events
During
our June 3, 2008 Naperville Council Business Meeting, Father Thomas A. Milota,
Pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Parish, was presented with the Bishop Romeo
Blanchette Assembly Clergy of the Month Award for May 2008 in recognition of his
service as an inspiration to his Parish, Community and the Assembly.
RECENT
HONOR GUARD SERVICE
"Thank You" to all of our Brother Sir Knights who served in our most
recent Honor Guards.
June 29 - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Saints Peter and Paul Parish: Bill
Beckwith: John Gallagher: Darrell Hutton: Kevin Neis; Fred Winborne: Dave Deison,
Council 12005: and Tim Rogers, Commander, Council 14171.
May 28 - Wake, Brother Knight Francis P. Hennessy, 91, after 58 years
service, Naperville Council 1369: Darrell Hutton, Al Knoeck, Jim
Snyder and Fred Winborne.
May 26 - Naperville's Memorial Day Parade, Knights of
Columbus
unit organized by Saint Elizabeth Seton Council 10025: Bill Beckwith,
Al Knoeck, Chuck Schlabach, Jim Snyder and Fred Winborne.
May 25 - Corpus Christi Sunday Mass and Procession, Saints Peter and Paul
Parish: Bill Beckwith, Ed Graham, Thomas McKinley, Kevin Neis, Tom
Rehak, Terry Ross, Jim Snyder and Fred Winborne.
May 18 - Mass and Procession in honor of the
visiting Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Saints Peter and
Paul Parish: Al Knoeck, Darrell Hutton, Kevin Neis and Jim Snyder.
May 17 - Procession and Mass in honor of the visiting
Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Saints Peter and Paul
Parish: Bill Beckwith, Darrell Hutton, Kevin Neis, Jim Snyder and Fred
Winborne.
April 14 - Confirmation Mass, Saints Peter and Paul Parish: Bill
Beckwith; Reed Callahan, Commander, St Irene Council 6710; John
Gallagher; Ed Graham; Darrell Hutton; Al Knoeck; John Lamb, St
Raphael; Bob Lisk; Jim Snyder; and Fred Winborne.
April 7 - Confirmation Mass, Saints Peter and Paul Parish: Charlie
Brier, Darrell Hutton, Al Knoeck, Kevin Neis, Fred Winborne and Jim
Snyder, and Norm Pemenko, St Michaels 2601
PRIOR
HONOR GUARD SERVICE
March 30 - Divine Mercy Sunday Mass & Benediction, Saints Peter
& Paul Parish: John Gallagher, Ed Graham, Darrell Hutton, Al
Knoeck, Kevin Neis, Tom Rehak, Jim Snyder and Fred Winborne, Naperville
Council 1369; Alan Francis and John Lamb, St Raphael Council 14171; and
Phil Sweigart, Robert Weaver Council 12005.
March 20 - Holy Thursday Mass, Saints Peter and Paul Parish: Jeff
Bryk, Ed Graham, Darrell Hutton, Al Knoeck, Dan Matern, Thomas
McKinley, Kevin Neis, Jim Snyder and Fred Winborne.
March 15 - West Suburban Irish St Patrick's Day Parade, Naperville: Al
Rechenmacher and Jim Snyder, Naperville Council 1369; Dave Bedel, Norm
Bishop, Terry Fenelon, Alan Francis, Joe Hlava, Ken Kroll, Tim Rogers
(Commander), Jim Russel (Worthy Navigator, Romeo Blanchette Assembly),
Nick Tsigaris and Ray Wheeler, St Raphael Council 14171; Mike
Fitzgerald, Father McGivney Council 8002; Phil Sweigert, Robert Weaver
Council 12006; and Danny Wiesbrook,St Francis of Assisi Council 11092.
March 14 - Mass concluding 40 Hours Devotion, St Raphael Parish: Jim
Snyder represented Naperville Council 1369.
March 13 - West Suburban Irish Mass, Saints Peter and Paul Parish:
Darrell Hutton, Al Knoeck, Jim Snyder and Chuck Schlabach, Naperville
Council, 1369; Reed Callahan, Commander, St Irene Council 6710; Tim
Rogers, Commander and Ray Wheeler, St Raphael Council 14171.
February 16 - Honor Guard, REACH (Religious Education Apostulate For
Christian Handicapped) Confirmation Mass, St Raphael Parish: Jim
Snyder represented Naperville Council 1369.
January 18 - Color Guard, Naperville Council's Centennial Banquet
Friday: Jeff Bryk, Dan Matern, Thomas McKinley and Jim Snyder.
January 13 - Naperville Council's Centennial Mass, Saints
Peter & Paul Parish: Charlie Breier, Jeff Bryk, Caimin Flannery, Ed
Graham, Al Knoeck, Dave Krason, Dan Matern, Bill Reid, Jim Snyder and
Chuck Vladika.
November 25 - Father Thomas A Milota's celebration of the
Coronation Mass on the Feast of Christ the King, at Saint's Peter
& Paul Parish: Charlie Breier, Darrell Hutton, Al Knoeck, Kevin
Kneis, Bill Reid, Jim Snyder and Chuck Vladika,Council 1369; Alan
Francis, John Lamb and Tim Rogers, Commander,Council 14171; John
Kinsley, Ron Kinsley Jr. and Rich Manherz,Commander, Council 2601: and
Phil Swiegert, Council 12005.
