Tuesday May 15th through Friday May 18th Special Olympics are coming to Billings for a three year run.

The local KC Chair is State Church Director and Billings Faithful Navigator Steve Geiger, who is arranging

4th Degree participation in both the Opening Ceremonies and Award Presentations.
All interested Knights and Sir Knights are invited and encouraged to attend.

Contact WFN Steve at 406 655-4294.

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2012

Mid March – Billings (Roundup)

End of March/first of April – Stevensville (possibly to be held in Missoula)

May 2012 – Libby

June 2012 – Billings

2013

May 2013 – Kalispell

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Click here Knight’s Vision Newletter for September 2011 to open the latest newsletter.

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Culture of Life 2011

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On June 12th, 2012 an Exemplification was held at St. Bernard’s Parish in the Billings Heights.

In addition to the newly minted Sir Knights, several long time Sir Knights were publicly acknowledged and honored by District Master Ken Kingman.

Sir Knight Nilo Cabrera, was honored as the first 4th Degree Team Member to be certified in MT by Supreme under the new Exemplification guidelines. It is believed that Nilo may also be the first certified Team Member in the entire
deSmet Province as well.

In addition to congratulations sent by Vice Supreme Master and Supreme Board Member Paul Lambert, Nilo will be receiving a
Certification Card and 4th Degree Challenge Coin from Supreme
shortly;  

Congratulations Nilo!

Also honored were the members of the Billings 4th Degree Exemplification Team which have heroically crisscrossed MTwith the Master and District Marshal holding Exemplifications whenever and wherever requested; they include:

• Steve Geiger FN
• Jon Swecker FC
•  Bob Murphy PSD
• Nilo Cabrera
• Ken Holgard
• Frank Braun
• Jared Keller
• Dick Deis
• Ken Silvernagle
• Dave Scott 

 These Worthy Sirs were all presented with special handmade red, white, and blue Rosaries made specifically for them
by Sir Knight Dan McKenty from Great Falls Assembly and they are all owed a sincere thank you for all of the time and effort expended in exemplifying our new Sir Knights around the State. 

Next time you see any of these dedicated Sir Knights, please extend them a heartfelt thank you.

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Click on the link <<Knight’s Vision Newsletter July 2011>> to view the latest Knights Vision Newsletter

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Click here to open a copy of the Knight’s Vision Newsletter – May 2011. You will need to have a PDF reader to open.

Sections Include in this Newletter:

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Those Assemblies, Councils, or individual Knights whishing to support our effort in providing hospitalized military veterans with long distance phone cars so they may call home (Operation Phone Home) should make check out to Jerry Johnson’s Council (East Helena) which is handling the money for this project. Their address is:

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An Exploratory Study is currently underway to determine the viability of creating a 4^th Degree Assembly in Thompson Falls. Interested individuals Sir Knights and those wishing to become 4^th Degree Sir Knights in the Thompson Falls area can contact GK Ron Kazmierczak to express their interest.

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Here is the list of SCHEDULED upcoming 4th Degree Exemplifications in MT.

 March 27, 2011    Sidney 1865    Contact FC Wayne Mangold 772-5831

April 3, 2011          Helena 589      Contact FN Dan McKenty 449-3979              

June 12, 2011         Billings 587    Contact FC Art Loendorf 656-6761  

 Kingman

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It was announced today, March 1, 2011 that our own Brother and Sir Knight – Jerry Johnson of East Helena Council # 10576 and Helena Assembly # 589 has just been awarded the:

Knights of Columbus VAVS (Veterans Affairs Volunteer Service) Male Volunteer of the Year Award for the De Smet Province.

Jerry was nominated by District Master Ken Kingman for his program - Operation Phone Home that is currently underway in Montana and provides hospitalized Veterans with free long distance phone cards in order to call home for free. Jerry’s Provincial Award now qualifies him for consideration for Supreme’s National Award.

Please be sure to congratulate Jerry on his wonderful program and his well deserved award. He will be officially presented with his award on April 3rd at the 4th Degree Exemplification in Helena.

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Brother Knights,

As we proceed into the second half of our fraternal year many of our projective are so so. We have two districts that haven’t brought in any members. Now that Supreme has come out with the new 1st degree where they can read the script and play a CD for the chancellor’s and Deputy Grand Knights part, there should not be one council that hasn’t had a 1st degree yet.

We have a couple Councils that have filled there membership and insurance for the year. Many councils that have close to three quarters of the goals completed and some that are half way there. I guess what I am saying is that we need to kick it up a notch. The weather has played a big factor in traveling to the councils and we need to be careful. I don’t what anyone taking undo chances when it storming and get hurt to say the lest, but when that happens get one the phone and visit with the Grand Knight to let him know what our program is.

We need to keep the line of communications open.This is something that all of us can do.Supreme has just come out with a new promotion for the second half of the year. Its car racing. The State needs to get a make of car, name it and color it. Don’t laugh yet, we also need to come up with a race plan. I just received it and will be passing it onto the State Officers for input and details.  When that has been worked out we will start racing. Oh one other thing.

Benny Viegra has asked permission to call each of the DDs.  So you DDs can expect to receive a call and visit with him. Please be nice, he is a great person once you fet to know him. Again I ask you to check with your councils to see that they keep up with their forms and Round table chairmen ask all councils if they have signed up their Round Tables.

If you need to get mailings out, contact me and we will make it happen.

Brother PSD John Glen said that he’s getting bored with nothing to do. Any time any one needs to get word out about their program we are here. The State has a couple of activities that we are working on for the councils to become involved in and when we have the details worked out we will bring them to the councils.

 I sure appreciate all that you Brother do for the Order, State and myself. It takes all of us to one and when ever you are visiting with your councils, be sure and thank them for all they do because it really them that make the Knights what they are today. We are all Volunteers and yes we all like to hear an ” attar Boy” once in awhile. Again thanks for all you do.

Rodney S. McElwee, State Deputy

Montana Knights of Columbus

106 Island View Dr.

Polson, MT 59860

406-883-2371-

rsmcelwee@polson.net

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