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Happenings Around The Assembly
Nominations for 2012-2013 officers:(details)
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Kc Chapter meeting 7/25/2012
in Aurora,IL Location pending 

Plan ahead Next Blood drive in Dixon KC hall Dec. 18 2012
12:30 to 5:30

Next KC dinner @ Edgewood Golf Course--Polo, IL July 21, 2012
Public invited

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Honor Guard Request...Bishop Malloy will be in Rock Falls on Wednesday, May 23, for the Newman HS Graduation. For the Honor Guard, please arrive by 6:30 PM. We will dress in the Multi-Purpose Room @ St. Andrew's School. If you don't have regallia, then please come anyway. The Assembly has purchased additional regallia & that will be available. Let's have a big turn-out for the Bishop's first visit to the Sterling Deanery.
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New attack on God in our Pledge of Allegiance
A group of students led by Attorney David Niose has filed a lawsuit against the state of Massachusetts to remove God from the pledge of Allegiance in that state.
I believe it would be in the Knights of Columbus area to jump in and try to get this stopped and or have a huge say at the court of the state of Mass. The Knights should be large there since it is next door to Conn, Fr Mc Givney's state.
Whoever knows Knights in Massachusetts and can contact them and give our support might help. We don't need anymore attacks on our flag and the pledge in this beautiful country. Knight George Whaley 


For Your Information:
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Our New Bishop Malloy
Here is a little more on Bishop Malloy & the Diocese of Rockford.

http://catholicism.about.com/b/2012/03/21/pope-benedict-makes-three-interesting-appointments.htm

http://www.chnonline.org/news/local/11100-pope-names-msgr-malloy-rockford-bishop.html

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Subject: Interesting

Excerpts of an article written by non-Catholic Sam Miller - a prominent Cleveland Jewish businessman:

"Why would newspapers carry on a vendetta on one of the most important institutions that we have today in the United States , namely the Catholic Church?

Do you know - the Catholic Church educates 2.6 million students everyday at the cost to that Church of 10 billion dollars, and a savings on the other hand to the American taxpayer of 18 billion dollars. The graduates go on to graduate studies at the rate of 92%.

The Church has 230 colleges and universities in the U.S. with an enrolment of 700,000 students.

The Catholic Church has a non-profit hospital system of 637 hospitals, which account for hospital treatment of 1 out of every 5 people - not just Catholics - in the United States today.

But the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way the Catholic Church in this country They have blamed the disease of pedophilia on the Catholic Church, which is as irresponsible as blaming adultery on the institution of marriage.

Let me give you some figures that Catholics should know and remember. For example, 12% of the 300 Protestant clergy surveyed admitted to sexual intercourse with a parishioner; 38% acknowledged other inappropriate sexual contact in a study by the United Methodist Church , 41.8% of clergy women reported unwanted sexual behavior; 17% of laywomen have been sexually harassed.

Meanwhile, 1.7% of the Catholic clergy has been found guilty of pedophilia. 10% of the Protestant ministers have been found guilty of pedophilia. This is not a Catholic problem.

A study of American priests showed that most are happy in the priesthood and find it even better than they had expected, and that most, if given the choice, would choose to be priests again in face of all this obnoxious PR the church has been receiving.

The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. The agony that Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Church. You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have probably been totally weeded out by now.

Walk with your shoulders high and you head higher. Be a proud member of the most important non-governmental agency in the United States ....

Then remember what Jeremiah said: 'Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is and walk in it, and find rest for your souls'. Be proud to speak up for your faith with pride and reverence and learn what your Church does for all other religions.

Be proud that you're a Catholic."

Please pass this on to every Catholic and non-Catholic on your e-mail list.

THE EMBLEM OF THE FOURTH DEGREEThe Triad Emblem of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus features: the Dove the Cross the Globe 

The Dove, the classic symbol of the Holy Spirit and Peace, is shown hovering over the orb of the Earth or Globe. Both are mounted on a variation of the Crusader's cross, that which was found on the tunics and capes of the Crusading Knights who battled to regain the Holy Land. Our Honored Order cherishes as its patron Christopher (Christ Bearer) Columbus (Dove of Peace), symbolizing the Paraclete.Spiritually, the sacred symbols on the emblem typify the Union of theThree Divine Persons in one Godhead...the most Blessed Trinity.The Globe... God the Father, Creator of the UniverseThe Cross...God the Son, Redeemer of MankindThe Dove...God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of HumanityThe colors of the symbols are:

