KofCNewsletterOfficersMay2005

Fourth Degree
Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76
San Mateo, California
Web Address: http://www.smartlinks.org/kofc4th0076.html

Newsletter from the Faithful Navigator
May 2005

Notice of Election to be held on May 26th at 7:00 P.M. Assembly Officers (Sir Knights) for Columbian Year 2005-2006

This is to inform all Sir Knights in good standing of Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76, of the regular meeting (rescheduled due to State Convention) to be held on May 26, 2005 for the main purpose of electing Officers for 2005 - 2006 Columbian Year. This will be held at St. Mark Church Parish Center, 325 Marine View Ave, Belmont at 7:00 P.M. during our monthly meeting. By motion, the Assembly has determined that voting will be in person. We encourage you to attend this meeting. Directions: Take Ralston Ave onto Hiller and right onto Marine View. Proposed Slate of Candidates by Nominating Committee: - Nominations will also be taken from the floor.

         Faithful Navigator - Elmer Bergman
        Faithful Admiral - Marvin Crockett
        Faithful Captain - Peter Bodnar III
Faithful Pilot - Max Toscano
   Faithful Comptroller - Bernard Cafirma
        Faithful Scribe - Daniel Abalos

         Faithful Purser - Erick Muniz
        Faithful Inner Sentinel - Robert Vierra
         Faithful Outer Sentinel - Alonso Silva
         Faithful Trustee (3) - Joe Wucher
         Faithful Trustee (2) - Harvey Roeder
         Faithful Trustee (1) - Michael Kenny

Appointed: (ByLaws Article III) Fr. Frank Murray as Faithful Friar and Fr. Al Furtado as Assistant Faithful Friar
Please plan to attend the Installation of Officers Mass which is tentatively scheduled (Request to Master) for Sunday - July 17, 2005 at 3:00 PM - Tuxedo Attire and Regalia (for all who have regalia) - Location: St. Gregory Church, 28th Avenue and Hacienda, San Mateo, California. Installation of Officers and Exemplification will be in lieu of the regularly scheduled meeting of July. (No meeting on July 21, 2005)
Please make a special effort to participate and share this honor with the officers. Wives and guests are cordially invited. Please be on time so we can start promptly. A no-host dinner will follow at Harry Hofbrau's Carvery . Directions: Harry Hofbrau's Carvery, 1297 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA 94404, Phone: (650) 349-8411 right off the 92 freeway, in the large shopping center with Target and Toys R Us.

Communion Sunday

In conjunction with our recent updating of the By-Laws, we have adopted Communion Sundays for all Fourth Degree members. The first will include a procession and will be at St. Mark in Belmont at 11:30am on the feast of Corpus Christi, May 29, 2005. The Color Corps will practice at 6:00pm on May 26th before the election meeting of 7:00 at St. Marks. We will continue to participate with San Mateo Council at the annual All Souls Mass. Please plan to attend and participate.

When and Where We Meet

Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76 regularly meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at St. Gregory Church, 28th Avenue and Hacienda (Garfield) - Worner Hall, San Mateo, California.

Notices

It is anticipated that a Newsletter will be sent to all members twice a year. The monthly Meeting Reminder cards are generally sent only to Officers. Yet, we extend an open invitation to all to attend the monthly business meeting. The continued well being of our Assembly on the Peninsula is very important. Accordingly, we ask your participation and support. Your email address is requested so that the monthly reminder information can be sent by email. Please provide your email address to: bergman@smartlinks.org Elmer Bergman, Faithful Navigator, 906 Knightsbridge Lane, Redwood City, CA 94061, Telephone: 650-366-1088

Activities

We should be justly proud of accomplishments especially in recent months. Included are:

Christmas dinner on December 16th where approximately 40 attended.
Color Corps participating at Fr. Flanagan's vigil (8 Color Corps) and funeral Mass (10 Color Corps) on December 19th and 20th.
Award of Merit to Alemany Assembly - 250% of recruitment goals... Highest percent of any Assembly at the Exemplification - Rohnert Park on January 8, 2005.
Twenty one members unanimously endorsed our revisions to our by-laws at our March meeting.
Archbishop Alemany Assembly was founded in 1961. We have requested and received the names of Former Faithful Navigators and Faithful Comptrollers from Supreme.
Archbishop Alemany Assembly Faithful Navigator maintains a web page for Alemany Assembly at http://www.smartlinks.org/kofc4th0076.html Please consult it for ongoing information and links to Knights of Columbus related sites. The Faithful Navigator also created and maintains a directory called SmartLinks.org as a community service for the past nine years as well as the web site for San Mateo Council 1346.
We have established Communion Sunday... The soonest being participation in Corpus Christi Mass and procession at St. Mark on May 29th at 11:30am. Co-Color Corps Commander Joe Wucher will organize and command the Color Corps for this event. Regardless, whether in the Color Corps or not, plan to attend and participate.
Chalice Program - A new chalice has been received. This is the third chalice purchased in two years. A presentation ceremony is planned on June 19th at St. Mark Church. It will go to a missionary priest through Father Furtado.
The Color Corps of the Knights of Columbus are the uniformed members of the Fourth Degree. Since June of 2000, Archbishop Alemany Assembly 76 has had only four or five active participants in the Color Corps. We have grown our Color Corps to my latest count of sixteen. Ten of our Color Corps members participated at Monsignor Heuring's 60th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on January 16, 2005. Thank you to Color Corps members who are shown below with Monsignor Heuring.
We have an Assembly whose proceedings and computerized records are open and transparent to our members.
We welcome you to join the Color Corps. We have restricted funds allocated to assist in purchasing regalia.
- In our ongoing relationships, we seek truth and defend human dignity -

The Fourth Degree

The Fourth Degree is open to members in the Knights of Columbus. The Fourth Degree is the highest and most prestigious degree in the Knights of Columbus. Upon knowledge and request, honor guards will be made available to deceased Fourth Degree members. Our Assembly also has what is called the "Chalice Program" where our deceased Fourth member name is engraved on a chalice and presented to a priest as a lasting memorial.

Elmer Bergman, Faithful Navigator

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