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San Mateo, California
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About the Fourth Degree
Past Faithful Navigators

4th Degree Informational Flyer Rohnert Park Feb. 6, 2010
CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY, AND PATRIOTISM
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Assembly Meetings - Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76 meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Fr. Flanagan Center, St. Mark's Parish, 325 Marine View Avenue, Belmont, California. Officers, please help by notifying the Faithful Navigator - SK Bernard Cafirma - (650) 594-1192 - BDCafirma@comcast.net - if you cannot attend the regular monthly meeting.

Assembly Officers (Sir Knights) for Columbian Year 2009-2010
Installation 2009
Installation of Officers - July 12, 2009

2008 Installation
Installation of Officers - September 14, 2008
Installation - July 1, 2007
Installation of Officers - July 1, 2007

Installation 2006
Installation of Officers - August 27, 2006

Exemplification5a
Hospitality Room, Exemplification - April 3, 2004


Junipero Serra Province -
    Vice Supreme Master -   S.K. Ross Willour, PSD               rwill6462@cwnet.com
Northern California District
    Master                            SK Romy Quevedo                      romeoquevedo@sbcglobal.net
    Friar                                Rev. S.K. Al Furtado                   malaika99@hotmail.com
    Marshall                          SK Larry C. Narvaez                   lcnarvaez@comcast.net
    Marshall                          S.K. J.C. Greco                           jcgreco@comcast.net
    Secretary                        S.K. Bradley Roxas                      bmroxas27@aol,com

List of Assembly Councils
Our membership is mainly drawn from the following Councils:


Assembly Calendar 2009

  • January 15, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • February 7, 2009 - Fourth Degree Exemplification at Rohnert Park. - We won the award for the most new Sir Knights. We also had 3 priests exemplified for a total of ten new members.
  • February 19, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • March 19, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • April 13, 2009 - Color Corps participation in funeral vigil for PFN Michael Kenny at Crippen & Flynn Carlmont Chapel, 1111 Alameda de las Pulgas in Belmont from 6:00pm to 8:00pm (Rosary at 7:00pm) Color Corps members participating were SK's Wucher, Bergman, Cafirma, Crockett, Lauber, Silva and Dizon as well as District Master Quevedo and District Secretary Roxas.
  • April 14, 2009 - Color Corps participation in funeral for PFN Michael Kenny at at 11:00am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Belmont. Color Corps members participating were SK's Crockett, Cafirma and Bergman.
  • April 16, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont. (Slate of Officers)
  • May 5, 2009 - Color Corps participation in the installation of Bishop Cordileone for the Oakland Diocese. Color Corps member SK Lauber  participated.
  • May 21, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont. (Election of Officers)
  • June 12-13, 2009 - Color Corps participation in Squires State Convention at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont. Opening Ceremony was on Friday, June 12th at 7:15 PM in Taube Hall. Color Corps members participating were SK's Crockett and Cafirma. The Mass and Investiture was held on Saturday, June 13th at 5:00 in the Chapel. Color Corps members participating were SK's Crockett, Cafirma, Dizon, Wucher and Bergman.
  • June 18, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.

