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When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue,NW Washington,D.C. 20307-5001
Family of the Month Have you chosen your Family of the Month for NOVEMBER? You have until December 15th to send in your November Family of the Month. This is a great program to recognize families in our Council’s. The form to report is easy to fill in and is in the SURGE information you received or you can do it on line.
Membership Quota’s for 2007-2008: Wayzata needs 8 members and 4 insurance. Loretto, Long Lake, Medina and Golden Valley need 5 members and 3 insurance. With just a little work all the Councils in District 5 should be able to make this year’s quota for membership and insurance members. We are in the last month of our second quarter of the year. Keep up the good work in recruiting new members.
Next First Degree in Loretto on Thursday, January 31st This next First Degree on Thursday, January 31, 2008 will start at 7:00 pm. Candidates must sign-in/register by 6:30 pm. Call me with the names of your candidates by Thursday, January 24th. The remaining two First Degree dates have been scheduled in Loretto for 2008: March 27, 2008 and May 29, 2008. All Degree’s start at 7:00 pm with sign in between 6:30 and 6:50 pm. The 1st Degree is completed and the new Knights on their way home by 8:00 pm. The First Degree Team NEEDS new members. If you would like to be part of a great team call me or the Team Coordinator, Ted Turnham @ 763-498-7724 today.
Major Degrees in the Metro Area: (Dates at published in our Knightly News and on the State web site) · Saturday, January 19, 2008 in Brooklyn Park. Contact DD Ken Ford at 612-481-0428. · Sunday, February 17, 2008 in Anoka. Contact DD Bob Mathewson at 763-754-2892. · Sunday, March 2, 2008 in Bloomington. Contact DD mark Ruddy at 763-744-6464. · Saturday, April 5, 2008 in No. St. Paul. Contact DD Mike Schilling at 651-738-3626. · Sunday, April 20, 2008 in St. Michael. Contact DD Bryan Nichols at 763-682-1748. · Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Rosemount. Contact DD Peter Kay at 651-423-5225.
HELP WANTED! New District Deputy Needed A new District Deputy will be needed in our District 5 by July 1, 2008. Please have your Councils pray and ask members if they would like to serve a four year term. I have a CD on DD duties if you have an interested Knight, I would be happy to sit down and discuss everything I do as your Call me today for more information. This would be a good time to start learning about the position. Council Grand Knights have an interest form to submit. Pray, think and then volunteer today.
Reports DUE: (Remember to send the DD a copy). December 1, 2007 Mid Year Questionnaire Due.
Council Visits, etc. in December 2007: · Saturday, December 1st, Visit Breakfast with Santa at Council #13506 · Sunday, December 2nd, Visit Pancake Breakfast at Council #13096 · Sunday, December 9th, Loretto #9601 20th Christmas/Award Dinner @ 4:00 pm · Monday, December 10th, DD VISIT to Wayzata #3758, 7:30 pm · Tuesday, December 11th, Visit Christmas Party at Medina #13096, 7:00 pm · December 13-16, Annual Retreat to Demontreville. · Wednesday, December 19th, Loretto #9601 Mass/Meeting 5:30 pm · Tuesday, December 25th, MERRY CHRISTMAS
Future Events – Plan Now: · Thursday, January 17, 2008 DISTRICT 5 MEETING AT LONG LAKE, 7:00 PM · District 5 Free Throw Championships, Saturday, February 9, 2008 at Holy Name, Medina. 2:00 pm Registration. 2:15 Start · Region 11 Free Throw Championships, Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Holy Name, Medina. 2:00 pm Registration. 2:15 Start
Please read and share with your membership and friends. DD Eric Lloyd
Revised: 11/29/07, EFL/efl: E-mailed on 11/29/07 |