Normally the priorities are vigils of
deceased members in good standing, our own activities, area member
priest anniversaries and installations, and Council and parish
activities. Our membership is mainly drawn from five Councils on the
peninsula. We welcome Fourth Degree members from each Council and
encourage them to become color corps members so that they can support
their own Council activities.
Fr. Al (Msgr.) Heuring, pictured above, passed to his heavenly
reward on December 8, 2010. My comment in an email of April 22, 2010
was: "He is one of the finest priest I have met and to be associated
with him brings great joy." His obituary also expressed what is our
great admiration of him which in part reads: "Fr. Al was loved by all
for his spirituality, his gregariousness, his quick wit, and his
wonderfully original sense of humor. Fr. Al had a joke for every
occasion. He possessed a keen mind and an avid curiosity up to the time
of his death. He will be missed by all who knew him."
Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76 -
Information for assistance in qualifying and
ordering regalia.
Rebuilding the Color Corps
The Color Corps of the Knights of Columbus are the uniformed members of
the Fourth Degree. They are the ones who are most noticeable at
funerals and public functions. In order to foster greater
participation, several programs have been initiated. - Get
Your Regalia now! Pre approval is required.
Purchase of swords not to exceed $150.00 - Hand Receipt
policy. At a meeting on April 15, 2004, we adopted by Motion that our
Assembly pay for the cost of the Sword, Sword Case and Service Baldric
($121.15) for members purchasing the Cape ($92) and the Chapeaux ($93)
and incidentals of white gloves ($3.45) and shipping of $18.
($121.15 of $327.60 total at Lynch & Kelly- 2004 Spring catalog)
(See below - Currently $320.00 plus shipping.) (Originally $125.00 -
Amended by motion to $150.00 on January 18, 2007) The sword purchase
would be hand receipted to the member with the explicit requirement
that upon transfer, inactivity or leaving Archbishop Alemany Assembly
76, the item(s) will be returned or the $150.00 repaid to Archbishop
Alemany Assembly 76. Offers are limited to available funds.
Chapeaux - $100.00 - In addition, the Faithful Navigator
- SK Elmer Bergman donated $1,200.00 to Knights of Columbus Alemany
Assembly 76 with the explicit instruction for its use, namely to help
finance chapeaux at $100.00 per Color Corps member. The item will be
hand receipted to the member with the explicit requirement that it
remains the property of Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76 to be returned
or repaid. Again, offers are limited to available funds.
Solicitation of Regalia - In an effort to more
effectively maintain the Color Corps of Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76,
we are soliciting regalia from former members so that it can be
provided to incoming Color Corps members. Precedent is that much
regalia has been purchased in the past by the Assembly. The item will
be hand receipted to the member with the explicit requirement that it
remains the property of Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76. Think of your
donation of regalia item(s) as a lasting memorial and continuation of
the member's prior efforts made to support this very worthwhile
activity.
Summary
- There was no significant surplus at the time of the spinoff of about
half of our members in 2000 when the Maria Regina Assembly was
established. Surplus monies that we currently have are directly and
indirectly attributable to donations of SK Elmer Bergman PFN and
savings by foregoing reimbursements during his four year tenure as
Faithful Navigator. He is proud to have established the regalia fund
whereby any member can get into the Color Corps for the cost of the
cape - a little more than $100.00.
Lynch & Kelly -
http://www.lynchkelly.com/
Order Form Information for Regalia
(Minimum required items)
From 2010 Online Catalog/July 2010 -
Knights of Columbus Online Catalog
Qty
Description
Price/Each
1 Sword, Plain
blade, with
Scabbard
$ 96.00 http://www.lynchkelly.com/regalia.html
1 Off-White
Vinyl Sword
Case
16.50 http://www.lynchkelly.com/regalia.html
1 Sword
Baldric
21.00 http://www.lynchkelly.com/regalia.html
1 Chapeaux
White
Size
_____
102.00 http://www.lynchkelly.com/regalia.html
1 Cape, Red
Polyester
98.00 http://www.lynchkelly.com/regalia.html
Shirt Collar Size _____
Weight
_____
Height
_____
Length
_____
Length = Center Neck Bone to Break of the
Knee _______
337.50
No Sales Tax
Shipping ($21 last catalog ?)
________
Total
$
Color
Corps Drill Manual
Regalia
Links - K of C Suppliers
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