Assembly Calendar 2009-2010
  • July 11, 2009 - Color Corps participation in the Mass and Installation of State Officers on Saturday July 11. The Mass is at 10:00 at Holy Angels, 107 San Pedro, Coloma. Color Corps members participating were SK's Wucher and Cafirma.
  • July 12, 2009 - Installation of Officers at St. Mark Church after the Knights of Columbus 11:30 AM Mass. Tuxedo Attire and Regalia (for all who have regalia). All Officers and Color Corps members are to be at the Church by 11:00 A.M. to practice for the Installation. Please make a special effort to participate and share this honor. Wives and guests are cordially invited. A no-host lunch will follow at Harry Hofbrau's Carvery, 1297 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA. (The installation is in lieu of the regular meeting of 7/16/09) Alemany Color Corps members participating were SK's Silva, Fuentes, Dizon, Wucher, Cafirma and Bergman.
  • July 14, 2009 - Officers' Organizational Meeting to be held at the Flanagan Center at St. Marks, Belmont. The meeting will be informal starting at 6:00 PM and is expected to last two to three hours. It will be led by Faithful Captain Elmer Bergman.
  • July 25, 2009 - Color Corps participation in St. Mark Council 13325 Installation of Officers at at the Flanagan Center at  6:00 p.m. Alemany Assembly Color Corps members participating were SK's Wucher and Crockett.
  • August 20, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • August 25, 2009 - Color Corps participation in funeral vigil (rosary) for SK Harvey H. Roeder. Color Corps members participating were SK's Wucher, Crockett, Dizon and Bergman.
  • September 17, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • October 4, 2009, Sunday at 11:00 AM - Color Corps participation at Our Lady of the Pillar Council 7534 in Half Moon Bay. SK’s Marvin Crockett, Alonso Silva and Bernard Cafirma participated.
  • October 11, 2009, Sunday, at 11:30AM - Color Corps participation for a Mass and procession at St. Mark, Belmont. Color Corps members participating were SK’s Silva, Maloney, Crockett and Cafirma.
  • October 15, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • October 20, 2009 - Archdiocesan Eucharistic Mass Celebration at St. Augustine for the typhoon victims of the Philippines. Color Corps members SK's Silva and Cafirma participated.
  • October 24, 2009 - Admiral's Ball hosted by Assembly #2246 in San Jose. Dinner ticket $27 each. St. Victor Church Hall, 3108 Sierra Road, San Jose, CA.
  • October 26, 2009 - Color Corps in support of the Marian/Good Shepherd Council 3773 Flag Raising Ceremony participants were SK's Crockett and Cafirma.
  • October 28, 2009 - Color Corps participation in San Mateo Council 1346 Installation of Officers. Mass at 6:15 - Catered Buffet dinner from La Fonda following Installation - $10.00. (The mass will either be at the Church or St Michael's  Hall.)
  • November 15, 2009 - Color Corps participation in funeral vigil (rosary) for SK Don Isaac at Half Moon Bay.
  • November 19, 2009 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • December 11, 2009 - Christmas Dinner - St. Mark Belmont. Social at 6:00pm followed by dinner at 7:00pm.
  • January 17, 2010 - Color Corps participation in the Installation Mass of Fr. Diarmuid Casey, C.S.Sp., as Pastor of St. Dunstan Church by Bishop William Justice at 11:30 AM. Color Corps members participating were SK's Bergman, Cafirma, Dizon, Fuentes, Silva and Ledbetter.
  • January 21, 2010 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.
  • February 6, 2010 - Fourth Degree Exemplification at Rohnert Park.
  • February 18, 2010 - General Meeting - Thursday at 7:00 PM St. Mark Belmont.


Membership Requirements

Next Exemplification is February 6, 2010

The Patriotic Degree - What is the Fourth Degree


The Fourth Degree is the patriotic arm of the Knights of Columbus. Nearly 300,000 of the Knights 1.7 million members are Fourth Degree Knights. They promote the virtue of patriotism through their programs and provide honor guards for Church and civic functions.

The Fourth Degree was first established in New York on (Washington's Birthday) February 22,1900. Fourteen hundred members were chosen to witness this ceremony. It was expected that they would recruit from their local councils other Knights worthy of receiving the Orders highest degree. For this purpose, one year after becoming a Knight, a Third Degree member who is an exemplary Catholic and possessed of good, sound citizenship of his country, is eligible to join the Fourth Degree.

The Fourth Degree is frequently regarded as an honorary title with its regalia of tuxedos, capes, chapeaux, and swords, and should rather be thought of in terms of service to church and country. Since its establishment in 1900, the primary objective of this degree is to promote the ideals of Catholicism and Patriotism side by side.