• A Blue Globe with the lands of the Western Hemisphere in White
• A Red Cross with gold borders, and gold knobs at the ends of the Cross
• A White Dove

Red, White, and Blue are the colors of the flag of the country in which our Order originated; and are used to stress the basic principle of the Fourth Degree: PatriotismThe Fourth Degree Color CorpsThe Color Corps of the Knights of Columbus are the uniformed members of the Fourth Degree.  They are the ones that are most noticeable at church and public functions, parades, etc.  They actually consist of two parts: The Honor Guard& The Color Guard Honor Guardsmen are those members who have mastered the Manual of the Sword.  All others are Color Guard. The Corps basically follows a Naval theme with ranks and insignia. Note that the chapeaux, which are never called hats, are similar to the old naval uniforms. Cape colors are an indication of rank.

• Vice Supreme Masters wear blue capes and chapeaux with blue plume .
• Masters wear gold capes and chapeaux with gold plume.
• District Marshals (District level Color Corps Commanders) wear green capes and chapeaux with green plume.
• Faithful Navigators (whether a member of the corps or not) wear white capes and chapeaux with white plume.
• Commanders wear purple capes and chapeaux  with purple plume.
• All other Color Corps Members wear red capes and chapeaux with white plume.

Within the local assemblies, the Master more or less sets the rules. In the Fr. William F. Boland Assembly, the highest ranking Color Corps member is called Commander; some areas call him by other ranks such as Commodore. Former Vice Supreme Masters, Former District Marshals, and Past Faithful Navigators are all permitted to wear their respective capes and chapeaux when they finish their term of office. If you are presently a member of the 4th Degree and would be interested in joining the Color Corps contact our Faithful Navigator  Gary Gornik FN or Color Corps Commander Tory Koehler
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asterL Blue Cape and ChapeauMasterGold Cape and ChapeauDistrict MarshallGreen Cape and  The Fourth Degree is the highest degree of the order. Members of this degree are addressed as "Sir Knight". The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism and to encourage active Catholic citizenship. Fewer than 18% of Knights join the Fourth Degree, which is optional; of a total 1,703,307 Knights there were 292,289 Fourth Degree Knights. A Knight is eligible to join the Fourth Degree after six months from the date of his First Degree, providing he has completed the 2nd and 3rd degrees beforehand.

Assemblies are distinct from councils and are led by a separate set of elected officers. The Supreme Board of Directors appoints a Supreme Master, currently Lawrence G. Costanzo, and twenty Vice Supreme Masters to govern the Fourth Degree. Each Vice Supreme Master oversees a Province which is then broken up into Districts. The Supreme Master appoints District Masters to supervise several assemblies.

Each assembly is led by a Navigator. Other elected assembly officers include the Captain, Admiral, Pilot, Scribe, Purser, Comptroller, Sentinels and Trustees. A Friar and Color Corps Commander are appointed by the Navigator. Assembly officers are properly addressed by using the title "faithful" (e.g. Faithful Navigator). Assemblies are numbered in the order in which they chartered into the Order and are named by the local membership.

Only Fourth Degree Knights may optionally purchase the full regalia and may join the Assembly’s Color Corps. The Color Corps is the most visible arm of the Knights as they are often seen in parades and other local events wearing their colorful regalia. Official dress for the Color Corps is a black tuxedo, baldric, white gloves, cape and naval chapeau. In warm climates and during warm months a white dinner jacket may be worn, if done as a unit Baldrics are worn from the right shoulder to left hip and are color specific by nation. In the United States, Panama and the Philippines, baldrics are red, white and blue. Red and white baldrics are used in Canada; red, white and green in Mexico; and blue and white in Guatemala. Service baldrics include a scabbard for a sword and are worn over the coat while social baldrics are worn under the coat. The colors on a Fourth Degree Knight's cape, and chapeau, denote the office he holds within the Degree. Faithful Navigators and Past Faithful Navigators are permitted to carry a white handled silver sword. Masters and Vice Supreme Masters, as well as Former Masters and Former Vice Supreme Masters, are also denoted by their gold swords.

The need for a patriotic degree was first considered in 1886 and a special plea was made at the National Meeting of 1899. The first Fourth Degree exemplification followed in 1900 with 1,100 Knights participating at the Lenox Lyceum in New York City. Today there are more than 2,500 Assemblies.