November 12 - Burial Mass for Father Jim Nowak's mother,
Victoria Genieve Nowak, Monday, St Joan of Arc Church, Lisle, Illinois:
Mike Cooper (St. Elizabeth Seton Parish), Ed Graham, Darrell Hutton,
Al Knoeck, Tim Rogers (St. Raphael, Commander), and Jim Russell,
Faithful Navigator, Bishop Romeo Blanchette Assembly.
September 8 - Father Thomas A Milota's installation Mass
as Saints Peter and Paul's Pastor celebrated by Bishop J Peter Sartain:
Charlie Breier; John Gallagher. Darrell Hutton. Al Knoeck, Dan Matern,
Thomas McKinley, Bill Reid, Jim Snyder, Chuck Vladika, Fred Winborne
and Ed Wolf, Naperville Council. Assembly Brother Sir Knights joining:
Norm Bishop (14171), Reed Callahan, Commander ((8002), Alan Francis
(14171), John Lamb (14171), Tim Rogers, Commander (14171), Jim Russel,
Worthy Assembly Navigator, (14171), and Phil Sweigert (12005),
September 3 - Sir Knights Honor Guard, Brothers & Families,
Naperville's Labor Day Parade, organized by St Raphael Council (14171),
not limited to, but including: Jeff Bryk: Worthy Grand Knight, Jack
Guasta; Darrell Hutton: Al Knoeck; Dan Matern; Bill Beckwith; John
Moran; Jim Snyder Mitch Zielak; and Larry Pociask.
FOURTH
DEGREE EVENTS
At
our March 4 Council Business Meeting, Father Thomas A Milota was
presented with a Fourth Degree Chaplin's lapel pin in recognition of
his office with our Council; and as a memento of his Exemplification
and in appreciation for his outstanding support of our Order, a Fourth
Degree Sir Knights sword.
Congratulations to our newest Sir Knights Exemplified on February 16,
2008: Father Thomas A.Milota, Pastor, Saints Peter and Paul Parish;
Bill Beckwith; Brendan Heffron; Pete Lichter; Tom Rehak; and John
Schuriemen.
January 19 - Thomas A. Dooley Assembly Officers personally presented
Assembly Officers' Jewels, which it had donated, to the officers of
the recently formed Bishop Romeo Blanchette Assembly at a dinner
hosted by the Saint Joan of Arc Parish in Lisle, Illinois.
November 10 - 2007 Memorial Mass for all deceased Fourth Degree Sir
Knights, St John the Baptist Parish, Winfield, Illinois, Jim Snyder
represented Naperville Council 1369. Among those remembered:
Naperville Council Sir Knights, Richard G Koretke (50 years
service)and Adrian W Lauth (77years service).
November 10 - Supreme Council, Knights of Columbus, donated 500
wheelchairs to veterans in need at Hines VA in Maywood, Illinois
attended by an Honor Guard 0f 74 Sir Knights. The program included four
locations, one each in Illinois,North Texas, Washington, DC and Los
Angeles, CA and consisted of an overall donation of 2,000 wheelchairs
valued at $1 million.
BISHOP
ROMEO BLANCHETTE ASSEMBLY
Naperville Council 1369 voted unanimously to join the the Bishop Romeo
Blanchette Assembly, No. 3044 on June 5, 2007.
Councils comprising the new Assembly: Robert Weaver (#6710),Aurora;
Corpus Christi (#10958), Carol Stream; Robert L Connelly (#5918),
Lisle/Woodridge; Naperville (#1369) and St Raphael (#14171),Naperville;
St Irene (#6710), Warrenville; and Fr Michael J McGivney (#8002),
Winfield.
Any Sir Knight, individually, who wishes to join the new Assembly along
with our Council may submit a properly completed Form 4 electing to
Transfer to the new Assembly. Form 4s are available at our Business
Meetings. Those Sir Knights who wish to retain their membership to the
Dr Thomas A Dooley Assembly and do not wish to join the new Assembly
need do nothing.
Do not hesitate to direct any questions regarding this matter to either
Jim Snyder, Fourth Degree Captain (630 357 2387), or Al Knoeck,
Financial Secretary (630 3692992).
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FOURTH
DEGREE EXEMPLIFICATION
Interested
in joining and committing to our Fourth and Patriotic Degree - the Visible Arm
of the Order - and the opportunity to participate as a member of our Honor
Guard?
Do not hesitate to contact Jim Snyder, Fourth Degree Captain, to ensure your
Exemplification at the next opportunity.
Jim Snyder
Fourth Degree Captain
Naperville Council, No. 1369
H: 630-357-2387
C: 630-917-7560
jim5k_99@yahoo.com
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Links
For more
information on our Order visit the following websites.
Naperville Council: www.napervillekofc.org
Bishop Romeo Blanchette Assembly: www.blanchetteassembly.org
Dr Thomas A. Dooley Assembly: www.drdooleyassembly.org
llinois State Council: www.illinoisknights.org
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