Enrich your commitment to your country and the Order by joining the highest and most prestigious degree in the Knights of Columbus: The Fourth Degree.

By joining the Fourth Degree, you are reaching your highest potential as a Knight of Columbus.

The exemplification of the Fourth Degree with its ritual added patriotism to the three original principles of the Order: charity, unity and fraternity. Any Third Degree member in good standing, one year after the anniversary of his First Degree, is eligible for membership in the Fourth Degree.

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About the Fourth Degree & Past Faithful Navigators

Fourth Degree Structure and History

The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism by promoting responsible citizenship and a love of and loyalty to the Knights' respective countries through active membership in local Fourth Degree groups called assemblies. Fourth Degree members must retain their membership as Third Degree members in the local council to remain in good standing.

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization. Today there are some 300,000 Fourth Degree Knights out of the total 1.7 million member Knights of Columbus.

Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76 was established and approved on August 14, 1961. It is named after the first Archbishop of San Francisco, Most Rev. Joseph Sadoc Alemany, OP, 1853-1884.

The Faithful Navigator is the presiding officer of the Assembly. Past Faithful Navigators of Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76 include:

                PFN Joseph Wucher - Faithful Navigator  2007-2009
                PFN Peter W. Bodnar III - Faithful Navigator  2006-2007
                PFN Elmer A. Bergman - Faithful Navigator  2002-2006
                PFN Michael P. Kenny - Faithful Navigator  2000-2002
                PFN Guillermo Q. Mateo - Faithful Navigator  1999-2000
                PFN Teresito M. Laygo - Faithful Navigator  1998-1999
                PFN Antonio M. DeGuia - Faithful Navigator 1996-1998
                PFN James B. O'Connor - Faithful Navigator 1992-1993
                PFN Marvin A. Crockett - Faithful Navigator 1994-1995, 1991-1992, 1987-1988
                PFN Thomas L. Curr - Faithful Navigator 1972-1973
                PFN Deacon James H. Haug - Faithful Navigator 1970-1972            

The Fourth Degree was initially started at a National Council meeting in 1899, when it was determined that an additional ceremonial degree was needed that would represent patriotism.  The initial Exemplification, as the degree is called, was held on February 22, 1900.  It was scheduled to be in the Astor Hotel, however when the class reached in excess of 1,100 candidates, it was moved to the Lenox Lyceum, a temporary wooden structure. Members were originally part of local councils.  In 1910 a restructuring of the order separated them and called the groups, Assemblies.

Fourth Degree Structure - Starting at the Supreme level there is the Supreme Master and the Supreme Board of Directors. The next level of the structure is broken into provinces of which there are twenty. Each province is lead by a Vice-Supreme Master. The Vice-Supreme Master wears a light blue lined cape and chapeau. There are currently 15 provinces in the United States, 4 in Canada, 1 in Mexico and 1 in the Philippines. List Of Provinces

The province is then broken up into districts. Assembly 76 is in the Junipero Serra Province.  Most districts are either an entire State or a section of a larger State (i.e. California  has three districts - North, Central and South). A Master is in charge of a District and wears gold lined cape and chapeau. Master's are responsible for overseeing the Installation of 4th Degree Assembly Officers, The Renewal of Obligations in January, and holding at least one 4th Degree Exemplification each year.

Also a Master usually has a District Marshall to assist him. The District Marshall wears a green lined cape and chapeau. Faithful Navigators wear a white cape and chapeau. The Jewel for the 4th degree officers are suspended from a red, white, and blue ribbon. Each contains the 4th Degree Emblem and title of the Officer's position.

Assemblies are similar to the council, and many are named after patriots, war heroes, etc. The Chair Officers are: the presiding officer called a Navigator, then a Captain, the Pilot, which is the Warden on a council level, and the Admiral, a Past Faithful Navigator. Below is a chart that shows the 4th Degree Assembly Officer's title and the 3rd Degree Council equivalent.

4th Degree Officer Title

3rd Degree Officer Title

Faithful Navigator
Faithful Friar
Faithful Captain
Faithful Admiral
Faithful Pilot
Faithful Scribe
Faithful Comptroller
Faithful Purser
Faithful Inner Sentinel
Faithful Outer Sentinel
Faithful Trustee 3rd Year
Faithful Trustee 2nd Year
Faithful Trustee 1st Year
Worthy Grand Knight
Worthy Chaplain
Worthy Deputy Grand Knight
Worthy Chancellor
Worthy Warden
Worthy Recorder
Worthy Financial Secretary
Worthy Treasurer
Worthy Inside Guard
Worthy Outside Guard
Worthy Trustee 3rd Year
Worthy Trustee 2nd Year
Worthy Trustee 1st Year

Color Corps/Honor Guards - Certain members of the Fourth Degree serve as honor guards at civic and religious functions, an activity which has brought worldwide recognition to the Knights of Columbus organization. Fourth Degree members dress in the recognizable regalia which includes sword and colorful capes and chapeaux. The colors of capes and chapeau worn by the Fourth Degree when in full regalia are as follows:
                                                                Vice Supreme Master - Light Blue
                                                                District Master - Gold
                                                                District Marshal - Green
                                                                Color Corps Commander - Purple
                                                                Faithful Navigator - White
                                                                General Membership - Red Cape/White Plumes

Once a Sir Knight attains an office, he is entitled to wear the colors of that office until elected or appointed to a higher office, except for the Marshal [appointed by the Master of District] and the Color Corps Commanders [appointed by the Faithful Navigator] who are appointed for a specific term and then revert to their previous colors when that term expires. By the way, former VSMs, DMs, and PFNs are all permitted to wear their respective capes and chapeaux when they finish their term of office.

To learn more about the Knights of Columbus visit the Supreme Council's home page. Knights of Columbus - Home

Considered under a religious aspect, we have the honor and privilege of wearing on our sword and our lapels the sacred symbol of the Most Blessed Trinity. This is to always remind us live a good Christian life. By this, others may see our good works, through which we will glorify our Holy Religion, our Honored Order and our Beloved Country.


Fourth Degree Emblem

 

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The triad emblem of the Fourth Degree features the Dove, the Cross, and the Globe.


The Dove - classic symbol of the Holy Spirit and Peace - is shown hovering over the orb of the earth (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 from the pagans.

Our Honored Order cherishes as its patron Christopher Columbus.

Christopher - Christ Bearer
Columbus - Dove of Peace, symbolizing the Paraclete.

Spiritually, the sacred symbols on the emblem typify the Union of the Three Divine Persons in one Godhead the most Blessed Trinity.

The Globe - God the Father, Creator of the Universe
The Cross - God the Son, Redeemer of Mankind
The Dove - God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of Humanity
The colors of the symbols are:
A blue Globe with the lans of the Western Hemisphere in white.

A red Cross with gold borders, and gold knobs at the end of the points forming the ends of the arms of the Cross (also known as the Isabella 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 . . . PATRIOTISM.


Principles to Live By (From Past Faithful Navigator Elmer Bergman)

     Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore, give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions, and determine to pay the price for a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. Remain steadfast... and one day you will build something that endures, something worthy of your potential. Epictetus, Roman teacher and philosopher (55 - 135 A.D.)

    Excellence: Passion to do our best in each moment. (Excellence - The standards we set determine how high we go!)

    Integrity--- Our hallmark;  Determination and effort will not lead to success if not grounded in principles of honesty, ethics, and strength of character. (Integrity: Do the right thing not the easy thing.)

    Forgiveness--- "Lord how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? 'till seven times?  Jesus says to Peter, "I do not say unto you seven times: but, until seventy times seven."   It is easy to love those who love us.  It is difficult to like those who are critical of us.  Yet, it is crucial to forgive those who hurt us.  Forgiveness sets the forgiver free.


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